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There are creative, romantic proposals, and then there’s this one.

Lee Loechler recently proposed to his girlfriend, Sthuthi David, by taking her to a packed theater to see her favorite Disney movie, Sleeping Beauty. Little did she know that Loechler had spent six months altering the animation of the film’s most iconic scene, changing the characters to look like the couple themselves and altering the storyline to set up his Big Question. And that’s only the beginning.

Watching David’s face during the scene change is sheer delight, as her confused look proves that she has no clue what is about to happen.

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The set-up is great, but the magical moment when Loechler’s illustrated self tosses the engagement ring to his real-life self? That’s when we all toss up our hands and say, “OKAY, man. You win at proposing. Everyone else must bow before you now.”

The whole proposal—the re-illustrations, the heart jokes (David is a cardiologist), and the bride-to-be’s surprise when she finds herself surrounded by friends and family—it’s all perfection. Just watch:

Amazing, right? Lee Loechler set the bar ridiculously high, but even the most cynical among us have to give him props for his creativity.

Reddit users’ responses to the video were hilarious, and reflect what we all feel watching this masterpiece.

“Welp this guy went and did it, theres no point in any of us proposing now he’s out done us all.” – XXLpeanuts

“I was just gonna propose to my girlfriend in the Starbucks parking lot where I first told her I loved her. Welp, that ain’t gonna do anymore…” – mattrva

“I proposed to my wife in front of Disney Castle in Orlando and I’ve never felt less proud about it than after watching this video lol. For real though this is one of the best proposals I’ve ever seen, bravo.” – thenaniwatiger

“I thought I was smooth with my bridge and lilyponds on a blacksand beach in Hawaii….. this guy just went and rewrote theatrical history, broke the forth wall, made a 4th dimensional joke and timed it perfectly, made a highbrow doctors joke, conspired with the internet, and filled a theater with family and friends.” – ooooopium

“Goddamn I am cold, cynical bastard and you just warmed my heart with how hard you just crushed it, my dude. I’ll say it. I am flat out envious.” – Dr_Frasier_Bane

Congratulations and best wishes to the lovely couple. May you truly live happily ever after.

This article originally appeared on 01.09.20

U2 have been around for what feels like forever at this point. Most people know them from somewhere: There’s their post-punk days of the early ’80s, the Joshua Tree era of the late ’80s, their experimental ’90s albums and massive Zoo TV tour, their mainstream comeback of the early 2000s, and the time Bono and company ticked off Apple fans by sticking their 2014 album Songs Of Innocence on people’s iPhones without warning.

More recently, they launched U2:UV Achtung Baby, the inaugural concert residency at the innovative new Las Vegas venue the Sphere. The band offered a taste of what that show was like at this year’s Grammys, where they delivered a special performance from the venue. Notably, U2’s rendition of “Atomic City” was the first time recording cameras were allowed in Sphere.

U2 isn’t nominated for any Grammys this year, but they certainly have a strong history with the awards. All in all, they’ve been nominated an amazing 46 times and converted at a fantastic rate, picking up 22 wins. Their most recent wins came in 2006, when they won five Grammys for 2004’s How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb and its songs.

Check out a clip of U2’s performance above. Find the full list of 2024 Grammy nominees and winners here.

Olivia Rodrigo‘s Guts era has been one for the books. Still raveling in the angst of her youth, Rodrigo continues to showcase her ability to craft hits. Released last September, Guts boasted viral tracks like “Bad Idea, Right” and “Get Him Back.” Tonight (February 4), at the 2024 Grammy Awards, Rodrigo took to the stage in a fierce performance of Guts highlight “Vampire.”

While on stage, Rodrigo wore a flowing red gown, against a mural of red roses. At the climax of the performance, blood flowed from the wall, and appeared smeared on her face. Taylor Swift was clearly into it:

Tonight, Rodrigo is nominated for five awards — Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance for her song “Vampire”; Best Rock Song for “Ballad Of A Homeschool Girl; and Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Guts. Back in 2021, Rodrigo won the coveted Grammy for Best New Artist. It’s safe to say this award manifested her reality as one of this generation’s most prolific new acts.

Later this month, Rodrigo will kick off her Guts World Tour, beginning in Palm Springs. The tour will span 77 dates around the world.

In the meantime, you can get a preview of Rodrigo’s live performing chops by watching the performance of “Vampire” above.

Taylor Swift isn’t performing at the 2024 Grammys, but Swifties might still want to stay up late.

The singer attended the ceremony with a clock around her neck that’s set to midnight. She was also spotted on the red carpet asking her team, “Do you need to set my watch?” She was told that “it’s already perfect. Midnight.”

Will Taylor Swift Announce Reputation (Taylor’s Version) After The Grammys?

Is Swift announcing something at midnight? All indications are pointing to the Taylor’s Version of Reputation, her 2017 album with hit singles “Look What You Made Me Do,” “…Ready for It?” and “Delicate.”

