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The hip-hop success story of the year is inarguably Memphis rapper GloRilla, who exploded in popularity after the viral spread of her and Hitkidd’s hit single “F.N.F. (Let’s Go),” signing to Yo Gotti’s label CMG and subsequently becoming a hometown household name. She’s since collaborated with Cardi B, earning her first-ever Hot 100 top ten, won Breakthrough Artist at the 2022 BET Hip-Hop Awards, and announced her debut project, Anyways, Life’s Great… However, just because her life is great right now doesn’t mean it’s all smooth sailing, as fans learned thanks to a Twitter back-and-forth between Glo and “F.N.F” producer Hitkidd.

According to Hitkidd, CMG and Interscope are now claiming ownership over the breakout single after singing Glo, and he’s naturally upset that he wasn’t included in the negotiations. “So basically these folks are trying to take me to court over ‘FNF’ because they want to OWN the song,” he wrote. “BUT they want to own the song to put it on this EP which both parties knew. So tell me how you gone PUT ‘FNF’ in your contract without telling me, AFTER I told you & your MANAGER everyday that we was in LA with Saweetie, that labels are going to try to sign you because of FNF so watch out. I also told you to let me know when labels reach out so we can be on the same page, but you still went and signed my song without telling me.”

However, GloRilla hit back with her own side of the story (on Facebook, of all places), saying, “N**** done made so much money from FNF & I haven’t made not 1 red cent (other than shows ) but I’m stilll prospering cause guess what ??? I CAN RAP IN REAL LIFE & ain’t no mf 1 hit wonder !!!! I WROTE EVERY SINGLE LYRIC IN EVERY SINGLE SONG I EVER PUT OUT & even after all this I still got luv for hitkidd cause we came up together even doe he been going behind my back every since the song blew but dats another story for another day. I just hate da fact he had to bring da business to social media.”

She also posited, “N****s been salty every since ian sign to dey label to be a group for $0 smh,” adding, “One more thing before I log out. N**** you signed da song away the first week (without me knowing) for 50k because you didn’t know how big it was gone be! Should I keep going???”

It’s disappointing but it comes as no suprise that there is a dispute over ownership of the song. These days, where nearly any artist can have a viral breakout leading to a major-label contract, those labels want to maximize return on their investment by including the breakout hits in the deal. However, independent artists usually don’t have ironclad contracts in place for the songs, sometimes leading to rights issues such as this one or Armani White being unable to clear “Billie Eilish” due to both the sample and the mention of the popstar’s name in the title. (It also explains why the Saweetie remix was suddenly swapped out for one featuring JT of City Girls and Latto, since one was apparently masterminded by the song’s producer while the other was spearheaded by the label.)

Sometimes these things get worked out before it ever goes to court — most likely, Interscope wants to buy out Hitkidd’s ownership in hopes of staving off a future lawsuit in case the song becomes even more lucrative in the future — but ever since the blog era blew the doors off of the mainstream access afforded by streaming and social media, many artists have had to pay the price when those lawsuits do come around. For instance, Mac Miller was forced to pay Lord Finesse millions in royalties for an uncleared sample on an early mixtape.

The big difference now is that we see these disputes forming earlier in the process as artists and producers take their grievances to Twitter (and apparently Facebook) to vent their frustrations or seek sympathy from fans. Hopefully, this will be one of those cases that ends with a satisfactory result for all involved — but that’s more likely if everyone just logs off and handles this behind the scenes instead.

Pierce Brosnan likes to tell the story about how he turned down Tim Burton for the title role of Burton’s 1989 movie, Batman. It’s a self-deprecating story that basically ends with, “Well, who knew?” (Also, to be fair to Brosnan, if he becomes Batman, does he still make Goldeneye six years later?) But ever since, Brosnan says he’s been wondering if he’d ever wind up in one of these movies. And if so, out of all the superheroes out there, who would it be? It turns out it all came down to Fate.

