Lil Wayne may not have gotten to perform at the Super Bowl in his hometown, New Orleans, but he’s still getting to work with the NFL, expressing his undying love for the Green Bay Packers in the process. A self-professed, lifelong Cheese-head, Wayne has teamed up with Mitchell & Ness to celebrate the impending release of his new album Tha Carter VI with a limited-edition merch collection highlighting both legacies: Wayne’s and the Packers’.
In the press release, Wayne said, “We had to create something that reps the G but still drips with that Tunechi flavor. It’s more than merch. It represents legacy, loyalty and a little bit of luxury for the real ones.”
The merch collection includes t-shirts, hoodies, and of course, a football jersey all bearing a customized Packers “G” logo referencing the fandom’s nickname, along with a “VI” motif nodding to the album’s title. You can find more info about the drop here.
Tha Carter VI is expected to release on June 6, and reportedly features a who’s-who of guest performers, from Miley Cyrus to Andrea Bocelli, as well as Wayne’s son Kameron Carter. Wayne also has a concert planned at Madison Square Garden the night of the album’s release.
One of “hip-hop’s most promising newcomers” has made it. Texas-based rapper BigXthaPlug scored his first top-10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 this week with “All The Way,” a collaboration with country crooner Bailey Zimmerman. He also made his television debut on Tuesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, performing a medley of “The Largest” and “Mmhmm.”
It was a big moment for BigXthaPlug, and to celebrate the occasion, he presented host Jimmy Kimmel with a Texas-shaped chain. “I just wanted to bring by this gift for you,” he told Kimmel in a video shared by the show’s Instagram account. When Kimmel said it was unnecessary, BigXthaPlug replied, “I come bearing gifts as always, man. We’re twinning. I have one as well.” They posed together, with Kimmel joking that he feels like a princess.
BigXthaPlug can probably afford to let one chain go: he recently showed off his $1.2M collection in a video for GQ. “My first piece of jewelry I bought was these two chains. It was a cross… but it was just a little circle and they had me and my son and I lost one of ’em in Houston,” he said. “I don’t know where I lost the other one at. I done lost so many bracelets, rings, chains. I done lost for sure over like $80, maybe $90,000 worth of jewelry. It happens.”
You can watch BigXthaPlug on Jimmy Kimmel Live! above.
Can Sound Check host Jeremy Hecht keep his winning streak alive in a supersized episode with West Coast upstart OhGeesy? Adding an extra round, Jeremy throws a few curveballs at the party rap purveyor, giving him some unusual choices for “Get The Money” anthems (50 Cent’s “I Get Money” vs. Pink Floyd’s “Money”), rap group hits (Diplomats’ “I Really Mean It” vs. Three Six Mafia’s “Poppin’ My Collar”), and cross-coastal faves (ASAP Rocky’s “Peso” vs. Nipsey Hussle’s “Racks In The Middle”).
Here’s how it works: Through the first seven rounds — although as noted, this episode features eight rounds instead — Jeremy plays two songs for the guest based on some part of their career or personality. In the final round, though, the host has to pick between two songs: the guest’s “life anthem,” and a decoy song written down by our production team to find out if he’s really learned the guest’s musical tastes.
In the end, Jeremy’s choices for OhGeesy’s life anthem come down to Future’s “Might As Well” or Nipsey Hussle’s “Right Hand 2 God” — find out if the host’s instincts remain on-point in the latest episode of Sound Check.
With her slew of recent singles, underwear enthusiast Addison Rae has clearly been working her way towards a debut album. Now, that’s confirmed: Today, Rae announced Addison, set for release on June 6.
Listings on Rae’s online store refer to the project as “the first & last album by Addison Rae.” An Apple Music listing notes the project will have 12 tracks, including “Diet Pepsi,” “Aquamarine,” “High Fashion,” and “Headphones On,” while the rest don’t have confirmed titles.
As far as the “last album” bit, that might refer to Rae’s potential desire for rebranding. In a new Elle feature, Rae said, “I feel like I’ve surpassed Addison Rae. It’s just Addison now.”
Rae also said of her artistic background, “Growing up as a dancer was such a natural transition into that sound. I was interested in how that music made you feel, and how it made your body move. I think music is mind control — it opens up this portal of energy.”