Swift’s entire outfit was Reputation coded. According to People, “Her custom made Lorraine Schwartz vintage watch that was turned into a choker appeared to be set to midnight, which could nod at the release time of the album drop. In fact, Swift piled on 300 carats of Lorraine Schwartz Diamonds. There are six chains on her necklace which lines up with Reputation being her sixth album and the black-and-white of it all nods to the original album’s black-and-white cover.”

Swift is up for six Grammys, including Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year for “Anti-Hero” and Album Of The Year for Midnights. Swift is one of only four artists — along with Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, and Paul Simon — to win Album Of The Year three times. So, she could set the record tonight.

Miley Cyrus’ decision to no longer tour was a devasting blow to fans dying to enjoy her latest album, Endless Summer Vacation, live.

However, that declaration made the anticipation surrounding her Grammy performance that much greater. So, when Cyrus took to the stage to deliver a rendition of her chart-topping hit single, “Flowers,” the supporters at home were over the moon. As one of 2023’s most streamed songs, the in-person crowd couldn’t help but groove along with her (especially after she called them out for acting like they never heard the song).

On the stage of the 2024 Grammys, Cyrus encapsulated the conquering feeling at the root of the record. The evening was special for Cyrus in many ways, having evolved drastically (in a creative sense) since her 2020 album Plastic Hearts. Also, with Cyrus up for Record Of The Year, the singer is on the path to making history. Mid-performance, she couldn’t contain her excitement in embracing her victory early in the ceremony. Before leaving the stage, Cyrus paid homage to the late Tina Turner.

After winning Record Of The Year for the track, she and her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, became the third parent and child to each win. Past familiar duos to win include Frank and Nancy Sinatra as well as Nat King and Natalie Cole.

Cyrus was nominated for a total of five awards: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (“Thousand Miles”), Best Pop Solo Performance (“Flowers”), Song Of The Year (“Flowers”), Album Of The Year (Endless Summer Vacation), Record Of The Year (“Flowers”).

View Uproxx’s complete coverage of the 2024 Grammy Awards here. Check out complete list of winners during the evening here.

The things human beings have figured out how to do boggles the mind sometimes, especially in the realm of medicine.

It wasn’t terribly long ago that people with a severe injury had to liquor up, bite a stick, have a body part sewn up or sawed off and hope for the best. (Sorry for the visual, but it’s true.) The discoveries of antibiotics and anesthesia alone have completely revolutionized human existence, but we’ve gone well beyond that with what our best surgeons can accomplish.

Surgeries can range from fairly simple to incredibly complex, but few surgeries are more complicated than separating conjoined twins with combined major organs. That’s why the recent surgical separation of conjoined twin boys with fused brains in Brazil is so incredible.

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The twins, Bernardo and Arthur Lima, are almost 4 years old and have never seen one another’s face. They’ve spent their lives conjoined at the top of their heads, facing opposite directions. Born as craniopagus twins (joined at the cranium), their brains were also fused together, making their separation extremely complex. According to the BBC, they’ve been cared for at the Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer (Paulo Niemeyer State Brain Institute) in Rio de Janeiro for the past two and a half years.

Surgeon Noor ul Owase Jeelani is the founder of medical charity Gemini Untwined, which funded the surgery. He helped lead the team of nearly 100 medical workers who worked for months to prepare for the boys’ separation, which was one of the most complicated of its kind.

Jeelani told the BBC that it was the first time surgeons in separate countries practiced by operating in the same “virtual reality room” together, wearing VR headsets.

“It’s just wonderful,” he said. “It’s really great to see the anatomy and do the surgery before you actually put the children at any risk. You can’t imagine how reassuring this is for the surgeons. To do it in virtual reality was just really man-on-Mars stuff.”

Watch Jeelani explain how they prepared for the procedure:

Prior attempts to separate the twins had been unsuccessful, making the surgery even more challenging due to scar tissue. However, after multiple surgeries that took more than 33 hours collectively, the boys were successfully separated in June.

“It was without a doubt the most complex surgery of my career,” said neurosurgeon Gabriel Mufarrej of the Paulo Niemeyer State Brain Institute, according to EuroNews. “At the beginning, nobody thought they would survive. It is already historic that both of them could be saved.”

Jeelani told the BBC that the boys’ heart rates and blood pressure were “through the roof” for four days after the surgery—until they were reunited and touched hands.

According to Reuters, Bernardo and Arthur are the oldest twins with fused brains to be successfully separated. They will spend the next six months in rehabilitation.

Congratulations to the Lima family and to the global team that combined dedication, perseverance and the miracle of modern technology to create a brighter future for these young boys.

This article originally appeared on 08.04.22

Billie Eilish isn’t a stranger to the Grammys stage. Neither is her brother and collaborating partner, Finneas.

