#shining-lalah

[mangocheesecakes]

Hello! I was wondering if you could help vet/verify the GFM of my sister’s friend, Hanaa Ibrahim?

If you want to get in contact with Hanaa directly, I can text her and ask. I’m afraid she and her family don’t have an online presence, but as proof she’s a real person, her college’s alumni collective shared her fundraiser: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6wVR9JxSt9/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

@syd-beads4evac is also selling jewelry to help! I apologize if the links don’t work or look suspicious, I tried everything I could to attempt to get them to work. I understand you likely have a huge message backlog, thank you for all the work that you do! 

www.gofundme.com/f/help-family-evacuate-gaza

Hello there. Thank you for sending this in and very sorry for this late response.

First, I have to clarify that I am not a Palestinian so I cannot vet or verify fundraisers and has never done so. I only check whether a particular tumblr url is possibly one of the scammers that we've been tracking on here. If the account does not look like the usual scammers, then I try to look around to see if a Palestinian user has already vetted them OR if they have another social media account linked on their blog that could indicate from past posts that they are indeed who they say they are on their asks.

Since you, yourself is vetting this fundraiser, know the person running it personally, and have very kindly provided us with these links, then I trust you and I trust that this is genuine.

(Looking around just after typing this, I see user @/ibtisams have also answered this ask and posted the gfm link here.)

Please consider donating to this gofundme for Hanaa's family. They are currently at $34,270USD of their $100,000 goal.

You can also try purchasing items from @syd-beads4evac who is directing 100% of proceeds to this fundraiser.

[martintheland-lockedmartian9]

fantastic shining-lalah requested an Oplita fic for a donation to Kaon City Medics. As some people expressed interest, I recorded a brief video of me editing the first few paragraphs. The fic comes out Monday (and still doesn't have a name, so if you have an idea...)

Not all these edits were final. In most cases it is me clarifying language, fixing poorly structured sentences, and fixing tenses

[discodisorder]

artfight attack for @shining-lalah, 🪽

[journeytojaburo]

Zeta thoughts, comments, questions, concerns, etc...

Favorite episodes: To Earth, Amuro Flies Again, Cinderella Four, The Messenger from Axis, Casualties of War

Characters I thought were interesting (a condensed list):

MIPs (Most Intriguing-Looking Players) (mobile suits) from each faction:

What I Liked:

Man that finale…the ending of course really got me emotionally, but I loved the part in the abandoned theater where all those theater metaphors they made throughout the show paid off

The dramatic relationships in this were so good they made my chest concerningly hurt at some point

Following up on this, I knew Four and Kamille were going to get me emotionally because they're kind of like Lalah and Amuro 2.0 but I wasn't expecting Emma and Reccoa to fill me with such deep despair with how their relationship fell apart/the full reversal of their roles

The Cyber-Newtype stuff and the additional Newtype stuff (see: Kamille covering the gundam in psychic armor) was really fascinating

What I Disliked:

Had the sequel problem of extending its scope way too much. so it had a hard time juggling all the new characters and plot points which I felt hurt the potential of a few storylines (Scirocco and Haman as effective villains, Katz and Reccoa believing they were being forgotten, etc.)

More characters means more female characters but with that came way more misogyny (might expand on this later)

I wish the returning characters had a little more time to shine though I can understand why that’s the case

IDK if it was just the particular DVD set I had but the translation was really scuffed at points

Overall conclusion: It's a sequel! With all the ups and downs that come from that...I think overall I'd say I enjoyed my time with it

[wallisninety-six]

機動戦士ガンダム III めぐりあい宇宙編

[pdmtsn]

Robert Glasper - Black Radio III (2022)

A1 In Tune [feat. Amir Sulaiman] 3:18 A2 Black Superhero [feat. Killer Mike & BJ The Chicago Kid & Big K.R.I.T.] 5:55 A3 Shine [feat. D Smoke & Tiffany Gouché] 6:28

B1 Why We Speak [feat. Q-Tip & Esperanza Spalding] 6:19 B2 Over [feat. Yebba] 4:55 B3 Better Than I Imagined [feat. H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello] 4:51

C1 Everybody Wants To Rule The World [feat. Lalah Hathaway & Common] 5:03 C2 Everybody Love [feat. Musiq Soulchild & Posdnuos] 5:03 C3 It Don't Matter [feat. Gregory Porter & Ledisi] 5:27

D1 Heaven's Here [feat. Ant Clemons] 3:57 D2 Out Of My Hands [feat. Jennifer Hudson] 5:35 D3 Forever [feat. PJ Morton & India.Arie] 5:45 D4 Bright Lights 4:02

Genre: Funk/Soul Style: Rhythm & Blues

[fostersffff]

The Big Gundam Watch, Part 2.2: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Episodes 26-50

I’m ultimately very glad I broke this series’s review up into two parts, because I think if I had done it all in one go I would’ve wound up downplaying or just straight-up erasing a lot of the issues I had with the first half If you’re interested in that, check it out here! Otherwise, let’s get into the back half of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam!

