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In general, the feeling about paparazzi is that as a famous person, they’re just a group of people who have to deal with, an annoyance, just part of the lifestyle. People don’t often have their backs, but Taylor Swift did this weekend.

A video shows Swift in the back halls of Arrowhead Stadium, to watch Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Denver Broncos. In the clip, Swift is being driven in a golf cart, and as she gets up, a security guard sternly tells gathered paparazzi, “Guys, stay back, stay back.” Swift then prompts the guard to treat the paps with more kindness, saying, “Stay back, please.”

Speaking of Swift and Kelce, the pair made it onto a recent episode of Jeopardy!: The clue read, “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? is hosted by this man who’s maybe more famous as a BF than as a 3-time Super Bowl champ,” and a contestant correctly responded with Kelce.

In other Swift-related news, Tyler The Creator clapped back at some of her fans who tried to “cancel” him, writing, “”I got Swifties all mad at me with their racist ass,” he said. “Bringing up old lyrics, b*tch, go listen to ‘Tron Cat,’ I don’t give a f*ck. They gonna bring out the old me.”

The Oklahoma City Thunder entered Sunday tied with the Suns for the top spot in the Western Conference, and figured to face a stiff test with the red-hot Golden State Warriors in town. OKC got off to a strong start, taking a 33-26 lead after the first quarter, but there was some considerable concern about their star big man as Chet Holmgren had to be helped off the floor and into the locker room after landing hard on his right hip after contesting an Andrew Wiggins layup attempt at the rim (watch here).

Holmgren slams down onto the hardwood and immediately grabbed at his right hip in pain. He was ultimately helped off the floor and into the tunnel without putting any weight on his right leg by a pair of Thunder staffers. Holmgren has gotten off to a tremendous start to his sophomore campaign, averaging 18.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per game coming into Sunday’s contest, asserting himself as a serious threat for DPOY with his work protecting the rim for the league’s best defense so far.

The Thunder will hope Holmgren’s injury was just a painful fall and not something more serious that could lead to an extended absence, as they are already incredibly thin at the center position with Isaiah Hartenstein still out with a fractured hand.

UPDATE: Holmgren was ruled out for the game with what the Thunder officially called a right hip injury.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics have had two very different starts to the season, as the defending champs have picked up where they left off with another strong beginning to their repeat bid, while the Bucks have been one of the NBA’s worst teams despite having a healthy Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

It has not been the kind of start Milwaukee envisioned, and they were hoping to kickstart a turnaround on Sunday when they played host to the Celtics with a chance to alleviate some of the panic about the team’s start by beating one of the league’s best. As they’ve done on a few occasions this season, the Bucks came out hot, scoring 40 in the first quarter to take a double-digit lead, but couldn’t maintain that offensive output, scoring just 38 in the entire second half to see the Celtics pull ahead and pull away for a 113-107 win.

During the game, Giannis and Jaylen Brown had an interesting exchange, as Antetokounmpo elbowed Brown in the head on a post move and then hit Brown with a fake handshake as they went back down the court, which Brown didn’t seem to appreciate.

After the game, Brown gave some brief, but unfiltered thoughts on the exchange. “Giannis is a child,” Brown dead-panned. “I’m just focused on helping my team get a win, and that’s what we did tonight.”

Giannis certainly wasn’t the chief culprit for the Bucks struggles on Sunday, as he had 43 points and 13 rebounds, but this kind of silly exchange doesn’t quite land as well with fans when the team is falling to 2-8 on the season, with the only team worse than them in the East being the Embiid-less Sixers.

Tonight (November 10), the 2024 MTV EMAs shined a light on musicians dominating Europe and beyond. But with the ceremony being held at Co-op Live in Manchester, United Kingdom, viewers couldn’t help but think about late singer Liam Payne.

During the event, host Rita Ora was sure to honor her dearly departed friend and pop music legend with a touching tribute (viewable here). “Just want to take a moment to remember some that was very very dear to us,” she said. “We lost him recently and he was a part of the MTV world and my world.”