Well, Doctor Fate, to be exact, aka Kent Nelson, who premiered in comics in 1940 and uses magic as his power. (And has one of the coolest superhero costumes going.) Brosnan, for his part, seems to be having the time of his life as Doctor Fate, zipping around, casting spells, but also always being the smartest person in the room because he can see the future. Brosnan, not surprisingly, is very good at playing the smartest person in the room.

In Black Adam, the title character (Dwayne Johnson) is resurrected after thousands of years and has a chip on his shoulder about some things. He’s not necessarily evil, but he’s also not a hero. He’s a pretty conflicted fellow. The Justice Society is called in to contain Black Adam, which doesn’t quite go as easily as planned. That team includes Doctor Fate, Hawkman (Aldis Hodge), Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell) and Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo).

Ahead, Brosnan tells us why he had so much fun finally playing a superhero. Also, how he honestly still can’t believe how popular Mamma Mia became and how kids only know him as Sam Carmichael. But, first, Brosnan wound up calling me earlier than expected and when I answered the phone I still had the Yacht Rocks channel playing in the background, a musical genre I found out Pierce Brosnan has never heard of before.

Sorry, I had to turn off the Yacht Rock station…

You had to turn off what?

Yacht rock…

Okay?

There’s yacht rock in Black Adam. Player’s “Baby Come Back.” That’s yacht rock.

Okay. All right. Very cool. There you go. You learn something every day.

You’ve never heard of yacht rock?

Sorry, buddy.

Oh, okay.

It’s not on my radar.

It’s like Doobie Brothers, stuff like that. Ambrosia. Music that you would want to look at the water while listening.

Okay, well there you have it.

Yes.

You saw the movie?

I did.

Oh good.

And I love Doctor Fate. I’m curious, how much did you knew about Doctor Fate before this came up?

I knew very little about Doctor Fate. I mean, I’d heard the name and I’d heard of the Justice Society and the Justice League, but I knew very little. And my agents just said, “You’ve been offered this role, Doctor Fate, in Black Adam.” I’d heard of Black Adam. I read the script. I loved the script. I loved the trajectory of Doctor Fate and what he stood for. And I don’t know, I think he and I found each other at the right time in life. And then Jaume Collet-Serra, I was aware of his work through Liam Neeson and the collaboration they made together. So I just said yes. I embraced it wholeheartedly. I often wondered if I was going to play in one of these movies. And if I were to play in one of these movies, who would I play? Doctor Strange was taken. Doctor Fate is a great balance to it all.

Well, Doctor Fate predates Doctor Strange by a good 20 years or so. So Doctor Fate’s been around a while.

Doctor Fate is, yes. I mean he’s as old as the hills really, in some respects. He’s years in the making. I think it was 1940 when he made his debut. And somewhat based on the Tut…of it all…it was Howard Carter who was the archeologist who went into the tomb and discovered the relics of a bygone era. Everything that happened to the men and women who came under a certain spell. So that was the genesis of Doctor Fate.

In the mid-’80s, I was reading a lot of Doctor Fate, who kind of had a comeback in All-Star Squadron. At the same time, Remington Steele was one of my favorite shows, so this all would make 10-year-old me very happy…

Well, that’s very kind of you. I’m happy that you are happy and I was very happy making the movie. It was a wonderful experience with everyone, with Dwayne and this monolithic man of entertainment, who has traversed so many fields of entertainment from the wrestling world. So to work with him was a joy and the cast, Aldis, Quintessa and Noah, they became good friends, and Sarah [Shahi] and Mo [Amer]. So we had our own little groove going out in Atlanta and just the joy of working together. Jaume Collet makes it very easy on the set. And we became a family. And so I’m very excited for all of them, and for us, for the world to see this film.

You mentioned earlier wondering if you’d ever do a superhero movie. Has this come close to happening before? There’s had to have been a conversation before at some point and over the last 15 years, right?

Well, I met with Tim Burton decades ago for Batman. That was as close as I ever got.

That’s surprising there’s been nothing since then.

Well, they’ve got me in the movie.

They did. You do look like you’re having the time of your life in this. I can tell you’re having a great time.

