Yesterday (January 18), the “FutureSex/LoveSound” singer took a “moment to recognize” and acknowledge the tireless local relief efforts during his stop at Anaheim, California’s Honda Center.
Read Justin Timberlake’s full statement below.
I want to take a moment to recognize what’s going on in LA. I want to give a shout-out to the first responders, firefighters, citizens of the community, all that you gave. I’m sure so many of us in this room know someone, or is related to someone, or has heard about someone so close to us being affected by this devastating incident. And so many of us onstage either live there and in the crew know people who live there, and we just came from there, and it truly is devastating.
I just wanted to recognize how beautiful it is, how well everyone has responded in that area. And I just wanted to say: Keep your thoughts and prayers with LA. Donate if you can — if you can — but thoughts and prayers with LA. Thank you so much, Anaheim.
As a member of the notorious Ball Family and a former NBA player, G3 (better known as LiAngelo “Gelo” Ball) is used to receiving criticism. However, following the success of his latest single, “Tweaker,” things have only intensified.
Yesterday (January 18), LiAngelo Ball had his debut performance the viral track during the Detroit Lions versus the Washington Commanders playoff game (viewable here). Unfortunately, it does not appear Ball received the reaction he might have hoped for.
Users online have flood X (formerly Twitter) with disparaging remarks about Ball’s performance of “Tweaker.” Even fellow rapper Freddie Gibbs and NBA retiree Nate Robinson chimed in.
Today (January 19), the ban of TikTok was slated to go into effect. Instead of waiting for midnight, the beloved application went officially went dark late last night.
Prior to the ban, many musicians including Kesha and Dua Lipa joked about the platform’s demise. But to the shock of many, mere hours after TikTok’s ban in the US, the platform was restored. Now, users and entertainers alike have turned the saga into one huge laughing matter.
Over on X (formerly Twitter), Sexyy Red and Cardi B shared their hilarious reaction to Tik Tok being restored. “This how da TikTok ban went
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Just like TikTok, Spongebob and his best friend Patrick are temporarily detained before being released.
Cardi B, on the other hand, laughed off how others would soon flood X with jokes at TikTok’s expense. “Today gotta be the funniest day on Twitter,” she wrote. “ y’all are literally killin me… When did y’all get this hilarious??? ”
As for the platform’s restoration, in a new statement (viewable here), TikTok credited the act to last minute negations with president-elect Donald Trump. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” wrote a representative. “We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to thrive.”
Back in October 2024, GloRilla released her debut studio album, Glorious. Since, then the “I Luv Her” rapper has been “on a mission.” Yesterday (January 18), that quest landed GloRilla on the stage of Saturday Night Live.
As the evening’s special musical guest, GloRilla treated the New York City’s beloved late night show to a serving of Memphis’ hype sound. After being introduced by the episode’s host Dave Chappelle, the Grammy Award-nominee kicked off her first performance of the night, “Yeah Glo!”
Paying homage to her path to stardom, GloRilla set the performance from within a makeshift jail. After that she made her way to her childhood porch, where she contrasted her affirming bars to a time when she couldn’t have imagined how her future would shape out. For the final set change, GloRilla takes control over the brightly lit stages she now commands.
For her second (and final) performance of the night, GloRilla mindfully created a medley of her two currently rising tracks, “Whatchu Kno About Me” and “Let Her Cook.” For this mashup, GloRilla turned the SNL stage into her own personal club where twerking is a requirement for admission. GloRilla’s time touring (on her own and alongside Megan Thee Stallion) as well as her personal training session has certainly paid off. Despite how low Glo dropped it with her dancers, she didn’t miss a note or a step.
Watch GloRilla’s performance of “Whatchu Kno About Me” and “Let Her Cook” above. Check out GloRilla’s performance of “Yeah Glo!” below.
Glorious is out now via CMG/Interscope. Find more information here.
Tomorrow (January 20) marks the second inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump. But, this Inauguration Day’s festivities are attracting attention for a number of contrasting reasons. One of the most hotly debated points of discussion surrounds the day’s featured entertainment–which includes rappers Nelly and Snoop Dogg.
Across X (formerly Twitter), thousands of hip-hop heads expressed their disappointment and frustration to see the two rap titans on Trump’s lineup. Yesterday (January 18), Nelly addressed fans’ anger behind his decision to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration. During an appearance on Willie D Live, the “Hot In Herre” rapper cited the reasons he agreed to take the stage.
