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The other week, Halsey announced that she would be releasing a fan-favorite demo of “Die 4 Me” that she’d been performing on tour over the summer. The song was originally a Post Malone collaboration, but this new version, officially out today (February 24), watches the singer step out on her own for the scathing track.

Her verse in the original “Die 4 Me” was ferocious, and this new version goes all-in. Her flows are impassioned and razor-sharp against the trap beat: “They say what the devil can’t do / He’s gonna send a woman to.” It’s packed with disses, frustrations, and regrets, but it’s empowering at the same time: “I sold forty million copies of our break-up note,” she gloats.

Upon the announcement of the song, Halsey made a thoughtful post. “Next Friday I’ve got a little surprise coming,” Halsey wrote on Instagram. “It’s been long known in my fanbase that there’s a demo of ‘Die For Me’ with just me on it. I performed my verse on the tour all summer long and since so many people have asked for it, I decided to put my full version out as ‘Die 4 Me.’ It’s dropping next week on 2/24 and I can’t wait for y’all to hear it. Big big thanks to @postmalone @louisbell and @future for having me on the original release and co-signing this version finally seeing daylight.”

Listen to the new version of “Die 4 Me” above.

Evangeline Lilly was surrounded by hunks while filming Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania: Paul Rudd (who was once literally named the Sexiest Man Alive), ripped Jonathan Majors, also ripped William Jackson Harper, a.k.a. Chidi from The Good Place. But the Lost actress had her sights set on another Marvel man.

“There was this day on set, we were doing a scene in a restaurant and we were in a waiting room, so they filmed the waiting room with extras and there were children,” Lilly said on The Jonathan Ross Show. “I turned to Michael [Douglas] and Michelle [Pfeiffer] and I said, ‘You know, you guys are real GILFs.’ Michael had no idea.” He asked what “GILF” stands for, and Lilly provided the answer. “Instead of being cool about it, in front of a room full of children I went, ‘It’s a grandpa I’d like to f*ck.’ And then immediately realized I’d told Michael Douglas I’d like to f*ck him, which is not what you should say in front of a bunch of kids. Oops!” Somewhere out there, Jennifer Coolidge is smiling.

As the New York Post points out, Pfeiffer does not appear to have grandchildren, making her an honorary GILF, but Douglas is a grandfather.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, starring two GILFs, is in theaters now.

Like the passage of time and Pusha T dropping a Cocaine Bear remix, FCC (Federal Communications Commission) complaints about major TV events are an inevitability. So, it turns out that some people out there didn’t particularly care for Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show earlier this month, so much so that they let the FCC know about it (as TMZ reports).

The publication notes that of the 103 FCC complaints made about the Super Bowl broadcast on February 12, “almost all of them” were about Rihanna’s performance. One viewer wrote in their complaint, “This year the halftime show was so indecent I had to turn off the TV because of the pornographic content.” Another compared it to Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy” performance at the 2023 Grammys, writing, “I don’t care what someone worships but children shouldn’t be exposed to pornography and as an adult I don’t wish to see it. […] Where has decency gone? How about respect for others and self?”

Others made note of “overtly sexual dancing” in the performance, with one person saying Rihanna’s background dancers had moves that “were patently offensive and completely inappropriate for children.” Another person noted of Rihanna, “She spread her ass cheek at the crack. She rubbed her pants where her labia were three times.”

As TMZ notes, though, this is nothing to the infamous Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Super Bowl, which drew 540,000 complaints at the time.

Britney Spears has been in the news for a number of reasons lately, whether it’s due to fans calling police requesting wellness checks on her or reports of an attempted intervention. Well, Spears is tired of it, which she communicated in an Instagram post shared yesterday (February 23).

In it, she wrote, “The constant lies from the media and TMZ have felt like borderline harassment … it’s extremely disturbing, due to the fact of how incredibly important it is at this time in my life to be supported and respected !!! Also, the way the news has always spread lies about me is incredibly heartbreaking !!! I meditate over hope and excitement for my future !!! I have transformed my whole life with the elimination of my conservatorship and I deserve respect !!! It’s almost embarrassing commenting on this because of how completely outrageous what’s being said is !!! It’s my right to protect myself from the cruelty of the outside world !!!”

The post features a clip from the iconic 1960s TV series The Andy Griffith Show to help make her point. In it, Griffith’s Andy Taylor character says to Ron Howard’s Opie, “Just because somebody said something doesn’t mean it has to be printed. You don’t circulate stories that are mean and unkind about people. There are too many other stories to put in, nice stories.” Opie responds, “But pa, when we put in the nice kind of stories, nobody wanted to buy the paper,” a retort that was followed by canned laughter and a look of shock and disappointment from Taylor.

Manchester Orchestra have officially announced their next project, an album and a virtual reality short film that are both titled The Valley Of Vision. Fans can expect the two art pieces to drop next month.

For now, they have dropped the single, “Capital Karma,” which opens with a somber instrumental.

“Making The Valley Of Vision was an exciting idea of what the future could be for us in terms of how we create,” the band’s lead vocalist Andy Hull shared about the project via Stereogum.

“None of these songs were written with the band being in the same room in a live setting,” Hull continued. “They were really like science experiments that started from the bottom and were added to gradually over time. We’re intrigued by doing things the wrong way, or attempting things we haven’t done before and getting inspired by them.”

The VR film, directed by Isaac Deitz, will air as a special watch party via the band’s YouTube channel on March 9.

