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Taylor Swift has been rumored to have been visiting Northern Ireland for quite some time now, because her boyfriend Joe Alwyn is filming a TV series there.  Well, now there’s ironclad proof that she’s been hanging around the Emerald Isle.

As People reports, last week, Taylor was seen at a restaurant called Shu in Belfast, where she posed for photographs with fans and workers.  The eatery shared the pics on its Instagram, and wrote, “Taylor was so lovely and really is a beautiful person inside and out and she kindly agreed to get photos with all our staff!”

The following night, Taylor was seen enjoying margaritas at a cocktail bar called The Tipsy Bird, and she also posed for pics with the staff.  They turned the visit into a full-on advertisement, posting the photos and writing, “The one and only @taylorswift graced us with her presence last Friday night…We can confirm she is just as lovely as you would expect and was kind enough to take a picture with our team.”

They added, “Oh, and if anyone wants to join us for Margaritas that are good enough for T-Swizzle just click the link in our bio.”

The bar also shared that Taylor was indeed in town to support Joe as he films a Hulu TV series based on the Sally Rooney novel Conversations with Friends, which is expected to debut next year.

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Rihanna‘s Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3, which takes place next week, promises to be more spectacular than ever, with performances by Normani, Ricky Martin and more.

RiRi made the announcement with a dazzling Instagram teaser featuring dozens of dancers. She commented in an accompanying message, “SAVAGEXFENTYSHOW VOL. 3!! Start making that guest list to ya watch party baby …. Sept. 24.”

Sabrina Carpenter, Troye Sivan and Vanessa Hudgens will also appear on the show, along with renowned models Behati Prinsloo, Adriana Lima, Gigi Hadid, Irina Shayk and many more.

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 will stream on Amazon Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide beginning Friday, September 24.

Normani also took part in last year’s presentation at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Tonight, Rihanna, whom Forbes declared is the wealthiest female musician in the world, worth an estimated $1.7 billion, will host a special VIP after party following the exclusive Met Gala in New York City.

 

 

 

 

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Rick Ross has created a multi-million dollar hip hop empire with his Maybach Music Group label, enabling him to own over 100 cars. Now finally, at the age of 45, he has a license to drive them.

The Boss admits he’s been driving illegally for years, and has been pulled over by police many times, without ever getting a ticket.

“It’s something about my smile. Every time I get pulled over, by the time the officers walked up….They like, ‘Go ‘head, Rozay. We know you good,'” he told Today.

“My mom and my sister pressured me, finally. So I went and took the test. It took me an hour,” the “Hustlin'” rapper added. “You know, I missed a few answers but I got it.”

Ross published a new book, The Perfect Day to Boss Up: A Hustler’s Guide to Building Your Empire, on September 7, and he’s headlining the Legendz of the Streetz tour which kicks off September 30 in Augusta, GA. He’ll be joined by Jeezy, Gucci Mane and 2 Chainz, with special guests Fabolous, Lil Kim, Trina and Boosie Badazz.

The six-time Grammy nominee, who’s featured on Drake‘s number-one album, Certified Lover Boy, says he’s finalizing his 11th solo album, titled Richer Than I’ve Ever Been. It will be Ross’ first solo album since Port of Miami 2 in 2019.

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Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs and Darius Rucker are headlining the 2022 Country to Country Festival. 

The Europe-based country music festival unveiled the lineup on Monday that features the three superstars trading nights at three venues in London, England; Dublin, Ireland; and Glasgow, Scotland March 11-13. 

Miranda will open the three-day festival with a headlining show at London’s O2 Arena on March 11, with Darius and Luke following on March 12 and 13, respectively.

Meanwhile, the Hottie & The Blowfish will headline Dublin’s 3Arena on opening night, as Luke performs the following night and Miranda on Sunday. The “Cold As You” hitmaker headlines The SSE Hydro in Glasgow on March 11, followed by Miranda on March 12 and Darius closing out the festival at the venue.   

Also on the bill are Brett Young, Ashley McBryde, Russell Dickerson, Runaway June, Scotty McCreery and more.

