To borrow a phrase from Uproxx cover star Latto, get in the booth. Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s heated track-for-track beef surely inspired a lot of spin-off records. Yesterday (September 14), the latest arrived courteous of Lecrae.
On Kendrick Lamar’s “Watch The Party Die” song, he named dropped the Christian rapper, asking: “What would Lecrae do?” Now fans know exactly how Lecrae would’ve handled the feud thanks to his response record, “Ain’t Watch The Party Die,” which was shared to Instagram.
“I was wrestlin’ like, should I write a verse? / The culture got enough clout-chasin’ vultures out here / Tryna prove they worth, they need attention / They can’t imagine me not tryna make myself look bigger off of this Kendrick mention / I can’t imagine his position / Before I got on my mission I was a party victim,” raps Lecrae.
Throughout the record, Lecrae advocates for unification. But he was sure to address the narrative that he turned his nose up at secular hip-hop artists after a clip of his Deep End with Lecrae podcast went viral.
“I use my trauma, my single mama, to justify commas to pay the devils wages / That probably went over they heads / Basically what I said is I was government fed / Bred for doin’ time in the feds, but Jesus bled / Instead of puttin’ dents in they head, He turned His / My cup runneth over with nonsense / They hearts grow colder, they love to do evil, they burn they conscience / I want the dealer’s head who gave my cousin fentanyl / Labels exploitin’ rappin’ addicts, man, I’m sick of y’all / My daddy ran with Compton Crips, my uncles Piru / Stuck in the middle of this madness, what should I choose? / I should be choosin’ between Howard and Hampton / I love the people that I ran with but look at the damage / You want me put you on, but I know you still with the scammin’,” raps Lecrae.
Listen to Lecrae’s song “Ain’t Watch The Party Die” above.
The reunification of Jane’s Addiction is off to a bumpy start. Now, fans are afraid that it could all be over.
Yesterday (September 14), the group announced that they were cancelling their next gig after apologizing for a mid-show fight between frontman Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro. “We want to extend a heartfelt apology to our fans for the events that unfolded [on September 13],” read the note. “As a result, we will be cancelling tomorrow night’s show in Bridgeport.”
The performance in question was slated for tonight (September 15) at Bridgeport, Connecticut’s Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater. The note closed with refund details. That message is echoed on the event’s Ticketmaster landing page.
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Neither Farrell nor Navarro have publicly addressed the September 13 incident. However, Farrell’s spouse, Etty Lau, seemingly offered insight into the matter on their Instagram page (viewable here) while praising Navarro’s calm head at the moment.
“Perry’s frustration had been mounting,” she wrote. “Night after night, he felt that the stage volume had been extremely loud, and his voice was being drowned out by the band. Perry had been suffering from tinnitus and a sore throat every night. But when the audience in the first row, started complaining up to Perry cussing at him that the band was planning too loud and that they couldn’t hear him, Perry lost it.”
According to the band’s last performance schedule, there were 14 dates left on their Imminent Redemption Tour. But it is unclear if Jane’s Addiction will finish out the remaining shows.
Yesterday (September 14), their Sweat Tour launched in Detroit, Michigan. While the tour is equally billed, Troye served the honors of opening the night at Little Caesars Arena. According to reports, this will remain the case throughout the tour as Troye and Charli alternate sets (of three songs) during each performance. But don’t worry the pair will treat audiences to duet of their past collaborations along the way.
Check out Troye Sivan’s setlist below (according to Setlist.fm), along with the Sweat Tour‘s schedule.
Troye Sivan’s Sweat Tour Setlist
1. “Got Me Started”
2. “What’s the Time Where You Are?”
3. “My My My!”
4. “In My Room”
5. “Dance to This”
6. “Rager Teenager!” (live debut)
7. “Bloom”
8. “One Of Your Girls”
9. “Silly”
10. “You” (Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae cover)
11. “STUD”
Encore:
12. “Honey”
13. “Rush”
Troye Sivan’s 2024 Tour Dates: Sweat Tour with Charli XCX
09/16 — Laval, QC @ Place Bell
09/18 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
09/20 — Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
09/23 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
09/25 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
09/26 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
09/28 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
09/30 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
10/02 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
10/03 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
10/05 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
10/06 — Orlando, FL @ Kia Center
10/09 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
10/11 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
10/13 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
10/15 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
10/16 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
10/18 — San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
10/20 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
10/22 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center
10/23 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
Yesterday (September 14), Charli XCX and Troye Sivan officially kicked off their joint Sweat Tour at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Keeping in line with the “365” singer’s non-conventional ethos, logistically the Sweat Tour shakes things up. Instead of designating a block of time to each act, there is a rotating show. Although Troye Sivan opens the performance and in acts (of three tracks), they swap out tracks at times performing songs together.
