Music Five Songwriters and a Pipsqueak The Hollywood Reporter gathered Alicia Keys, Tori Amos, Pharrell Williams, Sting, and John Legend together for their first ever Songwriters Roundtable. Oh, and Justin Timberlake was there too. It’s a thoughtful, sensitive discussion. Pharrell and John Legend both speak passionately about inspiration and responsibility. You can see real joy By Lainey • Nov 18, 2016 11:04 am
Break Ups Mimi in Mexico When I find myself in times of trouble Skinny Mimi comes to me There she was, our elusively accessible glitter butterfly, sucked into a red tricked out bodysuit last night for a show in Mexico, perhaps to help Mexico get through a dark, terrible night. Look at her. Look at By Lainey • Nov 09, 2016 04:01 pm
Music Oh my God, mom! Miss Tina had a great weekend. Her daughter Beyoncé and son-in-law Jay Z campaigned for Hillary Clinton in Ohio. Then they went back to New York for Saturday Night Live to support her other daughter, Solange as she gave her first performance on the show. Soo proud of my baby By Lainey • Nov 08, 2016 12:59 pm
Music What Drake and Taylor do well So Taylor Swift showed up at Drake’s 30th birthday party and he spent a lot of time with her and some say it seemed flirty which resulted in all kinds of rumouring that they’re hooking up. Then, earlier this week, Page Six reported that the two are actually By Lainey • Nov 04, 2016 11:27 am
Music 10 years of award show Taylor When she first started attending award shows, Taylor Swift would be in the audience, getting her photo taken with other artists by event photographers for mass release. Backstage too. That was before Bad Blood. When Taylor and Katy and Rihanna and Selena and Nicki, they would happily get in place By Lainey • Nov 03, 2016 04:33 pm
Bad Style Carrie and Brad start strong… Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley have hosted the CMAs for the last 9 years. And you know what? I like their chemistry. I liked it last year and I quite enjoyed their opening monologue this year. I mean it was corny, but also, they know their audience. And it worked By Lainey • Nov 03, 2016 03:18 pm
Music Chest thumping at the CMAs Some people weren’t feeling Beyoncé and the Dixie Chicks’ performance at the CMAs. (I see you, Kenny Chesney. But I also understand that no one wants to follow Beyoncé.) Other people were feeling it hard. Faith Hill knew all the words and was singing along. Miranda Lambert was getting By Lainey • Nov 03, 2016 01:19 pm
Music Beyoncé & the Dixie Chicks A few weeks ago, we had a memory scientist on The Social who talked about how sometimes we remember things that we can’t possibly remember. Like your dad feeding you a piece of chocolate when you were 14 months old and you spat it out and it’s the By Lainey • Nov 03, 2016 11:47 am
Music Justin Timberlake Can’t Stop Sorry, I should say Justin Timberlake won’t stop. He will never stop promoting Trolls. America could be well into HRC’s second term and JT will still be rocking a troll costume and singing the most annoying song of 2016. Name a more annoying song than Can’t Stop By Kathleen • Nov 03, 2016 11:11 am
Music Beyoncé. Tonight. CMAs. “This is not a drill” … is what you say, what you hear, when something like this happens. That is, when Beyoncé happens. The CMAs are tonight. And while some people cared at the start of the day, a LOT of people are caring a lot more now because it’s By Lainey • Nov 02, 2016 04:38 pm
Music Nils Sjoberg’s second hit That would be a question on any gossip exam: What is the true identity of Nils Sjoberg? Answer: Taylor Swift, of course. We first met Nils a few weeks after Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris broke up. She ghostwrote This Is What You Came For under the pseudonym and she By Lainey • Nov 02, 2016 11:20 am
Music Intro for October 27, 2016 Dear Gossips, Yesterday was a good day for internet reading. Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of the release of Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black. Some albums, over time, they lose their power. Some albums not only resist time, they defy it. Back To Black will defy time. “Back To By Lainey • Oct 27, 2016 09:39 am
Maple Leaf Drake, Kid Cudi and #YouGoodMan? Yesterday, Drake turned 30. Lainey wrote about how he released three new songs over the weekend to celebrate his birthday. One of those songs is called Two Birds, One Stone and it features direct jabs at Kid Cudi. If you need a reminder, Kid Cudi (Scott Mescudi) is the rapper/ By Kathleen • Oct 25, 2016 11:50 am
Music Taylor Swift’s first and only Taylor Swift performed in Austin at the F1 US Grand Prix on Saturday night. It was her first concert of 2016 and, apparently, her only show of 2016, to an audience of 80,000. On the weekend to commemorate her 10 years in the business. We’ll come back to By Lainey • Oct 24, 2016 10:59 am
Music Intro for October 24, 2016 Dear Gossips, Today is Drake’s 30th birthday. To commemorate the milestone, he released three new songs on his podcast this weekend and announced a new album, More Life, dropping in December. And he sort of got a shout-out from President Obama. The President hosted BET’s Love and Happiness: By Lainey • Oct 24, 2016 08:58 am
BFFs Boy Sh-t: Kanye West & Jay-Z Kanye West and Jay Z are the Matt and Ben of hip-hop. Their friendship produced Watch the Throne, one the greatest albums in history. Individually, they are legendary artists. Together, they delivered adorable award show moments and classic live performances. I love them both so hard. So much so that By Kathleen • Oct 20, 2016 03:30 pm
