Category Archives: Variety

Super Bowl Ad Review: Commercials Try to Shake Up Celebrity Formula (But Many Don’t)
Celebrities may no longer be winning at the Big Game. An array of Super Bowl advertisers turned up with creative ideas that shunned the typical famous faces making quick-paced jokes in favor of concep...
Brian Steinberg Feb 09, 2025

Kendrick Lamar Declares ‘Game Over’ in Drake Battle With Triumphant Super Bowl Halftime Performance
Kendrick Lamar showed out during his performance during the Super Bowl Halftime Show, enlisting SZA, Samuel L. Jackson, Serena Williams and Mustard for an ode to Compton on the biggest stage in the wo...
Steven J. Horowitz Feb 09, 2025

Bill Murray Super Bowl Ad Invites Fans to Email His Yahoo Address — And He’ll Respond With a Story
Yes, Yahoo still offers free email addresses - and apparently Bill Murray can be found at his, “Billhimself@yahoo.com.” Murray appeared in a quick 15 second spot for Yahoo on Sunday - appa...
Varietyschneider Feb 09, 2025

Taylor Swift Gets Booed at Super Bowl
Taylor Swift’s Super Bowl appearance to cheer on her boyfriend Travis Kelce was met with some boos when she was shown on the jumbotron. Watch the moment below. https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/s...
William Earl Feb 09, 2025

Duracell’s Super Bowl Shock: Commercial Shows Tom Brady Running Out of Power
Battery giant Duracell hoped for a Super Bowl shock Sunday when it tied its well-known power units to Tom Brady, the famous quarterback who is capping off a first season as an NFL announcer for Fox. A...
Brian Steinberg Feb 09, 2025

Rocket Adds Live ‘Country Roads’ Sing-Along to Super Bowl Commercial, in Bid for ‘Moment of Unity’
Like Coca-Cola once did, Rocket Cos. tried to use a commercial to teach the world to sing — in perfect harmony. The company, which offers mortgages among other financial services, orchestrated a...
Brian Steinberg Feb 09, 2025

SZA Drops Four New ‘Lana’ Songs Ahead of Super Bowl Appearance With Kendrick Lamar
As promised, SZA dropped four new songs on Sunday, ahead of her appearance with Kendrick Lamar during the Super Bowl Halftime show, creating a sort of second deluxe edition of her Grammy-winning "SOS"...
Jem Aswad Feb 09, 2025

T-Mobile Plays Down Super Bowl Celebrities, Dials Up Elon Musk’s Starlink Technology
T-Mobile just dialed back its connection to celebrities in the Super Bowl. The telecommunications giant ran a 60-second commercial in the first quarter during Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl LIX that wa...
Brian Steinberg Feb 09, 2025

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Super Bowl Trailer: Toothless and Hiccup Take Flight in Live-Action Remake
Live-action remakes aren’t just Disney’s anymore. Universal debuted a full look at the reimagining of DreamWorks Animation’s beloved “How to Train Your Dragon” during the...
Matthew Minton Feb 09, 2025

The Weeknd’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Tops Albums Chart With Biggest Opening Week of 2025
The Weeknd’s “Hurry Up Tomorrow” is the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with a staggering 490,500 equivalent album units, making it the biggest debut of 2025. That marks the largest...
Thania Garcia Feb 09, 2025