Along with its annual updates, expansive play modes, and increasingly realistic graphics, the NBA 2K franchise is best known for its soundtracks, which highlight both rising stars and top talent with its in-game menus and gameplay background tunes. The newest update for the current edition, NBA 2K23, has taken things a step further, bringing in talented West Coast artist Blxst and his label, Evgle, to curate the season 7 soundtrack.
In addition to a pair of tracks from Blxst’s March EP Just For Clarity 2 — “Passionate” featuring Roddy Ricch and “Keep Calling” featuring Larry June — the new soundtrack also includes a number of tracks featuring Blxst, such as Babyface Ray’s 2022 single “Spend It,” and showcases label member Jay Millian with his new single “Baby.”
“IDC” by Jordan Ward and “Progress” by Westside Webb put the spotlight on more rising artists, while the last two tracks are big-name standouts: Benny the Butcher‘s 2020 track “Trade It All” and “Stop Breathing” from Roddy Ricch’s latest project, Feed The Streets III.
In a press release, Blxst said, “I’m excited to have Evgle included on the NBA 2K23 soundtrack simply because it’s a childhood dream. I can speak for most of us in saying that we grew up playing this game. So, to be a part of this is mind-blowing and it’s crazy how music bridges the gap. These songs were hand-picked by me and the Evgle team because this is what we like to listen to get inspired. I like to look at myself as a tastemaker and each artist on this playlist is a different ingredient to the soundtrack of my lifestyle right now.”
After premiering in the game this Friday, May 19, and remaining game exclusive through the weekend, the soundtrack will hit DSPs on Tuesday, May 23 along with Millian’s single.
Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne are reuniting on-screen for the first time since their Neighbors run ended with their Apple TV+ comedy series, Platonic. This is the kind of news that should be scrolling on the CNN chyron. Plastered on Time Square billboards. Trending in that Twitter sidebar absolutely no one pays attention to.
It’s the kind of news that should make the entire nation collectively pause, and the workings of world governments grind to a halt. To celebrate. To raise their middle fingers to the “strike proof” TV programming that thought to entertain us with reality dating shows about geriatric bachelors. You can keep your televised retirement home orgies Disney because Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen are bro-ing it out onscreen once more.
But, sadly, no one’s taken to the streets, nude and carrying their recently purchased artisanally-crafted pottery bongs to mark the occasion because Apple TV+ has really skimped on their promotional efforts for this thing. In fact, with just a week until the show premieres, fans are still Googling its streaming release date. It’s shameful really. A true injustice we intend to fix right now.
Apple TV+’s Platonic premieres May 24th on the streaming platform.
Oh, you need to know more? How about this: Platonic is a sharp buddy comedy helmed by Neighbors director Nicholas Stoller that sees Byrne and Rogen playing two former best friends who rekindle their bond at the worst time and kind of destroy their lives in the process. The first three episodes will be available upon its release with new episodes airing weekly thereafter.
Simply speaking, no, you don’t need to watch the original White Man Can’t Jump before checking out the remake starring Jack Harlow and Sinqua Walls. Like most reboots, the film will tell its own story while pulling familiar elements from the original movie that aren’t necessary to know. Could those elements help with the appreciation of in-jokes and easter eggs? Sure, but they’re not a necessity.
That said, watching the original film is never a bad idea because it’s just a downright good movie. Harrelson and Snipes have incredible chemistry on-screen, and you know it’s an enduring film because Hollywood couldn’t resist trying to remake it.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Multi-platinum rap superstar Jack Harlow makes his movie debut as Jeremy, a former star of the game whose injuries stalled his career, and Sinqua Walls stars as Kamal, once a promising player who derailed his own future in the sport. Juggling tenuous relationships, financial pressures and serious internal struggles, the two ballers–opposites who are seemingly miles apart–find they might have more in common than they imagined possible.
White Man Can’t Jump premieres May 19 on Hulu.
Jack Harlow is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
If the Muppets are the Beatles, then Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem are Wings. Don’t think about this too hard. Just accept it, because vocalist Dr. Teeth, drummer Animal, guitarist Janice, bassist Floyd Pepper, guitarist Janice, trumpeter Lips, and saxophonist Zoot have made it to the Billboard charts. And it only took nearly 50 years!
