Music Intro for April 2, 2024 Dear Gossips, A few days late on this but did you see that Beyoncé was in Japan last Friday when COWBOY CARTER dropped? Jay-Z may have had business there for his alcohol brand(s) but Beyoncé also ended up doing an album signing and fan meet and greet at Tower By Lainey • Apr 02, 2024 09:57 am
Music Beyoncé: Tyrant is the new Outlaw The iHeart Music Radio Awards are tonight and Beyoncé is being honoured with the Innovator Award. The Queen is reportedly expected to make an appearance. By now I think we’ve all learned not to expected Beyoncé until Beyoncé actually shows up. So we’ll have to wait and see By Lainey • Apr 01, 2024 02:36 pm
Music Intro for April 1, 2024 Dear Gossips, “It’s a lotta talking goin’ on”… While she sings her song. About Beyoncé, of course. This was COWBOY CARTER release weekend, the album is a critical smash. And when the figures come out next week, it will also undoubtedly be a commercial smash. Because, obviously, the music, By Lainey • Apr 01, 2024 09:58 am
Music Beyoncé Everything! We’re staying up tonight, right? I mean I am, at least until 1:18am ET because Beyoncé’s act ii, COWBOY CARTER, is one hour and 18 minutes. So if you’re down for just one listen, that’s how long it’ll take for your first pass on By Lainey • Mar 28, 2024 10:51 am
Music Justin Timberlake has “no heat” Justin Timberlake’s new album, Everything I Thought It Was, is becoming Nothing He Wanted It To Be, critically and commercially performing well below what must have been his expectations. The album is not delivering on the charts, it’s not delivering on social media, and the critics don’t By Lainey • Mar 28, 2024 10:03 am
Music Intro for March 27, 2024 Dear Gossips, Who else would I be writing about in this space today? Just one more sleep and then it’s time, time for Beyoncé’s act ii, COWBOY CARTER, and the worldwide gag that’s about to ensue. Because while we can never predict Beyoncé and what she’s By Lainey • Mar 27, 2024 09:10 am
Music Intro for March 26, 2024 Dear Gossips, Beyoncé knows we are waiting…and not exactly patiently. She’s also, as always, showing kindness on the countdown and giving us new visuals. This was posted yesterday, having been made aware of course of all that conversation she started about the American flag when she released the By Lainey • Mar 26, 2024 09:29 am
Music Intro for March 25, 2024 Dear Gossips, We’re almost there, just three more sleeps – tonight, Tuesday night, Wednesday night, and on Thursday … how can we sleep on Thursday? As soon as Thursday is over, it’ll be Friday, March 29. And, hopefully, right at Midnight, the Queen takes over. Beyoncé’s act ii, COWBOY By Lainey • Mar 25, 2024 10:08 am
Music Beyoncé: Beyincé, Braids, and Museums I am seriously considering taking the day off a week tomorrow because I will be BUSY. If you have to ask… One week from tomorrow Beyoncé’s act ii, COWBOY CARTER, will be upon us. And it will require all day listening and concurrent studying to uncover the layers and By Lainey • Mar 21, 2024 11:10 am
Music Beyoncé counts down I am going to resist the urge to punctuate every sentence in this post with an exclamation mark… but COWBOY CARTER is ten days away. The Queen, Beyoncé, is counting down to act ii with an epic album cover reveal… And we’re talking about Beyoncé here, so the standard By Lainey • Mar 19, 2024 02:31 pm
Music JLo faces it front row Last week wasn’t the best week for Jennifer Lopez. Several tour stop were quietly cancelled and while the official reason is logistical issues, there are some reports of slow sales. And her new album, This Is Me … Now, isn’t doing all that great either. Variety also included her By Lainey • Mar 18, 2024 10:35 am
Music Intro for March 18, 2024 Dear Gossips, Taylor Swift will release her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, a month tomorrow. Taylor has been back in the US for just over a week now following the conclusion of her tour stop in Singapore, flying straight out of Asia to be back in time to hit By Lainey • Mar 18, 2024 09:17 am
Music Justin Timberlake, but Travis Kelce is the story Justin Timberlake’s new album, Everything I Thought It Was, drops tomorrow. The lead single “Selfish” was released several weeks ago and another song “Drown” came out shortly after – both have been flops. The tour, however, has been selling well, so he clearly has an engaged fanbase but there’s By Lainey • Mar 14, 2024 11:41 am
Jock Smut Jimmy Butler's emo phase Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is the star of Fall Out Boy’s newest music video for their 2023 album’s title track, “So Much for Stardust”, playing the role of an emo cowboy. If you’re struggling to make the connection between a Black basketball player and the latest By Stephanie • Feb 29, 2024 11:21 am
Music Intro for February 29, 2024 Dear Gossips, CR Fashion Book announced last night that it would be releasing the first of nine new covers starting today, and posted a tease: We all know that silhouette. For me, though, it’s always the hands. I can always tell by Beyoncé’s hands that it’s her, By Lainey • Feb 29, 2024 09:23 am
Music Intro for February 22, 2024 Dear Gossips, There’s a song that I can’t get away from (not complaining!) since Beyoncé decided it was time to remind them that she’s always been country: “Buckle Bunny”! “I’m a buckle bunny Ate the whole cake, left ‘em no crummies” Tanner Adell’s song has By Lainey • Feb 22, 2024 08:59 am
