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Welcome to our WWE Evolution review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Phil and this is the second Evolution PPV/Ple, with a maissive 7(!) year gap between shows! Like the 2018 eiditon, this is a huge night for the women WWE but one that was marred by the focus more on anything But this show in the lead up to the weekend’s events… Seriously, who the hell cares about Goldberg having a retirement match when This show takes place the same weekend?!?!

Match #1: Women’s Intercontinental Championship Triple Threat Match – Becky Lynch def. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

The Women’s Intercontinental Title remains with Becky Lynch after she retained in an incredible Triple Threat Match against Lyra Valkyria and Bayley. The raucous Atlanta crowd roared in approval to begin the bout as all three Superstars looked to emerge victorious in the title fight.

WWE has an array of remarkable talent in its pool of in-ring athletes who put their bodies on the line for the entertainment of fans each week on live television. One of those veterans who is still a part of the active roster and has been captivating the audience with his personality is R-Truth.

The man who says ‘What’s Up’ is a popular and comedic attraction known for his unorthodox antics and fun encounters. Moreover, despite being 53 years old, he is still wrestling in the prime of his career. Interestingly, R-Truth made his debut when some of the WWE superstars of today’s generation were not even born.

3. Thea Hail Thea Hail on WWE Nxt/ Credits: WWE.com

An emerging prospect in WWE Nxt, Thea Hail has become popular for her stint in the Chase University faction. She grew as a competitor under the tutelage of Andre Chase and is...

Coachella season is back, and with it, the same old excitement is taking over your social media, group chats, and maybe even your weekend plans. Whether you’re a music fan, a fashion fanatic, or just the sheer chaos of it all, there’s no doubt that the festival is more than just a concert. It’s a global moment.

But the interesting thing is that you no longer have to go to the desert to feel it. These days, the whole experience comes to you. The music. The lights. The energy. All on your screen, right in front of you. No worries about flights, no crowds, no dust. Just have front-row fun from your couch.

Lady Gaga at the main stage of Coachella ( Credit: Mainstage/ Youtube)

It’s a new way to party. And while it may not involve wristbands or sunburnt skin, it does offer something else: comfort,...

Coachella 2025 officially kicks off today, Friday, April 11th, and nearly all of day’s sets will be streamed online via YouTube and Coachella’s app.

Friday’s livestream schedule includes Lady Gaga, Missy Elliott, Lisa, The Prodigy, The Marías, Mustard, Tyla, Benson Boone, Djo, The Go-Go’s, Three 6 Mafia, Kneecap, Miike Snow, Glixen, julie, and more.

Coachella’s livestream is presented across seven channels — each dedicated to a specific festival stage. What’s more, the YouTube stream is offering a multiview option, allowing viewers to watch up to four different stages at once.

Friday’s full schedule can be found below. All times are Pst, and the specific channel number is marked below.

Coachella, April 11th – Livestream Schedule

Channel 1:

04:20 – Thee Sacred Souls

05:40 – Marina

07:10 – Benson Boone

09:00 – Missy Elliott

11:10 – Lady Gaga

Channel 2:

04:05 – Seun Kuti & Egypt

05:25 – The Go-Go’s

06:45 – Tyla

08:20 – The Marias

10:...

For more than two years, Joe Lipsett has dissected Amityville Horror films to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.”

I have no recollection of The Unspoken. Canadian writer/director Sheldon Wilson’s film apparently played at Fright Fest in 2015 before getting a day and date theatrical/VOD release in October 2016, followed by a DVD release from Anchor Bay that December.

Reviews were middling with most critics decrying the film’s reliance on ghostly figures and jump scares, lamenting its lack of scariness (an extremely subjective criticism) and protesting its “complicated” story.

So why is the film a topic of conversation for this editorial? Because The Unspoken is a secret Amityville prequel.

Okay, yes, it’s literally only revealed in the film’s closing scene when the film’s antagonists, single mom Jeanie (Pascale Hutton) and her mute son Adrian (Sunny Suljic...

