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“Dancing With the Stars” pros Daniella Karagach and Pasha Pashkov are expecting their first child together. She found out she was pregnant on the same day Season 31 premiered. The baby is due to arrive in May.
Jennifer Lopez is back. She took to Instagram Friday with a video announcing her upcoming album “This Is Me… Now”, a follow-up to her 3rd album, “This Is Me… Then.” This came a few days after her social media accounts had been wiped, spurring rumors of a major announcement.
Sabrina Carpenter says her current single ‘Nonsense’ was the most fun to write of all the tunes on her “Emails I Can’t Send” album, but “It’s just the silliest song, and when we were writing it, I was like, ‘It’s never gonna be put out.’” But here we are.
Iggy Azalea has sold her master recording and publishing catalog to Domain Capital for an 8-figure sum. The deal includes 100% of her share of her existing catalog, including the #1 ‘Fancy’ (ft. Charli XCX), ‘Black Widow’ (ft. Rita Ora), and ‘Problem’ (w/Ariana Grande).
Elton John and Britney Spears have released the acoustic version of their chart-topping duet ‘Hold Me Closer’. The stripped down, piano-based version of the song highlights Brit’s vocals and is accompanied by a new video featuring Olympic Gold Medalist ice skater Nathan Chen.
Men at Work have been awarded the APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) AMCOS’ Billions Award for their 1981 pop classic ‘Down Under’, for surpassing one billion streams across all platforms. Frontman and co-writer Colin Hay says the song came about from a “deep love” for Australia.
Amber Heard is the most-Googled celebrity of the year. Research from Hollywood news site CelebTattler analyzed Google search trends in 2022, tracking over 150 notable celebs, eventually crowning her as #1. Her ex, Johnny Depp, trailed closely behind in second place. Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September, came third, followed, in order, by Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson.
Cher says that “love doesn’t know math” when it comes to her relationship with Alexander Edwards. She recently confirmed she is in a relationship with her 36-year-old boyfriend – who is 40 years younger than her – and while she admits the age gap definitely exists, she doesn’t think it’s an issue.
There is apparently a documentary in the works, covering Rihanna’s live comeback at the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show, after being absent from music in recent years. She has reportedly signed “a huge deal with Apple” for it to appear on Apple TV+.
Drake has donated an astounding $100 million to restore Luna Luna, an art-themed carnival that’s been in storage for 35 years. It contained amusement park rides that were designed by famous artists, including Salvador Dali and Keith Hering, debuting in 1987 in Germany, but financial issues shut it down 3 decades ago.
Taylor Swift has released her holiday tune ‘Christmas Tree Farm (Old Timey Version)’ on streaming platforms. The swing-inspired remix of her 2019 song ‘Christmas Tree Farm’ was released last year as an Amazon Original, but it is available in wide release now. She recorded it at London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios with a 70-piece orchestra.
John Legend thinks that Carrie Underwood should replace the departing Blake Shelton as a coach on “The Voice”. John told Extra that Blake’s replacement “should be someone in country…I could see Carrie doing it. She could be good.”
Tickets for Garth Brooks’ year-long Vegas residency sold out on day 1 of presale. Last week, he revealed that his new show “Garth Brooks/Plus ONE” would begin in 2023 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
The U.S. Thanksgiving box office brought some bad for Disney. While Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” continued to perform strongly with $65 million, the Disney newcomer “Strange World” is turning out to be one of the biggest bombs in the history of the studio. Projected for an already poor opening of $30 million, “Strange World” will now be lucky to even hit $20 million.
Beyoncé earned 3 awards at Saturday’s Soul Train Awards: Song of the Year for ‘Break My Soul’, Album of the Year for ‘Renaissance’, and Best Collaboration for ‘Make Me Say It Again, Girl’ with Ronald Isley and the Isley Brothers.
Ringo Starr is selling limited-edition life-size replicas of his hand. The figures, which are signed, depict his signature “peace” symbol, and bear the words “Peace & Love”. The bronze edition is $2,000, the stainless-steel version is $5,000, and only 250 of each is available.
After selling over 5 million copies during its debut week, ‘God of War Ragnarök’ is fastest-selling game launch in PlayStation history. Sony also revealed that 2018′s “God of War” has sold more than 23 million units worldwide.
Former child actor Yano Anaya from “A Christmas Story” was taking pictures in front of the Cleveland home from the movie, when the owner screamed at him to get off the property. Apparently he and Yano are having some kind of dispute.
Shania Twain released a Deluxe Edition of her 1997 smash album “Come On Over”. There are three bonus tracks, and each one is a live duet with either Elton John, Chris Martin, or Nick Jonas.
Kelsea Ballerini just got the keys to her “dream home” in Nashville earlier this month, and you know the home’s previous owner. It was Kacey Musgraves. And you might also know the house itself, because when Kacey had it, it was featured in “Architectural Digest”. Kelsea shelled out $2.5 million for it.
Dua Lipa has had a “sweeeet weeeek.” The “Levitating” singer posted pictures in studio with Mick Jagger on Saturday and was granted Albanian citizenship on Sunday. Video posted to Instagram shows her being sworn in. The country’s president, Bajram Bajaj said it was an honor to grant the singer citizenship because she has made Albania famous throughout the world.
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