THE STUFF I LIKED:

The stuff I spent so much time griping about in the first installment of this- about how the nature of the conflict doesn’t really compliment the way Kamille acts- stops being relevant, because Kamille stops bitching. Or rather, now when he bitches, it’s better motivated than “not trusting the AEUG”. Like, Kamille getting mad at Bright telling him to not spread the news about Reccoa joining up with the Titans is ridiculous, but at least he has a good reason to be upset to start.

Although, speaking of the AEUG’s squeaky clean good guy status, I was surprised to see them seize and actually use the Colony Laser. Or, rather, I was surprised no one in the AEUG was opposed to the measure. I imagine the Colony Laser will wind up being a plot point in ZZ one way or another so we’ll see then.

Reccoa’s arc was a real fucking roller coaster, and I was originally very confident everything about her was going in the bad section. But, in the end I found her to be one of those antagonists you love to hate, rather than just being miserable every time she was on screen. The overwhelming shamelessness of “no ideology, only cock” is kind of awe inspiring, and the fact that no one was trying to minimize the gravity of what she was doing kept her from being a drag.

I love Haman Karn. Similar to Scirocco, she feels like the archvillain the original series never got to have, except even more directly this time because she’s actually in control of Zeon. Everything from “doing incredibly close fly-bys with her mobile suits to potential allies to assert dominance” to “calling Char a Zabicuck in front of Mineva and the entire court knowing he can’t do anything” is just like... man, what a fuckin’ great heel. Plus, the Qubeley is my favorite Zeon mobile suit to date.

Speaking of mech designs, the back half is loaded with some real cool ones! I still have an issue with the way that design sensibilities are still kinda muddled- all of the Titans’s new mobile suits and armors like the Hambrabi, Baund Doc, and Palace Athene all look like Zeon mobile suits, except for the Psycho Gundams, but the Gaza-C grunt suits that Axis use look like they had the same designer as the Rick Dias because of the eye- but taken individually, all of those designs are amazing. I even went ahead and bought the gunpla kits for the Qubeley, Baund Doc, and Psycho Gundam.

Notably missing from my praise of cool mobile suits is the Zeta Gundam. Admittedly, it’s a really slick looking mobile suit, but I prefer Gundams to be really angular; it’s why I prefer the Shining Gundam to the Burning Gundam. So at the moment, Zeta is probably my least favorite Gundam design, except for maybe the Psycho Mk-II

I rolled my eyes over the “FOUR COULD BE MY LALAH!” line in the first half, but perhaps hypocritically, I love that Katz has an almost beat-for-beat reenactment of Lalah’s death with Sarah. Overall, I think this sequence is a much better “we’re doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over again” scene than Four’s death, because watching it happen to someone who was a personal witness to what Lalah’s death did to Amuro makes it hit way harder. Not that I thought Four’s death was badly executed, and in fact, it’s probably a stronger reinforcement of the message to have them both suffer this kind of loss, but if there has to be a “winner” Lalah surrogate, Sarah’s the better one.

In all this time, I somehow managed to never find out exactly what happens to Kamille, and Jesus Christ that’s bleak. From a writing perspective, I appreciate the sheer boldness of “most of the core cast dies violently and the main character has his soul broken, which is expressed as degenerative brain damage”.

Actually, speaking of that; I mentioned how much I liked the little bit of characterization they were able to give Four’s handler Namicar in the first part of this via incidental actions, and one of the most stunning instances of that in the series is in the penultimate episode, when Kamille momentarily lifts the visor on his suit while he’s out in space. Right before it happened I was wondering “why is he making the motion to lift his visor”, and he completely sidesteps it when Emma asks him what the fuck he was thinking. I interpreted it as Kamille subconsciously attempting to commit suicide, considering how emotionally devastating the last couple encounters have been for him, and it makes me wonder if his state at the end of the series is meant to be solely the result of Scirocco’s NEWTYPE SOUL BREAKER, or if that was just the straw that broke the camel’s back after he was already losing his grip.

