By the way, this is how accept an award from a LEGEND/ DIVA.
You pay REVERENCE.
You acknowledge them at the very least!
And to those that will say she was “caught in the moment”, this was Miley’s FIRST Grammy win.
This is one of my favorite scenes in any movie.
That moment in “A Woman Under the Influence” when Gena Rowlands picks her kids up at the bus.
Probably one of my favorite portrayals of motherhood onscreen. I love all her “mom” scenes so much, I have them saved on my phone.
@swiftmaximoffs
I don’t think it was a pointed snub or done out of malice. But she definitely could’ve been a lot more tactful in that moment.
Especially since there is so much love for Celine right now with all her health issues. It’s rare she makes a public appearance these days.
A 12 second video of all 5 Spice Girls making headline news, across multiple news outlets from around the world…
Yep: Biggest selling girl group of all time for a reason.
Their pop culture imprint & legacy remains IN TACT.
The songwriters of “Run to You” discussing not only how talented Whitney Houston was, but also how nice & focused she was during the recording process.
It’s one thing to hear how talented your fave is. But it’s another thing to know they were actually a decent human being. ❤️
Starting a thread of some of my favorite Twitch dances from SYTYCD. 🧵
Feel free to add below.
First up, Kherington Payne & Twitch’s “Dreaming with a Broken Heart”. Contemporary by Mia Michaels.
Babyface is always so prepared for every live he does.
Organized.
On time.
Pinned comment.
Quality Sound.
Movie Clips.
Music already has the cuts.
Stories.
Candles.
WHAT MORE CAN YOU ASK FOR?!?
#WaitingToExhale
A fun Janet Jackson concert takeaway, Janet ballads go OFF in the Philippines. Maybe more so than the States?
I think it’s largely because karaoke culture is huge in the Philippines. So sentimental balladry is a staple with us Filipinos.
Ballads arguably got the best response?
Shared this on the Diva Dailies socials but posting it here, too.
Whitney Houston watching Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime show performance.
The video has been on the internet for quite some time, but thought it’d be cool to sync Madonna’s performance to Whitney’s reaction.
Hey, this tweet is doing pretty well!
So with that…plugging a podcast that I host called Diva Dailies, where we talk all about women in music & their work.
Whitney Houston.
Mariah Carey.
Janet Jackson.
Madonna.
Beyoncé.
Lauryn Hill.
We’ve covered them all & then some.
FYI: Phoenix’s father is Jimmy Gulzar. He was a backup dancer for the Spice Girls on their first world tour & briefly married Mel B in the late 90s.
Eddie Murphy & Mel B’s daughter is Angel.
Pretty sure this is fake.
But Jodie Comer as Megara deserves a better Hercules.
No fucking way in hell should Noah Centineo be the Hercules to her Megara.
The talent disparity. My God.
When I say it's been a journey learning to love not just my skin, but also my hair - it's been A JOURNEY.
Growing up in OC & pre-internet, I truly thought I was the only Filipino person w/ curly hair. Didn't know how to take care of it & HATED my hair. (THREAD)
#MagandangMorenx
Janet Jackson concert in Manila was amazing.
Sounds fantastic.
Still out dances everyone.
Anyone that tells you Janet Jackson can’t do any of thee above - especially because she is old - literally does not know what TF they are talking about.
100/10 experience
No notes!
I hope Netflix renews
#BlingEmpire
for a second season.
I came for the glitz and glam, but the storylines/ topics they cover are actually very deep.
And Kim and Kevin 5ever! That’s a relationship arc. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Happy birthday, Whitney Houston ❤️
The GOAT.
Your fave’s favorite singer.
Wearer of sometimes questionable wigs.
(But we still stan.)
NOT Susan.
Will forever love you just purely off of your commitment to the primary colors circa IYBT era.
Love & light, Nippy. ❤️
Absolutely LOVE this hashtag.
Embracing my brown skin, curly hair and loving every minute.
