Grammy winner singer Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet album just got even sweeter
Sabrina Carpenter has given her fans the ultimate Valentine’s Day gift!
The Espresso hitmaker released the deluxe edition of her chart-topping album Short n’ Sweet, which includes a brand new version of Please Please Please, featuring the iconic singer Dolly Parton.
Along with the new version, fans can enjoy several bonus songs, including 15 Minutes, Couldn’t Make It Any Harder, Bad Reviews and Busy Woman.
To celebrate the release, Carpenter, 25, took to Instagram on Thursday, February 13, sharing a clip from the duet’s music video.
She captioned the post, “Dolly and me singing in a pickup truck!!!!!!”
“I am so honored to have one of my biggest idols on a song that means so much to me,” the Taste singer gushed, encouraging her fans to listen to the deluxe version.
She wrapped up the post with a white heart and butterfly emoji, writing, “Love you forever @dollyparton.”
For the unversed, Please Please Please holds a special place in Carpenter’s heart, as it became her first chart-topping hit on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.
The song also earned her a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year at the 2025 awards, though she ultimately lost to Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us.
However, Carpenter didn’t leave empty-handed. Out of her six nominations at this year’s ceremony, her Short n’ Sweet lead single Espresso won Best Pop Solo Performance, while the album took home the award for Best Pop Vocal Album.
Lizzo looks back on her friendship with SZA, which led to their collaboration ‘F2F’ in 2022
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Lizzo just let fans in on a wild piece of her and SZA’s past as the former gears up for a new music era — the longtime friends once planned to start a rock band.
During a Valentine’s Day Twitch stream, around the 54-minute mark, Lizzo reminisced about her long-time friendship with SZA and their past studio sessions, which nearly led to a rock trio called “Pussy Lasers.”
“We were going to start a rock band called Pussy Lasers with an incredible other artist who I don’t know if she even wants to be mentioned,” she said.
Although the band never materialised, their time in the studio resulted in F2F, a grunge-inspired track that landed on SZA’s 2022 album SOS. Lizzo recalled watching SZA freestyle almost the entire song, saying, “She writes the craziest, most insane shit that you’re thinking and feeling, but she just finds a way to say it.”
The About Damn Time hitmaker also revealed she recorded a “mumble verse” for the song that didn’t make the final cut, though some of her harmonies remained.
“I [hoped she’d put] it on the album,” Lizzo admitted, before adding that SZA later surprised her with the finished version. “And this is why she’s the GOAT.”
As for Lizzo’s own music, she confirmed that she’s closing out her Special era on February 28 after a long wait, teasing, “The new era begins today… I truly am coming to gag throats.”
Elon Musk’s estranged daughter Vivian Wilson is breaking her silence after the Tesla founder allegedly fathered his 13th child with author Ashley St. Clair.
In a post shared via TikTok on Saturday, February 15, Wilson, 21, claimed she found out that the children’s book author had allegedly given birth to her apparent sibling on Reddit. Musk has yet to publicly confirm the news himself.
“Wow, if I had a nickel for every time I found out I had half-siblings through Reddit, I’d have two nickels … which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it’s happened twice, right,” she said in the clip.
Wilson legally changed her name to Vivian Jenna Wilson in June 2022. “I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form,” she told a judge in Los Angeles, who granted the request.
St. Clair claimed via X on Saturday, February 14, that she gave birth to Musk’s 13th child five months ago. “Five months ago, I welcomed a new baby into the world. Elon Musk is the father,” she wrote. “I have not previously disclosed this to protect our child’s privacy and safety, but in recent days it has become clear that tabloid media intends to do so, regardless of the harm it will cause.”
“I intend to allow our child to grow in a normal and safe environment. For that reason, I ask that the media honor our child’s privacy, and refrain from invasive reporting,” St. Clair added.
