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- 🔥 May 9–15: Cannes, PGA, and A24’s Bold New Series
🔥 May 9–15: Cannes, PGA, and A24’s Bold New Series
Red carpets, golf, and a creator-first comedy built to break the feed.
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This week: Cannes kicks off red carpet season, the PGA Championship tees up viral golf moments and Welcome to Wrexham returns.
🔥 ONE TO WATCH: Overcompensating drops on May 15
A24’s creator-core comedy stars social media sensation Benny Drama, features cameos from Megan Fox and Charli XCX (who also scored the series), and boasts an A-list production team including comedy icon Jonah Hill.
From the studio behind Euphoria and Everything Everywhere All At Once, it’s a series built for virality.
🌍 Global Moments
Worldwide cultural flashpoints.
💻 May 12 | Webby Awards Show
Dubbed “the internet’s highest honor,” at the Webby Awards ceremony select winners deliver five-word acceptance speeches. Already-announced honorees include Taylor Swift and A24.
🌕 May 12 | Full Flower Moon
May’s full moon — known for its brightness and seasonal timing — offers a dreamy backdrop for creators to blend cosmic visuals, astrology content, and moody photo dumps.
🎬 May 13–24 | Cannes Film Festival
The world's most glamorous film festival returns, setting the tone for global cinema trends and influencer-driven conversations through summer.
🎯 National Spotlights
Holidays, headlines, and more.
🇺🇸 🇨🇦 May 11 | Mother's Day (US/ Canada)
The surge of heartfelt, user-generated tributes on Instagram and TikTok offers creators a prime moment to tap into authentic storytelling.
🇬🇧 May 11 | BAFTA TV Awards
From Baby Reindeer to Slow Horses, the UK’s biggest shows face off — expect viral speeches, red carpet moments, and fresh streaming recs.
🇦🇺 May 12–16 | Australian Fashion Week
AFW 2025 returns to Carriageworks with a lineup that balances heritage labels and fresh talent, spotlighting emerging names like Boteh and Mimii + Jiinda on the New Gen runway.
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👀 What To Watch
Movies, TV and streaming releases.
📺 May 9 | Paramount+ | RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
A new season of All Stars kicks off with high-glam looks, viral lip-syncs, and meme-ready moments, fueling fashion discourse and fan debates.
📺 May 9 | Netflix | Nonnas
Vince Vaughn leads a heartfelt comedy that blends family dynamics with food culture, tapping into TikTok’s love for authentic, feel-good stories this spring.
📺 May 9 | Netflix | Too Hot to Handle: Italy
The steamy new season blends reality dating drama with Italy’s picturesque backdrop, primed to ignite TikTok conversations and influencer reactions around love, rules, and cultural clashes.
📺 May 13 | NBC | Joan Rivers: A Dead Funny All-Star Tribute
A star-studded salute featuring the likes of Tiffany Haddish, Chelsea Handler, Rosie O’Donnell, and Aubrey Plaza, this comedy special honors Joan’s sharp-tongued legacy.
📺 May 15 | FX | Welcome to Wrexham (Season 4)
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s ownership spotlight and underdog football drama continue to captivate global audiences, blending sports passion with celebrity culture.
📺 May 15 | Hulu | The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Season 2)
TikTok’s infamous #MomTok scandal is back in the spotlight as Season 2 reunites Taylor Frankie Paul and her influencer circle post-“soft swinging” fallout.
📺 May 15 | Amazon Prime Video | Overcompensating
This A24 comedy, starring Benny Drama with cameos from Megan Fox, Bowen Yang, and Kaia Gerber, skewers modern masculinity with creator-first flair. Scored by Charli XCX (who also appears), it’s a slick, meta series engineered for virality.
⚽ Live Sport
Big sports moments happening in real time.
🥋 May 10 | UFC 315 – Montreal
One of the year’s most anticipated fight cards. Expect clips, knockouts, and post-fight debates to dominate combat sports TikTok.
⛳ May 12–18 | US PGA Championship
Fresh off McIlroy’s viral Grand Slam win and emotional golf TikTok tributes, the second major tees up a new wave of rising stars and Gen Z momentum.
🎧 Music Moments
Tours, releases and awards by kickoff date.
🎤 May 9 | Album Release | Kali Uchis – Sincerely
Kali’s genre-blending new album drops just weeks after BLACKPINK’s Jennie brought her on stage at Coachella — cementing her rising global influence and TikTok impact.
🏟️ May 9–Sept 3 | The Weeknd – After Hours Til Dawn 2025 Tour
The Weeknd’s cinematic world tour blends immersive visuals, genre-crossing sound, and dystopian aesthetic, built to dominate summer playlists and performance recap content.
🎤 May 9 | Album Release | Blake Shelton – For Recreational Use Only
Blake’s 13th album blends breezy country-pop with emotional ballads, featuring collaborations with his wife Gwen Stefani, Craig Morgan, and John Anderson.
🏟️ May 10–Sept 27 | Vampire Weekend – Only God Was Above Us Tour Pt. 2
Their return tour drops amid a vinyl resurgence and indie-rock revival, giving creators fresh audio-visual inspiration and a lot of nostalgia.
🎮 Gaming Updates
Major launches, events, and viral moments.
🕹️ May 15 | Doom: The Dark Ages
A brutal prequel to Doom Eternal, this medieval-style entry trades speed for shield-and-flail combat, mech battles, and mountable Cyber Dragons.
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