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Daily Juice: Tributes Flood In Following Devastating Attack On Ariana Grande Concert

At around 10.30pm last night, an explosion went off at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena, killing at least 22 people and injuring at least 59 more.

The bomb was detonated in the minutes after the popstar walked off stage.

Grande has since posted on Twitter that she felt “broken” by the attack.

The 23-year-old American singer posted a tweet to her 45 million followers saying: “From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry. I don’t have words.”

According to reports, she has now suspends her world tour’ following explosion.

https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/866849021519966208?

Friends and collaborators of Grande took to social media to express their horror too.

Sending you so much love. https://t.co/tEtfa90NrS

— Ellen DeGeneres (@EllenDeGeneres) May 23, 2017

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My heart hurts for my sister, Ariana & every family affected by this tragic event in the U.K. Innocent lives lost. I'm so sorry to hear this

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) May 23, 2017

Broken hearted for the families tonight. Broken hearted for Ari. Broken hearted for the state of this world. 😔

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) May 23, 2017

I'm praying that everybody in Manchester is safe. Such terrible news 😔😔😔

— Rose Ellen Dix 🌹 (@RoseEllenDix) May 22, 2017

Saying a prayer for Manchester and sending you some love.

— Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes) May 23, 2017

Kristen Stewart isn’t here for sexist fashion rules at cannes

Talking to The Hollywood Reporter; Stewart said

There’s definitely a distinct dress code, right? People get very upset at you if you don’t wear heels or something.”

They do indeed. In 2015, Cannes faced backlash after women were reportedly barred from a red carpet premiere — for Todd Hayes’s pro-LGBTQ romance Carol, no less — because they were wearing flat shoes.

But I feel like you can’t ask people that any more. It’s just kind of a given. If you’re not asking guys to wear heels and a dress, you cannot ask me either.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUWvi2sBa94/

Cannes Film Festival Queer Palm Award Jury Stage Powerful LGBT Protest Condemning Chechnya Attacks On Gay Men

The jurors of the Queer Palm Award at the Cannes Film Festival have staged a protest condemning the attacks on gay men in Chechnya.

The judges, including Lidia Terki, Travis Mathews and Yair Hochner, were among those who held up signs on the red carpet during the festival in the south of France on Sunday. (HuffPost)

Mexican Telenovela Icon Itatí Cantoral Stars in OITNB‘s Newest Teaser

Orange Is the New Black’s 5th season drops on June 9th, and Netflix has amped up its marketing with a genius crossover between OITNB’s Flaca (Jackie Cruz), Maritza (Diane Guerrero), and Soraya Montenegro (Itatí Cantoral) from the beloved telenovela Maria la del Barrio. (Pride)

https://www.facebook.com/OITNB/videos/1411403695591702/

Rihanna & Lupita Nyong’o Are Starring in a Movie Together

Rihanna and Lupita Nyong‘s are reportedly going to be starring in a movie together! According to Shadow & Act, the Grammy-winning pop star and the Oscar-winning actress will actually get to share the silver screen, after a tweet mentioning an idea for a movie starring the two went viral in April.

Rihanna looks like she scams rich white men and lupita is the computer smart best friend that helps plan the scans https://t.co/PhWs1xd3nj

— akame (@ebnyhottie) April 18, 2017

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As if the news of this wasn’t cool enough, Insecure star, writer, and creator Issa Rae is in talks to write the script, and Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay is set to direct!

The Last Jedi cast covers Vanity Fair for 40th anniversary

Marking the 40th anniversary of Star Wars, Vanity Fair released four covers that reveal new glimpses of the heroes and villains in Episode VIII.

Ruby Rose Doesn’t Seem To Be A Fan Of Katy Perry’s New Music

The Orange Is The New Black star took to social media to criticise the Chained To The Rhythm hitmaker’s new song, which she dubbed a ‘sloppy mess’.

Following the release of Katy Perry’s new single ‘Swish Swish’, star took to social media to criticise the Chained To The Rhythm hitmaker’s new song, which she dubbed a ‘sloppy mess’.

Pose tweeted: “‘Purposeful poop’ to ‘bomb a petit’ to a sloppy mess of writing over the top of Funkagenda..stop trying to make ‘Wit..I mean ‘fetch’ happen.”

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Perry teamed up with Nicki Minaj on the song and Rose went on to praise the collaboration, which she says did the ‘only part that doesn’t sound a mess’.

https://twitter.com/RubyRose/status/865423626392158208

Fans have speculated that the new song is a response to Taylor Swift’s single Bad Blood, which many believe is about the feud between Katy and Taylor.

Rose is a close friend of Taylor’s, and the two are often seen at events together as part of Taylor’s infamous ‘squad’.

Lyrics to Swish Swish include:

A tiger don’t lose no sleep, don’t need opinions from a shellfish or a sheep, don’t you come for me.” In one of her most self-assured songs ever, Katy calls herself a “courtside killer queen” and tells her rivals to “kiss the ring”.

Is this a diss at Taylor? Listen for your self and decide.

Taylor Swift, Alanis Morissette and Ellen DeGeneres All On One Stage – Hell Yeah!

Taylor Swift is currently on her 1989 World Tour. But this Monday she made her show a little better with guest appearances from Alanis Morisette and Ellen DeGeneres.

Swift celebrated the 20th anniversary of Morissette’s iconic album Jagged Little Pill with a tag-team performance of the 1995 classic “You Oughta Know.” She introduced Morissette by telling the audience that the singer “defined the music of her decade” and “taught us you could get really, really mad if you wanted to.”

Later she was joined on stage by a blinged-up Ellen DeGeneres.