Check out Charli XCX’s setlist below (according to Setlist.fm), along with the remaining tour stops.
Charli XCX’s Sweat Tour Setlist
1. “365” with Shygirl
2. “360”
3. “Von Dutch”
4. “Club Classics” with Troye Sivan
5. “Unlock It”
6. “Sympathy Is A Knife”
7. “Guess” featuring Billie Eilish
8. “Boys”
9. “Girl, So Confusing” featuring Lorde
10. “Everything Is Romantic”
11. “Speed Drive”
12. “Apple”
13. “365”
14. “Vroom Vroom”
15. “1999” with Troye Sivan
16. “Track 10”
17. “I Love It” (Icona Pop cover)
18. “Talk Talk” with Troye Sivan
Charli XCX’s 2024 Tour Dates: Sweat Tour with Troye Sivan
09/16 — Laval, QC @ Place Bell
09/18 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
09/20 — Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
09/23 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
09/25 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
09/26 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
09/28 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
09/30 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
10/02 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
10/03 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
10/05 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
10/06 — Orlando, FL @ Kia Center
10/09 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
10/11 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
10/13 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
10/15 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
10/16 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
10/18 — San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
10/20 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
10/22 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center
10/23 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
11/27 — Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live *
11/28 — London, UK @ The O2 *
11/29 — Birmingham, UK @ BP Pulse Live *
12/02 — Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro *
*Brat Arena Tour without Troye Sivan
Brat And It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat is out 10/11 via Atlantic. Find more information here.
For weeks Drake fans have been waiting for the Kendrick Lamar’s public favor to expire. Yesterday (September 14), it appeared that it finally had. In an exclusive report from the LA Times, business owners from the “6:16 In LA” rapper’s hometown expressed their frustration with Kendrick over his “Not Like Us” video shoot.
However, after the piece was published, one of the Compton, California entrepreneur came out against the story. Over on Instagram, Corina Pleasant of Alma’s Food For The Soul claimed to have been “misquoted.” Initially it was believed that Pleasant and others held Kendrick, his production company pgLang, and the city officials responsible for thousands in lost revenue during the video’s filming.
“This entire post is misquoted and pushing a narrative that we do not represent,” wrote the business’ official Instagram page. “Please, please do not believe everything you read. Words have been twisted, and it’s not right.”
The account then went to clarify their feelings, writing: “The city should have made better decisions with notification to tax paying business owners. We, in no way have any negative commentary for Kendrick. This was a city issue.”
To close, the page also slammed internet personality Akademiks for his commentary on the matter. “And Akademiks you better be careful about misquoting people and twisting words,” they wrote. “We never spoke to you, so how are you misquoting verbiage as fact.”
Despite Pleasant’s updated statement, the business appeared to still receive negative attention. So, in their Instagram Stories they tried to make the best of their new-found infamy.
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Kendrick Lamar, pgLang, nor have Compton, California city official publicly addressed the statement.
For the fourth time in five years, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was diagnosed with a concussion. The latest injury came on Thursday night during the team’s 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills, as Tagovailoa attempted to pick up a first down with his legs, dove, and collided with Bills safety Demar Hamlin.
After his latest concussion, the calls for Tagovailoa to retire are louder than ever — it got to the point that a current NFL head coach, Antonio Piece of the Las Vegas Raiders, said he should retire and that “it’s not worth it.” But according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Dolphins signal caller does not intend on going down that road.
