Posts made in June 2020

Vitamin D

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Magnesium is a mineral that is important to our health because it plays several roles in keeping us healthy, including helping with bone heath, heart rhythm and regulating blood pressure. The RDA for magnesium is 400-420 mg/day. Lots of foods contain magnesium, but in smaller amounts. To get a full day’s worth of the recommended amount of magnesium, you could eat 2 ounces of dry roasted almonds, one cup of boiled spinach, 1 cup of soymilk,2 ounces of dry roasted cashews AND 1 cup of black beans.

In comparison, Vitamin D is important to our health in a variety of ways. It helps calcium and phosphorus to be absorbed from the gut. This is important for bone health. Vitamin D is harder to get from food because not as many foods contain it naturally. However, many food products are fortified with Vitamin D. The RDA is 15-20 micrograms/day. You can get that from 4 oz of rainbow trout, OR 1 tablespoon of cod liver oil OR 1 cup of white mushrooms.

You need vitamin D in order for proper immune system functioning. Having a deficiency leaves you immune compromised. Studies show that adults, especially in Northern climates, are at risk for Vitamin D deficiency. This is in part because there is less sunlight in those regions. It is also important to note that Magnesium is needed to help our bodies make vitamin D from sunlight; it also helps to transport vitamin D in supplement from into the body to be used in cells.

It might be necessary to take a vitamin D supplement if you aren’t getting enough in your diet (which can be tricky since fewer foods contain it). When choosing a supplement, it is best to opt for one that contains Vitamin D 3. There are lots of options for supplements, and if you aren’t a fan of swallowing pills, you could use a gummy, like vitafusion gummies, or a sublingual, like frunutta, which contains no fillers or additives, and dissolves right under your tongue.

Nicole Avena, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Visiting Professor of Health Psychology at Princeton University. She is the author of several books, including Why Diets Fail, and What to Eat When You’re Pregnant.

ANNA × Rich The Kid

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After drumming up buzz around the globe, 16-year-old Italian rap phenomenon ANNA drops the official remix of her breakout banger “Bando” feat. Rich The Kid.

As ANNA flexes her impressive wordplay and deft rhymes over a house-style beat, Rich The Kid pops off with the perfect counterpoint on his cameo. Together, they lock into an unbreakable flow as they level up this unpredictable and undeniable anthem. Be on the lookout for the music video soon.

Between the original and remixes, “Bando” has already posted up nearly 45 million total streams and counting and 16 million cumulative YouTube views. ANNA is the youngest Italian artist to have reached #1 in the Italian singles chart and has collaborated with the hottest names in the Italian rap scene including Dark Polo Gang , Ghali, Mambolosco, and Boro Boro.

Stay tuned for a lot more from ANNA very soon, but for now, stream “Bando” here and follow ANNA on Instagram here.

Covid Death Reports

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New research by a team at the MIT Sloan School of Management estimates that COVID-19 cases and deaths are 12 times and 1.5 times higher than official reports, respectively. The study examined 84 of the most affected nations, spanning 4.75 billion people. The researchers estimate 88.5 million cases and 600 thousand deaths through June 18, 2020.

Despite substantial under-reporting, however, these nations remain well below the level needed for herd immunity. Absent breakthroughs in treatment or vaccines, and with only mild improvements in policies to control the pandemic, the researchers estimate a total of 249 million (186-586) cases and 1.75 million (1.40-3.67) deaths by Spring 2021.

Earlier and stronger policies to reduce transmission when the pandemic was first declared, together with the deployment of extensive testing, could have averted approximately 197,000 deaths, nearly one third of the estimated total.

However, they say, future cases and deaths are now less dependent on testing and more contingent on the willingness of communities and governments to reduce transmission, such as by reducing contacts with others, physical distancing, and better hygiene, including masks.

The nations with the highest estimated percentage of their populations infected to date include Ecuador (18%), Peru (16.6%), Chile (15.5%), Mexico (8.8%), Iran (7.9%), Qatar (7.3%), Spain (7.1%), USA (5.3%), UK (5.2%), and the Netherlands (4.8%).

The paper, Estimating the Global Spread of COVID-19, is co-authored by MIT Sloan’s Hazhir Rahmandad, Associate Professor of System Dynamics; Professor John Sterman, Director of the MIT Systems Dynamics Group; and Ph.D. candidate Tse Yang Lim.

