KATY PERRY NAMED BRITISH ASIAN TRUST AMBASSADOR BY PRINCE CHARLES: Katy Perry has been named the new ambassador for the Trust’s anti child-trafficking campaign by Prince Charles, who founded the organization. “I was impressed by their strong plan – from on-ground initiatives to fundraising – that will aim to cut child-trafficking in half,” Katy shared in a statement about her new role. “I hope to help shine my light on the work that the British Asian Trust will be doing in South Asia, and to be a part of finding solutions to child-trafficking.” Katy and Prince Charles were joined by his wife, Camilla, and businesswoman Natasha Poonawalla, who has made a multi-million-pound pledge to the fund.
SELENA GOMEZ ANNOUNCES BEAUTY BRAND ‘RARE BEAUTY’: Selena Gomez has announced her new makeup brand, Rare Beauty. “Guys, I’ve been working on this special project for two years and can officially say Rare Beauty is launching in @sephora stores in North America this summer! Here’s a tiny sneak. There’s more to share AND I can’t wait.,” she wrote along with the announcement video, which featured the star trying on her new products.
THE SPICE GIRLS VINYL REISSUES COMING: The Spice Girls’ Greatest Hits and their 1997 release Spiceworld will both be available on 180-gram black vinyl on March 13th. The Spiceworld reissue is making its first appearance on vinyl since 1997. It features all the original artwork, as well as the hits “Spice Up Your Life” and “Stop.” Greatest Hits, which was reissued earlier this year as a picture disc, will now be available with the original artwork as a single sleeve LP. It features all the group’s smashes, from “Wannabe” and “2 Become 1” to “Say You’ll Be There” and “Goodbye.”
ADAM LAMBERT ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘VELVET,’ DROPS NEW SINGLE ‘ROSES’: Adam Lambert has announced that his brand new album Velvet is set to be released on March 20th. The announcement comes with the release of Adam’s new single “Roses” featuring Nile Rodgers, which arrives following previous single “Superpower” and the 2019 release of his EP Velvet: Side A. Lambert also announced a mini-residency at the Venetian in Las Vegas on April 22nd and 24-25: Tickets go on sale February 8th for Velvet, his three-night limited engagement at Venetian Theatre. These will be his only solo dates in the U.S. this year.