From @NFLGameDay: #Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa has no plans to retire, sources say. He’s already begun seeing concussion specialists and will continue to do so, but there is no timeline to return. Tua will be back when he and his doctors deem him healthy and ready. pic.twitter.com/Cc6aQI8HcZ
“Tua Tagovailoa and his doctors will be making the decisions about his playing, his health, they will be driving the process,” Rapoport said. “My understanding is that Tua Tagovailoa has no plans to retire, no plans to retire. In fact, his eyes are already on returning to the football field. As far as when that goes, we simply do not know, every concussion is different, the way every player responds to a concussion is different. He will be healthy enough to play, when he is healthy enough to play, when he and his doctors decide that. That said, he has already begun the process of seeing a concussion specialist as he did in 2022, wouldn’t be surprised if he saw the same doctors. The goal is to get on the field when he is ready, and that’s one reason Mike McDaniel didn’t put a timeline on it. Wouldn’t even address it, timelines lead to anxiety. As far as the football goes, wouldn’t be surprised if he misses multiple games, as Mike McDaniel said, Skylar Thompson the starting quarterback going forward.”
Adam Schefter of ESPN had a very similar report, saying that Tagovailoa will meet with neurologists this week and will enter that meeting with no plans to retire.
Tagovailoa’s history with concussions is well-documented, as he suffered one in college at Alabama and two during the 2022 campaign as a member of the Dolphins. This does not include another hit that he suffered in 2022, which led to the league changing its rules about reporting head injuries. Tagovailoa did say on the heels of his 2022 season that he considered retiring.
This past offseason, Tagovailoa and the Dolphins agreed to a 4-year contract worth $212.4 million, with $167.1 million guaranteed.
Netflix’s steady supply of original series receives a regular infusion of library editions, including August’s bountiful harvest of so many AMC shows. That includes The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, soon to premiere a second season, and Kevin Can Go F**k Himself, which concluded with two seasons although streaming viewers have been curious about a third installment. Meanwhile, the underappeciated Dark Winds truly will receive a third season that will air on AMC and stream on AMC+, presumably to land on Netflix at a later date.
The show hails from producers Robert Redford and the currently stressed-out George R.R. Martin, and if you were wondering, the fact that “Winds” is in the title of this noir crime thriller did make those waiting for Winds of Winter wonder if GRRM was trolling them (again?). However, Dark Winds stands on its own merits with no dragons needed to fuel the stories of 1970s-set Navajo Nation law enforcement. These officers handle everything from robberies to murders near a remote outpost while wading through personal and spiritual matters, too, so let’s get down to business with what we can expect next.
Plot
Dark Winds is adapted for the screen (from Tony Hillerman’s novels featuring Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Sergeant Jim Chee) by Native American writers, and over 90 percent of all cast and crew are Indigenous, which speaks to AMC’s commitment to bring Native stories to the forefront.
As viewers are aware, the first Dark Winds season adapts The Listening Woman involving a double murder, which is only one crime investigated by Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon), who finds that each case is linked back to the mine explosion that killed his son. The second season follows Leaphorn’s continued search for answers on his son’s death while adapting People of Darkness, and after that season finale, director Chris Eyre expressed hopes for more while noting the abundance of source material to draw from. “I think Tony wrote 18 books,” Eyre remarked to Variety. “And his daughter, Anne Hillerman, is continuing the series, and she has about five books, I think. So there’s 23 novels to cull from.”
AMC hasn’t provided a third-season synopsis yet, but the New Mexico Film Office published these clues on its website:
Season three picks up six months after the events of season two as the duo investigates the disappearance of two boys, with only an abandoned bicycle and a blood-stained patch of ground left in their wake. Meanwhile, Bernadette Manuelito (Matten) attempts to settle into her new life 500 miles from home with the Border Patrol but stumbles across a conspiracy involving human and drug smuggling with far-reaching implications.
These details (if still accurate) could indicate that the third season is adapting Hillerman’s The Sinister Pig novel as the backbone of this season’s plot, and presumably, we’ll see more hints from AMC before the third season arrives. In early July, as well, Chee actor Kiowa Gordon and AMC revealed on Instagram that the show was “almost done filming Season 3 in beautiful New Mexico!” And the finished project cannot come soon enough for AMC viewers and a newfound influx of Netflix subscribers.
Cast
Zac McClarnon (Fargo) returns as Lt. Joe Leaphorn with Kiowa Gordon (Roswell, New Mexico) as Jim Chee and Jessica Matten (Burden of Truth) as Sgt. Bernadette Manuelito. Beyond this trio, the third season will include an array of guest stars: Jenna Elfman as FBI Special Agent Sylvia Washington; Raoul Max Trujillo as as Budge; Bruce Greenwood as Tom Spenser; Christopher Heyerdahl as Dr Reynolds; and Tonantzin Carmelo, Alex Meraz, and Terry Serpico as Border Patrol agents.
