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Selena Gomez could barely calm down when she kissed fiancé Benny Blanco for the first time, with the singer-actress recently recalling how the moment got her so worked up, her skin broke out in a reaction that left her “a little embarrassed.”
While appearing on an episode of Table Manners With Jessie and Lennie Ware posted Wednesday (April 30), Gomez and the producer both gushed about the day they first locked lips early on in their relationship, which started in mid-2023. According to Blanco, the two were playing the get-to-know-you game We’re Not Really Strangers on their second date when one of the prompts directed them to take a selfie.
“She got right on my chest and took a selfie, and then right after, I just looked at her and I said, ‘I gotta kiss this girl,’” Blanco said, with Gomez adding, “It was a very good kiss.”
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It was so good, in fact, that the Only Murders in the Building star’s face immediately started to betray her. “Her heart started beating quickly, she started getting a rash on her face, and she was so nervous,” the “Eastside” musician recalled, joking that the rash was actually because “I was so disgusting and repulsive.”
In reality, Gomez says her skin became inflamed simply because she “hadn’t liked anyone in a very long time.”
“When you feel something behind the kiss, it’s completely different,” she explained. “I had been alone for about five years with the exception of a few s–tty dates here and there, but never felt that way … I was a little embarrassed, but he was like, ‘Are you OK?’ And I was like, ‘No, no, I’m fine.’ I didn’t want to be like, ‘I like you, I really like you.’”
The couple has been together ever since, with Blanco asking his fiancée to marry him in December. Shortly after their engagement, the couple dropped a joint album titled I Said I Love You First, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
Listen to Gomez and Blanco recall their first kiss below.
Drake’s first Eau de Parfum is here. Drizzy’s Better World Fragrance House launched the Summer Mink parfum, which is now available on the brand’s website for $148.
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“Summer Mink was inspired by a yin-yang principle of fusing warm, creamy base notes with cold spices and sparkling citruses,” said Michael Carby, senior perfumer at Givaudan, in the press release. “The ingredient composition was uniquely crafted to reflect a multinational culture with aspirations toward a Better World.”
The Amber Woody scent comes in a sleek 3.4 fluid ounce bottle in the shape of a navy blue sphere. Built around a creamy musk base, the Summer Mink mixes in elements of sage and Italian citrus, which is topped off with a layer of jasmine sambac.
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The fragrance is only available on the Better World Fragrance House website for now, but will be coming to 1,400 Ulta Beauty locations across North America on May 12.
Drake also stars in an ad for the Summer Mink fragrance, which finds him playing the role of a mad perfume scientist trying to find the perfect formula.
The clip shows the Toronto superstar scurrying around his home in pajamas as his dog follows along, and then during what appears to be the wee hours of the night, Drizzy finally strikes gold with his fragrance potion.
“F–k. F–k, that’s good,” he says after a few orgasmic sniffs. “That’s it. That’s it.”
Drake’s fans had a laugh and enjoyed his acting in the clip shared on Instagram. “Bruh actually a good actor you can tell he be having fun doing ts,” one person wrote of the star, who rose to fame portraying Jimmy Brooks on CTV’s Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Rapper Roy Woods chimed in looking for a shipment of Summer Mink. “Nah fam I need that,” he wrote.
Summer Mink follows Drake’s Carby Musk fragrance oil, which arrived in February 2024 and gave the OVO faithful a chance to smell just like their rap hero.
Watch the Summer Mink trailer below.
Lana Del Rey‘s debut on the Stagecoach lineup has come and gone, but the live intro to her upcoming new record set the stage for its visual components, like the personal style she seems to be leaning into for this album cycle.
Gracing the stage in pretty, tea-length dresses, with hair set in brushed-out waves and lips painted a color described by Lisa Eldrige’s cosmetics brand as an “iconic, late 1950s/early 1960s salmon-pink,” Del Rey’s physical presence at the country music festival served a mid-century, on the bayou aesthetic.
Positioned at a mic stand in front of a rural southern home set on the stage, she looked perfectly poised as she sang sweetly about being by her husband’s side, “where the baby alligators play” and “no one talks to me like you do, or takes care of us so good this way.” (The dark side peeked through, too: “Should I turn on the light or burn down the house?” she later contemplated in the premiere of “Quiet in the South,” a track of quiet rage over the worry her man might not make it home that night. “Feet up on the back porch, the wind’s blowing through/ I’m staring at the propane, like, what’s a girl to do?”)
