Music Intro for May 24, 2022 Dear Gossips, It’s been a long 18 months for Blinks. That’s how long it’s been since BLACKPINK released THE ALBUM. Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé are the most-followed artists on YouTube. They are the biggest girl group in the world. And now they’re on the cover By Lainey • May 24, 2022 09:06 am
Quiveration Almost time for Harry’s House Harry Style’s new album, Harry’s House, drops tomorrow and is getting solid reviews, at least from outlets I’ve read (Rolling Stone, The Guardian, The Times, NME, Entertainment Weekly). This is his third solo album and he’s talked about moving past the pressure points of expectation from By Lainey • May 19, 2022 01:05 pm
Music Gaga in, 21 Pilots out We’re now a week away from the kickoff of this year’s Cannes Film Festival and one of the big screenings will be the highly anticipated world premiere of Top Gun: Maverick. Tom Cruise, obviously, will lead the cast and he is a big deal all by himself but By Lainey • May 11, 2022 03:25 pm
Music Friday the 13th with Taylor Swift? This Friday is the 13th and 13 is Taylor Swift’s favourite number – which is just one of the reasons Taylor’s fans think that we’re just days away from a mega Taylor surprise drop: that she’ll release not one but TWO album re-records for Speak Now and By Lainey • May 10, 2022 10:55 am
Music Suki and Backstage Rob Suki Waterhouse released her first album a few weeks ago, I Can’t Let Go. This isn’t out of the blue – she’s been releasing a single a year for the last few years, gradually building a dedicated following and told Variety that she’d finally worked up the By Lainey • May 09, 2022 01:59 pm
Equality Issues Kendrick Lamar: “The Heart Part 5” On May 13th, Kendrick Lamar will release his first full-length studio album in five years, Mr Morale & The Big Steppers. Kendrick’s last album, DAMN., came out April 2017 and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in music so, needless to say, anticipation for what we’re about to hear By Lainey • May 09, 2022 11:06 am
Top Reads Tom Cruise’s Premiere Chopper LOL FOREVER. And with affection. Because, come on, isn’t this what you want from Tom Cruise? Remember last year when James Corden told that story about Tom Cruise texting him because he’s always looking for places to land his helicopter?! Tom Cruise and his chopper have become inseparable By Lainey • May 05, 2022 11:04 am
Top Reads JLo: Pleated Jeans and Busy Weeks Ahead Jennifer Lopez was namechecked during Netflix’s presentation at CinemaCon the other day. Her documentary, Halftime, will open the Tribeca Festival on June 8 before its streaming premiere on Netflix on June 14, which is the day I will be watching it even though it’s a Tuesday. But when By Lainey • Apr 28, 2022 09:58 am
Top Reads Harry Style: “Yes, I have sex” Yes, that’s a clickbaity title and of course Harry Styles’s interview in Better Homes & Gardens is about more than just sex but also… he’s promoting his album in Better Homes & Gardens and this is the point: I don’t subscribe to Better Homes & Gardens By Lainey • Apr 27, 2022 11:10 am
Music Intro for April 19, 2022 Dear Gossips, A lot of people are talking about a post that Drake put up on Instagram last night. It’s a carousel, and the picture that’s getting more attention than usual is the final slide – a throwback shot of Drake with Taylor Swift: So of course there’s By Lainey • Apr 19, 2022 09:44 am
Music Intro for April 13, 2022 Dear Gossips, Tomorrow is Lizzo. She’s dropping her new single “About Damn Time” and she’ll perform it for the first time this coming weekend on Saturday Night Live when she takes on double duty as host and musical guest. Speaking of time, though, Lizzo’s planned it so By Lainey • Apr 13, 2022 09:33 am
Music Intro for April 12, 2022 Dear Gossips, I posted last week about BTS’s Las Vegas takeover ahead of the first of two weekend performances that are bringing in thousands of fans to the city. And Vegas is well aware of it. When they say takeover, it’s no joke. This was Vegas on Thursday By Lainey • Apr 12, 2022 09:25 am
Music Abel and Hoyeon A pretty big Coachella update today – Kanye West was supposed to be a headliner but has dropped out and is currently taking care of himself, an understandable decision. Over the last few days it’s been rumoured that The Weeknd would replace him and today came the confirmation: JUST IN: By Lainey • Apr 06, 2022 01:30 pm
Music Intro for April 6, 2022 Dear Gossips, BTS’s Las Vegas takeover is well under way. RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook will perform four sold out shows at Allegiant Stadium this coming weekend and next and as I mentioned earlier this week after their Grammys performance, Vegas right now feels like it’ By Lainey • Apr 06, 2022 10:06 am
Grammy Awards 2022 Intro for April 5, 2022 Dear Gossips, As we saw on Grammy night, especially the way that the theatre was set up, not unlike at the Oscars with the artists sat at cocktail tables on the floor, it gave celebrities more of an opportunity to hang out with each other during commercial break. At one By Lainey • Apr 05, 2022 09:27 am
Grammy Awards 2022 The Range of Noona Gaga But first, a quick aside about broadcasting standards and what is and isn’t acceptable on North American television because this will likely be our last Grammys post of the day… If you were watching, you would have noticed that the censors were busy last night muting out the swears. By Lainey • Apr 04, 2022 01:58 pm