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      Lil Wayne Reacts to 2021 Grammy Nomination Snub: 'Am I Not Worthy?'

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      The ‘Lollipop’ hitmaker wonders whether he’s not ‘worthy’ of the 2021 Grammy Awards as he hasn’t been ‘involved or invited’ to the upcoming Biggest Night in Music.

      Dec 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Lil Wayne has questioned why he hasn’t been “involved or invited” to the 2021 Grammy Awards.
      The rapper took to Twitter to ask fans if there’s a reason his album Funeral, which he released in January (20), is only up for best recording package – and didn’t receive a single nomination in the general or rap categories.
      “As an artist, when I see da Grammys coming up & I’m not involved nor invited; I wonder. Is it me, my musik (sic), or just another technicality?” he wrote. “I look around w respect & wonder competitively am I not worthy?! Then I look around & see 5 Grammys looking bak at me & I go to the studio.”

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      Lil Wayne previously took home the best rap solo performance for “A Milli”, best rap song for “Lollipop”, best rap performance by a duo or group for his “Swagga Like Us” collaboration, and best rap album for “Tha Carter III” in 2008. He also took home the best rap performance Grammy in 2016 for “No Problem”.
      The “Sucker for Pain” star follows in the footsteps of The Weeknd and Ellie Goulding, who have also both expressed disappointment that their albums were not recognised in the Grammy nominations.
      Halsey was also skeptical of The Recording Academy. She insinuated that the Grammy officials took bribes. Teyana Taylor was furious as well for being overlooked this year and declared music retirement before clarifying, “I’m not quitting, I’m leveling up.”
      Meanwhile, Drake suggested it is a “great time for somebody to start something new.” He said, “I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards and just accept that what once was the highest form of recognition may no longer matter to the artists that exist now and the ones that come after.”

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      Katy Perry's 'Not the End of the World' Video Places Zooey Deschanel in a Case of Mistaken Identity

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      On the day the promo for the new single is released, the ‘Daisies’ singer and the ‘New Girl’ star get together on Instagram to exchange stories about being mistaken for the other.

      Dec 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Actress Zooey Deschanel has been abducted by aliens in Katy Perry’s new music video.
      The singer has recruited her celebrity lookalike to join her in the promo for “Not the End of the World”, which dropped on Monday, December 21.
      In the fun footage, Perry is shown taking her baby girl for a walk in the park, where she crosses paths with Deschanel – prompting extra terrestrials searching for the new mum to accidentally nab the “New Girl” star instead.
      Deschanel desperately tries to convince the aliens she is not actually Perry, before giving up and playing along, dressing up in a variety of the pop star’s famed costumes and wigs, including her whipped cream bra from the California Gurls visual, as she learns the other-worldly visitors had actually saved her from their plan to destroy Earth.
      The actress eventually manages to save the planet – by pulling the plug on their Internet – and celebrates by performing “Not The End of the World” for Perry’s alien fans.
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      The stars teamed up to discuss the fun project on Instagram on launch day, as they exchanged stories about being mistaken for the other.
      “For so long, we’ve had this funny friendship, because obviously people think we look alike,” Perry said, as Deschanel exclaimed, “I’ve had full conversations with people where they think I was you!”

      However, Perry then confessed to once pretending to be the Elf actress to enjoy the celebrity perks of life in Los Angeles.
      “When I first got to L.A., I went to the club a lot, and I wanted to get into the club, and I had no money, and no clout,” she shared. “I had nothing. Sometimes I would pose as you to get into the club.”
      The news wasn’t a complete surprise to Deschanel, who replied, “Well, I know this. People would say, ‘I saw you,’ but I’m such a goody-two-shoes (I didn’t tell them)!”

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      Garth Brooks Gets Emotional While Performing Special Song 'Belleau Wood'

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      During his and wife Trisha Yearwood’s ‘Garth and Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event’, the country crooner broke in tears while singing the song, which is about German and American soldiers during World War I.

