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Netflix has rescued numerous series, including You, Lucifer and Manifest, giving them life when other networks couldn’t sustain liftoff. Those pleasantly zombified series couldn’t hold a candle, however, to the mania surrounding Netflix’s Summer Of Suits, which motivated NBCUniversal to invest in a spin off, Suits: LA, that will soon arrive on NBC.

Only a few years ago, this was a development that nobody expected and has potentially opened the door to reviving more so-called “Blue Sky” series like White Collar. A formal green light hasn’t arrived for a Matt Bomer revisiting yet, and NBCUniversal is likely waiting to see how Suits: LA fares before opening the floodgates, so let’s get down to business on what is brewing for the West Coast version of an enduringly popular legal dramedy.

Cast

The spin off’s firm, Black Lane Law, specializes in entertainment and criminal cases and is led by ex-New Yorker Ted Black, portrayed by Stephen Amell (Heels). According to showrunner Aaron Korsch (speaking to Entertainment Weekly), this series will depart from Suits in favoring one leading man: “The original Suits was a dual lead show with Harvey and Mike, and this is a single lead with an ensemble.” Ted will, however, receive strong support from Stuart Lane (Josh McDermitt, The Walking Dead), a criminal law whiz with whom he founded Black Lane Law 15 years ago.

Other prominent characters include rival protégés Erica Rollins (Lex Scott Davis) and Rick Dodson (Bryan Greenberg), and you can see a photo of the core quartet together at Entertainment Weekly. Further members of the cast include Kevin Weistman, Rachelle Goulding, Alice Lee, and Victoria Justice.

Since this is a Los Angeles-based series, plenty of opportunity exists for celebrity clientele. Or does it? The original series did showcase Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) waving around Michael Jordan as a client, although His Airness never made an appearance on the show, which did manage to snag Charles Barkley and Michael Phelps in the flesh.

Similarly, we can expect famous names to be dropped by Ted Black. Those include Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Tom Hanks. Notably, Denzel Washington (according to Collider) has granted permission for his photo to be used on the series, and Amell hopes that turns into a real appearance: “Denzel, open invitation [to cameo], you heard it here first… [Washington giving permission to use his likeness] is a good sign, but I think [the jump from] photo to cameo is a stretch.”

A (sad) certainty of a celebrity cameo: late veteran actor John Amos’s final onscreen role will air in the first season.

Additionally, a special three-episode appearance will arrive from Gabriel Macht, who will reprise his Harvey Specter role. Fellow Suits veteran Wendell Pierce is also gunning hard to cameo as Robert Zane, although no confirmation there has surfaced yet. And why will Harvey be visiting? That’s part of the plot.

Plot

When Suits: LA begins, Black Lane Law will be at a “breaking point.” As Aaron Korsch revealed to EW, Black is “struggling as a leader,” and “he can get so driven and so focused on what’s in front of him or the next battle to win that he loses sight of his relationships with the people closest to him, and that’s what really manifests in the pilot.” Disagreements over the firm’s legacy will yield intense conflict between Ted Stuart, and it appears that Ted is the problem, states Korsch: “Ted doesn’t think that there’s anything wrong with their relationship at all – I think Stuart might disagree.”

That remark resembles a troubled marriage, and to work with that analogy, some counseling might be needed. Who best to perform that magic? As Deadline first reported, Macht was more than willing to slip into Harvey’s shoes, and as Macht wrote on Instagram: “When an old friend is in need… it’s time to take care of things and make those very ‘things’ right.”

Stephen Amell surfaced in Macht’s Instagram comments to complete the picture: “The Bat Signal does work!!” And NBC’s synopsis agrees:

Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.

Release Date

Suits: LA will debut on Feb. 23 on NBC. The series will also stream on Peacock. Future seasons are virtually guaranteed after production moved to LA after receiving substantial tax incentives. (Production did recently pause due to the Los Angeles fires, but the release date remains intact.)

Trailer

A full trailer should arrive soon, but this teaser trailer coasts on LA vibes.

Looking to eat healthy with all the convenience of fast food? It’s time to finally order that salad. And look, we’re fully aware that once you smother a salad in dressing, or top it with fried chicken, it ups the calories considerably, but we think obsessing about calories misses the point.

