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Despite skipping out on the Grammys after his album, Tickets To My Downfall, failed to get a single Grammy nomination last year, Machine Gun Kelly is back to help present the nominees for the 2023 Grammys.

While Kelly may have had a bone to pick with the Recording Academy in 2022 — “wtf is wrong with the grammys,” he tweeted — it seems the tension may have resolved. But some folks quickly pointed out that while Kelly was reading the Comedy and Music for Visual Media Nominations, there appeared to be an underlying tone of aggravation.

“I am Machine Gun Kelly, and I will be attempting to read for the first time in my life today,” he said flatly before wishing some of his friends up for nomination at the Latin Grammys, which will be taking place later this week.

“I am excited to be celebrating music of all kinds and am excited to read the nominees for visual media,” he continued.

While it’s unclear if MGK was unhappy to be there, his monotone voice and lackluster attitude didn’t help clear up any confusion.

Along with MGK, Olivia Rodrigo, John Legend, Luis Fonsi, Smokey Robinson, Jimmie Allen, and Ledisi, as well as Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. and CBS Mornings co-anchors Gayle King, and Nate Burleson helped hand out nominations for this year’s award show.

Check out the video of MGK presenting 2023 Grammys nominees below. Find the full list of 65th Annual Grammy Awards nominees here.

The nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards were officially released today. One of the most coveted awards of the night is Album Of The Year. While many fans had hoped their favorite artists would receive a nod in a very strong competition between powerhouse artists, only a few albums were selected. Here’s who is in the running for one of the major accolades at next year’s Grammys.

First up on the Album Of The Year list is the legendary Swedish pop band ABBA, who are nominated for their album, Voyage. Adele, typically a given in terms of Grammy nods, is included for her record, 30. Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny was deemed one of this summer’s standouts by many fans, making its appearance in the AOTY category a well-deserved spot.

Beyoncé’s Renaissance is also a strong contender this year, with nine total nominations, including one in this top-tier category. Folk and blues powerhouse Brandi Carlile is up for AOTY with her seventh studio album, 2021’s In These Silent Days. Being released in October after the cutoff, it was included in the nominations for 2023.

Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres are also a 2021 entry that continued momentum with a massive tour this year. Harry Styles received his first nomination in this category for his popular third album, Harry’s House.

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar marked a strong return for the rapper. Lizzo’s Special was also loved by her fans upon its July release.

Last but not least, Mary J. Blige is included for the deluxe version of her album, Good Morning Gorgeous.

The official 2023 Grammy Awards air on February 5. Check out the full list of 65th Annual Grammy Awards nominees here.

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

The Aussies are coming! Fresh off the release of three new albums, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have their eyes set on a North American tour. As if preparing for a nearly four-month-long international trek wasn’t hard enough, the indie rockers want to ensure their fans in the United States don’t feel left out.

The band took to Instagram to share the residency news with the caption, “USA, we love you — so much so we’re coming back as soon as we can. We all waited so long for our last lap around the country [and] it feels like a such a wild and exciting privilege to be coming back so soon. We like to keep things interesting, different, fun, and unexpected for us but also for you, our fans.”

If fans want to get a taste of the group’s live show before then, their new full-length concert film, Chunky Schrapnel, is set to premiere across the country beginning early next month. The documentary, directed by John Angus Stewart, is a deep dive into their 2019 tour stops.

See below for King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s full schedule.

06/01/2023 — Grundy County, TN @ The Caverns Underground
06/02/2023 — Grundy County, TN @ The Caverns Underground
06/03/2023 — Grundy County, TN @ The Caverns Amphitheater
06/07/2023 — Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
06/08/2023 — Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
06/11/2023 — Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
06/12/2023 — Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
06/13/2023 — Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
06/16/2023 — Carnation, WA @ Carnation Farms
06/17/2023 — Carnation, WA @ Carnation Farms
06/18/2023 — Carnation, WA @ Carnation Farms
06/21/2023 –Los Angeles, CA @ The Hollywood Bowl

There is a common misconception that every Taylor Swift fan is a teenage girl because she was a teenage girl when she became a global sensation, and people seem to get hung up on that. The reality is that Swift has been doing this for over a decade, which means all of her teenage fans have grown up into millennials who have too many credit cards that they are not afraid to use on over-priced tickets. They can’t buy a house anyway, so why even save money?

But that ticket-buying process quickly became a chaotic mess of thousands (millions? billions?) of fans waiting in the Ticketmaster queue for upwards of three hours, bringing the site crumbling down in shambles. To make matters worse, Resident Millenial Defender and US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter to remind swifties and the world that maybe Ticketmaster should not exist at all.

