Month: January 2025

Boston Calling has become one of the Northeast’s finest music festivals over the past decade-plus, and now Massachusetts music fans have something to look forward to this year: The 2025 edition is set for Memorial Day Weekend (May 23 to 25), and the lineup was just announced today (January 6).

The roster is led by headliners Luke Combs, Fall Out Boy, and Dave Matthews Band. Elsewhere on the lineup are Vampire Weekend, Avril Lavigne, T-Pain, Sherly Crow, T-Pain, Cage The Elephant, Megan Moroney, Sublime, TLC, Remi Wolf, and more.

Tickets go on sale starting January 8 at 10 a.m. ET and more information is available on the festival website.

Check out the full day-by-day lineup below.

Boston Calling 2025 Lineup For Friday, May 23

Luke Combs
Megan Moroney
Sheryl Crow
T-Pain
TLC
Mike.
Thee Sacred Souls
Max McNown
Wilderado
Infinity Song
Kyle Dion
Bebe Stockwell
Holy Roller
Latrell James
Megan From Work
Future Teens
Battlemode

Boston Calling 2025 Lineup For Saturday, May 24

Fall Out Boy
Avril Lavigne
Cage The Elephant
The Black Crowes
All Time Low
James Bay
The Maine
Lucius
Valley
Mon Rovîa
Amble
Sofia Isella
Timmy Skelly
Simon Robert French
Rebuilder
Sidebody
Pinklids

Boston Calling 2025 Lineup For Sunday, May 25

Dave Matthews Band
Vampire Weekend
Sublime
Public Enemy
Remi Wolf
Goth Babe
Tom Morello
The 502s
Spin Doctors
I Dont Know How But They Found Me
Mo Lowda & the Humble
Sam Austins
SNACKTIME
Layzi
Copilot
Vivid Bloom
Nate Perry & Ragged Company

The WWE on Netflix era kicks off Monday night at 8 p.m. ET in what’s expected to be a PLE-level show. Featuring John Cena, Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre, the continuation of Rhea Ripley’s rivalry with Liv Morgan, and plenty of surprises, WWE is pulling out all the stops for its move to streaming for Monday Night Raw.

“It has been treated so gigantic and it is so gigantic. The amount of people that’ll be showing up, surprises, the buzz around it is just absolutely incredible,” Drew McIntyre tells Uproxx Sports.

Monday’s move to Netflix is a platform to take WWE to new heights, with a potentially new audience to experience the thrills of sports entertainment.

For McIntyre, a featured match on the limited card is another opportunity to live up to his reputation as one of WWE’s glue guys when he steps in the ring with Jey Uso. Wherever their match falls on the card will serve as a perfect mix of entertainment and brutality to set the tone for the show.

“I’m very excited that people tuning in for the first time are going to get to see his entrance, which is very cool, theatrical. It’s like a concert or something. You get to see Drew McIntyre walk out with all the fire and flames and go, my goodness, who is that giant awesome Scottish guy,” McIntyre says. “And then he’s going to destroy Jey Uso and they’re going to go, wow, I love Drew McIntyre. He’s the greatest thing ever.”

Over the years, McIntyre has established himself as someone WWE can trust across the board. He can flex between the main event and the opening segment, wrestles quality matches, and has pieced it together on the mic as well.

“I’ve always felt comfortable with giving me anything and I’ll make it work,” McIntyre says. “I’ve had periods where I’ve been doing the opening segment and multiple backstage segments and wrestling the main event, especially, between 2020 and 2022. I was in, it felt six segments a show at times, so I’ve always felt good about that.”

The last few years have been transformative for McIntyre, who says he got to a certain point where he felt like he had shown as much of his real self as he could. That’s been flipped on its head under the new regime, led by Paul “Triple H” Levesque.

McIntyre is now at a point now where he doesn’t feel like he has to minimize parts of his personality. He can dive all the way into his character without fear of repercussions.

