Season four of True Detective is about halfway through, though it seemingly hasn’t stopped snowing the entire time, so it seems longer. This season takes us to the perpetual nighttime in Alaska, where Jodie Foster stars as Chief Liz Danvers as she investigates the mysterious circumstances surrounding eight missing men. These types of things never seem to work out.
Even though this season gives off a particular bone-chilling sensation, showrunner Issa Lopez says it’s all on purpose, and the location is even a callback to cult classic horror movies. “First of all, one of the biggest references for it is Carpenter’s The Thing, no doubt,” Lopez told The AV Club. “Tsalal [the research station in Night Country] has undertones, the way we shot it, to Kubrik’s The Overlook and a feel of Nostromo, even, from Alien,” she added. Even though there might not be a supernatural element to it, the cold is creepy enough to make this season terrifying.
Lopez added, “Some of the nights we were at minus 23 degrees Celsius, in conditions that I would never think of being in, but it just informs the story and feeds the feelings and the way you experience the series. A lot of people who have watched it are like, “I felt cold when I was watching it,” and that happened because we were there, because the actors were cold, because the filmmakers were cold. And it needs to happen to really transmit that physical sensation through the screen.”
When Will ‘True Detective’ Season 4, Episode 3 Arrive?
This season, subtitled Night Country, will consist of six episodes airing weekly on HBO. Episode three, which is conveniently titled “Part 3,” will arrive on Sunday, January 28th at 9:00pm EST (for both streaming and cable).
The rest of the season will arrive weekly on Sundays until February 18th. For now, you can catch up with past seasons of True Detective on Max. Stay warm out there.
Stephen A. Smith‘s podcast has, increasingly, become a place where he can talk about stuff that would never make it onto ESPN. Whether that’s something fun, like the time he got into a screaming match with a caller about the movie Cars, or whether that’s something like the time he expressed his distaste for Jason Whitlock, Smith (or, probably more accurately, his producers) use the pod as an opportunity to expand his horizons far beyond the stuff we see on television every day.
Here’s our latest example of this, which doubles as an opportunity to learn his answer to one of the defining questions of my lifetime. Smith wanted questions from listeners, so he got asked a simple one: Who ya got?
This ended up making its way onto the show, with Smith making very clear he is not an especially big Pokemon fan. His pronunciations of “Bulbasaur” and “Charmander,” in particular, are magical, and eventually, he picks Charmander for a simple reason.
“Know what I’m gonna say? Charmander,” Smith said after pronouncing “Charmander” like the word commander. “That’s who I would take. Cause it reminds me of me because of the forehead.”
Smith then stared directly into the camera while we got a split screen of him and Charmander. It was all pretty good.
With Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom officially bringing the SnyderVerse to an end, DC Studios chief James Gunn is now fully in the throes of launching his rebooted DC Universe with the highly ambitious Superman: Legacy. The writer/director has confirmed that the film will not only relaunch the Man of Steel, but introduce a full-fledged superhero universe that’s already in motion.
However, while Superman: Legacy will feature characters like Guy Gardner, Hawkgirl, Metamorpho, and possibly even Lobo, Gunn is preparing DC Comics fans to not expect the mother of all appearances: The new Batman.
Gunn’s DC Universe will have its own version of the Caped Crusader (Read: Not Robert Pattinson), who’s set to appear in The Brave and the Bold alongside the Damian Wayne version of Robin. But if you’re expecting to see the new Bats in Superman: Legacy, think again.
“He can’t appear in Superman: Legacy because he’s not in the script,” Gunn told a fan during one of his frequent Q&A sessions on Threads.
While the answer may seem a tad blunt, it is fitting with Gunn’s views on what he calls “cameo porn.” Back in December, Gunn decried the practice of having a “character appear on screen for 10 seconds to mark a checkbox” while interacting with fans, as he often does.
“I call that ‘Cameo Porn’ and it has been one of the worst elements of recent superhero films,” Gunn said via Deadline. “If a character is in film, they have to have a reason to be there story-wise.”
Superman: Legacy flies into theaters on July 11, 2025.
