"'The Life of a Showgirl' was really inspired by the energy that I felt like looking into crowds and seeing you guys every single night. This album probably also feels very happy and confident and free because that's the way that I get to feel every single day of my life because of my fiancé, who's here tonight."
It's obviously going to take time. We need to improve the team, have some additions to really take it to another level. I'm gonna do everything I can to make sure we succeed. I'm just ready to get started.
Consider the email Lively sent to the actor Ben Affleck in May 2024, in which she asked him to watch her cut of It Ends with Us, the movie at the center of the controversy. Despite headlines decrying this email as "desperate," "cringe," and worse, I was more surprised at how warm and even jokey it was, and how hard a time I would have had crafting one nearly as good in a similar situation:
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of Super Bowl ads featured one or more celebrity talents this year, according to data from TV measurement company iSpot. Back in 2011, only around a quarter of ads included an A-lister, but a reliance on Hollywood names has been typical of Big Game ads since the start of this decade. It's part of a broader pattern. The "built-in affinity" a top name can bring means it's "an easy place to go," said Mike Hayward, chief creative officer at agency Copacino Fujikado.
Madison Beer may only be 26, but she is something of a veteran in the pop industry. She got her start at 13, after Justin Bieber tweeted a link to a YouTube video of her covering Etta James's At Last, and has spent the intervening decade-plus toiling away in mainstream pop, amassing a huge gen Z fanbase in the process including more than 60 million followers between Instagram and TikTok.
After my workout, I become a fireman by checking my phone and seeing what's happening in the business, because there's always something burning. I respond to urgent messages so that I can focus on the day's mission. When you have 35-plus artists, there's always a meeting, new music to be made, and the next TV show to schedule. I eat light in the morning; I like to let the workout burn. I'm more of a green tea person, as that
President Donald Trump, for example, criticized the performance in a lengthy Truth Social post, calling it "absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER" and a "'slap in the face' to our Country."
But even through all the drama, Kardashian has never denied Swift's musical chops - or herself the pleasure of listening to them. During a Jan. 21 appearance on the Khloé In Wonder Land podcast, Khloé Kardashian said she thought people might be "surprised" to find that her sister listens to Swift. However, Kim was chill about the fact. "I have some of her older songs in my playlist," she confirmed. "I've always thought she's a super talented, great artist."