Music Does anyone care about “SoulMate”? Justin Timberlake released a new song this week and, as Kathleen wrote a few days ago, it may be because nobody gives a sh-t about Man of the Woods. So he’s trying to come for the title of Song of the Summer, only this song is trash. There is By Lainey • Jul 06, 2018 03:54 pm
Music Justin Timberlake’s “SoulMate” It’s a little late for submissions for Song of the Summer but Justin Timberlake decided to shoot his shot any way. His new song “SoulMate” (why is it spelled like this, haven’t we suffered enough?) dropped yesterday for no other reason than that JT clearly thinks this song By Kathleen • Jul 04, 2018 03:41 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Drake is the father The biggest headline coming out of the release of Drake’s Scorpion is that he confirms that he does indeed have a child. His son is not named. The mother of his child is not named. But we already know those details from Pusha T. At no point is Drake By Lainey • Jun 29, 2018 12:21 pm
Music Is Drake a good guy? I HATE WHEN DRAKE RAPS DRAKE SINGS TOO MUCH DRAKE IS A POP ARTIST DRAKE DOESN’T EVEN WRITE HIS OWN SONGS DRAKE TOOK AN L DRAKE DIDN’T EVEN START FROM THE BOTTOM DRAKE IS FINISHED I LIKE DRAKE’S OLDER STUFF DRAKE MAKES MUSIC FOR GIRLS DRAKE THINKS By Kathleen • Jun 29, 2018 11:45 am
Music Pulitzer Kenny Pulitzer Prize winner Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is on the cover of the August issue of Vanity Fair. We are still in the early days of new editor-in-chief Radhika Jones’s tenure. You may remember Radhika from her fox-print tights and this episode of Show Your Work. In her editor’s By Kathleen • Jun 29, 2018 10:31 am
Music Gwen and Blake in Vegas It’s not surprising to me that Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are still together. These two could fit into my ‘random celeb couples’ category because a few years ago, they would have made absolutely no sense on paper. In 2018, when everything is backwards and nothing is logical, Gwen By Kathleen • Jun 28, 2018 02:29 pm
Maple Leaf The Season of Celine For the last two years, in 2016 and 2017, we were blessed this time of year. So f-cking blessed. Do you know what time of year this is? It’s usually the Season of Celine. I’m talking about Celine Dion at Paris Fashion Week. Remember? I KNOW YOU REMEMBER. By Lainey • Jun 27, 2018 04:15 pm
Girlcrushes Janelle’s BET vagina monologue Janelle Monae’s Dirty Computer is one of the best albums of 2018. Janelle Monae has become one of the most influential artists of the year not only because of the strength of her work but also because she came out as a queer woman in Rolling Stone in April. By Kathleen • Jun 25, 2018 09:44 am
Music The Carters at the club Beyoncé and Jay-Z, on an off night from the On the Run 2 tour last night, went to the Arts Club in London. According to photographers, they were there for over six hours, hanging out with friends, perhaps celebrating the success of their latest project, Everything Is Love and the By Lainey • Jun 22, 2018 02:29 pm
Music Janet’s happiness Janet Jackson is headlining the ESSENCE music festival in July. If you weren’t already familiar with ESSENCE Fest, Girl’s Trip made sure that you know: it’s America’s “biggest celebration of black women” held in New Orleans every year. ESSENCE is a magazine that celebrates black women By Kathleen • Jun 21, 2018 11:15 am
Music Kelly Clarkson’s ‘thing’ I have a theory that almost every female celebrity has a thing – that one annoying detail people can’t seem to get over, the thing they’re asked about incessantly even though it has been years of the celebrity saying they don’t want to talk about that thing anymore. By Kathleen • Jun 07, 2018 10:01 am
Music It’s Britney… … on a jet ski! These photos of Britney Spears on a jet ski are everywhere. Most outlets seem to be fascinated that Britney is seen picking her wedgie in a few shots. She’s on a jet-ski in a bikini. Of course she has a wedgie. I love that she By Kathleen • Jun 07, 2018 09:37 am
Baby and Bump Obsession The Carters’ petty entrance Please. Don’t think of that as a criticism. Petty is my default setting. So nobody here is complaining about the way Beyoncé and Jay-Z made their entrance last night to kick off On the Run II – coming down an elevator because… well… you know. “Of course sometimes sh-t go By Lainey • Jun 07, 2018 09:11 am
Music Awkwafina summer and Annie’s new stylist Of the eight members of Ocean’s 8, Awkwafina aka Nora Lum, is the one who, you could say, is new to this. As she told The Guardian last year, “There are definitely people who are confused that I was cast – I was confused. They are a group of idols. By Lainey • Jun 06, 2018 12:02 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Drake stands down It’s been exactly a week since Pusha T released “The Story of Adidon”, his response to Drake’s “Duppy Freestyle” which was itself a response to Pusha’s “Infrared” – as Duana and I discussed on this week’s episode of Show Your Work, it turns out, “Infrared” was a By Lainey • Jun 05, 2018 11:57 am
Music Can Kanye West be ignored? One month after Kanye West called Donald Trump his “brother”, bragged about their similar “dragon energy” and stated that 400 years of slavery “was a choice", he has the #1 album on iTunes. A month ago, when celebrities were unfollowing Kanye on Twitter in droves and the image of By Kathleen • Jun 04, 2018 10:06 am
