It’s official: Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” is the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first Black female artist to top the Hot 100 with a country song. She has made history, again, during Black History Month. (Billboard)
Sarah posted a couple of weeks ago about Bradley Cooper being this year’s “Oscar villain” and both of us kinda defended him because it’s OK to want an Oscar and not pretend you don’t want an Oscar. But there are a lot of people on the internet who find his wanting exhausting and now they’ve dug up a clip of him from a couple of months ago doing an interview with Leonard Bernstein’s children in which he cries while talking about him and … well… it’s not helping his case. (Pajiba)
Ciara took my breath away in latex at the SAGs. Such a great colour on her but also the fit – which also took my breath away because, well, how could she breathe? When we appreciate the fashion, we must also appreciate the labour required to wear it. I know it couldn’t be me. I would not last five minutes in this look. (GoFugYourself)
Maria posted earlier in Celebrity Social Media about popstar longevity and one of the keys to that is touring – it’s one thing to put out a hit song, or a few hit songs, but can they tour? On a big scale? Olivia Rodrigo is answering that question on her world tour, which just kicked off a few days ago. It’s looking very, very good. I’m now considering buying tickets. (Uproxx)
Great piece by Natasha Marsh about destigmatising plastic surgery in the Black community. (Popsugar)
