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Cardi B Confirms That She Had A Nose Job In 2020

Cardi B is tired of people bringing up her plastic surgery. After someone commented on her face changing over the years, Cardi said, "The nose was done in 2020 sweety it's been 2 years and after 30 pounds added on my body due to pregnancy the nose finally settled and looked snatched."

She continued, "Every week yall post the same comment is getting old and I post every week so please tell me when I have the time to recover from every new face y'all claim I have every 2 days ...yawn emoji."

She added, "Is getting old... just say I look good and go."

Britney Spears' Instagram Goes Dark

Britney Spears' Instagram page has gone dark. When you search her name on the site, the only things that shows up are accounts by other people using her name.

The account disappeared on Wednesday (March 16) and TMZ confirmed that it was not deleted by Instagram. The lack of information has left fans confused and concerned.

A quick check of her Twitter account shows that she hasn't posted there since mid-January.

TL;DR:

  • Britney Spears' Instagram page has gone dark.
  • TMZ confirmed that it was not deleted by Instagram.

Scrapped Prince Album To Be Released By Jack White's Record Label

An unreleased Prince album will soon be available, thanks to Jack White's Third Man Records.

The 1986 album, Camille, was described as featuring "pitched-up vocals by Prince, to channel his feminine persona." It will include the album's original eight songs. Individually, the tracks have been released, but never as the album it was meant to be.

One of the songs, "Good Love" appeared on the soundtrack to Bright Lights, Big City and "Rockhard in a Funky Place" ended up on 1994's The Black Album.

While Third Man hasn't yet shared the official release date for Camille, they did confirm that "Housequake," "Strange Relationship," and "If I Was Your Girlfriend" were included on Prince's next record, the 1987 double-LP, Sign O' The Times.

TL;DR:

  • An unreleased Prince album will soon be available, thanks to Jack White's Third Man Records.
  • The 1986 album, Camille is said to channel Prince's feminine persona.
  • No release date yet.

Sharon Osbourne To Address Ozzy Osbourne's Cheating In New Book 'Coming Home'

Sharon Osbourne is set to address Ozzy Osbourne's cheating in her new book "Coming Home." According to Loudwire, a description of her book read as follows, "In this, the fourth installment of her autobiography, Sharon details some of the hardest years she's experienced: the anguish of a broken marriage and Ozzy's infidelities, the constant spectre of drug abuse, the loss of friends and betrayal of colleagues and her ongoing battles with mental health crises."

The fourth installment of her autobiography is due out on October 25th.

Christina Aguilera To Headline LA Pride

Christina Aguilera announced Tuesday morning (March 15th) that she'll be headlining LA Pride this summer.

She shared the news on Twitter, adding "Join me at the official #LAPrideinthePark music event Saturday, June 11, at LA State Historic Park, a nonprofit event benefiting the LGBTQIA+ community."

According to LA Pride, she will be joined by a "diverse lineup of talent across multiple stages." Additional acts will be announced at a later date.

Recording Academy Announces First Slate Of Grammy Performers

On Tuesday, (March 15th) The Recording Academy announced the first slate of artists to perform at this year's 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

Taking the stage on Music's Biggest Night will be current nominees Brothers Osborne, BTS, Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow, and Olivia Rodrigo.

Live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and hosted by Trevor Noah, the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live Sun, April 3rd on CBS.

Coldplay Premieres 'People Of The Pride' Video

Coldplay premiered the official video for "People Of The Pride," from their album Music Of The Spheres, on Tuesday (March 15th).

Directed by Paul Dugdale, the pulsating video mixes live footage from the band's October 2021 performance at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena with robot-heavy, dystopian animation.

The band's global stadium tour begins in Costa Rica on Friday (March 18th).

Halsey Tattoed Partner, Alev Aydin

Halsey has given their partner a very permanent gift.

On Monday (March 15th), Alev Aydin shared on Instagram that he is been the recipient of the "I'm Not a Woman, I'm a God" singer's very first tattoo. The black and white image shows a small fish on his chest, just a bit larger than a quarter.

According to Halsey's Instagram Story, they also tattooed a crying eye onto @mollie.freemann the same night.

Source: Kanye West Has Pushed Pete Davidson To His Limit

Reports say that Kanye West has pushed Pete Davidson to his limit and that's why he sent him a text message asking Ye to stop publicly bashing Kim Kardashian. A source told US Weekly, "Pete stepped in because he couldn't take seeing Kanye continue to throw Kim under the bus anymore. He truly wants a one-on-one talk with Kanye and wants it to be handled privately..."

The source continued, "Pete and Kim continue to get harassed, and Pete's had enough of seeing Kim being made out to be the villain. Pete didn't want to text Kanye, but he was pushed to the limit."

