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Rudolph Isley, a founding member of The Isley Brothers, is dead at 84 years old, TMZ reports. The publication says he passed away in Illinois on Wednesday, October 11. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed.

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At some point, most likely between the ages of seven and ten, you probably had a class pet hanging out in the back of your classroom. Maybe it was a fish or a gerbil or a little hamster named Cheez-It who eventually got lost inside the pipes on a cold winter day but the point is that he was still a part of the classroom ecosystem (may he rest in peace and I’m sorry that I let him out). Imagine all of the gross and/or boring stories that those class pets could tell! This was the basic inspiration behind Leo, Netflix‘s latest animated feature. Who else would play an old, jaded lizard better than Adam Sandler?

Sandler stars as the titular Leo who has been in the classroom for over 70 years, watching students come and go and witnessing historic events through the eyes of a bunch of fifth graders. Leo wants to explore the outside, and it seems like this group of students might be his ticket to freedom. Here is the official synopsis:

Actor and comedian Adam Sandler (Hotel Transylvania, The Wedding Singer) delivers signature laughs in this coming-of-age animated musical comedy about the last year of elementary school – as seen through the eyes of a class pet. Jaded 74-year-old lizard Leo (Sandler) has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle (Bill Burr). When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to experience life on the outside but instead gets caught up in the problems of his anxious students — including an impossibly mean substitute teacher. It ends up being the strangest but most rewarding bucket list ever…

For the second time this year, Sandler stars alongside his daughters Sadie and Sunny and wife Jackie. The family previously shared the screen in the Netflix comedy You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah which showed that nepotism can actually pay off sometimes. Leo also stars a handful of other comedians, including Cecily Strong, Jason Alexander, Rob Schneider, Heidi Gardner, Nick Swardson, Nicholas Turturro, Robert Smigel, Jo Koy and Stephanie Hsu.

Leo hits Netflix on November 21st. Check out the trailer above.

Rudolph Isley, a founding member of The Isley Brothers, is dead at 84 years old, TMZ reports. The publication says he passed away in Illinois on Wednesday, October 11. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed.

This post is being updated.

At this point, Merriam-Webster would be well within its right to tweak the definition of “surprise” to include Taylor Swift. Then again, at what point should we all stop being surprised by Swift’s latest good ideas and power moves? Perhaps it speaks to her bottomless innovation that she still manages to raise eyebrows 17 years into her unprecedented career.

Enter: The Eras Tour, her ongoing stadium tour that will begin its international leg on November 9 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and its subsequent Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film due in theaters this Friday, October 13, though there are newly announced early-access showings set for October 12). The movie premiered at The Grove in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, October 11 — read Uproxx’s review here — and the spoilers are coming in hot.

Six songs from The Eras Tour setlist didn’t make the cut, and Swift’s chosen surprise songs for the movie are “Our Song” and “You’re On Your Own, Kid.”

Per Billboard, Swift performed “Our Song” (from her self-titled debut album) on March 24 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and again on August 4 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The performance in the film is from the SoFi show. “You’re On Your Own, Kid” (from Midnights, the song given the heralded “Track 5” honor) was also a rare double-dip surprise song on April 14 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and then filmed for the movie on August 5 at SoFi.

At some point, most likely between the ages of seven and ten, you probably had a class pet hanging out in the back of your classroom. Maybe it was a fish or a gerbil or a little hamster named Cheez-It who eventually got lost inside the pipes on a cold winter day but the point is that he was still a part of the classroom ecosystem (may he rest in peace and I’m sorry that I let him out). Imagine all of the gross and/or boring stories that those class pets could tell! This was the basic inspiration behind Leo, Netflix‘s latest animated feature. Who else would play an old, jaded lizard better than Adam Sandler?

