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Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Andre 3000 Carries Piano on His Back at 2025 Met Gala & Drops New Piano Album at the Same Time
Leave it to André 3000 to get the Met Gala red carpet buzzing and do some album promo at the same time. On Monday night (May 5), the Outkast legend showed up to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute fundraiser with a baby grand piano strapped to his back, and at the same time, he surprise-dropped his latest instrumental album, called 7 piano sketches. More from Billboard Met Gala 2025: Best Photos From the Red Carpet 'The Blues Brothers' Return in First-Ever Graphic Novel See Madonna, Chappell Roan, Charli xcx & Lorde Squeeze In for Epic Met Gala Selfie The album was released at 8 p.m. ET via Epic Records, shortly after André arrived on the carpet wearing his piano look by Burberry, in collaboration with benji bixby and styled by Law Roach. (This marked the debut for benji bixby, which is the latest incarnation of André's late-'00s line Benjamin Bixby.) André's Met Gala look mimics the cover art of the new album. In a press release, André said the original title for the project was ''The Best Worst Rap Album In History' and here is an excerpt from the original liner notes: 'It's jokingly the worst rap album in history because there are no lyrics on it at all. It's the best because it's the free-est emotionally and best I've felt personally. It's the best because it's like a palette cleanser for me.'' 7 piano sketches is the follow-up to another instrumental project from André, the 2023 flute album New Blue Sun, which was nominated for album of the year at the 2025 Grammys, along with two other nods for the work. In November, André will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alongside bandmate Big Boi as part of Outkast. Listen to the new album and see André's full piano-inspired look below. Best of Billboard Kelly Clarkson, Michael Buble, Pentatonix & Train Will Bring Their Holiday Hits to iHeart Christmas Concert Fox Plans NFT Debut With $20 'Masked Singer' Collectibles 14 Things That Changed (or Didn't) at Farm Aid 2021
Buzz Feed
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Here's What Every 2025 Met Gala Co-Chair Wore To The Big Event
After months of anticipation, the 2025 Met Gala is upon us. You may or may not know that every year's Met Gala theme is specifically tied to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's Spring exhibition, and for this year's exhibition the theme is Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. The exhibit is inspired by Barnard Professor of Africana Studies Monica L. Miller's 2009 book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. Every Met Gala also has co-chairs alongside Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour. Here's who they are and what they wore tonight: Colman Domingo (who wore two looks!): Sir Lewis Hamilton: A$AP Rocky: Pharrell Williams: Anna Wintour:
Time Out
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
See inside "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," the Met's new spring exhibit
If you've ever walked down a Harlem block or past Fulton Street and thought, 'Damn, that's a look,' you already understand the heart of 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's razor-sharp spring exhibition that puts the precision, politics and poetry of Black menswear on full, unapologetic display. Opening on May 10 in the Met's Cantor Exhibition Hall, the program, linked to tonight's Met Gala ceremony, is more than a fashion retrospective: it's a sensory experience that feels like stepping into someone's memory, someone's vision, someone's mirror. Curated by Monica L. Miller (author of Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity), alongside Andrew Bolton, the head curator of the Anna Wintour Costume Center at the museum, the show threads together over 250 years of style, swagger and statement-making, from 18th-century dandies to 2025 red carpet icons. Let's just say it: this is one of the Met's coolest shows in years. The title 'Superfine' nods to both the luxurious superfine wool used in classic suiting and the feeling you get when you look good— really good. And, inside the space, it's hard not to feel exactly that. The first thing you'll notice upon entering isn't a mannequin or a text panel—it's scale. Artist Torkwase Dyson's towering black sculptural 'hypershapes' dominate the gallery like abstract monuments, creating 'architectural zones' that challenge how we move through fashion. You don't just look at the garments, you enter their respective orbits. Between Dyson's structures, you'll spot a top hat from 1855 next to a 2024 suit by Who Decides War; jockey silks across from Walt Frazier's Puma-covered Jet spread; and a Ralph Lauren ensemble from the Morehouse-Spelman capsule resting feet from André Leon Talley's own sharply tailored suit. It's a remix of the past and present that feels deeply intentional and, somehow, deeply personal. And then there are the heads. Sculptor Tanda Francis's bespoke mannequin heads anchor the looks with regal, haunting presence. One echoes the face of Congolese revolutionary André Grenard Matswa, crowned in silhouetted profiles that evoke ancestry and legacy all at once. The exhibition is divided into 12 thematic zones. Among them: "ownership," "disguise," "champion," "beauty" and "cool," for example. In "disguise," we learn about Ellen and William Craft, the enslaved couple who dressed as a white man and his servant to escape to freedom. In "champion," 1970s track suits are shown alongside Olympic gear and magazine covers that cemented athletes like Walt Frazier and LeBron James as cultural tastemakers. In "beauty," designers like LaQuan Smith and Theophilio usher in a glam, gender-bending moment of sequins, lace and unflinching self-love. These garments aren't just fashion—they're resistance, reinvention and reclamation. And while the show is centered on menswear, gender here is fluid, stylized and defiant. As Olympian Sha'Carri Richardson, a Met Gala host committee member, put it, 'Our style isn't just what we wear—it's how we move, how we own our space.' While an invite to the Met Gala tonight (theme: 'Tailored for You,' a wink to the show's suiting theme and an invitation for attendees to remix the rules), would be nice, you really don't need a $75,000 table to feel the vibe. Walk the Met galleries and you'll hear it for yourself: the rustle of silk, the shine of patent leather and the quiet power of pose. In a city where the corner bodega is just as much a runway as the Met steps, the exhibit feels like a long-overdue tribute to the people who've made style a language of survival and joy. New York's fashion scene owes much of its edge and elegance to Black style, and this show just gives it the Met's highest platform.
