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Watch Madonna and Diplo's Insane "Bitch I'm Madonna" Performance On The Tonight Show
By now, every bitch should know that Madonna is Madonna. Still, she stopped by the Tonight Show last night with Diplo to remind us all with an epic rendition of her Rebel Heart single "Bitch I'm Madonna." The performance began in her dressing room, spilling into a dance party in the halls backstage (featuring a cameo from her son, Rocco) with Queen Ciccone eventually taking the stage in a dry-humping frenzy, including an intimate moment with Jimmy Fallon's desk.There was a sock puppet involved, too. Respect.
She also performed a charming rendition of "Holiday" on classroom instruments with the Roots and did amazing stand-up about dating younger men. Watch below. Madonna forever.
Amy Schumer and Amber Rose Star In a Masturbation Joke-Filled MTV Movie Awards Promo
Ahead of the MTV Movie Awards this Sunday, host Amy Schumer stars in a hilarious promo clip about a bunch of women -- including Amber Rose -- trying to go incognito to movie screenings of Fifty Shades of Grey and Magic Mike XXL so they can masturbate in the theater. There's lots of jokes about shower heads, gourds, and a "rattlesnake" in Amber Rose's bag and it's refreshing to finally see comedians cracking dirty jokes about female masturbation on cable when dudes have been talking about jacking off for years. Equal opportunity gags about solo play for all!
Who's On Top? A Game Of Thrones Season 5 Power Ranking
10. Theon Greyjoy/Reek: Any list with "power" in its title has to place Reek at the bottom. Think of it as a real-world extension of the psychological torture he's enduring! Reek has now assisted in slaughtering both his surrogate wolf family and his ironborn clan -- and in some perverse dimension, that could maybe be a power move. But since he can't use his own name or take baths, I'm gonna go with nah.
Vague non-spoiley season 5 prediction: Reek gets an extension on his leash.
9. Tyrion Lannister: Tyrion closed out last season with some sick patricide moves, but now he's hiding inside a crate on a ship, presumably without access to his trust fund. Pretty sure his siblings won't be Western Unioning him anytime soon.
Vague non-spoiley season 5 prediction: Cersei loses her shit.
8. Daenerys Targaryen: Dany's queening over a former slave city, which is cool. But is all this putzing around Essos distracting her from getting vengeance? IDK. Seems like Daenerys is having a quarter-life crisis. Also, her key sources of power are either locked up in the catacombs, or flying around lowkey murdering children.
Vague non-spoiley season 5 prediction: Sex, perfect for avoiding the real shit you need to get done.
7. Jon Snow: Jon just led the battle of his life only to have a bullish Baratheon show up and steal the glory/save him. Don't think for a minute that Stannis will let Jon have the power in this dynamic. Not that Jon would take it, anyway. Too modest (or biding his time until destiny comes to whisper "YOLO" in his ear).
Vague non-spoiley season 5 prediction: Sexual tension with Melisandre, because that's kinda her thing.
6. Sansa Stark/Alayne: Sansa did not become a woman when she started her cycle, nor on her wedding day. She became a woman when she straight lied about her aunt's death, then dyed her hair and smirked it out like, "NBD, let's go on a road trip." The new Sansa has what it takes to play the Game of Thrones, and I hope she wins.
Vague non-spoiley season 5 prediction: Endless comforting of her snot-nosed cousin.
5. Stannis Baratheon: Stannis has all the ride or dies, he's got the most legitimate claim to the throne, and he has magic on his side. He also opted out of the War of the Five Kings, but definitely plans on dethroning his nephew. Intriguing! What's the plan? I hope he knows! Vague non-spoiley season 5 prediction: Stannis intends to enjoy the hospitality free labor at Castle Black for a hot sec.
4. Arya Stark: Arya doesn't have real power -- yet. But she's got potential for power, and that's almost as important. Whatever she learns in Braavos will no doubt serve to destroy whoever's left on her hit list.
