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Just days after undergoing emergency surgery, BTS' Jimin is assuring everyone that he's doing just fine.

The 26 year old updated his fans and said he's recovering and hopes to go home soon. It was reported earlier this week that he was diagnosed with acute appendicitis and Covid-19 over the weekend.

He told fans that he's taking care of himself and not to worry.

Jimin, whose real name is Park Ji-min, was hospitalized with sudden abdominal pain, and underwent successful emergency surgery. He was also experiencing a mild sore throat, and tested positive for Covid while in the hospital.

He confirmed that he did not have any contact with other BTS members while infectious.

TL;DR:

• BTS' Jimin was diagnosed with acute appendicitis and Covid-19 over the weekend and underwent successful emergency surgery..
• He told fans that he's taking care of himself and not to worry.
• He confirmed that he did not have any contact with other BTS members while infectious.

BTS and Coldplay's collaboration, "My Universe" has now been on the U.K. singles chart for 16 weeks and becomes the fourth-longest-charting track of all-time. According to Forbes, this means that BTS has now broken their own record and "Butter" drops to become the fifth-longest-charting title.

The song has become a much bigger hit in the U.K. than in the U.S. and although it dipped slightly on the charts, a lot of the U.K. success is credited to Coldplay, because it's their homeland.

Rounding out the top 5 biggest hits in the U.K., Pinkfong's "Baby Shark" is still the longest-charting single, Psy's "Gangnam Style" is second place, and "Dynamite," by BTS is 3^rd.

TL;DR:

• BTS and Coldplay's collaborative single "My Universe" has now been on the U.K. singles chart for 16 weeks.
• BTS has now broken their own record and "Butter" drops to fifth-longest-charting title.

Kanye West bought girlfriend Julia Fox and her friends baby Birkin bags for her birthday. According to Rap-Up, Ye celebrated Fox's 32nd birthday at Lucien in NYC on Wednesday night (February 2nd). He also gifted Fox with some expensive jewelry.

IS KANYE WEST INDEPENDENT?

Is Kanye West independent now? In an interview with Complex, Wack 100 has claimed that Kanye is 100% independent now. He said, "He's definitely independent. He's been working on Donda 2. He's got a great team in there with him. He's been up in the air on which direction he's going with it. He's seeing some of the things I can do. Along with Gee Roberson, he's got a nice team around him, so I'm looking forward to that. I'm all in for it. I'm definitely going to join forces, and Voltron with everybody else around it. We could definitely get it done, or whatever way he goes with it. He has my full support."

DONDA 2 is expected to drop on Feb. 22nd.

Nicki Minaj may be teaming up with 50 Cent on the big screen. During a radio interview, when asked if she would work with 50 on a tv or film project, she said, "Maybe something is already in the works."

When asked if she would be on 50's Starz series "Power" or "BMF," she said, "It's something completely different that we might be talking about."

Meanwhile, in another interview, Nicki Minaj talked about the sex position she was in when she conceived her son "Papa Bear." She said, "I know what position I was in when I got pregnant.. Backshots." She later advocated for women to "get on top," saying "Ladies, please stop telling y'all man that y'all don't wanna get on top and ride that d***k. This is very important. Go and learn how to ride because first of all, it feels great to the guy and to you."

She continued, "My favorite position is, I like being on top…But then again, when you got a dude that just knows how to f**k really good, you start having positions that you didn't know was your favorite, so you start getting new favorite positions! So now, I will say, they are all my fav's now.. I been was on top, I like from the back, I like the side, I like reverse cowgirl.. I like it all."

In an interview with Glamour UK, Selena Gomez revealed her worst beauty disaster ever. She recalled a night out at the Met when she put on too much tanning lotion.

Dressed beautifully in a white Stuart Vevers Coach gown, glittery eyeshadow and wearing diamond jewelry, she didn't realize it until she later saw the photos.

She said her skin looked good at first and then her complexion took on an increasingly orange tint.

She seemed to take it all in stride, two days later she joked about it online and posted a video of a woman running in a beautiful long dress. She captioned it "Me, when I saw my pictures at the Met."

She interviewed with the magazine to promote the 2^nd season of her Netflix series, Only Murderers In The Building.

TL;DR:

• Selena Gomez revealed when she put on too much tanning lotion.
• She said it looked good at first and then her complexion took on an increasingly orange tint.

Silk Sonic has officially joined Fortnite, bringing their signature style to the game in partnership with Fortnite and Atlantic Records.

The Icon Series launch includes in-game outfits for players, a brand new in-game radio station, plus, there will be a player tournament.

Both members, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak are long-time Fortnite fans and Mars said: "When Fortnite asked me if I wanted to create an outfit for the game, I asked, 'Are CGI muscles off the table?' They said 'no.' I said 'deal.' I'll see you on the Island."

The official Silk Sonic Set will allow players to select either Bruno Mars or Anderson .Paak as their in-game character style. It launches on February 10.

TL;DR:

• Silk Sonic has officially joined Fortnite.
• The official Silk Sonic Set will allow players to select either Bruno Mars or Anderson .Paak as their in-game character style.
• It launches on February 10.

Ed Sheeran is teasing online about a Taylor Swift collaboration.

He shared what looks like an autographed CD case, the artwork is a playing card and features a queen that looks suspiciously like Taylor Swift. He told fans that something was coming in a bit and to keep their eyes open for it.

The two have been good friends for years and late last year he mentioned that he would be releasing a single with someone, as he put it… "I just love.

The two most recently worked together on (Taylor's Version) of the album, Red.

TL;DR:

• Ed Sheeran shared artwork online of a playing card and features a queen that looks like Taylor Swift.
• He told fans that something was coming in a bit and to keep their eyes open for it.

Billie Eilish is making a promise for her tour to be as planet friendly as possible.

