The cover for Sabrina Carpenter’s new album made quite the kerfuffle online, but in the weeks since, she’s revealed that it’ll have multiple alternate covers that are a little less… controversial.
After sharing a cover for Man’s Best Friend that was “approved by God,” Carpenter has revealed one last cover that might just be the classiest of the bunch.
“the final alternate cover for Man’s Best Friend features such a special bonus track called ‘Such A Funny Way’ available only on vinyl,” she wrote on Instagram. “pre order now + a limited number of signed vinyl.”
On the new cover, Carpenter wears a glittering aquamarine evening gown as she holds court among a group of attractive, tuxedoed young men. They appear to be at a fancy dinner, complete with white tablecloths, glasses of champagne, and a vase full of red roses.
The new cover brings the total to four, including two other alternate covers. In one, Carpenter lounges on an easy chair surrounded by bouquets of roses, while the second bears a black-and-white photo of the “Espresso” singer resting her arm on a man’s shoulder. Of course, the first one, the one that polarized audiences over its striking imagery, features the singer in a suggestive pose, kneeling in front of a man whose face the audience doesn’t see.
Whatever your interpretation of the various looks, Man’s Best Friend is due on 8/29 via Island Records. Find more information here.
JID dropped his album, God Loves Ugly, today, but a comment he made on the promo run will probably have fans clamoring for another new release from him in short order.
During an appearance on The Joe Budden Podcast, JID revealed that he had recorded a joint album with his Dreamville benefactor, J. Cole. While talking about his rhyme mentor, he boasted, “Me and Cole got a body, a 15-track smoker. Me and him, back and forth. We worked on this sh*t in New York, I ain’t never told nobody this. Sorry, Cole!”
Considering the chemistry J. Cole and JID have displayed on songs like “Stick,” “Off Deez,” and “Down Bad,” Dreamville fans will undoubtedly be excited for an official release.
However, they probably shouldn’t expect to see one anytime soon. JID will be busy promoting God Loves Ugly for the foreseeable future, and then, there’s that long-awaited joint album with Metro Boomin that’s supposedly been in the works for a couple of years. That was “still a thing” as recently as last April, according to Metro Boomin, although there are probably still all kinds of business considerations to be worked out.
That won’t stop fans from asking about it now that they know it exists; there are some who still think that there’s a joint project from J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar floating around, even with their adamant insistence that they never had any plans to make one. So, I’m sure they’ll be really chill about the possibility of Cole and JID possibly releasing a joint project at some point.
Don Toliver’s glitchy “No Comments” video continues the rollout for the Jackboys 2 compilation from Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack crew. The visual has a psychedelic, CGI-inspired texture, following Toliver as he hops off a private plane with his girlfriend Kali Uchis and their son, rides a bike through a deserted oasis, and whips around town in a dune buggy. It’s the second video to be released since the Jackboys 2 compilation dropped, following Travis’ similarly avant-garde video for “Kick Out.”
Aside from his contributions to Jackboys 2, Toliver has made a few profile-raising moves this year. In June, he was a featured performer on the lineup for Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash festival in Chicago, after appearing on the F1 soundtrack’s lead single, “Lose My Mind” with Doja Cat.
Prior to that he continued to promote his 2024 album Hardstone Psycho with videos for “No Pole” and “Tore Up,” and dropping off a brand-new song, “LV Bag” alongside J-Hope from BTS and Pharrell Williams.
Although Toliver has yet to announce a follow-up for Hardstone, it looks like Jackboys 2 is helping to keep him in the limelight as he dedicates his time to being a dad.
Watch Don Toliver’s “No Comments” video above.
Jackboys 2 is now via Cactus Jack/Epic Records. You can find more info here.
Welcome to SNX DLX, your weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the internet. As we enter the first full week of August, we’re being treated to a short but sweet drop list that includes a new Jordan colorway, a Nike Shox Ride 2, a new Air Max 95, and a premium Made in Italy release from Adidas. On the collaboration front, we have just one release, JJJJound’s link up with the running sneaker brand Salomon.