But, given their Barbie The Album contribution’s sheer impact, it almost feels like a rebirth of sorts. Hell, I mean, even Meryl Streep has sung Eilish’s praises. During the 2024 Grammy ceremony, Eilish and Finneas proved that the influx of award nominations (Golden Globes and Oscars) thrown at “What What I Made For?” was all worth it with a performance.

The record has been a fixture on the streaming charts since its release, but Eilish’s moving rendition, backed by an orchestra, brought new life to the smash hit. Although Eilish didn’t make a cameo in the Barbie film, she transported the audience back to the record-breaking movie with her.

During an interview with Hollywood Reporter, Eilish shared how “What Was I Made For?” brought her out of a dark place. “I thank God for [Barbie director Greta Gerwig], man,” she said. “I honestly was concerned that it was over for me. I’ve got to be honest with you. She saved me, really, honestly. Getting that request, it was like a FaceTime, it brought us both out of it, and immediately we were inspired and wrote so much more after that.”

Eilish earned six nominations at the 2024 Grammys, including Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Music Video, and Best Song Written for Visual Media. At the start of the ceremony, Eilish took home the award for Best Song Written for Visual Media.

Check out a clip of the performance above.

View Uproxx’s complete coverage of the 2024 Grammy Awards here. Check out the full list of nominees and winners here.

One of the biggest winners from the 2024 Grammys night is undoubtedly Killer Mike. The critically acclaimed rapper won his first Grammy Awards as a lead artist at this year’s award show and his first overall since winning in 2003 for Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group thanks to “The Whole World” with Outkast. At the 2024 Grammys, Killer Mike won in the Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song categories for “Scientists & Engineers” with André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane. He also won in the Best Rap Album for Michael. With these wins, Killer Mike was set to have a celebratory night, but that was interrupted when the rapper was taken away in handcuffs at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com arena.

Why Was Killer Mike Arrested At The Grammys 2024?

The Hollywood Reporter’s Chris Gardner reported that an official on Killer Mike’s team said that it appears that the rapper will be facing a “misdemeanor” charge for an incident that is not connected to anything that happened during the Grammy pre-show. “It’s a big nothing,” Gardner says a source told him. Gardner also added that he was told that Killer Mike “may be released later tonight from the arena.” As of press time, official charges against Killer Mike have yet to be revealed.

You can view video around Killer Mike’s arrest above and reports from Gardner below.

Doja Cat’s sartorial switch-ups have been the subject of much attention and discussion since her 2018 breakout thanks to her mischievous instincts and adventurous choices. The 2024 Grammys have been no exception; in fact, she ramped up the surprise factor by pulling up to the red carpet in a princess dress and her skin adorned with an astonished array of new tattoos — including one across her forehead, Post Malone-style (the two collaborated on Malone’s 2022 single “I Like You“). You can see a few photos below.

Doja Cat is one of the artists looking forward to a win tonight and she’ll have a few opportunities to take home a golden gramophone. She’s nominated for three awards: Best Rap Song for “Attention,” Best Melodic Rap Performance for “Attention,” and Pop Solo Performance for “Paint The Town Red.” She’s had 19 nominations total, including Best New Artist, Record Of The Year for “Say So,” “Kiss Me More,” and “Woman,” and Album Of The Year for Planet Her. She won one award at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Kiss Me More.”

Funnily enough, Doja debuted her first tattoos at last year’s Grammys, showing them off ahead of the show and showing them off on the red carpet just weeks after trolling fans with a fake tattoo. Is her new collection of ink just as fake? I guess we’ll see at her next public appearance.

As the most nominated artist of the 2024 Grammy Awards, all eyes are on SZA. Just days before the coveted ceremony, The Recording Academy announced that the “Snooze” singer would take the stage. During her sit down with Apple Music, SZA confessed that she initially got into music to her naysayers wrong.

But after reaching massive success, SZA is well beyond that, and her Grammy performance proved that. After pulling out of the 2023 VMAs, her onstage set during the 2024 Grammys carried that much more weight. SZA knocked it out of the park without skipping a beat, performing her first No. 1 song and hit single “Kill Bill,” along with some of “Snooze.”

In May 2023, SZA shared a touching note after learning of the milestone. “Took me over a week to process ’cause I dreamt of this my entire career,” she said. “It didn’t feel real, lol, and still doesn’t. But I wanna say THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. Every person, every fan base, every ear that listened and pushed for me. Can’t believe we have a number 1 record.”

At the 2024 Grammys, SZA is up for nine awards, including Album of the Year (SOS), Song and Record of the Year (“Kill Bill”), Best Progressive R&B Album (SOS), Best Traditional R&B Performance (“Love Language”), Best R&B Song (“Snooze”), Best R&B Performance (“Kill Bill”), Best Melodic Rap Performance (“Low”) and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (“Ghost in the Machine”).

Find a clip of SZA’s performance above.

View Uproxx’s complete coverage of the 2024 Grammy Awards here. Check out the full list of nominees and winners here.