Using data for all 84 countries with reliable testing data (spanning 4.75 billion people), they developed a dynamic epidemiological model integrating data on cases, deaths, excess mortality and other factors to estimate how asymptomatic cases, disease acuity, hospitalization, and behavioral and policy responses to risk affect COVID transmission and the Infection Fatality Rate (IFR)—the probability of death after becoming infected—across nations and over time. IFR depends not only on the age and health of the population, but on the adequacy of health care and the effectiveness of protections for the most vulnerable, including the elderly. The researchers estimate IFR to be 0.68% on average (0.64%-0.7%), but find it varies substantially across nations: approximately 0.56% for Iceland, 0.64% New Zealand, 0.99% for the USA, 1.59% for the UK, and 2.08% for Italy.

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ZaeHD × CEO

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TikTok stars ZaeHD & CEO release their EP Global Warning out today

Today, the TikTok rising rap duo ZaeHD & CEO release their new EP Global Warning via RCA Records. Last week, they released a track off the EP, “Special Delivery,” along with the accompanying video.

When asked about their Global Warning, ZaeHD & CEO explain, “We’ve come a long way since our first project, but we’re still only just getting started. Global Warning is just another example of what we have to offer. Only hits. This is us warming up and warning the world to get used to seeing and hearing about us.”

Listen to Global Warning now and watch “Special Delivery“

About ZaeHD & CEO:

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, the long-time friends that make up the rising rap duo ZaeHD & CEO are heating up in 2020 following a breakthrough year in 2019. Popular on YouTube, TikTok and Triller, the newly-signed RCA artists started out by making catchy choreography on YouTube (created viral “Shoot” dance with BlocBoy JB) and went on to go viral with their songs “Hustle & Flow,” “Cookie Shop,” “Roscoes,” “SIX’FO,” “ALL IN,” “HUMPTY DUMPTY” and “SMASH” on TikTok. ZaeHD & CEO released numerous singles before debuting their first project HighDefGang Vol.1 in April 2019, followed by their second project HighDefGang, Vol.2 in December of that year. Early fans of the young rappers include Justin Bieber, Drake, Chance the Rapper, Shaquille O’Neal and more. They currently have over 280,000 YouTube subscribers, over 6 million original videos that have been made with their songs on TikTok and overall, have over 93 million streams worldwide on Spotify and Apple alone.

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Lute – Gold Mouf Chronicles

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Following the special episode of Gold Mouf Chronicles dealing with his anxiety, Lute (Dreamville/Interscope Records) gives his best attempts at some alternative solutions to calm himself. He enters Dojo Body Mind in Charlotte, NC which is led by Brandon Powell to learn some meditation and breathing techniques that centers himself, especially under high pressure scenarios. Using what Powell refers to as forms of internal self-defense, Lute practices controlling his breathing carefully to a drum before easing himself into an ice bath. While intimidated at first, he overcomes the initial mental and physical shock and manages to stay in it for almost half a minute. Hopefully it leads to a better control over his anxiety in the near future. Watch the episode HERE.

The series features Lute’s latest single “GED (Gettin Every Dolla)” as its opening theme. The single, which debuted in early 2020 following a cryptic social media campaign, has become a fan favorite. The Neal Farmer-directed video, has now amassed over 1.8 MM views on YouTube. Following its release, Lute stunned fans with a halftime performance during the Hornets vs. Rockets showdown at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2019, the Charlotte rapper teamed up with label head J. Cole, and hip hop phenom DaBaby for the track, “Under the Sun,” which was featured on the Grammy-nominated RIAA certified Platinum Dreamville album Revenge of the Dreamers III. Fans can catch the latest episodes of Gold Mouf Chronicles by visiting www.gettineverydolla.com.

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Research Finds Exercise Prevents Vision Loss

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Exercise can slow or prevent the development of macular degeneration and may benefit other common causes of vision loss, such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, new research suggests.

A study from the University of Virginia School of Medicine found that exercise reduced the harmful overgrowth of blood vessels in the eyes of lab mice by up to 45%. This tangle of blood vessels is a key contributor to macular degeneration and several other eye diseases.

The study represents the first experimental evidence showing that exercise can reduce the severity of macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss, the scientists report. Ten million Americans are estimated to have the condition.