Perth Now
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Black fashion designers in the spotlight at Met Gala
Pharrell Williams has high hopes for the Met Gala, the first to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first in more than 20 years to have a menswear theme. The event in New York on Monday (Tuesday AEST) will celebrate the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's new exhibition, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style". "I want it to feel like the most epic night of power, a reflection of Black resiliency in a world that continues to be colonised, by which I mean policies and legislation that are nothing short of that," Williams recently told Vogue. "It's our turn." This year, the fundraising gala at the Met is hosted by a group of Black male celebrities, including Williams, the musical artist and Louis Vuitton menswear director, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, and A$AP Rocky, with NBA superstar LeBron James as honorary chair. They're joined by Vogue editor Anna Wintour, the mastermind behind the gala, considered the year's biggest and starriest party. Also guaranteed to show up is a second tier of hosts from a variety of worlds. The gala raises the bulk of the curation budget for the museum's Costume Institute. This year's Met Gala dress code is about tailoring and suiting as interpreted through the history and meaning of Black dandyism across the Atlantic diaspora. The theme is inspired by the annual spring exhibition, which this year is based in large part on "Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity," a book written by Monica L Miller. She is guest curator of the exhibit. "Historical manifestations of dandyism range from absolute precision in dress and tailoring to flamboyance and fabulousness in dress and style," Miller writes in the exhibit catalogue. "Whether a dandy is subtle or spectacular, we recognise and respect the deliberateness of the dress, the self-conscious display, the reach for tailored perfection, and the sometimes subversive self-expression." How the dress code goes, in terms of taste and style, is anyone's guess. The guest list amounts to about 450 high-profile people from tech, sports, art, entertainment and more. The mix, Williams said, is a must. "It's so important to me to have successful Black and brown people of every stripe in the room: not just athletes and actors and actresses, entertainers, but also authors, architects, folks from the fintech world," he told Vogue. "We've got to invest in each other. We've got to connect with each other, because it's going to take everybody to coalesce the force of Black and brown genius into one strong, reliable force."
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
Anna Wintour reveals last-minute Met Gala details, reacts to Colman Domingo's look
With the 2025 Met Gala just days away, Anna Wintour is giving fans a rare peek behind the curtain of fashion's most glamorous night. In an interview with " Good Morning America" co-anchor Michael Strahan, airing in part on Friday and in full on Monday, the legendary Vogue editor-in-chief shared final details of the event she's helped shape since first taking up the reins in 1995. Known for her strong presence and signature sunglasses, Wintour showed a lighter and candid side during her conversation with Strahan as she admitted even she doesn't always know what everyone will be wearing. "Is it true that you know in advance what all the guests will be wearing?" Strahan asked. "No," Wintour replied with a laugh. "Many call and ask for our advice, so we try and help some of them as best we can. Some, [I have] no idea." One guest who did reach out was Met Gala co-chair Colman Domingo. Strahan revealed that Domingo had texted Wintour a photo of his look and was floored by her reaction. "He said, he 'died' ... when you told him it was a 'work of art,'" Strahan said. "It was his idea. It was a clever idea," Wintour responded, praising the actor's vision. As for the other co-chairs, Wintour admitted she hasn't seen all their final looks either. "Lewis [Hamilton] -- I'm not sure I entirely believe him -- says he doesn't have a picture, but it's great," she said, laughing. "And Pharrell [Williams] and [A$AP] Rocky have both described to me what they're wearing. It sounds perfect." Curious about how much confidence Wintour places in the co-chairs' style choices, Strahan asked whether she trusts Hamilton, despite not having seen his outfit. Wintour replied, "I trust Lewis. Lewis totally knows what he's doing." "And I'm sure they all want your seal of approval," Strahan added. "Yeah," she responded with a smile. While fashion takes center stage, Wintour also revealed that even in the final hours before the Met Gala, not everything is set in stone, especially the entertainment. "It's locked in, but you know, 'locked in' and 'happening' are very different things," she said. The 2025 Met Gala will take place May 5, with the corresponding Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute exhibit opening to the public on May 10. This year's dress code, "Tailored for You," pays tribute to menswear and suiting -- from silhouettes to fabrics and accessories -- and is inspired by the year's gala and exhibition theme, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style." Vogue described the theme as "examining the importance of clothing and style to the formation of Black identities in the Atlantic diaspora" with the Black dandy as its central focus. Catch the full interview with Anna Wintour on "GMA" Monday, May 5, at 7 a.m. ET, hours before the stars start hitting the iconic Met steps.
