Equality Issues It’s Janet Jackson Season I’m so excited because Janet Jackson season is upon us. Before her two-night documentary event hits Lifetime and A&E at the end of the month, the icon is covering Allure’s February issue. I know Janet’s executive producing the doc, so it’s a bit of By Cody • Jan 12, 2022 11:14 am
Relationship Assumption The Weeknd: Angelina’s “Starry Eyes”? From what I’ve seen and read, The Weeknd’s new album, dawn FM, which dropped on Friday, is well-received by critics, and deservedly so. When I wrote about it the other day, in connection to all the speculation that lyrics in the song “Here We Go …Again” might be By Lainey • Jan 10, 2022 03:06 pm
Music Did The Weeknd confirm Abelina? Earlier this week, The Weeknd announced the release of his new album, dawn FM, which is available now. The album would have already been trending, given how successful The Weeknd is, one of the top artists in the business right now. But there’s even more intrigue on top of By Lainey • Jan 07, 2022 01:02 pm
Relationship Assumption Shawn And Camila Reunite Exes Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello were spotted in Miami yesterday for the first time since their break-up. They were strolling through a park with their shared dog Tarzan, and to me, this just seems like a good co-parenting moment. They both look pretty casual, and obviously don’t seem By Anastasia • Jan 07, 2022 12:01 pm
Music Intro for January 6, 2022 Dear Gossips, Sometimes history really does repeat itself. A year ago, in this space, I posted about the Grammys being postponed. It’s now 2022 and today’s intro is about the Grammys being postponed, indefinitely. Which is the difference from 2021 because last year when the Recording Academy confirmed By Lainey • Jan 06, 2022 09:05 am
Maple Leaf The New Old Weeknd Major music news this week – The Weeknd has confirmed that his new album, dawn FM, is dropping Friday. On Monday he announced the title. Yesterday he shared the album cover. Today was the tracklist and the artists he’ll be collaborating with: Lil Wayne, Tyler, the Creator, Quincy Jones, and… By Lainey • Jan 05, 2022 02:02 pm
TV Updates Miley’s First NYE Miley Cyrus’s New Year’s Eve special on NBC was about building a new annual institution with a performer who will likely be an entertainment institution. Miley is almost 30 years old now, which is a trip in and of itself, and like so many other female popstars before By Lainey • Jan 04, 2022 10:15 am
Music Katy Perry Takes On Las Vegas It’s Vegas baby. It’s Vegas baby 💁🏻♀️ https://t.co/iK1SyasAm6 — KATY PERRY (@katyperry) December 30, 2021 Katy Perry kicked off Las Vegas residency last night, and it’s as over the top as you were probably expecting from her. The first performance of PLAY at the Resorts World By Anastasia • Dec 30, 2021 10:15 am
Music Ariana, Meg, and... Jimmy? ‘Tis the season for Christmas songs, and today’s edition of holiday music features a trio I don’t think any of us saw coming. Here’s “It Was A… (Masked Christmas)” with Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion, and Jimmy Fallon. The song and music video were released earlier this By Anastasia • Dec 07, 2021 01:03 pm
Music Billie: New Music Video, New Hair Billie’s newest music video dropped yesterday, and this time around, her self-directed video was for the last track on Happier Than Ever called “Male Fantasy”. This video is one of her more simplistic ones and it feels grown up. The song is about heartbreak (and being frustrated that you By Anastasia • Dec 07, 2021 12:22 pm
Top Reads Drake Devalues the Grammys Drake was nominated for two Grammys this year: Best Rap Album for Certified Lover Boy and Best Rap Performance for “Way 2 Sexy” ft Future and Young Thug. To be nominated for a Grammy artists and/or their record labels must submit for consideration. So when you get a nomination, By Lainey • Dec 07, 2021 10:27 am
Music BING BONG! at Variety’s Hitmaker Brunch This weekend was Variety’s fifth-annual Music Hitmakers Brunch and with it came some great content like Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo posing for a photo together (I see this one as a passing of the torch moment). But one of the best content moments is from Lil Nas X’ By Anastasia • Dec 06, 2021 12:47 pm
Music Intro for December 6, 2021 Dear Gossips, In December 2019, BTS was planning for what was expected to be their biggest world tour, in support of their new album, Map of the Soul: 7 which was released February 2020. They were in the US to promote the album for a few weeks in January/February By Lainey • Dec 06, 2021 09:34 am
Top Reads Adele in the makeup chair You know what we haven’t talked about enough through this Adele album release cycle? Like, of course, we’ve covered what the songs are about, how she went away for so long and has come back with what I personally consider to be the strongest album of her career, By Lainey • Dec 03, 2021 10:54 am
Music Intro for November 29, 2021 Dear Gossips, I’m not usually the kind of person who is afflicted with fomo. But, f-ck, I wish I was in LA right now for the BTS shows. On Saturday night, RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook kicked off the first of four concerts at SoFi Stadium By Lainey • Nov 29, 2021 09:48 am
Top Reads BTS returns to James Corden I remember just before the pandemic hit in North America, early 2020, when BTS did James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke, how many people I heard from, both friends and strangers, because that was their introduction to the band that they’d heard or read me obsessing over for years, and By Lainey • Nov 24, 2021 12:36 pm
