Month: April 2023

Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj are the talk of the internet with their “Princess Diana” remix. Their star-powered collaboration arrived last Friday, and has proven to be equally as viral as Ice’s original version that appeared on her debut EP, Like…?.

Since the Spice Cabinet and the Barbz can’t get enough of it, the two have released a bonus EP. On their EP, titled Princess Diana (Versions), fans can listen to the original version, the remix, as well as four new versions.

The EP features an extended version of the remix called the “Extendo Clip,” as well as sped-up and slowed-down versions of the remix, and the remix’s instrumental track.

Working with Minaj was a full-circle moment for Ice. In an interview for XXL, she revealed how watching Nicki perform growing up played a role in her music career.

“When I saw Nicki, I was so mesmerized,” Ice said. “She’s the first female rapper that [I’ve] seen. And ever since then, I was kinda set on what I wanted to be.”

You can see the EP cover art and tracklist below.

1. “Princess Diana” Feat. Nicki Minaj
2. “Princess Diana (Extendo Clip)” Feat. Nicki Minaj
3. “Princess Diana”
4. “Princess Diana (Sped Up)” Feat. Nicki Minaj
5. “Princess Diana (Slowed Down)” Feat. Nicki Minaj
6. “Princess Diana (Instrumental)”

Princess Diana (Versions) is out now via Heavy On It, 10 Projects, and Capitol. Find more information here.

Ana de Armas isn’t interested in having a celebrity liquor. But an ice cream flavor? Now we’re talking.

The Oscar-nominated actress and recent SNL host dropped by The Tonight Show on Tuesday to discuss Ghosted, her new movie with Chris Evans, and the selfie she took with Everything Everywhere All at Once star Ke Huy Quan at the Academy Awards. At the end of the interview, host Jimmy Fallon surprised de Armas, a self-professed fan of his The Tonight Dough ice cream, with a video call from Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, a.k.a. Ben and Jerry.

“We were so excited to hear that Ben and Jerry’s The Tonight Dough is your favorite ice cream,” Ben and/or Jerry said. “We love that you’re a fan and came up with something in our kitchen for a special one-day-only, one-time-only surprise,” Jerry and/or Ben added. Fallon presented de Armas with her own flavor of ice cream: Ana de ArMAS Leche. It’s a mix of caramel and chocolate ice creams with chocolate cookie swirls, chocolate chip cookie dough, peanut butter cookie dough, and sweetened condensed milk.

Unfortunately, Ana de ArMAS Leche isn’t available to the public, but if you add condensed milk to The Tonight Dough, you can replicate it at home. Or add the milk to Americone Dream instead, if you’re more of a Colbert person.

You can watch The Tonight Show clip above.

During her performance at Coachella this weekend, Latto brought out rising star TiaCorine to debut their remix to TiaCorine‘s breakout song, “Freaky T.” The song is the genre-bending North Carolina rapper’s most successful to date, generating well over 20 million combined streams across platforms. Today, she announced the official release date of the remix: this Friday, April 21.

The song is the latest remix in Latto’s growing catalog as she becomes one of the more sought-after feature artists in hip-hop today. Last month, she added a spark plug verse to viral sensation Lola Brooke’s breakout track “Don’t Play With It” after contributing another attention-grabbing appearance to Chicago rapper Mello Buckzz’s song “Boom, Pt. 2.” A preview clip of their video shoot for the song produced a viral moment in which Latto showed off her now-signature leopard-print Target panties.

And just before the end of 2022, Latto became one of the last artists to collaborate with southern rap legend Gangsta Boo, teaming up with yet another buzzy newcomer, GloRilla, for the bow-throwing anthem “FTCU.” She’s shown an ear for talent and a willingness to share her spotlight that bodes well for TiaCorine, who will get the perfect jumpstart for her own flourishing career when their collaboration drops on Friday.

Tyler The Creator has reportedly purchased a sprawling new home in Bel Air for $13 million. According to Dirt, the property was originally created in the ’70s, before being completely rebuilt from scratch last year. As for statistics, his property has four bedrooms and six bathrooms across 5,000 square feet.

