Next year, Lauryn Hill‘s debut and only solo album, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill turns 25. This past weekend, Hill performed several of the album’s tracks during a performance at ONE Musicfest in Atlanta, GA.
During her set, Hill teased an anniversary tour next year, where fans might be able to expect her to perform the album in its entirety.
“25 years on, so we gonna be back with those songs the way you can recognize them, aye?,” she said to the crowd.
To this day, Miseducation is one of the most revered hip-hop records of all time. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Hill revealed that while she does occasionally hear things on the album that she would’ve done differently, she feels the love and passion she put into Miseducation is undeniable.
I think my intention was simply to make something that made my foremothers and forefathers in music and social and political struggle know that someone received what they’d sacrificed to give us, and to let my peers know that we could walk in that truth, proudly and confidently. At that time, I felt like it was a duty or responsibility to do so. I saw the economic and educational gaps in black communities and although I was super young myself, I used that platform to help bridge those gaps and introduce concepts and information that “we” needed even if “we” didn’t know “we” wanted it yet. Of course I’m referring to the proverbial “we.” These things had an enormous value to me and I cherished them from a very young age.
There are handful of major races this midterm election season, but there haven’t been a ton of debates. John Fetterman is recovering from the stroke he had last spring, but he’s hoping to square off against his frequent trolling target Dr. Oz. Herschel Walker keeps backing out of debating Raphael Warnock (and is a little busy these days anyway). But on Monday, J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan duked it out in person for the Ohio Senate seat they both want, and neither held back. But Ryan might have gotten the sickest burn — by quoting Trump.
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) October 11, 2022
Last month, Trump held a rally for Vance, the Hillbilly Elegy author-turned-MAGA candidate. Vance used to be a fierce Trump critic before he decided to rebrand as a hoped-for politician, which is probably why he dragged him in front of the crowd, joking that Vance was “kissing my ass, he wants my support so much.” All Ryan had to do is dig it up and throw it back in his face.
“A couple weeks ago, in Youngstown, on the stage, Donald Trump said to J.D. Vance, ‘All you do is kiss my ass to get my support,’” Ryan reminded the crowd. He then pointed out he’s in the pocket of lots of far right influencers, including Mitch McConnell and Peter Thiel, who will make him do what they want. But he wasn’t done.
“And here’s the thing that’s most troubling about this lack of courage, is that after Trump took J.D. Vance’s dignity from him on the stage in Youngstown, J.D. Vance got back on stage and started shaking his hand and taking pictures, saying, ‘Hey, aren’t we having a great time here tonight? I don’t know anybody I grew up with, I don’t know anybody I went to high school with that would allow somebody to take their dignity like that, and then get back up on stage.
“We need leaders with the courage to take on their own party,” he said. “And I’ve proven that, and he was called an asskisser by the former president.”
Ryan concluded, “I’m for Ohio. I don’t kiss anyone’s ass like him. Ohio needs an ass kicker not an ass kisser.”
Ryan: I’m for Ohio. I don’t kiss anyone’s ass like him. Ohio needs an ass kicker not an ass kisser pic.twitter.com/j2D2VKoQWf
It was a powerful roundhouse, and Vance spent most of Ryan’s segment squirming. Someone even went and spliced together the two events, and it’s even more devastating that way.
WWE’s season premiere was set to provide a slew of surprises, but even the Brooklyn crowd was caught off guard when Brock Lesnar’s music hit during Monday night Raw.
Just two nights removed from losing in the Extreme Rules main event in the Fight Pit against Matt Riddle, Seth Rollins was slated for a showdown with the United States championship on the line against Bobby Lashley. But after Lashley made his way to the ring, it was Lesnar’s music that hit as the live crowd lost its collective mind.
Lesnar took his time strutting around the ring, slapping hands, and posing for the crowd. Once in the ring, he grabbed the microphone, said good evening to Lashley, dropped the champion with a handful of F-5’s, and tried to break his arm with a kimura.
After a commercial break, while medical personnel attended to Lashley, Rollins made his way to the ring and demanded for the champ to get in the ring. He eventually obliged and was met with a pedigree right out of the gate for a two count. After a frog splash from Rollins, Lashley landed the spear and tried to lock in the Hurt Lock. Rollins fought out and dropped the champ with the stomp. Another stomp later gave Rollins the win and the belt.
