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  1. grammys 2020
    Tyler, the Creator Calls His Best Rap Album Grammy Win a ‘Backhanded Compliment’“I don’t like that ‘urban’ word. That’s a politically correct way of using the N-word to me.”
  2. grammys 2020
    Aerosmith and Run-DMC Walk This Way Across 2020 Grammys StageIt’s been over three decades, so they’re walking a little slower, but they are walking.
  3. grammys 2020
    Alicia Keys Shades the Recording Academy Just a Little in Her Grammys MonologueIn a classy way, though.
  4. grammys 2020
    Usher, Sheila E. and FKA Twigs Work to Make Prince Proud With Grammys TributeProbably would have wanted FKA Twigs to sing a little though.
  5. grammys 2020
    Billy Porter’s Grammys Hat Takes Home the Award for Most HatTruly, it was no contest.
  6. apps
    Vine Reboot Byte Arrives to Help You Feel Alive For Six Seconds at a Time AgainThe new app from Vine co-creator Dom Hofmann dropped today.
  7. trailer mix
    Nicole Kidman Is Here to Get Undone in HBO’s The Undoing TrailerThe limited-run series that asks: “What if every character on Big Little Lies was distilled down into one Nicole Kidman?”
  8. live action
    Following Lion King, Disney’s Next Nature Doc Will Be ‘Live-Action’ Bambi RemakeIt’ll be just like you’re actually there! In the forest! With Bambi and his mom!
  9. trailer mix
    Close Out Your MLK Day By Tearing Up Over HBO’s We Are The Dream TrailerThe documentary, executive produced by Mahershala Ali, debuts on February 18.
  10. music
    Radiohead Would Like to Welcome You to the Radiohead Public Library OnlineComplete with your very own Radiohead library card.
  13. lawsuits
    Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed By Prince’s Family DismissedThe suit alleged that medical professionals providing care to Prince failed to diagnose and treat his opioid addiction, leading to his demise.
  14. the grammys
    Interim Grammy CEO Issues Statement Laying Into Ousted President Deborah DuganDugan was placed on administrative leave last week following allegations of misconduct.
  15. awards season
    Brad and Jen Both Got SAG Awards, But You, You Got This Photo Of Brad and JenLike a Screen Actors Guild Award for your heart.
  16. awards season
    Brad Pitt Thanks Margot Robbie’s Feet For SAG Win, And Margaret Qualley’s And…How long has he been rehearsing the tight five he gave for his acceptance speech Sunday night?
  17. awards season
    Parasite Wins Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at SAG AwardsWhile Joaquin Phoenix takes home Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for Joker.
  18. homages
    Dwayne Johnson Posts Tribute to Late Father Rocky’s ‘Trailblazing Soul’“You broke color barriers, became a ring legend and trail blazed your way thru this world. I was the boy sitting in the seats, watching and adoring.”
  19. right click
    Jhené Aiko Gives You NSFW Aaliyah in New ‘P*$$Y FAIRY (OTW)’ Music VideoHer first song (and music video!) of 2020.
  20. little a beef
    The 1975’s Matty Healy Just Dragged Maroon 5 Straight to Hell (a.k.a. 2012)Who doesn’t love that song about being in a phone box or whatever?
  21. season renewals
    Comedy Central Renews Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens’s Lease for Another SeasonAhead of the premiere of Awkwafina’s sitcom on January 22.
  22. r. kelly
    R. Kelly’s Former Girlfriend Azriel Clary Reunites With Estranged FamilyClary’s family expressed their fears about their daughter’s involvement with the singer in Surviving R. Kelly.
  25. tv adaptations
    Bong Joon-ho Needs a Parasite Show For All the Ideas He Couldn’t Cram Into MovieSometimes, you just can’t wedge all your class criticism into two hours and twelve minutes.
  26. the industry
    Rachel Bloom to Answer Your Comedy Prayers as Antichrist’s Mom in Mother MaryDisjointed’s Betsy Sodaro stars in the Pop TV pilot as a modern-day Virgin Mary.
  27. fantasy
    Syfy Takes the Second Star on the Right and Lands in The League of Pan SeriesThe Peter Pan spin-off promises to reveal “twisted secrets” about the Lost Boys’ past, as if these kids haven’t been through enough.
  28. america's celebz got singing
    Sorry, Celebs Who Can’t Sing: Jimmy Fallon’s That’s My Jam Arrives in AugustFallon’s new show won’t premiere until after the Tokyo Olympics, so you have a little time to take more lessons.
  29. monkey attacks
    Salma Hayek Calmly Looks Back on Being ‘Severely Injured’ in Frida Monkey AttackDon’t worry. She and Tyson later made up during a Vogue photoshoot.
