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While the Marvel Cinematic Universe released three of 2022’s biggest movies in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (which will also likely be nominated for multiple Academy Awards), and Thor: Love and Thunder, the DC Extended Universe is getting rebooted for, like, the eighth time. Things aren’t entirely dire for new overlord James Gunn, however: DC is more popular than Marvel in horniness.

Pornhub released its annual “Year in Review” findings this week, including the most searched movies and characters. The list is topped by Harley Quinn, who was also number one in 2021; she finished second in 2019 (there was no 2020 edition) behind the Avengers. The Avengers dropped to eighth in 2022, although Black Widow is fourth after Star Wars at number two and 365 Days (lol) at number three. Wonder Woman is fifth, followed by Sonic at six. Not to kink shame anyone, but: no.

Here’s the top 15:

1. Harley Quinn
2. Star Wars
3. 365 Days
4. Black Widow
5. Wonder Woman
6. Sonic
7. Catwoman
8. Avengers
9. Princess Leia
10. Guardians of the Galaxy
11. Avatar
12. Batman
13. Elastigirl
14. Tomb Raider
15. The Incredibles

The two biggest surprises are Avatar all the way down at #11 (searches for “I just blue myself” probably split the vote) and our good friend the Joker at #22. Now that’s tWiStEd. Overall, there are seven DC characters on the list, and six Marvel characters.

No Martin Scorsese characters made the cut. 🙁

(Via PornHub)

On Tuesday night, the third-longest NXT women’s title reign came to an end when Roxanne Perez pinned Mandy Rose for the belt. Early on Wednesday, Sean Ross Sapp reported that Rose has been released from her contract due to content she has posted on her FanTime page.

The news comes following Rose’s 413-day run as champion, only bested by Asuka and Shayna Baszler. Rose finished in second place on the show Tough Enough in 2015, but later joined the promotion and earned her way toward the top of the WWE roster. Following a stint with Sonya Deville, Rose rejoined NXT in 2021 to lead the Toxic Attraction faction, and in October won her first major women’s title.

Where Rose goes from here is very much up in the air, but options to join outside promotions, such as AEW or Ring of Honor seem like reasonable options. According to Bryan Alvarez of the Wrestling Observer, Rose’s release caught her off guard.

With Rose done with NXT, the belt rests with the 21-year-old Perez. She was the inaugural Ring of Honor women’s champion before signing with WWE earlier this year and became one half of the NXT women’s tag team champions with Cora Jade.

NBC’s hit reality TV competition show, The Voice, ended its 22nd season with a bang last night (December 13). But, before the crowning of the season’s winner, the contestants took the stage one last time in the hopes of earning enough votes to snatch the title.

For judge Camila Cabello, this moment was bittersweet. Despite only joining the judges’ panel this season, the “Havana” singer won’t return next season due to personal reasons. However, Cabello was sure to leave viewers with one final evocative performance. Joining her mentee Morgan Myles on stage, Cabello dug through her musical archives for the perfect song to fit the occasion.

The singer didn’t look to her latest album, Familia, but rather a something from her entry into the music industry as a solo artist. The song selected, “Never Be The Same,” holds sentimental value to the musician, as it’s the opening track on her debut self-titled album.

The pair sang beautifully, pouring out all they had to give in their farewell duet, and Cabello was sure to enunciate every word, which ought to help avoid online jokes.

The former Fifth Harmony member took to Twitter to remind fans this was her final show as she wrote, “Last one! Watch #TheVoice right now to see who wins season 22.”

Unfortunately, Myles did not win, but their final duet was a minor victory for the budding singer.

Watch the full performance above.

Season 23 of The Voice is set to premiere on March 6, 2023 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. To learn more about next’s season judging panel, click here.

After a relatively quiet few years, emotive Compton rapper Westside Boogie made his return with the therapeutic album More Black Superheroes this June. A criminally overlooked project, More Black Superheroes finds Boogie once again ruminating on his own toxic tendencies while advocating for a more positive future.

To that end, he brought his own squad of superheroes to the NPR offices for his Tiny Desk Concert. Backed by costumed children for the finale performance of “Silent Ride,” Boogie makes a nod to the themes (and cover) of his new album. The MCU this isn’t, but then again, maybe that’s the point. The powered heroes in Marvel’s movies might be able to lift buses, but he’s on a mission to lift spirits and set some positive examples for a community that could frankly always use a few more.