Rita then went on to discuss her personal connection with the former One Direction member, saying: “Liam Payne was one of the kindest people that I knew. There were so many ways we were talking about honoring him and I think sometimes just simply speaking is enough.”

Before closing out her emotional speech, she added: “He had the biggest heart and was always the first person to offer help in any way that he could,” she added. “He brought so much joy to every room he walked into, and he left such a mark on this world.”

Liam Payne’s tragic death is currently being investigated by Argentinian authorities.

Back in August, Logic released his latest album, Ultra 85. Well, if you were a fan of the “Therapy Music” rapper’s sonic direction you’re in for a rude awakening.

During a recent run-in with TMZ, Logic announced that he further releases will draw inspiration from Playboi Carti. Typically, this would be seen as a compliment, as Carti has been a go-to collaborator, Logic’s reasoning came off as a subtle jab at his sound.

“What I’ve noticed is I’ve been on a run of making super hip-hop music and that sh*t doesn’t pay the bills,” he said. “It’s because I made all my money before doing pop and turn-up sh*t, and I’ve been blessed enough to be in a position to make music from my heart. Next year, Imma f*ck em up. I’m about to drop all this, like, Playboi Carti trap, turn-up sh*t and go get a bag and have fun.”

Although Playboi Carti hasn’t responded to Logic’s remarks, users online did not hold back.

“‘My music isn’t working, so I’m going to entirely copy this other grown man.’ How pathetic,” wrote one user on X (formerly Twitter).

“Sounds interesting and sad at the same time,” penned another.

“This sounds like a threat not an announcement,” added another.

Mk.gee’s year of firsts is far from over. Yesterday (November 9), the “Lonely Fight” musician made his musical debut on Saturday Night Live.

For the career milestone, Mk.gee decided to split his performance slots with a Two Star & The Dream Police standout (“Alesis”) and his latest release (“Rockman“).

Mk.gee’s first set of the night was an ode to his love for music technology. One its on “Rockman” is a deeply irresistible record, but with the help of the fiery low lit stage setup and a backing band, Mk.gee’s lyrics like “Honey, just shut up and ride / Wherever you are / I want it on fire / Keep it up, you started a war / Oh, you can laugh it off / But you started a war,” penetrates even deeper.

The musician’s second and final set on the beloved late night staple was “Alesis,” off of Mk.gee’s latest studio album, Two Star & The Dream Police.

Both offered insight into why when Mk.gee took his show around the world, tickets sold out across North American and Europe with ease.

Watch Mk.gee’s performances of “Rockman” and “Alesis” on Saturday Night Live above.

Two Star & The Dream Police is out now via R&R Digital. Find more information here.

The Kansas City Chiefs entered Sunday as the NFL’s last remaining undefeated team at 8-0, and were heavy favorites to move to 9-0 at home against their divisional rival from Denver. However, the Chiefs offense, which has been sluggish at times this season, could not finish off drives with touchdowns and allowed the Broncos to hang around all game.

On Sunday, it looked like that would finally catch up to them and result in a loss, as the Broncos moved the ball inside the Chiefs 20 on their final drive of the game, trailing 16-14, setting up a 35-yard field goal attempt for the win by Wil Lutz. However, the Chiefs special teams unit still had at least one more miracle in them, as George Karlaftis, Leo Chenal, and company caved in the left side of the Broncos field goal unit and blocked the kick to preserve the 16-14 win.

It’s an insane way for the Chiefs to win that game, as they were completely unable to run the ball (19 carries for 57 yards, 19 yards coming from Patrick Mahomes scrambling), missed a number of big play opportunities and had to settle for field goals, and gave up a critical late game drive deep into their own territory. And yet, they move on to Week 11 at 9-0 on the season with a schedule that isn’t the most difficult if they can get past a road trip to Buffalo next week — although, as Sunday proved, division games can always get weird.

