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Lizzo already has an Emmy and multiple Grammys — is an Oscar next?

The “Love In Real Life” singer will star as Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Rosetta, a biopic from Amazon MGM Studios about the gospel legend and “Godmother of Rock and Roll” that’s being written by Natalie Chaidez and Kwynn Perry.

Deadline has more: “Inspired by true events, the film will capture a pivotal period in Thrape’s life — one of groundbreaking innovation, defiant passion, and secret love. As she shatters musical boundaries with her signature guitar sound, she must navigate societal constraints, conceal her love for another woman, and ultimately transform a wedding into one of the most legendary concerts in history — the first stadium show.”

Rosetta does not have release date. Neither does Lizzo’s new album, Love In Real Life, but it shouldn’t be too much longer.

“ALBUM IS DONE YALL!” she recently wrote on Instagram. “ASTROLOGY EXPERTS Do my mercury got micro braids? Cus I got an emergency root canal, announced SNL & finished my album all in one day today.”

Lizzo was announced as the musical guest for the April 12th episode of SNL with host Jon Hamm. Could Hamm and Lizzo be the name Hamm and Bublé?

Landing on the song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart is a major career milestone that a good amount of artists have achieved. A significantly smaller group of performers, though, have ever had a track chart within the chart’s coveted top 10. Now, Doechii can say she’s done that: On the new Hot 100 dated March 29, her viral hit “Anxiety” rises to the No. 10 spot, making it her first-ever song to appear in the region.

It was also a big week for Playboi Carti: His new album, Music, just debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (although he doesn’t seem to think he got enough numerical credit). In terms of the Hot 100, he debuted two of the album’s tracks in this week’s top 10 (in the top five, actually): “Evil J0rdan” is at No. 2, and his The Weeknd collaboration “Rather Lie” rests at No. 4.

He wasn’t quite able to claim the No. 1 spot this time around. That honor remains with Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther,” which is atop the chart for a fifth total (and consecutive) week. The song previously became the longest-running No. 1 single for either Lamar or SZA, and now the streak grows. That’s the most consecutive weeks a song has spent at No. 1 in 2025 so far, and it’s tied for the most total weeks this year with Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With A Smile.”

As solemnly promised, Disney+’s Daredevil: Born Again finally brought back Jon Bernthal’s The Punisher last week after a hefty amount of teasing. Thankfully, this wasn’t a fuzzy reunion between Frank Castle and Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock, and the axe-filled clash did plenty to help fulfill Marvel Studios streaming chief Brad Winderbaum’s declaration that this series features “some of the most brutal action we’ve ever brought to the screen.”

Is Frank Castle’s rebooting as part of the MCU (after The Punisher‘s second Netflix season showed a character losing his identity) going to go further than a one-off appearance, though? For sure. Jon Bernthal has made clear to Hollywood Reporter that he’s thrilled with Frank’s reintroduction into this world. He is also writing (heck yeah) a standalone The Punisher special in the vein of 2022’s Werewolf By Night, and Bernthal promises that he cares as much as the fans about delivering a deserving product:

“I care very deeply about Frank … We’re giving it our all and we’re trying to tell a Frank Castle story that we’re going to turn our back on the audience — it’s not going to be easy, it’s not going to be light, and I think it’s the version that this character deserves and I’m just beyond honored and grateful that we get the opportunity … It’s going to be dark; Frank has no interest in breaking out the darkness … It will not be Punisher-lite, I promise you that.”

It’s worth noting that Bernthal wasn’t always this optimistic about bringing The Punisher to Disney+ as originally written. Before Daredevil: Born Again went into rewrites, he declined to sign onto the show. As The Bear MVP told Entertainment Weekly, he didn’t want any “cuteness or humor” and wished “to really go full bore,” and what did materialize in Episode 4 has “opened the door to getting closer to the Frank Castle that I really, really want to portray.”

Bernthal added that the standalone special will be “like a shotgun blast of a story,” and something tells me that fans will be here for it.

Welcome to the Crumbl Cookie report! This week will serve as the send-off for Crumbl’s current “Dessert of the Month,” the Cookies & Cream Brownie and we have to admit, we’re pretty thrilled about that. The first week of the month, we dug the Cookies & Cream Brownie, but now three weeks later, we hope to not see it in over a year. But, we have to hand it to Crumbl for attempting to find ways to keep us excited and experiment with their menu.

But let us offer some advice for our favorite cookie brand — if you want to keep customers excited, make cool cookies, the newer and more experimental, the more exciting! But enough ranting, we have some cookies to review and rank!

