Music Intro for September 13, 2021 Dear Gossips, At the MTV VMAs last night, for its 40th anniversary, MTV brought back several industry legends at various points in the night to celebrate its history. Which makes sense for those of us who came of age at the same time but I am curious how many from By Lainey • Sep 13, 2021 08:24 am
Long Reads Britney Spears: The New Yorker report Almost two weeks ago, the world heard Britney Spears tell her story. A story of abuse, exploitation, gaslighting, emotional trauma, resilience, and power. She finally put her own voice to a narrative that did not belong to her. In her own words, she just wanted her life back. Over 20 By Melayna • Jul 06, 2021 01:23 pm
Top Reads Britney Speaks For Britney For many, many years now, no one could say for sure what Britney was feeling, what she wanted. People assumed, based on interpreting her Instagram and the colour of her outfits and whatever emojis she was using, and from whatever court documents they could access. But the reason yesterday’s By Lainey • Jun 24, 2021 10:56 am
Britney Spears Intro for June 24, 2021 Dear Gossips, Earlier this week, a day before Britney Spears was scheduled to speak at her conservatorship hearing, the New York Times published a report by Liz Day and Samantha Stark (who produced and directed the Framing Britney Spears documentary) and Joe Coscarelli based on confidential court documents that reveal By Lainey • Jun 24, 2021 09:20 am
Janet Jackson Justin Timberlake’s Apology In the days since the release of the NYT documentary Framing Britney Spears, and as we’re all confronting and meditating on our complicity (the media, the public, everyone) with how Britney was treated, one name has come up more often than others: Justin Timberlake. He only shows up for By Lainey • Feb 12, 2021 02:10 pm
Music Framing Britney Spears… and Ourselves Framing Britney Spears, the new documentary from The New York Times, is airing on Hulu in the United States now but is not available in Canada and I’m not sure of its accessibility in other parts of the world but more and more people, as they find ways to By Lainey • Feb 09, 2021 02:32 pm
Outfit of the Week Outfit of the Week: A Super Bowl Throwback You know what happened 20 years ago yesterday? The 2001 Super Bowl. Specifically the 2001 Super Bowl Halftime Show. Do you remember it without cheating? Aerosmith headlined with NSYNC and other guests included Mary J Blige and Nelly, both of whom, no doubt, are major stars, so it was already By Lainey • Jan 29, 2021 03:55 pm
Gossip Nostalgia Outfits of the Week : Britney & Justin, 20 Years Later You cannot call yourself a pop culture enthusiast if you don’t know this photo, I’m sorry. Britney Spears is a popstar beyond borders, famous around the world, no matter the culture. And her relationship with Justin Timberlake is known around the world, no matter the culture. There would By Lainey • Jan 08, 2021 01:34 pm
Gossip Nostalgia Intro for May 15, 2020 Dear Gossips, Oops…I Did It Again. Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary. On May 16, 2000 Britney Spears released her second album, and the title track became a monster hit; she was already, by that point, the biggest superstar in the world after the success of ...Baby One More Time. By Lainey • May 15, 2020 08:54 am
Top Reads Britney Spears is here to save us If I’d presented you with a hypothetical before the lockdown about which celebrities would make you cringe on social media, how close would it look to the actual list after lockdown, when the cringe came forward and took off its mask? Could you have predicted Ellen DeGeneres? How about By Lainey • Apr 16, 2020 10:27 am
Britney Spears Is Britney Spears a Communist Kween? On Monday, Britney Spears posted the following: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Britney Spears (@britneyspears) on Mar 23, 2020 at 12:42pm PDT It’s a repost from Brooklyn-based artist Mimi Zhu who shared the image last week on her Instagram. The line that everybody is By Prem • Mar 26, 2020 10:04 am
Music Britney turns 20 They are three of the most recognizable opening words in pop music. All it takes is “oh baby, baby,” sung in that classic Britney Spears way – “oh baybin, baybin” – to transport me back to 1998. “… Baby One More Time” is one of those songs that is such a snapshot of By Kathleen • Oct 24, 2018 10:36 am
Music It’s Britney… … on a jet ski! These photos of Britney Spears on a jet ski are everywhere. Most outlets seem to be fascinated that Britney is seen picking her wedgie in a few shots. She’s on a jet-ski in a bikini. Of course she has a wedgie. I love that she By Kathleen • Jun 07, 2018 09:37 am
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: Surprise Nostalgia Edition We didn’t know when we set out to do the podcast this week that it would have worked just as easily in 1998, but when there’s an celebratory Dawson's Creek reunion on the cover of EW, it kind of kicks things off. We spent time thinking By Duana • Apr 02, 2018 04:37 pm
Style Britney x Kenzo I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS. And not just for the clothes but Britney Spears as the new face of Kenzo is work and strategy and career and everything we do on the Show Your Work podcast – and DID! This week’s episode is about celebrity fashion partnerships! Who do they By Lainey • Mar 20, 2018 04:24 pm
Celebrity Lifestyle Brands Britney’s “biggest award” We don’t see Britney Spears very often anymore on red carpets, at award shows, at major events. Over the last few years, Britney appears to have been able to rebuild a relationship with her fame in a way that works for her. And the results have been largely positive. By Lainey • Feb 26, 2018 10:12 am