Taylor Swift debuts star-studded ‘Bad Blood’ Video: Cindy Crwaford, Lena Dunham, Cara Delevingne and Ellie Goulding Cameo

Taylor Swift has released a remix as the fourth single from her 2014 album 1989 – Bad Blood

The highly-anticipated video for Bad Blood (Remix) had its world premiere at the start of 2015 Billboard music awards, and shows Swift as her action hero alter ego Catastrophe.

Directed by Joseph Kahn, the video features a long list of celebrity cameos – featuring many of Swift’s real-life “girl gang”, including model Cara Delevingne, fellow singer Selena Gomez, and Girls creator Lena Dunham. The ladies all appear as various alter egos out to do a little damage.

Meet Lucky Fiori. @lenadunham #BadBloodMusicVideo

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on May 10, 2015 at 2:54pm PDT

Meet Mother Chucker. @caradelevingne #BadBloodMusicVideo

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on May 15, 2015 at 6:45am PDT

Meet Headmistress. @cindycrawford #BadBloodMusicVideo

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on May 15, 2015 at 3:06pm PDT

Other faces include Hailee Steinfeld, British pop star Ellie Goulding, Paramore singer Hayley Williams, Zendaya, Jessica Alba, Karlie Kloss, Lily Aldridge, Mariska Hargitay, Ellen Pompeo, Selena Gomez, Martha Hunt, Serayah and Gigi Hadid

Watch the video for Bad Blood here and let us know what you make of it in the comments below.

2015 Grammy Awards Noms Include Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj

Each year, the Grammy Awards (or the Gramophone Awards to give them their less headline friendly title) are doled out to those who deliver the best content to our earholes. From live performances, full albums, remixes and even audiobooks, those who do the best with audio receive the industry’s highest accolade.

With so many famous faces (and plenty of over-sized egos) getting together under one roof, the Grammys is a hotbed of controversy. The biggest moments from the show’s history include a 2001 live performance of Elton John and Eminem (the rapper was only beginning to spout his infamous homophobia), Bruce Springsteen’s call for troops to come home in 2006 (when the Iraq War was still taking place) and the Grammys of 2009 where Barack Obama not only won a Grammy but received a tribute too.

Also just as controversial are the nominations. Before the Grammys even take place people start to squabble over each other about who deserves to win and who doesn’t deserve it but will probably win anyway. So ahead of the 2015 Grammy Awards which are set to take place in February, we’ve got a fresh batch of noms to both cheer and shake our heads at.

The first set of nominations that we can all collectively agree upon are Beyoncé’s. Immensely talented and an outspoken feminist, Beyoncé is rounding off a great year with nominations in six categories including: Album of the Year, Best R&B Song, Best R&B Performance, Best Urban Contemporary Album, Best Music Film and Best Surround Sound Album. As impressive as those noms are, they also make her the most nominated female artist of all time with 48 noms during her career, one ahead of Dolly Parton’s 47.

Also doing it for the girls are Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift. Nicki has yet to win a Grammy (which is surprising to everybody, really) but she has two more chances now, picking up nominations for Best Rap Song and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Anaconda and Bang Bang, respectively. Meanwhile, Taylor’s latest album 1989 wasn’t eligible for album categories (it was released too late and will be eligible next year instead) but her feel-good single Shake It Off was nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

As for our queer favourites, there was plenty to celebrate there too. Sam Smith is tied for most nominations with Beyoncé and Pharrell, having picked up his first noms for Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Pop Solo Performance. Sia’s track Chandelier got Record and Song of the Year, Pop Solo Performance and Best Music Video noms, Brandy Clark (who co-wrote queer friendly country hit Follow Your Arrow with Kacey Musgraves) got nominations for Best Country Album and Best New Artist while Tegan and Sara also have a nomination in Best Song Written for Visual Media for their work on The LEGO Movie’s soundtrack.

Also possibly relevant to your interests are: all girl group HAIM are nominated for Best New Artist, John Legend’s tearjerker All of Me is up for Best Solo Pop Performance and Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren (who supports same-sex marriage, ENDA and the repeal of DOMA) received a nom for her spoken word book.

It’s a bit soon to say who will win (or who’ll be snubbed) but you can tune into the Grammys on February 8, 2015 for the results.

KitschMix’s Tracks of The Week – Little Boots, Taylor Swift, Die Antwoord, & Lorde

Little Boots – ‘Taste It’

An experimental track Little Boots (aka Victoria Christina Hesketh). Produced by Sparse, with alluring vocals – “can you taste it on your lips like liquorish?”

Taylor Swift – Blank Space

Die Antwoord – Ugly Boy

Newly released from ‘Donker Mag’ album, Die Antwoord‘s ‘Ugly Boy’ video features cameos from a star-studded line-up of fellow weirdos, like Jack Black, Marilyn Manson, Flea, Dita Von Teese, The ATL twins, Cara Delevingne, and, I’m pretty sure, Aphex Twin.

Lorde – Yellow Flicker Beat

I’m totally in love with this lady and her vocals. ‘Yellow Flicker Beat’ is part of the soundtrack to the latest Hunger Games film. With minimal hip-hop beats and strings attack the chorus, the tune is brilliant. Also, check out her quiff and outfits in the video.

Addicted to Taylor Swift’s New Androgynous Look For Wonderland Magazine.

Taylor Swift has unveiled a brand new look for the latest edition of Wonderland magazine, and I love the androgynous style she is pulling off.

This is a brand new Taylor, which shows the versatility to her wardrobe and look. The chart-topper is seen sporting a retro inspired style – 80s in feel.