Month: September 2023

Sometimes the best new R&B can be hard to find, but there are plenty of great rhythm-and-blues tunes to get into if you have the time to sift through the hundreds of newly released songs every week. So that R&B heads can focus on listening to what they really love in its true form, we’ll be offering a digest of the best new R&B songs that fans of the genre should hear every Friday.

Since the last update of this weekly R&B column, we’ve received plenty of music and news from the genre’s artists.

SZA joined Jean Dawson for their new song “No SZNs” while Bakar and Summer Walker linked up on “Hell N Back.” Brent Faiyaz continued his streak of impressive releases with “WYA” and Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert confirmed rumors of their separation. Elsewhere, Victoria Monét kicked off her highly-anticipated The Jaguar Tour.

Here are some more releases on the new music front that you should check out:

Alina Baraz — “Don’t Buy Me Roses”

Alina Baraz’s return to R&B continues with her latest single “Don’t Buy Me Roses.” Sprinkled with vocals from Col3trane, the dreamy record reflects on a past lover who brought them more pain than love. “I cared for you more than you’ll ever know / Needed your rain, you wouldn’t let me grow,” she sings on it.

K. Michelle — I’m The Problem

K. Michelle arrives with I’m The Problem for her first project in three years. Through 19 songs, there is just one feature from Memphis rapper Gloss Up. In its totality, I’m The Problem takes listeners on a journey through her complex relationships with moments of introspection, reflection, and accountability.

TA Thomas — Caught Between 2 Worlds

Mississippi singer TA Thomas is one of the best new offerings that R&B has today and his debut EP Caught Between 2 Worlds is proof of that. His rich vocals and red-hot passion toward all corners of his love life flow throughout the project’s 11 tracks. Caught Between 2 Worlds is carried by a blend of R&B sounds and that of the 2000s which will make it a satisfying listen for most fans of the genre.

Elmiene — “Marking My Time”

Next month, British singer Elmiene will release his second EP of the year with Marking My Time. Ahead of its release, Elmiene delivers the EP’s title track which is the latest offering from the project that he describes as “a checkpoint to anchor myself.” He added, “The general theme of this project is trying to mark my time not in terms of history but just for me personally, so I don’t get lost.”

RealestK — “Better”

With his Real World mixtape on the way, Toronto singer RealestK checks in with “Better.” On it, he lays his cards in romance out in front of his love interest and asks them if he can have the opportunity to love them. RealestK’s vulnerability is paired with upbeat production that brings life and hope to his desires.

Breez Kennedy — “Like My Ex”

17-year-old singer Breezy Kennedy is letting off the gas anytime soon. After landing success with “Love Crazy (Blowing Up Your Phone),” and releasing “At Your Worst” to follow it up, Kennedy returns with “Like My Ex.” Riddled with pain following a bad experience with love, Kennedy realizes that his new partner has some of the bad qualities that his ex-girlfriend has.

Genia — “Souvenir”

Genia’s second mixtape 4AM In The Ville is on the way, and before it arrives, she comes through with her new single “Souvenir.” The Victorville, California native comes through blazing with this feisty record that captures the bubbling moments of anticipation as she and her lover prepare for a fiery moment of intimacy.

Langston Bleu — “Luxury”

Atlanta singer Langston Bleu is gearing up to release his next project, Love Is A Luxury and ahead of its arrival, he delivers “Luxury.” The song is driven by production that matches the song’s title as it adds a lavish and classy feel to the record. Bleu’s vocals are also set free on the record as he sings about his willingness to spend on a woman as he knows love is a luxury.

Danny Singh & Abby Jasmine — “Urgency”

Danny Singh began the year by releasing singles ahead of his Sensorama EP, which arrived in March. Following that project’s release, Singh continued to drop off singles with his latest being “Urgency” with Abby Jasmine. Together, they question their partner’s sense of urgency, or lack thereof, towards their relationship that is clearly falling apart.

Storm Ford — “Reneta”

Providence-born and Atlanta-based singer Storm Ford shares her second solo release of the year with “Reneta.” The tender and gentle record is driven by the soft strums of a guitar as Ford’s captivating vocals capture most of your attention as she sings about preserving her love for the right moment and the right person.

