Amazingness Intro for June 30, 2020 Dear Gossips, This is a holiday week in Canada and the United States which means some of you who’ve been putting off watching Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga will be streaming it over the next few days. If you’ve been online lately you’ve probably By Lainey • Jun 30, 2020 08:49 am
What Else What Else? I read about Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest stunt this morning without having seen the video. The video makes it even more surreal, especially what he’s wearing. Which has always been part of his schtick. He isn’t there to blend in – he’s always there to take the By Lainey • Jun 29, 2020 04:02 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, June 29, 2020 Barbra Streisand is protective of her legacy – she doesn’t let just anyone tour her underground mall. Babs consistently loves on Ariana Grande. Maybe they’ll do an album together, like Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. This is just a runoff from above, but while looking through Barbra’s feed By Maria • Jun 29, 2020 03:11 pm
Maple Leaf Canada’s Drag Race Week: Stacey McKenzie In case you missed it, all week leading up to the premiere of Canada’s Drag Race on Thursday on Crave, I’ll be spotlighting the judges and the competition. To access our Drag Race main page, where all Drag Race articles are collected, please click here. Earlier I wrote By Prem • Jun 29, 2020 02:35 pm
Maple Leaf Canada’s Drag Race Week: Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman We’re officially t-minus three days until the premiere of Canada’s Drag Race, arriving just in time for Canada Day. Happy Dragtastic Birthday Canada! This week, we’ll be counting down with some very special content including interviews with the judges, spotlights on the queens, and an in depth By Prem • Jun 29, 2020 01:47 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews #Hamilfilm Teaser Delivers On The Promise If you don’t know by now that Hamilton will drop on Disney+ on Friday, July 3rd, I assume it’s because you don’t need that information – which is fine, I get it. For those who do know, who have known, though… The anticipation for the #Hamilfilm is intense, By Duana • Jun 29, 2020 01:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Eurovision Song Contest is the dumb summer fun we need Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga—a title that never gets easier to deal with—is the dopamine hit we need this summer. If you’re missing the Eurovision Song Contest this year, Fire Saga has you covered with a series of Eurovision All-Star cameos and original songs By Sarah • Jun 29, 2020 12:23 pm
Music Adele: a throwback and a clarification COVID-19 remains our reality. And while some countries are reopening, we’re probably a long way from concerts and music festivals. South Korea, a country recognised by many to have been able to get a handle on the situation early on, is now in its second wave. It seems likely By Lainey • Jun 29, 2020 11:56 am
Music Summer Walker’s BET Awards Showstopper If you’re an R&B fan and you don’t know Summer Walker, download her 2019 album Over It, right now — and thank me later. Now that we have that sorted out, let me tell you about her BET Awards duet with Usher that proved to be the By Cody • Jun 29, 2020 11:38 am
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
Movie Reviews and Previews Margot Robbie’s lateral move Over the 2010s, Margot Robbie became one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. She’s a two-time Oscar nominee with a hot production company, developing interesting, trophy-baiting projects for herself (I, Tonya), and for other people (Promising Young Woman), as well as creating television projects (Dollface). She’s a franchise By Sarah • Jun 29, 2020 10:28 am
TV Updates Kelly Clarkson wins an Emmy There are few people in Hollywood like Kelly Clarkson. Think about it. How many celebrities are as universally beloved as Kelly Clarkson? My favourite celebrity may not be your favourite celebrity. You fave is probably not mine. But when Kelly Clarkson comes up, no one is like… nah, I don’ By Lainey • Jun 29, 2020 10:08 am
Amazingness Queen Bey announces Black is King Last week I wrote about Beyoncé flexing her brilliance on the surprise Juneteenth song, “Black Parade”. Who knew that a such an important piece of her discography would set the stage for ‘something way bigger? After being honoured with the Humanitarian Award at Sunday’s BET Awards, Beyoncé used her By Cody • Jun 29, 2020 09:26 am
Equality Issues Intro for June 29, 2020 Dear Gossips, The BET Awards aired last night on CBS. It was the 20th anniversary and of course it’s not like the BET Awards are never broadcast – but what makes this noteworthy is that they were broadcast for the first time on one of the big four networks aka By Lainey • Jun 29, 2020 08:44 am
What Else What Else? Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich are over which has been an ongoing storyline for months. Now, a new development. She’s “leaning on” someone. An attractive actor. Which is basically a euphemism for “pre-dating”, like testing the waters before letting the world know that they’re actually dating. This feels By Lainey • Jun 26, 2020 04:16 pm
TV Updates Homecoming Is For Right Now Every time I’m on a Zoom call, in an effort to counteract the general awkwardness that is people who are often having their only human interaction for the week, there’s some small talk about what people are watching – that happens regardless of whether it’s a TV industry By Duana • Jun 26, 2020 04:03 pm
