By : Whitney Fleming Source : Your Teen When my twin daughters were halfway through sixth grade, we started a shared Instagram account under our dog’s name. The three of us could post photos of our pet, and my girls could also do what they truly wanted, which was to follow their friends, many of whom had been on Instagram for a year or two already. More importantly, I could see everything that was going on to ensure that our first foray into social media was as safe as possible. As their friends list grew, I watched one...
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By : Lee Brown Source : Page Six Justin Bieber is studying to become a minister — hoping to help lead Hillsong after the firing of his preacher pal Carl Lentz, according to a report. “Justin doesn’t plan to give up his music career, but he feels there’s a bigger calling out there for him,” a source told OK! magazine. “He wants to be a full-fledged minister next year,” the source insisted of the 26-year-old “Holy” singer. The pop superstar has long praised Hillsong for saving him...
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By : Catherine Pearson Source : Huff Post When the COVID-19 pandemic first shuttered schools nationwide last spring, many teenagers were ecstatic. They could sleep in. Wear pajamas all day. Spend hours on social media. “At first, it was this cool thing,” said a 17-year-old in a new report co-written by The California Partners Project and The Child Mind Institute, which explores how teenagers are navigating their new normal during COVID-19. Months later, the novelty has worn off and teenagers are suffering. Interviews...
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By : Josh Glicksman Source : Billboard Juice WRLD’s death at age 21 last December from an accidental drug overdose left the music industry, his fan base and his team at Grade A Productions/Interscope (IGA signed him through a joint venture with Grade A in March 2018) grappling with the shocking loss of one of hip-hop’s most influential young stars. The rapper born Jarad Higgins seemed destined for a long career — and with the sheer volume of new music he left behind, his team could have immediately jumped on prolonging...
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By : Palmer Haasch Source : Insider Over the past year, TikTok has proven that it can be a star vehicle, launching the careers of creators like Charli D'Amelio, Addison Rae, and a number of other influencers who have found a home on the short-form video platform. TikTok has curated a list of its "rising stars" — the top creators on the app in 2020. Among them, you'll find big-name influencers like D'Amelio and Rae as well as "the World's Favorite Mom" Tabitha Brown, known for her warm cooking content, and...
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By : Gil Kaufman Source : Billboard If you thought it was awesome to have one surprise Taylor Swift album this year, how would you feel about two? Swift shocked the TaylorNation on Thursday morning (Dec. 10) when she revealed that a second no-notice collection, the 15-track Evermore, would drop at midnight. "I’m elated to tell you that my 9th studio album, and folklore’s sister record, will be out tonight at midnight eastern. It’s called evermore," she wrote along with a rustic photo of the back of her head,...
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Source : Curb Nashville, TENN. – Four-time GRAMMY Award-winning duo and Curb | Word Entertainment recording artist for KING & COUNTRY will be making two special holiday appearances on ABC’s Good Morning America. The duo, made up of brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone, will be performing their spirited rendition of “Little Drummer Boy” on Christmas Day, and will be performing their No. 1 hit “joy.” on New Year’s Day, performing both songs at the historic Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville,...
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Source : South Florida Hospital News December 3, 2020 – Approximately 10 percent of Florida middle and high school students report having engaged in “digital self-harm” – they have cyberbullied themselves. It is an emerging form of self-harm that may be increasing among adolescents, according to a recent study led by an FIU researcher. Digital self-harm is when an individual anonymously posts mean or hurtful comments about themselves online, according to Ryan Meldrum, lead author of the study and associate...
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By : Glenn Rowley Source : Billboard Carrie Underwood is about to get into the spirit of the season with her first-ever holiday special! She unveiled the trailer on Monday (Nov. 30), and it's sure to be a merry time. The country star will be starring in the HBO Max special on Dec. 3 to celebrate the release of her holiday album, My Gift, which was released Sept. 25 via Capitol Records Nashville. During the special, the American Idol champ will perform with a live orchestra and backing choir, belting out a variety of traditional holiday...
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Source : CT Post If you think the teenagers in your life have been eating a lot of unhealthy food – you're probably right. U.S. adolescents get about two-thirds of their calories from ultra-processed food, and the more they eat, the worse they score on important measures of heart health, a new study says. Nutritionists started using the term "ultra-processed food" about a decade ago. The study used a diet classification system called NOVA that sums it up as "snacks, drinks, ready meals and many other products...
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By : Billboard Staff Source : Billboard BTS has now spent 13 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart, as its new LP Be debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (chart dated Dec. 5) with 242,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The seven-member South Korean superstars also score their third No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, as "Life Goes On" debuts at the summit. It follows "Dynamite" (No. 3 this week) and the act's Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo collab "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren...
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