We love to see both JJJJound and Salomon getting some love. This year, all the focus has been on Nike and Adidas, so getting these smaller brands in the mix is a welcome change (even if they had to team up to make something noteworthy). Here is to hoping the rest of this year has more bangers in store! For now, here are the best sneaker drops happening this week and where to find them. Let’s dive in!
This two sneaker pack is JJJJound’s first take on the Salomon XT-6 and we have to say — they knocked it out of the park. This sneaker features a synthetic upper with mesh underlays, textile lining, JJJJound branding on the medial quarter and tongue, and woven and mesh detailing. The XT-6 is dropping in two different colorways: a blue version with red and yellow accents and a stealthy black iteration with contrasting red accents.
If we had to pick a favorite, we’re going blue!
The JJJJound x Salomon XT-6 is out now for a retail price of $190. Pick up a pair at JJJJound.
Adidas is in a weird place — the brand has a roster of some of the strongest-looking silhouettes of all time, and yet, their new sneakers, save for the Bad Bunny collabs and their signature basketball sneakers, just can’t live up to their past highs. It’s a tough time to be an Adidas fan, but we appreciate the brand for still taking big swings and risks. This week’s Italia 60S is not one of those big risks, but its a high end version of an Adidas classic, so it’s easily one of the best sneakers to drop all week.
Made in Italy, this luxury sneaker features a smooth leather upper, leather lining, and metallic Adidas Italia branding. It looks like a work of art!
The Adidas Italia 60S Made in Italy is set to drop on August 9th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $400. Pick up a pair via the Adidas CONFIRMED app.
Without a doubt, the Nike SHOX — a once incredibly polarizing shoe — is fully back, and now that it’s back, Nike has the opportunity to get weird with it, and we can get fully behind that. Case in point, the SHOX Ride 2 Bright Cactus and Black. Just look at this thing! A distressed textile and shaggy suede upper, a wild colorway, a speckled midsole, what’s not to love here?
Is it for everyone? No, but the people this design speaks to are going to love it.
The Nike SHOX Ride 2 Bright Cactus and Black is set to drop on August 6th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $210. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.
The Air Max 95 is simply one of the best sneakers of all time. How do we know? Because all it takes is a cool color combination for the internet to absolutely geek out about it. This Cool Grey and Blue Spark features OG ’95 Big Bubble construction, a synthetic leather and lightweight mesh upper, and a gray scale white to black gradient along its famous rippled design.
This sneaker turned 30 this year, and it still looks as fresh as ever!
The Nike Air Max 95 Cool Grey and Blue Spark is set to drop on August 8th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $190. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.
Just ignore all the current discourse going on about denim right now — just because the internet is collectively losing its mind, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t marvel at the beautiful denim and gold combo that is this Jordan 4 Worn Blue. A women’s sized exclusive, this Jordan 4 sports a denim and textile upper with exposed stitching, a white midsole and white accents, and a beautiful, slightly-worn wash.
The Nike Women’s Air Jordan 4 Worn Blue is set to drop on August 9th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $220. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.
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I remember travelling to the very first year of Outside Lands festival in 2008. I still lived on the Central Coast, and I drove up with a friend to catch the Sunday slate. We wandered a bit, but camped out at the Twin Peaks stage most of the day, and I’ll never forget seeing Stars, Andrew Bird, Broken Social Scene, and Wilco in consecutive order.
On that closing Wilco set, we had linked up with another close friend who would go on to be my roommate down the line when I moved to San Francisco. The three of us, tucked into the front of the crowd, went through a range of elated states, singing along to “Hate It Here” at the top of our lungs, then later dropping our jaws when we witnessed Nels Cline playing the guitar solo to “Impossible Germany” for the first or second of the many times in our lives.