“I know I’d be chastised for certain things, but with the mentality, the new management, it encourages you to go all the way if you’re willing to get tugged back or maybe get slapped on the wrist every so often,” McIntyre continues. “We’re getting pushed now instead of, ‘eh, maybe we shouldn’t do that, that’s not the way we do things.’ We don’t have a way of doing things now. Let’s recreate how we do things.”

The last year and a half or so has been about McIntyre recreating himself, turning the volume up on telling the truth, whether he’s booed or cheered. That evolution in his character led to opening Night 2 of WrestleMania 40, winning the world championship (before losing it moments later), and wrapping a yearlong feud with CM Punk in one of the best Hell in a Cell matches ever.

“Some people believe it was the best cell ever. I’ve got my favorites, especially the first one, and the ‘Taker-Mankind one, for different reasons. People remember that for, fully defying death, repeatedly, within a matter of 15 minutes. And, the Triple H-Undertaker one, from a storytelling perspective, that’s what I like about it,” McIntyre reflects. “I guess the Punk and I one, it truly was justified. It truly was blood feud. It really was personal. It felt real because it was real all the way through. And we restored what Hell in a Cell was all about. I didn’t technically lose. I succumbed to blood loss and breaking my back on the steps. But also being gone for those few months, I have a very different outlook coming back now.”

McIntyre says he still can’t stand Punk and he’s going to get back to him eventually. But after months away from the ring, he says he’s returned with clarity. He’s not fighting for the fans anymore, rather he’s righting wrongs by taking out those he feels responsible for aiding in screwing him out of WWE gold in the past — the original Bloodline.

That started with an attack on Sami Zayn, leading to the duo opening WWE’s return to Saturday Night’s Main Event just a few weeks ago. It was another opportunity, McIntyre says, for him to set the stage and show a potentially new audience what WWE is all about.

“If they’re tuning into wrestling for the first time, some of our superstars, no offense, these days don’t exactly look like some of our stars of the past, not as eye grabbing. Once you get to know them, you understand the story, you start relating to them, you start liking them.” McIntyre says. “But if somebody turns up for the first time and goes, this guy looks like he works in my local McDonald’s restaurant, why is he fighting this giant guy? Put me out first. I come out with the pageantry, the kilt, the fire, and legitimately, with my boots on, six foot seven, 280 pounds.”

McInyre says especially in the match with Zayn, once the bell rings and you begin to understand who the characters are, it’s easy for fans to relate and get behind them. Until then, it’s his job to bring his larger-than-life persona to the screen to help sell the audience.

After his showdown with Zayn, McIntyre will look to take care of business with Jey Uso on Monday, representing another step toward what he calls the “main course,” and a showdown with Roman Reigns. He says despite Solo Sikoa being the reason he lost the title in Cardiff in 2022, he’s content letting their factions fight it out while he works his way through the original Bloodline.

“Let’s work our way through the guys. He’s focused on Roman specifically. I’m starting to work my way through the rest. I’m picking them off one at a time. And then eventually when the time is right, it’ll become Solo’s time,” McIntyre says.

“You watch our show now. It’s not just so black and white. It’s not this guy’s a good guy, this guy’s a bad guy. It’s very much real life, human emotion. Everything I do comes from a real place. I believe, at least most elements of everything I do, that’s why it’s easy to believe when you’re watching the show. People can understand, sometimes you don’t just agree and disagree with people. Sometimes you have a very good point, they have a very good point. And it’s going to be an interesting journey to watch how it all plays out.”

An English indie-rock band and a New York-based, abstract rapper might seem like an odd combination on paper, but Pachinko‘s new collaboration with Billy Woods, “Shandy In The Graveyard,” is much more than the sum of its parts.

