Will a Spice Girls reunion happen on Dancing with the Stars this season? Contestant Mel C — aka Sporty Spice — doesn’t rule it out.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight ahead of the DWTS season 30 premiere on Tuesday, she was asked whether we’ll see her group mates cheering her on in the ballroom.
“It’d be rude not to, right?” she jokes.
The Spice Girls have taken the DWTS stage before — they previously performed on the show in 2007 when Scary Spice Mel B competed on season five. Mel C says she really hopes they’ll be able to do that again this season. “Should we manifest that that is gonna happen?” she says.
Either way, Mel C says the girls are supportive of her.
“They’re all super excited for me, and they’re kinda, like, ‘You’ve gotta win!'” she says. “That’s a bit of pressure, so I was like, ‘I’ll do my best.'”
BLACKPINK is now officially the most subscribed artist on YouTube, with over 65.5 million subscribers.
The K-pop girl group breaks the record previously held by Justin Bieber. In a statement, the group calls the achievement “unbelievable.”
“It’s a precious moment gifted to us by our BLINKS(Fans),” they say. “We would like to dedicate this honor to all of our fans around the world who have loved and supported us throughout.”
BLACKPINK adds, “Our BLINKS contributed a lot to this achievement, therefore we hope they also enjoy this honor. The YouTube platform was one of the most effective ways of communicating with our fans under the unprecedented situation. We will continue to bring positivity and great energy through our music and videos.”
BLACKPINK also has four of the all-time top 24-hour music video debuts and boasts four entries in YouTube’s Billion Views Club. Over the past year alone, the ladies have racked up more than 9.7 billion views globally and are among the top-10 most-viewed artists in the world.
Spanish Model, the unique new album featuring a variety of Latin-music artists performing Spanish-language versions of the songs from Elvis Costello‘s second studio effort, 1978’s This Year’s Model, got its release today.
As previously reported, Spanish Model features all of the songs from This Year’s Model, plus select other tunes from that record’s sessions, with newly recorded vocals by various Latin artists accompanied by the original music by Costello and his band The Attractions.
Coinciding with the album’s release, a music video for award-winning Colombian-born singer/songwriter Sebastian Yatra‘s rendition of “Big Tears,” re-titled “Llorar,” has debuted on Costello’s official YouTube channel.
“Big Tears” didn’t appear on This Year’s Model, but was released in 1978 as the B-side of the “Pump It Up” single, and also was included on Costello’s 1980 compilation, Taking Liberties.
“‘Big Tears’ should have always been on the album, as it was at least equal if not superior to some of the other songs but we always wanted to make 7″ inch singles very special by having such a great track on the flip side of a hit record,” Elvis explains. “Yatra’s wonderful rendition of the song, only confirms my feeling that the tune is now where it has always belonged.”
Among the other artists who put their Spanish-language spins on the This Year’s Model tunes are Juanes, Luis Fonsi and Vega.
Meanwhile, the first episode of a six-part documentary series focusing on Spanish Model will premiere September 13. The series, which will roll out over the course of two weeks, will include interviews with nearly all of the artists who contributed to the album, as well as with Costello, The Attractions’ members and This Year’s Model producer Nick Lowe.
Here’s Spanish Model‘s full track list:
“No Action” — Nina Diaz
“(Yo No Quiero Ir a) Chelsea” (“[I Don’t Want to Go to] Chelsea”) — Raquel Sofía y Fuego
“Yo Te Vi” (“The Beat”) — Draco Rosa
“Pump It Up” — Juanes
“Detonantes” (“Little Triggers”) — La Marisoul
“Tu Eres Para Mi” (“You Belong to Me”) — Luis Fonsi
“Hand in Hand” — Francisca Valenzuela y Luis Humberto Navejas
“La Chica de Hoy” (“This Year’s Girl”) — Cami
“Mentira” (“Lip Service”) — Pablo López
“Viviendo en el Paraiso” (“Living in Paradise”) — Jesse & Joy
“Lipstick Vogue” — Morat
“La Turba” (“Night Rally”) — Jorge Drexler
“Llorar” (“Big Tears”) — Sebastián Yatra
“Radio Radio” — Fito Páez
“Crawling to the U.S.A.” — Gian Marco y Nicole Zignago
“Se Esta Perdiendo la Inocencia” (“Running Out of Angels”) — Vega
Rascal Flatts‘ Joe Don Rooney was arrested in Nashville early on the morning of Thursday, September 9.