If Chxrry22 (pronounced Cherry-22) established her artistry in 2022 with her debut EP The Other Side, then she strengthened and elevated it to impressive standards with her second EP Siren, released at the end of 2023. The Toronto-based singer, the first female singer signed to The Weeknd’s XO Records label, exudes a level of self-awareness, vulnerability, and honesty (for better or worse) that many of us could only dream of fearlessly having.
Chxrry22’s The Other Side presented all of this under a gloomy cloud of realization and acceptance that she played both the villain and victim in the realm of love. “Do It Again” craves the return of an expired love and “Call Me” hopes to re-spark a toxic flame. In the end, “Wasteland” is Chxrry22’s moment of recovery as she dusts herself off and takes a step forward with a newfound commitment to herself and peace within.
That very commitment is the launching pad into the dominating Siren that Chxrry22 presents herself as on her 2023 EP. The gloom of The Other Side is no more, and instead, we’re hit with the fiery passion that blares as loud as the warning signal that shares the name of her most recent project. Chxrry22 dares a partner to be as passionate as she is on “Ride 4 Me” and goes even further with a sultry request to put their words into action on “Never Had This.” For seven songs on Siren, Chxrry22 asserts he dominance and captivates with her euphoric energy.
Months removed from Siren, Uproxx spoke with Chxrry22 to learn more about her start in music, the one artist from whom she needs a feature, and the advice she’d give her 18-year-old self.
What is your earliest memory of music?
I feel like music was a part of me before I was even born. Both of my parents could sing and they were in a choir, so they would make my brothers and I sing Ethiopian songs and record us. I’m not even kidding when I say that in every single home video I have from my childhood, I’m singing. I don’t think they thought that one of their children would actually grow up to be a musician, but I think it was their love language and also a way to teach us our language.
Who inspired you to take music seriously?
My mom. She used to make me perform everywhere growing up. Birthdays, weddings, you name it — I’d do it. She would pass around a hat for people to put money in. When I saw people actually giving a child money to sing my brain went off like, oh this is lit.
Do you know how to play an instrument? If so, which one? If not, which instrument do you want to learn how to play?
I’ve actually tried learning how to play the guitar and keys multiple times but my schedule gets hectic and I never have a chance to see it through. I actually just ordered a keyboard on Amazon to my LA apartment so we’ll see how long it lasts this time. But I do wish I could, it’s one of my goals.
What was your first job?
A hostess at a restaurant. I’ve had a million jobs and I’ve been fired a million times.
What is your most prized possession?
My voice. My health. My ideas.
What is your biggest fear?
I actually have two. Having a painful death but also just having regrets in life.
Who is on your R&B Mt. Rushmore?
Whitney, Marvin Gaye, Anita Baker, D’Angelo, Keyshia Cole. I think that’s a few too many, but you get the point.
You are throwing a music festival. Give us the dream lineup of 5 artists that will perform with you and the location where it would be held.
Dead or alive? Kali Uchis, Lana Del Rey, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse and Nina Simone. Held in my hometown, Toronto, of course.
You get 24 hours to yourself to do anything you want, with unlimited resources: What are you doing? And spare no details!
Donate to every cause imaginable and use whatever’s left to buy every vintage bag in sight.
What are your three most used emojis?
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What’s a feature you need to secure before you die?
Which celebrity do you admire or respect for their personality and why?
I don’t know, I don’t really pay attention.
Share your opinion on something no one could ever change your mind about.
That celery is disgusting. It actually makes me gag.
What is the best song you’ve ever heard in your life and what do you love about it?
Omg, I love this question. Also so hard to answer but for sentimental reasons I’ll say “Unforgettable” by Nat King Cole. It’s so simple but heartfelt. It’s the soundtrack to my life.
What’s your favorite city in the world to perform, and what’s a city you’re excited to perform in for the first time?
