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Britney Spears paid tribute to her fiancé Sam Asghari on Valentine's Day.

The "Toxic" singer wrote, "This man has been with me through it all !!!! I don't know what I would do without him so I think I will keep him around a bit longer …. I mean he is pretty hot !!!!! I love you @samasghari"

The actor wished Spears a happy Valentine's Day on his own Instagram page and added, "Fellas listen up: what they don't teach you in school is that your ability to listen and agree with your woman even if you don't agree is the key emoji to a happy life."

The pop star also weighed in on the Super Bowl halftime show on Monday (Feb. 14th), saying that the performance made her feel like she was 17 again.

Spears wrote, "@Eminem last night at the Super Bowl ... he should have had way more time ... he was everything to me when I was younger and it was so weird in the first two seconds I saw him on stage last night I felt like I was 17 again !!! It's honestly kinda scary how certain artists and music can do that ... we are so lucky to live in a world where music can give us hope ... identity ... acceptance ...and love

Rihanna has opened up about her pregnancy, saying that she feels "tired on and off." She told Extra that she feels "really great — tired at times, on and off, which I am not used to. I can fight through any hour of the night, but now it's, like, putting me down: ‘No, you go to bed right now.'"

Meanwhile, Rihanna also revealed that she still plans to release new music, saying, "Yes, you're still going to get music from me." She added, "My fans would kill me if they waited this long for a lullaby."

Although reports circulated last night that Eminem disobeyed the NFL by taking a knee to honor Colin Kaepernick during his SuperBowl halftime show performance, the NFL says that is not the case. The Puck reported that the NFL warned the performers to no take a knee, but journalist Ryan Glasspiegel revealed that NFL reps said players have been taking knees since 2016 without sanctions, so musical talent wouldn't be held to a different standard.

Meanwhile, Sports Illustrated‘s Albert Breer also confirmed no rules were broken per the NFL's spokesperson Brian McCarthy. McCarthy said, "Report was erroneous. We watched all elements of the show during numerous rehearsals this week."

Meanwhile, The Puck also suggested that Dr. dre performing "Still D.R.E" and the lyrics "Still not loving police" did make SuperBowl organizers "uncomfortable" as did Snoop's blue outfit but they decided not to censor either to avoid a "divisive cultural moment."

NFL MISTAKES JHENE AIKO FOR MICKEU GUYTON

In related news, social media also reacted to the NFL mistaking Jhene Aiko for Mickey Guyton at the SuperBowl. Guyton performed the National Anthem, and when it was time to introduce Jhene to perform "America The Beautiful," they panned to a shot of Mickey again.

Kanye West has removed Kid Cudi from DONDA 2 because of his frienship with Pete Davidson. This past weekend, Kanye posted via Instagram, "Just so everyone knows Cudi will not be on Donda because he's friends with you-know-who. We all speak in Billie language now." Cudi responded, "Too bad I don't wanna be on ur album u f****** dinosaur hahaha. Everyone knows I've been the best thing about ur albums since I met u. Ima pray u for brother." He added, "We talked weeks ago about this. You're whack for flipping the script and posting this lie just for a look on the internet. You ain't no friend. BYE."

in other news, Kanye fired of a few shots towards Pete Davidson by posting a meme, making the Captain America: Civil War poster into a representation oh his current situation. Mr. West put him, Drake, Julia Fox, Travis Scott, and Future on one side, fighting against Pete Davidson, Kim Kardashian, Kid Cudi, Billie Eilish, and Taylor Swift. He captioned, "THE INTERNET HAS STILL NOT FOUND A DECENT PICTURE OF SKETE."

Rihanna has opened up abour her pregnancy. She told Entertainment Tonight, "It's all an exciting journey so far I'm just taking it as it comes every week. There's always something new and I'm just taking it and I'm enjoying it." She also revealed that her pregnancy cravings are "donuts, so far."

As far as her maternity style, she said, "I'm trying to enjoy it as much as I could. And fashion is one of my favorite things, so, you know, we're defying what it even means to be pregnant and maternal. It can get uncomfortable at times and so you can dress the part and pretend."

Meanwhile, in an interview with E!, RiRi revealed how it was keeping the pregnancy from her friends and family, saying, "It was harder for me to keep it from my posse, because they're around me, they know my habits. They're like, 'You don't want something to drink? You're not smoking?' They know I hate sweets and I'm all of a sudden asking for cookies and donuts." She continued, "But finally, I just had to let it all out, and they were all shocked, of course, as the world was shocked as well."

Kodak Black was among three people shot on Friday night (February 12th) in Los Angeles outside of Justin Bieber's afterparty. According to TMZ, all gunshots victims are reportedly recovering from non-life threatening injuries.

