Month: January 2023

Awards shows always run way, way too long, which is why they boast a very important job: the musicians who play winners offstage if they ramble too long. They’ll play off anyone. They’ll even play off Jennifer Coolidge. But at this first Golden Globes since their temporary semi-hiatus, the piano player tasked with nudging people off stage messed with the wrong person.

At the Globes, Michelle Yeoh won a well-deserved trophy for Best Actress for a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, for last year’s crossover sci-fi action hit Everything Everywhere All at Once. It was her first ever Golden Globe. She wasn’t even nominated for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, to say nothing of Yes, Madam. She really milked the occasion, launching into a beautiful monologue about sticking with her craft for four decades and not letting Hollywood treat her like crap.

She eventually reached her speech’s emotional peak: getting Everything Everywhere All at Once, which allowed her to scratch her dramatic, comedic, and action itches all at once, and become an awards season frontrunner. And it was at this exact moment that the piano player tried to play her off.

As gentle as the piano player tried to play, Yeoh wasn’t having it. “Shut up, please,” she snapped, albeit politely. “I can beat you up, okay? I’m that serious.”

Indeed, Yeoh is one of the great legends of martial arts cinema. As nice a person as she is, she is not to be trifled with. The moment was an instant hit.

Some, however, felt bad for the piano player, who was only doing her job.

Lesson is, don’t mess with the woman who isn’t afraid to tease Jackie Chan.

SG Lewis is known for constant collaboration. The musician and producer is back today, teaming up with Charlotte Day Wilson and Channel Tres for their new song “Fever Dreamer,” which comes from the UK-native’s forthcoming second studio album, AudioLust & HigherLove.

“‘Fever Dreamer’ is the last taste of AudioLust & HigherLove before its release in 17 days, and a song about all-consuming admiration for someone,” SG said about the song. He added, “I’ve been a fan of Charlotte’s music for ages now, and have wanted to work on something forever. We met up at my studio in LA, and ‘Fever Dreamer’ was the first idea we started work on. Channel and I work out of the same studios in LA a lot, and he was working in the room above around the time of the Charlotte session. One day he popped his head into the studio, heard the demo of ‘Fever Dreamer,’ and immediately started working on the missing second verse.”

It’s a jittery, atmospheric track designed for the club. It pulsates, ready to be danced to, and the vocals are glimmering over the infectious beat, only getting better as it goes on.

Listen to “Fever Dreamer” above.

AudioLust & HigherLove arrives January 27 via Astralwerks. Pre-order it here.

When 24-year-old Damar Hamlin collapsed on the football field after a tackle on live television, millions of people were concerned. As the Buffalo Bills’ quick-thinking assistant trainer began to perform CPR, many feared they had witnessed his death.

Thankfully, CPR began immediately, which likely saved Hamlin’s life and may have prevented long-term damage from lack of oxygen to the brain and other vital organs. CPR saves lives. According to the American Heart Association, receiving CPR immediately in an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest event doubles or triples a person’s chance of survival.

The key is acting fast when a person shows signs of cardiac arrest, and the key to acting fast is to know what you’re doing. That’s why everyone should know how to perform CPR.

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There are classes you can take to learn CPR and other first aid skills, but in the era of the internet, it’s not necessary to take a whole class to get a handle on the basics. While it’s certainly nice to have a CPR “Annie” mannequin to practice on, that’s also not necessary—you can practice CPR on pillows right at home. You can even make your own CPR mannequin at home using a T-shirt, a two-liter bottle, some rubber bands and some stuffing.

CPR isn’t all that complicated and it doesn’t take very long to learn. If you’ve never learned CPR or you need a refresher, there are plenty of videos out there to learn from. However, many of them include a lot of superfluous fluff. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital has a very clear, no-nonsense video that shows you how to perform CPR on an adult in less than two minutes.

