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Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka is pregnant. She and boyfriend Cordae are expecting their first child.

Osaka confirmed the news Wednesday on Twitter, sharing a photo of an ultrasound.

“I know that I have so much to look forward to in the future,” she wrote. “One thing I’m looking forward to is for my kid to watch one of my matches and tell someone, ‘that’s my mom.'”

Osaka continued, “2023 will be a year that’ll be full of lessons for me and I hope I’ll see you guys in the start of the next one cause I’ll be at Aus 2024.”

Osaka was referring to the Australian Open, where the main draw gets underway soon in Melbourne.

The tournament announced on Sunday that Osaka, a two-time champion, would not compete this year.

“Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Australian Open. We will miss her at #AO2023,” the Australian Open tweeted, without sharing a reason for her withdrawal.

Osaka and Cordae began dating in 2019.

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NOFX has announced the initial dates of the long-running punk band’s final tour.

The farewell outing will begin April 22 in Austin, Texas, and is currently scheduled through a September 30 date in St. Petersburg, Florida. Eventually, the itinerary will include stops in 40 cities in recognition of NOFX’s 40th anniversary, with the group’s very last show taking place in October 2024 in Los Angeles.

In keeping with the 40 theme, NOFX will perform 40 songs during each night of the tour and will never repeat a set list throughout the whole run.

“This is not a final tour like Mötley Crüe or Black Sabbath,” says frontman Fat Mike. “These are the very last shows NOFX will ever be playing. We are gonna play with all our hearts … With all our joy … And then we are done. We are done done.”

Last August, Fat Mike revealed that 2023 would be NOFX’s “last year.” He later clarified that their last tour would last into 2024.

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After months of mysterious newspaper notices, cryptic websites and a claymation video, we finally have a date for new Fall Out Boy music.

The “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” rockers have revealed that a single titled “Love from the Other Side” will drop next Wednesday, January 18.

You can listen to a brief preview of the track, which mentions an “apocalypse” and a “little dagger,” now via Fall Out Boy’s Twitter.

“Love from the Other Side” will presumably be the lead single off Fall Out Boy’s upcoming eighth album, the follow-up to 2018’s M A N I A, which the group first teased last November in a Chicago Tribune ad.

The album’s promotional campaign has also apparently included sending seashells to various people, one of which went to Bring Me the Horizon frontman Oli Sykes. In his Instagram Story, Sykes shared a photo of the seashell and a letter from Fall Out Boy alongside the caption, “WTF is this & why is at my house.”

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Zendaya won a Golden Globe for her role as Rue on Euphoria, but she wasn’t present to accept the award Tuesday night. In lieu of an onstage acceptance speech, the star shared a few words on Instagram expressing gratitude to those who helped her secure the win for Best Actress in a Drama Television Series.

“I’m so sorry I wasn’t able to be there tonight, but I just wanted to say thank you to @goldenglobes for this incredible honor,” she captioned a black-and-white photo of her. She also thanked her fellow nominees, her Euphoria family and “everyone who has allowed Rue” into their hearts.

“I think everyone knows how much she means to me, but the fact that she can mean something to someone else is a gift,” Zendaya wrote. “I’m honestly at a loss for words as I type this, all I can say is thank you thank you thank you.”

Zendaya beat out Laura Linney (Ozark), Hilary Swank (Alaska Daily), Imelda Staunton (The Crown) and Emma D’Arcy (House of the Dragon) for what is now her first Golden Globe award.

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Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott, Lil Wayne and music executive Sylvia Rhone will have something in common next month: the four individuals will be recipients of the Recording Academy Global Impact Award.

The awards will be presented during The Black Music Collective’s Recording Academy Honors as a celebration of their personal and professional achievements in the music industry.

“I am so thrilled to honor and celebrate these four giants in the music industry,” said Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. “Last year’s inaugural event was such a highlight during GRAMMY Week and now with Dre, Missy, Wayne and Sylvia there to pay tribute to this year, it’s definitely going to be another night to remember. I continue to be proud of the work of our Black Music Collective as it’s a vital part of what we do here at the Academy.”

The Recording Academy Honors is scheduled to take place on February 2 at the Hollywood Palladium just days before the 65th annual Grammy Awards.

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Eric Church will do something new this summer: he’ll headline outdoor venues with a variety of other artists on The Outsiders Revival Tour.

“We have never done an outdoor summer tour. Never headlined amphitheaters. Never brought a summer experience to your town that featured artists we want to share the summer with. Until now,” the Chief says.

“See you in the season of sunshine with some fellow outsiders that shine brightest when the sun goes down,” he adds.

Jelly Roll, Ashley McBryde, Lainey Wilson, Midland, Parker McCollum, Travis Tritt, Elle King and Jackson Dean are just some of the openers who’ll join him on the trek, which kicks off June 22 in Milwaukee.

Tickets go on sale Friday, January 20. You can find more information at EricChurch.com.

The tour takes its name from the North Carolina native’s fourth album, which came out in 2014.

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Demi Lovato‘s posters advertising their Holy Fvck album are now banned in the United Kingdom because they apparently offended Christians.

BBC reports the six posters, which depicted the album’s artwork, were taken down because they are said to have combined sexuality with religion. The Advertising Standards Authority made the move after four complaints were lodged over seeing Demi “bound up in a bondage-style outfit whilst lying on a mattress shaped like a crucifix.”

The ASA said Demi was “in a position with her legs bound to one side which was reminiscent of Christ on the cross.” Because these elements were a “serious offense” to Christians, the organization ruled the posters were “likely to be viewed as linking sexuality to the sacred symbol of the crucifix and the crucifixion.”

In addition to the imagery, British officials didn’t like the album’s title, which technically is a curse word since a “v” takes place of the “u” in the F-word. The ASA said the posters were erected where children could see them. Because of that, they “considered that the ad was likely to result in serious and widespread offense and had been targeted irresponsibly.”

The posters had been put up by Polydor Records, a facet of Universal Music Operations Ltd., when Holy Fvck arrived in August. The company claims it checked with an agency that specializes in outdoor advertising, which reviewed and signed off on the posters, before putting them up. Despite getting the green light, the six posters were removed four days after the complaints were made.

Universal Music Operations Ltd. has since been warned by the ASA to not cause offense in the future.

Holy Fvck was released August 19, 2022. It is Demi’s eighth studio album.

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