The Muppets Mayhem: Music From the Disney+ Original Series, a companion album to Disney+’s Muppets Mayhem, debuted at #13 on the Kid Albums chart. “The 22-track set includes 17 songs credited to Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, plus five scores by Mick Giacchino,” according to Billboard. “While some songs are original compositions for the series, others are covers of classics by The Beach Boys, Cyndi Lauper, Simon & Garfunkel, and more.”
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem isn’t the first Muppets-related project to reach the charts — “Rubber Duckie” peaked at #16 on the Hot 100, while “Rainbow Connection” reached a high of #25 — but I’ll take Animal drumming to Kiss over Ernie singing about his dang bath toy any day of the week. Put down the duckie, indeed.
Other albums currently in the Kids Albums top 20 include Bluey: Dance Mode!; the soundtracks for Encanto, The Lion King, and Moana; and A Charlie Brown Christmas, despite it being, y’know, May.
Sometimes the best new R&B can be hard to find, but there are plenty of great rhythm-and-blues tunes to get into if you have the time to sift through the hundreds of newly released songs every week. So that R&B heads can focus on listening to what they really love in its true form, we’ll be offering a digest of the best new R&B songs that fans of the genre should hear every Friday.
Since the last update of this weekly R&B and Afrobeats column, we’ve received plenty of music and news from the genre’s artists.
Here are some more releases on the new music front that you should check out:
Victoria Monét — “Party Girls” Feat. Buju Banton
Victoria Monét is here to claim the summer with her upcoming Jaguar II project and her latest single “Party Girls” with Buju Banton is proof of that. It’s a sultry combination of fun, passion, and sexy; things that make Monét the one-of-a-kind artist she is.
Kiana Ledé — “Deeper”
It’s been three long years, but Kiana Ledé will finally release her second album Grudges on June 16. The latest offering from that is “Deeper,” which strikes as a soaring that presents Ledé as a girl who craves passion in more ways than one. In all ways, she wants it to the fullest extent.
Keke Palmer — Big Boss
It’s been a little over 15 years since Keke Palmer dropped her debut album So Uncool, but after an acting career that reached new heights in that decade and a half of time, Palmer is back to the music. She checks back in with her sophomore album Big Boss which lands with ten songs and a full film attached.
Mario — “Like Her Too” Feat. Sabrina Claudio
Mario closed his 2022 year with the release of his single “Like Her Too” and now, he revisits the single with a new verse from Sabrina Claudio. The remix provides a new perspective to the sultry track while also improving it as Mario and Sabrina’s voices together make for an enchanting combo.
Layton Greene — “Spin Again”
After her 2019 EP Tell Ya Story, the East St. Louis, Illinois singer Layton Greene sought to launch the campaign for her debut album with 2020’s “Chosen One.” Fast forward to today and we’ve yet to get that album, but we have taken another step forward with her new single “Spin Again.” The emotional ballad admits to falling back to a lover because of their intimate connection.
Njomza — Stages
Two years removed from Limbo, Njomza is back with her best project with Stages. Its seven songs reach higher and provide just the right energy for the impending summer months of fun. Whether it’s a pumping party in the daytime, one at night, or a freeing drive in the sun, Njomza’s project has the soundtrack.
Josh Levi — Disc Two (Scratched Up)
A little over a year after Josh Levi released his sophomore EP Disc Two, the singer returns with an expanded edition of the project. Disc Two (Scratched Up) comes attached with three new songs including the braggadocious “Ego.”
Col3trane — “Queen’s Disease”
Col3trane is always hard at work and just a year after the release of Lush Life, the singer is back with a new single. “Queen’s Disease” is his latest offering and it’s a record that speaks about a partner who can’t seem to decide what they want and need in love.
Emotional Oranges & Nonso Amadi — “Not Worthy”
You can sure as hell bet that Emotional Oranges has a new project on the way, and their new single with Nonso Amadi brings more excitement to that body of work. This a record that’s perfect for the summer whether it plays under the sun at a city day party or by the coast for some time at the beach.
Tyla — “Girl Next Door” Feat. Ayra Starr
South African singer Tyla had been making waves for quite some time now and she’s only going to bring more attention to herself with her latest single “Girl Next Door.” The track features star Nigerian singer Ayra Starr as they sing about wanting their partners to stay focused on them and not let their eyes wander.
Devvon Terrell — “Single Friends”
For his second single of the year, Devvon Terrell is back with the fun and flirtatious “Single Friends.” The singer sees the potential for a relationship with a friend in his life, so he lays all his cards down to make a proposal that might just be too sweet to deny.