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A handful of never-before-heard songs from her unreleased, untitled next record — formerly known as Lasso or The Right Person Will Stay, depending on when you asked Del Rey — made the Stagecoach set in Indio, Calif., Friday night (April 25): the aforementioned “Husband of Mine” and “Quiet in the South,” and “57.5,” which will be remembered as the one where Del Rey called out Morgan Wallen. She also sang the hauntingly beautiful “Henry, Come On” live for the first time, and her new ballad “Bluebird” was the star of a hologram interlude.
The first dress Del Rey wore, in demure, cream lace, was custom Valentino, stylist Molly Dickson noted in an Instagram Story.
When the “Summertime Sadness” singer returned to the stage post-interlude in red to sing an iconic line from the Born to Die track (“I got my red dress on tonight”), she was in custom Sugar Ferrini, according to Dickson. The strapless number complemented the earlier Valentino silhouette, with its fitted bodice, bow accent at the waist and full skirt.
Hair stylist Anna Cofone offered a how-to on achieving Del Rey’s coiffure in an Instagram post on Saturday. She listed Authentic Beauty Concept’s Glow Spray Serum for prepping mid-length and ends, and Tymo’s Airhype Lite hair dryer for smoothing before styling. She added Authentic Beauty Concept’s Airy Texture Spray and Nude Powder Spray to Del Rey’s roots as a “base for backcombing,” incorporated Remi Cachet Clip-In Deluxe hair extensions prepped with Curl Pro Stylist Mist, and set the singer’s hair using Tymo’s Cues curling iron with a 1/2-inch barrel. She brushed out Del Rey’s waves with an Olivia Garden Essential Style Double Tunnel Brush and finished the style with a mist of strong-hold hairspray.
Makeup artist Pamela Cochrane posted beauty notes as well, with a list of Lisa Eldridge products she used on Del Rey: Skin and Makeup Enhancing Mist, Seamless Skin Foundation in a mix of shades 5 and 10, Elevated Glow Highlighter in Crystal Nebula on her cheekbones, Kitten Lash Mascara “in the inner corners next to the lashes and underneath,” Kitten Flick Liquid Eyeliner “finely drawn along the outer half of eye with a small flick,” and Lip Pencil in shade 1W with Rouge Experience Refillable Lipstick in shade 189, Audrey.
See Lana Del Ray all dolled up in a clip of her singing “Henry, Come On” below, via Stagecoach’s official X account.
Lizzo is opening up about the steps she took to feel lighter both physically and mentally, with the star sharing her weight-loss and anxiety-beating strategies on an TikTok livestream Tuesday (April 22).
Speaking to followers months after announcing on Instagram that she’d reached her “weight release” goal in January, Lizzo divulged which specific changes she’s made to have a healthier relationship with food. For one, the hitmaker no longer drinks “two to three” large Starbucks beverages each day, a switch she said she believes cut out 1,200 calories from her daily diet, according to People.
The “About Damn Time” singer also stopped eating sugary foods in the morning, opting instead for a mix of sweet and savory breakfast choices, like “almond butter and toast.” “Everybody’s body is different. Find out what works for you,” she said, noting that she “had to start applying a calorie deficit, because I was prone to bingeing.”
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Lizzo has been open about her fitness journey after becoming known for her self-love-focused music and advocating for body positivity with her platform. In her January Instagram post, she showed off her figure and revealed that she had shed 16% of her body fat, writing, “Today when I stepped on my scale, I reached my weight release goal. I haven’t seen this number since 2014! Let this be a reminder you can do anything you put your mind to. Time for new goals!”
She’s also long been vocal about her struggles with mental health, and in Tuesday’s chat with fans, she also shared how she turned her anxiety around. “I’ve been working to get my anxiety under control for years,” she told her TikTok followers. “And then I decided that I want to release and I’m ready to stop waiting to be myself like fully and be happy. I meditated. I calmed myself down. And I isolated a little bit, but not like made myself lonely, not the way I used to when I was depressed. I isolated myself in a mindful way where I had no distractions.”
“I loved to distract myself with people,” she added. “I loved to distract myself with food. I loved to distract myself with drinking. I loved to distract myself with problems that I would create. I would love to do that. And I stopped doing that. And I just focused on me.”
