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In an interview with Variety magazine, Lizzo talked about auditioning for the role of Ursula for Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.

She said she wanted to make Ursula a THOT, but ultimately the role was given to Melissa McCarthy.

The two had never met until recently, both were at the taping of Adele's CBS special when McCarthy introduced herself. The two seemed to have a good laugh when McCarthy said "Why the hell did I get the part?" Lizzo told her that she lost because her audition was "terrible." But did admit that her singing was "great."

Lizzo is soon to star in her own Amazon Prime reality television series called Watch Out For The Big Girls. It starts streaming March 25.

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The Backstreet Boys, will be returning to the Las Vegas Strip this spring with four shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The shows that begin April 8^th will be the official kick off for their DNA World Tour 2022.

A special presale for fan club members starts February 25 and general public tickets go on sale February 28^th.

Shows are expected to sell out like they have in the past. Their 2017 residency at Planet Hollywood became the city's biggest audience in the history Vegas residencies.

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• The Backstreet Boys, will be returning to the Las Vegas April 8^th
• It will be the official kick off for their DNA World Tour 2022.

Dua Lipa is asked a lot about her exercise routine and she talked about it in depth on her new podcast called Dua Lipa: At Your Service.

Surprisingly, she says she doesn't deprive herself of tasty snacks, but rather strives for balance between healthy food, vitamins, occasional treats and regular workouts.

She told fans that she drinks a lot of water for her skin, and takes Omega 3 vitamins.

She didn't mention what time she goes to bed, but said that she doesn't eat after 6pm because the fasting helps her skin.

She said, "When I eat really late, my body does not really work through, and it takes too long to process food, and it does not prepare anything else in my body."

Her favorite time to work out is early in the morning. She does a high-intensity 15 minute workout, then hits the shower, has breakfast and then she's out the door.

TL;DR:

• Dua Lipa says she doesn't deprive herself of tasty snacks, but rather strives for balance.
• She told fans that she drinks a lot of water for her skin, and take s Omega 3 vitamins.
• She does a high-intensity 15 minute workout in the morning.

The Weeknd was seen locking lips with deejay Simi Khadra while celebrating his 32nd birthday in Las Vegas over the weekend.

A fan caught it all on video and TMZ reported it. Earlier this month they were seen sharing dinner at a restaurant, but neither have commented publicly about a relationship.

Simi, 29, along with her sister Haze Khadra, who form the music duo Simi Haze, attended the party alongside other celebs such as Drake, Future, Hilary Duff, and Tristan Thompson.

Drake later posted party photos online and even gave, what was described by TMZ as -- a "sweet speech" to honor his longtime friend.

TL;DR:

• The Weeknd was seen locking lips with deejay Simi Khadra while celebrating his 32nd birthday in Las Vegas over the weekend.
• Neither have commented publicly about a relationship.
• Drake gave a "sweet speech" to honor his longtime friend.

Yesterday (Wednesday, February 23rd), Coldplay released their first Spotify Singles two-track recording. Side A is a stripped-down acoustic version of the band's current single, "Let Somebody Go," with Selena Gomez, while Side B is the band's cover of Kid Cudi's 2008 hit "Day ‘N' Nite." Both songs were recorded at Henson Recording Studio, Los Angeles.

Chris Martin said, "I have always loved Selena's voice and when 'Let Somebody Go' arrived it felt like she was the only person to sing it with. I'm so happy she said yes. She is wonderful to work with and the kind of artist whose work sounds even better after you get to meet them."

Of "Day 'N' Nite," Martin said, "I loved when it came out, and I still love love love it This is the first time I think that we've really taken proper time to record a cover, because in my head I could hear a version of it quite different from the original, that hopefully just reinforces what a brilliant song it is. One way or another I hope that anyone listening will just think, 'Wow, Kid Cudi is amazing.'"

"Let Somebody Go" is the third single from Coldplay's 2021 Music Of The Spheres album, which has already surpassed more than a billion total streams.

Coldplay kicks off their 2022 global stadium tour next month in Costa Rica.

Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez held no punches on Wednesday (February 23rd) when they exchanged a series of words via social media.

It all started with DJ Akademiks tweeted at 11:43 a.m. EST that the gun used in the July of 2020 shooting, which left Megan with gunshot wounds to the back of her feet, didn't have Tory's DNA. The court hearing scheduled for that day wasn't until 12:30 p.m. EST, meaning the information had not been shared in court, therefore the report was not true.