Bieber performed in West Hollywood at the Pacific Design Center and had an afterparty at The Nice Guy in L.A. At around 2:45 pm, Kodak, along with rappers Gunna and Lil Baby were standing on the street when a fight broke out. Someone in Kodak's crew was jumped by an unidentified person and Kodak jumped into the fight. This is when the assailant starting shooting. Kodak was reportedly shot in the leg. At least 10 shots were fired.

All of the victims were hospitalized and were listed in stable condition.

An investigation is currently underway and the shooters are still on the loose.

Adele told BBC's Graham Norton Friday (Feb. 11th) that her Las Vegas residency will still happen in 2022. The pop star was reluctant to give any exact dates but insisted that it needs to happen soon, because she's planning on having a baby in 2023.

She told the host, "It is absolutely 100 percent happening this year. It has to happen this year because I've got plans for next year. Imagine if I have to cancel because I am having a baby?"

The "Hello" singer also admitted that the show's delay wasn't entirely Covid-related.

She explained, "I tried my hardest and really thought I would be able to pull something together in time. I regret that I kept going until that late in the day. It would have been a really half-arsed show, and I can't do that."

BTS' Suga and Jungkook are branching out from the group with their new ballad, "Stay Alive." The song, which appears on the official soundtrack for 7Fates: Cakho, is produced by Suga with vocals by Jungkook.

Billboard reports that the track is part of the unfolding story line of the animated web comic, based on the chakhogaspa, the story of a legendary group of tiger hunters.

Their label, HYBE, told the outlet that the new song is a "nod to the characters in the story as they try to survive in a vicious world."

KATY PERRY'S RESIDENCEY PULLS IN $7 MILLION: Katy Perry's residency at the newly opened Resorts World Las Vegas has pulled in nearly $7 million. The pop star's show, Katy Perry: Play, launched its first set of shows on Dec. 29, playing eight performances through Jan. 15. According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, the shows earned nearly $6.98 million with a total attendance of 32,000 fans.

HARRY STYLES SPOTTED FILMING MUSIC VIDEO: Harry Styles has been spotted filming a new music video on a giant bed on wheels outside Buckingham Palace. Photos obtained by The Sun show the 28-year-old singer dressed in polka-dot pajamas as he sang to the camera while a truck pulled the king sized bed across the mall. One onlooker told the outlet, "They shut down the mall for him to film on a big bed surrounded by women dressed as hippies. Harry was wearing retro clothes and it was reminiscent of John Lennon's famous bed moment with Yoko Ono."

CHARLI XCX DROPS 'BEG FOR YOU' VIDEO: Charli XCX, releases the music video for her latest single, "Beg For You," featuring Rina Sawayama, on Friday (Feb. 11th). The track has given the longtime friends their first opportunity to work together. Charli's highly-anticipated forthcoming album, Crash, will be released on March 18th and is the fifth and final album in her record deal. Charli kicks off her 21-date North American tour in Los Angeles on March 26th.

BTS members Jungkook, V, RM, J-Hope, Jin, Suga, and Jimin star in a new advertising campaign that shows them as advocates for a cleaner and greener planet.

In a nearly two-minute video for Samsung, they take turns holding up placards with dire messages. Some such as "The oceans are drowning in plastic," "Marine animals are suffering, and "It's time for a change." Behind them, you can see images of giant pools of plastic in the ocean. The music in the background is "Subterranean Homesick Blues" by Bob Dylan.

Released this week, it's part of the launch of a new range of Galaxy smartphones. Samsung says the product is made of repurposed, ocean-bound, discarded fishing nets.

TL;DR:

• BTS members star in a new advertising campaign that shows them as advocates for a cleaner and greener planet.
• Released this week, it's part of the launch of a new range of Galaxy smartphones.

Billie Eilish got an invitation to the White House and made a stop there this week while on her Happier Than Ever world tour.

Her brother, Finneas and their parents, Maggie and Patrick were also invited. Eilish was vocal about her support for President Biden during the 2020 campaign and more recently, she petitioned him regarding an animal rights issue.

A photo was posted on the official POTUS Instagram account. It read, "When I heard my friends @billieeilish and @finneas were in town for a show, I knew I had to invite them over to the White House. Great to see you and your family and I'm glad you got to meet Commander."

TL;DR:

• Billie Eilish, her brother, Finneas, and their parents were invited to the White House this week.
• A photo was posted on the official POTUS Instagram account.

​FAST FACTS

• Commander is the Presidents dog.

Charli XCX says she needs to step back from social media. In a personal statement on Twitter, she told fans about her struggle with mental health issues. She mentioned the criticism surrounding the rollout of her forthcoming album, Crash.

She said, "I've been grappling quite a lot with my mental health the past few months and obviously it makes negativity and criticism harder to handle when I come across it."