Vague non-spoiley season 5 prediction: Arya doubles down on being a badass independent woman.
3. Cersei Lannister: The Queen Regent is powerful for now, but she's got like, negative 1,000 karma points so I wouldn't count on that lasting. Her dad's dead, her son's dead, her other son has a new lap to sit on, and her lover/brother just wants his damn hand back. It also seems the Evil Queen has finally met her Snow White in Margaery. Cersei should enjoy the fruits of her sham marriage and illegitimate children while she still can.
Vague non-spoiley season 5 prediction: Cersei clings to the illusion of power, which is all she has left.
2. Petyr Baelish/Littlefinger: Littlefinger is on the come up. The Eyrie is practically his, and it finally has the potential to become more than an inactive pawn. Can you smell the raw potential? Petyr's ambition and cunning got him this far; he's not stopping now. It's no coincidence that the Eyrie towers over every other stronghold in Westeros.
Vague non-spoiley season 5 prediction: More attempts at getting into Sansa's petticoats.
1. Margaery Tyrell: She's been a sort-of-queen twice already, and it's time for her to cross the finish line with Tommen. Scheming Cersei's faux-approval of the relationship is nothing short of ominous; but she shouldn't underestimate the Little Queen. She's got the down-ass Lady Olenna on her side, and the wits to out-Cersei Cersei. Besides, didn't Snow White get the guy in the end?
Vague non-spoiley season 5 prediction: Margaery continues to feast on Cersei's insecurities until there's nothing left but those frosty little fingers she likes to point at everyone.
Samantha Urbani's "1 2 3 4" Is the Weekend Jam We Needed
Fresh from a stint in the holiday music game with Seth Bogart and SSION, Samantha Urbani is back with this synthy '80s-esque monster jam, "1 2 3 4." Her first solo single since she fronted the now-defunct New York band Friends, Urbani wrote and co-produced the song, which features piano and horns from her frequent collaborator and boyfriend Dev Hynes. This is the singing-in-the-mirror, Saturday-night-pre-game jam we've been waiting for and we're excited to hear more of what's to come from Urbani.
Jay Z Posted Video of His and Beyonce's Wedding On Instagram
25 Is the New 8: Why Babycore (Or, Rather, Kidcore) Is Actually Real
But there was one throaway Kanye-ism -- in parentheses, no less -- that took our breath away: "I want to dress like a child as much as possible." Hold up: Kanye wants to wear babycore? Or, more accurately, kidcore?
For those unfamiliar, the term, coined by new media artist Matt Starr, is, quite simply, "apparel inspired by baby clothes." Back in December, we spoke to Starr about how he'd enlisted designer Bryn Taubensee to make adult versions of his '90s-era Gymboree gear. He described the rationale for the look as having to do with the fact that clothing for tots has "a playful, laid back and comfortable aesthetic...that most adult clothing brands don't offer."
At the time, we overlooked this "movement" as an art project, Starr's attempt to spoof the media's obsession with finding the next micro-trend and dubbing everything "____-core" (or "____ -wave"). But maybe we were wrong. Whatever you think of Yeezy's clothing lines, his influence on fashion tastes (especially fashion in hip-hop) is absolutely undeniable. So perhaps it's only a matter of time before we all look like we've gotten our wardrobes from some not-so-distant future Hanna Andersson or Gymboree adult-size diffusion lines.
And, the more we began to think about it, a lot of people (and not just Kanye or Matt Starr) already do look like that. We remembered that back in June, Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff told New York Magazine that he likes "to look like a big kid." The article described his style as including "a baseball cap perched high and askew, a sweater striped with every neon color...and his favorite black-and-yellow-striped socks, pulled halfway up his calves."
