Year: 2022

When it comes to Europe’s summer festivals, Glastonbury is the grandaddy of them all. Think Coachella, but bigger and across five days. Now Glastonbury has finally announced the long-awaited lineup for the June 22nd to 26th affair, and the festival also cemented the headlining slate with Kendrick Lamar and Paul McCartney.

McCartney and Lamar will be playing the grandiose Pyramid Stage, along with a previously announced performance from Billie Eilish. We’ll go ahead and take the Pepsi challenge on these headliners, because can this really be topped? Taking place at Worthy Farm in Pilson, Somerset, England for the first time since 2019, the camping festival had already been sold out before the lineup was ever announced. It’s a testament to the cultural significance of this massive gathering and the lineup is positively bonkers.

Also on the bill are legendary diva Diana Ross; pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo; Mercury Prize winner Arlo Parks; jazz fusion legend Herbie Hancock; Oasis leader Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds; a TLC reunion; indie-pop queens Mitski, Phoebe Bridgers, and St. Vincent; Little Simz headlining the smaller West Holts Stage; and a whole lot more. Glastonbury says that there’s still more artists to be announced, including more headlining and emerging acts.

Check out the full lineup poster above and visit the Glastonbury website for complete details on the fest, lineup, and a final ticket pre-sale opportunity.

Loads of TV shows saw postponements due to the pandemic, and with Amazon’s The Boys, the wait for Season 3 has been longer than the gap between the first two seasons, but surely not too bad, right? Hmm, October 2020 still feels like about a century ago, even though that’s not even close approaching Atlanta territory (that wait between seasons will be four years, after all), but still, the masses want more wickedly fun and enormously depraved goodness from this superhero-skewering show.

The good news is that The Boys live-action series will return for Season 3 on June 3. There’s a half-handful of months left to go until we see Antony Starr as Homelander losing his sh*t behind a terrifying smile again, and Amazon knows that this show’s a juggernaut, so they put some spinoffs in motion, including this animated offering, The Boys Presents: Diabolical, that’s partially meant to tide over impatient fans (some of whom have arguably been too impatient). Amazon’s making a name for itself with R-rated animation, too, so this is a win-win scenario even if Diabolical didn’t face this difficult dilemma:

Can a franchise that, in live action, manages to consistently stun — by exploding a room full of heads (during a congressional hearing, no less) and featuring some of the most shocking sex scenes put to screen — possibly be more outrageous in animated form?

Admittedly, I felt skeptical while approaching this one. I had prepared myself to be underwhelmed because it didn’t seem possible for animation to double down on a show that basically already behaves as though it’s an animated show, in terms of outrageous stunts. Fortunately, the answer is “absolutely, hell yes,” and Diabolical is every bit as satisfying (and disgusting) as fans could have hoped it would be.

You can thank-blame a host of depraved minds, including Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (who can’t seem to miss as producing partners), Eric Kripke (showrunner of the O.G. series), Justin Roiland (there’s some heavy Rick and Morty flavor), Garth Ennis (who penned the prescient comic book series long before deconstructing superheroes was cool), plus stories from Andy Samberg, Awkwafina, Ilana Glazer, and more. The voice talent here is ridiculous(ly good) as well, including Simon Pegg (as Hughie, which is circular as hell and great), along with Don Cheadle, Kieran Culkin, Kevin Smith, Jason Isaacs, Kumail Nanjiani, Kenan Thompson, Ben Schwartz, and too many more. Several live-action stars pitch in with their same characters here, including Antony Starr, Karl Urban, Chace Crawford, Elisabeth Shue, and Giancarlo Esposito. It’s a high-octane buffet of nerd fuel, all for a show that’s essentially an appetizer.

