Cardi B Wins ASCAP Top Rhythm & Soul Songwriter for Second Year in a Row

This is not a good look for Justin Hartley…

Selome Hailu CBS has given a pilot order to “East New York,” a drama series written by William Finkelstein and Mike Flynn.The series follows Regina Haywood, the newly promoted police captain of East New York, an impoverished, working class neighborhood at the eastern edge of Brooklyn. She leads a diverse group of officers and detectives, some of whom are reluctant to deploy her creative methods of serving and protecting during the midst of social upheaval and the early seeds of gentrification.Finkelstein is best known for his writing and producing work on a number of police and legal dramas.

The Prank Wars continue!

Red flag? Teddi Mellencamp claimed Shanna Moakler’s boyfriend, Matthew Rondeau, shaded the former Miss New York USA during their recent DM exchange.

Fans are rallying to the support of voice actor John DiMaggio, best known for portraying booze-swilling robot Bender in animated comedy “Futurama”.

Everywhere they look, everywhere they go, the “Full House” cast will always have each other to hold onto.

In its final act as it permanently sunsets, the BHT Foundation has gifted more than $522,000 to 19 community organizations in an emotional, often tearful final grant reception held virtually over Zoom on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m.More than half of the disbursement has been earmarked for two organizations: The DC Center for the LGBTQ Community and AIDS Action Baltimore.

UPDATE: The Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton (R), said Wednesday that the office will investigate GoFundMe after its decision to end a fundraising effort aimed at assisting the “Freedom Convoy” in Canada. Paxton said they will review possible breaches or violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

Joey King had the support of boyfriend Steven Piet while doing press in the Big Apple this week!

Michael B. Jordan is getting so much love on his birthday!

Alessandra Ambrosio is used to strutting her stuff on the catwalk. But on Feb. 9, the 40-year-old Victoria’s Secret Angel made a splash on the beach in Rio while posing up a storm in a skimpy white bikini. As you can see in the photos here, the supermodel made her social media followers stop scrolling when she took to Instagram and shared a series of stunning photos while wearing the monochromatic two-piece swimsuit by GAL Floripa.

EXCLUSIVE: Rosario Dawson and Lana Parrilla are boarding the upcoming SXSW Linda Goldstein Knowlton directed documentary Split At The Root, as EPs.

Salma Hayek and Arnold Schwarzenegger might have one of the best Super Bowl commercials in history. The big game is just a few days away and the actors have a huge campaign with BMW for their new iX electric vehicle. Hayek shared a 60-second ad on her Instagram and, the Hollywood A-listers play the Greek God Zeus and his wife Hera as they retire from Mount Olympus to live on earth.

Octomom' Nadya Suleman has splashed the cash on her octuplets' 13th birthday by taking her brood to a bowling alley.The Los Angeles mother, 46, first made the news after giving birth to her eight babies in 2009, a feat that is exceedingly rare.Turning 13 this year were her six boys and two girls who she gave birth to after an IVF induced pregnancy. Amazingly Nadya also has five other children, although their births were not quite so dramatic.

TMZ, the musician has now apologized to the woman in the video, insisting that the video was never meant to be made public.‘I sincerely apologise to the young lady and her family, this is unwanted publicity for her/them,’ he said. ‘This was an old video that was private and never meant to go public.’Nelly’s reps also told the publication that they are investigating a possible hack, and have shared their concerns that more of his content could end up online.The Grammy-winner recently made headlines when he took aim at Madonna’s latest social media antics – after she posted risqué photos with her Instagram followers.Adele hails female artists as she picks up gender-neutral Brit AwardRihanna praised for incredible maternity style as mum-to-be celebrates pregnancyAnne-Marie in good spirits leaving Brits after-party as her ankle gets Twitter accountThe Like A Virgin singer has raised eyebrows with some of her racy uploads recently – and even went viral after one particularly wild bedroom shoot.However, the Hot In Herre star decided that he wasn’t a fan of the pictures, and decided to let the Queen of Pop know.Underneath a recent snap, which saw her sprawled across a car with her legs open and lifting up her coat to reveal lacy underwear, he penned: ‘Some things should just be left covered up.’Others didn’t quite agree with Nelly, and flooded the comments section with a mix of praise and flame emoji.Got a story?If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTikTok and the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), today announced the signing of a multi-year agreement, which accounts for TikTok’s past use of musical works and “sets up a forward-looking partnership,” according to the announcement.The popular mobile video site — which features music in many of its posts — and NMPA, the trade association representing American music publishers and songwriters, had previously sparred over terms, and according to sources, NMPA had even threatened to sue TikTok earlier this year.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGotta say that with the world as crazy as it is, it’s a relief to have an excuse on Friday mornings to dig into the towering virtual pile of songs that have been released over the past week and just focus on music for a little while — it’s like a walk in the park for the soul.Anyway, in addition to the albums from the (artists formerly known as the Dixie) Chicks, Ellie Goulding and Chicago rock trio Dehd, our Fri 5 of the top songs of the week includes:DJ Khaled and Drake “Popstar” Ahead of Drake’s long-promised next album comes a pair of songs that are technically DJ Khaled songs, but after a few seconds of his trademark yelling he steps back behind the board and it’s Drizzy’s show.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPollstar has revealed the second annual “Impact 50,” its list of the 50 top executives having the most influence on today’s live business. The honorees (see full list below) are spotlighted in the new issue of the magazine, which also features a cover interview with Dayna Frank, head of the National Independent Venues Assn.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Prince Estate, in partnership with Warner Records, has dropped “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (1979 Version),” a previously unreleased early version of the song from the forthcoming expanded reissue of Prince’s classic 1987 album “Sign O’ the Times,” which is out September 25.“I Could Never Take the Place Of Your Man (1979 Version)” was recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Studio A on May 23, 1979, and engineered by Bob Mockler. It is the oldest recording in the Super Deluxe Edition collection, dating back to sessions for Prince’s self-titled 1979 album.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDina LaPolt is one of the music industry’s leading attorneys — and she is almost indisputably the loudest. Outspoken and seemingly fearless, the owner and founder of LaPolt Law represents artists including Steven Tyler, Britney Spears, 21 Savage, Deadmau5 and, for many years, the Tupac Shakur estate.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhile Shazam’s mid-year charts are filled with new artists and songs, The Weeknd dominated the two biggest ones — he’s the most Shazamed artist worldwide, and his “Blinding Lights” single is the most-Shazamed song globally and in 16 countries.