One Liners: Post Malone, SZA & Doja Cat, Jesy Nelson, more

DEALSUniversal Music Publishing has signed Yahritza of sibling trio Yahritza Y Su Esencia to a worldwide publishing deal. “I feel very honoured and grateful to form part of the UMPG family”, she says. “Hoping to continue touching hearts with our music.

Doja Cat and Jared Leto have turned heads at the 2023 Met Gala event after showing up dressed as cats.Their outfits pay homage to iconic late designer Karl Lagerfeld’s beloved white Burmese cat, Choupette. This year’s Met Gala theme is a tribute to Lagerfeld, who died in 2019.

Doja Cat is making sure her first Met Gala is a memorable one! On Monday, the 27-year-old rapper-singer made her debut at fashion's biggest night, turning heads at the Metropolitan Museum of Art benefit in New York City. Doja went full feline for the event, dressed as a bedazzled cat on the red carpet. Her hooded look featured a cat-ear silhouette and feathered train that was punctuated by cat eye, mouth and nose makeup. Ahead of the soiree, Doja teased her appearance by posting a mannequin with just her name on it. A post shared by Doja Cat (@dojacat)The «Say So» emcee is among a star-studded group at the 2023 Met Gala. The theme of this year's event is «Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty» and celebrates the full work and life of the late designer.

APPOINTMENTSVenue operator ASM Global has appointed former artist manager and major label exec Brian Celler to the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Content And Programming, Europe. He will be “responsible for leading ASM Global’s best-in-class live entertainment offering, driving high-calibre, diverse content across ASM Global’s growing portfolio of venues in the UK and Europe”.

to the TIME 100 Gala on April 26 is giving me sexed-up modern Regency vibes and I have to tell you, I am obsessed. I thought the fashion world was reaching the end of creative ways to incorporate sheer into red carpet gowns, but I am delighted to have been proven wrong. Doja's sheer lavender skirt, adorned with layers of ladylike ruffles with a visible black bikini set underneath, ended just below her bosom, giving way to a sheer black panel at the bust. The empire silhouette and bright red opera gloves are giving Jane Austen, but the .

RELEASESN-Dubz are back with new single ‘February’, their first release under their new deal with EMI Records.Four Tet has released new track ‘Three Drums’.Rachel Chinouriri has released new single ‘Ribs’. “I wrote ‘Ribs’ when I had a chest infection and a crush on someone and it was annoying me”, she says. “So I combined my two annoyances and described my liking of someone as a chest infection that was hurting my ribs because I actually had achy ribs.

Doja Cat was sick during her stand-out fashion moment. In an interview with L'Officiel, the 27-year-old rapper reveals that she was having stomach issues while covered in 30,000 hand-placed Swarovski crystals at Paris Fashion Week.Doja tells the outlet that she «wanted to do something really major» for the Schiaparelli presentation, and fell «in love» with the sketches she received ahead of the event.«I got to Paris, and I did a few shows before Schiaparelli. Super smooth, super easy, fun, loved it.

Doja Cat has spoken out about losing her blue tick on Twitter, arguing that it creates “higher chance that you’re a complete loser”.From tomorrow (Thursday April 20), the blue tick which authenticates true and noteworthy legacy accounts on the platform will be removed from all accounts unless users opt in to pay for Twitter Blue subscriptions.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled the poster for the 76th edition featuring none other than Gallic cinema icon Catherine Deneuve. The black and white photo pictures the noted performer in the film “La Chamade” (Heartbeat), directed by Alain Cavalier. Shot in 1968 on Pampelonne beach, near Saint-Tropez, the film stars Deneuve as Lucile, who the festival describes as living a “worldly and superficial life, tinged with ease and a taste for luxury. Her heart beats frantically, hurriedly, passionately.” The festival called her “an embodiment of cinema, far from what is conventional or appropriate. Without compromise and always in tune with her convictions, even if it means going against the grain of the times,” recalling that Deneuve has been the muse of filmmakers including Jacques Demy, Agnès Varda, Luis Buñuel, François Truffaut, Marco Ferreri, Manoel de Oliveira, André Téchiné, Emmanuelle Bercot and Arnaud Desplechin.

