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The Beatles: Get Back was one of 2021’s biggest documentaries, and now we have more Beatles content on the way: It was announced today (February 20) that Sam Mendes is directing a series of four theatrical feature films about the band, with each one capturing a different band member’s — Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr — point of view. A press release notes this is the first time The Beatles “have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film.”

The four movies “will intersect to tell the astonishing story of the greatest band in history,” and they’re currently expected to have a theatrical release in 2027.

Mendes says, “I’m honored to be telling the story of the greatest rock band of all time, and excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies.”

Mendes’ Neal Street Productions partner Pippa Harris also notes, “We intend this to be a uniquely thrilling, and epic cinematic experience: four films, told from four different perspectives which tell a single story about the most celebrated band of all time. To have The Beatles’ and Apple Corps’ blessing to do this is an immense privilege. From our first meeting with Tom Rothman [chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group] and Elizabeth Gabler [president of Sony’s 3000 Pictures], it was clear that they shared both our passion and ambition for this project, and we can’t think of a more perfect home than Sony Pictures.”

Jon Stewart famously took down Tucker Carlson in 2024, and the late-night comedian hasn’t lost his touch. During his second night back as (part-time) host of The Daily Show, Stewart went to town on Tucker Carlson‘s lapdog interview with Vladimir Putin.

While acknowledging his controversial return where he was roundly criticized for equating Joe Biden and Donald Trump, Stewart promised he’ll do better.

“I can haz learning. I can haz it. But I don’t even know where to start with that,” Stewart mused. “Where do I go to study the particulars of unquestioning propaganda? I would need mentorship.”

And with that, Stewart turned to “Professor” Carlson’s trip to Russia that ended in humiliating fashion as even Putin mocked the former Fox News host for not being more “aggressive” with his questions.

Via Rolling Stone:

Stewart broke down Carlson’s reporting, taking notes on important components of journalism like “disguise your deception and capitulation to power as noble and moral and based in freedom.”

“Now, obviously Tucker’s strategy is going to work when there’s some ambiguity in what Putin says,” Stewart noted. “But what if Putin starts saying shit like ‘World War II was Poland’s fault because they forced Hitler to invade them’?” He cut to footage of Carlson replying “Of course” to Putin’s assertion.

“You know, that’s so hard to do when your face says, ‘What the f*ck?’ and your mouth says ‘Of course,’” Stewart said. “How do you do that?”

Stewart then turned his attention to Carlson’s now-viral trip to a Russian grocery store and subways where he marveled over the cleanliness and prices. At that point, Stewart could no longer hide his disdain.

“I know I’ve said this before: you’re such a dick. Really, truly, a dick,” Stewart said. “Because the difference between our urinal-caked, chaotic subways and your candelabra-ed, beautiful subways is the literal price of freedom.”

It was another fiery installment for Stewart’s return to The Daily Show, which has delivered huge ratings for Comedy Central. His first episode back averaged three million viewers, and it continued to have a “halo effect” on the rest of the week. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the following episodes put up higher than usual numbers thanks to Stewart’s return jump-starting the week.

(Via Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline)

Olivia Rodrigo is celebrating her 21st birthday today (February 20). However, before she continued the party, the pop star made a hilarious Instagram about her festivity plans last night.

“Today is my last day of being able to underage drink (hypothetically) !!!!” Rodrigo posted.

It featured a slideshow of the singer in a party dress, along with snaps of her with friends like Uproxx cover star Conan Gray, Iris Apatow, and more who were at her birthday party. The cakes even suited Rodrigo’s vibes, as one was a light purple color with some star decals, and the other was entirely covered in sprinkles.

“her first drink ever!!!” Gray hilariously joked in the replies.

Over the past few months, Rodrigo hasn’t tried to hide the fact that she (like most of us) has had a drink or two while being underage. During an interview with The Guardian, she described how she worries about being carded. Apparently, it even happens to massive pop stars.

“I’m just so scared,” she said. “I am such a goody two-shoes. If someone gives me alcohol at a restaurant, I’ll be like, ‘Thanks!’ But if they’re like: ‘Do you have an ID?’ I’m like, ‘No, no, I’m 20, I promise, I’m sorry!’ I’m such a bad liar.”

Check out Rodrigo’s birthday post above.

