At the moment, the 2025 Grammy Awards are set to take place on February 2. However, the venue is the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and given that the city is currently dealing with the historically destructive and disruptive LA wildfires, some questions have been raised about the status of this year’s award show.
As The Hollywood Reporter reports, “multiple sources” indicate there are currently discussions to either postpone the show, and the various other events surrounding it, or go on with it but shift the format to be more of a fundraiser. It is apparently “highly likely” the show will be postponed, according to “one senior television executive.”
The NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, which both play their home games at Crypto.com Arena, have already postponed some games. The Lakers’ given reasoning was “to focus on what matters most today.”
If the 2025 Grammys get postponed, it would be the third time this decade the show has had to make a shift. The 2021 Grammys were postponed due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, then the 2022 Grammys were also delayed due to a surge on COVID cases. The events were pushed back to March and April of the same years, respectively.
After four lopsided games to start NFL Wild Card Weekend, we finally got a thriller on Sunday night when the Buccaneers hosted the Commanders in Tampa. The two teams got off to fairly slow starts, as Washington led 10-3 late in the first half before Baker Mayfield found Mike Evans for a game-tying TD, setting up a dramatic second half.
The two teams would go back and forth, with both sides holding the lead in the fourth quarter, and there was plenty of drama in the final 15 minutes with turnovers, failed fourth downs, successful fourth downs, and big-time kicks from both sides. After Washington got stopped for the second time in the game on fourth down in field goal range, the Bucs gave it right back on a fumbled handoff, which led to Jayden Daniels finally finding Terry McLaurin for the go-ahead score on another fourth down.
The Bucs would go on a long drive but had a disastrous early snap on 3rd and inches that led to a loss of yards and forced them to settle for a game-tying field goal. They made that to make it a 20-20 game, but as he’s done all season, Daniels orchestrated a beautiful drive — including a sensational third down run that let them run the clock all the way down — to set up the game-winning field goal. Zane Gonzalez, the Commanders’ sixth kicker of the season, made it a bit more interesting than it needed to be, banking it in off the right upright, but unlike a miss earlier in the day by the Broncos off the right upright, this doink bounced through for the win.
Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth delivered a tremendous call, with both getting extremely excited to see something they’ve never seen — a playoff game-winning doink. It’s a gutting way to go out for the Bucs and their fans, but a fitting way for the Cardiac Commanders to continue their season of incredible late-game heroics. Now they will head up to Detroit to take on the top-seeded Lions in the Divisional round, where they’ll need even more magic to take down the NFC’s best team this season.
Kaytranada is known for sparking intense conversations online (just see his remarks about working with Beyoncé and a failed collaboration with Drake). His Grammy Award-winning music also causes a pleasant commotion on the dance floor. So, things tend to balance themselves out.
Yesterday (January 11), Kaytranada managed to simultaneously pull off both. During his headlining set at the inaugural Milk And Cookies Festival, Kaytranada took a brief break from DJing to show off his impressive dance moves. Well, today a clip (viewable here) taken at from his performance at South Africa’s Huddle Park is all fans can talk about online.
Between Kaytranada’s shift footwork to his effortless transition between moves, users across X (formerly Twitter) are losing their minds. “Kaytranada is too cool man. Those dance moves ? I need to see him every month or so. Also, JHB crowds ? Insane [what do you mean] we were chanting ‘Go Kaytra,’” wrote the user who thrust the video into virality.
Others quickly chimed in. “In not jealous of many people but this n**** right here. His skill set for making music is unmatched. Wish I could have him as a teacher and learn from him,” replied another user.
“The coolest [motherf*cker] in earth [right now],” added another.
Similar to his suave impromptu choreography, Kaytranada shared a chill response to the flood of compliments. “I wanna give a shoutout to Yerbamate,” he wrote.
Sadly, the Los Angeles County wildfires have claimed the lives of 14 residents and wiped thousands of structures off the map (according to Reuters). Residents including Jhené Aiko have shared footage documenting the LA fires’ devastating might.
