Music Demi Lovato’s Next Chapter Demi Lovato performed her title track “Dancing with the Devil” live for the first time last night at the drive-in premiere for her docuseries of the same name in LA. The song chronicles her relapse, near-fatal drug overdose, and subsequent recovery, with lines like “I told you I was OK, By Joanna • Mar 23, 2021 12:16 pm
Maple Leaf Justin Bieber’s Search for Justice Let’s rewind to June 2020. The conversation around racial injustice and systemic oppression is at an all-time high. Celebrities are posting black squares and messages in support of Black Lives Matter, and artists like Justin Bieber are getting called out for being so vocal about racial injustices while never By Cody • Mar 23, 2021 10:03 am
Maple Leaf Drake’s 1, 2, 3 Drake has just accomplished something that no other musical act has ever done – he is now the first artist ever to release three songs in the top three spots of the Billboard Hot 100. “What’s Next” is #1, followed by “Wants and Needs” ft Lil Baby in the #2 By Lainey • Mar 16, 2021 01:50 pm
Grammy Awards 2021 BTS’s Endless Grammys Generosity If you’ve been paying attention to the Grammys, especially this past week, as noise about the Grammys’ lack of transparency and glacial rate of change were dominating the headlines, it shouldn’t have been a shock that BTS did not win on their first Grammy nomination. For the Recording By Lainey • Mar 15, 2021 04:45 pm
Grammy Awards 2021 Taylor Swift’s Third AOTY Even though the Grammys tried to switch it up last night, announcing the Record of the Year category at the end of the show instead of Album of the Year, people still consider AOTY to be the most prestigious award in music – and it really shouldn’t have been a By Lainey • Mar 15, 2021 03:23 pm
Equality Issues Grammys: DaBaby & Boomers Perform I think the Grammy’s best performance of the night came as a surprise early in the evening, thanks to DaBaby. “Rockstar” ft Roddy Ricch spent seven weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 last year and went into this year’s Grammys with three nominations. The song’ By Cody • Mar 15, 2021 12:37 pm
Top Reads Beyoncé Blessed the Building….and Left Like I said in the open today, I thought the Grammys were well-produced and I appreciate that they put in the effort to make good TV. But like I also said in the open, that was a long ass show. And while I can happily binge eight hours of a By Lainey • Mar 15, 2021 11:49 am
Grammy Awards 2021 Megan Thee Stallion’s First Grammys Megan Thee Stallion dominated the Grammys her first time out, performing two #1 hit songs, winning Best New Artist, and collecting two more awards for “Savage Remix”. Her first trophy came pre-telecast for Best Rap Performance, making her and her collaborator Beyoncé the first female artists to ever win in By Cody • Mar 15, 2021 10:09 am
Music Silk Sonic at the Grammys What’s the song you’ve been listening to the most lately? The one you hit on repeat? For many of us, since last Friday, it’s Silk’s Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open”, right? Silk Sonic is Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, a track that’s been steadily By Lainey • Mar 12, 2021 10:59 am
TV Updates Intro for March 9, 2021 Dear Gossips, There’s still more to stay about Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, aka the Television Event of the Year, and check here if you missed my last post of yesterday on how Harry turned his cameo into a leading role, but for now, By Lainey • Mar 09, 2021 09:43 am
Music Intro for March 5, 2021 Dear Gossips, During an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music this week, Adam Levine remarked that “there aren’t any bands anymore”. “That’s the thing that makes me kind of sad, is that there were just bands. There’s no bands any more, and I feel like they’ By Lainey • Mar 05, 2021 09:13 am
Child Stars Billie Eilish Is One Of Us Directed by R.J. Cutler, the documentary Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry, follows her during the creation and release of her album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, and the subsequent tour. As a big fan of Billie’s, what I love about By Anastasia • Mar 04, 2021 03:03 pm
Music BTS Unplugged As anticipated in yesterday’s open, ahead of, during, and after BTS’s MTV Unplugged, the band and its fans took over social media. BTS or BTS-related hashtags and buzzwords, even the names of the bandmembers themselves, were trending in all the top spots. And then, not that they needed By Lainey • Feb 24, 2021 12:24 pm
Music Intro for February 23, 2021 Dear Gossips, MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS airs tonight in most territories, obviously times varying by time zone. In the US, the event is happening at 9pm ET. Meanwhile Canadian ARMYs have been wondering for days whether or not BTS Unplugged will be broadcast on MTV Canada. Me too. I’ve By Lainey • Feb 23, 2021 09:26 am
TV Updates Regé-Jean’s SNL Dinner I’ve read a lot of books on Saturday Night Live. Maybe not as many as Duana, as she’s the in-house expert, but enough to know what the schedule is for the week and how they make sketch decisions and the behind-the-scenes work process that by now, over forty By Lainey • Feb 19, 2021 01:36 pm
TV Updates Demi’s New Doc This summer will mark three years since Demi Lovato’s near fatal overdose and she’s revisiting those harrowing moments in a new documentary, Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil. The four-part docuseries will debut March 23 on YouTube and the trailer promises a vulnerable look at the circumstances leading By Cody • Feb 19, 2021 10:51 am