According to The Tennessean, Joe Don, 45, crashed into a tree on Hillsboro Road, near Franklin, TN, located just outside of Nashville.
Williamson County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sharon Puckett confirmed Joe Don was arrested. He was booked into the Williamson County jail at 7:20 a.m. and released almost three hours later, at 10:17 a.m. He currently remains free on $2,500 bond Friday, online records show.
Last year, Rascal Flatts announced their Farewell Tour, though they’ve subsequently tabled it due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
James Blunt has released his new song, “Love Under Pressure,” one of four new tracks appearing on his upcoming greatest hits album The Stars Beneath My Feet (2004-2021).
Against a piano-driven dance beat, James sings about a strained relationship. He co-wrote the song with fellow singer/songwriter Jack Savoretti.
“Earlier this year during lockdown, I was lucky enough to have a Zoom writing session with the very talented Jack Savoretti,” James says in a statement. “We had never worked together before, but our managers thought it might be a good idea to get us together to do some writing. I’m very pleased we did. Not only is Jack a great guy, but we wrote a banger of a single!”
The Stars Beneath My Feet (2004-2021), featuring well-known tracks like “You’re Beautiful” and “Goodbye My Lover,” comes out November 19. James is set to kick off a nine-stop U.K. arena tour in February 2022.
In some ways, Carrie Underwood is just like everyone else, especially when it comes to her children. The country music superstar shared a video of her son, Isaiah, making his baseball debut, revealing that she was incredibly anxious about his performance.
“Isaiah made his baseball debut tonight!” Carrie captioned the sweet video. “I got more nervous watching him than I used to get when I watched his daddy play hockey!”
Carrie and her husband, Mike Fisher, are proud parents to two sons, six-year-old Isaiah and Jacob, who is two. Mike played hockey for both the Ottawa Senators and the Nashville Predators before retiring for good in 2018.
Isaiah also made his album debut last year, joining his mom on “The Little Drummer Boy” from her holiday My Gift album. Three new songs will be added to her upcoming My Gift (Special Edition) album, out on September 24.
Halsey is getting candid about their post-baby body struggles.
The singer opened up Thursday night on Twitter about how they are dealing with their new body since the birth of their first child, Ender, back in July.
“My pregnancy has changed my body so much,” Halsey wrote. “Learning how to have a personal sense of style when you’re not used to your new shapes has become a real struggle. To all the mommas (or really just anyone going thru something similar) I feeeel you.”
Halsey, who stepped out for a New York Fashion Week event Wednesday night with partner Alev Aydin, added that the expectation to look a certain way has been weighing on them.
“The pressure to look ‘androgynous’ as a means of gender non-confirming expression (as a big t**** breastfeeding mom) coupled with expectation to have a perfect body right after birth is a cocktail of confusion,” the 26-year-old wrote. “I’m patiently reminding myself to do me in any way that feels good.”
“It’s all bulls*** and we are all doing our best,” Halsey concluded. “Anyways, just some vulnerable thoughts. If you relate you’re not alone.”
Rihanna has reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement with her father after filing a lawsuit accusing him of illegally using her name for his own profit.
Radarreports that the nine-time Grammy winner dropped the lawsuit against Ronald Fenty before they were due to go to trial on September 22.
In 2019, RiRi sued her father and his company, Fenty Entertainment. Court documents state, “Although Mr. Fenty is Rihanna’s father, he does not have, and never has had, authority to act on Rihanna’s behalf.”