I cannot believe Fa lived. Good for her though, she really needed a win, even if it’s a Pyrrhic win.

THE STUFF I LIKED LESS:

Once again, the subtitles are a problem. No specific examples this time, but considering the series’s well-deserved pedigree, I really think it deserves… A New Translation.

Gonna use that brilliant segue to say that I looked up the differences in the compilation movies and it’s crazy to see how much it has in common with the Final Fantasy VII Remake. Even GACKT shows up!

So, there was only ever one ending theme for this series, but for some reason they eventually switch to a slightly different ending animation that’s functionally identical to the first one, except Fa is animated less smoothly and the colors are weird. I guess this isn’t necessarily bad, but it’s distracting.

The main question I found myself asking in this second half, besides “is Reccoa seriously doing this”, was “wait, why did Char take Shinta and Qum into space, and why are they still on the ship?” Much like Kikka, Katz, and Letz in the original series, I don’t really mind Shinta and Qum all that much, but the orphans had a good reason for being on White Base for so long, and by the time they were able to leave, both they and the crew had gotten attached to each other. Time and again, Shinta and Qum prove to be tremendous liabilities, and I get the feeling the only reason they were there was because some executive at Sunrise and/or Bandai was like “hey where’s the kids so kids will have kids to relate to”.

They don’t focus on it for long, thankfully, but the handful of episodes where they go hard with Henken’s crush on Emma are excruciating. It’s one thing when he’s attempting to awkwardly flirt during a briefing, it’s another when he lays on hands and goes “I’M WORRIED ABOUT YOUR WOMB, EMMA!”

Cyber-Newtypes are never satisfactorily explained, especially because the exchange Kamille has with Namicar at Kilimanjaro complicates things by creating a further distinction between “Cyber-Newtypes” and “artificial Newtypes”. Even switching to the English dub didn’t help on this one much, and I’m reluctant to start deep wiki diving until I at least finish Char’s Counterattack.

When Fa has that conversation with Rosamia about her memories being false, are we supposed to understand it’s because Fa had an epiphany looking at the photos inside the house on Axis? Because if so, it’s not conveyed very well, and if not, it’s really impressive that she manages to hit the nail on the head with zero evidence.

It feels like there’s an episode missing between Scirocco Rises and A Descent into the Maelstrom. Partially because the way things happen feels a little mixed up: first they go to seize the Colony Laser, then suddenly Axis is in danger of colliding with Grenada, then they have to head back to the Colony Laser for the final confrontation with the Titans. But also because everyone seems to suddenly develop an intense blood hatred for Haman, instead of just treating her like an enemy during A Descent into the Maelstrom. Like, why is Katz now blaming Haman for Sarah’s death instead of Scirocco, outside of “he’s grieving and everyone who’s an enemy is responsible”. Kamille is also at a 10/10 on the murderous intent scale when he starts fighting Haman, which is weird because having him engage her normally would have made him going into a frenzy after she violently rejects their mutual understanding more impactful.

I don’t hate the penultimate episode reveal that the Zeta Gundam can manifest the power of dead Newtypes to enhance itself to what is essentially a super mode, but maybe that particular power could have manifested earlier in smaller ways to give Kamille the edge during certain encounters. Some kind of… sign of Zeta?

In summary: please, more exposition and better subtitles in future Gundam installments. Fingers crossed that since the blu-ray of ZZ is the first and only official release of that series in the West and that it came out in 2016, the subtitles will at least be better.

OTHER OBSERVATIONS:

Can’t take my eyes off Fa’s crimson vinyl high-waisted pantsuit complete with 80′s shoulderpads cropped blazer and bolo tie, but Emma’s sleeveless blazer (that also has 80′s shoulderpads) over long-sleeve dress and whatever the fuck Kamille is wearing are also terrific.

Another shout-out to Sarah’s beret, trenchoat, push-up sports bra, and multiple pearl necklaces fit when she goes to bomb a city. Fashion, baby!

Zeta Gundam’s dub was done by Blue Water Studios, which is the same studio that did the dub for G Gundam. I knew that there would be overlap in the casts, but I was nearly bowled over when I flipped on the dub for a scene with Jamitov and found out he had the same voice actor as G Gundam’s Stalker, doing the exact same voice, to the point that I was ready for him to just go “LET’S GET THINGS STARTED!”