Yesterday (January 11), Miley Cyrus shared an emotional message of support for evacuees. After someone impacted by the 2018 Woolsey fires, “Flowers” singer expressed her deep condolences to her fellow Californians with a post on Instagram (viewable here, courtesy of New York Post).
“This is a photo taken of my front porch in 2018 after losing our house in the Woolsey fires,” she wrote. “It’s a feeling you don’t ever forget. Walking up to the door you would pass through daily; looking forward to being greeted by the ones you love like you always do but instead being met by a pile of ash and rubble. My soul aches for those who are experiencing this devastation firsthand, and I cry for my city.”
She closed: “It’s beyond heartbreaking. Los Angeles represents ‘living the dream’ but the reality today is wreckage and destruction.”
In a recent account by CBS News, the 2018 Woolsey fires, which effected Ventura and Los Angeles counties, resulted in 96,949 acres of damage and destroying 1,643 structures. It also claimed the life of three people. Unfortunately, the LA fires are predicted to surpass that.
The Golden Globes are primarily focused on highlighting “excellence in both international film and television.” However, every so often something music related tends to sneak its way into the evening. During the 2025 Golden Globes, the music moment came when host Nikki Glaser turned her comedic efforts toward System Of A Down.
Well, now the “Chop Suey!” musicians have issued their snarky response. While frontman Serj Tankian decided to take the high road, drummer John Dolmayan and guitarist Daron Malakian took it upon themselves to hilariously address Glaser’s rumor that Glenn Close once server as the group’s drummer.
“I guess the cats out of the bag thanks to that asshole Nikki Glaser,” wrote Dolmayan on Instagram. “The fact is Glenn Close wrote the drums for most of the second system album and had to come in to lock down decent takes of a few songs as I just couldn’t handle the difficulty, and we were running out of time. Thanks to Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian, Shavo Odadjian, and Conan O’Brien for keeping the secret for so long.”
He went on to one up Glaser’s joke, writing: “A little known fact is that Conan co-produced all our albums. I feel better that the truth is out there.”
Malakian laughed off Glaser’s joke, writing: “Bet you didn’t know! Bet you didn’t know! Somewhere between our first drummer and John, Glenn Close was tearing shit up on the drums for us!”
Snoop Dogg has the voice for West Coast for decades. Now, the “Missionary” rapper is using the award-winning voice and his resources to aid his fellow Californians.
As fires continues to cause total devastation across Los Angeles County, Snoop Dogg revealed that he has turned his clothing store (Snoop Dogg’s Clothing) into temporary donation center to support survivors of the LA Fires. Snoop and his team are looking to gather the necessities for evacuees. Over the past two days, the store (located at 905a S Prairie Avenue in Inglewood) has collected hundreds of items. Due to the overwhelming out pour of support, they’ve been to limit their donation times.
In a statement posted on Snoopy Dogg’s Clothing Instagram page they expressed their gratitude for the community coming together for the cause. “Your support is so important, and we’re grateful to have each of you by our side as we work to help those in need,” read the post.
Snoop Dogg’s Clothing will accept donation until Tuesday, January 14. They are seeking a variety of household supplies, comfort items for young children, undergarments, toiletries, and first aids supplies, but all items must be new and in original packaging. Find more information here.
There are a lot — and we can’t emphasize this enough — a lot of really affordable bottles of tequila out there that are absolute garbage. We’re talking about stuff we wouldn’t even buy for our worst enemies. The sort of tequila that’ll make you wince no matter how fast you shoot it, burning your throat and turning your stomach.
But underneath the murky waters of bad mixto tequilas (meaning they’re not even 100% agave) and cheaply made bottles, there are a few gems that you can pick up on an absolute budget.
