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Maralee Nichols, 31, is embracing her post-baby body. The fitness instructor, who has recently made a lot of headlines for welcoming Tristan Thompson‘s son Angelou in Dec. 2021, has been showing off her figure in social media photos and admitted she “loves” her body just the way it is.

Joe Jonas, 32, and Sophie Turner, 25, proved that green is the new black as they twinned in color-coordinated outfits. The new parents flourished as they walked side-by-side, heading to a lunch date in LA on Wednesday, Feb. 16. The Game of Thrones actress rocked a knit lime green dress with buttons while the Jonas Brother matched her with a pink and green cardigan and tan pants.

Kanye West is posting more messages to his social media, but this time, he’s taking a moment of pause to reflect on his well being. In an Instagram post shared Wednesday that’s now deleted, the rapper shared a screen grab of text that read, “God…please watch over me and keep my mind sane. I could use it right now,” the text stated. “To anyone who feels alone, im with you and I love you.”

Covid scare, the Queen has made her first public appearance since her son Prince Charles tested positive.Major concerns had been raised after the Queen, 95, and Charles, 73, met at Windsor Castle two days before he tested positive with the virus. A Palace source said that Her Majesty was not displaying any symptoms but that the situation was being monitored as she attended official royal duties.On Tuesday, the Queen was snapped holding virtual audiences with new ambassadors from Estonia and Spain via a video call in her first public appearance.On Wednesday, the Palace said she had received both the outgoing and incoming Defence Services Secretaries at Windsor Castle.The Queen, who was walking with the support of a stick, said: "Oh, I am here."When asked how she was, the Queen chuckled: "Well, as you can see, I can't move."Her Majesty then pointed towards her feet before shuffling forward and greeting the pair with a handshake.The update comes after many were concerned that the Queen could also test positive after coming into contact with Charles.Charles would typically greet his mother in public with both a kiss on the hand and a kiss on the cheek.Prince Charles's wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, has since also now tested positive for Covid.Last week, a Palace source said the Queen, who this month celebrated the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, would be returning to normal duties.After a long-anticipated nervous wait, it's understood that the Queen, who has been triple jabbed, is showing no symptoms and has submitted a negative result.Prince Charles is currently self-isolating after catching Covid last Thursday.

Steve Salas, a cofounder of the Los Angeles R&B band Tierra and an activist in Chicano politics, died Thurday morning at age 69, according to his family. Salas had been battling myeloma for two years and recently contracted COVID-19.

Bob Saget’s widow Kelly Rizzo and her three daughters filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Orange County, Florida sheriff and medical examiner’s office seeking to keep sealed certain records related to the investigation into the comedian’s recent death.

Kanye West has found himself in another online dispute, this time with rapper Kid Cudi.

husband stayed with his wife's dead body for days in a forest. Michael Winter and his wife Angela Winter, both 56, made a campsite in the woods in Staffordshire after they lost their jobs and home during the Covid pandemic.

Britney Spearslooked ready for spring as she appeared on Instagram in a plunging floral dress on Wednesday.The pop star, 40, uploaded a video of herself modeling the feminine garment beneath a tree in the backyard of her Thousand Oaks home.'I’m ALIVE … heartbeat,' captioned Britney, who set her video to the tune ofDom La Nena's trackOiseau Sauvage. Flirty in floral:Britney Spears looked ready for spring as she appeared on Instagram in a plunging floral dress on Wednesday Strike a pose:The pop star, 40, uploaded a video of herself modeling the feminine garment beneath a tree in the backyard of her Thousand Oaks homeThe song, which features lyrics in Spanish, Portuguese and French, opens with the sound of a heartbeat.Britney's frilly dress had puffed sleeves and a ruffled skirt that swayed around as she posed with her hands over her stomach.

Fans patiently waiting for the third season of Disney Plus' hit Star Wars series The Mandalorian have something new to look forward to now.Carl Weathers, who plays the character Greef Carga in the show and also directed a Season 2 episode, has confirmed he's directing a Season 3 episode as well.Unfortunately, the actor-filmmaker wouldn't offer any specifics about his directorial outing, or when his episode would air. Actor-director:Carl Weathers, who plays the character Greef Carga in the show and also directed a Season 2 episode, has confirmed he's directing a Season 3 episode as wellWeathers, 74, was asked by a fan on Tuesday, 'are you also directing in season 3? I absolutely loved your episode in s2!'The actor/filmmaker responded with a quote-retweet stating, 'Affirmative as DIRECTOR! #"This Is The Way"' along with his signature hashtag #BePeace.