      Dec 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Garth Brooks could not help but get emotional while performing “Belleau Wood”. During his and wife Trisha Yearwood’s “Garth and Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event”, the country crooner was forced to fight back tears while singing his original Christmas song about German and American soldiers during World War I.
      The 58-year-old delivered the tune on Sunday night, December 20 after a fan made the request. “Good luck buddy, cause this one makes me cry, and I never cry,” his wife Trisha first told him. He then informed the audience that he usually sings its abbreviated version as explaining, “I don’t know how long it’s been since I played the whole version, but if it’s not too much for you guys, I’d like to play the whole song.”
      Garth then started singing the holiday track while playing his acoustic guitar. “Then across the frozen battlefield/ Another’s voice joined in/ Until one by one each man became/ A singer of the hymn,” he belted. The musician then paused for a while and determinedly stated, “I’m gonna get this.” After collecting himself, he pushed through delivering the heartfelt tune.

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      “Almost made it, so sorry,” Garth stated after completing the song. The “Friends in Low Places” singer went on to elaborate that the lyrics are “so pretty … And when you’re sitting there going, ‘Here’s hoping we both live to see us find a better way.’ ”
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      The father of three co-wrote “Belleau Wood” in the 1990s. The song tells about the story of several German and American soldiers during Christmas time. Both sides decided to put down their weapons and sang “Silent Night” together.
      Garth’s performance was met with positive feedback. One fan tweeted, “Garth singing ‘Belleau Wood’ in his home studio, raw, acoustic, is the best ‘in-home’ tv I’ve seen since this pandemic began.” Someone else pointed out, ” ‘Belleau Wood’ got me crying too, Garth. Beautiful sentiment always but especially now!” A third noted, “When @garthbrooks cries singing his beautiful Belleau Wood, I cry (who doesn’t??).”

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      DaBaby Already Plotting His Retirement

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      Scoring his first Billboard Hot 100 single and Grammy nomination with his hit ‘Suge’ last year, the 28-year-old star says he plans to stop rapping in five years.

      Dec 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – DaBaby has already planned his retirement. A little over a year after achieving mainstream success, the “Rockstar” hitmaker divulged in a revealing new interview that he has decided to hang his mic in a very near future.
      The 28-year-old, who scored his first Billboard Hot 100 single and Grammy nomination with his hit “Suge” in 2019, made the revelation when speaking to XXL Magazine. “Five years, I’ma be retired in five years,” he told the outlet. “I won’t be rapping in five years. I won’t be rapping. I’ll be creating other superstars.”
      Although he already planned an early retirement, the MC stressed that he will keep working on his label Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment. “Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment in five years is definitely gonna be one of the hottest labels in the game,” he pointed out.
      Before spilling his future plan, DaBaby first reflected on his achievements in 2020. “Being on XXL Freshman cover last year. Having a solo cover this year, like, that s**t major. I come from s**t and I ain’t from nothing and I put this s**t together like this was me,” he recalled.

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      “I put that s**t together. I made moves, you know what I’m saying? I kept it going when muthaf**kas wanted me to just sit back and settle,” the father of two continued gushing. “I was like, ‘F**k that. I’m doing it like this.”
      During the interview, DaBaby also talked about how he managed to stay on the top of the charts with “Rockstar” despite the coronavirus pandemic. “I already knew what it was as soon as I recorded it,” he said about his collaboration with Roddy Ricch.
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      “The way that I put s**t together leading up until the pandemic definitely put me in the position to, right when the pandemic hit, like, I leveled up completely,” he claimed. “I’m on a, you know what I’m saying, a whole other wave right now.”

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      Tones and I Returns to Busking on the Street

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      The ‘Dance Monkey’ hitmaker is back on the street doing street performance in her home country of Australia to raise fund for small businesses impacted by pandemic.

      Dec 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Chart-topper Tones and I has taken to the streets as she returned to busking in Melbourne, Australia on Monday (21Dec20).
      The “Dance Monkey” hitmaker, 26, took to Instagram to announce she would be performing some of her biggest hits at 11.30 am local time.
      “I’m busking on Bourke Street 11:30 this morning,” penned the songwriter, real name Toni Watson, alongside a clip of herself outdoors wearing a red cap and matching shirt.
      The singer’s surprise performance was the result of a partnership between the Victorian Government, Mushroom Group and the City of Melbourne in a bid to support shops, restaurants, cafes and bars recovering from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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      Fans flocked to see Tones in person and soon shared her performance online – which came just months after she reminisced about her pre-fame life by sharing a throwback video to Instagram of herself performing on the streets.
      “I miss busking and I miss Byron Bay,” she captioned the short clip, in which she showcased her impressive vocals.
      The singer began busking in Byron Bay in September 2017, during which time she met talent manager Jackson Walkden-Brown. She eventually made it big with her second single, “Dance Monkey”, which was released in May 2019 and topped the charts in 30 countries.
      “Dance Monkey” has also become the most-searched song of all time on Shazam, a music service that enables users to identify unfamiliar songs.

