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The Absolute Best Easy Drinking IPAs To Drink This Spring, According To Bartenders

One of the biggest downfalls of the IPA is the way its flavor profile is perceived (unfairly) in broad strokes. There’s an assumption among IPA haters that all IPAs are brutally hopped. They’re often thought to be exploding with citrus or filled with dank funk and finish dry and uncomfortably, mouth-puckering bitter. And that’s pretty fair … sometimes.

Clearly, there are a lot of IPAs that fall into that category, and those are brewed because there’s a wide swath of drinkers who prefer those hoppy, bitter bombs (and it’s also a lot faster/cheaper to make). But the IPA is a complex beer with tons of different styles, versions, and offshoots. Many of which are much more subdued and easy to drink.

That’s why we decided it was a great time to find some of these hoppy, yet more well-balanced IPAs. To find them, we went to the professionals for help and asked a handful of well-known bartenders to tell us the best easy-drinking IPAs for spring. Keep scrolling to see them all.

Levante Cloudy and Cumbersome NE-Style IPA

Levante Cloudy and Cumbersome
Levante

Stephen Hood, assistant food and beverage operations manager at The Notary Hotel in Philadelphia

ABV: 5.9%

Average Price: $13 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans

The Beer:

I really like the Levante Cloudy and Cumbersome because it’s not as bold as a traditional IPA. Levante cloudy and cumbersome give me citrus (not too much) as well as refreshing.

Tasting Notes:

It has a nose of citrus peels, bready malts, and floral hops, leading to a palate of tropical fruits, citrus rinds, and gentle bitterness.

Bell’s Two Hearted Ale

Bell’s Two-Hearted
Bell’s

Cosimo Bruno, beverage curator at Daxton Hotel in Birmingham, Michigan

ABV: 7%

Average Price: $12 for a six-pack

The Beer:

The best IPA to drink in the spring is Bell’s Two Hearted IPA. This iconic IPA has a refreshing flavor profile of citrus, grapefruit, and pine that will have you thinking spring with each sip.

Tasting Notes:

Caramel malts, tangerine, lemon, and dank pine make up a well-balanced, highly drinkable IPA.

Founders All Day IPA

Founders All Day IPA
Founders

Robbie Robinson, bartender at The Gallery Bar at The Ballantyne in Charlotte, North Carolina

ABV: 4.7%

Average Price: $10 for a six-pack

The Beer:

Founders All Day IPA is a great choice for those die-hard IPA drinkers that still want to get out there and enjoy the emerging spring weather. Founders is a session beer, meaning that it has a low ABV (4.7%) compared to many IPA choices that are in the high sevens, all the way up to 11%. Founders All Day IPA will have you out enjoying the weather instead of passing out on your couch after two beers.

Tasting Notes:

It has the very traditional piney hops notes with some lime zest and a bit of fresh-cut grass. It drinks quite a bit lighter than its bigger brothers but definitely lets you know you are still drinking an IPA.

Topa Topa Chief Peak India Pale Ale

Topa Topa Chief Peak
Topa Topa

Austin Jacobs, bartender at The London West Hollywood in Beverly Hills, California

ABV: 7%

Average Price: $15 for a six-pack

The Beer:

My favorite springtime IPA is Chief Peak from Topa Topa Brewing Co. based out of Ventura County, California. Springtime beers call for citrusy hops, which incorporate a citrusy bright flavor.

Tasting Notes:

Chief Peak uses Citra and Galaxy, some of the best-known citrus-flavored hops, as well as Magnum and Simcoe to give it a classic piney finish. This beer is bright, refreshing, and crushable — perfect for spring.

Maine Brewing Spring IPA

Maine Brewing Spring IPA
Maine Brewing

Thomas Muscolino, director of beverage innovation at Landmark Hospitality in Plainfield, New Jersey

ABV: 6.5%

Average Price: $8 for a 16.9-ounce bottle

The Beer:

They made it easy for us with the name on this one. You might have tried Maine’s more well-known IPAs like “Lunch” or “Dinner”, but this one is also a can’t-miss beer.

Tasting Notes:

The flavor profile features bright citrus and floral notes with some ripe tropical fruit and a beautiful bitter finish.

