Quiveration Maluma’s VMA Drive-in I’ve never been to a drive-in movie. I really want to. And probably it will happen since COVID-19 has made the drive-in experience a thing again. Last night Maluma delivered a live drive-in performance during the MTV VMAs that was one of the best of the night, not only By Lainey • Aug 31, 2020 02:08 pm
Music Lady Gaga’s Masked VMAs Typically at an award show, we talk about fashion. And there was a carpet last night at the VMAs but obviously it wasn’t much of a display, not at all really. The only fashion story worth talking about then is probably Lady Gaga. There was a LOT of Lady By Lainey • Aug 31, 2020 11:29 am
Music Keke Palmer and the MTV VMAs When Cody wrote a few weeks ago about Keke Palmer being named host of the MTV VMAs he mentioned that Keke “always commits to a bit”, which is exactly what she gave us last night. Was every bit funny? No. Did every joke work? No. But what matters is that By Lainey • Aug 31, 2020 10:39 am
TV Updates BLACKPINK x Selena serve ALL the looks Sasha texted me this morning after watching the video for BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez’s new song “Ice Cream” writing… “This is a JAM”. It is indeed a jam. A suggestive jam, not super overtly suggestive, but it’s pretty clear what they’re getting at with these lyrics off By Lainey • Aug 28, 2020 12:49 pm
Music Intro for August 28, 2020 Dear Gossips, A lot of new music today. And the gossip timing of some of these releases! As you may have heard, BLACKPINK dropped “Ice Cream” featuring Selena Gomez last night, the second single off the first full-length album of their career, coming in October. We’ll get to “Ice By Lainey • Aug 28, 2020 08:59 am
Music BTS’s subversive “Dynamite” BTS’s new English song, “Dynamite”, broke all kinds of records this weekend. It’s the biggest music video premiere in YouTube history. And it now holds the YouTube record for most views in 24 hours – 101 MILLION. Not surprisingly, “Dynamite” received the most first day western radio plays of By Lainey • Aug 24, 2020 12:37 pm
Music SELPINK IN YOUR AREA It was confirmed a couple of weeks ago that BLACKPINK’s new single would feature Selena Gomez. Now we know the name of the track: “Ice Cream”, which was pretty obvious given the artwork that’s already been released. “Ice Cream” comes out August 28, so late Thursday night, early By Lainey • Aug 24, 2020 11:57 am
Music Intro for August 21, 2020 Dear Gossips, I’m shooting my part for The Social’s new season show-opener this afternoon at a park; it’s my first field shoot in months and I’m pretty excited – to see the crew, to just be rolling on something outside of my living room, and because earlier By Lainey • Aug 21, 2020 08:47 am
Music Saturday Night BTS Fever BTS drops their new English-language track “Dynamite” on Friday. Photo teasers have been released over the last couple of weeks to promote the song and today, a teaser for the video dropped on the band’s social platforms. As we’ve seen, the song feels retro – and originally it was By Lainey • Aug 18, 2020 01:01 pm
Music “WAP” is #1 Cody predicted it last week, folks. “I wouldn’t be surprised if this tops the charts next week.” https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1295360531323289603?s=20 "WAP" is now a certified anthem, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s not surprising either. Like Cody said, By Prem • Aug 18, 2020 11:10 am
Music “WAP” is #1 Cody predicted it last week, folks. “I wouldn’t be surprised if this tops the charts next week.” https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1295360531323289603?s=20 "WAP" is now a certified anthem, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s not surprising either. Like Cody said, By Prem • Aug 18, 2020 11:10 am
Music “WAP” is #1 Cody predicted it last week, folks. “I wouldn’t be surprised if this tops the charts next week.” https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1295360531323289603?s=20 "WAP" is now a certified anthem, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s not surprising either. Like Cody said, By Prem • Aug 18, 2020 11:10 am
Music Intro for August 17, 2020 Dear Gossips, Taylor Swift’s folklore topped the Billboard 200 for the third week in a row but that’s not why she made headlines this weekend. Instead everyone’s now talking about her weighing in on the United States Postal Service situation. https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1294685437362155522?s= By Lainey • Aug 17, 2020 08:47 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Chrissy & John’s “Wild” pregnancy The reason I’m posting here about Chrissy Teigen and John Legend announcing that they’re expecting their third child is because I LOVE his new album, Bigger Love. The reviews were mixed but here’s the thing about this particular album at this particular time that so many of By Lainey • Aug 14, 2020 01:07 pm
Music Dolly Parton knows Black Lives Matter At 74 years old, Dolly Parton is still be one of the most progressive voices in country music. Covering Billboard’s Country Power Players issue, the music icon sits down (via Skype) for a brilliant profile about her media empire and legacy, and at one point the conversation turns to By Cody • Aug 14, 2020 12:23 pm
Break Ups Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson split Who was it who said “nothing breaks like a heart”? Oh yeah, Miley Cyrus. Well, today she’s singing a different, but similar tune, after calling it quits with Cody Simpson and dropping her new song “Midnight Sky.” “I was born to run, I don't belong to anyone By Cody • Aug 14, 2020 10:21 am
