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Shakira is leaving any toxicity in her life behind in 2022. On New Year’s Day, the Colombian superstar shared an optimistic message about love after healing from “betrayal.” The heartfelt post could be about her breakup with soccer star Gerard Piqué last year.

In June of last year, Shakira and Piqué announced their separation. Piqué reportedly cheated on Shakira, which led to their decision to part ways after over 11 years together.

“We regret to confirm that we are separating. For the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we request respect for (our) privacy. Thank you for your understanding,” Shakira and Piqué said in a joint statement.

In a New Year’s Day post, Shakira seemingly touched on healing from her breakup with Piqué. “Even if our are still open in this new year, time has surgeon’s hands,” she wrote in Spanish and English. “Even if someone has betrayed us, we must continue to trust others.”

Shakira’s message is universal for anyone who is caught up in a toxic relationship. “When faced with contempt, continue to know your worth,” she continued. “Because there are more good people than indecent ones. More people with empathy than indifference.”

Shakira ended her note with a hopeful message about love, adding, “The ones who leave are fewer than the many who stay by our side. Our tears are not in vain, they water the soil our future will spring from and make us more human, so that even while suffering heartache we can continue to love.”

Last year, Shakira released the global hits “Te Felicito” with Rauw Alejandro and “Monotonía” featuring Ozuna. Both songs dealt with a breakup and seemingly hinted to her split from Piqué. She is hard at work on her next album.

Eminem has been revisiting his past lately. I’m personally still not over the nostalgic reunion of Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, and 50 Cent for last year’s Emmy-winning Super Bowl halftime performance.

In recent months, Eminem candidly reflected on his past drug addiction with XXL and his 2007 overdose with Paul Rosenberg. His Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction speech included mention of his nearly fatal 2007 overdose — joking for his daughter, Hailie, to “plug your ears because drugs were f*cking delicious.” He also took the time during that speech to thank, one-by-one, over 100 of his formative rap influences.

And though Eminem paid subtle homage to 8 Mile with a limited-edition comic book cover in November, his 2002 cult classic film is staying firmly in the past.

“Sometimes it’s just best to leave it at one,” Mekhi Phifer said when asked by TMZ why there hasn’t been an 8 Mile sequel. “Sometimes it’s just best to leave it alone. Once you make a classic, no reason to fool around with it.”

Phifer added there has not been any conversation about a potential sequel. Will it ever happen? “Probably not,” he said. And does Phifer think that’s a mistake? “No. Like I said, leave the classics alone, and it’ll be all good. Let’s just live with the 8 Mile.”

Phifer was pressed on whether it could be “more interesting” to see what would happen after the events that transpired in the original, but he held firm: “Yeah, but you know, the story that we told is the story. It could be interesting, but I wouldn’t be in it, and I’m sure Eminem wouldn’t be in it, either.”

8 Mile was loosely based on Eminem’s Detroit upbringing. Em played Jimmy “B-Rabbit” Smith, a blue-collar worker with rap aspirations, and Phifer played Jimmy’s close friend, Future. Kim Basinger and the late Brittany Murphy also starred. “Lose Yourself” won an Oscar for Best Music, Original Song.

Latto has been riding “Big Energy,” her 777 single that peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, since its late-2021 release.

As Uproxx’s December 2021 cover star, Latto explained how she discovered she had unknowingly sampled Tom Tom Club’s “Genius Of Love” and, by extension, Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy.” She said, “I was like, ‘You know what? I ain’t even going to put that pressure on myself. I’m going to put my own taste on it, take it or leave it, whatever.’”

Nobody was thinking about Carey or Tom Tom Club when Latto took the stage in a velvet bodysuit and brought “Big Energy” to Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party in Miami, airing live on NBC and streaming on Peacock, on Saturday night, December 31.

It marked Latto’s last performance of 2022. She was busy through the back half of the year while serving as the opener on Lizzo’s Special Tour, a role she will continue to hold for the 2023 Special 2our leg.

Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party was co-hosted by Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton. They delivered a flawless medley of “Wrecking Ball” and “I Will Always Love You,” while other musical guests included David Byrne, Fletcher, Paris Hilton, Rae Sremmurd, Sia, and more. The two-hour special also revealed that Cyrus will drop her new single, “Flowers” on January 13, which happens to be Liam Hemsworth’s birthday.

Watch Latto’s “Big Energy” performance above.

Logic makes a lot of announcements. In 2022 alone, he left Def Jam for BMG — but not before dropping Vinyl Days, his 30-track seventh album, which was supported by a tour. Luckily, he reconsidered his 2020 retirement announcement. Anyway, it’s only fitting that Logic’s new year began with two baby-related announcements.

Logic and Brittney Noelle, his wife, are launching a children’s clothing line, Sweet Cream. They can count on at least one new customer, as the couple also shared they are expecting their second child in 2023. Maybe this is why he was in such a good mood through the holidays.