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      A ‘Messiah’ for the Multitudes, Freed From History’s Bonds

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      #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best ComedyBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest MoviesBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyA ‘Messiah’ for the Multitudes, Freed From History’s BondsA polyglot, nonsectarian, gender-inclusive film from Canada remakes the Handel classic for today’s world.Half of the 12 soloists in “Messiah/Complex” are Indigenous, including Diyet van Lieshout, a mezzo-soprano from Yukon, who is filmed traipsing through the snow in her traditional mukluk boots.Credit…Alistair MaitlandDec. 21, 2020A gay Chinese-Canadian tenor struts through the streets of Vancouver, joyously proclaiming that “ev’ry valley shall be exalted” as the camera focuses in on his six-inch-high stiletto heels.A Tunisian-Canadian mezzo-soprano reimagines Jesus as a Muslim woman in a head scarf.In Yukon, an Indigenous singer praises the remote snow-covered landscape in Southern Tutchone, the language of her ancestors.“This is not your grandparents’ ‘Messiah,’” Spencer Britten, the tenor in heels, said in an interview. He and the other performers are part of “Messiah/Complex,” an iconoclastic new production of Handel’s classic oratorio, which draws on biblical texts to form a stylized narrative of suffering, hope and redemption.Spencer Britten, a gay Chinese-Canadian tenor, struts through the streets of Vancouver in this reimagined “Messiah.”Credit…Georgia Street MediaAn 80-minute film featuring a dozen soloists from all corners of the country, this unabashed celebration of Canadian multiculturalism has recast the work as a series of deeply personal video narratives. (The performance will be streaming through Jan. 7.)The brainchild of Joel Ivany, a Broadway-loving son of pastors, and his Toronto indie opera company, Against the Grain Theater, in collaboration with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, “Messiah/Complex” seeks to revamp a Christmas favorite for a world upended by a pandemic and a renewed consciousness about the rights of Black people and other minorities.It mixes the sacred and profane as it journeys from Canada’s Far North to an urban hockey rink, engaging in a bit of high camp and translating passages into six languages, including Arabic, French, Dene and Inuttitut. The text Mr. Britten sings has been retooled as a coming-out anthem for a young man confronting his conservative Chinese relatives.The production may send some purists running. One comment on YouTube called it “blasphemy.” But the critical reception has been more enthusiastic; The Globe and Mail, a leading national newspaper, lauded a “daring interpretation” that nevertheless “might get a rise out of the ‘Hallelujah’ people.” (The stalwart “Hallelujah” chorus, by the way, is performed by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, whose members came together to record the vocals in a space divided into makeshift booths with shower curtains to observe pandemic health protocols. The group was later filmed lip-syncing it — socially distanced — in downtown Toronto.)At a time when opera houses and concert halls around the globe have been shuttered by the coronavirus and are battling to remain relevant, Mr. Ivany said he wanted to create a “Messiah” befitting the moment. He added that he hoped the online production, initially conceived for Toronto’s Winter Garden Theater, would attract a younger audience that didn’t usually come to the opera.“As the Black Lives Matter protests were happening across the world, the silence in the classical music world was deafening, and I thought, ‘What if every soloist in this “Messiah” was Indigenous, Black or a person of color?’” said Mr. Ivany, who previously staged “La Bohème” in a pub. Mindful, he added, that he was “a white man interpreting a piece by a dead European male,” he partnered with Reneltta Arluk, an Indigenous theater director based in Alberta.The mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb changed the words of her aria, “He was despised,” to “She is despised,” to evoke herself and her Muslim mother.Credit…Huei LinThis reimagining of Handel, Ms. Arluk said, was also a way to grapple with recent research suggesting that the German-born composer had investments in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. “We can’t control the actions of composers hundreds of years ago,” she said. “But we can claim Handel’s work in our voices.”“Messiah/Complex” is hardly the first adjustment to “Messiah,” which was reworked by Mozart in 1789 and has since been interpreted by rock guitarists and gospel and hip-hop artists. Handel himself was initially accused of sacrilege in some orthodox quarters for transposing the biblical text.“Can it make you angry that we dared to do such a thing, that we provoked you?” said Matthew Loden, the chief executive of the Toronto Symphony. “That is what art is supposed to do.”In Canada, where the global reckoning about systemic racism has spawned debate about the dearth of minority voices represented in popular culture, the production is also being seen as a cultural corrective of sorts. And all the more so since the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a priority of reconciling with Indigenous peoples.In 2018 “Slav,” a theater production by the prominent Canadian director Robert Lepage, closed early at the Montreal International Jazz Festival following an outcry because a majority-white cast was portraying Black slaves. Indigenous artists also lashed out after another Lepage production, “Kanata,” which recounts aspects of Indigenous Canadians’ subjugation by white people, did not include any Indigenous Canadians in the cast.Ms. van Lieshout, in red coat, said that translating her aria into Southern Tutchone, her First Nations language, had been a way to “decolonize myself.”Credit…Alistair MaitlandHalf of the 12 soloists in “Messiah/Complex” are Indigenous. Diyet van Lieshout, the mezzo-soprano from Yukon, is filmed traipsing through the snow in her traditional mukluk boots. She said that translating her aria, “O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion,” into Southern Tutchone, her First Nations language, with the help of her 91-year-old grandmother had been nothing less than a way to “decolonize myself.”In the 1960s, she said, her mother, like other Indigenous children, had been taken from her family at the age of 5 and sent to a government-sponsored residential school run by the church, where she was forbidden to speak her language. (In 2015, a government commission said that such schools, which were in operation for over a century, “can best be described as ‘cultural genocide.’”)Ms. van Lieshout said she had struggled to reconcile her love of church music with the suffering her mother had endured. She said that singing “O thou that tellest” in her native tongue had “given me a reason to like Handel again.”Deantha Edmunds, an Inuk soprano who translated her part into her native Inuttitut, said showcasing Indigenous opera divas would also help combat the stereotype that people like her were more likely to be seen hunting than singing arias. In fact, she said, classical music had been brought to Inuit communities in her native Labrador, on Canada’s Atlantic coast, by European missionaries from Moravia about 250 years ago. She recalled how her father used to serenade the family over Christmas by singing “Silent Night” in English, German and Inuttitut.Deantha Edmunds, an Inuk soprano, translated her part into her native Inuttitut.Credit…Justin OakeyPerhaps the most intense intervention is that of Rihab Chaieb, a Tunisian-Canadian mezzo-soprano who has sung often with the Metropolitan Opera. She removed Jesus from her aria altogether, changing “He was despised” to “She is despised,” to evoke herself and her Muslim mother.Quebec recently passed a law banning teachers, and other public sector workers from wearing religious symbols like head scarves while at work. Ms. Chaieb said neighbors in Montreal had called her veiled mother a terrorist, inspiring this singer to use Handel’s music to express her estrangement.In her segment, Ms. Chaieb is portrayed in black and white as a dutiful daughter, drinking tea in her mother’s apartment. But when she is shown, in color, under a graffiti-splattered underpass in Montreal, her barely submerged pain gradually crescendos as she sings in her native French.“My reinterpretation of the ‘Messiah’ is about me feeling despised and rejected as a first-generation immigrant in Montreal,” she said. “Like me, Jesus felt wretched and despised. But by taking Jesus out of the equation and making it more personal, I have reclaimed the ‘Messiah’ as my own.”AdvertisementContinue reading the main story More