Glastonbury Music Festival has rolled out its 2025 lineup, with Olivia Rodrigo, neil young and the chrome hearts, and The 1975 leading the charge at the top of the bill as this year’s headliners.

The massive music festival returns to Worthy Farm in Pilton, UK from June 25th-29th. The newly revealed 2025 lineup also boasts names like Charli Xcx, Deftones, Doechii, The Prodigy, Noah Kahan, Raye, John Fogerty, Alanis Morissette, Gracie Abrams, Busta Rhymes, Wet Leg, Amyl and the Sniffers, Beth Gibbons, Brandi Carlile, Weezer, Rod Stewart, Nole Rodgers & Chic, and The Libertines,

Also playing are Four Tet, Father John Misty, TV on the Radio, St. Vincent, Turnstile, Franz Ferdinand, Wolf Alice, Lucy Dacus, Scissor Sisters, Jorja Smith, Biffy Clyro, Supergrass, Japanese Breakfast, Faye Webster, Future Islands, The Selecter, Djo, The Maccabees, English Teacher, Denzel Curry, Kneecap, BadBadNotGood, Anohni and the Johnsons, PinkPantheress, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Kaiser Chiefs, Nick Lowe,...

Olivia Rodrigo and The 1975 are set to headline Glastonbury 2025.

Matty Healy and his band will take to the Pyramid stage Friday as the Guts singer performs the Sunday slot at the U.K.’s biggest music festival, running June 25-29 at Worthy Farm, Somerset.

Neil Young, Charli Xcx, Noah Kahan, The Prodigy, Raye, Loyle Carner, Gracie Abrams and more have also been confirmed to perform, alongside the previously announced Rod Stewart, who has nabbed the fest’s Legends slot.

It will be a first Glastonbury headline performance for Rodrigo and The 1975. The American singer shot to stardom with her debut album Sour, known for songs “Drivers License,” “Good 4 U” and “Deja Vu,” later achieving more success with her second album, Guts.

The 1975, fronted by Healy, are a British pop rock band from Cheshire who will no doubt understand the significance of playing Glastonbury. Their most popular hits include “Somebody Else,...

Welcome to this review of the Royal Rumble 2025, right here on Nerdly. I’m Phil Wheat and we have not only Two Rumble matches to look forward to but also two title matches! Let’s get into it.

Match #1: Women’s Royal Rumble – Winner: Charlotte Flair The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

Charlotte Flair won the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble in her grand return to WWE, last eliminating Roxanne Perez to seal the victory. The match began with two former Women’s World Champions, as Iyo Sky entered at the unenviable No. 1 spot, with Liv Morgan entering at the equally unlucky No. 2, setting up an early showdown between two of WWE’s best. The ring quickly filled up as Nxt’s Roxanne Perez (No. 3), Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria (No. 4) and Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green (No. 5) all entered the fray, only for the four...

The following contains spoilers for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, now playing in theatersSonic The Hedgehog 3's soundtrack is a mix of fun rock, new tracks, and deep-cuts to the history of game franchise. Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is in many ways a love letter to the game series, especially Sonic Adventure 2. There are lots of little references to the history of the games found throughout the film, ranging from little easter eggs to instrumental themes. This element can also be felt throughout the film's music choices, which perfectly fit Sonic the Hedgehog 3's cast of characters and help lighten up some of the film's darker moments.

Although a formal soundtrack for the film hasn't been released yet, there are many clear song choices made throughout the movie. The best of these embody the spirit of the original games and fit neatly into the film, with one fan-favorite song from...

Stars: Peter Mooney, Amanda Tapping, Cara Gee, Sydney Sabiston, Jade Ma, Aaron Abrams, David Hewlett | Written and Directed by Adam Stern

It’s a seemingly normal morning for Joe, his digital assistant Mel wakes him up after preparing his condo for him. It also tells him his girlfriend Ash wants to meet him for coffee, something that spurs a flashback to their first meeting. He tells Mel to send Maxine a message that she’ll be running the store until he arrives and sets out to meet Ash.

