Camila Cabello for Cosmopolitan UK June 2018 Speak about having OCD!
Camila Cabello is about to have the best summer, ever.
The singer is in the middle of her Never Be the Same Tour and then will go off to join Taylor Swift for her Reputation Tour.
"I love her. We just talk about boys," the 21-year-old star says about the "Delicate" singer exclusively to Cosmopolitan UK. "She loves love, and we love talking about it. It's fun to just vent and talk and dream."
And during both world tours, Cabello will have the support from her friend Swift and her mother, who is always with her when she's away from home.
"It's the hardest part--being away from my family. I would never want to move to LA because I can't live away from them. [So, when she travels, her mom goes with her] It's really nice, she's my best friend," Cabello explains. "My other half. There's something about being with your mom. You just feel like a kid. And your family doesn't care if you've messed up or you flopped or if your song tanked. They love you no matter what and that's so important to me."
The singer also opened up about living with OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder.
"OCD is weird. I laugh about it now. Everybody has different ways of handling stress," she explains. "And, for me, if I get really stressed thinking about something, I'll start to have the same thought over and over again, and no matter how many times I get to the resolution, I feel like something bad is about to happen if I don't keep thinking about it. I didn't know what it was and when I found out, and [learned] how to step back from it, it made me feel so much better. I feel so much more in control of it now. To the point where I'm just like, 'Aha! OK, this is just my OCD.' I'll ask my mom a question for the fourth time, and she'll be like, 'That's OCD. You've got to let it go.'"
"Don't ever get comfortable. No matter what anybody says to me, I know that I need more than one good album to have a career," she says. "Even when somebody tells me statistics and numbers that are amazing, I remind myself that if you can't keep it up for 15 years like the greatest people have done [then]...That's why I look to people like Prince and Madonna because it reminds me, 'You've got a lot to do, honey, before you can ever stop learning and growing.' Never let it go to your head and always remind yourself how much better you need to be."
The singer also told the magazine that the money isn't the reason behind her career. In fact, it isn't a priority for her at all.
"I hate the word 'money'. I just don't...my worst fear is making an album for it to sell a lot or be super successful. I don't want to be the person that's making songs in the studio saying, 'Radio is going to love this' or 'We're going to be rich after this song,'" she explains. "That's just so cringey to me. Because, for me, music is not my business, it's my life. I just need enough to make my family and me good and comfortable, and that's been such a huge blessing for me to be able to do that for them."
The former Fifth Harmony member reflected on what it's been like for her to leave the group and do it all on her own.
"It still feels good...I loved making all the decisions because the product was something that was fully representative of me," she says. "It's like making coffee or breakfast. It tastes better than going to a restaurant, because it's yours, because you made it. That's what it felt like for me."
Cabello's full interview appears in the June 2018 issue of Cosmopolitan, on sale Thursday.
#RHoA: Is Kenya Moore’s Husband STILL Refusing To Move To Atlanta?
It’s no secret that Kenya Moore’s husband, Marc Daly, doesn’t like the Real Housewives of Atlanta or the city of Atlanta which would be fine if he weren’t married to an Atlanta Housewife.
Throughout season 10 of RHOA, Kenya made it clear the couple was still on the fence about where they would call home since she’s based in the ATL while her man is based in NYC.
Despite the fact that Kenya and Marc are expanding their family with a baby in late 2018, they still aren’t any closer to living in the same city.
In fact, Life & Style reports that Kenya and Marc’s marriage could end over their living situation.
“Everyone is expecting their marriage to crumble over the living situation,” a source reveals. “The last thing he wants to do is move from NYC to Atlanta.”
And don’t expect Kenya to be giving up RHOA and moving to NYC anytime soon.
“Kenya lives for the fame. She’ll never quit the show, not even for her husband,” the source wrapped.
Isn’t this something you’re supposed to discuss before getting married? Anyway, I’m still confused if Kenya is pregnant or not. Yes, Kenya said she’s having a baby in 2018 and made it clear she’s carrying but she also asked for a cocktail during part 2 of the reunion.
