Month: February 2022

For every 20 celebrity couples you couldn’t care less about, there’s that one couple that seems so perfectly matched that you can’t help but find yourself rooting for them—and crushed if their romance doesn’t work out. For many people, Will Arnett and Amy Poehler were that couple. And as Arnett recently told The Guardian, their divorce—following the birth of their second child—marked a very “weird” time for the actor, especially given that the whole world seemed to be grieving their break-up.

“People talk about you like they know you and they talk about your relationship as if they know what’s going on,” Arnett said. “So imagine how weird that is. It’s brutal with any relationship, and we have kids, and without getting into specifics, you then see stuff online, like, this one journalist wrote: ‘I’m Team Amy.’ I’m like: ‘You’re a grown person. What are you talking about? This is a breakup. This is a family. This isn’t some game.’”

Arnett and Poehler, who first met in 1996 and began dating in 2000, were often seen guest-starring in each other’s projects. Poehler played the seal-selling wife of Arnett’s Gob Bluth for a few episodes of Arrested Development, while Arnett guest-starred as an MRI tech and date of Poehler’s Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation. The couple married in 2003, announced their separation in 2012, and Arnett filed for divorce in 2014. At the time of their separation, Arnett was shooting season 4 of Arrested Development, which had been revived by Netflix.

While he told The Guardian he was happy to be back in the fold of the series he loved so much, mentally, he described the time as “Just brutal, brutal, brutal. I was driving to the set one day and I pulled over to the side of the road and cried for an hour.”

But something positive did come from the pain: BoJack Horseman. Arnett said that he channeled much of what he was feeling into the animated character, whom he describes as “an amalgamation of characteristics that I didn’t like about other people and other stuff about me that I didn’t like. Yeah, what a weird thing to do. But it was kind of the only thing I knew how to do. It was a painful couple of years, but I had to go through it, I guess.”

Ultimately, Arnett says you just have to “get on with it. It’s been almost 10 years and my kids are so lucky that Amy is their mother and I’m so lucky that we’re such a huge part of each other’s lives, even more so than we were five years ago.”

(Via The Guardian)

The BRIT Awards (aka the BRITs) are essentially the UK’s version of the Grammys in terms of their esteem and clout in the music industry, and this year’s edition went down at The O2 Arena in London last night. Adele was the evening’s big winner, as she took home the trophies for Album Of The Year for 30, Song Of The Year for “Easy On Me,” and Artist Of The Year.

She really dominated the night, as in addition to her award wins, she also delivered a performance of “I Drink Wine.” Sitting on a piano and backed by a band and supporting vocalists, Adele belted it, showing once again that her voice is one of the finest instruments in music today.

This year’s BRITs was a bit different than previous installments, in that organizers decided to ditch gender-specific awards this time around. When accepting her Artist Of The Year award, Adele concluded her brief speech, “I understand why the name of this award has changed, but I really love being a woman and being a female artist, I do! I do! I’m really proud of us, I really, really am.” She also expressed surprise at “Easy On Me” getting Song Of The Year while accepting that award, saying, “First of all, I didn’t realize there were that many songs nominated for Song Of The Year. I can’t believe that a piano ballad won up against so many bangers.”

Watch Adele perform “I Drink Wine” above.

[Spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett finale]

The Book of Boba Fett was announced in the end credits of The Mandalorian season two finale. If you were hoping that the Boba Fett finale, which premiered on Disney+ at 3 a.m. EST, might return the favor, well, I have some (bom)bad news: the episode gives us no indication of when The Mandalorian will return for season three (or, for that matter, when Obi-Wan Kenobi debuts), although TVLine expects a “Christmastime” premiere.

The finale did set up the new season, however, with Mando and Baby Yoda (I agree with Amy Sedaris, “Grogu” is a dumb name) reuniting and setting off on their next adventure. The little guy loves his hyperspace jumps, almost as much as he enjoys eating frogs.

“I am told what’s happening and what the plan is, but I can’t share it. They are in the expansion of this world, where there are so many unexpected surprises and timelines that are going to be dealt with,” The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent actor told IndieWire about season three. “If the character were to cross over into these worlds, it will be utilized in a way that isn’t meant to be expected. I wouldn’t want to spoil the surprise of whether or not characters from the show we already know are crossing over.”

