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Drake‘s love for art is almost as well-known as his penchant for appearing in memes making fun of his emo tendencies. Recently, though, he took that hobby to a whole new level. Instead of buying a new piece to prominently display in one of his many mansions dotted around the globe, he’s invested in an entire art amusement park, according to a feature in New York Times.

Housed in a 50,000-square-foot warehouse, Luna Luna, conceived by the Viennese artist André Heller in 1987, contained works from the likes of contemporary art greats like Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, Salvador Dalí, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, but closed down shortly after its opening in 1990. While the project was greeted with enthusiasm by art connoisseurs in West Germany, it didn’t make much money, and plans to sell it to the city of Vienna and tour Europe with it fell through.

And so, for the past 30 years, was consigned to the realm of the historical footnote, gathering dust in Texas for around 15 years. However, when Michael Goldberg, the creative director at American Eagle, found out about Luna Luna online, he became obsessed with the idea of resurrecting it. It was Goldberg who reached out to Drake, who said in a statement: “When I first heard about Luna Luna I was blown away. It’s such a unique and special way to experience art. This is a big idea and opportunity that centers around what we love most: bringing people together.”

With Drake onboard, a sale was finalized pretty quickly. The works comprising Luna Luna have been restored and a worldwide tour has been planned for the relaunch, akin to similar traveling exhibits like the ones that you always see being advertised on Instagram. And with Drake’s name attached, this time, the hope is that it’ll turn out to be as profitable as everything else his brand has produced.

You can read the fascinating full story here.

Bad Bunny and Rosalía were big winners at the 2022 Latin Grammy Awards. Last night (November 18), Rosalía made history with one of her wins and she also delivered a memorable performance.

Out of his 10 nominations, Bad Bunny won five Latin Grammy Awards, though he was not in attendance. The biggest winner of the night was actually Uruguayan rocker Jorge Drexler, who took home six awards. Rosalía and her Motomami album were close behind with four wins.

Rosalía won the biggest award of the night Album Of The Year for Motomami. With her win, she made history as the first female artist to win Album Of The Year twice. She previously won in the category for her 2018 breakthrough album El Mal Querer.

Rosalía also performed a medley of songs from the Motomami album. She started out on the piano singing “Hentai” and moved her way to the stage to perform “La Fama.” Rosalía then later danced through the audience while singing her breakup anthem “Despechá.” She grinded on her boyfriend, Rauw Alejandro, who was in the front row during the performance.

Another one of the awards top moments was Karol G’s medley of her hits. She opened her set with a sensual performance of “Gatúbela” that was reminiscent of the music video. Karol G also danced through the audience while singing her feel-good bop “Provenza.” She later turned the stage into an astonishing Egyptian set to perform her latest single “Cairo.”

Anitta also delivered one of the night’s most-talked about performances. The Brazilian superstar performed her global hit “Envolver.” On the Latin Grammy stage, she executed her viral dance move of twerking to the ground that helped the song blow up on TikTok. Anitta went out in the audience as well and playfully danced on Colombian singer Sebastián Yatra.

Anitta is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

We’re living in a society where we could wake up tomorrow, and Twitter may have imploded. It’s not looking wonderful over there with a mass employee exodus shutting down the office until next week and Elon Musk reportedly scrambling for engineers (what’s left of them) to help him “better understand” what’s going on at a tech level.

With that said, it’s time to celebrate what the platform gave us, and one of my fave takeaways is this: several Ted Cruz moments were the height of hilarity. Remember those times when the noted The Princess Bride superfan feuded with Cary Elwes and disastrously tweeted about Fight Club? Then there was the time that Twitter collectively pounced upon his Cancun vacation during a Texas ice storm.

Yet all of that madness doesn’t hold a candle to 2017 moment when Ted Cruz, a sitting senator from Texas, was up late on 9/11 and “liked” porn on Twitter.

The self-proclaimed “fighter for liberty” then decided to blame staff members for this “mistake.” I don’t think anyone believed him then, and they sure don’t believe him now. Yet it’s one of those moments that shall live in Twitter infamy, long after Twitter itself no longer exists and has been launched to Mars as part of a SpaceX mission.

Remember the good times, people!

It’s too early to say RIP Twitter, but at least we can all have a laugh while the platform continues to hiccup its way into the weekend.

