Month: March 2025

It’s officially spring. It may not seem like it depending on which part of the country you live in, but it’s true. And you know what that means? It’s almost “itty bitty, teeny tiny, little slutty skirt” season, as pop boundary-pusher Ashnikko might put it.

On her new song, the “Halloweenie V: The Moss King” singer pays tribute to short skirts, which she puts on “every time my heart hurt.”

“There’s nothing more effective for healing a broken heart than an itty bitty teeny tiny little slutty skirt,” Ashnikko said in a statement. “The itty bitty skirt (or whatever your personal equivalent may be) is godly and should never be dismissed. Our bodies are our most intimate canvases – the ritual of getting ready to go out with friends is one of my favourites. We arm ourselves with trinkets, talismans, and amulets, treating beauty and self-expression as a devotion to life itself.”

Previously, Ashnikko spoke to Uproxx about the power of “sexy” songs. “Some people hear me say, ‘I just want to make music that I’m proud of, that has a positive impact on the world,’ and then they’ll listen to some songs on the album where I’m talking about titties,” she said. But “sexy songs are good for the spirit. I love a little silly moment where you can step into your power. And I think it’s still an important part of my songwriting.”

You can listen to “Itty Bitty” above.

Ekkstacy has his new album, Forever, coming out in May, and the alternative star further teases the project today (March 21) by unveiling the title track. He wears his pop-punk influences on his sleeve for this one, a high-energy number that comes with a video of him skateboarding and rocking out in the desert.

Alongside the song, Ekkstacy has also announced a run of 2025 tour dates, which span the month of July and will be quickly followed by festival appearances. Tickets for the tour are available now, here.

Listen to “Forever” above and find Ekkstacy’s upcoming tour dates below.

Ekkstacy’s 2025 Tour Dates: Forever Tour

05/17 — San Diego, CA @ Wonderfront Festival
07/02 — Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
07/04 — Victoria, BC @ Upstairs^
07/05 — Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre^
07/06 — Klowna, BC @ Revelry ^
07/08 — Calgary, AL @ TBA
07/09 — Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room ^
07/10 — Saskatoon, SK @ The Vizzy Stage ^
07/12 — Winnipeg, BC @ Exchange Event Centre ^
07/14 — Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry *
07/15 — Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium *
07/16 — Chicago, IL @ Outset *
07/18 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Beer City Music Hall *
07/19 — Dallas, TX @ Tulips FTW *
07/20 — Houston, TX @ WOMH (Downstairs) *
07/22 — Austin, TX @ Parish *
07/23 — San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger *
07/25 — El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace *
07/26 — Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren *
07/27 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Mayan *
07/30 — San Francisco, CA @ The Independent *
08/01 — Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
08/08 — Budapest, HU @ Sziget Festival
08/09 — Bucharest, RO @ Summer Well Festival
08/14 — Calabria, IT @ Color Festival

Forever is out 5/16 via UnitedMasters. Find more information here.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. In her latest music video, “Mathematics” singer Joy Crookes took this proverb to the extreme.

To support her vengeful new single, “I Know You’d Kill,” Crookes used the track’s visual to drive home its brutal point. In the music video directed by Jake Erland, the duo channelled Crookes’ love for revenge films (think A Time To Kill, Kill Bill, etc.) and pinned up anger from a past vendetta.

Throughout the cinematic features, a sword-wielding Crookes kicks tail and takes names. In a statement, Crookes revealed that she underwent training prior to filming the video.

Crookes went on to discuss the inspiration behind the tune. “‘I Know You’d Kill’ is a song I wrote for my manager, Charlie,” she said. “I tripped balls at Glastonbury [2022] and believed someone in our team was bad news. I panicked so much I almost cried. In an effort to reassure me, she turns to me and goes ‘you know Nay (my best mate) and I would kill for you.’ My lack of sobriety, her presence and my trust in her made her look so shiny. She was literally glittering.”

Watch Joy Crookes’ official video for her new single “I Know You’d Kill” above.

In February, Coco Jones announced the dates for her Why Not More? Tour in support of her upcoming debut album, also titled Why Not More?. She announced the album earlier that month with the release of her Britney Spears-inspired video for “Toxic,” the second single after May 2024’s “Here We Go (Uh Oh).”

