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The Los Angeles Lakers picked up an opening night win on Tuesday in impressive fashion over the Minnesota Timberwolves, as they built a massive lead in the first half and held on to that for a 110-103 win to start their season. It was the first win for JJ Redick as a head coach and featured a dominant performance by Anthony Davis, who put up 36 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks in a spectacular showing against Rudy Gobert and the Wolves. And yet, the story of the night on a national scale was the first ever game featuring a father and son sharing the floor, as Bronny James made his NBA debut alongside LeBron in the second quarter.

It was a brief 3-minute stint for Bronny and it didn’t quite hit the movie script beats as, despite their best efforts, they couldn’t create a Bron to Bronny or Bronny to Bron bucket. Still, it was a historic moment and one that the James family won’t forget, and made even better by the fact the Lakers got the win, avoiding any questions over whether the Bronny and LeBron moment created a distraction. That win part was what Anthony Davis highlighted after the game with a laugh, because as he noted, the Lakers have tended to lose all of the big LeBron moment games in the past.

The most notable of those was the game he broke the career scoring record, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in what ended up a loss to the Thunder. They’ve also lost games where James has moved up various all-time lists, like passing Jason Kidd for fifth all-time in triple-doubles, which forces James to separate his feelings on a career milestone from the loss on the court. In this instance, he could simply enjoy the moment and a win together, which Davis was happy to contribute to, allowing his co-star to only answer positive questions after the game.

There are a lot of professional athletes that began their careers as multi-sport stars before eventually focusing their efforts on one. For many in the NBA and NFL, their high school years were spent playing both football and basketball before locking in on one as their recruitment got serious, but there’s still that wonder as to whether they could’ve made it to the highest level in the other sport.

Anthony Edwards is among those, and he recently insisted that he’d try to go play in the NFL if he won a ring in the next 3-4 years with the Timberwolves — which got a laugh from Vikings star Justin Jefferson. Given Ant’s bravado on the basketball court, it’s not a surprise he thinks he could make the transition to the NFL, but not every former football star in the NBA shares those same delusions of grandeur.

Paolo Banchero was once a state champion quarterback in Washington and had tools that made him an intriguing prospect at the college level, before (wisely) focusing on basketball. In a clip from his upcoming season-long video diary with Andscape, Banchero was asked about Ant’s comments and explained why he has no interest in chasing his old football dreams — while also noting he believes Ant would “rethink” his decision after the first hit he took in the NFL.

I appreciate Paolo having the general awareness to know that his football days are behind him and that the speed and physicality of the NFL game is just wildly different than anything he ever experienced, even playing football at a high level in high school. While Ant thinks he could be a Kam Chancellor type safety that delivers those hits, I think Banchero is probably right that the first time he had to stick his nose up by the line of scrimmage and had a 320 pound offensive lineman blocking him, he’d probably wonder why he left the hardwood — not to mention the first time he saw the difference in his game check.

There’s a strong case to be made that John Wick: Chapter 4 is the best John Wick movie, and not just because of the staircase scene.

The Keanu Reeves-starring film introduced three awesome additions to the Wick-verse: Donnie Yen as blind assassin Caine, a pre-Shogun Hiroyuki Sanada as Osaka Continental Hotel manager Koji, and musician/actress Rina Sawayama as his daughter, Akira. The post-credits scene set up a confrontation between Caine and Akira, who aims to get her revenge over the death of her father. Will we ever see what happens next?

Possibly! Last year, John Wick producer Erica Lee teased a spinoff starring Sawayama. “The character of Akira really pops in the movie, and I’d love to sort of see some further adventures with her character,” she told Screen Rant. “There’s a lot of characters in John Wick 4, and a lot of fan favorites from movies of the past. There’s definitely a lot of stuff we want to dig deeper into.”

The latest update on the potential spinoff (not to be confused with the other John Wick spinoff) comes from entertainment journalist Brandon Streussnig, who wrote on X, “Was just talking to one of the Wick producers (on the record so I’m not spilling any beans lol) and asked ‘so we’re definitely seeing the Donnie/Rina movie right?’” They replied, “Yes. Absolutely, yes.”

As for a follow-up to 2022’s excellent Hold The Girl, Sawayama said that she “can’t release another album under my current conditions. I feel really trapped and don’t know what to do.”

Tyler The Creator’s efficient rollout for Chromakopia has wasted absolutely no time. After revealing the vinyl availability with a trailer giving fans previews of several of the album’s songs, Tyler has announced the dates for the tour supporting the project. The tour will begin in February with openers Lil Yachty and Paris Texas, and run through Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Tickets will go on sale on November 1 at 10 AM local time and you can find more info here.