Do you think Marc will move to Atlanta? Will Kenya and Marc continue to live separately?
#Empire: Taraji P. Henson and Angela Bassett Prove the Best Comment Will Always Be ‘No Comment’
While promoting her upcoming gender-swapped remake of Nancy Meyers box office hit What Women Want on Wednesday night, Taraji P. Henson was asked by a reporter from the Associated Press whether or not she knew what Kanye West really meant by his mid-week Twitter rant. Both she and Angela Bassett, who joined her for the event, appeared shocked by the question, but Henson responded with a succinct, “No comment.”
“Does he know what he wants? He keeps changing what he wants. How are we supposed to keep up with what he wants?” Bassett asks.
“That’s why I said no comment,” Henson adds. “I don’t know. Can’t help you.”
Though the AP reporter graps at straws for a peg by attempting to connect the question with the movie she was on the red carpet to promote (“Your movie is What Men Want, I wonder if you know what Kanye wants”), I couldn’t help but wonder whether or not the same reporter would have posed that question to the film’s white female lead, Wendy McLendon Covey. Most of me thinks, Uh, no shit that wouldn’t have happened. As far as I know, West and Henson aren’t known to be good friends, they never publicly dated, and Henson didn’t react to the news on Twitter as it happened. So... why ask? Because they’re both black?
But I digress. The point is that Henson refused to play the AP’s little game of aligning herself with Team Kanye or Team Fuck Kanye, and instead placed a flag in the increasingly little occupied territory of Team No Comment.
It’s a good place to be, and Henson knows it
#RnBFlashback: Minnie Riperton ‘Loving You’
Minnie Riperton, the singer with a distinctively high upper vocal range, topped the charts around the world in 1975 with "Lovin' You," one of the period's most distinctive and iconic hits. But the song only scratches the surface of Riperton's remarkable musical career, which began in her teens and ended prematurely with her untimely passing in 1979, at the age of 31. And it's only one facet of the extraordinary album from which it emerged, Perfect Angel. But one of my best songs off the project.
Listen and Reminisce HERE
Like I said Upon Minnie's untimely passing, Richard Rudolph created The Minnie Riperton Fund for breast and woman's cancers at the Los Angeles based Concern Foundation for cancer research to continue the battle against this tragic illness that took her from us at such an early age. Donations in support of The Minnie Riperton Fund, provides essential funding to the early stage of discovery within the laboratory of the most promising cancer immunotherapies for patients. This work has laid the foundation for nearly every major cancer immunotherapy breakthrough over the past half-century. For more information on The Minnie Riperton Fund, go HERE.
#HipHopNews: Styles P Unveils "G-Host" Album Cover Art & Tracklist
Styles P has revealed the cover art for his ninth studio album, G-Host, which will be available this Friday, May 4.
The 16-track project comes on the heels of his March 2018 Nickel Bag EP, and is the LOX member’s first full-length solo work since 2015’s A Wise Guy and a Wise Guy In the interim, the D-Block Records co-founder had an active 2017, collaborating with Talib Kweli on The Seven, Berner for Vibes and of course, alongside Jadakiss and Sheek Louch on #4NoReAsOn.
In an interview with HHN247, Styles P shares that the album’s first single, “Heat of the Night,” which was unveiled back in April, was actually made years ago and sat untouched while he waited for the right time to release it.
G-Host harnesses producers Poobs, Boger, Jimmy Dukes, Grade A, Divine Bars, and Vinny Idol, and carries features from Dyce Payne, Kody, Nino Man, Boog Jones, and more.
Check out the tracklist down below.