He tweeted, "BREAKING: It was revealed in court few moments ago that Tory Lanez DNA WAS NOT found on the weapon in the Meg Thee Stallion case."

Akademiks later removed the tweet, but not before it went viral online.

Shortly after, Megan responded to the tweet, calling Akademiks out on her Instagram Story.

She said, "Court ain't even started so why yall ready to start lying."

Megan continued, "Yall got breaking news 15 minutes before court started and nobody has even been called in yet?? Yall tryna win a social media campaign this is MY REAL LIFE! Yall tryna get retweet's SPREADING FALSE NARRATIVES! @iamakademiks Why are you lying? What did you gain?"

She added in follow-up posts, "I know some of yall blogs on payroll but please dont get sued trying to create a hate campaign. Be a real journalist and post FACTS. And to my haters..keep making yourself look stupid idc. Whats even more f**ked up is this sh*t is all public record and nobody even cares to read. Only thing that happened in court today was it got pushed to april 5th.. but yall will get a lie trending.. Imagine how I feel..reliving this sh*t everyday publicly. It hurts Im so tired."

The pretrial hearing is scheduled for April 5th.

Tory responded with a tweet of his own: "..... u can't buy and tweet your way out of this one ..not today."

Megan's attorney, Alex Spiro, released a statement on the situation, telling XXL magazine, This is nothing more than the dishonest machinations of a desperate man."

MEGAN THEE STALLION SHARES APOLOGY TEXT MESSAGES FROM TORY LANEZ

Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez's back-and-forth continued with Megan sharing text messages she received from Tory, which show him apologizing to her shortly after the July 12, 2020 shooting incident.

She captioned the since-deleted post, "Lie yo way out of this … if you aint do sh*t what you was apologizing for? THE LAWYERS GOT YO PHNE RECORDS AND MINE. ALL YOUR TXT. THEY GOT YOU RECORDED ON THE JAIL PHONE TALKING TO KELSEY APOLOGIZING BEGGING US NOT TO TALK."

Megan was likely responding to Tory's prior subliminal tweet.

He then replied, "Good D*ck had me fucking 2 best friends .... and I got caught ‍ ... that's what I apologized 4 . ... it's sick how u Spun it tho ..."

Tory was likely referring to Megan's ex-best friend Kelsey, who was in the SUV the night of the shooting in 2020.

PARDISON FONTAINE CALLS OUT TORY LANEZ

Megan Thee Stallion's boyfriend, rapper Pardison Fontaine, also entered the chat.

Appearing to threaten Tory, Pardi tweeted, "@torylanez put the phone dwn let's link .. you n me .. ain't nothin to talk about."

He added, "@torylanez don't tweet nothin else .. SEE ME."

Tory responded, ".... @pardi we've had this encounter ... u did nothing 🥱put ya phone down big fella ...."

BTS is bringing Permission To Dance On Stage to Las Vegas for four dates this spring.

The group announced Tuesday (Feb. 22nd) that the show will be held on April 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th at Allegiant stadium.

Additionally, the in-person live broadcast event Live Play in Las Vegas will be held at MGM Grand Garden Arena on all four days. The concert will also be streamed online on April 16th, the last day of the tour.

Registration to purchase tickets for the new dates is open now through Saturday, February 26th at 5pm PT.

Kanye West's Donda 2 Experience went down last night (February 22nd) in Miami. The event -- which was streamed on Ye's YouTube page, started two hours late. The set was completed with a house that was surrounded by shallow water, and as each song played, the special guests came forward one by one.

Alicia Keys and Fivio Foreign performed "City of Gods." The Game, Migos, Jack Harlow, Marilyn Manson, and DaBaby also performed, and features on Donda 2 include Soulja Boy, Future, the late XXXTentacion, and more.

Several songs on the albun focused on Kanye and Kim's divorce.  There was also a sample of Kim's Saturday Night Live appearance, Vice President Kamala Harris's "We Did It Joe" meme, as well as a tribute to the late Virgil Abloh, saying, "I stopped buying Louis [Vuitton] after Virgil passed."

Towards the end of the show, there was an audio issue. Fivio was performing live with the track and there was a delay for those watching at home. There was also an issue during Kanye's performance with Marilyn Manson and DaBaby.

Donda 2, which was set to be released yesterday (February 22nd), has not been released yet.