Logic revealed the birth of his and Noelle’s son in July 2020.

“Privacy with family is something that is very important to me,” Logic captioned an Instagram post at the time. “However my fans have been my family since this all started so I wanted to share with you a glimpse into the life I am now diving into head first. I would like you to meet LB as we call him, Little Bobby. And my beautiful wife Brittney who is an incredible mother. These two make me the happiest man in the world and it’s a happiness nothing else has ever been able to fulfill.”

He continued, “I know the news of retirement may be bittersweet when understanding the motives behind it. But worry not dear listener. I will still be here for you. This will now if anything only allow me to focus more on not only my family. But YOU! My family reading this. Without the stress of this industry we can communicate more. Interact more, and I’m so excited for that. I love you and thank you so so much for being here with me all these years. Now let’s all kick back, love life and enjoy each day having fun… No Pressure. RattPack for infinity!”

Since then, Logic has done anything but retreat. On top of this June’s Vinyl Days, he has also released his first-ever beat tape, Peanuts, and his 2021 project Bobby Tarantino III. Logic’s debut novel, Supermarket, became a bestseller in 2019; he followed that up with a memoir, This Bright Future, in September 2021.

January is officially upon us, people. You might be freezing your butt off, but a bright side exists in this scenario: the reigning streaming services know that you need something to watch while stuck inside, and they’ve delivered accordingly. The newest show starring Natasha Lyonne has arrived (with Rian Johnson behind the scenes, what a concept), and Bryan Cranston simply refuses to stop playing characters who break bad, yet the TV landscape is better for it.

In other words, if you’ve already finished binging December shows (and there’s a good chance that you got sucked into Emily In Paris and 1923 like the best of us), then you have plenty of options coming your way. At least, that’s the case if you like shows with detectives, therapists, witches, vikings, non-threatening basements, and Jason Momoa. Here are the must-see shows for January 2023.

Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches (AMC/AMC+ series streaming 1/8)

Anne Rice fans must be enjoying the undead resurrection of her novels on TV, and that includes the mesmerizing Interview With The Vampire reboot series. Now, audiences will see the darkness continue with Alexandra Daddario and her wide-eyed presence starring as the head of a witchy dynasty. She plays Rowan Fielding, a neurosurgeon who ends up finding out that she’s the so-called Thirteenth Witch. Hey, it happens. The series co-stars Jack Huston, Harry Hamlin, and Annabeth Gish and looks atmospheric as hell, so let’s hope that it delivers heft atop those visuals.

Vikings: Valhalla: Season 2 (Netflix series streaming 1/12)

After the O.G. series dominated for six full seasons, this spinoff gave the franchise new life in the streaming realm. This part of the story still takes place around a century ahead of its predecessor with a different generation of history-famous Vikings, including Leif Ericsson, Freydis Eriksdotter, and Nordic prince Harald Sigurdsson. They’ve all embarked upon different parts of the world to pursue power and new realms while igniting rivalries and simply attempting to survive with honor.

The Climb (HBO Max series streaming 1/12)

A smart man named Brian Grubb once declared that Jason Momoa should be in everything. I’m on board with this concept, and the See star and upcoming Fast and Furious villain has been pounding movies like crazy but still had time to get hands-on for an HBO Max series. The Climb features Momoa bounding off the side of mountains and shouting, “Yeah!” If you wanted to know more (sure, let’s go there), this series pairs him with buddy and the rock-climbing legend himself, Chris Sharma, to ascend as far as possible into the sky. They also guide a group of amateur climbers throughout a competition that’s fraught with danger and dauntlessness. There’s are prizes involved, of course, but also, they got to go adventuring with Momoa.

Mayor of Kingstown: Season 2 (HBO Max series streaming 1/15)

Taylor Sheridan is pretty much ruling the Paramount Network/Paramount+ content game right now with the Yellowstone universe and Tulsa King, and he also co-created (along with Hugh Dillon) this crime drama starring Jeremy Renner. The story follows Dillon’s own observations from his formative years near Ontario’s Kingston Penitentiary, and Renner plays the figurative Mayor who spins wheels and deals between law enforcement and inmates. In other words, there’s not much in the way of fair justice in this game, and audiences clearly love to see Renner in crime drama mode.

Your Honor: Season 2 (Showtime series premiering 1/15)

I’ve said it already, but no one does Panic Faces quite like Bryan Cranston does. His judge is still breaking bad in Season 2 because he apparently hasn’t suffered enough already. The show’s an intense, stressful one filled with plenty of local sights and sounds (along with mob stuff) after being shot on location in New Orleans, but Cranston seems to relish doing genuinely hard work because he’s (and I’m riffing here) bound and determined not to go back to Malcolm In The Middle wholesomeness. As a special bonus, this season also stars Rosie Perez fresh off her trip with The Flight Attendant.

