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YouTube announces new series with Will Smith and Alicia Keys
The platform announced the partnerships Tuesday in an online presentation to advertisers, revealing a slate of upcoming YouTube Originals series. Comedian Hasan Minhaj hosted and celebrities including CBS' "Late Late Show" host James Corden appeared. Miley Cyrus closed the presentation with a performance.
"This is the body that carried me through an entire pandemic and countless days grazing thru the pantry," he wrote in the caption. "I love this body, but I wanna FEEL better. No more midnight muffins…this is it!
"Songs in A Minor" featured Keys' debut single which sky-rocketed her success, "Fallin'." The song won the pianist three Grammys (song of the year, best female R&B vocal performance and best R&B song). "Songs in A Minor" took the category for best R&B album.
“YouTube has been a big part of my expression for kind of my entire career," she said. "You can really watch the evolution of who I am. It really kind of inspired me and it stated a fire that just became wild.
"I’ve just always really loved the idea of being able to create my own worlds that I feel visually represents sonically what I’m putting out there," she continued. "I could say what I wanted to say in the way that I wanted to say it. I definitely don’t take it for granted.”
From Publisher: USA TODAY (https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/05/04/youtube-announces-new-series-smith-and-alicia-keys/4937881001/)
Will Smith takes off his clothes to reveal ‘dad bod’ on Instagram
The star posted the caption alongside an image of himself wearing nothing but his underwear and an unzipped top. Smith left little to the imagination – showing off his ‘dad bod’ in all its glory.
Another wrote “Why you starting to look like Uncle Phil tho?”, in reference to Will’s late on-screen uncle in Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
One man even offered to train Smith, “Will, I’m coming to train you. For free, can’t have a legend looking like this.”
Lots of fans praised Smith for his realness, “That’s the funniest, realest (sic) thing I’ve ever seen. Way to change the façade of Instagram”.
Others speculated that the reason behind the award-winning actor’s new figure may be for a film.
Smith is thought to be gearing up to begin filming Emancipation . The story sees Smith portraying Whipped Peter, an enslaved person who emancipated himself from a Southern plantation and joined the Union Army.
From Publisher: NewsComAu (https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-photos/will-smith-bares-all-with-hilarious-post-on-instagram/news-story/e67c222d7400033f410e66926ebe9a8e)
4 May 2021
Little Mix’s success is down to equality
Little Mix says their success is down to their ‘equal’ status with one another, as they have always had the same ‘vision’ that they must all be considered at the same level.
The girl group – which currently comprises of Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock, with Jesy Nelson previously featuring as part of the band before her exit last year – insists their longstanding career is because they have always had the same “vision” that they must all be considered at the same level.
Jade said: “We have always had the same vision, we always wanted to be equal. Nobody wanted to outshine someone else. The moment that happens in a group dynamic, the cracks start to show, like someone has a bit more of an ego. We have always been determined to remain equal people on our team, whoever else has suggested otherwise. We have said no, we know it works better, it is healthier for us doing it that way. And it has got us where we are now.”
And the ‘Confetti’ hitmakers opened up about their experiences with the music industry, claiming they had been pushed to release certain songs or go a certain direction, which had been “a bit unsettling”.
She added: “A few times we have felt pushed into a direction or a song. Almost like a bribe, like ‘if you don’t do this song you can’t have that’. There was a point where there was a bit of that and that was a bit unsettling for us.”
The band has been subjected to cruel taunts by online trolls over the years but they don’t let it bother them now.
Speaking on the Zach Sang radio show in the United States about how they react to negative comments online, Leigh-Anne explained: “It’s a sod the trolls [mentality now]. Negative comments don’t phase us.”
From Publisher: El Paso Inc. (http://www.elpasoinc.com/lifestyle/entertainment/little-mixs-success-is-down-to-equality/article_17d35a85-8985-5705-b180-7092bee5fdd4.html)
Little Mix Drops ‘Confetti’ Remix – Their First Song as a Trio | PEOPLE.com
“We’re serving you looks, choreo and introducing you to three very special lads. We are so proud of this one hope you all love it!” Little Mix wrote about the song on Instagram
Little Mix is back — and here to stay! — as they release their first track since Jesy Nelson’s departure in December. The group, now comprising Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall, reimagines “Confetti” as a trio, as they welcome Saweetie for a fiery verse.
2 May 2021
Cardi B says Big Paper almost didn’t make it on Khaled Khaled
Cardi B’s song was a last-minute addition to DJ Khaled’s new album Khaled Khaled — and fans are loving it. The Bronx-bred rap queen was trending on Twitter Friday morning (April 30) as fans listened to her cut, “Big Paper.”
Khaled announced Cardi’s addition to the record with an updated tracklist Thursday night (April 29). “CARDI B VOCALS IS IN!! ALBUM 101% DONE!!!” he wrote on Instagram.
“You know I like to sound really good because one thing I’ve been really insecure about is my accent. I have a really big accent and my pronunciation and everything… So I was making sure that everything was mixed right,” she continued. “Literally, I think Khaled got the song today [April 29] at like 7 a.m. my time, so he probably got it at like 10 a.m. He got it today. And he got it mastered and everything.”
On Twitter, some listeners were skeptical that Cardi really wrote and recorded the verse in 48 hours. However, she defended the claim with receipts.
“The day Khaled did his video we sent him the hook and one verse so he [could] know I was working on it and not frontin. This is my [message] from last night my engineer sending me different mixes in the middle of the night since we had to turn it in at 7 a.m. Thursday morning,” she tweeted along with the text.
Cardi also told fans that Tyga was recording a song in another room at the studio while she was there.
“Tyga was in the other room and he came to show me some dope songs and I told him I was tired trying to finish a song for Khaled and he said wow don’t it come out on Thursday?” she wrote .
As further proof, Cardi also shared a video she took critiquing the track’s initial mix on Wednesday (April 28).
“I was letting my fans know why I got on the album soo late & unexpected wit no video & almost didn’t make it cause the beat was [sent] Tuesday night,” she added , replying to a Twitter user. “I can’t even tell my personal story without ya makin everything so catty.”
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