When one thinks of the defining TV performances of the past 25 or so years, what comes to mind? For Variety staffers, some of ...

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As Super Bowl LIX unfolded on Feb. 9, 2025, social media apps were inundated with memes about moments during the game, ...

For those who aren't ardent football enthusiasts, the Super Bowl still offers ample entertainment, particularly through a plethora of memes each year. The Super Bowl, the National Football League ...

Kendrick Lamar’s recent rap feud with Drake reached its zenith on Sunday night during the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show. Drake has endured months and months of Lamar’s smash-hit, Grammy ...

According to netizens, Drake isn't having the best year. After Kendrick Lamar's diss track won five Grammys, he has been all over the internet making headlines.

Taylor Swift was back in the building for Super Bowl LIX, watching partner Travis ... and immediately gave us a hilarious reaction that was fit for a meme. In fact, she accidentally created ...

Taylor Swift's response to being booed at the Caesars Superdome during the Super Bowl went viral, making her an instant meme. Taylor Swift's response to being booed at the Caesars Superdome during ...

The Super Bowl halftime show is one of the best things about NFL’s annual title game — and for some, it’s THE best thing. But for us, the memes that come out of halftime that are in the ...

Kendrick Lamar performs at Super Bowl LIX halftime show ... where it didn't take long for the clip to become a meme.

I guess what I’m saying is the streamer better hope that all PR is good PR — because it definitely got a lot of it during the Super Bowl.