I hooted at Sayla’s cameo during Char’s speech. I was under the impression she just wasn’t in the show in any capacity, so even just a cameo was really nice to see.

I kept waiting for Yazan to say “I’M GONNA VIOLATE YOU!” and it never came up! Of course, him grabbing that other pilot’s dick and telling him he should be hard going into combat gets the same characterization across.

Kamille very obviously perving on Fa during that one scene where she’s bathing the kids feels sorta out of character, but up to that point in the series it was the most humanizing thing I had seen Kamille do, so it’s a wash.

Probably too much to ask that there’s not a scene of children running out of the bathroom butt-ass naked with their caretaker running out behind them also butt-ass naked in ZZ considering that we’re 2/2 on that gag so far, huh?

Had a laugh back during Mobile Suit Gundam over Kycilia chiding Ghiren for being too trusting when she herself gets very obviously betrayed, and had a similar laugh when Scirocco laments how much the final battle is being driven by emotion before turning to fucking Reccoa Londe and saying “you will be the one to change people so that they’re driven by logic and reason.”

This series has done a good job of getting me even more excited for Char’s Counterattack. Every single person in the series spends so much time hyping up Char as the best possible leader for humanity, so I’m really curious to see if and how the movie has those characters reckon with what Char winds up doing once he gets into political power, especially Amuro.

In context, Char saying he’s never betrayed anyone is true to Char because in his mind he was never loyal to the Zabis or any regime that would claim to be the successor to Zabi Zeon, but it’s still really fucking funny to watch the guy who taunted Garma as he was about to die and mockingly saluted Kycillia before blowing her to pieces say that with a deadly straight face.

I have seen so many people clowning on Char for having a weird mother/sister/lover vision of his relationship with Lalah, so why doesn’t Kamille get clowned on in the exact same way for how he explains his explicitly romantic relationship with Four to Rosamia as a sisterly one?

Just for fun: here’s the raw notes I started taking once Reccoa neglected to tell Bright how she met Scirocco:

Thankfully, her bond with Yazan is abandoned almost immediately in favor of reinforcing how charismatic Scirocco is, but woof.

IN CONCLUSION:

Zeta certainly has been A Ride. It roused much more emotion out of me than the original series did, but it wasn’t always positive, at least for the first half. Even though I’d say it’s better in most ways than its predecessor, I don’t know if I could recommend Zeta as easily as I felt I could recommend Mobile Suit Gundam. The original series was conceived and still functions perfectly as a standalone series, while Zeta relies really heavily on the foundation Mobile Suit Gundam built while not very clearly explaining the new elements it introduces. But, if you’re going to be watching through the Universal Century, you’ll walk away happy having watched this. Well, “happy”’s really not the right word, but definitely satisfied with a damn good anime.

Next up: Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ! I hear this one’s not anime...

[yjunies]

karma for the playlist game :D

here we go 🧡

kpop ver.

K iss kiss by shinee A ction figure by wayv R u ridin'? by baekhyun M omomo by cosmic girls A ngel or devil by txt

non-kpop ver.

K ickback by omar apollo A cid trip by rejjie snow R eachin' 2 much (feat. lalah hathaway) by anderson .paak M y favourite clothes by rini A fter the storm (feat. tyler, the Creator & bootsy collins) by kali uchis

send me your name and I’ll make you a mini playlist

[kekojay]

It was like a lifetime passed right through my fingers

So long ago so much that I didnt know

Kind of like a light shined down and showed me how

How to move on that was then and this is no

[trascapades]

🖤📻#ArtIsAWeapon

#BlackHistoryMonth

Happy 10th Anniversary #BlackRadio! This game-changing, genre-bending, landmark album from the Robert Glasper Experiment - released February 28, 2012 - has remained in my regular rotation. I still remember the chills I got listening to it the very first time at Electric Lady Studios - it was unlike any album I had ever heard. Countless spins and so many incredible live music performances later, salute @robertglasper

@dhodgeworld @chrisdaddydave @casey_benjamin and all the featured artists!