Thanks for creating this hashtag,
@aasian
. ❤️
#MAGANDANGMORENX
NEW EPISODE OF DIVA DAILIES
To celebrate its 25th anniversary…
…it’s a deep dive, track by track album review & discussion of Janet Jackson’s “The Velvet Rope”.
Yes, the whole album.
All 23 tracks.
Including interludes.
And the hidden track.
One of my favorite Cate Blanchett-isms is how she’s able to make A MOMENT out of seemingly minuscule movement.
IE - getting off the floor in “Carol”.
But another standout moment is how she takes off her jacket in “The Aviator” in one foul swoop.
MJ Rodriguez should’ve gotten Emmy recognition from the very beginning of POSE.
The way she CARRIED that show.
At the very least, glad she was finally nominated for Season 3.
We will forever miss Mother Blanca.
#Emmys
NEW EPISODE OF DIVA DAILIES 🚨
It’s time to talk about one of
@PoetrySoul3
’s favorite holiday movies:
The Best Man Holiday (2013)
Dir. Malcolm D. Lee
Divas of the Week:
- Nia Long
- Sanaa Lathan
- Regina Hall
- Melissa De Sousa
A great, informative thread on the issue of colorism & Euro-centric beauty standards within the Philippines & Filipino culture.
Thank you,
@aasian
for creating this movement & using your platform to inform and empower. 🇵🇭 🙌🏼🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿🇵🇭
#MagandangMorenx
NEGRA. N***ER. BRUJA. "mas maganda kasama kung maputi ka". Some of things I heard growing up in the Philippines. Even just recently, one of my mom's friends said "your daughter Asia is so pretty but she'd probably be even prettier if she was whiter!"
#MagandangMorenx
(thread)
Have you met Baby Raha?
Raha is an orphaned black rhino who lives at the
@SheldrickTrust
nursery with the orphaned baby elephants.
Raha was just a newborn when she was orphaned, and predators attacked her from behind, biting off her tail.
So now she prefers that people and
RIP Danny Tidwell
You were one of my favorites, even after all these years.
I remember being 13 & obsessively studying your turns and leaps, wishing I could even be .5% as good as you.
One of those dancers that made you feel like you could do & be anything.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
But y’all, the TRUE answer is when Lea Salonga performed “Sana Maulit Muli” w/ Aga Mulach right next to her.
😭😭😭😭
The chemistry. 🤌🏽🤌🏽
The kids today could REALLY never.
My favorite Filipino Love Team.
We still want that 3rd movie. 🔪🔪
#TeamBabes
Had the opportunity to watch an advanced screener of
#IntheHeights
!
.
@intheheights
is a loving celebration of Latinx culture & honors the immigrant experience. It's the kind of feel-good summer movie we all need right now & I'm looking forward to watching it on the big screen!
Just watched “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” for the first time and...
THE LAST 15 MINUTES.
MY GOODNESS.
I AM STILL PROCESSING.
TRANSCENDANT. CINEMATIC. DEVASTATING. ALL THE EMOTIONS.
(And yes, capital letters are necessary.)
Happy 60th birthday to the Patron Saint of
@DivaDailiesPod
: Whitney Houston.
The voice of my lifetime & every lifetime after.
We’ve talked about Whitney SO MUCH on the pod. So if you’re looking for some Whitney content, check these episodes out: ⬇️
Whitney Houston at San Remo is insane because she performs “All At Once” beautifully, the audience demands an encore…
…and then she actually gives it to them.
So we get not just one, but two DIFFERENT, LIVE versions back to back.
A vocal genius.✨
The G.O.A.T.
The real & only King of Pop (😒)
My entry point into pop culture
They may try to rewrite you out of history, but we won’t forget.
Happy birthday, MJ. ❤️❤️
NEW EPISODE OF DIVA DAILIES 🚨
Here we go…
In honor of its 25th Anniversary, we are spending the next 4 (yes, 4) weeks discussing Whitney Houston’s “My Love is Your Love” album & era.
This week, we talk about the first 5 songs on this album.
