Year: 2022

In just a few days, Syd will release her sophomore album Broken Hearts Club. It’s her first solo release since 2017’s Fin and Always Never Home. Aside from that, the album will be the first musical project she’s been a part of since The Internet’s 2018 album Hive Mind. The project was a strong follow-up to their 2015 Grammy-nominated album Ego Death. The Internet got its start as a band in late 2011, and after almost 11 years together, it seems like their time together will come to an end soon. At least, that’s what Syd says.

During a recent profile with NME, Syd made a surprising announcement about The Internet’s future. “The next Internet album will also be our last,” she said. “I have no idea what’s next. I don’t know. Maybe we’ll create an Internet label. We talked about that – just signing ourselves.” It could mean more solo projects from the band’s remembers like Syd’s upcoming sophomore release.

Broken Hearts Club is led by singles like “Could You Break A Heart,” “Fast Car,” and “Right Track.” The project, which will arrive with 13 songs, will also include guest appearances from Lucky Daye, Smino, and Kehlani.

You can read Syd’s full profile with NME here.

Broken Hearts Club is out 4/8 via Columbia Records. You can pre-save it here.

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

A stopped clock, they say, is right twice a day. Donald Trump tells the truth even less than that. On the off-chances he does it’s usually by accident. The former president has been known to inadvertently admit he lost re-election in 2020. Now we know it’s happened more than once.

In a video posted by The Atlantic (as caught by Insider), Trump spoke to historians via Zoom back in July. Perhaps his guard was down. Whatever the case, he let slip a fact even he, deep down, may believe is true: Joe Biden kicked his butt.

Trump was in the midst of discussing his relationship with South Korea, who he never seem to like as much as he did the dictatorship to its north. He bragged about effectively ripping the nation off, forcing them to pay more than they would for its own defense. Trump claimed he’d cut a great, if inequal deal … which was then scotched by him not being re-elected.

“By not winning the election, he was the happiest man — I would say, in order, China was — no, Iran was the happiest,” Trump told the historians. Though what he uttered was classic Trump word salad, he did slip a fact in there: He didn’t win in 2020. Trump went on, saying South Korea had been all set to fork over $5 billion a year. “But when I didn’t win the election, he had to be the happiest — I would rate, probably, South Korea third or fourth happiest.”

So there you go: an admission that he lost. Or is it? There are indeed many, countless problems with Trump, and one of them is that he’s such a terrible speaker that he can’t always be held accountable for what he says — or at least claim he didn’t mean what he did say. A man who’s been known to deny saying words of which there are clear records will undoubtedly do the same in this instance.

Perhaps Trump’s right: He probably didn’t mean to admit the truth, especially not about the 2020 election. And yet there it is, video of a former president who’s spent the last year-and-a-half spouting the contrary, uttering those magic words: “I didn’t win the election.”

You can watch that video over at The Atlantic.

Later this month will mark five months since the music world was met with the unfortunate news of Young Dolph’s death. He was shot and killed in his hometown of Memphis while shopping at a bakery. An autopsy that was late conducted revealed that Dolph was shot a shocking 22 times. Three people were arrested in connection with his murder, so it appears that justice will be served for his death. Key Glock was one of many people that were affected by Dolph’s and it’s due to their close relationship. They are cousins by marriage and they collaborated musically on several occasions like 2019’s Dum And Dummer and 2021’s Dum And Dummer 2.

Key Glock recently sat down for an interview, his first since Dolph’s death, with Complex’s Speedy Mormon and it’s here that he opened up about his well-being. “I’m maintaining,” Glock says afterMormon asked how he’s been doing since Dolph’s death. “Like, I’m not getting better, I’m not getting worse. I’m just here right now.” He continued, “I can’t shake it, man. I ain’t even gonna lie. I can’t even shake it. It is what it is.”

Mormon then asked Key Glock to share the moment he learned about Dolph’s death. Glock said he was at home resting when someone shouted his name to inform him of the news. “You know how you can hear how somebody call your name, like the tone of they voice, like you know something wrong you just don’t know what it is?” he said. “That’s what it was.”

You can view the full interview in the video above.

There are many critics of Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which ostensibly protects very young students from sex education but has been accused of simply marginalizing already marginalized communities. Among its most creative detractors is Eric Adams. On Monday, the new NYC mayor unleashed an advertising campaign in the Sunshine State: a series of digital ads trolling the newly signed bill by advising residents to relocate up north. And it appears to have touched some nerves.