“I’m not doing this for money,” he said. “I’m doing this cause it’s an honor. I respect the office. It don’t matter who is in office. The same way our men and women, our brothers and sisters who protect this country, have to go to war and have to put their lives on the line for whoever is in office. So, if they can put their lives on the line for whoever is in office, I can damn sure perform for whoever is in office.”
He went on to pushed back against critics about Trump, saying: “I would ask them to show me where he’s a white supremacist.”
Nelly isn’t the only performer to issue a statement regarding their scheduled performance. Carrie Underwood also dismissed backlash, saying: “I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event. I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.”
Watch Nelly’s full appearance on Willie D Livehere.
Lovers and anti-lovers of Valentine’s Day are in for a real cinematic treat this year from Sony Pictures Entertainment and producers from Spyglass Media Group (Scream, M3GAN). Between this project and Companion (starring Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher), February is full of tongue-in-cheek programming.
Heart Eyes looks bonkers, too. Let’s dig into what to expect from this slasher-romcom movie.
Plot
“Stay single – stay safe.” That is the simple tagline behind the film’s full trailer, which we have to discuss first because it’s killer promo:
Sold? Audiences already appear to feel that way from the reaction around the Internet, and this looks like one of those truly communal movies involving hollering at the screen. That is, if this trailer hasn’t revealed the goriest and most shocking kill scenes. The setup involves Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding having a meet-cute at a coffee shop. They’re working their way through the bases when a killer (with a silhouette that vaguely resembles Paul Dano’s Riddler from The Batman) is revealed to be lurking in a bedroom closet. From there, mayhem unfolds, and god help those characters who aren’t single.
This movie, directed by Josh Ruben (Werewolves Within) and written by Phillip Murphy, Christopher Landon, and Michael Kennedy, is clearly having a ball with the Rules For A Surviving Horror Movie (as stated in the first Scream film), the first of which is “you can never have sex.” That rule goes way back, and the “Heart Eyes Killer” of this movie has a real problem with a violation.
The film’s description remains simple: “For the past several years, the ‘Heart Eyes Killer’ has wreaked havoc on Valentine’s Day by stalking and murdering romantic couples. This Valentine’s Day, no couple is safe.” Man, watching this movie is much better than acting depressed while standing in line at the grocery store with chocolate and a sad bouquet at 5:14pm on 2/14.
Cast
Who is behind the Heart Eyes mask? That remains a mystery for now, but the killer will terrorize central couple Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding along with Jordana Brewster, Gigi Zumbado, Devon Sawa, and Michaela Watkins.
Release Date
Heart Eyes will get you in the Valentine’s Day mood (or not) on February 7.
Trailer
As previously revealed last Halloween, this teaser trailer (the full one has already been discussed above) looks like sheer fun at the movies:
Mike Judge and Greg Daniels have been attached to some of the best TV comedies of the last 30 years, including Parks and Recreation, The Simpsons, and The Office for Daniels and Beavis and Butt-Head and Silicon Valley for Judge. They also co-created King of the Hill, which is getting a revival on Hulu.
Their latest collaboration is producing Common Side Effects, a surreal new Adult Swim animated series from creators Joseph Bennett (Scavengers Reign) and Steve Hely (30 Rock).
Here’s what you should know about Common Side Effects.
Plot
Common Side Effects follows Marshall and Frances, who were lab partners in high school and now share a secret: Marshall has “discovered the world’s greatest medicine, a mushroom that can heal almost anything,” according to the official synopsis. “But getting it out into the world won’t be easy – the DEA, big pharma, and international businessmen are all on the chase to stop them.”
It’s a rare animated thriller, and it has high ambitions beyond just laughs (although it looks pretty funny, too).
Hely told Screen Rant that he and Bennett (who dabbled in similarly surreal imaginary on his previous show, Scavengers Reign) linked up because they’re “interested in a lot of similar themes. We got going on some stuff like drugs, Ayahuasca, drug companies, psychedelics, different kinds of medicine, what healing means to different people, wellness, law enforcement, and the drug war. We were talking about a lot of themes.” The premise for the show came from the thought experiment, “What would it look like if there were a medicine that could heal almost anything, and how would that affect the world?”
As for how Common Side Effects ended up on Adult Swim, Hely explained that “it’s a place where you can get cool, weird, interesting stuff,” which certainly applies to this show. He continued, “In some ways this is a little different than other Adult Swim shows. It’s a little more serialized and it’s a little bit more plot-driven. Hopefully the audience will be ready for that.”
There’s enough room for both Common Side Effects and Smiling Friends.