Sandler stars as the titular Leo who has been in the classroom for over 70 years, watching students come and go and witnessing historic events through the eyes of a bunch of fifth graders. Leo wants to explore the outside, and it seems like this group of students might be his ticket to freedom. Here is the official synopsis:

Actor and comedian Adam Sandler (Hotel Transylvania, The Wedding Singer) delivers signature laughs in this coming-of-age animated musical comedy about the last year of elementary school – as seen through the eyes of a class pet. Jaded 74-year-old lizard Leo (Sandler) has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle (Bill Burr). When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to experience life on the outside but instead gets caught up in the problems of his anxious students — including an impossibly mean substitute teacher. It ends up being the strangest but most rewarding bucket list ever…

For the second time this year, Sandler stars alongside his daughters Sadie and Sunny and wife Jackie. The family previously shared the screen in the Netflix comedy You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah which showed that nepotism can actually pay off sometimes. Leo also stars a handful of other comedians, including Cecily Strong, Jason Alexander, Rob Schneider, Heidi Gardner, Nick Swardson, Nicholas Turturro, Robert Smigel, Jo Koy and Stephanie Hsu.

Leo hits Netflix on November 21st. Check out the trailer above.

At this point, Merriam-Webster would be well within its right to tweak the definition of “surprise” to include Taylor Swift. Then again, at what point should we all stop being surprised by Swift’s latest good ideas and power moves? Perhaps it speaks to her bottomless innovation that she still manages to raise eyebrows 17 years into her unprecedented career.

Enter: The Eras Tour, her ongoing stadium tour that will begin its international leg on November 9 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and its subsequent Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film due in theaters this Friday, October 13, though there are newly announced early-access showings set for October 12). The movie premiered at The Grove in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, October 11 — read Uproxx’s review here — and the spoilers are coming in hot.

Six songs from The Eras Tour setlist didn’t make the cut, and Swift’s chosen surprise songs for the movie are “Our Song” and “You’re On Your Own, Kid.”

Per Billboard, Swift performed “Our Song” (from her self-titled debut album) on March 24 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and again on August 4 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The performance in the film is from the SoFi show. “You’re On Your Own, Kid” (from Midnights, the song given the heralded “Track 5” honor) was also a rare double-dip surprise song on April 14 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and then filmed for the movie on August 5 at SoFi.

The Philadelphia 76ers were the East’s 3-seed a year ago and saw Joel Embiid take home his first MVP award, but any positive momentum came to a screeching halt when they blew a 3-2 series lead in the conference semis to the Celtics. Since then, things have only deteriorated with the James Harden trade request, which still has not been resolved, throwing their offseason into chaos.

There is plenty of pressure on the Sixers to maximize Embiid’s prime, and having another year effectively wasted by a co-star’s trade request would be highly unfortunate. With teams like the Cavs and Knicks as threats to leap them in that second tier of East playoff teams behind the expected favorites in Boston and Milwaukee, there’s a very real chance they see a slide in the standings if and when Harden departs in a trade. That’s why he’s not been dealt yet and they’re holding out hope he’ll just play out the last year of his deal, allowing them to go star-hunting with massive cap space next summer rather, but

Biggest Question: How Engaged Is James Harden?/What Do They Get In Return For A Harden Trade?

There really is only one thing that matters right now for the Sixers as it pertains to staying in the contender, and that’s what happens with Harden. If he stays, will he play at the level of last year, when he legitimately won them multiple playoff games with his performance (in spite of his reputation as a postseason player). If he goes, can they come close to replacing what he brings this team. While Harden’s scoring output is nice, it’s really his skills as a passer that would be missed the most by the Sixers. They don’t have anyone on the roster remotely close to him when it comes to passing and court vision, and on a team that revolves around a dominant big man, losing that would compound their issues.

Embiid is a dominant offensive force, but his ability to impact the game to the level he’s capable is dependent on having guards who can get him the ball on time and on his spots. That’s not the strength of Tyrese Maxey, and there is no one on the Clippers (the only suitor for Harden, by all accounts) who could be sent to Philly in return that would help fill that void. That means not only are you losing the production from Harden as a scorer, but you’re likely going to see a dip in Embiid’s efficiency and effectiveness if he’s not able to get the ball when he carves out space inside before defenders can work to move him off his spot. There’s a reason Philly isn’t jumping at the chance to trade a guy who clearly doesn’t want to be there, and is probably what the Clippers are working to find in the form of a third team to add to the deal.