My favorite is always Toronto because I get the most love and it’s for me, duh! No, but in all seriousness it’s always so special looking into the crowd and seeing your friends and family. But, I have so many fans in London and Atlanta so I can’t wait to perform there. Atlanta actually holds a very special place in my heart because it’s where I really found myself as an artist. I lived there for a few years when I first got signed, and it’s actually where I wrote “The Falls” and the majority of my first project.
What would you be doing now if it weren’t for music?
I’d love to be a creative director and help other artists in some capacity! Or a hairdresser. I’m shockingly good at hair. Anything that lets me create freely would be a dream.
If you could see five years into the future or go five years into the past, which one would you pick and why?
The past was too traumatizing, so I’ll say the future haha. Also, I’m really nosey so I want to be ahead of the curb.
What’s one piece of advice you’d go back in time to give to your 18-year-old self?
Don’t date him. Don’t date anyone until you’re 25 honestly.
It’s 2050. The world hasn’t ended, and people are still listening to your music. How would you like it to be remembered?
I think like every other artist, I hope people can still connect and feel something when they listen to my music years down the line. I want to be remembered as someone who represented my city and my culture, and if I’m lucky, I’ll have said and done enough of the right thing that they know my heart.
Siren is out now via XO Records/Republic Records. Find out more information here.
It’s a bloody New Music Friday, as half of hip-hop appears to have chosen violence on their latest singles. Megan Thee Stallion’s new single “Hiss” apparently contains some not-so-veiled shots at Nicki Minaj, while fans believe Minaj’s protege Ice Spice appears to go after her own rival, Latto, on her new single “Think U The Sh*t (Fart).”
In the song’s second verse, Ice Spice raps, “I got my foot on they necks, I can’t let up / She all on the floor, told her get up / She my son, but I ain’t her mammy / Bitches can’t stand me.” Some fans have interpreted this as a reference to Latto’s 2023 single “Put It On Da Floor,” which itself was interpreted as a diss record about Nicki Minaj. Latto and Nicki had been going back-and-forth for about a year at the time of its release, and since then, fans feel that Ice Spice, who collaborated with Nicki twice in 2023, has inhereted the beef on her behalf (clearly, Nicki does not appreciate being called “auntie”).
This isn’t the first time that Ice Spice has possibly referenced “On Da Floor”; on her song “Butterfly Ku,” she said, “Where she at? On the floor / She get her money, but I’m gettin’ more.” As far as shots go, they aren’t exactly the haymakers one might expect from open warfare, leaving their meaning somewhat ambiguous. But rap fans love a good feud, and will go out of their way to try to make one happen if the rappers don’t do it on their own, so even if these references aren’t meant to irritate the Atlanta rapper, the response to them from fans will keep adding straws to that camel’s back.
Fresh off of the release of her new single “Hiss,” it is abundantly clear that Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj aren’t particularly fond of each other. But it wasn’t always like that. Before the top-tier rap women were lyrically at each other’s throats, they publicly sang the praises of one another.
In 2019, the pair even collaborated on Megan’s smash song “Hot Girl Summer.” After their nasty back-and-forth, it’s highly unlikely that the two will ever appear on a track together. But why did things go sour?
Why Do Megan Thee Stallion And Nicki Minaj Have Beef?
The answer will vary depending on which fan base (the Hotties or the Barbz) you ask. On “Hiss,” Megan says she has no idea why they fell out. However, in 2022, Nicki gave her account of the tear in their relationship during an episode of Queens Radio show on AMP. Nicki alleged that a woman rapper encouraged her to consume alcohol, but she refused because she was pregnant. The rapper then suggested she’d get an abortion so that she could truly enjoy herself.
• An Artist Nicki worked with as a favor for a favor, didn’t return the favor and started ignoring and shading her
•An Artist encouraged her to drink, then referenced “just taking care of it at the clinic, afterwards ” when she turned it down #GuessWhopic.twitter.com/6cybly7knr
Although Nicki did name Megan, that didn’t stop her fans from accusing her of the vile act. However, after getting wind of the rumor, Megan took to X (formerly Twitter) to deny the claims.