During the performance, Boogie delivers soulful renditions of signature tracks from the album like “Stuck” and “Nonchalant,” employing “Float” vocalist Mamii to provide an angelic counterpoint to his sinful rhymes.

Boogie has done a lot of growing up since bursting onto the scene in 2015 with “Oh My.” He attributed at least a little bit of that growth to mentor Eminem, who advised him to slow down on reading his press. “He talked to me about not taking everything personal from blogs, ’cause it’s hard for me because my music is so genuine to me,” he said in a July interview. “So not seeing good responses sometimes frustrates me ’cause I know how much I put into it, but I think that’s every artist. Plus, coming from a neighborhood where we can’t let nobody punk us [and] gotta stand up for ourselves, when somebody come for me crazy on the internet, it’s always hard to not reply.”

Watch Westside Boogie’s Tiny Desk Concert above.

Despite only releasing her 10th studio album, Midnights two months ago, it looks like Taylor Swift is already back to work. Yesterday (December 13), on her 33rd birthday, Swift took to Instagram and shared a photo from the recording studio.

“Thanks for all the beautiful wishes today!!,” she said in the post’s caption. “I spent my 33rd birthday in the studio of course. Wouldn’t have it any other way. Love you!”

On her side was producer and longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff. While she didn’t confirm if she was working on a follow-up to Midnights, or if she was working on one of the re-recordings of her previously-released albums. However, she is seen holding up six fingers in the picture, which has led fans to believe that she may be working on re-recording her sixth studio album, Reputation.

Others believe she is simply referring to her age, as she is holding up three fingers on each hand.

This past Monday, it was reported that a lawsuit against Taylor Swift accusing her of copyright infringement over her song “Shake It Off” was dropped, which also led fans to theorize that the next version of her re-recordings may come in the form of her fifth studio album, 1989

“Nothing brings me greater joy and greater stress than knowing that Taylor Swift is now legally able to release 1989 (Taylor’s Version),” said one fan.

Despite having its release date pushed back thanks to some reshuffling at Marvel, Deadpool 3 is still on track to deliver the Merc with the Mouth’s official MCU debut and with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine along for the ride. Of course, the biggest concern is whether Disney will actually release a Rated-R Marvel movie that’s as wildly insane as the first two Deadpool films, and director Shawn Levy is reportedly not backing down on that front.

While talking to Collider, Levy revealed that he was strong-armed by the studio to turn 2013’s The Internship into a PG-13 comedy after already filming it as an R-Rated film. It’s one of the “few regrets” in Levy’s career, and he’s not about to repeat that mistake with Deadpool 3:

“We are writing, rewriting, developing, prepping ‘Deadpool’ every day now. It is such a blast to laugh every day. It is so delicious to hear and write and come up with these scenes where people are just talking foul. And the violence is in your face and hardcore, and it’s very much a ‘Deadpool’ movie. And it has Logan in it. And it has Wolverine in it. It’s too fun. I’m having so much fun, and I haven’t even hit the shooting floor yet.”

Levy also revealed that Deadpool 3 will start shooting “on or about” May 2023, so that film will have plenty of time in post-production for its visual effects. However, Levy made it a point to note that he and Ryan Reynolds are making a conscious effort to maintain the “raw, gritty, grounded” feel of the original Deadpool movies as opposed to a CGI spectacle.

Deadpool 3 will blast its way into theaters on November 8, 2024.

(Via Collider)

Argentina qualified for the final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup yesterday (December 13) after defeating Croatia. With Argentina as the sole Latin American country left in the soccer competition, many Latin music stars like Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, and Ozuna are throwing their support behind the country’s national team.

Argentina won a decisive game against Croatia yesterday. The country’s national team emerged victorious with a score of 3-0. Lionel Messi made one goal yesterday while Julián Álvarez kicked the other two goals in. With Argentina as the only Latinx country left in the World Cup, artists in Latin America are showing their support. While watching yesterday’s match, Bad Bunny ecstatically tweeted, “GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL.” After Argentina won the match, Puerto Rican reggaeton pioneer Daddy Yankee wrote, “Argentina in the final!!! Let’s go to the top!!!!!”

