FLOW HAMPTON AUGUST 8

–By Florence Anthony

Tongues are wagging that following her groundbreaking Cowboy Carter Tour, East Hampton resident Beyoncé has been nominated for MTV’s Artist of The Year at the upcoming Video Music Awards . The superstar songstress goes up against Taylor Swift . The awards will air live from New York’s UBS Arena on September 7 on CBS. In other Beyoncé news, she launched a new denim collection with Levi’s this week on her official website. Called “The Denim Cowboy,†the glittery outfits were released globally in select stores yesterday.

Woman in embellished denim jacket and pants posing against a white wall.

SIGHTINGS

At the Black Authors Festival in Sag Harbor: Spectrum TV Talk Show Host Cheryl Wills, honored as the Author of the Year. Other honorees included The View co-host Sunny Hostin, Sag Harbor’s own Don Lemon and former New Orleans Mayor Marc H. Morial. Attendees included Morial’s wife, CBS TV Host Michelle Miller……

At the Balmain and Bloomingdale’s glamorous evening in East Hampton, the 70 guests in attendance included Jean Shafiroff, Fern Mallis and Ramona and Valerie Steele…..