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Every year, EA Sports puts together a simulation of the Super Bowl with the latest edition of Madden, and this year, Madden NFL 21 predicted the Tom Brady-Patrick Mahomes matchup in Super Bowl LV will end with a Chiefs win.

The game not only gives Kansas City, currently three-point favorites, an edge, but predicts a pretty decisive victory with a final score of 37-27, despite the Buccaneers getting home-field advantage for the first time in NFL history and the Chiefs winning by just three points in these teams’ Week 12 bout.

The simulation saw Mahomes throw for 422 yards and three touchdowns while Brady ended with 332 yards, three touchdowns, and his fourth playoff interception. Of course, it’s all just Madden‘s best approximation of how the game could turn out, but after a couple years of lower-scoring Super Bowls since the Patriots-Eagles classic in 2018, it would be a great end to a fun season if this one ended up being a shootout. It also wouldn’t be shocking if this turns into a high-scoring tilt, either, as the two teams possess two of the NFL’s most dynamic and creative offenses with skill position talent in droves and a pair of signal callers capable of making magic happen.

The current over/under for Super Bowl LV is 56.5, so Madden also is predicting an over on the game here. Only two Super Bowls in the past decade have had a total as high as the 64 points predicted in this year’s Madden simulation.

Memphis rapper Moneybagg Yo is all the way fed up in the video for his latest single, “Time Today.” From being followed through the grocery store by an intrepid photographer to weathering vicious rumors made up by gossip-mongering media, Moneybagg refuses to back down in the video, holding a press conference to address his haters and getting away from it all via a (green screen) tropical vacation. Back at home, Yo watches himself on a flatscreen, switching between his press conference and a spoof episode of Girlfriends featuring himself in the role of William.

Moneybagg is flying high to start the year after the success of his 2020 single “Said Sum,” which became a TikTok favorite and earned a remix with City Girls and DaBaby. Thanks to support from celebrities like Sasha Obama, the song was streamed to platinum status and reached No. 1 at hip-hop radio.

Yo also released a pair of full-length projects in 2020: His third studio album, Time Served, which came out in January and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, and the Code Red mixtape with fellow Memphian Blac Youngsta, released in September. Code Red went to No. 6 on the “200” chart, sealing Moneybagg Yo’s dominance over 2020 and setting him up for a potentially explosive 2021.

Watch Moneybagg Yo’s “Time Today” video above.

Every so often, Mike Meyers and Dana Carvey dust-off their iconic Wayne’s World characters to offer a sense of nostalgia around their cult-classic characters. Last year, the two reimagined their characters for COVID times in a virtual hang with Alice Cooper and members of Queen and Aerosmith. More recently, they joined together in Wayne’s recognizable basement for a Super Bowl ad and now, they’ve tapped Cardi B to join them for a shameless celebrity plug.

Meyers and Carvey got back into character to promote Uber Eats in a commercial. “As a local access show we want everyone to support local restaurants,” Meyers began. Carvey added: “But, we’d never manipulate you the way all these other commercials do.” Meyers continued, “We’d never shamelessly rely on a celebrity cameo.” Looking to his left, Carvey cheekily added, “Right, Cardi B?”

Cardi B then appears in the frame, apathetically filing her nails. “Yeah, eat local!” she exclaims. The trio then tried to pander to a younger audience by trying their hand at a TikTok trend. They jump together on a beat and when they land, Meyers and Carvey have changed into Cardi’s feathery dress.

Watch Cardi B make a cameo in the Uber Eats commercial above.

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

Kaley Cuoco isn’t suffering for a total lack of nominations for her work. I mean, there are plenty of Teen Choice Awards, People’s Choice Awards, a few Critics’ Choice Awards, and ohhh yeah, those Golden Raspberry Awards. That’s kind-of to be expected when one has a long-term gig playing “the blonde” on a show like The Big Bang Theory, but Kaley could do more. She knew it, and we suspected it (after admittedly underestimating her for too long), and she’s pulling it off with a Golden Globe nomination for her work in HBO Max’s fantastic The Flight Attendant.

Granted, this year’s list of nominations feels even more chaotic than usual. Some mind-boggling and egregious snubs (I May Destroy You and Da 5 Bloods) occurred, and that hurt won’t go away anytime soon. However, Kaley received a much-deserved nod, and her reaction was priceless. As captured in this video, you can almost tangibly see the relief she’s feeling after receiving very little acclaim for her acting for many years.