She also said more generally, “I have the luxury now to say no to things I’m not interested in, or that don’t feel like me or aren’t reflective of who I am. It’s still a job, at the end of the day. Everybody is trying to survive — I’m trying to survive and live here and do all these things that I love — but I definitely have become more intentional, because I do think saying no to things opens up a door for a much better yes.”
Addison Rae’s Addison Album Cover Artwork
Columbia
Addison is out 6/6 via Columbia Records. Find more information here.
Uwade was born in Nigeria but cut her teeth in North Carolina. You may remember hearing her vocals on Fleet Foxes’ 2020 album Shore, or seeing her open for artists including The Strokes, Jamila Woods, Sylvan Esso, and Local Natives.
This was all while she was studying at Columbia and Oxford, but now, she’s launching her music career in earnest with her debut album, Florilegium. The project is set for April 25 and it features Afrobeats-inspired songs like “Harmattan.”
Ahead of the album’s release, Uwade sat down with Uproxx to talk about Latin, Yoruba food, Harry Styles, and more in our latest Q&A.
What are four words you would use to describe your music?
Grounding, gentle, melancholic, energetic.
It’s 2050 and the world hasn’t ended and people are still listening to your music. How would you like it to be remembered?
As a soothing force that inspired a healthy mix of introspection and dancing!
Who’s the person who has most inspired your work, and why?
My dad. He taught me what it means to appreciate the sublime. He would regularly cry when he encountered beautiful things, so from a young age, I sought those moments of transcendence in my own listening and creative exploration.
Where did you eat the best meal of your life and what was it?
Last summer (2024) I had a Yoruba dish called “àbùlà” at a restaurant called Amala/Abula Spot on Okun-Ajah Road in Lagos. Amala + ewedu + gbegiri + stew. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Tell us about the best concert you’ve ever attended.
When I was in high school I went to a Chance The Rapper concert with a dear friend and my mom. It was a great concert, but what made it the best was that my mom, who is in no way a regular concertgoer, was in the pit with my friend and I just because she didn’t want us to be unaccompanied. Half the time, I was lost in the music, and the other half, I was making sure my mom didn’t get lost in the crowd.
Where’s the weirdest place you’ve ever crashed while on tour?
A tour bus. Very cool, of course, but also kind of weird.
What’s your favorite city in the world to perform and what’s the city you hope to perform in for the first time?
I really love Paris, so any time I get to spend there is a blessing. And I want to perform in Lagos someday soon!
What’s one piece of advice you’d go back in time to give to your 18-year-old self?
Do the things that feel hard now, it will make your life so much easier later. Also mom is right: If you’re sad or stressed, it’s because you be on that phone!
What’s one of your hidden talents?
I think I’m quite good at giving massages.
If you had a million dollars to donate to charity, what cause would you support and why?
I’d donate to sickle cell disease research in honor of my brother who passed away from the illness.
What are your thoughts about AI and the future of music?
I’m pretty skeptical about the idea of AI taking over the music industry or anything like that. Sure, there will always be people who want to use technology to churn out more stuff and drive up profits, but I think deep down we want to experience each other, rough and real.
You are throwing a music festival. Give us the dream lineup of 5 artists that will perform with you and the location it would be held.
Damon Albarn, Julian Casablancas, Vampire Weekend, Solange, Rema. A beach in Senegal.
15. Who’s your favorite person to follow on social media?
Punk-rock pilgrimage Riot Fest has revealed its 2025 lineup.
The three-day music festival, which returns to Chicago’s Douglass Park, will be headlined by Blink-182 on Friday, September 19; Weezer on Saturday, September 20; and Green Day on Sunday, September 21.
The stacked bill also includes Jack White, Idles, Rilo Kiley, Knocked Loose, Akalaline Trio, The Beach Boys, Jawbreaker, Dropkick Murphys, Bad Religion, The Pogues, The Hold Steady, The Front Bottoms, Texas Is The Reason, Gym Class Heroes, The Wonder Years, Knuckle Puck, Rico Nasty, The Linda Lindas, Citizen, Senses Fail, “Weird Al” Yankovic, and many more.