Dua Lipa Sets 'Billboard' Record With Levitating

Dua Lipa's "Levitating" has become the longest Billboard Hot 100 hit among female artists. The 2020 Future Nostalgia hit has logged it's 70th week on the chart, surpassing Leann Rimes' 69-week run for "How Do I Live" in 1997 and 1998.

Camila Cabello Announces Live TikTok Performance Of 'Familia'

Camila Cabello announced on social media Monday (March 14th) that she will present Familia: Welcome to the Family, an immersive and inventive music experience, broadcast live first on TikTok.

The upcoming event features the first-ever live performances of new songs from her forthcoming album Familia.

Fans can check out the livestream on her TikTok channel, @CamilaCabello, at 7p.m. ET on April 7th.

Jamie Spears Declared He Was 'Britney' After Becoming Conservator

Britney Spears wrote on Instagram Monday (March 14th) that on the first day of the conservatorship, her father declared he was "Britney Spears."

Page Six reports that the pop star wrote in the now-deleted post, "The first day my dad became a conservator I will never forget !!! He said sit down in that chair … we're going to have a talk."

She continued, "He said ‘I'm Britney Spears and I call the shots from now on' and ever since that day I felt a huge part of my womanhood stripped from me … I was never the same."

Jamie Spears was his daughter's conservator from February 2008 to November 2021.

John Mayer Says Playing 'Neon' Is The 'One Freako Thing' He Can Do

John Mayer explained on stage Sunday (March 13th) that he feels bad because "Neon" has become "like a TikTok trick shot video challenge song."

He attempted to put out a tutorial for the song on social media but admitted during his stop at the Los Angeles Forum that it's "a little bit of a circus trick."

Mayer can be heard saying in a YouTube clip shared by Gummy Visuals, "I feel bad because I have thumbs like a mile long. You know, like, the kid in school who could turn his eyelids inside out? That's sort of what this is. It's this one freako thing that I can do."

Machine Gun Kelly's Album Art Is Compared To Japanese Breakfast's 'Jubilee'

Machine Gun Kelly shared the artwork for his forthcoming album, Mainstream Sellout, on Monday (March 15th) and fans and journalists immediately likened the images to Japanese Breakfast's Jubilee.

Michelle Zauner jokingly tweeted that it's "2022's feud of the year" before defending the "Emo Girl" singer to Pitchfork. She told the publication, "I don't actually think it looks anything like my album cover at all," she said, "but I think it's very funny that Rolling Stone put up an article about it just because there's a circular fruit in the foreground. I mean his is people throwing tomatoes at him, and mine is persimmons peacefully hanging around me, so I think they're very different concepts."

MGK replied to her tweet, writing, "so should we beef over tomato's or…should i thank them for introducing me to your album, because i just listened and i really like it."

The rocker also shared the tracklist for his Mainstream Sellout on Monday (March 15th), revealing several collaborations. The 16-track album will feature Bring Me The Horizon, Lil Wayne, Pete Davidson, Blackbear, Willow, Iann Dior, Gunna and Young Thug.

Nicki Minaj Reveals Why She Pulled Her Verse Off Of Coi Leray's New Song

Nicki Minaj has revealed why she initially pulled her verse off of Coi Leray's new single "Blick Blick." She revealed via Instagram, "Verse of the year is LOADING." When a fan wrote, "This is the first time in a while I saw Nicki hype up her own verse. Omg, I'm excited." Nicki responded, "Right. I said the same thing to Republic. I normally don't love my verse on anything. I'm always still making changes in my head."

She also talked about receiving multiple requests for features, saying, "I had gotten six different feature requests & it was really just the song itself that made me choose. I couldn't get Coi verse out of my head. I just loved all her choices. And someone I know well confirmed she really writes her stuff, so I respected her more."

She added, "Just like w|bia… loved every single choice she made on WLM. I love these unique girls. But keep in mind, I'm just a rap fan like everybody else. Even with my own verses, what I love may not be what you love. And that's ok."

She was also asked why she pulled the song after Coi's father Benzino had announced the collaboration prematurely, saying, "I did pull it. pink pow emoji but the label hit me going hard. But rlly I had a private convo w|coi & that's what changed my mind. Not the label. I just felt bad that she was robbed of telling the world in her own way @ her own time. But that's water under the bridge now. Good vibes all 2022."

Shawn Mendes Opens Up About Spirituality

Shawn Mendes opened up to Billboard Monday (March 14th) about the "low point" that got him to embrace his spirituality a few years ago.

The singer explained that he began meditating in order to deal with the chaos of stardom and then did a deep dive on the Bhatki movement in Hinduism.

Mendes said, "I think everybody has a moment where they just decide it's time to kind of do something different, Now spirituality is "a part of my life that is much bigger than I actually even let on."