Validation is a wonderful thing. If you haven’t had the pleasure of watching The Flight Attendant on HBO Max, I suggest you do so soon. The entire first season’s available for streaming, and a second round is in the works. It’s a freaking fun show (surprisingly, since it revolves around an enormously bloody murder), and Kaley makes a terrific turn in a punchy, darkly comedic role. We wish her all the luck in taking down her rivals at the Globes ceremony on February 28.

The Weeknd (who just announced 2022 tour dates today) has turned heads for what he turned his head into lately: Over the course of multiple music videos and public appearances, The Weeknd went from looking how he usually does to being covered in bandages to emerging with exaggerated, seemingly surgically-altered features. This is all part of the world The Weeknd has built for his album After Hours, and now he has explained the meaning behind his facial rework.

In a brief interview with Variety, The Weeknd said, “The significance of the entire head bandages is reflecting on the absurd culture of Hollywood celebrity and people manipulating themselves for superficial reasons to please and be validated.” He added of the look’s fit into the narrative of his After Hours videos, “It’s all a progression and we watch The Character’s storyline hit heightened levels of danger and absurdity as his tale goes on.”

He was then asked, “What can we take from the fact that you seem to be intentionally making your face increasingly unattractive while promoting your biggest album?” He responded, “I suppose you could take that being attractive isn’t important to me but a compelling narrative is.”

Check out the full Q&A here.

Rappers are always trying to find new ways to flex. While some push their status as trendsetters, others look for ways to show off their wealth that haven’t been done before. From chains to grills to watches to literally getting their teeth replaced with diamonds (and vice versa), rappers can’t help but make ostentatious shows of their perceived riches.

However, Lil Uzi Vert may have found the ultimate way to put his money on display — and it’s so unusual, everyone on Twitter had thoughts about it. Given the expense and apparent physical cost involved, it doesn’t seem like this will become a trend, although anything could happen — every day, it seems like we’re closer to the Capitol from the Hunger Games series. The Philadelphia rapper apparently got a pink diamond embedded in the middle of his forehead like an overly-dedicated Steven Universe cosplayer, and let’s just say he’s getting all the attention such a move warrants.

Uzi has been known to troll fans pretty hard over the years, so it remains to be seen if he really got a diamond stuck to his forehead (how would that even work, really?). But he’s been getting facial modifications and upending fashion conventions his entire career, so it might not be too far-fetched to accept that he’s really just walking around with $24 million in his face now. The big question that remains now is: Where do we go from here, and what’s the next expensive move rappers will need to make to set themselves apart?

Lil Uzi Vert is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

As WandaVision prepares to go into its back half after pulling back the curtain on some of the show’s mystery in Episode 4, “We Interrupt This Program,” Elizabeth Olsen dropped a hint that a major MCU star could be popping up on the show. According to Olsen, fans have no idea who it is and the reveal will be on par with Luke Skywalker’s surprise appearance on the season two finale of The Mandalorian. Via TVLine:

When asked if WandaVision has anything similar in store — namely a casting that she can’t believe hasn’t leaked yet — Olsen gave us a quick, “Yes.” And though she dared not offer any specifics, she did share with a laugh that “I’m really excited” for viewers to see what (or who) is coming.

As for which (maybe) MCU star Olsen is talking about, it could be anybody! From the moment WandaVision was announced, Marvel made it a point to emphasize that it would lead directly into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, so Olsen could be talking about Benedict Cumberbatch, but it seems like a Doctor Strange would be a given at this point, and not really a jaw-dropping “Luke” moment. Plus, Cumberbatch will also be mentoring Spider-Man, so it’s pretty much expected that Strange will be bouncing around the MCU.

However, Olsen isn’t the only one who’s teased a surprise actor on WandaVision. Before the show even aired, Paul Bettany revealed to The Independent that the series landed an actor that fans won’t believe. “I get to work with an actor that’s going to be a surprise for everybody,” Bettany said. “I’ve been wanting to work with [this actor] forever who is just unbelievable and we have some real fireworks together.”

Assuming Olsen and Bettany are talking about the same person, the surprise star is an actor that Bettany hasn’t worked with before, but (maybe) has starred in the MCU. So, basically, your guess is as good as ours right now.