"Black Radio" Track Listing:

▪︎Lift Off/Mic Check (featuring Shafiq Husayn)

▪︎Afro Blue (featuring Erykah Badu)

▪︎Cherish The Day (featuring Lalah Hathaway)

▪︎Always Shine (featuring Lupe Fiasco & Bilal)

▪︎Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.) (featuring Ledisi)

▪︎Move Love (featuring KING)

▪︎Ah Yeah (featuring Musiq Soulchild & Chrisette Michele)

▪︎ Consequence Of Jealously (featuring Meshell Ndegeocello)

▪︎Why Do We Try (featuring Stokely Williams)

▪︎Black Radio (featuring Mos Def)

▪︎Letter to Hermoine (featuring Bilal)

▪︎Smells Like Teen Spirit

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**Oh, and Robert's done it again! His latest album "Black Radio III" has been on repeat since it dropped last week! GIT INTO THIS INSTANT CLASSIC NOW! **

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Reposted from @robertglasper 10 yrs today!!!! Man time really flies… This album went far beyond my expectations and did things I couldn’t imagine. First album EVER to debut in the top 10 of 4 different genres at the same time on Billboard!!! Black Radio 2 did the same (not to brag). Well actually, fuck it I’m bragging lol!!! Thanx to everyone who supported this album!!! Thanx to everyone who was a part of making this album!!!!!

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#BlackMusic #HipHop #Jazz #Soul #Funk #RnB #RobertGlasper #RobertGlasperExperiment #MusicIsLife #BuyMusic #MusicLovers

[jwscrobbles]

Top 50 Songs Scrobbled for the Week Ending 9/23/2012

TW       LW         ARTIST - SONG  

1        2            Azealia Banks - LIQUORICE (1 week @ #1) 

 2        1            Katy Perry - WIDE AWAKE (3 weeks @ #1) 

 3        4            Crystal Castles - TELL ME WHAT TO SWALLOW  

4        7            The Black Keys - LITTLE BLACK SUBMARINES 

 5        5            DivaGeek - OH LA LAA 

 6        3            Drake/The Weeknd - CREW LOVE 

 7        8            Javier Dunn - ANIMAL

  8       11           Frank Ocean - LOST 

 9       10           Emeli Sande - MY KIND OF LOVE

 10      17           Maroon 5 - ONE MORE NIGHT 

11        6           Jessie Ware - 110%

 12      12           Sam Sparro - I WISH I NEVER MET YOU

 13      21           Elle Varner - WTF

 14      20           Beach House - WILD 

15       9            Florence + the Machine - SPECTRUM (CALVIN HARRIS MIX) (2 wks at #1) 

16      16           Usher/Rick Ross - LEMME SEE

 17      26           Passion Pit - CARRIED AWAY 

18      18           AlunaGeorge - YOU KNOW YOU LIKE IT 

19      13           Frank Ocean - THINKIN BOUT YOU

 20      15           Dwele - WHAT PROFIT

 21      27           Lana del Rey - SUMMERTIME SADNESS 

22      34           Rick Ross/Usher - TOUCH N' YOU

 23      35           NAS/Amy Winehouse - CHERRY WINE 

24      15           Disclosure/Sinead Harnett - BOILING

 25      19           John Legend/Ludacris - TONIGHT (BEST YOU EVER HAD) (1wk @ #1)

 26      22           The Wanted - CHASING THE SUN 

 27      31           Rihanna - COCKINESS (LOVE IT)

 28      36           Calvin Harris/Example - WE'LL BE COMING BACK HOME

29      42           No Doubt - SETTLE DOWN

30      43           Wale/Rick Ross/Meek Mill/T-Pain - BAG OF MONEY

31      23           Cleo Sol - NEVER THE RIGHT TIME

 32      24           Foster the People - CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT 

33      25           Gym Class Heroes/Ryan Tedder - THE FIGHTER (1 week @ #1)  34      29           Demi Lovato - GIVE YOUR HEART A BREAK 

35      30           Ihsaan Bilal - SUMMER LEAVES

 36      38           SWV - COSIGN 

37      41           Kelly Rowland/Lil Wayne - ICE 

38      45           Robert Glasper/Lupe Fiasco/Bilal - ALWAYS SHINE 

39      28           Estelle - SPEAK YA MIND  40      32           Robert Glasper/Lalah Hathaway - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT 41      40          J. Cole/Missy Elliot - NOBODY'S PERFECT

  42      45          The Killers - Runaways

 43      36          Miami Horror - IMAGINATION (I WANT YOU TO KNOW)

 44      ---           Nicki Minaj - POUND THE ALARM

 45      50          The Flying Lotus - SEE THRU TO U  

 46      37          Rihanna - WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN

 47      39          Azealia Banks - JUMANJI

 48      49          Rudimental/John Newman - FEEL THE LOVE 49      ---           Keyshia Cole/Lil Wayne - ENOUGH OF NO LOVE 

50      ---           Gym Class Heroes/Oh Land - LIFE GOES ON

[womenofcolor15]

2020 GOLDEN GLOBES AFTERPARTIES: LaLa, Mike & Kyra Epps, Yara, Storm & More Make High Slits, Bold Colors & Baby Bumps Look GOODT

Celebs - those invited to the actual show and those who weren't - made their way to the afterparty scene following the 2020 Golden Globe Awards.  See fashion flicks from LaLa Anthony, Mike Epps and his pregnant wife Kyra, Yara Shahidi, Storm Reid and more inside…

If you were rooting for everybody black at this year’s Golden Globes, unfortunately no YBFers took home any awards. "When They See Us" was snubbed, but Beyonce, Eddie Murphy and a few other black stars nabbed nominations.

No celebratory wins for the YBF folks, but celebs did hit the afterparty scene for the turn up.

InStyle and Warner Bros. hosted its 21st annual Golden Globes afterparty and LaLa Anthony pulled up on the blue carpet to flex. The "Power" star served up thigh action and sex appeal in a black LaBourjoisie gown.

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  Over the weekend...

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                  VANITY FAIR/AMAZON PARTY

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  "The Chi" star flexed her curves in this burnt orange Monse frock for the Amazon Studios x Vanity Fair pre-Golden Globes party.

Oh baby!

Weeks after announcing they're expecting, comedian/actor Mike Epps and his new bride Kyra Robinson Epps bumped along on the carpet. She's about 8-months along now.

The newlyweds celebrated their new bundle of joy during a baby shower in Chicago last week. Congrats again to the couple!

Tiffany Haddish - who's gearing up to star in her new movie Like A Boss - kept it pretty in pink straight from the show, rocking a Galia Lahav dress, Jimmy Choo shoes and Pomellato jewels.

Tiff stays cutting up.

Mother-daughter twins! Actress Lisa Bonet and her daughter/"Big Little Lies" star Zoe Kravitz were all smiles when they hit the carpet alongside Lisa's fine hubby/Aquaman star Jason Momoa. Zoe & Jason presented together at the show.

Lisa rocked a Fendi dress, while Zoe played with patterns in this off-the-shoulder Saint Laurent gown.

"Orange Is The New Black" star Laverne Cox stole the show in this orange Michael Cinco creation. It was bold, extra and glamourous - everything Laverne served on the red carpet.

"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Garcelle Beauvais hit the carpet with her new man/screenwriter Michael Elliot, one of their first together since revealing they're officially a couple.

Comedian/actor Keegan-Michael Key and his wife Elisa Key served up coupledom vibes on the carpet.

Come all the way through!

"Euphoria" star Storm Reid twirled down the carpet in a floral one-shouldered Rosie Assoulin gown.

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  Gorge.

"How To Get Away With Murder" star Aja Naomi King kept it silky smooth in a rose gold Reformation dress.

Disney starlet Skai Jackson struck a pose in a strapless pink REDValentino mini dress and Stuart Weitzman heels.

"Queer Eye" star Karamo Brown changed it up and had some fun with his co-star Bobby Berk on the carpet after hitting the carpet at the show.

Model chick Jasmine Sanders looked like a goddess in this Georges Hibeika number.

She has been rumored to be dating Washington Wizards baller Kelly Oubre Jr., following her split from TV personality Terrence J.  But we're hearing that may be over too, thanks to a certain new rumored celeb bae (we'll reveal that later).

A Wrinkle In Time star Gugu Mbatha Raw shined brightly in a gold Gucci gown.

Flirty & fun! "The Haves & The Have Nots" actress Tika Sumpter showed off her stems in a white Viktor and Rolf mini.

DOPE actress Kiersy Clemons showed off her curves in this peachy nude JLUXLABEL dress.

Rapper Snoop Dogg came out for the fun.

"The Real" co-host Adrienne Bailon Houghton - who revealed on her YouTube account she lost 20lbs - rocked this sculpted Water Collection dress accessorized with XIXI jewelry.

All Eyez On Me star Kat Graham posed it up on the carpet in a chocolate suede gown that featured a high neck and embroidery.

If Beale Street Could Talk actress KiKi Layne switched her style rocking this feathered wore see-through Julien Macdonald number. LOVE!