As per New York Daily News, DeSantis — who has flipped out at his critics while misleadingly characterizing their critiques — struck back at Adams’ campaign, which recommends that Floridians come to a city “where you can say whatever you want,” among other suggestions. “They are saying you can say whatever you want,” DeSantis charged, as per Louisiana Illuminator. “But they are the ones that will force a mask on your face and muzzle you in public.”

DeSantis spokesperson Christina Pushaw, who has defended the bill by dusting off old homophobic conspiracy theories about “grooming,” pushed back as well. “If anyone is so opposed to @GovDeSantis defending parental rights that they leave for a crime-ridden dystopia, Florida will be better off without them,” she wrote, implying she was fine with losing the state’s queer denizens. She later added, “Do the humanitarian thing, Mayor Adams! Pay for their flights and moving trucks to NYC!”

When unveiling the Florida campaign, Adams described his city as a place to be “proud” to “talk about how you can live in a comfortable setting and not be harassed, not be abused—not only as adults but also as young people.”

The Florida bill, officially known as the Parental Rights in Education act, bans teaching “sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students.” Its language, critics have said, is vague and makes room for discrimination against LGBTQIA+ persons. In response, the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene have gone on the attack, even if it means biting a hand that feeds them.

(Via NY Daily News)

Tyler The Creator is riding high at the moment. He just won his second Grammy award thanks to a win in the Best Rap Album category for his sixth album Call Me If You Get Lost. It makes for his second Best Rap Album win following his 2020 crown for Igor. Tyler was not in attendance at the Grammys as he’s currently on tour with Kali Uchis, Vince Staples, and Teezo Touchdown in support of his sixth album. However, that didn’t stop him from showing his appreciation to fans and once again throwing shade at DJ Khaled after learning about the win.

At his latest tour stop in Portland, Oregon, Tyler took a moment to celebrate Call Me If You Get Lost and explain the true meaning behind the album’s title. “And when I say Call Me If You Get Lost, I don’t mean when you don’t know what to do,” Tyler said. “I mean when you call me, I want you to be telling me the sh*t that you on, the sh*t that you doing, you out in the world getting lost doing your sh*t. I don’t want n****s calling me like, ‘Oh, I’m sad, I don’t know’ — no, f*ck that.”

He continued, “Call me and let me know that you on your sh*t ’cause I’m on my sh*t, and maybe we can get on that flight and meet up and see what the f*ck we on. That’s what I meant by that.”

Elsewhere, Tyler spoke about how Q-Tip’s 1999 album Amplified impacted him. “[Q-Tip] was the weird backpack n**** that put this album out where he was like, ‘Hey y’all, don’t get it twisted, I’m f*cking whoever, I’m driving whatever, I’m doing whatever,’” Tyler said. “And without that album, Call Me If You Get Lost wouldn’t exist, so thank you Q-Tip for setting the blueprint.”

You can hear Tyler’s speech in the video above.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ season is mercifully coming to an end sometime soon, as the team needs a miracle at this point to get into the play-in tournament and have any shot at playing postseason basketball. With the writing on the wall, it’s hard not to look at what went wrong for them this season, and earlier this week, Anthony Davis posited that injuries were just too much for them to overcome.

“I think the biggest thing that I think about personally is what we could have been, had we stayed healthy all year,” Davis said, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN. “What could we have been. … Guys feel like, ‘OK, what could we have been if I was healthy all year, [LeBron James] was healthy, [Kendrick] Nunn was healthy.’ You think about those things. We put this team together and it looked good on paper, but we haven’t had a chance to reach that potential with guys in and out of the lineup.

“So the most frustrating part of this season is not being sure of what we could have been.”

In the eyes of Stephen A. Smith, a whole heck of a lot more goes into this than just the injuries. Smith was asked about this Lakers season and explained that he thinks this entire year was a top-down failure, and if the team remained healthy, it would be around-.500 and “destined to go home in the first round.”

“Let’s just get this out of the way, please: The Lakers are a national basketball atrocity,” Smith said. “Let’s just call it what it is. They’re an atrocity, and it starts from the top-down. It starts from Jeanie Buss allowing Linda Rambis to have power, it goes from there and disintegrates down to Rob Pelinka, who feels that as long as you’re wearing the purple and gold and you’re a Laker, you’ll be just fine. It sits further down to Frank Vogel, who lost the team because they stopped listening to him a long time ago.”

Smith then called out LeBron James, not for what he does on the basketball court, but for how he throws his weight around behind the scenes.