Tickets for Riot Fest 2025 are on sale now. Find more information here.
Check out the full lineup below.
Riot Fest’s 2025 Lineup
Blink-182
Weezer
Green Day
Frank Carter And Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock Of The Sex Pistols
Jack White
Idles
Alkaline Trio
All Time Low
Rilo Kiley
Knocked Loose
The Beach Boys
Jawbreaker
Dropkick Murphys
Bad Religion
The Pogues
The Hold Steady
The Front Bottoms
The Academy Is…
Cobra Starship
Gym Class Heroes
Texas Is The Reason
Knuckle Puck
The Wonder Years
James
Sparks
Dance Hall Crashers
Weird Al Yankovic
Hanson
The Bouncing Souls
The Damned
Inhaler
Rico Nasty
Screeching Weasel
Citizen
Senses Fail
Microwave
Free Throw
Dehd
The Linda Lindas
Panchiko
Buzzcocks
Stiff Little Fingers
Superchunk
Militarie Gun
The Cribs
Shudder To Think
Helmet
Touché Amoré
Pegboy
Honey Revenge
Marky Ramone
The Ataris
Camper Van Beethoven
Marianas Trench
The Didjits
Agnostic Front
Thrown
Lambrini Girls
Ovlov
Soft Play
Smoking Popes
Puddles Pity Party
H20
Julia Wolf
Violent Vira
Delta Sleep
Mac Sabbath
Chase Petra
Wishy
The Effigies
Harrison Gordon
Samiam
The Tossers
Shonen Knife
Zero Boys
Speed Of Light
The Paradox
The Barbarians Of California
Girl In A Coma
Agent Orange
Quannnic
Weakend Friends
Dune Rats
Footballhead
Big Ass Truck I.E.
Cliffdiver
Loviet
Emo Philips
Coachella 2025 has come and gone, so now it’s on to the next big thing in music: the American Music Awards. The ceremony is going down on May 26 and will air live at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+. Jennifer Lopez is hosting, but she of course won’t be the only star in attendance: Today (April 23), the full list of nominations was announced.
Kendrick Lamar leads the way with ten nominations: Artist Of The Year, Album Of The Year (for GNX), Song Of The Year (“Not Like Us”), Collaboration Of The Year (“Luther” with SZA), Favorite Music Video (“Not Like Us”), Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist, Favorite Hip-Hop Album (GNX), and Favorite Hip-Hop Song (“Like That” with Future and Metro Boomin, “Not Like Us,” and “Luther” with SZA).
After him, Post Malone has eight nods, while Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey have seven apiece.
Find the full list of nominations below.
Artist Of The Year
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Beyoncé — Cowboy Carter
Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard And Soft
Chappell Roan — The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Charli XCX — Brat
Gracie Abrams — The Secret of Us
Future & Metro Boomin — We Don’t Trust You
Kendrick Lamar — GNX
Post Malone — F-1 Trillion
Sabrina Carpenter — Short N’ Sweet
Taylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Department
Song Of The Year
Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things”
Billie Eilish — “Birds of a Feather”
Chappell Roan — “Good Luck, Babe!”
Hozier — “Too Sweet”
Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With A Smile”
Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Teddy Swims — “Lose Control”
Collaboration Of The Year
Kendrick Lamar & SZA — “Luther”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With A Smile”
Marshmello & Kane Brown — “Miles on It”
Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
Rosé & Bruno Mars — “APT.”
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone — “Fortnight”
Social Song Of The Year
Chappell Roan — “Hot To Go!”
Djo — “End of Beginning”
Doechii — “Anxiety”
Lola Young — “Messy”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Tommy Richman — “Million Dollar Baby”
Favorite Touring Artist
Billie Eilish
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Favorite Music Video
Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things”
Karol G — “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With A Smile”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Favorite Male Pop Artist
Benson Boone
Bruno Mars
Hozier
Teddy Swims
The Weeknd
Favorite Female Pop Artist
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Lady Gaga
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift
Favorite Pop Album
Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard And Soft
Chappell Roan — The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Charli XCX — Brat
Sabrina Carpenter — Short N’ Sweet
Taylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Department
Favorite Pop Song
Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things”
Billie Eilish — “Birds of a Feather”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With A Smile”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso”
Teddy Swims — “Lose Control”
Favorite Male Country Artist
Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Shaboozey
Favorite Female Country Artist
Beyoncé
Ella Langley
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney
Favorite Country Duo Or Group
Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Parmalee
The Red Clay Strays
Zac Brown Band
Favorite Country Album
Beyoncé — Cowboy Carter
Jelly Roll — BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN
Megan Moroney — AM I OKAY?
