It’s Monday, which means it’s time for the B-List. This week, Ella Barnes will tell us all we should know about March Madness, Cowboy Carter and Dune 3.
WELCOME TO THE B-LIST, YOUR WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF CELEBRITY MESS AND POP CULTURE. THIS WEEK: COWBOY CARTER, DUNE 3 AND MARCH MADNESS.
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IN MUSIC: BEYONCE HAS BECOME THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO EVER TOP BILLBOARD’S TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART WITH ‘COWBOY CARTER’. THE NEW ALBUM MARKS BEYONCE’S BIGGEST OPENING DEBUT SINCE 2016’S LEMONADE. THIS RECORD COMES MORE THAN A MONTH AFTER BEYONCE BECAME THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN WITH A NUMBER-ONE CO UNTRY SINGLE FOR ‘TEXAS HOLD ‘EM”.
IN FILM: DENIS VILLENEUVE WILL BE BACK IN THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR FOR DUNE 3. VARIETY REPORTS THAT VILLENEUVE AND LEGENDARY ENTERTAINMENT ARE IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT ON THE NEXT DUNE INSTALLMENT EXPECTED TO BE BASED ON FRANK HERBERT’S DUNE: MESSIAH. BEFORE THE DIRECTOR RETURNS TO ARRAKIS, HOWEVER, VILLENEUVE WILL WORK WITH LEGENDARY ON AN ADAPTATION OF ANNIE JACOBSEN’S NUCLEAR WAR: A SCENARIO. THE BOOK EXPLORES A TICKING-CLOCK SCENARIO ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE EVENT OF A NUCLEAR WAR.
IN SPORTS: THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT AND PURDUE WILL MEET IN THE FINAL OF THE 2024 MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IN GLENDALE, ARIZONA TONIGHT, MONDAY APRIL 8TH AT 8:20 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME. THE FINAL FOR THE 2024 WOMEN’S NCAA MARCH MADNESS OCCURRED YESTERDAY, APRIL 7TH, WITH SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS BEATING IOWA 87-75. IT WAS THE FINAL GAME IN THE COLLEGE CAREER OF IOWA HAWKEYES STAR CAITLIN CLACK, WHO BROKE DIVISION ONE SCORING RECORDS FOR BOTH WOMEN AND MEN.
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THAT’S ALL FOR THE B-LIST THIS WEEK. CHECK IN NEXT MONDAY TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS THIS WEEK IN POP CULTURE. FOR WNUR NEWS, I’M ELLA BARNES.