Check out Manchester Orchestra’s new “Capital Karma” above. Below, find the complete The Valley Of Vision tracklist.

1. “Capital Karma”
2. “The Way”
3. “Quietly”
4. “Letting Go”
5. “Lose You Again”
6. “Rear View”

The Valley Of Vision is out 3/10 via Loma Vista Recordings. Pre-order it here.

Scottish trio Chvrches is launching a new era. Tonight (February 24), the pop band have shared “Over,” their first single since signing to Island Records. On the new ’80s-influenced synth-pop track, the band vividly describes navigating the world with a sense of fear and anxiety.

“I try my best to turn down the noise / And I tell myself that boys will be boys / It’s getting harder to breathe / So, baby, put me to sleep / Till it gets better,” sings the band’s lead vocalist Lauren Mayberry on the song’s pre-chorus, leading into a captivating hook, describing painfully relatable feelings. “So wake me up when it’s over / It’s over / When it’s over / Tell me it was all just a dream / And wake me up when it’s over / It’s over.”

Chvrches signed with Island Records in North America and EMI in the UK last year, after having released their previous four albums via Glassnote. In a recent interview with Billboard, Martin Doherty of Chvrches said that signing these new deals has allowed them to further tap into their creativity.

“Something that’s come up recently, that I thought was a nice way to frame this, is that we signed new record deals, and there’s kind of a new lease on life for the band,” Doherty said. “It’s a chance for us to work within a new paradigm.”

Needless to say, we are looking forward to this new era of Chvrches.

In the meantime, you can listen to “Over” above.

Nearly seven years after its original release, The Weeknd‘s “Die For You” is getting the remix treatment. The song was originally released in 2016 as part of The Weeknd’s Starboy album, however, saw a resurgence on the charts after it went viral on TikTok. Since then, “Die For You” has peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On the remix of “Die For You,” The Weeknd is joined by his frequent collaborator, Ariana Grande, who blesses the song with a new verse.

“I’m finding ways to stay concentrated on what I gotta do / But baby boy it’s so hard round you / Yes I’m blaming you,” she sings, delivering her signature soft-tinged vocals.

This marks the fourth collaboration between The Weeknd and Grande — others including, 2014’s “Love Me Harder” from Grande’s sophomore album, My Everything, 2020’s “Off The Table” from Grande’s sixth studio album, Positions, and a 2021 remix of “Save Your Tears” from The Weeknd’s fourth studio album, After Hours.

In a TikTok shared by Grande earlier this week, she revealed that she produced and recorded her verse following a 14-hour day on set shooting Wicked.

“This certain exception had to be made…” read text over the video clip.

You can check out the “Die For You” remix above.

The Kid Laroi is head over heels into his romantic era, presented to fans in the form of his new song, “I Guess It’s Love,” and the accompanying music video.

“When I look at you, you look at me / We know what it is, no need to speak,” Laroi notes in the chorus, over a banging beat.

Earlier, Laroi dropped a teaser trailer for the music video of the song. With a phone-recorded feel, Laroi finds himself happily spending time with his girl, before their appearances… seemingly start to change. The mysterious clip has fans wondering what exactly the video will look like.

It’s also not the first time Laroi has experimented with unique concepts, as he dated a doll in another recent video during his debut album cycle. As for the rest of the record, he is gearing up next for the release of The First Time, which he previously shared a trailer for.

“You never forget the first time,” he says in it. “The first time you fall in love. The first time you get caught. The first time you feel shame. The first real kiss.”

Check out The Kid Laroi’s “I Guess It’s Love” above.

The First Time will drop sometime this year.

The second piece to Chlöe‘s upcoming debut album, In Pieces has arrived. On her latest single, “How Does It Feel?,” Chlöe reminds an ex exactly what he lost after he played too many games.

“I gave you more than you wanted / I gave you more than you needed / So tell me, how does it feel / to lose the one you believe in?,” sings Chlöe, along with her collaborator Chris Brown, on the song’s chorus.

On her verse, Chlöe recalls good times with her former love, before he messed it all up.

“We threw the racks out at Follies / Gave you the key where my heart beat / You didn’t say it but you said it / It shouldn’t have hurt me but I let it,” she sings.

In the song’s accompanying video, Chlöe and Brown are seen dancing in separate rooms divided by a wall. The wall then quickly disappears forcing them to unite with each other. Elsewhere in the video, Chlöe dances on her own, as golden light shines upon her.

You can check out the video for “How Does It Feel?” above.

In Pieces is out 3/31 via Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. You can pre-save it here.

Kali Uchis is gearing up for her new album, Red Moon In Venus. To celebrate, she dropped the dance-inspired “Moonlight,” which perfectly encapsulates the vibes Uchis has given this era.

On the track, Uchis switches between Spanish and English, as she details wanting to live in the moment. “I just wanna get high with my lover / Veo una muñeca cuando miro en el espejo / Kiss, kiss, looking dolly, I think I may go out tonight / I just wanna ride, get high in the moonlight,” she sings on the shimmery chorus.

“You always go out of your way / To show me that I’m your priority / Find out how it feels to let go of everything, be free / When you’re here with me,” Uchis notes later in the song.

It features production credits from Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, and Leon Michels, according to Genius.

The new song comes after Uchis had teased its release through some fiery social media photos. So far from her album, Uchis has also dropped the song “I Wish You Roses” and is set to perform on her tour starting in April.

Listen to Kali Uchis’ new song “Moonlight” above.

Red Moon In Venus is out 3/3 via Geffen. Pre-order it here.