Bet you didn’t have this on your 2023 bingo card: I’m officially announcing that I’m the new editor-in-chief of
@editionmodlux
magazine! 13-year-old me would be shaking & crying in her checkered Vans, so so grateful 🙏🏽
Rosalía and Blackpink blew me TF away tonight! It’s so awesome to see these women from different genres and cultures completely DEMOLISH their first Coachella performances 🔥
- Ari Lennox was snubbed
- The rap categories dismissed the women rappers who dominated
- Lion King album is POP?!
- IGOR deserved a Big 4 nod
- It’s telling that “7 Rings” gets nods when Black artists have been doing that sound (& better) for years.
#Grammys
Ariana Grande’s
#7Rings
rides Soulja Boy’s “Pretty Boy Swag” wave while the video is plucked straight out of 2 Chainz’s pink trap house. I just...idk 😐
I spoke to
@NICKIMINAJ
Nicki Lewinsky, Nicki the Ninja, Nicki the Boss, Nicki the Harajuku Barbie AND our
#BBWomenInMusic
Game Changer recipient on how she created a legacy in rap music, period. On
@billboard
online & the latest print issue now! 🙌🏽
Mannnn y’all think I’m playing 😭😭 Got my girl Megan Thee Stallion in our
@billboard
pages for our second chat! Look out for the online version coming soon 😉🙏🏽
@theestallion
.
@SPIN
names
@rihanna
’s
#ANTI
the
#1
greatest album of the 2010s. 👑
”Before the age of 30, Rihanna crafted the most purely enjoyable album of the 2010s by embracing her fully realized womanhood. She embraced tunnel vision and pushed her boundaries off the map.”
That ABBA sample flip is one of the most genius sonic moments I’ve ever heard in my life. ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor’ is a seminal album both for Madonna’s career/pop culture & “Hung Up” was its grand entrance 🙌🏽
15 years ago today,
@Madonna
dropped “Hung Up.”
The track served as the lead single from ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’ and became a global smash hit, going
#1
in 41 countries. It was the most-successful dance song of the 00s in the US & is one of the best-selling singles ever.
Neville O'Riley Livingston, otherwise known as Bunny Wailer is dead at 73.
The passing of the reggae legend was confirmed by Culture Minister Olivia Grange.
The singer-songwriter and Grammy winner was an original member of The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.
BREAKING: R. Kelly found guilty on ALL 9 counts in his Racketeering and Sex Trafficking Trial, according to the
@nytimes
This trial marks one of the first high-profile cases involving the abuse of Black girls.
R. Kelly may spend the rest of his life in prison.
Myself & a ton of INCREDIBLY talented folks at Billboard/VIBE were laid off today. I truly don’t know how to feel, but I’m grateful for giving Billboard a voice they were missing two years before I got there. Taking a mental break, but I’ll share when I’m ready to freelance 💜
Forbes listed the top 10 worst songs of 2019.
7. Harleys in Hawaii by Katy Perry
6. Both Ways by Liam Payne
5. Dumb Blonde by Avril Lavigne
4. Remember the Name by Ed Sheeran
3. ME! by Taylor Swift
2. Closed on Sunday by Kanye West
1. Cattitude by Miley Cyrus
Thoughts?
For my
@vulture
debut, I’m waving my West Indian flag in celebration of Rihanna’s debut “Pon De Replay” single’s 15th anniversary with help from songwriter
@MJestie_DCU
, producer Vada Nobles, hit master Evan Rogers & legendary
@iDirectorX
🙌🏽
I get the sentiment behind white roses. But a fashion statement means nothing when half the people who will attend the
#GRAMMYs
have worked with execs, producers, rappers & singers who are sexual predators (most of which are well-documented) & remain silent
#TimesUp
🤷🏽♀️
For my
@harpersbazaarus
debut (!!), I spoke to
@Saweetie
for third time (!!). This time, we discussed her blossoming into a Content Queen & fashion star, as well as her Pretty Bitch Music album. She was a joy as always ❄️
Wizkid and Damian Marley got deep for our Musicians on Musicians issue. The Afropop star and the reggae scion talked about spirituality, fatherhood, collaboration, and what connects Nigeria and Jamaica.
.
@HalleBailey
dives right into Hollywood for our
@editionmodlux
March issue! 🧜♀️
This issue marks my first as EDITION’s new editor-in-chief. A LOT of work went into it so I hope you enjoy my vision ✨
Read the cover story for
#EDITION
:
Today is my one-year anniversary at
@Billboard
. I brought dancehall to our pages, highlighted a myriad of WOC, did a Grammys pre-show, helped organize our first R&B/Rap power list, etc. Now that I’m part of the digital team, there’s more heat to come. Thanks for the support 🙏🏽
So nice to see how
@Tinashe
manifested the freeing life she sang about on “Lucid Dreaming”. The lyric “I'm not sure what's heavier: what’s on my mind or on my plate. But we gonna be okay” is especially hitting today 🙏🏽
I'm always happy when Rihanna gets the recognition she deserves. But the erasure of how particular African-American publications used to dismiss before she established her empire isn't lost on me.
We are happy to announce that
@rihanna
will be receiving the President’s Award at the 51st
@naacpimageaward
! Catch the show LIVE Sat Feb 22 at 8/7c to see our girl accept this award!
#NAACPImageAwards
It was an honor to moderate this conversation by two Black queens in Hollywood:
@IssaRae
&
@TraceeEllisRoss
. Read the gems they dropped in celebration of Rae’s Awkward Black Girl’s 10th anniversary &
#InsecureHBO
’s final season, over at
@papermagazine
✨
I’m a HUGE *NSYNC stan, so of course I had to chat with Kandi Burruss about Ariana Grande interpolating the criminally underrated “It Makes Me Ill” on “Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored” for
@billboard
! If you know, you know 😎
I love that Sarah Paulson continues to play the fearless survivor through the
@AHSFX
series. And PLEASE give all the awards to Evan Peters! This was his best performance to date 👏🏽👏🏽
#AHSCult
I'm so sad
#AHSCult
is officially over! But you can check out ALL of my episode recaps from the season right here via
@fusetv
! Cheers to an incredibly twisted & brilliant season 🙌🏾
Many of you know where my
@JCChasez
fandom lies, & after numerous podcasts, thinkpieces, lists and Twitter threads I FINALLY spoke to the man himself about his growth as a writer/producer for
@NSYNC
’s
#NoStringsAttached
20th anniversary! On
@billboard
🙌🏽
Man I love being a Rihanna stan. We always notice the impact straight away, even when others try to shun it. She forever remains the blueprint tho 🤷🏽♀️