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Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mariah Carey on embracing her diva status: ‘It's part of my job'
Mariah Carey isn't just comfortable with her diva label — she fully owns it and wears it like a crown. Known for her towering heels, diamonds at breakfast and voice that reshaped pop, she has spent over three decades turning glamour into an art form. And now, she's making it clear: the image isn't a performance, it's the job. 'It's part of my job,' she says. 'What's the point of a disguise? Just get up, get dressed, go out. If I don't want to be seen, I'll stay home.' The singer-songwriter made the remarks in a new interview for the September issue of Harper's Bazaar UK, where she also spoke candidly about her refusal to acknowledge ageing — or even the passing of time itself. 'I don't allow it – it just doesn't happen,' the Sweet Fantasy hit-maker told the publication. 'I don't know time. I don't know numbers. I do not acknowledge time – I have a new song that starts with that line…' The lyric is from a track on her forthcoming album, her first full length studio release since 2018's Caution. While a title and release date are yet to be confirmed, Carey has hinted that the project will be her most personal in years, blending the introspection of her 2020 memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey with the vocal freedom of her earlier work. Since bursting onto the scene in 1990 with her self-titled debut album, Carey has built a career defined by soaring vocals and chart-topping hits. Now 55, the five-time Grammy Award winner remains a dominant force in pop. With 19 Billboard Hot 100 number ones, she stands just behind The Beatles in chart history, and her music continues to resonate with new generations — especially every December, when All I Want for Christmas Is You reclaims its throne. Reflecting on her enduring holiday hit, which turns 26 this year, and the mum-of-two's deep love for the festive season, she added: 'I can't believe I have this song that I ended up writing randomly. Christmas is everything. I don't know what I'd do if I didn't get to celebrate.' The full interview is available in the September issue of Harper's Bazaar UK, out July 31.
National Post
2 days ago
- Health
- National Post
Pop is in the spotlight yet again. This time, for its ability to disrupt gut bacteria and immunity
Pop has been a hot topic over the past few weeks. First, U.S. President Donald Trump waded into MAHA — Make America Healthy Again — waters by saying Coca-Cola was swapping high-fructose corn syrup for cane sugar. 'It's just better!' he posted on social media. (Health experts say it's not. There's no nutritional difference between the two.) Article content Drinking pop has long been linked to adverse health effects, such as obesity, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Added sugars (whatever their source) are the primary culprit, yet 'diet sodas, which have been found to increase hunger and disrupt metabolism, are not any better,' according to UCLA Health. A new study suggests another pop-consumption concern: sugary drinks disrupt gut bacteria and immunity. Article content Article content But it's not all doom and gloom, say researchers from the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. The study published in Nature Communications found that though drinking pop sweetened with white sugar alters the DNA of gut bacteria and affects the immune system, once sugar consumption stops, the impacts are reversible. Article content Article content 'Gut bacteria are important members of the microbial community within our body, i.e., the microbiome. These bacteria, which have co-evolved with humans for generations, are so essential to human health in general and to the development of the immune system in particular that we cannot function without them,' says a press release about the research. Studies have shown that diet influences microbiome composition and overall functionality, write the researchers, led by professor Naama Geva-Zatorsky and Ph.D. student Noa Gal-Mandelbaum. In contrast, research on the impact of what we eat on the functionality of specific gut bacteria is 'relatively scarce.' Article content Article content The current research builds on a previous study by the Geva-Zatorsky Lab, which identified DNA inversions ('rapid genetic switches') as one way gut bacteria respond to and protect themselves when facing environmental changes. To understand how dietary factors affect these inversions, the study focused on Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. Article content Article content The researchers say that this 'prominent gut member' plays a role in preventing gut inflammation, preserving its mucus layer and protecting the body from pathogens. By studying the effects of different dietary components on the bacteria's DNA, in vitro, in mice and in humans, the researchers found that white sugar consumption created DNA inversions, which impacted the immune system. Article content In a social media post, Technion said, 'This discovery highlights the deep connection between our diet, microbiome and health — and opens the door to personalized nutrition for a stronger immune system.' Article content
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jessica Simpson Is Making a Music Comeback With Western-Glam Nails
