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As Elon Musk’s erratic, err…managerial decisions continue at Twitter, people are beginning to follow through on leaving the platform. One prominent voice to speak up about leaving Twitter today was Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor. “I’m about to depart,” Reznor told The Hollywood Reporter, citing his own mental health as the reason for leaving the “toxic” platform, adding that, “We don’t need the arrogance of the billionaire class to feel like they can just come in and solve everything.”

It looks like Musk caught wind of Reznor’s intentions of leaving Twitter and had something to say about it. And even though Reznor cited that he was already displeased with the platform long before Musk came into the picture, Musk felt it was necessary to protect the potential damage to his ego resulting from Reznor’s position. Replying to a prominent account that cited how “the world still hasn’t ended,” since Donald Trump was reinstated to Twitter, Musk said, “And it turns out that Trent “nine inch nails” Reznor is actually a crybaby.”

Hmm..ok. What one has to do with the other is a bit confusing, but Musk doesn’t want to let anyone leave without a swift kick in the bum on the way out apparently. He later added that, “I like his music tbh, but maybe Etsy is more his style.”

These comments from Musk exmeplify the type of internet bullying that made Twitter the “toxic” place that Reznor described to begin with. Not like Reznor would be phased by anything Elon “silver spoon” Musk says, but here is your new “leader” Tweeps.

This past weekend, Lil Baby took to the stage at the 2022 American Music Awards, delivering a warm and atmospheric experience for fans on Sunday (November 19) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Engulfed in smoke and surrounded by soft, blue lights, the Atlanta rapper gave an engaging performance of two songs off his recent album, It’s Only Me, including “In A Minute” and “California Breeze.”

Baby began with a vibey performance of “In A Minute,” with the band strumming along in the background as he rapped, “Runnin’ up a silly check, stayin’ off the internet / Share the stage with Billie Eilish, turnt at any given time.” He later transitioned into “Califronia Breeze,” walking across the stage, sitting at the edge, and rapping directly to the crowd.

For this year’s award show, Baby was nominated for Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist but unfortunately lost the coveted award to Kendrick Lamar. Last year, he was nominated in the Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist category but lost to Drake.

This past October, Lil Baby released his third studio album, It’s Only Me, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard, featuring guest appearances from Future, Young Thug, Nardo Wick, Fridayy, Rylo Rodriguez, Jeremih, EST Gee, and Pooh Shiesty.

Check out Lil Baby’s 2022 American Music Award performance here.

A.J. Girard is using his background in art history to shine a bright light on Black art culture — from the streets to the galleries — through his showcases in Los Angeles and worldwide. Shannon Mustipher is an award-winning mixologist and author, whose work behind the bar has helped re-center the Black experience in cocktail history and the present-day bar scene. Girard and Mustipher sat down together in the latest episode of Grand Encounters to combine their backgrounds in curating Black culture, history, and art, both in the gallery and behind the bar, to make a unique Grand Marnier cocktail.

Sitting in front of the bar, Girard walks Mustipher through his work and how he uses his platform to create spaces for BIPOC artists to shine outside of the standard (and very gate-keepy) art world. Mustipher soaks it all in while slowly building a Grand Marnier cocktail that speaks to Girard’s vibe and his deeply important work in the art community.

Behind the bar, Mustipher serves Girard a neat pour of Grand Marnier Cuvee Louis-Alexandre to get things started and prime his palate with the perfect blend of fine VSOP cognac and orange liqueur. Then Mustipher picks up a jigger and gets to work building the cocktail.

Watch the episode above to learn about Mustipher’s cocktail choice, how it tastes, and how to make the drink while also learning about the impactful work that A.J. Girard is doing in the art space.

After more than eight long years, the USMNT was back on the World Cup stage for its first game of group play against Wales, a team that figured to be a fair measuring stick for the young American squad.

Early on, it was all United States, as their pace proved to be a problem for Wales, producing a pair of near-goals — one off the head of a Welsh defender and another off the head of American striker Josh Sargent — that set the early tone.

Eventually, the U.S. would cash in with a goal in the 35th minute, as Christian Pulisic would slot a pass in to Tim Weah who calmly put it in the back of the net past a charging goalie and a sliding effort from the defender behind.

