Music SZA: “mad as hell” in GQ It’s the three words that pop up when you click on SZA’s new feature in GQ. It’s also the three words that every other outlet has used to sum up what SZA says in GQ, her first interview since the Grammys. Mad. As. Hell. There is so By Kathleen • Mar 01, 2018 02:19 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Blue & Beyoncé: courtside shades There were a lot of celebrities courtside at the NBA All-Star game last night. The celebrity who made the biggest entrance: Blue Ivy Carter, obviously. With her mother, Beyoncé. And Miss Tina and Richard Lawson. Miss Tina’s responsibilities last night included holding on to Blue’s juice box. And By Lainey • Feb 19, 2018 12:24 pm
Music Beyoncé in two months Today is February 13. It’s Coachella in exactly two months. That would make it Friday, April 13. So we’re exactly two months plus a day before Beyoncé returns to the stage at Coachella. Which means be ready. Be ready for the alarm. She could drop something new before By Lainey • Feb 13, 2018 12:36 pm
Music All the Kendrick and SZA 8 Days. We are 8 days away from the wide release of Black Panther. 8 DAYS. Every day, the Black Panther press tour blesses us with new content to obsess over. The other day it was Michael B. Jordan and Chadwick Boseman doing karaoke in Korea. Yesterday, it was Danai By Kathleen • Feb 08, 2018 11:09 am
Douchebags Justin Timberlake: the Prince of Average Remember when Justin Timberlake claimed a few weeks ago that he and Janet Jackson worked things out and that he just never talked about it out of respect for her? Bullsh-t. Yesterday was #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay on social media. And of course it was timed specifically to remind Justin Timberlake that many By Lainey • Feb 05, 2018 11:21 am
Music Pink’s Flu Game In 1997, Michael Jordan (the OG one, not Bae) played in Game 5 of the NBA finals with the flu. It’s one of the most iconic games in NBA history. Jordan was so sick and physically drained, Scottie Pippen literally had to hold him up. The moment has become By Kathleen • Feb 05, 2018 10:23 am
Music Busta and Missy get it It is almost the three-year anniversary of that time Missy Elliott saved the Super Bowl. I bring this up often because for people who didn’t live through the dominance of the Missy/Timbaland/ Magoo era (fine, I remember Magoo so I’m not THAT young), Missy’s scene-stealing heroics By Kathleen • Feb 02, 2018 02:26 pm
Douchebags Man Of The Woods, Super Bowl weekend Justin Timberlake’s album, Man Of The Woods, is now out. He released a fourth video from the album, for the title track, yesterday. I watched the video this morning. He refers to his dick as “the faucet”. And… I’m out. Apparently this kind of junior lyricism is not By Lainey • Feb 02, 2018 10:47 am
Quiveration The Black Panther countdown Let’s be real. The countdown to Black Panther has been on since the day it was announced that Ryan Coogler would be directing the film in January 2016. We have been waiting for this for TWO YEARS. I have been waiting for this my whole life. Today, on the By Kathleen • Feb 01, 2018 10:06 am
Music “Jay for President!” That’s how Kendrick Lamar ended his acceptance speech for Best Rap Album and now, every outlet is seriously running headlines that say “Kendrick Lamar Endorses Jay-Z for President.” “___ for president!” is a slang term of endearment people have been saying for years. It’s only now that an unqualified By Kathleen • Jan 29, 2018 10:54 am
Music SZA at the Grammys We’ve already established that the Grammys tend to f-ck up the whole giving awards to the right people thing. I don’t need to get into that again. And with the case of SZA and Best New Artist, as much as I do think she deserves it, I’m By Kathleen • Jan 29, 2018 10:15 am
Quiveration Childish Gambino at the Grammys After winning the Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance, Donald Glover confirmed last night that he will soon retire Childish Gambino. There’s probably one more Childish Gambino project on the way but after that, he’s done with the name. Because, as he said, “I like endings. By Lainey • Jan 29, 2018 08:28 am
Music Kendrick Lamar rumbles The 2018 Grammys were bookended with Kendrick Lamar moments. The show opening was, of course, another jaw-on-the-floor, iconic Kendrick Lamar performance that we’ll be dissecting for decades. The closing moment of the 2018 Grammy Awards will not be remembered as a Kendrick Lamar moment but I will forever remember By Kathleen • Jan 29, 2018 08:02 am
Music Intro for January 29, 2018 Dear Gossips, “We come in peace. But we mean business,” is what Janelle Monae said just before introducing Kesha’s performance last night, calling for Time’s Up on the music industry’s abuse of power. She also tweeted this… A total of 90.7% of nominees between 2013 and By Lainey • Jan 29, 2018 07:31 am
Music Intro for January 26, 2018 Dear Gossips, I saved two articles to read at bedtime last night. It’s one of my favourite things to do every day – decide which pieces to bank, to look forward to, a small reward after a day of work. Sometimes they’re dense, serious essays. Sometimes it’s a By Lainey • Jan 26, 2018 09:11 am
Music Justin Timberlake: Say Something Say Something nice: this is the third song Justin Timberlake has released off of the upcoming Man Of The Woods. And, to me, it’s the most tolerable. I don’t hate it. Say Something nice again: this is the third video released off the upcoming album and I enjoyed By Lainey • Jan 25, 2018 03:58 pm
