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In her second performance of the night, Willow took the Saturday Night Live stage for a performance of “Ur A Stranger” from her latest album, COPINGMECHANISM

While on stage, Willow sang the angsty, heartbreak anthem, showing off her screamo chops on the bridge and closing verse.

“She used to be mine / Now she’s yours and that’s fine / Guess I ran out of time to please / I never thought I’d be angry / You’re so f*ckin’ shady,” she sang with pure emotion. It’s worth noting that NBC censors didn’t catch the f-bomb she dropped during the set.

At the end of the performance, Willow pulled a classic rockstar move and smashed a TV with her guitar.

“Ur A Stranger” is one of the more raw tracks on the album. In a recent interview with The Guardian, she said she feels expressing negative emotions is equally as important as expressing positive emotions.

“I can’t stay up in that ethereal, celestial, high-vibration good-vibes place all the time,” she said. “That’s the place we all want to be, and sometimes you’ve just got to white-knuckle through. But at other times you need to listen to your emotions, to learn from going into your shadow. Negative emotions can be cathartic. We don’t always have the answers, and that’s OK.”

Check out the performance of “Ur A Stranger” above.

COPINGMECHANISM is out now via MSFTS and Roc Nation. Stream it here.

On the heels of her new album, COPINGMECHANISM, Willow gave a powerful performance of “Curious/Furious” on Saturday Night Live.

During the performance, Willow was joined by a drummer and electric guitarists, and showed off her vocal chops, as she demonstrated the extent of her vast vocal range

On COPINGMECHANISM, Willow continues evolving her sound as a rock artist, an era she began on her last album, 2021’s Lately I Feel Everything. In a recent interview with Glamour, Willow revealed that when she had first brought up the idea of making a rock album, some people in the industry weren’t entirely on board.

“When I wanted to do a rock album, there were a lot of executives that were like, ‘Hmm…’” she said “If I had been white, it would’ve been completely fine; but because I’m Black it’s, ‘Well… maybe let’s just not’ – and making it harder than it needs to be. If I go through that, every single other Black artist is getting the pushback [too].”

Over the years, Willow has also dabbled in R&B and pop, however, always maintained an affinity for rock music. Elsewhere in the interview, Willow said she plans to continue to dabble in new sounds, even if it comes at a cost.

“The most beautiful changes on earth don’t happen by being comfortable and expecting other people to change,” she said. “You have to put yourself on the line sometimes. It’s not fair, but that’s how it is.”

Check out the performance of “Curious/Furious” above.

COPINGMECHANISM is out now via MSFTS and Roc Nation. Stream it here.

Following a suspension on Instagram for allegedly making anti-semitic remarks, Kanye West took to Twitter to double down on these comments.

“I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” he said in a tweet. “The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also. You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”

He continued, saying, “Who do you think created cancel culture?”

These comments come just days after he wore a controversial “white lives matter” shirt during his Yeezy Season 9 fashion show during Paris Fashion Week, and making demeaning comments about Vogue fashion editor Gabriela Karefa-Johnson.

To make matters worse, he appeared on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight for an interview with the host, in which he reiterated his body-shaming comments, saying, “the media wants to put out a perception that being overweight is the new goal when it’s actually unhealthy,” Ye said. “Let’s get aside the fact of whether it’s fashion in Vogue, which it’s not. If someone thinks it’s attractive, to each his own. It’s actually clinically unhealthy, and for people to promote that, it’s demonic.”

WWE played the long game when it came to the return of multi-time champion Bray Wyatt, who made his grand reveal Saturday night at Extreme Rules.

After Matt Ridddle earned the submission victory over Seth Rollins in the Fight Pit main event, some familiar faces from Wyatt’s past Firefly Funhouse showed up around the arena, including what the Fiend in the front row. The camera then panned to the Firefly Funhouse which appeared abandoned. A door opened on the main stage and out came Wyatt’s latest reincarnation, holding the traditional lamp and a boasting a new mask. He blew out the lamp as Extreme Rules went off the air.