It was a sensational run and while the Americans surely would’ve preferred a 2-0 lead considering some of their chances, it felt like they were in full control of the match as it arrived at halftime. The script would be flipped in the second half, as Wales was on the front foot for most of the second 45 minutes, forcing Matt Turner into a big save in the 64th minute on a header.

Wales would have a few chances to equalize, but eventually were gifted a penalty after a dreadful sliding challenge on Gareth Bale in the middle of the box.

Bale would step up and hammer the penalty past Matt Turner, despite the American goalie guessing correctly, tying the game at 1-1.

From there, Wales seemed content to try and hold on for the draw, succeeding in that goal despite what became 10 minutes of stoppage time. Given how the game started, it was a tough result for the Americans who would’ve been all-but assured of getting out of the group with a win, but now will need a win over Iran next week and, likely, a result against England on Friday if they’re to reach the Round of 16.

Alex G produced Japanese Breakfast’s Jubilee track “Savage Good Boy.” Now, he’s on the receiving end of some internet savagery. Alex G wrapped his headlining North American tour at his hometown Philadelphia’s Union Transfer over the weekend and the indie rocker should be celebrated for back-to-back sold-out shows… should be.

Are you picturing Charlie Day’s It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia meme? Good. That’s me, untangling this internet hoax for you. Last November, there was a lice outbreak at a Waterparks concert in Chicago. Yesterday (November 20), one mischievous tweeter repurposed that real lice warning as a joke about a fake lice outbreak at Alex G’s weekend Philly shows.

Union Transfer got in on it, tweeting, “don’t want everyone to go home and give their families lice at Thanksgiving!” The venue then had to clarify that it was in on the joke after confusion spread.

This brings us back to Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner.

“Yesterday Alex G told me my band was like The Cheesecake Factory and theirs was like Olive Garden,” Zauner tweeted this afternoon (November 20). “But I think you’re more likely to get lice at a Cheesecake Factory soooooo…”

We really should have seen this sort of savagery coming from J-Brekkie after she recently (and playfully) warned she was “officially starting indie beef” with Arctic Monkeys. But even The Cheesecake Factory’s obnoxiously long menu couldn’t have accounted for this unhinged sequence.

Scroll below to catch up on the spiraling reactions. Alex G, meanwhile, has not acknowledged any of this.

Last year, Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson threw a New Year’s Eve party where Davidson swore his resolution would be to “read three books.” It seems like that never happened, so he has effectively been fired as the host of Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party.

In reality, the comedian is probably just too busy promoting electric trimming products, but the point here is that he’s not coming back for the second year. Instead, he is being replaced with an actual legend and icon Dolly Parton, so things are looking up!

The two announced their joint celebration in a new commercial where Cyrus says, “Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party is about getting glamorous and dressing your best,” to which Parton replied, “Well, we do that every day, don’t we Miley?” This seems a lot tamer than last year when Cyrus promoted her event by bringing Davidson to a gay bar.

Cyrus and Parton have a long history together as Parton is literally Cyrus’ godmother. Parton used to guest star on Hannah Montana while Cyrus would cover “Jolene” on tour over the years.

Jen Neal, Executive VP of NBCUniversal live events and specials said in a statement, “The inaugural Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party was an unqualified success and we know this year’s show will be just as spectacular, with plenty of surprises and lots of fun. We can’t wait to get the party started.” We know that Dolly loves to party just as much as Pete, if not more.

Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party will air live from Miami on Dec. 31 from 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET. The special will also be streaming on Peacock.

(Via Deadline)

Quentin Tarantino just took another swing at Marvel. The iconic director is on a press tour promoting his new book, Cinema Speculation, and with that comes his penchant for delivering hot takes on Hollywood. Earlier in the month, Tarantino revealed that he and his fellow filmmakers can’t wait for the superhero trend to fade away like the boom of musical films in the 1960s. Although, he admits the “writing is not on the wall yet.”

This time around, Tarantino stopped by Tom Segura’s podcast where he lamented that are no “real movie stars” anymore, which he blames on the “Marvel-ization of Hollywood.” While taking pains to note that he doesn’t hate the Marvel films, nor does he love them, Tarantino is not a fan of how they’re over-crowding theaters. He also doesn’t think highly of the stars coming out of them. Via Mediaite:

“Part of the Marvel-ization of Hollywood is… you have all these actors who have become famous playing these characters. But they’re not movie stars. Right? Captain America is the star. Or Thor is the star. I mean, I’m not the first person to say that. I think that’s been said a zillion times, you know, but, you know, but it’s like, you know, it’s these franchise characters that become a star.”