Riverlands Anchor Hook IPA

Riverlands Anchor Hook IPA
Riverlands

Lauren Porto, Cicerone at The Graceful Ordinary in St. Charles, Illinois

ABV: 6.8%

Average Price: $16 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans

The Beer:

Riverlands Anchor Hook IPA is a modern West Coast IPA hopped with Citra, Citra Incognito, Citra Cryo, Mosaic, and Simcoe. This modern or “California Style” West Coast IPA brings notes of bright juicy citrus fruit, fresh picked berries, pineapple, and just enough pine resiny bitterness to keep it crushable.

Tasting Notes:

The berries and citrus complement themselves. It’s very juicy and crisp, and a delightful reminder that summer and warmer weather are on the way.

Bell’s Light Hearted Ale Lo-Cal IPA

Bell's Light Hearted IPA
Bell

Alex Barbatsis, head bartender at The Whistler in Chicago

ABV: 3.7%

Average Price: $11 for a six-pack

The Beer:

Bell’s Light Hearted is a low-cal alternative to their Two Hearted IPA. With great hoppy flavor and only 110 calories, this is a great beer for any pregame or park hang. It’s a perfect easy-drinking spring IPA.

Tasting Notes:

Complex flavors of cracker malts, lemon, grapefruit, light spices, and dank, piney hops make for a classic, yet low-ABV IPA.

Lagunitas Island Beats IPA

Lagunitas Island Beats IPA
Lagunitas

Mario Flores, beverage director at Maple & Ash in Chicago

ABV: 5%

Average Price: $11 for a six-pack

The Beer:

For an easy-drinking springtime IPA, I go with Lagunitas Island Beats. It’s a very tropical option making it perfect for the season. It was crafted to be a juicy and delicious beer that transports you to a tropical paradise.

Tasting Notes:

It has citrus flavors and notes of pineapple and passion fruit. It’s juicy, sweet, tropical, and a great respite from potentially cold and rainy spring weather.

Tonewood Fuego India Pale Ale

Tonewood Fuego
Tonewood

Jason Ranck, head brewer at Neshaminy Creek Brewing in Croydon, Pennsylvania

ABV: 6.2%

Average Price: $14 for a six-pack

The Beer:

Fuego by Tonewood Brewing (6.2% ABV) is a ca n’t-miss spring IPA. I love the fruit character from the hops, and it’s still a highly sessionable IPA. Well suited for spring drinking, but you’ll want to keep it on hand all throughout summer as well.

Tasting Notes:

It begins with light and refreshing flavors of grapefruit, peach, and mangos that give you a deliciously resinous and clean finish.

Almanac Love Hazy IPA

Almanac Love Hazy IPA
Almanac

Shiva Thapa, head bartender at Miller & Lux in San Francisco

ABV: 6.1%

Average Price: $17 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans

The Beer:

Love is in the air! Love Hazy IPA from Almanac, a local brewery in Alameda, California, is our most popular beer this season. Starting with a base of Pilsner malt and rolled oats, it is double dry hopped with Mosaic, Citra, and Sabro.

Tasting Notes:

The hoppy tropical flavors and notes of ripe mango and melon are a match for the hints of warmer weather. Flavorful while still on the lighter side, this refreshing IPA offers a smooth, pillowy mouthfeel.

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The Absolute Best Easy Drinking IPAs To Drink This Spring, According To Bartenders

One of the biggest downfalls of the IPA is the way its flavor profile is perceived (unfairly) in broad strokes. There’s an assumption among IPA haters that all IPAs are brutally hopped. They’re often thought to be exploding with citrus or filled with dank funk and finish dry and uncomfortably, mouth-puckering bitter. And that’s pretty fair … sometimes.

Clearly, there are a lot of IPAs that fall into that category, and those are brewed because there’s a wide swath of drinkers who prefer those hoppy, bitter bombs (and it’s also a lot faster/cheaper to make). But the IPA is a complex beer with tons of different styles, versions, and offshoots. Many of which are much more subdued and easy to drink.

