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It’s always amazing to see kids develop their talents through play. A lot of times kids move on quickly from one interest to another continuing to explore their interests while having fun. But every once in a while, parents discover not only a new talent that is suddenly unlocked, but one that they continue to be interested in beyond a fun few weeks.

One preschooler is taking the internet by storm with his incredible acting skills. Jordan Sunshine, who’s only 4-years-old has racked up nearly 100K followers with the skits he does. In a recently uploaded video, Jordan pantomimed a skit from “Madea’s Family Reunion, playing all the characters complete with outfit changes.

The video starts off as Jordan dressed as Nikki, who was played by a young KeKe Palmer in the film. Then comes Madea, also played by Jordan and Uncle Joe, sporting a white mustache with matching white hair.

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The little boy’s facial expressions and perfect lip-syncing to the audio makes for an entertaining few minutes. Commenters cannot get enough of the talent this kid displays at such a young age. With Jordan being so young with a longer Afro, commenters confuse him for a girl, but his mom assures people that he’s a boy in a reply.

“This is amazing.. I can’t remember nothing and she got down,” someone writes.

“These children are great with their acting skills,” another says.

“This kid is phenomenally talented, mummy don’t waste that talent please and thanks,” one person advises.

“This little baby’s pantomiming skills are better than some professionals,” someone praises.

Jordan definitely has an immense amount of talent for someone so little. The best part is that he’s having fun while he’s doing it. Watch the him put his talent on display below.

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We’ve seen a lot of musical cat content here at Upworthy, from The Kiffness blowing us all away with his cat howling duets to a boys choir singing a 19th century opera about a cat fight composed entirely of meows. But somehow we missed one of the greatest cat collaborations ever—Nora the piano-playing cat being accompanied by an entire professional chamber orchestra.

In a video resurfaced from 2009, we see Lithuanian composer and conductor Mindaugas Piecaitis leading the Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra in an original piece composed by him…and Nora the Piano Cat. A large screen hanging behind the orchestra shows Nora at the piano, waiting through the orchestral introduction with her paws on the keys before finally beginning to play her part of the CATcerto.

Of course, we can see that the piece has been composed around Nora’s notes and not the other way around, but the effect is extraordinary. Nora is making music, and Piecaitis has embellished and illuminated it with his expert artistic ear.

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The piece is a musical journey, from a slow haunt to an upbeat romp and several layers in between. If you close your eyes, you might not even realize the piano is being played by a cat. Even the dissonant chords sound good with Piecaitis arrangement, and it’s an impressive feat both for the cat and the composer. (Piecaitis even got to go meet with Nora in person a few years after their collaborative performance. And of course, in typical cat fashion, she only played a couple of notes for him. Nobody can make a cat do anything, including play the piano, which makes Nora’s videos all the more delightful.)

Watch and enjoy:

Sadly, Nora crossed the rainbow bridge in February of 2024, after a good, long 19 years with her humans, Betsy and Burnell. As the couple tells it, Nora had been a rescue cat, and one day they heard some repeated notes coming from the piano. The piano playing became a regular hobby for the gray tabby, and after one of Betsy’s piano students suggested she share Nora’s special talents on YouTube, she became one of the earliest viral video stars.

The “CATcerto” is but one of many Nora the Piano Cat creations, which span from books to artwork, and she’s even the main character in an upcoming animated children’s show.

“She may be an animated character now and she will live on, but she was real,” Betsy told ABC 6 News in Philadelphia. “I just think she wanted to send a message about the importance of music and creativity in the world and I think she will inspire a whole generation of young musicians and artists.”

Who wouldn’t be inspired by a sweet kitty plunking away on the piano with her paws? Watch Nora’s humans describe what she meant to them and the series that’s currently in the works:

You can follow Nora the Piano Cat on YouTube.

A gay man is getting some love for the way he handled a straight woman at a bar who behaved rather entitled towards him. A Reddit user named KineticVibes was out with his friends when he noticed a woman trying to get his attention.

“I (25M) was out with friends last night and we went to a bar. This girl made eye contact with me when I walked in and I smiled at her. Me being a gay man I thought nothing of it,” KineticVibes wrote.

The woman approached him after realizing he wasn’t reacting to her flirtations from across the bar. “About 20 minutes later, the same girl walks up to my friends and me, and it’s clear she is very drunk and says to me, ‘Do you want to buy me a drink?’ To which I replied, ‘No, sorry, I’m here just to hang with my friends,’” he continued.