This is the eighth C2C festival since launching in 2013 and the first since 2019, as the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 installments. Tickets purchased for the 2020 festival will be honored at the 2022 shows. Additional tickets go on sale Friday morning at 10 a.m.

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Katy Perry has allowed the use of her number-one hit “Teenage Dream” in a new PSA by Sandy Hook Promise, a non-profit organization dedicating to preventing gun violence.  It’s led by the family members of those killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.

Katy posted the PSA, which runs for two minutes and 30 seconds and shows various young people reciting and/or singing the lyrics of “Teenage Dream.”  That’s followed by the words “The teenage dream is not what it used to be.”  We then see a montage of the same kids, and learn that they are all survivors of school shootings. 

We learn that one teen still has a bullet lodged in his heart, for example, while another avoided injury by hiding under the body of her dead friend.  Still another was shot in the stomach; her best friend was killed next to her.

“School shootings are preventable when you know the signs,” the PSA concludes.

“For too many kids, The Teenage Dream is shattered by school shootings,” Katy captioned the video. “Gun violence shouldn’t be part of growing up. Please share this important PSA from @sandyhookpromise.”

 

 

 

 

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Camille Homme, the 15-year-old daughter of Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, has been granted a temporary restraining order against her father, TMZ and Consequence report.

The news comes after TMZ reported last week that Homme’s ex-wife, Brody Dalle of The Distillers, had filed for a restraining order against him on behalf of their two sons, Orrin, 10, and Wolf, 5. Those requests, however, were denied by two separate judges.

In Camille’s request, which was uploaded by Consequence, she alleges her father has physically, verbally and emotionally abused her and her brothers, describing similar incidents to what Orrin and Wolf had alleged in their filings. She writes that the three of them are “afraid retaliation from our father” and that “he might kill our mother or her boyfriend.”

“We’re afraid he might hit us or continue to abuse us emotionally,” she continues. “Please, we just want it to stop.”

Homme has been ordered to stay 100 yards away from his daughter. Camille also requested that Orrin and Wolf be protected by the order, but a judge ruled that, due to her age, she can’t file on behalf of her two younger siblings.

In a statement to TMZ, Homme’s lawyer says, “We believe that this [domestic violence claim], which was prepared by Brody, in her handwriting on the forms, was filed in retaliation for Josh obtaining a [temporary restraining order] against Brody for her physical abuse of Josh, among other things involving the children,” referring to the restraining orders Homme and Dalle filed against each amid their 2019 divorce.

Camille denies this claim, telling TMZ through a rep, “My [domestic violence restraining order] isn’t fake and was NOT written by my Mom!”

“It’s a means to an end,” Camille continues. “Everything in there is something I SAW, EXPERIENCED, and HEARD and is 100% true. To deny that is to deny the human right of free speech. I wish I could’ve protected my brothers under it, but unfortunately, the law says otherwise.”

For anyone affected by abuse and needing support, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or if you’re unable to speak safely, you can log onto thehotline.org or text LOVEIS to 1-866-331-9474.

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Dolly Parton can now add Emmy Award winner to her long list of accolades. 

During Sunday’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, the music icon was awarded her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie for her 2020 Netflix holiday film Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square. It also won Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming, which went to the film’s director and choreographer, Debbie Allen. 

Christmas on the Square makes history as the second Christmas movie to be named Outstanding TV Movie at the Emmys, according to Deadline. The first was The Gathering, which was released in 1977 and featured the late Ed Asner and Maureen Stapleton.  

Christmas on the Square stars Dolly as the guardian angel of Christine Baranski‘s character, Regina Fuller. The singer also penned several original songs for the production. 

Dolly has been nominated for three Emmys in the past. She received nods for Outstanding TV Movie in 2017 for Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love and in 2020 for her previous Netflix film, Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings, and she also scored a nod in 1978 as part of Cher…Special.

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If you collaborated with one of the stars of one of the most famous TV shows ever, you think you’d remember it, right?  Well, Ed Sheeran apparently is not 100% certain whether Courteney Cox appears on his new album, = [Equals].

