Chicago is to be the home of a new Taylor Swift-themed bar. Electric Garden, a bar located in Chi-Town's West Loop neighborhood, is remaking itself into a pop-up venue based on T-Swift's hit Bad Blood. The bar's general manager Alex Vazquez said the Swift song, which is about a bad break up, was the perfect ode to all the anti-Valentine's Day patrons. Drinks at the pop-up will be named after some of her biggest hits, and the brunch menu will be shaped around some of Swift's favorite foods — like Fruity Pebbles french toast.
SZA's SOS
New Jersey's very own SZA is starting the year off the winning way. For the sixth-straight week her SOS album took the top spot on Billboard's Hot 200. SZA joins Janet Jackson's janet as the only other album by a woman R&B artist to have spent at least the first six weeks at number one. In the last decade, only two other women have achieved the six-week stay: Adele and Taylor Swift.
Nike X Michael Jordan
Amazon Studios is gearing up for another wide theatrical release for a film, this time focused on the partnership between Nike and Michael Jordan that changed the landscape of sports and pop culture forever. Matt Damon is set to star in Air as Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro alongside Ben Affleck, who will play founder Phil Knight. The movie is slated for release on April 5 and is expected to be held in theaters longer than Amazon's previous limited theatrical runs.
After over 50 years of record-breaking global tours, it is the end of the road for one of rock and roll's most influential bands, Kiss. The legendary Gene Simmons spoke with Cheddar News to reflect on his career and how Kiss became a staple of American culture.
Lenny Rosenberg and Adaeze Nwanonyiri, owners of Bea's Bakery, joined Cheddar News to show people how to take the creation of gingerbread houses to the next level.
Wendy's announced it's bringing back its Frosty key tags for promotion, which gives customers a whole year's worth of Frosties for just $3, with proceeds going to children in foster care.
Julie Boardman, co-founder of The Museum of Broadway, joined Cheddar News to discuss the
history of theater in New York City, showed some of the gallery exhibits and gave a behind-the-scenes tour of how some of the shows are produced.
Dania Diaz, managing director of Roc Nation and one of the founding members of its United Justice Coalition, joined Cheddar News to discuss how the organization helps to address violence in Black and Brown communities and what they expect to talk about at an upcoming summit.