Musk is already a father to 12 children with three different women. He and his first wife Justine Wilson, who were married from 2000 to 2008, have five children together. (Musk and Wilson, 51, also shared a son Nevada, who died of sudden infant death syndrome when he was 10 weeks old.) Musk and pop star Grimes have three, and he also recently welcomed this third child with Neurolink executive Shivon Zillis.
On Sunday, February 15, St. Clair issued another statement about her alleged parenting plans with Musk. “Ashley & Elon have been privately working towards the creation of an agreement about raising their child for some time,” her rep Brian Glicklich shared via X.
“It is disappointing that a tabloid reporter, who repeatedly ambushed Ashley and her family, made it impossible to complete that process confidentially,” Glicklich continued. “We are waiting for Elon to publicly acknowledge his parental role with Ashley, to end unwarranted speculation, and Ashley trusts that Elon intends to finish their agreement quickly, in the best interests of the wellbeing and security of the child they share.”
Buckingham Palace releases King Charles’ personal statement
King Charles stands with Canada after Trump’s statement
King Charles III has seemingly reminded his son Prince Harry that he’s the head of state of Canada with his latest move.
Buckingham Palace has released the monarch’s personal statement amid Harry’s Invictus Games in Vancouver.
The 76-year-old appeared to support the nation with his powerful words as the North American country celebrated the 60th anniversary of its National Flag on February.
The monarch, who is Canada’s head of state, praised the “resilient” in his statement, which comes at the time US President Donald Trump suggested that Canada should be made the “51st state”.
The US president has repeatedly suggested that Canada could become a US state to avoid major tariffs on trade.
The King, in his message, states: “Today my wife and I join with Canadians across Canada, and around the world, to commemorate an important milestone – the 60th anniversary of the Canadian flag. On February 15, 1965, the red and white maple leaf was first flown on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
“Since that time, it has become internationally recognised as a symbol of a proud, resilient and compassionate country.
“For my own part, it is a symbol that never fails to elicit a sense of pride and admiration, as I recall with the deepest affection my many Canadian visits and friendships.”
The King’s message comes after the US president said: “What I’d like to see – Canada become our 51st state.”
The comments, made both in posts on the social media platform Truth Social and in remarks to reporters, were dismissed by Canadian officials as a joke when first mentioned in December.
According to Ipsos poll, conducted in January, 80 per cent of Canadians oppose their country becoming part of the US, with officials strongly against the suggestion.
Duke and Duchess of Sussex call their chicken coop ‘Archie’s Chick Inn’
One of Ellen DeGeneres’ pet chickens has just gained a royal title.
On Saturday 13 January, the former talk show host took to Instagram to share an update on her chicken coop. In the caption, DeGeneres explained that one of her chickens had an injury and needed to be relocated because of how the fellow chickens were treating her.
“Sinkie’s leg is fixed but our chickens were still picking on her so she had to be re-homed,” her Instagram post read. “Luckily our friends Harry and Meghan’s coop had room for one more. Not sure yet what her royal title will be. Thanks Dr Christine Sellers for your excellent care of Sinkie.”
The royal couple has been friends with the comedian for many years, especially after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from their duties as senior working royals in 2020 and relocated to Montecito, California. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex even attended DeGeneres’ surprise vow renewal with her wife, Portia de Rossi, in February 2023.
Since Harry and Meghan made their move, the couple has discovered a passion for rescuing chickens from a factory farm. The pet chickens are kept in a coop named “Archie’s Chick Inn” after their eldest child, four-year-old Prince Archie.
“I just love rescuing,” Meghan said during her bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in March 2021, which took place after she and her husband stepped down from royal family life.
After DeGeneres formally announced that Sinkie has been taken in by the Sussexes, many people flooded the comments section with name suggestions fit for a royal chicken. “Duchess of Yolk,” one commenter wrote.
“Lady Sinkington would be such a cute royal title for Sinkie!” another commenter suggested.
“Her Henness,” a third commenter wrote.