Cardi B has opened up about the conflict between Ukraine an Russia. When someone asked the rapper what she thought about the “whole Russia thin,” Cardi tweeted, “Wish these world leaders stop tripping about power and really think about whose really getting affected (citizens) besides the whole world is in a crisis. War, sanctions, invasons should be the last thing these leaders should worry about.”

After another user assumed that Cardi wasn’t really behind her ideas, she posted a video, saying, “I actually want to say a lot of things, but I’m just going to mind my business because sometimes I feel that because I have such a big platform, if I don’t say the right things, I might get killed."

She continued, “There’s inflation not only in America but everywhere in the world. It’s really hard to get the economy back up. There is so much shipments backed up. China’s not really messing with us so a lot of things are behind, a lot of good are behind and this sh*t just made it way more complicated so I’m just really annoyed by this and I really wish that all world leaders right now just really come with a logical conclusion but whatever."

Questlove came to John Mayer’s aid during a sold-out show in Madison Square Garden on Monday night (Feb. 21st). 

People reports that Mayer performed a mostly acoustic set at his New York City concert after both his drummer, Steve Ferrone, and backup singer Carlos Ricketts, tested positive for Covid-19.  Partway through the concert, the singer was joined by the Roots frontman, who took over on the drums. 

The “Last Train Home” singer shared some stills from the show on Instagram where he wished his sick bandmates well and wrote, “My boundless appreciation goes out to the legendary @questlove, who stepped in on an hour’s notice to help end the show on such a powerful and definitive note. The brilliant musicians in this band stepped up in ways that I will never forget, and will bond us forever.

“Most importantly, I thank everyone in attendance whose enthusiasm and energy in the face of some disappointing news lifted us all to something far greater than I could have ever expected. It’s the honor of my life to share these nights of music with you.”

Mayer added that the next few stops on his Sob Rock tour will take on a similar format, but without the addition of “the very otherwise-engaged” Questlove. 

Daft Punk announced Tuesday (Feb. 22nd) that they are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Homework by releasing a special deluxe edition of the album.

According to NME, the special edition of their debut album will feature new remixes, nine of which were previously unavailable on streaming services.

The electro-pop duo is also sharing a one-time only livestream on Twitch of a 1997 performance in which the pair can be seen without their signature helmets.

SELENA GOMEZ LANDS ON CREATE & CULTIVATE 100 LIST: Selena Gomez has been tapped by the media company Create & Cultivate as one of 100 women who are making moves and redefining the future of the workplace.  In an exclusive statement to E!, the Rare Beauty founder said, “I've been vocal about how I've felt the pressure to look a certain way, so I wanted to create a brand that changes the conversation around beauty and perfection. Too many people in the world are trapped by unrealistic standards of perfection, and at Rare Beauty, we are on a mission to help everyone celebrate their individuality by redefining what beautiful means.”

CAMILA CABELLO TO DROP ED SHEERAN COLLAB IN MARCH: Camila Cabello’s collaboration with Ed Sheeran will drop on March 4th.  The Cinderella star shared the news on her Instagram Monday (Feb. 21st), where she called the “Bad Habits” singer ‘one of my favorite people and artists ever.” She added, “Also, my bday is the day before so triple win.” 

Britney Spears has reportedly signed a $15 million book deal with Simon & Schuster.

Insiders tell Page Six that the landmark deal for a tell-all memoir about the "Toxic" singer's career, life and family comes after a bidding war from multiple publishers.

Once source even claimed, "the deal is one of the biggest of all time, behind the Obamas." The rights for Barack and Michelle Obama's books reportedly sold for more than $60 million in 2017.

Spears' sister Jamie Lynn released her memoir, Things I Should Have Said, in January. Britney called her sister "scum" for trying to profit off of her misfortune and sent the younger Spears a cease-and-desist letter claiming the book contains "misleading or outrageous claims" about the singer.

Adele was spotted wearing what appeared to be a wedding band at the NBA All-Star game on Sunday (Feb. 20th).

The 33-year-old Grammy winner attended the game in Cleveland, Ohio with her partner, Rich Paul, but without the giant diamond ring she sported to the Brit Awards earlier this month.

Instead, Radar reports that the "Hello" singer was wearing a diamond band on her left ring finger, leading to speculation that the two may have already gotten hitched.

Billie Eilish is continuing to keep fans safe on her Happier Than Ever tour.

