Gloria Estefan, Post Malone honoured

Estefan, Teddy Riley, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard and Liz Rose were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the 52nd annual induction and awards gala in New York, where Malone received the Hal David Starlight Award.

Malone was all smiles as he posed for photos on the red carpet. The Hal David Starlight Award honours “gifted young songwriters who are making a significant impact in the music industry with their original songs.”

The Songwriters Hall of Fame Class of 2023 was announced in January. Snoop Dogg and Sade were originally part of this year’s class but deferred their inductions ahead of the ceremony.

Star Trek: Infinite reveals first gameplay with stunning trailer

Star Trek: Infinite is an upcoming grand strategy game from the publishers at Paradox Interactive.

This early trailer is certainly promising where players establish contact with sentient species, building space stations around planets, using diplomacy to improve relationships, and even engaging in ship-on-ship warfare.

Infinite also gives players access to all the factions and characters you’d expect. Whether you want to rule the galaxy as the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, or even the Cardassian Union, you’ll be able to do it. Along the way, you’ll have the option to recruit famous characters like Picard, Makbar, Data and many more depending on which faction you choose. Star Trek: Infinite is shaping up to be the grand strategy game players have been waiting for when it ships later this year.

Doja Cat releases “Attention,” her first song of 2023

Doja Cat is back with new music. The singer and rapper released a single and music video for the song “Attention” recently. The “Attention” video shows Doja Cat be mobbed by adoring fans and walk the streets of Los Angeles. “Attention” is Doja Cat’s first new music of 2023, with “Vegas,” a song for the Elvis soundtrack, released in June 2022. Her most recent album, Planet Her, was released in June 2021.

“I know that I’ve done a lot of pink and soft things, a lot of pop and glittery sounds, but for this next era, I’m going in a more masculine direction,” Doja Cat said in an interview with Variety earlier this year.

Published in Dawn, Young World, June 24th, 2023