Tag: Artists

Categories
Health

CMT's Artists of the Year Special Will Honor Only Women for the First Time Ever


The CMT Artists of the Year special only honored male performers in 2017, which, unsurprisingly, caused some backlash online. It looks like the network heard people’s complaints, though, because this year’s honorees are exclusively women. Yes, for the first time since its inception eight years ago, the CMT Artists of the Year ceremony will tribute the current queens of country music—and only the queens.

Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris, Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman, and Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott are the seven women CMT will honor during the show—and each are more than deserving of the praise. Morris took the country and pop music world by storm this year with her crossover hit “The Middle,” featuring Zedd; Lambert spent the first half of the year killing it on tour; and Underwood publicly emerged stronger than ever with her song “Cry Pretty” after enduring a facial injury. (Her album of the same name drops this Friday, September 14.) Little Big Town also found success on tour this year, and Lady Antebellum is still riding the success of their 2017 album Heart Break. Ballerini, meanwhile, was just tapped to be a fifth coach on NBC’s hit competition series The Voice.

[embedded content]

“In this monumental year for women, dedicating one of the biggest nights in the genre to applaud female country artists not only solidifies our commitment, but we hope will spark a much-needed change in the industry,” CMT senior VP Leslie Fram said in a statement.

All the women receiving honors this year are returnees, except Morris, who released her first album in June 2016.

The CMT Artists of the Year Awards will air live from Nashville on October 17 at 8 P.M. ET. Mark your calendars accordingly.

Related Stories:

The Best Looks From the 2018 CMT Awards

Carrie Underwood Addressed the Rumors That Her Injury Was a Cover for Plastic Surgery

Carrie Underwood Is Catching Heat for Her Latest Comments About Fertility



Source link

Categories
Health

10 Makeup Artists on the All-Time Best Products Ever


There’s something about back-to-school time that calls for a refresh. That’s why this week we’re throwing it back to the basics: putting “easy” makeup hacks to the test and a spotlight on the simple products that’ll make a big difference. Class is now in session.

There’s no denying that being a makeup artist is a pretty sweet gig. Not only can they call getting lost in Sephora a project for work, but many of the biggest artists get early access to new products before they hit shelves. With so many options, they could easily keep updating their kits, and yet every artist has the one product that—no matter how many other brands or versions of it they try—they keep going back to. Think of them as the perfect white tee or bag that goes with everything: They’re workhorse staples that deserve a permanent place in your makeup bag. The best part? Of all the recommendations we got, plenty are even found at the drugstore. Here are the products makeup pros say they can’t live without.



Source link

Categories
Health

47 Black Artists From Netflix Came Together for an Incredible Video About Representation


Netflix is one of the most diverse platforms in entertainment, with hundreds of original titles featuring people of every race, gender, sexuality, and size—both onscreen and off. The streaming giant showcased its diversity last year during a BET Awards TV spot titled “It’s About Time” and a campaign called #FirstTimeISawMe, where black and Latinx talent from Netflix revealed when they first felt represented in entertainment. This year Netflix has a new ad, which aired during the 2018 BET Awards last night, that focuses specifically on black representation.

Photographer Kwaku Alston and director Lacey Duke brought together 47 black actors and creators of Netflix original content for a shoot inspired by the iconic 1958 portrait “A Great Day in Harlem.” Several fan favorites made appearances, including Alisha Boe (13 Reasons Why), Danielle Brooks (Orange Is the New Black), and Caleb McLaughlin (Stranger Things), who actually narrated the entire video.

“This is a new day,” McLaughlin says in the ad. “Built from the ground broken by legends. A day for our generation to see untold experiences of our blackness. Representing a limitless range of identity. Playing kings and queens of our neighborhoods. Defeating larger-than-life forces trying to flip our world upside down. We stand up on any stage and every screen. A day when black women are boldly the lead character, whether inmates or scholars. We’re not a genre because there’s no one way to be black. We’re writing while black. Nuanced and complex. Resilient and strong. This is not a moment. This is a movement. We are strong black leads. Today is a great day in Hollywood.”

Watch the full spot for yourself, below:

[embedded content]

Here’s the photo the group took, inspired by A Great Day in Harlem. We annotated the pic so you can see exactly where your fave is.

