“I can’t believe they haven’t already started making a movie of any of the Rockstar Games – Grand Theft Auto, but especially Red Dead Redemption,” Black told Total Film. “Those things are already like movies, you know? I guess that’s the thing. Some video games are already halfway there to telling those kind of stories, and there are some movies that are like video games.”
Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption, and Red Dead Redemption 2 are among the best-selling video games of all-time (GTA 6 will join them… eventually). The Red Dead sequel, in particular, is a masterpiece that would translate well to a film. Jack Black could voice the horse you punch in the face.
Borderlands comes out on August 9, 2024 (watch the trailer here), while Minecraft has a scheduled release date of April 4, 2025.
Indie music has grown to include so much. It’s not just music that is released on independent labels, but speaks to an aesthetic that deviates from the norm and follows its own weirdo heart. It can come in the form of rock music, pop, or folk. In a sense, it says as much about the people that are drawn to it as it does about the people that make it.
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Teens In Trouble – What’s Mine
Combining the fuzzy hooks of Pup and the animated angst of Jeff Rosenstock, Lizzie Killian’s work as Teens In Trouble is disarmingly immediate. What’s Mine, the full-length debut from Teens In Trouble, is a sub-30-minute breakthrough of kinetic tempos, bristly yet bubbly guitar riffs, and Killian’s incisive songwriting. Meeting the middle point between pop-punk and indie rock, What’s Mine cements the California native as an exciting new voice.
Been Stellar – “All In One”
You’d think that with such a cheeky name like Been Stellar (what actor does that sound like?), they’d be a fifth-wave emo band. But that’s not the case. Instead, the NYC quintet makes abrasive, fiery post-punk that has landed them opening gigs for Shame and Fontaines D.C. As evidenced by their latest single, “All In One,” from their forthcoming debut LP, Scream From New York, NY, the indie rockers don’t shy away from even their rowdiest inclinations. The song is punctuated by rapid-fire drum fills and a finale that kicks everything into overdrive. Post-punk has lately been inundated to the point of oversaturation, but Been Stellar proves that this subgenre hasn’t lost its luster quite yet. It can still be stellar.
Microwave – “Huperzine Dreamz”
Much like André 3000’s instrumental, flute-driven self-discoveries on last year’s New Blue Sun, the Atlanta trio Microwave’s latest record is fueled by an ayahuasca experiment. Frontman Nathan Hardy and drummer Timothy “Tito” Pittard traveled to Peru, participated in an ayahuasca ritual, and reported their enlightened findings to bassist Tyler Hill. Thus, their fourth album, Let’s Start Degeneracy (what acronym does that make?), was born. Although they’ve been putting out records since their 2014 debut LP, Stovall, Let’s Start Degeneracy, out April 26, is a noteworthy level-up. On its latest single, “Huperzine Dreamz,” a moody tune that Hardy describes as “a nod to the wide variety of nu-tropic supplements” he and Tito experimented with, Microwave elevates their punchy strain of emo to psychedelic new heights.
Ekko Astral – “Devorah”
Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin says she makes tender punk. Midwife’s Madeline Johnston says she makes heaven metal. Ekko Astral’s Jael Holzman says she makes mascara mosh pit. Just as the former two artists demonstrate, self-coined genre descriptors can be pretty accurate, encapsulating their nuanced music within a pithy phrase. Holzman, the frontwoman of the D.C. punk five-piece Ekko Astral, has achieved a similar feat with mascara mosh pit. Pink Balloons, the forthcoming debut album from Ekko Astral, combines gritty DIY signifiers with the glitzy ambiance of a theater dressing room. It’s the sonic equivalent of ferociously smearing lipstick all over a gilded Victorian mirror. Its new single, “Devorah,” is no different. Opening with uneasy, distorted guitar drones and Holzman’s phantasmic vocals, the fog soon lifts to reveal a muscular, pugnacious punk track that declares “solidarity with all the missing murdered people.” It’s the perfect distillation of Ekko Astral’s strengths, uncompromising in its empathy and aggression alike.