“There has long been a question about whether maintaining a healthy lifestyle can delay or prevent the development of macular degeneration. The way that question has historically been answered has been by taking surveys of people, asking them what they are eating and how much exercise they are performing,” said researcher Bradley Gelfand, PhD, of UVA’s Center for Advanced Vision Science. “That is basically the most sophisticated study that has been done. The problem with that is that people are notoriously bad self-reporters … and that can lead to conclusions that may or not be true. This [study] offers hard evidence from the lab for very first time.”

The Benefits of Exercise

Enticingly, the research found that the bar for receiving the benefits from exercise was relatively low – more exercise didn’t mean more benefit. “Mice are kind of like people in that they will do a spectrum of exercise. As long as they had a wheel and ran on it, there was a benefit,” Gelfand said. “The benefit that they obtained is saturated at low levels of exercise.”

An initial test comparing mice that voluntarily exercised versus those that did not found that exercise reduced the blood vessel overgrowth by 45%. A second test, to confirm the findings, found a reduction of 32%.

The scientists aren’t certain exactly how exercise is preventing the blood vessel overgrowth. There could be a variety of factors at play, they say, including increased blood flow to the eyes.

Gelfand, of UVA’s Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Biomedical Engineering, noted that the onset of vision loss is often associated with a decrease in exercise. “It is fairly well known that as people’s eyes and vision deteriorate, their tendency to engage in physical activity also goes down,” he said. “It can be a challenging thing to study in older people. … How much of that is one causing the other?”

The researchers already have submitted grant proposals in hopes of obtaining funding to pursue their findings further.

“The next step is to look at how and why this happens, and to see if we can develop a pill or method that will give you the benefits of exercise without having to exercise,” Gelfand said. “We’re talking about a fairly elderly population [of people with macular degeneration], many of whom may not be capable of conducting the type of exercise regimen that may be required to see some kind of benefit.” (He urged people to consult their doctors before beginning any
aggressive exercise program.)

Gelfand, a self-described couch potato, disclosed a secret motivation for the research: “One reason I wanted to do this study was sort of selfish. I was hoping to find some reason not to exercise,” he joked. “It turned out exercise really is good for you.”

Findings Published

The researchers have published their findings in the scientific journal IOVS. The research team consisted of Ryan D. Makin, Dionne Argyle, Shuichiro Hirahara, Yosuke Nagasaka, Mei Zhang, Zhen Yan, Nagaraj Kerur, Jayakrishna Ambati and Gelfand, who holds appointments in both UVA’s School of Medicine and School of Engineering. Ambati is a founder of iVeena Holdings, iVeena Delivery Systems and Inflammasome Therapeutics and has provided consulting services to Allergan, Immunovant, Olix Pharmaceuticals, Retinal Solutions and Saksin LifeSciences unrelated to the findings. Ambati, Gelfand and Kerur are named as inventors on macular degeneration patent applications filed by UVA and the University of Kentucky.

The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health, grants R01EY028027, DP1GM114862, R01EY022238, R01EY024068, R01EY028027, K99EY024336, R00EY024336, R01AI14874, R21EY030651, T32 HL007284, 5T32 GM008715 and R01GM114840; the American Heart Association, grant 13SDG16770008; the John Templeton Foundation, grant 60763; and the Beckman Initiative for Macular Research.

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Four Ways CompTIA A+ Credential Eases Your Job Hunting. Why Exam Dumps Matter?

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Hunting for a job is a daunting task. It takes a lot of making through those thousands of resumes for one opening. From updating resumes to getting an interview call, each and everything about job hunting is exhausting. However, there are ways that will ease down your struggle and help you get hold of your dream job in no time.

Wondering what it is? It’s earning the latest and the most useful badge. Yes, having a mere mention of your certification will reduce your job hunting struggle by many folds. The kind of affinity hiring managers and HR have towards certifications is no longer a secret. And this fact holds more gravity in the IT industry.

Having a relevant badge lets the world believe that the candidate is more than ordinary. If you’re an IT beginner and looking for a major breakthrough to begin your career, then consider earning the Exam-Labs badge. If you do so, job hunting won’t be a struggle anymore. Read on to find the nuts and bolts of this subject matter.

CompTIA A+ Is Best Way to Ease Down Job Hunt Search
Every employer looks at certain qualities and traits in the future employee. Also, the company wants to reap the maximum return on their investment. So, keep looking for such candidates who can be beneficial at every front. And if you want to get a job, you have to meet all these expectations. Here is how earning the A+ badge helps you in this.