If you’re an obsessive calorie counter, then yes, you’re going to have to ration your dressing or skip out on the more indulgent ingredients, but if you’re looking for something nutritious, full of vegetables and greens, that isn’t fried — salads are the answer. Even if the calorie count is nearly the same, a salad is healthier for your body than a fried chicken sandwich or an indulgent bacon cheeseburger.

So if you want that fried chicken topping. Get it! We’d argue there is probably a better option elsewhere on the menu, but hey, we support baby steps.

To help make your salad ordering easier, we ranked our favorite fast food salads that are still available in 2025.

9. Dairy Queen — Crispy Chicken Strips Salad

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

We tried to include only the very best salads for this ranking, partly to save you some time, and partly because salads in fast food are a dying breed. There are fewer of them than ever, so it truly baffles us that one of the last remaining is this awful one by Dairy Queen. So while this isn’t a “salad worth ordering,” allow us to indulge in this rant for a second.

This is maybe the most mediocre dish we’ve ever eaten in all of fast food.

This salad gives you a bed of flavorless iceberg lettuce topped with chopped up fried chicken tenders, some oddly flavorless tomatoes, bacon, and a few shreds of bagged cheddar cheese. The main issue here is the flavors never really come together, it just tastes like a random assortment of ingredients meant for other dishes.

The Bottom Line:

Going to Dairy Queen to order a salad sounds like some truly bizarre behavior. Like going to a Steakhouse to order soup.

8. Jack in the Box — Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

There was a time when Jack in the Box’s Southwest Salad was one of the best in the game, but that was a long, long time ago. Then the salad went through a phase when it was absolutely awful, and now, it has swung back around. I wouldn’t call it one of the best in the game, but it’s certainly better than a few years back.

On a bed of mixed greens you get your choice of grilled or fried chicken strips (we prefer grilled because it melds with the flavors more), juicy grape tomatoes, salty tortilla strips, which add a nice layer of texture, shredded carrots, and a light sprinkle of cheddar cheese.

Tieing the salad together is the “Creamy Southwest Dressing,” which is a heavy cream-based sauce that has a zesty blend of seasoning, a bit of lime tang, and a savory finish.

The Bottom Line:

It’s a good, but not great salad. If Jack in the Box is all that’s available and you want something on the healthier side, this is your best bet. But if you’re looking for the type of salad to be excited by, look elsewhere.

7. Taco Bell — Cantina Chicken Bowl

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

Last year Taco Bell launched the “Cantina Chicken Menu,” and it’s probably the best thing to ever happen to the chain restaurant. Some of my favorite dishes are part of that menu, and while we wouldn’t classify the Cantina Chicken Bowl as my favorite from the menu, it’s pretty damn good, so we’re happy to suggest it.

The bowl, which we admit isn’t technically a salad, features zesty and tender chicken, black beans, a savory avocado ranch sauce, some oddly flavorless sour cream, pico de gallo, a scoop of guacamole, cheese, lettuce, rice, and purple cabbage.

The mix of lettuce and cabbage gives the salad a nice textural crunch, and while the guacamole and rice aren’t the best you’ll ever have, they get the job done and pair nicely with the real star of the show: the chicken, which has a nice blend of zesty and herbal notes, with a melt-in-your-mouth texture. Yes, we’re talking about Taco Bell! It needs to be tasted to be believed.

The Bottom Line:

The Cantina Chicken Bowl is way better than it should be. While we love the flavor here, there is a handful of much better options.

6. Habit Burger & Grill — Santa Barbara Cobb

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

Habit’s Santa Barbara Cobb means well, but some slight quality control issues keep this from being truly delicious. Mainly, it’s the avocado. A lot of times, it’s over-ripened, which adds a dirty flavor to an otherwise great-tasting salad. However, there have been a few times I’ve ordered this, and the avocado is fine. Just something to keep in mind — when dealing with avocado at the Habit, it’s a gamble.

The salad features a bed of romaine and iceberg lettuce topped with juicy cherry tomatoes, the aforementioned avocado, some tangy blue cheese crumbles, thin, but crispy and wonderfully smokey bacon, egg, and some fresh grilled chicken breast.

I think this salad tastes best with Habit’s House Dressing, which is a simple balsamic and olive oil blend and adds a nice tangy and slightly smokey finish to each forkful.

The Bottom Line:

Altogether this salad comes across as wonderfully savory and quite hearty. It’s a restaurant-quality salad for sure.

