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The regular season is winding down in the NFL, with only two weeks of action remaining. Week 18 is almost always a disaster when it comes to handicapping, simply because of all the uncertainty with motivation and player deployment. A bit of that is creeping in with Week 17 this time around, but Week 16 was relatively kind to us with a 3-2 mark that even withstood an objectively bad beat with the Eagles (+4.5) against the Cowboys.

Before we get into the Week 17 picks, let’s take stock of the first 80 (!) selections of the season.

• Week 16: 3-2
• 2022 Season: 41-37-2

Come get these winners.

Miami Dolphins (+3) over New England Patriots

I’m definitely lower on the Patriots than consensus, which informs this selection. Also, grabbing the full three is important. In addition, Teddy Bridgewater is money against the spread historically, and I don’t think the gap between him and Tua is as big as you might think. Bridgewater is 42-22 against the spread in his career, including 24-8 as an underdog and an absurd 19-4 mark as a road underdog. Give me the points.

New Orleans Saints (+6.5) over Philadelphia Eagles

The Saints aren’t exactly a public side here, and the Eagles don’t have overwhelming urgency in this spot. It isn’t pretty, but this is too many points with New Orleans still alive in the NFC South race.

TEASER: Pittsburgh Steelers (+8.5) over Baltimore Ravens and Seattle Seahawks (+8) over New York Jets

I like this one. Pittsburgh going through two key numbers against a Ravens team that could be without Lamar Jackson is enticing, especially with a total in the mid-30’s. New York is obviously much better with Mike White than Zach Wilson, but Seattle getting eight at home is valuable as well.

TEASER: Cleveland Browns (+8.5) over Washington Commanders and Los Angeles Chargers (-0.5) over Los Angeles Rams

Two teasers!? Yes, two teasers. I couldn’t choose between four legs that I really like, so why not give them all? Cleveland isn’t playing for anything, which is mildly scary, but Washington’s offense is anything but scary. Also, the Browns clearly want to establish some offensive chemistry and the total is 4o.5 as of Thursday evening. The battle of Los Angeles should lean in the direction of the Chargers, and I think this line is a point or two short after what happened last week with the Rams blasting the Broncos.

Las Vegas Raiders (+10) over San Francisco 49ers

This is absolutely disgusting. Suffice to say I take no pleasure in backing Jarrett Stidham against a great defense, but this line is just too much for Brock Purdy and company on the road. Prayers appreciated.

What is The Price of Glee? According to an upcoming docuseries, the price of being a cast member from Glee is death.

The FOX comedy/drama Glee about a Glee Club and its members at an Ohio high school ran from 2009-2015. In July 2013, what has been known by some people as “the Glee curse” started when cast member Corey Monteith, who played Finn Hudson, In July 2013, Corey Monteith, who played Finn Hudson, died at the age of 31 in a Vancouver hotel room as the result of a toxic combination of heroin and alcohol. In 2018, Mark Salling who played Puck died by suicide leading up to sentencing for possession of child porn. Naya Rivera, who played Santana, died in July 2020 by drowning, after a multi-day search. She was 33.

Now, an Investigation Discovery docuseries called The Price of Glee will attempt to connect the unrelated deaths to Glee in some unifying way that is probably a stretch. But, we will watch regardless of the desperation.

But when can you watch The Price of Glee so you can tell your friend who keeps asking? Good question, actually! The three-episode series, should you be even mildly interested, airs on Investigation Discovery (ID) from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET/PT on Jan. 16, 2023. But no worries if you do not have cable, like most people: the series will also be available to stream on Discovery+ on the same day.

Well, with just a few days left in the year, it looks like Rae Sremmurd’s long-awaited SREMM4LIFE project won’t hit streaming platforms until 2023. So far, the duo has released two singles from the album, “Denial” and “Community D*ck” featuring Flo Milli. To hold fans over until the project receives an official release date, brothers Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi have dropped the video for their new single, “Torpedo.”