Release Date
AMC has been close-lipped so far about the series’ return date, but in Fall 2023, a network statement pointed towards “a target premiere date in early 2025.” In early September 2024, George R.R. Martin began teasing that the season would arrive “soon,” but GRRM is not exactly the most reliable source when it comes to dates, so AMC’s previous window stands: early 2025.
Trailer
Until a teaser surfaces, and it shouldn’t be too long, since filming is wrapped, we will be all over it. Until then, here’s the Dark Winds cast discussing the importance of representation for Native American voices.
Every single week, our TV and film experts will list the most important ten streaming selections for you to pop into your queues. We’re not strictly operating upon reviews or accrued streaming clicks (although yes, we’ve scoured the streaming site charts) but, instead, upon those selections that are really worth noticing amid the churning sea of content. There’s a lot out there, after all, and your time is valuable.
10. Borderlands – Lionsgate movie on VOD & Amazon Prime
Although this movie’s VOD tour could never be substantial enough to help this misfire recoup its budget, some viewers’ curiosity is still strong enough to pull in a moderate amount of living room streams. Don’t expect a faithful adaptation to the game, however, because this story uses the same universe as a launching point, and that’s about it. Hollywood will likely take many lessons away from this film for many years, but after Craig Mazin’s distancing from the project (and he knows a bad script when he sees one), maybe executives should have seen this coming.
Fart City, ahoy! That would be London when Jackson Lamb is walking around. Meanwhile, are you ready to see his living space? Because that’s coming this season, along with other messy thrills for these f*cked up MI5 agents who find themselves handling matters of utmost national importance. This season follows Mick Herron’s fourth Slough House novel, Spook Street, and Jackson’s cadre of misfits will find themselves embroiled within a terror attack in a shopping district. Come for the action and intrigue, and stick around for a grumpy, farting Gary Oldman in the role of his life.
Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Taraji P. Henson, Chloe Bailey, Don Cheadle, and Terrence Howard star in this story based upon iHeartRadio’s Fight Night podcast, which chronicles the October 1970 night when Muhammad Ali returned to boxing, and “Chicken Man” (Hart) pulled off a historical heist during a party full of ultra-wealthy post-fight patrons. The brazen crime spree then became a longwinded headache for J.D. Hudson (Cheadle), who also helped protect Ali on his way to the ring and was one of Atlanta PD’s first Black detectives. Let’s hope that Hudson enjoyed a long vacation at some point because he was tasked with investigating a multi-million-dollar crime spree.
7. Dark Winds – AMC series streaming on AMC Plus and Netflix
This George R.R. Martin and Robert Redford-produced crime drama qualifies as a sleeper series that has maintained an enthused audience, but their numbers have swiftly grown over the past month with the series now streaming on Netflix. The show is based upon Tony Hillerman’s Leaphorn & Chee books, in which 1970s Navajo cops (at a remote area near Monument Valley) confronted by a series of violent crimes that threaten to shatter established beliefs. Writers, cast, and crew are all majority Native American and ensure authenticity to stories of Indigenous people and communities, and the devotees will be able to enjoy a third season in 2025.
6. Beetlejuice – Warner Bros. movie streaming on Max
Michael Keaton’s juice is most certainly loose again after Jenna Ortega’s Astrid said those fateful words. This sequel’s opening weekend was wildly successful and has already surpassed the original’s box-office total, so do not be surprised if a third film is eventually announced (and here’s a damn fine idea for how that could go well). Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara reprise their role, and their chemistry (and that of director Tim Burton) is still flowing with Keaton like nobody’s business. Do we need to shout, “It’s Showtime!” to encourage you to revisit the original film? Done.
This series, which also stars Myha’la, Marisa Abela, Ken Leung, and the newly installed Kit Harington, has received plentiful comparisons to Euphoria due to the off-hours debauchery on display, but the third season is leveling up with more intricate and complex arcs for its impressively disastrous characters. Last week, Harington was revealed by the show runners to be the mastermind behind a scene that manages to at once be both salacious and heartwarming, and that doesn’t even begin to touch what’s going on with these characters in the workplace setting. Get in there and find out why audiences are growing more addicted to this show with each passing season.