(Note: This video is for CPR on people ages 12 and older. Cincinnati Children’s has similar videos for infant CPR and for CPR for children ages 1 to 12.)

One tip shared by the American Heart Association is to think of the beat to the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” to get the right speed and rhythm while doing CPR. May seem silly and punny, but it’s easy to remember.

Also, the reason the person in the video points and says, “You! Call 911!” is because yelling out “Someone call 911!” isn’t as effective as telling a specific person to do it. Everyone thinks somebody else will call, so assigning a person is wise.

If you’re curious about why and how CPR works, this video offers a cool 3D illustration of exactly what’s happening when you do compressions. It also shows what happens if you don’t pump hard or fast enough, if you do it too fast or if you don’t allow the heart to refill between pumps. Visualizing what’s happening inside might help you remember CPR specifics, since the goal is to get blood to pump from the heart to the brain.

It’s well worth the few minutes to familiarize yourself with how to perform CPR and do some pillow practice at home. With the availability of AEDs (automated external defibrillators) it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with how to use an AED as well. These machines generally have voice commands that tell you what to do as soon as you turn it on, but always good to know what to expect beforehand.

Most of us hope we’ll never be in a situation where someone’s life is in our hands, but if it does happen, we definitely want to be prepared.

The 80th annual Golden Globes ceremony is happening as we speak. Comedian Jerrod Carmichael kept things as real as possible by acknowledging the elephant in the room, meaning that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has had some legit diversity issues, and as well, he decided to call out “The Gays” in The White Lotus when Jennifer Coolidge appeared onstage to present.

If you’ll recall, Jennifer’s lovably fuzzy Tanya defeated The Gays for attempting to murder her while in league with her awful husband, Greg. She, of course, shot several of them but then bit the dust anyway, and this was sad but also appropriate, given her character’s messy state of affairs. Yet what matters is that The Gays betrayed her, so she got them. And Jerrod seemed outraged on Tanya/Jennifer’s behalf with this introduction: “As a gay man, I want to apologize to her on behalf of all of the gays for what we did to her on that boat.” Oh. My. God.

Good joke and good moment. The White Lotus viewers loved what they were seeing and hearing. Here come the responses straight from Twitter.

https://twitter.com/susanloli/status/1612983822261403648

You can see the full Golden Globes winner list here, and we’re updating it live.

Flo Rida is always thriving. Since the release of his hit “Low,” which he wrote in less than an hour, he’s been unstoppable. His success has brought him many opportunities, including a partnership with the energy drink brand Celsius. However, it looks like that went south.

According to Vibe, the rapper’s team is suing Celsius for breach of contract, unpaid royalties, exclusion from stock options, and more. They’re seeking over $30,000 in damages because of a breach in 2014 and 2016 when they had endorsement agreements. His team claims the company didn’t honor the guaranteed royalties and stock options.

“Even Celsius’ top management publicly recognized that the partnership between Flo Rida and Celsius accelerated the introduction of the Celsius brand to millions around the world and allowed Celsius to finally succeed at new levels,” the lawsuit reads.

About collaboration, Flo Rida said in a 2017 interview with Uproxx, “I’m always looking to be innovative. Looking for that new person that is as passionate as I am about the music. First and foremost, hats off to all the artists that I’ve worked with going back to my first album, from Lil Wayne to T-Pain and all the DJs like DJ Montay who did the “Low” record. Working with Will.i.am, working with Timbaland, Birdman, the list goes on.”

The Miami Heat hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder for a cross-conference game on Tuesday evening. For the most part, the first half went fairly well for the Heat, and Miami held a five-point lead when a timeout was called with 9:25 remaining in the second quarter.

After the timeout, veteran big man Dewayne Dedmon was removed from the game in favor of Orlando Robinson, and just seconds later, a massage gun was launched onto the court during live play, prompting a stoppage. The eventual reality that Dedmon caused the issue and was ejected from the game.