DIIV – “Everyone Out”
Dream-pop-meets-shoegaze four-piece DIIV are on the cusp of sharing their next LP, Frog In Boiling Water. Following up “Brown Paper Bag” and “Soul-net” is the foreboding, tactile “Everyone Out,” a track built on distant harmonics and soft acoustic guitar that, after nearly five minutes, fades like cloudy mist. As mentioned in the single’s press release, DIIV archly says “Everyone Out” “may or may not be a character study” that centers on the bridge from “youthful naivety to bitter disillusionment.” Given the song’s dystopian sonic backdrop, I’m willing to bet that it may, in fact, be that.
Hovvdy – “Make Ya Proud”
The self-titled double album from Hovvdy is officially less than a month away. But the Texas alt-country duo has shared one more single before its imminent release. “Make Ya Proud,” as member Charlie Martin explains in press materials, is one of the few songs on the album that he penned for his paternal grandfather, Pete, who passed away last summer. The song’s gentle, lulling sway feels like as much of a lamentation of his death as it does a celebration of his life.
Bodysync / Dazy – “Back Of My Mind”
On paper, James Goodson seems like a strange voice to hear on an effervescent electronic track. As Dazy, the indie-rock songwriter draws from Green Day and Oasis and adds a hardcore edge. “Pressure Cooker,” Dazy’s 2022 single with Militarie Gun, is a great example of his typical style, heavy on big riffs and bigger hooks. Whereas Bodysync’s Ryan Hemsworth previously worked with Dazy to produce 2023’s “Forced Perspective,” both members of Bodysync, Hemsworth and Giraffage, linked up with Dazy for “Back Of My Mind.” It’s a summery, groovy tune fit for the poolside. Who would have thought that Bodysync and Dazy would combine powers to make the best chillwave song since the 2010s?
Treanne – “Sharing My Body”
Born in London and raised in Jamaica and, eventually, Kansas City, Treanne’s music evokes the halcyon days of youth and the growing difficulties of early adulthood. 20/20, her debut EP out in May via Young, is a world-weary meditation on that transitional phase. Alongside the announcement comes “Sharing My Body,” littered with plaintive piano and grounded by Treanne’s lush, hypnotizing vocals.
Mdou Moctar – “Imouhar”
The Tamasheq language is seldom spoken anymore. The North African tongue is one of three main varieties of Tuareg, but, as Tuareg guitarist, bandleader, and songwriter Mdou Moctar explains, it has been nearly supplanted by French. “We feel like in a hundred years no one will speak good Tamasheq,” he explains in a press release. As one of the few left in his community who can write it, that places a significant weight on Moctar. “Imouhar,” the latest single from the band’s upcoming record Funeral For Justice, is an urgent missive to fellow Tuareg people to preserve the Tamasheq language. Over the course of five minutes, it slowly builds up to a searing shredder of a guitar solo, conveying the exigencies of what’s at stake.
Local Natives – “April”
Last year, SoCal alt-rockers Local Natives released Time Will Wait For No One. They’re following it up with what they’ve billed as its companion piece, But I’ll Wait For You, finishing the first half of that sentence. “April,” its lead single, is grounded by frontmen Kelcey Ayer’s and Taylor Rice’s mesmerizing, silky vocal timbres, just like most Local Natives songs are. This time, however, they’ve adorned their music with squelchy, Currents-esque octave synths that function as the main hook. Light, panning congas and tasteful wah-guitar litter the mix, creating a musical stir fry that all comes together in the end despite its varied textures.
Even though St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone, it’s nice to know that we can always celebrate the best and brightest of the Irish people. After all, Ireland has given us so many important Irish actors of today, like Cillian Murphy, Paul Mescal, and Ayo Edebiri, so it’s no wonder Colin Farrell has been feeling particularly patriotic.
Farrell, who was nominated at last year’s Academy Awards, is proud of his roots and told ET that it’s “amazing” how such a small country can be home to so many talents.
“I mean, we punch so far above our weight, you know? We’re only a country of five million people and I don’t know, Irish people — just whether it’s through music, the written word, whether it’s prose of poetry, film, theater of course, we just — we have a deep connection to,” Farrell said. “I think just to the importance of story and to leaning into stories and meanings with which we understand ourselves and the world around us,” he added. Perhaps this story could include a certain romantic comedy?
Farrell couldn’t compliment his fellow Irishmen without mentioning former costar Barry Keoghan. The two appeared in Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing Of A Sacred Deerin 2017, and Keoghan has had a breakout year after starring alongside Farrell in The Banshees Of Inisherin.
