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Aspiring artists hoping to make a big impression in this year’s Doodle for Google student art contest will be judged by none other than Selena Gomez.  The 29-year-old singer announced Tuesday that she’ll help pick this year’s winner.

Selena said she is excited to serve as a judge because of the theme that Google selected for 2022.  She wrote, “This year’s prompt, ‘I care for myself by…’ is especially meaningful to me. I can’t wait to learn how students across the country are approaching mental health and self-care.”  

Google is a contributor of her mental health educational platform, Rare Impact Fund.

Selena also shared a video to accompany her big reveal in which she talks about what Google’s new prompt means to her.  “Ive been on a journey learning the best ways to take care of myself.  I know firsthand how scary and lonely it can feel to face the pressures of the world alone, especially at a young age,” the Grammy nominee remarked. “I love to channel my journey into my art and I can’t wait to see how students do the same.”

The annual Doodle for Google contest is open to students in kindergarten through 12th grade, and the winner’s prompt will be featured on Google’s home page.  The contest is now open and entries can either be submitted online or through the mail.  The deadline to enter is March 4 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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To mark the upcoming launch of Dua Lipa‘s Future Nostalgia 2022 World Tour next month, her online store has launched a capsule collection of limited-edition merchandise, with more to come.

So far, fans can buy a three-quarter zip logo Future Nostalgia sweatshirt, socks, a keychain and a candle, with prices ranging from $10 to $75.  The back of the sweatshirt features the album’s track list, plus a lyric from the title track: “I know you ain’t used to a female alpha.”

On February 2, additional merch will drop in a whole different color palette, including a zip-up hoodie, matching shorts and a crop top.

Dua’s tour starts February 9 in Miami.

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Rihanna‘s got her beauty empire, Fenty Beauty, and her lingerie line, SavageXFenty, but now she’s bringing both those things together to help fans create a very special, and very sexy, Valentine’s Day.

In a series of photos posted on her Instagram, Rihanna poses in a plunging, peekaboo lace-up red bodysuit, with the caption, “Valentine’s Day is for me….but you can watch.” There’s also a super-sexy YouTube video of the singer and mogul modeling the look.

The Fenty Beauty Instagram, meanwhile, features a photo of Rih wearing the same bodysuit, while applying lip gloss, but not just any lip gloss: It’s Fenty’s Gloss Bomb Heat gloss.

“Can y’all handle this heat?” reads the caption. “Rih is locked and laced in her @savagexfenty with a purrfected pout in an XCLUSIVE shade of #GLOSSBOMBHEAT that will only be available at savagexfenty.com SOON.”

The SavageXFenty Instagram offers more details, posting the Rih pics with the caption, “Keep it in the fam with our FIRST EVER @fentybeauty collab.  Get the iconic Gloss Bomb Heat in our Xclusive shade: Lavender Savage.”

According to Vogue UK, this is the first time that Rihanna’s two brands have ever collaborated in this way. The publication also says that the lip gloss and the bodysuit will be available together in an “exclusive self-gifting box” for about $68 bucks, but it doesn’t appear to be online yet.

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What happens in Vegas…will be the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

After canceling plans to hold the awards ceremony on January 31 due to the Omicron variant, the Recording Academy has announced that “Music’s Biggest Night” will now take place Sunday, April 3 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, airing on CBS. The show will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Luke Combs, Mickey Guyton, Kacey Musgraves and Brothers Osborne are among the country nominees, with Jimmie Allen scoring a coveted nomination in the all-genre category of Best New Artist. 

Additionally, the CMT Awards will be moving to a later date in April. Originally scheduled to air on CBS on April 3, the change in date for the Grammys has led the CMT Awards to be pushed back. The date and location of the show will be announced in the coming weeks. 

The CMT Awards typically air live from Nashville in June the week of CMA Fest. This marks the first year that the show will air on CBS. 

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Olivia Rodrigo may be a global pop superstar who’s prepping for her first-ever headlining tour, but she hasn’t forgotten her roots: Production started in Los Angeles today on the show that really got her musical career going.

Production on the third season of the Disney+ show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, in which Olivia stars as Nini, is officially underway.  This season is set at a family-owned sleepaway camp in California called Camp Shallow Lake, where the Wildcats and the rest of the campers put on a production of Frozen.

In addition to Frozen, season three will feature music from Camp Rock, as well as from the original High School Musical franchise.  In fact, one of the original stars of that franchise, Corbin Bleu, will guest star as himself this season.  Other guest stars include Meg Donnelly of Disney’s ZOMBIES franchise and Jason Earles from Hannah Montana.

It’s not clear when the third season will premiere, but Olivia’s SOUR tour kicks off April 2 in San Francisco and runs through July, so presumably, filming will be wrapped up by then.

It was as a result of Olivia’s appearance on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series that people first sat up and took notice of her musical talent: “All I Want,” a song she wrote for the show, unexpectedly went viral on TikTok in 2020.

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My Chemical Romance, Paramore and Bring Me the Horizon are performing at the 2022 When We Were Young festival, taking place October 22 in Las Vegas.

The bill, which is essentially a 2000s-era Hot Topic come to life, also includes Avril Lavigne, A Day to Remember, Jimmy Eat World, AFI, The Used, Taking Back Sunday, Dashboard Confessional, Alkaline Trio, Manchester Orchestra, jxdn, Motionless in White, Black Veil Brides, Ice Nine Kills, Atreyu, The Maine, The All-American Rejects, Sleeping with Sirens, Nessa Barrett, Wolf Alice, 3OH!3, The Linda Lindas, Royal & the Serpent, I Prevail and Pierce the Veil.

A pre-sale for tickets begins this Friday, January 21, at 10 a.m. PT, followed by a general on-sale later that day at 2 p.m. PT.

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit WhenWeWereYoungFestival.com.

When We Were Young is part of My Chemical Romance’s reunion tour, which is finally set to kick off this year after being postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For Paramore, When We Were Young is their first announced show since 2018.

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If you want to know who Callista Clark is, just listen to her single, “It’s ‘Cause I Am.” 

The 18-year-old singer is climbing the country charts with her confident debut single that portrays her as a complex, multi-dimensional young woman with a bold voice. The Georgia native is now opening up about how the song inspires her to continue stepping into her confidence. 

“I think my song ‘It’s ’Cause I Am’ best sums up who I am. I’ve always been really shy and reserved, so writing ‘It’s ’Cause I Am’ was my way of being bold, daring, courageous, and strong,” she shares with Nashville Lifestyles. “Being that unapologetic and confident in my daily life is a goal of mine every day.” 

“It’s ‘Cause I Am” is the lead single off Callista’s debut 2021 EP, Real to Me. She’s currently opening for Scotty McCreery on his Same Truck Tour. 

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