  30. tv adaptations
    CBS Hoping to Find Out If the Lambs Stopped Screaming With Clarice SequelThe TV series would pick up with Agent Starling in 1993, a year after the events of Silence of the Lambs.
  31. horror
    Beat It, Brahms: Syfy Orders Chucky TV Show Straight to SeriesSatisfying the nation’s ravenous thirst for evil dolls is Child’s Play.
  32. the industry
    NBC Picks Up Dwayne Johnson’s Young Rock, Body Slams It Through a Folding TableCould Baby Dwayne Johnson take Baby Yoda in a fight? Could we please watch and find out?
  33. grammys 2020
    She Grew From the Drama, and Now Ariana Grande Is Performing at the GrammysLast year, the singer feuded publicly with Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich, but looks like they patched things up.
  34. awards season
    God Cuts You a Break, Sets Tina Fey and Amy Poehler As 2021 Golden Globes HostsWe’ll all still be recovering from Election Year next January, so this is a true gift.
  37. looking back
    Ian McKellen Invites You to Read His Lord of the Rings Filming JournalDespite what he said on Extras, Sir Ian spent a lot of time working on becoming Gandalf.
  38. last night on late night
    Just Because Laura Dern Saw Baby Yoda Doesn’t Mean They’re Dating. Yet.Just to clarify: He may be short, but Baby Yoda is a half-century old.
  39. remakes
    Turn in Your Permission Slips: Disney+ Is Taking Everybody Back to Space CampThe streaming service is developing a series based on the 1986 film about every kid’s dream and every parent’s worst nightmare.
  40. baftas so white
    Cynthia Erivo Turned Down BAFTAs Performance Over All-White Acting NomineesThe awards received criticism this week after no nominees of color made it into any of the four acting categories.
  41. time's up
    Oprah Steps Away From Russell Simmons Accuser Doc, Pulls It From Apple TV+“First and foremost, I want it to be known that I unequivocally believe and support the women.”
  42. baffling news
    Shaggy Passed on Upcoming Rihanna Album Collab After Being Asked to AuditionDoes the word “boombastic” mean nothing to people anymore?!
  43. superheroes
    Christian Bale Reportedly Crossing the Bifrost Bridge to Thor: Love and ThunderThe role is as-yet undisclosed, but we’re all hoping villain, right?
  44. music videos
    Come On Everybody, Watch Lil Uzi Vert’s ‘Futsal Shuffle 2020’ Video and LearnAs it joins the great historical pantheon of shuffles.
  45. the industry
    Patricia Arquette Lining Up Her Next Golden Globe With Apple Thriller SeveranceBen Stiller is set to direct the series, based on Dan Erickson’s 2016 Bloodlist-topping script.
  46. golden globes 2020
    You Can Go Ahead And Thank Joaquin Phoenix For A Vegan Golden GlobesSee? There are way more productive actions to take than starting a clown riot.
  49. golden globes 2020
    Michelle Williams Says Thanks for the Globe, But Let’s Talk Reproductive Rights“I wouldn’t have been able to do this without employing a woman’s right to choose.”
  50. golden globes 2020
    Phoebe Waller-Bridge Thanks Obama for, Well, Everything at Golden Globes“I’d also like to thank Obama for putting us on his list. As some of you may know, he’s always been on mine.”
  51. golden globes 2020
    Just 6 Faces of Celebrities Reacting to Ricky Gervais’s MonologueThat Ronan Farrow joke wasn’t half bad though.
  52. obits
    John Baldessari, the Godfather of Conceptual Art, Dead at 88Baldessari famously burned his entire oeuvre in 1970, baking the ashes into cookies that were later displayed at the MoMa in New York.
  53. fire drill fridays
    Sam Waterston Arrested for a Second Time Protesting Climate Change in D.C.There was a time you’d hate to hear that Sam Waterston got arrested multiple times. Now it’s 2020.
  54. based on a true story
    Bassist Carol Kaye Hated Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Homage: ‘I Am Not a Cartoon’“I didn’t know a thing about it. I thought that was pretty bad — kind of like slander.”
  55. love
    Sharon Stone Begs Bumble to Please Let Her Find LoveUnlike you, she’s not pretending to be Sharon Stone online to get dates.
  56. bah humbug
    Sharon Osbourne Recalls Firing Assistant After Making Him Run Into Burning HomeGod bless us, everyone.
  57. honours
    The Queen Ushers in 2020 by Knighting Sam Mendes and Steve McQueenOlivia Newton-John receives a damehood, among others on this year’s New Year’s Honours list.
  58. comedy history
    John Mulaney Happened to Answer the Phone the Day Chappelle Ditched His ShowWhat are the odds he’d be temping at Comedy Central the exact day Dave Chappelle disappeared to Africa?
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