MILF Manor (TLC series premiering 1/15)

This isn’t exactly the classiest show, but don’t be a snob. Shades of a 30 Rock bit may be in the back of your head for this show where so-called “MILFs” are looking for… something with 20-something dudes. These guys may or may not be able to deliver the goods because we’re talking about ladies who own a fitness studio, for example, and have found plenty of success otherwise in life. There’s a “twist,” apparently, so hopefully, this show will run longer than FBoy Island.

Miracle Workers: Season 4 (TBS series streaming 1/16)

There’s no word yet on whether Daniel Radcliffe will be shaking his butt (while in drag) on this season of this wild and wooly anthology series, but one can hope. This season formally follows up on Oregon Trail with an End Times subtitle, so one can expect some killer robots and (even worse) the lure of suburbia. Radcliffe picks up as a wasteland warrior married to a warlord, played by Geraldine Viswanathan, and thank god Steve Buscemi is back and might know what’s up in Boomtown. Guest stars include Quinta Brunson, Garcelle Beauvais, Kyle Mooney, and Paul F. Tompkins.

That ’90s Show (Netflix series streaming 1/19)

Jackie and Kelso got married, meaning that real-life spouses Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher will be on hand as guests in this series that takes place (as the title suggests) in 1995. The show revolves around Kitty and Red somehow looking much like they did back in the ’70s, and the actual story involves Leia, whose parents happen to be Eric and Donna. Leia is looking for adventure and thinks that the Forman place is the place to be for achieving that goal, especially since a rebel named Gwen lives next door. That basement is a real party once more, even if we can’t figure out how Jackie and Kelso worked out after all these years.

Poker Face (Peacock series streaming 1/26)

Natasha Lyonne said goodbye to Nicky Nichols in Orange Is The New Black and moved right onto the twisted, Groundhog Day-esque existential dilemmas of Russian Doll, but her commanding, self-deprecating presence isn’t taking a breather yet. She and Rian Johnson decided to make a totally not-Columbo series, in which she’s not exactly a detective, but her Charlie character (another “scrappy protagonist,” thank god) does have a “gift” of sorts. Soon enough, she’s solving crimes while tooling around in a Plymouth Barracuda. Natasha reteams with Chloë Sevigny and Dascha Polanco, and expect appearances from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Barkin, Tim Meadows, Tim Blake Nelson, and Benjamin Bratt, too.

Shrinking (Apple TV+ series streaming 1/27)

This series feels like a surefire hit, given that Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence is writing alongside Brett Goldstein, who also produces. Jason Segel stars as a therapist who takes an unorthodox turn while undergoing his own grieving process. He basically decides, “F*ck those rules” and heads into transforming his own life, and those of his patients, inside out. Harrison Ford takes a breather from cowboying-it in his current 1923 role to move further into his TV phase. The streaming world is a wonderful place.

2023 has gotten off to a sad start for the music community: Over the weekend, former Three 6 Mafia member Gangsta Boo (real name Lola Chantrelle Mitchell) died at 43 years old. An official cause of death has yet to be revealed.

As the news spread, reactions started popping up online, including some heartbreaking ones from Boo’s fellow Three 6 Mafia members. Juicy J and DJ Paul offered simple posts with photos of Boo while Koopsta Knicca wrote, “Alot Of Funny Sh*t Happened All The Time Being Around Them.”

Others associated with Three 6 Mafia and/or Boo chimed in, too. Mr. Wyte shared a screenshot of the news and noted, “No words. We were just all together 2 weeks ago. [sad emoji].” Project Pat wrote, “The Hardest to ever do it R. I. P. @missyeahoe will be missed.” La Chat shared a photo of herself and Boo sharing a hug, captioned by a wall of crying emojis. El-P, who recruited Boo to feature on multiple Run The Jewels songs, tweeted, “love you Lola thank you for your friendship.”

Recently, Boo linked up with GloRilla and Latto on “FTCU” (which is a take on Three 6 Mafia’s “Tear Da Club Up”). GloRilla shared a screenshot of texts between her and Boo and wrote, “I normally don’t post screenshots but the fact that she reached out to me before anybody else had a clue who I was [single tear emoji] she always supported me & the girls way back before we blew up [100 emoji] A REAL LEGEND there will never be another Gangsta Boo [folded hands emoji].”

Latto also tweeted, “Nah this not true man [sad emojis],” followed by, “NOOOOO [broken heart emojis].”

Boo’s death come not long after she delivered an Uproxx Sessions performance of her 2020 single “I’m Fresh,” video of which was shared in early December.

Check out some other reactions to Boo’s death below.