Last night (November 17), #RIPTwitter was trending on Twitter as people said bye to the platform. Why? Elon Musk’s acquisition of the site and the instability that followed, specifically the reported mass exodus of employees over the past few days, has people thinking Twitter won’t last much longer.

If this really is the end, Twitter had a strong run. The social media site was launched in 2006 and not too long after that, it really took off and attracted big-time celebrities. So, as this trying time for Twitter, let’s look back at the first-ever tweets from some musical artists.

Drake’s first tweet was from March 28, 2009, and it reads, “Fine…you got me.” For reference, he previously noted on his MySpace page that he didn’t intend to ever get on Twitter.

Speaking of Canadians, Justin Bieber entered the Twittersphere right as his career was about to take off: His first post directs to his MySpace page and says, “Check out my single ‘ONE TIME’ on my myspace and spread the word for me. Thanks www.myspace.com/justinbieber.”

Others were trying to get a feel for the place with their first tweets. Alicia Keys wrote in 2009, “It’s officially me, the real AK…trying to figure out the Twitter thing.. Looking forward to the weekend, gonna be gorgeous in NY!” In 2010, Lil Wayne wrote, “im super new to this twitter sh*t but wudup tho !……….follow me biot¢h……….wudup mak……happy bday LO……8 days of freedom..ym.” Carly Rae Jepsen’s first tweet seemed to be styled like an early-era Facebook status update: “Carly Is finally on twitter.”

Check out some other first tweets — from Eminem, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Post Malone, Machine Gun Kelly, Madonna, and others — below.

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

Living cardboard cutout Mike Pence doesn’t share much in common with his brashly gregarious former boss, but if the former vice president did learn anything from Donald Trump, it might just be how to make a total buffoon of yourself in public. On Thursday night, Jimmy Kimmel couldn’t wait to play the evidence of this shared trait, which was on full display during Pence’s recent CNN Town Hall with Jake Tapper.

“The former video poodle has been making the rounds promoting his new book and wowing the world with his Robin Williams-caliber charisma,” Kimmel said, before sharing a clip of the stone-faced politician-turned-author interacting with the audience during a Q&A. First up was an independent voter named Andrea Barber-Dansby, who Pence then addressed as “Barbara.” OK, so maybe the last name tripped him up. Fortunately, “Barbara” responded to Pence’s wooden attempt at small talk with a simple “It’s Andrea.”

“It happens,” Kimmel said of the interaction. “Honest mistake. You know, he usually isn’t allowed to talk to women, so he got nervous. I’m sure it won’t happen again.”

Sure enough, when Indiana University student Daniela Moloci stood up to ask a question, Pence made it clear to “Michelle” that he cared about her and her concerns.

“Maybe the reason he calls his wife ‘Mother’ is because he can’t remember her name,” Kimmel suggested. Which certainly isn’t out of the realm of possibility.

You can watch the full clip here.

The White Lotus became an unexpected hist last year when the comedy-drama introduced the world to the strange but lovable White Lotus hotel universe. The show was initially ordered as a limited series, but by popular demand, the show was renewed for a second season which premiered last month with a whole new cast of characters… and returning player Jennifer Coolidge. Now, fans will be able to take another beautiful destination vacation as the series was just picked up for a third season (!!!!).

According to a press release, the third season will feature a new cast of quirky characters who will undoubtedly have some sort of haunting secret or dramatic monologue, along with a brand new location. Season one took place in Hawaii, while season two took a new crew to Italy. This begs the question: where will season three take place? France? Spain? South Philadelphia?

There has been no casting news yet, but it would be nice for the only constant character to be Coolidge, who won an Emmy for her portrayal in season one. Creator Mike White said, “There’s no place I’d rather work than HBO and there’s no people I’d rather partner with than Casey Bloys, Francesca Orsi, Nora Skinner and their incredible team. I feel so lucky to get this opportunity again and am excited to reunite with my amazingly talented collaborators on The White Lotus.”

Alongside Coolidge, season two features Aubrey Plaza, Theo James, F. Murray, Abraham, Michael Imperioli, and Haley Lu Richardson as a group vacationing around Italy, sometimes totally naked. Everyone can thank Theo James for that!

The White Lotus is currently streaming on HBO Max. New episodes air Sundays at 9 pm on HBO.