APPOINTMENTSAEG Europe has appointed Lynsey Wollaston as Vice President and General Manager for European Festivals. “With her extensive industry leadership and experience, Lynsey brings huge value to our team”, says CEO of AEG European Festivals division Jim King.

Jesy Nelson has admitted that she hasn't spoken to her Little Mix bandmates in over two years after she quit the band.The 31 year old revealed that she is no longer speaking to former bandmates Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall but said that she "wishes them the best".The star announced her shock departure from the band in December 2020, as she said that being in the chart-topping group had “really taken a toll on her mental health” in a candid statement. Speaking to The Sun recently, Jesy, who has since gone on to launch a solo career, elaborated on her reasons for leaving the girl group, that launched to fame on The X Factor in 2011. She explained: “I don’t have regrets because I had to do what was right for me and I will always cherish the memories I had in Little Mix.

Former Little Mix member Jesy Nelson has been showered with compliments from fans after showing off her figure in a number of fashion-forward ensembles on Instagram. Back in 2011, Jesy was grouped together with Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock to form Little Mix on the X Factor.The band topped the charts and enjoyed numerous sellout tours in the years that followed but Jesy left fans bereft when she decided to leave Little Mix in 2020.

Bad Bunny brought out Post Malone, Jhay Cortez and Jowell & Randy for his history-making headline set on the first night of Coachella 2023 – see how it unfolded below.Malone joined the Puerto Rican reggaeton star for an acoustic segment of the set, playing guitar for live airings of ‘La cancion’ and ‘Yonaguni’.“Everybody having a good fucking time tonight, Coachella?” Malone said to greet the crowd. “This is the most fucking amazing thing in the world, man.”However, this part of the set was beleaguered by technical difficulties, with Malone’s microphone cutting out and at points, his guitar was unable to be heard.

Doja Cat has shared a new remix of SZA‘s ‘Kill Bill’ – listen to it and watch the pair in 8-bit form in the remix’s video below.‘Kill Bill’ appears on SZA’s chart-topping new album ‘SOS’, and the collaboration follows the pair’s 2021 track ‘Kiss Me More’.The remix features relaxed, languid new verses from Doja Cat interspersed with SZA’s vocals from the original track.Alongside the song is a new 8-bit video which sees a cartoon version of Doja Cat fighting off enemies with a ball and chain.Check out the song and video below.The new remix arrives soon after Doja Cat teased that she has new music on the way, revealing in the process that all of it will be rap-based because she’s no longer interested in pop.“No more pop,” she tweeted, expounding on her current tastes as an artist in another reply to a fan: “Pop isn’t exciting to me anymore. I don’t wanna make it.”Doja also addressed those that have criticised her earlier rap material, boldly declaring she agrees with the take that “the majority of [her] rap verses are mid and corny”.

New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer. ET has you covered for everything in between.Kelly Clarkson leads this week's releases with two new singles, «Mine» and «Me,» both of which seemingly reference her 2020 divorce from Brandon Blackstock.

SZA and Doja Cat are together again!

Post Malone has released his first single of the year with ‘Chemical’ – check out the music video below.The single is the first solo music from the Syracuse-born star since his fourth studio album ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’, from 2022. A spokesman said that the song “signals the dawn of Post Malone’s next era while he assembles his upcoming fifth full-length offering and one of the most anticipated albums of 2023.”‘Chemical’ shows a departure in sound for the rapper, leaning on his love dreamy alt–pop.

SZA has shared a remix of her SOS track “Kill Bill” featuring Doja Cat. The pair reunite for the first time following their 2021 single "Kiss Me," which was awarded a Grammy the following year and led to a memorably chaotic acceptance speech.

Jesy Nelson dressed to impress as she attended the screening for her latest music video with her boyfriend Zion Foster. The former Little Mix star showcased her incredible abs as she attended the Everyman Theatre in London earlier this week as she made her big music comeback with the release of her second single, Bad Thing.

Baz Luhrmann praises multi-talented musician Doja Cat as he recalls his time working with her on “Elvis”.