The top ranks of Spotify’s most-streamed songs of all time don’t change too often. The last time we got a new song at No. 1 was in September 2017, when Ed Sheeran’s “Shape Of You” passed Drake’s “One Dance” to become the new champion. Sheeran’s hit had about 1.3 billion plays at the time and since then, it became the first song to pass 2 and 3 billion streams on the platform.

Meanwhile, The Weeknd released “Blinding Lights” in November 2019 and it has been making its way up the list since then. Now, it has found the very top: On the evening of December 31, 2022, Chart Data noted that “Blinding Lights” had passed “Shape Of You” to become the most-streamed song in Spotify history. As of this morning (January 2), “Blinding Lights” has 3,332,163,962 streams and “Shape Of You” has 3,332,016,196.

The Weeknd is pretty happy about the achievement, as he shared a couple tweets celebrating the feat.

As for other songs that perhaps have a shot at someday taking over No. 1, Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” is the most-played 2020 song with about 2.2 billion streams, The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” is the top 2021 hit with 2.3 billion, and Harry Styles’ “As It Was” is currently the only 2022 song in the all-time top 100, with 1.7 billion.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Towards the end of December, Erykah Badu sparked rumors that Summer Walker was preparing to give birth to not one baby, but two. Now, Walker has confirmed that this is true and that the birth has already happened.

In a now-deleted post about the delivery shared over the weekend (that was preserved by The Share Room), Walker posted a censored video of the birth. She also wrote:

“I’m so proud of myself. Just sharing to inspire other women cause I know once you carry twins to almost 42 weeks especially with (one breech) people will try to steer you towards induction or c section (which there’s nothing wrong with these I just didn’t want it for myself). You can do it, this was my second home birth all natural 7 hrs, no tearing & I couldn’t of done it without my spirit guides, Godparents, birth team, my elders, & the best dad doula ever Larry lol, he was so hands on the whole time I was really impressed. it wasn’t easy but it gets done. lol both births I almost blacked out at the end but eating your placenta will definitely keep you above water I have thin blood so I always end up going to the hospital to bring myself back into good strength for them but as long as my kids stay at home untouched I’m good.”

Check out Walker’s archived post below.

The hip-hop community suffered a huge loss to the start the new year. Memphis’ FOX13 reports that rap legend Gangsta Boo, who was a former member of the rap group Three 6 Mafia, is dead at the age of 43. The tragic news was confirmed by Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul, who was cited in the FOX13 report. It adds that Gangsta Boo was found dead on New Year’s Day at around 4 PM local time. A cause of death has not been determined yet, and FOX13 is working to learn more about the tragic news.

Gangsta Boo rose to fame after joining Three 6 Mafia in 1995. It was that same year that the group released their debut album Mystic Stylez, which brought them great attention and and popularity in the South. Gangsta Boo would remain in the group until 2001. She left Three 6 Mafia after the group released Choices, citing a number of reasons that included group issues, religion, alleged financial mismanagement, and her desire to pursue a solo career. That solo career first began in 1998 when she released her solo debut, Enquiring Minds. She would go on to release Both Worlds *69 and Enquiring Minds II: The Soap Opera in 2001 and 2003 respectively. Gangsta Boo also released a plethora of mixtapes, with her most recent one being 2018’s Underground Cassette Tape Music 2 with Beatking.

Most recently, Gangsta Boo stopped by UPROXX for an UPROXX Sessions performance of “I’m Fresh.” She also handed out lessons on Boo Lingo and parts of her contributions to Three 6 Mafia’s iconic “Tear The Club Up” track were used on Latto and GloRilla’s recent single “FTCU.”

Her death has already been mourned by names in the hip-hop community, like Daz Dillinger and Run The Jewels’ El-P, and you can view their reactions and others below.

The Washington Commanders entered Sunday as the team on the bubble in the NFC Playoff Picture, with a tenuous hold on the 7th and final playoff spot. They made the curious decision to hand the offense back over to Carson Wentz, who was rather dreadful early in the season before getting injured and replaced by Taylor Heinicke, who rattled off five wins to get them into the playoff hunt before a 0-2-1 stretch of late.

The move to go back to Wentz did not pay off, as he threw three interceptions in a 24-10 loss to the Browns that dropped them to 7-8-1 on the season. While they still had a chance to make the playoffs, they were jumped in the standings by the Lions who throttled the Bears and could be eliminated completely if Green Bay beat Minnesota in the late window — because Detroit and Green Bay play in Week 18. That last bit of news came as a shock to Ron Rivera, who was stunned in his postgame press conference when that was brought up.

It’s unbelievable for a coach not to know the playoff scenarios for his team, and it’s a fair question as to whether there would’ve (or at least should’ve) been a different approach to the quarterback decision had he been aware of just how precarious his team’s place was in the playoff picture. Whatever the case, it’s a dreadful look for Rivera to be completely oblivious to this nugget of information, and he will now be much sweatier watching the late window of games to see if the Vikings can save him a bit.