BTS’ Jung Kook debuted his new solo single “Dreamers” Sunday at the opening ceremony for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with the song serving as the latest selection off the soccer tournament’s superstar soundtrack. Jung Kook was on hand to perform the RedOne-produced “Dreamers” alongside featured guest and Qatari …
Read More »This World Cup Fan Village is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Fyre Fest 2.0
About 1.2 million people are expected to travel to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup that begins this Sunday. How prepared the country is for the influx of people, however, is still in question. A large official fan village that plans to accommodate thousands of traveling fans in the …
Read More »Maluma and Nicki Minaj Welcome the 2022 World Cup With Arab-Latin Anthem 'Tukoh Taka'
“Waka Waka,” move over. “Tukoh Taka” is here. Days before the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts its opening ceremony, Nicki Minaj, Maluma, and Myriam Fares are bringing the Arab-Latin fusion on the soccer tournament‘s fan festival anthem. The video, released Friday, opens with Lebanese singer Fares singing the chorus and …
Read More »Dua Lipa Denies World Cup Involvement, Urges Qatar to Fulfill Its 'Human Rights Pledges'
Dua Lipa has shot down reports that she will be performing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on Nov. 20 with the opening ceremony in Doha, Qatar. In an Instagram story she shared on Sunday, Nov. 13, the pop star says she was never booked to perform, …
Read More »'A World Cup Built on Modern Slavery': Stadium Workers Blow the Whistle on Qatar's 'Coverup' of Migrant Deaths and Suffering
Anish Adhikari awoke at the Qatari labor camp at 4 a.m. to diarrhea from last night’s rotten fish. His tonsils were swollen from the limited water made available by his employer while working 14 hours a day in 125-degree heat. But he remained hopeful that building air conditioners for 80,000 …
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