5. Chick-fil-A — Spicy Southwest Salad

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

I keep ping-ponging back and forth on whether or not I think the Spicy Southwest Salad or the Cob is the king at Chick-fil-A, but I’m going to go ahead and draw a line in the sand, put my foot down, and say that the Spicy Southwest Salad deserves the crown.

Over a base of mixed greens, this salad features always-ripe grape tomatoes, a mix of creamy and sharp Monterrey Jack and Cheddar cheeses, some roasted corn, black beans, sweet red bell peppers, chili and lime-dusted pumpkin seeds, salted tortilla strips, and what we consider the star of the salad, poblano chilies.

Combine that with your choice of grilled or fried chicken (we think the new spicy grilled chicken tastes the best), and you’ve got a medley of fresh, sweet, peppery, and spicy flavors in every forkful. The poblanos provide a really nice smokey and earthy flavor that somehow makes the spicy grilled chicken filet taste even spicier.

The Bottom Line:

Smokey, sweet, and peppery. This salad is packing big flavors worth getting excited over.

4. El Pollo Loco — Double Chicken Tostada Salad

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

The goal of this article is to point you in the direction of the very best-tasting salads, nutritional facts be damned, so if eating a salad out of a big giant fried tortilla seems a bit too indulgent for you, by all means, pick up the regular Double Chicken Avocado Salad. It features essentially the same build. But if you like having fun, you gotta grab the Tostada version.

Inside a giant fried flour tortilla you have a big serving of pinto beans, El Pollo Loco’s housemade salsa, sour cream, creamy Monterey Jack cheese, rice, shredded lettuce, avocado, and a double-serving of flame-grilled chicken.

The dominant tasting notes here are citrus and charred meat with some earthy, zesty seasonings, some mild spice from the pico de gallo, and a savory buttery quality courtesy of the avocado. The best part is you can break off pieces of the Tostada, and you essentially have a plate of nachos.

The Bottom Line:

It’s a bit more indulgent than a regular salad, but in the best way possible.

3. Chipotle — UPROXX Custom Bowl

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

A couple of years back, we set out to make the greatest Chipotle salad build (we also did burritos and tacos) and after several taste tests and different combinations, we think we’ve cracked it!

The Uproxx Custom, as we’re calling it, features pinto beans, white rice, barbacoa, fajitas, tomatillo red salsa, cheese, lettuce, guacamole, and a finishing dash of Tabasco Green Pepper sauce, which is strangely located near the straws and lids.

With our build, you’re guaranteed forkful after forkful of spicey, smokey, earthy, and sweet flavors, with mouth-watering aromatics that tickle the tongue as much as the tastebuds. Why barbacoa? Because it’s the juiciest and most tender meat on the entire Chipotle menu, and those notes of oregano and clove pair nicely with the cumin-heavy pinto beans.

The Bottom Line:

Part of us wants to give this salad the number one spot, but since it’s a custom job, that seemed a bit too biased. If you’re looking for a salad that is earthy, spicy, and herbaceous, this hits the spot.

2. Sweetgreen — Guacamole Greens

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

I fully expected Sweetgreen, an eatery whose whole concept is, you know, greens, would have the best salad and while it comes close, it’s not quite there yet.

The Guacamole Greens features a bed of romaine, spring mix, and purple cabbage topped with roasted chicken, avocado, juicy cherry tomatoes, pickled onion, and fried tortilla bits, and is served with a lime cilantro jalapeño vinaigrette, and a slice of lime for an extra dose of bright citrus. If you’re wondering where the guacamole is, same.

I don’t actually think guacamole would improve this salad, I much rather have the chunks of fresh avocado, I just thought it was strange to include it in the name.

First I’ll start with what works. I love the lime cilantro jalapeño vinaigrette. It’s tangy, a bit sour, herbal, peppery, and has a nice mild heat to it. Hands down, its the best dressing of any fast food salad.

he rest of the salad is standard fare, the produce here is great but I did find the chicken to be a bit dry and flavorless, and could’ve done without the pickled onions.

Still that dressing more than makes up for any weak points.

The Bottom Line:

If your favorite part of a salad is the dressing, it doesn’t get better than Sweetgreen’s lime cilantro jalapeño vinaigrette.

