2018 Gossip Wrap up
By Noah Lindsay and Angel Sohu
1. ARI’S YEAR
Ariana Grande’s year was by far one of the most eventful of her life. She entered this year still recovering from the terrorist attack on her concert in Manchester, England last year. Alongside this, fans were still ravenous for new music. Ari’s year is kickstarted by the success of her latest album Sweetener, and the media could not get enough of her personal life. Between her whirlwind engagement with SNL star Pete Davidson and the untimely death of ex-boyfriend/rapper Mac Miller, Ariana most definitely had her hands full. To you Ari, we say Thank U, we hope you have a spectacular Next year.
2. ROYAL WEDDING
There are certain events that you can only hope to see once a lifetime, and a royal wedding isn’t one too miss. This year’s marriage between Prince Harry, the Duke of Essex, and Meghan Markle was a spectacle for all to see. Controversy naturally spawned from this engagement, seeing as Meghan Markle was an American television actress. Seeing as Markle is mixed race, the royal wedding also sparked open conversation about how there is now a black woman in the royal family. From the appearance of celebrities such as Oprah and Priyanka Chopra, to the countless gifs you’ve seen on Twitter of the wedding, it is a staple in this year in pop culture.
3. KANYE
Needless to say, Kanye West had an eventful year this 2018. Music wise, Kanye ended his year producing seven separate albums for both himself and other artists (i;e Pusha T,Kid Cudi, Teyana Taylor, Nas). However, his music alone doesn’t begin to describe the magnitude of his year. Kanye’s outspoken support for President Donald Trump made him the subject of pop culture controversy. His tirades and rant resulted in infamous statements such as, “When you hear about slavery for 400 years ... For 400 years? That sounds like a choice." Many celebrities came forth to criticize his controversial statements, such as Lana Del Rey, Chris Evans, and even his wife Kim Kardashian West. While public support for Kanye seemed to turn against him, it didn’t stop his latest solo album Ye from reaching #1 on the Billboard charts. In the end, no one really knows what Kanye’s thinking, but he’s receiving the attention he wants.
4. CELEB BABIES (ADONIS, STORMI, KULTURE)
2018 was a year filled with celebrity babies! The funny thing about these celebrity babies are that they all seemed to be a huge surprise. Between Cardi B, Kylie Jenner, and Drake all having children it was a whirlwind of celebrity baby gossip. With Drake, his son Adonis actually wasn’t supposed to be public news. Fellow rapper Pusha T actually released a diss track on which he exposed Drake for having a son who he has been shielding from the world. Drake has claimed to have shielded his son from the world for reasons of protecting him. Moving on, hot and upcoming rapper Cardi B is also among the celebs who had a baby this year. She had her daughter Kulture with rapper Offset from the rap group Migos. But the most surprising of all baby news of this year was most definitely the news that Kylie Jenner, member of the Kardashian/Jenner family, was pregnant! Not only was Kylie Jenner a young mother, but this news was so unexpected. And on top of that, her baby daddy Travis Scott had a highly anticipated album about to drop. I think it’s safe to say we’ve had enough baby gossip for the year.
5. AZEALIA VS GRIMES & ELON MUSK
While it was one of the messier moments of 2018, this feud between rapper Azealia Banks and indie music artist Grimes is certainly news-worthy.The fight begins when Banks visits Grimes in the mansion she shares with Tesla billionaire Elon Musk. Allegedly, Grimes promised Banks they would work on a track together, but those plans fell through because Grimes was preoccupied with taking care of her boyfriend. Why did billionaire Elon Musk need to be taken care of you ask? According to Banks, the entrepreneur was tripping on acid. This whole altercation is equal parts hilarious as it is questionable, and for that it deserves a spot on our top five.
