Brandy honoured at BMI’s R&B–hip-hop awards
Paras Griffin On Thursday night, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) held its R&B–hip-hop awards at the Sandy Springs Arts’ Center in Atlanta, Ga., with Brandy receiving the BMI President’s Award. The event was hosted by BMI president and CEO Mike O’Neill and vice-president, creative, Atlanta, Catherine Brewton. The event began with a tribute to […]
Taylor Swift’s Lover is China’s biggest international album of 2019
Universal Music notes that music superstar Taylor Swift has surpassed a million albums in China with her latest release, Lover. Lover has set a new record for an international artist in China, now the most consumed international full-length album of the year. Its Chinese sales have exceeded those of its US ones. The […]
Demasking the torture of Julian Assange
David G. Silvers/Wikimedia Commons Above: The author, Prof Nils Melzer I know, you may think I am deluded. How could life in an embassy with a cat and a skateboard ever amount to torture? That’s exactly what I thought, too, when Assange first appealed to my office for protection. Like most of the […]
Facial treatments go head to head
Korea continues to lead the pack in innovative beauty services, and that includes the new signature Head Spa service from Nioxin. More popularly known as a brand for thinning hair, the 45 minute “facial” for the scalp is tailored to the hair type, condition, and need of the client, from fine and thin to textured […]
LA beauty events: the golden ageless
During the weekend of May 31, Shiseido took over a swanky Malibu beach house for a series of roll-out installations spotlighting some of their many micro-targeted product ranges for different age groups. The Japanese beauty giant kicked things off with the introduction of WASO, a minimalist super-food skin care concept designed for millennials and Gen […]
Hero products and ideas emerge at Secret Room Events’ pre-MTV Movie & TV Awards’ nominee lounge
J. C. Olivera VIPs attending included Lou Ferrigno and his wife Carla, Abby Lee Miller, Farrah Abraham and Sophia Abraham, Kate Siegel, and Melissa Crista. Any carbon-based life form knows that popular culture was supercharged with the presence of superheroes and sci-fi happenings in cinemas, on television, and online. The past 12 months also happened […]
The Scene: from celebrating Chinese fashion to fund-raising for Alzheimer’s
Kristina Bumphrey; Gonzalo Marroquin The splendid China Institute Fashion Gala was held at the iconic New York City venue, the Plaza Hotel. Co-presented by the China Institute and Yue-Sai Kan China Beauty Charity Fund, the lavish event showcases emerging Chinese talent, while acknowledging well established personalities in beauty and fashion. The evening was hosted by […]
Fabletics, Maddie Ziegler announce activewear collaboration
Fabletics, co-founded by actress Kate Hudson with Adam Goldenberg and Don Ressler, has announced a collaboration with dancer and actress Maddie Ziegler, on a just-launched activewear collection. It is the first time Ziegler has collaborated on an activewear collection. The limited-edition Maggie Ziegler ♥ Fabletics capsule collection comrpises seven outfits, with sports’ bras, tops, […]
Jamie McCarthy Veuve Clicquot held its 12th annual Polo Classic at Liberty State Park in Jersey City on Saturday, with celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence, Michael B. Jordan, Emily Ratajkowski, former Lucire cover girl Nicky Hilton, Julianne Moore, Joan Smalls, Frida Aasen, Ty Hunter, Cindy Bruna, Kate Bock, Andrew Rannells, Coco Rocha, Antoni Porowski, Ebonee Davis, […]
Skin science that is elemental
Although it did not feel like summer was fast approaching, the La Roche–Posay posse took their sun protection and skin restoration line to the bar of West Hollywood’s Norah. The overview of collection’s technical breakthroughs, led by dermatologist and brand ambassador Dr Ava Shamban, was preceded by a fancy hodge-podge of snacks (artisan cheese and […]
