Like many others, Cardi B doesn’t understand the outpouring of celebrities who have come clean about their not so frequent bathing habits.
Taking to Twitter Tuesday evening, the 28-year-old “WAP” rapper wrote, “Wassup with people saying they don’t shower? It’s giving itchy.”
Cardi’s tweet comes after celebrities like Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and Jake Gyllenhaal have expressed that they don’t bathe themselves daily. Last month, while a guest on Dax Shepard‘s Armchair Expert podcast, Kunis, 37, admitted, “I don’t wash my body with soap every day,” before clarifying that she does hit the hot spots like underarms, chest, and private parts.
Kutcher, 43, added, “I wash my armpits and my crotch daily, and nothing else ever. I got a bar of Lever 2000 that delivers every time.”
Meanwhile, Gyllenhaal, 40, told Vanity Fairearlier this month, “More and more I find bathing to be less necessary, at times.”
“I do believe, because Elvis Costello is wonderful, that good manners and bad breath get you nowhere. So I do that,” Gyllenhaal continued. “But I do also think that there’s a whole world of not bathing that is also really helpful for skin maintenance, and we naturally clean ourselves.”
While it may seem that Cardi’s outnumbered when it comes to her thoughts regarding daily hygiene, she does have Dwayne Johnson on her side.
After a fan questioned where the retired WWE wrestler, 49, stood on the topic, he responded, “I’m the opposite of a ‘not washing themselves’ celeb.” He then described his daily routine, which consists of bathing three times a day, with the last time consisting of “Face wash, body wash, exfoliate and I sing (off key) in the shower.”
While we wait for Billie Eilish‘s upcoming Disney+ special Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, you can watch a very brief cinematic experience from the singer, courtesy of Apple.
Billie and Apple have collaborated on a short film designed to capture the “immersive experience” of listening to Apple Music’s new technology, Spatial Audio. Powered by Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio can now be heard by all Apple Music subscribers.
To show off the technology, the film shows Billie sitting in front of a lighted vanity mirror, singing her song “Getting Older” a capella. Then, we see that Billie’s in a room filled with vanity mirrors, all reflecting off themselves, as she starts to sing another track from Happier Than Ever, “GOLDWING.” At that point, the music sounds like it’s coming from everywhere.
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, which will feature animated sequences combined with Billie and her brother FINNEAS performing at the Hollywood Bowl, hits Disney+ on September 3.
In the U.S., Norwegian pop group A-ha is best known for their groundbreaking 1985 video and hit song “Take On Me,” but apparently, there’s more to the story — so much more that an entire documentary on the group is on its way.
Variety reports thatA-ha: The Movie has just closed a deal for U.S. distribution, following its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. According to Variety, the documentary examines the “creative clashes, ambitions and stormy relationships” of A-Ha’s three founding members.
“The band really deserves it; they need to be discovered by everybody who thinks they only had one hit,” director Thomas Robsahm tells Variety.
In the U.S., “Take On Me” reached number two, and then A-ha had only one additional top 20 hit: “The Sun Always Shines on TV.” However, in the U.K., they continued to chart throughout the ’80s and ’90s, and even scored a top 10 in 2006, while in their home country of Norway, they’ve had nine number-one hits. Worldwide, they’ve sold more than 50 million records.
It’s also worth noting that A-ha were tapped to record the title song for the 1987 James Bond film The Living Daylights, which starred Timothy Dalton as 007. While the tune didn’t chart in the U.S., it was a top-five hit in the U.K.
Booksmart actress Beanie Feldstein has been tapped to star in the first Broadway revival of Funny Girl.
The show features some iconic songs in theater history, including “People” and “Don’t Rain on My Parade.” Performances are set to begin in spring 2022, marking the first time the musical has been back on Broadway in 58 years.
“The first time I played Fanny Brice was at my third birthday party, in a head-to-toe leopard print outfit my mom made for me,” Feldstein says in a statement. “So, it’s safe to say that stepping into this iconic role, on Broadway and not in my family’s backyard, is truly my lifelong dream come true.”
She adds, “I am immensely grateful to be able to do so alongside such a remarkable creative team, and cannot wait for audiences to get back in theaters again!”
Funny Girl was also a 1968 film starring Barbra Streisand.
(WASHINGTON) — Democrats were quick to celebrate rare back-to-back victories when the Senate approved both a $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill and an additional $3.5 trillion package piled high with progressive priorities just before adjourning for recess on Wednesday – but it’s a rocky road ahead before either bill makes it to the president’s desk to be signed into law. The House is expected to return the week of Aug. 23 to vote on the $3.5 trillion budget resolution that paves the way for Congress to squeak out a behemoth package filled to the brim with social and progressive priorities, including combating climate change, funding universal pre-K, and reforming immigration law – but unlike the bipartisan infrastructure bill, this one with zero Republican support.