It helps that both sides of the equation consist of artists who are veterans in their respective crafts. Formed in the late ’90s, Pachinko has two decades in together, albeit through a relatively unconventional route. The band was inactive until 2020, when a fan of their 2000 demo EP reached out via Facebook. Unbeknownst to the band’s members, they’d developed a cult following online over the past handful of years because of the demo, as fans on music forums sought to discover more about them after a post about the thrifted EP went viral.

They have a new album, Ginko, set to drop on April 4, following up on their 2023 debut LP, Failed at Math(s). The title track was released as lead single in November.

Meanwhile, Billy Woods has developed a grassroots following of his own, both as a soloist and as a one-half of the duo Armand Hammer with Elucid.

Watch Pachinko’s “Shandy In The Graveyard” video featuring Billy Woods above.

Ginkgo is due on 4/4 via Nettwerk. You can find more information and pre-save it here.

Over the past few months, Elton John has been dealing with some eye issues, which have compromised his sight. John has long had a terrific sense of humor, though, so he made light of the situation at the Golden Globes last night (January 5).

John took the stage alongside Brandi Carlile to present the award for Best Original Score, Motion Picture. Before he did, though, he said (here’s a video):

“I don’t know if you know, but there’s been a lot of stories going around about my regressive eyesight, and I just wanted to reassure everybody that it’s not as bad as it seems. So, I’m so pleased to be here with my co-host, Rihanna.”

Then, the pair actually presented the award, and when Carlile revealed the prize went to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for their work on Challengers, John let out some celebratory screams (video here).

In September, John said, “Over the summer, I’ve been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye. I am healing, but it’s an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye.” Then, in December, he shared an update, saying, “Unfortunately, I lost my eyesight in my right eye in July because I had an infection in the south of France, and it’s been four months now since I haven’t been able to see. And my left eye’s not the greatest.”

2025 Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser declined to make any mention of the Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni situation, but Diddy jokes were fair game.

“[Challengers] was more sexually charged than Diddy’s credit card,” the comedian said to shocked laughs during her monologue. “I know… I’m upset, too. The after-party isn’t going to be as good this year, but we have to move on.” Glaser then joked that “Stanley Tucci freak-off doesn’t have the same ring to it,” adding, “No baby oil this year, just lots of olive oil.”

Diddy is currently being held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center where he awaits trial on racketeering and sex trafficking charges. Speaking of problematic men, this is how Glaser wrapped up her monologue:

“I predict, five years from now, when you’re watching old clips of this show on YouTube, you’ll see someone in one of the crowd shots, and you’ll go, ‘Oh my god, that was before they caught that guy.’ We could be making history tonight, and, like, we don’t even know with who.”

Check out Glaser’s full monologue above. You can also see the full list of Golden Globes winners, including Emilia Pérez for Best Picture, Musical or Comedy and The Brutalist for Best Motion Picture, Drama, here.

Ariana Grande has mostly been focused on the Wicked movie over the past few years, although she did release a new album, Eternal Sunshine, in 2024. As for what’s next on the music front, some sort of expansion of the Eternal Sunshine universe appears to be forthcoming.

In an interview with Access Hollywood (here’s a video) at the Golden Globes yesterday (January 5), Grande said:

“[New music] is not something I’m thinking about right now. But, you know, there’s something that I made last year that will come out eventually, it’s an attachment of Eternal Sunshine, so that does exist and that will be coming out at some point. But, no, I’m not in the studio at the moment.”

This isn’t the first time in recent days Grande has indicated music isn’t her priority at the moment. In December, she said, “I feel so grateful to the acting, and I think my fans know that music and being on stage will always be a part of my life, but I don’t see it coming anytime soon. I think the next few years, hopefully we’ll be exploring different forms of art, and I think acting is feeling like home right now. I am appreciative for [my fans’] understanding. I’m so grateful for the ways in which we’ve grown together over this whole journey with Wicked. But music will always be a part of my life.”