Tarantino criticizing the actors considerably ups the ante on the attacks on Marvel. Not even Martin Scorsese went that far. However, Tarantino has been quick to admit that he’s getting old and he knows his views are “out of touch.” He brought up turning 60 to Segura, which echoed his recent comments to CNN on exiting the industry gracefully before he becomes too crotchety.

“I don’t want to become this old man who’s out of touch,” Tarantino told Chris Wallace. “When already, I’m feeling a bit like an old man who’s out of touch with the current movies that are out right now. And that’s what happens, that’s exactly what happens.”

(Via Mediaite)

In case you forgot, the past couple days have been full of reminders that we are still in Taylor Swift season. Last night (November 20), she was nominated for six awards at the 2022 American Music Awards and won every single one. It was also revealed over the weekend that Midnights is No. 1 on the latest Billboard 200 chart for a third total week. Now, her success continues on the singles chart, too: On the new Hot 100 dated November 26, “Anti-Hero” is No. 1 for a fourth week.

The single is now tied with “Shake It Off” for Swift’s second-longest run at No. 1. Both tunes are second to only “Blank Space,” which was on top for seven total weeks in 2014 and 2015.

Meanwhile, Drake and 21 Savage are still doing well, as four songs from Her Loss remain in the top 10: “Rich Flex” at No. 2, “Major Distribution” at No. 6, “Spin Bout U” at No. 9, and “On BS” at No. 10. Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ former leader “Unholy” also had a major bounce-back, rising from No. 10 up to No. 3 this week. This comes after last week, when that song and “Anti-Hero” were the only top-10 tracks not from Her Loss, as songs from the LP held all eight spots between and including No. 2 and No. 9.

In September, Trevor Noah revealed that he would step down as host of The Daily Show, effective December 8th. That’s pretty soon! Unless you’re reading this in the future, in which case, how was Avatar: The Way of Water? Is it good? I hope it’s good. Anyway, during his departure announcement, Noah said, “I realized that after the seven years, my time is up.” He expanded upon his decision to leave (not the movie) in a new interview with the Hollywood Repoter.

“Maybe this comes with not being raised in America, but I believe that everything should end,” Noah said. “A lot of American business and American media is just like, ‘Keep it going as long as possible,’ but I think it’s healthy for things to end when they’re still in a good place. I want to leave before I’m burnt out, because there are many other things I’d like to do.”

One of Noah’s managers, Derek Van Pelt, prefers to look at his client’s entire career, not just the seven years he hosted the Comedy Central series. “He’s Trevor Noah and, yes, he hosted The Daily Show, whereas if you host The Daily Show for 25 years, you’re The Daily Show‘s Trevor Noah, which is not what he is or what we wanted him to be,” he said.

No replacement host for The Daily Show host has been announced — but Stephen Colbert hopes it’s Roy Wood Jr.

(Via the Hollywood Repoter)

María Becerra‘s highly-anticipated album La Nena De Argentina is arriving next month. On Sunday night (November 20), the Argentine pop star revealed the LP’s release date and teased a few new songs.

Becerra is the most-streamed female artist from Argentina on Spotify. She has a staggering 21 million monthly listeners on the platform. Becerra’s success has led to collaborations with many global artists. Camila Cabello enlisted her for this year’s “Hasta Los Dientes” on her Familia album and she performed her hit “Qué Más Pues?” with J Balvin at the 2022 Grammy Awards.

Becerra started teasing her La Nena De Argentina back in June with the the kiss-off anthem “Ojala.” In September, Becerra shifted her music career into the next gear with the reggaeton romp “Automático.” The post-apocalyptic music video has amassed over 71 million views on YouTube.

On TikTok, Becerra made the announcement of when to expect her next album. La Nena De Argentina will be released on December 8. The video also featured Becerra dancing to a preview of a new song on the beach.

While she was in Las Vegas for the Latin Grammy Awards last week, Becerra teased new music from the album. As a guest on TikTok’s #Rompiendo LIVE, she performed the new songs titled “Hacemos El Amor” and “Desafiando El Destino.” At a listening party for Remezcla Studios, she also played previews of the bachata-infused track “Hasta Que La Muerte Nos Separe” and the cumbia bop “Adios.”