So to kick off a new year or great drinks, we’ve rounded up the 10 best blanco tequilas under $25. Now let us be clear, this isn’t the sort of tequila you bring out to impress friends, or slow sip on a cold night. This is workhorse tequila. The sort of stuff reserved for shots that won’t burn a hole in your wallet. The sort of stuff that you can mix in a cocktail. So if you come here looking for rare additive-free bottles, well… we can’t promise you anything on the “rare” front, but you’ll be surprised to find that there are a few additive-free brands out there that punch way above their price point.
Here are our 10 favorite blanco tequilas under $25, ranked for 2025.
There is a list of bottom-of-the-barrel tequilas that I think should be avoided at all costs. Hornitos Plata misses that list by just a hair, so we’re ranking this one absolutely last. If none of the other bottles on this list are at your local store, or this one is just on an insane BOGO sale, that’s when you pick it up.
Hornitos Plata is produced NOM 1102, Tequila Sauza, from agave cooked and extracted in a high-pressure autoclave and diffuser, before being fermented in stainless steel tanks, and twice distilled.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: A lot of ethanol on the nose, very chemical and harsh, with some bright lime notes lurking underneath all the muck.
Palate: Agave is joined by harsh alcohol tones, black pepper, and tangerine.
Finish: Vegetal, but equal parts medicinal. There is a chemical finish to this tequila.
The Bottom Line:
Reserve this bottle for big-batch margaritas. It doesn’t have any nuance or deep flavors. It’s a workhorse that is just a hair above low quality mixto bottles like Jose Cuervo.
While Milagro Silver isn’t my go-to choice in the brand’s portfolio, it’s still a simple, bright, and zesty tequila that makes for an ideal candidate for both cocktails and shots. The tequila is produced at NOM 1559, Tequilera Milagro, where it is the only brand in production.
That’s always a great sign, and if you’re fan of traditional tequila production methods, this brand has it. The agave is cooked in stone ovens, extracted via a roller mill, and fermented in stainless steel tanks.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Once again, ethanol on the nose, joined with black pepper and celery.
Palate: The alcohol flavor is much less pronounced than the nose would suggest, instead of getting crushed pepper corn, citrus rind, a bit of white pepper funk, some minerality, with a light vegetal kiss.
Finish: It burns a bit, but underneath the harsher components I can taste the slightest hint of mint.
The Bottom Line:
Very citrus-forward and peppery. If you like your tequila zesty, with some grassy notes, Milagro is a great choice.
For the price, it’s surprising just how agave forward Gran Centenario Plata is. The tequila serves as an ideal bottle for cocktails, bringing a lot of earthy and mellow flavors to your mixed drinks, without any of the burn associated with tequila in this price range.
For those into the stats, the tequila is produced at NOM 1122, Casa Cuervo, from agave slow-cooked in a high-pressure autoclave, roller mill extracted, and twice distilled through a column still.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Mellow, with a heavy dose of roasted agave, wet soil, and cayenne pepper.
Palate: Earthy peppercorn flavors on the palate, all spice, some grassy notes, and a gentle hint of vanilla.
Finish: A citrus note reveals itself on the finish, with some light smoke, and a bit of alcohol burn.
The Bottom Line:
Mellow and earthy, Gran Centenario is very agave-forward and only harsh on the finish.
Kudos to the Rock for offering a celebrity tequila with a price tag under $25. Celebrities get a lot of flack for overcharging for their tequila and basically white labeling their product, but Teremana isn’t that. The tequila is produced at NOM 1613, Destilería Teremana de Agave, where it is the only brand in production. The Rock’s tequila is the only brand that actually hails from its own distillery.
The agave for this tequila is cooked in brick ovens, roller mill extracted, and finished with deep well water.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Surprisingly vegetal at the nose. There is a sharp brightness here. It’s warm and sings the nostrils in the best way.
Palate: A mix of roasted agave and funky notes. There is a hint of citrus here, but sadly, the flavors don’t really bloom.
Finish: The finish falls a bit flat. I’m getting a blunt and bitter flavor with some light vanilla.
The Bottom Line:
Delicate and natural, but not the best tequila in its price range. Still for a celebrity brand, this defies expectations.