Snoop Dogg recently claimed that he has “nothing but love and respect” for Donald Trump, but the feeling is not mutual.

Rolling Stone reports that Trump spent the final days of his presidency worrying about what would happen to his beloved Diet Coke button, probably, but also fuming about the rapper. “Well, f*ck him,” Trump said about Snoop, according to a former administration official.

The negativity stemmed from previous comments made by Snoop before he started working with the White House to secure a pardon for Death Row Records co-founder Michael “Harry-O” Harris. “I don’t give a f*ck, I tell ’em straight up, motherfucker: If you like that n*gga, you motherf*ckin’ racist,” he said about Trump and his followers in 2018.

At least one Trump aide quickly started googling for other derogatory, profanity-laden Snoop Dogg quotes that were directed at the 45th U.S. president. The examples were compiled, and some of these officials personally saw to it that Trump was shown how the rapper had felt about him in recent years. This immediately enraged the Republican president, who had apparently forgotten about the depths of Snoop Dogg’s past hatred.

This turned Trump into Anger from Inside Out. He threatened to pull Harris’ name off the pardon list — until he was presented with footage showing Snoop saying nice things about him. “The president said he appreciated what he saw as Snoop Dogg’s sincerity and plaudits, the source with direct knowledge and a former Trump official say. About 24 hours before he was to step down from power, Trump instructed his advisers to re-add Harris’ name to the pardon and commutations list,” according to Rolling Stone.

Snoop has yet to endorse the pettiest man alive for the 2024 election.

(Via Rolling Stone)

Lauren Boebert’s decision to switch voter pools followed her groping-and-vaping Beetlejuice debacle that essentially guaranteed that the tiny lead that she held in 2022 over Democrat Adam Frisch was gone. The far-right congresswoman then declared, not based upon her behavior, that she was moving to the deeper-red 4th congressional district in Colorado, but the reception has been chillier than the snow on the ground.

Boebert believed that the more solidly Republican fourth district would somehow be more receptive to her reelection. She has already blamed the “dark money” of “socialism” and “communism” for her nose dive in 3rd district supporters, but then she switched excuses during a GOP debate to claim that she moved for “a fresh start” for her family after divorce. She has also ignored “carpetbagger” accusations while coming up fifth in her new district on the GOP ticket. Now, the Wall Street Journal has quotes from her new Republican constituents, who are not impressed. A few selections:

– “I don’t appreciate, as a Christian, people saying they’re Christian to get your vote and then turning out to be a lowlife… And now I just kind of think of her as a lowlife.”

– “I will not vote for her. Period. She’s not one of us.”

This article followed about a month after Boebert attempted to make a Beetlejuice joke while addressing her new district, and nobody laughed with her. Well, she should at least count herself lucky enough to have Cameo as a post-Congress option like her pal, George Santos. He’s (allegedly) making some bank at a pretty easy gig.

(Via Wall Street Journal & Axios)

It’s hard to believe it took until 2024 for a movie to be titled Civil War. There’s been Captain America: Civil War and The Civil War, but not simply Civil War until Alex Garland’s new A24 film. Equally surprising is that it’s not about the real Civil War, but a fictional (yet chillingly plausible) dispute between the “Western Forces” led by Texas/California and the rest of the country.

You can watch the new trailer above.

Described as an “adrenaline-fueled thrill ride through a near-future fractured America balanced on the razor’s edge,” Civil War stars Kirsten Dunst as a journalist traveling across the United States to document the crumbling country. The rest of the cast includes Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Cailee Spaeny (so good in Priscilla), Jesse Plemons in a scene-stealing role, and Nick Offerman as the president.

“Well, in the same way that you could say Ex Machina is sci fi, Devs is a tech thriller, and Men is a horror film, Civil War is a war movie – a contemporary war movie,” Garland told Screen Daily about his new movie. “It was a staggeringly difficult film to shoot.” It’s also A24’s most expensive movie ever.

Civil War opens in theaters on April 12th.

Earlier this month, Beyoncé announced Cécred, a new line of hair care products. The singer has long been known for her luxurious locks, but a notable moment in her hair history came in August 2013, when she debuted a short pixie cut on Instagram. Now, Beyoncé has explained the motivation behind that look, and it turns out a lot of thought went into it.