● You will grab the attention in no time: We have already told you that hiring managers have a great affinity for badges. They hunt for candidates who have more than just a regular degree. When you have the CompTIA A+ badge by your side, you don’t search for your future employer. Your future employer searches for you. All you need to do is just pass two tests. This CompTIA Certification credential is no less than a blessing for a beginner. There is no official prerequisite to pursuing it so any entry-level IT specialist who has some 9-month experience in the IT industry as recommended by the vendor can achieve the A+ badge.

● You don’t have to struggle to let the world know your abilities: When a hiring manager goes through the application received, various filters are used to get the best results. The most important one is the authenticity of the education resource. We all know that candidates from high-ranking institutes caught the attention of hiring managers at first. But, what if you were not able to make it to any big institute during your graduation? Should you not dream of a better future then? No. You must think of earning your CompTIA A+ credential as it is managed by a trusted and renowned IT leader company. The whole world knows that there is a huge group of best-of IT minds behind this CompTIA Security+ Certification. They have designed, updated, and monitored it continuously. So, you don’t have to struggle hard to let the world know that you are also part of a trusted institute. The logo of CompTIA will do this for you.

● You can explore wide job profiles with a good salary: When you have expertise in only one skill/technology, you become eligible for only one job role. This also increases your job agony as hunting a job within a limited area makes it a more competitive task. The CompTIA A+ infuses a wide range of skills. As one needs to pass two different tests to earn this badge, there is hardly anything left behind when we speak of the skills learned. The first test, which is the CompTIA A+ 220-1001, lays great emphasis on technology associated with mobile devices and hardware. You also gain detailed knowledge of networking technology, virtualization, and cloud computing, and network troubleshooting. The other one, with code CompTIA Network+ Certification, was designed to make you competent in installing and configuring operating systems, software troubleshooting, expanded security, and operational procedures. Such a diverse skill set makes you eligible for various job roles. You can apply for a position of a service desk analyst, help desk tech, field service technician, desktop support administrator, technical support specialist, and many other inter-related job roles that will pay you a lot. As for the A+ certification and the salary it will bring you, it equals $61k yearly in accordance with the PayScale.com website. In a nutshell, you will have more options to explore and struggle less after having the CompTIA A+ credential by your side as it makes you competent in a bevy of skills.

● You can defend your candidacy with full confidence: IT is one industry where having hands-on knowledge matters more than anything. Here, your conjectural knowledge is valuable only if you are aware of its real-time application. Else, it’s just junk for your employer. The CompTIA A+ Certification exams contain various types of questions to testify your conjectural as well as practical knowledge on the IT concepts. Their performance-based format has been specially designed for this purpose. By the time you end-up earning this badge, you will have impeccable hands-on knowledge of many basic-to-advance IT concepts. It makes you a real-time problem-solver and makes you able to think on your feet. So, when the interviewer asks you to resolve a real-time issue, you can do it with full perfection, accuracy, and confidence. You can easily let the world know your standing.

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So, Ready to Kick Start IT Career?
Having a firm standing in today’s cut-throat world and a dream job is not easy. You have to be more than a regular candidate and own skills that no one can overlook. The CompTIA A+ credential is one way that will help you get hold of this. It equips you with best-of-breed and updated IT knowledge and shape you at every front. So, get it to know and bring your job hunting struggle to an end. And remember what will assist you in this? Yes, accurate and reliable exam dumps.

Future of Retail

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Report by MySize

The Future of Retail and Contactless Shopping

How Can Retailers Build Customer Loyalty – While Still 6 Feet Apart?

METHODOLOGY

MySize is a leading retail measurement technology company, used by companies such as Boyish Jeans, U.S. Polo Assn. and Intimates Uncovered. As states move to reopen, consumer trust has waned following events connected to the global pandemic. In order to better assess how consumers feel about returning to the physical retail setting, MySize conducted the following survey that outlines how consumers view the current in-store shopping experience, and their pain points with e-commerce operations.

To capture these insights, MySize surveyed 1.5k people across the United States.

The data derived from this survey revealed that consumers still crave a personalized shopping experience, but appreciate contactless tech-driven solutions. Consumers trust retailers and brands that implement new rules (i.e. private fitting rooms and requirements for holding returned clothing) in order to feel more safe about returning to stores post-COVID.