I drove back to Santa Barbara that night (file under: things you’d only think were reasonable when you’re in your 20s) and we kept ourselves awake listening to This American Life episodes and talking about “how awesome it’d be to live in San Francisco someday and have that festival in our backyard!” A year later, we did exactly that. And every year that my roommate and I went back to the festival, we made it feel more and more like it was a part of our identity as we reminisced on that first year and the foundation it laid for seeing so many other epic performances at Golden Gate Park. There are distinct memories and feelings from over the years that still live deep within me.
There was Beirut on Sutro Stage in 2011, when I finally felt like I was moving on from the biggest break-up of my life. There was Sigur Rós closing out Twin Peaks in 2012 as the fog hovered above the cypress trees, imbuing me with a feeling that San Francisco really is my home. There was being in the photo pit for Kendrick Lamar’s coming out party in 2015 at Twin Peaks, working alongside friends who are still colleagues in this wild music industry. And there was Janelle Monáe on the afternoon main stage in 2018, playing the greatest set I’ve ever seen at Outside Lands, making me happy that the industry I was making a career in wasn’t just a good ol’ boys club. This place was starting to look like the diverse city and world that I lived in, and I never looked back.
So yeah, every year that Outside Lands comes back to Golden Gate Park, the thrill of that first year and the life in music and in SF that we willed into existence is never lost on me. And I love coming across stories from other people who had a similar light go off in their head and their heart when they were amid the bliss of the festival experience at Outside Lands. Here’s a couple.
A Family Tradition
Sage Ressler was bored out of her mind, stuck in the rigmarole of trying to write college essays to get into a university. She tagged along with her Dad, Mark, on a business trip to San Francisco when he showed up after a Friday morning walk with a flyer that said “Outside Lands” that he pulled off a streetpost. The flyer was filled with artists that Sage loved.
“I had no idea what it was, and I was just like, ‘Let’s go!’” Sage recalls. “I’m pretty sure I got us tickets off of Craigslist,” Mark adds.
“We showed up to Golden Gate Park with no idea what to expect,” Sage remembers. “By the end of that Friday night, we were hooked. We bought tickets for the rest of the weekend and made a promise to come back together every year until we physically couldn’t.”
Indeed, Sage and Mark have come back to every single year of Outside Lands since. They cite Mumford & Sons’ headlining set in 2015 as the one that tipped the scales and relished in discovering acts like Fleet Foxes, Toro y Moi, and Balthvs in years since.
“I still remember watching Mumford & Sons that first night and turning to my Dad mid-set, sharing a look of total understanding that this was going to be a core memory for both of us,” Sage says. “Music was always something that I shared with my Dad. He’s the reason why I’m in the industry, and my favorite bands are my favorite bands. But Outside Lands was the first time I was able to experience live music with my Dad. It’s all become this shared passion that extends beyond a father and daughter relationship; he’s my favorite concert buddy.”
Since that first year, Sage (who now works in the music industry as Head of Synch for Ineffable Music Group) and Mark have documented their concert-ing escapades together on the @dadwhoconcerts Instagram account. It began as an ode to Outside Lands, but now features videos and photos from the slew of festivals they’ve attended together like Kilby Block Party, Pitchfork Festival, Afropunk, Governor’s Ball, ACL, etc.”
Outside Lands 2025 marks a ten-year anniversary for their momentous first father/daughter concert jaunt, and they’re looking forward to celebrating together.
“We’ve developed our rituals around it all, and it’s such a central part of our lives,” Sage says.
Mark agrees and smiles. “There’s no concrete under our feet out there,” he says. “And most of all, it’s unbeatable hang time with my daughter.”
All The Stars
David Silva was feeling completely lost after a terrible breakup. He wasn’t sleeping well, wasn’t smiling with the same vigor he’d always expressed, and was losing touch with himself. The breakup shook the foundation of who he thought he was; we’ve all been there one way or another.
“You know that feeling when everything familiar suddenly feels like it doesn’t fit anymore? That was me,” David says. “I didn’t recognize my own energy. I was drained, kind of numb, and unsure how to start over.”
