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Giveon is back with his new single “Time,” which is set to appear in the original motion picture soundtrack for Amsterdam. Amsterdam hits theaters on October 7 and this track builds quite the momentum as it features songwriting from Drake and Daniel Pemberton plus production from Pemberton and Jahaan Sweet.

“Time” falls right into Giveon’s typical, downtempo pocket. The Long Beach artist croons to a woman, expressing his appreciation for the moments they spent together. “The time when things were better / Will stay for as long as I can remember / So much that I have done has withered away / But never these memories I cherish today.”

“Time” follows Giveon’s debut studio album Give Or Take which was released back in June. Give Or Take was led by the singles “For Tonight” and “Lie Again.” The year prior he appeared on “In The Bible” alongside Lil Durk from Drake’s album Certified Lover Boy and “Peaches” alongside Daniel Caesar from Justin Bieber’s Justice in addition to releasing the compilation project When It’s All Said And Done…Take Time, which is made up of his two 2020 EPs.

With Grammy nominations and BET Awards performances under his belt, the sky is the limit and, much like the new track he released, “Time” is of the essence for Giveon. He simply doesn’t want the good memories to fade away as he progresses.

Check out the new single “Time” above.

Khalid is keeping his fans fed. Just weeks after performing his Marshmello collab, “Numb,” at the MTV Video Music Awards, the El Paso native is back with another banger.

His latest, “Satellite,” is a hypnotic, ’80s-inspired anthem driven by synths and drums, as he delights in his infatuation for a new flame.

“La, da-da / We’re walking on a line / A line that leads me straight, straight, straight to you / You’re like a satellite / Crossing through my mind / It always leads me straight, straight, straight to you,” he sings on the song’s chorus.

While Khalid hasn’t shared much about a new album yet, he detailed his next era in an Instagram post announcing “Satellite” earlier this month.

“I’m having so much fun with music lately and I can’t wait for you guys to join me on this journey,” he said in the post’s caption. “Every day is a step towards me evolving as an artist, but this one right here…it feels special. I hold this dear to my heart! thank you guys for always holding me down.”

Last month, he teased the song’s music video in a tweet, saying, “I’m shooting my favorite video ever right now and I’m so excited.”

Check out “Satellite” above.

Big Sean is no stranger to the pop world, having collaborated with a few major names over the course of his career. Thus, it makes sense his appearance on Quinn XCII’s new track “Common” feels so seamless.

Quinn opens the record singing “You, you and me/ Go together so perfectly / And this don’t happen often / We got so much in common.”

Sean joins the record later, rapping “And I just got to say thank you / Cause life changed everything and it ain’t change you / Even when I think the world’s workin’ against me / You take the time to tell me ‘Sean, you know that ain’t true.”

Big Sean hasn’t been too active on the music end in 2022. While he did share the deluxe version of 2020’s Detroit 2 this week and finally got his classic mixtape Detroit on all streaming services earlier this month, he has only shared a few new raps by way of Queen Naija’s “Hate Our Love” and Ellie Goulding’s “Easy Lover.” Last year, he partnered with his frequent collaborator Hit-Boy on the EP What You Expect which featured Bryson Tiller, Lil Durk, Babyface Ray, and 42 Dugg.

As for Quinn XCII, he shared the single “Backpack” last month but has been quiet on the original music end. In terms of features, he appeared on NOTD’s “Less I Know” from this month’s Noted…EP. Back in May, he jumped on Ayokay’s “Less Alone” from his album Digital Dreamscape.

Needless to say, this was a well-timed release for both artists. A heartfelt tribute to their lovers and a gift to their fans.

Check out Big Sean and Quinn XCII on “Common” above.

Set in his braggadocious ways, Yung Gravy is joined by fellow party boys Rich Brian and Bbno$ on his latest single, “C’est La Vie.” The synth-and-drum-infused anthem features the three embracing a debaucherous lifestyle and sharing stories about their nights out fueled by drinking and sexcapades.

“B*tch, I’m 21 but I still walk around with fake ID / Cuddle with the homies watching Stand By Me / This d*ck ain’t free, baby, pay my fee / Let me live my life, baby, c’est la vie,” all three rap-sing on the chorus.

Gravy pops in on the first verse, rapping “Double cup, ain’t no lean / Only sip syrup when I’m with Chief Keef / Play clean, pipe Christine /I pipe correct, I’m so P.C.​”

Swooping in on the second verse is Brian. While Brian doesn’t drink, he is at the party in search of someone to take home.

“Gotta girl with me and we pop in the kitchen / D*ck all hard and my nuts on a mission,” he raps.

Far from shy, Bbno$ vouches for himself and his friends, rapping, “Pulled up on da booty, yeah we some pilots / I don’t know why we got huge privates / I guess we kind of blessed, I can’t complain about it.”

And these are perhaps the cleanest lyrics in the song.

Check out “C’est La Vie” above.

Rich Brian is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Just a week away from his album and Netflix special Entergalactic, Kid Cudi has given us another taste of what to expect. On his latest single, “Willing To Trust,” Cudi is joined by his Entergalactic co-star Ty Dolla Sign on a poignant, romantic ballad.

“It’s the day I’ve been waitin’ for / And I’m settin’ the scene / Your touch paralyzes me in the mornin’ / And I don’t want you to go /Sincerely yours, forevermore,” Cudi sings in the opening verse.

On each of their choruses, Cudi and Ty Dolla Sign sing “I’ve been willing to trust someone” after spending so long searching for love.

Ty Dolla Sign delivers the second verse, detailing the events of falling in love when he least expected it.

“If we ain’t got trust we ain’t got nothin’ / Is this really love, what it’s bеcomin’ / Funny how we turned into somethin’ / Said you wasn’t even lookin’ for a boyfriend / Don’t need new friends, that sh*t so confusing,” sings Ty Dolla Sign.

Check out “Willing To Trust” above.

Entergalactic is out 9/30 via Republic and will stream on Netflix the same day. Pre-save the album here.

Ty Dolla Sign is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

After a slow start on both sides, the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers produced some fireworks in the first half on Thursday evening. The two teams settled in with a 14-13 mark on the scoreboard by halftime but, while Cleveland made some interesting plays, nothing held a candle to the show-stopping highlight produced by Steelers rookie George Pickens with an obscene, one-handed catch.

Immediately, NFL observers were weighing in and attempting to rank Pickens’ catch among the all-time greats, with inevitable comparisons to the now-legendary catch made by Odell Beckham Jr. against the Dallas Cowboys in 2014. That led to the official Twitter account of Sunday Night Football on NBC putting the plays side-by-side for all to see.

Shortly after, Beckham Jr. joined the discussion with praise of Pickens’ work. He called the catch “filthy” and used the time-honored method of all-caps for emphasis.

Pickens’ play did not end in a touchdown and, by nature of its placement on Thursday night and in a game not involving the Cowboys, it probably did not have the same amount of live attention as what Beckham Jr. did. Still, it was an utterly fantastic catch by a multi-talented rookie from a blue blood college program (Georgia), and Beckham Jr.’s seal of approval means a great deal in this context.

HBO Max is a powerhouse right now. The release of House of the Dragon has propelled it to take 3 of the top 10 spots on Nielsen’s streaming list for the week of August 22nd to 28th, an impressive feat considering the legacy shows that still dominate that list. The Targaryen feuding series had 741M streaming minutes over 2 episodes, which gave it 6th place in the rankings. If that sounds low, it’s because the other members of the top 10 all had more episodes available for people to binge or choose from. Echoes, Netflix’s hit mystery show which debuted that week, took the top spot with 1.123 billion minutes over 7 episodes. If every episode of House of the Dragon were already out…it would be a safe bet that it would be number 1 with a bullet.

But the wildest thing is that House of the Dragon‘s popularity has given a boost to its predecessor. And with 73 episodes to crush through, Game of Thrones had the #3 slot with 909M viewing minutes. It’s easy to imagine people launching the original series after finishing that second House of the Dragon episode. All of them unprepared for that final season.

HBO Max’s third entry on the list was The Big Bang Theory with 606M viewing minutes over 265 episodes.

Calculating the streaming minutes from TV screens in the United States, Me Time — the Kevin Hart/Mark Wahlberg comedy — was the only film to make the top ten, scoring 971M minutes.

(via Deadline)

Last year, Avatar retook the title as highest-grossing movie of all time when it hit theaters in China, and now the James Cameron blockbuster is heading back to international markets ahead of Avatar: The Way of Water hitting theaters December 16th.

According to Deadline, the re-re-release is off to a great start. In its first day in five markets (France, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, and Philippines), it scored $877K gross to add to the legendary haul. Today, cinemas in Germany, Italy, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and more will get another shot at seeing Jake Sully meet the Na’vi. Throughout the weekend, Avatar will screen on 8,000 screens across the globe in the search for a one-two punch of ticket sales and hype for the sequel. Unsurprisingly, the re-re-release comes with preview footage of The Way of Water in order to lure viewers back to the super blue planet come December.

Plus, Shanghai Disney Resort launched the Avatar: Explore Pandora exhibit where fans can try the Amplified Mobility Platform suit simulator. To kick things off, they had (you guessed it) a special screening of Avatar with a unique greeting from Cameron, all displayed in the cutting edge, ridiculously high frame rate Cinity tech. It turns out Cameron and Disney really know how to print money. We’ll see after the weekend just how much more they can swim Scrooge McDuck-style around in.

(via Deadline)

Coming off of a run to the NBA Finals last season, the Boston Celtics were poised to make another strong push for the title during the 2022-23 campaign with second-year head coach Ime Udoka leading the way. That will not happen, however, as the team made its anticipated announcement that Udoka will receive a season-long suspension due to an alleged affair with a female staffer, saying in a statement that he committed “violations of team policies.” Beyond the suspension, the team announced “a decision about his future with the Celtics beyond this season will be made at a later date.”

Udoka responded to the decision with a statement.

It has been reported that Udoka is not going to resign as Celtics coach. Joe Mazzulla, who has been with the team as an assistant since 2019, will take over per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, and faces the tough challenge of navigating the fallout from the suspension while coaching a team that expects to return to the Finals while incorporating their new guard Malcolm Brogdon into the rotation.

While this is an internal issue and not something that falls under the jurisdiction of the league, we have seen a punishment for this sort of thing recently, as former Minnesota Timberwolves GM Gersson Rosas was fired for having an extramarital affair with a female staffer in Sept. 2021.

After her Emmy win, Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson revealed that the best way to know if the Hollywood elite are really watching your show is to ask their spouse. “That’s how I know they really are watching as a family. And that makes me happy,” Brunson said. It turns out she has another fan to be happy about: the First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden.

Dr. Biden, who taught high school English and reading for 13 years, tweeted and ‘grammed her appreciation for the show’s season 2 premiere as she returned home to DC following the UN General Assembly.

Brunson has not responded to the tweet as of yet, probably because she’s busy sleeping off a solid week of partying like it’s 1999. And because, while Dr. Jill Biden is surely near the top, Brunson has a metric ton of people tweeting at her to gush over the series. Depicting the realistic comic chaos of working in a public school, Abbott Elementary is clearly meeting the moment, giving an exhausted nation the opportunity to laugh, vent, and point at the screen and yell “I know right??” every Wednesday night.

Now if we can just screen it on a big screen on the White House lawn. Abbott Elementary is truly a show of the people.

(via Romper)