Most recently, it was reported that the late Queen Elizabeth II was infuriated by Harry and Meghan’s claim that she had approved of them naming their daughter Lilibet, according to a new book.
In 2021, Harry and Meghan announced their daughter’s birth and shared in a statement that she was named after the Queen, whose family nickname is Lilibet. However, a new biography by royal journalist Robert Hardman has said the late Queen was “as angry as I’d ever seen her” after the couple stated she had been “supportive” of the name.
The book, which is currently being serialised in the Daily Mail, also claims the Sussexes were “rebuffed” by Buckingham Palace when they asked them to back up their claim publicly.
The book reads: “One privately [member of palace staff] recalled that Elizabeth II had been ‘as angry as I’d ever seen her’ in 2021 after the Sussexes announced that she had given them her blessing to call their baby daughter ‘Lilibet’, the Queen’s childhood nickname.
“The couple subsequently fired off warnings of legal action against anyone who dared to suggest otherwise, as the BBC had done. However, when the Sussexes tried to co-opt the Palace into propping up their version of events, they were rebuffed.”
Shortly after Lilibet’s name was announced, the BBC reported that a palace source had said the Queen “was not asked by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex about naming their daughter Lilibet”. As a result, the couple accused the broadcasters of libel, but according to Hardman, the threat of legal action “evaporated and the libel action against the BBC never materialised”.
At the time, Harry and Meghan’s spokesperson said: “The Duke spoke with his family in advance of the announcement, in fact his grandmother was the first family member he called.
“During that conversation, he shared their hope of naming their daughter Lilibet in her honour. Had she not been supportive, they would not have used the name.”
The Duke of Sussex deals with major blow as he prepares to return to the US
Prince Harry receives shocking news as Invictus Games comes to end
Prince Harry has been warned of serious consequences in his US visa case, despite Donald Trump’s statement ruling out the deportation of the Duke.
For the unversed, the Duke of Sussex is on the radar of the US think tank, The Heritage Foundation, as they raised questions about Harry’s visa application in 2020 after he confessed in his bombshell memoir Spare of taking cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms.
Now, a judge from the case hinted at disclosing one of the legal documents submitted by the Duke amid Trump’s presidency.
An insider told Daily Mail, “President Trump has said he won’t deport Harry but there is no doubt he would support a prosecution.”
The source shared that the Duke is “off-the-hook with Trump.” The tipster continued, “The word in Washington is he should be very worried indeed. There is no love lost between the Sussexes and President Trump.”
It is important to note that these comments came after Trump called out Harry’s wife Meghan Markle.
Speaking of deportation speculations, the President said, “I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.”
As per royal commentators, the Duke of Sussex hit back at Trump by publicly speaking about “weak moral character in the world” during the Invictus Games’ opening ceremony speech.
David Harbour has reportedly moved on with a much younger woman after splitting from his estranged wife, Lily Allen.
The 49-year-old “Stanger Things” star’s rumored romance with aspiring model Ellie Fallon, 27, is heating up after they were allegedly spotted on a New Year’s trip to India, according to the Daily Mail.
Insiders told the outlet that Allen is “very upset” about her ex’s new relationship and was allegedly made aware of it when Fallon shared of photo of herself smoking a cigar from Harbour’s favorite brand via Instagram in October.
David Harbour reportedly started dating a much younger woman after breaking up with his estranged wife, Lily Allen.
The “Stranger Things” star and 27-year-old Ellie Fallon were romantically linked after allegedly going to India for a trip earlier this year, per the Daily Mail.
“Seeing the picture Ellie posted of herself smoking a cigar, taken weeks before Lily and David called it quits, has convinced her that Ellie and David had been seeing each other before they split,” a source told the Daily Mail.
“After all, how many 26-year-olds smoke cigars?”
Fallon and the actor reportedly met in Georgia, where the latter had been staying while filming Season 5 of “Stranger Things” last year.