That’s why we decided it was a great time to find some of these hoppy, yet more well-balanced IPAs. To find them, we went to the professionals for help and asked a handful of well-known bartenders to tell us the best easy-drinking IPAs for spring. Keep scrolling to see them all.

Levante Cloudy and Cumbersome NE-Style IPA

Levante Cloudy and Cumbersome
Levante

Stephen Hood, assistant food and beverage operations manager at The Notary Hotel in Philadelphia

ABV: 5.9%

Average Price: $13 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans

The Beer:

I really like the Levante Cloudy and Cumbersome because it’s not as bold as a traditional IPA. Levante cloudy and cumbersome give me citrus (not too much) as well as refreshing.

Tasting Notes:

It has a nose of citrus peels, bready malts, and floral hops, leading to a palate of tropical fruits, citrus rinds, and gentle bitterness.

Bell’s Two Hearted Ale

Bell’s Two-Hearted
Bell’s

Cosimo Bruno, beverage curator at Daxton Hotel in Birmingham, Michigan

ABV: 7%

Average Price: $12 for a six-pack

The Beer:

The best IPA to drink in the spring is Bell’s Two Hearted IPA. This iconic IPA has a refreshing flavor profile of citrus, grapefruit, and pine that will have you thinking spring with each sip.

Tasting Notes:

Caramel malts, tangerine, lemon, and dank pine make up a well-balanced, highly drinkable IPA.

Founders All Day IPA

Founders All Day IPA
Founders

Robbie Robinson, bartender at The Gallery Bar at The Ballantyne in Charlotte, North Carolina

ABV: 4.7%

Average Price: $10 for a six-pack

The Beer:

Founders All Day IPA is a great choice for those die-hard IPA drinkers that still want to get out there and enjoy the emerging spring weather. Founders is a session beer, meaning that it has a low ABV (4.7%) compared to many IPA choices that are in the high sevens, all the way up to 11%. Founders All Day IPA will have you out enjoying the weather instead of passing out on your couch after two beers.

Tasting Notes:

It has the very traditional piney hops notes with some lime zest and a bit of fresh-cut grass. It drinks quite a bit lighter than its bigger brothers but definitely lets you know you are still drinking an IPA.

Topa Topa Chief Peak India Pale Ale

Topa Topa Chief Peak
Topa Topa

Austin Jacobs, bartender at The London West Hollywood in Beverly Hills, California

ABV: 7%

Average Price: $15 for a six-pack

The Beer:

My favorite springtime IPA is Chief Peak from Topa Topa Brewing Co. based out of Ventura County, California. Springtime beers call for citrusy hops, which incorporate a citrusy bright flavor.

Tasting Notes:

Chief Peak uses Citra and Galaxy, some of the best-known citrus-flavored hops, as well as Magnum and Simcoe to give it a classic piney finish. This beer is bright, refreshing, and crushable — perfect for spring.

Maine Brewing Spring IPA

Maine Brewing Spring IPA
Maine Brewing

Thomas Muscolino, director of beverage innovation at Landmark Hospitality in Plainfield, New Jersey

ABV: 6.5%

Average Price: $8 for a 16.9-ounce bottle

The Beer:

They made it easy for us with the name on this one. You might have tried Maine’s more well-known IPAs like “Lunch” or “Dinner”, but this one is also a can’t-miss beer.

Tasting Notes:

The flavor profile features bright citrus and floral notes with some ripe tropical fruit and a beautiful bitter finish.

Riverlands Anchor Hook IPA

Riverlands Anchor Hook IPA
Riverlands

Lauren Porto, Cicerone at The Graceful Ordinary in St. Charles, Illinois

ABV: 6.8%

Average Price: $16 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans

The Beer:

Riverlands Anchor Hook IPA is a modern West Coast IPA hopped with Citra, Citra Incognito, Citra Cryo, Mosaic, and Simcoe. This modern or “California Style” West Coast IPA brings notes of bright juicy citrus fruit, fresh picked berries, pineapple, and just enough pine resiny bitterness to keep it crushable.

Tasting Notes:

The berries and citrus complement themselves. It’s very juicy and crisp, and a delightful reminder that summer and warmer weather are on the way.