While Antonoff's aesthetic might be a more extreme version, we realized we've been seeing variations on this "jaunty schoolboy" look for years in Bushwick and other creative hubs. Usually it incorporates some or all of the following: light or normal rinse high-waisted flood pant jeans; Keds; a schoolboy-style cap devoid of any sports team, brand, or university logos; a colorful windbreaker; and a backpack (often in primary colors). Mac DeMarco is a poster boy for this style. Yes, there are obvious similarities between this look and trends like '90s nostalgia and normcore but, as they say, the (sartorial) devil is in the details: the first grade classroom colors and kiddie accessories create an effect that's more impish than neo-grunge and there's a distinct vibe rather than an intentional lack of one.
"I've used 'toddler-chic' to describe my dressing aesthetic," Brooklyn-based artist Eric Zindorf, 25, tells us. "I'm always pretty much wearing primary colors. I wear a red [Super] Mario baseball cap all the time. I have a lot of tiny backpacks." Of his style evolution, he says that "it came from a time of watching Clueless -- and I know Clueless isn't about kids -- but those skater boys were all wearing primary colors. I was drawn to it. But I started to realize that my taste was evolving and I was drawn more and more to the types of things I wore when I was three."
"I've kind of always worn [kid clothes]," 22-year-old New York City-based soap artist and designer, Liberty Leben, says. "I wear colorful things and kids' ruffle socks. Headbands and scrunchies and overalls. I'll wear shirts with big pockets on them. I also wear a necklace every day that I've had since I was 5-years-old that has gold letter beads with my name on it."
Though the style originated in the streets, you can see echos of it in high fashion, from Thom Browne's short suits to Jeremy Scott's Fall 2015 collection featuring a parade of models dressed like psychedelic baby dolls. While Scott's collection has echos of Twiggy-era trapeze dresses and it's the '90s that have become synonymous with the babydoll dress, what makes the nascent "kidcore" thing different is that it seems to be devoid of any Lolita vibes or sexuality altogether. In this sense, it runs parallel to the recent surge in androgynous and "agender" fashion.
Whether people are adopting this trend as a reaction against hyper-sexuality in fashion and pop culture or as twentysomething nostalgia not for the '90s you missed (Marc Jacobs for Perry Ellis grunge) but the '90s you witnessed (OshKosh), it's a safe bet that one of the contributing factors is the trend's emphasis on ease, both literal and psychological. Yes, the clothes are comfortable and the antithesis of the peacocking fashion you see on street style blogs but, as Starr tells us, it's all about "the mindset." He explains that when he launched the "babycore movement," it was more about a "carefree sense of style and a carefree sense of life" than about sweatshirts with button pouches.
The artist, who revealed exclusively that he's in the process of curating an exhibit featuring "babycore-inspired art from artists around the world," points to celebrities like Jimmy Fallon and Ellen DeGeneres as exemplifying the "babycore" psychology -- exuberance, positivity and earnestness -- if not the fashion. But for many people, the fashion is what helps create the mindset in the first place. "I just feel better when I wear [those clothes]," Zindorf says. "When I think back to my childhood, it feels good to relive it." Leben has similar sentiments. "It's a carefree act. I don't know if it's just because it's my aesthetic or how I feel I want to be young forever. It's almost like I've never grown up but I feel that's okay."
When you think about it, in a culture that has AARP members dressing like they're a long-lost Kardashian sister, it oddly makes sense that the apotheosis of our youth obsession might be reached when the young want to look -- and be -- even younger. In other words, 25 is the new...8?
The Best, Worst and Weirdest of the Week
Weirdest Marketing Campaign of the Week:UKTV erected a life-sized statue of Benedict Cumberbatch made of chocolate in the middle of a mall, and let people lick/eat him. I don't care how dedicated a fan you are -- that's just plain gross. I don't even know what they're advertising. All that I learned was that the cult of Benedict is real. -- Evan Siegel
Most Likely to Become the Next Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel: This painting of Beyoncé. NYU art student Chris Minafo spent 60 hours (or 14 days!) painting this ***flawless portrait of his 'idol' Queen Bey. Watch his journey here. -- Tené Young
Obama Conspiracy Theory of the Week: He's obviously a wizard. How else could he shoot a rainbow out of his hand in Jamaica. Or maybe he's part leprechaun? Damn liberals. -- E.S.
