Music Intro for February 10, 2026 Dear Gossips, I had two alarms set on Sunday night. The first was at 759pm so that I wouldn’t miss the start of the Benito Bowl. The second was an hour later, 859pm, so that I could jump on Weverse at 9pm to buy the new BTS light stick, By Lainey • Feb 10, 2026 09:47 am
Bad Bunny Benito Bowl: A Healing Party Let me begin by admitting I am no Bad Bunny scholar, but more of a Bad Bunny appreciator. So at first I felt conflicted when Bad Bunny was announced as the Super Bowl headliner, since I was impressed with his rationale for not including U.S. dates for his world By Violeta • Feb 09, 2026 10:43 am
Music Intro for February 9, 2026 Dear Gossips, We will be talking about Bad Bunny and the Benito Bowl more than once today. Because when an artist brings that much joy to a performance, we should make it last as long as we can. I am reasonably familiar with Bad Bunny’s discography – I work in By Lainey • Feb 09, 2026 09:33 am
Taylor Swift Taylor Swift: “Opalite” is a delight “Opalite” is the a track on Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl that I always skip. The “Opalite” music video, however, is a different story. Which is surprising to me. Because I typically listen to Taylor Swift more than I watch her videos. I’ve watched “The Fate By Lainey • Feb 06, 2026 10:41 am
Emma Stone Emma Stone is ARMY In addition to Bad Bunny’s performance at the Benito Bowl on Sunday, one of the big draws of the night is the commercials and the celebrities who will be featured in them. Emma Stone has landed a commercial and on top of getting paid (I feel like her deal By Lainey • Feb 05, 2026 01:21 pm
Music A Benito and Cardi Bowl? The Benito Bowl is now just four sleeps away. Bad Bunny’s press conference happens tomorrow, where he will no doubt be asked about his plans for the show and he will try not to reveal anything about his plans for the show. He will also most likely be asked By Lainey • Feb 04, 2026 11:28 am
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: The 2000s Sample I can’t be the only person who is feeling the intense nostalgia boom we are experiencing with all things 2000s. Yes, I’m aware that my personal connection to the era is naturally going to make me more drawn to that time, but still, it does seem like the By MC • Feb 03, 2026 01:36 pm
BTS Intro for February 3, 2026 Dear Gossips, We are now just over six weeks away from BTS’s comeback and the release of their new album ARIRANG. Yesterday was a big day for ARMY – because OT7 is on the move. All seven members, RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook were at Incheon By Lainey • Feb 03, 2026 09:13 am
Music The Power of Benito There’s one artist who remained at the centre of the conversation for the entirety of the Grammys last night, and he wasn’t even contractually allowed to perform at the ceremony. His name is Bad Bunny, but most of us who like to think (or dream) that we know By MC • Feb 02, 2026 10:13 am
Music HUNTR/X before Grammy The Grammys are on Sunday, which means pre-Grammy parties are happening, including Spotify’s 2026 Best New Artist Party, held in Los Angeles last night. I’ll leave deconstructing new music to MC, I don’t listen to the radio or whatever the kids are listening to these days. By Sarah • Jan 30, 2026 11:41 am
Music Intro for January 28, 2026 Dear Gossips, The Grammy Awards are happening on Sunday and Alex Cooper has released a special two-hour podcast episode, “Alex Cooper Presents: A Grammys Special (ft. Rosé)”, that just dropped today. Rosie takes Alex to several places in Asia, from Tokyo to Seoul, where her recording studio was turned By Lainey • Jan 28, 2026 09:41 am
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Disco All The Time It’s the return of Harry Styles. His newest single “Aperture” is making noise across all music channels, and is serving as the kickoff to his next chapter. The album, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally., is out in March and with the announcement of his Together, Together tour, he’ By MC • Jan 27, 2026 02:14 pm
Music Detecting an AI songstress The internet is divided over whether the woman claiming to be the artist behind the much-loved music of Sienna Rose is, in fact, her, or whether the songs so many have come to know and love are all the product of a ‘worryingly convincing’ AI artist by the same By Stephanie • Jan 26, 2026 11:22 am
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Return of Hilary Hilary Duff just performed her first live concert in 18 years last night in London, and millennials worldwide are feeling the high. This limited engagement of intimate shows will take her to Toronto, Los Angeles, and New York over the next week and a half. If you were one of By MC • Jan 20, 2026 01:06 pm
What Else Rihanna and Rocky: A weekend in New York A$AP Rocky just dropped his new album, Don’t Be Dumb. I haven’t listened all the way through yet so I’ll leave it to MC to address it next week in his music column, but for now, we’ll just gossip. Because there’s always gossip in By Lainey • Jan 16, 2026 04:11 pm
BTS Intro for January 14, 2026 Dear Gossips, As promised, BTS yesterday announced the dates for their upcoming world tour. As expected, the tour is massive – 79 shows so far taking them across the planet, with more stops in 2027 “coming soon”. I thought I did what I could do to prepare for the confirmation. A By Lainey • Jan 14, 2026 09:17 am