I can hardly wrap my mind around the fact that it's been 15 years since Jessica Simpson has performed new music. One of the most prominent pop voices of the Y2K era, she has worn many hats—a mom, a fashion entrepreneur, and more—but music seemed to take a backseat for a bit. But fans of her powerhouse vocals are thrilled to see that she's not only back with a new album, Nashville Canyon, Pt. 2, she's also ready to take it to the stage and screen. And that's exactly what she did on Wednesday morning with flair down to her fingertips. Simpson performed on Today for the first time in nearly two decades for the show's outdoor concert series, bringing the live and TV audiences new music, as well as some of the hits for which she became so well-known. Her look could best be described as Western bohemian glam, with an iridescent, fringy jacket over a pale pink, corsetted dress and topped off with a large cross necklace. She also wore oversized rings, including a massive turquoise piece—but that's not the only place on her fingers where stones showed up. Each long nail featured a different design. There's leopard print with a bejeweled zodiac symbol for Cancer, silver mixed with pearls, a metallic French tip, and more turquoise—and that's just some of what's on her left hand. The eclectic gem party continued on the right hand, which included the word 'Fade'—the name of her new single—written in three-dimensional red polish on her middle finger. Her beauty look was rounded out with a bronder-than-usual color on her go-to long, voluminous hair, and she went for a full-out face in muted tones, including a super-glossy lip. Simpson might have been out of the music spotlight for a while, but now that she's returned, we can't wait to see what other glam inspo she brings to the stage. More fun celebrity manis: Lindsay Lohan's Pastel Cat-Eye Nails are Fit for a Disney Princess Kat Dennings Covered Her Nails With the Stick-On Gems Of Your Youth Kylie Jenner Took Summer's Polka Dot Nail Trend to the Next Level Now, watch Reneé Rapp prep for a night out: Follow Allure on Instagram and TikTok, or subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on all things beauty. Originally Appeared on Allure
Daily Mail
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Ellie Goulding teases her brand new album with the 'saddest words I ever wrote' as she moves on from Caspar Jopling split with new boyfriend
has teased her brand new album featuring the 'saddest words' she's ever written as she moves on from her ex with a new man. The singer, 38, separated from her art dealer husband Caspar Jopling, 33, in February last year and the pair are now co-parenting their five-year-old son Arthur. And taking to her Instagram on Thursday, Ellie hinted that her recent relationship woes may feature in her upcoming music, which she noted she's been working on 'for so long'. In her post, the Burn hitmaker marked the five year anniversary of another album Brightest Blue, before teasing that her latest work would be fans' 'new favourite'. Giving a hint of what's to come, she wrote: 'If you guys liked this album I fear the next might be your new favourite… been working on it for so long. 'Guitars, bass, strings, harmonies for days, saddest words I ever wrote, best writers and musicians in the world (I am so lucky) and refusing to sound like anything else out there lol… gona be interesting for sure . But pop pop pop because I can't help myself.' Her followers were quick to comment on the post with many sharing her excitement at her first album since 2023's Higher Than Heaven. It comes after Ellie reportedly went public with her new love interest at a boxing match over the weekend. The chart-topper is dating actor Beau Minniear, 28, according to The Sun and the pair attended the clash between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois at Wembley together on Saturday night. It comes after last week she reportedly teased a romance with him with a cryptic TikTok video posted to her socials. The publication claims she shared a clip stroking a man's arm, with the caption: 'Just a little something to take the edge off.' The video is no longer on her TikTok account. Her fans reportedly noticed that the watch the man was wearing in the clip matched one Beau regularly wears in Instagram snaps. They also reportedly noticed they both posted photos last week from the same hotel in Florence - before attending the boxing match together. A source told the publication: 'Ellie is into Beau and they have a lot of shared interests like exercise and art. The singer is dating actor Beau Minniear, 28, according to The Sun and the pair attended the clash between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois at Wembley together on Saturday night 'They've been having fun together and they certainly make for an attractive couple.' A representative for Ellie has been contacted by MailOnline for comment. The Sun go on to report that Ellie is thought to have met Beau - who has a string of small acting parts in TV and film in the US - earlier this year. Late last year she then split from her boyfriend Armando Perez who she moved on with after Caspar. The musician and the surf instructor - who was eight years her junior - struck up a romance when he gave her surfing lessons as she rang in the New Year in Costa Rica. However friends of the pair told MailOnline late last year that their relationship had run its course. The couple met at the turn of the year when Ellie had gone to the Central American beach resort for a yoga and surf retreat with two close friends - actresses Emily Wickersham and Alessandra Ford Balazs - where they rented a swanky hillside villa. The holiday was a break for Ellie after she had in private separated from her art dealer husband Caspar. When pictures emerged of Ellie and Armando in swimsuits kissing passionately in the sea, the mother-of-one then took the decision to make public that her five-year marriage to Caspar, 33, had previously come to an end. Confirming their split on Instagram, she wrote: 'In light of recent stories, I feel I have been left with no choice but to let you all know that Caspar and I privately separated some time ago. 'We remain the closest of friends and have been successfully co-parenting with our son's best interests at heart.'
South China Morning Post
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
How Connie Francis' 1962 song ‘Pretty Little Baby' went viral on TikTok
Connie Francis was a giant of 1950s and '60s sugary-sweet pop, notching up more than a dozen hits. In the months leading to her death, which was announced on Thursday, she experienced one more in 'Pretty Little Baby', which has become a viral hit on TikTok six decades after its release. As of Thursday, more than 22.5 million TikTok videos have been created using the song, often pairing videos of baby animals, toddlers, make-up tutorials and retro fashions. According to TikTok, those videos have amassed more than 45.5 billion views globally. Celebrities such as Kylie Jenner Kim Kardashian and North West have used it too, with West lip-synching along to the track. Play Hooky, feel-good pop songs tend to do well on TikTok, and 1962's 'Pretty Little Baby' is an exemplar of that phenomenon.
