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Diddy is a businessman through and through. Across every era of his career, the producer has birthed a memorable item, whether tangible or intellectual. His success over the decades has earned him enough capital to enter the talk to potentially become the majority stakeholder of BET. But there were a few times when the entertainer gave away free promotion to a company outside that he did not spearhead.

However, those days are long gone. Diddy made that known loud and clear during his surprise appearance at the Something In The Water festival. Joining Pharrell and Busta Rhymes on stage, the entertainers made a slight lyric change to their 2001 song, “Pass the Courvoisier, Part II.”

A track all about their love of smooth liquor and partying, the musicians replaced the cognac brand name Courvoisier with Diddy’s vodka company Circoc. Sharing the performance clip with the caption, “Last night was magical,” fans quickly chimed in to share how clever the modification was.

The original lyrics of the chorus sung by Pharell with the beloved adlib being rapped by Busta, originally was “We gon’ tell that n***** (Pass the Courvoisier) / We gon’ tell that brotha (Pass the Courvoisier) / Everybody sing it now (Pass the Courvoisier) / Everybody sing it now (Pass the Courvoisier).”

While the updated lyric was “Pass the Ciroc this way.” The song originally featured on Busta Rhymes’ fifth studio album, Genesis, has long been used to amp up parties since its release over 20 years ago.

Check out a few fan reactions below.

This isn’t the first time that that lyrical update has been performed. Nonetheless, fans were still giddy over the line as it was performed last night.

This year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner was a mostly joyful affair. Both headliner Roy Wood Jr. and Joe Biden each delivered sets, roasting the likes of Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk, Ron DeSantis, even the president himself. It wasn’t a soirée for the history books, like the ones featuring Michelle Wolf or Stephen Colbert (in character as his rightwing blowhard of the same name), but nice is good sometimes, too. There was even a fun little reunion on hand.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, movie star and, lest we forget, former governor of California, delivered a video message, addressing the media, some of whom he’s squabbled with in the past. Nevertheless, he sang the praises of a free press, then brought out an old pal: Danny DeVIto, his costar in Twins as well as the male pregnancy comedy Junior.

The two were seen hobnobbing in what appeared to be Schwarzenegger’s home alongside his two donkeys, Lulu and Whiskey, whom he’s shown off multiple times in the past. DeVito mostly busied himself trying to feed the animals, at one point jokingly complaining, “I come over here, I’m gonna get bit by a horse.”

At one point Lulu nearly chews off DeVito’s finger, to which Schwarzenegger says, “Good girl, good girl.” Perhaps it was revenge for that time DeVito tricked him into getting high by slipping some marijuana into his pasta while they were making Junior.

(Via Entertainment Weekly)

Coachella 2023 was one for the history books. The beloved music festival in the desert had several high points, including Blackpink and Bad Bunny’s record-setting performances. However, the fallout from Frank Ocean’s seemingly disappointing return to the event is far from over.

Although the “Novacane” singer took the stage for the first weekend, he dropped out of his headlining performance set for the second weekend, which reportedly cost the organizers millions in profits. While Ocean admitted that his solo set was “chaotic” because it had been years since he graced the stage and the live stream was pulled at the last minute, those attending the festival took out their phones to record the performance on social media.

Despite not attending Coachella, according to Variety, Los Angeles-based filmmaker Brian Kinnes was hit with a cease-and-desist by AEG, a festival partner, over unauthorized footage from Ocean’s set. “I’m just combining what’s already publicly available,” Kinnes told the outlet.

Supposedly, Kinnes sourced around 450 Ocean videos posted online over 80 hours. Then Kinnes allegedly sent the best audio clips to a sound engineer to create the final audio file.

“Essentially, [AEG’s] claims are pretty frivolous and almost completely baseless,” said Kinnes as he states, “[I] did not plan on making a single penny” from the video.

AEG disagrees. Although the performance was supposed to be streamed live on YouTube for free, it was not. If it was, the exclusive rights to the footage from Coachella belong to AEG. AEG’s notice demanded that Kinnes “remove and destroy all audio and video content of musical performances from the Festival…failure to do would lead to further legal action.” Kinnes’ footage has since been removed.

However, this isn’t the first time Kinnes has pulled videos across social media of festival footage. In 2017, he created a video of Ocean’s 2014 FYF Fest performance, which was also removed from the internet. Kinnes defends his creations, citing legendary hip-hop group Beastie Boys’ fan-shot 2006 concert film Awesome; I F*ckin’ Shot That!

