Meet Beyonce’s’s Makeup Artist, Sir John

Abigail Elise
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Sir John, the man credited for many of musical artist Beyonce’s flawless makeup looks, was appointed Thursday as cosmetic company L’Oreal’s newest celebrity makeup artist. The New York-born Sir John, who’s in his early thirties, accompanied Queen Bey on her Mrs. Carter tour and last year’s On the Run performances with husband Jay-Z. Sir John was…

“I pieced together what the model had in her bag—I used my fingers, no brushes,” he explained. Turned out he possessed a natural talent for color and application

Sir John is behind many of Beyonce’s makeup looks, including those from her Mrs. Carter tour.Reuters

– not unlike deceased makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin or YouTube beauty guru Michelle Phan.

 

Sir John relocated to New York City more than a decade ago at age 20. He took a job dressing windows at Henri Bendel, which led to a career window doing visual merchandising at Gucci. The young makeup artist then met with British makeup artist Pat McGrath – and the rest was history. From there, Sir John landed a string of enviable gigs – jobs with designers like Tom Ford (where he met the iconic Beyonce) were carried out with McGrath and makeup artist and YouTube guru Charlotte Tilbury.

“We shot videos all over the world. It was such a great experience,” Sir John said of becoming an ambassador for L’Oreal. “I’ve come to love the brand through her eyes,” he added, referring to Beyonce’s favorite products, which include the Infallible lip color line, a long-lasting lip product that’s smudge-proof and lasts for hours.

Some of Sir John’s favorites also include the company’s popular Voluminous original mascara and its new La Palette Nude eye shadows.

Jay Z Buys Streaming-Music Company (Officially)

 

Taylor Swift isn’t the only pop star ready to rain on Spotify’s parade. Hip-hop mogul Jay Z has purchased Swedish streaming music company Aspiro for $56 million, confirming earlier reports. The rapper – whose real name is Shawn Carter – acquired two ad-free music streaming services with Aspiro. The company owns WiMP, which is offered in…

Platinum Recording Artist, Trina, Secures New Imprint Deal for Rockstarr Music Group with Penalty Entertainment alongside The Executive Club Worldwide

 

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Popular pop singer becomes the up to date face of Dior

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Katt Williams, Suge Knight Arrested On Robbery Charges

Comedian Katt Williams and record producer Suge Knight were arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing a camera from a female celebrity photographer in Beverly Hills last month, media reports said, citing officials. The two were reportedly charged with one count of robbery each. The 49-year-old Death Row Records co-founder could face 30 years to life in prison,…

Male Lead In ‘Sex And The City’ Calls Carrie Bradshaw A Whore

 

by Carimah Townes “Male Lead In ‘Sex And The City’ Calls Carrie Bradshaw A Whore“Christopher Noth of The Good Wife and Sex and the City fame just called Sarah Jessica Parker’s iconic character, Carrie Bradshaw, a whore. Even if Noth made a joke, which his rep says was the case, it wasn’t necessarily a good one.

Noth, who played Carrie’s on-and-off again boyfriend-turned-husband, Mr. Big, was beloved and hated by Sex and the City fans. His standoffish character was often cold and callous, and contributed to a very damaging relationship. But speaking to News.com.au in Australia, Noth blamed the unhealthy relationship on his counterpart.

“[Big] was what he was. One of the things I tell people is that he never tried to pretend he was anything other than what he was. It was (Carrie) who tried to pretend he was something he wasn’t. He was always honest about himself; he never cheated on her. The relationship just didn’t work, and he went on to get married while she went on to … how many boyfriends did she have? She was such a whore! There’s a misconception that Carrie was a victim of him, and that’s not the case. She was a strong, smart woman.”