Ticketmaster merged with Livenation in 2010, which caused a ripple effect throughout the music industry, with one of the consequences being an upcharge in service fees and charges. Things have only gotten worse over the years as artists begin touring again after COVID-related delays, which is why more artists have been openly critical of the company’s current model. Now, buying tickets has become so financially and emotionally draining, government officials had to step in!

Obviously, many agreed with AOC’s comments, as both artists and officials broke down just how cruel the service can be towards fans who are just trying to see their favorite artists.

Cortez has voiced support for Swift in the past, most recently when she went head-to-head with Scooter Braun over control of her masters. Yes! It’s funny that Taylor Swift fans are going after a giant company but it’s also true! Ticketmaster is known for surging their prices for high-traffic events, and Swifties are inherently high-traffic people. Maybe this will actually spark change …or Taylor will just invite AOC personally to her concert. Who knows?! Either way, if you’re in line for Taylor Swift tickets, STAY IN LINE!

There have been a lot of video games about the many books within the Bible. One of the more notorious ones was the unlicensed Bible Adventures for the NES. It was only playable through a workaround that existed within the cartridge itself and was an example of the lengths some publishers would have to go through to make their game available if it wasn’t approved by one of the video game giants of the time.

It’s 2022 now and with places like Steam and itch.io there are numerous ways to play games from indie developers. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that we’re seeing a few more games out there making use of the stories of the Bible. A recent game though had its trailer appear on YouTube and it’s causing quite a stir on the internet. That’s because this game, I Am Jesus Christ, lets the player play the stories of Jesus through the eyes of Jesus.

Dubbed the “Jesus Simulator” it’s a game that lets players play through many of the more well-known moments of the Bible, such as when Jesus turned water into wine, but it’s all handled through the first-person viewpoint. The entirety of gameplay we see in the trailer is through the viewpoint of this game’s interpretation of Jesus. We see a few gameplay moments, such as Jesus recharging the Holy Spirit so he can perform miracles, and while some people may think this sounds like a joke it all feels very earnest and the game is very real.

The game itself is not out yet, its steam page has an intended release date of the second quarter of 2023, but the free-to-play prologue will be available to play this December for anyone who’s curious to see what it’s like.

House of the Dragon was enough fantasy for Milly Alcock, thank you very much. The Australian actress, who made a memorable impression as the younger version of Rhaenyra Targaryen in the Game of Thrones prequel series, told the Herald Sun that she’s “not doing any [more] fantasy roles. I don’t want to do anything like that. I have done it and I don’t need to do it again. I am just kind of waiting for the right project. I am not in a rush to jump on something.”

Alcock is still getting used to life post-House of the Dragon, which she called “genuinely life-changing” and “very strange.” But she also feels like her new level of fame is “probably all going to be temporary and it will die down.” Considering how good she was as Rhaenyra before the equally-talented Emma D’Arcy took over, that’s unlikely.

While she wasn’t a fan of watching her own episodes of House of the Dragon, she watched the rest of the season with fascination. “I’m Team Rhaenyra – duh,” she says. “I think everyone is so sensational in it. Em and Liv are amazing and Paddy Considine, it seems it’s only now the world is figuring out how incredible he is and how he has been since before I was born.”

“…since before I was born.” Hasn’t the king suffered enough?

Alcock is unlikely to return to House of the Dragon in flashback form in season two, but the show itself will be back in 2024, along with a few other favorite series.

(Via the Herald Sun)

It seems Offset has needed some time to collect and organize his thoughts about the death of cousin and fellow Migos member Takeoff. The day after Takeoff passed on November 1, Offset changed his Instagram profile picture to a photo of Takeoff and that was as close as he came to offering a statement. Now, though, he has shared a touching post reflecting on Takeoff.

The first slide is a letter addressed to Takeoff, which begins, “Dear Take, The pain you have left me with is unbearable. My heart is shattered and I have so many things to say, but I can’t find the words. I’ve been going to sleep and waking up hoping that all of this is a dream, but it’s reality, and reality feels like a nightmare. Every time you would see me, you didnt give me a dap you gave me a hug. I wish I could hug you one last time.”

The post also includes some photos and videos of them together and of just Takeoff.

Find the full post below.

“Dear Take,
The pain you have left me with is unbearable.
My heart is shattered and I have so many things to say,
but I can’t find the words.
I’ve been going to sleep
and waking up hoping that all of this is a dream,
but it’s reality, and reality feels like a nightmare.
Every time you would see me, you didnt give me a dap you gave me a hug.
I wish I could hug you one last time.
Laugh one last time.
Smoke one one last time.
Perform one last time.
I know someone with a soul like yours is in heaven now.
I hope you can see how much we love you and miss you.
You have left a hole in my heart that will never be filled.
Give me strength,
give your brothers strength,
give your family strength.
Even though I know you will always be with us,
throw me a lil sign or a beautiful dream.
I love you forever,
4L and after.
[rocket emoji] [heart emoji].”