Inside, actor Evan Ross, his wife Ashlee Simpson Ross, Queen & Slim writer Lena Waithe, and Jasmine Sanders snapped it up together. Lena's BDE has us fangirling as usual.

Evan & Ashlee are still all wrapped up in love.

Family fun!

"The Vampire Diaries" star stopped for a photo-op with new mom & actress Shay Mitchell, who was wearing Nicolas Jebran.

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                  When She Wears Paco #JSNstyleteam

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  Trans activist Janet Mock killed it in Paco Rabanne, styled by Jason Bolden. HOT.

At another party...

"Grown-ish" star Yara Shahidi lit up The Walt Disney Company's Golden Globes afterparty at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. She killed it in a yellow, strapless Carolina Herrera with a side train paired with gold Christian Louboutin pumps.

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                  tonight #goldenglobes

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  Season 3 of "Grown-ish" premieres January 16th on Freeform.

"POSE" star/EMMY winner Billy Porter (who was nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama category) turned heads in a white Alex Vinash 'fit. On the carpet at the Golden Globes, he rocked the look with a feathered train.

HARRIET star Cynthia Erivo (who was in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama category) changed out of her multi million dollar Thom Browne look for this more casual black-and-white number.

At another party...

Netflix made sure to host a gig for the Golden Globe post-party scene. "A Black Lady Sketch Show" Gabrielle Dennis, Like A Boss star Tiffany Haddish, "The Have & The Have Nots" actress Crystal R. Fox and Night School star Bresha Webb were in the mix, snapping flicks together during the festivities.

"Queen Sugar" star Omar Dorsey linked up with the ladies. #BlackExcellence

Superproducer Pharrell Williams, his wife Helen Lasichanh, and Ambassador Nicole Avant chopped it up during the party.

Werk! Victoria's Secret model Winnie Harlow killed it in this LaQuan Smith fringed dress.

At another gig...

"How To Get Away With Murder" star Aja Naomi King was making her rounds last night. After hitting up the InStyle/Warner Bros. party, she made her way to HBO's post-Golden Globes bash. By the way, the network nabbed four wins at the Golden Globes.

Miss J made sure to serve a lewk. 

At another bash...

"The Gifted" actress Frances Turner attended the Amazon Studios Golden Globes after party, rocking a body hugging slip dress intricately hand embroidered with micro beads inspired by Moroccan tiles from THEIA. Fab!

Singer Lalah Hathaway posed it up in a printed Melissa Mercedes gown.

Rapper Trinidad James popped up on the scene.

EMMY winner Glynn Turman was also in the mix.

  Elsewhere....

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                  CAA party.... #letsdance

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  HUSTLERS star Jennifer Lopez (who was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture) slayed in this Zuhair Murad look with her fiance Alex Rodriguez before hitting up the CAA afterparty.  She looked better at the afterparty than the actual awards show.

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It's Friday and it's a Replay!

We are winding down the week with Will Downing. Vibin' to those Wind Down Grooves!

Enjoy the music of Weather Report “Birdland,“ Will Downing “Here We Go,” Lalah Hathaway "Dealing," and Donny Hathaway "What a Woman Really Means." This week's Interpretations segment includes Bill Withers and Pink Sweats with their renditions of “Ain’t No Sunshine.” Enjoy more music by Shindellas “Last Night Was Good For My Soul”, Tray Carr "Hidden Agenda, " Snarky Puppy "Cliroy,"and Silk Sonic “Blast Off."

This week’s spotlight is shining on Eugene Wilde "Don’t Say No T Tonight and Gotta Get You Home with Me." The Wind Down musical ride winds down with the music of Slave "Watching You," Beth "OOOOO," and Hubert Eaves III "Round Midnight," It's all happening today beginning at 8 pm EST, 7 pm CST, 5 pm, PST, 1 am UK Time on the "WIND DOWN BLAST OFF REPLAY" show. 🎼🎹🎻📻

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May I overcome —what I need to. May I progress —where I need to. May I move on —from who/what I need to. May I stand up —when I need to. May I shine light —where I need to. May I send love —where I need to. May I stay —where I need to. May I move on —from where I need to. May I let go and release —who/what I need to. May I make peace —with who/what I need to. May I have the wisdom/strength —to live this out.

Lalah Delia

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Pray. Love. Rise. Shine. Give. Grow. Thrive. Elevate. Progress. Flow.

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INDICACADOS AO GRAMMY 2017:

Lembrando a galera que esse fim de semana (12 de fevereiro, domingo) rolará o Grammy 2017.