When she arrives, Ash is noticeably nervous and says she has to tell him something. She says she loves him and manages to get as far as saying that she’s not from here before a man walks up and shoots her in the head. Joe chases him, but he seems to disappear in a dead-end alley.

Two weeks later he hasn...

Roxanne Perez has done more at age 22 in WWE than some may do their entire career. “The Prodigy” currently reigns as the WWE Nxt women’s champion. It has been an impressive run for Perez who successfully held on to the gold against the likes of Chelsea Green, Natalya, Lola Vice, Lyra Valkyria, and even Tna’s own Jordynne Grace. Confidence continues to grow for the impressive talent with each outing as the brand’s show gears up for its move to The CW on October 1. Perez hopes to be the champ for the milestone event. Jaida Parker stands in her way from making that happen. The emerging superstar looks to take the title at No Mercy on September 1. Here Perez gives her thoughts on Parker, learning under Cm Punk and wanting to build a legacy. Who are you channeling when you are playing this villainous character on TV? Roxanne Perez: So many people.

Welcome to this week’s review of Nxt, right here on Nerdly. We’ve got week one of the Spring Breakin’ special(s), so let’s get straight into it and see what went down in this episode…

Match #1: Nxt Women’s Champion Triple Threat Match – Roxanne Perez def. Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

The Nxt Women’s Championship remains with “The Prodigy” Roxanne Perez as the champion retained her title in impressive fashion against both Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley in a Triple Threat Match. The bad blood between former friends Valkyria and Paxley sparked a major battle between the two to begin the match, all while the champion looked on and smiled. Once Perez entered the fray, the action became chaotic as all three Superstars threw caution to the wind, punctuated by the demented Paxley tossing both of her opponents hard to the ringside area.

Welcome to this week’s review of Nxt, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get straight into it and see what went down in this episode…

Match #1: Kiana James def. Kelani Jordan The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

Kiana James is running roughshod over the Nxt women’s division with Kelani Jordan being her latest victim inside the ring. Jordan was unfazed by the experience of James and the threat of Izzi Dame on the outside as she even hit a picture-perfect moonsault to the outside to take them both out. The numbers game proved to be too much for James to overcome as Dame knocked her off the apron when the referee was distracted, allowing James to hit Dealbreaker and pick up the win.

My Score: 2.5 out of 5 Match #2: Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson def. Edris Enofè & Malik Blade The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

Luke...

Welcome to this week’s review of Nxt, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get straight into it and see what went down in this episode…

Match #1: Axiom & Nathan Frazer def. Edris Enofé & Malik Blade The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

Even though the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic has concluded, Axiom and Nathan Frazer are still teaming together and picked up a big win over Edris Enofé and Malik Blade. The action was fast and furious as all four Superstars showed off their incredible athleticism, punctuated by a Spanish Fly/Phoenix Splash combo from Axiom and Frazer. After Blade wiped out on the outside, Enofé was left all alone in the ring where Frazer hit another Phoenix Splash followed by a Golden Ratio from Axiom to give them the win.

My Score: 4 out of 5 Match #2: Lexis King def. Riley Osborne The following is courtesy of wwe.

The Prodigy changed up the controversial lyrics in their song “Smack My Bitch Up” during a pair of recent performances in London.

Footage captured during their concerts at Alexandra Palace on November 24th and November 25th shows vocalist Maxim repeating the opening lyric, “Change my pitch up,” instead of going into the original second line, “Smack my bitch up.”

The band has yet to comment publicly on the lyric change. Check out fan-shot footage below.

It’s worth noting that the lines, “Change my pitch up/ Smack my bitch up” are directly sampled from the 1988 song “Give the Drummer Some” by Ultramagnetic Mc’s. First appearing on The Prodigy’s 1997 breakout album, The Fat of the Land, “Smack My Bitch Up” has been a source of controversy since its release.

In addition to receiving backlash from artists including Tori Amos and Beastie Boys, the track was denounced by the National...

