Friday Five: Taylor Swift'sFolklorelove triangle, Drake teams with Headie One, and more

These are the five best things we heard this week. Every Friday, EW’s music team runs down the five best songs of the week. MJ “Say Something” Kylie Minogue Kylie Minogue? Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images; Universal Music; Florian Ebener/Getty Images; Bao Ngo; Sarah Morris/Getty Images Can we all be as one again? she coos over icy synths and warm strings that recall the euphoric arrangements on her 2000 classicLight Years....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Jason Wells

Friday Five: Usher is back to his old ways, Mickey Guyton loves rosé, and more

The five best things we heard this week. Every Friday, EW’s music team runs down the five best songs of the week. “Bad Habits” Usher Usheris back to his old ways. Credit: Ian Gavan/Getty Images; Noam Galai/WireImage; Simone Joyner/Redferns; Monica Schipper/Getty Images; Burak Cingi/Redferns “Oh God, I didn’t mean it/Truth is I only messed up because you seen it.” I mean… damn, dude. His latest attempt: “Oh My Gawd,” a collaboration with Mr Eazi....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Jerry Garcia

Friday night massacre: Late-night jokes, and why the anti-Conan, pro-Jay backlash won't work

Theres a new show premiering on Fox calledHuman Target, he said. I thought it was about me. And then: Even David Letterman is taking shots at me. Which is weird, because usually he just takes shots at interns. Ebersol called Conan OBrien an astounding failure and chicken-hearted and gutless formaking jokes about Leno earlier in the week. Now, consider the source. As I said, consider the source. Thats the guy leading the Conan-is-a-failure charge....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Theodore Meyer

Friends: The one with New Yorkers protesting the orange sofa photo op

Looks like the iconic orange sofa fromFriendsmay have topivotsomewhere else. Some area residents have reportedly spoken out about the publicity stunt, saying the photo-op will disturb locals. We have at least 400 tourists a day coming to look at that building. Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images They take pictures all day and all night. To close off the street or a section of the sidewalk would make it crazy....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Shelly Rivera

Friendsco-creator breaks down Ross' 'pivot' moment and more

The One… (You get the idea.) And for co-creators Crane and Marta Kauffman, that came from experience. (Aside from their regularly scheduled trips to Central Perk, of course.) NBC So it’s no surprise that, from time to time, the writers drew from their own experiences. Such as thestory that’s been toldabout writer Adam Chase buying a pair of leather pants. “You’re just trying to tell funny stories and have it work....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Joshua Arias

Friendsco-creator Marta Kauffman admits 'I didn't do enough' when it came to diversity

If you choose links we provide, we may receive compensation. Friendsco-creatorMarta Kauffmanis opening up about the lack of diversity on the hit sitcom. I would make very different decisions." Credit: Jon Ragel/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images; Inset: Phillip Faraone/Getty Images Now all I can think about is what can I do? What can I do differently? How can I run my show in a new way?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Michael Espinoza

Friendsco-creator reveals the Monica story NBC tried to cut

He said, Were not going to like her! But we really held our ground on it. And NBC saw the pilot run-through as an opportunity to get some feedback. Credit: NBC The web link gave the audience a questionnaire that was so skewed, Crane remembers. It basically said: When she does this, is she a trollop? Is she a slut?' But the result was not what the data pipe expected....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Christopher White

Friendsgets the LEGO treatment for 25th anniversary: See photos

like he did in thatFriendsseason 5 episode. In honor of the beloved sitcoms 25th anniversary,Friendsis getting the LEGO treatment. Credit: Lego Lego Lego Lego Lego Lego

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 26 words · Kelly Osborn

Friendsprops, costumes, and studio reproductions headed to auction

The items also include numerous studio-edition reproductions, made from the original designs by the Warner Bros. props department. Its an honor to be able to bring some amazing original pieces to the fans. See a sample of the items below. NBC Warner Bros. Entertainment Warner Bros. Entertainment Warner Bros. Entertainment

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 50 words · Molly Simpson

Friendsstar Lisa Kudrow reveals why she struggled playing Phoebe in season 3 on new episode of Kevin Nealon show

WhenLisa Kudrowhikes withKevin Nealon, the truth comes out. I had played dumb girls [before], Kudrow says, but it wasnt really me. I feel like, S, I tricked em at the audition. NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images So I had to work hard at being Phoebe. And then, like, third season in, I was struggling so much. Thankfully, her costarMatt LeBlanchad some great advice when she expressed her concerns. Youve been doing this fing character for three years....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Roger Perkins

Fringe recap: Into The Woods

Yet Rivers kin were anything but small, in size or spirit. Now, they had to find them. Fortunately, one of them was in the lab, encased in the amber mass. Credit: Liane Hentscher/Fox Astrid wielded the Laser(disc) Beam like a heavy metal guitarist strumming an axe. Walter watched and belittled her technique… then took all the credit for her success. So it goes with the little people. Alas, the tape wasnt the first in the sequence it was the third....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 977 words · Amanda Becker

From a Sterling K. Brown thirst trap to aScandalmovie: How celebs are getting out the vote

Celebrities have been doing their part to get out the vote for decades. Sterling K. Brownalso took a unique approach, resorting to a thirst trap to get his fans' attention. Posting a shirtless photo of himself, Brown wrote, “Like what you see? Credit: Sterling K. Brown/Twitter; Richard Cartwright/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images; Laura Dern/Instagram There’s more where this came from” with a link taking readers toVote.org. Dern posed in “Vote” masks with the rest of her iconicJurassic Parktrio,Sam O’NeillandJeff Goldblum....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Chris Mason

From Big Baby to X Æ A-12, babies are having a tough time on the internet right now

Why can’t babies catch a break? People have always loved babies on the internet. The post went viral but wasnt without controversy. Elon Musk/Twitter While many responses added to the joke (e.g. Then, a few weeks later,Elon MuskandGrimeswelcomed their son into the world. People immediately took to social media to roast the unusual moniker. Elon Musk really up and named his son a Strong Password, one user tweeted. Another wrote, Elon Musks son not gonna have birthdays hes gonna have updates....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Susan Gomez