Samuel Maude

1 week ago | elle.com | Samuel Maude

It’s a Thursday evening, but it spiritually feels like a Friday at Rebecca Black’s sold-out Brooklyn concert. There’s a lack of aluminum deodorant, dancers are making out on stage, and whiffs of weed and poppers hang in the air. All of the girls and gays in the audience are bowing down to the queen of “Friday,” who, with the release of her most recent EP Salvation, now stands as a newly minted pop diva.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Samuel Maude

It’s a Thursday evening, but it spiritually feels like a Friday at Rebecca Black’s sold-out Brooklyn concert. There’s a lack of aluminum deodorant, dancers are making out on stage, and whiffs of weed and poppers hang in the air. All of the girls and gays in the audience are bowing down to the queen of “Friday,” who, with the release of her most recent EP Salvation, now stands as a newly minted pop diva.

1 week ago | elle.com | Erica Gonzales |Samuel Maude

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. What was that, you ask? Oh, just the early signs of Lorde summer. First, Charli XCX warned the masses of the upcoming season like a Brat version of Paul Revere. Then came the Washington Square Park performance and official first single. Whether you believe in her or not, the Lorde is coming.

3 weeks ago | elle.com | Samuel Maude

A lot could go wrong when you bring one of Netflix’s biggest franchises from the screen to the stage. With dangerous fight sequences, ambitious set pieces, and an enormous cast, one wrong move or technical issue could send a performance in the wrong direction. However, at the new play Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which just opened at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre last night, the company is working hard to make sure everything goes according to plan.

3 weeks ago | elle.com | Samuel Maude

Jake Shane was watching Lady Gaga’s set at Coachella when he got overwhelmed. The creator, who is known for his hilarious, honest videos, evacuated the dance floor and headed back to his abode. “I got about three songs in, and I went to my friends and said, ‘I can’t do this,’” he says. But Shane, a noted fan of Mother Monster, didn’t have to miss the rest of her set—he could tune in to YouTube’s livestream.