Music Drake responds This was not the response everyone was expecting. Last night, a little over a day after Pusha T dropped one of the most eviscerating diss tracks in recent hip-hop history, Drake responded to the artwork released with the song… with a statement written on the notes app of his phone. By Kathleen • May 31, 2018 09:40 am
Music Pusha Tea responds Pusha T’s new nickname is Pusha Tea. I can’t take credit for this. Black Twitter gets all the credit. Pusha T spilled a cup of piping hot TEA last night when he dropped “The Story of Adidon,” his official, SAVAGE response to Drake’s diss track “Duppy Freestyle. By Kathleen • May 30, 2018 10:15 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Real Annie Anne Hathaway is still talking about Hathahate. It comes up in the second paragraph of her new profile in Glamour. With this profile, it’s clear that Anne Hathaway will never get away from that fateful 2013 Oscar season when she became a punchline. If the ‘unpopular opinion’ meme existed By Kathleen • May 29, 2018 03:37 pm
Girl Sh-t An update on Jada and Gabrielle Earlier this month, Jada Pinkett Smith revealed that she and Gabrielle Union had reconciled after 17 years of awkward run-ins and "stiff" photo ops. Both are hesitant to call it a feud but they went almost two decades without speaking and spent the whole time thinking the worst By Kathleen • May 29, 2018 01:05 pm
Maple Leaf Self-titled Shawn Mendes The title of the new Shawn Mendes album is a declaration. Shawn Mendes is the announcement of an artist who would very much like to be taken seriously. The title suggests that these collection of songs will be a statement of who this artist wants to be moving forward. To By Kathleen • May 28, 2018 10:11 am
Music Zayn’s “mysterious” rollout Zayn Malik has been teasing the rollout of his new album as “mysterious” and “different than anything anyone has done before.” So far, he’s released a lead single called “Let Me” with an accompanying (and embarrassingly bad) music video and now we have the follow up single, “Entertainer,” complete By Kathleen • May 25, 2018 12:25 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Normal Blue Ivy If I had to choose a few words to sum up Blue Ivy Carter, the first ones wouldn’t be “normal” or “regular” or “relatable”. I’d probably choose words like “extraordinary”, “celestial”, or “prodigy”. Blue Ivy Carter is not like other six-year-olds. Her parents are two of the greatest By Kathleen • May 25, 2018 10:32 am
TV Updates Issa Rae’s fears Issa Rae won the Internet yesterday with this photoshoot in GQ of her channeling iconic black characters from 90s sitcoms. Issa Rae for @GQMagazine: pic.twitter.com/ouplh6ZnQx— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 22, 2018 The photoshoot itself is AMAZING (the Dwayne Wayne one kills me) but Issa can’t By Kathleen • May 23, 2018 03:12 pm
TV Updates Kelly Clarkson wins The Voice SPOILER ALERT. I did that backwards, didn’t I? Sorry. Kelly revealed the news on her Instagram this morning and it’s all over Twitter so I’m actually not that sorry. When it comes to reality show finales, you should know that you have to watch that sh-t live. By Kathleen • May 23, 2018 02:52 pm
Music BTS x BBMAs BTS were at the Billboard Music Awards last year and it was the first time those of us who weren’t up on our K-Pop got a real understanding of how f-cking huge these guys were. They were getting bigger screams than Celine Dion. This year, the screams only got By Kathleen • May 21, 2018 12:24 pm
Taylor Swift Misunderstood Taylor Swift Please allow me to start with the Taylor Swift news of the weekend that has nothing to do with the Billboard Music Awards. I will get to those but first, please enjoy the glory of the English language in the form of the co-writer of “September” commenting on Taylor’s By Kathleen • May 21, 2018 12:07 pm
Music Janet Jackson at the Billboard Music Awards Janet Jackson became the first black woman to win the Billboard Icon Award last night. When do I get to stop writing the words “the first black woman to…”? Of course, Janet deserves all the things so it’s about time she was given this award. Janet performed for the By Kathleen • May 21, 2018 11:19 am
Royals A Black Royal Wedding “Two young people fell in love and we all showed up.” That was Bishop Michael Curry addressing the newly-minted Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their wedding day. Leading up to the royal wedding, I wanted desperately to just show up and watch two young people in love. I wanted By Kathleen • May 21, 2018 09:29 am
Music Backstreet’s back I did it. I had to. No regrets. It may be corny but it’s true. The Backstreet Boys are actually back with a new single and music video. Alright! OK, that one I regret. AJ, Brian, Howie, , and Kevin are back again (I’ll stop), shoulder-popping in unison and By Kathleen • May 18, 2018 02:55 pm
Music Shawn Mendes’s options Yesterday, I wrote about Shawn Mendes’s attempt to downplay his relationship with Hailey Baldwin. He says they are friends and not the couple currently filling the Jelena-sized hole left in tween pop. I ran through the various scenarios that could explain why Shawn would want to go from red-carpet By Kathleen • May 18, 2018 02:35 pm
Music Xtina and Demi fall in line There she is. THIS is the Christina Aguilera I’ve been waiting for. Christina Aguilera’s duet with Demi Lovato called “Fall In Line” was released this week and it’s good. REALLY GOOD. It’s so good it should have been the lead single off of her upcoming album By Kathleen • May 18, 2018 09:19 am