Wyatt’s return comes after his release in July 2021, arguably the biggest name let go during WWE’s trimming of the roster. He re-joins the WWE after plenty of build, with the organization playing Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit” during commercial breaks and at live events over the past month. The latest literal signs that WWE used to tease Wyatt’s re-emergence was by placing QR codes at live events that directed to websites teasing his return.

As has been the case since he took over, Triple H brings back another ex-WWE star, joining the likes of Braun Strowman, Karrion Kross, and others to fill out the roster in the wake of Vince McMahon’s departure.

Ronda Rousey has reached the top of the mountain yet again, defeating Liv Morgan to become Smackdown Women’s Champion thanks to a referee stoppage at WWE Extreme Rules.

Rousey’s 55-day reign came to an end in July when Morgan cashed in her Money in the Bank contract on the same night she won the briefcase. Morgan has done well since then to hold onto the belt, beating Rousey at SummerSlam before holding onto the belt against Shayna Baszler at Clash at the Castle.

But Saturday night, she wasn’t able to hold off Rousey in a back-and-forth affair. Despite crashing Rousey through a table with a senton bomb, the former champ managed to avoid the pinfall and work her way into an arm bar from the pin attempt.

Morgan kept her hands clasped and tried to fight off Rousey, when Morgan deadlift powerbombed Rousey into a piece of the table. Rousey kept the armbar locked in, then awkwardly transitioned into holding Morgan’s arms between her legs while locking her head behind her legs until Morgan passed out.

Despite the title win, it seems Rousey’s rivalry with Morgan is destined to continue. We’ll see what the champ has in store when at Friday night’s Smackdown.

Charlie Puth is certainly not mincing words during the era of his third album, Charlie. Though it’s been four years since he released his last album, Voice Notes, Puth believes that putting in more time to create a body of work was essential. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Puth shared that he felt that his career as a pop star, after having worked behind the scenes as a songwriter and producer, felt rushed, beginning with his 2016 debut album, Nine Track Mind.

“I certainly don’t make music for critics,” he said “but I was agreeing with them when they curbed my first album and they were like, ‘This is the worst music ever.’ I wish I had time to make a better album. We had ‘See You Again,’ the biggest song since ‘Lose Yourself.’ And I was never supposed to sing that record. I wrote it specifically for another artist to sing, and then I suddenly had to figure out how to be an artist in front of millions of people.”

He continued, saying, “I was corny. I was 24 years old. I was figuring out, like, how to sing in front of a live audience. I had never done any of this stuff before because I thought I was just gonna be behind the scenes. So forgive me if I made some missteps, but I had millions of eyes on me.”

For much of the album, Puth shared parts of the songwriting and recording process with fans via several TikTok clips. While he hasn’t revealed whether or not he’s begun work on a follow-up to Charlie, he did say that he does plan to continue to share updates with fans as he works on new projects.

“I don’t think I’m ever gonna make an album where I’m hiding away from people,” he said. “and I’m in my little cocoon and then one day I’ll be ready to share it with everybody. It just doesn’t feel like me.”

Charlie is out now via Atlantic. Stream it here.

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

Following a series of rants on Instagram this past week, Kanye West has subsequently been banned from the platform.

A spokesperson from Instagram’s parent company, Meta, told NBC News that Instagram had removed content that was considered anti-semitic, however, they did not go into details regarding the policies Ye allegedly violated.

Earlier in the week, Ye shared a supposed interaction between him and Diddy after Diddy criticized him during an interview on The Breakfast Club for wearing a shirt that read “white lives matter.” Ye allegedly texted Diddy, noting he wanted to carry them as part of his merch, but Diddy appears to have shut down the idea, and encouraged Ye to “stop playing these internet games.”

Ye then shared screenshots of their alleged exchange to his Instagram page.

“This ain’t a game,” Ye said. “Ima use you as an example to show the Jewish people that told you to call me that no one can threaten or influence me. I told you this was war. Now gone get you some business.”

