Month: July 2024

Donald Glover confirmed Bando Stone & The New World will be “the final Childish Gambino album,” and he released the official trailer in late June.

On Wednesday, July 17, Glover revealed the album’s full 17-song tracklist in collaboration with Spotify.

The tracklist features Amaarae, Chlöe, Flo Milli, Jorja Smith, Legend, Fousheé, Khruangbin, and Yeat. “Lithonia” arrived on July 2, and “In The Night” featuring Amaarae and Smith was released earlier this week.

“The problem is we’re not having enough fun,” Glover said during an Instagram Live session last month. “OK, so, this rollout that’s coming, it’s like, mostly about fun. I’m trying to have fun because I feel like there’s just people not having enough fun.”

See the full Bando Stone & The New World tracklist and Childish Gambino’s The New World Tour below.

Childish Gambino’s Bando Stone & The New World Tracklist

1. “H3@RT$ W3RE M3@NT TO F7Y” Feat. Amaarae
2. “Lithonia”
3. “Survive” Feat. Chlöe
4. “Steps Beach”
5. “Got To Be”
7. “Real Love”
8. “In The Night” Feat. Jorja Smith & Amaarae
9. “Yoshinoya”
10. “Can You Feel Me” Feat. Legend
11. “No Excuses”
12. “Cruisin’” Feat. Yeat
13. “We Are God”
14. “Running Around” Feat. Fousheé
15. “Dadvocate”
16. “Happy Survival” Feat. Khruangbin
17. “A Place Where Love Goes”

Childish Gambino’s 2024 & 2025 Tour Dates: The New World Tour

08/11/2024 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center *
08/12/2024 — Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center *
08/14/2024 — Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum *
08/15/2024 — Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center *
08/17/2024 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena *
08/18/2024 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena *
08/20/2024 — Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena *
08/21/2024 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center *
08/23/2024 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden *
08/24/2024 — Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Arena *
08/26/2024 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center *
08/27/2024 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center *
08/29/2024 — Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena *
08/30/2024 — Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena *
09/01/2024 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena *
09/02/2024 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena *
09/04/2024 — Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena *
09/05/2024 — Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena *
09/07/2024 — New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center *
09/08/2024 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center *
09/10/2024 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center *
09/11/2024 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center *
09/13/2024 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena *
09/14/2024 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center *
09/16/2024 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center *
09/18/2024 — Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena *
09/19/2024 — Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena *
09/21/2024 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center *
09/23/2024 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena *
09/24/2024 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center *
09/25/2024 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena *
09/27/2024 — Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome *
09/29/2024 — Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place *
10/02/2024 — St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center *
10/03/2024 — Chicago, IL @ United Center *
10/31/2024 — Lyon, FR @ LDLC Arena #
11/02/2024 — Milan, IT @ Unipol Forum #
11/04/2024 — Cologne, DE @ Lanxess Arena #
11/06/2024 — Hamburg, DE @ Barclays Arena #
11/08/2024 — Oslo, NO @ Oslo Spektrum #
11/10/2024 — Copenhagen, DK @ Royal Arena #
11/12/2024 — Prague, CZ @ O2 arena #
11/13/2024 — Berlin, DE @ Uber Arena #
11/19/2024 — Paris, FR @ Accor Arena #
11/21/2024 — Munich, DE @ Olympiahalle #
11/23/2024 — Brussels, BE @ ING Arena #
11/24/2024 — Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome #
11/26/2024 — Manchester, UK @ AO Arena #
11/28/2024 — Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro #
11/30/2024 — London, UK @ The O2 #
12/01/2024 — London, UK @ The O2 #
12/03/2024 — Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena #
12/05/2024 — Dublin, IE @ 3Arena #
01/28/2025 — Auckland, NZ @ Spark Arena #
02/01/2025 — Brisbane, QLD @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre #
02/04/2025 — Sydney, NSW @ Qudos Bank Arena #
02/07/2025 — Melbourne, VIC @ Rod Laver Arena #
02/11/2025 — Perth, WA @ RAC Arena #

* with Willow
# with Amaarae

Caitlin Clark is no stranger to setting records on the basketball court, whether that was during her days as a standout at the University of Iowa or at the very beginning of her WNBA career as a member of the Indiana Fever. On Wednesday night, Clark rewrote the record book once again, as the first-year star recorded 19 assists in the Fever’s game against the Dallas Wings, which set the league’s record for the most assists in a single game.

