GRAMMYs 2022: Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion Pay Tribute to Iconic Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey Moment

Megan Thee Stallion has officially released her new single ‘Plan B’, after debuting it live at Coachella last weekend.During her set at Coachella, Meg introduced the track as “very motherfucking personal” to her and said it was addressed “to whom the fuck it may concern”. Prior to the performance, she tweeted that “every time I play it for a woman they start jumping and clapping”.“Ladies, love yourself, ’cause this shit could get ugly,” she raps over a ’90s hip-hop beat that samples Jodeci, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah‘s ‘Freek’n You (Remix)’.

Megan Thee Stallion‘s live performance of her hit Cardi B collaboration ‘WAP’ at Coachella last weekend was subject to censorship on the Chinese social media and messaging app WeChat.The Houston rapper’s set was broadcast live from the Indio, California festival on Saturday (April 16) as part of Coachella’s YouTube coverage.WeChat users who tuned into the livestream of Megan’s set over the weekend, which was not legally broadcast in China, were greeted with the sight of the platform’s censors attempting to block out aspects of the performance.As The Hollywood Reporter reports, Megan’s performance of ‘WAP’ in particular saw the censors frantically attempt to cover the rapper and her backing dancers with a black box while they performed a series of dance routines.Coachella is also being livestreamed via WeChat. Apparently, this performance not only made censors sweat, everyone was also joking that they're singing a song about Shanghai Puxi District.

Megan Thee Stallion has confirmed the release of a new single called ‘Letter To My Ex’, which is set to arrive later this week.The Houston rapper shared news of the new track on Twitter after a fan asked her to “drop ‘Letter To My Ex'”, leading her to respond: “Friday.”‘Letter To My Ex’ was first previewed during Megan’s first-ever Coachella performance at the weekend. The track features a sample of Jodeci‘s ‘Freak’n You Remix’ with Wu-Tang Clan rappers Raekwon and Ghostface Killah.When she introduced the record to the crowd, Megan described it as a “very mother fucking personal” song, and she dedicated it to “whom it may the fuck concern”.Friday https://t.co/MPH2a3zFtN— TINA SNOW (@theestallion) April 19, 2022Elsewhere at Coachella this past weekend, Arcade Fire played a secret set on the first day of the festival, performing tracks from upcoming new album ‘WE’, due out next month.Harry Styles headlined the night and was joined on stage by Shania Twain, who performed her hits ‘Man! I Feel Like a Woman!’ and ‘You’re Still The One’.During his 18-song set, Styles gave a live debut to record-breaking comeback single ‘As It Was’ as well as live debuts to new tracks called ‘Boyfriends’ and ‘Late Night Talking’.Carly Rae Jepsen also debuted a brand new track called ‘Western Wind’, which she had been teasing for the past few weeks; Justin Bieber teamed up with Daniel Caesar for a performance of their collaborative single ‘Peaches’.Friday also saw Phoebe Bridgers joined by Arlo Parks for two songs during her set, while Saturday’s proceedings were headlined by Billie Eilish, who was joined onstage by Damon Albarn for a two-song cameo.

“Hello Molly!: A Memoir,” and stopped by Howard Stern’s eponymous radio show Tuesday.Shannon collaborated with Houston — who died in 2012 at age 48 — on a “Saturday Night Live” sketch in the ’90s involving the former’s infamous Catholic schoolgirl character, Mary Katherine Gallagher.The “Wet Hot American Summer” actress described to the shock jock, 68, how the sketch involving Houston came to be.“Whitney was so nice. They’re like, she’s not going to be in the sketch. She’s not going to do it,” Shannon said.

Idris Elba was taking requests at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's royal wedding reception! The actor, who DJed the couple's 2018 event, spilled the beans about one of the songs the Duchess of Sussex asked to be played on her big day.Elba revealed on  that Dr. Dre's 1999 hit song, «Still D.R.E.,» was «Meghan's choice,» and all of the guests «went off» when it was played. When asked about the song that got the royals on the dance floor, Elba said Whitney Houston's «I Wanna Dance With Somebody» was a crowd pleaser. «They went off on that tune,» Elba said. Earlier this week, Elba also spoke about DJing Meghan and Harry's wedding reception during an appearance on . «Did you get paid for that?» Kimmel asked Elba. «No, but it was my gift for my friends,» Elba noted.

Liane Dobson, who holds the listing with Kienlen Lattmann Sotheby’s International Realty, told The Post. Houston passed away at age 48 on February 11, 2012, when she was discovered unconscious in Suite 434 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, submerged in the bathtub. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office reported that Houston’s death was accidental and caused by drowning and the “effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.”

Tory Lanez has had his bail increased for violating a protective order in an ongoing case with Megan Thee Stallion.The Houston rapper  – real name Megan Pete – was shot in the foot after a party at Kylie Jenner’s house in July 2020. She subsequently claimed that Lanez was the person who had fired at her.Lanez was later charged with assault with a semiautomatic firearm, personal use of a firearm, and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle.

Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion have gotten super close since collaborating on their new song, “Sweetest Pie.” So, why not reference another iconic music duo while presenting an award at the GRAMMYs?At the ceremony on Sunday, April 3, the duo--who are both previous winners of the GRAMMY for Best New Artist--presented Olivia Rodrigo wiith the honor for 2022. As they announced the nominees for the evening, the musicians threw it back to 1998 to reference an iconic moment between Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.Megan and Dua were wearing matching Versace ensembles, which led to the “WAP” rapper saying, “Not you stealing my look.”“I was told I had the exclusive,” Lipa replied. “I’m going to have to have a talk with Donatella.”That’s when the famous Italian fashion designer emerged from the crowd to work her magic on the dresses.“You know what? Let’s do this,” she told the artists, transforming the ensembles and leaving Dua with a mini skirt and Megan in a thigh-high midi slit, saving them from a fashion faux pas.J Balvin and Valentina Ferrer exude style on the 2022 Grammy red carpetThese are all the Latin nominees and winners at the 2022 Grammy Awards (Updating Live)Kanye West & Olivia Rodrigo could make Grammy historyThe bit was a call-back to a moment from the 1998 Grammy Awards, where Mariah and Whitney presented together in matching Vera Wang wrap dresses.

Mariah Carey is showing her appreciation for the loving Grammys homage.

Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion had some wardrobe help from Donatella Versace after they wore the same Versace gown while presenting at the 2022 Grammy Awards in a moment reminiscent of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston at the 1998 Video Music Awards. On Sunday, the singers took to the stage to present Best New Artist at the 64th annual Grammy Awards, both wearing black gowns with gold detailing by Versace and black patent leather leggings.

Glamour's , for ya!) As Diet Prada pointed out, this isn't the first time this has happened at an award show. In 1998, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston both wore the same brown Vera Wang dress to present an award.

Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion had a matching moment! During the 2022 GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, the «Sweetest Pie» artists stepped onstage to present Olivia Rodrigo with the Best New Artist award while wearing matching Versace.The pair stunned in the same black dress and shiny leggings, with both woman accessorizing with oversized safety pins and chunky jewelry.After the women stepped onstage, Donatella Versace joined them to personalize each of their looks. The designer removed the bottom of Dua's dress, turning it into a mini-dress.

Idris Elba is reminiscing about what was arguably his highest-profile DJ gig, when he spun records at the star-studded reception following the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.