The Miami Heat and New York Knicks did not disappoint in Game 1 of their conference semifinals series at Madison Square Garden, as both teams took turns going on big runs before settling into a tense, tight game in the fourth quarter.

Unfortunately, the excitement was dampened considerably with five minutes to go when Jimmy Butler suffered a right ankle injury after contact with Josh Hart on a drive.

Butler would stay on the ground for a few minutes before re-entering the game for free throws, and while the expectation was the Heat would foul to get him out of the game, he stayed in for the remainder of the fourth quarter operating as a decoy on offense, occupying Josh Hart in the corner, while somehow not being targeted by the Knicks on the other end. The Heat would go on a 9-2 run after Butler went down to extend their lead out to 10 points, their largest of the night.

New York’s offense bogged down in spite of playing 5-on-4.5, with Kyle Lowry stymying multiple possessions with active hands as Jalen Brunson and RJ Barrett tried to drive him into the paint. It was a rather unbelievable close to the game, with the Heat simply running better offense down the stretch despite their star being a non-factor. Lowry (18 points, six assists, four blocks) and Gabe Vincent (20 points, five assists) carried Miami home to a very important 108-101 win, particularly as Butler’s status going forward will be in question given the severity of that rolled ankle and the likelihood that he deals with swelling and soreness the further removed he is from the game.

After the game, Butler was asked by ESPN’s Cassidy Hubbarth how his ankle was feeling and responded very matter of factly: “like a rolled ankle.” His status for Game 2 on Tuesday night will be something everyone will monitor over the next two days, but given his health is now a lingering question, Miami swiping homecourt in the opener was huge for their chances in the series.

Drake works hard but plays even harder. Over the years, the “Search & Rescue” rapper has documented his outrageously massive sports bets, his latest being on the UConn Huskies. Now the musician’s love for a good adrenaline rush is on full display in Netflix’s new series King Of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch.

The series follows Ken Goldin, the owner of Golden Auctions, a company focused on tracking down the rarest collectibles item, most of which are related to sports. That’s where Drake comes in. In one of the series’ episodes, Goldin hops onto to plane to Toronto to help the rap star get his hands on a rare item from his longtime friend LeBron James.

Goldin is looking for the LeBron James “Triple Logoman” card. The item contains the individual NBA logos for each team James won titles with. The catch is only one of those cards exists. So if the pair does get their hands on it, the card could be worth millions. While we won’t spoil the results of the episode, that scene is certainly worth a watch.

In an interview with the Philly Voice, Goldin ensures that their show isn’t glamorous, saying, “Everything in the show is an actual transaction. I think people will enjoy seeing how business gets done. Not everything is a success.”

King Of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch is available for streaming exclusively via Netflix. Find more information here.

Daniel Craig wrapped his final day as James Bond some three-and-a-half years ago, and yet still to this day he doesn’t have a replacement — at least that the public knows about. There have been rumors. Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s name was floated not long ago. (And no, Idris Elba won’t be taking the gig, stop asking.) Now there’s another.

Over the weekend, Stanley Tucci dropped a strange and cryptic video on Instagram showing him and his Citadel colleague Richard Madden sitting in a restaurant or bar, two martinis in front of them. They don’t say much. Awkward silences are followed by first quiet, barely discernible chatter. Finally they cheers and take a sip. A bit later Madden jokes, “Join us next week when we have dialogue.”

What is going on here? A lot of people in the comments had an idea. The martinis seemed to be a big tip, prompting many to speculate that this was Madden’s way of revealing that he’s the new 007.

Or, speculates The AV Club, this is a shameless way to get reporters to write pieces like this, speculating on Madden’s Bond chances…while also promoting Madden and Tucci’s new, expensive Amazon show Citadel, which is, like the Bond films, about globe-trotting spies. If so, it might just work.

(Via The AV Club)

Willie Nelson has had a stellar career in entertainment. To honor the multiple Grammy Award-winning country musician’s life, Snoop Dogg, Neil Young, Beck, Chris Stapleton, Margo Price, Kacey Musgraves, and more came together to celebrate Nelson’s 90th birthday concert.

Held at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, the event, officially named Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90, A Star-Studded Concert Celebrating Willie’s 90th Birthday, brought out some of the biggest names in music, including Dave Matthews, Miranda Lambert, and Orville Peck.