For the past year, Mendes says he has spent every Thursday meditating and discussing scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita with Jay Shetty, the author of Think Like a Monk.

Lizzo Speaks Out On Texas' Anti-Trans Legislation

Lizzo is speaking out against Texas governor Greg Abbott's decision to treat gender-affirmative childcare as child abuse. According to Rolling Stone, during a keynote conversation at SXSW this past weekend, Lizzo said, "I'm proud to rep Houston but I'm not proud to rep Texan politics right now. There are very regressive laws being passed. They're taking away the right for young children to have a chance to live authentically as themselves. It's a violation of human rights. Trans rights are human rights."

She also weighed in on the restrictive abortion law, saying, "We got a lotta other things we need to be handling instead of y'all being in people's homes and telling them what to do with their bodies and being all up in their uteruses. The abortion ban is atrocious as well. Mind your business. Stay out of my body."

'An Audience With Adele' To Air On NBC

An Audience with Adele is coming to NBC.

The two-hour show, which originally aired on the U.K.'s ITV in November, gives viewers an intimate look at the Grammy winner's first hometown concert in five years.

In between hits like "Hello" and "Someone Like You," the singer takes questions from the star-studded audience, including Idris Elba, Emma Thompson and Hannah Waddington. The concert at the London Palladium also features an emotional moment when Adele is surprised by her former teacher.

An Audience with Adele debuts March 20th at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, and will be available to stream the next day on Peacock.

Kanye West Claims Pete Davidson Texted Him And Bragged About Sleeping With Kim K

Kanye West took to Instagram to speak on his co-parenting issues with ex-wife Kim Kardashian, slamming her once again for allowing their daughter North to use TikTok. He shared a screenshot from North's recent TikTok to Machine Gun Kelly and Willow Smith's "Emo Girl."

He said, "I told y'all before about this tik tok stuff Now my 8 year old on here singing she fell in love with an emo girl. Leftist don't want fathers to have no say in our childrens lives I don't want my kids at godless Sierra Canyon school I got a voice and I'm not having this."

He also threatened comedian D.L. Hughley, who recently accused Ye of "stalking" his estranged wife. Ye said, "I'm a real person who wants the best for my children And DL Hughley is a pawn. Yeah I know a king not supposed to address a pawn but I address everything and find addresses DL So don't speak on me or my children I can afford to hurt u."

D.L. fired back, saying, "Hmmm! Ain't it weird that #Kanye supposedly has all these goons who will kill for him, but not one of them will get his prescriptions filled? Here's a thought while you're on your way to kill me in Calabasas, how about somebody drop by CVS and pick up his Xanax! Lol #TeamDl... Ain't no way in hell I'd ever be scared of a dude who wears #IKnowWhatDidLastSummerBoots!!! #TeamDl." He added,"#Kanye!! It's just too bad that you acting like a nut won't stop #Pete from bustin one!!"

KANYE POSTS VIDEOS ABOUT HIS CO-PARENTING ISSUES

Kanye later posted a video on Instagram, going into more detail about his co-parenting issues with Kim, saying, "I am a father, I know y'all don't respect fathers and the idea of family and the media tries to promote something… I said I am not allowing my daughter to be used by TikTok, to be used by Disney. I have a say so."

He also revealed that he flew his kids out to Miami to see his DONDA 2 performance, but he was informed by Kim that North would not be on the plane. He explained, "This is the kind of stuff that's just like the Chicago birthday party."

He also revealed that he rescheduled yesterday's (March 13th) Sunday Service to accommodate his kids, but he was informed that North had a sleepover and will be missing out on the event. He said, "I moved the Sunday Service up to 10 a.m. so that I can go to Saint's soccer game at 12:30, moved the entire thing."

KANYE SAYS PETE DAVIDSON TEXTED HIM ABOUT SLEEPING WITH HIS WIFE

Meanwhile, in another video Kanye claimed that Kim's boyfriend Pete Davidson texted him, bragging about sleeping with Kim. Ye said, "At this point, it's going too far. The boyfriend texts me, antagonizing me, bragging about being in bed with my wife. He texts me, talking about bragging about how he's in bed with my wife. And it's like, well, who's watching my children?"

He continued, "Kim gets Black people out of prison, you know who puts them in prison? The person that the boyfriend has a tattoo of." Ye was referring to Davidson's tattoo of Hillary Clinton.

Screenshots of the alleged exchange between Davidson and Ye were posted by Davidson's friend Dave Sirus. In the text, Pete said, "Yo it's Skete. Can you please take a second and calm down. It's 8am and it don't gotta be like this. Kim is literally the best mother I've ever met."