The path for Lesnar and Lashley to fight once again seems pretty clear after their last showdown in January, where Lashley defeated Lesnar to become WWE champion.
Blink-182 is continuing to tease a potential comeback in the near future. Last week, the band cleared their Instagram page of all its photos. The band’s website also appears to be under construction. Today, posters have appeared in Los Angeles and New York City, hinting that new music from the band may be imminent.
The posters feature a large headline reading “182 Industries,” with a subheading, “Edging Services Worldwide.” Underneath is a tagline that reads, “Your Future Is C*mming…In The Blink Of An Eye”
.@Blink182 seems ready to make a comeback as mysterious posters have been popping up worldwide in places such as NYC & Los Angeles.
This follows after the band have wiped their Instagram feed & their official website is under construction. pic.twitter.com/QEoGpUWQRC
Last year, Hoppus was diagnosed with stage 4 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. In an interview with People, Hoppus revealed that his Blink-182 bandmates Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker visit in his home shortly before he began chemotherapy treatments.
“It was the first time that all three of us were in the same room in like five years,” Hoppus said. “It’s actually better than it used to be. There was no agenda. There were no lingering grudges. It felt very back to what it should be: three friends sitting in a room.”
Elsewhere in the interview, he shared that he is on board to join Blink-182 for a new era.
“I keep writing music, and I’m open to whatever the next phase of Blink is,” he said. “I’m hopeful for the future. I’m just damn glad to be here.”
In April, disturbing news emerged from the set of Being Mortal, Aziz Ansari’s first foray into directing a movie: Production had been put on hold because of a complaint. It was later revealed that the complaint involved one of the actors, Bill Murray. At the time, Murray didn’t go into specifics, only saying he “did something I thought was funny and it wasn’t taken that way.” Now specifics have been revealed — mere days after word broke that he’d been unprofessional with Geena Davis in a movie from over three decades ago.
Being Mortal first: Multiple sources tell Puck that Murray allegedly straddled and kissed, via masks, a “much younger” female production staffer. Murray may have thought he was being funny, but the staffer “interpreted his actions as entirely sexual” and was “horrified” by what he’d done.
The woman made an official complaint and they entered mediation and was awarded over $100,000. At the time, the film was about 50 percent done, and while the fate of the production is unknown, it was reported that it “looks like it’s headed toward cancellation rather than a reshoot.”
Now for Davis: The actress wrote about her experience filming the 1990 bank robbery comedy Quick Change, which Murray also co-directed, in her new memoir, Dying of Politeness. She talked about it in a new interview with The Times (UK), saying the troubles began when she first met him in a hotel suite, where Murray insisted on greeting her with a massage device called The Thumper. She emphatically refused, but he did it anyway.
Later, while filming on location, Murray screamed at her in her trailer for being late, even though she was waiting for her wardrobe to arrive. Even once she hurried to set, he kept screaming at her, in front of hundreds of people: cast, crew, passersby.
“That was bad,” Davis told The Times. “The way he behaved at the first meeting… I should have walked out of that or profoundly defended myself, in which case I wouldn’t have got the part. I could have avoided that treatment if I’d known how to react or what to do during the audition. But, you know, I was so non-confrontational that I just didn’t.”
After a summer packed with festivals, new albums, comebacks, and chaos, fall is settling in and artists are preparing to go out on some massive tours to bring their music to life. Though many tours have been canceled recently — Santigold, Shawn Mendes, and more due to pandemic-related struggles or otherwise — there’s no reason to fret because a ton of great shows are coming up. And it’s important to support the artists who are heading out on the road despite difficulties. Check out the most anticipated tours of fall 2022 below.
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The 1975 are preparing for the release of their new album Being Funny In A Foreign Language. They’re so devoted to playing shows that feel right and special to them that they declined an offer to open up for Ed Sheeran. Frontman Matty Healy has always been both funny and a heartthrob, so being in his presence at these shows is something you don’t want to miss.
Of course, seeing Bad Bunny is a privilege. Who doesn’t want to see Bad Bunny? I mean, did you see his performance at the VMAs? The star had one of the biggest — if not the biggest — records of this year, and he’ll be making crowds scream and anyone would be lucky to be a part of the chaos.
Beabadoobee is always a fun artist to catch. She’ll be bringing her latest album Beatopia to life on this run. The 22-year-old will be heading out onto the road at the end of October in Washington, D.C. and will wrap up in December in Boston.