Boy Spyce — “Relationship”
Rising Mavins Records singer Boy Spyce returns with “Relationship,” another record that is proof of the afrobeats singer’s big potential. Here, Spyce showcases his waning interest in a relationship as he’s seen enough to make him turn away from them.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Life can be endlessly absurd. So it’s better to embrace the absurdity than to deny it. That’s exactly what indie rocker Alex Lahey is doing on her forthcoming album The Answer Is Always Yes, which drops Friday.
Coming off the success of her previous releases, The Best Of Luck Club and Love You Like A Brother, Lahey’s tour plans were put on hold thanks to the pandemic, so she had ample time to contemplate her life. “Living in a world that wasn’t made for you makes you pretty strong and adaptive, and you find the fun in it,” she says in a statement. “It also makes you realize how absurd everything is. With this record, I wanted to get weird because the world is weird, and it’s even weirder when you realize you don’t fit into it all the time.”
Throughout The Answer Is Always Yes, Lahey looks upon uncomfortable situations with humor. Her catchy number “Congratulations” is a tongue-in-cheek reaction to exes getting married in a short span of time, while “They Wouldn’t Let Me In” is a post-punk-leaning track dissects the politics of “coolness” and all the places she didn’t feel accepted as a teen discovering her queerness.
Ahead of the release of The Answer Is Always Yes, Alex Lahey talks surprise birthday parties, Limp Bizkit, and Fleetwood Mac-level TikTok fame in our latest Q&A.
What are four words you would use to describe your music?
Tongue in cheek core.
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?
Hopefully the teens of 2050 will make one of my songs go viral on whatever the TikTok of the 2050 is so I can have a cushy Fleetwood Mac level retirement.
What’s your favorite city in the world to perform?
I don’t know what I did to deserve this, but Minneapolis has never failed me.
Who’s the person who has most inspired your work, and why?
My old high school big band teacher, Mr Foley, inspired my attitude and approach to playing music with other people.
Where did you eat the best meal of your life?
I had a Ratatouille “life flashed before my eyes” moment when I first tasted the focaccia di recco at Chi Spacca in LA.
What album do you know every word to?
I listened to Young For Eternity by The Subways the other day for the first time in forever and couldn’t believe that I still knew every single word.
What was the best concert you’ve ever attended?
Paramore at Bonnaroo in 2018.
What is the best outfit for performing and why?
I mean, that’s up to the person performing, but my pro tip is a sports bra for ultimate support and avoiding grey because everyone will know you’re schvitzing.
Who’s your favorite person to follow on Twitter and/or Instagram?
I do love it when Ben Lee goes on a nostalgia kick on his Instagram.
What’s your most frequently played song in the van on tour?
“Break Stuff” by Limp Bizkit is omnipresent in the van.
What’s the last thing you Googled?
The train route from Heathrow to Shoreditch.
What album makes for the perfect gift?
One that means something to your relationship but isn’t too obvious. Play it coooooool.
Where’s the weirdest place you’ve ever crashed while on tour?
In the loft of a mechanic’s garage in Brisbane where the only other tenant was a man with one leg.
What’s the story behind your first or favorite tattoo?
I feel like I’m the only touring musician on the planet who doesn’t have any tattoos.
What artists keep you from flipping the channel on the radio?
Currently it’s Alvvays, Bully, and Bonnie Raitt. What a holy trinity.
What’s the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?
My mum and my partner threw me a surprise birthday party last year and I had NO idea it was coming and I was MOVED.
What’s one piece of advice you’d go back in time to give to your 18-year-old self?
Life is long — let it take its time.
What’s the last show you went to?
I saw Mmeadows at Gold Diggers in LA and they were unreal.
What movie can you not resist watching when it’s on TV?
My gf roasts me for this all the time, but it’s Miss Congeniality.
What’s one of your hidden talents?
I can play the spoons.
The Answer Is Always Yes is out 5/19 via Liberation. Find more information here.
The true crime streaming obsession is real for many people, and there has never been a more plentiful supply of dramatic reenactments based upon real-life than over the past few years. Kaley Cuoco has also never been more on fire than the past few years (Harley Quinn and The Flight Attendant, obvs), and she’s getting in on the gruesome game with a show that also has some fun with the fixation.