According to the outlet, Allen is “very upset” about her estranged husband’s new fling.
The “Smile” singer allegedly found out about Harbour’s new romance when she saw a photo of Fallon smoking his favorite cigar brand in October.
Per photos obtained by Deumoxi, the rumored couple were photographed together in Georgia on Saturday.
The two appeared to rush while walking to two separate vehicles.
“Seeing the picture Ellie posted of herself smoking a cigar, taken weeks before Lily and David called it quits, has convinced her that Ellie and David had been seeing each other before they split,” a source told the outlet.
On Saturday, Harbour and Fallon were seen in Georgia together.
Earlier this month, Allen, 39, and the Marvel star reportedly parted ways after four years together.
Before news of their breakup, the “Smile” songstress admitted on her “Miss Me?” podcast that she was “spiraling” and “not in a good place” mentally.
“I’m finding it hard to be interested in anything. I’m really not in a good place,” she said in January. “I know I’ve been talking about it for months, but I’ve been spiraling and spiraling. It’s got out of control. I’ve tried.”
Rumors that Allen and Harbour had broken up sparked when she was allegedly caught on Raya, a celebrity dating app, toward the end of 2024.
Allen and the Marvel star announced their split earlier this month.
They married in September 2020.
A photo of the pop star’s alleged profile obtained by the Daily Mail read that her interests included “singing acting [and] writing.”
At the time, an insider told the outlet that Allen “takes marriage very seriously,” adding that she and the “Black Widow” star weren’t officially divorced.
The “Not Fair” singer and Harbour met on Raya in 2019 and tied the knot in September 2020.
Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas spent an evening together in London.
The “Top Gun” actor, 62, and de Armas, 36, were pictured grabbing dinner in London, according to photos obtained by Daily Mail. While Daily Mail claims the images were taken on Valentine’s Day (Friday), People reports the outing was on Thursday.
The two stars appeared overwhelmed by a swarm of fans during their night out and graciously stopped to chat and take photos with several people in the small crowd.
Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas grabbed dinner together in London. Daily Mail claims the outing was on Valentine’s Day (Friday), while People reports the photos were taken on Thursday.
The stars were both swarmed by fans during their outing and graciously stopped to chat and take photos.
Both wore casual looks for the evening out. The “Knives Out” actress styled a pair of blue denim jeans with a black blazer. She added a pair of gold ballet pumps to complete her ensemble.
Meanwhile, Cruise wore a grey polo shirt and a navy suit.
The stars exited the restaurant with two bags of food in hand before sharing a taxi ride together.
The pair exited the restaurant together with two bags of food before sharing a taxi ride.
Cruise was previously in the news for dating Russian socialite Elsina Khayrova before they called it quits in February 2024.
Cruise was previously in the news for dating Russian socialite Elsina Khayrova. However, sources told us in February 2024 that he “cooled things down” with Khayrova over fears that they were “moving too fast.”
“He wasn’t there yet,” the insider told us at the time.
“Tom wants to go slow with whoever he sees, as he feels he’s been burned by several of his exes.”
Months after the reported breakup, the “Mission: Impossible” star was rumored to have been romantically involved with Spanish singer Victoria Canal.
In August, he was rumored to be dating spanish singer Victoria Canal.
The “Knives Out” actress, however, was last reported to be dating Cuban President Díaz-Canel’s stepson Manuel Anido Cuesta in December.
Sources shared that the actor met the songstress at Glastonbury music festival before their friendship turned romantic.
He also allegedly invited Canal onto the set of “Mission: Impossible 8” in Oxfordshire — something he rarely ever does, according to crew members.
De Armas was reported to have been dating Cuban President Díaz-Canel’s stepson Manuel Anido Cuesta in December.
Valerie Bertinelli at the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Creative Arts & Lifestyle Awards in June 2024
Valerie Bertinelli is on the mend after suffering a gnarly injury.