Best Way to Start Your Morning:Cam'ron's Killa Crunch cereal. All mighty Cam'ron (*insert prayer hand emojis*) has his own brand of cereal that he's hiding around various bodegas in New York City. Each box contains a fill-in-the-blank "U Mad (Lib)?", a Killa Crunch T-shirt, a "Dumb Smart" crossword puzzle, and even a $100 bill! Breakfast has never been so rewarding! -- T.Y.
Best Music Trend of the Week:Unexpected remixes. Can we please make collaborating with the pizza guy a lasting thing? -- E.S.
New York's Newest King of Cool: This guy on the subway. The best way to travel on public transport is definitely the La-Z-Boy. -- E.S. [Photo via Reddit]
Best "Wrecking Ball" Impersonation: Anne Hathaway's. She delivered in full "Miley mode" when she tore the house down at the Lip Sync Battle. -- T.Y.
Somehow the Least Surprising News of the Week: Justin Bieber is officially wanted in Argentina after allegedly ordering his bodyguard to attack a photographer. Come on, Argentina! Don't you know that the Biebs is now on the straight and narrow? Or at least embarking on a media campaign to look like it? -- E.S.
Without Vanessa Hudgens, Who Will Be this Year's Queen of Coachella?
Kate Bosworth
History: An elder stateswoman of the Empire Polo Club, Bosworth has attended every Coachella since 2009.
Looks: Bosworth's Coachella style rivals Hudgens' in its comprehensiveness and focus -- she has rocked every iteration of the '70s desert-chic look to ever be featured in a Coachella style slideshow: Cut offs with an American flag tank-top, earth-toned crochet dresses, the perennial floral romper. She's never met an ankle boot she didn't like.
Has she watched a band on someone's shoulders?Yes.
Has she ever worn an ethereal tie-dyed halter dress?Yes.
Has she ever watched a band on someone's shoulders while wearing an ethereal tie-dyed halter dress? Yes.
Dethroning odds: 8.5/10. Coachella is in Bosworth's bones.
Katy Perry wearing a crop-top with nary a flower or tassle in sight yesterday at Mia Moretti's MAC pool party. Photo by Angela Pham/BFAnyc.com
Katy Perry
History: Katy Perry has attended Coachella every year since 2010.
Looks: She wisely left tassels behind in 2010, and tries to mix it up every year. She's done straw hats, lace dresses with pearls, chiffon with combat boots, skirts with scary faces on them, and blue flower things.
Has she ever worn a caftan to Coachella? No.
Has she ever worn a flower crown: Yes.
Has she watched a band on someone's shoulders? No.
Has she ever worn an ethereal tie-dyed halter dress? No.
Dethroning odds: 5/10. Though Perry goes for very different looks each year, you can't be a Coachella Queen without consistency. Especially if you're not using your look to channel the most literal version of "we're listening to music, outdoors, just like bohemian dreamers in the '70s did." She'll never usurp the throne.
Emma Roberts
History: Attended since 2010, possibly earlier.
Looks: A lot of cut-offs, tassels and fringe and something we've seen no other crown contenders rocking: Mesh.
Has she ever worn a caftan to Coachella? No.
Has she ever worn a flower crown? No.
Has she watched a band on someone's shoulders? No.
Has she ever worn anything tie-dyed to coachella? No
Has her presence at Coachella been documented on Just Jared? Yes.
Dethroning odds: 7/10. Coachella has existed since 1999 -- its first year was headlined by Beck and Morrissey -- but few in line for the throne likely remember the halcyon days of 2008. Roberts does. Last year, she told Style.com"The first year I went, five or six years ago, and it was much more grunge, every man for himself. And now it's like, 'Come over to the Patrone tent."
