Kobe Bryant’s Untimely Death Eclipses The 2020 Grammy Awards
Bella Breakdown As news broke of the tragic helicopter crash that took the lives of the legendary basketball player, 41, his daughter Gianna, 13, and seven other people, Los Angeles – and the rest of the world – froze up in a state of utter shock and mourning. Several hours later, it was time for the music industry to celebrate and honor its top achievers at what was to be a glitzy, uplifting show the planet looks forward to and talks about in the days that follow. This year, however, all everyone could think and talk about was Bryant....
Michelle Obama Nominated For A Grammy
Bella Breakdown The lines between politics and Hollywood have long been blurred as the two worlds influence each other more than once may originally assume. As such, many aspects of political culture have moved their way into popular culture—the fashion of Jackie O, famous words from past presidents, even memes like #thanksobama have become popular all thanks to political stardom. Among their impact on mainstream culture are books: memoirs, journals, and stories of life on The Hill. Recently, former First Lady Michele Obama’s Becoming took the literature world by storm, and it didn’t take long for everyone else to...
Blue Ivy Carter Receives Her First Songwriting Award
Bella Breakdown When you’re the child of two of the most successful artists in the world, music is kind of in your blood, and talent is just about guaranteed. Jay-Z and Beyonce’s daughter Blue Ivy has already untapped her bountiful talent at just seven years old. After co-writing and singing on “Brown Skin Girl” with Queen Bey herself, Blue Ivy was awarded the Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award at the Soul Train Awards for the collaboration. The song is a celebration of dark and brown-skinned women and namedrops some pretty powerful ladies including Lupito Nyong’o, Naomi Campbell, and Kelly...
Cardi B Set To Release New Collaboration With Bruno Mars Tomorrow
Bella Breakdown Cardi B is gaining a lot of attention at the moment, from her Grammys drama leading to her deactivating her Instagram and the drama surrounding her husband Offset. Now she is giving people one more thing to talk about, her new single with Bruno Mars. The new single is dropping tomorrow and there are little details about the new album since the announcement for the new single was made yesterday. The reason for such a late announcement is due to Cardi B deactivating her Instagram account on February 12 after the backlash she received for her Grammy...
Inside Cardi B’s Showstopping Grammys Look
Bella Breakdown If there’s one woman to make the world turn and look at her, it’s Cardi B. When she arrived on the red carpet Sunday night, she emerged in something that can be described as art and fashion. That’s right, Cardi walked down the carpet in a real life version of Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus.” Complete with a mermaid like silhouette and pearls, Cardi absolutely slayed in a true tribute to the power of femininity. The gown is actually vintage Thierry Mugler Couture from the 1995 fall couture collection. When the outfit walked down the runway in...