(Via TVLine)

Meek Mill is the latest rap superstar to cosign the late Pop Smoke, sharing a snippet of a forthcoming music video featuring the two rappers on a suitably menacing sounding beat to his Instagram. At the time of his death, Pop Smoke was regularly in the studio recording verses for a number of guest features for rappers like Kid Cudi and Skepta, French Montana and Jay Guwapo, and Lil Tjay, which have slowly trickled out over the past year.

Pop Smoke was killed a year ago this month during a trip to Los Angeles, where a home invasion turned fatal for the New York rap favorite. News of his death was devastating for the hip-hop community, which poured out its collective appreciation at his contributions to the culture. Meanwhile, thanks to his prolific work ethic, he’s got plenty of posthumous music on the way, as well as his acting debut in Eddie Huang’s directorial debut, Boogie.

Meanwhile, Meek recently received some criticism for performing at a packed show in Houston with the pandemic death toll rising by the day. Considering he’s got his sights set on having a nine-figure income in the near future, his activity is no surprise, but perhaps he should keep putting out music like the song he teased on Instagram and find more healthy ways to pursue his goal.

Check out the snippet of Meek Mill and Pop Smoke’s Philly/New York crossover above.

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

This morning’s Golden Globes nominations generally open awards season, but (as you no doubt realize) that schedule is all kinds of messed up this year. Still, the awards ceremony will happen on February 28 (co-hosted by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey on separate coasts), and expect it to be messy. Also messy? The actual nominations threw one heck of a stunner about five seconds into the live-streamed list:

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Emily in Paris
The Flight Attendant
The Great
Schitt’s Creek
Ted Lasso

That list mostly makes sense, yes? Well, it does in 4 out of 5 ways, all except for the first entry, Emily in Paris, which certainly has its place as airy entertainment but is almost entirely devoid of substance. That’s likely by design (it is, after all, a production from Darren Star, the king of primetime soaps), but Emily’s also held out by the French as an “insulting” depiction of the country, and it feels like an unintended personification of white privilege when it comes to the title character. And that makes things even more perplexing when it comes to the complete snub of one of the most authentic, dazzling, and Best Shows of 2020, HBO’s I May Destroy You.

Arguably, this is a fiery and fearless show that could go either way, comedy or drama. It is more of a comedy, however, because although it deals with a bleak subject (sexual assault and consent), it is spiked with pitch-black humor. It’s an enormously funny show in places, but sure, it could arguably be shuffled over to the TV Drama category. I think fans would be satisfied enough with drama. Yet look, it didn’t end up there, either.

Best Television Series – Drama
The Crown
Lovecraft Country
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Ratched

In addition, not a single acting nomination from the show materialized from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Snubs do happen, yes, but this feels particularly egregious, especially since Michaela Coel — who multi-hyphenated as creator, writer, star, executive producer, and co-director — received zero recognition for her stunning and layered creation. Twitter’s calling shenanigans, in a major way, on this highly influential show being bypassed for other selections (very much including Emily in Paris).

See you back here for the Globes ceremony on February 28.

Foo Fighters have been rocking consistently since the mid-90s. Over all these years, based on the wide smile Dave Grohl has been sporting a majority of the time, it seems like he has had a lot of wonderful moments with the band. That said, Grohl thinks his favorite one may have actually just happened a few months ago.

The band sat down with EW for an oral history of the band, and when asked about his favorite moment with the group, Grohl answered, “My favorite moment? It changes every year, honestly. Doing SNL with Dave Chappelle a few months ago on the day they called the election, that might be my new one.”

So it turns out, then, that the band’s promo for the episode was actually prophetic. In it, Grohl makes a nod to the then-uncertain result of the presidential election and jokes, “I’m gonna call it right now: best show ever!”

Meanwhile, one of Taylor Hawkins’ favorite Foo Fighters moments is also SNL-related, as he answered, “Playing Wembley with Led Zeppelin was pretty nuts. Paul McCartney coming into the studio and playing drums on a song that I got to sing. And every time I get to play with Roger Taylor or Brian May [of Queen], that’s really special. It’s just all so surreal. Being Mick Jagger’s backing band on Saturday Night Live, too.”

Check out the full oral history here.