Lunazul is my go-to bottle when I’m looking for a tequila under $20. Produced at NOM 1513, Tierra De Agaves, this tequila is made from agave that has been hand-harvested, autoclave cooked, roller mill extracted, and mixed with deep well water. It is then fermented with proprietary yeast in stainless steel tanks, and twice distilled through a stainless pot with a copper coil.
If you’re looking for a tequila for shots that is still a bit agave-forward, Lunazul is a great choice.
Tasting Notes: Nose: Soft vanilla tones and roasted agave hover over a heavy alcohol base.
Palate: A nice balance of vegetal notes, green bell pepper, and sour apple skins, with vanilla, earth, and a bit of white pepper.
Finish: Very dry and peppery with a minty finish.
The Bottom Line:
It’s a bit harsh initially, but the finish is dry and peppery, rather than harsh like most tequila in this price range.
Another year, another moment where we’ll be singing the praises of Espolòn. There is a reason this bottle is so popular, for a while it was easily the best-tasting tequila in its price range. Now in 2025 when there are more tequila brands than ever before, its dropped from being the best to being merely very, very good. But hey, when we’re talking about sub $25 prices, we’ll take very very good any day!
Produced at NOM 1440, Campari Mexico, home to just three brands, Espolòn relies on autoclave cooking and roller mill extraction.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: An equal mix of alcohol and juicy citrus. This tequila’s strength isn’t in the nose.
Palate: Espolón really delivers the flavor, I’m tasting charred pineapple notes, some dry lemon grass, roasted agave, and green vegetal notes hovering in the backend.
Finish: Oily and supple with a spicy, fruity finish.
The Bottom Line:
Versatile. Espolòn is the perfect workhorse tequila ideal for any situation.
While not part of Corazón’s premium line, its Single Estate series offers bright and fruity flavors, that make this tequila one of the more complex in this price range.
Produced at NOM 1103, Tequila San Matias de Jalisco, the agave here is cooked low and slow in stone ovens that is roller mill extracted.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: There is a distinct fruity character here, I’m getting juicy pineapple and a mix of citrus.
Palate: That tropical fruit quality translates nicely to the palate with a hint of fresh green pepper, chilies, and a light hint of jasmine.
Finish: A mild spice that mingles nicely with roasted agave and orange zest.
The Bottom Line:
A great introduction to a premium brand, at an affordable price. Corazón’s Single Estate Blanco offers nuanced fruity flavors with a zesty agave-forward finish.
Olmeca Altos covers a lot of the same ground as Espolòn and has a similar flavor profile, but its way less harsh, and much juicier.
Produced at NOM 1111, Pernod Richard Mexico, Olmeca Altos is slow-coked in brick ovens tahona crushed, finished with well water and distilled in copper pots.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose is almost entirely dominated by roasted agave.
Palate: Heavy on the citrus zest, both orange and lime, mixed with fresh green peppers with a slight lactic quality.
Finish: Initially herbal and smooth but after a while the heat starts to build.
The Bottom Line:
Olmeca Altos is wonderfully earthy, zesty, and agave-forward.
El Tequileño is an interesting brand because while you’ll find a lot of its bottles in affordable price ranges, its higher-end expressions are some of the best in the market. Few brands have this sort of price diversity, so we appreciate El Tequileño for offering good tequila for drinkers of every budget.
The tequila is produced at NOM 1108, Jorge Salles Cuervo y Sucesores, where it is the only brand in production. The agave is cooked in a high-pressure autoclave, roller mill extracted, and mixed with spring water.
Surprisingly, this affordable bottle is additive-free, which is a rarity in this category.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Warm apple tones and citrus, over a heavy ethanol base.
Palate: Brown sugar, vanilla, and cardamom, with some juicy orange flavors.
Finish: A bright agave finish, with a smooth vanilla aftertaste, and just a hint of oak surprisingly.