This week doesn’t seem to have a seasonal theme or any type of theme really. It feels like a random assortment of cookies, but that’s okay because the roster is full of strong returning fan favorites. Here is what to eat and what to skip at Crumbl this week.

7. Ultimate Peanut Butter

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

Ultimate Peanut Butter? More like ultimate skip! Seriously, skip this one, unless you have an unhealthy obsession with peanut butter. My issue with this cookie is that it features three different sources of peanut butter, the cookie’s base, the inside, and the drizzle are all the same boring flat peanut butter flavor. No jelly to add dimension, no chocolate for a rich counterbalance, it’s just peanut butter, that’s all.

The Bottom Line:

You have to really love peanut butter to enjoy this cookie. And even then, you’ll probably be left wanting another ingredient in here to make it a bit more exciting.

6. Cookies & Cream Brownie

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

We are so glad this is the last time for a good while we’re going to have to eat this brownie. The Cookies & Cream Brownie is Crumbl’s “Dessert of the Month,” which means its been available all month long. At this point, we’ve had enough.

But if you haven’t had this one yet, we’d say its worth ordering if you love brownies and cookies and cream. It features a dark chocolate base topped with a generous layer of buttercream, a thick drizzle of chocolate ganache, and crushed cookies and cream cookies.

The Bottom Line:

Equal parts crunchy, moist, and gooey, with a rich and luxurious chocolate flavor and a creamy finish.

5. Pineapple Whip

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

This is an interesting cookie. The Pineapple Whip features a sugar cookie base (the same soft crumbly one from the Pink Sugar Cookie) topped with a thick layer of pineapple-flavored whipped cream. It’s a summery, refreshing take on Crumbl’s Pink Sugar cookie, with a Dole Whip-esque tangy and sweet flavor.

If this cookie had a cream element, we’d like it a lot more! We’d rank it higher, but after a couple of bites, we felt we had enough.

The Bottom Line:

An interesting cookie, but one we aren’t particularly eager to return to. Get it if you’re curious, but we have a hard time imagining this could be anyone’s favorite.

4. Milk Chocolate Chip

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

Crumbl’s Milk Chocolate Chip cookie offers the perfect balance of brown sugar, butter, and sweet milk chocolate. It’s chewy, sweet, and a single bite is enough to fire off all the pleasure centers in your brain. It’s the only cookie, aside from the slightly superior Semi Sweet Milk Chocolate, that deserves to hit the Crumbl menu more than a single time a month.

The Bottom Line:

You know the drill here, this is one of Crumbl’s all-time greatest cookies.

3. Chocolate Sea Salt Toffee

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

Crumbl does rich, decadent, chocolatey treats really well. So well that most of the time, they just shuffle around some ingredients and pretend it’s a new cookie. They do a similar thing with peanut butter, but chocolate is better than peanut butter, so we’re willing to forgive them. Still, that leads some chocolate-based desserts to come across as boring, the Chocolate Sea Salt Toffee proves that Crumbl is at its best when it is willing to get creative with its ingredients.

This cookie is unlike a lot of other chocolate cookies at Crumbl; it’s not so decadent that you need milk to enjoy it. Instead, it’s gooey, rich, and well-balanced with notes of sweet milk chocolate, buttery and toasty toffee, and just a hint of sea salt. That salt helps to elevate the sweet flavors and gives them a nice finish.

The Bottom Line:

Rich and chocolatey without being overly decadent, with a wonderful toasty buttery flavor.

2. Strawberry Crumb Cake

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

Crumbl’s Strawberry Crumb Cake is a near-perfect cookie. The base is buttery, with a slightly strawberry flavor and some rich white chocolate topped with a thick milky frosting, vanilla streusel, and pieces of dried strawberry. The strawberry pieces help to accentuate the berry flavor of the cookie, but what we love is the flavor stays subtle.

You never feel overloaded with artificial strawberry flavor, instead what we have here is something delicate, sweet, and subtly fruity.

The Bottom Line:

One of Crumbl’s best drops in recent memory. This one is a definite must.

1. Biscoff Cake

Thoughts & Tasting Notes:

Hands down, this is Crumbl’s best dessert of the week. The Biscoff Cake offers two layers of super moist fluffy spice cake sandwiched together and topped with sweet cookie butter frosting, and Biscoff butter cookie crumbles.

The crumbles add a slight textural element, but mostly this cake is melt-in-your-mouth moist. It’s like eating a forkful of cinnamon and sugar-sweetened butter, with slightly caramelized notes, and a buttery, addictive finish.

The Bottom Line:

The Biscoff Cake is a wonderfully moist cake with spicy cinnamon, butter, and rich caramel notes. A true reason to visit Crumbl this week.