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      Ariana Grande Engagement Announcement: What It Means

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      AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyA Close Reading of Ariana Grande’s Engagement AnnouncementIn an extremely 2020 move, Ms. Grande got quarantine-engaged and announced it in an Instagram photo dump.Ariana Grande at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in January.Credit…Jordan Strauss/Invision, via Associated PressDec. 21, 2020On Sunday, when Ariana Grande announced her engagement on Instagram, the congratulatory likes and comments flowed in immediately. So did the questions: about her fiancé (a luxury real estate agent named Dalton Gomez), the duration of their relationship (roughly a year, though quarantine timelines should probably be weighted to account for constant contact), the composition of her photography (was she in a car?) and, of course, the ring.Celebrity engagements have driven entertainment news cycles for decades, but Ms. Grande’s announcement — shared on the eve of her new Netflix special and just over two years after her split from the comedian Pete Davidson — has drawn outsize interest and become one of Instagram’s most-liked posts of all time.For all those reasons and more, we thought it was worth a closer look.This Was a Year of Quarantine EngagementsDemi Lovato and Max Ehrich did it. Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz did it. Your cousin did it, and so did your old college roommate (probably).Now, Ariana Grande has joined a long line of celebrities and mere mortals who said yes to their quarantine sweeties this year, irrespective of traditional timelines.According to People Magazine, Ms. Grande and Dalton Gomez, who works in residential real estate in Los Angeles, started dating in January. In May, he appeared in the music video for Ms. Grande’s song with Justin Bieber, “Stuck With U.” Seven months later, the two are engaged.Various data points suggest that these days, monogamy is in. Major jewelry retailers like Kay, Zales, Peoples and James Allen are reporting more sales this summer and fall compared to last year, according to The Washington Post. The trend makes sense: Dating around doesn’t look as exciting in a time when every in-person encounter carries the risk of a life-threatening virus, and when flowers and chocolates have been replaced by an N95 mask and proof of your latest Covid-19 test.“A bunch of people have started relationships, probably because people are lonely, they’re spending more time getting to know someone, and people are being less promiscuous,” said Lauren Bille, the chief executive of Allbodies, a health education platform.For some couples, quarantining together seems like the ultimate test: If they can make it through the manic boredom, perpetual anxiety and unceasing tragedy of the pandemic together, they can make it through anything. Right?Let’s check back in 2022. — VALERIYA SAFRONOVAA Photo Dump Was the Only Way to GoBack in 2017, when people still made their relationships “Instagram official,” the default engagement announcement format was a ring selfie: a zoomed-in shot of a perfectly manicured hand (usually a woman’s), held up against a clean background. The ring was always the focal point.Since then, Instagram has evolved from a feed of staged images to something much messier, devoid of a dominant aesthetic or careful curation. In 2020, a year so hellish that the old rules of Instagram could no longer apply, a new format surged in popularity: the photo dump.It’s how Ariana Grande announced her engagement and also how most internet-savvy celebrities have been posting for months now. Kylie Jenner rarely shares a solo shot to her feed anymore, but rather carousels of outtakes and moments from her life. Billie Eilish often does the same, unloading a mix of iPhone photos and blurry videos to create mini Instagram albums. Throughout the pandemic, the playwright Jeremy O. Harris has been posting “coronavirus mixtapes,” Instagram gallery mash-ups of memes, TikTok videos and photos from his daily life.This is the way we post now. Gen Z has led the charge, embracing this format first and most frequently. Maybe it’s because they never had the chance to upload 40 hazy party pics to a Facebook album in the aughts, or perhaps they’re seeking to memorialize life moments in a way only a photo gallery can. Or maybe everyone has collectively given up. Who has the time or energy to spend finding and editing that One Perfect Shot? It’s much easier to post by the handful.Ms. Grande’s engagement photo dump contains multitudes; there’s a mirror selfie, multiple couple’s photos and a slightly off-center shot of her ring. That’s the beauty of this format: There’s always more content. — TAYLOR LORENZObviously We Have to Talk About the RingWhen Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson got engaged in 2018, a month after their whirlwind courtship began, the singer started sporting a brilliant, pear-shaped ring rumored to be worth $100,000. It was exactly the sort of ring you’d expect a celebrity to wear: big and bathed in diamonds.Her ring from Dalton Gomez is a bit more unique: asymmetrical, with a pearl and an oval diamond set on an east-west axis. According to Sheryl Jones, a fine jeweler in New York City’s Diamond District, this design, particularly the pairing of two different gems, is “very unusual.”