BD-1 better show up in The Mandalorian, or else.

We’ve had on our eyes and ears on Fana Hues for a minute. Since the rising R&B singers appeared on Tyler The Creator’s 10-minute opus “Sweet/I Thought You Wanted To Dance,” and especially since she dropped the single “Pieces” late last year. Now the Pasadena native has announced a new project cheekily entitled Flora + Fana, out March 25th, and dropped the lead single from it in the vibey “Wild Horses.”

Fana stands out over a hushed drum pattern that veers from what we’ve heard in the past, but is equally cinematic. It has that Frank Ocean melodrama to it that pulls you in. She’s continuing to make a name for herself as a singer who floats over unique tonalities that highlight her emotive vocals.

“Flora + fana represents my world and everything it encompasses, and right now, that’s growth, love, heartaches, and breaks,” she says of the upcoming release in a statement. “It’s also representative of how I cope with the state of the world. No matter what’s happening outside, my ecosystem is flourishing.”

Listen to “Wild Horses” above and check out the album artwork and tracklist for Flora + Fana below.

1. “Moscato”
2. “Breakfast”
3. “Pieces”
4. “BAD Bad”
5. “Rain”
6. “High Roller”
7. “Dayxday”
8. “Alibi”
9. “Wild Horses”
10. “Fall In Line”
11. “Wait”

Flora + Fana is out 3/25 via Bright Antenna. Pre-order/save it here.

If ever one needed proof that the restaurant worker shortage is indeed very, very real, consider this: Domino’s, the pizza chain that aggressively pushed 30-minutes-or-less pizza delivery in its earliest days is now offering to “tip” its customers $3 if they opt to come into the store and pick it up themselves.

As The Hill reports, the pizza franchise—which is less than a week away from one of its busiest days of the year: Super Bowl Sunday—released a statement in which they basically said that they’ll pay any customer who agrees to make the life of their employees easier by laying a whopping three simoleons on pizza-eaters who place their order online and picks it up themselves.

That “tip,” of course, will come in the form of a credit—and can only be used on another carryout (versus delivery) item.

“It takes skill to get pizza from a Domino’s store to your door,” Domino’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer Art D’Elia said in a statement. “As a reward, Domino’s is giving a $3 tip to online carryout customers who take the time and energy out of their day to act as their own delivery drivers. After all, we think they deserve it.”

Art thinks he can pull one over on us with flattery—but he gave himself away when he noted that “Domino’s carryout tips come just in time for the biggest football game of the year, which is also one of the busiest days of the year for pizza.”

In other words: The company does not have enough drivers to get those pizzas to you—so please do them a solid and pick it up yourself. The deal, which is available to online customers only, runs through May 22nd.

No word on whether The Noid was onboard with the decision.

(Via The Hill)

For quite some time now, fans of both Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran have been anticipating a collaboration between the two singers. It dates back to Swift’s re-recorded version of her 2013 album Red. Sheeran confirmed that he re-recorded his vocals for “Everything Has Changed,” their collaboration for the album, but that wasn’t all. Months later, some attentive viewers noticed a visual reference to Sheeran’s album = in Swift’s video for “I Bet You Think About Me.” Shortly after, many picked out references to Swift in Sheeran’s “Overpass Graffiti” video. Well, at long last, we have confirmation that the song is coming.

During an interview with LADbible ahead of the 2021 Brit Awards, Sheeran revealed that a new song “comes out Friday and it’s with Taylor Swift.” He added, “We’re literally announcing that in, like, an hour.” At the time of publication, an announcement from Sheeran nor Swift had yet to be made. Many believe that their upcoming record will be a remix of Sheeran’s “The Joker And The Queen” with Swift. This comes as many noticed that the credits for the song’s official lyric video on Youtube showed the words “feat. Taylor Swift.”

You can watch Sheeran share the news in the video above.

Ed Sheeran is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

It’s been about two years since Future dropped a solo album, namely his eighth album, High Off Life. A few months later, he connected with Lil Uzi Vert for their joint album, Pluto X Baby Pluto. Since then, things have been rather low-key for Future, but 2022 appears to be the year that he returns with some new music. But before he does that, the musician had one thing to get off his chest: He sat down with Kevin Samuels to admit that he’s suffering from an addiction to beautiful women.

