DEMI LOVATO TO PERFORM NATIONAL ANTHEM AT SUPER BOWL LIV – (01/17/2020)

The NFL announced that Demi Lovato will take the stage February 2nd at Super Bowl LIV in Miami, taking place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens and airing on Fox.

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will perform during the halftime show.

The Super Bowl will follow Lovato’s comeback performance January 26th at the Grammy Awards, which will mark Lovato’s first public performance since her 2018 overdose and hospitalization.

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HARRY STYLES TO HEADLINE PEPSI ZERO SUGAR SUPER BOWL LIV PARTY – (01/17/2020)

Harry Styles will be headlining the Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl party on January 31st.

He and DJ Mark Ronson will entertain the crowds at Meridian Island in Miami on the Friday before the Big Game. The event promises to be an “out-of-this world build out will transport fans to a transcendent audio-visual experience unlike anything else at Super Bowl LIV.”

The 65,000 square foot custom-built destination will be transformed into a bright alternate reality complete with neon lights, LED walls, mirrors with projection mapping and more – creating the “ultimate audio-visual experience to lead into Super Bowl weekend.”

“I’m excited to be playing the Pepsi Super Bowl party this year. I hear they’re amazing and I’m looking forward to it. See you in Miami,” Styles said in a statement.

Demi Lovato will be singing the National Anthem at the game. Shakira and Jennifer Lopez will be headlining the halftime show.

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SELENA GOMEZ DEBUTS SPECIAL NEW TATTOO ON HER NECK: Selena Gomez has tattooed the name of her latest album, Rare, on her neck just below her ear and next to her jaw. “Did it again @bangbangnyc 🦋 rare,” Selena posted on Instagram, along with a video showing off the brand new ink. Selena got the new ink at New York City’s Bang Bang tattoo parlor, where she has frequently gotten tattoos in the past.

ED SHEERAN FORCED TO REVEAL HIS CONCERT REVENUES BY A FEDERAL JUDGE: A new judicial order relating to the “Thinking Out Loud” copyright infringement lawsuit is forcing Ed Sheeran to reveal his concert revenue. Multiple plaintiffs are suing Sheeran over his hit song, believing it infringes on Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” written by the late songwriter Ed Townsend. The plaintiffs are demanding to know just how much money Sheeran has earned from performances of the song – including ticket sales and merchandise sold during the shows.

WENDY WILLIAMS APOLOGIZES FOR MOCKING CLEFT PALATE: After being slammed for appearing to mock people with cleft palates, Wendy Williams is apologizing. The daytime talk show host offended fans after appearing to refer to Joaquin Phoenix’s lip but asserting that she finds him “oddly attractive” despite what she said was his cleft palate. Canadian football player Adam Bighill was one of the many who called her out on social media. When he tweeted this about his son: “Today is Beau’s big day. He is getting his lip repaired today in Winnipeg by the fantastic Dr. Ross. Thanks to everyone who has reached out, and in advance, thanks for any of your well wishes for Beau. He is so loved!” Williams responded, tweeting: “I want to apologize to the cleft community and in Beau’s honor, our show is donating to @operationsmile and @AmerCleftPalate and encourage our Wendy Watchers to learn more and help support the cleft community.” He then thanked her and championed her decision. 

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BILLIE EILISH TO PERFORM THEME SONG FOR NEW JAMES BOND MOVIE – (01/15/2020)

Billie Eilish has been confirmed to perform the theme song for the upcoming James Bond movie, No Time To Die. Eilish, at 18 the youngest artist to ever compose the theme for a 007 adventure, has co-written the song with her brother Finneas, who co-writes and produces all Eilish’s material.

Eilish said in a statement, “It feels crazy to be a part of this in every way. To be able to score the theme song to a film that is part of such a legendary series is a huge honor. James Bond is the coolest film franchise ever to exist. I’m still in shock.”

Finneas added, “Writing the theme song for a Bond film is something we’ve been dreaming about doing our entire lives. There is no more iconic pairing of music and cinema than the likes of ‘Goldfinger’ and ‘Live And Let Die.’ We feel so so lucky to play a small role in such a legendary franchise, long live 007.”

No Time To Die director Cary Joji Fukunaga described himself as a “huge fan” of Eilish and her brother, adding, “Their creative integrity and talent are second to none and I cannot wait for audiences to hear what they’ve brought — a fresh new perspective whose vocals will echo for generations to come.”

The themes for the 24 previous official Bond films have come from a variety of pop artists, ranging from Shirley Bassey to Paul McCartney to Adele. But the franchise has also tapped alternative rock stars like Garbage, the late Chris Cornell, Jack White and even Radiohead — although the filmmakers rejected Radiohead’s theme for 2015’s Spectre in favor of one by Sam Smith.