Many found these comments anti-semitic, which likely led to Instagram restricting his access.

Following his restriction on Instagram, Ye made a brief return to Twitter, calling out Facebook founder and Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg.

“Look at this Mark. How you gone kick me off instagram,” he said.

At the time of writing, it is unknown how long Ye’s access to Instagram will be restricted.

For years, Nicki Minaj has encouraged her fans to stay in school and go to college. Now, the Barbz have all the more reason to be excited to hit the books. Next semester, University of California Berkeley will teach a course all about the rap icon herself.

According to the university’s website, Nicki Minaj: The Black Barbie Femmecee & Hip-Hop Feminisms, will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 90-minute lectures to discuss Minaj’s “impact in the context of broader historical-social structures & hip-hop feminisms.” Students might also receive a guest lecture from Minaj herself. When a fan brought the news of the course to Minaj’s attention on Twitter, the “Super Freaky Girl” rapper expressed interest in paying a visit to the class.

“I’d love to stop by,” said Minaj.

The class will be taught by Dr. Peace And Love El Henson, who responded to the Barbz expressing excitement over the course.

“barbz: thank yal so much for the love & interest in my class!,” she said, “words cannot capture my excitement & appreciation for yal support. i feel so encouraged & i’m looking forward to sharing more details as they’re finalized!”

This past year has been a huge year for Minaj. On top of receiving a college course in her honor, she received the Video Vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards back in August, which came of the heels of her earning her first solo Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with “Super Freaky Girl.”

Russell Wilson‘s time as the starting quarterback of the Denver Broncos could be going a lot better. The team is 2-3 at this early point of the season, while Wilson has really struggled to get off the ground as he suits up for a new team for the first time in his NFL career.

There’s anxiety over this as Wilson, who turns 34 in November, signed a new deal with the team that could net him as much as $245 million. And according to a report by Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Russell underwent a procedure following this past Thursday’s loss to the Indianapolis Colts to try and remedy an injury to his shoulder.

While teammates gathered Friday morning at the team facility in the aftermath of Thursday night’s ugly 12-9 loss to the Colts, Wilson was on a plane to Los Angeles, where doctors performed a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection.

Sources say Wilson has been dealing with a strained latissimus dorsi — an injury more commonly seen in baseball players, and one that is not usually treated with an injection.

Wilson’s plan is to try and play through the injury — which he apparently suffered against the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this season — but there is apparently no guarantee that this treatment plan is going to work.

Wilson’s hope, sources say, is that the injection — coupled with round-the-clock treatment from his personal medical team — will expedite the healing process. It’s unclear, based on precedent and discussions with experts, whether the injection will improve his situation.

So far this season, Wilson is 101-for-170 (59.4 percent) with 1,254 passing yards, four touchdowns, and three interceptions.

Elon Musk may be the richest person in the world, but money doesn’t always lead to love. The Tesla and Space X honcho is regularly dragged on the very social media service he may or may not be buying. But few dislike him as much as his one teenage daughter, the one who took her disapproval of him so far that she effectively disowned him. Was it something he said or did? Musk doesn’t think so, instead blaming a very 1950s target.

Musk went on The Financial Times’ podcast Lunch with the FT (as caught by Insider), where he again discussed his strange politics and how he went from a lifelong Democrat to voting for a QAnon-loving Republican. He claimed that leftwing politics, not misinformation-spreading MAGA heads, are ruining society. That includes schools, where, he says, impressionable students are being taught “full-on communism,” as well as “a general sentiment that if you’re rich, you’re evil.”

Back in June, Musk’s estranged daughter, who is trans and whose name has been kept away from the public, filed to have her gender formally switched to female. While she was at it, she changed her surname as well, stating, “I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form.”

Musk has nine children total — although that number has suddenly gone up before — and he claims he has a “very good relationships with all the others.” About his relationship with the daughter that threw him to the curb, he had a very paternal response: “Can’t win them all.”

For the guy who can’t quite figure out how to make driverless cars work, it appears eight out of nine ain’t bad.

(Via Insider)