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She was clearly taking an aggressive approach by walking up and asking him to buy her a drink. Why didn’t she just ask what he was drinking and buy him a drink instead? She also unintentionally put him in a very uncomfortable spot because he didn’t want to tell her he was gay.

Even though it’s 2024 and people are a lot more accepting of people’s sexuality, you never know when a drunk person in the bar will have a problem with someone being gay and try to start a fight. “I am still not totally comfortable telling any old stranger on first meeting that I’m gay—so this seemed like the best course of action for me,” KineticVibes wrote.

Even though he was polite, the girl kept prodding him.

“She looks rejected and a bit frustrated now behind her glossy eyes and says, ‘A pretty girl wants to drink with you and you say no?’ Now I’m getting frustrated, and I kind of snap and say, ‘Well, I’m gay, so pretty girls don’t work on me.’”

“She snarkily laughs and says, ‘Well, if you ever decide to date women, let me know,’ to which I very snappily reply, ‘If you ever decide to become a man, let me know,’” KineticVibes said. The quick-witted response made his friends a bit uncomfortable.

“You could tell it embarrassed her and my friends all kind of got mad at me, saying that I should have patience and be nicer,” he concluded the story.

But did he need to be nicer to the woman? She tried to make eye contact, but he didn’t respond. Then she asked him to buy her a drink, to which he said no, politely. She then doubled down and asked why he wouldn’t buy one for her because she was pretty. Just about everyone in the comments on the story thinks he did the right thing by responding to her snark with a bit of sass. “I would’ve bought you a drink after that. Handling with humor 10/10,” A_Bull_Nuts responded.

Others thought the woman acted entitled by demanding a drink and got what she deserved. “If she was a dude, people would call her an incel for behaving like she’s entitled to anyone’s attention. It’s not cute when dudes do it. It’s not cute when dudettes do it,” NotSoBunny wrote.

“This is what I came here to say… She reeks of entitlement! She put herself out there and got shot down and then doubled down. She may not be a man, but she’s got a huge set of balls demanding a stranger pay her way,” formiddabble-opponent added.

We like to think that our fur babies have their own completely unique and individual personality. But just ask any veterinarian that spends all day interacting with a variety of animals—and they’ll tell you that each breed tends to have its own set of quirks.

Just take it from Dr. Molly Brinkmann, who is delighting viewers on TikTok with her spot-on impressions of the different pet breeds that check into her office on a regular basis. She not only nailed the stereotypical attitude of each breed, but what they are most likely going to need a vet visit for in the first place.

Brinkmann began with common dog breeds.

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First, there’s always upbeat, if not a little derpy Labrador or Golden Retriever who comes in without a care in the world. These dogs are most likely in for eating something they should have. In this pretend dog’s case, it’s socks.

“I ate some socks the other day, like 12 of them…but I really do feel fine!” Brinkmann says.

The nervous German Shepard, on the other hand, is having a “butt problem.” Yup that checks out.

Meanwhile an Aussie who bursts through the door has been running for 45 miles a day, and can’t stop despite having an injury. “I need to know how I can fix this ASAP.”

Then, a poor little anxious Doodle comes in with an emotional support toy while coming in for itchy ears, followed by a prim and proper Cavalier who requests that the vet not mess up their freshly done hair while getting their “anal glands expressed.”

Lastly a French Bulldog comes in with all the problems— itchy skin, a sore back leg, watery eyes and quite possibly a urinary tract infection. This dog comes to the vet so often that it gets a frequent flier card.

@drmollysays Part 2 Coming but leave your dog or cat breed requests below #funny #funnyreel #vethumor #vetmemes #drmollysays #dogs #dog #dogmomsoftiktok ♬ Mozart Turkish March (1120879) – arachang

All in all, pet parents felt like Brinkmann’s impressions were flawlessly accurate. Not to mention hilarious.

“My golden ate an entire pan of brownie and we had to get his stomach pumped. He was thrilled and cheerful through the whole ordeal,” one person wrote.

“If you don’t like having money, get a bulldog!” chimed another.

For round two, Brinkmann got even further into character as she portrayed everything from a snippy Chihuahua who’s miffed to be waiting for three minutes to a forgetful Bernese Mountain Dog who cannot get it together as they rummage through their purse for an insurance card (not sure is Brinkmann is making a point about Bernese Mountain Dogs here, or Bernese Mountain Dog owners).

And yes, she finally threw a “spicy cat” into the mix. Complete with shades, knife, and attitude.