The record was previously held by Courtney Vandersloot, who had 18 assists on two separate occasions during her time with the Chicago Sky. Clark’s previous high for assists in a game as a member of the Fever was 13, which she’s done four times, while her high for assists in a game at Iowa was 18.

Clark didn’t just set up her teammates, as she went for 24 points on 10-for-19 shooting with six rebounds in 40 minutes of work. Aliyah Boston had her best performance of the year for the Fever, as she went for 28 points and eight rebounds, with 19 of those coming off of assists set up by Clark.

Unfortunately for the Fever, the big games by Clark and Boston came in a loss, as the team was not able to overcome big nights by Arike Ogunbowale and Odyssey Sims. As a result, Dallas defended their home court with a 101-93 win going into the All-Star break.

One thing has been made very clear to me as I play EA Sports College Football 25: I suck at defense. While getting into a rhythm on offense is easy once you get used to it, that’s not the case on the defensive side of the ball, where you really have to put in work to get better and help your team win football games.

It certainly helps if you use one of the elite units in the game, and this year, there are seven teams that have earned the distinction of being a 90+ overall. If you’re like me and you could use some help as you try to figure out how to slow down opposing offenses, these are the groups you’ll want to use.

Ohio State Buckeyes: 96 overall

Just do not plan on scoring if you go up against the Buckeye defense, which is the best unit in the game. They’re absolutely loaded, with four players on that side of the ball at least a 90 overall (in a funny turn of events, one player who likely would get a 90+ nod, standout edge rusher JT Tuimoloau, is not in the game). Their secondary, in particular, is a nightmare to deal with, with sophomore FS Caleb Downs a 95 overall and the best player on the team. Just hope you get points off of special teams or something.

Georgia Bulldogs: 94 overall

The best offense in the game also gets the second-best defense in the game, which shouldn’t come as a huge surprise, as Kirby Smart is known for being the sport’s premier defensive-minded head coach now that his mentor, Nick Saban, has retired. Much like Ohio State, the unit is led by a 95-rated free safety in Malaki Starks, while LOLB Mykel Williams is a 93 overall and one of the best linebackers in the entire game.

Oregon Ducks: 90 overall

It’s not a surprise that Dan Lanning’s team is elite on this side of the ball, as he went to Eugene after spending time as Smart’s defensive coordinator in Athens. Jabbar Muhammad, a transfer from Washington, is the best player on the Ducks defense, as he’s a 91 overall, while Jordan Burch is an 88 overall off the left edge and is one of the top players at his position in the game.

Alabama Crimson Tide: 90 overall

If you hoped that Saban’s retirement would lead to the Crimson Tide taking a step back, I have some very bad news. Alabama is going to be excellent on defense again this season, and EA Sports agrees. MLB Deontae Lawson (90 overall) is at the heart of a stout unit, while the Tide possess one of the nation’s most terrifying 1-2 punches at safety in FS Malachi Moore (92 overall) and SS Keon Sabb (88 overall)

Clemson Tigers: 90 overall

Defense has been the calling card of the Tigers’ program over the last few years, and you should not expect that to change in 2024. Clemson is led by the best linebacker in the game in Barrett Carter, who is a 94 overall at ROLB and should be a nightmare blitzing as 90 rated DT Peter Woods blows up the middle of opposing offensive lines.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 90 overall

Marcus Freeman has built one heck of a defense in South Bend, one that is built around the second-best cornerback in the game, Benjamin Morrison, who is a 94 overall as a junior. They are yet another team with an elite free safety in Xavier Watts (92 overall), while DT Howard Cross III (90 overall) is dominant in the middle of the defensive line.

