In this weekly roundup, we take stock of what musicians were wearing and sharing on Instagram.
After months of holding my breath, praying, and crossing my fingers at all available opportunities, MIA has finally approved me to follow her on Instagram. I was hoping this would lead to some kind of rabbit-hole experience where I would literally get pulled into the MIA universe and have to battle authority figures to save Julian Assange, or maybe to the discovery that MIA is running a secret lifestyle advice community along the lines of GOOP (so, MOOP). But nope, it turns out MIA’s Instagram mainly reveals something I already knew from listening to her albums—she likes her own name, which is MIA, by the way. In case you don’t know which letters form the name MIA, here’s MIA with some visual assistance.
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Kanye doesn’t do Instagram, but Kim Kardashian West does, which means that the world gets to see this photo of the Internet-breaking couple putting the WEST in WEST WING. Massive missed opportunity on the caption there, Kim. Willing to bet that somewhere in those 23,294 comments is someone asking who Borat Obama is.
British singer Rae Morris released her debut album this week, giving her the opportunity for this meta, photo-within-a-photo double selfie. Props for the big red coat, McDonalds cup, and shopping bag from discount clothing chain TK Maxx. So endearing.
If there’s any poetic justice in this world, “How Could You Babe” singer Tobias Jesso Jr. lives in a room just like this, lit up by candles, surrounded by vinyl, and with a permanent Hudson filter applied. If I ever see him in real life and the air around him doesn’t turn sepia, I’ll be making some serious complaints. TO GOD.
For some reason, this picture from cosmopolitan, Brooklyn-based R&B singer Lafawndah makes me feel like I’ve walked in on something weird. Is it me or does that thistle have a vibe? Also, where are her hands? Can someone call Kanye? I’m scared.
And this Wolf-Hall-meets-Big-Eyes image, from another emerging Future R&B singer, Dawn, is not helping at all.
Fortunately, Björk is on hand to dispel any uncomfortable feelings by poking her face through an embroidered vagina. Welcome back Björk, you’ve been seriously missed.
Stop the presses! 90s Britpop-grunge band Bush is back on the road, which gives us an excuse to spend time on frontman Gavin Rossdale’s (aka Mr. Gwen Stefani) Instagram. Here he is showing his flair for social media by posting a video of himself doing that thing where you start talking, and you don’t know where you’re going with it so you keep talking and finally put an end to your misery with a simple ‘peace out’. Still got it, Gav!
Julian Casablancas dropped by the Savages show in NYC this week and was snapped repping the band sweatshirt, and some fetching beads. Did the band make him pay full price? Did he go to brunch while he was in New York? Will I ever let go of this brunch thing? Only time will tell.
Here’s the guy who, according to Kanye West fans, was recently plucked from obscurity and thrust into the limelight through his collaboration with Yeezus Christ himself. Look at him now, sitting front row at the Grammys. It’s amazing how one song can change your whole life! Who dafuq is Borat Obama? Lol.
Emma-Lee Moss is on Instagram, obviously.