It was. It was really a wonderful experience. And the character, of course, you’ve seen the film so you know his story. And as an actor to be able to play a part like that, where you have a secret, then it makes it even more intriguing for hopefully the audience to say, “I wonder what’s going on.” And then when they put it all together they say, oh, that makes sense. But it was just the joy of working with Aldis and Quintessa and Noah every day and watching their work, seeing their creative skills up close.

Watching you play kind of an all-knowing character is great because I have a feeling you’re a little bit like that in real life. You seem to know what’s going on.

I know as much as the next man knows. I’ve lived a fair number of years now and I’ve been in this world of entertainment all my life and I can’t think of a more wonderful profession. And if you can get away with it, and you can make a living for your family, then what a great joy that is. It still exhilarates me, I still have a passion for it. And a desire to work and a want and a need. So there you have it. But thank you for saying so.

There’s going to be an entire generation who knows you as Doctor Fate.

To be Doctor Fate is nothing but a blessing to play the part. It’s such a joy. I’ve experienced it with Mamma Mia, there’s a whole generation of young folks that found me as Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia. And when I say young people, 15.

Oh yeah. People love those movies. Are you surprised how much people love those movies?

Yes. I didn’t think it was going to be such a mega hit as it has become. Such a phenomenal success. And there are movies that sit on the shelf back to back, beautiful bookends of movies and cinematic storytelling. So to be part of any movie like that, to have a few of them in your back pocket, that’s pretty memorable and impressive. Whether it be Mrs. Doubtfire, Mamma Mia, James Bond and now Doctor Fate, that’s beyond words.

Well, I’ll add Dante’s Peak, The Thomas Crown Affair. You’re being modest. You are in a lot of movies people love.

I started life wanting to be a commercial artist. So I ended up being a commercial actor. I think you want to do entertainment, you want to do stuff that is uplifting and lighthearted. And every now and then you can go dark. But people need the lightness of light. They need to be entertained. They need to be transported and come away with fond memories of the nights and the company of their loves.

Because obviously there’s been different incarnations of Doctor Fate over the years. So I hope for the rest of your career, instead of James Bond, people keep asking you who should be the next Doctor Fate.

[Laughs] Oh, I’m sure it will go on. It always does like that. I’m happy to be here now. In the moment.

‘Black Adam’ opens in theaters on Friday, October 21st. You can contact Mike Ryan directly on Twitter.

House of the Dragon’s penultimate episode ended on yet another shocking cliffhanger but there was at least one person who saw it coming, literally.

In episode nine’s “The Green Council,” the Hightowers set in motion their plan to crown Aegon as king of the Seven Kingdoms. Queen Alicent reasons that it was her husband’s dying wish — though she gravely misunderstood the meaning behind “Aegon’s Dream” when Viserys, still high off the milk of the poppy, told her he believed the prophecy to be true. Yet Otto Hightower and the rest of his allies at court just don’t want to see a woman sitting on the Iron Throne. Their motivations for usurping Rhaenyra’s claim may differ. Still, their end-games align, so most of the episode is spent hunting down Aegon — who’s presumably drunk and hiding somewhere in Flea Bottom — and culling the Red Keep of any Targaryen sympathizers. That includes Rhaenys Targaryen, who’s locked up in her room following Viserys’ passing. Alicent eventually comes to her with an offer to join Team Green, but she escapes the palace with the help of a loyal Kings Guard instead. Soon after Aegon is crowned in the Dragon Pit, with all of King’s Landing in attendance, Rhaenys and her dragon, Meleys, burst through floors, rising from the caves below to stare down Alicent and her family before flying off to Dragonstone.

The Beast Beneath The Boards

Though Rhaenys’ coronation crashing moment surprised most of Team Green, fans are now theorizing that Helaena Targaryen knew this was coming episodes earlier. The only daughter of King Viserys and Queen Alicent has always been a bit of an oddball in her family thanks to her abilities as a “dreamer,” i.e. someone who has visions of the future. It’s a gift that pops up throughout the Targaryen line, but few pay attention to Helaena’s warnings, something that could hurt Team Green in the future.