Post Malone — F-1 Trillion
Shaboozey — Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going
Favorite Country Song
Jelly Roll — “I Am Not Okay”
Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph — “High Road”
Luke Combs — “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma”
Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist
Drake
Eminem
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Tyler The Creator
Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist
Doechii
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Sexyy Red
Favorite Hip-Hop Album
Eminem — The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
Future & Metro Boomin — We Don’t Trust You
Gunna — one of wun
Kendrick Lamar — GNX
Tyler The Creator — Chromakopia
Favorite Hip-Hop Song
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar — “Like That”
GloRilla — “TGIF”
GloRilla & Sexyy Red — “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME”
Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA — “Luther”
Favorite Male R&B Artist
Bryson Tiller
Chris Brown
PartyNextDoor
The Weeknd
Usher
Favorite Female R&B Artist
Kehlani
Muni Long
Summer Walker
SZA
Tyla
Favorite R&B Album
Bryson Tiller — Bryson Tiller
PartyNextDoor — PartyNextDoor 4 (P4)
PartyNextDoor & Drake — Some Sexy Songs 4 U
SZA — SOS Deluxe: LANA
The Weeknd — Hurry Up Tomorrow
Favorite R&B Song
Chris Brown — “Residuals”
Muni Long — “Made For Me”
SZA — “Saturn”
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti — “Timeless”
Tommy Richman — “Million Dollar Baby”
Favorite Male Latin Artist
Bad Bunny
Feid
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Tito Double P
Favorite Female Latin Artist
Becky G
Karol G
Natti Natasha
Shakira
Young Miko
Favorite Latin Duo Or Group
Calibre 50
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Firme
Grupo Frontera
Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda
Favorite Latin Album
Bad Bunny — DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Fuerza Regida — Dolido Pero No Arrepentido
Peso Pluma — ÉXODO
Rauw Alejandro — Cosa Nuestra
Tito Double P — INCÓMODO
Favorite Latin Song
Bad Bunny — “DtMF”
FloyyMenor X Cris Mj — “Gata Only”
Karol G — “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Oscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida — “Tu Boda”
Shakira — “Soltera”
Favorite Rock Artist
Hozier
Linkin Park
Pearl Jam
Twenty One Pilots
Zach Bryan
Favorite Rock Album
Hozier — Unreal Unearth: Unending
Koe Wetzel — 9 lives
The Marías — Submarine
Twenty One Pilots — Clancy
Zach Bryan — The Great American Bar Scene
Favorite Rock Song
Green Day — “Dilemma”
Hozier — “Too Sweet”
Linkin Park — “The Emptiness Machine”
Myles Smith — “Stargazing”
Zach Bryan — “Pink Skies”
Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist
Charli XCX
David Guetta
John Summit
Lady Gaga
Marshmello
Favorite Soundtrack
Arcane League of Legends: Season 2 Hazbin Hotel (Original Soundtrack) Moana 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Twisters: The Album Wicked: The Soundtrack
Last week, Yaya Bey released her first song “merlot and grigio” for artist-forward label drink sum wtr. What we didn’t know at the time is that it would be our first listen to her just-announced album, Do It Afraid.
“I wrote this album from the most vulnerable parts of me, which contrary to what many people want to believe about me, is not my trauma but my desire to love, to feel joy… to be free,” Bey wrote in a statement.
She continued, “In this life, pain and loss are promised to us; it takes real courage to dance in the face of the inevitable. To savor the now and make it beautiful. I come from a people who are masters at this. Onlookers like to make a spectacle of us. Rob of us of our nuance. But the truth is we are brave, resilient, and joyful. I made this album for us. May we continue to do it afraid.”
