If you’re still on the fence about seeing Dune: Part Two, first off, what’s the matter with you? Think you’re too good for Stellan Skarsgård taking a black goo bath, huh? Maybe Josh Brolin can convince you.
Over the weekend, the actor/poet who plays Gurney Halleck in the sequel to 2021’s Dune, made a convincing pitch to see the Denis Villeneuve film in theaters. “DUNE 2 release is less than TWO WEEKS!!!” he wrote. “Robot Lady and Wonka fall in love. Then Elvis tries to fuck it all up while his bad dad floats in a pool of pond scum. The WWE dude from Gardians gets super pissed while Midsomer hottie puts the eyes on Wonka Obi Wan just after his Mom gets caught taking LSD in a sandy bathroom. Chigurh still doesnt like the guy from The Goonies. I mean who doesn’t want to see all that on IMAX???”
Florence Pugh — “Midsomer hottie” — must be flattered.
Brolin also brought up the notorious popcorn bucket, which definitely looks like a popcorn bucket and isn’t reminding people of anything else.
The pandemic is over. Strikes have come and gone. Fuck it. It’s time to commune again and experience that amazing feeling of when the lights go down, you have your hand deep in your Popcorn worm, and DUNE 2 consumes you.
Brolin should be an inspirational speaker. Or at least write IMDb plot recaps.
Black History Month is here and, for the latest episode of Wom/n Worldwide, we’re celebrating the record-setting achievements of Black women in music and entertainment that you should know about.
Over the last few years, the pages of the her-story books have been filled with several notable entries from Black women across the arts. From music to TV and, of course, movies, host Drew Dorsey pays tribute to these awe-inspiring trailblazers kicking down doors throughout the industry.
In this episode, we honor icons like Jennifer Hudson and Viola Davis for their recent entry into the exclusive EGOT club, but these phenomenal women aren’t the only onscreen powerhouses that take centerstage. Dorsey also shines the spotlight on TV stars Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri, and Niecy Nash-Betts.
And the flower-giving didn’t stop there. We couldn’t miss out on marking the streaming and charting history set by SZA’s highly-anticipated sophomore album, SOS, or the impressive feat Nicki Minaj’s long-awaited Pink Friday 2album accomplished for women in rap music. What about the sheer dominance Beyoncé has shown at the Grammy Awards? Yes, Dorsey dives into that, too, along with a few sweet caveats about Queen Bey’s culture-shifting album, Renaissance.
Check out the rest of Uproxx’s Best New Pop Music roundup below.
Dua Lipa — “Training Season”
Dua Lipa’s “Training Season” is making men work for her love in the new single and music video, which will be included on her forthcoming album. As Lipa described, she was “fed up” with bad dates, which led to a hilarious studio session where she vented about all the chaos.
Karol G, Tiësto — “Contigo”
Karol G reunited with Tiësto for “Contigo,” a Spanish EDM-inspired track about celebrating love in all its glory and forms. In the music video, she also honored LGBTQ+ representation by having Young Miko play her love interest.
Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey — “Yes, And” Remix
As Ariana Grande is getting closer to releasing her Eternal Sunshine album, what better way to keep fans excited than by teaming up with THE Mariah Carey? The two united for their first collaboration on the remix of Grande’s “Yes, And?” — with Carey doing a verse about shutting down a male suitor.
Jennifer Lopez — “This Is Me… Now”
Jennifer Lopez is ready to reveal all of her life details from the past few years, as she put it all into her new album (and connecting film), This Is Me… Now. Another title track on this week’s list, Lopez reflects on how all the wrong turns in love and life’s mistakes led her exactly to where she is right now.
Caroline Polachek — “Gambler’s Prayer”
As one of the new tracks from Polachek’s Desire I Want To Turn Into You (Everlasking Edition), “Gambler’s Prayer” is a quieter song that is still full of her unique electronic production choices, whether it’s a shimmering sound or some background claps — it pulls the listener into her dreamy world once again.
Niall Horan — “You Could Start A Cult” (Spotify Studio Version)
Niall Horan recently released some live performances as part of the Spotify Studios series. Among them is a take of “You Could Start A Cult,” which, despite the title, opens with just an acoustic guitar and uses the production to beautifully spotlight Horan’s vocals.
Holly Humberstone — “Dive”
Holly Humberstone shows off her talent once again by creatively managing to sample The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills in her single, “Dive,” which will have fans even more obsessed — especially if you love both aspects of the crossover.
