Getty Image A few weeks ago, Taylor Swift began teasing what many suspected was a forthcoming release. The “Delicate” singer had been relatively silent on social media since her Reputation Tour had concluded last November. She had unexpectedly launched a countdown clock on her Instagram story and changed the icons of her various social media […]
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[embedded content] Share This Video No one’s sure what will become of Batman, now that star Ben Affleck has stepped down from the DC legend’s next solo movie. Meanwhile, his butler’s doing just fine. Example: Pennyworth, a forthcoming EPIX show that dives into the backstory of the Caped Crusader’s butler Alfred Pennyworth. We’ve already received […]
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Getty Image More than two months have passed since Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray officially announced his intention to focus on football over baseball and, shortly thereafter, buzz began that the Arizona Cardinals would heavily consider him with the No. 1 overall pick. Despite a number of twists, turns, and rumors, the heavily anticipated marriage between […]
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Getty Image For better and for worse, social media has fundamentally changed the way we as music listeners engage with our favorite artists, their work, and their ideas. In 2019, a musician is just as likely to be in the news for a stated political view as they are for making a great song. And, […]
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Gunpowder & Sky Elisabeth Moss is having an eventful 2019, with the highest-grossing movie (Us) and best film performance (Her Smell) of her career and season three of Hulu’s Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale on the horizon. She also recently signed up for Leigh Whannell and Jason Blum’s reboot of The Invisible Man, the only movie […]
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Getty Image Ed Oliver has been a future first round pick in the NFL Draft since he was a 5-star prospect in high school. The dominant defensive tackle stayed at home in Houston to play for the Cougars, a coup for then-coach Tom Herman. In his three years at Houston, he showed why he was […]
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[embedded content] Share This Video HBO’s jam-packed spring is already off to a chaotic start with the final Game of Thrones season. Soon enough Chernobyl will arrive, and after that, Deadwood fans will see the long-gestating movie that no one (except for Ian McShane) thought would ever happen. Of course, McShane’s Al Swearengen and his […]
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Andrew Lipovsky for NBC Saturday Night Live can be touch-and-go these days, but when it’s good, it’s really good. The latter is usually due to the performances of cast members like Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones, but what would their work in front of the camera be without writers like Julio Torres? Since joining SNL […]
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Getty Image As festival lineups fill up with the same artists and hip-hop innovates the way the recording industry views things like Las Vegas residencies, it was only natural that hip-hop would find another new way to change the way the summer concert season is handled. This summer, the Days of Summer Festival — formerly […]
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UPROXX Every year, without fail, the headache known as tax season descends upon us. Americans collectively fill out a labyrinth of financial documents, pray that they don’t make IRS-scrutiny-worthy mistakes, and wait with bated breath for the one possible silver lining: the tax return. These once-a-year returns are a necessary injection of cash for many […]
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Zach Sang Show There’s really no stopping “Old Town Road” right now. The Lil Nas X song achieved the biggest streaming week of all time, it spawned a ton of memes, and it even got the Jimmy Fallon parody treatment. As it stands now, there are two versions of the song: Lil Nas X’s original, […]
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AMAZON Any article about Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show must begin with the $1 billion price-tag. That’s $250 million for the rights and $750 million for, y’know, actually making the thing. That’s a lot of money. Just imagine how many po-tay-toes you could buy for a billion bucks. Even Elijah Wood, who played Frodo […]
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RCA Records After releasing his second solo album in bits and pieces, Brockhampton leader Kevin Abstract finally released the whole thing late Wednesday night. Arizona Baby, featuring both of the three-song projects he previously released as the Arizona Baby single and Ghettobaby EP, is an 11-song album that includes the three singles, “Big Wheels,” “Baby […]
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Getty Image Since the arrival of her mixtape Nasty last summer, 21-year-old rapper Rico Nasty has been on a meteoric rise. In that short span of time, the Maryland artist has gone from packing small venues to rocking two straight weekends at Coachella. The rapper’s thumping, scream-heavy brand of punk rap places her among an […]
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Getty Image Taylor Swift recently graced the cover of Time magazine’s coveted Time 100 issue, the annual edition of the weekly magazine where they list the year’s “100 most influential people.” As part of the celebration of the issue’s release, Swift has emerged from her relative internet dormancy to take part in festivities, including an […]
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Getty Image Last week, Lil Dicky released the star-studded, animated music video for his new song “Earth.” Dicky recruited the likes of Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry, Shawn Mendes, Charlie Puth, and 24 other singers, songwriters, and celebrities to voice small, animated creatures. The chief mission of the song and it’s high-production video is […]
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Getty Image Facebook and privacy do not exactly go hand-in-hand. The social media company has consistently been criticized by individuals, advocates, and government officials for its inability or unwillingness to protect the private data of its users, and now that may cost them. According to the New York Times, Facebook will likely pay a $5 […]
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Craigellchie Aged whisky can be expensive. And by expensive, we’re not talking the kind of prices you’d find on the top shelf at the supermarket or your corner liquor store, we’re talking serious cash. Johnnie Walker and Glenlivet recently put their 50-year aged whiskies on the market with price tags around $25,000. A 62-year-old bottle […]
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FOX Earlier this month, actor Jussie Smollett, whose allegedly false accusations regarding a racist attack against him that was investigated by the Chicago Police Department, was a topic of derision among comedians like Tracy Morgan and Chris Rock. Despite the mounting criticisms that have been made against him, however, it seems Smollett’s former cast mates […]
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Getty Image James Holzhauer is changing the way people think of Jeopardy! on a nightly basis, cruising to record-setting and breaking scores on the trivia show. On Tuesday, the pro sports bettor broke the $1 million earned mark in stunning fashion, with the second-highest single-day win total in the show’s history. There’s a lot we […]
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