Co-produced by Sonny Digital and Austin Powerz, “Torpedo” is a complete departure from their past two singles. “Denial” was a melodic track about the rollercoaster of emotions that come with being in love, whereas “Community D*ck” was an attempt at the commercial rap sound with playful banter about the reckless sexual escapades of men. “Torpedo,” on the other hand, is explicitly made for the streets.

The video, co-directed by Matt Swinsky and Medet Shayakhmetov, quite literally showcases Rae Sremmurd and their posse enjoying what their native neighborhood has to offer — parking lot pimpin’, exotic car drag races, and hood highlife flexing, which is driven home as Swae Lee raps in the chorus, “Takin’ off to the money, torpedo / Now all the h*es tryna find me like Nemo / Pockets is tight as a speedo / Jet fuel makin’ me float / What exactly they mad at me for?”

Watch the full video above.

The Latin music world is mourning the loss of Pelé, who passed away yesterday (December 29). Brazilian superstar Anitta, Shakira, and Maluma paid their respects to the Brazilian soccer legend.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who was better known by his nickname Pelé, passed away yesterday at age 82. During his lifetime, he won three World Cup tournaments with Brazil’s national team and 10 league titles with the local club Santos. Thanks to his legacy, he was also known as the “O rei,” or “the king” of soccer in Portuguese.

“Inspiration and love marked the journey of King Pelé, who peacefully passed away today,” Pelé’s Instagram account read. “On his journey, Edson enchanted the world with his genius in sport, stopped a war, carried out social works all over the world and spread what he most believed to be the cure for all our problems: love. His message today becomes a legacy for future generations. Love, love and love, forever.”

One of his country’s superstars, Anitta, expressed her condolences in English and Portuguese in her Instagram Stories. “R.I.P. King Pelé,” she wrote. “Descanse em paz rei Pelé.” Maluma, who turned to music after an injury sidelined his hopes to become a soccer player, also honored Pelé. In Spanish, he wrote, “Rest in peace, King.”

This morning, Shakira also offered her condolences to Brazil who is mourning Pelé’s passing. “I’m with you, Brazil,” she wrote in Spanish.

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

Back in 2019, Janelle Monáe and Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover) were both Coachella headliners. This fact was brought up during a recent lie detector test video from Vanity Fair, in which Monáe measured herself favorably against Glover.

In the video, Monáe was hooked up to the machine while Glass Onion co-star Kate Hudson asked questions. Hudson showed a photo of Glover, mentioned Coachella, and asked if Monáe has a problem with sharing the spotlight, to which Monáe said she doesn’t. Hudson then pointed out that Monáe and Glover are both multi-talented triple threats before asking Monáe if she thinks she’s the better “actress/singer/dancer” of the two. Monáe sighed and answered, “You know what, Childish? I love you, but I think yes. I mean, should I lie?”

Elsewhere during the interrogation, Hudson asked Monáe if she’s more “extra” than some celebrities. One of them was Lady Gaga and Monáe said, “I love her. I think… I actually don’t know. I actually don’t know, because I feel like when we started in the industry, kind of like close together, I was doing my version of extra and she was doing her version of extra. And I haven’t given up on my extra and I don’t think she’s given up on hers.”

Check out the full video above.

Lizzo’s Special 2022 featured a few SiriusXM staples. Her Special Tour trek snaked through her hometown Detroit, where she also performed “About Damn Time” and “Truth Hurts” for SiriusXM’s “Small Stage Series” at Saint Andrew’s Hall in October. Earlier this month, Lizzo sat down with Howard Stern and discussed the perpetuated false narrative that she makes “white music” and the once-held fear that Special would be overlooked because it released in a “goated year.” (Note: it was not overlooked at all, as Lizzo is nominated six times at the upcoming 2023 Grammys.)

So, it’s only right that Lizzo celebrate 2022 and ring in 2023 on SiriusXM. Today, December 30, the company announced Lizzo Radio, taking over Channel 14 for a three-day limited-engagement run beginning on New Year’s Eve.