PHOTO: Kwaku Alston/Netflix

  1. Brett Gray (On My Block)

  2. Sierra Capri (On My Block)

  3. Marque Richardson (Dear White People)

  4. Antoinette Robertson (Dear White People)

  5. Justin Simien (Justin Simien)

  6. Lena Waithe (Dear White People; Master of None; Step Sisters)

  7. Ashley Blaine Featherson (Dear White People)

  8. Mike Colter (Luke Cage)

  9. Nia Jervier (Dear White People; Step Sisters)

  10. Logan Browning (Dear White People)

  11. Caleb McLaughlin (Stranger Things)

  12. Chante Adams (Roxanne Roxanne)

  13. Alfre Woodard (Luke Cage)

  14. Kia Stevens (GLOW)

  15. DeRon Horton (Dear White People)

  16. Gabrielle Dennis (Luke Cage)

  17. Britney Young (GLOW)

  18. Spike Lee (She’s Gotta Have It)

  19. Vaneza Oliveira (3%)

  20. Kane “Kano” Robinson (Top Boy)

  21. Cheo Hodari Coker (Luke Cage)

  22. Mustafa Shakir (Luke Cage)

  23. DeRay Davis (How To Act Black)

  24. Derek Luke (13 Reasons Why)

  25. Kat Graham (The Holiday Calendar; How It Ends)

  26. Russell Hornsby (Seven Seconds)

  27. Alisha Boe (13 Reasons Why)

  28. Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black)

  29. Antonique Smith (Luke Cage)

  30. Simone Missick (Luke Cage)

  31. Priah Ferguson (Stranger Things)

  32. Dawn Porter (Bobby Kennedy for President)

  33. Nia Long (Roxanne Roxanne, Dear White People)

  34. Sydelle Noel (GLOW)

  35. Quincy Brown (The Holiday Calendar)

  36. Justine Simmons (All About The Washingtons)

  37. Rev Run (All About The Washingtons)

  38. Rapsody (Rapture)

  39. Laverne Cox (Orange is the New Black)

  40. Yance Ford (Strong Island)

  41. Marlon Wayans (Naked; Woke-ish)

  42. Ajiona Alexus (13 Reasons Why)

  43. Steven Silver (13 Reasons Why)

  44. Samantha Logan (13 Reasons Why)

  45. Hayley Law (Altered Carbon)

  46. Sacha Jenkins (Rapture)

Ava DuVernay was included in the video but does not appear in this photo.

Related Stories:

Leaving Netflix in July 2018: These Movies and TV Shows Are No Longer Cool for the Summer

Coming to Netflix in July 2018: 92 Movies and TV Shows Hitting Your Queues Very Soon

The First Trailer For The Hate U Give Is Here, and It’s Powerful



Source link

Categories
Health

Taylor Swift Pays Tribute to All the Female Artists Who Inspire Her at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards


Taylor Swift has been missing in action from the awards show scene in recent years, so her surprise appearance at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards was noteworthy in and of itself. And as soon as she took her seat in the front row (in between bestie Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes), it was as if she never left: Swift resumed her corny dance moves, shameless lip-synching, and award-winning habits in no time—and delivered a moving speech that honored female artists both past and present. All in a night’s work.

When Swift took the stage to accept the Billboard Music Award for Top Female Artist—her 22nd BBMA, the most in Billboard history—she used the opportunity to honor her fellow female artists rather than her own successes.

“I haven’t been to an awards show in a few years and it is so nice to be here tonight,” Swift began her acceptance speech. “And it is so nice to receive female artist. I’m on an all-female artist stadium tour right now, so I have to start out by saying thank you to my tour mates Charli XCX and Camila Cabello.” (Insert sweet bestie moment with Cabello standing, cheering, and waving for her “Reputation” tour mate.)

Swift then went on to pay tribute to the women artists of the past, present, and future, thanking them for trailblazing a path and providing inspiration for herself and countless others. “I want to thank all the artists, all the female artists who paved the way for us to get to do what we do, the way we get to do it,” she said. “All the new artists, the new female artists, who are killing it right now—we are so inspired by you. And shoutout to the future female artists who just picked up a guitar and learned how to play piano.”

Watch her speech, below:

Later in the night, after she won Top Selling Album, Taylor thanked her fans. “You guys, when I started writing songs when I was 12, I started writing songs because it made me feel more understood,” she said. “When I was making Reputation, this album, for a while there I was feeling really misunderstood by a lot of people. So I want to say to the fans, thank you for continuing to show up. We just started our tour last week and the ways that you’ve cared about me and the ways that you’ve treated me—thank you for making me feel understood again.”

Related: Taylor Swift Just Quietly Made a Generous Donation to Sexual Assault Survivors





Source link