“I would describe it as definitely a fresh and nontraditional approach to an engagement ring,” Ms. Jones said, adding that “ovals are really, really popular right now.”Over the last several years, she said, people have grown increasingly interested in “fancy shapes”: ovals, pears, radiant-cut stones — really anything besides a traditional round diamond. “I think for women who want more of an engagement ring that is nontraditional or has a little more personality and style, they’re attracted to those kinds of cuts,” Ms. Jones said.Trends also show that surprising gemstone colors, like a green or gray sapphire, have become all the rage too. “People are finding ways to express themselves in engagement rings now and there is no standard way of approaching it,” Ms. Jones said.There was a time when getting dressed for the evening to go to dinner in a formal dress and statement jewels was the only time a luxury ring would be worn. But now, a more modern lifestyle demands a ring that is comfortable and wearable all the time, Ms. Jones said. “It’s got to be able to bridge that casual to fancy.”“I think that this approach just makes it more a part of her lifestyle,” Ms. Jones said. “Because when you look at a more traditional wedding ring, if your lifestyle is more fun and unconventional, you want a ring that reflects that. And I think that that’s what women are asking for now.” — EVAN NICOLE BROWNAriana Grande’s engagement ring, as shared on Instagram.The Pearl, Specifically, Is a ChoiceIt is natural for a person to look at a clamped closed mollusk and think, “Whatever you’re doing in there, I’ve got to have it.” The urge to open the entirely shut is how humans ended up with fried eggs, juicy melon flesh, honey, geodes and frightening individual experiences at haunted amusement parks.But once a man or woman has loosed their prize — which is, if they are lucky, a granular irritant a mollusk has coated in several layers of secretions in order to protect itself — should it be set into a ring intended for everyday wear? Perhaps not.“In the case of pearl rings, please be aware that these are only to be worn for dress and are not intended for everyday wear,” advises the website of Mikimoto, the famed Japanese pearl jeweler credited with inventing cultured pearls in 1893. In contrast to hardy diamonds, pearls are easily scratched and can deteriorate from contact with perfume, cosmetics, hair spray, lotion, detergent, lemon juice, vinegar and any number of other household products. (Also: sweat.)Even jewelry security boxes are chambers of horrors for pearls, where they may scrape up against other items or, if left alone in the receptacle for extended periods, gradually dehydrate.On top of all this, Ariana Grande’s pearl could be extra fragile due to age: There is some evidence to suggest that the pearl in her ring might have been repurposed from another ring set with a pearl originally taken from her late grandfather’s tie pin. — CAITY WEAVERAnd Now, Some OptimismIt’s easy to be cynical about celebrity engagements — or any engagement, really. Couples blow thousands (if not millions) of dollars on diamond rings, hundreds more on professional photography and celebrations, all for a commitment that may only last a few years, months, weeks or days.Much harder is the work of being happy for other people. While celebrities, including multiple Kardashians and Diane Keaton, have commented with enthusiastic excitement and love for Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez, many more watching from home have speculated about the timing of the announcement (was it publicity for her concert film?) and the likelihood that the couple will ever wed. The usual stuff, but magnified to scale with her mega-stardom.Yes, Ms. Grande is a wildly successful pop artist with an estimated net worth exceeding $100 million. She is also a 27-year-old woman who has endured enough traumatic experiences to fill several lifetimes: a suicide bombing that killed more than 20 people at one of her concerts; the public unraveling of her first almost-marriage; the untimely death of a former partner; the suggestion, from an army of fans, that she was to blame for her ex’s tragic undoing.Wouldn’t it be nice if things just … worked out? I’m rooting for these two. — BONNIE WERTHEIMValeriya Safronova More