Introducing the final 3 guests for Season 8 of the
@OscarRunnerUp
Best Actress series!
This August,
@inn_mho
,
@kenzvanunu
, and
@sauerkraut27
will help me break down the Best Actress races of 2007, 2008, and 2009, respectively. Stay tuned!
#PoseFX
really had the best music out of any series in the history of MEDIA.
We will never get another show with the taste...or musical budget.
I’m SO UPSET. 😩😩😩😩😩
Happy Lego Build Day!
This is a new hobby I started in 2022, and it’s been very therapeutic for me.
I kind of suck at building because it takes me super long & I usually make a lot of mistakes along the way.
But I’m still having fun.
And that’s what counts.
Happy birthday, Whitney. ❤️❤️
I’m a firm believer in connecting w/certain artists through different seasons in your life. When I really started getting into Whitney, it was after a very tough time.
So Whitney, thank you for soothing my soul & being a continued source of light.
Naomi Campbell struggling to find an uptempo Whitney track to exercise to is so relatable.
This is what happens when you hit shuffle on the discography.
💀💀
As per tradition, my dad & I watch the Oscars together every year.
Not sure if I'll post a full reaction video to every category because everything was pretty predictable.
But this was the big one for us: Best Actress.
Aka, "show me you are your father's child" in a clip:
Aside from her gritty, soulful voice & fearless stage presence, what I always admired about Tina Turner was her resilience.
Add to that her willingness to share her darkness - especially during an era when that was taboo.
She is strength & vulnerability personified.
Soulful diva Tina Turner, who succeeded a lengthy run of ’60s and ’70s R&B hits in tempestuous partnership with husband Ike Turner with major pop stardom in the ’80s, has died. She was 83.
A single mother sparks with a lonely actor — who happens to be her daughter's celebrity boss.
Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Joey King star in A Family Affair, premiering June 28.
Ummm...imagine not knowing you were filming a pre fame Whitney Houston performing at Disney World in 1985.
I’ve heard the audio bootlegs from this era for years, but to finally see her PHYSICALLY INDICATE that she’s “been looking for someone” on “You Give Good Love” is 😭😩.
We’re going to miss you! ❤️😭
Thank you so much to you & the POSE cast and crew for making an incredible show. I’ve learned so much & many tears were shed.
Also, shout out to your musical department because POSE HAS THE BEST MUSIC.
True
@PoseOnFX
T: I spend A LOT of time on YouTube. And I love watching my Pose fam's reviews of the episodes. I'm going to miss watching them. Some of my favs are:
@inn_mho
@themattyrants
@AshleyShyMiller
Do ya'll watch episode reviews who are your favs?
#PoseFX
Whitney Houston - “Home” (Merv Griffin Show | 1985)
After watching the Whitney documentary, I have truly lost all emotional capacity to not cry while listening/watching this performance. And only 19 years old, too.
Praised be, bitch.
Thank you so much
@HandmaidsOnHulu
for sending me a screener to The Handmaid's Tale Season 4! Idk if they're ready for this.
Watch my non-spoiler review here:
#TheHandmaidsTale
I was on such a Janet Jackson high after the concert, I spent $3 on these Janet heads.
Idk what I’m going to do with them.
But they felt really necessary.
I recently went to the Philippines for the Ati-Atihan festival & was overwhelmed with the celebration for the original dark skinned ancestors of the islands.
#MagandangMorenx
🇵🇭❤️
If you have time, would love for you to check it out while you're here:
The most unhinged reaction to a TV series finale is finally here.
Here’s my reaction & review to the
#KillingEve
series finale. (Aka the worst series finale I’ve ever watched 🤗)
*cue clown music
Watch it here:
Whitney Houston & Cissy Houston - “Ain’t No Way / You Send Me” (Merv Griffin Show | 1985)
That we got a duet of a young Whitney Houston dueting with her mom, Cissy, who sings that high note on the actual recording of “Ain’t No Way” (yep, that’s her) is truly a blessing.