For starters, she's working with her mom's nonprofit called Support + Feed and she pledges to eat one plant-based meal a day for 30 days in support of a healthier planet.

Each tour stop will also feature what she calls an Eco-Village, where local environmental nonprofits can set up. She hopes that it inspires her fans to create change within each of their own communities.

Charity Platinum Tickets are available for each of Eilish's shows, and 100 percent of the net proceeds from each ticket will be donated directly to Support + Feed. The organization recently teamed with Wicked Kitchen to provide 100,000 meals to help feed those in need.

TL;DR:

• Billie Eilish is working with her mom's nonprofit called Support + Feed.
• She pledges to eat one plant-based meal a day for 30 days in support of a healthier planet.
• Each tour stop will also feature an Eco-Village, where local environmental nonprofits can set up.

Saweetie is featured in the debut video of Miami-based artist, Tai'Aysha.

Saweetie, who raps a verse on the track, said they had a lot of fun making the record and really tried to capture that feeling in the video.

The song, called "One Night Ting" is about cutting loose, letting go, and throwing yourself into the night. In a press statement, Tai'Aysha clarified that in her real life, she's never actually had a one-night stand. She said, she's tried but they always call or send her flowers the next day.

TL;DR:

• Saweetie is featured in the debut video of Miami-based artist, Tai'Aysha.
• The song, called "One Night Ting" is about cutting loose, letting go, and throwing yourself into the night.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Taylor Swift is now available in a classroom.

New York University's Clive Davis Institute has introduced its first-ever course on Taylor Swift.

The class will cover her evolution as a creative music entrepreneur, as well as her songwriting. This semester's classes have already started and there is a long waitlist for the next one.

Swift has been invited to speak with the students, but has not been booked at this time.

In other Taylor Swift news: Thanks for the Holy Swift podcast, Swifties now have their own version of the daily word game, Wordle and it's called Tay-lordle.

The Swift-themed version of the game uses only five-letter words that are connected directly to Taylor.

TL;DR:

• New York University's Clive Davis Institute has introduced its first-ever course on Taylor Swift.
• The class will cover her evolution as a creative music entrepreneur as well as her songwriting.
• Swift has been invited to speak to class.

Adele attempted to put the rumors that she and boyfriend Rich Paul are on the rocks in her latest Instagram post.

Last month, Page Six reported that that the singer was struggling to make it through rehearsals for her Las Vegas residency because she was constantly "shouting and sobbing" on the phone Paul.

On Tuesday (Feb 1st), the "Hello" singer took to Instagram to share the news that she will be performing at the Brit awards on February 8th. She ended her post with, "Oh, and Rich sends his love black heart emoji."

Although she initially announced that her residency at the Colosseum theater would only be postponed, sources say that the show is done for good.

Las Vegas-based journalist Scott Roeben tweeted Tuesday (Feb. 1st), "Industry source believes Adele's residency is done at Caesars Palace, as all preparations for the production have stopped, the sets have been loaded out and there's no activity related to addressing concerns that presumably led to the cancellation.

"The sound system Adele and her team insisted upon is being taken out, the original equipment is being re-installed. Source believes Adele may be picked up by Park MGM (Dolby Live) or Resorts World, but doesn't think she'll return to Caesars Palace. A costly debacle."

Hailey Bieber will no longer be commenting on her personal life, including discussing her marriage to Justin Bieber.

The model explained her reasoning to WSJ Magazine, saying, "The media loves to take a tiny little blurb of something for clickbait," and added, "the media has always been a disgusting thing."

She continued, "Behind closed doors, we're two really normal people that just have not-normal lifestyles and careers. I think given the magnitude of Justin's career, he's a very normal person, and I don't think that always happens."

Despite her new policy, she did let the magazine in on a bit of personal information. Hailey revealed that she and her famous hubby will "ideally" start trying for kids "in the next couple of years."

Charlie Puth is the voice of a beat boxing fox in a Super Bowl ad for Frito-Lay.

The 30-year-old singer will represent the Flaming Hot Cheetos and Doritos brands alongside Megan Thee Stallion, who will be transformed into a songbird for the commercial.

He told Billboard, "The premise is that all these animals eat these Flamin' Hot products and they become musically active, they start harmonizing and being in synch and perfect tempo with each other and that's what happened to me life as well. I have some Cool Ranch Doritos and I'm off to the races writing 5 songs."

A source close to Rihanna and ASAP Rocky says the singer "couldn't be happier" to be having her first child. The source told People, "Having a baby is something she was never focused on, but being with Rocky opened her up to the idea. She couldn't be happier and is so excited to be a mom."

She continued, "She's loving all the changes to her body during pregnancy and has always celebrated pregnant women in her runway shows for Fenty." The insider added, "They're just like any other pair of parents-to-be. Yes, they happen to be famous but they're just the cutest, giddiest young couple that's expecting kids."

Meanwhile, another source revealed that RiRi and A$AP "live together now and seem beyond happy."

RiRi's dad Ronald Fenty is also excited, telling Page Six, "I'm ecstatic. I'm so happy that I jumped for joy. I'm still so excited. Fenty continued, "Rihanna always said that she wanted children, she loves kids. She always takes care of her cousins' kids…she's going to be a good mom." Fenty said that he found out the big news on Sunday (January 30th) before the couple announced the news to the world.

Billie Eilish is back in black.

The "Bad Guy" singer shared an image of herself Tuesday (Feb. 1st) night sporting black hair and baby bangs. She captioned the Instagram post with a black square and commented, "she's back."

Eilish has a history of breaking the internet whenever she makes a drastic change to her hair color. When she debuted her platinum locks in March 2021, she broke Selena Gomez's record for reaching one million Instagrams likes in the shortest amount of time.