Welcome to this week’s review of Nxt, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get straight into it and see what went down in this episode…

Match #1: Nxt Global Heritage Invitational – Butch def. Tyler Bate The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

Group A belongs to Butch as the Brawling Brute overcomes his rival, Tyler Bate, to advance to the Nxt Global Heritage Invitational Finals. The bout devolved into a slugfest with both competitors giving it all they had which included Butch hitting a Tyler Driver 97 and Bate hitting a Bitter End, but neither Superstar could put the other away. With just over 10 seconds remaining in the match, Butch countered Bate and hit the Better End to win Group A and secure his place in next week’s finals.

My Score: 3.5 out of 5 Match #2: Nxt Global Heritage Invitational – Duke Hudson def. Joe Coffey The following is courtesy of wwe.

For years, D.W. Waterson’s go-to performance look for their DJ sets was a purple cheerleading uniform.

“For some reason, it just really gets the audience going,” Waterson tells Variety. “Cheerleaders are hype men — they’re the best people to get people excited.”

Waterson didn’t know too much about cheer itself, but they found that wearing the outfit — combined with growing up in a sports-heavy household — made them want to dive deeper into the world of cheer. “There’s a sense of cheerleaders being misrepresented that made me really curious,” Waterson says.

After creating and directing the award-winning web series “That’s My DJ,” Waterson had been searching for the right story for their feature-length debut — and found that there was a rather large gap in the oeuvre of films about cheerleading.

“Seeing what’s expected from these young girls when you’re throwing bodies super high in the...

Exclusive: Universal Pictures and Platinum Dunes producers Michael Bay and Brad Fuller continue to stay busy on the banner’s new overall deal, as sources tell Deadline that Universal will develop Lure, which Platinum Dunes is producing. Corin Hardy has signed on to direct the project currently being written by Chris Bernier.

While plot details are being kept under wraps, the story is based on the haunting of the real-life King’s Tavern, considered to be the most haunted building in all of Mississippi, with one of its tenants being the murdered mistress of one of the tavern’s original owners.

Universal Pictures EVP Production Development Matt Reilly will oversee the project for the studio. Cameron Fuller will executive produce and oversee the project for Platinum Dunes.

Hardy has a reputation for having developed a dark and distinctive visual flair for creating monsters, animations and Super-8 horror films in his...

40th Anniversary Classic Giallo Film Tenebrae Coming July 26 in 4K Ultra HD: "Italian horror master Dario Argento elevates the giallo genre to new heights with 1982's Tenebrae, a darkly humorous and notoriously grisly murder-mystery that many consider to be one of his finest works.

Now, Synapse Films, in conjunction with Arrow Video, makes this gory suspense classic available for the first time on Uhd in a new 4K restoration for Tenebrae's 40th anniversary!

American mystery author Peter Neal comes to Rome to promote his newest novel, Tenebrae. A razor-wielding psychopath is on the loose, taunting Neal and murdering those around him in gruesome fashion just like the character in his novel. As the mystery surrounding the killings spirals out of control, Neal investigates the crimes on his own, leading to a mind-bending, genre-twisting conclusion that will leave you breathless!

Co-starring John Saxon (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Daria Nicolodi (Phenomena...

Spiral: From the Book of Saw marks Charlie Clouser’s ninth film in the franchise and it's very apparent from the following Q&a that the original Nine Inch Nails member would love to score nine more. The tone and vibe around the Saw franchise is one that he loves and excels at, and with the Spiral original score now available, we've been provided with the following Q&a where he discusses keeping the sound of "Saw" fresh in the latest installment, working with Darren Lynn Bousman, and more:

Was the transition from Nine Inch Nails to film scoring a hard one for you? If you would have not gotten into film scoring, what do you think you would have done?

Even before I got involved with Nine Inch Nails, I had worked for a few years with a composer who was scoring a big TV network detective series in the 1980’s,...

Keith Flint, the double-mohawked lead singer and founding member of the controversial British rave band The Prodigy, was found dead in Essex, England, today, his death apparently by suicide. He was 49.

“The news is true,” wrote Prodigy co-founder Liam Howlett on The Prodigy’s Instagram page today. “I can’t believe I’m saying this but our brother Keith took his own life over the weekend. I’m shell shocked, f*ckin angry, confused and heart broken ….. r.i.p brother.”