The stories, as well, deliver more disturbing adventures and insight into characters that fans both love and loathe. A lot of the episodes are standalone stories, but they still inform us on how Compound V affects the world at large, in random ways. Like how superheroes get divorced, or what happens when one of those Billy Butcher-wielded laser babies ends up in the wild. We do, of course, receive a hefty dose of Homelander and learn about his terrible early days (which shine some light on that infamous airplane scene) as a Vought International asset. That, presumably, is one of the canon entries that Eric Kripke talked about, which could factor into what happens in Season 3. And we receive a cameo from The Deep, in an episode that’s even more twisted than his live-action talking-gills and tan-lines scenes would suggest.

The very good news (for the punchier types out there) is that the entire Diabolical season feels like lining up at the bar and doing shots with instant gratification. All eight episodes are lean and mean. They’ll all release simultaneously, so the anger-review bombers can settle the hell down and start binging before hardly any time at all. And it works because the storytelling style is suited to binging (unlike the O.G. series, which is well-suited to the weekly format). As well, the show’s array of animation styles (from Looney Tunes-grade stuff to a more sophisticated anime look and everything in between) is almost dizzying, and Diabolical turns out to be a wonderful little gift for people who love messed-up Supe stories.

There’s a danger, of course, with an anthologized approach to episodes because quality tends to wax and wane with obligatory weak links in the mix. That doesn’t happen here. It’s all nutso and wild, but of course, some episodes will appeal more than others to any given viewer. I, personally, found unprepared for this outcome: some of these stories are surprisingly endearing and even sweet. My favorite story, in fact, is one penned by Awkwafina and it’s just gross and awful and, somehow, ends up being a very heartfelt story involving a piece of Compound V-induced poop. I’m both ashamed and delighted to admit this. (Oh shush. It’s a nice story!) Man, this is one twisted franchise, and Diabolical respectably stacks up to its live-action counterpart.

Amazon Prime’s ‘The Boys Presents: Diabolical’ premieres on March 4, and ‘The Boys’ returns on June 3.

Atlanta rapper Omeretta The Great is a skillful artist who’s spent quite some time working her way up in the hip-hop scene. Last month, she took a gamble with her controversial song “Sorry Not Sorry.” The track aimed to set the record straight on what cities are and are not considered “Atlanta.” “College Park is not Atlanta / Lithonia is not Atlanta,” she raps on the song. “Clayco is not Atlanta / Decatur is not Atlanta / Gwinnett is not Atlanta / Roswell is not Atlanta / Forest Park is not Atlanta / Lilburn is not Atlanta.”

The song sparked plenty of controversy on social media as many debated whether Omeretta’s claims were correct. One of those who responded was fellow Atlanta rapper Latto who actually said Omeretta “said the truth tbh” on the song. Now, Latto has lent her talents to the rising rapper as she remixed “Sorry Not Sorry.” Just like Omeretta, Latto shows pride and love for her hometown while namedropping acts like Migos, 21 Savage, Ciara, Ludacris, and Outkast as well as cities like Clay County and Decatur.

While Latto may be in support of Omeretta’s song, T.I. had a different take about “Sorry Not Sorry.” He did so through an indirect response on Instagram. “Respectfully…. Only fools dispute facts,” he captioned a picture of Atlanta’s metro area.

You can check out Latto’s remix of “Sorry Not Sorry” above.

The Lakers descent to the bottom of the Western Conference continued on Thursday night when they were run out of Crypto.com Arena by their in-town rivals, as the Clippers thrashed the Lakers by a 132-111 final score.

After taking a 17-point lead in the first half, the Clippers let the Lakers go on a 14-0 run to close the second quarter to make it 66-63 going into the break. A big reason for that run was foul trouble that knocked Reggie Jackson to the bench, but in the second half he came back with a vengeance, burying the Lakers almost single-handedly. Jackson finished the game with 36 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds, and enjoyed closing out the Lakers in style as he went directly at Russell Westbrook to send a little extra message along with the win.