The Bottom Line:
A bright natural-tasting agave forward tequila with a smooth dessert-like finish.
One of the few tequilas that is additive-free on this list, Arette is our pick for the best bottle you can score in this price range. This bottle boasts agave-forward flavors, and a natural blend of vegetal, spicy, and earthy flavors with a wonderful finish that’ll pull you in for drink after drink.
The tequila is produced at NOM 1107, Tequila Arette de Jalisco, and is made from agave cooked in a high-pressure autoclave, roller mill extracted, and mixed with deep well water, giving it a palpable minerality.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: A wet earthy quality leads the way before blooming into warm and comforting agave notes.
Palate: A bit salty with a mix of citrus and vegetal flavors. There is a very natural quality to this tequila with a nice green grass and wet soil flavor.
Finish: Spicy, earthy and dry.
The Bottom Line:
Arette is very natural tasting and agave-forward with a wonderful and nuanced vegetal quality. Easily comes across like a bottle in the $35+ range.
Ethel Cain wears many creative titles including singer, songwriter, and producer (as heard across her recent album Perverts). However, critics have slapped the “Punish” musician with another not so flattering label–extremist.
Over the weekend, Cain slammed corruption among election officials on Instagram, writing: “Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.”
Although many agreed with her comment aimed at the NRA, oil and insurance companies, Cain’s Instagram Story hashtag (#KillMoreCEOs) has sparked pushback from users online in light of the assassination of United Healthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson.
In a follow-up statement, Ethel Cain unapologetically doubled down on her initial remarks despite the pushback. Read her response below.
I genuinely mean what I say. Corporations giggle at protesting. Why would anyone ever willingly come down off their throne that they’ve spent years building off the suffering of their fellow man?
Nobody is getting visited by the ghost of Christmas future, no one is having a change of heart. It’s simple, you make them fear for their lives and hit them in the only place they hurt or nothing will ever get done. I don’t even see how that’s an incredibly radical idea. It seems quite straightforward to me. ‘Violence is never the answer’ wrong. Sometimes it is.
The world is burning, and it’s very clear who’s holding the matches.
If you want to see Ariana Grande performing live, you can head to your local movie theater. Although fans of the “Boy Is Mine” singer are raving about her Wicked showing, they want more. In fact, Grande promised them such.
Back in July 2024, Grande teased that she would embark on a mini-tour for Eternal Sunshine. However, after promotional obligations for Wicked picked up steam, Grande quickly abandoned those plans. During a conversation with Variety (captured by Pop Crave), Ariana Grande explained why she decided to scrap the show plans.
“I was considering a mini-tour between the ‘Wicked’ films,” she said. “But I’ve decided to prioritize acting for now. Performing will always be a part of my life, but I want to focus on this chapter of storytelling through film.”
Last confirmation seemingly comes after a technical issue on Ticketmaster led fans to believe the concert plans had been revived. Shortly, after the website mistakenly listed new shows for Grande, her label, Republic, quickly corrected the error with a formal statement.
“There are no plans for a tour next year,” commented a report for the company. “But Ariana remains deeply appreciative of her fans and all their continued love, support, and excitement.”
For those who wondered how Cillian Murphy would have time to appear in both the Peaky Blinders movie and 28 Years Later, well, there’s been a development. Last week, word arrived that the latter project counts him as an executive producer, but his Jim character will not appear onscreen. Tommy Shelby OBE fans need not worry, though. By Order Of The Peaky Fookin’ Blinders, Tommy remains alive, and Cillian will be front and center in this film. Creator Stephen Knight’s gangster show is making “six seasons and a movie” happen long before Community will, and after the movie took the gang back to Birmingham, Knight has been talking, so let’s get caught up on what to expect.
Release Date
Filming wrapped on December 19, 2024. Netflix celebrated the occasion with a photo (taken by Robert Viglasky) of Cillian in character as Tommy alongside newcomer Barry Keoghan. What will this mean for release timing? When quizzed on a precise date, Steven Knight told Deadline that “it’s a bit too soon for that,” but he added, “you can sort of work out that it will be about a year.” It sounds like we could have a Very Peaky Christmas for The Immortal Man, which still appears to be the film’s title.