The two buzziest new shows of 2025 so far are Adolescence and The Pitt. Every episode of the former has already premiered on Netflix, while Max‘s Noah Wyle-starring hospital drama, in which the entire season takes place over the course of a single 15-hour emergency department shift at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital, is ongoing.

The Pitt wisely prioritized the old school model of weekly episodes (how very ER) over an all-at-once rollout, and as of today (March 24), 12 episodes are available to watch on Max.

When Is The Pitt Season 1 Finale?

There are only three episodes left: “7:00 P.M.” on March 27, “8:00 P.M.” on April 3, and the season finale, “9:00 P.M.” on April 10.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, The Pitt creator R. Scott Gemmill discussed where the idea of doing the whole season as one shift came from. “I don’t want to say it was out of necessity, but we’d done so many medical stories that it was about trying to find a way to make the show feel different and fresh,” he said. “I don’t think any one of us wanted to go back to doing what we’d done in the past. We need to be challenged, and we need to challenge ourselves.”

You can watch The Pitt trailer below.

It’s fitting that Larry June loves to rap about juice so much, because he, 2 Chainz, and The Alchemist are squeezing every last drop out of their new collaborative album, Life Is Beautiful. Today, they’ve released the official music video for the title track. In it, they continue to vibe out to Al’s soulful, loopy production as they soak up some sun atop a building out in the desert, surrounded by their finest luxury automobiles.

The trio has released music videos for over half the songs from the album, beginning with “Bad Choices” in January. From there, they announced the album with the video for “I Been,” following up with clips for “Munyon Canyon” and “Colossal” following its release.

And while Larry is busy promoting the project, performing at Rolling Loud California earlier this month, his collaborators are already hard at work on their next projects. Last week, Alchemist revealed that he’s working with Erykah Badu on her first album in 15 years. She said the album is taking up most of her time, but hasn’t revealed a timeline just yet.

Watch Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist’s “Life Is Beautiful” video above.

Life Is Beautiful is out now via EMPIRE. You can find more info here.

Cass McCombs has kept busy in one way or another over the past two decades, releasing a consistent stream of albums since 2003. Now he has some fresh output for the oeuvre, a song called “Priestess.”

A press release calls the track “an elegy” and “a statement of gratitude,” noting that while writing the song, McCombs “was inspired by a rekindling of his working relationship with Domino and the revisitation of his early material in last year’s re-issue campaign to get back to basics.”

Meanwhile, McCombs also played the song for an NPR Tiny Desk Concert set that was shared today, opening his performance with it. Joined by a band featuring Frank LoCrasto, Brian Betancourt, and Austin Vaughn, he also performed “County Line,” “Robin Egg Blue,” and “Opium Flower.”

Listen to “Priestess” and watch McCombs’ Tiny Desk performance above. Find McCombs’ upcoming tour dates below.

Cass McCombs’ 2025 Tour Dates

03/27 — Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears^
03/29 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Met*
03/30 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem*
04/01 — New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre*
04/04 — Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre*
04/06 — Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall*
04/07 — Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral Theatre*
04/08 — Chicago, IL @ The Auditorium*
04/10 — Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre*
04/15 — San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield*
04/17 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Orpheum Theatre*
08/23 — Galway, IE @ Leisureland #
08/24 — Dublin, IE @ Wider Than Pictures Festival #
08/25 — Belfast, IE @ Ulster Hall #
08/26 — Cork, IE @ City Hall #
08/28 — Glasgow, SCT @ Barrowland #
08/29 — Glasgow, SCT @ Barrowland #
09/11 — Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall &^

* with Beth Gibbons
# with Father John Misty
& with MJ Lenderman and Nap Eyes
^ full-band performance

Over the weekend, YouTuber turned rapper DDG announced a week-long livestream on Twitch, during which he will be debuting his fourth studio album. According to a press release, he’ll be streaming “24/7” for the next seven days for his Hit-A-Thon, working on verses, choosing beats, sequencing his tracklist, and more, all with fan input. Fans will also get the opportunity to help choose the album’s title. The streaming marathon is to kick off at 8 PM ET, and run from March 24 to April 1, when he’ll release the album. You can check out the stream here.

The former Uproxx cover star released his last album, Maybe It’s Me, in 2023, but since then, he’s drawn more attention for his relationship with actress/singer Halle Bailey, with whom he shares one child: their son, Halo. However, that union has drawn more negative attention recently — especially for DDG — after the couple broke up and their co-parenting issues have repeatedly been made public.