Carvena — “Sleep In”

With her upcoming project Covergirl set to arrive at the top of 2024, Mississippi singer Carvena unleashes a silky single with “Sleep In.” Her soft vocals juxtapose the song’s content which speaks of an extremely close and intimate moment with her partner. “I’m showing a new side of me,” she says of the new song. “I’m stepping into my womanhood and being extremely comfortable with it.”

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

The looming end of the writer’s strike means a steadier return to the casting rumors and project announcements that have the power to distract, thrill, annoy… all the emotions, really. Normality is coming back, baby, and it’s making its return felt with news of a reboot of The Office. Not just a reboot, but one being led by the original creator of the US version, Greg Daniels.

Unfortunately, there really isn’t much more to report at this stage. Puck nestled the news in a great article about post-strike Hollywood, making it feel like a sort-of announcement about the announcement, but nothing but restraint could stop us from speculating further. And after months of waiting to dive into this kind of news on a regular basis, we are plum out of restraint. So, let’s take a look at The Office as a whole and contemplate which characters could actually make their way back (we are, obviously, assuming this new show takes place in Scranton and Dunder Mifflin). If nothing else, it’ll kill some time and provide an interesting test case for our powers of prediction when full details emerge.

— We begin with a harsh reality: Michael Scott is not coming through that door. It’s true that Steve Carell reunited with Daniels to co-create the ill-fated Space Force, but despite the professional bond, I just can’t see either of them wanting to, once again, try to better Michael’s perfect original exit from The Office. His appearance in the finale was inevitable, but also enough of a garnish so as to not be distracting. This would be a whole new chapter. Maybe that’s a challenge that would excite the creator and the star, but I just can’t see it.

— I think we can also dismiss the idea that Jim Halpert will make any kind of return. Like Carell, post-Office life has been good to John Krasinski as he turned into an action guy and continued to focus on his ambitions behind the camera. And as with Michael, I don’t think there’s much more story to tell with Jim. He and Pam went through hell but came out the other side of it. He and Dwight long ago forged a bond, and he got the career of his dreams leaving Dunder Mifflin in the rearview. To see Jim back in Scranton would be kind of tragic after all that growth. You can say that about a lot of characters on the show, which is going to be a challenge for Daniels.

— Pam Beasley is a character I’d actually love to check in on, but you can’t get Pam without Jim, just from a fan standpoint. It would break people’s brains if Pam and Jim had split or if she was in Scranton and he was elsewhere. Season 9 was a lot for a lot of people (I liked it!) and I don’t think Daniels would want to re-experience that kind of blowback at the start of this new incarnation. But Pam, to me, had a story that was a little unsettled. I’d like to know she’s happy and creatively fulfilled. I just don’t know how you do that beyond a guest spot.

— Alright, everything has been very negative so far. Let’s turn things around. Dwight Schrute makes a lot of sense for the assumed idea of this show. First, they already tried to do an Office spin-off with Dwight and the beet farm as the previous show was ending, so we know Rainn Wilson was open to still playing Dwight back then. He’s also made comments as recently as April about playing the character again. So we’re saying he’s in if there’s an opportunity. And there needs to be. This show needs a familiar anchor, but there’s also a lot of comedic potential here. Let’s all ponder Dwight’s brain trying to contemplate the world of remote work, reconfigured rules of workplace decorum, and the flood of online conspiracy theories.

— Andy Bernard. No. Please. Andy was a one-dimensional character that got over-extended to the point that he lost all shape and appeal. Yuppy slime brown noster, the proto-Tom Wambsgans from Succession. And then he became, for lack of a nicer description, Michael Scott without the heart and soul. I don’t see a place for Andy on the show after his dance with viral stardom. He’s a ridiculous character now. If he’s back, it says something about this new version’s sense of itself and its relationship to absurdity.

Alright, that’s the main cast. From here on, we’re gonna bundle.

— Stanley, Phyliss, Creed, Meredith, Oscar, Kevin, Angela, and Daryl — the legendary supporting ensemble. Some of these characters are likely retired (Stanley, Phyliss), so it might strain reality to see them riding a desk still. But don’t discount the possibility that we might see a couple. My money is on Oscar and Angela. Maybe Kevin, because what else is he going to do?

Angela’s chilly reception for all shenanigans and iron-fisted rule got mined for so many laughs over the years, but Angela Kinsey also played the hell out of the moments when the character’s world was shifting beneath her. The resulting Oscar/Angela friendship was one of the show’s best and most tender pivots. Also, Oscar was one of the show’s few adults in the room, and you need that balance.

