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Usher opened up in a new interview with People about the "bidding war" between him and Justin Timberlake to sign a still-unknown Justin Bieber in 2008. "I think, right after my album Confessions that I was introduced to Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun Bieber's manager," he recalled. "We built a friendship, but this would obviously create a partnership that would span us forever, and it was a bit of a bidding war between me and Justin Timberlake." Usher says he "presented Scooter an offer that I felt like he couldn't resist" and pointed out that "there can only be one Justin" in the equation. "So if you want to go with Justin, that's Justin and Justin. Me, it's only one Justin," he explained. But there's no bad blood between Usher and Timberlake. "I've always wanted to do a record with Justin," he said. ....
Billie Eilish picked up Best TV Performance for her role in Swarm at the People's Choice Awards on Sunday, but she wasn't thrilled about the guest list at the ceremony. In a clip circulating on social media, Eilish is seen sitting at a table with Kylie Minogue when she leans over and appeared to whisper: "There's some like… TikTokers here." She put her hand over her mouth when she said "TikToker" and discreetly pointed them out to Minogue. She then visibly shakes her head and says something like, "I don't need it." It's not clear who she was referring to, but there were plenty of influencers at the event, including Tana Mongeau, Chris Olsen, Gigi Gorgeous, Alix Earle, and James Charles, among others. ....
Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's new joint album, Vultures 1, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It's the first chart leader for Ty Dolla $ign and the 11th for West. The album earned 148.000 equivalent album units exclusively through streaming and digital sales. Physical versions of the record haven't been released yet. Usher earned his highest-charting record since 2012 as Coming Home debuted in the No. 2 spot. Noah Kahan’s Stick Season climbed back to its peak in the No. 3 spot, while Morgan Wallen’s One Thing At A Time falls to No. 4 and SZA’s SOS dips to No. 5. ....
Chris Brown claims he was disinvited from playing in this weekend's NBA All-Star Game due his domestic violence history. He posted screenshots of emails on his Instagram Story that seemed to back up the story. One is titled “NBA All-Star 2024 Welcome x Chris Brown” and read “We are thrilled that you will be part of the weekend!” Another showed the blue uniform he'd be wearing as part of Lil Wayne's team. “I was asked by the NBA to play in the all star game this year! Only for them to call later and say they couldn’t do IT because of their sponsors, like RUFFLES,” Brown wrote. “At this point I’m sick of people bothering me and I’m tired of living in the f—ing past.” Ruffles and the NBA later responded, saying the company had no part in "any player decisions or celebrity invite discussions” as a sponsor. ....
Vogue announced yesterday that this year's Met Gala will take place on May 6th, co-chaired by Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth. The event will coincide with the Metropolitan Museum Of Art Costume Institute's "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" exhibit. The dress code theme is 'The Garden Of Time,' which Vogue described as having "nothing to do with the Brothers Grimm or Disney," but "a celebration of clothing and fashion so fragile that it can't ever be worn again — and are therefore sleeping beauties in the scrupulously maintained archives of The Costume Institute." The Met Gala, which always takes place on the first Monday of May, is one of the biggest nights of the year for fashion and Hollywood. The guest list is invitation-only and all A-listers. ....