Beyoncé and Jay-Z recently had a monumental weekend in New York City. On August 16, the superstar couple were spotted leaving ZZ’s in Hudson Yards in midtown-Manhattan after attending a private event. The following evening, they reportedly dined al fresco at Lucille in Brooklyn. For the dinner date with her husband, Beyoncé wore a $2,455 Pucci blazer, $875 matching wide-leg pants, and $400 Cigni head scarf, and carried a $375 Yummy pouch. Jay wore a sweatsuit with the new Louis Vuitton Timberland boots. Meanwhile, Queen Bey, who has won 32 Grammy awards, racked up 10 nominations for the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards nominations for her hit album “Country Carter.” The nominations include the People’s Artist of 2024, Song of 2024, and more…
“Unprisoned” star Kerry Washington is one of the hosts of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, which runs through August 22 in Chicago, reports Variety. The DNC will have a few A-list celebrity guests, including a “Scandals” reunion with Washington and Tony Goldwyn, who portrayed the president of the United States on the drama. Each host will serve as master of ceremonies for one of the four nights of the convention. Washington will host on August 22, the final night, when Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to officially accept the Democratic Presidential nomination…
The USTA and ESPN announced a multi-layered collaboration with Alicia Keys’s Broadway musical “Hell’s Kitchen” that will see the show’s music filling channels and platforms over the three weeks of the U.S. Open, which takes place in Queens, New York. The collaboration will include a remix of the song “Kaleidoscope” from Keys’s 13-time Tony-nominated musical, created for this year’s U.S. Open. The remix is featured in the event’s U.S. Open Manifesto Video, which will debut on opening night of the Main Draw. Said Keys, lead producer of “Hell’s Kitchen,” “We are so excited to have the opportunity to team up with two iconic, landmark New York institutions, the US Open and Broadway in a first-of-its-kind partnership.” “Hell’s Kitchen” is currently playing at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. The U.S. Open kicked off on August 19 and runs through August 25…
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“Law & Order: SVU” star Ice-T, his wife Coco, and their 8-year-old daughter Chanel were spotted shopping at Gucci at the American Dream Mall in New Jersey, then enjoying lunch at an Italian restaurant…1976 Olympic Gold Medalist/Light Heavyweight/Heavyweight champion Michael Spinks visited the Hamptons for the first time on August 17 and attended a cocktail party at the home of Martin and Jean Shafiroff in Southampton. The soirée celebrated Jean gracing the cover of Social Life magazine. From there, Jean took Michael and yours truly to the Southampton Arts Center SummerFest Gala as her guests…