Celebrity Scoop – 12/10/2020
TAYLOR SWIFT SAID MASTERS DISPUTE WAS LIKE A DIVORCE – (12/10/2020)
Taylor Swift opened up to Entertainment Weekly about the dispute she had with Scooter Braun over her masters and said it felt like a “divorce.”
The singer confirmed that two songs from folklore – “My Tears Ricochet” and “Mad Woman” were inspired by the ordeal.
She told the magazine, “I found myself being very triggered by any stories, movies, or narratives revolving around divorce.”
She continued, “I think that happens any time you’ve been in a 15-year relationship and it end in a messy, upsetting way.”
In June 2019, Braun bought the rights to Swift’s catalog from her original label, Big Machine. According to Swift, she was unable to negotiate to get the masters for her first six albums back unless she signed an ironclad NDA saying she would never speak negatively about Braun. Instead, her music, videos and album art was sold to Shamrock Holdings in November 2020.
BEYONCE, TAYLOR SWIFT AND RIHANNA MAKE FORBES’ MOST POWERFUL LIST – (12/10/2020)
Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Rihanna are among Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women.
Rihanna was ranked 69th on the annual list that is comprised of business leaders, heads of state, and entertainers. According to Forbes, she is “one of the most publicly charitable celebrities” and despite her musical success has made most of her money from Fenty beauty.
Right behind her, at 72, is Beyonce Knowles, who was celebrated for her highly successful On The Run II tour with Jay Z, her Homecoming album, Netflix special and partnership with Addidas for her activewear line Ivy Park.
Swift, who came in at #82 was recognized for her two most recent albums and her political activism, asking fans to support the Equality Act with her 2019 single, “You Need To Calm Down.”
The only two other entertainers to appear on the list were director Ava Duvernay (#79) and actress and producer Reese Witherspoon (#92).
SHAKIRA IS THE MOST GOOGLED ARTIST OF 2020 – (12/10/2020)
Shakira is the top trending artist of 2020.
According to Google Trends’ Year In Search list, the Columbian superstar is the most-googled artist of the year, followed by August Alsina, Adele, Doja Cat, Grimes, Van Halen, Lizzo, Tamar Braxton, Quando Rono and Tory Lanez.
She is also the No. 7 top-trending person of the year.
Her most recent single is “Girl Like Me” with the Black Eyed Peas.
NETFLIX TO RELEASE ARIANA GRANDE’S ‘SWEETENER WORLD TOUR’ – (12/10/2020)
Netflix will release Ariana Grande’s Sweetener World Tour film on December 21st.
Grande made the announcement on Wednesday (December 9th). She wrote on Instagram, “releasing this as a love letter to u all, in celebration of all that we’ve shared over the past few years. i know this project only captures some of one tour but i just wanted to thank u all for showing me more in this lifetime already than i ever dreamed of.”
The singer continued, “making music and doing all of this has been all i’ve known or fully given myself to consistently for a very long time now. although my heart is looking forward to a change of pace, i wanted to express again just how eternally thankful i am.”
A trailer for the special will debut Thursday (December 10th).
ELLEN STRUGGLING: Following her kindness scandal, Ellen DeGeneres and her show are struggling to stay afloat. Staffers tell BuzzFeed News that the show has lost advertisers and is having trouble booking A-listers. Ratings are plummeting too. “For the first time, everyone was starting to ask us, ‘If you have an idea, tell us because we will listen. If you have an idea for a celeb, even if they’re not A-list or famous, we’ll take anyone who will bring us numbers and eyeballs,’” the staffer said. “That’s when they started to be real with us and essentially said, ‘Give us anything because we need help.’ Our old strategy doesn’t work anymore.” (BuzzFeed)
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