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A Time For TikTok

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TikTok is celebrating 1 billion users. That's right, the world now goes there to be entertained, to laugh, and make discoveries.

TikTok, known in China as Douyin, is a video-sharing-focused social networking service owned by Chinese company ByteDance. The popular platform hosts a variety of short-form user videos, from genres like dance, comedy, and education, with durations from 15 seconds to three minutes. 

Collins Sedentary Situation

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75-year-old Phil Collins was the frontman for Genesis has a soulful voice and pop smarts that made him the tops of the 1980s.

Since the show must go on, his health woes have forced him to adopt some changes. However, there's nothing coming between this iconic musician and the stage.

21 Day of September

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Today Is the 21st of September, which means it may be time to listen and delve into the Earth, Wind & Fire classic smash hit.

But do you remember why the band happened to chose the 21st as the date for the song? Many assume it has to do with the seasons changing September 21 is the first day of Autumn. It happens to be the international day of peace. The simple reality is that it rhymes nicely..

Royalty Ruled At Emmys

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The votes for real royalty overwhelmingly ruled the Emmys night as The Crown reigned supreme along with The Queen’s Gambit. 

The 73rd Emmy Awards largely celebrated the shows and performances that kept us occupied while cooped up indoors for months. The Emmys had limited attendance for the in-person festivities that took place at the Event Deck at L.A. Live, but it was a step toward normalcy.

RESPECT

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Aretha Louise Franklin, The Queen of Soul is finally getting the Respect she tirelessly worked so hard for all her life after her death.

Aretha’s smash hit Respect, aka Otis’ Fight Power hat reached the top 500 greatest recorded songs of all time.

She topped the massive roster of artists in a just-released list of the best songs of all time, according to a Rolling Stone Magazine survey.

It was more than 20 years ago today, Rolling Stone had the idea to say which were the top songs to play. 

Early Trick Or Treat?

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Some folks are already getting into the scary Halloween spirit early on with pre seasonal events running through the end of October..
 

Therefore CityImages decided to get on the Trick or Treat train early on this year..Which costume will be more popular this season of the witch?

One-Hit Wonders

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One-hit wonders achieve short-term popularity for only one piece of work and become known solely for that success so long ago.

For example 25 years ago, back In 1996, I was Station Manager in charge of building a broadcast station in Valverde County Texas. KTRG-TV (Television from the Rio Grande) was right smack dab near the US-Mexico border, with the transmitter in Eagle Pass and offices in Del Rio Texas. During that time, a one-hit-wonder duo known as Los Del Río’s recorded their one and only smash hit record that broke the charts and smashed the hit parade.