Fast & Furious frenemies Vin Diesel and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson both presented awards at Sunday night’s Golden Globes ceremony. Upon noticing the list of presenters, I had hoped that they would be assigned to present together, but sadly, that was not the case. In fact, The Rock presented the first award, and the rest of the evening was exceedingly tame. Until Vin strode onstage, that is, and then things grew deliciously awkward.

The man who has embodied Dominic Toretto was on hand to Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, and the award went to Wicked, but what also drew attention was Vin’s acknowledgement of the other participant in the aforementioned “candy ass” feud. Along with an obligatory shoutout to “family”, Vin knew exactly what the people wanted: “Hey Dwayne.”

Oh, Vin delivered. You can watch that moment here.

The Rock responded only with his trademark brilliant smile, but social media loved it. One user commented, “You can cut the tension between The Rock and Vin Diesel with a knife” while another added, “I thought some sh*t was gonna pop off.” Was this exchange as awkward as some concluded? For sure, and perhaps this wasn’t exactly “what the rock looks like when he’s fantasizing about tearing vin diesel in half,” but indisputably, this moment was “the kind of drama the #GoldenGlobes needed.”

The Miami Dolphins came into the 2024 season with lofty expectations, but things were derailed pretty quickly when Tua Tagovailo left a loss to the Bills in Week 2 with yet another concussion that kept him out for much of the season. Without Tagovailoa, the Dolphins offense sputtered, and they ultimately finished 8-9 on the season and out of the playoffs after a season-ending loss to the lowly New York Jets.

It was the latest disappointing ending to a season in Miami, and things might get worse before they get better for the Dolphins. Star wide receiver Tyreek Hill, whose season started inauspiciously when he was ripped out of his car by Miami PD on his way to the opener, indicated after the game that he was ready to move on from his time in Miami (video here, via Omar Kelly).

“I don’t even know, bro. This is my first time I haven’t been in the playoffs, man,” Hill said. “For me, I just got to do what’s best for me and my family. If that’s here or wherever the case may be, I’m finna open that door for myself. I’m opening the door. I’m out bro. It was great playing here, but at the end of the day I gotta do what’s best for my career — because I’m too much of a competitor to be just out there.”

Hill was asked to clarify if he meant he was looking at asking out and started to answer — “if it is, aye…” — before turning and walking away from the media scrum. Hill then went on Twitter on Sunday night and gave his appreciation to Dolphins fans, once again indicating he was seemingly ready to move on.

Hill finished the season with 81 catches for 959 yards and six touchdowns, which was barely half of his production from a year ago and the first time he came up shy of 1,000 yards in a season since 2019 in Kansas City when he missed four games due to injury. Perhaps Hill will change his mind over the course of this offseason, but if he doesn’t, it’ll be fascinating to see how the Dolphins handle a potential trade demand from the star receiver. Hill has two years remaining on his contract with Miami and as we’ve seen over the years, veterans (even stars) don’t typically fetch big returns in trades in the NFL.

The Dolphins will have to decide in the coming months if they are going to try and hit the reset button (which would be unfortunate timing a year after giving Tua Tagovailoa a monster new contract this past offseason). It seems more likely they’ll try to contend at least one more year after announcing they’re keeping the coaching staff and front office intact for 2025, but there’s the potential for Hill to push his way out and set them up for even more offseason drama.

The NFL’s regular season came to an end on Sunday, as the final playoff spots were secured in both the NFC and AFC in a fairly entertaining Week 18. In the early window, the Buccaneers got a scare from the Saints, but managed to pull out a victory to clinch the NFC South and a home game in the Wild Card round. From there, the Packers locked into the 7-seed with a loss to the Bears, setting up a fascinating matchup with the Eagles.

In the late afternoon window, the Broncos demolished the Chiefs’ backups to punch their ticket to the playoffs as the AFC’s 7-seed, while the Chargers beat the Raiders to leap the Steelers for the 5-seed. That left just one item left to be determined — the NFC’s 1-seed — as the Lions and Vikings met in Detroit on Sunday night with the NFC North title and a bye on the line.