With the game no longer in doubt in the fourth quarter, the Lakers still had their stars out there and, as such, Jackson stayed in to give them a little more of the business. Jackson hit Westbrook with a high-step into a filthy crossover that had Russ going the wrong way and out of frustration, Westbrook kicked Jackson’s leg to try and trip him as he went by.

Jackson laughed it off and immediately went right back at Westbrook and LeBron James on the ensuing possession, drilling a three for the exclamation point on the evening.

It was yet another dreadful performance by the Lakers, who continue to play some of the worst defense in the league, while the Clippers keep rolling along despite their significant absences, thanks in large part to Jackson’s efforts in taking over the reins of the offense and getting himself and others terrific shots. The Lakers will be back on national TV on Saturday night in primetime on ABC against the Warriors.

After his excellent 2021 year, Blxst seems set on making sure that his 2022 is just as good, if not better. Last year, the California native enjoyed the success of his late-2020 debut project No Love Lost as it granted him a spot on the 2021 XXL Freshman Class list. He also landed collaborations with Nas, YG, Mozzy, Russ, and more. Elsewhere, he and Bino Rideaux reconnected for their joint project Sixtape 2. However, that’s all in the past now and Blxst is back in action this year with his new song, “Sometimes.” The track is yet another collaboration from him as it finds him paired beside TDE singer Zacari.

Together, Blxst and Zacari describe a relationship that’s proven to be a bit distracting to them. Questions from their lovers and temptations from outside sources make it hard for the singers to stay focused and do what they need to do in their day-to-day lives. Blxst delivers the new song after he teamed up with Buddy for their single, “Wait Too Long.” Prior to that, he went solo and dropped his heartfelt song, “About You,” which was later released with a video that featured Paige Audrey-Marie Hurd from 50 Cent’s Power series.

As for Zacari, he released his Sol EP to conclude 2021 and it delivered four new songs and a lone feature from Justin Nozuka.

You can listen to “Sometimes” in the video above.

In just a few weeks, Machine Gun Kelly will deliver his second project as an all-out rock star. The Cleveland native made the switch from rapper to rocker in 2020 with the release of his fifth album Tickets To My Downfall. The project came with its supporters, as it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, as well as its doubters with some questioning MGK’s legitimacy in the rock world. Nonetheless, MGK is pushing full-steam ahead, and at the end of the month, he’ll release his sixth album Mainstream Sellout.

Ahead of its arrival, MGK calls on Lil Wayne for their latest single “Ay.” The track blends MGK’s punk aesthetic and a bit of a trap bounce that makes it easy for Wayne to lay some raps on the song. The new track is also delivered with a colorful visual that captures MGK sitting beside his friends as they transition through different outfits. Wayne doesn’t make an official appearance in the video, but he can be found in the form of a cardboard cutout.

The track arrives after MGK teamed up with Willow for their heartfelt collaboration “Emo Girl.” The song saw both singers showing their appreciation for a woman that they’ve grown feelings for. Prior to that, MGK teamed up with Travis Barker, who will produce Mainstream Sellout, for “Papercuts” which is the lead single from the upcoming album.

You can listen to “Ay” with Lil Wayne in the video above.

Mainstream Sellout is out 3/25 via Bad Boy/Interscope. You can pre-save it here.

We’re just a few weeks removed from DJ and fashion designer Nigo’s upcoming album I Know Nigo. The project has promised features from Tyler The Creator, Lil Uzi Vert, the Teriyaki Boyz, and more. He’s built up anticipation for the project with “Ayra” and “Want It Bad” which feature ASAP Rocky and Kid Cudi respectively. To keep the momentum alive, Nigo returns with “Hear Me Clearly,” his third single from the project. This time, the track is led by vocals from Pusha T.