After shooting to U.K. notoriety in 1996 with its BBC-banned video for hit “Firestarter,” The Prodigy rose to greater fame the following year with its third album The Fat of the Land, which rose to the top of the charts in both the United States and the UK largely on the strength of the No. 1 hit single Breathe.

Another track from the album drew even greater attention: “Smack...

"I'm not sure that Americans have penises," Ewan McGregor declares, carefully and painstakingly keeping his expression as deadpan as possible.

Danny Boyle's ears suddenly perk up. "Wait, your penis isn't there? Did they blur it out?" He lets out a laugh that might be characterized as the sound of exploding joy. "That would explain a lot!"

"They have to import them from Scotland," Jonny Lee Miller adds, at which point McGregor's stone-faced look begins to crack a bit.

"Scottish sausage!" Ewan Bremner chimes in, chuckling. "It's where the term comes from.

Telluride Film Festival programmers Tom Luddy and Julie Huntsinger pride themselves on curating the cream of the Hollywood crop, which has included Best Picture Oscar-winners “The King’s Speech,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Argo,” and “12 Years a Slave.”

However, even a Telluride hit needs amplification from noisy Toronto as they head into awards season.

Launched at Venice and Telluride, Lionsgate’s “La La Land” has propelled Emma Stone and, possibly, costar Ryan Gosling into awards contention. How the audacious musical fares with critics and audiences will impact how far it goes with the Academy, who will give “Whiplash” nominee Damien Chazelle points for ambition and a relatable showbiz story. This film boasts passionate supporters, while many others don’t get the movie at all. The larger media presence in Toronto and New York will continue to ripple out and build must-see for the movie. So far I am discerning a slight generational divide,...

Telluride Film Festival programmers Tom Luddy and Julie Huntsinger pride themselves on curating the cream of the Hollywood crop, which has included Best Picture Oscar-winners “The King’s Speech,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Argo,” and “12 Years a Slave.”

However, even a Telluride hit needs amplification from noisy Toronto as they head into awards season.

Launched at Venice and Telluride, Lionsgate’s “La La Land” has propelled Emma Stone and, possibly, costar Ryan Gosling into awards contention. How the audacious musical fares with critics and audiences will impact how far it goes with the Academy, who will give “Whiplash” nominee Damien Chazelle points for ambition and a relatable showbiz story. This film boasts passionate supporters, while many others don’t get the movie at all. The larger media presence in Toronto and New York will continue to ripple out and build must-see for the movie. So far I am discerning a slight generational divide,...

Fox is developing a new smart, sassy teen girl drama with Diablo Cody and Gossip Girl producers Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz. Prodigy was written by Cody, and follows a 16-year-old homeschooled genius who decides to integrate into “normal” life by attending high school. She falls in with a rowdy crowd, and starts spending more time worrying about boys and crime than about school. So, it’s like Mean Girls, but with actual criminals instead of just really nasty people. This is Savage and Schwartz's second teen drama with Fox—the first being The O.C., which launched on ...

Fox is developing Prodigy, a show about a 16-year-old home-schooled genius who enrolls in her local high school so she can experience a "normal" teen life and "finds herself adopted by a wild crowd, getting caught up in a whirlwind of romance and crime," The Hollywood Reporter reports. Diablo Cody is writing the script, and The O.C.'s Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are set to produce it. Schwartz and Savage also had a hand in Gossip Girl, which premiered the same year (2007) as Cody's Juno was released, so this is a group that definitely knows how to work the clever teen angle — or at least they did in the mid-aughts. Now we'll just have to see if they remain hip to what the kids are up to.

Oscar-winning Juno writer Diablo Cody is tackling another female teen protagonist, this time on TV. Fox has put in development Prodigy, a teen drama project written by Cody and produced by ABC Studios and Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s studio-based Fake Empire. It centers on a 16-year-old genius who through home schooling has been isolated from her peers. Hoping to experience a “normal” teen social life before she enters the adult world of academia, she enrolls in her local high school. But her experiment goes off the rails when she finds herself adopted by a wild crowd, getting caught up in a whirlwind of romance and crime. Cody and partner Mason Novick will executive produce alongside Schwartz, Savage and Fake Empire’s president of television Len Goldstein. Prodigy reunites Schwartz and Savage with Fox for another teen drama exactly a decade after the network launched Schwartz’s first series,...

Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage's Fake Empire banner is back in business with Fox for a teen drama. Oscar-winner Diablo Cody's Prodigy, which has received a script plus penalty commitment and hails from ABC Studios, marks the first time Fox and Fake Empire have teamed since The O.C. premiered a decade ago. Cody (Juno) will write the script, which centers on a 16-year-old genius who through home schooling has been isolated from her peers. Hoping to experience a “normal” teen social life before she enters the adult world of academia, she enrolls in her local high

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"Southland" and "The O.C." actor Ben McKenzie is set to slip on some speedos for Richard L. Fox's "The Swimmer" at BiFrost Pictures.

Bard Ivar Engelsas penned the script in which he plays an American extreme swimmer who embarks on a mission to conquer one of the wildest rivers in Norway. At the same time, he is forced to confront his inner demons and reconcile his troubled past.

Agnes Kittelsen and Kristoffer Joner also star in the project which Daniel Wagner, Lisa G. Black and Brandi Savitt will produce. Filming begins in Northern Norway in June 2014.

Source: Prodigy...

"Homeland" broke "Mad Men's" Emmy streak by winning Outstanding Drama Series -- it also took home Lead Actress and Actor in a Drama Series for stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis.

The complete list of nominees:

Outstanding Drama Series

Boardwalk Empire

Breaking Bad

Downton Abbey

Game Of Thrones

Homeland

Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Glenn Close, Damages

Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Kathy Bates, Harry's Law

Claire Danes, Homeland

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey

Damian Lewis, Homeland

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad

Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey

Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife

Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Aaron Paul,...

With the Emmy Awards set for a week from tonight on ABC, HBO got off to a terrific start last night, racking up 17 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, with Game of Thrones netting six and Boardwalk Empire, Girls and Hemingway & Gellhorn all faring well for the cable network.

Here's a rundown of the winners:

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Michael J. Fox - "Curb Your Enthusiasm" - HBO

Greg Kinnear - "Modern Family" - ABC

Bobby Cannavale - "Nurse Jackie" - Showtime

Winner: Jimmy Fallon - "Saturday Night Live" - NBC

Will Arnett - "30 Rock" - NBC

Jon Hamm - "30 Rock" - NBC

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Mark Margolis - "Breaking Bad" - AMC

Dylan Baker - "The Good Wife" - CBS

Michael J. Fox - "The Good Wife" - CBS

Winner: Jeremy Davies - "Justified" - FX Networks

Ben Feldman - "Mad Men" - AMC...

The nominations are out for the 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards. When all of the categories are taken into account, "American Horror Story" and "Mad Men" lead the way with 17 nominations each, followed closely by "Downton Abbey" and "Hatfields & McCoys" with 16 apiece.

The complete list of nominees:

Outstanding Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Girls

Modern Family

30 Rock

Veep

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Lena Dunham, Girls

Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly

Zooey Deschanel, New Girl

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Don Cheadle, House of Lies

Louis C.K., Louie

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory

Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives

Julie Bowen,...

If you spent a lot of time listening to pop radio in 2010, you probably noticed that the beats were a little bit faster and the vocals a little more distorted than they have been in the past. That's because 2010 represented the year that hardcore dance music managed to cross over into the mainstream. Not only did it turn a big pack of European DJs and beat-makers into mainstream stars (including David Guetta and the suddenly everywhere Swedish House Mafia), but it also infected a number of pop acts, both veteran and upstart. Digital dance beats were everywhere, from Usher's "Omg" (voted the top song of the year by MTV News) to Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" to Ke$ha's "We R Who We R" to Jason Derulo's "In My Head" to Enrique Iglesias' "I Like It."

As New York Times writer Jon Caramanica points out, this sort of pop...