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Saturday, July 2, 2022

Billie Eilish, Finneas Invited To Join Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences

Billie Eilish and Finneas are among 12 people invited to join the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences from the music branch.

The Academy extended invitations to join the organization to a total of 397 artists and executives from multiple categories who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.

The brother-sister duo won the best original song Oscar this year for co-writing the title song of the James Bond movie, No Time to Die.

"Membership selection is based on professional qualifications, with an ongoing commitment to representation, inclusion and equity remaining a priority," the Academy said in a statement.

44 percent of the 2022 class of invitees are women, while 37 percent of them belong to underrepresented ethnic/racial communities. 50 percent are from 53 countries and territories outside the United States.

There are 71 Oscar nominees, including 15 winners, among the invitees.

The Academy notes that only those who accept the invitations will be added to the Academy's membership in 2022.

(Photo: Justin Higuchi)

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Kelly Clarkson Delivers Powerful Cover Of Alanis Morissette's 'Ironic'

Kelly Clarkson performed a powerful cover of Alanis Morissette's "Ironic" during the "Kellyoke" segment of a recent episode of "The Kelly Clarkson Show."

"It's like rain on your wedding day / It's a free ride when you've already paid / It's the good advice that you just didn't take / And who would've thought. it figures," Clarkson sang.

"Ironic" was the third single from Morissette's third studio album, Jagged Little Pill (1995). It was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard. The song peaked to No. 4 and became her highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Ironic" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

The pop-rock album, which was nominated for nine Grammys, went on to win the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1996, plus four other Grammys.

In early June, Clarkson released the Kellyoke EP, a six-song project featuring based on the popular cover-song segment from The Kelly Clarkson Show.

The EP features her renditions of Billie Eilish's "Happier Than Ever," Linda Ronstadt's "Blue Bayou," The Weeknd's "Call Out My Name," Whitney Houston's "Queen of the Night," "Trampoline" by SHAED and "Fake Plastic Trees" by Radiohead.

(Photo: Carter Smith)

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Summer Walker Reveals She's Pregnant With Second Child

Summer Walker recently took to Instagram to reveal she is pregnant with second child.

The singer also posted a few beautiful snaps to her Instagram wearing a belly baring swimsuit made entirely of cowrie shells.

"People asking me if I'm pregnant. I am and you know I'm very, very, very, very, happy about it," she said. "Very excited about it. And this is gonna be - I'm very very excited because it's going to be different from how it was before. It's really peaceful, really happy, lots of help, lots of love."

"The only reason I'm even saying anything is because last time I felt very disrespected that people didn't let me tell that myself," Walker continued. "People were taking pictures of me in the store - I know it kind of comes with the job -. [but] people took pictures of me and sent it to The Shade before I could even announce my pregnancy. I thought that was very disrespectful and it made me very, very, very, very, very upset."

Walker is already a mom to a one-year-old daughter, whom she shares with her ex London On Da Track.

Walker's current partner is LVRD Pharoh, with whom she has been romantically linked since last November. She has a tattoo of the rapper's real name, Larry, on her face.

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