Paris Hilton
History: Coachella's biggest celebrity ride or die, Paris Hilton has attended every Coachella since 2007.
Looks: Hilton started with the obvious -- flowy skirts, flower crowns, belted Grecian-style maxi dresses -- but has gone rogue in recent years. Paris will see your cut-offs and distressed classic rock band t-shirts and raise you a black leather bikini that just has a long lace thing over it. Respect.
Has she ever worn a caftan? Yes, but it was cropped.
Has she watched a band on someone's shoulders?Yes.
Has she done peace signs in Coachella photos?Yes.
Dethroning odds: 9.89/10. A ubiquitous festival presence, Hitlon is backstage. Hilton is DJing at the Indio fairgrounds. Hilton is reminding us of Brandon Davis' existence in Google image search results. A Coachella celebrant of sorts, Hilton's credo is as smiple as A.B.C.: Always Be Coachelling.
Leonardo DiCaprio
History: Brimming with Brazilian models, Coachella is ostensibly DiCaprio's raison d'être, but we could only find photos of him in 2011, 2013 and 2014. Do you even Gobi Tent, Leo?
Looks: Outfits you'd expect a 40-year-old millionaire to wear to a popular outdoor music festival.
Has he ever danced to MGMT during a sandstorm? Yes.
Has anyone ever dubbed "Sandstorm" over the video of him dancing to MGMT during a sandstorm? No. Everyone blew it.
Dethroning odds: 1/10. DiCaprio isn't even in the Coachella royal court, we just wanted to post that video of him dancing.
Jared Leto
History: Jared Leto attended in 2009 and has been back every year since 2012.
Looks: Honestly, where to begin? Runyon Canyon Jesus brings it every time -- zebra tights, off-brand Illuminati t-shirts, Hawaiian shirts, shape tights and one apparently chilly year where he wore a coat, hat and gloves.
Has he ever been captured just standing there, looking at his cell phone?Yes.
Peace signs in photos? No.
Dethroning odds: 7/10 There is no male celebrity Coachella attendee who commits harder to his look than Leto.
Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner
History: Kylie and Kendall made their Coachella debut last year.
Looks:All-black goth desert vibes, bell bottoms cut-offs and distressed t-shirts, fanny packs, feathers, nose rings.
Have they ever watched a band on someone's shoulders? No.
Caftans? No.
Peace signs? No.
Dethroning odds: 3/10 The Jenners aren't quite there, but they're serious. Yesterday, Kendall went hard with a suede vest and a tassel purse and Kylie gave Fulll Earth Tone. They're on their way to domination.
Alessandra Ambrosio
History: She's attended every year since 2010 and has a Coachella-inspired jewelry line
Who is Alessandra Ambrosio? A model.
Looks: Heart sunglasses, ankle boots, cut-offs, tasseled vests, tie-dye. Ambrosio understands Coachella on an intrinsic level and so does her progeny, who will continue her legacy. Her free spirit will be felt in the arid soil of the Coachella Valley plains for generations to come.
Has she ever watched a band on someone's shoulders?Yes.
Peace signs in photos? Yes.
Has her presence at Coachella been documented on Just Jared? Yes.
Dethroning odds: 9.899/10 This really isn't a joke to her.
Winner:
Paris Hilton.
Knowledge comes from learning, but wisdom comes from living. And that's hot. With the most Coachellas under her belt, Hilton is most deserving of the crown. It's 2005 all over again.Bow to your queen.
Scenes from MIA Moretti's Coachella Pool Party With Katy Perry, Jeremy Scott + More
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The Sunday Funnies
Taraji P. Henson hosted SNL last night and her BAMF Empire character, Cookie, stopped by Sesame Street. Cookie's coats are made from Muppet hides!
This video will speak deeply to anyone with noisy upstairs neighbors.
An Apple Watch we can get behind. [LaughterKey]
Sale, sale, sale. [AfternoonSnoozeButton]
Jon Snow is a very bad dinner guest, as evidence in this amazing Late Nigh with Seth Meyers clip.