In fact, not heeding Helaena’s weird ramblings has already cost the Hightowers. In episode eight, before her speech at the dinner table, Helaena kept muttering “Beware the beast beneath the boards.” After learning of her father’s death, she echoes that warning in episode nine. When Rhaenys and Meleys spring up from under the Dragon Pit to challenge Aegon’s claim and make it clear that at least one member of House Targaryen will not bend the knee to this usurper, the true meaning behind Heleana’s prophecy becomes clear. Rhaenys was the beast beneath the boards, and the Hightowers are lucky she wasn’t in the mood to flambe her enemies.

This isn’t the first time one of Helaena’s predictions has come true. Earlier in the season, she predicted that her brother Aemond would indeed ride a dragon, but he’d have to “close one eye,” in order to do it. And, during the funeral for Laena Velaryon, Helaena kept repeating the phrase, “Hand turns loom, spool of green, spool of black, dragons of flesh weaving dragons of thread,” which some now believe predicted the Hightower’s plan to usurp the throne. Otto is the “hand,” turning the loom, placing the greens in power, and setting up a war with Team Black. Dragons of flesh could refer to Viserys’ children, while dragons of thread could mean Rhaenyra’s sons by Harwin Strong. Or Helaena could be referring to the “dragonseeds” rho House Targaryen will eventually recruit in their fight.

Either way, episode nine’s ending makes it clear, more people need to be listening to Helaena Targaryen.

Robbie Anderson has not had a fun season so far in Carolina, as the receiver has not been pleased with his usage so far with the Panthers as they’ve stumbled to a 1-5 start and fired head coach Matt Rhule last week.

While they’ve been asking for a lot in return for stars like Christian McCaffrey, Anderson has been much more available on the trade market and he became even more available on Sunday when he got in a few arguments with the coaching staff on the sideline, spent much of the next series standing on the opposite end of the sideline from the offense, and then ultimately got kicked off the sideline and sent to the locker room by interim head coach Steve Wilks.

It was not a great moment for Anderson and the Panthers in another rather dismal loss to the Rams, and the question exiting Sunday wasn’t if Anderson would be traded but to what team. We got that answer quickly, as word broke on Monday afternoon that Anderson was headed to another underachieving team in Arizona, where they’ll hope he can help Kyler Murray get something going offensively.

Anderson, for his part, seems pleased with the move.

The Cardinals are coming off of a dreadful loss of their own, scoring just nine points against Seattle, and in that loss their top receiver Hollywood Brown suffered a foot injury. Anderson provides some immediate depth and, they hope, can step in and just give them another weapon for Murray as the Cardinals are desperate to turn things around after a 2-4 start that has them at the bottom of the NFC West, with every other team in the division at 3-3.

One would expect this to be a deal that sees little going back to the Panthers, but they found someone to take on Anderson’s remaining base salary which is an improvement for them over releasing him outright.

UPDATE: The Panthers will get a future 6th and 7th round pick for Anderson.

This past Friday (October 14), Lil Baby released plenty of new music with his album It’s Only Me and a surprise collaboration with Ñengo Flow. However, a few hours later, the Puerto Rican rapper’s “Caciques” featuring Lil Baby was pulled from streaming.

It’s Only Me marked Lil Baby’s first solo studio album since 2020’s My Turn. Outside of the LP, he featured on Ñengo Flow’s new single “Caciques” that was also released Friday. A few lucky fans were able to listen to the collaboration before it pulled from streaming services the following morning. A teaser of the unreleased music video showed Lil Baby and Ñengo Flow sitting on top of a SWAT team truck.

The reason for the Ñengo Flow’s song getting pulled perhaps has do with it getting released the same day as Lil Baby’s album. Perhaps Lil Baby wouldn’t have had the time to properly promote the collaboration as he tries to claim another No. 1 LP on Billboard. A press release that was issued shortly after said the song was pulled due to “internal issues.”

