Bruno Mars Finally Gets His First No. 1 Album and 'Sinners' Is Eating Awards Season Alive
What's Trending
Nicola Coughlan is done with your body positivity narrative. The Bridgerton star said she has "no interest" in body positivity, pointing out that all the fanfare around her filming sex scenes kinda landed as an insult considering she was a size 10. Honestly? She's got a point, and the internet is having a real moment processing that.
Aubrey Plaza showed up to Paris Fashion Week day six looking like she invented the concept of cool indifference. The woman simply does not miss at fashion events. Ever.
Music
Bruno Mars' 'The Romantic' debuted at No. 1 on the albums chart — and somehow this is his FIRST album to ever bow at the top spot. Fourth studio album, years of dominating pop, and he's just now getting his first No. 1 debut? The math hasn't been mathing but it's mathing now.
Country Joe McDonald has passed away at 84. The Woodstock legend behind "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" and frontman of Country Joe and the Fish was an absolute icon of counterculture. A genuine piece of music history.
Jay-Z and UGK's "Big Pimpin'" is making the rounds again on hip-hop forums because some songs simply never stop being relevant. Timbaland production that still sounds like the future.
Movies & TV
'Sinners' is on a tear. Ryan Coogler's supernatural horror film grabbed best original screenplay at the Writers Guild Awards AND took top honors at the MPSE Golden Reel Awards in the same weekend. Awards season is shaping up to be very kind to this one.
'The Bride!' flopped hard at the box office. Maggie Gyllenhaal's punk rock feminist Bride of Frankenstein reimagining was dead on arrival, and Variety literally listed five reasons why. Sometimes a bold swing just doesn't connect.
Kathleen Kennedy talked Lucasfilm handoff, AI boundaries, and Grogu's limits in the new Mandalorian movie. The biggest reveal? There's a power Grogu WON'T have. The speculation machine is already spinning.
'Girl From Nowhere' is getting a Japanese remake. The Thai mystery-thriller is becoming "Transfer Student Nanno" on Fuji TV, marking the show's first international adaptation. That series is genuinely unhinged in the best way so this could go hard.
The Unforgettable Gala honored Asian excellence with Arden Cho, Ji-young Yoo, Chloe Zhao, and Bowen Yang all in attendance as "Kpop Demon Hunters" continues its awards season run.
Celebrity Tea
Justin Bieber threw a water bottle at paparazzi after dinner with Hailey. Just a casual Sunday evening of dining out and launching projectiles. The man has been in his "leave me alone" era for a while now and apparently the paps didn't get the memo.
People in wealth gap relationships are spilling everything — stories about partners who genuinely cannot comprehend that not everyone can just casually buy a vacation home. The replies are equal parts fascinating and infuriating.
TikTok & Internet
BuzzFeed rounded up 30 TikTok products that outlasted the hype and actually proved themselves. We've all impulse-bought something from a viral video at 2 AM — apparently some of those purchases were actually valid.
Kane Brown is teasing "Woman" dropping March 13th and country TikTok is already gearing up. The man knows how to build anticipation on that app.