Well...[Mlkshk]
One of the greatest cat-on-dog sneak attacks ever. That sad thump at the end! [TastefullyOffensive]
Same. [LaughterKey]
Did you know you can use coconut oil to bring dead birds back to life? What isn't this wonder ingredient good for? [TheSecondCityProject]
Snoopscape. [AfternoonSnoozeButton]
Don't even try to steal this otter's spotlight when he's twirling with his gold ring. [TastefullyOffensive]
Watch a news anchor get tricked into saying your favorite line from Anchorman during a broadcast. [Uproxx]
Scenes From Our Neon Carnival Party at Coachella
A special shoutout to our friends at Don Julio who kept us well-lubricated all night long!
Rachel Finley and Blake Anderson
Last Night's Jeremy Scott X Moschino Coachella Party With Katy Perry, Diplo + More
Jeremy Scott and Katy Perry
Lily Rose Depp
Alexa Chung
Jena Malone
Jeremy Scott and Fergie
Rosson Crow
Alexander Wang and Jeremy Scott
Dilo
Katy Perry, Jeremy Scott, Janelle, Cleo Wade, Margot
Jourdan Dunn
Zoe Kravitz
Skrillex, Jeremy Scott, CL, Diplo
David Macklovitch, A-Trak and P-Thugg
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Mayer Hawthorne and Paul Banks
Mercedes V, CL, Lafayette Bless
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Pablo Olea, Johnny Makeup, CL
Atlanta de Cadenet Taylor
Jeremy Scott, Dave 1 and A-trak
Watch Drake's Coachella Performance Here
Update: Watch Madonna make out with Drake during his set, and see two clips from last performance, here.
Up until earlier today, it seemed as if Drake's Coachella-closing performance tonight would not be added to the festival's web streams. Those of us hoping to experience the Paper cover star's set from the comfort of our couches were left with nothing but our woes. But, this afternoon, Coachella tweeted that Drake's set had been added to the web stream line-up after all, and everyone from the 6 and beyond would be able to enjoy Drizzychella online. Blessings on blessings. Drake's set starts at 10:15 PST/1:15 EST. Stream above.
Watch Madonna Make Out With Drake During His Coachella Set
Drake wrapped up week 1 of Coachella last night and, at the end of his If You're Reading This You're Too Late single "Madonna," Queen M herself took the stage. After a rendition of "Human Nature," Madonna grabbed Drake and made out with him, breathily proclaiming, "Bitch, I'm Madonna" and striding away.
Watch two more clips of Drake's performance, set in a tropical Drizzy jungle, below.
Coachella 2015: Pics from Refinery29 X AOK's Paradiso Pool Party and the LED Day Club
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Australian Three-Piece Pearls Party In a Trippy K-Hole In "Pretend You're Mine"
Opening with a mix of synth-rock riffs and vocals that sounds like they could be the start of Edwyn Collins'"A Girl Like You," Pearls'"Pretend You're Mine" is a fun auditory jumble of styles and sounds. The accompanying video, which we're excited to premiere on PAPER, is equally discombobulating (in a good way): there are shots of the Australian three-piece drinking champagne with friends in a glam '70s-by-way-of-Tumblr room; a cutaway to two cheetahs humping; and occasional clips of a glittery guy with a bowl cut licking a gold hand sculpture.
Frontman Ryan Caesar tells us that "the first spark of inspiration for the clip came by way of a hazy hangover, with the girls watching the Marc Bolan TV show in bed after a night out. It was the perfect comedown, Bolan in his bright pink satin suit, struttin around singing 'Ride A White Swan'. The ladies adored the visuals and wanted to replicate that kind of sleazy, '70's tongue in cheek feel." The song is the titular single off of the band's debut album of the same name, out now via Dot Dash/Remote Control. Check out the video and break out your body glitter.