It wasn’t immediately clear if Dedmon really was aiming to send the massage gun onto the floor — if anything, it looks like he smacked it and unintentionally turned it into a projectile — but video captured him clearly upset enough to express that frustration. Later, the TNT broadcast showed that Dedmon and Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra had an exchange in the huddle during the timeout.

Dedmon, a ten-year veteran, has been in and out of Miami’s rotation this season, and he returned to the mix on Tuesday after a DNP on Sunday in a one-point loss to Brooklyn. Perhaps part of his frustration could be tied to that inconsistent deployment but, regardless, this isn’t something you see every day and Spoelstra didn’t exactly seem thrilled with the technical foul and ejection that resulted.

“I’ll tell you why I’m here. I’m here because I’m Black.”

Jerrod Carmichael filled the Beverly Hilton ballroom with nervous laughter during the 2023 Golden Globes, the first televised ceremony since the Los Angeles Times reported on the lack of diversity in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

“I’ll catch everyone in the room up,” Carmichael (who has a new standup special) said. “The Golden Globe Awards did not air last year because the HFPA, which, I won’t say they were a racist organization, but they didn’t have a single Black member until George Floyd died. So, do with that information what you will…”

Carmichael, who took turns sitting and standing during the monologue, then discussed the process behind taking the job. “I was at home, drinking tea, when I got a phone call from my man [Golden Globes producer] Stephen Hill. He said, ‘Jerrod, I’m producing the 80th Golden Globes and it would be an honor if you would agree to be the host.’ I was like, ‘Whoa.’ One minute you’re making mint tea at home, and next you’re invited to be the Black face of an embattled white organization. Life comes at you fast!”

You can watch the monologue below.

You can find the complete list of Golden Globes winners here.

The Golden Globes are back? Technically, that’s the case, given that the broadcast (which usually signifies the true beginning of awards season) took a hiatus from being on the air due to a number of controversies. Those are best not dwelled upon tonight because the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is doing their whole customary sit-down dinner (and booze), but hopefully, some champagne speeches will happen.

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael will host, and Brendan Fraser made clear that he won’t be on the scene (due to one of those controversies) despite his nomination for The Whale. Some oddness: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is actually up for several awards, and Succession isn’t eligible this year. Meanwhile, Paddy Considine got robbed for a House of the Dragon nod. The show still earned a Best Drama nomination, but fingers are crossed for The Bear on the Best Comedy and Lead Actor front.

Please follow along with the below list as we update it. Winners will be in bold.

Best Actor, Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Colin Firth, The Staircase
Taron Egerton, Black Bird
Andrew Garfield, Under the Banner of Heaven
Evan Peters, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Sebastian Stan, Pam and Tommy

Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Selena Gomez, Only Murders In The Building
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
Jean Smart, Hacks

Best Television Actor, Musical, or Comedy Series
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
Steve Martin, Only Murders In The Building
Martin Short, Only Murders In The Building

Best Original Song, Motion Picture
“Naatu Naatu,” Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj (RRR)
“Carolina,” Taylor Swift (Where the Crawdads Sing)
“Ciao Papa,” Guillermo del Toro & Roeban Katz (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio)
“Hold My Hand,” Lady Gaga and Bloodpop (Top Gun: Maverick)
“Lift Me Up,” Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)

Best Original Score, Motion Picture
Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
Carter Burwell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Hildur Gudnadóttir, Women Talking
John Williams, The Fabelmans

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Comedy or Drama Television Series
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
John Lithgow, The Old Man
Jonathan Pryce, The Crown
John Turturro, Severance
Henry Winkler, Barry

Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness
Carey Mulligan, She Said

Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brad Pitt, Babylon
Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse

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Best Television Series, Drama
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of the Dragon
Ozark
Severance

Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Wednesday

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Black Bird
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Pam and Tommy
The Dropout
The White Lotus: Sicily

Best Picture, Musical or Comedy
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Triangle of Sadness

