Music A Star is Born…and lives on forever Blair, our production coordinator at The Social, just walked into my office while I was watching Lady Gaga on Jimmy Kimmel last night. He raised his eyebrows, and I told him that “the A Star is Born Oscar campaign is still happening and the Oscars were four days ago”. Lady By Lainey • Feb 28, 2019 01:26 pm
Faux Gossip Bradley, Gaga, Irina: a new triangle? Oh my God, please, can this stop? As you know, Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga performed “Shallow” at the Oscars, directed by Bradley Cooper. This is an important point, because people seem to have lost their goddamn minds about their chemistry and how undeniable it is that they’re in By Lainey • Feb 27, 2019 10:34 am
Oscars 2019 Lady Gaga: Oscar Worst Dressed (Duana) Yes, it is glamourous. Some would say it’s a 7-year-old girl’s version of glamorous, what with the long gloves, but let’s not quibble. Yes, it is ‘appropriate’ to win your first Oscar in, as proven. Yes, it is slightly more unusual because it has the black ‘hips’ By Duana • Feb 25, 2019 04:39 pm
Break Ups Lady Gaga: single for the Oscars The last time we checked on Lady Gaga’s love life was last week, when she wasn’t wearing her ring at the Grammys leading to speculation that she and Christian Carino may have broken up. She also hasn’t been following him on Instagram even though he was following By Lainey • Feb 20, 2019 10:31 am
Media Manipulation Bradley and Irina’s Valentine’s dinner Bradley Cooper was on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night, likely pre-taped because he was out for dinner last night in LA with Irina Shayk for Valentine’s Day. Colbert presented Bradley with his Grammy for “Shallow” and, of course, they talked about A Star is Born, during By Lainey • Feb 15, 2019 11:05 am
Coincidence or conspiracy Lady Gaga not engaged? Lady Gaga was not wearing her engagement ring at the Grammys and her fiancé – or possible ex-fiancé – Christian Carino, was not there with her and he’s been at her side through award season. So there’s been speculation this week that they’ve ended their engagement. A source tells By Lainey • Feb 15, 2019 10:09 am
Grammy Awards 2019 Gaga stays on brand Lady Gaga has always been extra. That word doesn’t seem large enough for what Gaga has always brought to her performances and to her overall aesthetic. She does everything BIG. She FEELS. She LIVES when she’s on stage. She’s Celine like that. Yes, Celine Dion is now By Kathleen • Feb 11, 2019 10:05 am
Grammy Awards 2019 Michelle opens the Grammys STRONG Well, if you want to start your award show strong, starting with Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is one way to do it. I know that the only First Lady we acknowledge didn’t actually open the Grammys (Camila Cabello did with a performance I forgot about immediately after it happened) By Kathleen • Feb 11, 2019 06:57 am
Bradley Cooper Bradley BAFTA, Gaga Grammys Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk were seen at the airport in New York, presumably heading to London for the BAFTAs where Coop’s going in with several nominations and could pick up his first win of the season. The BAFTAs can be a good indication of how the Oscars might By Lainey • Feb 08, 2019 12:17 pm
Style Lady Gaga, the nominee As people say about the Oscars Nominees luncheon, everyone is a winner. There are no losers (yet). Here’s Lady Gaga, the Oscar nominee, at the event yesterday in Louis Vuitton. We’ll come back to the fashion in a minute. This is about the experience, about the fact that By Lainey • Feb 05, 2019 12:14 pm
Music Coop & Gaga lose and win The Directors Guild Awards happened this weekend. Bradley Cooper was nominated for Best Director and Best First Time Director and lost both to Alfonso Cuaron and Bo Burnham respectively. I’m not sure it was a surprise that he didn’t win the first, especially after the Academy didn’t By Lainey • Feb 04, 2019 10:42 am
Coincidence or conspiracy Gaga & Bradley: the screen test Even though the Oscar nominations were announced last week, actual voting for the Oscars doesn’t begin until February 12. The voting period starts two days after the BAFTAs and the Grammys. It lasts a week and ends the Tuesday before the Oscars. Which means there’s still a lot By Lainey • Feb 01, 2019 11:19 am
Music Gaga & Bradley Cooper go “Shallow” in Vegas Bradley Cooper was at Lady Gaga’s show in Las Vegas on Saturday night. She invited him on stage to sing “Shallow” with her. Naturally it went viral. If you haven’t seen it yet, here are two angles. I prefer the second angle because… Well… We all know Gaga By Lainey • Jan 28, 2019 12:11 pm
Music The only two Oscar songs The Oscar nominations happened on Tuesday and the Academy is now moving forward, after several weeks of controversy over hosting and presenter drama, trying to turn the story around as we get closer to the big show. Now another headline that might be problematic – Variety is reporting that “only two By Lainey • Jan 25, 2019 11:59 am
Royals Saying “no” to Prince William Prince William spoke at the Davos World Economic Forum yesterday. This is the annual event with, perhaps, the most exclusive and competitive badge hierarchy. Like even if you have the money, it might not get you the badge you want. Badges represent levels of access. The hologram badge is the By Lainey • Jan 24, 2019 04:16 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A Star is… Spiked? Or is it Argo-ed? There are always snubs on Oscar nomination day. Some snubs are bigger than others. Because they’re so unexpected. This year’s #1 Oscar snub is Bradley Cooper for Best Director. And yet, it was not a bad morning for A Star is Born. ASIB earned 8 nominations, including Best By Lainey • Jan 22, 2019 12:04 pm