The Grammy winner’s posts come as she’s kicking off a new musical era, dropping singles “Love in Real Life” and “Still Bad” in February and March, respectively. In April, she announced that she had put the finishing touches on her upcoming follow-up to 2022’s Special — which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 — sharing studio photos on Instagram and writing, “ALBUM IS DONE YALL!”
Jonathan Davis is doing more than just throwing a dog a bone — he’s launching a new capsule collection for his Freak on a Leash pet line to help pooches everywhere be a little more rock n’ roll. The Korn frontman announced on Tuesday (April 22) that he has teamed up with designer Ashton Michael […]
Tina Knowles loves being a grandmother to Beyoncé‘s three kids — but she’s not so much a fan of how the world turned on her daughter when the superstar was first expecting.
In an interview with People published Tuesday (April 22) — the same day the businesswoman’s new memoir, Matriarch, hit shelves — Knowles opened up about how widespread rumors Bey faked her pregnancy with firstborn Blue Ivy in 2011 marred the experience for the entire family. “Babies and children are so precious and so sacred,” the designer began.
“To hear people say the most horrendous things and to call my whole family a lie — because we would all have to be part of that conspiracy and lie about something so sacred — it was one of the worst times of my life, because I couldn’t say anything,” Knowles continued. “My daughter was saying, ‘No, you’re just going to make the story bigger.’ But it didn’t go away for a long time.”
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“It’s one of the most painful things for me, to know that people could be that disgusting,” she added, noting that the incessant pop-culture rumor mill has remained an ever-present challenge for her as a mom. “I deal with lies all the time. I’m dealing with lies now, that I’m having, like, an invisible zipper at my mouth. There’s always these crazy rumors that are out there and, people just get to lie, and they don’t have to suffer any consequences.”
Rumors that the “Texas Hold ‘Em” musician was pretending to be pregnant originally took off after she appeared on an Australian talk show in the fall of 2011. As she sat down for the interview, her dress folded in such a way that some viewers thought it looked like a fake baby bump caving in on itself, leading to inescapable chatter and frame-by-frame analyses from people who were convinced that Bey was lying. Even after Blue was born in January 2012, some haters still theorized that the vocalist and Jay-Z had welcomed her via surrogate.
At the time, Bey’s publicist shot down the rumors as “stupid, ridiculous and false,” while the 35-time Grammy winner added to People months later, “That was crazy. It wasn’t hurtful, it was just crazy.” The musician and Roc Nation founder are now also parents to 7-year-old twins Rumi and Sir — but more than a decade after the fact, Ms. Knowles — who was honored as Mother of the Year at 2025 Billboard Women in Music — says that the 2011 controversy still angers her, especially knowing that her daughter suffered multiple pregnancy losses before Blue came along.
“The worst thing is that people had no idea how hard it was for Beyoncé to go through multiple miscarriages, and then when finally blessed to carry a baby to term, the world starts heckling you as you both try to make it to the finish line,” she writes in Matriarch, according to snippets published by The Independent. “This child was prayed for and prayed over — a wanted, cherished, real baby, and people were making a living off saying she was a lie.”
“I wanted to curse some people out and scream at these losers to set the record straight,” Knowles adds in the book. “They had no idea what she and Jay, and our whole family, had been through.”
Kendrick Lamar has signed on as a brand ambassador for Chanel, and he’ll appear in the French fashion house’s new eyewear campaign that will roll out on Tuesday (April 22). Business of Fashion exclusively reported the news on Monday. “I visited the Chanel ateliers and saw the process of how something goes from design to […]
Mewow! Billboard is launching Power Pets, a new feature focusing on musicians’ best friends — no, not the humans — but the furry (and some scaly and feathery!) ones who bring extra joy and companionship to artists. Celebrities will be sharing sweet details about their beloved pets and how their furbabies enrich their lives, and to kick off the first profile is Billboard-charting country star and animal lover Miranda Lambert.
Miranda Lambert may have a Billboard 200-topping album in Platinum, three Grammys, 14 CMAs, 33 ACM Awards and many more accolades to boast about so far in her storied career, but to the country star’s four-legged pals, she’s just Mom.
“All of my animals help keep me grounded,” the singer tells Billboard about her furry family members. “They don’t care what I do for a living. They just love me.”
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Not only that, Lambert — who in 2009 founded her non-profit MuttNation, which works to promote pet adoption and the spaying and neutering of pets — has also learned an important lesson from her now 12-year-old dog Bellamy, whom she adopted in 2013 from Big Dog Ranch in Florida. “Patience,” the singer-songwriter reveals. “Bellamy was very shy in the beginning, but he’s opened up.”