@drmollysays Part 3 up next! Who else have I forgotten? #dogs #dogbreeds #vetmed #veterinary #veterinarian #doghumor #dogmoms #dogtok ♬ Famous Mozart’s Turkish March(872150) – East Valley Music

In fact, Brinkmann did yet another follow-up video focused solely on her cat patients.

There’s the Tuxedo cat who can’t sit still, the male orange cat who acts like he owns the place and constantly flirts, the Persian with resting frown face, the hot-tempered Tortie who trusts no one and the forever-kitten Bengal who has no idea how to use its inside voice.

@drmollysays Which cats should we do next? #cat #cats #cattok #catsoftiktok #catmom #catmoms #catmomtok #catvet #veterinary #vettok ♬ Mozart Turkish March (1120879) – arachang

Looks like Brinkmann has been having fun with vet impressions for a while now. Her TikTok account is filled with videos showing how different breeds act at Christmas parties, amusement parks, getting groomed, greeting their owners at the door, you name it. And while there is a lot of dog content, she doesn’t leave the kitties out. And it’s clear she has equal love for every breed she impersonates.

For more adorable pet impressions, you can find Brinkmann’s TikTok here.

One of my favorite things about GloRilla is her running joke about being “thick.” Obviously the Memphis trickster is very petite (despite recently adding some… ahem… size up top), but talks herself up like she’s draggin’ a wagon, and honestly, we should all be that confident. Even when Glo is standing next to “the best ass on Instagram,” Megan Thee Stallion, she never breaks kayfabe, twerking it out with Meg like they’re identical twins.

Glo even captioned a video in which they do just that while previewing a new collaboration “Me and Meg Thick AF!!!” The song, meanwhile, is an absolute scorcher, with the two rappers hyping each other up: “Go Meg! Go Meg! Go Meg! Go Meg!” goes Glo. “Get ’em Glo! Get ’em Glo! Get ’em Glo! Get ’em Glo!” Meg shoots back. Yeah, this one is going Looney Tunes on the apps when it drops — which it will probably do on GloRilla’s new mixtape, EhhThang EhhThang, which drops this Friday, April 5.

Now that Glo has a song with Megan and both Glo and Megan have songs with Cardi B and all three have songs with Latto, how far away do you think we are from a female rap Avengers teaming up to save hip-hop and finally give us that “Ladies’ Night” remake we’ve all been clamoring for for the last six years? I’d say about six months, maybe. You can check out the preview of GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion’s new song above.

EhhThang EhhThang is out 4/5 via CMG/Interscope.

Last night at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles, Beyoncé appeared to accept the special Innovator Award from none other than Stevie Wonder — making it her first major outing since releasing her country album Cowboy Carter.

“Whenever anyone asks me if there’s anyone I could listen to for the rest of my life, it’s always you,” she first told Wonder. “God bless you.”

Beyoncé then started her moving speech. “Innovation starts with a dream, and the road to execute that dream can be very bumpy,” she said. “Being an innovator is doing what everyone believes is impossible… Being an innovator often means being criticized, which often will test your mental strength. Being an innovator is leaning on faith and trusting that God will catch you and guide you.”

“To all the record labels, every radio station & every award show, my hope is that we are more open to the joy and liberation that comes from enjoying art with no preconceived notions,” she said.

To close out the speech, Beyoncé then thanked her inspirations in Prince, Tracy Chapman, Linda Martell (who appeared on the new album), and more.

Check out a video of Beyoncé’s speech while accepting the award below.

Cowboy Carter is out now via Parkwood/Columbia. Find more information here.

Warner Bros. Pictures wisely wasted until today, the day after April Fool’s Day, to release the first poster for Joker: Folie à Deux. If it had come out on April 1, no one would have believed it was the real thing. That’s how twisted the Joker is. Along with the poster, which has the Joker (played by Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix) dipping Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga) while they dance, Warner Bros. also released the first audio clip from the sequel to 2019’s Joker.

“You can do anything you want,” Gaga’s Harley says, sounding a lot like actual Lady Gaga, in a video released on the film’s TikTok page. “You’re Joker.” If someone whispers that in your ear, run. You can listen to the audio here.

Here’s the poster:

Joker: Folie à Deux was originally thought to be a full-blown musical, but it’s reportedly more of a jukebox musical. “It’s got some music. It’s not a musical per say. But it just has music in it,” director of photography Lawrence Sher said in an interview. “Music is a part of the movie and the characters, but I don’t know if it’s a musical. But there’s a lot of music in the first Joker as well.”