If you saw Blackpink’s epic VMAs performance which featured lots of smoke and unreal dance choreography, then you know it’s essential to attend their tour. The K-Pop group unveiled their massive LP Born Pink and the new songs will be bigger than ever at these shows.
The name of the tour says it all. Charlie Puth’s One Night Only Tour is not to be missed; fans have only one chance to attend, and he’ll definitely make it worth it. He’ll be performing songs from his album Charlie, which arrives just in time for the run and for listeners to absorb the new material.
Conan Gray has been on a gigantic run to promote his newest album Superache. The LP came out in June, giving fans plenty of time to learn the words and prepare themselves for the cathartic experience. The trek kicked off in Louisville, Kentucky in September and will end in Melbourne, Australia in November.
This year was full of amazing new records and Death Cab For Cutie’s Asphalt Meadows was a highlight. The indie band has a knack for churning out some of the most resonant, touching songs that end up feeling totally timeless. The run kicked off in Madison, Wisconsin in September and it’ll be finishing off at the end of October in Seattle, Washington.
A rising artist of this year was Fred Again.. His forthcoming LP, Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022), arrives at the end of this month, and the lead single “Danielle (Smile On My Face)” was been promising. His tour is already in motion and wraps up on October 13 at New York’s Terminal 5.
Lil Nas X knows how to make everything a party. His Long Live Montero tour, whose setlist is packed with bangers, is the kind where history is made. Going is a one-chance-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It started up in September in Detroit, Michigan, and will be finishing up all the way in Barcelona, Spain in November.
I mean, who wouldn’t want to see Lizzo? Whether she’s entertaining her audience by playing an ancient flute while twerking or putting mustard on an Oreo for a TikTok, she’s always overflowing with an effervescent personality that someone would be lucky to witness live. Plus, the exuberant songs from her new record Special are the kind that are meant to dance to at a show.
Modest Mouse are celebrating the 25th anniversary of what may or may not be their best album, The Lonesome Crowded West, with a special tour. Not only will they be playing the 1997 classic in full, but they’ll be playing as a four-piece with some original members.
Omar Apollo recently released Ivory (Marfil), the expanded version of his massive debut, featuring bewitching new songs like “Highlight” and “Archetype.” His recent NPR Tiny Desk, a part of the El Tiny series, was a breath of fresh air and this tour will take that energy to the next level.
Pusha T unveiled his new album It’s Almost Dry earlier this year, and the concerts have been no joke. “i lost my prosthetic leg at your stl show,” a fan tweeted the rapper. “still had fun tho.” So proceed with caution, but also know it’s gonna be a crazy fun time.
Pop sensation Rina Sawayama is ready to bring the eclectic, fiery Hold The Girl tracks to life on her tour. Her late-night performance was full of leather mini-skirts, fire, and cowboy hats — the vibes were immaculate, and they’re going to get even better for this tour.
Steve Lacy had one of the biggest, most infectious songs of the year with “Bad Habit,” yet he’s playing relatively small rooms on this tour. The shows are sure to be intimate and special; hopefully fans appreciate the entire new LP and didn’t just come straight from the TikTok trend.
Turnstile, JPEGMafia, Snail Mail — The Turnstile Love Connection Tour
Turnstile is known for being an unpredictable group, so this eclectic lineup wasn’t too much of a surprise. The hardcore band, indie singer-songwriter, and rapper will be drawing in a chaotic crowd that will go back forth and forth from moshing and crying and dancing and swaying and it’ll be a great time the whole time through.
As usual, the NFL produced several storylines in Week 5, but perhaps none of them received more coverage than a bizarre and pivotal roughing the passer call against the Atlanta Falcons. After Atlanta defensive tackle Grady Jarrett was whistled for a preposterous penalty for gently laying Tom Brady on the ground, the Falcons eventually lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a one-score margin, and sports roundtable shows discussed the play well into Monday morning. Fewer than 30 hours later, another very strange penalty flag emerged in similar fashion when Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones tracked down Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr in the second quarter on Monday.
With the Raiders leading 17-7 and driving near the end of the first half, Jones wrapped up Carr for what appeared to be a strip-sack that could swing the course of the game flow. A flag emerged and, after a long deliberation, word broke that it was for roughing the passer on Jones for landing on the quarterback with his full body weight (despite having the football himself at that point), prompting justified outrage.
