PEOPLE
NEW YORK — The last thing the world needs, Lady Gaga says, is another beauty brand. But that's too bad.
The pop star made all her Little Monsters happy Tuesday when she released a video with that message on social media. It heralds the coming of her new beauty line, Haus Laboratories, reportedly to be sold on Amazon starting in September.
Gaga dropped the news in an interview with the Business of Fashion, coinciding with the video that encourages all to embrace their own ideas about beauty. Business of Fashion says the three initial products are multiuse color for cheeks, eyes and lips in six shade families. A kit with all three will sell for $49. Preorders begin Monday.
Gaga says in the video: “Beauty is how you see yourself.” She adds, “We want you to love yourself.”
LOS ANGELES — Jay-Z is heading into the legal marijuana industry as a chief brand strategist in partnership with a California cannabis product company.The rapper said in a statement Tuesday that he entered a multiyear deal with San Jose, Calif.-based Caliva. His role will consist of driving creative direction, outreach efforts and strategy for the brand.Jay-Z says he also wants to increase the economic participation of people returning from incarceration through job training and workforce development.
PHOENIX — Arizona State University is awarding its 2019 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism to NBC anchor Lester Holt.The university's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication announced Tuesday that Holt will receive the award Nov. 4 in Phoenix.Holt has anchored NBC's flagship “Nightly News” broadcast since 2015, following eight years as anchor of the newscast's weekend edition and 12 years as co-anchor of “Weekend Today.”Cronkite dean Christopher Callahan called Holt “a fantastic role model for our students and all journalists for his insightful, caring, fact-based journalism and stories that focus on the impact of major news events on everyday Americans.”ASU's School of Journalism and Mass Communication was named in Cronkite's honor in 1984. The famed CBS News anchor died in 2009.
NEW YORK — Nicki Minaj is pulling out of a concert in Saudi Arabia, saying she wants to show support for women's rights, gay rights and freedom of expression.“After careful reflection I have decided to no longer move forward with my scheduled concert at Jeddah World Fest. While I want nothing more than to bring my show to fans in Saudi Arabia, after better educating myself on the issues, I believe it is important for me to make clear my support for the rights of women, the LGBTQ community and freedom of expression,” Minaj said in a statement Tuesday.Minaj was originally scheduled to headline the concert on July 18.In Saudi Arabia, gender segregation between single men and women is still enforced in many restaurants, coffee shops, public schools and universities, but other rules have loosened with women now allowed to drive and attend events in sports stadiums.
