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Shania Twain, Kylie Minogue and Helen Mirren are among eight women that have been honoured with their own Barbie dolls for International Women’s Day.
The “global storytellers” have been chosen by Mattel to have Barbie dolls modelled after their likeness to kick off the brand’s 65th anniversary celebrations.
The toymaker said that Minogue’s “glittering career has kept her firmly rooted in the present whilst defining and celebrating much of our collective past”, while praising Twain for being one of the “renowned trailblazers breaking down barriers for women in country music”.
Minogue’s Barbie is fashioned after her all-red outfit in the music video for her mega hit ‘Padam Padam‘, while Twain’s recreates the outfit and top hat from her ‘Man I Feel Like A Woman’ music video – completed by the long pink hair from her ‘Queen Of Me’ tour.
Other women honoured include Oscar-winning actor and producer Viola Davis, content creator Maira Gomez from the indigenous community of the Tatuyo ethnic group in Amazonas, Mexican director, producer and screenwriter Lila Avilés, Japanese model Nicole Fujita and German comedian Enissa Amani.
What Should Win
BEST ORIGINAL SONG?
All five of the nominated songs will be performed live at the ceremony, which airs Sunday (March 10) on ABC. Billie Eilish will sing “What Was I Made For?” from the Barbie soundtrack with her brother/producer Finneas on the Dolby Theatre stage, while the Greta Gerwig film’s executive soundtrack producer Mark Ronson and Ryan Gosling will deliver what’s sure to be a Ken-ergetic showcase of “I’m Just Ken,” alongside co-writer Andrew Wyatt. “What Was I Made For?” recently took home best original song at the 2024 Golden Globes, while “Ken” won in the same category at this year’s Critic’s Choice Awards.
Also in the running are Flamin’ Hot song “The Fire Inside,” written by Diane Warren and performed by Becky G; Scott George’s “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon, performed by George and the Osage Singers; and Batiste‘s “It Never Went Away” from his documentary American Symphony, co-written with Dan Wilson.
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THE NOMINEES
• “What Was I Made For?” ('Barbie') - Billie Eilish & Finneas
• “The Fire Inside” ('Flamin’ Hot') - Diane Warren
• “I’m Just Ken” ('Barbie') - Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt
• “It Never Went Away” ('American Symphony') -Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson,
• “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” ('Killers of the Flower Moon') - Scott George
It’s definitely Miley Cyrus’ year. The signer, songwriter won her first Grammys last month for her smash-hit Flowers and she’s just scored a major fashion deal with Dolce & Gabbana.
Alongside model and actor Matthew Nozska, Miley stars in a series of sultry images and a video (set to her own music, a track named Heart) for the brand’s spring summer eyewear collection titled “The Morning After.”
Shot by Mert Alas, the campaign features Miley wearing a corset dress from the Italian brand with several pairs of new-season reading glasses and sunglasses. According to D&G the images and video are “echoing a night to remember. Miley is there, in all her allure, standing in a moment frozen in time.”
See more of the collection and snag your own pair at: Dolce & Gabbana.com!
On the heels of dropping her eagerly anticipated Eternal Sunshine album, Ariana Grande also debuted the futuristic video for the collection’s new single, “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” on Friday morning (March 8).
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