“We hope we can count on you on the re-release of this song,” read the statement. “There’s no doubt that when we have this great release ready, you will be the first to know the release date.”

Ñengo Flow is an icon in the reggaeton scene. In his decade-plus career, he has collaborated with Bad Bunny, Anuel AA, Myke Towers, and most recently Tokischa. “Caciques” will mark Lil Baby’s first major collaboration with a Latin artist when its released. In 2017, Lil Baby featured on DJ Khaled’s 2017 track “You Stay” with Meek Mill, Jeremih, and J Balvin.

Despite Nicki Minaj once again causing a stir via her social media after her single, “Super Freaky Girl,” was moved to the pop categories for a potential Grammy nomination, the Queens rapper still has several singles that are still eligible for the rap nomination.

Variety reports that “Do We Have a Problem?” as well as her features on “Blick Blick” with Coi Leray and “Love In The Way,” are still in contention for the rap categories.

Last week, Minaj took to Twitter to respond to the Recording Academy’s decision to move “Super Freaky Girl” to the pop category, demanding that the Recording Academy do the same with Latto’s hit, “Big Energy.” Minaj even referred to Latto as a “Karen” during the heated exchange.

“This Karen has probably mentioned my name in over 100 interviews,” Minaj Tweeted. “Says she waited in line for [Nicki Minaj’s debut album] Pink Friday w|her Barbie chain on, bangs, pink hair…but today, scratch off decides to be silent; rather than speak up for the black woman she called her biggest inspiration.”

The post then sparked a response from Latto, leading to back and forth via Twitter, where the “It’s Giving” rapper alleged that their beef runs deeper than the Grammy nominations.

“1st of all I texted u cause I didn’t wanna do the internet sht w sum1 I looked up to,” Latto said. “Just like the 1st time, I DMed u asking about ur ongoing subtweets. I wanted to speak up cuz like I said I do agree but the way u going about it seems malicious esp. after how we left off.”

TNT’s Inside the NBA crew is going to be staying together for a good while longer.

While Charles Barkley has long said he’d like to retire at 60 years old, the 59-year-old certainly doesn’t seem to be headed towards retirement just yet, particularly after a dalliance with LIV Golf earlier this year. On Monday, word broke from Andrew Marchand that Barkley would indeed be signing a longterm extension with Warner Media that will keep him there for 10 more years and close to $200 million — provided they retain their NBA rights, which it certainly seems they would if they’re making this kind of commitment.

Barkley currently has three years left on a contract that pays him $10 million per season. His current contract coincides with TNT’s agreement with the NBA deal expiring after the 2024-25 season. If Turner were not to keep the NBA, Barkley could potentially own rights to go work for another network or a digital platform, if Amazon or Apple or others are involved.

The exact amount Barkley will make is not yet known if he fulfills the entire contract, but it will be well in excess of $100 million and could approach $200 million. Barkley could decide to retire from TV before the deal ends.

Marchand also notes that Shaq recently inked a longterm deal and Warner Media has also re-signed Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith, ensuring the Inside crew will be together as long as they want to be, which is great news for fans of the show. Barkley, in particular, felt like the piece most likely to leave, but TNT recognizes his importance to their popularity and went ahead and locked him up for more money and more years, making it much harder for him to walk away from it all.

Warner Media made the news official — although without the details of the exact years and money — shortly after, noting all four members of the desk had reached new long-term extensions, and released statements from all four.

“We’re all a big family. Ernie, Kenny and Shaquille are brothers to me, and I wouldn’t still be here if it wasn’t for them and all the amazing people who work on our show,” said Barkley. “I’m not gonna lie, though, this is a life-altering deal…and I’m blessed to be able to do live television for a living.”

“I always say there are ‘Got to, jobs’ and Get to, jobs,’ and the four of us clearly have ‘Get to, jobs’,” said Johnson. “It’s been a journey of a lifetime to work on this show, with Charles, Kenny and Shaquille at the desk and alongside such an amazingly talented crew behind the scenes. I’m very blessed.”