Puerto Rican superstar Ozuna also tweeted out his support. “Argentina are finalists in the World Cup! Congratulations!” he wrote. Wisin, one half of the duo Wisin y Yandel, best summed-up the atmosphere across the Latin music space. “Latin America united,” he wrote with emojis of Argentina’s flag.

The Argentine artists are also very proud to see their country go into the World Cup finals. Pop star Emilia wrote, “We’re in the final of the World Cup! Let’s go crazy Argentina!” Lali, who was in Qatar to see the match, wrote, “What a privilege to experience and enjoy the talent of Messi. Let’s go for the Cup!”

Argentina’s next match is on Sunday, December 18. Their competition that they’re playing against that day has yet to be determined.

Sometimes the best new R&B can be hard to find, but there are plenty of great rhythm-and-blues tunes to get into if you have the time to sift through the hundreds of newly released songs every week. So that R&B heads can focus on listening to what they really love in its true form, we’ll be offering a digest of the best new R&B songs that fans of the genre should hear every Friday.

Since the last update of this weekly R&B and Afrobeats column, we’ve received plenty of music and news from the genre’s artists. After five really long years, SZA finally released her long-awaited second album SOS less than a week after performing on SNL and fans were loving it. Blxst connected with Larry June for some West Coast magic on “Keep Calling” while HER is set to make history as the Filipina Belle in the upcoming Beauty And The Beast anniversary special. The Weeknd announced a new song for the upcoming Avatar: The Way Of Water film and Masego unveiled the dates for his 2023 You Will Never Visit Me Tour.

Here are some more releases on the new music front that you should check out:

SZA — SOS

In the fall of 2020, SZA released “Hit Different” with Ty Dolla Sign which was her first solo single in over three years at the time. Two years later, SZA is back with her sophomore album SOS, her first full-length body of work since her 2017 classic, Ctrl. It’s been a long road to SZA’s second album, but now that it’s here, the journey has definitely been worth it. Twenty-three songs make up her new album as well as features from Phoebe Bridgers, Travis Scott, Don Toliver, and Ol’ Dirty Bastard.

Lucky Daye — Candydrip (Deluxe)

There’s no denying that Lucky Daye’s second album Candydrip is a quality body of work. Just ask the Grammys who nominated the project in the Best R&B Album category. Before 2022 comes to an end, Lucky expands Candydrip with a new deluxe reissue. Two new songs, “Apply Pressure” and “Magic” as well as the original version of “NWA,” now appear on Candydrip and they fit perfectly on the project as closing songs.

Eric Bellinger — “BNB”

Back in October, Eric Bellinger and producer Hitmaka announced their upcoming project 1-800-Hit-Eazy: Line 2 with their single, “Obsession.” After sharing a remix of that song with Muni Long, the duo returns with “BNB,” the second single off 1-800-Hit-Eazy: Line 2. “BNB” is an ode to the ladies who’ve been working hard to get their figure and their understandable desire to show it off for everyone

Emotional Oranges — The Juice, Vol. III

Emotional Oranges show no signs of slowing down. They’re back with The Juice, Vol. III, their third project in four years. It follows 2021’s highly-collaborative The Juicebox, and this time around, the duo that’s made up of singers Azad Right and Vali is back with so much flavor for fans to indulge in — just check out “Make Me Wanna” and “On My Way.”

Ryan Destiny — “How Many”

It’s been a couple of years since Ryan Destiny released a new song, but don’t get it twisted, she’s been hard at work over that time. She had a lead role on the fan-favorite TV show Star and a recurring role on Grown-ish. However, with “How Many,” Destiny proves that she hasn’t lost a step in music as she ponders the many wrongs that existed and could have existed in a past relationship

Dende — “Georgia” Feat. Deante’ Hitchcock

Houston singer Dende is a Southern boy through and through, and his most recent singles have been evidence of that. He kicked off 2022 with a “Round Trip To Atlanta” beside a new intimate lover, and now, he ends the year with “Georgia.” This time, Deante’ Hitchcock accompanies him on the warm and inviting track.