The singer was performing at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday (Feb. 19th) when she encouraged fans to take a breather. Footage obtained by TMZ also showed the "Bad Guy" singer asking fans near the stage to step back and give each other room.

Eilish drew the ire of Kanye "Ye" West for allegedly throwing shade at Travis Scott during the Atlanta stop on her tour earlier this month.

When the singer paused the show to help a fan who had trouble breathing, she told fans, "I wait for people to be OK before I keep going." The comment prompted Ye to threaten to pull out of Coachella if the 20-year-old star doesn't apologize.

Charli XCX may have teamed up with K-Pop idol Vernon, from the boyband Seventeen.

The two were recently spotted chatting on Twitter about working on a remix of her recent single "Beg For You" together.

The British singer shared the conversation in a video on TikTok Friday (Feb. 17th) soundtracked by "Beg For You" and captioned with, "soon."

Twitter dragged Machine Gun Kelly for trying to crack an Avengers joke during intros at the NBA All-Star game Sunday (Feb. 20th).

The rocker, who was wearing a sparkly rhinestone sweater and pansuit, brought on Team Durant before making a self-deprecating joke. MGK said, "All right look, I'm not a great basketball...OK, I'm not even a good basketball player, but I did steal all of the Infinity Stones from Thanos, so LeBron, if you need me, I can probably sink something from half-court while I'm wearing this tonight. Just let me know, I'll be happy to step out."

Twitter users immediately called the joke "corny," said it was causing them "physical pain" and requested that he be taken off the stage.

In other botched All-Star intros, Meghan Fox was mistakenly referred to as MGK's wife on the jumbotron. The two have not yet wed and only confirmed their engagement a month ago.

The Weeknd has announced a music special on Amazon, entitled The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience. The special will hit Prime video on February 26th. It will also stream as "an eight-track live EP" exclusively on Amazon Music. The special will transform Dawn FM into a visual of the album's "unnerving and moody world." The project was created by the Weeknd, La Mar C. Taylor, and director Micah Bickham.

The Weeknd said in a statement, "I'm ecstatic to partner with Amazon to premiere the most elaborate live TV special I've ever done. Welcome to the next phase of Dawn FM—a purgatory otherworld where live performance, theater, and performance art collide for a night out at the club."

Justin Bieber's tour just kicked off, but after an amazing opening night, the singer tested positive for COVID-19, according to TMZ. At least once concert date has been delayed.

The singer got the bad news Saturday, but he reportedly feels fine. His Vegas show set for Sunday has been moved to the summer; he was set to hit Glendale Tuesday, and then L.A. Thursday. It's unclear if those shows are being delayed.

He opened The Justice World Tour Friday night in San Diego.

Singer-songwriter and talk show maestro Kelly Clarkson wants to change her name to Kelly Brianne, her first and middle names. She filed documents to request a legal change, according to multiple reports.

This comes amid other big changes. Clarkson was married for seven years to Brandon Blackstock, from whom she has had a contentious split. Clarkson has had a rocky relationship with her dad Stephen Michael Clarkson, although it's unclear if that's the reason behind her drop of the name.

TBD how it will be handled in her career—her show, after all, is called The Kelly Clarkson Show.

Dua Lipa has partedways from the management company that helped vault her to global stardom, Tap Management. The singer signed with them in 2013, when she was working as a waitress.

According to reports, her departure was motivated by the size of her cut from recording deals. Lipa has snagged three Grammys and is currently on a 73-date tour in the U.S., and is signed with Warner Music, with modeling deals with Versace and Evian.

Commenting on her surprise decision to leave Tap Management and her manager Ben Mawson, a source told The Daily Mail: "It all came as a bit of a shock, but unfortunately there will always be disagreements when it comes to money. Things had been brewing for some time."

He continued: "Tap have taken her from an unknown teenager to the most successful female artist in the world. When you look at it like that, you can't help but think something quite bad has happened."

Kid Cudi is teaming up with DJ Nigo on "Want It Bad." Pharrell produces the track, and it's the second preview of Nigo's upcoming I Know Nigo. The first release was "Ayra," released last month and featuring A$AP Rocky.

In the new track, Cudi celebrates his successes: "Lives fast, with high hopes/ Story of a kid who was feelin' low/ To the life of me, lemme set the scene/ On my grind, I work hard/ Lord hit me, woah, tell 'em it's a new mould/ Walk into a different zone, doin' the impossible/ Too incredible."