“Admitting you have an addiction is never easy, especially when you do it publicly,” Samuels tells Future in the video. “So Chanel, Birkin, Dior, APs, five-star hotels, vacations. Now last year, how much would you say that you spend on women.”

Future then admitted that he’s spent between two or three million dollars on women in 2021, which leaves Samuels completely surprised. “Every time I see a beautiful woman, I have to splurge, I have to spoil her,” Future confesses. “I realize that I have a problem right now. I need help.”

Then again, the conversation could simply.be a promotional effort, as it doubles as a promotional video announcing Future’s upcoming single “Worst Day.” He did not reveal an official release date for the song, but he confirmed that it is “coming soon.“”

You can watch the promotional video above.

Lil Uzi Vert is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Billie Eilish kicked off her Happier Than Ever world tour earlier this month, in support of her chart-topping sophomore album Happier Than Ever, which was nominated for seven Grammy awards. Billie announced plans to bring quite the cast of supporting acts for dates throughout the dates. The list of names included Willow, Duckwrth, Arlo Parks, Jessie Reyez, Girl In Red, and Jungle. Unfortunately, one of those acts seems to have dropped out.

In a post on Twitter, Willow revealed that she may step away from the tour. “Due to production limitations, I am unable to put on the show that I believe you all deserve,” she wrote. “Stay safe, I love you all and I will see you soon!” She did not specify which show or shows she would be unable to attend. Willow was set to begin the first of eleven shows on Billie’s world tour starting on February 9 in Washington D.C. This would make it more than likely that her tweet is in reference to the Happier Than Ever Tour.

The upcoming performances would’ve kicked off the second half of Willo’s Lately I Feel Everything Tour, which began back in September after the release of her fourth album Lately I Feel Everything.

Marcus Morris saw his evening come to an early end on Tuesday during the Los Angeles Clippers’ game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Morris committed a hard foul on Grizzlies standout Ja Morant, and following a review by the officials, it was detriment that Morris’ foul rose to the level of a Flagrant 2, which led to his immediate ejection.

Morant, as he is wont to do, had the ball in the open floor and burst through a pair of Clippers defenders. The only player standing between himself and the rim was Morris, who was not able to get over quick enough to offer up a legitimate contest on the first-time All-Star selection. As a result, Morris was barely able to get off the ground as Morant soared through the air, and instead of having his outstretched arm making contact with the ball, Morris made contact with Morant’s face and had his arm hook under Morant’s armpit.

Fortunately Morant didn’t fall square on his lower back — his left leg landed first and seemed to slow his fall down a little — and he was able to pop up after laying on the ground for a moment. At the time of his ejection, Morris had three points, four rebounds, and three assists on the evening.

Though you’ll never go broke betting on Mitch McConnell to do the wrong thing, it’s harder to pin him down on Jan. 6. The longtime GOP big wig was quick to condemn the attack on the Capitol building, but when he had the chance to ensure Donald Trump, its alleged instigator, from ever being president again, he didn’t take it. Instead he instructed his party to vote for acquittal after the former president’s second impeachment — only to then deliver a fiery speech blaming him for the attacks for which he’d just been cleared. Then, not two weeks later, he announced he’d support him if he ran again.

Jump about a year and he’s taken another unpredictable stance. Last week, the Republican National Committee voted to censure the two lone members of its party working with the House Select committee investigating Jan. 6. In a statement, they went so far as to deem the attacks “legitimate political discourse.” That inspired McConnell, still one of the party’s top dogs despite his demotion to Senate minority leader, to break rank.

While speaking to reporters outside the Senate Republicans’ weekly closed-door lunch session, McConnell was asked about the much-criticized stance his party took. He minced a few words but not many.

“We saw it happen,” he said. “It was a violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election, from one administration to the next. That’s what it was.”

McConnell’s words were a rebuke to his party’s stance of ignoring, downplaying or, in the case of Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene, actually praising what happened that day. It also comes after months of tussling between him and Trump, who has repeatedly slammed the long-powerful senator who sometimes says bad things about him, except when he doesn’t.

Then again, he’s still Mitch McConnell.

(Via NYT)