With his Hit-A-Thon stream, DDG is putting the focus back where it should be for any musician: on his music. And, with its innovative rollout, the streaming pioneer is giving music fans an unprecedented chance to be a part of the process in a way that would previously have been logistically improbable. Gotta give him credit for that much, at least.

DDG’s as-yet-untitled new album drops April 1 via Epic Records. You can find more info here.

For the past few months, Miley Cyrus has been teasing a new album. Now, he was some more concrete information about the project: On social media today (March 24), Cyrus announced that the album, Something Beautiful, is set for release on May 30. She also shared the album cover, and the fact that the project will feature 13 tracks.

The caption of Cyrus’ post reads in full:

“Miley Cyrus unveils the artwork for her highly anticipated ninth studio album, Something Beautiful, set for release on May 30, 2025, via Columbia Records. The album features 13 original tracks and is executive produced by Miley Cyrus and Shawn Everett.

Captured by renowned fashion photographer Glen Luchford, the album artwork features Miley Cyrus draped in archival 1997 Thierry Mugler couture, a striking nod to the album’s bold aesthetic and visual storytelling.”

In a November 2024 interview, Cyrus described the project as “hypnotizing and glamorous” and said of it, “It’s a concept album that’s an attempt to medicate somewhat of a sick culture through music. […] It was inspired by Pink Floyd’s The Wall. […] My idea was making The Wall, but with a better wardrobe and more glamorous and filled with pop culture.”

Miley Cyrus’ Something Beautiful Album Cover Artwork

Something Beautiful is out 5/30 via Columbia Records. Find more information here.

Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it’s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the Uproxx recommendations on a daily basis can be a lot to ask, so every Monday we’re offering up this rundown of the best new music this week.

This week saw Jack Harlow yearn for some Doja Cat intimacy, and Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco kick off their engagement with a joint album. Yeah, it was a great week for new music. Check out the highlights below.

For more music recommendations, check out our Listen To This section, as well as our Indie Mixtape and Pop Life newsletters.

Jack Harlow — “Just Us” Feat. Doja Cat

Jack Harlow has an eye for Doja Cat on their new collaborative single, “Just Us.” The irony is that in the song’s video, it’s far from just the two of them, as there are cameos from everybody from Matt Damon to PinkPantheress to Succession‘s Cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun).

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco — “Younger And Hotter Than Me”

Betrothed pop icons Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco unveiled their new collaborative album, I Said I Love You First, last week, as well as a video for “Younger And Hotter Than Me.” The track was co-written by Finneas, which makes sense given that the song isn’t far removed from the sorts of emotional ballads Billie Eilish busts out.

Japanese Breakfast — “Picture Window”

Michelle Zauner’s movie adaptation of her hit book Crying In H Mart is currently “on pause,” but her Japanese Breakfast music is going full-steam ahead. She just dropped a new album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), and to mark the release, she shared a video for album highlight “Picture Window.”

Lil Durk — “Can’t Hide It” Feat. Jhené Aiko

Durk and Aiko are in love. Not with each other (they each have their own healthy relationships), but they address their respective muses on the romantic collab “Can’t Hide It.”

J-Hope — “Mona Lisa”

BTS isn’t back from hiatus yet, but fans have been eating regardless as the group’s members have provided an essentially non-stop torrent of solo material. The latest comes from J-Hope, who offered the artistic and catchy “Mona Lisa” last week.

Nav and Metro Boomin — “Real Me”

Nav fans have been waiting for On My Way 2 Rexdale, and now we know the album is finally set to drop later this month. He offered a taste last week with “Real Me,” which sees Nav on some moody production from Metro Boomin.

Nettspend — “Impact” Feat. Xaviersobased

Nettspend has only been an adult for a few days at this point (he turned 18 last week), but he’s already crushing it. He’s fresh off a performance at Rolling Loud California, and now he has linked with Xaviersobased on the new single “Impact,” a synthy quick-hitter of a single.

Amelia Moore — “F*ck, Marry, Kill”

Congratulations are in order for Amelia Moore, who recently took a major step by joining the Republic Records roster. The alternative R&B rising star just shared her first single for the label: “F*ck, Marry, Kill,” which showcases her personality on a classic-sounding track.

Sombr — “Undressed”

The TikTok algorithm has been kind to Sombr, an up-and-comer who has managed to build an audience on the platform. Last week, he blessed them with “Undressed,” which sees him confronting romantic fears and insecurities.

Major League DJz — “Come With Me” Feat. Jorja Smith

South African duo Major League DJz are making their way into electronic music, and they’re off to a hot start on “Come With Me.” They tapped Jorja Smith to deliver the vocal and it works great on the atmospheric and thumping instrumental.