There are also “custom Brazilian wood floors finished in white oak, high ceilings and steel-case windows throughout.” Not to mention, the windows throughout the home give Tyler some serious views of the city and the ocean. And, if the rapper wants to have fun, this place is perfect for it, with a “smart-home system, state-of-the-art movie theater, and step-up cigar lounge,” according to the publication.

He also now has a master bedroom with dual walk-in closets and baths. Additionally, there’s a private backyard with a pool, fire pit, sauna, bar, barbecue, and a four car garage to keep his purchases in. (There is even additional parking for more vehicles if he wants.)

Last December, Tyler had sold his former house for $7 million to a New York couple, which was also located in Bel Air. He had originally purchased it for $7.9, leaving just under a year later.

Check out some photos of Tyler The Creator’s luxurious new house above.

While the real Will Smith is still working to rehab his Hollywood image following his hand connecting with Chris Rock’s face — a.k.a. the slap heard ‘round the world — at the 2022 Oscars, the fake Will Smith (Jabari Banks) is still living with fictional auntie and uncle in Bel-Air.

Following on the heels of Cobra Kai and other small-screen nostalgia plays, Bel-Air — a reimagined and definitely darker and more dramatic version of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the goofy sitcom that helped turn (the real) Smith into a Hollywood powerhouse — premiered in 2022 to generally positive reviews. Yes, even without a Carlton Dance to lean back on whenever the storylines seemed sluggish. Of course, it didn’t take long for Peacock to order a second season of the series, which is executive produced by Smith himself. Bel-Air season 2 made its triumphant return on February 23, 2023, when the first three of the season’s 10 episodes dropped.

If you haven’t given the gritty reboot a chance yet, you can stream all of season 1 on Peacock now. Since the first season, too, consists of just 10 hour-long episodes, that should give you plenty of time to catch up to the show’s existing fan base, who are turning into Peacock each week to watch new episodes once they drop Thursdays at 5:01 am EST/ 2:01 am PST.

Latto’s “Genius Of Love”-sampling 2021 single “Big Energy” has been her biggest hit to date. As it turns out, though, the song almost went to another artist, Cardi B. However, according to songwriter Theron Thomas, when the opportunity to put it into Latto’s capable hands arose, the original plans for the song changed quickly.

As a guest on the podcast See, The Thing Is… Thomas recounted how “Big Energy” wound up delivering a smash for Latto instead of Cardi B, its intended recipient. “We went to Hawaii, I wrote it to that beat, and met Latto, and she was like, ‘Yeah man, you know, I want to do some crossover sh*t,’” he recalled.

“When I meet an artist and they tell me they want to do something, it’s like, okay cool. Cardi never got to hear it. We didn’t get it to her.”

After premiering the song at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, Latto officially released it in September 2021. As it rose on the Billboard charts over the next six months, she was able to tap Mariah Carey, whose 1995 hit “Fantasy” also sampled “Genius Of Love” by Tom Tom Club, to appear on the remix. The song peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Melodic Rap Performance.

It was also the basis of Latto’s feud with Nicki Minaj after Nicki argued that “Big Energy” should be nominated for a pop award instead. Nicki’s own song, “Super Freaky Girl,” was shortlisted as a pop song, and she compared the two songs on Twitter. Latto responded, “Damn I can’t win for losing… all these awards/noms I can’t even celebrate,” leading to open hostilities between the two rappers that apparently even continued into a new song Latto debuted at Coachella. Just imagine if the song had gone to Cardi; that feud might have been even worse than it is already.

Watch the full episode of See, The Thing Is… above.

Foo Fighters are back. Today (April 19), the band announced their new album, But Here We Are, which is set to arrive this summer. Ahead of the album, the band has dropped the lead single, “Rescued.”

Fans have several questions about the album, including whether or not the band’s late drummer, Taylor Hawkins, will be featured on it.