“Barry’s off to the races,” Farrell added. “He’s killing it, he’s doing amazing,” he said, unintentionally giving a Saltburn spoiler. You’ve probably seen it by now anyway.
Farrell is currently starring in AppleTV’s Sugar. Next up, Farrell will take his talents to the very non-Irish land of Gotham in The Penguin, where his spunky Irish accent is of no use to him.
After X-Men ’97 Episode 3 put its own unique spin on the classic Madeline Pryor/Goblin Queen saga, Episode 4 will reportedly bring back a classic X-Men villain: Mojo.
Streaming this week on Disney+, “Motendo/Lifedeath — Part 1” will reportedly see Jubilee and Roberto Da Costa/Sunspot get zapped inside a video game that’s a clever nod to the fan-favorite X-Men arcade game from the ’90s, according to Polygon. However, Episode 4 is not the first time the mighty mutants have been pulled into the Mojoverse that’s basically a hellish, ultra-violent reality show that never stops filming.
The original X-Men: The Animated Series pitted the classic team against Mojo once before, and saw them work alongside the mutant hero Longshot, who could very likely make an appearance.
When Will ‘X-Men ’97’ Episode 4 Be On Disney+?
X-Men ’97 Episode 4 will start streaming at 3:00 AM ET/12:00 AM PT on April 3. New episodes will stream every Wednesday until the Season 1 finale wraps things up on May 15.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Marvel Animation’s “X-Men ’97” revisits the iconic era of the 1990s as The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.
X-Men ’97 streams new episodes Wednesday on Disney+.
You gotta hand it to Taylor Sheridan. He ignores the plentiful drama that surrounds discussion about his Paramount Network (and Paramount+) shows, puts his head down, and simply works. That’s presumably how he can bang out what feels like 80 shows per year, but a specific show happens to be his most popular non-Yellowstone title. That would be the hard-to-resist Tulsa King starring Sylvester Stallone as the fresh-out-of-prison mobster who got shuffled off to the second-most populous Oklahoman metro area. He then proceeded to start running the town while assembling a new criminal empire.
The people responded to Dwight “The General” Manfredi, and even though this series has also seen its fair share of behind-the-scenes upheaval, a second season is in the works. Let’s roll into the Tulsa airport like Stallone and discuss what could come next.
Plot
Somehow, there will be no showrunner for Tulsa King going forward, which is not unusual for a Taylor Sheridan series but still somewhat unexpected because Boardwalk Empire‘s Terence Winter began the show in that seat. He previously stepped down from the position, although he is still on the scene as a writer and executive producer. Additionally, Deadline reports that Craig Zisk (Weeds) will be now directing and executive producing.
Deadline further reports that “comedy series” is now the official label here. Surely, that’s a testament to not only how this show pulled a few fast ones while portraying life’s absurdities but also in how much Stallone is embracing this shift in his career.
Production has also largely moved away (yet not entirely) from Oklahoma with Atlanta stepping in for Tulsa, which no doubt came as a relief to Stallone, who famously didn’t enjoy the blazing summer heat the Sooner State. Granted, it’s not clear how Atlanta will present any relief on that note, but we’ll go with it. Why not? Sadly, however, this means that Dwight will not be howling any more in the middle of Tulsa’s Center of the Universe attraction, but perhaps some livestock can still randomly wander by on the Atlanta set.
As the first season hammered home, Dwight’s loyal mafia capo saw himself get royally screwed a few times after keeping his mouth shut for 25 years in prison. What comes next? This week, Stallone marked the beginning of filming with an Instagrammed video: “[Y]ou have no idea what’s coming.”
What does that mean? There’s no synopsis yet, and hopefully that will come soon.
Certainly, we will find out if Manfredi is really going back inside after that ATF business, during which Stacy (Andrea Savage) handed over that zip drive to save her own butt. As a result, Dwight was apparently being carted back to prison during what was supposed to be a celebratory night for him. Sheridan and Winter aren’t saying jack about where the scripts go (and good for them), but we can probably assume that Manfredi somehow wiggles out of the situation because the series would not be Tulsa King if he’s running the show from behind bars. Also! We need to see more emotional growth from the guy, but with a comedic slant, which this show has been doing while growing legs.