Others have speculated that Megan and Nicki’s beef has much pettier roots. Given Nicki’s rocky history with Cardi B, users online feel that tension began to brew when Megan jumped on Cardi’s 2020 track “WAP.” The beginning is fuzzy. But after Nicki poked fun at Megan being shot by Tory Lanez and, in return, Megan’s dig at Nicki’s husband Kenneth Petty’s sex offender status, things aren’t going to end anytime soon.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Ahead of his musical guest appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend, Justin Timberlake went on The Tonight Show, where he broke some big news: He’s going on tour in 2024. So, here’s what to know about getting tickets for The Forget Tomorrow World Tour.
How To Buy Tickets For Justin Timberlake’s The Forget Tomorrow World Tour
The general onsale for tickets begins on February 2 at 10 a.m. local time, via justintimberlake.com.
There will be some opportunities to get tickets before then, though. There’s a fan club presale starting on January 29. Existing fan club members should receive an email with more information.
Citi cardmembers will also have access to their own presale for US shows, starting on January 30 at 10 a.m. local time, until February 1 at 5 p.m. local time. More information is available on the Citi Entertainment website.
Finally, there’s also a Verizon presale. Like the Citi presale, Verizon customers can get presale tickets for US dates starting January 30 at 10 a.m. local time, until February 1 at 5 p.m. local time. More information can be found via Verizon Up.
Justin Timberlake’s 2024 Tour Dates: The Forget Tomorrow World Tour
04/29 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
05/02 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
05/06 — San Jose, CA @ SAP Center at San Jose
05/10 — Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
05/14 — San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena San Diego
05/17 — Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
05/21 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
05/29 — San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center
05/31 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
06/04 — Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
06/06 — Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
06/10 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
06/12 — Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena
06/14 — Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
06/15 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
06/21 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
06/25 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
06/29 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
07/03 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
07/04 — Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
07/07 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
07/09 — Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
Everything I Thought It Was is out 3/15 via RCA Records. Find more information here.
With two EPs to their name, Lutalo has already caught the attention of big names in indie music. Andy Shauf and Adrianne Lenker both invited them on tour, Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold has sung their praise, and now, Claud linked up with them for a joint track. And for good reason. A masterful blend of folk, rock, and soul, Lutalo cuts through as a bright new voice in indie rock.
It’s been a couple months since Lutalo dropped the excellent Again EP, which veils biting social and political commentary under fuzzy chords. The wildly addictive earworm “PLHP” is a reference to The White House and “the struggles of navigating the political structure in America as a racially marginalized person/person of lower income.” Meanwhile the softer, fuzzy number “Push Back Baby” references stolen adolescence and the cycles of crime. “I want to help people question the way they’re living so we can create a better reality for us to exist in together,” Lutalo says about their music in a statement.
On the heels of their Claud collab, Lutalo sits down with Uproxx to talk a festival in a grocery story, P!nk, and sending billionaires to Mars in our latest Q&A.
What are four words you would use to describe your music?
Botanical, chemical, itchy, dense.
It’s 2050 and the world hasn’t ended and people are still listening to your music. How would you like it to be remembered?
Like a fish in a stream, on its way to the ocean. On its own journey, doing its own thing.
Who’s the person who has most inspired your work, and why?
Hmmm, let’s go with one of my earliest childhood friends, Winnie the Pooh. Always so easy going and simple, I like that.
Where did you eat the best meal of your life and what was it?
It’s bad but I honestly don’t remember a lot of food. I kinda eat just cause I have to. Food is good and all but it’s never that memorable for me.
Tell us about the best concert you’ve ever attended.
Maybe not my best but the craziest was back in 2011 I believe, I was taken to go see P!nk in concert with my friend and his dads cause they had extra tickets. She was flying over the crowd in a harness doing flips and stuff while singing. Was wild. Never seen anything like that before, never seen anything like that since.
What song never fails to make you emotional?
“A Quick One Before the Eternal Worm Devours Connecticut” by Have a Nice Life.
What’s the last thing you Googled?
How squirrels ended up in cities.
Where’s the weirdest place you’ve ever crashed while on tour?
In the middle of a huge park in Munich.