Bell’s Light Hearted Ale Lo-Cal IPA

Bell's Light Hearted IPA
Bell

Alex Barbatsis, head bartender at The Whistler in Chicago

ABV: 3.7%

Average Price: $11 for a six-pack

The Beer:

Bell’s Light Hearted is a low-cal alternative to their Two Hearted IPA. With great hoppy flavor and only 110 calories, this is a great beer for any pregame or park hang. It’s a perfect easy-drinking spring IPA.

Tasting Notes:

Complex flavors of cracker malts, lemon, grapefruit, light spices, and dank, piney hops make for a classic, yet low-ABV IPA.

Lagunitas Island Beats IPA

Lagunitas Island Beats IPA
Lagunitas

Mario Flores, beverage director at Maple & Ash in Chicago

ABV: 5%

Average Price: $11 for a six-pack

The Beer:

For an easy-drinking springtime IPA, I go with Lagunitas Island Beats. It’s a very tropical option making it perfect for the season. It was crafted to be a juicy and delicious beer that transports you to a tropical paradise.

Tasting Notes:

It has citrus flavors and notes of pineapple and passion fruit. It’s juicy, sweet, tropical, and a great respite from potentially cold and rainy spring weather.

Tonewood Fuego India Pale Ale

Tonewood Fuego
Tonewood

Jason Ranck, head brewer at Neshaminy Creek Brewing in Croydon, Pennsylvania

ABV: 6.2%

Average Price: $14 for a six-pack

The Beer:

Fuego by Tonewood Brewing (6.2% ABV) is a ca n’t-miss spring IPA. I love the fruit character from the hops, and it’s still a highly sessionable IPA. Well suited for spring drinking, but you’ll want to keep it on hand all throughout summer as well.

Tasting Notes:

It begins with light and refreshing flavors of grapefruit, peach, and mangos that give you a deliciously resinous and clean finish.

Almanac Love Hazy IPA

Almanac Love Hazy IPA
Almanac

Shiva Thapa, head bartender at Miller & Lux in San Francisco

ABV: 6.1%

Average Price: $17 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans

The Beer:

Love is in the air! Love Hazy IPA from Almanac, a local brewery in Alameda, California, is our most popular beer this season. Starting with a base of Pilsner malt and rolled oats, it is double dry hopped with Mosaic, Citra, and Sabro.

Tasting Notes:

The hoppy tropical flavors and notes of ripe mango and melon are a match for the hints of warmer weather. Flavorful while still on the lighter side, this refreshing IPA offers a smooth, pillowy mouthfeel.

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Billie Eilish Revealed Her Favorite Hair Color She’s Ever Had, Her First Word, And More

While there can be a certain level of artifice surrounding a lot of pop stars, that doesn’t appear to be the case with Billie Eilish, who often shares what’s on her mind and pulls the curtain back on some aspects of her life. Now, she has once again offered fans some behind-the-scenes looks at her day-to-day goings-on and her past.

Yesterday (April 11), Eilish shared an Instagram post featuring photos from her Easter weekend. The final slide includes a note revealing that her first word was “dog” and that she said it when she was 8.5 months old, on September 4, 2002.

Later that day, Eilish took to her Instagram Story to answer fan questions while Finneas was “doing a million production things.” Most of Eilish’s responses were to fans asking for photos and videos from certain days or events. One fan asked what is Eilish’s favorite hair color/style she’s ever had, and Eilish responded, “green roots was fresh as sh*ttiuuut. but black has been my favorite to live in.”

eilish instagram story
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She also offered some music recommendations. When asked for her “favorite song to listen to when u drive late at night,” she responded with Kavinsky’s “Nightcall” (a song from the Drive soundtrack that was co-produced by Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) and called it “the greatest song ever made.” When asked for a song she’s “obsessed with these days,” Eilish shared Manu Chao’s “Me Gustas Tu.”

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Billie Eilish Revealed Her Favorite Hair Color She’s Ever Had, Her First Word, And More

While there can be a certain level of artifice surrounding a lot of pop stars, that doesn’t appear to be the case with Billie Eilish, who often shares what’s on her mind and pulls the curtain back on some aspects of her life. Now, she has once again offered fans some behind-the-scenes looks at her day-to-day goings-on and her past.