Instantly, comparisons were drawn to the play involving Brady and Jarrett from Sunday. Once again, there did not seem to be anything reasonable that Jones could have done differently, and Dallas Cowboys standout Micah Parsons echoed that sentiment in real time on Twitter.
How can we play football with this shit!! Nfl speak up!!!
Dialogue was already ramping up after the Jarrett-Brady play but, with this penalty happening on Monday Night Football in front of a massive national audience, perhaps it will be an even bigger deal between now and Week 6. Of course, that doesn’t mean anything will change, but it is more than reasonable to wonder aloud how in the world this could happen twice in two days.
The NBA preseason is all about teams getting back in rhythm, warming up for the games that count, and trying to get new players acclimated to the roster. That means lots of different lineups, players starting that wouldn’t normally, and trying things out that you may (or may not) use in the regular season.
Lineup changes and new players on the roster put broadcasters and PA announcers to the test, as they have to get used to some new faces, new numbers, and maybe call out some names they never have. That can lead to some hiccups in preseason, and we got an incredibly funny one in Denver on Monday night when the Nuggets introduced their starting lineup to the home crowd.
Nikola Jokic was sitting out, which meant newly signed veteran DeAndre Jordan stepped into the starting center spot for some preseason action. The Denver PA announcer had all the details right on Jordan’s intro right up until he got to his last name, and hit a hearty “AYYYTTTOOOOONNNN” with his whole chest before realizing his error and changing it to “JOOORRRDDDAAANNN.”
The Nuggets’ reaction is hilarious, as they all are in disbelief (and laughter), with Jordan likewise shooting a hilarious look of shock over at the scorer’s table. It’s preseason for everybody, but you can bet the PA guy won’t live this down soon from the Nuggets players.
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, singer Greyson Chance revealed he felt “completely abandoned” after signing to Ellen Degeneres‘ record label back in 2010. Degeneres, who launched eleveneleven records that year, also signed Charlie Puth around that time. In another interview with Rolling Stone Puth, who had recorded a demo EP under the label, also shared that he felt ghosted by Degeneres and her team.
“We both have different experiences, me versus Greyson,” he said. “But I do agree with him that no one was present, certainly, after the creation of my first demo EP. Not putting any blame on one person, but from a collective… All the people that were in that room, they just disappeared. I didn’t hear from anybody.”
While Puth may not have had the best experience under Degeneres’ label, he said the comedian and former talk show host was always pleasant toward him.
“People describe Ellen as rude,” he said. “I’ve never experienced that. Maybe she likes me.”
His career would take off years later, with his appearance on Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again” from the Furious 7 soundtrack in 2015. He admits he is thankful that he didn’t come to fame right away, as he doesn’t have much confidence in those early recordings.
“I don’t know how good they are,” he said.
Charlie Puth’s latest album, Charlie, is out now via Atlantic. Stream here.
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The Charlotte Hornets enter the 2022-23 season with modest expectations, even after reaching the Play-In last season. Still, there remains a great deal of positivity surrounding LaMelo Ball, and the talented guard is the clear centerpiece of Charlotte’s plans, both in the present and future. On Monday evening, the Hornets welcomed a Southeast Division rival to Charlotte for a preseason game in the form of the Washington Wizards and, in the third quarter, Ball was forced to exit the game with a left ankle sprain.
LaMelo Ball suffered a left ankle sprain and will not return to tonight’s preseason game. pic.twitter.com/BwHRHWWNqC
Ankle sprains are notoriously difficult to peg, as some require only a very brief absence (or none at all), with others taking weeks to heal. As such, it is too early to speculate on any potential timeline for Ball, but he appeared to be in pain and there was no reason whatsoever for the Hornets to even consider reinserting him into the game in a preseason setting.
Ball averaged 20.1 points, 7.6 assists, and 6.7 rebounds per game last season, and he just turned 21 years old in August. While there is room for improvement on the defensive end and elsewhere, Ball is a budding star and, simply put, the Hornets project to rely on him heavily when constructing their offense. Veteran guard Terry Rozier would be in line for even more usage if Ball were to miss time, but the Hornets can ill afford to be without Ball for any extended period, and Charlotte opens its regular season schedule with a road game against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, Oct. 19.
On the other side, the Wizards likewise saw a star go down with an ankle injury when Kristaps Porzingis came up limping after a Eurostep layup attempt.
Kristaps Porzingis is back in the locker room after rolling his ankle on this play pic.twitter.com/Hen5AwRfza
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