The 64-year-old actress and TV personality shared a photo to Instagram Tuesday of a large cut on her right arm. Bertinelli posed in front of a mirror as she showed off the brutal wound that extended from her wrist to near her elbow.
“I would ask for hazard pay, but it was my own damn fault. 🥴,” she wrote.
Valerie Bertinelli shows off her cut on her arm.
“I’ve been working on a really fun new project that I can’t wait to tell you about and this is what happens when you literally trip over the corner of a stage and fall on your ass in front of the crew. And the whole audience,” Bertinelli added.
“When you’re me. Because I’m a klutz. And embarrassing myself is my bailiwick. 😅.”
Bertinelli made a face in the photo while wearing a shirt that said in part, “More Hope. More Kindness.”
Valerie Bertinelli’s Instagram caption.
Fans flocked to the comments section of Bertinelli’s post and wished her well after seeing her massive gash.
“Ouch! I hope it heals quickly!” one person wrote.
“Wow girl! Guess it could have been soooo much worse! Glad you are ok! Embarrassment aside!” another fan said.
“Thank God nothing broke,” somebody else wrote.
A fourth comment read, “I hope you are ok 🙏🏻❤️ I can’t wait to hear what your new project is.”
Valerie Bertinelli at the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Creative Arts & Lifestyle Awards in June 2024.
It’s unclear what Bertinelli’s new gig is — but she did join “The Drew Barrymore Show” as a regular lifestyle expert last month.
“I absolutely adore her,” Bertinelli said to People about Barrymore, 49. “And all the people that work there are so flippin’ cool.”
It’s now been almost a year since Bertinelli was fired from the Food Network. She hosted “Valerie’s Home Cooking” and was a judge on “Kids Baking Championship” and “Food Network Star” previously.
Valerie Bertinelli with Wolfgang Van Halen and Andraia Van Halen at Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 32nd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party in March 2024.
“I learned so much. It’s sad it’s not about cooking and learning any longer. Oh well, that’s just business, folks,” Bertinelli said on Threads in April as she lashed out at the network.
Bertinelli revealed that she was canned due to budget issues.
“I’ve been avoiding facing what I got confirmation last night and I didn’t want to talk about it last night [because] I wanted to sleep on it because it really hurt my feelings,” she sorrowfully explained on Instagram in January.
“I know it’s not supposed to. Logically, I know it’s business [and] budget cuts, right? But it really hurt my feelings to know that I’m not going to be asked back to be on ‘Kids Baking Championship.’”
Bertinelli’s longtime manager, Marc Schwartz, told Variety after her firing, “Her deal expired, they opted not to renew it. They could have come to me with an offer just for ‘Kids.’ They never did. Simple as that.”
Buckingham Palace shares King Charles’ message as Harry meets royals at Invictus Games
Palace issues major life update about King Charles after Harry’s key meeting
Royal family issued a major update about King Charles after his son, Prince Harry, reunited with royal figures during the Invictus Games 2025.
The King’s office released new photos from the monarch’s visit to SeAH Wind in Middlesbrough to mark National Apprenticeship Week.
Palace shared a meaningful message, which reads that the SeAH Wind in Middlesbrough “trains participants for roles in the offshore wind turbine manufacturing sector, focusing on welding and heavy engineering skills essential for constructing wind turbine monopiles.”
“The monopile, a crucial component in offshore wind turbines, measures 120 metres in length, 15.5 metres in diameter, and weighs up to 4,500 tonnes.”
The monarch’s spokesperson revealed that he toured the factory, which “produces up to four monopiles a week and met equipment operators and construction apprentices from @middlesbroughcollege and @hartlepoolfe, along with personnel from @@k2_construction.”
Notably, King Charles’ new statement came after the Duke of Sussex reunited with the Prince and Princess of Denmark.
Harry met Prince Joachim of Denmark and his wife Princess Marie during a volleyball game at the Invictus.