“Starting New Year’s Eve, turn up Lizzo Radio on SiriusXM for music and personal messages that will have you feeling good as hell. You’ll hear Lizzo’s biggest songs and exclusive performances from her unforgettable SiriusXM ‘Small Stage Series’ concert from last October,” the announcement reads. “The special channel will also include her hand-picked favorites by Beyoncé, Prince, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, 21 Savage, Cardi B, SZA and many more.”

Hustling in Minneapolis to launch her career, Lizzo also had ties to the late Prince. In 2020, she shared for her Rolling Stone cover story that Prince had offered to produce an album for her before his sudden 2016 death.

More recently, Lizzo welcomed Missy Elliott, Cardi B and longtime friend SZA to the stage during her Special shows at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum in November. This week, SZA revealed that she and Lizzo recorded “five or six songs” during an SOS session, and if Lizzo’s recent social media activity is any indication, “Kill Bill” will definitely be in rotation.

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

Tesla’s stock price is rapidly plummeting as Twitter becomes increasingly infested with server crashes and right-wing trolls, so what better time for Elon Musk to put his energy into helping out… Hooters? The mammary-focused restaurant chain reached out to the Twitter CEO after a false report that went viral earlier in the week.

According to the now-debunked claim, Hooters is “shutting down and rebranding” because “millennials aren’t that into boobs.” Of all the fires happening on Twitter, Hooters potentially closing is what caught Musk’s eye, and he responded to a tweet pushing the false report.

“Can’t tell if satire or real,” Musk tweeted.

Knowing that any tweet Musk replies to gets boosted by Twitter’s algorithm, Hootie, the social media account for Hooters jumped in with a plea for Musk to set the record straight.

“Elon if you could let the world know that millennials do in fact love boobs that would be really cool,” Hootie tweeted, to which Musk simply replied, “Phew.”

While Musk’s reply will go a long way in amplifying Hooters’ tweet debunking the false rebranding story, the company wisely went the traditional media route and issued a statement to the Associated Press.

“There is no validity to this story,” Hooters spokesperson Stephen Brown wrote in an email. “Guests are enjoying this week’s televised sports events at our restaurants across the country and around the world in record numbers, accompanied by craveable menu items, cold beer and iconic hospitality. Our concept is here to stay.”

(Via Associated Press)

The holiday season is nearly over. With just a few days until the start of the new year, people begin to reflect on all 2022 had to offer them. In music media, we recount the best albums of the year and foreshadow the most anticipated projects to drop in the next few months. On the other hand, musicians prepare their final theatrical performance of the year. Some stop by the televised concert Dick Clark’s New Years’ Rockin Eve hosted by Ryan Seacrest. While others, like pop singer Miley Cyrus, take matters into their own hands by hosting their own banger blowout.

As rock band Paramore gears up for their North America tour in a few weeks, singer Hayley Williams opted out of New Year’s Eve performances, instead lending her talents to fashion designer Rodarte for their latest campaign. Williams has served as a musical inspiration to acts like Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and Steve Lacy, so it’s no doubt she can serve as a fashion muse to the company. Photographed by Paramore’s resident photographer, Zac Farro, Williams is pictured in the Los Angeles-based designer’s gold sequin halter dress sporting her signature burnt orange tresses as she freshens up her makeup.

Another rocker featured in the campaign is none other than Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner. However, the best-selling author took a much less glamorous approach to her imagery. She wears Rodarte’s black velvet dress with lace collars styled with her signature space buns. This isn’t Zauner’s first fashion campaign, having appeared in The North Face’s promotional video. Still, instead of an elaborate set design, Zauner photographs herself in what appears to be her bedroom.

Musicians Maggie Rogers, Kilo Kish, and Joanna Newsom also appear in Rodarte’s campaign.

Rodarte’s PS23 collection is available here.

