Beyoncé's RENAISSANCE and Our Black, Queer Rebirth
If we’re lucky, we get to die several times in our lifetime. Not a physical death, but one where we shed the person we once were for us to become who we are in the present, changing the trajectory of our future. Realigning ourselves mentally and spiritually, tapping into our higher being. Going through periods of unlearning and removing the boxes society places us in. When Beyoncé decided to let us enter her House of Renaissance, the goal was precise and profound: it was time to embark on a journey to uncover the most liberated versions of ourselves. Beyoncé commanded the world’s attention in June 2022 with the Instagram notification…
Love Island’s Amber Gill ‘splits from girlfriend Jen Beattie after almost a year together
Amber Gill and Jen Beattie have ‘grown apart’ (Picture: Instagram/Jen Beattie) Amber Gill has reportedly split from Jen Beattie after 11 months together. The Love Island winner and Arsenal football star were first linked in December last year, but now they have seemingly called time on their romance after growing apart. They were seen at separate events in London this week, while their last public red carpet appearance was at the Pride of Britain Awards in October. ‘Amber and Jen have decided to end their relationship,’ a source told MailOnline. ‘They remain good friends and the split was amicable but they just grew apart after struggling to spend time together.…
Tommy Fury enjoys ‘daddy-daughter day’ with Bambi after Molly-Mae Hague split fears
Tommy Fury and Bambi hit the town (Picture: Instagram/Molly-Mae Hague) Tommy Fury enjoyed some quality time with his daughter Bambi following split fears from fiance Molly-Mae Hague. The boxer, 24, shared snaps from his ‘daddy daughter day’ with the 10-month-old tot, who he welcomed with Pretty Little Thing brand ambassador Molly, 24, in January. Tommy’s Instagram followers got to join in with the day via his Stories as he shared their escapades, beginning with breakfast as he posted a snap of the adorable youngster grinning while her father fed her porridge from a teddy bear bowl. Next, Bambi was wrapped up in a very on-theme teddy bear jacket and bundled…
The Drums' Jonny Pierce Reveals It All
It’s Jonny Pierce’s first interview since releasing his most intimate and vulnerable album to date, Jonny, and he’s experiencing an emotion he likens to “postpartum depression.” “It feels a bit like that,” he tells PAPER over a video call. “Like, I had been holding this baby inside of me. Actually, in our campaign, we were slowly releasing singles for about nine months, so there were all these correlations in my brain that made it feel like birth.” But the labor of love wasn’t born intentionally. In fact, he had no plans of releasing the music he’d been working on. But, as he was “practicing patience” his label was “practicing impatience.”…
Hemlocke Springs Isn't Daydreaming Anymore
Hemlocke Springs was supposed to go to Stonehenge. Unfortunately, she woke up too late and missed the bus. It’s a bummer. This was one of her only days off in a long and grueling European tour and she was really looking forward to some respite, some moment to revel in the whirlwind. This is the gig, she’s realizing. Being a working musician, and a notable one at that, is different from what she was imagining when she was writing songs, dancing on TikTok and daydreaming in her North Carolina home just a year ago. Stonehenge will have to wait. She has an interview with PAPER to do. Not too shabby.…
Hip-Hop Changed the High Fashion Game
In Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion, author Sowmya Krishnamurthy cements herself as a necessary historian for the culture. As we near the end of Hip-Hop History Month (in the year that marks the genre’s 50th anniversary), her book not only serves as a walk down memory lane for iconic hip-hop style moments, but as a compelling anthology of the storied, symbiotic relationship between music subcultures and luxury fashion. “We all know that DJ Kool Herc spun at his family’s rec room at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, but a lot of people don’t realize that this party — the party that launched a culture — was a means for his…
Tierra Whack Breaks Reality in 'Cypher'
The word “cypher” has two definitions. In hip-hop culture, a cypher is a gathering of rappers who stand in a circle and take turns freestyling. It also defines a hidden code or secret writing — in World War II, for example, spies would often communicate using cyphers. Tierra Whack plays with both meanings in her new documentary Cypher, now available to stream on Hulu and in select theaters via Andscape. What starts out as a seemingly typical music documentary soon takes a twist, becoming a commentary on parasocial fan relationships, illuminati conspiracy theories and music documentaries themselves. “It’s still hard to do interviews because I don’t wanna give it away,”…
Love Island star reveals health issue left him ‘paralysed’ and unable to feel leg
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Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash go big on rare night out together at star-studded Beauty Awards
Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash led the stars at the 2023 Beauty Awards (Picture: Backgrid) Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash were among the stars looking fabulous on the red carpet at the Beauty Awards 2023 on Monday evening as they enjoyed a very rare night out together. The couple have busy lives with both working in showbiz on different schedules, and also have a large blended family, with three of their kids under five years of age. And so, to celebrate Stacey’s beauty brand Rehab being nominated for and winning three awards, she announced they would be ‘making a night of it and staying overnight’ because ‘we don’t go out…
Time Traveling With Evanescence's Amy Lee
According to Amy Lee, the voice behind Evanescence’s larger-than-life sound, understanding the impact of the band’s seismic 2003 release Fallen is something that has only happened with time. “I don’t think there’s any way you can understand the magnitude of your life from a 21-year-old’s perspective,” Lee tells PAPER. “The greatest gift of getting older is being able to appreciate the moment you’re in or what you had.” It was two decades ago that the Arkansas-born rock band released their debut album and introduced the world to their signature sound of symphonic melodies meets metal, all delivered with Lee’s emotive pristine vocals. The band dispatched a medley of hits with…
