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  • blake shelton
    Entertainment

    10 Things Sexier Than Blake Shelton

    November 22, 2017 /

    PEOPLE MAGAZINE REVEALS BLAKE SHELTON AS 2017 ‘SEXIEST MAN ALIVE,’ BUT HERE’S 10 THINGS SEXIER THAN BLAKE SHELTON. Last week People magazine revealed that Blake Shelton was their pick for 2017’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ cover. The internet quickly went into a frenzy following the announcement, seeing than the one-time mullet toting country crooner didn’t seem equipped for the title. Not to turn my back on the country community, but I have to agree — Blake’s great and all, but what were they thinking?! People‘s misguided pick got me thinking. What would be more qualified than Mr. Shelton for the title? In an effort to help the Editors at the magazine…

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    Taylor Swift Breaks Free on ‘Reputation’

    November 21, 2017 /

    TAYLOR SWIFT SWINGS THE DOOR OPEN ON ‘REPUTATION,’ REVEALING HERSELF TO FANS FOR THE FIRST TIME. It was five years ago when I met Taylor Swift for the first time. I was at an awards show afterparty in Nashville, unknowing that the most famous singer in music was just behind a set of closed doors. While grabbing a mixed drink cocktail from the bar, I ran into a friend. One who had been spending the evening with Taylor and her friends, and who later led me “behind the curtain,” through a sea of people to the entry of a room that held the secrets of an early Taylor Swift reputation.…

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    RHOBH Returns For Season 8

    November 16, 2017 /

    NEW HOUSEWIFE TEDDI MELLENCAMP ARROYAVE AND FRIEND CAMILLE GRAMMER JOIN RHOBH SEASON EIGHT CAST. Bravo‘s “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” [RHOBH] returns for season eight on Tuesday, December 19th. Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, and Lisa Vanderpump are joined by new housewife Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave and returning friend — and former housewife — Camille Grammer. According to Bravo, the ladies are busier than ever this season, juggling life at home and in the boardroom. Running her fitness and nutrition business, newcomer Teddi moves through life with a strict ethos that she rarely strays from. Even when it leads to differing opinions with some of the ladies. Camille returns with…

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    Music Monday: Caswell Shares Her Inspiration

    October 23, 2017 /

    Caswell grew up in Tulse Hill in South London, surrounded by music. Armed with her first microphone at just two years old, she subsequently taught herself the piano and began to formally study music. Drawing from her influencers such as Kate Bush, Jeff Buckley and Nina Simone, to Bjork and Erykah Badu, Caswell has honed herself a signature sound; downtempo electronic soul and pop mixed with a tangible jazz influence. So when Listen! It’s Vetrano asked her to share her playlist of favorite songs and inspiration, it was no surprise that many of those influences showed up on the compilation. The singer also explores many of the facets of her inspiration on…

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    Women Crush Wednesday: The Real Housewives of Atlanta

    September 20, 2017 /

    HOUSEWIVES VETERANS NENE LEAKES AND KIM ZOLCIAK-BIERMANN RETURN IN SEASON TEN OF “THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA,” PREMIERING ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5. The Real Housewives of Atlanta are back for Season 10… and so are OG Housewives NeNe Leakes (bloop!) and Kim Zolciak-Biermann. Also returning for the milestone season, Cynthia Bailey, Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore, Porsha Williams and Shereé Whitfield. And while Phaedra Parks has been released from the show after last year’s rape allegations, these ladies are still the comic relief of the Bravo franchise. Delivering world-class shade, one-liners and gags for days, all of the RHOA ladies are my Women Crush Wednesday this week. In the sneak peek below, we find Cynthia is…

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    April 14, 2015

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    May 26, 2015
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    The Perfect Summer Playlist

    September 14, 2017 /

    As the storms that rocked our nation in the final stretch of summer begin to clear and the healing begins, cooler temps arrive to remind us that the season is officially coming to an end. If you’re like me, you’re eagerly anticipating the colder, sweater weather. But more than just the PSLs and crisper fall air, the season delivers fresh new albums from many anchoring artists in music. The ladies are set to rule the fall season this year with releases from Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson, Camila Cabello, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, P!nk, Shania Twain and more set to drop before the holiday season arrives. But before we usher in…