Once the resolution is passed, committees in both the House and Senate will begin their work drafting policy and legislation that will eventually become what’s called a “reconciliation” bill that can clear the Senate with just a simple majority.
The House is not expected, though, to vote on the $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill that passed with bipartisan support in the Senate when the chamber returns in late August.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has vowed to hold on to that bill until the lower chamber gets the larger reconciliation bill from the Senate, which could take weeks, if not months, to be finalized.
“I am not freelancing. This is the consensus,” Pelosi told colleagues on a Democratic caucus call Wednesday afternoon, according to sources.
“The president has said he’s all for the bipartisan approach … bravo! That’s progress, but it ain’t the whole vision,” Pelosi said.
“The votes in the House and Senate depend on us having both bills,” she added.
But there are some fractures in the Democratic caucus when it comes to the fate of those bills. Democrats have just a three-seat majority in the House. Any handful of members can be potential roadblocks if they are determined enough to challenge Pelosi and the White House.
Moderate Democrats and Republicans in the House have rallied behind the bipartisan $1.1 trillion infrastructure agreement in the Senate and are among its most vocal supporters in the chamber, but they want Pelosi and Democratic leaders to put the Senate bill on the floor without changes, so it can pass quickly and head to President Biden’s desk.
“This once-in-a-century investment deserves its own consideration, without regard to other legislation,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and other members wrote in a letter to Pelosi.
Progressives, however, have grumbled about the size and scope of the Senate-approved bill. They wanted to “go big” on infrastructure – anywhere from $6 to $10 trillion – and are still privately pushing for changes to the Senate bill or reconciling it with a similar House bill crafted by the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Democrats will also have to contend with members of their own party, namely Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, both of whom have expressed reservations about the price tag of the larger reconciliation bill.
On Wednesday, Manchin released a statement hailing the bipartisan infrastructure agreement in the Senate, but he poured cold water on progressive aspirations for the $3.5 trillion bill.
My statement raising concerns about the consequences of passing a $3.5 trillion budget: pic.twitter.com/gGsEXcVTxd
“Early this morning, I voted ‘YES’ on a procedural vote to move forward on the budget reconciliation process because I believe it is important to discuss the fiscal policy future of this country,” Manchin, D-W.Va., said in a statement. “However, I have serious concerns about the grave consequences facing West Virginians and every American family if Congress decides to spend another $3.5 trillion.”
The White House said Wednesday President Joe Biden was “comfortable” with the $3.5 trillion price tag, but did not rule out negotiating the cost.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was asked about Manchin’s remarks at a press conference Wednesday, and he expressed optimism that Democrats will stand united and suggested Democrats will not consider lowering the price tag in the end.
“There are some in my caucus who might believe it’s too much there are some in my caucus who might believe it’s too little,” Schumer, D-N.Y., said. “I can tell you this: in reconciliation, one, we are going to all come together to get something done and two, it will have every part of the Biden plan in a big bold robust way.”
Schumer added that it will “absolutely not” “be easy,” but said “every member of our caucus realizes that unity is our strength … we have to come together.”
“This was one of the most significant legislative days we’ve had in a long time in the U.S. Senate, but we still have a long road to travel. It’s as if we caught a pass, a nice long pass at midfield – but we’ve still got 50 yards to go before we score a touchdown,” Schumer said.
As lawmakers wrestle these two massive bills through Congress when they return from recess, they will also have to pass a bill to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling before the end of September.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday urged Congress to raise the national debt limit through bipartisan action.
Schumer on Wednesday said he did not believe Republicans would let the U.S. default on its debt as the government approaches it current borrowing capacity.
“I cannot believe the Republicans will let the country default, and it has always been bipartisan to deal with the debt ceiling,” Schumer told reporters, noting Democrats backed debt limit increases three times under former Republican President Donald Trump.
46 Republican senators signed onto a letter this week affirming that they will not vote to raise the debt ceiling.
“Our friends across the aisle should not expect traditional bipartisan borrowing to finance their nontraditional reckless taxing and spending spree,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor Monday. “That’s not how this works.”
ABC News’ Trish Turner contributed to this report.
(ALBANY, N.Y.) — Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who will make history as New York’s first female governor, laid out her vision for the Empire State in her first address to the public since Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation.
Hochul told reporters Wednesday she will “fight like hell” for all New Yorkers. She said she has already spoken with state legislative leaders and other community groups as she plans to take office and tackle ongoing issues such as the coronavirus pandemic and economic recovery.
“People will soon learn that my style is to listen first and then take decisive action,” Hochul said.
Hochul, 62, is slated to assume office on Aug. 24, when Cuomo officially steps down. She will serve the remainder of Cuomo’s term, which ends Jan. 1, 2023.
Cuomo announced his resignation a week after a report by the state attorney general’s office found that he sexually harassed 11 staffers.
Hochul, who said she and the governor were not close, made it clear that she would not retain any member of Cuomo’s staff who was accused in the report of unethical behavior.