CHROMAKOPIA: THE WORLD TOUR @lilyachty @paristexasusa pic.twitter.com/mwcSWU92uG

— T (@tylerthecreator) October 23, 2024

Chromakopia features the songs “St. Chroma” and “Noid” and is out October 28 via Columbia Records. You can find more info here.

See below for the tour dates.

Tyler The Creator’s 2025 Tour Dates: Chromakopia

North America Tour Dates
2/4 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center *^
2/6 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum *^
2/8 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center *^
2/11 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena *^
2/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena *^
2/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena *^
2/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena *^
2/23 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center *^
2/24 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena *^
2/26 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center *^
2/28 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena *^
3/2 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena *^
3/5 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center *^
3/7 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena *^
3/9 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena San Diego *^
3/12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center *^
3/15 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center *^
3/17 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center *^
3/19 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center *^
3/21 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena *^
3/22 – Orlando, FL @ Kia Center ^
3/24 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center ^
3/26 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center *^
3/28 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena *^
3/29 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center *^
4/1 – Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena *^
6/27 – Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center *^
6/28 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse *^
6/30 – Chicago, IL @ United Center *^
7/3 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena *^
7/5 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center *^
7/8 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden *^
7/11 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena *^
7/12 – Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center *^
7/14 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden *^
7/17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center *^
7/22 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre *^
7/24 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena *^
7/27 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center *^

UK/EU Tour Dates
4/25 – Antwerp, BE @ Sportpaleis *^
4/27 – Paris, FR @ Accor Arena *^
4/30 – Milan, IT @ Unipol Forum *^
5/1 – Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion *^
5/2 – Frankfurt, DE @ Festhalle *^
5/4 – Cologne, DE @ LANXESS Arena *^
5/6 – Oslo, NO @ Oslo Spektrum *^
5/7 – Copenhagen, DK @ Royal Arena *^
5/9 – Prague, CZ @ O2 arena *^
5/10 – Krakow, PL @ TAURON Arena Krakow *^
5/12 – Berlin, DE @ Uber Arena *^
5/14 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome *^
5/17 – Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena Birmingham *^
5/19 – London, UK @ The O2 *^5/21 – London, UK @ The O2 *^
5/24 – Dublin, IE @ 3Arena *^
5/27 – Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live *^
5/30 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro *^

AU/NZ Tour Dates
8/18 – Auckland, NZ @ Spark Arena *^
8/22 – Melbourne, VIC, Australia @ Rod Laver Arena *^
8/23 – Melbourne, VIC, Australia @ Rod Laver Arena *^
8/26 – Sydney, NSW, Australia @ Qudos Bank Arena *^
8/27 – Sydney, NSW, Australia @ Qudos Bank Arena *^
8/30 – Brisbane, QLD, Australia @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre *^
9/4 – Perth, WA, Australia @ RAC Arena *^

* = Direct support from Lil Yachty
^ = Opening support from Paris Texas

Jessica Pratt has had a terrific 2024 with the release of Here In The Pitch, her latest album and her first since 2019. Her 2025 is set to get off to a great start, too, as Pratt just announced a run of tour dates for next year.

The Spring 2025 tour encompasses a handful of new dates in March and April, hitting Birmingham, Alabama; New Orleans; Houston; Austin; Dallas; and Bentonville, Arkansas. Tickets go on sale on October 25 at 10 a.m. local time, so find more information on Pratt’s website.

Check out Pratt’s upcoming tour dates, including previously announced shows, below.