Ciara took to Instagram Wednesday to share images and clips of her family's time Saturday at the Super Bowl Breakfast in Los Angeles, where her husband Russell Wilson was presented with the 2022 Bart Starr Award.The Texas-born singer, 36, captioned a series of shots, 'That Proud Feeling,' with an emoji of a trophy as she tagged Wilson, 33, into the post with the hashtags, #BartStarrAward and #Family.The Grammy-winning songstress shared a clip on the site of the Seattle Seahawks quarterback as he was joined by his family as he received the trophy at the event. The latest:Ciara, 36, took to Instagram Wednesday to share images and clips of her family's time Saturday at the Super Bowl Breakfast in Los Angeles, where her husband Russell Wilson, 33, was presented with the 2022 Bart Starr Award.

Kim Kardashian and her sister Khloe put on a busty display in a series of photos promoting Skims.The ex-wife of Kanye West, 41, and her sister, 37, posed in form-fitting bralettes they called the 'soft smoothing seamless bralette' in a series of throwback photos posted to the brand's Instagram Stories.The first photo showed Kim making a duckface with both of her arms up in the peace sign signal. Hands up:Kim and Khloe Kardashian posed for a series of photos promoting their newest collection of Skims clothingShe wore a brown bralette that pushed up her ample cleavage, a pair of athletic shorts and a black bucket hat with yellow writing on it.

Shanna Moakler after being sequestered on Celebrity Big Brother saw her boyfriend Matthew Rondeau after she was evicted.The 46-year-old model left the CBS reality show on Monday unaware of drama around her relationship with 29-year-old Matthew.'I haven't seen anything. I haven't seen all the headlines or social media so I'm not 100 percent what's going on but, yes, he's the first person I got to see and it was amazing,' Shanna told TooFab.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWith 1989’s “Three Feet High and Rising,” the Long Island rap trio De La Soul created one of the truly groundbreaking albums in hip-hop history, bringing a happy, psychedelic, flower-bedecked vibe — dubbed “the D.A.I.S.Y. Age” — to a genre that had largely been musically and lyrically aggressive and/or self-aggrandizing up to that point.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt wasn’t all that long ago that Michelle Zauner, the creative force behind shoegaze-pop act Japanese Breakfast, was singing about the idea of becoming “Jimmy Fallon big.” The track from 2017’s “Soft Sounds from Another Planet” may have seemed like wishful thinking at the time, but Zauner’s tongue-in-cheek lyric came full circle in March when the band hit “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” to make Japanese Breakfast’s late-night television debut.The singer follow in April with a memoir, “Crying in H Mart” — largely focused on Zauner’s fraught relationship with her late mother — that debuted at No.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorNew York’s City Parks Foundation returns to live, in-person performances this summer with the announcement of the shows planned for the 2021 season of Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, New York City’s largest free outdoor performing arts festival. SummerStage shows will be returning to Rumsey Playfield in Central Park, Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, and The Coney Island Amphitheater.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWarner Chappell Production Music has opened the doors to two new recording facilities: SkyLight Studios in Los Angeles and Sandtrack Sound in Nashville.The WCPM team partnered with David Kotch of Criterion Acoustics to redesign SkyLight Studios, a former mastering lab located in Hollywood. The building is equipped to offer digital and analog recording capabilities with Pro Tools systems, a Neve console, vintage microphones, tape machines, and A-list outboard gear.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn recent years, as streaming has rapidly become the format of choice for much of the world — and the primary revenue source for recorded music — the value of copyrights has soared. That value climbed even higher when the pandemic flattened the financial engine of the music business — the live-entertainment industry — and copyrights proved themselves to be a remarkably durable asset.Over the past few months, Bob Dylan sold his song catalog to Universal Music Publishing for between $300-400 million, Neil Young sold half of his to fast-rising upstart Hipgnosis Songs for $100 million, and Stevie Nicks sold hers (along with other intellectual property) to Primary Wave for $100 million as well, sources say.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBritish rock quartet Glass Animals, R&B singer Ari Lennox, electronic artist Yaeji and Colombian-Canadian R&B singer Lido Pimienta are among the many artists scheduled to perform at the seven-week-long BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival this summer, which returns to the Prospect Park Bandshell after a pandemic-induced hiatus.The festival, organized by the Brooklyn-based arts and media institution BRIC, takes place from Saturday, July 31 through Saturday, September 18th with doors opening at 6:00pm for all shows, except the family day performance.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHayley Kiyoko is officially kicking off Pride Month with a new love song called “Chance” and a self-directed video co-starring actor Alexandra Shipp (“Love, Simon,” “X-Men: Apocalypse”).“‘Chance’ is a song based on those moments when I denied my true feelings for someone out of fear of rejection, and therefore didn’t allow someone to take a chance on me,” Kiyoko says. “I hope this song empowers people to push past their own self-doubt and realize how worthy they are of love.”“I’m always starved for hopeful queer stories onscreen, and I really wanted to direct a narrative that focused on the happier ‘honeymoon’ phase of a relationship, to show what can happen if we take a chance on ourselves and have that love

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSeven-time Grammy winning singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette has unveiled new tour dates for her 2021-2022 world tour to celebrate 25 years of her groundbreaking “Jagged Little Pill” album. The 35-date U.S.