FYI before that happens, Knight devotees can also drink in A Thousand Blows (with Hayden Stagg actor Stephen Graham) and perhaps House Of Guinness, too. Knight is a busy guy, but Tommy Shelby is clearly top priority.
Cast
Netflix/BBC
We have been keeping a running list of who will and won’t be back for this movie, but to sum up confirmed names, TV cast returns include Stephen Graham (as Hayden Stagg), Sophie Rundle (as Ada Shelby Thorne), Ned Dennehy (Charlie Strong), Ian Peck (Curly), and Packy Lee (Johnny Dogs). We probably will not be seeing Paul Anderson since there has been radio silence on that issue following legal issues for the Arthur Shelby actor.
Those who will almost certainly return but haven’t been explicitly confirmed are Sam Claflin (as Sir Oswald Mosely, fascist/Hitler ally) and Tom Hardy (as Alfie Solomons), who has expressed interest in returning and even did some trolling (he called it “punting”) for good measure. Bringing Alfie back in a WWII-set story could line the Jewish gangster back up in another plot to target Mosely, and although Alfie repeatedly betrayed Tommy (and you know, the whole shooting thing happened), their irresistible dynamic feels necessary to revisit, if only for a few scenes.
New additions will include Tim Roth, Rebecca Ferguson, and Barry Keoghan with the latter heavily speculated to be portraying (and multiplehints support that theory) Duke Shelby, Tommy’s illegitimate son who surfaced in the show’s sixth season and rightfully helped push Finn out the door.
Plot
Netflix/BBC
Credit goes to Netflix and BBC (as well as Knight, Murphy, and everybody else involved) for keeping the plot so hush hush. Initially, Murphy assured the show’s audience that, “Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me,” and “[t]his is one for the fans,” and Knight chimed in, “The country is at war, and so, of course, are our Peaky Blinders.”
More recently, Knight answered to theories that this show would spawn a spin off series, and in doing so, the prolific writer told LA Times that the film will be the beginning of more Shelby family tales:
“I always knew that the story of Tommy and the Shelby family wouldn’t end with Season 6. There is such a huge global appetite for the world of ‘Peaky Blinders,’ and so much more story to tell. I think it was around the end of Season 2 when I felt that the fan base deserved a say in the trajectory of Peaky. I’ve taken the family into World War II, and the movie we have shot is wild, explosive and deeply emotional. Even when the movie is done, there is more to come. Watch this space.”
Knight reinforced this point to Deadline and stressed that the movie “won’t be the end, let me put it that way. I’m not saying none of it.”
Quite possibly, this will be a story where Tommy passes the baton to the future generation (with Duke taking over the criminal side and Charles, if he appears, taking the legitimate reins). Other possibilities include further Tommy and Winston Churchill weirdness and more maneuverings (ideally successful this time) against Oswald Mosley. To ignore either of those options would not make sense during WWII, but how much of the “Shelby family” will we really see? Ava will be on hand, perhaps to clean up a Tommy mess or few, but she’s one of the only survivors of the core group. Polly, John, and Michael are dead, and Arthur remains a mystery (but it doesn’t look good). Lizzie is probably still gone, so it could simply be Tommy and Duke from the Shelbys.
One certainty, however, is that historical accuracy will probably still be gleefully thrown out the door. That could mean that Tommy would succeed in taking out Oswald Mosely (who managed to live until 1980 IRL), long after Tommy killed Billy Kimber (who actually died in 1945 IRL) during the series proper. Heck, maybe Churchill will resign as PM, and Tommy can have the job. It wouldn’t the most ridiculous historical twisting of the Peaky Blinders world, and you know that you’d love to see it.
Trailer
The trailer will be ready when Steven Knight is ready.
In the meantime, you’ll know when it’s Wednesday:
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