According to a press release, But Here We Are follows “a year of staggering losses, personal introspection, and bittersweet remembrances,” so it’s possible that Hawkins’ work isn’t featured on the album. But there’s also a chance some of his previously unreleased recordings could’ve been used for new material.

While these details seem to be kept under wraps for the time being, we’ve put together a guide of what we know about But Here We Are.

Release date

But Here We Are is out 6/2 via Roswell Records and RCA. Find more information here.

Singles

The album’s first single, “Rescued,” is available for streaming now.

Tracklist

You can see the tracklist below.

1. “Rescued”
2. “Under You”
3. “Hearing Voices”
4. “But Here We Are”
5. “The Glass”
6. “Nothing At All”
7. “Show Me How”
8. “Beyond Me”
9. “The Teacher”
10. “Rest”

Features

The shared track list does not appear to have any featured collaborators.

Artwork

You can see the artwork below — we promise, it’s there.

While Love is Blind was busy causing chaos and catastrophe on Netflix, one of the streamer’s original shows has continued to quietly dominate the top spot with no signs of slowing down any time soon.

The Night Agent has been climbing up the Netflix Global Top 10 since premiering last month, with over 90 million hours viewed in the last week. The series stars Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland, a young FBI agent who is thrown into the world of wide-scale political conspiracies while working as a (you guessed it) night agent in The White House.

The series, based on the novel of the same name, was created by Shawn Ryan, who recently took to Twitter to share his appreciation for the fans of the series. “A continued thanks to all our #TheNightAgent fans who keep watching the show and spreading the word,” he tweeted, adding that it can be hard to work on a show like this without knowing if it will land with viewers. “You make these shows in a vacuum and don’t know if people will ever watch or appreciate, so to hit #6 on @Netflix all time list is thrilling and humbling.”

Season one also landed at No. 6 on Netflix’s Top 10 of all time, which is based on hours viewed in their first 28 days on Netflix. The series was watched over 605 million hours in the first month, beating out Stranger Things season 3. Luckily, season two of the series has already been greenlit, and Ryan confirmed that it’s being written at the moment.

As the series keeps climbing, we might have to see The Night Agent battle it out against Wednesday and Stranger Things 4. Who would win in a fight: demon Vecna, a teenage goth, or a government agent? It’s impossible to know.

(Via Twitter)

WARNING: Spoilers for The Mandalorian Season 3 finale below.

With The Mandalorian Season 3 finally coming to a close, Star Wars fans are having a hard time hiding their emotions over the finale’s surprisingly heartwarming conclusion. There was a feeling of dread going into Chapter 24 as online chatter and words from the creative team seemed to suggest that that a brutal gut punch was coming. (Mando dying was the prominent theory.) Instead, the Season 3 finale hit in a different way: Right in the feels.

After a daring assault on Moff Gideon’s secret base, which saw Mando and Grogu fight side-by-side to defeat a deadly group of Praetorian Guards, the Imperial warlord is finally vanquished after a showdown with Bo-Katan. With Gideon’s forces destroyed, the Mandalorians can finally resume life on Mandalorian after being run off by the Empire. More importantly, The Armorer now has access to the legendary Living Waters where she can now baptize new members into her covert.

However, there’s a small hitch when Mando attempts to have Grogu moved from foundling to apprentice after his heroic actions. The little guy still cannot speak the creed and would need permission from his parents to partake in the ceremony. Since he has no parents, Mando steps up and cements the relationship that The Mandalorian has been building towards since audience’s saw Grogu little finger for the first time: Mando will adopt him as his son.

With The Armorer’s blessing, Grogu is now named “Din Grogu” and must now travel the galaxy learning from his father. Even better, the episode ends with the duo living peacefully in a space cabin, awaiting their next adventure. The Mandalorian fans didn’t even know how to react. This was not the emotional ending they were expecting for this season, and they could barely contain their feelings at seeing Mando and Grogu officially become father and son.

You can see some of the reactions below:

The Mandalorian Seasons 1-3 are available for streaming on Disney+.