BEGINS & ENDS WITH "L"
It's the first name of singer Richie & soccer great Messi, though they pronounce it differently
Lionel
Her 2021 album "Something for Thee Hotties" is a compilation of her freestyles & some previously unreleased songs
Megan Thee Stallion
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody" was the subtitle of a 2022 biopic of this late, great singer
Whitney Houston
Hozier wanted someone to take him to this place in a 2014 hit; "worship like a dog", he will
Church
A relational one of these systems presents the information to be stored & retrieved in rows & columns
A database
This brand of disinfecting wipes claims it "kills 99.9% of viruses & bacteria", including the COVID-19 virus
Lysol
"Call Me By Your Name" is the subtitle of his No. 1 hit "Montero"
Lil Nas X
(I'm Simu Liu.) In a 2021 Marvel film, I play Shang-Chi, who helps his family as a master of this Chinese martial art, whose name translates as "skill"
Kung Fu
"Before You Go", tell us the name of this singer, a distant relative of "Doctor Who" actor Peter
Lewis Capaldi
In 2019 South Korea was the first country to adopt this in its mobile network, logically a 25% improvement
5G
It can mean pertaining to the tongue, or to languages
Lingual
In one week in June 2022, this Latin rapper was listed on 17% of the Hot 100's hits, including "Ojitos Lindos"
Bad Bunny
He put on his best southern drawl as detective Benoit Blanc in "Knives Out"
Daniel Craig
Originally released in 1977, "Dreams" from this band's album "Rumours" was on the Billboard charts in 2020
Fleetwood Mac
A word plus 3 letters, this product from OpenAI is eerily good at traditionally human tasks like writing essays
ChatGPT
It's the part of a suit jacket on which someone wears a boutonniere
Lapel
In 2022 she had her first solo No. 1 hit with "Super Freaky Girl", which samples "Super Freak" by Rick James
Nicki Minaj
(Hi, I'm Constance Wu.) In this 2018 film, I played Rachel Chu, who discovers all of a sudden that her boyfriend is super wealthy & one of Singapore's most eligible bachelors
Crazy Rich Asians
"Expensive Pain" by this Philly rapper debuted at No. 3 in 2021
Meek Mill
Brightspace is a system schools use to provide remote classes, like SNHU & the U. of this state capital, online since '89
Phoenix
Synonyms for it include bountiful & generous, & progressive & open-minded
Liberal
"Doris" was his major label debut album
Earl Sweatshirt
This animated swashbuckler returned to the big screen in search of "The Last Wish"
Puss in Boots
With 2012's "Babel", this not-actually-a-family band topped the charts & won an Album of the Year Grammy
Mumford & Sons
If it were founded today, National Geographic might be National this "Geo-" adjective, tech including 3D mapping & remote sensing
Geospatial