Now, her beloved pooch not only travels and tours with her, but also helps Lambert with promoting MuttNation. “He has done a lot of photo shoots with me for my MuttNation line of pet products at Tractor Supply, and all of my proceeds from the line benefit the MuttNation Foundation,” shares the animal advocate. “He’s really patient and listens well, so he’s great at photo shoots.”
Tractor Supply Company, Lambert explains, is partnered with MuttNation’s Relief for Rescues Fund, a donations-at-checkout initiative which was started in 2023 to support shelters and organizations in recovery efforts after natural disasters. “So far, Relief for Rescues has donated close to $1 million to help animal shelters across the country recover from hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, fires and other disasters,” she shares.
That includes the devastating Los Angeles area wildfires that the Los Angeles Times reports destroyed more than 9,500 single-family homes at the beginning of the year. To help displaced animals, MuttNation partnered with Norman’s Rare Guitars to auction off guitars in an effort to raise money for area animal shelters. “To date, we’ve helped nearly 25 organizations, and we know there will be more to do because the recovery process has really only just begun,” says Lambert.
After all, she points out, pet adoption is at the heart of her organization’s mission. “By adopting a shelter pet, you make a meaningful difference — not only in the life of the pet you adopt, but in helping overcrowded shelters and in lowering pet homelessness,” explains Lambert, who over the years has welcomed not only dogs, but also cats, goats and horses into her family. “And it’s no secret that shelter pets make the best pets. We’re working on a lofty project that we’ll announce later this year to encourage people to adopt, so stay tuned for more on that!”
Until then, learn more about Bellamy from the country superstar below.
Bellamy in 2013.
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Name: BellamyAge: 12Hometown: Loxahatchee Groves, Fla.Breed: Comfort retriever muttFavorite food: chickenFavorite toy: He doesn’t really like toys, but he loves cuddling up on his MuttNation throw blanket from Tractor Supply.Favorite nap spot: Wherever I am. He likes to stay close to me!
How did Bellamy come into your life?I adopted Bellamy from a dog rescue, Big Dog Ranch, while I was on tour in 2013. One of my fans, who was super little at the time, made a video asking me to come visit. They gave me a tour of the rescue, and I saw Bellamy and fell in love! He was only about 6 weeks old.
Who is Bellamy’s best friend, aside from you?He only has one fur sibling left, Cher, so they stick together.
How does Bellamy get along with your other animals? Does he have any favorite and/or least favorites?The last few years have been hard on the pack, because I’ve had quite a few dogs pass over the Rainbow Bridge. They really were a unit, so we all felt each loss deeply. Cher and Bellamy are my only two dogs left, so they stick together now. Cher’s more of a diva, but Bellamy goes with the flow, so it works out.
Cher, Bellamy and Miranda Lambert.
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Does Bellamy join you on tour? If so, what are some of your best adventures together on the road?Yes! Bellamy travels with me a lot. He recently drove out with me to Arizona, where I spent time this winter riding horses. We filmed the music video for “Run” while we were out there, and he had the greatest time. He napped in between takes in the trailer and got to run around the desert and hang out with my horse named Cool while we were filming.
What’s his favorite song?“Old Hippie” by The Bellamy Brothers.
How does Bellamy react when you’re playing your music? He’s so used to it, he doesn’t react at all. He just falls asleep.
What’s your favorite memory of Bellamy so far?I’ve loved getting to see him come out of his shell over the years. Even though I got him when he was a puppy, he was so shy around new people when he was younger. He’s settled into himself now, and is much more confident.
Share a fun fact about Bellamy!He was named after The Bellamy Brothers.
Slim Thug believes Megan Thee Stallion has a crush on him, and says he’s down to find out once and for all. During an Instagram Live session on Tuesday (April 15), Slim firmly stood by this claim, listing off numerous reasons why he believes the Houston Hottie is into him. “Did y’all see Thee Stallion […]
SZA is launching her Not Beauty makeup line exclusively at pop-up shops across the U.S. during her and Kendrick Lamar‘s Grand National Tour starting this week. She’ll debut the first product from her one-of-a-kind lip collection, lip glosses in three signature shades priced at $23: In The Flesh, Strawberry Jelly and Quartz. Not Beauty’s full […]