BFFs No Frauds in Paris Nicki Minaj finally responded to Remy Ma’s shETHER at the end of last week with a track called No Frauds and two other new songs with Drake and Lil Wayne. As I wrote last week in my post about Nicki’s “answer”, No Frauds really isn’t a diss By Lainey • Mar 13, 2017 12:14 pm
Music Nicki finally responds Remy Ma’s shETHER was released almost two weeks ago, on the last Saturday in February. Five days after that, she came out with a follow-up and then went on Wendy Williams dressed for a funeral. At the time, I posted that even though Nicki was at Paris Fashion By Lainey • Mar 10, 2017 10:41 am
Douchebags Justin Timberlake’s Trolls song was actually about “inclusion” Justin Timberlake’s Can’t Stop The Feeling, named the Worst Song of 2016 by several industry outlets, won the iHeartRadio Music Award for Song of the Year last night, because it was played so much on the radio. Previously – as in when he was campaigning for Oscar – JT explained By Lainey • Mar 06, 2017 10:00 am
Maple Leaf Celine feels the shoulder bow It takes a certain person to wear a certain dress. This particular dress – powder blue, high collar, and a giant bow (is it a bow? I’m calling it a bow) on one shoulder – requires a particular person. A person who can carry a bow as big as her heart By Lainey • Mar 03, 2017 03:41 pm
Girly Throw Downs Remy’s follow-up Kathleen wrote about Remy Ma’s shETHER the other day, a direct rap-attack on Nicki Minaj. And as of this morning, Nicki has still not responded. And Remy is coming for her again with a follow-up diss track appropriated titled Another One, calling out Nicki again on all By Lainey • Mar 03, 2017 12:03 pm
Music Beyoncé Slide Kathleen wrote about Calvin Harris’s new song, Slide, featuring Frank Ocean and Migos last week and as she said in that post, we both hate ourselves for liking it. But… God… it’s such a great song. SO GOOD. I can’t wait for it to be summer so By Lainey • Mar 02, 2017 04:08 pm
Music Mimi gets postponed I was supposed to go to see Lionel Richie and Mimi on tour at the end of this month with my friend Marci. Don’t think I have to tell you how excited we were. But yesterday an email alert came through telling us that the tour has been postponed… By Lainey • Mar 01, 2017 04:54 pm
Girly Throw Downs Nicki Minaj vs Remy Ma The first thing that came up yesterday if you googled Nicki Minaj’s name was “Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma.” Unless you haven’t googled Nicki or paid attention to Black Twitter or spent any time on the internet for the past 4 days, you know that Nicki and Remy By Kathleen • Mar 01, 2017 10:48 am
Music Rihanna & Future’s Selfish Future released a new album on Friday, HNDRXX. The Ringer calls it the “best Drake Album (that) Future ever made”. HA. That made me laugh. Basically what the writer is saying is that Future is doing Drake better than Drake. Let’s not fight about that today. Instead… let’s By Lainey • Feb 28, 2017 11:51 am
TV Updates The Voice covers TLC Today is the day of liking things I wish I hated. This morning, I wrote about how I love Slide, in spite of my extreme distain for Calvin Harris. When Emily sent over a video of The Voice coaches singing Waterfalls, one of my all-time favourite songs and TLC’ By Kathleen • Feb 24, 2017 03:52 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Beyoncé: Coachella, Snapchat, LGBTQ, and Celine! Busy day in Beyoncé yesterday. First, it was confirmed, officially, that she will not be performing at Coachella in April. Which… doesn’t really need an explanation. But she provided one anyway: Following the advice of her doctors to keep a less rigorous schedule in the coming months, Beyoncé has By Lainey • Feb 24, 2017 10:14 am
Music Frank Ocean x Migos x Calvin Harris When Frank Ocean gave us a visual album, a music video, a new album and a magazine all in one weekend last year, I was worried we wouldn’t hear from him again for a decade. We didn’t have to wait a decade. Last night, Calvin Harris aka Taylor By Kathleen • Feb 24, 2017 09:52 am
Music Jay Z, the songwriter It was announced this morning that Shawn “Jay Z” Carter will be the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Songwriters are only eligible after 20 years in the industry so since his iconic debut Reasonable Doubt dropped in 1996, Jay’s first year of eligibility By Kathleen • Feb 22, 2017 02:34 pm
Music Katy Perry’s purpose No, that's not a Bieber reference. If you haven't heard, Katy Perry has coined the term "purposeful pop" in reference to her new song Chained to the Rhythm. The music video was released yesterday. I'll get to the video. First, let' By Kathleen • Feb 22, 2017 10:53 am
Music Selena & The Weeknd: Valentines and Birthdays Selena Gomez was in New York yesterday for Fashion Week. She’s an ambassador for Coach so she sat front row beside Anna Wintour. Which is why she and The Weeknd apparently celebrated Valentine’s Day early, on a yacht in LA on the weekend. There was kissing and cuddling By Lainey • Feb 15, 2017 02:02 pm
Music Beyoncé is worthy There is a lot I would say to Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter if I ever got the chance. I would tell her that she is the single greatest artist of my generation and that it has been one of my life’s pleasures just to be her fan. I would By Kathleen • Feb 13, 2017 10:18 am