Michigan Wolverines: 90 overall

After having one of the best defenses in college football history last season en route to a national title, the Wolverines are going to be terrifying once again. They have two of the top-10 players in the game on that side of the ball in CB Will Johnson (96 overall, the best player in the game) and DT Mason Graham (95 overall). One thing is for certain in the first year of the post-Jim Harbaugh era: The Michigan defense is going to be very, very good.

Just missed: Texas Longhorns, Penn State Nittany Lions, Utah Utes, Florida State Seminoles, Oklahoma Sooners, Iowa Hawkeyes all 88 overall

Last week, former Uproxx cover star Joe Jonas visited Jake Shane’s Therapuss and shared the backstory of his forthcoming solo studio album. The famed Jonas Brother was not ready to divulge the album’s title or release date, however, but he is now.

On Wednesday, July 17, Jonas announced Music For People Who Believe In Love will be released on October 18.

Jonas also shared a lengthy statement about the album via press release, as seen below:

“I am thrilled to share my new solo album with you – Music For People Who Believe In Love. This album is a celebration of gratitude, hope, and love. These songs reflect on my life from a bird’s-eye view acknowledging the many blessings around me.

When we take a moment to breathe, pause, and reflect on the positives, my hope is that we can find acceptance and ultimately peace in the present moment. It’s okay to cry and mourn a loss – it’s part of the process to take care of ourselves and eventually enables us to be there for the people we care about.

This album speaks to the experiences of being a father, being a friend to oneself and others, and the happiness I’ve found in doing what I love for a living. I feel incredibly fortunate to travel the world and connect with people through my music, as well as having had the opportunity to work with some of the most talented musicians, songwriters, and producers on this project.

A director I once worked with had a handwritten note above his camera during filming that asked, ‘What do you want them to feel?’ This question still resonates with me every time I step on stage or create new music. The ability to perform, connect deeply with an audience, and evoke positive emotions, or even healing, is a gift I cherish.

This album is a reflection and celebration of life. I hope it brings you as much joy as it brought me creating it. Please enjoy!

With love and gratitude,

Joe”

Jonas previously announced “Work It Out,” the lead single, would arrive on Friday, July 19. This will be Jonas’ first album release outside of Jonas Brothers and DNCE since 2011.

Music For People Who Believe In Love is out 10/18 via Republic Records. Find more information here.

English is hard. It’s so hard that even native English speakers have no idea why some of the rules exist which makes it even harder to explain to people learning English as a second language. Words that come to mind as confusing yet accepted as a rule are there, their, and they’re. They all sound the same but are spelled differently with completely different meanings.

The list of words that sound similar that have different spellings or meanings could stretch a metaphorical mile. It’s such a point of contention for English speakers that it’s not uncommon for them to rage post about it on social media. A man that goes by the name King Tut on Instagram compiles some of these frustrated posts and reads them leading to not only his own confusion but the confusion of others.

People just want English to make sense but the video he shared proves that no matter how much we complain, English will always be a little weird.

The creator opens the video reading the question, “why is naked pronounced naked but baked is not pronounced baked?” And if you speak English as your first language, you read that correctly without even trying and are likely confused on why it makes sense. Welcome to the club. It makes complete sense while simultaneously making no sense at all.

Yacht is a word filled with letters that don’t make the sounds we are taught that they make, which the man highlights by continually pronouncing the word the way it looks “ya-ca-tah” instead of “yawt.” People in the comments were quick to jump in with their own confessions and confusion.

“I’ve been confused but this confirms that it’s not my fault,” someone writes.

“English is that person that does whatever the hell it wants to do,” another says.

“Cause why is Meme pronounced Meme and not Me Me,” a commenter asks.

“Why does Know, Knit, Knight, Knife, all have Ks when we can’t pronounce the K? What it doing in there,” one person wants to know.

“I got points off my assignment for grammar because i said minute as in amount and my teacher read minute as in time,” someone else shares.

Whoever invented English, there are some people on the internet who would like to have a conversation with you. They have questions. A lot of questions.

LeBron James rapped Kendrick Lamar’s verse from Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” during the Los Angeles Lakers’ pregame warmups on March 31. Three months and three Drake diss tracks later, James is still Team Kendrick.

