Music Free Kesha After a decade locked in a battle for her music and her very self, Kesha is finally free. Her onerous contract with Dr. Luke was fulfilled with 2023’s Gag Order, the last lawsuit with Dr. Luke was settled that same year. Now, Kesha is coming back with a new By Sarah • Oct 04, 2024 12:30 pm
Music Sabrina Carpenter: Petty, Productive, and Professional Sabrina Carpenter was just named to the TIME100 Next list for 2024. Her entry was written by another short blonde, Christina Aguilera. And that’s not their only similarity. Like Christina, Sabrina also came up through Disney. But the artist who’s been mentioned most often alongside Sabrina this year By Lainey • Oct 04, 2024 10:31 am
Music Intro for September 25, 2024 Dear Gossips, Lady Gaga already confirmed in her most recent Vogue cover story that her next album, LG7, will be out next year, with the first single dropping in October. Late yesterday though, another announcement: Harlequin, a companion album to Joker: Folie à Deux, is coming this Friday. The album By Lainey • Sep 25, 2024 09:26 am
Music Cyndi Lauper, True Infinite Icon Cyndi Lauper was on my mind all weekend. As I confessed on The Squawk a few days ago, after hearing and reading so much about her for the better part of a year, I finally listened to some Chappell Roan. As I’ve obsessively played The Rise and Fall of By Violeta • Sep 17, 2024 12:06 pm
Music Outfit of the Week: Charli XCX in autumn brown Before Taylor Swift, there was Charli XCX. Kamala Harris + brat characterised the early days of the Vice President’s candidacy – a totally organic viral sensation originating from Charli’s spontaneous tweet: “kamala is brat”. MVP’s campaign immediately and astutely seized upon the moment on her social channels, and Gen By Lainey • Sep 13, 2024 01:33 pm
Music Taylor Swift: Happy Girl Autumn Autumn is Taylor Swift’s favourite season. It’s not quite autumn yet but we’re getting there and I feel like she was giving autumn with her red carpet outfit at the VMAs last night… only “sad girl autumn”, an expression she’s used before, has given way to By Lainey • Sep 12, 2024 11:42 am
Music The Pop Girl Rookies of the VMAs I’m not entirely sure if the MTV VMAs are the cultural force that they used to be. Final numbers haven’t been released yet but early word is that viewership was down by a significant margin. It’s my job to know what happens at the VMAs and I By Lainey • Sep 12, 2024 10:43 am
Music Intro for September 10, 2024 Dear Gossips, The Country Music Association Awards nominations were announced yesterday and you’ll never guess, Beyoncé was not nominated in a single category despite having released the country music masterpiece that is COWBOY CARTER. Shaboozey, however, received two nominations – for New Artist of the Year and Single of the By Lainey • Sep 10, 2024 09:36 am
Music Intro for September 9, 2024 Dear Gossips, The big news coming out of NFL weekend 1 is that the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime performer has been announced: Kendrick Lamar. For the last few years ago, Jay-Z has been overseeing the selection for the Halftime show. And this, by far, is his most political and potentially By Lainey • Sep 09, 2024 09:06 am
Music Gaga in Love Lady Gaga covers the October issue of US Vogue, timed for the world premiere of Joker: Folie à Deux in Venice and ahead of its release on October 4. As far as celebrity profiles go, and how hit-or-miss they can be these days, this one is a good read. In By Lainey • Sep 06, 2024 10:11 am
Music Sabrina Carpenter is a freak (manifester) In a cover story for PAPER magazine just days before the August 23 release date of her latest album, Short ’n Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter opened up about her success, and what it feels like to have finally achieved her goal of being a popstar, something she says she was ‘destined’ By Stephanie • Aug 22, 2024 11:13 am
Music Taylor Swift: Home and Rest Taylor Swift wrapped up the European leg of The Eras tour last night with her eighth and last show at Wembley. It’s the first time a solo artist has played the venue that many times on a single tour. And, of course, it was a record with sales, not By Lainey • Aug 21, 2024 01:24 pm
Music Chappell Roan’s parasocial fame test Last night, Chappell Roan took to TikTok to make a point to her fans who are more on the extreme side of fandom. Since posting the videos last night, each has racked up over 5 million views, and that number is climbing quickly. In the first of two videos, which By Stephanie • Aug 20, 2024 01:12 pm
BFFs Twigs and Fox FKA twigs and Julia Fox, this friendship started at least a year ago and I hope it continues, I hope we get more of it, because of how wildly unconventional these two women are in their expression, in all forms – artistic, personal, professional, style, everything. Twigs is readying a new By Lainey • Aug 20, 2024 10:19 am
Music It’s Obviously Sabrina Sarah opened the site yesterday writing about Variety’s “young Hollywood impact report” and the stars considered to be the new or future movie stars of their generation. Her post focused on Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, and Daisy Edgar-Jones. Further to that, Variety hosted a Power of Young Hollywood party last By Lainey • Aug 09, 2024 10:22 am
Sports Olympic Celebrities It used to be, before social media, that summer was quiet in celebrity news. That’s changed over the last decade, there is no break, because celebrities are celebrity-ing every day of the year and we’re seeing them in Italy and Greece on their yachts and whatever. This summer, By Lainey • Jul 29, 2024 02:00 pm
