Halsey was not nominated for any Grammys last week so when she gave a speech last night at the American Music Awards, many wondered if she was referring to the Grammys when she talked about the awards that meant most to her. Which I appreciate – and, yet, at the same time, the reason the Grammys and other award shows are given so much gravitas is because people in the industry give it gravitas. Actors WANT to win Oscars. Musicians WANT to win Grammys. Some musicians, however, just opt out of the whole process. Frank Ocean doesn’t even bother submitting for the Grammys. Blonde, widely hailed as one of the best albums of the f-cking decade, was not submitted, intentionally not submitted. Again, Blonde shows up on every list of “best of 2010s”. What would happen if more and more musicians did that? (Dlisted)
When I posted about Christian Bale at the Ford vs Ferrari premiere, I wrote that I’d almost forgotten that Christian Bale is handsome because, well, Christian Bale never looks like Christian Bale in movies. This piece by Kayleigh Donaldson appreciates how refreshing it is to see Christian Bale in a movie where he’s not f-cking with his appearance to become someone else. (Pajiba)
Kaia Gerber and Pete Davidson were in Miami this weekend and were photographed unmistakably as a couple so those people who tried to deny that they were dating a month ago were lying. This is a romance. They went to a wedding together. If you’re using up a spot at a wedding, it better be SOMEONE. (Cele|bitchy)
There were a lot of trousers at the AMAs. Lil Nas X wore my favourite colour of trousers. But none of the trousers compare to Billy Porter’s headpiece. (Go Fug Yourself)
I had no idea that Brooklyn Beckham made the Sexiest Man Alive list. Victoria Beckham, his MOTHER, clearly doesn’t want to talk about it – and I don’t think anyone can blame her. Although, I dunno, in 15 years or something, there’s probably going to be a feature in PEOPLE about how David and Brooklyn are the first father-son SMA winners (JustJared)