On Wednesday, July 17, Lamar’s “Not Like Us” played while James and Steph Curry warmed up before USA Basketball’s exhibition game against Serbia ahead of this month’s 2024 Paris Olympics. In a video circulated by Complex on X (formerly Twitter), Curry can be seen expressing semi-joking, semi-serious annoyance to hear Lamar’s ubiquitous Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper yet again. “It’s not the only song in America,” Curry said, smiling and laughing. James shrugged and appeared to say, “As much as I love it, we’ve got to get something else.”

Lamar would probably love to release another Drake diss track. The only surer bet than USA Basketball winning Olympic gold might be Lamar having several Drake diss tracks in the vault, ready for deployment at any given moment. But for now, “Not Like Us” is the soundtrack to Lamar’s victory lap.

Curry and James are far from the first athletes to weigh in, as DeMar DeRozan appeared in the “Not Like Us” video, and Serena Williams incorporated the song into her ESPYs opening monologue. The longevity of “Not Like Us” has been pretty incredible, but it seems at least some players are a bit tired of hearing it in every arena.

The high-profile racketeering case against Young Thug was assigned a new judge after the old one was removed, but the new judge is already off the case. According to local news coverage, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram was randomly assigned to the case on Monday (July 15), but today filed an Order of Recusal taking herself off the case.

Her reason for recusing herself was to avoid any appearance of favoritism or bias after it was revealed last June that her court deputy was involved in an inappropriate relationship with one of the YSL case’s co-defendants, Christian Eppinger. The former deputy had been assigned to Judge Ingram’s courtroom for almost six months by the time the relationship was discovered, and the deputy was arrested.

The deputy, identified by local news as Akeiba Stanley, was arrested after Fulton County deputies seized Eppinger’s attorney Eric Johnson’s laptop, after discovering it was being used to allow him to communicate with alleged YSL members not in custody. Stanley also allegedly used a phone to communicate with Eppinger, visited him in his jail cell, and tried to smuggle contraband into the jail for him.

Although Ingram maintained in her order that she didn’t think the connection constituted any “actual bias for or against any party to this case” (a pretty boilerplate response for this situation), she acknowledged that it could affect public perception. A new judge, Paige Reese Whitaker, has been assigned to the case. The prior one, Judge Ural Glanville, was recused after a third-party review following his order to hold Thug’s attorney Brian Steel in criminal contempt of court.

July hasn’t been a big month for football fans for a long time. In college football you get media days and in the NFL you get the beginning of camp, but for the most part fans are still firmly in offseason mode until August when camp ramps up and preseason games happen.

However, the return of the EA Sports College Football franchise has made this July far more exciting for football fans, as this week brought the release of the game (early access for the Deluxe Edition began Monday, with the full release coming on Friday). It has been everything fans hoped the game would be, and it’s not just those of us who sit on our couches and watch football that have been locked in since it released.

Everyone from LeBron James (who has been playing at his hotel in Abu Dhabi with USA Basketball) to Patrick Mahomes have been dialed in. As Mahomes arrives at Chiefs camp, he said he’s doing something new with his training camp routine by bringing a TV for the first time in his career. Why? Cause that Texas Tech dynasty isn’t going to build itself.

It really is incredible how many people are so excited for this game after it was gone for a decade, especially among current football stars who are just excited to take their alma maters back to glory. It’s just an itch that Madden couldn’t scratch, and now that it’s back it is filling that void we’ve all missed — and is going to require everyone, including NFL greats, to figure out how to manage their time in building a virtual program and getting their actual work done in real life.

Default parents need a break. Back-up parents need opportunities to bond with kids. Kids need fun weekend activities. Meeting all these separate needs might seem impossible, but one mom has shared how she and her husband make it happen.

In a video posted to her TikTok, Kelly Irene explains how implementing “Dadurdays” (cute name, right?) were a game changer. In fact, they’ve “slowly become one of the most anticipated days of the week.”

