Music Jay Z’s confessions and revelations Jay Z’s new album 4:44 dropped last night. Were you scrambling to reinstall TIDAL on your phone like I was? Needless to say, 4:44 lit up Twitter. Here’s one of my favourite tweets: When you've not listened to Jay Z 's album but By Lainey • Jun 30, 2017 12:25 pm
Music K’Naan, Riz Ahmed in Immigrants video Well, this was opportune. Earlier today Lainey asked whether politics belongs in gossip—I would say it’s impossible to talk about pop culture, anyway, without it. Sometimes these days we will talk about possible topics for Show Your Work and note that there’s been so much real-life By Duana • Jun 28, 2017 04:21 pm
Sports Drake hosts the NBA Awards The first ever NBA Awards happened last night in New York. Drake was the host. Drake, as you know, from the Junos and the ESPYs and Saturday Night Live, is a very good host. This is a skill he has on top of his other skills and a skill that By Lainey • Jun 27, 2017 11:23 am
Music Chance shines at the BET Awards There are a few Oprah Winfrey quotes that will forever be embedded in my brain. Last night, while watching Chance The Rapper win Best New Artist and the Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards, the one Oprah quote (via Quincy Jones) that I couldn’t get out of my head By Kathleen • Jun 26, 2017 01:52 pm
Music Chloe x Halle accept for Beyoncé Chloe x Halle were my best dressed at the BET Awards last night based purely on personal preference. This is exactly what I would wear – a high-neck drapey dress with a one-shoulder cape and a loose elastic waist. God I love it so much. Chloe x Halle are By Lainey • Jun 26, 2017 10:13 am
Maple Leaf Intro for June 26, 2017 Dear Gossips, There was a lot of nostalgia last night at the BET Awards. New Edition was honoured. Mary J Blige showed us how great it can be to set yourself free. And Xscape came back onstage together after 18 years apart. But to balance the nostalgia, there were several By Lainey • Jun 26, 2017 09:02 am
Music Mahershala after Moonlight…and Jay Z I haven’t written about Mahershala Ali since a couple of weeks after he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Moonlight. It was a long award season. He’d just become a father. He took a break, to be with his family, to process the milestone year he’ By Lainey • Jun 19, 2017 01:18 pm
Maple Leaf Intro for June 19, 2017 Dear Gossips, Last September, I posted in this space about A Tribe Called Red and their album We Are The Halluci Nation. They were on The Social and, in my opinion, that interview remains one of the best, if not the best, interview segment we’ve ever done on our By Lainey • Jun 19, 2017 09:29 am
Music One year ago today… Do you know what today is? On June 15, 2016, exactly a year ago today, this happened: WORLD EXCLUSIVE Taylor Swift dating Tom Hiddleston - two weeks after dumping Calvin Harris.https://t.co/ytzLqZyGSu pic.twitter.com/2SBiPbFMxu— Dan Wootton (@danwootton) June 15, 2016 That was the beginning of the By Lainey • Jun 15, 2017 12:39 pm
Music Orlando Bloom’s silver medal As I mentioned in the previous post about John Legend, some celebrities show up at award shows as professional presenters. Here’s Orlando Bloom at the Tony Awards. And they sent him out there alone. Like he’s on the same level as Tina Fey. Which is hilarious because just By Lainey • Jun 12, 2017 12:05 pm
Music Girl Sh-t: never a coincidence, always a conspiracy There are certain phrases and expressions that I’ve been using on my site for years and that, if I may be self-indulgent for a minute, I’m very proud to have branded. Some examples: MiniVan Majority, Girl Sh-t Is The Best Sh-t (stolen from my friend By Lainey • Jun 09, 2017 11:02 am
Music Intro for June 5, 2017 Dear Gossips, Diana and Ariana. These were the names I was thinking about all weekend. This morning I texted Duana, asking her why there aren’t more 20-ish year old Dianas. Diana is a gorgeous name. She said probably because it would have been too sad. What about 20 By Lainey • Jun 05, 2017 09:01 am
Music Jagged Little Pill, The Musical. So I try to stay away from clichés, mostly because they’re hacky, but also because I don’t find them super useful. Usually they don’t articulate much about the situation – unless they’re super insightful, and then they do, but make me seem like a hypocrite. All this By Duana • May 30, 2017 04:47 pm
Music Intro for May 19, 2017 Dear Gossips, Earlier this week I posted about Katy Perry being a judge on the American Idol reboot and whether or not it’s a good move. It’s becoming more clear now why she and her team think it’s a good move. Unlike previous hits from previous albums, By Lainey • May 19, 2017 09:34 am
Music Intro for May 16, 2017 Dear Gossips, When I saw that Vulture had posted an oral history of The Strokes yesterday, I had to save it for a nighttime read. Articles that like must be enjoyed without interruption, without worrying someone might knock on your door, without being rushed. Have you read it yet? You By Lainey • May 16, 2017 09:33 am
Music Selena Gomez’s Bad Liar Selena Gomez posted 3 photos on Instagram yesterday. It’s the same message in different colours: Bad Liar. So of course people immediately started speculating what this could mean – the title of a new single? The Billboard Music Awards are happening next week. Some think Bad Liar could drop next By Lainey • May 12, 2017 11:10 am
