Category: Awards Shows
Mark Ronson’s Amy-Centric BRIT Awards Performance
While everyone was busy mostly gushing over ROSALÍA and Björk’s epic performance of “Berghain”—and it was undeniably epic—or marveling over Harry Styles’ white boy dance [Read More…]
The 2026 Grammys Was a Snapshot of America Now: Either Speaking Out or Remaining “Apolitical”
In the past, awards shows tended to be, at least to the more “pearl-clutching” types, a notorious opportunity for artists to get “hyper-political.” As it [Read More…]
Julia Roberts Remains the Embodiment of a STAR at the 2026 Golden Globes—As Evidenced by Various Reactions to Her Throughout the Night
Perhaps because it’s been quite some time since Julia Roberts has been nominated for an award and shown up to a ceremony that her presence [Read More…]
Madonna’s Influence Once Again Makes Itself Known in the Work of Sabrina Carpenter—This Time Via Her 2025 VMA Performance
Just when you think Sabrina Carpenter might be taking a break from her busy schedule of making Madonna references (whether doing her interpretation of M [Read More…]
Apart from Sabrina Carpenter, the 2025 VMAs Keeps It Pretty Tame (and Straight)
Perhaps it was only right that Doja Cat should kick off the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards with a performance of her lead single from [Read More…]
Cape Fear: The Madonna and Armani Dust-Up
Upon Giorgio Armani’s death, at the age of ninety-one, on September 4th (much to Beyoncé’s dismay), the usual outpouring of celebrity condolences arrived. But one [Read More…]
Academy Awards 2025: Conan Lands Flat, Political “Rants” Are Nonexistent, The Substance is Shut Out and Anora Ascends to “Oscar Darling”
On the long road to the Oscars a lot can happen. One minute, you’re hot shit (Emilia Pérez), the next you’re canceled (Emilia Pérez). Or [Read More…]
Sweet Revenge Solidified: Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” Grammy Wins
It was, of course, not lost on anyone that Kendrick Lamar’s five Grammy wins for “Not Like Us” at this year’s ceremony was the final [Read More…]
The Highs and Hypocrisies of the 2025 Grammys
It was no surprise that this year’s Grammy Awards was a very L.A.-centric one. Not in the sense of location—though, of course, the ceremony is [Read More…]
Flow and Demi Moore: The Biggest Triumphs at the 2025 Golden Globes
After Nikki Glaser got things off to a roaring start with her jokes about, among other things, how the hardest-working actors in Hollywood were in [Read More…]