The nominees for the 2023 Grammy Awards were announced today (November 15). Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny is making history with his nomination for Album Of The Year. He is the most-nominated Latin artist followed by Spanish pop star Rosalía.

Bad Bunny received three Grammy Award nominations this year. His blockbuster LP Un Verano Sin Ti is up for Album Of The Year. The nomination marks the first time in Grammy history that a Spanish-language album competes in the category. Bad Bunny faces competition from heavy-hitters like Beyoncé, Adele, Harry Styles, and Kendrick Lamar. He has the sole Spanish-language track in the Best Pop Solo Performance category for “Moscow Mule.” Un Verano Sin Ti is also nominated for Best Música Urbana Album. Daddy Yankee, Maluma, Rauw Alejandro, and Farruko round out the category.

Rosalía also received two Grammy Award nominations. She is up for Best Music Film for the TikTok performance of her Motomami album. The LP is up for Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album. Rosalía faces competition from Cimafunk, Jorge Drexler, Mon Laferte, Gaby Moreno, and Fito Paez.

Brazilian singer Anitta is proudly representing Latin music in the Best New Artist Category. On her album Versions Of Me, she sang in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. Her competition includes Mexican-American singer Omar Apollo, who also sang partly in Spanish on his LP Ivory.

Christina Aguilera is competing for Best Latin Pop Album for her self-titled Spanish-language LP. She faces competition from Colombian pop stars Sebastián Yatra and Camilo. Panamanian legend Rubén Blades and Fonseca are also up for the award. In the Best Regional Mexican Music Album category, Mexican-American singer Chiquis is a first-nominee for her Abeja Reina album. Her competition includes Christian Nodal, Marco Antonio Solís, Los Tigres Del Norte, and Natalia Lafourcade.

The 65th Annual Grammy Awards will take place on February 5, 2023. For a full list of the nominations, click here.

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

Seth Meyers has the perfect idea of things that are fun. Examples? Watching Lauren Boebert possibly lose her reelection campaign. Explaining, in detail, why Ted Cruz is a “craven ghoul.” Or telling really ANY story about Rudy Giuliani — but especially the one about how the former New York City mayor’s epic poo might have permanently tainted the air on Air Force One. But since last week’s midterm elections, the Late Night host has found a new source of constant entertainment: Watching former MAGA stooges turn on Donald Trump.

On Monday night, Meyers was excited to share the news that the latest elections allowed “Democrats to defy the odds and defy history to produce one of the best midterm performances for the party in power in political history. And now that reality has set in, Republicans are furiously pointing fingers at each other, looking for someone to blame. And honestly, it is kind of fun to watch.”

“Kind of fun” is a bit of an understatement, at least when it comes to seeing longtime supporters who stuck with Trump from his two impeachments to the Capitol insurrection finally start to spew venom in the former president’s direction. As Meyers shared:

Alabama congressman Mo Brooks, who was once a huge Trump supporter and even spoke at the Capitol on January 6, called Trump “dishonest, disloyal, incompetent, and crude.” Which is true, but Trump didn’t prove that last week. It’s just last week there were consequences…

Still, it’s so great to watch these a**holes turn on each other. They’re like a bunch of roommates who got a pet cougar and now they’re like, ‘Has anyone seen Dave?’

You can watch the full segment above.

The Recording Academy just finished announcing the full list of nominees for the 2023 Grammys. Now that the dust is starting to settle, it’s clear that Beyoncé fared extremely well. In fact, she had the most nominations out of anybody this year, with nine in total.

She is in consideration for Record Of The Year (“Break My Soul“), Best R&B Song (“Cuff It”), Best Traditional R&B Performance (“Plastic Off The Sofa”), Best R&B Performance (“Virgo’s Groove”), Best Song Written For Visual Media (“Be Alive” from King Richard), Song Of The Year (“Break My Soul”), Best Dance Recording (“Break My Soul”), Best Dance/Electronic Album (Renaissance), and Album Of The Year (also for Renaissance).

Being at this level of success actually isn’t uncommon for Beyoncé. In 2010, she had 10 nominations, while she also previously had nine in 2021 and 2017. She was a few awards shy of the all-time single-year record: Michael Jackson (1984) and Babyface (1997) have each had 12 nominations; Kendrick Lamar (2016) and Jon Batiste (2022) have each had 11; and Lauryn Hill (1999), Kanye West (2005), Beyoncé (2010), and Eminem (2011) have had 10.

This year’s nominations actually bumped her up to 88 total over the course of her career, which just helped her tie husband Jay-Z for the most ever.

Check out the full list of 65th Annual Grammy Awards nominees here.