1. Panera — Mediterranean Greens With Grains

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

My original go-to at Panera was the Asian Sesame salad, but when it was taken off the menu I was forced to find something new, which is when I came across the delicious Mediterranean Greens with Grain salad. Recently, Panera brought back the Asian Sesame, but having had this, I’m not sure I could go back.

On a bed of romaine and spring mix, we’ve got a mix of rice and farro, which bring some nice nutty and toasty notes, a scoop of simple hummus, feta cheese, sweet red onions, sweet and mild peppers, cucumber, and a heavy dusting of robust seasoning that combines paprika, with cumin and cinnamon.

There is a lot of flavor here, it’s a mix of shifting earthy, toasty, and peppery flavors all tied together with a tangy, fatty, and oregano-heavy Greek dressing. There is a version of this salad with chicken, but honestly, the flavors offer so much here that I don’t think it’s needed.

The Bottom Line:

The current best fast food salad your money can buy in 2025. Each forkful is a flavor bomb.

Nigerian singer Winny delivered her debut project nearly two years ago with the release of her self-titled EP. Winny was a sharp formal introduction to the singer through tracks like the breathtaking “Pretty” which said she wrote to “communicate self-love.” She added, “There’s nobody that can love me like me. I want people to embrace themselves regardless of who they are, what they are, where they come from or what they are going through.”

Love is still the centerpiece of her music, as shown on her latest EP Commercial Break. With eight songs to its name, Winny’s new project is a sizzling blend of afrobeats, reggae, soul, and R&B. “Each song represents fleeting moments of love, like commercial breaks in life where love interrupts the everyday routine,” Winny said about Commercial Break in a press release.

She continued, “Love can come from unexpected connections and can be presented as spontaneous, catching people off guard in the middle of life’s ‘programming’ much like a commercial break offering relief, a temporary escape from pain similar to a break during a tense show.”

A few weeks removed from the release of Commercial Break, we caught up with Winny to learn more about her influences, inspirations, and aspirations. Scroll to hear her Commercial Break standouts and discover more about Winny.

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What is your earliest memory of music?

⁠My earliest memory of music that I can remember is hearing songs that my dad played on his old record player. It was smooth, soulful, and it felt like the music was alive.

Who or what inspired you to take music seriously?

I’ll say people — seeing how music brings people together inspires me. That sense of unity, that power to connect people from different walks of life, made me realize that music was something bigger than just entertainment. I knew I had to pursue it. It wasn’t just about writing songs or performing; it was about creating something that could touch hearts, heal wounds, and build bridges.

Do you know how to play an instrument? If so, which one? If not, which instrument do you want to learn how to play?

Yes! I can play the guitar a bit. I am still learning!

What was your first job?

My first job was working as a barista in a small local coffee shop.

What is your most prized possession?

My guitar.

What is your biggest fear?

Losing the ability to create.

Who is on your music Mt. Rushmore?

Chronixx for his rawness, Beyoncé for her power, Sade for her smooth elegance, and Kanye West for his unmatched energy.

You get 24 hours to yourself to do anything you want, with unlimited resources: What are you doing? And spare no details!

First, I’d take a private jet to a tropical island. I’d spend the day feeling the breeze, and soaking up the sun. Then, I’d go for a shopping spree.

What are your three most used emojis?

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What’s a feature you need to secure before you die?

I’d say creating a song with Kanye West would be top of the list.

If you could appear in a future season of a current TV show, which one would it be and why?

I’d love to be in Euphoria. The way they use music in that show is so deeply connected to the characters’ emotions. It’d be amazing to contribute a song that fits with that intense, raw energy.

Which celebrity do you admire or respect for their personality and why?

I’d say Burna Boy. Not only is he incredibly talented, but he also knows how to diversify his career and stay true to himself. I admire that about him.

Share your opinion on something no one could ever change your mind about.

Music is universal. No matter where you’re from or what language you speak, a good song can always find its way to your soul.

What is the best song you’ve ever heard in your life and what do you love about it?

“Fireflies” by Owl City. It’s impossible to listen to that song and not feel something deep!

What’s your favorite city in the world to perform, and what’s a city you’re excited to perform in for the first time?

Honestly? Anywhere!

You are throwing a music festival. Give us the dream lineup of 5 artists that will perform with you and the location where it would be held.

