Lest you were beginning to think that Grammys had no news value, a controversy has ensued. Aretha Franklin is pissed that Beyonce referred to Tina Turner as "The Queen," when everyone knows that Franklin is the Queen of Soul:
I am not sure of whose toes I may have stepped on or whose ego I may have bruised between the Grammy writers and Beyoncé, however I dismissed it as a cheap shot for controversy.
Yes, it was a cheap shot for controversy. Way not to fall into that trap, Aretha.
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Look, the WGA is just a union, they can't cancel every awards show ever. We wish they could, but they can't. Life isn't always fair. So the Grammys go on. We can console ourselves with the fact that the ratings will be low and we'll be able to mock the outfits afterward.
In less gloomy Grammy news, Tina Turner might perform with Beyonce. Tina's too old for this to end All About Eve style, right?
Although we can’t always shake the nasty habit of writing in the royal we, occasionally one of our editors decides to shake off the cloak of anonymity to write a short, pithy statement long, rambling diatribe about a topic of their choice. Today, Debbie Newman is that editor.
Approximately two months into my tenure at Jossip, Anna Nicole Smith died. And the media reaction was immediate. The cruel jokes and sarcastic headlines started even before the official coroner's report was released, conceivably before the family had been contacted and before funeral arrangements had been made. Supposedly reputable press outlets salivated over the chance to publicly decry this woman – a gold digger but also a mother – only moments after learning that her death was either the result of an accidental drug overdose or suicide attempt.
Appalled by the immediate onslaught of insensitive headlines and the speed with which she was desecrated by the press, I found myself in the unlikely position of defending Smith.