Today, Jones extended the tour beyond the borders of North America, adding a slew of dates for Europe and the UK. The new dates include stops in Cologne, Berlin, Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris, and London. You can check out the tour dates below and find more info on therealcocojones.com.

Why Not More? is out April 25th via High Standardz/Def Jam Recordings. You can find more info here.

Coco Jones Why Not More? Tour Dates

05/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
05/07 – Washington, DC @ Echostage
05/09 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
05/10 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
05/12 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
05/13 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
05/14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
05/16 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
05/18 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
05/19 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
05/21 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theatre
05/22 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
05/23 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore Minneapolis
05/25 – Denver, CO @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece
05/28 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
05/30 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
05/31 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
06/02 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
06/04 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
06/06 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
06/07 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
06/10 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
06/11 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
06/13 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
06/14 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
06/15 – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre
06/17 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
06/18 – New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theatre
06/20 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
06/21 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
06/24 – Richmond, VA @ The National
06/25 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
06/26 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium

UK/European Dates

9/10 — Cologne, DE @ Live Music Hall
9/11 — Berlin, DE @ Huxley’s Neue Welt
9/12 — Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
9/14 — Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
9/17 — Paris, FR @ Élysée Montmartre
9/19 — London, UK @ Roundhouse

[This post contains spoilers for the Severance season 2 finale]

Most television shows are lucky to have one good season finale. Severance is two for two. “Cold Harbor” ends with Innie Mark (played by Adam Scott) and Innie Helly (Britt Lower) running down the hallways of Lumon together, while Outtie Mark’s wife Gemma (Dichen Lachman) is forced to watch after finally escaping the no-good Dr. Mauer. The Graduate-style scene is soundtrack by, of all songs, “The Windmills Of Your Mind” by jazz crooner Mel Tormé.

Severance director Ben Stiller spoke to Vulture about how they landed on that track.

“I don’t know if I’m turning into my parents, but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve gotten into this Mel Tormé era. He was amazing. This was obviously the biggest music cue for the show, where it’s like, what are you going to go out on?” he said. “But in this hellish prison of these hallways, where are they going to? I was looking for the juxtaposition of the craziness of that with a hopeful song.”

Stiller considered “I Got You Babe” by Sonny & Cher and “As Tears Go By” by Nancy Sinatra before eventually landing on “The Windmills of Your Mind,” a less obvious — and therefore, better — choice. “It’s like a crazy drug trip,” he said about the song. “It’s so strange. Because, really, that’s what this whole show is about. ‘The circles that you’ll find in the windmills of your mind.’”

It’s not the best use of the song on TV, though.

Last fall, several concurrent Taylor Sheridan shows were streaming new episodes each week. That included the Yellowstone mothership, which ended its run after five seasons with 1923 currently finishing up earlier Dutton stories until a series finale on April 13. From there, an unprecedented Sheridrought will begin, and although an extensive archive from the ex-Sons Of Anarchy cop is available for streaming on Paramount Plus and Peacock, the lack of new content might feel “off.” That is, until the next show in his universe arrives.

Which Taylor Sheridan Show Will Come Next After 1923?

In all likelihood, that will be The Madison. Paramount Plus hasn’t yet publicized a release date for the Yellowstone-related series, but late summer or early fall is a safe bet.

Filming on the Michelle Pfeiffer-starring show’s first season wrapped earlier this year with locations including Montana and Texas. According to the series synopsis, viewers can look forward to a “heartfelt study of grief and human connection following a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana.” The cast includes Matthew Fox, Beau Garrett, Amiah Miller, Kevin Zegers, Patrick J. Adams, and Elle Chapman.

From there, Mayor Of Kingstown is currently filming a fourth season, as reported by TV Insider. And both Landman and Tulsa King were both officially renewed for second and third seasons, respectively. As for Lioness? No formal word on a third season has arrived yet, but Zoe Saldana “signed up for three seasons at least,” as she told Vanity Fair.

If you are still looking for a Neo-Western fix, however, Ransom Canyon will soon debut on Netflix, which is already streaming Territory. Both are non-Sheridan shows but will nonetheless appeal to the same audience.

Drake and Michael Jordan are similar in at least a couple ways, aside from just being among the most successful figures in their respective fields of music and sports.