1. “Bubble Up” featuring Dyce Payne (Produced by Boger)
2. “Welfare” featuring Whispers (Produced by Jimmy Dukes)
3. “Coolest O.G.” featuring Dyce Payne (Produced by Phonix Beats)
4. “Ghost Wars” (Produced by Rondon and Poobs)
5. “(Skit) Ronald Grump” featuring Jacob Berger, Khardier Da God and Cris Streetz (Produced by Poobs)
6. “Wait Your Turn B” (Produced by Black Swan)
7. “Heat of the Night” featuring Kody (Produced by Poobs)
8. “(Skit) Ill” featuring Kay Rosewood (Produced by Poobs)
9. “Morning Mourning” featuring Oswin Benjamin (Produced by Divine Bars)
10. “Different Shit” (Produced by Dayzel The Machine)
11. “For This Occasion” (Produced by Grade A)
12. “Window to the Soul” (Produced by Vinny Idol)
13. “(Skit) Going Live” featuring Nino Man and Dyce Payne (Produced by Poobs)
14. “Curb the Lames” featuring Boog Jones (Produced by Prophe.T.)
15. “(Skit) Live Still Lit” featuring Nino Man and Dyce Payne (Produced by Poobs)
16. “Going Thru Hell” (Produced by Scram Jones)
Serena Williams Says, ‘I Never Thought I’d Marry A White Guy’
Last week, the tennis star talked about returning to Tennis, Meghan Markle, And more On ‘Good Morning America’
In The New York Times interview, Serena explains the reason she chose to marry a white man.
“Ultimately I wanted to be with someone who treated me nice, someone who was able to laugh with me and someone who understood my life and someone that loved me,” the athlete previously linked to Drake and Common told The New York Times in a Friday, April 27 profile. “And you know, I’m sure there’s other people out there [pauses and laughs]. But you know, Alexis is the one I connected with, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Good for you…Now we will wait to see you in action!
Look Who’s Back? Ashlee Simpson to Return to Reality TV with Husband Evan Ross
Ashlee Simpson is no stranger to reality television and she will be making a return to the small screen with her husband Evan Ross by her side!
The 33-year-old entertainer will by joined by her man in the upcoming E! reality series Ashlee and Evan.
This new docu-series “will follow actress and singer Ashlee Simpson-Ross and her husband actor and artist Evan Ross. We’ll get an inside look into this young millennial couple as they try to balance life as new parents with a solid foundation of humor and love. Coming from two famous music families, Ashlee and Evan will take viewers inside the recording of their first duet album. Fans will see Evan’s rising star in music and Ashlee cautiously jumping back into the music world. We will watch as they face challenges and success in their marriage and music while receiving the unwavering support from their legendary families and life-long friends,” according to Deadline.
Ashlee was previously seen in two seasons of The Ashlee Simpson Show on MTV in 2004 and 2005.
#LGBTQ: Kehlani Partners with Fashion Nova to Donate $50,000 to LGBT Centers
Kehlani has partnered with Fashion Nova to bring some joy to the world.
The singer donated a total of $50,000 to LGBT centers across the country!
Last week, Kehlani took to social media to address her sexuality. She clarified that she is “attracted to women, men, REALLY attracted to queer men, non-binary people, intersex people, [and] trans people.”
She later deleted the tweet after saying she had been corrected about how she identified the gender spectrum, noting she has “a massive responsibility by having a platform.”
Lupita Nyong’o To Star In Remake Of John Woo’s ‘The Killer’
John Woo and Universal Pictures are teaming on a new version of his 1989 Hong King crime classic The Killer. It is intended as a star vehicle for Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o. She is negotiating to play the assassin, a role originated by Chow Yun-fat. The studio has the film on a fast track, with Woo directing.
Eran Creevy (Collide) rewrote the script based on an original draft by Cloverfield Lane‘s Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken, and Brian Helgeland is being brought on to do a production pass. Producing alongside Woo and his A Better Tomorrow Films is eOne’s Mark Gordon and Lori Tilkin. Matt Jackson, Lori Tilkin and Luc Etienne are exec producing with Terence Chang. eOne’s Josh Clay Phillips will also have a producing role and is overseeing the project with Tilkin. The aim is to begin production later this year in France and Germany.
Nyong’o won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for 12 Years A Slave, followed with two Star Wars films, and she just co-starred in Black Panther. In The Killer, she will play the assassin who puts her own life on the line to save a woman whom she accidentally blinded in her last hit.