There are so many artists that I could name! But for starters, I’d have to say Beyoncé, Kanye West, Post Malone, Rihanna, Tiwa Savage, TUFACE, Shenseea, Billie Eilish, Dexta Daps, Ruger, Tems, Davido, Popcaan, Tay Iwar, Koffee, SZA, Kranuim, Chronixx, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Omah Lay, Rema and Bob Marley (if he were still with us). It would be held at Coachella because it’s the perfect blend of history, vibe, and diverse crowds.

What would you be doing now if it weren’t for music?

Hmmm, probably creating as a fashion designer.

If you could see five years into the future or go five years into the past, which one would you pick and why?

I would choose to go into the future to see how the global music industry will evolve.

What’s one piece of advice you’d go back in time to give to your 18-year-old self?

I would go back and tell my 18-year-old self to stop worrying about people’s opinions and to focus on your voice, vision, and journey. It’s all yours to create, and it’s worth it.

It’s 2050. The world hasn’t ended, and people are still listening to your music. How would you like it to be remembered?

I want my music to stand as a testament to authenticity, and connection. I want people to remember that I was an artist who wasn’t afraid to show her true self to the world.

Commercial Break is out now via Sygnal Music. Find out more information here.

Ridley Scott’s legacy in the making went hard last year in theaters with Alien: Romulus (directed by horror revival king Fede Álvarez with input from Ridley) and Gladiator 2, the decades-later sequel directed by Scott himself. The arena-based blockbuster edged past the original box office gross after two months with a $455 million global taking. And after weeks on VOD, the time will soon come for Paul Mescal’s sandals to stream as part of package.

When Will Gladiator 2 Stream On Paramount+?

January 21.

Get ready to be “entertained” when Mescal steps onscreen as Lucius after the trailer proved to be oddly controversial.

This sequel also launches what Scott referred to as “probably the biggest action sequence I’ve ever done. Probably bigger than anything in Napoleon.” Even larger than Ellen Ripley launching a Xenomorph out of a space-trucker ship, too. That’s only to be expected when you toss a rhino and naval battles into the arena back in Ancient Rome.

In addition to Mescal, Gladiator 2 stars Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washington, Djimon Hounsou, Pedro Pascal, May Callaway, Fred Hechinger and Joseph Quinn. And will there be a Gladiator 3? Scott has declared, “There’s already an idea,” and he is taking inspiration from The Godfather saga. Hold that thought.

The best kind of television episodes aren’t the ones where you remember where you were when you watched them. They’re the ones where you remember how you felt watching them. I remember feeling horrified, mesmerized, and overwhelmed the first time I saw episode 8 of Twin Peaks: The Return, which turned out to be David Lynch’s final major work as a filmmaker.

But most of all, I — along with the other 246,000 viewers who tuned into Showtime on June 25, 2017 — was thrilled by what I was witnessing. Never more so than when “The” Nine Inch Nails took the stage at The Roadhouse.

Nearly every episode of Twin Peaks: The Return ended with a band or artist performing over the credits. Sharon Van Etten, Chromatics, Eddie Vedder introduced by his birth name (Edward Louis Severson), etc. But episode 8 — also known as “Gotta Light?” — shook things up by, well, it shook things up in a lot of ways (this is where I beg you to watch Twin Peaks: The Return), including having the musical guest show up around the 12-minute mark.

But before we get there, some context for the episode: it begins with Monroe, a scumbag criminal (who we later find out was an FBI informant), and Dale Cooper’s doppelgänger, a brutal version of our beloved Agent Dale Cooper with a much worse hairstyle, driving down a long, dark road lit only by the car headlights. There’s not much dialogue spoken between the two men, until the unease is broken by Monroe pulling over to take a leak. It’s part of his plan to get the drop on Evil Cooper, who he shoots multiple times. But before he can follow through on the death blow, mysterious, ethereal woodsmen begin to tear at his body, removing an orb containing Killer BOB’s sadistic face. This is all accomplished with muffled audio and barely present “ominous atmospheric music” (as the closed captioning on Paramount Plus reads).

Then after a quick check-in with a panicked Monroe driving away from the horror he’s just witnessed — BAM — it’s Nine Inch Nails time.

