Music Does Mimi have a management problem? Page Six must have a source within the Mimi entourage. Because for the last three weeks, once a week, they’ve published stories primarily focused on Mimi’s manager, Stella Bulochnikov, and how her decision making has been a problem for long-time Mimi associates. The first report was about how By Lainey • Mar 21, 2016 11:28 am
Music Iggy Azalea’s multiple chances On October 22nd, 2015, a Jezebel headline asked the question: Will Iggy Azalea Ever Have a Good Rap Verse? On Friday, “Team” - the Iggy comeback single no one asked for- dropped and answered that question with a solid NOPE. I’m not going to rehash the fact that she’ By Kathleen • Mar 21, 2016 10:11 am
Music Intro for March 18, 2016 Dear Gossips, Gwen Stefani’s new album, This Is What The Truth Feels Like, was released today. So far the reviews I’ve read have been OK. Like it doesn’t suck but it’s nothing remarkable. A few music-first outlets are positing that, with this record, the story has By Lainey • Mar 18, 2016 09:34 am
Music Rihanna’s fourth VOGUE Rihanna covers the new issue of VOGUE. It’s her fourth time. She’s in Tom Ford. Tom Ford loves Rihanna. Anna Wintour loves Rihanna. Because, as we’ve seen over the years, if it’s any one celebrity superstar who understands style, who feels style, it’s Rihanna. The By Lainey • Mar 17, 2016 04:32 pm
Music Nicki in Nylon Nicki Minaj is the cover feature in the new issue of Nylon. I read the article this morning. It’s not the most insightful celebrity profile I’ve ever read, but there are some notable quotes. Nicki is promoting Barbershop: The Next Cut. She’s also been working on a By Lainey • Mar 17, 2016 01:08 pm
Maple Leaf Rihanna’s Miami grind Rihanna’s ANTI tour played Miami last night. And Drake joined her on stage for Work. And by joined her on stage I mean his groin had a meeting with her ass resulting in a song-long rub, just like they did in the Work video. So. Now we’re all By Lainey • Mar 16, 2016 01:21 pm
Music Kanye West promises 3 albums a year (Lainey: please welcome Kathleen. She’s a TV producer, our newest contributor, and Backstreet Boys for life. We are still setting up Kathleen’s bio page, tags, and email address but she can be reached on Twitter here and on Instagram here.) Let’s take a moment to recognize a By Kathleen • Mar 16, 2016 10:30 am
Music Rihanna’s good start Rihanna got sick at the Grammys and cancelled her performance. And then she postponed her tour by two weeks. So people were like, OMG, she’s a mess, she’s having a meltdown. As I wrote at the time – click here and here for refreshers – it never seemed like a By Lainey • Mar 15, 2016 11:48 am
Break Ups Gwen’s “juicy” story…and her Misery Gwen Stefani’s new album, This Is What The Truth Feels Like, is out on March 18th. She’s been promoting it all over the place, including the New York Times. In a new interview with the publication, she talks about the experience of writing new music during her separation, By Lainey • Mar 11, 2016 03:12 pm
Music Gwen & Blake’s coordinated releases Gwen Stefani’s upcoming album, her third solo album, will be released next week. And she’s been promoting it heavily across social media. Blake Shelton also happens to have an album coming out in May. It’ll be his 10th release and his single, Came Here To Forget, was By Lainey • Mar 09, 2016 03:14 pm
Music Intro for March 7, 2016 Dear Gossips, Say you’re a parent participating in your kid’s school fundraiser. You might bake something? Organise the raffle tickets? Secure items for the silent auction? If you’re Beyoncé your contribution is a mini-concert. She performed at the Shrine Auditorium on Saturday at the Centre for Early By Lainey • Mar 07, 2016 08:39 am
Music I’m With The Band Out of all of the excellent coverage Duana and Lainey put together for the Oscars – the dozens of posts and thousands of words – one really stuck out for me: Duana mentioned Dave Grohl! She gave him runner-up status for Mr. Congeniality (top spot went to Common, so I’m not By Maria • Mar 03, 2016 01:13 pm
Music The best/worst gossip dilemma Rihanna’s been quiet since the BRIT Awards last week. Which is good. Because the tour starts in 10 days. And they had to build in an extra two weeks for her to be able to have enough time to rehearse. Presumably, then, that’s what she’s doing. But By Lainey • Mar 02, 2016 09:59 am
Music Zayn’s Cry Me A River Zayn Malik performed It’s You on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last week – click here for a refresher. The studio version was released last night. I thought it was a pretty song live and it’s just as pretty in studio. I love it. Still. More. This is By Lainey • Feb 26, 2016 12:03 pm
Music Taylor’s privilege and Kanye’s ego When I wrote about Taylor Swift winning her second Album of the Year Grammy and her subsequent acceptance speech, which was directed at Kanye West, I noted that in doing so, she linked that award to him forever. Taylor Swift + Kanye West. FOREVER. Click here for a refresher. I’m By Lainey • Feb 26, 2016 11:09 am
Maple Leaf Justin Bieber loves to win Justin Bieber performed on a great looking stage last night. Adele loved it. She mentioned him, I think twice, during one of her many acceptance speeches. Come on. You’re still not ready to admit that you sing along to Love Yourself? And that Sorry makes you happy? JB won By Lainey • Feb 25, 2016 10:41 am