The film is a touchstone picture, one widely emulated for its balletic, stylized violent scenes. The redo will blend espionage with extraordinary stunts to capture the feel of the original. Universal VP Production Sara Scott will oversee for the studio.
See Photos From Scad Film & Hulu Hosting ‘The Handmaid’s Tale Screening + Exhibition’
Atlanta’s Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) teamed up with Hulu Monday night for a special advanced screening of their hit series The Handmaid’s Tale. The viewing was in honor of SCAD FASH new costume exhibition of the series and features more than 40 garments created by the show’s award-winning costume designer—Ane Crabtree.
The evening began with a pre-show reception at SCAD FASH where attendees were able to check out the exhibition featuring Crabtree’s creations. Following that was the screening of episode three from season 2 at the SCAD Show. That was followed by a Q&A session hosted by Eric Wilson of InStyle Magazine. It was during this discussion that Crabtree talked candidly about designing the looks for the characters and how she drew inspiration from her life as child of color growing up in rural Kentucky.
“What I think we do artists in life is we take all that strangeness and macabreness and make it funny. So when I was thinking of The Handmaid’s Tale, I thought nothing should be absolutely beautiful and everything should be slightly full of tension. Everyone says it’s not full of tension, it’s just damn ugly,” said Crabtree.
In addition to her, attendees also got to meet some of the show’s cast members: Ever Carradine, Robert Curtis Brown, Amanda Brugel, Nina Kiri and Stephen Kunken. Actress Madeline Brewer recalled a conversation she had with Crabtree about the garments and how she used it to contextualize her character, Janine.
“So much of the exploration of Janine as a character came from talking to Ane in Pine Mountain, Georgia, where I was shooting a film. She came down to me and I just remember our conversation helped spark so much of Janine for me and my understanding of the clothing. Being inside of Ane’s mind frame for a brief moment just plucks you into the world of Gilead. She’s so in touch with it,” said Brewer.
The Handmaid’s Tale follows the story of a dystopian future that forces women into subservient roles after an uprising against the US government. The show is an adaptation of Margaret Atwood‘s 1985 novel of the same title, which won the 1985 Governor General’s Award and the first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987. The series also stars Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel and Samira Wiley.
Check out more photos from the screening below:
The SCAD FASH Exhibition of The Handmaid’s Tale is open now through August 12.
Cardi B says Nicki Minaj Was Not ‘Nice’ To Her!
It sounds like Cardi B called out fellow rapper Nikki Minaj! Are they feuding?
It all started when a fan commented about their relationship on Instagram and Cardi B replied, making it seem that she may not like Minaj very much.
‘You want to comment on everything but what you really need to. Answer why you’ve got such a pressure with Nicki when she was so nice to you h*e,’ the user wrote.
Without going too much into detail, the Bodak Yellow rapper simply asked the commenter to explain: ‘Nice how? Tell me?’
That totally sounds like there is much more to the story and that they are totally beefing.
As you may be aware, reports that Cardi and Nicki Minaj were feuding behind the scenes have been going around for a while.
Speculations that Nicki was jealous of Cardi stealing her spotlight exploded as soon as Cardi started getting famous last year.
But at the time, both women denied there was anything but love and appreciating between them.
In addition, they even collabed by both appearing on Migos’ Motorsport track.
There was a hint that their relationship was not the best, however.
During an interview, Cardi B stated that ‘When I heard the track, her verse was not finished. It was not the verse that is on it right now.’
A few months after, we found out why the verse was changed – because it sounded like Minaj was dissing Cardi B despite the song being a collab between them.
‘If Cardi the QB, I’m Nick Lombardi,’ a leaked original lyric said.
Nicki also opened up about the situation saying that ‘The only thing that Cardi really, really hurt my feelings was the very first interview she did after Motorsport. I remember when I came in the game, if a female of that stature had done a feat. with me on it, I’d only be singing their praises and saying, ‘Thank you.’ But the first interview she did after Motorsport came out, it hurt me. She looked aggravated and angry. And the only thing she kept saying was, ‘Oh, I did not hear that, I did not hear her verse.’ I was like…’What?’’