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      Rihanna Reveals Her Big Aspirations for 2021

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      The ‘We Found Love’ hitmaker is looking forward to 2021 where she is planning to take her career to ‘a different level’ as fans are highly anticipating her new music.

      Dec 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Rihanna has big ambitions for her career in 2021.
      The musician and fashion designer tells Britain’s Closer magazine ahead of the holidays that she’s already looking forward to the new year, which she teases will see the star release her first new music since 2016’s “Anti”.
      Discussing her New Year’s resolutions, Rihanna said she wants “to take my music and my brands to a different level” in 2021.
      Meanwhile, the “Work” singer also touched on her plans for the holidays as she revealed she’s spending Christmas in her native Barbados.

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      “It’s important to be with friends and family – but I feel at such peace when I am there. It is the most beautiful place, with incredible, beaches, food and people,” she admitted.
      “It’s kind of a cliche, but there is just something I love about decorating the tree. It’s just one of those traditions where you can declare Christmas has started as soon as the tree goes up.”
      And when it comes to her festive menu, the star’s adamant she won’t shy away from indulging, insisting, “I won’t deprive myself. If I want a cheeseburger, then I am going to have one.”
      Rihanna added, “I will exercise three or four times a week as well – feeling healthy is important to me.”
      “Feeling comfortable in your own skin is a journey. We all have to learn self-love. If we really think about it, I am sure we can all find flaws with our body – but when we really learn to love ourselves, then we end up embracing our flaws.”

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