Icy girl season is officially upon us, and it has nothing to do with the impending East Coast blizzard: Bay area representor Saweetie is back with new music. Traditionally, the self-proclaimed “icy mami” tries her best to avoid making the headlines. However, on her new EP, The Single Life, Saweetie is addressing the rumor mill head-on… or so fans think.

On “Don’t Say Nothin,” one of the six songs featured on the project, Saweetie seems to be breaking her silence regarding her supposed romantic involvement with Atlanta rapper Lil Baby. Late last year, reports began to circulate alleging that the pair were secretly dating, which he’s denied on several occasions.

The Rance 1500-produced track opens with a mock phone call. Saweetie is being made aware of the online discourse surrounding her dating life. During the conversation, Saweetie reacts to when the rumors reached social media. Fans believe one line is a direct shot a Lil Baby: “Look at Twitter for what? What the f*ck! These big mouth-ass blogs and big mouth-ass n****s. Shut the f*ck up.”

When asked about the inspiration behind the song, Saweetie told Rolling Stone, “[This song] is for my single women who are upset with the violation of privacy. If you give someone an intimate moment, keep it on hush mode.”

The “Drip Too Hard” rapper wasn’t the only person fans think Saweetie has set her sights on. She also took a warranted dig at ex-boyfriend, former Migos member Quavo.

On the line, “Post a pic in his sweatshirt / I bet it have my ex hurt / that’s what I get for kissin’ on these frogs / he got mad and told my business to the blogs,” Saweetie seemingly alleges that out of jealousy, Quavo attempted to damage her public image.

This isn’t the first time the pair took jabs at one another. Back in October, in the music video for his single “Messy,” Quavo reenacts a tussle in an elevator with his former lover after the footage leaked on Twitter.

Listen to the full track above.

Saweetie is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Earlier this year, Elton John and Britney Spears released their highly anticipated collaborative song “Hold Me Closer,” which was Spears’ first new material in six years, as well as her first since becoming free from her conservatorship. The pair returned today with an acoustic version of that hit.

Though the original “Hold Me Closer” was infectious with its exuberant and booming sound, this acoustic, piano-driven rendition sheds light on the emotional intensity of the track, as well as the beauty in both of their voices, especially when they harmonize together. Their chemistry is more palpable than ever.

In an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in September, Elton John expressed his previous worry for Spears about the collaboration. “She did it so well and so easily, and I’m sure a lot of people thought, ‘Well, can she still sing?’” he said, “Well, I knew for a start that she could sing because if you go back and look at the old footage, she was the biggest artist in the world and she could sing, she could dance, she could do everything. So I wasn’t worried about that. What I was worried about is if she would be so nervous because she hadn’t done it for a while, but she came through it with flying colors.”

Listen to the acoustic version of “Hold Me Closer” above.

From his days as one of America’s most celebrated athletes to his current reinvention as God-loving senatorial wannabe, Herschel Walker has been called many things: Hero. Legendary. Dad. Dad? Dad?! Dad?! One adjective you’ve probably never heard, however, is “coherent” (unless it was in the context of the word “incoherent”). While Walker may have a tendency to go off on bizarre tangents that would even have Donald Trump confused, Trevor Noah thinks the Heisman Trophy-winner deserves a place in the history books for his political speeches. Specifically, the one he gave the other day — which may or may not have been about Fright Night.

From what we can make out of the speech, Walker “was watching a movie called Fright Night, Freak Night, some kind of a night” that was about vampires. And one thing he learned from it was that “a werewolf can kill a vampire,” which really blew his mind (the same one that once doubled as a tackling dummy). “Did you know that?!,” Walker wanted to know, perhaps not realizing that both are mythical creatures. “I never knew that, so I didn’t want to be a vampire anymore, I wanted to be a werewolf,” he stated, making it clear that, yep, he definitely thinks vampires and werewolves are real.

Somehow, this random thought ended up morphing into a parable about faith. Though how he got there? Who the f**k knows! But Noah was clearly impressed:

Step aside, Gettysburg Address! America has the new greatest speech of all time! ‘Cause you tell me the last time you heard a speech about vampires, werewolves, faith, politics, AND garlic!

And I don’t know if Herschel Walker should be a U.S. senator, but he should definitely be elected as America’s official movie reviewer. Did you hear that? I want to watch that movie! I don’t even know what it was. He should do this for every movie!

You can watch the full clip — including that history-making speech/movie review — above, beginning at the 4:10 mark.