In the first quarter of that game, the NFL released the Wild Card Weekend schedule, giving fans a chance to plan out their weekend across the 6-game slate that starts on Saturday with the annual Houston Texans home game — this time against the Chargers.

Saturday, January 11

Chargers-Texans 4:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
Steelers-Ravens 8:00 p.m. ET (Prime Video)

Sunday, January 12

Broncos-Bills 1:00 p.m. ET (CBS)
Packers-Eagles 4:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
Commanders-Bucs 8:00 p.m. ET (NBC)

Monday, January 13

Lions/Vikings-Rams 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)

The year has only begun, and the Golden Globes are already here to hand out awards to an array of TV and movie shows. This year’s ceremony will air on CBS (and stream on Paramount+ along with YouTube TV, Hulu, and Sling TV), and comedian Nikki Glaser is doing the hosting honors after frequent host Ricky Gervais finally ran out of jokes about the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Hopefully, the night will see some red carpet shenanigans and tipsy champagne speeches before the night is done.

Repeated representation among nominees comes from Wicked, The Bear, Emilia Pérez, and Baby Reindeer, among other heavy hitters. Presenters include everybody from Margaret Qualley to Anya Taylor-Joy, Miles Teller, Andrew Garfield, Dwayne Johnson, and Vin Diesel. Will those two present together? Please. (Update: They did not.) The “Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement” would be a great opportunity for them to have a flex-off onstage.

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

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on TV
Ali Wong, Single Lady
Jamie Foxx, What Had Happened Was
Nikki Glaser, Someday You’ll Die
Seth Meyers, Dad Man Walking
Adam Sandler, Love You
Ramy Youssef, More Feelings

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Peter Straughan, Conclave
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

Best Supporting Actor In A Television Series or Miniseries
Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Diego Luna, La Maquina
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear

Best Supporting Actress In A Television Series or Miniseries
Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun
Donald Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne, The Day of the Jackal
Billy Bob Thornton, Landman

Best Supporting Actor, Any Motion Picture
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Yura Borisov, Anora
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II

Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Jean Smart, Hacks
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Along

Best Supporting Actress, Any Motion Picture
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley, The Substance
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave

Best Picture, Musical or Comedy
Anora
Challengers
Emilia Pérez
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked

Best Motion Picture, Drama
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
September 5

Best Motion Picture Score
Conclave
The Brutalist
The Wild Robot
Emilia Pérez
Challengers

Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
The Gentlemen
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building

Best Television Series, Drama
The Diplomat
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Shogun
Squid Game
Slow Horses
The Day of the Jackal

Best Original Song, Motion Picture
“Beautiful That Way,” The Last Showgirl
“Compress/Repress,” Challengers
“El Mal,” Emilia Pérez
“Forbidden Road,” Better Man
“Kiss The Sky,” The Wild Robot
“Mi Camino,” Emilia Pérez

Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Alien: Romulus
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Deadpool & Wolverine
Gladiator II
Inside Out 2
Twisters
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez
The Girl with the Needle
I’m Still Here
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Vermiglio

Best Motion Picture, Animated
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Moana 2
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig, Queer
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
Angelina Jolie, Maria
Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Kate Winslet, Lee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Hugh Grant, Heretic
Gabriel LaBelle, Saturday Night
Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
Glen Powell, Hit Man
Sebastian Stan, A Different Man

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, Nightbitch
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Zendaya, Challengers

Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television
Baby Reindeer
Disclaimer
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon
Maya Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Keira Knightley, Black Doves
Anna Sawai, Shōgun
Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Diego Luna, La Maquina
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role on Television
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country

Best Performance by an Actor, Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture made for Television
Colin Farrell, The Penguin
Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer
Kevin Kline, Disclaimer
Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Ewan McGregor, A Gentleman in Moscow
Andrew Scott, Ripley

Best Performance by an Actress, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Sofía Vergara, Griselda
Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Kate Winslet, The Regime