Wednesday Notes for January 15th, 2025

​A year-long celebration kicks off with contemporary art in Marrakech, peaks with historic festival appearances from Burna Boy to Tems, and culminates in AFCON’s return.

Drake has dropped his legal action against UMG and Spotify, which claimed that the two companies worked together to artificially boost Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”

Dr. Julius Garvey pushes for his father Marcus Garvey, who died in 1940, to receive a posthumous presidential pardon.

Nike is dressing the women’s Dunk Low in roses for this year’s Valentine’s Day. Head to Nice Kicks for more info.

Jamal Murray, who signed a four-year, $208 million contract extension last year, produced his best offensive performance of the season Tuesday, scoring a season-high 45 points in leading the Denver Nuggets to a 118-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

Adebayo Ogunlesi, the Nigerian-born business magnate, has joined OpenAI’s Board of Directors, adding his extensive expertise to the world-renowned artificial