I’d love more Creed too, but his hilarious ending makes that harder to pull off. Though, in a way, it’s almost too perfect to see Creed hiding in plain sight under a different name in the same office. Daryl is, like Jim, probably too busy living large to drop into his old job. This is what I mean when I say some characters coming back would feel like failures. Also, Craig Robinson is killing it on Killing It, so he probably doesn’t have the time for anything ongoing.

— The annex crew of Ryan, Kelly, and Toby — BJ Novak and Mindy Kaling have probably outgrown their roles on the show and bringing them back from the events of the finale would feel like a shark jump. The Dwight/Toby relationship was nearly as adversarial as the Michael/Toby one. It would be fun to pick that up again if both return.

— The New Class — Erin, Gabe…sorta Jim? Kinda Dwight? Is that cruel? Jake Lacy and Clark Duke did good things with what they were given, but they never felt like unique characters, just amalgamations of what had worked previously. If anything, I’m hoping their middling reception serves as a lesson to not populate this new show with knock-offs of classic ones. Ellie Kemper’s Erin was unique enough to avoid direct Pam comparisons, but she didn’t seem prime for growth, putting her in the sad category if she returned to Scranton.

We are Zach Woods fans here. Seeing the Silicon Valley alum return as an office pest would be amazing. In a lot of ways, Gabe felt like an Andy clone, only assembled from the worst (best) pieces. Without the narrative ambition to hang the show on him and make him likable, Woods absolutely cooked and would do so again.

So, there we have it. While there are some other recurring characters that could pop in to really make this thing sing — a Robert California sighting! Jan ! David Wallace! — this rumored project will surely rise or fall based on who Daniels chooses from the core cast (if anyone). We can’t wait to see how he and his team rise to the challenge of that task, mixing the old and the new, and avoiding the nostalgia overload trap that has sunk other reboots.

WWE’s main event scene has long been comprised of gigantic professional wrestlers whose size gave them a leg up on the competition. But over the years, some of the more undersized competitors like “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Bret Hart, and Shawn Michaels have all ascended to the top of the company in spite of a smaller stature.

Those sorts of wrestlers served as the blueprint for someone like Carmelo Hayes, the current NXT Champion, to rise into the main event scene. His debut in NXT came with a shot at the Cruiserweight Championship, a logical conclusion for a rising star billed at his size and stature. But 21 days later, he was back in the ring with Adam Cole, someone else considered undersized, but also a former NXT champion in his own right.

Hayes has refused to get boxed into only competing against guys his size. He credits conversations with his coaches to having the proper mindset.

“One time one of my coaches here, he said when you watch Shawn Michaels versus the Undertaker, you’re not looking at big guy, little guy. If you really think back on it, you’re just looking at an icon, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker,” Hayes tells Uproxx Sports ahead of Saturday’s No Mercy live event. “So, it’s the same energy. I don’t try and carry myself like a cruiserweight. On paper, yeah, I’m a cruiserweight. But in the ring, you’re not going to get that type of energy from me at all. I’m just as big as whoever my opponent is. And that’s kind of the mindset that I walk into every match with.”

Hayes has done just that, carrying himself with the authoritative presence of a bonafide star whenever he’s given an opportunity, whether that comes on the mic, in a backstage segment, or in the ring.

The man he idolizes comes from outside the world of professional wrestling, and knows a thing or two about being the sort of magnetic, larger than life presence that he replicates. Hayes won the NXT title over Bron Breakker at Stand and Deliver, which took place at the Crypto Center in Los Angeles. Despite being a New England guy, Hayes was draped in the unmistakable purple and gold of the Los Angeles Lakers as a way to pay homage to the late Kobe Bryant. Shortly after the match, he posted a side-by-side photo of Bryant’s first NBA title win.

“I think my biggest thing is music, pop culture, and sports because it’s relatable,” Hayes says. “I do these things for the people that are at home and kids or whoever that are looking for that inspiration the same way I’m inspired by others.”

Like Kobe after that first title, Hayes knows he’s barely scraping the surface of what he will go on to achieve.