Lizzy McAlpine — “Older”
Lizzy McAlpine’s “Older” is the title track from her next album, where she finds herself struggling and stuck in a loop of overthinking, all while recognizing that her mom is getting old. “We recorded most of it live, tracking the entire band at the same time in one room, me included,” she explained. “The passion in that space translates into the recorded music so much more than anything I’ve done before, and it has created a record that, in my opinion, is the best I’ve ever made.”
Maya Hawke — “Missing Out”
Maya Hawke’s “Missing Out” is an insanely catchy pop song, setting the tone as the lead single from her upcoming album, Chaos Angel. Her brother, Levon, also contributes background vocals on it.
Sasha Alex Sloan — “Highlights”
“Highlights” is Sasha Alex Sloan’s interpretation when it comes to the ups and downs of love, relying on a stripped-down instrumental to really allow the songwriting to shine. “This is a song I’ve been trying to write for a long time. Writing it was a cathartic experience and it makes me emotional every time I listen to it,” she shared.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Another Michael officially announced their new album, Pick Me Up, Turn Me Upside Down, and treated fans to a new single from it, “Is There A World?.” The piano-driven track provides five minutes of showing off the band’s songwriting skills.
“I think good songs are just ones you can find yourself bringing with you all your life no matter where it takes you,” the band’s vocalist and guitarist, Michael Doherty, shared in a statement.
Along with the new music, fans will get the chance to hear some of it live pretty soon, as Another Michael will kick off a North American tour in May.
Check out Another Michael’s “Is There A World?” above. Continue scrolling for their album art and tracklist, along with their upcoming tour dates.
Another Michael’s Pick Me Up, Turn Me Upside Down Album Artwork
Run For Cover
Another Michael’s Pick Me Up, Turn Me Upside Down Album Tracklist
1. “I’ve Come Around To That”
2. “Seafood”
3. “Mudslide”
4. “Is There A World?”
5. “I’m Your Roommate”
6. “Another Reindeer”
7. “Pick Me Up, Turn Me Upside Down”
8. “Maureen”
9. “I’m Not Mad Anymore”
10. “The Diner’s Spoon”
11. “Like I Won A Car”
Another Michael’s 2024 Tour Dates
05/15 — Troy, NY @ No Fun
05/16 — Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
05/17 — Toronto, ON @ The Baby G
05/18 — Montreal, QC @ Pouzza Festival
05/19 — Portland, ME @ Oxbrow Brewing
05/21 — Somerville, MA @ The Rockwell
05/22 — Brooklyn, NY @ The Sultan Room
05/24 — Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
05/25 — Washington, DC @ Pie Shop
05/26 — Raleigh, NC @ Kings
05/28 — Atlanta, GA @ 529
05/29 — Nashville, TN @ Drkmttr
05/31 — Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s
06/01 — Hamtramck, MI @ New Dodge Lounge *
06/02 — Columbus, OH @ The Basement
06/04 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Bottlerocket
Pick Me Up, Turn Me Upside Down is out 5/31 via Run For Cover. Find more information here.
The finale of True Detective: Night Countrydropped over the weekend, and while some have been calling it the “best finale ever” for the anthology series, others are not so impressed—mainly Nic Pizzolatto, the series creator.
The creator was initially on board to pen the fourth season before Issa Lopez stepped in as showrunner. While Pizzolatto is listed as the EP for season four, he’s not a fan and hasn’t been hiding it.
Pizzolatto took to Instagram to repost some harsh criticism of the fourth season, which stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis. The screenshots, which Pizzolatto reposted but didn’t write, called True Detective’s fourth season “disrespectful and insulting” and a “hot mess.”
Obviously, this didn’t sit well with fans and the cast of season four. Reis, who stars as Evangeline, slammed Pizzolatto’s response on Twitter/X, saying “That’s a damn shame…but hey I guess ‘if you don’t have anything good to share, sh*t on others’ is the new wave.”
That’s a damn shame…but hey I guess “if you don’t have anything good to share, shit on others” is the new wave lol https://t.co/4EOvu0oPSu
Last month, Lopez responded to Pizzolatto’s ongoing criticism. “I believe that every storyteller has a very specific, peculiar, and unique relation to the stories they create, and whatever his reactions are, he’s entitled to them. That’s his prerogative,” Lopez told Vulture. “I wrote this with profound love for the work he made and love for the people that loved it. And it is a reinvention, and it is different, and it’s done with the idea of sitting down around the fire, and [let’s] have some fun and have some feelings and have some thoughts. And anybody that wants to join is welcome.”
