Music Intro for November 24, 2021 Dear Gossips, After the f-ckery of last year with The Weeknd receiving zero nominations which is still shocking, considering the success and ubiquity of his album After Hours and all the hits that came off it is, including "Blinding Lights", a song that just achieved this recognition… .@TheWeeknd& By Lainey • Nov 24, 2021 08:53 am
Top Reads The AMAs of BTS Back in 2017, BTS performed for the first time on a North American award show. And it was at the American Music Awards. It is not an exaggeration to say that they blew the roof off the place – much to the surprise of the western music industry, including the celebrities By Lainey • Nov 22, 2021 11:48 am
Music Bennifer before the AMAs Jennifer Lopez performed her new song “On My Way”, from the soundtrack to her upcoming movie Marry Me at the American Music Awards last night. Was she singing live? Um, that’s not what my ears were telling me. But also, I’m not sure it matters where JLo is By Lainey • Nov 22, 2021 10:16 am
Music Intro for November 17, 2021 Dear Gossips, We are entering into an exciting time. BTS has just kicked off their imminent three-week North American takeover as they have departed Seoul and, at the time of this writing, are headed to Los Angeles. On Sunday, RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook are scheduled to By Lainey • Nov 17, 2021 08:59 am
Music Taylor & Blake’s Brilliant Casting As I mentioned yesterday, my Taylor Swift post was written before the release of her video for “I Bet You Think About Me”, a song from the vault that was included on Red (Taylor’s Version), directed by Blake Lively and widely believed to be about Jake Gyllenhaal. Since almost By Lainey • Nov 16, 2021 12:18 pm
Music A New Kind of “Man of the Year” I’m waiting for someone to look at me the way Lil Nas X looks at Lil Nas X. Named one of GQ’s Men of the Year, he’s sharing the cover with himself, showing off the duality of his masculine and feminine energies in a couture photoshoot. In By Cody • Nov 16, 2021 11:13 am
Music Taylor, Blake, and Jake A project that started out with so much bitterness for Taylor Swift has become a celebration – a joyful, exuberant coronation of herself and her talent. It’s an extraordinary achievement, and exactly the right move and mood for someone who’s been as famous and successful as she has for By Lainey • Nov 15, 2021 11:14 am
Top Reads Adele’s One Night Only… Emmy? Adele already has an Oscar for Best Song. She has multiple Grammys. So she’s halfway to EGOT, and by this time next year, she could also be an Emmy winner, because she co-executive produced her primetime special Adele One Night Only which aired last night and she should submit By Lainey • Nov 15, 2021 09:54 am
Music Intro for November 9, 2021 Dear Gossips, “There is only one Missy” – Ciara, at Missy Elliott’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony yesterday. Missy Elliott’s influence on music and culture is undeniable. Even now, years after the release of “Work It”, “Get Ur Freak On”, “She’s a Bitch”, “Lose Control”, and so many By Lainey • Nov 09, 2021 09:00 am
Music #AdoreYou to One Billion If you’ve been paying attention to Twitter, you might have noticed that “#HarryStyles” and “#AdoreYou” were trending. For those of you who aren’t familiar with his music (if you aren’t, listen to his newest album STAT), it’s one of his singles that still plays on the By Anastasia • Nov 03, 2021 11:48 am
Music Adele Drinks Wine When Adele’s new Vogue profiles came out a few weeks ago, there was a part where she talked about drinking wine that I wanted to include in my post but couldn’t fit it in. This is what she said: “My first emergency run [during lockdown] at the grocery By Lainey • Nov 02, 2021 12:42 pm
Music Taylor’s Halloween Weekend Speaking of Ryan Reynolds from the previous post, he was out trick-or-treating with Blake Lively and his kids on Sunday and they were joined by Taylor Swift in a squirrel costume – you can see the photos here. Taylor posted a shot of her squirrel self on Instagram: In addition to By Lainey • Nov 02, 2021 12:06 pm
Equality Issues Intro for November 2, 2021 Dear Gossips, How are we at the second last month of the year? Already?! Since it’s that time of year, the annual best and “…of the year” lists are now coming out. WSJ. Magazine has released its Innovators issue last week and hosted a celebration, with several of their By Lainey • Nov 02, 2021 09:53 am
Style American Music Awards Nominations: Olivia Rodrigo and BTS The American Music Awards nominations were announced today. The show will air on Sunday, November 21. And it’s no surprise that Olivia Rodrigo, one of the breakout stars of 2020/21, leads all artists with seven nominations, followed by The Weeknd with six. Olivia’s biggest hit is “drivers By Lainey • Oct 28, 2021 02:25 pm
BFFs Intro for October 26, 2021 Dear Gossips, Billboard yesterday confirmed the inevitable – Adele’s “Easy On Me” has topped the Hot 100 and is also the #1 song in the world. As I’ve been saying, this is Adele season and she’s only just getting started, because the album won’t be out for By Lainey • Oct 26, 2021 08:56 am
Style Intro for October 25, 2021 Dear Gossips, The last time BTS performed in concert for a live audience it was October 26, 27, and 29, 2019 in Seoul, the grand finale of their Love Yourself: Speak Yourself World Tour, the highest-grossing tour ever by an act performing mostly in a language other than English. The By Lainey • Oct 25, 2021 09:16 am