He credits Michaels, Matt Bloom, Terry Taylor, and Booker T as those who have been instrumental in helping him along the way. Hayes calls himself a student of the game, and uses any opportunity he’s had around Raw or Smackdown superstars to learn and continue to grow. He makes a point to call out working with guys like Baron Corbin, who is back in NXT after experiencing the early days of the promotion before joining the main roster.

Hayes takes pride in being the bridge between the Black and Gold era of NXT and ushering in NXT 2.0 alongside the likes of Breakker, Tiffany Stratton, Roxanne Perez, and others, but admits he’s in what he calls his senior year of the brand. What began in the breakout tournament evolved into his North American Championship reigns, and now, holding onto the NXT title signifies his time in the promotion could wrap up sooner rather than later.

In the meantime, Hayes is cherishing every opportunity to continue developing before he’s thrown to the wolves on the main roster. He’s also learning on the fly how to continue living up to sky-high expectations, whether he’s set them for himself or they’ve naturally come because of his championship reign. That’s relevant in his upcoming sequel showdown with the fiery Ilja Dragunov at next Saturday’s No Mercy.

“I think we try to just give the fans something that they’re going to enjoy,” Hayes says. “Knowing what to expect, I think in that first match, it was a lot of feeling each other out. We’d never been in the ring before, not training or anything, and we had good chemistry at that point. This time there’s a lot more on the line. I think a lot of people were questioning that first win that I had. So I think I have a lot to prove, even as champion.”

Dragunov is a “different type of guy,” Hayes says, and admits he had to shift his style more to his opponent to get past him in their last tilt. This time, Hayes says he’s entering with more confidence that he can get the job done again.

“If you watch that last match, I wasn’t doing really too much high flying,” Hayes says. “I wasn’t doing the kind of stuff that people are known for me doing. So I had to fight. He met his match because I came and I brought the fight to him. I feel a lot more confident than I did the first time around because now I think I know what to expect with Ilja.”

Hayes and Dragunov will face off in the main event of NXT No Mercy on Saturday, September 30 at 8 p.m. ET.

The Kansas City Chiefs embarrassed the Chicago Bears, 41-10, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Sunday, September 24. Nobody cares, because Taylor Swift was in attendance to support Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, whom she might or might not be dating but is at least casually seeing.

Swift had already visited Arrowhead on July 7 and 8 for The Eras Tour — celebrating the release of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) during her July 7 show — and Kelce shared he felt “butthurt” about failing to deliver his phone number to Swift via friendship bracelet. Well, somehow, she got the message, and here we are. (God help us all.)

Kelce and Swift were seen leaving Arrowhead together in a video from Jarrett Payton, which was followed by several blurry photos of them in Kelce’s convertible.

According to Entertainment Tonight, Kelce and Swift spent the rest of the night at Prime Social Rooftop in Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza.

“Travis bought out the restaurant for his family and team,” an unnamed eyewitness told ET. “Taylor arrived, wearing a denim dress, and was seen snacking, having some cocktails and dancing alongside Travis. The two were very affectionate with one another but kept things fun and lighthearted. Travis’ teammates also showed up to the after-party, as well as his mom and dad, Donna and Ed. The party lasted until 2 a.m.”

Madeline Hill, a journalist and self-described sports gossip enthusiast, also interviewed Ethan Lestrud for her Impersonal Foul newsletter. Lestrud, who posted a TikTok about the ordeal, confirmed that he was at Prime Social for a friend’s 22nd birthday party. It was a prescheduled reservation, but Prime Social staff informed his party that the last call for food and drink would be 7:45 p.m.

“As we were upstairs, that’s when we found out Taylor was coming from some of the staff,” Lestrud told Hill. “Then, we went to the restaurant downstairs, and that’s when we found out it was Taylor who paid [our bill].”

Last week, Kelce joined ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show to finally comment on his rumored romance with the most famous pop star on the planet.

“I threw it out there,” the two-time Super Bowl champion said. “I threw the ball in her court, and you know, I told her, ‘I’ve seen you rock the stage in Arrowhead, you might have to come see me rock the stage at Arrowhead, and see which one’s a little more lit,’ so we’ll see what happens in the near future.”

Swifties were already enthralled by Swift’s New Y0rk dinner date with Sophie Turner before Kelce (reportedly) took her to Prime Social. Worlds will continue to collide when the Chiefs play the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey — another venue Swift is very familiar with — for Sunday Night Football on Sunday, October 1.