Cast
Thank god that Stallone decided to take a second round because nobody else could embody Dwight Manfredi. Annabella Sciorra and Tatiana Zappardino have been bumped up to series-regular status, and returning cast members will include Andrea Savage and Garrett Hedlund with Vincent Piazza, Dana Delaney, Max Casella, Martin Starr, and Domenick Lombardozzi.
Release Date
Filming will be ongoing this summer, which means that Tulsa King should be back on screens in late 2024, possibly early 2025.
Trailer
Oh, we wish there was a trailer. Instead, here’s Stallone rallying his newfound mafia fam/troops and demonstrating why he is referred to as “The General.”
Tori Kelly thought TORI. was finished. Then again, she thought she was certain about a lot of things before she was rushed to the hospital due to blood clotting last July. She didn’t have time to process her brush with mortality until after her Tori EP release and The Take Control Tour. But when she returned home, Kelly was greeted by unresolved emotions in the silence. So, the two-time Grammy winner did what she’d always done. She filled the silence with music and wrote “High Water.”
“I wanted a song that I would’ve sung to myself during that time,” Kelly tells Uproxx the week before the release of TORI., executive produced by Jon Bellion, due out this Friday, April 5. “High Water” sprung from Kelly’s hospitalization, but it ballooned to include a verse about the death of her best friend’s husband, emphasizing her unshakable faith. “It became this bigger thing where I was like, ‘This isn’t even necessarily about me anymore. This feels like a song that I hope could help other people,’” she says.
TORI. is Kelly’s first full-length studio album since 2019, and Kelly’s growth flourishes across its 15 tracks. Over the past five years, especially during this album-making process, Kelly learned that her desire to serve others could only be fulfilled once she fully embraced herself.
“This probably sounds conceited, but TORI. is inspired by Tori,” Kelly says. (She does not sound conceited, by the way. She sounds like a 31-year-old woman with clarity around everything that was required of her to become a self-assured 31-year-old woman.) “It’s me just digging into myself as an artist and thinking, How do I want to presentmyself?What are some sounds that we’ve never heard from me? What are some things that maybe I’ve been holding back? It feels so authentically me. It’s exciting to be in this place where it’s take it or leave it. This is where I’m at right now.”
Below, Kelly further explained where she’s at right now.
Eight or nine months removed from your medical emergency, what clarity do you have around what that experience forced you to confront?
That whole time was very scary — very sudden — and it felt surreal. It felt like it just happened so fast. It came and went. I was in one state, and then I was out of the hospital, and I felt great. And people would constantly ask, “Are you okay?” Which is awesome. People are so sweet. But it was strange for me because I was ready to go. I was like, “Alright, let’s go. I want to get on tour.” I think I almost wanted it to go away. And through therapy, which we love, I was able to talk through stuff and realize that I have so many people around me who were affected more than me.
Overall, to actually answer your question, I think the clarity that I got is such a cliche phrase that I’ve always said, and we throw it around, but to go through something like that and realize life is so fragile, and you never know what’s going to happen. There’s this general feeling of gratitude — not taking anything for granted and being confident in my decisions. I thought I was doing all those things before, but it just feels like this new level of giving it the best I’ve got and loving people harder.
The album’s tracklisting all feels very intentional. I thought I understood what you were trying to tell me, but I couldn’t actually understand it until now. So, what is this master puzzle?
We made it that way. These songs, most of them were pretty much done, and we decided to let people have a taste of what I was calling “Part I” of the album because it had been a while since my last project. But the whole time, seeing people’s reactions to it — some negative, some positive — which, sidebar, I’m always down for. I actually love it. I would rather you have a really strong opinion one way or the other instead of just saying, “Oh, yeah, it was cool,” and then you forget about it.
Even if it’s negative, at least they’re thinking critically about it at all.
Exactly. You’re forced to think about it. So that didn’t bother me because, the whole time, I was like, “Oh, but there’s more.” Wait until they hear the whole thing. Jon and I — Jon Bellion, who, as you know, produced the whole project — were always so excited about the full body of work. It always felt like “Cut” makes sense when you’ve heard “Thing U Do.” Like, this song makes sense when you hear [another] song. So, like you said, it all really did feel like a puzzle to me. It makes me way more excited to be putting out the full thing because this was always the vision: To showcase all these different sides of me. When you hear it together, I’m hoping that it kind of makes sense because, in my brain, it makes sense. It’s very much me and all my different sides.
