Music Christina Aguilera, back to basics In 2006, Christina Aguilera released her fifth studio album Back to Basics. Remember, it was the album where she dressed like an Old Hollywood starlet she dubbed “Baby Jane” and sang throwback-style R&B jams. Back to Basics was the second reinvention of Xtina’s career, right after the By Kathleen • Mar 27, 2018 09:43 am
Maple Leaf Jessie Reyez + Daniel Caesar forever That’s what I would be scrawling all over a notebook while day dreaming today if I still scrawled in notebooks while daydreaming. For me, the highlights of last night’s generally pleasant and refreshingly inclusive Juno awards were indisputably Jessie Reyez and Daniel Caesar, separately and together. Separately, they By Kathleen • Mar 26, 2018 09:33 am
Maple Leaf Intro for March 26, 2018 Dear Gossips, Over the last few weeks we’ve seen the power of youth, potential, and emerging talent manifesting a possibility that previous generations have laid the groundwork for. I thought about this when Buffy Sainte-Marie came on stage last night during the Juno Awards. Buffy has been advocating for By Lainey • Mar 26, 2018 08:30 am
Quiveration Shawn Mendes snapped In the good way. It has become increasingly evident to me this week that I can no longer ignore Shawn Mendes. Of course, he’s been around. Shawn Mendes has a legion of hopelessly devoted fans (the Mendes Army) who pledged allegiance to him years ago and will probably yell By Kathleen • Mar 23, 2018 10:43 am
Music Justin Bieber, Craig David and Baskin Champion Two of these three names may mean nothing to you. If one of those names is Craig David, fix your life. Justin Bieber went to a Craig David concert on Tuesday in West Hollywood with a model named Baskin Champion. There are many hilarious things about that sentence that I’ By Kathleen • Mar 22, 2018 02:24 pm
Music Beyoncé: more dates, more photos The last time we saw Beyoncé was on the weekend, at the Wearable Art Gala to receive a reward but, really, to honour Miss Tina. There were a couple of low-quality fan videos updated to social media of Beyoncé that night. But no proper photos. And, please note, there was By Lainey • Mar 21, 2018 03:47 pm
Music Lin-Manuel Miranda & Ben Platt Release Found/Tonight Last week I almost caused a traffic accident. We were on a four-hour drive and had been listening to Hamilton for about an hour and a half, but then in the middle of Act 2, the thing that happens happened. Which I have never made it through without crying, even By Duana • Mar 21, 2018 03:06 pm
Music Cardi B and #MeToo in hip-hop Cardi B does not fit the mold of the “perfect victim.” The “perfect victim” is not an ex-stripper. She’s not a woman of colour. She doesn’t dress the way Cardi B dresses or talks the way Cardi B talks. We’ve seen it time and time again in By Kathleen • Mar 21, 2018 10:36 am
Music Drake walks it Pharrell (via N.E.R.D) released the Lemon remix featuring Drake on Saturday night. I was excited for this in theory because I love Lemon but as soon as Drake’s voice kicked in on the first verse of the remix, I realised that the thing I love about By Kathleen • Mar 20, 2018 03:12 pm
Music Intro for March 20, 2018 Dear Gossips, I went to the Demi Lovato concert at Air Canada Centre last night. It’s not a super flashy show, there’s not a lot to the stage, there are some interesting transitions – like when her dancers show up at various places under spotlight all around the arena By Lainey • Mar 20, 2018 09:01 am
Music Intro for March 15, 2018 Dear Gossips, When I woke up this morning at 5am ET, Drake was trending worldwide on Twitter. I thought, initially, that he’d dropped a new single overnight. But that would be an old reason to go viral. And Drake, as we’ve seen, is the artist most suited to By Lainey • Mar 15, 2018 09:10 am
Music Intro for March 13, 2018 Dear Gossips, I got the Official Beyhive email yesterday at 10:27am. And I was ready. I’ve BEEN ready. Last time there were five of us – Amy, Duana, Lara, Sasha, and me – coordinated with our laptops and our phones, multiple phones, ready to call and refresh as soon as By Lainey • Mar 13, 2018 09:13 am
Music Taylor Swift: was Delicate “unexpected”? Taylor Swift’s video for Delicate premiered last night at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Delicate is considered to be one of the favourite songs off reputation, if not the favourite. The video was directed by Joseph Kahn, who’s directed all the videos off the album so far, and most By Lainey • Mar 12, 2018 12:48 pm
Music Taylor & Joe go hiking A few times the last couple of weeks there have been articles from multiple entertainment outlets like E! and Grazia about how undercover Taylor Swift has been with Joe Alwyn and the lengths they’ll go to to keep their relationship private. Then, yesterday, new photos were released of Taylor By Lainey • Mar 09, 2018 10:42 am
Music Mimi, the songwriter Mimi covers the new issue of V Magazine. It’s a great shoot. The shoot wardrobe is basically underwear. Which means she’s feeling herself, feeling herself so good, especially since every shot is taken from her extra skinniest angles. This interview is making headlines because Mimi talks about winning By Lainey • Mar 08, 2018 10:24 am
Music Beyoncé & Jay-Z: the Oscar party and a new tour? Maria wrote in the previous post about Beyoncé’s recent avocado Instagrams and why they felt so … not Beyoncé, what with the exclamation points and the use of actual words. Over the years, I have given Beyoncé my money. A lot of money. I’ve bought albums, concert tickets, tour By Lainey • Mar 06, 2018 11:58 am