“No one will ever describe my administration as a toxic work environment,” she said.
Hochul said she will announce her choice for lieutenant governor in the coming weeks and didn’t indicate if she will run for another term.
Getting New York through the pandemic is her top priority and raising the vaccination rates in the communities that are lagging, she said.
“The delta variant is still raging and it’s going to take all of us to defeat it,” she said.
As of Wednesday, 64% of all New York state residents had received one shot, the state’s health department said.
The Buffalo native has served as the state’s lieutenant governor since 2015.
She previously served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Yungblud‘s show in London on Tuesday featured an unexpected guest: Bring Me the Horizon‘s Oli Sykes.
The two British rockers hit the stage together to perform the live debut of “Obey,” Horizon’s 2020 collaborative track with Yungblud. You can watch fan-shot video of the performance streaming now on YouTube.
“Obey” originally premiered last September alongside a video starring Yungblud and Sykes as the pilots of giant robot monsters who learn to stop fighting and start loving. It later appeared on Horizon’s Post Human: Survival Horror EP, which also features collaborations with Evanescence‘s Amy Lee, BABYMETAL and Nova Twins.
Yungblud is currently on tour in support of his sophomore album, Weird!, which dropped last December.
Foo Fighters and Lenny Kravitz are among the nominees for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.
Dave Grohl and company received nominations in three categories, Best Rock, Best Choreography and Best Cinematography, all for “Shame Shame.”
Also competing for Best Rock are Lenny Kravitz‘s “Raise Vibration,” John Mayer‘s “Last Train Home,” Evanescence‘s “Use My Voice,” The Killers‘ “My Own Soul’s Warning” and Kings of Leon‘s “The Bandit.”
The artist receiving the most nominations was pop superstar Justin Bieber, with seven nods.
The 2021 MTV VMAs will air live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on September 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT across all of MTV’s digital platforms, as well as CMT, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TV Land, MTV2, Pop, TV Land, VH1, Logo and The CW.
Fans can start voting today across 14 categories, which are gender neutral, via VMA.MTV.com. Voting for most awards runs through Friday, September 3. More nominations in social categories, like Best Group and Song of the Summer, will be announced at a later date.
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Dua Lipa and Elton John seem to have become BFFs, so maybe it’s no surprise that they’re now releasing a joint single.
The rock legend appeared at Dua’s Studio 2054 livestream special in November of 2020, and then she performed at his Oscar party this past April. Now, the two have teamed up for a song called “Cold Heart,” which will be out on Friday.
“Cold Heart” isn’t exactly a new song, though: It’s a dance remix created by the Australian dance act Pnau. It features Dua singing lines from Elton’s 1972 classic “Rocket Man,” and Elton singing lines from his 1990 hit “Sacrifice.”
In a snippet posted online, we hear Elton sing, “Cold, cold heart/ Hard done by you/ Some things look better, baby/ Just passing through,” and then Dua comes in with, “And I think it’s gonna be a long, long time/ ’til touchdown brings me ’round again to find.”
Elton writes on Instagram, “Dua, I adore you, and it has been an incredible experience making this together. I can’t wait for you all to hear it!”
This isn’t the first time Pnau has remixed Elton: Back in 2012, they did an entire album called Good Morning to the Night, where all the songs were made up of samples of Elton’s past hits, mashed up into completely new songs.
It’s not clear if “Cold Heart” is a one-off, or part of a second collection of Elton remixes by Pnau.
Elton John and British pop singer Dua Lipa seem to have become BFFs, so maybe it’s no surprise that they’re now releasing a joint single.
The rock legend appeared on Lipa’s Studio 2054 livestream special in November of 2020, and then she performed at his Oscar party this past April. Now, the two have teamed up for a song called “Cold Heart,” which will be out on Friday. You can pre-save the track now.
“Cold Heart” isn’t exactly a new song, though: It’s a dance remix created by the Australian dance act Pnau. It features Dua singing lines from Elton’s 1972 classic “Rocket Man,” and Elton singing lines from his 1990 hit “Sacrifice.”
In a snippet posted online, we hear Elton sing, “Cold, cold heart/ Hard done by you/ Some things look better, baby/ Just passing through,” and then Dua comes in with, “And I think it’s gonna be a long, long time/ ’til touchdown brings me ’round again to find.”
Elton writes on Instagram, “Dua, I adore you, and it has been an incredible experience making this together. I can’t wait for you all to hear it!”
This isn’t the first time Pnau has remixed Elton: Back in 2012, they did an entire album called Good Morning to the Night, where all the songs were made up of samples of Elton’s past hits, mashed up into completely new songs.
It’s not clear if “Cold Heart” is a one-off, or part of a second collection of Elton remixes by Pnau.
I’m so excited to finally be able to tell you that I have a new single with @DUALIPA, ‘Cold Heart (@pnau Remix)’, coming out this Friday – I can’t wait for you all to hear it!