The build-up to the performance matters. Episode 8 lulls you into an eerie sense of foreboding before “The” Nine Inch Nails (which is how they’re introduced by the Roadhouse MC) come in like a jump scare. The group is clad in leather and moodily lit by a home projector. They sound sadistic performing “She’s Gone Away” from the then-new Not The Actual Events EP. Nine Inch Nails initially planned on doing another song for Twin Peaks: The Return, but according to frontman Trent Reznor, Lynch told them, “How about something less Twin Peaks-y sounding, and more aggressive and ugly.” (Try reading that in a David Lynch voice. It’s fun.) Atticus Ross recalls him adding, “Make my hair stand on end.”

They succeeded: “She’s Gone Away” is violent and lurching; as someone on the Nine Inch Nails subreddit put it, “This song [is] on a playlist of mine called ‘songs that make me shit myself in fear.’” It’s not the kind of song you typically hear on TV, but neither was the dreamy Twin Peaks theme song, composed by the brilliant Angelo Badalamenti, or “Sycamore Trees” performed by Jimmy Scott in the Red Room. Lynch was thoughtfully offbeat in his music choices, and a talented musician in his own right. But it’s episode 8 of Twin Peaks: The Return that crossed my mind first after hearing about his death.

Lynch was America’s preeminent chronicler of the rot underneath our shared White Picket Fence fantasy (he literally depicts the origin of evil in the scene following NIN’s performance, in fact) but that’s because he believed we could be so much better. “This world is supposed to be beautiful,” he said to People not long before his death. “We’re supposed to love each other as a family.” In another interview, Lynch told BBC Radio 3’s Sound of Cinema, “Even in the so-called dark things, there’s a beauty.”

Nine Inch Nails at the Roadhouse is dark, but the connection Lynch had with Reznor — who also produced the soundtrack for 1997’s Lost Highway — and the other musicians he worked with was beautiful. “Music,” he once said, “is a magic.” I genuinely believe he meant that. There was nothing ironic about David Lynch; he was as sincere and earnest as they come in Hollywood.

That’s what made the Nine Inch Nails performance so thrilling. It was raw. It was real. In other words, it was David Lynch.

There’s a common perception that Dua Lipa is constantly on vacation, or as she joked on Saturday Night Live, on “holiday.” Sometimes, perception is reality. It seems like every time the “Houdini” singer posts on Instagram, she’s in a different luxurious location (and occasionally enjoying a pickle soda). In her latest post, she leaned into the bit.

“you know an airport hates to see me coming,” Dua Lipa captioned the post, along with a photo dump including one where she’s wearing a shirt that says “Mother F*cker.”

Last year, Dua Lipa responded to her being dubbed the “vacanza queen” for her seemingly never-ending getaways.

“I think people are quick to forget. I was on tour up until the end of December. I felt like I missed out on so much time with my family and friends. It shows how short our attention span is, which is why music comes out so much faster,” she told Rolling Stone. “Of course, I was going to f*cking holiday and chill the year that I was just going in the studio and had some time off. As long as I’m doing my job, hitting my deadlines, and getting my sh*t done, then I will find a way to relax, too. It’s really work hard and play hard. Why not?”

Why not, indeed. If you make a song as good as “Physical” and interview Nobel Prize winners, you can take as many vacations as you want.

The cost of the recent Los Angeles County wildfires has yet to be totaled, but the city has received some help in the form of a big donation from The Weeknd, who gave $1 million to several funds dedicated to wildfire relief. In partnership with World Food Program USA and The Weeknd’s own XO Humanitarian Fund, the “Blinding Lights” singer has committed the donations to the LAFD Foundation, GoFundMe’s Wildfire Relief Fund, and LA Regional Food Bank. The announcement came after word that he’d delayed the release of his album, as well as his Rose Bowl concert to celebrate its release, in response to the devastating (un)natural disaster.

Despite being from Toronto, The Weeknd has spent a considerable amount of his time in Los Angeles, which he’s called home for the past decade. He counts among his neighbors actor Jim Carrey, who appeared in his “Out Of Time” video after hanging out with the singer on his 30th birthday and was even part of the rollout for his album, Dawn FM.

The Weeknd recently held his Spotify Billions Club Live concert at Los Angeles’ Santa Monica Airport, where he pledged “all new everything” in 2025, including a new album, tour, film, and possibly even a new stage name, which he’s been teasing for a while. Suffice to say, he loves LA, and joins those grieving the region’s recent climate catastrophe.