“You may have heard, I’ve been on a championship team in my day, but there’s nothing quite like this one,” said Smith. “I’ve always wanted to continue doing the show as long as we’re having fun — and we’re still having a LOT of it. I’m excited for the season and many more to come.”

“I’m happy for ‘The Godfather’ and Kenneth… is there someone else I’m forgetting?” O’Neal said. “I’m kidding…love you, Charles. As long as I say, “Are you not entertained?” and the answer is ‘Yes,’ then we’re going to keep this thing going.”

Martha Stewart was unfamiliar with the term “thirst trap,” until she took one of her own.

In June 2020, the Martha and Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party co-host took a selfie of herself coming out of a pool, which is the only good thing that happened in June 2020. Stewart told ET that she took the photo because she “thought I looked great coming out of the pool. My camera came on backwards, selfie mode, and I looked so nice. The sun was on my face. I thought, ‘Oh, that looks pretty,’ so I took the picture. It looked good.”

The pool selfie now has a companion piece in the topless apron video.

In an effective marketing campaign for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Stewart wears an apron — and nothing else — in a video she posted to her Instagram. “Just look at this, a thing of natural beauty,” the 81-year-old says with a sultry voice in the ad. “No, no, no, not me, my Green Mountain Coffee Roasters pumpkin spice coffee.”

Stewart told People that she “started modeling when I was a young girl and if the job called for any bit of nudity in any way, I could go with it, it’s okay. I’m not embarrassed about it.” She does have a limit, however. “I think I would be kind of embarrassed to do the cover of Interview magazine the way Kim Kardashian just did,” she said, adding, “That’s not my style! Plus, I don’t have anything like that kind of booty.”

The video is making people feel… certain ways.

Jhené Aiko and Big Sean look overjoyed in recently released pictures from their baby shower: The “None of Your Concern” singer shared photos from her baby shower with Sean on Instagram, and fans can’t stop talking about the rapper’s attire for the memorable affair. The couple just recently announced they would be having a baby boy during a performance at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.

“Burberry shirt at the baby shower. Big Sean understands culture,” one person tweeted.

The couple was surrounded by their closest friends and family during the intimate gathering to honor the baby boy. Aiko and Sean celebrated their impending bundle of joy with a NASA-themed party, complete with blue balloons and space decorations.

In July, the couple again shook up social media after releasing their maternity photos covered in gold.

When it comes to music, so far, there has been no word about a release date for their follow-up to 2016’s Twenty88. But the duo did announce they have been working on the album since February of this year.

“We’ve been working on it for a little bit,” Sean said during a recent Instagram Live with Queen Naija. “It’s coming along, though.”

Sean had recently collaborated with YouTube-star-turned-songstress on their single, “Hate Our Love.”

PinkPantheress performed her own set at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, but that will likely be buried in her memory behind joining Sunday headliners Paramore to perform “Misery Business.”

One fan captured Hayley Williams welcoming PinkPantheress to the stage and asking her to introduce herself. “I’m PinkPantheress,” the burgeoning UK pop star said while wiping her eyes, met by a screaming crowd. “Thank you for letting me on the stage. This is so amazing. I’m doing music because of you. … I’m not gonna get into it! I just love you so much.” They then launched into a spirited duet of “Misery Business.”

PinkPantheress also posted a video to her Instagram story that shows Williams announcing that she wanted PinkPantheress to join Paramore, and PinkPantheress walking from backstage to greet Williams with a hug. “Stop why am [I] not wearing shoes,” PinkPantheress wrote atop the video footage. “FFS I LUV PARAMORE U CHANGED MY LIFE hayley williams [sic] you are my world, my truth and the air I breathe.”

Paramore resurrected “Misery Business” earlier this month, performing it for the first time as a group since September 2018 during the first show of their 12-date North American tour. (Williams performed the band’s seminal track with Billie Eilish at Coachella in April.)

This Is Why, Paramore’s sixth studio album and first new release since 2017, is due early next year. The title track commenced their comeback last month. The band’s next stop will be at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Thursday (October 20).

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