The survey also showed that the majority of consumers do not trust their clothing will fit them without physically trying apparel items on, which shows how critical contactless measurement technology will be to the future retail experience.

CONSUMERS ARE READY TO SHOP IN-STORE AGAIN

71% of consumers say that they feel comfortable shopping in-store at non-essential retail locations following the coronavirus pandemic. But, are they ready to step back in-store immediately?

TO WAIT, OR NOT TO WAIT?

The majority of those polled (30%) said they would feel comfortable shopping in-store again immediately

26% of consumers will wait 2 weeks after the stores reopen to shop in-store
18% of consumers will wait 1 month
14% of consumers will wait 2-3 months
11% of consumers will wait over 4 months after stores reopen to shop in-store again

Females are more hesitant to return to stores than men

The majority of women (28%) will wait 2 weeks after the stores reopen to shop again
The majority of men (36%) will return in-store immediately after stores reopen

Gen Z is also much more cautious than any other generation to shop in-store again

A whopping half of Gen Z will wait 2 weeks before shopping in-store again
Majority of Millennials, Gen X and Baby Boomers will all return in-store immediately

SO, WHERE WILL THEY SHOP?

The majority (49%) of consumers say they will feel most comfortable shopping at small, local retailers following the pandemic

35% of consumers say they will be most comfortable shopping at department stores following the pandemic
Only 16% of consumers say they will feel most comfortable shopping at standalone specialty retail stores

Baby boomers are the most likely to support local businesses, with the vast majority (59%) responding that they will feel most comfortable shopping at small, local retailers

Will Gen Z, on the other hand, revive department stores?

The majority (43%) of Gen Z respondents said they feel most comfortable shopping in department stores following the pandemic

WHAT WILL CONSUMERS BE AVOIDING?

Shoppers say they are the most uncomfortable to shop in-store for the following:

The majority of shoppers (49%) are uncomfortable to shop for apparel now
33% of shoppers are uncomfortable to shop for cosmetics now
18% of shoppers say they are uncomfortable to shop for shoes now

WHAT MAKES SHOPPERS FEEL SAFE

Post-COVID-19, shoppers said that the following would make them feel the safest when shopping in-store:

28% said requiring contactless payment options and purchases made via mobile devices
27% said retailers holding returned clothing and/or merchandise for 48 hours
26% said being able to book a private fitting room in advance that has been properly sterilized
18% said retailers color coding returned clothing, based on how long ago the item was returned

SAFETY PRIORITY SHIFTS AMONGST GENDER AND AGE GROUPS

Breaking down the data from the previous question, we found the following:

The majority of Gen Z respondents (32%) would prefer to be able to book a private fitting room over all other options
Additionally, the majority of male respondents (28%) would also like to be able to book a private fitting room
The majority of Millennial respondents (30%) said that they would prefer that retailers require contactless payments
The majority of Baby Boomers (28%) would like retailers to hold returned merchandise for 48 hours
Similarly, the majority of female respondents (30%) would like retailers to hold returned merchandise for 48 hours

WHAT CONSUMERS WILL MISS ABOUT PRE-COVID SHOPPING

The majority of consumers (56.41%) responded saying that the most impacted aspect will be getting to try on items before purchasing

19.66% of consumers responded with browsing at their own leisure
13.25% said receiving recommendations from store employees
10.68% of consumers responded with the social aspect of in-store shopping

Baby Boomers (24%) were the number one group who responded with browsing at their own leisure

CONSUMER TRUST & PROPER FIT

61% of consumers do not trust that their clothing will fit without physically trying it on

Baby boomers were the least likely to trust that their clothing will fit (34.74%), followed by millenials (19.48%)

With the majority of respondents lacking trust in retail sizing, how do the majority of consumers determine their proper fit when making online purchases?