Cleveland rapper Krayzie Bone, one of the members of the pioneering Ohio rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, has reportedly been hospitalized and is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair internal bleeding in his lung. According to TMZ, the 50-year-old rap veteran began coughing up blood on Friday and checked himself into an LA hospital. Doctors found a bleeding artery in one of his lungs and operated, placing him in an induced coma to aid his recovery. However, the artery has continued to bleed, and as of press time, they’ve scheduled a second surgery, hoping to fix the problem for good.

Due to Krayzie Bone’s, whose real name is Anthony Henderson, status as a giant in the hip-hop world, his bandmate Bizzy Bone’s plea for prayers on his behalf was met with an enthusiastic response from stars throughout the genre on social media, including NBA stars such as LeBron James (also an Ohio native). Krayzie Bone’s family asks for privacy as they determine next steps for his care and is at the hospital now awaiting updates.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, after their trailblazing start in hip-hop in the ’90s, have seen renewed interest from the community after participating in a truly chaotic Verzuz hits battle in 2021. Since then, contemporary artists like Logic and Saba have either covered or collaborated with members of the band while Fat Joe recently recalled a behind-the-scenes story from the creation of one of the group’s most iconic records.

For any Oppenheimer fans hoping to one day stare into the mesmerizing blues of star Cillian Murphy from the comfort of your own couch, we’ve got some bad news.

Christopher Nolan’s near-billion-dollar biopic — a movie described as “nature’s way of healing” by filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson and “too talky” by Youtuber-turned-wrestler Logan Paul — won’t be dropping on digital anytime soon. The World War II flick helped Greta Gerwig’s Barbie save movie theaters this summer, delivering the most bizarre double-feature movie fans didn’t know they needed. But, while Gerwig’s blockbuster has been available to stream for a few weeks now, Oppenheimer won’t be ending its cinematic run until … well, we’re still not sure.

Here’s what we do know: When Nolan jumped ship from Warner Bros. to Universal Pictures with was under the condition that any future films he helmed would receive an exclusive theatrical window of 100 days. That means Oppenheimer won’t be leaving the big screen until the last week of October. Unfortunately, it sounds like we’ll have to wait even longer to stream it on our small screens as producer Emma Thomas recently told the Associated Press the film won’t be available to watch at home until the end of November.

That’s certainly a longer wait than we may have hoped for, but considering Nolan likes to load his home releases with extra features like commentaries, interviews, and making-of clips, there’s a good chance the director needs that time to package the film for its digital debut.

(Via Digital Spy)

Heading into the Rick and Morty Season 7 premiere, Adult Swim confirmed that the title characters would be recast after original voice actor Justin Roiland was fired from the show following a series of disturbing allegations. With only a few weeks go until the new episodes drop, Adult Swim has kept the new voices under wraps — until now.

Thanks to the release of the new Season 7 trailer, Rick and Morty fans can finally hear how the characters sound without Roiland, and it’s pretty darn close. In fact, we had trouble noticing any changes at all. As for who’s behind the new Rick and Morty voices, Adult Swim still isn’t saying. However, an insider has confirmed that the two characters are now voiced by separate actors instead of one, which was the case with Roiland.

“We want the show to speak for itself,” an Adult Swim source told The Hollywood Reporter. “We believe in the strength of the season and our new voices and we want to preserve the viewing experience for fans.”

Here’s the official synopsis for the new season:

Rick and Morty are back and sounding more like themselves than ever! It’s season seven, and the possibilities are endless: what’s up with Jerry? EVIL Summer?! And will they ever go back to the high school?! Maybe not! But let’s find out! There’s probably less piss than last season. Rick and Morty, 100 years! Or at least until season 10!

Rick and Morty Season 7 premieres October 10 on Adult Swim.

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)

Oneohtrix Point Never (real name Daniel Lopatin) will soon release Again, his first Oneohtrix album since 2020, and has already shared the lead single, “A Barely Lit Path.” On Monday morning, September 25, Lopatin laid out the path he’ll travel for his Again live shows in 2024.

Lopatin broke the news with an Instagram video, displaying the dates on a scroll.

The eight-show run will begin on February 28, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan and wrap at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, New York on April 26, 2024. Prior to staging his Again live shows, Lopatin will serve as a headliner at the Levitation festival on October 26 in Austin, Texas.