What’s your favorite city in the world to perform and what’s the city you hope to perform in for the first time?
Favorite is NYC and not a city but I’d love to make it to Ireland one day.
What’s one piece of advice you’d go back in time to give to your 18-year-old self?
Learn to say no.
What’s one of your hidden talents?
Switch on Legend of Zelda and you’ll see.
If you had a million dollars to donate to charity, what cause would you support and why?
I’d donate to getting the ultra wealthy to Mars. So they can stop messing up life on earth for everyone.
What are your thoughts about AI and the future of music?
I don’t give it too much thought honestly. I feel like If you want to hear music from an AI, then maybe you have yet to find an artist that has made you realize why music or any art for that matter exists. But you know what, also you do you. If however, the concern is that your style of music is going to be stolen, then maybe we have to question why you want to make music in the first place. If you’re wanting a career, making music that’s so formulaic that AI can sum it up may not be the move.
You are throwing a music festival. Give us the dream lineup of 5 artists that will perform with you and the location it would be held.
Labor Siffre, Aphex twin, Fleetwood Mac, Deerhoof, Nina Simone. And let’s just pop it somewhere different. A grocery store perhaps?
Who’s your favorite person to follow on social media?
My sister.
What’s the story behind your first or favorite tattoo?
Cannot provide you with that as I actually don’t have any.
What is your pre-show ritual?
A pack of gummy bears and a shot of mezcal.
Who was your first celebrity crush?
I honestly don’t know.
What is your biggest fear?
Being stuck here repeating.
Again is out now via Winspear. Find more information here.
Farrelly, who made There’s Something About Mary, Kingpin, and Dumb and Dumber with his brother Bobby before going solo with Green Book (which won Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay), makes his return to R-rated comedies with Ricky Stanicky. The film stars Efron, Andrew Santino, and Jermaine Fowler as three long-time pals who made up a best friend — the titular Ricky Stanicky — as an alibi for when they want to, for instance, party in Las Vegas without their girlfriends. But once suspisions are rasied about their fake BFF, they hire an actor (John Cena) to play him.
You can watch the trailer above. Here’s the official plot synopsis:
When three childhood best friends pull a prank gone wrong, they invent the imaginary Ricky Stanicky to get them out of trouble! Twenty years after creating this “friend,” Dean, JT, and Wes (Zac Efron, Andrew Santino, and Jermaine Fowler) still use the nonexistent Ricky as a handy alibi for their immature behavior. When their spouses and partners get suspicious and demand to finally meet the fabled Mr. Stanicky, the guilty trio decide to hire washed-up actor and raunchy celebrity impersonator “Rock Hard” Rod (John Cena) to bring him to life. But when Rod takes his role of a lifetime too far, they begin to wish they’d never invented Ricky in the first place.
Ricky Stanicky premieres on Amazon Prime Video on March 7th.
Coming off his performance in Elvis where he played the legendary crooner for Baz Luhrmann, Austin Butler notably continued to sound like the King in interviews and award show appearances. The actor was aware that his Elvis voice was becoming a thing, and he recently opened up to Stephen Colbert that he put in some serious work to get rid of it.
According to Butler, the Elvis voice was a serious issue heading into his latest performance in the sprawling World War II epic Masters of the Air.
“I had a week off after Elvis… it was almost too fast,” Butler told Colbert via The Daily Beast. “I was just trying to remember who I was, you know, what I like to do… all I thought about for three years was Elvis.”
Butler revealed that he ultimately had to turn to a dialect coach to stop sounding like the iconic singer, and we can confirm that he doesn’t sound entirely like Elvis in the new WWII fighter jet series. The actor threw himself just as obsessively into the role of Major Gale “Buck” Cleven to the point where he worked through a broken rib.
“There was a fight scene and yeah, my rib cracked. It hurt and then I had to keep fighting. And it hurts for a long time after because every time you breathe, you feel your ribs. But it could have been worse,” Butler recently told Variety. “The opportunity and the honor of playing these men who we owe such a debt of gratitude to — the privilege outweighed any daunting timeline of it or anything
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