If you’re looking for tickets, you can get them beginning Wednesday, February 21 if you have a Citi card. If not, Live Nation’s presale begins on Thursday, February 22. If that STILL doesn’t work for you, the general sale begins on Friday, February 23 at 10 am local time. You can find more info here.
Peso Pluma’s Exodo Tour dates
05/26 – Chicago, IL @ Sueños Festival
05/28 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
05/30 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
05/31 – Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse
06/01 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
06/03 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
06/04 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
06/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
06/09 – New York, NY @ Governor’s Ball**
06/10 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
06/12 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
06/21- Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
06/23- Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
06/26- New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
06/28 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
06/30 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
07/17 – San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center
07/19 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
07/23 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Arena
07/26 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
07/30- Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
07/31 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
08/03 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
08/05 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
08/06 – Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center
08/09 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
08/10 – Rosarito, MX @ Baja Beach Fest
08/11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center
08/16 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
08/28 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
09/03 – Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena
09/07 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center at Fresno State
09/17 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena
09/12 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
09/23 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
10/06 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
10/09 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
10/11 – Montville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
With music festival season approaching, organizers have realized you can’t please the public. Following the reveal of the 2024 Roots Picnic, Questlove quickly learned this lesson. Over the years, as the event has expanded to be more inclusive of fans’ tastes, the outdoor event not only added a second day but mixed up its featured act.
After welcoming each billed musician via an individual shout-out on his Instagram page, followers blasted Questlove for booking Sexyy Red to the fest that has its roots in R&B, neo-soul, and vintage hip-hop.
Yesterday (February 19), Questlove had enough of the negative remarks and responded to silence the critics replying to a comment left under his initial post.
“There is always that one [act] on the show everyone hates because it serves as a reminder the hip hop they like is from 30 years ago,” he wrote. “I mean, I get it, but look: we gotta round and balance the day out. There are other stages, podcasts, and events to see.”
Questlove didn’t stop there. He went on to slam users for pouring their hate into Sexyy Red’s announcement instead of appreciating the other acts set to perform.
“I’m still shocked yall got energy for ‘oh hell no isms,’” he wrote. “Like it’s 16 years folks, when have you seen a festival in which every act is the act you love? I mean, the way I see it: cats in here bringing a certain energy: meanwhile, there is a whole entire Jill [Scott] post, Amerie post, Black Thought post, and a Meth[od Man] and Red[man] post. I see/hear nary a ‘I love real music’ person supporting that page. It’s almost worth it just for this engagement & trolling was the last thing on my mind lol. Roots Picnic is well-rounded, and that’s why it works.”
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This isn’t the first time the Roots Picnic’s lineup has caused a stir online. In 2023, organizers were questioned after GloRilla and Saucy Santana were announced to perform. Festival regulars, City Girls, have been met with negative backlash for years. However, given Roots Picnic’s rise in popularity over the years, it is safe to say organizers are doing something right.
The general on-sale for the 2024 Roots Picnic begins on February 23 at 10 a.m. ET. Find more information here.
Doc Rivers has made sure everyone knows how difficult it has been for him to jump into the head coaching role for the Milwaukee Bucks in the middle of this season. The Bucks are 3-7 with Rivers at the helm, a stark contrast to the 32-14 record they had when he officially took over, and while that record was seemingly a product of some smoke and mirrors, it has been a rocky start to Rivers’ tenure in Milwaukee.
What’s most interesting going forward is how the Bucks respond to Rivers and what he will ask them to do — and how he’ll look to motivate them along the way. Rivers is not a coach who jumps in front of criticism to shield his players and will gladly call out his players when speaking with the media — as we saw when he said some players “were in Cabo” mentally after their dismal loss to the Grizzlies before the All-Star break.
That isn’t something every player responds well to, and we’ll find out if the Bucks have the kind of roster that will. If they don’t, it’s hard to see this resulting in the turnaround Milwaukee is hoping for that gets them into the title conversation. JJ Redick has played for Rivers in the past and has seen this all before, and on First Take on Tuesday morning, he couldn’t help but go off on Rivers in a rant about his lack of accountability.