Looking for any kind of distraction, he went to Outside Lands 2022. He didn’t expect it to change him, but there was a powerful energy that he felt when he set foot in Golden Gate Park. And as he made his way through its meadows and fields, he slowly started to find his way back to himself. Then, during a certain set, all of the elements that were missing seemed to coalesce for David and stitch his sense of self back together.
“One of the most unforgettable moments was seeing SZA perform,” he recalls. “The sun had set, the sky was that deep dreamy blue, and suddenly it was just me, my people, and a crowd of strangers, all swaying, singing, crying, healing together. It was that kind of moment where time melts, and nothing exists but presence and peace. I remember looking around and thinking, ‘This is it. This is the joy I forgot I deserved.’”
David’s recollection speaks to the power of being in a community of like-minded people experiencing something together. It’s this ethos that, in 17 years, Outside Lands has slowly built up. And in this glorious playground to listen, frolic, and feel, it sometimes can seem like the most powerful place in the world; a place that no matter who you are, it was built for you.
“That weekend reminded me that healing doesn’t always look like solitude and silence,” David says. “Sometimes it looks like dancing in the grass with glitter on your cheeks, singing your heart out under the stars.”
While fans waited for Chance The Rapper’s new album Star Line, the Chicago native kept his skills sharp with his “Writing Exercise” series of one-off single releases. Tracks like “Wraith,” “A Bar About A Bar,” and “Quiet Storm” kept fans engaged while keeping Chance’s pen sharp.
With Star Line finally just a week away, Chance squeezes out “The Lion,” his writing exercise #815 — perhaps a clever reference to the album’s release date. Over a typically soulful beat, Chance recalls a conversation between him and his father, who showed up unannounced one afternoon to give him the motivation to push through his artistic malaise.
“It’s time to roar, Simba, it’s time to roar, Simba,” he rhymes. “It’s time for more embers / It’s time to bring coals, son, it’s been a long winter / Now who gon’ crack that whip at the crack of dawn? / Dinner isn’t served ’til it’s finished / Now who gon’ stop you? Who gon’ stop you from stoppin’ you? / Focus on them things you gotta do / It’s time to crush that devil on top of you.”
It certainly sounds like the message was well-received; Chance is back, rapping better than ever, and finally ready to put out a new album.
You can listen to “The Lion” above.
Star Line is due on 8/15. You can find more info at ChanceStuff.com.
Dijon’swebsite is an exciting place for fans to be right now: The musician used it to announce a new album called Baby. The project is set for release on August 15, but as the site warns, the album will arrive then “unless samples don’t get cleared.”
The site also includes a two-minute, lo-fi audio snippet titled “BABY_barn burner!!.” The new album is set to follow Dijon’s well-received 2021 debut, Absolutely.
Dijon has quietly had a huge 2025, even before this news. He contributed to Bon Iver’s new album SABLE, fABLE and Justin Bieber’s Swag, working on “Daisies,” “Yukon,” “Things You Do,” and “Devotion” from the latter.
In a 2021 interview, Dijon said that his next five years of making music would “hopefully having some sort of ability to at least take a stab at other things that kind of take me out of my comfort zone, but maybe putting a different spin or a fingerprint or pulling out different versions of songwriting for people.” He went on to say, “Continue to make music, hopefully get a space where I can save my project for more personalized ideas. But just engage with other scopes. I just want to get in a room with anybody who would have me, who would be willing to be like, yeah, let’s just try for like five days. […] That’s kind of the goal. Trying more wonky sh*t too. I really want to make rap records, but just make them sound a little bit more minimal and fuzzy. That would be my ideal path, and I would do it for free.
Getting over a breakup is hard to do, but BigXthaPlug‘s new single “Hell At Night” offers a straightforward solution: Be as petty as humanly possible about it. The vindictive breakup anthem tasks rising country star Ella Langley with wishing ill over a past partner, as BigX lets expresses hopes for nothing but the worst.