X-Factor: De’Anthony Melton

If they move Harden, their current guards are going to need to take a step forward. I’m fairly confident in Maxey’s ability to shoulder a larger scoring burden, but he still has a ways to go as a floor general. That means the responsibility for running the offense is going to need to be shared, and the guy most likely to see an elevated role is Melton, who was terrific for the Sixers last year (but mostly played at the two or the three). Melton has turned himself into a very good spot-up shooter and brings some much needed point of attack defense to the Sixers roster, but him being able to provide something as a facilitator would be massive if Harden leaves. That’s not ever really been his strongest attribute, but there’s also not really anyone else to turn to on this roster (or projected roster based on what L.A. has to offer).

Replacing Harden would require a team effort to pick up the slack, with Maxey and Tobias Harris taking on bigger roles as scoring threats (which I think they can do). The facilitator role would also be a combined effort, as they don’t have anyone capable of double-digit assists, and players with the versatility to take on more ball-handling, like Melton, will be important in trying to fill that void.With so much excitement coming out of Philly from the players about Nick Nurse implementing an offense that shares the ball more, everyone’s playmaking chops will be put to the test. The Sixers are still going to have plenty of talent and expectations after a Harden trade, but it will certainly shift more responsibility and pressure onto the full rotation to pick up some of that slack.

The Philadelphia 76ers were the East’s 3-seed a year ago and saw Joel Embiid take home his first MVP award, but any positive momentum came to a screeching halt when they blew a 3-2 series lead in the conference semis to the Celtics. Since then, things have only deteriorated with the James Harden trade request, which still has not been resolved, throwing their offseason into chaos.

There is plenty of pressure on the Sixers to maximize Embiid’s prime, and having another year effectively wasted by a co-star’s trade request would be highly unfortunate. With teams like the Cavs and Knicks as threats to leap them in that second tier of East playoff teams behind the expected favorites in Boston and Milwaukee, there’s a very real chance they see a slide in the standings if and when Harden departs in a trade. That’s why he’s not been dealt yet and they’re holding out hope he’ll just play out the last year of his deal, allowing them to go star-hunting with massive cap space next summer rather, but

Biggest Question: How Engaged Is James Harden?/What Do They Get In Return For A Harden Trade?

There really is only one thing that matters right now for the Sixers as it pertains to staying in the contender, and that’s what happens with Harden. If he stays, will he play at the level of last year, when he legitimately won them multiple playoff games with his performance (in spite of his reputation as a postseason player). If he goes, can they come close to replacing what he brings this team. While Harden’s scoring output is nice, it’s really his skills as a passer that would be missed the most by the Sixers. They don’t have anyone on the roster remotely close to him when it comes to passing and court vision, and on a team that revolves around a dominant big man, losing that would compound their issues.

Embiid is a dominant offensive force, but his ability to impact the game to the level he’s capable is dependent on having guards who can get him the ball on time and on his spots. That’s not the strength of Tyrese Maxey, and there is no one on the Clippers (the only suitor for Harden, by all accounts) who could be sent to Philly in return that would help fill that void. That means not only are you losing the production from Harden as a scorer, but you’re likely going to see a dip in Embiid’s efficiency and effectiveness if he’s not able to get the ball when he carves out space inside before defenders can work to move him off his spot. There’s a reason Philly isn’t jumping at the chance to trade a guy who clearly doesn’t want to be there, and is probably what the Clippers are working to find in the form of a third team to add to the deal.