He continued, "What she does for those kids is amazing and you are so f*cking lucky that she's your kids mom. I've decided I'm not gonna let you treat us this way anymore and I'm done being quiet. Grow the f*ck up."

Ye asked Davidson where he was and Davidson responded that he was "in bed with your wife" and shared a selfie.

Legal Briefs: Katy Perry + Kesha!

KESHA DENIED USE OF ANTI-SLAPP LAW IN DR. LUKE DEFAMATION CASE: A New York Court ruled Thursday that Kesha cannot make Dr. Luke pay her legal fees if her defamation claim against him fails. According to the court, "there is insufficient evidence supporting the conclusion that the legislature intended its 2020 amendments to the anti-strategic lawsuit against public participation (anti-SLAPP) law… to apply retroactively to pending claims such as the defamation claims asserted by plaintiffs in this action." In a statement to Rolling Stone, Kesha's lawyers said: "Today's opinion is manifestly erroneous and contrary to the conclusion reached by approximately 20 other courts. We will promptly seek Court of Appeals review."

KATY PERRY CELEBRATES COPYRIGHT CASE VICTORY: Katy Perry celebrated her victory in court while on stage in Las Vegas Friday (March 11th) night. A video posted to Twitter shows Perry shouting "So just be sure… before you take me to court, 'cause I'm a Scorpio, b—-!" on stage at her Play Las Vegas residency. On Thursday (March 10th), a federal appeals court refused to reinstate a $2.8 million copyright infringement verdict against Perry over her 2013 single "Dark Horse." Rapper Marcus Gray won a lawsuit against the "Firework" singer in 2014, claiming she ripped off his song, "Joyful Noise," but the verdict was overturned by a judge in 2020.

Kygo Remixes Coldplay's 'Let Somebody Go'

Kygo's remix of Coldplay's current single with Selena Gomez, "Let Somebody Go," was released Friday (March 11th).

The producer said of the collaboration, "Coldplay's music has had a huge influence on me as an artist and person. I did an unofficial remix of Midnight back in 2014 that I uploaded on SoundCloud and always wanted to properly collaborate with the band. I really love how this remix turned out and it's great to team up with Selena Gomez again."

Kygo previously collaborated with Gomez on 2017's worldwide smash, "It Ain't Me."

Report: Marilyn Manson Threatens Legal Action Against Ex Assistant

Reports say that Marilyn Manson has threatened "retaliatory legal action" against former assistant Ashley Walters if she took part in Evan Rachel Wood's documentary Phoenix Rising. Wood premiered the documentary at Sundance Film Festival back in January, which details her allegations against Manson. This month, TMZ revealed Manson is suing both Wood and her partner, Illma Gore, for fraud, conspiracy and defamation.

According to Loudwire via Rolling Stone, an amended lawsuit filed March 11th stated that Walters was allegedly threatened with similar legal proceedings if she was involved documentary.

Walters originally filed a lawsuit against Manson for sexual assault, battery and harassment in May 2021. A member of Manson's team told NME that he "vehemently denied any accusations of assault."

Manson's lawyers tried to have the case thrown out due to the statute of limitations, but the judge declined to rule on the motion until a later date.

According to the amended lawsuit, Walters stated she repressed the memories of the abuse she claimed to endure by Manson. She added she only confronted the alleged event after a g therapy sessions in Fall 2020.

Phoenix Rising premiers March 15th and 16th on HBO.

The Weeknd Clears Up Rumors Of Fake Track List

A fake track list of The Weeknd's latest album was posted online and he is setting the record straight. He posted on Twitter that he loved every single artist listed but called the post "beyond fake."

The original rumor started with a realistic looking hand written note with names like Ariana Grande, Ty Dolla $ign, and Kali Uchis assigned to specific songs. His new album, Dawn FM does feature a lot of big names such as Quincy Jones, Jim Carrey, and Lil Wayne.

The Twitter account of Buzzing Pop seems to have made the original fake post and at last check, still had not taken it down.

TL;DR:

  • A fake track list of The Weeknd's latest album was posted
  • He called it "beyond fake."

Billie Eilish And Finneas Have 3 Songs In Disney's 'Turning Red'

Billie Eilish and Finneas say the most fun writing they've ever had, was for the new animated feature, Turning Red. When they were approached to be a part of the movie, they "leapt" at the opportunity.

Disney and Pixar posted a short video this week of the siblings talking about the music. They described the 3 songs as… one is a love ballad, one is a confidence builder, and the other is a hit for the boyband in the movie. In fact, Finneas even voices a role as one of band members.

The movie is about a 13 year old girl who transforms into a giant red panda when she can't control her emotions.

Turning Red starts streaming on Disney+ today (March 11).

TL;DR:

  • Billie Eilish and Finneas have 3 songs in Turning Red.
  • It starts streaming on Disney+ today (March 11).