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    Let Kelly Clarkson Move You: The Deep Cuts

    September 7, 2017 /

    She’s back! Kelly Clarkson debuted her highly anticipated new single “Love So Soft” this morning. The singer took to her socials over the last week to tease the new single with imagery and short clips of the track. Then yesterday, she teased the hashtag #MoveYou accompanied by a clip of what sounds like another track causing the internet to go into a frenzy. “Is a full Clarkson album on the way?,” “Are we getting a double dose of new Kelly goodness?” This morning, along with Clarkson’s new fiery single, she dropped the emotional new ballad “Move You,” along with the artwork (seen below) and title of her upcoming album. When talking…

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    Video Premiere: Taylor Swift “Style”

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    Entertainment

    Dear Katy Perry: An Open Letter to a Pop Star

    September 1, 2017 /

    Dear Katy Perry, You look tired. The vivacious pop star that once graced the top of the charts with pop masterpieces that made boys dream about “California Girls” and girls relive their “Last Friday Night” is seemingly distant. And that’s okay. We’re not mad, we’re just worried. What started as a low-key feud with Taylor Swift, turned into a full-blown war. A war you’re not winning. You performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2015; a moment that should have defined you, at the top of your game. The colorful performance though was second fiddle to the “left shark controversy” regarding Swift’s male dancer. That’s what people remember. Then…

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    Will & Grace Returns This Fall

    August 30, 2017 /

    NBC DELIVERS MUST SEE TV WITH WILL, GRACE, JACK AND KAREN THIS FALL WHEN ‘WILL & GRACE’ RETURNS TO NBC. If you know me, you know that I can deliver every line from all eight original seasons of Will & Grace. On command. It’s not like’s its hard, is it honey?  It’s not a skill that I’d add to my resume, but it is one that I confidently claim. Likely because some of my fondest memories growing up consist of gathering around the television every Thursday night to watch NBC‘s ‘Must See TV.’ Friends, Fraiser, Seinfeld and most importantly, Will & Grace. It was also the first time I watched characters on TV that…

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    Taylor Swift’s Reputation: Here’s What We Know

    August 24, 2017 /

    If the internet is a source of truth, we know two things: that cough you feel coming on is definitely a life-threatening illness and Taylor Swift is making her return to music tonight. For weeks, the inter-webs have been a buzz with news that Taylor Swift was preparing the follow up to her mega successful album 1989, released in 2014. Per usual for the country-turned-pop starlet, Swift has been tight lipped about the return. Many claimed the singer was preparing a massive overhaul to her image and sound, which the singer fueled when she stripped all her social accounts and website last Friday. This week, the singer began sharing videos to her social accounts…

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    Sneak Peek: RHONJ Season 8

    August 23, 2017 /

    THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY RETURNS TO THE GARDEN STATE, BRINGING BIG DRAMA BACK TO BRAVO ON OCTOBER 4th. The RHONJ is back! And this time so is a familiar face. Teresa Guidice, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania, and Siggy Flicker return to the Real Housewives of New Jersey this fall. In addition to the Season 7 ladies, newcomer Margaret Josephs joins the cast for season eight, while OG New Jersey wife, Danielle Staub, returns as a “friend of the housewives.” During Staub’s time on the show, she was the subject of gossip among her fellow Housewives and was the catalyst behind Guidice’s iconic table-flipping moment in the show’s first…

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Listen! It's Vetrano is a lifestyle blog featuring Chris Vetrano's snarky take on entertainment, travel, fashion, food and drink, business, and health. Chris grew up in Denver but relocated to Nashville in 2010 where he heads up Lyft's transit, bike, and scooter customer experience team and spends time discovering ways to make the most of life. He's happy you're here, so come along for the ride!

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