Yesterday (April 11), Eilish shared an Instagram post featuring photos from her Easter weekend. The final slide includes a note revealing that her first word was “dog” and that she said it when she was 8.5 months old, on September 4, 2002.

Later that day, Eilish took to her Instagram Story to answer fan questions while Finneas was “doing a million production things.” Most of Eilish’s responses were to fans asking for photos and videos from certain days or events. One fan asked what is Eilish’s favorite hair color/style she’s ever had, and Eilish responded, “green roots was fresh as sh*ttiuuut. but black has been my favorite to live in.”

eilish instagram story
@billieeilish/Instagram

She also offered some music recommendations. When asked for her “favorite song to listen to when u drive late at night,” she responded with Kavinsky’s “Nightcall” (a song from the Drive soundtrack that was co-produced by Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) and called it “the greatest song ever made.” When asked for a song she’s “obsessed with these days,” Eilish shared Manu Chao’s “Me Gustas Tu.”

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A Twitter Troll Shared Lizzo’s Naked Photo In An Attempt To Body-Shame Her, But Their Plan Backfired Hard

Over the past couple days, a Twitter user has been facing backlash after an attempt to body-shame Lizzo. Lizzo herself appears to have even offered a response. This story starts a couple years ago, though.

On April 20, 2021, Lizzo shared a naked photo of herself (with her most private areas covered) on Instagram and wrote, “WELCOME TO TAURUS SEASON. To celebrate I wanna give y’all this unedited selfie.. now normally I would fix my belly and smooth my skin but baby I wanted show u how I do it au natural — I am excited to be partnering with @dove and the #DoveSelfEsteemProject which is helping to reverse the negative effects of social media and changing the conversation about beauty standards. Let’s get real y’all.”

Then, a couple days ago on April 10, a Twitter user, who goes by Cassandra, responded to a tweet about the photo, writing, “Make obesity bad again.” Minutes later, she shared the photo, alongside one of herself, and asked, “Me or Lizzo?”

The post quickly gained traction, racking up about 3.8 million views in under two days. One user responded, “Lizzo. I don’t know you but Lizzo is a publicly kind and inspiring individual. Loving yourself and others should be the basis of humanity. She preaches that. I can only assume you’re terrible.” Cassandra replied, “You don’t know me but you think I’m terrible. Which speaks volumes about how terrible you are.”

Other users overwhelmingly chose Lizzo. One wrote, “To do what? You need to be more specific. To hang out with and have fun? Lizzo every single damn day. To clean out my garage? I guess you might be okay for that. It’s all in the details, ‘Cassy.’” Another wrote, “One has four Grammys and is classically trained on the flute. The other just posted a six year old blurred picture of herself drinking wine with ice from a straw. Lizzo. Truth hurts.” Somebody else chimed in, “you’ve chosen a bright unedited nude photo of lizzo and a dark blurry hard to see photo of yourself, and people are still choosing lizzo. Absolute loser areas cassandra.”

Even Lizzo herself appears to have chimed in, tweeting simply, “Lizzo.”

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

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The Lakers Outlasted The Wolves In Overtime To Advance To The Playoffs

Following a one-year hiatus, the Lakers are back in the playoffs. In overtime, they squeaked past the Timberwolves, 108-102, in the No. 7 vs. No. 8 Play-In Tournament matchup on Tuesday night and will face the second-seeded Grizzlies in the first round, beginning this weekend.

On Friday, Minnesota will battle the winner of Wednesday’s Pelicans-Thunder game at home for a playoff berth.

Los Angeles’ star duo, Anthony Davis and LeBron James, led the way Tuesday night. Davis was a menace defensively, particularly in the second half, and stymied Minnesota’s offense, while notching 24 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals. James made some head-scratching decisions (five turnovers), but dropped 30 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, two blocks and one steal. Dennis Schroder added 21 points off the bench and provided some welcomed paint pressure.

Both offenses went cold in the fourth, with a combined 31 points, which included two different scoreless droughts of more than two minutes. Some of the credit should go to each club’s defense, though. The second scoreless stretch was snapped by this Schroder triple, a presumptive game-winner with only 1.1 seconds remaining.