Does the experience of releasing an album in your thirties differ from releasing albums in your twenties?
That’s a good question because I actually think this kind of is the first time — at least from my perspective — that I’ve gotten strong reactions. And I think the reason is because, throughout my career, I have placed myself in different genres. I just love so many things. I love gospel music, so I was like, I want to do a gospel project. I’m super sad right now, so this sort of singer-songwriter, heavily guitar-driven album is what makes sense right now. Without realizing it, I gained fans from all different places. I really feel like this is the first time that they’re all kind of looking at this music like, “Okay, what’s she doing next? This is a whole new thing.” On this album, there is a little something from all of these chapters of my life. I think there’s something for everyone. But yeah, this is the first time where I’m like, Ooh, people have opinions.
Has your internal measuring stick for what you consider success changed?
I don’t actually know. There’s one thing, I guess, I’m proud of myself for. I listened back to some of my older songs. I have this song called “Confetti” that I wrote when I was 18 years old. When I listened back to that, it was almost like my younger self was putting her foot down and being like, “Hey, Older Tori, no matter what happens, let this be your compass. Stay true to yourself and your faith, and stay the course.”
I listen to that song, and it’s almost like she was speaking to me in the future because at 18 years old, I hadn’t experienced anything [yet]. I think I was on YouTube at the time, and it was just starting out. But the fact that I hadn’t really experienced fame yet, and I was already singing as if I had — there’s a line, “I’m living for right now / ‘Cause what if tomorrow never comes? / I’m not waiting for the confetti to fall.” So, to answer your question, I don’t think my definition has changed because when I listen to that song, I still feel that way.
Knowing that you revisited that song recently is awesome because on “Same Girl,” you’re singing to your past self.
Yeah, that’s true. I am. We’re having a conversation lately.
To further my nostalgia agenda, I was immediately taken aback by the “Tom’s Diner” interpolation in “Thing U Do” — not to mention Jon Batiste’s background vocals. Craig David’s “Fill Me In” is interpolated in “Missin U,” and “High Water” is a nod to Des’ree’s “You Gotta Be.” Why did you zone in on those three songs as direct influences?
Jon and I were already in that zone. I think “Shine On” was the first song that we did together. That one has that throwback nineties hip-hop [feel]. We took it even further once we did “Cut,” and that opened the floodgates into the whole realm of Y2K. With “Cut,” we were specifically playing off of Timbaland, [Rodney] “Darkchild” [Jerkins] ad-libs. We loved how it sounded, and so we felt like we should probably hit up Timbaland and Rodney Jerkins to get their blessing on it.
We wanted them to hear it and see if they liked it. Timbaland was like, “Yeah, this is great, but I want to do the ad-libs.” So, he hopped on the song, for real, and I was like, “Great, that’s even better.” We did “Missin U” right after that. Every song we did, we were like, “If we’re going to go there, let’s really go there and give these nods to that era.” We were very intentional about still making it feel fresh at the same time.
Can you identify what you had to square away within yourself to where you can feel comfortable standing on a self-titled album?
It really just felt like this album was a statement. Once we had the body of work for weeks, I was just like, “What is the throughline here? What is the theme?” I didn’t go into the process with an album title at all. I knew I was in this more confident headspace and wanted to take my career by the reins, so I was trying to think of phrases or cool themes that could tie everything together. I just kept coming back to, “What if it’s just called TORI. in all-caps? What if the theme is just my self-titled moment?” And I became even more inspired. I was still unsure.
And then, I started thinking about artists who came before me who had these amazing self-titled albums. I thought about Aaliyah, Beyoncé, Janet [Jackson], Diana Ross, and incredibly powerful women in music. When those came out, it was such a defining moment in their careers. So I was like, “I think this feels like that. This feels like that moment for me.” Whatever happens with this music, I just know that that’s what it feels like for me.
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Do you already feel nostalgic for the process of making this album with Jon?