X-Factor: De’Anthony Melton

If they move Harden, their current guards are going to need to take a step forward. I’m fairly confident in Maxey’s ability to shoulder a larger scoring burden, but he still has a ways to go as a floor general. That means the responsibility for running the offense is going to need to be shared, and the guy most likely to see an elevated role is Melton, who was terrific for the Sixers last year (but mostly played at the two or the three). Melton has turned himself into a very good spot-up shooter and brings some much needed point of attack defense to the Sixers roster, but him being able to provide something as a facilitator would be massive if Harden leaves. That’s not ever really been his strongest attribute, but there’s also not really anyone else to turn to on this roster (or projected roster based on what L.A. has to offer).

Replacing Harden would require a team effort to pick up the slack, with Maxey and Tobias Harris taking on bigger roles as scoring threats (which I think they can do). The facilitator role would also be a combined effort, as they don’t have anyone capable of double-digit assists, and players with the versatility to take on more ball-handling, like Melton, will be important in trying to fill that void.With so much excitement coming out of Philly from the players about Nick Nurse implementing an offense that shares the ball more, everyone’s playmaking chops will be put to the test. The Sixers are still going to have plenty of talent and expectations after a Harden trade, but it will certainly shift more responsibility and pressure onto the full rotation to pick up some of that slack.

Update: Shortly after this posted, Christina Aguilera and Latto confirmed their collaboration for a Just Eat ad.

Original Article: Latto has a song called “Lottery,” but she will not stand for people equating her hard-earned success to winning a lottery. On Wednesday (October 11), someone wrote a since-deleted post on X (formerly known as Twitter), “Latto has to be an industry plant i sorry” (per HotNewHipHop), and Latto jumped in to provide plenty of evidence to the contrary.

“I been doing this since a kid & I get real love/respect from the greats for that,” Latto replied. “I came up before social media I handed out mixtapes, did open mics & talent shows, etc I hate when y’all say this.. I worked VERY long & hard to be here. Being relevant since 16yo is not easy or common.”

Earlier this week, Latto utilized X to put her real fans on notice, writing, “Should we tell them? [eyeballs emoji, face-over-mouth emoji] @xtina.” Christina Aguilera wrote in her quote-post response, “I think it’s time babe…. [lips emoji, hearts-on-face emoji].”

Should Aguilera and Latto release a collaboration, it will follow Latto serving as a featured artist on on Jung Kook’s “Seven” (her first-career No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100), Young Nudy’s “Peaches & Eggplants” remix, and Janelle Monáe’s “Champagne Sh*t” remix alongside Quavo.

Simultaneously, Latto has released singles “Put It On Da Floor Again” with Cardi B, “Technique” featuring Rakim, and “Issa Party” featuring Baby Drill.

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

Update: Shortly after this posted, Christina Aguilera and Latto confirmed their collaboration for a Just Eat ad.

Original Article: Latto has a song called “Lottery,” but she will not stand for people equating her hard-earned success to winning a lottery. On Wednesday (October 11), someone wrote a since-deleted post on X (formerly known as Twitter), “Latto has to be an industry plant i sorry” (per HotNewHipHop), and Latto jumped in to provide plenty of evidence to the contrary.

“I been doing this since a kid & I get real love/respect from the greats for that,” Latto replied. “I came up before social media I handed out mixtapes, did open mics & talent shows, etc I hate when y’all say this.. I worked VERY long & hard to be here. Being relevant since 16yo is not easy or common.”

Earlier this week, Latto utilized X to put her real fans on notice, writing, “Should we tell them? [eyeballs emoji, face-over-mouth emoji] @xtina.” Christina Aguilera wrote in her quote-post response, “I think it’s time babe…. [lips emoji, hearts-on-face emoji].”

Should Aguilera and Latto release a collaboration, it will follow Latto serving as a featured artist on on Jung Kook’s “Seven” (her first-career No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100), Young Nudy’s “Peaches & Eggplants” remix, and Janelle Monáe’s “Champagne Sh*t” remix alongside Quavo.

Simultaneously, Latto has released singles “Put It On Da Floor Again” with Cardi B, “Technique” featuring Rakim, and “Issa Party” featuring Baby Drill.

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