Per press release, tickets for the 2024 Again shows will go on sale on Thursday, September 28, beginning at 10 a.m. local time. Additionally, the press release relays, “For fans purchasing the album ahead of release by Tuesday, [September] 26 in the UK and US, there will be an opportunity to secure pre-sale tickets to the New York, London and Manchester concerts via the Oneohtrix Point Never store, Bleep and Rough Trade. Please check store mailing lists and socials for more information.”

Watch the Again trailer above, and check out OPN’s 2024 live dates below.

02/28/2024 — Tokyo, Japan @ EXTheatre
02/29/2024 — Osaka, Japan @ Quattro
03/02/2024 — Seoul, South Korea @ Musinsa Garage
03/21/2024 — Berlin, Germany @ Theater Des Westens
04/04/2024 — Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall
04/05/2024 — London, UK @ Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall
04/09/2024 — Paris, France @ Cent Quatre
04/26/2024 — Brooklyn, NY @ Paramount Theatre Brooklyn

Again is out 9/29 via Warp Records. Find out more information here.

Drake and Charlamagne Tha God are at it again. After a week in which Cardi B and Joe Budden traded back-and-forth comments over her second album’s first single, another rapper and media personality are apparently “beefing” over comments the latter made on his show. Tension between performers and the media pundits who cover them is nothing new; there was once a time these feuds even escalated to physical violence.

But these days, they usually just result in hilarious tit-for-tats on Twitter and Instagram and in this case, that’s exactly what happened. So…

What Happened Between Drake And Charlamagne Tha God?

Just a few days after Drake released his new single, “Slime You Out” featuring SZA, Charlamagne addressed the song on his podcast The Brilliant Idiots, making it clear that he wasn’t impressed. Noting that the album’s title would seemingly suggest “something a little bit more aggressive,” Charlamagne wondered whether the song wasn’t resonating with fans because of its focus on melody over rapping.

Drake caught wind of Charlamagne’s comments and responded on Instagram, writing in his Story: “Are you ok Lenard [Charlamagne’s real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey]?? You kinda weirding me out g. Like you really obsessed with me or something for years like you look in the mirror and wish you saw my reflection type shit. Whatever you gotta do to let it out I’m sure your 435 loyal fans will stand by you ya f*cking goof.” He then followed up with a press photo of Charlamagne apparently going for “pensive” and joked, “In deep thought about how you the off brand Morris Chestnut.”

If it seems like Drake might be overreacting to Charlamagne’s opinion, that’s only because CTG has a long history of provocations against the superstar, many pertaining to Drake’s sexuality. Fans on Twitter even collected a supercut of years of Charlamagne’s comments dating back to a beardless Drake.

It doesn’t see like Charlamagne is sweating the clapbacks though. On his other show, The Breakfast Club, he floated the unlikely explanation that he and Drake have been doing this dance as promotion for the album, which is due next month. “Back in the day, I can honestly say I was hating on Drake for fun… But after ‘Back To Back’ and he sent the bottle with the note, we came to an understanding and we agreed whenever he drops certain songs, I will hate on them and bring more attention to the record. I don’t think he needs it.” Of course, Charlamagne also said he was lying and no one would believe him, so who’s to say?

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Until Bill Maher weighs in, it’s Clay Travis who has the weirdest take about whatever is happening between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.

After Swift was spotted at a Kansas City Chiefs game eating a piece of chicken with ketchup and “seemingly ranch” (and also to cheer on Kelce), right-wing provocateur Travis wrote on X, “Travis Kelce is doing Bud Light and covid shot commercials. He needs to fire all his marketing agents. Or he needs to just go ahead and cut his dick off, become a chick, and endorse Joe Biden.”

Kelce, who won the Super Bowl seven months ago and would be a first-ballot NFL Hall of Famer if he retired today, rode off into the sunset with the biggest pop star in the world after catching a touchdown. He doesn’t need advice from a guy who once went on a weird rant about boobs on Fox News.

Travis was instantly quote-tweeted into oblivion (Swifites + NFL fans is a perilous combination), but he later double downed on his ramblings. “The Taylor Swift fans & the covid shot fans are now all in my mentions going crazy and it is a glorious medley of woke insanity. Things haven’t been this wild on here for me since I called for canceling all halftime band performances in college. Which should still 100% happen,” he wrote.

To quote Taylor Alison Swift, you need to calm down.

(Via X/Clay Travis)