The Grammys Are Already a Complete Disaster

Ariana Grande, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, and Drake are refusing to perform at a rapidly fading award show. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       The 2019 Grammys Are Already Looking Like a Complete Disaster   It doesn't help that the Recording Academy picked some of the most baffling nominees in recent years, now many of the top artists in music are boycotting this year's event. Three of the them—who are also three nominees in major categories—are refusing to play and possibly won't attend the show. This is a crippling blow to the Grammys. Meanwhile, Ariana Grande has broken her silence about her own feud with Grammys producers. Read More           Game of Thrones Fans Noticed a Key Spoiler About Jaime Lannister's Armor In the Season Eight Photos   The last time we saw Jaime Lannister, he'd parted ways with his increasingly desperate sister queen and began the journey North. The first update we have on Jaime since starting his journey are these new pictures from Game of Thrones Season Eight. He looks to be in pretty good condition—but fans of the show also notice something peculiar and possibly telling about his armor. Read More           Everything We Know About the Jeff Bezos-National Enquirer Drama   In an extraordinary move on Thursday, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, published an essay on Medium, in which he described an alleged attempt by National Enquirer parent company AMI to blackmail him. It stems from Bezos' affair with former television host Lauren Sanchez, but it might also include Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia. That means this is the most 2019 story you could imagine. Read More           Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Plays the 'Bad Guy' to Illuminate the Relentless Corruption in American Politics   When folks say the system is rigged, they aren't lying. The people who pay the campaign bills make the rules, and many of our elected officials follow them just long enough to sneak through the "revolving door" and get a payday all their own. This week, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez illustrated just badly the system is rigged during a congressional hearing that's now gone viral. Read More           The Only Human Surprised by Brett Kavanaugh's Abortion Vote Is Susan Collins   Late on Thursday night, when hardly anyone was watching, Justice Brett Kavanaugh decided to conduct a covert op on whatever is left of the political reputation of Senator Susan Collins. You may recall that, when Kavanaugh's nomination was hanging fire, Collins did her Down East Hamlet act for a couple of days before announcing that she would vote for PJ's beer buddy. She explained her decision by saying that Kavanaugh had convinced her that he would respect precedent, including all those precedents that protected a woman's right to full reproductive health, including abortion. On Thursday night, Kavanaugh proved that, at best, Susan Collins is the biggest all-day sucker in American politics today. Read More           Ariana Grande Puts All Her Scars On Display With the Magnificent thank u, next   Ariana Grande had a tumultuous, whirlwind 2018 that included a tabloid-ready engagement to Pete Davidson, a $16 million apartment, and, tragically, the lost of her ex-boyfriend, Mac Miller, to a drug overdose. In her new record, out today, she delves into Pete, Mac, grief, sorrow, and more. It's a truly magnificent album from the young effort, writes Esquire's Madison Vain. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2019 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019