Other featured acts included Allison Russell, Beck, Billy Strings, Bobby Weir, Charley Crockett, Edie Brickell, Leon Bridges, Lukas Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Nathaniel Rateliff, Norah Jones, Particle Kid, Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, Sturgill Simpson, The Avett Brothers, The Lumineers, Tom Jones, Tyler Childers, Warren Haynes, and Ziggy Marley.

When asked about the event and his legacy, Nelson told People, “I have been so fortunate this far that I just hope for things to continue the way they are. I think it would be too much to ask for anything more than what I already have experienced.”

A huge part of Nelson’s legacy includes his love of weed which led him to form a lasting relationship with Snoop Dogg. “I love Snoop. He and I are great friends — have been forever. It was a lot of fun just hanging out and getting to do some things — Snoop and I,” Nelson told the outlet.

Watch a few of the performances below.

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

After the Memphis Grizzlies were sent home after getting throttled by the Lakers in Game 6 of their first round series, one of the series’ main characters chose (for the second time) to not speak to the media.

Dillon Brooks quickly left the arena and walked to the team hotel, skipping out on postgame media responsibilities for the second time — he likewise chose not to speak after a loss in Game 4. Given Brooks had been so eager early in the series to try and get under LeBron James‘ skin, calling him old after Game 2, it was quite notable when Brooks declined requests to speak after the losses — Ja Morant likewise didn’t speak after Game 4, but did after the series ending loss in Game 6.

On Sunday, Brooks’ early exit from the locker room before taking questions from reporters earned him a $25,000 fine from the league for not taking part in postgame press responsibilities.

The loss will lead to some soul-searching in Memphis, as well as some likely changes to the roster where many expect Brooks to have played his final game in a Grizzlies uniform. The team seems to have grown out of needing Brooks’ brash attitude and over-confidence, and where he ends up next will be fascinating given his reputation has now tipped over from being a helpful defender and antagonizer to being considered a net negative when factoring in his shooting woes and refusal to accept a smaller role. Brooks has some serious work to do to change that perception of himself, and it seems likely he’ll have to do so somewhere other than Memphis.

Last week saw the final episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden. It was a star-studded affair. Tom Cruise was there (in a pre-recorded bit). So was Harry Styles. But it’s not just Corden’s run that came to a close. It’s the end of the Late Late Show franchise, after 28 long years on-air. There will (probably) be no replacement host. It’s (likely) over. And the reason? Because CBS simply couldn’t afford to make it anymore.

Sources told Brian Stelter for Los Angeles Magazine (in a bit teased out by Insider) that under Corden’s watch, the show cost a whopping $65 million to make a year. Alas, it made less than $45 million.

“It was simply not sustainable,” said the source, an anonymous executive. “CBS could not afford him anymore.”

The Late Late Show began in 1995 as a very different type of program. It was a serious chat show, hosted by the very serious Tom Snyder, who, unlike other late night talk show hosts, was not amused by Howard Stern. After Snyder left in 1999, it transitioned into a more comedic program, hosted by Craig Kilborn. Craig Ferguson succeeded him in 2005, who was followed by Corden in 2015.

Corden came under fire last year for his allegedly rude behavior in restaurants. But at least he managed to coax no less than Adele when he put together his final “Carpool Karaoke.”

(Via Los Angeles Magazine and Insider)

Kylian Mbappe is among the best soccer players in the world — arguably the best depending on who you ask. The 23-year-old French star has scored 157 goals in his eight club seasons, including 22 entering Sunday for Paris Saint-Germain, as they look to wrap up another Ligue 1 title.

PSG faced Lorient on Sunday afternoon and found themselves in a surprising 1-0 first half hole when Mbappe was gifted the easiest goal of his career by goalie Yvon Mvogo. Mvogo thought it was a goal kick, but was unaware that the referee had not blown the whistle and was just letting the game play on. So, as Mbappe walked by him, Mvogo just…rolled the ball out in front of him, allowing Mbappe to calmly turn around, dribble the ball once and calmly slot it into the back of the net.

The funniest part is his celebration, as he goes wild like he would after dribbling through a defense and firing one into the top corner. The goalie standing there in shock is tremendous as well, as he just looks at the referee with arms out while the defender covers his face with his shirt in disbelief at what just transpired. The good news for Lorient is they would get the goal back 10 minutes later, but instead of taking a 2-0 lead, they simply leapt back in front by one due to a mental error by Mvogo that Mbappe pounced on for the easiest goal he’ll ever have.