Relationship Assumption Chloe Bailey’s new man Just ahead of Valentine’s Day, new couple alert! Chloe Bailey and Burna Boy. Though he was previously in a pretty public relationship with musician Stefflon Don, and famously gifted her a Rolls Royce, for Chloe, this is really the first time we’re seeing her actively pack on the By Stephanie • Feb 10, 2025 03:31 pm
Gorgessity Zendaya! What did I just say! I am begging Zendaya to stay inside and she can’t stop, won’t stop going outside. Today, or rather last night, it was the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles. Zendaya went outside AGAIN for it, turning up in jeans, a corset, a metal choker, and By Sarah • Mar 08, 2024 09:48 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Beyoncé Way RENAISSANCE: A Film by Beyoncé opens this Friday. The concert film’s premiere was held over the weekend in Beverly Hills, drawing a lot of important Black artists and creative industry talent despite the long holiday weekend in the US. Such is the power Beyoncé—she becomes the holiday. This By Sarah • Nov 27, 2023 09:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Under the sea with MONSTERS The world premiere of The Little Mermaid (live action redux) was last night in Los Angeles. Everyone turned up: Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay—grown up!—Daveed Diggs, who voices Sebastian in the film, and Viscountess Bridgerton herself, Simone Ashley, who plays one of Ariel’s By Sarah • May 09, 2023 09:57 am
Music Understanding Chloe x Halle Halle and Chloe Bailey are on the front cover of the September/October issue of Essence. They dished about Halle’s upcoming starring role (yes, a Black Ariel) in The Little Mermaid, her relationship with YouTube star DDG, and they also discussed what it’s been like coming into their By Stephanie • Aug 23, 2022 11:18 am
Music Chlöe Has Our Attention At the end of Chlöe’s performance of her debut solo, “Have Mercy”, on Jimmy Fallon last night, she looks straight into the camera and says, “You better be f-cking paying attention”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXHEvcpee6E&ab_channel=TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon We should be f-cking paying attention. I’ By Anastasia • Oct 13, 2021 11:27 am
Music Chloe Crushes Solo Debut at VMAs Beyoncé proteges Chloe x Halle have quickly proven themselves on raw talent, collecting five Grammy nominations across two albums, while gracing the small screen on the Yara Shahidi-led Grown-ish for the last four seasons. On that show they play twins and that’s pretty much how they’ve been packaged By Cody • Sep 13, 2021 08:55 am
Best Of 2020 Intro for December 11, 2020 Dear Gossips, Before I went to bed last night, I was considering several content options for this space. There was so much information dropped last night for Disney Investor Day (Sarah is covering the various Marvel and Star Wars updates) and I can always write about BTS (that’s coming By Lainey • Dec 11, 2020 08:51 am
Music Chloe x Halle’s NFL National Anthem And now, a surely unpopular opinion: I think Chloe x Halle might be underrated. This is, on its face, preposterous, even for someone who is finally embracing the ‘contrarian’ label Lainey is always trying to give me. How is it possible to say so when they are so present, so By Duana • Sep 11, 2020 01:42 pm
Music The Performances at the virtual BET Awards The 2020 BET Awards, held virtually, was one of my favourite BET Awards in many years; things may be upside down right now, but Black people continue to shine. Hosted by Amanda Seales, with her usual humour and authenticity, the show promised to be “Black Black” and showcasing the creativity By Melayna • Jun 29, 2020 11:08 am
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 16, 2020 If you watched Canadian TV in the late 80s and 90s, you know Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod from BodyBreak (Keep fit and have fun!). Hal is now telling the story behind BodyBreak and how he got into TV, including having a sports reporter job rescinded because they had another By Maria • Jun 16, 2020 01:49 pm
Music Chloe x Halle accept for Beyoncé Chloe x Halle were my best dressed at the BET Awards last night based purely on personal preference. This is exactly what I would wear – a high-neck drapey dress with a one-shoulder cape and a loose elastic waist. God I love it so much. Chloe x Halle are signed to By Lainey • Jun 26, 2017 10:13 am
