Hello readers!

This is a new segment I'm going to start adding to my blog. I always talk about these media headlines with my friends so I decided to take them to my blog! As my description says, I have a love for music and pop culture. The funny thing is, I don't agree with most things in pop culture and feel like everything is so shallow. So, I'm about to get skin deep and give you a taste on what I think about what the "world" (aka every entertainment channel) is talking about.

Solange and Jay-Z? I believe Jay-Z did something REALLY insulting to either Solange or Beyonce, because a girl doesn't just kick a guy's ass for fun. Considering the fact that Beyonce and Solange left together, I know for a fact that something is happening behind closed doors that we don't know.

I'm an avid reader of Blindgossip.com and they were discussing about a hollywood couple who got married for business and their marriage will be ending soon, once their last business arrangements were over. At the end of this "arrangement", they both will be leaving with heaps of money. All the comments pointed towards our favourite, "black royalty" couple.

All the blogs are buzzing about Beyonce no longer wearing her wedding ring and removing the tattoo from her ring finger that signified the day of their marriage. So, was their marriage just for business? I wouldn't be surprised. They always say two (super) stars shine brighter than one.

Now, the Willow and Rrrrriiiiiccccooo! drama. There is no drama. Okay, so she's 13, he's 20. He's shirtless, she is completely clothed. Oh, how scandalous! Come on people, Moises and Jaden are friends, therefore occasionally he will be in close proximity to Willow. I don't see anything sexual about the picture at all. If I was in that hot, LA heat, I'd be running around shirtless too! (Well not actually, we're speaking hypothetically here). I completely agree with Jada's comment, people are just trying to make something out of absolutely nothing. Must've been a slow news day.

This is just my opinion on what the media has been buzzing about for the last couple weeks. How about talking about something relevant like #BringOurGirlsBack? Oh ya, I forgot. Jay-Z having 100 problems is more important.

The Grammys is considered the most important night for music. All the legends come together for one night, just to get a bunch of awards and perform a few hit songs. But if you are an avid music lover and consistent grammy watcher such as myself, you may have noticed something about them. They are getting worse every year. This year was no exception. For such an event that is considered “the biggest night in music”, they seem to be lacking a lot of talented musicians. Hour and a half before the awards even start, the pre-show focuses solely on what or whom the “Musicians” are wearing, from their head to their fingernails. The performances have become such a spectacle that people forget that it is about the music. The same 10 people are nominated for multiple awards, where the best artist does not necessarily win.

Tune in an hour before the awards, and you will see what every “important” artist is wearing that night. Half the people they talked about during the red carpet weren’t even nominated. Why even discuss people who aren’t up for any awards? And as always, the presenters have to say the same thing to each person: “You look so good! Who are you wearing?”. Ariana Grande gave the best answer of that night: “I don’t know. I don’t really care about those things”. Me neither Ariana, me neither. After they are done gawking at their outfits, they have to also show off their sub-par manicures in the “Mani Cam”. Why should we care about what colour nail polish they are wearing? What does that have to do with their music?

Lets move onto the actual show. We just sat for an hour and a half hearing about what Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and Pharrell were wearing and finally, the main event begins. No one else, but Queen B, Beyonce, can kick off this show. Though I am a major fan of Beyonce, her performance was better suited for her and Jay-Z’s bedroom. Lorde took to the stage to preform “Royals”, but instead of performing, she seemed to be convulsing and conducting an exorcism on herself. Katy Perry seemed to think she was the wicked witch from the satanic west and preformed “Dark Horse” in some interesting gothic attire. You cannot forget her awkward, stiff dance moves, and her obvious lip-syncing. Daft Punk performed that night also, if you could even call it performing. Really, they just stood in their robot helmets in front of futuristic looking soundboards and pressed random buttons. Stevie Wonder was the lucky one that night because he couldn’t see just how bad the performance around him was. Yeah, I went there.

Can we talk about the nominees? Lorde had one hit song that came 2 minutes ago and already has 2 grammy awards. Is it really that easy to win a grammy in todays day and age? Release one song, and than boom, you are a grammy-award winning artist. Daft Punk and Pharrell got nominated for just about every possible award there was and surprising left with only two. Kendrick Lamar got nominated for 7 and left with none. Can someone tell me why Macklemore got rap album of the year? If I rap about shopping in thrift shops and wearing my grand father’s coat, will I get a grammy too? He’s another newbie that walked away with a grammy, beating out Kanye and Jay-Z, whom had WAY better albums. That’s when I had to turn off the TV. Being a big hip-hop fan, I was not too pleased.

But we can’t forget about the real star that night who didn’t win any awards, has there own twitter page dedicated to them, cannot even speak, but was interviewed on the aftershow: Pharrell William’s hat. That big, Canadian Mountie/Arby’s logo looking thing was the only memorable aspect of that night. People are still talking about it, more so than the actual awards. But isn’t that the sad thing about it? People care more about this hat than they do the music, talent, or artists at the Grammys. Maybe if we stopped focusing on what their wearing, started nominating more than 6 people for every award, and have some different performers who aren’t focused on making a spectacle, but think more about the music they are producing, the next grammy’s could be much better. If this is considered the biggest night in music, the music industry has really fallen far.