Jessica Pratt’s 2024 And 2025 Tour Dates

11/01/2024 — Cologne, DE @ Week-End Fest
11/02/2024 — Groningen, NL @ Take Root Festival
11/03/2024 — Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli Vrendenburg
11/05/2024 — Hove, UK @ The Old Market
11/06/2024 — London, UK @ Pitchfork Music Festival
11/07/2024 — Manchester, UK @ Stoller Hall
11/09/2024 — Newcastle, UK @ The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
11/10/2024 — Glasgow, UK @ Mackintosh Queenʼs Cross Church
11/11/2024 — Leeds, UK @ Howard Assembly Room
11/12/2024 — Cardiff, UK @ The Gate
11/14/2024 — Lisbon, PT @ Vale Perdido
11/15/2024 — Madrid, ES @ Independence Club
11/16/2024 — Barcelona, ES @ Centre Artesà Tradicionàrius
11/18/2024 — Marseille, FR @ Théâtre de LʼOeuvre
11/19/2024 — Geneva, CH @ Alhambra
11/20/2024 — St Gallen, CH @ Palace
11/21/2024 — Munich, DE @ Blackbox
11/23/2024 — Vienna, AT @ Blue Bird Festival at Porgy & Bess
11/24/2024 — Prague, CZ @ Futurum Music Bar
11/25/2024 — Berlin, DE @ Columbia Theater
11/27/2024 — The Hague, NL @ De Nieuwe Kerk
11/28/2024 — Eindhoven, NL @ Muziekgebouw Eindhoven
11/29/2024 — Ghent, BE @ Vooruit
03/28/2025 — Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears Festival
03/29/2025 — Birmingham, AL @ Saturn*
03/30/2025 — New Orleans, LA @ Tipitinaʼs*
04/01/2025 — Houston, TX @ Heights Theatre*
04/02/2025 — Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn*
04/04/2025 — Dallas, TX @ Texas Theatre*
04/06/2025 — Bentonville, AR @ Momentary RODE House*

* with special guest Merce Lemon

A week after Top Dawg Entertainment President Punch Henderson debunked rumors of beef between rappers on his label and J. Cole, TDE’s Ab-Soul has admitted that he was upset with Cole over their collaboration “Pi“… but not for the reason fans might think.

“Pi,” which appeared on Cole’s April mixtape Might Delete Later, raised fans’ antennae for potential beef, as it appeared on the tape with “7 Minute Drill,” Cole’s response to Kendrick’s incendiary verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That.” After K. Dot called out J. Cole and Drake for supposedly “sneak dissing” him on their collab “First Person Shooter,” Cole was the first to accept the challenge. However, featuring K. Dot’s former labelmate and Black Hippy band member Ab-Soul on “Pi” had some listeners wondering if there was some petty gamesmanship on Cole’s part.

As it turns out, no, there wasn’t. Cole decided his heart wasn’t in it, deleted “7 Minute Drill” from streamers, and moved on eventually addressing things on “Port Antonio” early this month. However, at the same time, Soul dropped his own new song “Squeeze 1st 2,” with lyrics listeners believed were shots at Cole for involving him in the “beef” with Kendrick. However, Punch clarified on Twitter that all the involved verses and songs had been recorded before the “beef,” and that “Squeeze 1st 2” had little to do with “Port Antonio.”

Yesterday, Ab-Soul appeared on DJ Hed’s SiriusXM show, Effective Immediately, and reflected on his real issue with “Pi” — that he wasn’t informed by Daylyt, the third collaborator on the song, about Cole’s involvement until after the fact. “I’m lowkey hot,” he joked. “I’m like, ‘Lyt, bro, this is one of the best rappers in the world… I’m on his head like, ‘Bro, you have to let me know if you’re gonna send this shit off. He ate us up.’” Soul also made absolutely clear that “Cole is the homie, for real,” but that he was only upset because he wanted the North Carolina rapper to appear on his song “F*ck Out My Face [FOMF],” but rather than delivering the 12-bar verse that needed, issued 48 bars on “Pi.”

You can watch the full interview above to get Ab-Soul’s hilarious story.

Until now, Sharon Van Etten has operated as a solo artist (although there was that time she, Julien Baker, and Angel Olsen formed a supergroup). Now, though, she’s giving band life a try: Today (October 23), her new group, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, has announced a self-titled debut album and shared the single “Afterlife.”

Along with Van Etten, the group features members of her solo band: Jorge Balbi (on drums and machines), Devra Hoff (bass and vocals), and Teeny Lieberson (synth, piano, guitar, and vocals).

Van Etten explained how the group came to be, saying, “For the first time in my life I asked the band if we could just jam. Words that have never come out of my mouth – ever! But I loved all the sounds we were getting. I was curious – what would happen?” Magic, apparently. “In an hour we wrote two songs that ended up becoming ‘I Can’t Imagine’ and ‘Southern Life.’”

She also noted, “Sometimes it’s exciting, sometimes it’s scary, sometimes you feel stuck. It’s like every day feels a little different — just being at peace with whatever you’re feeling and whoever you are and how you relate to people in that moment. If I can just keep a sense of openness while knowing that my feelings change every day, that is all I can do right now. That and try to be the best person I can be while letting other people be who they are and not taking it personally and just being. I’m not there, but I’m trying to be there every day.”

Watch the “Afterlife” video above and find the Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory cover art and tracklist below, along with Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory’s upcoming tour dates.

