What have our chronically online hosts been watching and listening to? Catch up on the latest music and TV shows Sonikka and Lydia have been binging this season, and leave a comment below if you agree/disagree with their picks!

Addison Rae Rolling Stone interview: https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/addison-rae-music-obsessed-behind-the-scenes-1143674/

How did a movie that picked up 13 Oscar nominations, INCLUDING Best Picture, get so much hate over the past few weeks? Sonikka and Lydia analyze the Oscar campaign for 'Emilia Pérez', a movie musical about a Mexican cartel boss that transitions into a woman that managed to offend film critics, Mexicans and the trans community.

During the press tour for "It Ends with Us", a movie adaptation of the popular Colleen Hoover novel, many were quick to notice that something suspicious was going on with the actors playing the two leads: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Now that the two have traded lawsuits and are going to trial next month, Sonikka and Lydia have decided to review the evidence so that the jury (our audience) can decide who is in the wrong

LINKS:

Blake's Lawsuit: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/21/us/complaint-of-blake-lively-v-wayfarer-studios-llc-et-al.html

NYT Story: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/business/media/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us.html

Justin's Lawsuit website: https://thelawsuitinfo.com

The Grammys are this Sunday, and we here at Pop Rocks and Tea couldn't be more excited for the performances and awards! Sonikka and Lydia share who they think will win in the Big Four categories on music's biggest night, but leave your predictions in the comments below!

Oscar nominations are finally out! This year’s list certainly had some big surprises and some major snubs. Let us know in the comments if you agree with our picks!

Film has the Oscars, music has the Grammys, and pop culture has the Pop Rocks and Tea Awards. With so many pop culture moments in 2024, Sonikka and Lydia created their own award show to reward the ones that made them laugh, the ones that made them cringe, and everything in between.

After months of pink and green promo (and teary-eyed interviews with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande), Wicked Part 1 is finally here. The film based on the smash-hit Broadway musical follows the unlikely friendship of two of Oz's most powerful witches and explores the question: are people born wicked, or do they have wickedness thrust upon them? Sonikka and Lydia relive their favorite movie moments and reveal behind-the-scenes secrets in this recap.

Just when you thought Brat Girl Summer was over, pop star Charli XCX decided to drop a completely re-imagined version of her hit album 'Brat' called 'Brat and it's completely different but also still Brat'. The album is full of remixes of the original songs with features from pop stars like Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish, to indie artists like Bon Iver and the 1975. So which version is the definitive version of 'Brat'? Sonikka and Lydia go track by track to find out