Beyoncé has been a blueprint for generations of new music acts. From the “Break My Soul” singer’s days as a member of Destiny’s Child to her expansive business portfolio, Bey is a vessel of knowledge.

For the Spring 2025 semester, Yale University students will dive deep into Beyoncé’s impact as part of a special course led by professor Daphne Brooks.

In a sit-down with Yale’s Daily News, Professor Brooks discussed the upcoming class titled, “Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radical Tradition History, Culture, Theory & Politics through Music.”

“[This class] seemed good to teach because [Beyoncé] is just so ripe for teaching at this moment in time,” she said. “The number of breakthroughs and innovations she’s executed and the way she’s interwoven history and politics and really granular engagements with Black cultural life into her performance aesthetics and her utilization of her voice as a portal to think about history and politics — there’s just no one like her.”

According to Brooks’ the forthcoming class differs from her previous offering at Princeton University as it will “examine Beyoncé’s artistic work from 2013 to 2024 as a lens to study Black history, intellectual thought and performance,” rather than Beyoncé’s cultural impact.

From Beyoncé’s experimentation in music and venture into fashion to the multiple Grammy Award winner’s approach to visual media across her 2013 self-titled album up to Cowboy Carter.

The course is only being offered to Yale students. But that hasn’t stopped the Beyhive from trying to find a loophole to enroll.

Tyler The Creator is a bona fide troll and proud of it. But the “Take Your Mask Off” rapper’s sense of humor is what has helped him amass an impressive fan base.

Today (November 10), Tyler The Creator found a way to inject his quirky side after drumming up an impromptu question-and-answer session with his followers on X (formerly Twitter). One follower’s confession about Chromakopia track “Sticky,” which features GloRilla, Sexyy Red, Lil Wayne, Timbaland, And Young Buck.

“‘Sticky’ took a couple listens to click, great song,” wrote one fan.

Almost immediately, Tyler chimed in with a hilarious reaction to the message, writing: “No lie lmfao I realized folks that don’t like that song wear sunscreen by default hahahahaha (I’m generalizing).”

No one’s feathers were ruffled by Tyler’s response. In fact, the original respondent found the message to be quite funny. While others joined i to praise the track’s cultural impact.

Tyler The Creator’s chart-topping album has earned high remarks from fans and critics alike. But prior to its release, Mike Dean accused Tyler The Creator of making “racist sh*t” after he shared a snippet seemingly calling out Lil Yachty’s mentee Ian.

Chromakopia is out now via Columbia. Find more information here.

It is a bittersweet moment for Young Thug and Gunna fans. Yesterday (November 9), the dream of both rappers coming together for new music finally fizzled out.

In a now-deleted post on X (formerly Twitter), Young Thug shed light on the state of their friendship, writing: “Gunna stop acting like we friends on the internet, I don’t know u my guy.”

Now, Gunna’s brother, DP, issued a response of his own seemingly on behalf of Gunna. “Trust and believe the feeling is mutual ,” wrote DP in the comment section of The Shade Room’s Instagram post (viewable here).

This revelation has drummed up confusion between Young Thug and Gunna’s overlapping supporters. After Gunna accepted a plea deal in connection to the YSL Records RICO trial, users online slammed him for being disloyal to Thug. However, Thug’s father, Big Jeff, released a statement in support of Gunna. So, Young Thug’s now-deleted comment threw fans for a loop.

Despite Big Jeff’s public remarks, online commentator Akademiks claimed that industry insiders knew Young Thug and Gunna’s relationship had soured. “I been told yall,” he wrote on X. “Thug told Durk, [Lil] Baby and a few other rappers that Gunna was no good while he was incarcerated meaning it ain’t no way he can come back out and justify rockin wit Gunna when he told n****s not to rock wit Gunna when he was locked.”

Although multiple parties have chimed in on the matter, Gunna hasn’t released a statement.