On the ensuing inbounds play, Davis fouled Conley, who promptly drilled all three free throws to send the game to overtime.

In the extra period, Minnesota’s offense remained stagnant. The Timberwolves scored 60 points before intermission, but could only muster 42 over the final 47 minutes. The Lakers didn’t look much better, but did enough to complete the comeback win after trailing by double-digits for lengthy durations of the night.

Minnesota clung to a 60-49 lead entering the break, thanks to Karl-Anthony Towns’ 17 points (5-of-5 shooting), along with a 9-of-17 showing beyond the arc, headlined by veterans Mike Conley Jr. (3-of-3) and Taurean Prince (2-of-2). The Lakers defense was scattershot that half, but elected to switch everything down the stretch of the game and shut off the Timberwolves’ water.

Towns, who ended with 24 points, spent most of the second half in foul trouble, which quelled his aggression. The Lakers also made a conscious effort to push his touches farther away from the rim. Anthony Edwards struggled mightily, scoring nine points on 3-of-17 shooting and missing all nine of his long balls. Los Angeles siphoned off his driving lanes and forced him into tough jumpers.

Between the second half and overtime, Minnesota went 7 of 24 from deep and often resorted to late clock prayers as its offensive rhythm dissipated.

The Wolves have a chance for redemption later this week, when Rudy Gobert is back in the fold after serving his one-game suspension for striking Kyle Anderson during the Timberwolves’ victory over the Pelicans on Sunday.

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Anthony Davis Interrupted LeBron’s Postgame Interview To Apologize For His ‘Brain Fart’ Foul On Mike Conley

The Los Angeles Lakers are moving on to the NBA playoffs after picking up a 108-102 overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. The team came awfully close to picking up the win in regulation, but with 0.1 seconds remaining, Anthony Davis fouled Mike Conley while he was taking a three. Conley miss the three badly, but the contact sent him to the charity stripe and he hit all three of his attempts from the line to tie things up and force the extra period.

Things went pretty poorly for Minnesota once they got there — Los Angeles outscored them in OT, 10-4 — and as a result, they’ll host either the Oklahoma City Thunder or the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday with the 8-seed up for grabs. The Lakers, meanwhile, were understandably in a very good mood after the game, so much so that when Davis interrupted LeBron James‘ postgame interview on TNT, all anyone could do was laugh.

James gave his All-Star running mate a very good-natured ribbing here, and made it a point to point at him and raise his voice a little. Davis, to his credit, came running in and was a good sport about the entire thing, which I suppose is easier when you know you don’t have a win-or-go-home game a little later in the week.

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Romy Urges Fans To ‘Enjoy Your Life’ In Her Euphoric And Celebratory-Natured Video For The Fred Again.. Produced Track

Although new music from The xx is in the works, that hasn’t stopped Romy from diving headfirst into her solo pursuits. The singer’s ‘club-inspired’ debut solo album is nearing completion. As for the project’s direction, through her collaborations with Fred Again.. on the song “Strong” and her new single, “Enjoy Your Life,” a life worth living is the theme.

Sampling Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s 2004 song “La Vita” and Oby Onyioha’s 1981 song “Enjoy Your Life,” Romy creates a euphoric track uniquely designed to lift spirits stuck in even the lowest places. Yet again, enlisting the creative vision of her wife, filmmaker, and photographer Vic Lentaigne, they created visual magic as the video drills home the celebratory nature of the song’s lyrics.

In an Instagram post, Romy spoke about the inspiration behind the song, writing, “Ever since I was 11, I’ve been aware of and drawn to the phrase, life is short. I’ve felt inspired by people who I’ve seen react to this by trying to see the positives in life, even when things are going wrong and times are hard. As much as I’d love to naturally be one of those people, I’m not always able to do this myself and often get in my own head and my own way, so sometimes a reminder goes a long way. Glenn’s lyrics were a direct connection to what had been a very quiet private thought.”

Later in the post, the musician wrote, “It resonated especially deeply as it is because of my mum passing away when I was 11 that this perspective on living life was even a part of me. I hope this song celebrates and shares the words that Glenn said so beautifully and my reaction to it and hopefully uplifts a dance floor along the way.”

