Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: A New Boy Band Era Shade, Malik, Bradley and Landon met on Building The Band where they were formed as a group before any of them saw each other’s faces. They only heard their voices. The premise of the show was a combination of Making The Band and The Voice, and the result was By MC • Oct 06, 2026 02:56 pm
Music Stray Kids rejects the Grammys too To recap – back in June, the Recording Academy announced several new categories, among them the Best Asian Pop Music Performance Grammy, controversial from the jump. Critics of the new category, including me, felt that the creation of the new Asian category would be a way for the Recording Academy to By Lainey • Oct 02, 2026 12:38 pm
What Else Jennifer Lawrence loves “La Perla” Jennifer Lawrence has been a longtime ambassador for Dior, though she’s not always at the Dior shows. She’s made it to Paris Fashion Week this season though, and continues the slip dress trend that’s been so dominant all year, in an icy blue piece that’s nightgown By Lainey • Sep 29, 2026 04:09 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Leon Bridges Spreads Joy Leon Bridges is taking risks with his new album Happiness Anytime, a sharp departure from the country/folk sound of his previous album. His transition into a more country blues direction on the previous project was effortless, but I am happy to hear a groovier effort from him this time By MC • Sep 29, 2026 02:02 pm
Celine Dion Céline is Paris Of course I know Céline Dion isn’t Paris, officially, but for the last several weeks, she’s become the symbol of the city – and I don’t think the city would object to this. Céline has brought so many people to Paris for her residency. She has brought music By Lainey • Sep 29, 2026 10:39 am
Music RAYE and Honouring George Michael As a longtime RAYE fan it has been a treat to watch her mainstream rise to success in the last year. She scored a major hit with “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” and is currently serving as the opening act on Bruno Mars’s sold out stadium tour. She can now By MC • Sep 28, 2026 12:15 pm
Madonna Madonna: The Queen of MTV Madonna carried the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, because for a show that has made its name by featuring the biggest names in music, it was light on major stars. It also didn’t help that the entire telecast was delayed 20 minutes due to a football game going into By MC • Sep 28, 2026 11:16 am
Madonna Madonna’s Top 5 VMA Moments, Ranked Madonna is set to make her return to the VMA stage this Sunday where she is the most nominated artist of the evening, with 13 nominations, and is scheduled to open the show and perform songs from her latest hit album Confessions II. This is the fifth time she will By MC • Sep 25, 2026 01:52 pm
Brandi Carlile Intro for September 25, 2026 Dear Gossips, Today is a holiday in many parts of East Asia. Chinese people call it Mid-Autumn Festival, the North American equivalent would be Thanksgiving. It’s a time of gratitude and appreciation – for the harvest, for the bounty if we’re lucky, for life and what feeds us. By Lainey • Sep 25, 2026 10:11 am
Taylor Swift From Taymerica to Taylorwood Taylor Swift’s new new deluxe deluxe album, The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, drops tonight with four new tracks including “Patient Zero”, the lead single. The full video for “Patient Zero” will premiere at the MTV VMAs on Sunday where she will also receive the inaugural Artist Director By Lainey • Sep 24, 2026 12:00 pm
Taylor Swift Taylor Swift: Encore Deluxe In my post yesterday about Taylor Swift’s announcement that a new single called “Patient Zero” is incoming, I wondered whether or not the track would be “a bonus single from whatever new new deluxe deluxe version of a previous album she might be issuing”. Deluxes and variants are so By Lainey • Sep 23, 2026 03:21 pm
What Else Taylor Swift’s Encore and CBK Style? There was some easter egging that came into my feed yesterday – something about a third page added when previously there were only two and Swifties were anticipating an announcement, possibly about the 20th anniversary of her debut album and/or other theories. 👀| The letter on Taylor Swift’s website now By Lainey • Sep 22, 2026 04:10 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Music Inferno Furthering the complete chokehold that Madonna has had on the gay club-scene all summer long, we have the latest release from Troye Sivan. “Party” heavily samples “Music” by Madonna, so much so that the entire song is basically built around the sample. It brings an instant recognition to the By MC • Sep 22, 2026 01:02 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: A Higher Frequency Three years after her debut full-length studio album Jaguar II and winning three Grammy awards, Victoria Monét is ready to launch her sophomore project Frequency of Love on October 2nd. This week is a big one for her with the release of a new single and the announcement of By MC • Sep 16, 2026 12:18 pm
Top Reads Learning from Céline At some point on Friday or Saturday, during the chaos of TIFF and running from interview to interview and prepping in between, I saw an article pop up on my feed about Céline Dion, ahead of her first show in Paris…something something about how she would require a backing By Lainey • Sep 14, 2026 10:53 am
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Miley Wants To Dance Miley’s already had a major year with the 20th anniversary of Hannah Montana, her own Barbie doll, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This is her ascent into legend territory, and she’s marking the occasion with a new album, a new record deal, and a By MC • Sep 08, 2026 02:36 pm
