Top Reads Beyoncé’s ELLE takeover: the interview The exclusive ELLE interview with Beyoncé was released digitally today – have you read it yet? I did this morning. As I wrote yesterday, Beyoncé was supposedly “in conversation” with Tamar Gottesman, presumably the daughter of billionaire hedge fund manager Noam Gottesman – the Carters are tight with him. Click here for By Lainey • Apr 05, 2016 04:09 pm
Media Manipulation Beyoncé Park: Perfectionism and Purpose ELLE Magazine has released more images from the Beyoncé ELLE worldwide takeover to promote Ivy Park. Excerpts from the “interview” have also been published, with the full piece going digital tomorrow. The magazine is calling it a “rare in-depth interview”. And we know this is remarkable because Beyoncé doesn’t By Lainey • Apr 04, 2016 04:27 pm
Maple Leaf Intro for April 4, 2016 Dear Gossips, The Weeknd was the big winner last night at the JUNO Awards in Calgary going 4/5, accepting one of those awards from Buffy Sainte-Marie, the coolest ever. No one is cooler than Buffy Sainte-Marie. No f-cking one. The Weeknd’s performance was also simulcast at the iHeartRadio By Lainey • Apr 04, 2016 07:33 am
Music Taylor falls Yesterday Beyoncé gave us a shot of herself running on the treadmill, in WEDGE HEELS. That’s the Beyoncé brand. Of course she runs and works out in wedge heels. Practically it makes sense, since when she’s on stage, she’s handling choreography in heels all the time. Non-practically By Lainey • Apr 01, 2016 01:08 pm
Beyoncé Intro for April 1, 2016 Dear Gossips, You didn’t think I’d be opening the blog today with anyone other than Beyoncé, did you? It’s my husband’s birthday, and I’m STILL opening on Beyoncé. Because while we were all waiting for this album to drop, yesterday Beyoncé decided to give us By Lainey • Apr 01, 2016 09:37 am
Media Manipulation Beyoncé speaks for Ivy Park Beyoncé on the cover of both ELLE USA and ELLE UK. It’s the long-awaited athleisure line. It’s called Ivy Park. The album? Not sure. Maybe tomorrow? But you can see now that it’s all converging. The album is coming. The tour is coming. Ivy Park goes on By Lainey • Mar 31, 2016 12:57 pm
Music Intro for March 31, 2016 Dear Gossips, Something is happening. Something BEYONCÉ is happening. I can’t concentrate. I can’t sit still. I feel anxious. I feel euphoric. I feel everything. It’s Beyoncé, of course. Who else would it/could it be? Beyoncé is the only artist right now who has become a By Lainey • Mar 31, 2016 09:28 am
TV Updates Beyoncé + Black-ish The Obamas hosted their last Easter Egg Roll at the White House yesterday. Beyoncé and Jay Z were there with Blue Ivy Carter who decided she would dress the part, the part being that she’s the only child of the Beysus. God help me, I don’t know what By Lainey • Mar 29, 2016 10:20 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Gwyneth’s famous dedications Gwyneth Paltrow’s third cookbook will be released April 12th. It’s called It’s All Easy. And the target market is the working parent. Which is apparently why she’s dedicated to the book to children. Her own children, Apple and Moses. And other famous children. Famous children of By Lainey • Mar 24, 2016 12:21 pm
Music Intro for March 24, 2016 Dear Gossips, Beyoncé, as we’ve learned, does not give advance notice or warnings. She just expects you to be ready, ready for the next move. The understanding here is that we live our lives constantly on Beyoncé alert. I do. I do. Last night there was a disturbance in By Lainey • Mar 24, 2016 09:29 am
Music Rihanna’s fourth VOGUE Rihanna covers the new issue of VOGUE. It’s her fourth time. She’s in Tom Ford. Tom Ford loves Rihanna. Anna Wintour loves Rihanna. Because, as we’ve seen over the years, if it’s any one celebrity superstar who understands style, who feels style, it’s Rihanna. The By Lainey • Mar 17, 2016 04:32 pm
Beyoncé Intro for March 11, 2016 Dear Gossips, Beyoncé on the cover of GARAGE Magazine. And yesterday several headlines mentioned that during the interview with GARAGE, B revealed that: "Out of everything I've accomplished, my proudest moment, hands-down, was when I gave birth to my daughter, Blue.” Interview? INTERVIEW? Beyoncé, as you know, By Lainey • Mar 11, 2016 08:29 am
Assy Hair BCoop & Irina, BCoop & Beyoncé Bradley Cooper is in Paris with Irina Shayk for Fashion Week. Last night they made their first official appearance together. He’s also been seen in the front row at her shows, watching her come down the runway. So they’re together. He’s not with Naomi Campbell. And it’ By Lainey • Mar 09, 2016 11:50 am
Music Intro for March 7, 2016 Dear Gossips, Say you’re a parent participating in your kid’s school fundraiser. You might bake something? Organise the raffle tickets? Secure items for the silent auction? If you’re Beyoncé your contribution is a mini-concert. She performed at the Shrine Auditorium on Saturday at the Centre for Early By Lainey • Mar 07, 2016 08:39 am
Media Manipulation Beyoncé’s new crimpy curls Beyoncé changed up her hair. So she went to the basketball game last night with Jay Z to show us what it looks like. I mean, obviously, no one knows what her real intentions are. Maybe she really just wanted to go the game. If she has time to go By Lainey • Mar 03, 2016 12:37 pm
Music The best/worst gossip dilemma Rihanna’s been quiet since the BRIT Awards last week. Which is good. Because the tour starts in 10 days. And they had to build in an extra two weeks for her to be able to have enough time to rehearse. Presumably, then, that’s what she’s doing. But By Lainey • Mar 02, 2016 09:59 am