When she wants to post something, she'll have someone monitor her social media and will be drafting tweets from afar. She wrote: "because, I can't really handle it here right now."

Following her statement, she announced that the official music video for her and Rina Sawayama's "Beg For You," will be out today, (Feb.11).

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Kanye West has threaten to pull out of Coachella unless Billie Eilish apologizes to Travis Scott for comments she made during her recent concert. During her concert in Atlanta last week, Billie stopped the show to offer an inhaler to a fan who was having trouble breathing. She said, "I wait for people to be OK until I keep going."

Kanye responded on social media, staying, "COME ON BILLIE WE LOVE YOU PLEASE APOLOGIZE TO TRAV AND TO THE FAMILIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES."

He continued, "NO ONE INTENDED THIS TO HAPPEN TRAV DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN HE WAS ON STAGE AND WAS VERY HURT BY WHAT HAPPENED."

He added, "YES TRAV WILL BE WITH ME AT COACHELLA BUT NOW I NEED BILLIE TO APOLOGIZE BEFORE I PERFORM."

BILLIE RESPONDS

Billie responded to Kanye's comments, saying, "literally never said a thing about travis. was just helping a fan."

KANYE RESPONDS TO FAN THAT SHE HE IS 'OFF THE MEDS'

In other news, Kanye West responded to a fan that said Kanye is "off the meds" and that DONDA 2 is "gonna go crazy."

Kanye responded, "THE WORLD IS RACIST SEXIST HOMOPHOBIC AND CRAZY PHOBIC AT OUR CORE. ITS CHEAP AND DISMISSIVE TO SAY IM OFF MY MEDS ANYTIME I SPEAK UP PHOBIA IN THIS SENSE DOESN'T MEAN BEING AFRAID OF IT MEANS NOT GIVING POWER TO LETS BE MORE CONSCIOUS AND NOT WRITE EACH OTHER OFF SO EASILY."

Justin Bieber and Toy Lanez spent some time together in the studio this week and marked the occasion with a photo. Lanez shared the snap of the Canadians hanging out by the audio board. No mention of what they were working on.

Post Malone and The Weeknd's collaboration "One Right Now" has reached #1 on Billboard's Rhythmic Chart. The superstars' collaborative release has also hit the top 10 on the Pop Airplay chart.

Cardi B is getting ready for Valentine's Day next week by showing off some new romantic hairstyles. Posting online, one photo showed her hair twisted into pink hearts and another displayed her bangs in the shape of a heart. The singer is known for her everchanging hair styles.

Britney Spears has been working on a new dance video and is promoting the upcoming release online. She posted a snip of her dancing to the song, "Get Naked."

Calling the video a "tease of what's to come," she's seen wearing a red bikini top and a matching high-waisted, strappy thong, with black heels. As the music plays, she gyrates on a barre in an empty dance studio.

She didn't mention a release date, but the new track will be her first new music in 5 years.

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Charlie Puth says that Elton John told him that the music he made in 2019, "sucked." He also says that Elton was right. Saying, "He was brutally honest with me."

Puth went on to explain, that basically he told him that he could make a lot better music and he said that he should just make it himself. Puth appreciated the constructive criticism and said that it was exactly how he felt about it too.

Puth said, "I didn't really like any of the music I put out in 2019, and I didn't want to make an album of that," he said. "I felt like I was kind of pretending to be a cool guy."

He released several singles in 2019 that failed to make a splash, including "I Warned Myself," "Mother" and "Cheating on You."

TL;DR:

• Charlie Puth says that Elton John was brutally honest about his 2019 music.
• Puth appreciated the constructive criticism and said that it was exactly how he felt about it too.
• He released several singles in 2019 that failed to make a splash, including "I Warned Myself," "Mother" and "Cheating on You."

Ed Sheeran has been teasing for a while now about a collaboration with Taylor Swift, but now it's official. He announced on Twitter that he has reunited with his longtime friend on a new version of his song, "The Joker and the Queen."

Sheeran has been dropping hints online and in interviews about the possible match-up. Also in his music video for "Overpass Graffiti," he's seen wearing a leather jacket with a joker and a queen on the back, and in small, subtle letters in the top right corner of the jacket, there's a box that reads, "Taylor Swift."

The original version appears on his new album, =, and the new version, featuring Taylor Swift, will be released on Friday (Feb. 11).

TL;DR:

• He announced on Twitter that he has reunited with his longtime friend, on a new version of his song, "The Joker and the Queen."
• The original version appears on his new album, =.
• The new version, featuring Taylor Swift, will be released on Friday (Feb. 11).

