H.E.R. Surprises “Beauty and the Beast” Fans With a Rock ‘n’ Roll Dress Transformation

“Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration” is a fairy tale come to life. The live-action special, available to stream on Disney+, is a star-studded event, featuring talent like H.E.R. (née Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson) as Belle, Josh Groban as the Beast, Shania Twain as Mrs. Potts, Martin Short as Lumière, David Alan Grier as Cogsworth, screen legend Rita Moreno as the narrator, and more. Speaking with POPSUGAR, costume designer Marina Toybina shares what it was like to work with such impressive names and how she crafted some of the show’s immaculate, stunning costumes — more than 300 in total. read more

Johnny Manuel Is the Stylish Musician You Should Have on Your Radar

For people discovering you for the first time, how would you describe your music? And what song of yours should they start with?

That is a very interesting question. I have a few different projects coming out, so I’m touching on a lot of different genres at the moment, which is cool, but my solo project that is out now, Younger Skin, is more R&B based because that’s the core of who I am. It’s foundational for me. And the song I would want people to listen to off of there would be “Out of Time” just because it encompasses everything. It tells the story of who I am as an artist.  read more

Megan Thee Stallion Isn’t The One On Trial

At first, it was confusing to me that people are choosing not to believe Megan and instead take the side of Lanez, a person who has a history of alleged domestic abuse, and who, as the court will hopefully soon hear, allegedly admitted to being the shooter. The court also heard audio from an interview in which Megan’s former friend Kelsey Harris told prosecutors she saw Lanez shoot at Megan five times, and that he later tried to bribe her into keeping quiet. read more