TV Updates Another I Can’t summer? I Can’t Ariana Grande is in London presumably promoting her album? I think it’s called Dangerous Woman. But it may also be called Moonlight. I don’t want to spend the time clarifying. Also there’s this: So Dangerous Woman it is. She is? Sure. The album comes By Lainey • Mar 30, 2016 12:04 pm
Music Intro for March 30, 2016 Dear Gossips, Man f-ck yo pride… Rihanna announced yesterday on Instagram that the video for Kiss It Better, maybe my favourite song (and probably yours too) on ANTI, will be released tomorrow, Thursday, at noon. She also posted a few visuals. Amazingly Instagram hasn’t actually pulled down her By Lainey • Mar 30, 2016 09:06 am
Music Gwyneth on tour Coldplay kicks off the A Head Full Of Dreams tour in Buenos Aires on Thursday. The band has been there the last few days and bandmembers, with the exception of Chris Martin, have been seen sightseeing around the area. Also seen sightseeing, on her own – Annabelle Wallis. You’ll recall, By Lainey • Mar 29, 2016 03:39 pm
Music Rihanna’s green tracksuit A certain person in a certain outfit… Picture my ma, for instance, a Chinese lady wearing a visor, like this: In this green Gucci tracksuit. That’s one way of doing it. But that also means I would probably never do it. I couldn’t do it. Rihanna though… She By Lainey • Mar 29, 2016 01:04 pm
Music A Boy Named Kiefer What do Johnny Depp, Rita Wilson, Russell Crowe, Kevin Bacon, Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Kevin Costner, Scarlett Johansson and Kiefer Sutherland have in common? The music, man. Kiefer is the latest to join the “Um, Why?” club with his new country music single and video, Not Enough Whiskey. Now, By Maria • Mar 29, 2016 11:47 am
Music Intro for March 24, 2016 Dear Gossips, Beyoncé, as we’ve learned, does not give advance notice or warnings. She just expects you to be ready, ready for the next move. The understanding here is that we live our lives constantly on Beyoncé alert. I do. I do. Last night there was a disturbance in By Lainey • Mar 24, 2016 09:29 am
Maple Leaf Justin Bieber feels too much It’s been exactly a year since Justin Bieber said sorry over and over again. It’s also been almost exactly a year since Where Are U Now was released, kicking off a major career restart that transitioned him from teen boy singing boy crush songs to young punk singing By Lainey • Mar 23, 2016 09:49 am
Music Intro for March 22, 2016 Dear Gossips, Zayn’s album comes out this week, on Friday. It’s been a year since he left One Direction. In that year, a lot of people wrote him off. I think I wrote him off? But now here he is, surprising everyone with a #1 single and covering By Lainey • Mar 22, 2016 09:28 am
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 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’s 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 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 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