In a recent interview with Essence, Beyoncé explained:

“I love how we associate a certain hairstyle with moments in our lives, like that short-hair moment. I remember the day I decided to just cut all my hair off. I didn’t have a particular style in mind. It wasn’t an aesthetic choice, but it was a very big emotional transformation and metamorphosis that I was going through. So much of my identity as a performer has been connected to flowing hair. Cutting my hair off was me rebelling against being this woman that society thinks I’m supposed to be. I was a new mother, and something about the liberation of becoming a mother made me want to just shed all of that. It was a physical representation of me shedding the expectations put upon me. I just wanted it off.

Neal Farinah, my hairstylist and friend, was freaking out because it was really long, really thick and really healthy. I just got the scissors and chopped it off. It was very intentional. And it was what I needed to do. And after that, I became super brave. It was the first step to many more audacious decisions I made in my life and my career that have led to who I am now.”

Read the full interview here.

Billie Eilish turned up to the People’s Choice Awards this weekend, where she won TV Performance Of The Year for her role in Swarm. It’s something that happened away from the stage, though, that has had people talking about Eilish the past couple days.

What Did Billie Eilish Say About TikTokers?

A video that has made the rounds on social media sees Eilish talking with Kylie Minogue at the People’s Choice Awards this past weekend. Eilish says in part, “There’s some, like… TikTokers here.” It’s hard to hear all of what Eilish is saying, but according to Unilad, some think the full quote is, “I’m like, there’s some, like… TikTokers here, over there, which is just… I don’t need it.”

That upset some TikTok users, including social media personality Bryce Hall, who said in response, “First off, Billie Eilish, I am so sorry that I didn’t acknowledge your greatness and bow down to you. Second, People’s Choice invited us personally. Everyone who attended People’s Choice and was sitting at those tables was invited. So, hate on them. The most sad thing is, I was a Billie Eilish stan. I stanned you, Billie Eilish. And now I don’t think I can renegade to any of your songs anymore, so thank you for taking away all my content.”

Life is precious. Time is a luxury money can’t buy. Both seem like cliches, but it’s best to make the most out of the moments you have and the people you get to share them with. This is a state of mind “Used To Know Me” singer Charli XCX has embraced after the tragic death of Sophie.

In January 2021, the Scottish producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist’s untimely passing rocked the industry. Musicians and friends like Vince Staples and Charli XCX penned open letters as they mourned Sophie. Three years later, the pain is only just becoming manageable for more. Yesterday (February 19), during an interview with The Face, Charli XCX painfully reflected on their friendship, revealing that it inspired an upcoming song.

“There was a lot of distance between us because I was in awe of [Sophie] and wanted to impress her,” she said. “She believed in me in ways that I didn’t believe in myself. But I felt like I would never be interesting enough to operate in her world outside of the studio, which was the safe space where we could connect and bond over music. I didn’t feel like I was magical enough for this unbelievably magic person. And that makes me ashamed now I don’t have the opportunity to experience that anymore, because she’s gone. I feel ashamed for being a coward. It’s hard to write about. I’m sad for myself that I didn’t experience all this person had to offer.”

Details about the forthcoming record haven’t been revealed just yet. However, Charli XCX’s long-awaited album is due out any day now.

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

Universal Music Group and TikTok are tied up in a business dispute over royalty payments. Apparently, there is another beef brewing, but this time, creators are at the helm. During the 2024 People’s Choice Awards, viewers noticed that shiny trophies weren’t the only thing being handed out.

In a viral clip from the ceremony, a confused Billie Eilish is seen whispering something about the event’s attendees. Users online believe her remarks were aimed at shading the TikTok influencers in attendance. Now, the creators are clapping back. On February 19, Bryce Hall uploaded a video clapping back at Eilish to defend his fellow online stars.

“First off, Billie Eilish, I am so sorry that I didn’t acknowledge your greatness and bow down to you,” he said. “Second, People’s Choice invited us [TikTokers] personally. Everyone who attended People’s Choice and was sitting at those tables was invited. So, hate on them. The most sad thing is, I was a Billie Eilish stan. I stanned you, Billie Eilish. And now I don’t think I can renegade to any of your songs anymore, so thank you for taking away all my content.”

Billie Eilish has not issued a response to Bryce Hall’s video or the viral clip.