Later on, Minaj also took to social media to say that the verse was indeed changed to omit Cardi B’s name and she was not happy about it.
‘How can you say that someone changed their verse and forgot to say Quavo TOLD me remove my singing part (which I loved) and Atlantic told me to remove your name from the verse per your request? So how were these changes going to happen if I did not ‘change’ my verse?’
R. Kelly STRIKES BACK at #TimesUp! His Management Says Time’s Up Movement “Rushed to Judgment” by Supporting #MuteRKelly Campaign
The Time’s Up movement has joined the #MuteRKelly online campaign.
In an open letter published online, the Women of Color of Times’s Up has declared its alliance with the campaign founded by Oronike Odeleye and Kenyette Barnes and aimed at protesting the Grammy winner, boycotting his music and stopping his performances.
The Women of Color of Time’s Up are a group of activists, executives, filmmakers, actresses, authors, athletes and women in various industries who aim to organize around issues that are especially important to women and girls of color. “We call on people everywhere to join with us to insist on a world in which women of all kinds can pursue their dreams free from sexual assault, abuse and predatory behavior,” the collective wrote in the public message.
Feel free to sign the petition by clicking HERE.
R. Kelly’s management releases a statement to E Online.”
“R. Kelly supports the pro-women goals of the Time’s Up movement. We understand criticizing a famous artist is a good way to draw attention to those goals—and in this case, it is unjust and off-target,” a statement from the star’s management read. “We fully support the rights of women to be empowered to make their own choices. Time’s Up has neglected to speak with any of the women who welcome R. Kelly’s support, and it has rushed to judgment without the facts. Soon it will become clear Mr. Kelly is the target of a greedy, conscious and malicious conspiracy to demean him, his family and the women with whom he spends his time.”
As the statement concluded, “R. Kelly’s music is a part of American and African-American culture that should never—and will never—be silenced. Since America was born, black men and women have been lynched for having sex or for being accused of it. We will vigorously resist this attempted public lynching of a black man who has made extraordinary contributions to our culture.”
JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL! Kanye West: Slavery was a CHOICE!
Miss Donda must be rolling over in her grave! anye West dropped by TMZ on Tuesday to tell the newsroom staff that he loves President Donald Trump and that he believes slavery “sounds like a choice,” only to get completely shut down by writer Van Lathan.
“When you hear about slavery for 400 years ... for 400 years? That sounds like a choice,” West said.
“Like, you was there for 400 years and it’s all of y’all? It’s like we’re mentally in prison. I like the word ‘prison’ because slavery goes too direct to the idea of blacks. It’s like slavery, Holocaust. Holocaust, Jews. Slavery is blacks. So, prison is something that unites us as one race. Blacks and whites being one race. We’re the human race,” he continued.
In the snippet from “TMZ Live,” West is shown asking the entire newsroom: “Do you feel that I’m feeling ... do you feel that I’m being free and I’m thinking free?”
That’s when Lathan hopped up and said he didn’t think West was thinking anything.
“I think what you’re doing right now is actually the absence of thought and the reason why I feel like that is because, Kanye, you’re entitled to your opinion,” said Lathan.
The sportswriter and podcast host then explained what it’s like being a black man when you’re not famous or creatively talented like Kanye West:
You’re entitled to believe whatever you want, but there is fact and real world, real life consequence behind everything you just said. And while you are making music and being an artist and living the life that you’ve earned by being a genius, the rest of us in society have to deal with these threats to our lives. We have to deal with the marginalization that has come from the 400 years of slavery that you said for our people was a choice.
Lathan said he was not only “disappointed” and “appalled,” but also hurt: “I am unbelievably hurt by the fact that you have morphed into something, to me, that is not real.”
The clip ends with Lathan insisting that West be responsible and West apologizing profusely. HuffPost reached out to Lathan for further comment and did not immediately get a response.
Watch HERE
Now keep in mind Kanye has a new project due in June and this is his way of promoting the project. I personally think playing with Legacy for dollars is a bad precedence! But hey he gets it from his wife!
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