Yeah, I mean, we’ve been talking about getting back in the studio. We already have the writing bug again. We’re talking a year or two ago of us being in the studio, and now that the songs are finally coming out, we’re like, “Let’s do it again. Let’s get back in and build on what we started.” Because it was so fun — just goofing off in the studio. We would create these different characters when I was trying to figure out what sound I wanted for a particular song.
Well, now I have to ask for an example of you coming up with a character for a song.
[Laughs] I’m trying to think of a good one. I always do Britney impressions in the studio. For some reason, I just start singing, “Ooo yeah.” It always started as a joke. Jon would look at me and be like, “No, wait, there’s something there. Let’s keep exploring that.” It would start as this funny thing, and then I would slowly get back to my actual voice, but my approach was different than if I had just sung the song as myself. Those are the little details no one would really know while listening, but I brought something new to this album where I still sound like myself, but there are new tones that you haven’t heard yet.
Is there something that you stumbled upon while making this album that you didn’t know you could do or wanted to do?
When it comes to how I move when I listen to these songs, I think I’ve always loved to dance. I took dance classes when I was seven, and I loved it, but then the music thing took off. I had a viral video of me playing guitar, so people associated me with blonde hair and guitar, and I was like, Alright, cool. I am not going to change anything. Subconsciously. If something’s working, you just run with it.
You know what it is? I thought about this the other day. It’s almost like this music unlocked my younger self. Before the YouTube covers, when I was just dancing in my living room and having fun as a little kid. I’m giving her the album that she wanted. It’s like, you grew up and became this artist, and people think that they know your sound, and they think that they know you, but there are all these different sides of you that you didn’t even realize that you were suppressing. So, let me now give you that dream that you always had. It even gets me a little emotional because her dream was so pure.
I have no regrets in my career whatsoever. But if I didn’t make this album, I actually think later on, I would’ve regretted it because these are those types of songs [that challenged me] like, “Ah, should I put this out? This is a little different than what people are used to.” But I just love them so much. They are a huge part of who I am as an artist.
How many people have the opportunity to become the artist that their younger self would have wanted a poster of in their childhood bedroom?
That’s what it feels like, yeah! This one’s for you, girl.
Having sat for a little bit with everything you pulled off creatively, musically, and vocally with this album and everything that Jon helped you unlock inside of yourself, has the bar changed for what you expect from yourself — or want for yourself — moving forward?
Absolutely. To be honest, this was the first time I’ve ever worked with a creative director in my whole career. I didn’t necessarily pay attention to the presentation of songs before this album. I was just so focused on being in the studio and crafting the songs and the music, and then once it’d be time to promote or do the music videos, I was just kind of saying yes to the people around me. Even with my fashion, I was like, “Sure, I’ll wear that. That’s comfortable. I just want to be comfy.”
Now, I think the expectation for myself is [to] take everything to the next level where the actual songs are super high quality — making sure that I love them — but when it comes time to present these songs, I think my taste is a lot more fine-tuned. Maybe it’s an age thing, too. I know what I like now. I don’t know exactly what that looks like moving forward. I just know that I don’t have time to not be loving every single part of it.
This interview has been lightly edited for clarity and length.
Last week, Diddy’s homes were raided by the Department of Homeland Security in a reported sex trafficking investigation stemming from a series of lawsuits against the rapper. As Diddy’s legal troubles mount, his A-list friends are now being placed under the microscope. Ashton Kutcher is reportedly expected to be subpoenaed in the investigation, which has unearthed some comments he’s made over the years about his well-documented friendship with Diddy.
During a 2019 appearance on Hot Ones, host Sean Evans asked Kutcher for some details about “Diddy parties,” which had become a favorite topic on the web series. (The question was also spurred by an Instagram photo of Kutcher partying with Diddy.) While Kutcher’s answer seemed innocuous at the time, it reads differently in light of the allegations against Diddy.
“I’ve got a lot I can’t tell,” Kutcher told Evans while pausing to think of another anecdote, only to quip, “I can’t tell that one either.”
According to The Daily Beast, the two have been close since their early days on MTV:
Combs’ Making the Band was another huge property at MTV at the time and helped foster their friendship, Kutcher and Combs told James Corden in a 2018 joint interview.
“I gave [Kutcher] a call one day and said, ‘I heard that you are going to punk me, and I just don’t think that’s a good idea,’” Combs told Corden, when the host asked how the two met.
