Celebrity Scoop – 08/22/2018

CAMILA CABELLO SENDS A MESSAGE TO HER YOUNGER SELF AFTER WINNING VMA VIDEO OF THE YEAR – (08/22/2018)

Camila Cabello is sending a message to her 15-year-old self.

Back in 2012, Camila tweeted how badly she wanted to go to the VMAs and her dream just came true in the wildest way. Not only did Camila get to go to the VMAs this year, she also took home Video of the Year for “Havana.”

“#VMA2012 I wanna be there SOOOOOOO bad you dont understand #someday,” Camila tweeted in 2012.

After Monday’s show, Camila replied to her old tweet, sending a message to her younger self.

“YOURE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS SMOL CAMILA BUT: IN 2018 MADONNA IS GOING TO GIVE YOU AN AWARD FOR VIDEO OF THE YEAR AND YOUR ACNE WILL CLEAR,” Camila wrote.

NORMANI THANKS NICKI MINAJ FOR DEFENDING HER AFTER TIFFANY HADDISH’S FIFTH HARMONY SHADE – (08/22/2018)

Normani sent a message to Nicki Minaj after Nicki stood up for her after Tiffany Haddish’s Fifth Harmony shade.

Tiffany and Kevin Hart were cracking jokes on stage during the MTV VMAs when she brought up Camila Cabello’s nominations that evening.

“[Camila]’s nominated for five VMAs tonight. So for those of you watching at home – hi Fifth Harmony!” Tiffany said. Nicki later came on stage and turned to Tiffany and said, “And Tiff, don’t be coming for Fifth Harmony, because Normani is that b*tch.”

Normani then tweeted at Nicki, “I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you 🙈✨💖 You perfect queen you! Thank you for lifting me up. God is real. Now y’all know I love me some Nickiiiiiiiiiiiiii. Congratulations on tonight!!! Proud of you always.”

ONEREPUBLIC DONATES $100K TO NASHVILLE SHOOTING VICTIM – (08/22/2018)

The guys in OneRepublic are digging deep in their pockets to help a Nashville woman left paralyzed after being shot in a drive by.

The group tweeted, “The wife of one of our family within the 1R team just got shot through the back while walking her dogs. Please help us help this family recover & bring attention to the EPIDEMIC of gun violence in this country. Thank you.”

In an accompanying video, the group explains that the victim is the wife of a guy who’s worked closely with the band for years and was on stage with them in Los Angeles when the incident occurred in Nashville.

“This video isn’t about the epidemic of gun violence that exists in this country, which is unspeakable. This is about helping people who mean everything to us,” lead singer Ryan Tedder explains.  He adds, “We never thought it would affect us and now it’s personal.”

They included a link to a Go Fund Me page for the victim, who is currently recovering in the hospital after her “life changing injuries” that required multiple surgeries.

The band has also donated $100,000 to the cause. Country star Dierks Bentley also chipped in $2,000. The Go Fund Me page has raised over $180,000 of its $200,000 goal so far.

ARIANA GRANDE PERFORMS ‘SWEETENER SESSIONS’ CONCERT IN NEW YORK CITY – (08/22/2018)

Please note the following story contains language that could be considered offensive.

Ariana Grande performed at the American Express x Ariana Grande: The Sweetener Sessions on Monday night at Irving Plaza in New York City. She hit the stage just a few hours after performing “God Is A Woman” at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall. Madonna, Karlie Kloss and fiancé Pete Davidson were all in attendance at the intimate performance.

Before Grande stepped onto the small stage, she was introduced by Davidson. He first asked everybody to “shut the f*ck up” before introducing “the best person I know.” As he exited the stage and she came on, the two exchanged a quick kiss before she settled onto the small black stool placed center stage.

The intimate show marked the first of three Sweetener Sessions, organized by American Express, during which Grande performs tracks off her latest album in a stripped-down, super small setting. New York’s set marked the live debut of 11 Sweetener songs, and dates in Chicago and Los Angeles will follow.

KATY PERRY TO PLAY INTIMATE SHOW FOR CITI CARDMEMBERS NEXT MONTH – (08/22/2018)

KatyCats who are also Citi cardmembers should head to Los Angeles next month because Katy Perry is playing an intimate show just for them. The September 10th show at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in L.A. is part of Citi’s Sound Vault series, exclusively for Citi ThankYou cardmembers.

From now until August 31st, cardmembers can register to unlock exclusive access using their card. Cardmembers who receive a verification code will have the opportunity to use their Citi ThankYou card to complete their ticket purchase starting September 5th.

You can get all the details at CitiPrivatePass.com.

Meanwhile, Katy just officially wrapped up her Witness world tour, and tweeted that she didn’t have to cancel a single show,.

“IT’S THE LAST NIGHT OF #WITNESSTHETOUR Y’ALL!,” she wrote. “113 shows with perfect attendance! Grateful for everyone’s love & support all year… #resilient.”

Katy marked the end of the tour by getting a tattoo of a planet on her wrist, which she showed off on Instagram.

“The planet in the middle is Saturn as this journey has taught me many lessons with a few tears along the way BUT I am happy to report a sense of real resilience as we wrap,” she wrote. “I share this insignia with 45 other tour mates and moreover an incredible year of memories with over 100 beautiful & kind humans and a numerous amount of gracious attendees.”

Katy also got tattoos to mark the end of all her previous tours. The Saturn tattoo joins her strawberry, a peppermint and a prism.