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory’s Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory Album Cover Artwork

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory’s Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory Tracklist

1. “Live Forever”
2. “Afterlife”
3. “Idiot Box”
4. “Trouble”
5. “Indio”
6. “I Can’t Imagine (Why You Feel This Way)”
7. “Somethin’ Ain’t Right”
8. “Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)”
9. “Fading Beauty”
10. “I Want You Here”

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory’s 2025 Tour Dates

02/28/2025 — Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller *
03/01/2025 — Stockholm, SE @ Fållan *
03/02/2025 — Copenhagen, DK @ Vega *
03/04/2025 — Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus *
03/06/2025 — Paris, FR @ Le Trianon *
03/07/2025 — Antwerp, BE @ De Roma *
03/08/2025 — Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso *
03/10/2025 — London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall *
03/11/2025 — Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall *
03/12/2025 — Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom *

* with special guest Nabihah Iqbal

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory is out 02/07/2025 via Jagjaguwar. Find more information here.

Lil Uzi Vert is up to something: Today (October 23), they shared a peculiar new song, “Uzi The Earthling! (TV Show Theme).”

The 30-second track is in the style of a 1950s TV show theme song, sung in a retro-style female voice. These are the lyrics:

“Here’s the story of a guy named Uzi
Who’s known for his diamonds and his style
From the streets to the stage, boy is busy
Making music that’ll make you smile
Little Uzi Vert, he’s the one to see
Bringing joy to you and me
Little Uzi Vert, he’s the one to see.”

It’s not exactly clear what’s going on with this song, but based on the single art’s similarity to the original cover of Uzi’s 2020 album Eternal Atake, it appears “Uzi The Earthling” could be the first taste of an Eternal Atake sequel.

Uzi has also been teasing Luv Is Rage 3 for a while now. In 2023, Uzi suggested the project would be their final one, saying, “I was gonna wait ’til later to say it, but, you know, I’m dropping Luv Is Rage 3. And Luv Is Rage 3 will be my last album. […] After Luv Is Rage 3, I guess I will go on another tour. But after that, I wanna try to live a normal life.”

Sabrina Carpenter retired the “Nonsense” outros for the Short N’ Sweet Tour, but she has two new traditions. One involves showing off different “freaky positions,” while in the other, she “arrests” a fan for being too hot.

During the “Please Please Please” singer’s show in Atlanta on Wednesday, the audience member to receive the fuzzy pink handcuffs was actress Millie Bobby Brown, of Stranger Things (and being married to Bon Jovi’s kid) fame.

“I’m really distracted right now because I see this gorgeous girl,” Carpenter said during the show. “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up. This girl is so hot. Who are you, what is your name?” That’s when Bobby Brown — who was presumably in Georgia to film the final season of the Netflix series — appeared on screen, to the delight of the screaming crowd. She mouthed her name and held out her wrists waiting to be handcuffed as Carpenter joked, “Millie? Millie, I’ve never fallen in love at a concert before, but stranger things have happened.”

I’m not sure whether to applaud, boo, or be relieved that Carpenter didn’t make a “turn it up to 11” joke.

“It’s so unfortunate we have to arrest you because you’re so beautiful, that sucks,” she continued. “She said ‘please arrest me?’ I don’t know what to do and also, like, now I just feel like my clothes are embarrassed.” That’s when the bottom half of her skirt fell to the floor. “What have you done to me?” she teased. “Oh my God, not my skirt falling off in front of so many people!”

You can watch fan-shot video from the show here.

At long last, Apple TV+ has released the first teaser trailer for Severance season 2. You can watch it above.

The teaser begins with Mark (Adam Scott) running through the halls of Lumon Industries as we hear a number of voiceovers: “Everything they told you about severance is a lie,” “We’re not happy, we’re miserable,” “What is it we actually do here?” Eventually, Mark makes his way to his work-space, except he isn’t greeted by Helly (Britt Lower), Dylan (Zach Cherry), or Irving (John Turturro). There’s three new co-workers, including one played by Alia Shawkat. “Who are you people?” Mark asks before he sees a familiar face he wishes he hadn’t: the unsettling Mr. Milchick (Tramell Tillman). “Welcome back, Marcus,” he says while carrying balloons with Mark’s face on them. “Been a minute.”

Here’s the official plot synopsis:

In Severance, Mark Scout leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in “work-life balance” is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself. In season two, Mark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.

Severance also stars Jen Tullock, Michael Chernus, Dichen Lachman, Christopher Walken, Patricia Arquette, and new series regular Sarah Bock. Season 2 premieres on Apple TV+ on Friday, January 17, 2025, followed by one episode every Friday through March 21.