“You coulda had Ty Lue as your coach, but you caved into management when they wanted you to keep Jason Kidd,” Smith said. “You coulda had somebody else, like a Jason Kidd, but you didn’t, you wanted him on your bench, but you were afraid to let him be the head coach. You settles for Frank Vogel, let Jason Kidd go to Dallas, and now, he’s a coach of the year candidate. Everywhere you go shows ineptitude, shows inefficiency, shows an embarrassment of arrogance that is undeniable. They are a basketball atrocity, and Anthony Davis can point to all the injuries he wants to. It’s legit, but it doesn’t negate the fact you still wouldn’t have gone anywhere.”

The Lakers will try to keep their slim hopes of making the play-in alive on Tuesday night against the Suns. James will not play due to injury.

Doja Cat’s streak of successful moments continued over the weekend thanks to the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. It was here that she, along with SZA, won the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award for their 2021 collaboration “Kiss Me More.” The track appeared on Doja’s third album Planet Her, which she released last year. The song did well on the charts as it peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also won Collaboration of the Year at the AMAs and Best Collaboration at the MTV VMAs. Doja was pushed to tears after learning she won her first Grammy, but that’s not all that happened at that moment.

During her acceptance speech, Doja revealed that she had to sprint from the bathroom in order to make it to the stage. Thanks to a video that was provided by someone in attendance at the Grammys, you can see Doja sprinting through a slightly crowded hallway to the stage after hearing her name. Granted, her sprint was more of a quick shuffle as a result of her dress and heels, but she still made it to the stage in time to give a raw, emotional, and truly-Doja speech.

“I like to downplay sh*t, but this?” Doja said while fighting back tears. “It’s a big deal. Thank you, everybody.” She also made sure to shower SZA with praise. “SZA, you are everything to me,” Doja said. “You are the epitome of talent. You’re a lyricist. You’re everything.”

You can watch Doja’s run in the video above.

Forget kids. Grandmas say the darndest things.

One grandma in particular is taking TikTok by storm for her brutally honest, yet hilarious “funeral rules.” And though Grandma Lill adds the caveat that it won’t be anytime soon, you had better remember these rules when the day finally comes. Or there might be two funerals to plan.

Grandma Lill is no stranger to the spotlight. Her social media bios all read “I’m a celebrity” and she’s not foolin’ around. She has her own clothing line, YouTube Channel and her name has been uttered by the likes of Jimmy Kimmel and Steve Harvey. She’s basically the internet’s favorite granny.

But this video takes the cake at a whopping 20 million views. She’s gone full-blown viral now. Probably because she inadvertently brings up some little gems of wisdom we could all apply to dealing with the passing of a loved one.

Or maybe it’s just cause she’s delightfully cantankerous. Either way, it makes for some wholesome entertainment.

Without further ado, here are those three important rules:

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1. Cry. But not too much. 

Or, as Grandma Lill puts it, “don’t make a fool of yourself.”

Funerals can be just as much about commemorating as they are expressing grief. We can also share the happy memories we have of those who have passed, not just shed tears.

I think this is what grandma Lill was getting at. Or maybe she just doesn’t like you stealing the attention.

2. Bertha ISN’T invited. 

Whoever this Bertha chick is … she messed up. She messed up big time. Bertha, you have been CANCELED.

And hey, why shouldn’t we decide who’s on the invite list for our last big day? If, for example, there’s a family member who caused a lot of pain, or with whom we just didn’t share a kinship … perhaps there doesn’t have to be an obligation to invite them to these major life moments.

Basically, this is your permission slip to openly decline any and all Berthas in your life. That goes for weddings, birthday parties, baby showers … you name it. Don’t let her in!

3. Get drunk afterward.

As long as you take a shot for Grandma Lill.

After the ceremony honors what’s lost, take a moment to let go and move forward with the life that is still around you. Something tells me that letting it all go and celebrating life is something Grandma Lill’s a pro at.

Check out Grandma Lill’s ‘Funeral Rules’ below:

@grandma_droniak it wont be any time soon but dont forget it #funeral #grandma #rules #dontcry #funeralservices #wake #greenscreen ♬ original sound – grandma_droniak

Of course, funerals aren’t the only topic Grandma Lill can make you laugh about. Her TikTok channel is a carefully curated gallery of pure funny. Everything from bingo jokes to advice for getting back at your ex (yeah, she shows no mercy) can be found here

Every year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences try to fix the Oscars, and every year they somehow make it worse. They’ve tried removing hosts (if not of their own volition). They’ve tried making it more serious. They’ve tried making it less serious, only for it to result in violence. Who on earth can save the Oscars? Maybe they should look to one of the winners.