Despite going back and forth on social media, Kanye West still wants his estranged wife Kim Kardashian back. Kanye posted a photo of Kim and their children in her new Vogue spread. He captioned the photo, "GOD PLEASE BRING OUR FAMILY BACK TOGETHER."

Meanwhile, in her Vogue interview, Kim opened up about her mindset in her 40s, saying that she is "Team Me." She explained, "For so long, I did what made other people happy. And I think in the last two years I decided, I'm going to make myself happy. And that feels really good. And even if that created changes and caused my divorce, I think it's important to be honest with yourself about what really makes you happy. I've chosen myself. I think it's okay to choose you."

She added, "I'm going to eat well. I'm going to work out. I'm going to have more fun, spend more time with my kids and the people who make me happy. I'm going to put my phone down. Unfollow if I don't want to see something on Instagram."

She also discussed co-parenting, saying, v"You could be so hurt or angry at your ex, but I think in front of the kids, it always has to be ‘Your dad's the best. Make sure you are your co-parent's biggest cheerleader, no matter what you're personally going through."

Katy Perry says the pandemic is keeping her from marrying her fiancé, Orlando Bloom. When asked by an Australian radio host about her status, she laughed and said they were aiming for a destination wedding, but every couple of months there's a new variant.

They got engaged on Valentines' Day 2019 and had a baby girl a year and a half later.

TL;DR:

• Katy Perry says the pandemic is keeping her from marrying her fiancé, Orlando Bloom.
• Because they want a destination wedding.
• They got engaged on Valentines' Day 2019.

Lizzo is back in the studio, she verified it herself. She posted a short video that was shot in a recording studio. Although there was no sound, it was obvious what she was hinting at.

The video shows her production team, with Blanco bopping to the sound of whatever they were listening to.

Another clue pointed out by Pop Culture.com…is that it must be an up-tempo song, because of the speed she was tapping her feet.

Lizzo hasn't released music since last year's hit, "Rumors," which featured a Cardi B verse and debuted at #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart.

TL;DR:

• Lizzo is back in the studio
• The video she posted shows Blanco in the studio with her.
• Lizzo hasn't released music since last year's hit, "Rumors."

Machine Gun Kelly has been announced as one of the stars that will face off on the court, during the 2022 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.

The charity event pairs retired NBA and WNBA players with celebrities and will take place at Cleveland's Wolstein Center. It raises money for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, with every shot made from behind the line earning a $4,000 donation from Ruffles and the NBA.

Other notable players include Jack Harlow and Tiffany Haddish. It will air February 18 on ESPN at 7 p.m. EST.

TL;DR:

• Machine Gun Kelly will play in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.
• Other notable players include Jack Harlow and Tiffany Haddish.
• It will air February 18 on ESPN at 7 p.m. EST.

John Mayer adds to his ever-growing list of #1's on Billboard‘s Adult Alternative Airplay chart, as "Wild Blue" tops the chart. The song becomes his 8^th to do so.

My Policeman, starring Harry Styles and Emma Corrin has received an R rating for sexual content. Set in the 1950s, the film follows the story of a gay policeman who marries a woman despite his love for another man. A release date has not been announced.

Could Adele and Rich Paul be engaged?

The singer sparked rumors after walking the red carpet at the 2022 Brit Awards wearing a massive diamond ring on her left hand. According to E! News, the pear shape diamond is from Lorraine Schwartz.

Adele also took home awards for Song of the Year ("Easy on Me"), Album of the Year (30), and Artist of the Year

Other winners included Dua Lipa for Best Pop, R&B Artist, Billie Eilish for International Artist, Silk Sonic for International Group, and Olivia Rodrigo for International Song of the Year with "Good 4 U."

Beyoncé​ and Billie Eilish were among the Academy Award nominees announced on Tuesday (Feb. 8th). Both singers are being recognized in the Best Original Song category.

Beyoncé has earned her first Academy Award nomination, with "Be Alive" from King Richard while Eilish's nod is for "No Time to Die" from the James Bond movie of the same name.

Eilish wrote on Instagram, "thank you SO much to @theacademy for this nomination!! it was an absolute dream to write a song for a @007 film and i'm so honored that it's nominated. peak life experience. THANK YOU!!!"

Other nominees in this category include Diane Warren (Four Good Days), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Encanto), and Van Morrison (Belfast).

Many were expecting Lady Gaga to be recognized for her role as Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci. Despite the snub, the gracious star extended her contratulations to the other nominees.

Gaga wrote, "And to all the nominees this year, congratulations on all your hard work, dedication, your nomination and YOUR magic—you all deserve major recognition for what was a truly beautiful landscape of performances and accomplishments this past year. Your dedication during Covid, your huge hearts, and your ability to tell amazing stories is a gift to the whole world during what is for many a very hard time. Congratulations my friends."