The North Country’s Entertainment Magazine
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Erykah Badu performing. Monica Morgan/WireImage // Getty Images 20 slang words popularized by hit songs Slang, a term for the informal, non-standard lingo used in social settings, doesn't originate in a vacuum. The invented words we casually throw around come from the culture around us, particularly the music industry. A great deal of music-related terms stem from hip-hop, more specifically through the genre of rap. Because rap tends to draw heavily from Black culture, many...
Internet users top 6 billion, with 2 in 3 people on social media and 1 billion using AI Social media has officially hit supermajority status. New data shows there are now 5.66 billion social media user identities worldwide—equivalent to 68.7% of the global population. That means social media users now outnumber non-users two to one. The milestone, released in Digital 2026 from Meltwater and We Are Social, comes as digital behaviors evolve rapidly, with more people spending the...