Cornell, who wrote and performed “You Know My Name” for the 2006 film Casino Royale, told us back then why doing a James Bond theme was personally important to him: [“Because of the connection to being a Beatles fan and being a Paul McCartney fan. You know, I remember hearing that song, ‘Live and Let Die,’ when I was — I must have been nine or 10 years old. If somebody had told that nine or 10-year-old kid, you know, someday on the 21st James Bond film, that’s gonna be your song…that is a super-exciting thing.”]

No Time To Die, which will star Daniel Craig in his fifth and final appearance as the British secret agent, will open in the U.S. on April 10th.

DEMI LOVATO TO PERFORM AT GRAMMYS – (01/15/2020)

Demi Lovato will perform at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles later this month.

Lovato shared a promo photo for her performance and referenced a prior post in December where she said, “The next time you hear from me, I’ll be singing…”

Lovato joins previously announced performers Ariana Grande, Aerosmith, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani.

Lovato last performed at the Grammys in 2017 during a Bee Gees tribute number alongside Tori Kelly, Little Big Town and Andra Day.

The Grammys will air live on CBS January 26th. Lizzo leads the field of nominees, followed by Eilish and Lil Nas X.

The Grammys will mark Lovato’s first public performance since her 2018 overdose and hospitalization. She has not released any new music since 2018’s emotional song, “Sober,” which documented her relapse shortly before her overdose.

Lovato made her debut as Jenny, Will’s (Eric McCormack) surrogate, on NBC’s Will & Grace last week.

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IS JESSICA BIEL STILL MAD AT JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE FOR PDA? – (01/15/2020)

Jessica Biel is not over her husband Justin Timberlake’s PDA scandal with his costar Palmer Alisha Wainwright, according to Us Weekly. As a reminder, photos of Timberlake holding Wainwright’s hand and looking cozy on a balcony in New Orleans emerged, and in the ensuing days as criticism of him on social media reached a fever pitch, he apologized, and blamed alcohol.

But according to insiders, the whole issue drove a wedge of distrust between Biel and Timberlake, with whom she shares a child. Plus, he’s not sticking to his promises on other issues, the source spilled.

“He has been making big promises and not sticking to them as much as she thinks he can and should,” the source said. “He promised that he would be more involved with their family and she doesn’t feel like he’s doing that.”

The Sun, meanwhile, reported on a “fun but tense” date between the pair. Looky loos at the restaurant shared the deets. 

“Justin seemed to be intently focused on conversation with Jessica.” He was “extra attentive, rubbing her shoulders and leaning in to her,” and they “ate off each other’s plates as they engaged in conversation.” Buuuuut, “there were a couple of times when it seemed the conversation was a bit tense with both looking deep in thought.”

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RIHANNA’S TEAM DENIES THAT SHE MADE SHAGGY AUDITION FOR A SPOT ON HER ALBUM – (01/15/2020)

Rihanna‘s team has reportedly denied Shaggy‘s claims that she required that he audition to be a part of her upcoming reggae inspired album.  Shaggy recently revealed in an interview, “They approached me for the Rihanna project, yeah. There’s a lot of great people involved but for me I didn’t need to audition to be on the record. I’ll leave that to younger guys.” An alleged representative of Rihanna’s called into Jamaica Irie FM Morning Show. They said, “We are working on an album, not a talent show, so why would she (Rihanna) require Shaggy or any other artist to audition?”

The rep added that Shaggy actually reached out to Rihanna and by the time he did, the album was complete. Rihanna’s team responded by asking Shaggy to submit material that he felt would go along with the album’s flow.

The rep explained, “After Rihanna had already gathered all the material for the album, Shaggy contacted her asking to be a part of the album. She explained to him that the album was pretty much completed and they were just working on mixing, mastering and deciding which songs to actually use. However, she invited him to submit some materials so she could see if it fits with the flow of the album. That was by no means asking for an audition, it was more going out of her way to get him on the album.”

The rep added, “We hope Shaggy will come out and let the fans know the real truth because we all know that the media in general and especially entertainment media cannot be trusted. They will twist someone stories in order to get the most viewers.”

No word on when Rihanna’s new album will be released.

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SELENA GOMEZ RELEASES NEW ALBUM ‘RARE,’ VIDEO FOR TITLE TRACK – (01/13/2020)

Selena Gomez has released her third studio album, Rare, and a video for the project’s title track.

“Rare contains” 13 songs, including the title track, “Dance Again,” “Look At Her Now,” “Lose You To Love Me,” “Ring,” “Vulnerable,” “People You Know,” “Let Me Get Me,” “Crowded Room” featuring 6LACK, “Kind Crazy,” “Fun,” “Cut You Off” and “A Sweeter Place” featuring Kid Cudi.

The album is available on music streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer and Tidal.

“HERE IT IS!!! My album is officially out in the universe. thank you for the souls that worked on this with me. Now it’s yours. Hope you like it,” Gomez said on Instagram about the release alongside a photo of herself holding the album.