Streaming service highlights are colliding with Nicole Kidman adding a combo-The White Lotus/Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery-style plot to her current collection of TV shows. This presumably limited series stars Kidman as the matriarch of a wealthy Nantucket family, whose expansive Nantucket beach home is about to become a wedding destination, but the weekend becomes derailed when the estate becomes a crime scene. If you need a slightly more unsettling streaming story also starring Kidman content revolving around a Kidman character, Nine Perfect Strangers will do quite nicely on Hulu. That show will receive a second season, although The Perfect Couple remains a limited series until Netflix declares otherwise.
Due to a split season, this Darren Star series is now returning for the back half of the fourth season, and the consolation prize for the wait time is this: Emily is going on holiday. First, she’ll attempt to ski and then she will head to Rome. One of these adventures goes much better than the other, and of course, this presents a question that must be asked: Who is Emily, if she’s not an American in Paris? You’re about to find out. If you are also addicted to Emily’s frothy adventures, don’t fret. I am not sure why I cannot stop watching either, so it’s time to simply accept the fact that this show is addictive despite being a series with zero consequences or substance. Fingers crossed for a spin off, though.
2. The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power – Amazon series
This past week was Tom Bombadil Week, which brings some much needed controversy to Middle-earth and Jeff Bezos’ dream of really achieving his ownGame of Thrones. Heck, this show might even be the reason for Amazon launching original content in the first place, and fortunately, we got Reacher and Mr. and Mrs. Smith out of the deal, too.
Aaron Pierre delivers a potentially Bond-making turn in Jeremy Saulnier’s action-conspiracy thriller about an ex-Marine who receives an unwelcome stop from police, who — long story short and to avoid spoilers — messed with the wrong guy. This film carries First Blood vibes but leans more cerebral and does so more successfully than Reacher, which of course is a crowd pleaser on its own merits. The film co-stars Don Johnson, playing another bad cop here (see also HBO’s Watchmen) who ain’t no Sonny Crockett.
Yesterday (September 13), the WWE revealed that one of Megan Thee Stallion’s new tracks will serve as its official theme song. Over on X (formerly Twitter), the company announced that Megan Thee Stallion’s latest single “Neva Play” featuring RM (of BTS) will serve as WWE Smackdown’s new intro song.
“Friday Night #SmackDown’s new intro,” read the post. “Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Neva Play’ featuring RM of BTS.”
WWE SmackDown’s season premiere on the USA Network yesterday seems to be a taste of what crossover they have lined up. In the past, several musicians have made a cameo either in the WWE ring (hi, Bad Bunny and Snoop Dogg) or a promotional campaign latest being Meek Mill.
So, Megan Thee Stallion super fans, the Hotties, are on high alert to see what’s next. Megan’s athletic talents extend far beyond her impressive twerking skills as her multiple workout video shared online revealed. However, only time will tell if this leads to anything further. But given Megan Thee Stallion eye for lucrative marketing opportunities it probably already is in the works.
The Cure wants that old thing back. Longtime fans already know about frontman’s Robert Smith never-ending feud with Ticketmaster. But, The Cure wants seems to want to kick the need for other modern means of doing things as well. To kick off the rollout of their highly anticipated album, The Cure stuck to go old-fashioned snail mail.
Throughout the week, fans of The Cure began to flood social media claiming to have received a special package from the group. Based on the images shared by Post-Punk Magazine, the future collector’s item was a postcard that seemingly revealed the name of The Cure’s long-awaited studio album.
After decoding the mail, supporters believe The Cure’s next album is titled Songs Of A Lost World. If the name sounds familiar, good…it should. For years, Smith and other band members hinted at the name choice for the next project. Also, it was the name of The Cure’s 2023 tour.
As for the estimated date of release, the roman numerals on the postcard (I-XI-MMXXIV) once decoded translates to November 1st, 2024. This will mark The Cure’s first album featuring new original works in 16 years. The Cure’s last album, 4:13 Dream, was released in 2008 and featured the singles “The Only One,” “Freakshow,” “Sleep When I’m Dead,” and “The Perfect Boy.”
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intro,” read the post. “Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Neva Play’ featuring RM of BTS.”