After Ella croons, “I’d love to live and let live / Let it go, forgive and forget / Holding a grudge ain’t what I want to do But when it comes to you / I hope it’s hell at night / Straight to the morning,” BigX runs down his former romance, rapping, “I hope you hear me every time you play a song / I hope you meet the right person but y’all never get along / I hope you know you ain’t right, and you so good at burning bridges / I hope you finally find some love and every day he hurt your feelings.”
Lil Yachty is from Atlanta, but for some reason, he shares a special affinity for Detroit and its surrounding areas. Combining that with his penchant for sonic experimentation resulted in his 2021 mixtape Michigan Boy Boat, which is, for this writer’s money, some of the best rapping the 27-year-old has done in his 10-year career.
One of the rappers Yachty has great chemistry with is Babyface Ray, a Detroit native with a laid-back flow, a gift for slick wordplay, and a unique independent mindset. They’ve joined forces once again on “Wavy Crete,” the latest single from Ray’s upcoming album Codeine Cowboy, which he announced today alongside the new video. In the visual, the two rappers post up at the corner store, trading raps and flexing for the camera.
Set for release on August 15th, Codeine Cowboy will be Ray’s fifth studio album, following 2024’s The Kid That Did. In addition to Lil Yachty, Ray’s latest will feature collaborations with fellow Michiganers G.T., JMSN, Samuel Shabazz, and Veeze, as well as King Hendricks, LUCKI, Mozzy, Sauce Walka, and YTB Fatt. See the full tracklist below.
Watch Babyface Ray’s “Wavy Crete” video featuring Lil Yachty above.
Babyface Ray Codeine Cowboy Tracklist
SIDE A
01. “American Psycho”
02. “Wavy Crete” Feat. Lil Yachty
03. “Standing on Business” Feat. LUCKI
04. “Kick The Cup Campaign”
05. “Still Sippin” Feat. King Hendrick$ & Sauce Walka
06. “Can’t Be Me ”
07. “Netflix & Chill”
08. “I Know” Feat. G.T.
09. “Lou Gram”
10. “Rich & Bored” Feat. YTB Fatt
11. “Half Sleep” Feat. Veeze
SIDE B
01. “Sin Air” Feat. Samuel Shabazz
02. “Elevator Music”
03. “Don’t Misuse Me” Feat. JMSN
04. “Hood Cry” Feat. Mozzy
05. “Nobody’s Perfect”
06. “That’s What They Told Me”
07. “You Just For Me”
08. “1 On 1 Talk With God”
Back in 2022, ahead of the release of The Forever Story, JID expressed his belief that his peers in the rap business were “scared” to collaborate with him, for fear of being outrapped (or “Renegaded,” as it’s come to be known thanks to Eminem, Jay-Z, and Nas). On the Atlanta rapper’s new album, God Loves Ugly, which dropped today, it looks like he no longer has that problem, as he corrals a who’s-who of rappers’-rappers to lyrically spar with that includes the resurgent Clipse, Vince Staples, and Westside Gunn.
Clipse appear on “Community,” a menacing warning of potential violence to anyone who wants to test the trio’s street bonafides. JID does some interesting stuff with his voice here, slowing it down to a Big Rube-esque growl, and stripping down his usually tongue-twisting flows to the bare essentials to get the point across.
Vince Staples’ collab, “VCRs,” is a moody meditation on the social ills of life in America. Vince Staples is an excellent choice for the social commentary, as this is his comfort zone. Vince paints a chilling portrait of his young, wild days and contrasts his current life circumstances with those he still isn’t too far removed from.
On “YouUgly,” JID tackles a twitchy, paranoid beat with sinuous rhyme schemes while Gunna offers his trademark ad-libs. A soulful beat switch midway through the song shows off JID’s penchant for doing the unexpected.
In addition to those illustrious fellow rappers, JID’s new album also features collaborations with his Spillage Village compatriots 6lack and Earthgang, Southern rap legend Pastor Troy, and singers Ciara, Jessie Reyez, and Ty Dolla Sign.
God Loves Ugly is out now via Dreamville/Interscope Records. You can find more info here.
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