Liderando as indicações temos Beyoncé com seu álbum Lemonade, concorrendo a nove categorias diferentes. Logo atrás dela vem Rihanna, Drake e Kanye West com 8 indicações. Em terceiro lugar, Adele com 5 indicações.

Abaixo estão as indicações:

GRAVAÇÃO DO ANO:

Hello – Adele

Formation – Beyoncé

7 Years – Lukas Graham

Work – Rihanna feat. Drake

Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots

ÁLBUM DO ANO:

25 – Adele

Lemonade – Beyoncé

Purpose – Justin Bieber

Views – Drake

A Sailor's Guide to Earth – Sturgill Simpson

MÚSICA DO ANO:

Formation — Beyoncé

Hello — Adele

I Took a Pill in Ibiza — Mike Posner

Love Yourself — Justin Bieber

7 Years — Lukas Graham

MELHOR ARTISTA REVELAÇÃO:

Kelsea Ballerini

The Chainsmokers

Chance The Rapper

Maren Morris

Anderson.Paak

MELHOR PERFORMANCE POP SOLO:

Hello — Adele (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfG6VKnjrVw)

Hold Up — Beyoncé

Love Yourself — Justin Bieber (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V_FQa363Y0)

Piece By Piece (Idol Version) — Kelly Clarkson (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FHYBQxURQo)

Dangerous Woman — Ariana Grande (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iosDmTIG6o)

MELHOR PERFORMANCE POP DE DUO OU GRUPO:

Closer — The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agFMqNB9BYM)

7 Years — Lukas Graham (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO9e9cRQ5Vg)

Work — Rihanna feat. Drake (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQWqksdE4gw)

Cheap Thrills — Sia feat. Sean Paul (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDJAo7v5gv8)

Stressed Out — Twenty One Pilots (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5RQk1TvUIc)

MELHOR ÁLBUM VOCAL POP:

25 — Adele

Purpose — Justin Bieber

Dangerous Woman — Ariana Grande

Confident — Demi Lovato

This Is Acting — Sia

MELHOR ÁLBUM DE RAP:

Chance The Rapper – Coloring Book

De La Soul – And The Anonymous Nobody

DJ Khaled – Major Key

Drake – Views

ScHoolboy Q – Blank Face LP

Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo

MELHOR PERFORMANCE DE RAP:

Chance The Rapper feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz – No Problem (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgUp1e-2UTM)

Desiigner – Panda (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w3ejy6FOr8)

Drake feat. The Throne – Pop Style

Fat Joe & Remy Ma feat. French Montana & Infared – All The Way Up (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E07SKXMgCfM)

ScHoolboy Q feat. Kanye West – That Part (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2tbrGvPI3g)

MELHOR MÚSICA DE RAP:

Kanye West feat. Rihanna – Famous

Drake – Hotline Bling

Kanye West feat. Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream – Ultralight

BeamFat Joe & Remy Ma feat. French Montana & Infared – All The Way Up

Chance The Rapper feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz – No Problem

MELHOR ÁLBUM URBAN CONTEMPORÂNEO:

Beyoncé – Lemonade

Gallant – Ology

KING – We Are King

Anderson.Paak – Malibu

Rihanna – ANTI

MELHOR ÁLBUM DE ROCK:

Blink-182 – California

Cage The Elephant – Tell Me I'm Pretty

Gojira – Magma

Panic! At The Disco – Death of A Bachelor

Weezer – Weezer (White Album)

MELHOR PERFORMANCE DE R&B:

BJ The Chicago Kid – Turnin' Me Up

Ro James – Permission

Musiq Soulchild – I Do

Rihanna – Needed Me

Solange – Cranes In The Sky

MELHOR MÚSICA DE R&B:

Come See Me — PartyNextDoor feat. Drake

Exchange — Bryson Tiller

Kiss It Better — Rihanna

Lake By The Ocean — Maxwell

Luv — Tory Lanez

MELHOR ÁLBUM R&B:

In My Mind — BJ The Chicago Kid

Lalah Hathaway Live — Lalah Hathaway

Velvet Portraits — Terrace Martin

Healing Season — Mint Condition

Smoove Jones — Mya

MELHOR ÁLBUM DANCE:

Flume – Skin

Jean-Michel Jarre – Electronica 1: The Time Machine

Tycho – Epoch

Underworld – Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future

Louie Vega – Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII