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AB6IX Doesn’t Want To ‘Sugarcoat’ Love In Their New Music Video

Kicking off a month full of K-pop comebacks, AB6IX is one of the groups to make a return with their sixth EP Take A Chance alongside its lead single “Sugarcoat.”

Released earlier today at 6 p.m. KST – 5 a.m. ET/2 a.m. PT — the Brand New Music boy group expresses how whipped they are, enough to not sugarcoat how they feel about someone. First, singing about realizing how foolishly in love they are in the first half of the song, the rest of the track becomes a serenade to the listeners of the group confessing their feelings. (Woojin’s rap says it all: “I need someone to be with me, I pick you/I want to see the ending, so skip the process/I need a Picasso to paint my heart/I am now Peter Pan, you are my Tinkerbell/I’ll keep it forever in the film rolling in my head/Pray to the sky every day…”)

In addition, the music video to “Sugarcoat” only amplifies the lovey-dovey theme with colorful visuals, where the members are seen working a candy shop, creating their own concoctions and love spells in the form of sweet morsels.

“Sugarcoat” was co-written and composed by member Lee Daehwi. Take A Chance features seven new tracks including a Korean version of their first English single, “Chance.”

Find the tracklist to Take A Chance below.

1. “Paranoia”
2. “Sugarcoat”
3. “Weightless”
4. “Complicated”
5. “Resonance (공명 (共鳴))”
6. “Crow”
7. “Chance (Korean Version)”

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Kim Petras Teases The Single ‘If Jesus Was A Rockstar’ Amid Her ‘Unholy’ Success

Kim Petras couldn’t ask for a better start to October. The budding German pop star is riding her recent “Unholy” momentum by announcing her aptly titled next single, “If Jesus Was A Rockstar” on Tuesday (October 4). It comes one day after Petras made her Billboard Hot 100 debut alongside Sam Smith for “Unholy,” coming in at No. 3 behind only Steve Lacy and Harry Styles.

Petras previously released Slut Pop, her fourth EP, just in time for Valentine’s Day. “If Jesus Was A Rockstar” appears to be joining 2021 releases “Coconuts,” her major-label debut after signing with Republic Records, and “Future Starts Now” on the tracklist of her highly anticipated debut LP.

“Unholy,” the Petras-featuring lead single to Sam Smith’s forthcoming fourth studio album, arrived in late September with an expectedly provocative music video. It debuted at No. 1 in the UK’s Official Charts before opening at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Global 200 and No. 3 on the Hot 100. “Unholy” has surged to over 87.5 million Spotify streams alone.

“This little German idiot got her first top 5 on the Hot 100 and number 1 on the Global 200,” Petras tweeted. “Thank you to everyone who believed in me all these years, you know who you are ! I can never thank you enough @samsmith . Bunheads ur the realest ilysm.”

“If Jesus Was A Rockstar” does not yet have a release date, but you can pre-save it here.

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Breastfeeding mom’s touching encounter with an orangutan has people swooning—and debating

A breastfeeding mother’s experience at Vienna’s Schoenbrunn Zoo is touching people’s hearts—but not without a fair amount of controversy.

Gemma Copeland shared her story on Facebook, which was then picked up by the Facebook page Boobie Babies. Photos show the mom breastfeeding her baby next to the window of the zoo’s orangutan habitat, with a female orangutan sitting close to the glass, gazing at them.

Today I got feeding support from the most unlikely of places, the most surreal moment of my life that had me in tears,” Copeland wrote.


I visited Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna whilst on a mini-break with my partner and son. We nipped in to see the orangutans at the end of our day who were happily playing in the enclosure, so I went to the window for a closer look and sat down by the window so my lb could see the orangutan who was roughly 5/6ft away. She then got up, carried a piece of cloth to the window and sat down with me. She looked directly into my eyes then placed her hand up as if to touch my son. I was in awe of this beautiful creature already.

My son wanted feeding and as it was quiet I fed him whilst I sat there. The way the orangutan reacted took my breath away she kept looking at me, then my son then back again,” she continued. “She sat with me for approximately half an hour, kept stroking the glass and lay down next to me as if to support and protect me.

I had to share this because my mind was blown. We may be a species apart but breastfeeding connected us today in a once in a lifetime moment that will stay with me forever. I’m also incredibly lucky that my partner caught all of this on video 💕”

The Facebook page added a story about a gorilla being taught to breastfeed by women from La Leche League, an organization dedicated to supporting breastfeeders:

Did you know that women from La Leche League once taught a mother gorilla to breastfeed? The Mamma gorilla had been born and raised in captivity and didn’t know what to do with her firstborn, and her baby sadly died. When she next became pregnant, breastfeeding women volunteered to sit beside the gorilla’s enclosure and breastfeed their babies, showing the gorilla what to do. When the gorilla gave birth, a volunteer came over and breastfed her baby, showing Mamma gorilla what to do, step by step. Mamma gorilla watched, and then copied, and went on to successfully feed her baby

The story has been shared more than 37,000 times, with many commenters stating how beautiful and moving it was. Others, while appreciating the beauty of the animal encounter, expressed sadness at seeing such a creature in captivity. As with practically every post about animals in zoos, debate broke out over whether or not zoos are helpful or harmful to the animals they house.

And like most debates, people’s opinions fall along a broad spectrum. Some feel that zoos are the best way for people to learn about animals first-hand, which leads them to care more about protecting them in the wild. Some acknowledge that captivity isn’t ideal, but that many animals die individually or go extinct as species without the work they do. Some feel that it’s always wrong to keep an animal in captivity, no matter what. Even animal experts don’t agree on this front.

And not all zoos are created equal. Many zoos have moved more toward a rehabilitation and conservation model, and there’s no question that many animals who have been raised in captivity would not survive if they were suddenly released into the wild. There’s also the issue of whether trying to limit natural breeding in captivity falls under the ethical treatment of animals, as breeding is a natural animal instinct. And what about the animals that have gone extinct in the wild and can only be found in zoos? There are a million questions with a million unclear answers when it comes to zoos.

However there is one thing most can agree on. Whether or not you think zoos are helpful or harmful, necessary or not, they largely exist today because of human activity mucking with nature. The same nature that compels this creature to connect with a human mother, despite her unnatural surroundings. The same nature that humans are destroying to get palm oil for our cookies and soaps, leading orangutans to the brink of extinction. The same nature that we are all responsible for protecting.

Whether we find this story sweet or sad or something in between, the reality for orangutans in the wild is worth our attention. Visit www.theorangutanproject.org/ to learn more about how to help.

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Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime. This moving clip shows what his reaction to his popularity would look like today.

This article originally appeared on 02.21.20

It’s incredible to imagine that Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime. “The Red Vineyard” sold in Brussels a few months before his death for just 400 Francs.


Now, he’s celebrated as one of the greatest artists who ever lived.

In this incredible clip from “Dr. Who” we get to see what his reaction may have been if he saw his art today.


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Coi Leray Explains Her Road To Virality For UPROXX’s ‘How I Blew Up’

Boston-born Coi Leray is trending upwards thanks to the success of her hit “No More Parties,” a feature from the one and only Nicki Minaj, and her ability to consistently go viral on platforms like TikTok with tracks like “TWINNEM.” Most recently, the rapper dropped “Fly Sh*t,” after several videos of her rapping the intro and dancing to the single circled the internet.
UPROXX’s, How I Blew Up narrated by Cherise Johnson, gives the internet star a chance to tell the story of her rise to fame in her own words — from dropping out of high school to using music to express her emotions instead of responding to gossip on social media. After her single “Huddy” dropped on SoundCloud in 2018, Coi started to make her mark on the internet, but it was her pandemic-made single “No More Parties” and the song’s remix with Lil Durk that propelled Coi to a new level of stardom. “No More Parties,” was inspired by Coi’s own experience with depression and grappling with being an artist, her newfound fame, and vitality

In just a few months, “No More Parties” went platinum, and just over a year later has seen hundreds of thousands of TikToks made to the sound. Coi was also featured on the XXL 2021 Freshman Class, became an UPROXX cover star, and has also taken the fashion scene by storm.

Watch Coi Leray break down how she blew up above.

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Lil Nas X Tells Fans To Stop Using Drugs (But Not All Of Them) At His Concert

At a recent performance, Lil Nas X had an interesting request for his fans. While on his Long Live Montero Tour, he pleaded with fans to stop using poppers during his concerts, tweeting on September 28, “stop doing poppers at my concert! u do not need ur asshole relaxed to see me perform industry baby!”

Fans immediately responded to the tweet with some cheeky comments of their own.

“But then I cannot sh*t my pants!!?” one person asked, while another wrote, “What if you see me in the crowd, call me on stage and declare your love for me like a classic Wattpad fanfic? Gotta be ready!!”

In response to an article about his request, Nas came through with a hilarious clarification today (October 4), tweeting, “aht aht- i said stop doing poppers. cuz ya asshole don’t need to be open while i sing my depression album cuts. if yall wanna do weed, molly, shrooms, paint, gasoline ect. knock yourselves tf out.”

This isn’t the first time the “Old Town Road” singer has gotten candid with fans during a show. While performing in Atlanta, he had to pause his concert due to a bathroom emergency: A video began circulating online where Lil Nas X could be heard telling concertgoers over the venue speakers that he was backstage “taking a mean sh*t.”

The star confirmed the story and retweeted the viral video, explaining he was 100-percent serious about the mid-gig bathroom emergency. He wrote, “Lmao, people really thought I was joking. I was literally back there dropping demons into that toilet.”

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When Is HBO Max’s ‘Velma’ Series Coming Out?

Velma Dinkley is currently getting people talking about HBO Max’s Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo movie that arrived on October 4. There’s plenty of fodder for discussion too, given that everyone’s favorite brain of the gang has finally been canonized as gay after James Gunn confirmed that he wrote the character (in his Scooby-Doo movies of the aughts) as “explicitly gay,” but “the studio just kept watering it down” before introducing her boyfriend in the second movie. The current HBO Max project, however, stands separate from the new TV series that will eventually arrive.

The second, more Velma-focused project hails from executive producer Mindy Kaling, who will also voice the lead character in the adult animated series. Simply titled, Velma, the lead character also takes a different approach to the character than we’ve seen in the past. Kaling has warned that the show will cause some people to “freak out” because the lead character is South Asian. And back in May of this year, Kaling insisted, “I don’t care!”

As of now, however, no firm release date has been set for this series, but fingers are crossed for late 2022. In addition, the show will be featured at the upcoming New York Comic-Con event where Warner Bros. Discovery will show off some fresh goods. While we wait for more news, though, there’s always plenty of Velma in Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo, which is currently streaming on HBO Max.

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‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Star Florence Pugh Has Created A Bit Of A Nipple Fiasco In Paris

Over the summer, there were a lot of various controversies surrounding Don’t Worry Darling (we don’t have to get into that again) but all of them seemed to allude to the fact that Florence Pugh is a force of nature who ought not to be messed with! Despite the drama and average reviews, Pugh’s performance has been praised both on and off screen after what is likely to go down as one of the most disastrous press cycles in modern times. And she remained classy the whole time. That’s history, right there!

For Paris Fashion Week, Pugh made even more history and turned heads when she stepped out wearing a sheer embellished two-piece ensemble by Valentino. This isn’t the first time Pugh has freed the nipple, and it won’t be the last!

Back in July, the Dune actress also took to her Instagram to defend her fashion choices from “vulgar” trolls who were upset the first time this type of thing happened: “I wore that dress because I know. If being loudly abusive towards women publicly in 2022 is so easy for you, then the answer is that it is you who doesn’t know,” Pugh said in July after the backlash. “Grow up. Respect people. Respect bodies. Respect all women. Respect humans. Life will get a whole lot easier, I promise. And all because of two cute little nipples…”

Despite being making headlines all year, Pugh has been busy filming the upcoming Dune installment, which will hopefully have a less intense but equally chaotic press tour this time next year!

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An Impressive ‘Stranger Things’ Halloween Display Went Viral — Then Got Taken Down After A Neighbor Complained

The only thing scarier than Vecna? A cranky neighbor.

Dave and Audrey Appel, a couple living in Plainfield, Illinois, built an impressive Halloween display in their front yard, with the centerpiece being a mannequin of Max from Stranger Things seemingly floating in the air. A TikTok of their work went viral with over 14 million views, but the spooky season production vanished after a neighbor “took issue with crowds coming to look at the display,” according to CBS News (via the Herald-News). “Thus, the Appel family decided to take down the levitating Max and the rest of the decorations after the display was open for just two nights.”

Dwayne English, spokesperson for the Joliet Police Department, said officers did respond to a complaint about increased traffic due to the display about 9 p.m. Sunday. “Officers spoke to the owners of the display who indicated that they would take it down if problems persisted,” English said in a written statement. “No further enforcement action was taken or needed.”

There’s hope that Max will rise again, though. “Yesterday, we were planning our tear down. Today we woke up to a flood of overwhelming support telling us to wait,” the couple, who go by HorrorProps, wrote on Instagram. “We are not going to let one crazy neighbor ruin the fun for the amazing families and Stranger Things fans who have visited.” They did, however, ask people to stop visiting the house until the dust settles.

Unless Kate Bush wants to drop by. She’s welcome anytime.

(Via Herald-News)

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Chris Martin Has A ‘Serious Lung Infection’ So Coldplay Is Postponing Some Concerts

For a good while now, Coldplay has been touring in support of their latest album, Music Of The Spheres. At least for a bit, though, proceedings will have to be put on pause as singer Chris Martin deals with illness.

In an announcement shared earlier today (October 4), the band writes, “With deep regret, we’ve been forced to postpone our upcoming shows in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo until early 2023. Due to a serious lung infection, Chris has been put under strict doctor’s orders to rest for the next three weeks. We’re working as fast as possible to lock in the new dates and will follow up with more information in the next few days.”

After offering information about tickets for the Brazil shows, the note continues, “We’re optimistic that Chris will return to good health after the prescribed medical break and look forward to resuming the tour as soon as possible. To everyone affected, please accept our sincere apologies, and thank you as always for your love and support.”

Coldplay’s recent shows have been eventful: The band has covered viral hits like “Jiggle Jiggle” and “Running Up That Hill,” and Martin even designed a fan’s tattoo mid-song.

Find the announcement post below.

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