Baby and Bump Obsession Intro for February 16, 2023 Dear Gossips, Of course life changes when you become a parent, even when you’re Rihanna. But… not everything changes. Rihanna’s pregnancy last year was fashion euphoria – the ultimate trendsetter defiantly redefining the possibilities of pregnancy style. Which, for Rihanna, was just style, pregnancy had nothing to do with By Lainey • Feb 16, 2023 09:19 am
Music Black country’s moment (at last) This week, after spending 40 years singing, songwriting and trailblazing, Frankie Staton made her debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry. If the name doesn’t sound familiar, don’t feel bad. For a long time, one of the main functions of country music has been to ensure Black talent By Stephanie • Feb 15, 2023 02:23 pm
TV Updates Intro for February 6, 2023 Dear Gossips, “I just EGOT!” That’s what Viola Davis said last night at the Grammys when she won in the category of Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording, which means she now has all four major awards: the Emmy, the Grammy, the Oscar, and the Tony. And just two By Lainey • Feb 06, 2023 09:31 am
Music Missy and Wayne Kick Off Grammys Weekend The Grammys are on Sunday which means that the music industry will be the main story this weekend. Last night the Recording Academy and the Black Music Collective presented its Global Impact Award, now renamed after Dr Dre, to several recipients including music executive Sylvia Rhone, Missy Elliott, and Lil By Lainey • Feb 03, 2023 10:56 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Riseborough Affair Can we have ONE Oscar season without controversy? Just ONE! I am asking so little! I just want pageantry and glamor, dammit, and I keep having to talk about slaps and voting rules! This year’s fresh hell is the surprise Best Actress nomination of British actor Andrea Riseborough for By Sarah • Jan 30, 2023 10:08 am
Equality Issues Amber Rose is stepping back Former model and video vixen Amber Rose appeared as a guest on the Sofia With an F podcast. She discussed a wide range of topics, from growing up in a poor family that lived in Philadelphia, to falling in love with Kanye West. She also discussed how she and her By Stephanie • Jan 27, 2023 11:24 am
Equality Issues Intro for January 25, 2023 Dear Gossips, I’ve been watching the Oscars since I was a child. It was the year of Best Picture Kramer vs Kramer, the film about divorce. My ma had just left my dad a couple of years before and he, like Dustin Hoffman, was figuring out how to do By Lainey • Jan 25, 2023 10:34 am
Top Reads Beyoncé’s Backlash Yesterday, Lainey wrote about Beyoncé’s live performance in Dubai over this past weekend. And at this point, I’ve probably seen her show from every possible angle. The amount of times I’ve watched Beyoncé go up on that platform today pic.twitter.com/WAfW1Uu48o — G-$tackz (@Gershforthewin) January By Prem • Jan 24, 2023 11:35 am
TV Updates Bravo coming out When Bravo announced that Southern Charm cast member and restaurateur Leva Bonaparte and her husband, Lamar, would be getting their own spinoff, it didn’t come as much of a surprise for long-time fans of the show. The cast of Southern Charm had always been mostly white, until 2020 of By Stephanie • Jan 19, 2023 11:16 am
Relationship Assumption The Three Faces of Cardi B Cardi B appeared on the debut episode of The Jason Lee Show. During their conversation, she dished on everything from Takeoff’s death to why she decided not to divorce Offset in 2020, just one example of the ups and downs of their relationship. According to Cardi, it was because By Stephanie • Jan 18, 2023 12:03 pm
Dumbass Can Japan issue a cease and desist to Gwen Stefani? Gwen Stefani is the biggest Golden Globe winner this week because even though she wasn’t nominated, she is benefiting from all the press the award show generated as the algorithm is drowning out her story. The story is that in an interview with Allure’s Jesa Maria Calaor about By Maria • Jan 12, 2023 11:34 am
TV Updates The End of a Real Housewives Era The Real Housewives franchise has lost another OG. Last week, Lisa Rinna revealed to PEOPLE that she was leaving her post as the “most honest” cast member of the franchise’s Beverly Hills installment. "This is the longest job I have held in my 35 year career and I By Stephanie • Jan 09, 2023 12:29 pm
Equality Issues Emrata on money, power, and men After a short romance with Pete Davidson, Emily Ratajkowski is once again preaching on her podcast, High Low. This time about men who say they want confident women but end up feeling overwhelmed and emasculated when they finally get to spend time with one. In her most recent episode, which By Stephanie • Jan 05, 2023 12:45 pm
Equality Issues Ashley Graham's work People have been talking about Ashley Graham on social media lately after self-proclaimed “anti-woke journalist” Sameera Khan shared photos of Ashley in a dress in a now-deleted tweet that read, "The fat positivity movement is getting out of hand." Ashley went on to a different photo of her By Stephanie • Dec 22, 2022 10:09 am
Relationship Assumption Lori Harvey’s Top Priority is Lori Harvey This is Lori Harvey’s first time on the cover of ESSENCE and it’s for their Black Love issue. The Black Love that Lori is representing is self-love. Because Lori puts herself first. As she tells the magazine: “It’s not about being arrogant or about feeling like I’ By Lainey • Dec 20, 2022 02:54 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Doria's regret We’re halfway through Harry & Meghan on Netflix, and when Lainey wrote that there’s something for everyone, she wasn’t lying. With six total episodes set to air in the series, the first three so far have been riveting. Maybe not for critics, some of whom have said By Stephanie • Dec 12, 2022 12:08 pm