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

21 Savage bodied his Amazon Music Live concert the way Dallas Cowboys fans thought their team would handle the Tennessee Titans, primarily starting their backups, on Thursday Night Football on Thursday night, December 29. The Cowboys won, 27-13, but Amazon Prime’s main event was unquestionably 21’s performance after the game — closing out the 2022 season of Amazon Music Live, hosted by 2 Chainz.

As the pre-show co-hosts Hannah Rad and Amber Wallin put it, Amazon Music Live tapped 21 to put a cherry on top of ’22 before we enter 2023.

The concert was streamed live on Amazon Music and Twitch from Hollywood. Savage commanded a vast stage, encouraging the crowd to yell “hell yeah” several times and honoring the late Virgil Abloh between “No Heart” and “X,” two tracks off his and Metro Boomin’s 2016 Savage Mode album. He also delivered two No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 smashes he was featured on, Drake’s “Jimmy Cooks” and Post Malone’s “Rockstar.”

In other words, 21 Savage had something for everyone’s tastes — from seminal solo songs like “Bank Account” and “Ball W/O You” to his and Drake’s new Her Loss hits and deeper cuts from his sprawling discography with Metro Boomin. To end the nearly hour-long set, 21 Savage said that Drake couldn’t make it out to the show and asked for the audience to help him with “Rich Flex,” peaking at No. 2 on the Hot 100 and supplying plenty of memes.

Watch the full stream on Twitch here and see 21 Savage’s setlist below.

1. ”Jimmy Cooks” by Drake Feat. 21 Savage
2. “Don’t Come Out The House” by Metro Boomin
3. “10 Freaky Girls” by Metro Boomin Feat. 21 Savage
4. “Runnin” by 21 Savage and Metro Boomin
5. “Red Opps” by 21 Savage
6. “Major Distribution” by 21 Savage and Drake
7. “More M’s” by 21 Savage and Drake
8. “Privileged Rappers” by 21 Savage and Drake
9. “Out For The Night” by 21 Savage
10. “Ball W/O You” by 21 Savage
11. “Mr. Right Now” by 21 Savage and Metro Boomin Feat. Drake
12. “Spin Bout You” by 21 Savage and Drake
13. “Who Want Smoke??” by Nardo Wick Feat. 21 Savage, G Herbo and Lil Durk
14. “Rockstar” by Post Malone Feat. 21 Savage
15. “My. Life” by J. Cole, 21 Savage and Morray
16. “A Lot” by 21 Savage Feat. J. Cole
17. “No Heart” by 21 Savage and Metro Boomin
18. “X” by 21 Savage and Metro Boomin Feat. Future
19. “Bank Account” by 21 Savage
20. “Knife Talk” by Drake Feat. 21 Savage
21. “Rich Flex” by 21 Savage and Drake

Twitter recently introduced a feature that shows how many times a tweet has been seen. It’s something that no one asked for (“sir you are so brave and smart. you are genius man. please add an option to turn it off because it is extremely stupid. not you though, you’re really smart,” reads one of the top replies to accidental Glass Onion inspiration Elon Musk’s announcement of the View Count), but there is one good thing about it: we know exactly how many people have seen Greta Thunberg roast Andrew Tate.

To recap: Tate, the former kickboxer and misogynistic moron, tried to impress (?) Thunberg, the teenage climate activist, with his car collection, to which she replied, “yes, please do enlighten me. email me at [email protected].” Thunberg not only humiliated Tate, she (and a pizza box) also may have helped him get him arrested.

Here’s how she responded to Tate being taken in by Romanian authorities:

Don’t mess with teens.

Tate and his brother Tristan were detained on kidnapping and rape charges Thursday after the controversial social media star tweeted a video response to one of Thunberg’s tweets. In it, Tate asks someone off-camera to bring him pizza and “make sure that these boxes are not recycled” as he’s handed two pies from Jerry’s Pizza — a local chain in Romania. The video was all authorities needed to pinpoint the former kickboxer’s location and make the arrest.

Thunberg deserves two Nobel Prizes: one for her work protecting the environment for future generations, and one for getting Andrew Tate thrown in jail.

(Via the New York Post)