Watch the video for immaculately smooth single “dream girl” (in which she sings “I’m like your favorite song”) above. You can also check out the Do It Afraid album cover and tracklist and Bey’s upcoming tour dates below.
Yaya Bey’s Do It Afraid Album Cover Artwork
Drink Sum Wtr
Yaya Bey’s Do It Afraid Tracklist
1. “Wake Up B*tch”
2. “End Of The World” (featuring Nigel Hall and Butcher Brown)
3. “Real Yearners Unite”
4. “Cindy Rella”
5. “Raisins”
6. “Spin Cycle”
7. “Dream Girl”
8. “Merlot And Grigio” (featuring Father Philis)]
9. “Breakthrough”
10. “A Surrender”
11. “In A Circle”
12. “Aye Noche” (featuring Rahrah Gabor and Exaktly)
13. “No For Real, WTF?”
14. “Blicky”
15. “Ask The Questions”
16. “Bella Noches Pt. 1”
17. “A Tiny Thing That’s Mine”
18. “Choice”
Yaya Bey’s 2025 Tour Dates
06/07 — New York, NY @ Governor’s Ball Festival
09/10 — Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
09/11 — Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
09/12 — Brooklyn, NY @ 99 Scott
09/13 — Washington, DC @ Union Stage
09/16 — Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5
09/18 — Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
09/19 — Urbana, IL @ PYGMALION
09/23 — Seattle, WA @ Neumos
09/24 — Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
09/26 — San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
09/27 — Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
Do It Afraid is out 6/20 via Drink Sum Wtr. Find more information here.
James Gunn made it known that he doesn’t work with a-holes, which means that both John Cena and Idris Elba must be pretty good guys. The Suicide Squad castmates‘ newest characters, however, might be a-holes and definitely cannot stand each other in the action-comedy movie Heads Of State. Cena portrays U.S President Will Derringer with Elba as UK Prime Minister Sam Clarke, and they’re not exactly fans of each other but determined not to screw up diplomatic relations between their two nations.
Based upon that information alone, Amazon MGM Studios’Heads Of State might be the movie that we need right now. Add in Priyanka Chopra Jonas as the agent assigned to protect both their butts when they fall into peril and Jack Quaid as some kind of groovy arsenal keeper, and the ingredients for one-liner success appear to be in place. You can watch the high-octane trailer above, and here’s a handy synopsis:
[W]hen they become the targets of a powerful and ruthless foreign adversary-who proves more than a match for the two leaders’ security forces-they are begrudgingly forced to rely on the only two people they can trust: each other. Ultimately allied with the brilliant MI6 agent Noel Bisset (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), they must go on the run and find a way to work together long enough to thwart a global conspiracy that threatens the entire free world.
Heads Of State also co-stars Paddy Considine, Stephen Root, Sarah Niles, and the always fantastic Carla Gugino, and July 2 is the day that the film lands on Prime Video. Just in time for fireworks.
It’s not a stretch to call “APT.” one of the biggest songs from a K-pop artist ever. Rosé and Bruno Mars‘ drinking game hit spent 12 weeks at the top of the Billboard Global 200, fifth most for any song ever, and in the United States, “APT.” has lingered in the Hot 100 for 25 weeks. That makes it “the fourth-longest-running hit in Hot 100 history by any K-pop act,” according to Forbes. (She’s only behind Jimin, BTS, Psy, and Fifty Fifty.)
“APT.” will almost certainly be a highlight of Blackpink’s upcoming tour, but before then, Rosé recently made a surprise appearance at a Coldplay concert in Seoul, South Korea, to perform the song. Chris Martin filled in for Bruno Mars, singing the “it’s whatever, it’s whatever, it’s whatever you like” part.
In an interview with i-D, Rose discussed her reaction to “APT.” becoming such a massive hit. “It’s so random — I knew it would shock people, I knew people would want to dance to it, but I just didn’t know that everyone would jump on it so quickly after the release, because we teased it so last-minute,” she said. “I’ve been very overwhelmed with all the love, and I’m very grateful.”
You can watch Rosé perform “APT.” with Coldplay here.
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