Rihanna said that her dad, who is not her agent, booked a $15 million overseas tour without her approval. She also claims that he attempted to trademark the phrase “Fenty” to open a chain of hotels.
Now the “Umbrella” singer is focused on hosting an after party for the Met Ball Gala on Monday in New York City. She will also present her annual Savage X Fentyfashion show on September 24. It will stream in over 240 countries and territories on Amazon Prime Video, and will “combine fashion, dance, music, and iconic architecture.” Last year’s presentation at the Los Angeles Convention Center featured appearances by Normani, Roddy Ricch, Miguel, Ella Mai and Mustard.
Last month, Forbes declared Rihanna’s fashion/music empire is now worth $1.7 billion, making her the wealthiest female musician in the world, and second to Oprah Winfrey as the richest female entertainer.
Nicki Minaj and husband Kenneth Petty; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Marc Jacob
Nicki Minaj‘s husband, Kenneth Petty, faces up to ten years in prison for failing to register as a sex offender in California.
Petty, who married the “Anaconda” rapper in 2019, pleaded guilty on Thursday, according to court records obtained by ABC News. Sentencing has been scheduled for January 24, 2022. Petty faces a maximum ten-year prison sentence and a fine of $250,000 or more, though the law allows for a minimum sentence of five years of supervised release for the violation.
As her husband faces more legal drama, the five-time MTV Video Music Award winner announced Thursday she will not appears at the VMAs on Sunday in New York City. “I just pulled out. I’ll explain why another day,” Minaj tweeted in response to a fan asking if she would be performing on Sunday. “Next year we there baby.”
Petty was arrested in March 2020 after being indicted for failure to register as a sex offender. He pleaded not guilty and posted $100,000 bail. The 43-year-old, who has homes in New York City and Los Angeles, was registered as sex offender in New York, but not in California. He is required to register as a sex offender in both states after being convicted for the first-degree attempted rape of a 16-year-old girl in 1995, for which he served a four-year prison sentence.
As previously reported, Petty’s alleged rape victim, Jennifer Hough, recently filed a lawsuit against him and Minaj in which she accused the pair of attempting to intimidate her into recanting her rape accusation. She asserts in the lawsuit that Petty “intimidated” and “harassed” her not to talk about the incident, and says that Nicki “threatened” her and wanted her to disavow her accusations against Petty, according to Billboard.
Hough alleges that Nicki falsely claims that she wrote a letter recanting her statement accusing Petty of rape, and that on two different occasions, Minaj and Petty offered her $500,000, and $20,000 to recant her statement.
I just pulled out. I’ll explain why another day. But I love those guys at MTV. thank you Bruce. I love you so much. Next year we there baby. https://t.co/QkueA9fcOu
Jimmie Allen was well into Dancing with the Stars rehearsals before the cast was revealed. In a new post on social media, he shows off the elaborate disguise they used to hide his face prior to the cast announcment, leading some to believe he was a professional athlete instead of a singer.
“Back when people thought I was a football player walking into rehearsal. Haha Before the cast reveal of [Dancing with the Stars] we had to wear these face shields. I about tripped and fell like 8 times.”
Jimmie has already reached out for advice to several of his famous friends who have competed on DWTS.
“I talked to Chuck Wicks, he did it,” Jimmie shared on Good Morning America. “Lauren Alaina. I actually talked to AJ [McLean]. Rashad Jennings, Bobby Bones. I know Nelly did it last season. They said it’s gonna be difficult, but it’s fun, and they’re not lying. These rehearsals … I never ballroom danced a day in my life. It’s rough.”
Jimmie joins an all-star cast that includes JoJo Siwa, Christine Chiu, Sunisa Lee, Brian Austin Green, Amanda Kloots, Martin Kove, Olivia Jade and more.
Season 30 of Dancing with the Stars will premiere on Monday, September 20, at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC.