CONSUMERS AND SIZING

The survey results show that when online shopping, the majority of consumers would proceed with their purchase by making a guess on their size for the apparel item:

44.07% of respondents would make a sizing guess and hope that it fits
34.27% of respondents wouldn’t buy the item all together
21.67% of respondents would purchase multiple sizes and return unused merchandise at a later date

Men are more likely than women to purchase multiple sizes and return unused merchandise at a later date

52.92% of men would prefer to purchase the item in multiple sizes and return the additional merchandise
The majority of women (61.72%) would prefer to make a sizing guess and hope that the item fits

THE REASONING BEHIND RETURNS

The majority of consumers (76.97%) reported that the most common reason behind returning clothing merchandise was that the item didn’t fit properly

18.42% commonly return items because it’s not their style
4.61% return clothing merchandise because it’s damaged

Millennials return items the most because they don’t fit properly

Additionally, consumers what convenience when it comes to return:

53.42% prefer to return items in-store
30.34% want to mail the item back
15.81% prefer to curbside return
0.43% wouldn’t return the item

TRANSPARENCY IN SIZING

The majority of consumers (93.54%) believe that retailers need to be more transparent about clothing sizes and the way in which items fit

A slim percentage (6.46%) of consumers do not feel that retailers need to more transparent about clothing sizes
Out of the percentage, males are the least concerned with retail sizing transparency
- 66.67% of males do not feel that retailers need to be more transparent

Baby Boomers are the most concerned group when it comes to sizing transparency

29.33% of Baby Boomers feel that retailers need to be more honest when it comes to clothing sizes

Kanye – “Wash Us In the Blood”

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KANYE WEST has released a new track and video “Wash Us In the Blood” featuring Travis Scott. “Wash Us In The Blood” was mixed by Dr. Dre. Artist Arthur Jafa created the artwork and directed the video. “Wash Us In The Blood” is the first track from West’s upcoming tenth solo studio album God’s Country.

Listen to “Wash Us In The Blood” HERE.

Watch the “Wash Us In The Blood” video HERE.

“Wash Us In The Blood” is being offered for pre-order online HERE in a variety of different formats including a 12 inch picture disc, 7 inch red vinyl, red cassette, CD and a standalone digital single; all featuring artwork by Arthur Jafa.

Kanye West’s 2019 album Jesus Is King debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, surpassing the Beatles and once again tying Eminem for the most consecutive #1 album debuts in chart history, with nine.

Jesus Is King also made history with #1 debuts on both the Rap Album and Gospel Album charts.

On the Jesus Is King album, New York Magazine wrote “There comes a time, when musicians devote themselves to big questions, where the biggest question of them all comes calling, the question of what, if anything, orders the universe…Jesus Is King is the man coming full circle.”

On Kanye West, NBC News offered: “It is not hyperbole to call West a genius.”

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Blackpink Breaks Record

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With their mind-blowing new video “How You Like That,” Blackpink has smashed the YouTube record for the biggest 24-hour music video debut of all time with over 86 million views. The video also broke the YouTube record for most views in a 24-hour span and set an all-time record for the biggest YouTube Premiere with over 1.6 million peak concurrents. Released last Friday via YG Entertainment/Interscope Records, the South Korean superstar quartet’s long-awaited new single debuted at #5 on Spotify’s Global Top 50 and has since made it’s way to #2. In addition, “How You Like That” now marks the fastest video in YouTube history to hit 100 million views. Check it out HERE.

Produced by Teddy — who co-wrote the song with R.Tee, 24, and Danny Chung — “How You Like That” instantly shot to the top of the Apple Music charts in 64 countries, amassing 7.5 million global streams on Spotify and Apple Music the very first day of its release. Along with hitting #1 on the Spotify charts in seven markets around the world, the trap-pop anthem reached the top 50 in a staggering total of 28 markets.

In addition, watch the superstar group perform “How You Like That” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this past Friday HERE and play the “Try Not To Laugh Challenge” with Jimmy HERE.

About Blackpink:

Since first bursting onto the scene in 2016, Blackpink has redefined the possibilities of K-pop, transcending all categorization and ascending to global stardom. With their unstoppably catchy single “DDU-DU DDU-DU,” the South Korean quartet broke the record for the highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 debut by an all-female K-pop act, while its head-turning video surpassed 10 million views in just six hours and racked up 36.2 million views in one day.

Discovered by YG Entertainment, Blackpink is comprised of Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa, and Rosé: four immensely charismatic vocalists, dancers, and burgeoning fashion icons. Released in 2016, their debut “Square One” quickly proved their crossover power; in 2018, “Square Up” climbed to #40 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Billboard World Albums chart. Several months after “Square Up” hit the charts, YG Entertainment and Interscope Records announced a global partnership for Blackpink, paving the way for the group’s international breakthrough. With their EP Kill This Love arriving in April 2019, Blackpink further boosted their popularity by successfully completing a world tour and becoming the first K-pop girl group to perform at Coachella, the largest music festival in the U.S.