Here’s what a typical Dadurday looks like:

“Basically every Saturday … we do this where my husband will take our toddler, and they will just go off on these little adventures together. I am not invited. This is just daddy and daughter’s special time, and they go and they have the time of their lives. They might go to the beach. or they might go to a waterfall or go on a hike. Or they might just go swimming in town, like whatever. They do whatever they want. I don’t even ask. None of my business. They are going off and having the time of their lives,” Kelly says.

She goes on to say that both her husband and daughter “live for it,” since it makes up for lost time during the work week.

“When Saturday rolls around, it’s his time to shine.”

And when Dadurday is complete, their daughter is thoroughly wiped and ready for a long nap, making for a very peaceful Saturday night.

“It’s just a great experience for everyone. All around. Couldn’t recommend it enough. And I do recognize we only have one child. So I’m sure as our family expands, Dadurday is probably going to look a little different. It’s going to evolve!” Kelly concludes.

Kelly’s family is apparently not the only one to implement this type of strategy. Soon other parents shared their own spins on Dadurdays.

“We call it Public Transportation Day because both my son and husband love the bus,” one person wrote. “They go wherever they can go on the bus or the subway and come back with stories of adventure.”

“We call it Saturdaddy,” added another.

Several dads chimed in to share how much the value getting to have Dadurdays.

“Saturdays are the day my wife sleeps in, I get up with the baby and we go to the hardware store, run errands and get doughnuts! Come home mid-morning when mom’s rested!” one commented.

Another said: “Girl dad here.. I’m totally doing this. Love it.”

And of course, just because the fun name is new, the concept has been around for a minute.

“When I was a toddler my dad took me to zoo, McDonald’s, and target for a my little pony every Friday. I’m 22 now and this was my favorite thing that I did with my dad to this day!” recalled one viewer.

As for what Kelly does during Dadurdays, she said in a follow-up video that it always changes.

“Some days I just rot, and I don’t do anything productive. I just lay around. If that’s what I need — to be a potato for a day — I’ll do that. But other days like today … I’m just doing a bunch of laundry and getting packed because we leave for California in a couple days. My very best friend is getting married, so I’m just getting ready for that. It’s a lot easier to do that when I’m all by myself.”

But one thing remains the same: “Dadurday is just as much for me as it is for dad.”

After releasing three well-received albums as one-half of Miami rap duo City Girls, JT is going solo with the release of her upcoming album, City Cinderella. Here’s what you need to know.

Release Date:

City Cinderella is expected to release July 19 via Quality Control. Get more information here.

Tracklist:

JT released the tracklist for City Cinderella today. See below.

1. “Intro (Hope)”
2. “Brick Talk”
3. “Oh” Feat. DJ Khaled
4. “Servin”
5. “Dod”
6. “Lemon Pepper” Feat. Stunna Girl
7. “Swang”
8. “90’s Baby”
9. “Uncle Al”
10. “Sideways”
11. “Okay”
12. “JT Coming”
13. “All Stars” Feat. Clip
14. “Red Flowers”
15. “Star Of The Show”
16. “Okay (Remix)” Feat. Jeezy

Features:

Features have been confirmed as DJ Khaled, Jeezy, and Stunna Girl.

Singles:

So far, JT has released one single: “Okay,” which she later remixed with Jeezy.

Artwork:

JT revealed the artwork for City Cinderella on July 3. You can see it below.

Tour:

JT shared the dates for her City Cinderella tour on July 9. You can see the dates below.

08/20 — Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
08/21 — Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
08/23 — Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
08/24 — Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
08/25 — Hartford, CT @ The Webster – Main Room
08/28 — Washington, DC @ Howard Theatre
08/29 — Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
08/30 — New York, NY @ Palladium Times Square
09/01 — Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
09/03 — Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
09/05 — Richmond, VA @ The National
09/06 — Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
09/08 — Columbia, SC @ The Senate
09/10 — Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
09/11 — Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
09/13 — Little Rock, AR @ The Hall
09/14 — Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion
09/15 — Dallas, TX @ Gilley’s – South Side Music Hall
09/16 — Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall – Downstairs
09/20 — Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
09/22 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo