Sometimes our busy weekend schedules do not allow for a catch up on the latest news and hot topics, but no fear, we have got you covered. Here is what you may have missed:
BRITNEY SPEARS’ AWKWARD CARPOOL KARAOKE
It seems Britney Spears didn’t enjoy her stint on The Late Late Show with James Corden’s carpool karaoke segment…
The 34-year-old singer claimed that she was uncomfortable with the song choice and found it strange to sing along to her own tunes in the car while people wandered by.
“Well, he controlled the whole thing, and sometimes I got onto him and said, ‘I don’t want to hear that song again.’ They didn’t show that part,” said the singer on 103.5 KTU’s Cubby and Carolina In the Morning radio show.
“It was a little awkward, like, driving by grocery stores. People walk by and there are like 18 cameras around us. This is just so awkward.”
Though the star expressed her discomfort, she added that she did have fun with the host. “Carpool karaoke was really fun. The guy was just so incredibly sweet. I had no idea he has kids, he’s a teddy bear. I was like, ‘I just want to hug you right now.’”
FANS DEFEND BABES WODUMO
On Friday morning, Babes Wodumo became Twitter’s hottest topic after she apparently could not answer a question related to South African Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan during a radio interview.
While she received a storm of criticism at first, her fans quickly came to the gqom artist’s defence, asking the Twitterverse if Pravin even knows who Babes is.
Well, if you are not in politics, then you can’t be expected to know everything and everyone, right?
THE MTV VMAS 2016 DECODED
The MTV VMAs never go without something interesting happening, and this year we have a handful of memorable moments:
1. Beyoncé rules the VMAS
Once again, Beyoncé made her VMA show a memorable one by giving a 16-minute-long performance featuring hits from her wildly popular album Lemonade. The singer sang hits such as Pray You Catch Me, Hold Up, Sorry and Formation.
And besides an incredible performance, she was also the top nominee of the night with 11 nods, of which she won three: the Video of the Year award, Best Female Video Award and Breakthrough Long-form Video Award.
2. Rihanna receives the Vanguard Award
As this year’s recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, Rihanna kicked off the VMAs by performing a medley of her biggest hits. The songstress split the rest of her performances throughout the evening, singing songs such as We Found Love and Where Have You Been.
She then gave a touching speech after receiving a heartfelt intro from friend and rumoured fling Drake. The star thanked MTV, Jay Z, her childhood friends and others for her successful journey, and she thanked Drake for his amazing speech.
3. Drake confesses his love for RiRi
Like we just said, Drizzy gave Rihanna quite the intro when presenting the Vanguard award to her. The rapper, who no one expected to make the awards due to bad traffic, gushed about how much he respected Rihanna and looked up to her. He then made everyone blush after he said that he has been in love with the Work singer since he was 22. When they shared their intimate hug, we think it looked like Drake was leaning in for a kiss…
4. Kanye West doesn’t disappoint
Kanye West was reportedly given four minutes’ airtime to introduce his new music video, Fade. In true Kanye fashion, the rapper didn’t use that time to talk about his new video – he used it to go on a rant about his infamous video for Famous.
He began by explaining how the video that featured 12 celebs lying naked on one bed was a metaphor about music and society. Though what he said was interesting, it was his jab at Taylor Swift that made the night. “I love you all,” he said, referring to all the celebs featured in the video, “that’s why I called her.”
Never a dull moment when Yeezy is on stage…