“I’ve seen the trend for years. The trend is always making excuses. Doc, we get it. Taking over a team in the middle of a season is hard. It’s hard. We get it. Just like getting traded in the middle of the season is hard for a player. We get it. But it’s always an excuse. It’s always throwing your team under the bus. They lose to Memphis, oh it’s his players fault. Memphis was playing G-League guys and two-way guys. Then you look at his quotes over the weekend and now he wants to take credit for the James Harden trade to the Clippers working out. He wants credit for that? There’s never accountability with that guy!”
Stephen A. Smith concurred with Redick, noting that the more Rivers talks the more people are going to start questioning some of the timing of his arrival in Milwaukee, saying, “you got the job, go win,” before rattling off his recent postseason failures.
It’s an especially funny rant considering Redick is now taking over for Rivers in ESPN’s lead NBA booth and will call the NBA Finals in Rivers’ stead. Clearly Redick is not a fan of Doc’s proclivity for seeking credit rather than shouldering blame publicly, and the second half of the season and the postseason will be fascinating in Milwaukee for a variety of reasons.
On the since-deleted Instagram account “colostrum.lover,” a woman (with the world’s worst angle for a selfie) posted a reel with the caption, “I was Sydney Sweeney’s dietican for five years, this is how I helped her get her dream role with five easy food swaps. She wouldn’t stop talking about the last one.”
The word “dietican” being misspelled was the first clue that something was amiss. Clue number two: the user referred to Kraft Mac & Cheese, which Sweeney once called a “childhood staple,” as a “dieticians nightmare” with an “insane amount of additives f*cking with your hormones.”
According to multiple screenshots circulating online, the Euphoria actor commented under the original post and wrote, “i don’t know you and kraft mac n cheese is for life.”
If Sweeney isn’t the official spokesperson for Kraft Mac & Cheese by the end of the week, the head of Kraft’s PR department needs to be dunked into a tub of orange dust.
The Euphoria star’s response went viral, with people celebrating her for calling out a fake. “i need more celebs to start calling out these liars trying to sell diet plans and courses using their names,” one user on X wrote. Another added, “People lie about things that could easily be disproved so boldly these days lol we need to bring back shame.” You can see more reactions below:
i need more celebs to start calling out these liars trying to sell diet plans and courses using their names pic.twitter.com/TykoRhw9Sd
I remember when Anne Hathaway had to call out sites publishing diets and claiming they were how she lost weight to play a woman with consumption in Les Miz. The commodification of celebrity bodies as a means to shill diet culture sadly continues. https://t.co/hJ5LVIgfBk
Grammy Award-winning musician Peso Pluma is gearing up to hit the road hard this summer. Last year, the “Lady Gaga” singer embraced on his first performance run around the world. But if you thought his booking schedule was intense in 2023, wait until you see his 2024 calendar.
Today (February 20), Peso announced his Exodo Tour, which features stops across the US and Canada. Following Chicago’s Sueños Festival, Peso will officially kick off his 37-date run on May 28 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Along with the tour, Peso has already confirmed several festival appearances, including the Governors Ball in New York and Mexico’s Baja Beach Fest. As of today, Peso Pluma has not announced any special guests, but that could be revealed closer to the start of the tour. Continue below for the full tour schedule, tour poster, and ticketing information.
Citi members will have early access to Pes Pluma’s when its presale starts on Wednesday, February 21. The venues, Live Nation, and a few other presales are scheduled for Thursday, February 22. Then, on Friday, February 23, at 10 a.m. local time, the general on-sale will launch. Find more information here.
Peso Pluma’s Exodo Tour dates
05/26 – Chicago, IL @ Sueños Festival
05/28 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
05/30 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
05/31 – Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse
06/01 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
06/03 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
06/04 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
06/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
06/09 – New York, NY @ Governor’s Ball**
06/10 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
06/12 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
06/21- Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
06/23- Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
06/26- New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
06/28 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
06/30 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
07/17 – San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center
07/19 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
07/23 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Arena
07/26 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
07/30- Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
07/31 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
08/03 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
08/05 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
08/06 – Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center
08/09 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
08/10 – Rosarito, MX @ Baja Beach Fest
08/11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center
08/13 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
08/16 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
08/27 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
08/28 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
09/03 – Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena
09/07 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center at Fresno State
09/17 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena
09/12 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
09/23 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
10/06 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
10/09 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
10/11 – Montville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
Peso Pluma’s Exodo Tour poster
Live Nation
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That’s a damn shame…but hey I guess “if you don’t have anything good to share, shit on others” is the new wave 
lol 
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