“I think it was some version of, ‘If you do that, that will not end well for you, but I think we should work out a deal,’” Kutcher amended.
Kutcher being pulled into the Diddy scandal is also raising eyebrows after his best friend and That ’70s Show co-star Danny Masterson was convicted of rape. Kutcher and wife Mila Kunis wrote letters to the judge asking for leniency that they did not expect to go public. Once the letters were published, Kutcher resigned from the board of the anti-child sex abuse organization he founded with ex-wife Demi Moore.
You can see Kutcher talking (about how he can’t talk) about Diddy parties at the 11:03 mark below:
It has been four years since the release of PartyNextDoor’s last album, Partymobile. Since then, he’s been teasing the long-awaited follow-up, PartyNextDoor 4, releasing sporadic singles like “Her Old Friends” and blaming any delays on getting sidetracked by … I don’t know if “love” is the right word, but certainly his tendency to get caught up in relationships that don’t work out.
But, the album is nearly here at last, along with a slew of planned headlining performances at festivals like Broccoli City and Afro Nation. Party fans have plenty to look forward to this summer. Meanwhile…
Here’s everything to know about PartyNextDoor 4.
Release Date
PartyNextDoor 4 is out 4/26 via OVO Sound / Warner Records. Get it here.
Tracklist
The tracklist for P4 has not been released yet. Stay tuned.
Vampire Weekend is just a few days away from returning with their new album titled Only God Was Above Us. The title pulled inspiration from a Steven Siegel photo from 1988 taken of the New Jersey subway. The band has also dropped a few songs since the initial February announcement, building anticipation from fans to hear their first new album since 2019.
Here’s everything to know before it drops.
Release Date
Only God Was Above Us is out 4/5 via Columbia. Find more information here.
04/08 — Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater
04/27 — New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
05/10 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
05/30 — Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound Barcelona
06/06 — Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
06/07 — Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
06/09 — Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
06/10 — San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
06/12 — Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
06/15 — Berkeley, CA @ William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre
06/16 — Berkeley, CA @ William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre
06/18 — Burnaby, British Columbia @ Deer Lake Park
06/19 — Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater
06/20 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
06/22 — Bonner, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater
06/23 — Bonner, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater
07/19 — Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07/22 — Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
07/23 — Lincoln, NE @ Pinewood Bowl Theater
07/25 — Maryland Heights, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park
07/26 — Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
07/27 — Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
07/30 — Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
08/01 — Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Pavilion
08/03 — St. Charles, IA @ Hinterland Music Festival
09/19 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
09/20 — Cincinnati, OH @ The Icon Festival Stage at Smale Park
09/21 — Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
09/23 — Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
09/24 — Toronto, Ontario @ Budweiser Stage
09/25 — Laval, Quebec @ Place Bell
09/27 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
09/28 — Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann
09/30 — Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
10/02 — Charlottesville, VA @ Ting Pavilion
10/05 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
10/06 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
10/08 — Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion
10/09 — Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
10/11 — Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater
10/12 — Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
10/13 — Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit
10/15 — St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
10/17 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
Remember your good pal Godzilla? Even after all this time, he’s still here for you. He’s 398 feet of pure friendship, love, and cute little naps, and he has a new movie out! Sure, he might arrest you, but you guys go way back, so it’s fine.
Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire is the latest movie in the Monsterverse, and it brings together your two favorite big guys: ‘Zilla and Kong as they team up to fight even bigger guys. As the trailer states, “They don’t have to like each other. They just have to work together,” making Godzilla X Kong the next great workplace comedy everyone has been waiting for.
The film hit theaters last week, and critics are calling it “an absolute slobberknocker” so take that however you see fit. The cast includes Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, and Kaylee Hottle reprising their roles from the previous installment, in addition to Dan Stevens, Alex Ferns, and Fala Chen. Here is the official synopsis:
This latest entry follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong with an all-new cinematic adventure, pitting the mighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own. The epic new film will delve further into the histories of these Titans, their origins and the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.
The movie is expected to hit Max after its initial theatrical window, which is normally at least 45 days. Depending on how well the monster flick does at the box office, it could be longer, but odds are good we will see the two buddies streaming by the end of May. Just in time for your Memorial Day BBQ! Zilly can light that grill up for ya. You’re welcome.
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