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Cast
The voice cast includes Dave King (Parks and Recreation, The Simpsons, The Good Place) as Marshall; Emily Pendergast (Veep, Curb Your Enthusiasm) as Frances; Joseph Lee Anderson (Young Rock, MacGruber) as Agent Copano; #1 Alvin and the Chipmunks fan Martha Kelly (Baskets, Euphoria) as Agent Harrington; and Mike Judge (c’mon, do I need to list his credits again?) as Rick.
Release Date
Common Side Effects debuts on Adult Swim with back-to-back episodes on Sunday, February 2, at 11:30 p.m. ET. The show will be available to stream the following day on Max.
Trailer
Check out the trailer for Common Side Effects below.
Every single week, our TV and film experts will list the most important ten streaming selections for you to pop into your queues. We’re not strictly operating upon reviews or accrued streaming clicks (although yes, we’ve scoured the streaming site charts) but, instead, upon those selections that are really worth noticing amid the churning sea of content. There’s a lot out there, after all, and your time is valuable.
The high-stress survival series did it again, perhaps because the show’s sinister message strikes fear into the heart of an audience living in, well, current times. Credit goes to the gutsiness of creator Hwang Dong-hyuk for making the message literal as well as entertaining, and fingers are duly crossed for him to be able to take a nap before the third season. That will also surface this year, so get ready to see more misery for Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) while the series’ newly ambitious pace charges straight ahead.
It’s no secret that Star Wars shows have stumbled in viewership lately, and this Jude Law-starring show has received a lukewarm reception until now, but most watching parties agree that the series hit the season finale out of the Goonies-inspired ballpark. Additionally, more Andor and Ahsoka will be on the way, and Baby Yoda might still be hanging out there waiting for more action, too. The Force is not exactly strong with this one, but it’s percolating.
Karla Sofia Gascón, Zoe Saldana, and Selena Gomez shine in one of two enormously successful musicals to release last year (Joker who?) as straight-up talent showcases and messages that will carry beyond theaters and streaming devices. The drama story hails from auteur Jacques Audiard and revolves around about a cartel leader who fakes their own death and emerges as a woman, Emilia Pérez. That’s only the baseline structure, and what unfolds is breathtaking [insert Scorsese meme] cinema.
Primetime medical dramas run for dozens of seasons for a reason, and Max has taken a swing at conjuring up ER vibes by putting Noah Wyle in scrubs again. The 15 episodes of this season will each chart an hour in the ridiculously long shift of Wyle’s physician in Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital’s emergency room. This is a less soapy affair than his NBC drama of yesteryear, but there’s no shortage of additional topics to draw from with this series aiming for more realism by covering contemporary crises.
This lovely pair of spy-assassins (portrayed by Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw) are still kicking it near the top of the Netflix weekly streaming list. If you’d ever told me that Keira would convincingly drop the corset roles and throw down serious John Wick and Taken vibes, you would have received a skeptical look, but the world is onboard with stellar dynamics and convincing writing in a very unrealistic setting. That balance works, as it turns out, and we will see Helen and Sam again in about a year.
With the second season (that begins in Bangkok) preparing to launch, fans are catching up to prepare for Peter Sutherland’s ascendance to full Night Action status. This series is as bingeworthy as Prime Video/Amazon’s Reacher but is soon going international with full espionage and conspiracy flavor on display. The new scenery doesn’t hurt, either. No longer is the action limited to D.C., but never fear, Rose does catch up with Peter again, so their chemistry is in full effect with the second season, which will surely move this show nearer to the top of this list next week.
The wait for the second season has begun after Billy Bob Thornton’s Tommy Norton saw his stressors grow, and Jon Hamm’s character looked to be on the verge of death. The only bright side of that turn of events is that Demi Moore’s tycoon-wife will be poised for greater action if the show returns. In the meantime, Jacob Lofland’s Cooper has positioned himself well for the future, and Michelle Randolph’s Ainsley continues to be the most viral hitmaker of the entire series. Taylor Sheridan devotees will soon be turning their attention toward the return of 1923, and Randolph will be on hand there, too, but Landman proves that Sheridan doesn’t really need Yellowstone to keep cranking out crowd pleasers. And he’s so far beyond being a low peg on the Sons Of Anarchy call sheet that it’s not even funny.