Blk Odyssy & BNXN fka Buju — “Lay Low”

It seemed like Blk Odyssy’s 2022 year would be focused on his expanded Blk Vintage project, which added five new songs to the original release. However, with just a few weeks left until the world switches out their calendars, Odyssy connects with Nigerian afrobeats star BNXN fka Buju for the tantalizing “Lay Low.”

Fridayy — “Blessings (Remix)” Feat. Asake

Fridayy is certainly on the list of breakout names in 2022. Along with strong features besides DJ Khaled and Lil Baby, he also released his debut project Lost In Melody. Before the year wraps up, he makes one last mark on it with a remix to “Blessings,” a standout from Lost In Melody. He recruits Asake for a verse on the song, and altogether, he makes for a sharp and ear-pleasing improvement to the song.

Russell! — “R U Up?”

Brampton singer Russell! admits that this year has been a tough one for him. This confession comes on his newest single “R U Up?” The track is an emotive and confessional record that he uses to plead for a lover’s continued presence beside him, especially as times remain tough for him.

River Tiber — Dreaming Eyes

You may recognize the name River Tiber thanks to his past collaborations with Kaytranada and Daniel Caesar, but for his second project Dreaming Eyes, Tiber stands in front of the mic all by himself. The 10-track project arrives after 2016’s Indigo and it presents another example of Tiber’s trademark alternative-R&B blend. Dreaming Eyes also arrives after Tiber was sampled on “Savior” from Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Stepper album.

Khi Infinite — “Pineapple Rum” Feat. Reggie Becton

Hailing from Virginia, Khi Infinite checks back in with a smooth record to complete his 2022 campaign. He recruits singer Reggie Becton for “Pineapple Rum” as they both deliver their wishes to fall in love with a woman they’ve had their eyes on for quite a while.

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

GloRilla made a recent appearance on Angela Yee’s Lip Service podcast, where she didn’t keep her lips sealed about some wild sexual stuff she’s tried.

“I do some sh*t that y’all never heard of. It’s gon’ sound corny,” GloRilla said.

The hosts, Yee and Gigi Dior, encouraged the then-hesitant rapper to reveal just what she did that was so cheesy… and the response was even stranger than anyone could’ve anticipated.

“OK, so y’all drink nut, right?” she asked. “This so corny to me, oh my god. It’s some weird sh*t. Say, we just got done eating, right. Then we have sex right after [that]. And it’s some food, I’ma still eat it. So, if he finna nut, I’m like, ‘Nut on my food, I’ma eat it.’ I’m like, ‘Put some on my fries real quick, I’ma eat it.”

“I be doing some crazy sh*t,” she then added. “I just try sh*t.”

After the podcast aired, Glo took to Twitter, revealing that she was apparently “just playing” about the entire thing.

The reactions from her fans in the replies were a range of emotions, as most didn’t appear to be buying into the fact that it was just a joke.

Continue scrolling for some reactions to GloRilla’s wild comments.

City Girl Yung Miami is being accused of racism on Twitter after the identity of Diddy’s new child’s mother was revealed. Miami went on a long tweet storm in which she addressed a woman, who is of Asian descent, calling her “Chun-Li” (from the Street Fighter video games) and “poor sushi.” The woman, Gina Huynh, was also previously romantically linked to Diddy (while he was dating singer Cassie, also of Asian descent), and had been mocking Miami since Diddy announced the surprise birth of his baby girl, Love Sean Combs.

“You want a baby bitch I have Career hoe,” Miami wrote. “You a CERTIFIED FREAK!!! You haven’t heard from diddy since the awards reminiscing on abortions let that hurt go Chun-Li.” In another tweet, she jeered, “You the same bitch that was crying on Tasha k cause you wanted a baby poor sushi!!!!”

Fans censured Miami for the jabs, calling her out for responding to Huynh’s taunts with remarks demeaning the other woman’s ethnicity.

Incidentally, the person Miami might actually be mad at, Diddy’s newest child’s mother, was revealed to also be of Asian descent. Miami also lashed out at DJ Akademiks after he called her a “side chick,” receiving backup from Diddy himself — although it must be slight comfort, knowing that he had a baby on the way while publicly flaunting his and Miami’s relationship. He’s the real villain in all this, but it must be said that Miami is not making herself a very sympathetic victim.