In a new interview with The Daily Beast, Richard Linklater — the beloved filmmaker who scored a trophy for Boyhood a handful of years back — opened up about the ceremony that no one seems to like anymore. And he had some ideas on how to fix it. Instead of not airing certain awards and generally exuding self-hatred, he thinks they should go the other way.

“I wish they’d get more hardcore,” Linklater said. “There were two ways to go, and instead of reaching out to a younger audience just get more rigorous. Don’t pander. Don’t cut categories and say, ‘Well, nobody cares who edits.’ Bullshit. The industry should! And they do.”

The filmmaker argued that the Oscars have been self-hating for a while now, pointing out they moved the lifetime achievement awards to a separate, non-televised ceremony. “You’d see Satyajit Ray or Robert Altman, and they’d be a part of it, and it was a highlight to see the aging filmmaker come up and get their honorary Oscar,” he recalled. “It was a beautiful moment and usually the person would die the next year, so it was almost a curse. But to me, that was one of my favorite moments, and they said, no, we’ll just kick that to the Governors Awards.”

Indeed, what could have been a big, actually heartwarming moment — Denzel Washington giving a lifetime achievement trophy to Samuel L. Jackson and getting a massive bearhug in the process — happened two days before the telecast, only getting love on social media. But clearly the minds behind the Oscars know what they’re doing.

(Via The Daily Beast)

For decades, New York Yankees fans would chant “1918” whenever the hated Red Sox came to town. That was before David Ortiz arrived. “Big Papi,” as he is affectionately known, in 2004 helped reverse the “Curse of the Bambino” famously plaguing Boston for the previous 86 years, and helping the team win two more World Serieses in 2007 and 2013. Thus cementing his place not just in Boston lore, but in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.

Paying homage to his recent hall of fame induction, Vermont-based distillery WhistlePig teamed up with the slugger to create a truly unique rye whiskey. For WhistlePig’s new PiggyBack Legends Series: Big Papi Barrel, Ortiz worked directly with the whiskey makers to create this very baseball-centric whiskey (confused? more on that in a second).

Since it’s a limited-edition expression, the bottles are only available for purchase at shop.whistlepigwhiskey.com for $49.99 (starting March 31st). If you want a bottle signed by Big Papi himself, you can purchase one for $340 (in honor of his number 34), with proceeds going to the David Ortiz Boston Heart Classic. It should be noted that while this is a baseball and Boston Red Sox-themed bottle, it’s only the first edition of the brand’s limited-edition single barrel series (“PiggyBack Legends”), with more expressions to come later this year, in partnership with Barstool Sports.

Whether its association with Big Papi and the Sawx makes it sound more or less attractive is something only you the individual consumer can answer. Here’s what we found inside the bottle.

WhistlePig PiggyBack Legends Series: Big Papi Barrel

ABV: 48.28%

Average Price: $49.99 (MSRP)

The Whiskey:

This expression is a 100-percent rye whiskey from Canada that was aged for a minimum of six years in American oak barrels. Here’s where things get wild: it was finished in barrels containing David Ortiz’s signature toasted DO34 maple wood bats (if you thought you missed hearing the crack of the bat every spring, wait until you taste it). It’s then bottled at 96.56 proof.

Tasting Notes:

The nose starts with a sweet hint of crème brulee, candied orange peel, and goes into candied almonds before heading head-on into spicy, peppery rye. The nose is so complex and welcoming, my expectations were fairly high for the flavor. While not as flavorful as expected and a little muted, there are notes of toasted vanilla beans, almond butter, sticky toffee, butterscotch candy, and pleasing, warming, spicy cracked black pepper. The finish is a nice mix of pepper and sweetness.

Bottom Line:

You might assume that a gimmicky, limited-edition Whistle expression that was aged with the Red Sox legend’s bats would be more flash than substance. And while I can’t tell you what exactly the addition of the baseball bat wood actually did to the overall flavor, this is a decent sipping whiskey that’s worth the $49.99 price tag.

Ranking:

85/100. If you can get past the tie-in with baseball, or you’re not a Sawx fan, this is a flavorful, complex rye that has a nice mix of sweetness and spice. There are other, better whiskeys out there, but this one is overall pretty solid for the price.