Gomez last released Revival in October 2015.

The title track features the singer commenting on her self-worth. “You don’t care/ Why don’t you recognize I’m so rare?/ Always there/ You don’t do the same for me/ That’s not fair/ I don’t have it all/ I’m not claiming to/ But I know that I’m special, yeah/ And I’ll bet there’s somebody else out there/ To tell me I’m rare/ To make me feel rare,” Gomez sings.

Selena also released the whimsical music video for the empowering title track. In the clip, from directing duo BRTHR, Selena is in a magical forest filled with rainbows, bubbles, and glitter.

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MALE PORN STAR HAS A PROPOSITION FOR SHAWN MENDES – (01/13/2020)

Gay porn star Kaleb Stryker is asking Shawn Mendes for permission to play him in a XXX parody video on Men.com.

The popular gay porn studio recently revealed that the 21-year-old singer-songwriter was the most searched name on its website in 2019. “Even though [Mendes] is obviously not featured in any Men videos, our members took it upon themselves to verify that fact by entering his name in the Men.com search bar,” a studio representative explained. “Kaleb was intrigued by the idea of developing and starring in a Shawn Mendes porn parody, guitar and all, truly giving our members what they want!”

“I just found out my look-alike Shawn Mendes is the most popular search on Men.com in 2019, so that means I’m not the only one crushing on him,” says Stryker in a video posted to YouTube. “So, Shawn, what do you say we give the people what they want? If you’re cool with it, I can play you as a role on Men.com, and we can make everyone’s fantasies come true. So what do you think?”

Mendes has previously said he is not gay and wants people to stop speculating about his sexuality.

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SHAGGY REVEALS WHY HE PASSED ON COLLABORATING WITH RIHANNA – (01/13/2020)

In an interview with Britain’s Daily Star, dancehall legend Shaggy revealed that he was asked to collaborate with Rihanna on her upcoming reggae-inspired album but he turned it down. He explained, “They approached me for the Rihanna project, yeah. There’s a lot of great people involved, but for me, I didn’t need to audition to be on the record, I’ll leave that to younger guys.”

He added, “But from what I hear it should be good!”

On RiRi’s venture into dancehall, he said, “It’s a healthy competition. Dancehall is in a good place but we need as many people to do this art form as possible. When it crosses over and becomes popular with artists from other genres and other cultures, that can only be good.”

RiRi told Vogue about the album last year, “I like to look at it as a reggae-inspired or reggae-infused album. It’s not gonna be typical of what you know as reggae.

TINA FEY AND AMY POEHLER TO HOST GOLDEN GLOBES: The Oscars are going host-free, but Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are taking on the Golden Globes for 2021, the pair revealed Saturday. The pair hosted for three years in a row, ending in 2015. The 2020 Globes were hosted by Ricky Gervais.

‘ONCE UPON A TIME’ AND ‘SUCCESSION’ WIN BIG AT ‘2020 CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS’ – (01/13/2020)

On Sunday, the biggest stars of film and TV showed up for the 25^th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. Taye Diggs did the hosting duties for the second year in a row, and the show aired live on the CW from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. 

The biggest shocker of the night was a tie for Best Director between Sam Mendes and Bong Joon Ho, for 1917 and Parasite, respectively. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood won big for film, landing Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Brad Pitt’s work, while Joker snagged Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix’s role and Judy won Best Actress for Renee Zellweger’s work. 

Going in, Netflix ruled the show, earning 61 nominations total. On the film side, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman was the most nominated film of the year, with 14 nods.

On the TV side, When They See Us led, followed by This Is Us and Schitt’s Creek. Fleabag won Best Comedy and Succession won Best Drama, and Best Actor for Jeremy Strong’s role.

There were another two surprise ties for Best Talk Show between The Late Late Show with James Corden &Late Night with Seth Meyers and then for Best Song between “Glasgow (No Place Like Home)” – Wild Rose &  “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” – Rocketman. Last year, as viewers may recall, Lady Gaga and Glenn Closetied for Best Actress.

In addition to the TV and Film accolades, the Critics’ Choice awarded Eddie Murphy with a Lifetime Achievement Award, in honor of his achievements, including starring in multiple $100 million+ films over the past three decades. He is only the third actor to receive the award, after Lauren Bacall and Kevin Costner. Kristen Bell won the See Her Award for her work in empowering women through her work and her roles. 

Observers say the nominations of the Critics’ Choice Awards often prove prescient for Oscar nominations: last year, seven out of the eight Oscar nominees in the top category matched those up for the Critics’ Choice prize. Winners diverge a bit more; the two groups picked the same Best Picture six out of the most recent 10 times. Last year, Critics’ Choice went to Roma, but the Oscars went with Green Book. More than 350 members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association voted on prizes, as did members of the Broadcast Television Journalists Association. The Oscar nominations will be revealed today. 

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