That would be Peacock’s upcoming Based on a True Story show. She portrays a woman who is so wrapped up in true crime narratives that she apparently gets hot and bothered at one point while thinking about the subject with her husband, portrayed by Chris Messina. The first eight-episode season of the series will be bingeable all at once on June 8.
Producers from The Boys and Ozark steer this twisted ship, so expect some mayhem. From the synopsis:
Based On A True Story follows a realtor, a former tennis star and a plumber who seize a unique opportunity to capitalize on America’s obsession with true crime. Emmy Award nominee Kaley Cuoco (The Flight Attendant) stars as ‘Ava Bartlett,’ alongside Chris Messina (Air) and Tom Bateman (Thirteen Lives) in your next obsession.
In 2018, should-be Rock Hall membersThe National launched Homecoming Festival, their own event in Cincinnati, Ohio. Of that installment, Uproxx’s Steven Hyden wrote, “Homecoming is the latest example of what’s become a burgeoning trend of artist-curated festivals. Similar to Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires, […] Homecoming is an artisanal alternative to big-time corporate festivals, with their interchangeable lineups and increasingly impersonal experiences. A festival like Homecoming, meanwhile, feels smaller, more livable (especially when it comes to lines for drinks and bathrooms), and driven by the personalities of the participating artists.”
The band has yet to revive the event since then, but now they’re finally ready to: Homecoming is returning to Cincinnati this fall, on September 15 and 16.
Aside from The National themselves, the lineup also features Patti Smith And Her Band, Pavement, The Walkmen, Weyes Blood, Arooj Aftab, Snail Mail, Bartees Strange, Julia Jacklin, The Drin, Carriers, Leo Pastel, and Ballard.
The National said in a statement, “When we launched Homecoming in 2018, we were overwhelmed by the response from the community and by our renewed sense of connection to our hometown. It was such an exciting, memorable weekend and we’ve long hoped to bring it back. We’re honored to return to Cincinnati five years later and be joined by so many of our favorite musicians and friends.”
Tickets go on sale on May 19 at 10 a.m. ET. Find more information here.
Cardi B shows off the new Beats By Dre Studio Buds+ as only she can in an ear-catching ad. As the Bronx rap star’s hit single “Up” plays in the background, Cardi helps demonstrate the new earbuds’ improved characteristics: clearer calls (“Yeah, girl, she gone go broke trying to keep up with me!”), better noise canceling (“Y’all ain’t got no more ginger ale?”), and more powerful sound.
The Studio Buds+ will come in three colors — Black, Ivory, and Transparent — and boast improvements to many of fans’ favorite features like Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency modes, as well as up to 36 hours of battery. They’re available to order starting today for $169.99.
While part of the appeal of booking Cardi for your campaign is getting that signature authenticity, fans will be hoping that at least one part of the commercial — the part where she’s in the studio — is truer than the rest. We already know she’s great at talking trash and that she knows how to fill up a space with her boisterous personality, but with her debut album four-plus years in the rearview, what fans really want to know is when her next album is coming out.
Fortunately, she really has been in the studio, and she promised that her new album is “coming soon” on Instagram. In the meantime, it looks like she’s maintaining her reputation as one of the most marketable artists in the business. You can watch Cardi’s Beats By Dre commercial above.
Cardi B is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
In 2005, a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz went missing, prompting a 13-year search for the iconic piece of film history. The famous footwear was stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Michigan, and sure enough, that’s where the alleged culprit has reportedly been found.
Terry Martin, a 76-year-old man who lives 12 miles from the museum, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for the theft of the missing slippers. However, little information has been provided on how Martin was identified as the main suspect.
The one-page indictment offered no clues about how the theft was carried out or how the FBI determined that Martin was responsible.
Reached by phone Wednesday at his home, Martin told the Star Tribune, “I gotta go on trial. I don’t want to talk to you.”
At the time of theft, the slippers were insured for $1 million, but current fair market appraisal values the slippers at $3.5 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in North Dakota said in a statement announcing the indictment.
After years of false leads, the ruby red slippers were recovered during a 2018 sting operation that relied on tipsters in both Michigan and Florida. Little information was provided then, either, but the feds said they were looking at a suspect.
While the FBI showed off the iconic slippers during a press conference confirming they’ve been found, the pieces of Hollywood history have yet to be publicly displayed since the heist.
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