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Tony Bennett And Lady Gaga To Perform Together Live At The Hollywood Bowl And Radio City Music Hall

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Following the immediate sell-out of their recently announced special evening at The Wiltern on Feb. 8 in Los Angeles. Live Nation is pleased to announce that TWO additional “once in a lifetime” concerts have been confirmed with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga. In celebration of their new collaborative jazz…

‘Blurred Lines’ Trial Likely for Thicke, Pharrell

LOS ANGELES (CN) – A federal judge said Monday that he is not “inclined” to rule in favor of Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke in their court battle with Marvin Gaye’s estate and Funkadelic’s music publisher over “Blurred Lines.”
Last year, pop singer Robin Thicke “reluctantly” sued Marvin Gaye’s estate in federal court, insisting his feel-good hit of the summer was not a rip off of Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up” or Funkadelics’s “Sexy Ways.” The suit also named publisher Bridgeport Music, Frankie Christian Gaye, Marvin Gaye III and Nona Marvisa Gaye as defendants.
Marvin Gaye’s estate and Bridgeport Music filed counterclaims after Thicke asked a judge to declare that the 2013 hit did not violate copyright law.
Thicke and his collaborators on “Blurred Lines,” singer-producer Pharrell Williams and rapper T.I., asked the court on Monday to grant them summary judgment. To support their motion, the plaintiffs submitted the declarations of three experts.
But U.S. District Court Judge John Kronstadt issued a tentative order after the hearing, denying the request. The case was taken under submission, and the order did not specify when Kronstadt will issue a ruling.
In their 2013 complaint, Thicke and Williams said they filed suit after threats of legal action.
“There are no similarities between plaintiffs’ composition and those the claimants allege they own, other than commonplace musical elements,” the pop stars state in their complaint. “Plaintiffs created a hit and did it without copying anyone else’s composition.”
Instead, “Blurred Lines” only evoked an “era,” and is “starkly different” from the Gaye’s and Funkadelic’s songs, the pop stars said.
In a May interview with GQ magazine, Thicke said the number 1 hit was written and recorded in two hours.
“Pharrell and I were in the studio and I told him that one of my favorite songs of all time was Marvin Gaye’s ‘Got to Give It Up,'” Thicke said in the interview. “I was like, ‘Damn, we should make something like that, something with that groove.'”
But in a deposition, Thicke said that he had overplayed his part in the creation of the song and was drunk and on Vicodin when it was recorded.
“To be honest, that’s the only part where – I was high on Vicodin and alcohol when I showed up at the studio. So my recollection is when we made the song, I thought I wanted – I – I wanted to be more involved than I actually was by the time, nine months later, it became a huge hit and I wanted credit,” Thicke said, according to the deposition obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. “So I started kind of convincing myself that I was a little more part of it than I was and I – because I didn’t want him – I wanted some credit for this big hit. But the reality is, is that Pharrell had the beat and he wrote almost every single part of the song.”
Thicke is represented by Howard King with King, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner. The attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Actress Elizabeth Peña Dead At 55

By Maria Vultaggio

Hollywood actress Elizabeth Peña has died, People magazine reported Wednesday. She was 55. The actress passed away Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of natural causes after a brief illness, her manager Gina Rugolo told the news site. Further details about her passing were not provided. Peña had a career in entertainment that spanned…

Hollywood actress Elizabeth Peña has died, People magazine reported Wednesday. She was 55.

The actress passed away Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of natural causes after a brief illness, her manager Gina Rugolo told the news site. Further details about her passing were not provided.

Peña had a career in entertainment that spanned four decades. She won four American Latino Media Arts Awards (ALMAs), according to the Internet Movie Database.

She was known for her roles in films such as “La Bamba,” “Transamerica,” “Lone Star,” “Rush Hour,” “Jacob’s Ladder” and “Free Willy 2.” She also appeared on the small screen with stints on shows like “Matador,” “L.A. Law,” “Dream On,” “Resurrection Blvd.” and “Modern Family,” where she played the mother of Sofia Vergara’s character, Gloria.

She lent her voice to characters in the films “The Incredibles” and “American Dad” and the cartoon series “Justice League.”

Peña directed a few television show episodes and also founded the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors, the Los Angeles Times wrote.

“In the United States, all Spanish-speaking people are lumped into one category,” Peña said in a 1996 interview with the Dallas Morning News, according to the Los Angeles  Times. “But we’re all so different. Argentinians are completely different from Mexicans.  Mexicans are completely different from Cubans. Cubans are completely different from people from Paraguay and Uruguay.”

Peña was born Sept. 23, 1959, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and lived in Cuba for part of her childhood.

Being an entertainer ran in Peña’s blood. Her mother, Estella Margarita, was a producer and an arts administrator and her father, Mario, was an actor, writer and director.

She is survived by her husband, Hans Rolla; her daughter, Fiona; her son, Kaelan; as well as her mother and a sister.

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