Best Motion Picture, Drama
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Picture, Foreign Language
RRR (India)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
Close (Belgium)
Decision to Leave (South Korea)

Best Motion Picture, Animated
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Best Director, Motion Picture
James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Baz Luhrmann, Elvis
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Jeff Bridges, The Old Man
Kevin Costner, Yellowstone
Diego Luna, Andor
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Adam Scott, Severance

Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama
Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon
Laura Linney, Ozark
Imelda Staunton, The Crown
Hilary Swank, Alaska Daily
Zendaya, Euphoria

Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television
F. Murray Abraham, The White Lotus
Domhnall Gleeson, The Patient
Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird
Richard Jenkins, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Seth Rogen, Pam and Tommy

Best Actress, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television
Jessica Chastain, George and Tammy
Julia Garner, Inventing Anna
Lily James, Pam and Tommy
Julia Roberts, Gaslit
Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Julia Garner, Ozark
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

Best Supporting Actress, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
Claire Danes, Fleishman Is in Trouble
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Under the Banner of Heaven
Niecy Nash-Betts, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Aubrey Plaza, The White Lotus

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Lesley Manville, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Margot Robbie, Babylon
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Menu
Emma Thompson, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Austin Butler, Elvis
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Hugh Jackman, The Son
Bill Nighy, Living
Jeremy Pope, The Inspection

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Diego Calva, Babylon
Daniel Craig, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Adam Driver, White Noise
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ralph Fiennes, The Menu

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Diego Calva, Babylon
Daniel Craig, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Adam Driver, White Noise
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ralph Fiennes, The Menu

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Olivia Colman, Empire of Light
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Todd Field, Tár
Tony Kushner & Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Sarah Polley, Women Talking

In November of 2021, Boygenius — the supergroup of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker — reunited for a one-off show at the Bread & Roses Presents Fall Benefit Concert in San Francisco. Earlier that year, Dacus said in an interview, “We want to play together again so bad. I think we’re so busy, but we would take any excuse, we miss each other so much.”

Now, it looks like they’ll be fulfilling those needs. They’re returning this year to perform at Coachella on Saturday, April 15 and 22, the days Blackpink are headlining. Other notable acts on the roster for those days include Rosalía, Snail Mail, Remi Wolf, Flo Milli, Horsegirl, The Linda Lindas, Kenny Beats, Yung Lean, and more.

News of the Boygenius performance follows online chatter about the trio getting caught taking a photoshoot in the street, which sparked conversations about a possible new era together. It’s been a while since their self-titled debut EP; it arrived in 2018 and immediately struck a chord with fans of each artist, and definitely brought in new listeners.

This year’s Coachella is also bringing Jai Paul out of hiding; his performance will be his first-ever live show. Likewise, Frank Ocean’s headlining slot has been long-awaited after past cancellations.

Perhaps one of the strangest trending topics on Twitter of the year so far happened today: “KELLY SAVE WARRIOR NUN,” alongside “Please KELLY SAVE OUR NUNS.” For context, this follows the cancellation of the show Warrior Nun. Fans are apparently bringing singer Kelly Clarkson into this because of her talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show.

Fans of the fantasy drama want Clarkson to bring its cast on her talk show, and they’re not relenting. “hello @kellyclarkson @KellyClarksonTV,” one fan wrote in a tweet that quickly caught traction. “we made this phase for you we worldwide trend help us save the show and maybe have our beloved cast alba and kty in your amazing show will be much appreciated!! #savewarriornun KELLY SAVE OUR NUNS, reply with the [phrase] COME ON!!”

The tweets are plentiful and the memes creative. The fans are truly not messing around with this campaign and it’s unlikely they’ll stop soon. Whether or not Clarkson will respond to the clamor is still unknown. She recently made headlines for her stunning cover of Katy Perry’s “The One That Got Away.” This new situation is definitely not what she would have expected to make headlines for, but at least it’s got her trending.