Joker: Folie à Deux comes out on October 4. Look out for the first trailer next week, on April 9.

Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign have yet to release the second installment of their ongoing(?) trilogy project, Vultures, and now, they’ve even canceled multiple planned listening events for the first two parts, according to Billboard. They were planning to hold the listening parties in arenas across the US, but did not give a reason for the cancelations — only a vague promise that new dates will be announced.

Cities touted on Ticketmaster included dates in Washington, DC; Tampa, Florida; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Nashville, Tennessee; and Charlotte, North Carolina. A listening on April 21 at the Pyramids at Giza in Egypt is still selling tickets.

Although Vultures 1 was a commercial success, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and spawning a No. 1 single on the Hot 100 in “Carnival,” Vultures 2 did not materialize on its scheduled release date, March 8, and Kanye appeared to debate a direct-to-consumer release. However, that still hasn’t happened, and the third release date is already rapidly approaching.

The rocky rollout could possibly be attributed to reports that the distributor for Vultures 1, FUGA, released a statement shortly after it hit DSPs alleging that the album had been released without clearance. FUGA claims it was submitted by a different partner after the company declined a partnership with Kanye and Ty due to Kanye’s antisemitic comments and other erratic behaviors. It was removed from Apple Music, but not Spotify, which allowed it to reach its impressive milestone, but apparently left Kanye without a distributor for the second and third installments.

Meanwhile, this isn’t the first time Kanye has canceled listening sessions. Several of the events promoted for the first Vultures release were also canceled at the last minute. However, according to some fans’ responses to Kanye and Ty’s Rolling Loud “performance,” it doesn’t sound like fans missed much.

Bonnaroo 2024 is approaching, as the annual festival is set to kick off on June 13. In anticipation of that, organizers shared the day-by-day set times today (April 2), so check out the highlights and beyond below.

Bonnaroo 2024 Set Times For Thursday, June 13

Things kick off relatively slowly on Thursday, although there’s still plenty to look forward to: Pretty Lights takes the What Stage at 9 p.m., Nation Of Language will hit This Tent at 7:45, and Militarie Gun will also be at This Tent at 11:15.

Bonnaroo 2024 Set Times For Friday, June 14

Taking over the What Stage are Khruangbin at 8:45 and Post Malone at 11, the Which Stage will host Maggie Rogers at 9:45 and T-Pain at 12:30 a.m., This Tent will see Interpol at 9:45 and The Mars Volta at 12:30 a.m., and performing at That Tent at 12:45 a.m. will be Thundercat.

Bonnaroo 2024 Set Times For Saturday, June 15

Red Hot Chili Peppers will be at the What Stage at 10:45, Diplo will take over The Other Stage at 12:30 a.m, the Dashboard Confessional Emo Superjam at 8:15, and Idles will close out That Tent at 12:45 a.m.

Bonnaroo 2024 Set Times For Sunday, June 16

On the final day, the What Stage will host Megan Thee Stallion at 7:15 and Fred Again.. at 9:30, Which Stage will see Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit at 8:15, Four Tet will hit The Other Stage at 5, Taking Back Sunday will take over This Tent at 7:45, and Joey Badass will be at That Tent at 8:30.

Find the full day-by-day set times below or here.

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

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael had his new TV show premiere over the weekend. Since then, a clip of him confessing his feelings to Tyler The Creator has gone viral. “You laughed and called me a stupid b*tch,” Carmichael jokingly said in the scene.

Carmichael putting this on the show left many who saw it online wondering what exactly the back story was. Here’s what to know.

What Happened Between Jerrod Carmichael & Tyler The Creator?

During the Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, he revealed that he developed feelings for Tyler The Creator and decided to text him about it, according To Entertainment Weekly. Carmichael also invited him to possibly be his date to the 2022 Emmy Awards, but he was busy.

“I fell in love with my best friend. 1 out of 10, don’t recommend,” Carmichael told the audience in one of the show’s clips. “I knew I had to tell him. Things started getting kind of weird between us. I had these feelings… so I texted him.”

“I remember saying, ‘I know you didn’t ask for this, but somewhere down the line I developed feelings for you and I don’t know what to do with that,’” he added. “Then I immediately turned my phone off and went into therapy.”

This text conversation led to Carmichael asking Tyler to sit down and talk about how their friendship turned awkward after that.

Check out the clip above.