Season finale time has arrived for Rebecca Ferguson’s mechanical genius, Steve Zahn’s bearded Solo survivor, and Common’s still silly leather jacket. Those are only a few of the show’s motley crew of characters, and this week’s episode ended with a scene that felt straight out of another world. There’s a reason for that WTF reaction, and answers will not be coming there until the third season, but hey, at least Juliette’s situation appeared to be vastly improving, and Solo is no longer alone. He was fine alone, of course, but he was even better with his newfound fam, and we haven’t seen the last of that group, but get ready for this worldbuilding exercise to get much larger.
A team of creative minds behind Narcos, The Revenant, and Friday Night Lights have come together for this Neo-Western limited series in which Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin go through hell on earth. The year is 1857, and they’re fighting through frigid elements amid the Mountain Meadows Massacre, during which Mormon soldiers killed hundreds of pioneers at the behest of Brigham Young (Kim Coates of Sons Of Anarchy). This clash involves Indigenous nationals also rising up to fight for their own survival within the same contested territory, and this ain’t Yellowstone, baby.
Yoooo, here we go. The office has returned for the Innies after their illicit journey into the Outie world. This new season will go to new literal places (like a snow retreat) that few could have envisioned after watching discomfort emerge under florescent lighting three years ago. As well, the inner journeys of Mark, Irving, and Dylan, and Helly are about to grow more hellish as creator Dan Erickson and director Ben Stiller unleash new degrees of mindf*ckery. By the way, did you catch the show’s Grand Central Station staging this past week? Guerrilla marketing at its finest.
After some low-scoring games to start the NFL playoffs, the Lions and Commanders brought the fireworks on Saturday night in Detroit. A wild first half saw both teams create a ton of big plays as Washington was far friskier than most anticipated against the Lions as big underdogs, and in the second quarter they found themselves suddenly up 24-14 after their second forced turnover of the game.
Jared Goff overthrew his receiver in his own territory and right into the hands of Quan Martin, who returned it all the way for a pick-six.
At the end, Goff got injury added to the insult of throwing a pick-six when he got absolutely lit up by Frankie Luvu on a block that was up high and decleated the Lions QB (close-up video here), as defenders always look for a chance to take a shot on a quarterback after a pick. It went unflagged, but Mike Pereira felt it should’ve been a personal foul, and Goff had to leave for concussion evaluation.
That thrust Teddy Bridgewater, who spent all year coaching high school football in Florida (and winning a state title), into action as he was signed by the Lions for the playoffs. The Lions improbably scored on the next drive with Bridgewater under center on an incredible trick play to Jameson Williams, but the Commanders immediately answered with a TD drive of their own in the craziest half of football of the season.
Goff mouthed to coach Dan Campbell as he walked to the back that he was “good” but that was going to have to be confirmed by the independent doctor, and he returned for the final drive of the first half, allowing Lions fans to breathe a bit of a sigh of relief that they’d have their quarterback for what needed to be a comeback effort. Unfortunately for Detroit, Goff threw a pick in the end zone on Detroit’s final drive of the half.
The Kansas City Chiefs are headed to an incredible seventh consecutive AFC Championship game after a 23-14 win over the Houston Texans on Saturday afternoon. The Texans were an extremely game opponent for most of the afternoon, but ultimately Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce created enough big plays and the Chiefs defense turned up the pressure on CJ Stroud to pull away late.
While it felt like the Chiefs were in a reasonably comfortable spot late in the game, with Houston needing a near-miracle to overcome an 11-point deficit as the clock wound down below two minutes, there was some considerable spread drama at play for those who bet on the game. The Chiefs were anywhere from 7.5 to 9.5 favorites depending on when and where you looked, with the spread closing at 9.5 at a bunch of books (including FanDuel, Caesars, and DraftKings). After Ka’imi Fairbairn’s nightmare day continued with a short field goal getting blocked by Leo Chenal for his third missed kick of the afternoon, it looked like Chiefs bettors would cover every number.
However, they couldn’t completely kneel out the clock, but chose to take knees anyways, leaving a short window of time for the Texans. With 15 seconds to play, the Chiefs lined up to punt from their own 18 and had Matt Araiza simply run backwards and out of the end zone for a purposeful safety.
That was the smart play up 11 as it kept it a two-possession game and allowed them to take a free kick rather than a punt that could get blocked for a TD if disaster struck. But for people that bet the Chiefs late on Saturday it was a disaster — and for late Houston bettors, a sudden and unexpected moment of joy. Houston would do nothing with it after the safety kick, ending the game and creating an all-timer for folks that bet the spread at the very end.
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y’all are literally killin me… When did y’all get this hilarious??? 