Watch the full video above.

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

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Beyoncé’s Beyhive Is Buzzing After The U.S. Soccer Team Sent Out A ‘Becky With The Good Hair’ Email Blast

Donald Glover’s exaggerated the portrayal of Beyoncé’s super fans, the Beyhive, in his new video series Swarm. Although many parts were blown out of proportion, the show showed just how passionate they were about the “Cuff It” singer. Unfortunately, the U.S. soccer team is learning this the hard way.

On Tuesday, April 11, the team sent out a blast to commemorate player Becky Sauerbrunn’s 200th cap. In the marketing email’s subject line, the league pulled lyrics from the singer’s 2016 song “Sorry,” namely about “Becky with the Good Hair.” The line was used to refer to supposed an unnamed woman whom her husband, Jay-Z, inappropriately entertained during their marriage.

As clever as the parties responsible may have thought the incorporation of pop culture into the release was, the Beyhive wasn’t having it. Later in the day, the team apologized for misusing the lyric.

“U.S. Soccer apologizes for the subject line of our email sent this morning to celebrate Becky Sauerbrunn’s 200th cap,” it read. “It was insensitive and should not have been sent. We have connected with Becky and apologized. We have also reviewed our approval process for external marketing communications and are committed to being more thoughtful in the future,” wrote the organization in a statement.”

The Beyhive is having the last laugh or last line, as the songwriter sings, “Sorry, I ain’t sorry.”

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A Former Fox News Producer Claims There Are Secret Tapes Of Rudy Giuliani And Others Admitting There’s No Proof Of 2020 Voter Fraud

Last month, Abby Grossberg, a former Fox News producer who’d worked with Maria Bartiromo and Tucker Carlson, filed multiple lawsuits against her old employer. Grossberg claimed that Fox lawyers had pressured her, in a “coercive and intimidating manner,” to give misleading testimony in that ginormous Dominion lawsuit against the network. She also had some not-nice things to say about Tucker. But wait, there’s more.

According to The Daily Beast, Grossberg filed amended legal complaints in which she claimed she had made secret recordings of Trump cronies admitting that they knew their voter fraud nonsense was just that. Among them was Rudy Giuliani, who torched his career and reputation in a chaotic — and luckily failed — attempt to overturn the 2020 election, as well as Dr. Pepper enthusiast Sidney Powell. The conversations were held in the Fox control room, and Grossberg captured them with Otter, a popular transcription device.

Here’s some of what she allegedly captured:

During a recording in mid-November 2020, according to Grossberg, Giuliani admitted to Bartiromo that the Trump campaign couldn’t prove some of its Dominion allegations. Asked by Bartiromo what evidence he had implicating Dominion in rigging the election, Giuliani allegedly said “that’s a little harder.” He also conceded that he had no evidence to back up the conspiracy theory that then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had an interest in Dominion. “I’ve read that. I can’t prove that,” he said.

On that same recording, Grossberg says that Powell claimed that a “registered agent for Smartmatic” was on President Joe Biden’s “transition team.” However, when pressed by Bartiromo on her most compelling evidence that voting software flipped votes for Biden, Powell merely said the Trump campaign had “a witness who’s given a foreign declaration about how [the voting software] was created, why it was created, and watched it work.”

Possibly the most damning of Grossberg’s recordings is one from December, between her, Bartiromo, and a “high-ranking advisor to and spokesperson for President Trump and the Trump 2020 presidential campaign.” The latter, the complaint states, admitted point-blank that “there were in fact no issues” with any of the voting machines in Georgia, despite what Trump and cronies asserted to the public. Whoops!

In her legal complaint, Grossberg’s legal team argue that Fox News “deliberately or recklessly failed to produce highly relevant recordings of behind-the-scenes conversations” to Dominion over the course of their lawsuit.

In other words, more good news for Fox News. Their big trial begins on April 17, with Rupert Murdoch and others expected to take the stand. Not that you’d know it from watching the network, where one star also expected to testify talked to the guy who got them in this mess to begin with.

(Via The Daily Beast)