They’re both connected to the NBA: Drake via his professional relationship with the Toronto Raptors and MJ via being the best to ever play the game. They’re also both enthusiastic gamblers. Drake is a partner of the gambling platform Stake. Jordan is famous for his wagering ways, and the “quarters” scene from the The Last Dance documentary (and the fantastic SNL sketch parodying it) brought that knowledge to the forefront for a new generation.

Now, we have another MJ gambling story, courtesy of Drake.

In a new video shared today (March 21), Drake dubbed Jordan the “real-life gambling GOAT” and explained:

“He’ll gamble on anything. I think I remember it was All-Star Weekend [in] Toronto [in 2016], and he had an event to be at. I beat him at ping-pong, like, a couple times, and he just wouldn’t leave the ping-pong table. He kept just betting me, like, bands. 10 bands, 20 bands. Just kept betting because he just couldn’t stomach the loss, you know? He’s definitely not a quitter. I respect him deeply for his gambling nature. So, yeah, I’d say Michael Jordan’s definitely one of one.”

Check out the video here.

In November 2020, Dallas rapper Mo3 was shot and killed while driving on the freeway in his hometown. A month later, Dallas police arrested a suspect in the shooting, a 21-year-old named Kewon Dontrell White. And on Tuesday, police found and indicted another suspect, who they say paid White to kill Mo3: fellow Dallas rapper Yella Beezy.

According to USA Today (via Complex), Yella Beezy (whose real name is Markies Conway) was arrested on Thursday afternoon (March 20) on charges including capital murder with remuneration, which is basically legalese for “hiring a successful hitman.” The maximum penalty if he’s convicted could be the death penalty, which is still legal in the state of Texas.

According to reports at the time, White had ambushed Mo3 in broad daylight, opening fire on him on I-35. When the rapper attempted to flee on foot, White caught up with him and shot him in the back.

White has been serving a nine-year sentence on firearms charges stemming from the killing, while Yella Beezy has had a plethora of legal issues going back to 2021, when he was arrested for possession of a firearm. Later that year, he was arrested on sexual assault charges, which were later dropped.

Uproxx cover stars Jonas Brothers has spent the last two years celebrating the entirety of their discography as part of The Tour. But as The Album proved, the musical siblings still have more creativity in the tank.

Today (March 21), the Jonas Brothers put broke up rumors to bed yet again with another infectious song, “Love Me To Heaven.”

On the angelic new tune, the Jonas Brothers take romantic admiration to biblical heights. Nick opens by leaning into the tune’s theme of yearning, singing: “There’s a lonely vintage aching in my chest / Every single night, you ain’t in my sight line / Almost holy, how this feeling never rests / It should be a crime how you take me so, so high.”

Nick and Joe add, “Could give me everything, but it ain’t enough / You can’t put a price on the human touch / I could be down, but you love me to heaven / Love me to Heaven, babe / Turns out the northern lights don’t impress me much / Guess I’m just a fool for the human touch /I could be down, but you love me to Heaven / Love me to Heaven, babe.”

Listen to the Jonas Brothers’ new single, “Love Me To Heaven”, above.

While rap stans battle on social media, pitting their faves against each other in some sort of fanfic Highlander, the girlies have been uniting in solidarity for the past few years, making it a priority to show sisterhood in the face of the genre’s ingrained misogyny.

So, naturally, when the latest rap it-girl, Doechii, broke out last year, fans couldn’t help comparing her to its past breakouts and using her to put them down. However, one, Megan Thee Stallion, says she “loves” the Florida rapper contrary to what those fans want, and has put her on her “album wishlist” of artists to collaborate with.

“I see Doechii, b*tch, I love Doechii,” Meg said during a recent livestream with fans. “I do wanna do a song with Doechii. That is on my album wishlist. But I really have no song right now.”

Meg also explained how she’d approach the potential collaboration, elaborating, “I feel like Doechii is the kind of person that you’d have to be in the studio to make a song with. I would like to hear a beat that she would like to rap over. Also, challenging myself to rap over beats I would not normally rap over, without losing myself.”

Considering Doechii’s recent history of collabing with the likes of JT and Jennie, it seems like she’s the sort of girls’ girl who’d be down. And Meg has a history of making friends with many of rap’s rising stars, from GloRilla and Latto to Flo Milli, so this rap writer, for one, would love to see that collab happen in the near future.