WELCOME TO THE B-LIST, YOUR WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF CELEBRITY MESS AND POP CULTURE. THIS WEEK: A WRAP ON THE MLB POSTSEASON, NEW TYLER, THE CREATOR, PRE-ELECTION APPEARANCES, AND MORE.
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IN SPORTS: THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS CLAIMED THEIR 8TH WORLD SERIES TITLE ON WEDNESDAY AFTER WINNING 7-6 AGAINST THE NEW YORK YANKEES IN THE 5TH GAME.
IN TELEVISION: FOR THE LAST SNL EPISODE BEFORE THE ELECTION, VICE PRESIDENT AND DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE KAMALA HARRIS MADE AN APPEARANCE ON THE SHOW. HOSTED BY COMEDIAN JOHN MULANEY AND MUSICIAN CHAPPEL ROAN, HARRIS SHOWED UP ALONG HER LONG TIME IMPERSONATOR, COMEDIAN MAYA RUDOPLH. IN THE SKETCH, THE TWO SPOKE TO EACH OTHER THROUGH A MIRROR ABOUT THE UPCOMING ELECTION.
IN MUSIC: TYLER, THE CREATOR RELEASED HIS 8TH STUDIO ALBUM, CHROMOKOPIA ON MONDAY. THE ALBUM DEBUTED AT THE TOP OF THE BILLBOARD CHARTS WITH ALMOST 300,000 UNITS SOLD IN THE US, A PERSONAL RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AND THE 6TH BEST DEBUT OF THE YEAR. CHROMOKOPIA HAS ALSO RECEIVED GOOD REVIEWS, RECEIVING A 7.6 OUT OF 10 ON PITCHFORK, AND 4 STARS BY ROLLING STONE. TYLER, THE CREATOR PROMOTED HIS ALBUM THIS WEEK WITH SURPRISE PERFORMANCES IN BOSTON AND NEW YORK CITY.
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY ALSO MOURNS THE LOSS OF QUINCY JONES, A LEGENDARY PRODUCER. JONES, KNOWN FOR PRODUCING MICHAEL JACKSON’S “THRILLER” AND “BAD”, AND CO-PRODUCING THE FAMOUS CHARITY SONG “WE ARE THE WORLD”, WAS 91 YEARS OLD. HE IS CREDITED FOR WORKING ON ALMOST 400 ALBUMS AND COMPOSING OVER 30 FILMS, SUCH AS THE COLOR PURPLE AND THE WIZ.
IN MOVIES: VENOM: THE LAST DANCE TOPS THE BOX OFFICE FOR A SECOND WEEK, MAKING OVER $300 MILLION GLOBALLY. THE WILD ROBOT CONTINUES TO STAY STRONG IN ITS 6 WEEKS IN THEATERS, AND PLACED SECOND AFTER VENOM, RAKING IN $7.6 MILLION LAST WEEK.
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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 SMITH.
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