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Dua Lipa’s eponymous debut album has eclipsed 6 million sales worldwide, with single sales reaching 80 million and the video for her break-out hit “New Rules” (“the song that changed my life,” she says), made her the youngest female solo artist to reach one billion views on YouTube.
Emeli Sande, Lisa Stansfield, Stereo MC’s and Richard Bona will be among the international and local acts performing at the annual Paloznak Jazz Picnic, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this August, offering 30+ acts on four stages.
The four-day celebration of Hungary’s national holiday on August 20th “can be regarded as a festival”, Zoltán Kovács, the state secretary for international relations and communications, said, adding that the event celebrating St. Stephen’s Day drew 2 million visitors last year.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed victory in the 37th Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, round 13 of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship, on Sunday to fatten his lead in the points competition.
Zsuzsa Hegedus, who has known the nationalist PM Orbán for 20 years, described his recent speech mentioning mixed-race as a "pure Nazi text", according to Hungarian media. She resigned, comparing his recent comments on race to those of the Nazi era.
Prime Minister Orbán’s comments on race in his speech on Saturday were made in the context of his opposition to mass immigration from outside Europe. Nevertheless, Jewish leaders and authors in Hungary found his words disturbing. One added, however, that Hungary is a safe country for Jewish people.
Now happening in the picturesque Káli basin, north of Lake Balaton, The Valley of Arts festival is putting on over 2,000 programmes at 36 venues this year.
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