The track is driven by cut-throat raps from Pusha T who uses the song’s haunting production to deliver scathing lyrical attack for listeners. Along with “Ayra” and “Want It Bad,” “Hear Me Crazy” grants enough excitement to fans for what’s to come on I Know Nigo. Additionally, it boosts the anticipation behind Pusha’s fourth solo album, which is reportedly titled It’s Not Dry Yet. So far, Pusha has released one song from the project, “Diet Coke,” which is produced by Kanye West and 88 Key. A music video featuring Kanye was also released for the track.

You scroll up to the video above to listen to “Hear Me Clearly.”

Lil Uzi Vert is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

The show Euphoria seems to have a chokehold on the viewers who religiously watch it, and a big part of that is due to none other than rising star Zendaya. But, a star is nothing without their supporting cast, and Dominic Fike seemed to step all the way out of supporting role in a recent episode when his song performance inspired quite a few memes. Namely, the song was incredibly long, and even Fike himself had to weigh in on how epic the roasting he received turned out to be.

But that didn’t stop him and Zendaya from editing the song she wrote down a bit, and getting ready to do a studio release of it today. “We made the song shorter… “Elliot’s Song” with @zendaya this Friday,” Fike posted on Instagram yesterday. If you don’t watch Euphoria and haven’t heard the song yett, or are simply interested in hearing this new, shorter version, check it out up top. In the meantime, if you want more music from Zendaya, this is the second song she’s released so far this week! Her emotional collaboration with Labrinth, “I’m Tired,” dropped on Monday. So, does this mean she’s got more music on the way? Based on what we’ve heard so far, hopefully!

North Carolina rapper Morray released “Quicksand” at the end of 2020 and it ended up being the song that launched him into the national spotlight. Since then, he’s released his debut project Street Sermons, performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, toured with J. Cole and 21 Savage, and earned a spot in the 2021 XXL Freshman Class. It’s all amounted to a successful year for Morray and he seems prepared to start the next chapter of her career. He returns with his first release of 2022 which pairs him with Cordae.

The two rappers bring their talents together for “Still Here,” a track that arrives as a consistent reminder to overcome all the odds in front of them as they’ve been able to do just that in the past. The song is also delivered with a matching video that sees Morray enjoying time with friends when’s unfortunately arrested which leaves him another obstacle to overcome. It’s a strong follow-up to “Never Fail,” which Morray released with Benny The Butcher at the end of last year. Prior to that, he connected with Tyla Yaweh for “Hands Up.”

As for Cordae, he’s fresh off the release of his second album From A Birds Eye View. That project delivered 14 songs and features from Gunna, Lil Wayne, HER, Lil Durk, Freddie Gibbs, Stevie Wonder, Eminem, Roddy Ricch, and Ant Clemons.

You can listen to “Still Here” in the video above.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Nearly a year after she released her second album Romance, Camila Cabello revealed that she began work on her upcoming third album. “Been writing a lot of new music and it’s coming from a really pure place,” she said in the summer of 2020. Now, nearly two years later, we now have a title for that third album which is Familia. Since that announcement in 2020, Cabello has debuted two singles from the project: “Don’t Go Yet” and “La Buena Vida.” Now, we’ve received a third track and it comes in the form of a collaboration with Ed Sheeran.

Together, Cabello and Sheeran join forces for their second collaboration, “Bam Bam.” The track is a warm effort that finds Cabello sharing a heartfelt goodbye for a former lover. “You said you hated the ocean, but you’re surfin’ now,” Cabello sings on the track. “I said I’d love you for life, but I just sold our house.” The song, which many believe is about her recent breakup with Shawn Mendes, also finds Cabello singing in English and in Spanish. While Sheeran contributes an all-English verse to the song, he also flexes some Spanish towards the end of the record. Cabello and Sheeran first joined forces back in 2019 for “South Of The Border.”

“Bam Bam” arrives after Cabello confirmed that her third album Familia would arrive next month on April 8. She also revealed the cover art for the album, which she called her “whole f*cking heart.”

You can listen to “Bam Bam” in the video above.

Ed Sheeran is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.