Ed’s friendship with Courteney goes back years; the first time he ever came to Los Angeles, he stayed with her, and they’ve been friends ever since.  In fact, he introduced her to Johnny McDaid, his frequent collaborator, who she’s been dating since 2013.

Speaking about Courtney, Ed tells Entertainment Tonight, “I’m pretty sure she sings on background vocals on the album. I think she’s on ‘Visiting Hours,'” referring to the song he wrote for his late friend, concert promoter Michael Gudinski.

“If not, she was definitely on [my Divide album] somewhere,” he adds.

When asked if he was serious about Cox singing on the record, which is due out in October, Ed replied, “I think so. Yeah…she is!”

As far as the entire album is concerned, Ed tells ET, “I got married. I became a father. I lost a really close friend and turned 30. I feel like it’s a coming-to-terms album.”

Ed’s new single, “Shivers,” is on track to debut at number one on the U.K. singles chart. If it does, Ed will replace himself on top, as his hit “Bad Habits” has been number one for 11 weeks.

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The third season of Kelly Clarkson‘s Emmy-winning talk show premiered on Monday, but the singer will have another gift for fans later this year: According to The New York Times, a Christmas album is on the way.

According to The Times, while launching the new season of the show, Kelly is “simultaneously preparing a new Christmas album for release later this year.”  Kelly’s first Christmas album, 2013’s Wrapped in Red, featured the now-perennial hit “Underneath the Tree.”  Since then, she’s released several more holiday songs, including last year’s duet with Brett Eldredge, “Under the Mistletoe.”

Speaking about her show, which is being positioned to take over for Ellen DeGeneres‘ show when it concludes its run, Kelly tells The Times, “No one can take over for Ellen. It’s an iconic show.” She says comparing her talk-show-host style to Ellen’s is as useless as comparing her to other female singers.

“I’m never going to be Whitney Houston — I’m never going to be Cyndi Lauper, Reba [McEntire] or Trisha [Yearwood] or Mariah [Carey],” Kelly notes. “I’m going to be me. I think that’s fine. There’s room for everyone at the table.”

Meanwhile, on today’s episode of Kelly’s show, Coldplay‘s Chris Martin serenaded her with a rendition of his band’s song “Green Eyes,” which she described as one of her favorites tunes.  Then, Kelly sang “Since U Been Gone” as Chris accompanied her on his acoustic guitar. 

At another point during Chris’ appearance, he serenaded Kelly’s two children, River and Remington, with the Coldplay hit “Yellow” — until Remy interrupted the song to announce that he had to go to the bathroom.

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After celebrating her 40th birthday on September 4, Beyoncé is channeling a Hollywood and fashion icon in the latest segment of her Tiffany ABOUT LOVE campaign with Jay-Z, which debuted Monday.

The 28-time Grammy winner sings “Moon River,” which was performed by Audrey Hepburn in her signature 1961 film, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The classic won an Oscar for Best Original Song, and Grammys for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

As Queen Bey sang the song while playing piano, Jay shot the video on a Super 8 camera. In the clip, he enjoys watching the playback in a screening room. We also see scenes of Beyoncé flying on a private jet, and embracing romantic interludes with her husband.

“ABOUT LOVE tells a love story of longing, reunion and a bond that transcends space and time,” reads the video caption.

In a series of ads, Beyoncé models the iconic Tiffany Yellow Diamond previously worn by Hepburn. The Dreamgirls star is only the fourth person ever to wear the Yellow Diamond, which was last worn by Lady Gaga at the Academy Awards in 2019. The stone features over 100 carats of white diamonds.

The campaign also features a 22-carat yellow diamond ring and a 15.02-carat emerald-cut diamond ring, plus an 18-carat yellow and rose gold bracelet

Queen Bey posted three photos on Instagram of her wearing a black gown with mesh opera gloves. Hova joins her in a classic black tuxedo and bow tie.

Last week, as part of their ABOUT LOVE campaign, the couple announced that through Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD foundation, and Jay’s Shawn Carter Foundation, Tiffany is donating $2 million toward scholarship and internship programs for historically Black colleges and universities.

 

 

 

 

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