After years of fun choreography, challenges, catchy sayings, viral sagas, and of course boosted music, TikTok is officially dead–in the US at least. According to The Washington Post, the TikTok ban has been upheld by the Supreme Court.

While users are mourning the app’s untimely demise, Kesha decided to inject some humor in the otherwise somber moment. In a video (viewable here, courtesy of Pop Crave), Kesha hilariously eulogized the beloved app, writing: “Tiktok may be temporary but ‘TiK ToK‘ is forever.”

With her 2010 hit playing in the clip’s background, supporters of the singer co-signed the post.

“She ain’t wrong,” wrote one user on X (formerly Twitter).

“LOL, this is actually kinda clever,” chimed another.

“A fun reminder of her enduring impact on pop culture,” penned another.

It has longed been theorized that Kesha’s song influenced the platform’s name. However, that has yet to be confirmed. Still, it is only fitting in her fan’s eyes that she addressed the app’s downfall.

On the other hand, many content creators, whose financial future, is now in question did not find anything humorous about Kesha’s post. But with Kesha’s song “Tik Tok” continuously growing in streams, there’s some validity in her snarky message.

30 years ago today, The Roots released their second studio album, Do You Want More?!!!??!, kickstarting their long-lasting ascent and changing the sound of so-called “jazz rap” forever. In honor of the 30th anniversary, the band has announced a six-show residency at the legendary jazz club, Blue Note in New York City. They plan to perform two shows per night from March 13 through March 15, and you can purchase tickets now on Blue Note’s website (good luck, though).

Questlove announced the shows in his usual way — via Instagram — alongside his fellow founder Black Thought, with a nostalgic clip of the video for “Proceed,” one of the group’s first-ever music videos (look at Tariq’s nose stud!). Quest explains how, as their first major label album, Do You Want More?!!!??! was “where it all began” and while he manages expectations, advising, “We’re not doing the whole album,” he promises, “What we will do is have fun with it.”

2025 is shaping up to be another wildly busy year for the two bandmates, as Quest teased their first album in over a decade, along with Quest’s increasing film docket, which as of now includes an SNL 50-year documentary; a documentary about legendary funk band leader Sly Stone; and oh yeah, a remake of Disney’s jazz-centric animated classic The Arisocats, which is still happening, to the best of my knowledge. All that while continuing to show up as the house band for The Tonight Show. Yeesh.

When these guys sleep, I will never know. Get your tickets for their residency now (if you can).

Taylor Sheridan’s devoted audience is currently in a rare lull between shows. Paramount+ recently streamed Landman‘s first season finale, but 1923 is waiting in the wings for a February return. The Madison is currently filming a debut season, and Tulsa King will almost certainly be back for a third round. No word has surfaced on more Lioness, but Landman was so well popular and well-received that it’s hard to imagine Sheridan walking away from more.

Will There Be A Season 2 Of Landman?

Nothing has been made official yet. However, Sheridan appears to have set the stage for future storytelling with Tommy Norton taking over Monty Miller’s place as head honcho of M-Tex Oil.

Billy Bob Thornton also told Entertainment Weekly that, if there’s a renewal, he understands that filming will start soon, meaning, “sometime around February, March, somewhere in there,” but he added, “I mean, we’ll see. It just depends on how the chips may fall, you never know in this business.”

As for the fate of Monty Miller, Jon Hamm recently spoke with Hollywood Reporter after series co-creator Christian Wallace confirmed Monty’s death. Hamm elaborated on Tommy Norton’s difficult new direction, should there be a renewal:

“That’s going to be Billy Bob’s thing [ahead] – heavy is the head that wears the crown, so to speak. That stuff is true and I think his journey through not only the time on the show but the rest of his life is: careful what you wish for. I think he’s definitely found that with his relationship with Angela [his reconciled ex-wife played by Ali Larter], and I think his relationship with his son [Cooper, played by Jacob Lofland] and daughter [Aynsley, played by Michelle Randolph] are really going to be burdens for him to manage as well.”

Additionally, the season finale opened up a greater piece of the acting pie for Monty’s wife, Cami, portrayed by Demi Moore. It was a role that sadly felt ornamental throughout this past season, so fingers crossed for much more Moore and official Landman second season news coming soon.