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Kid Cudi has a lot to be happy about right now. He was just named a last-minute addition to the Coachella lineup for its upcoming second weekend. Oh yeah, and he’s getting married: On Instagram last night/this morning (April 18), Cudi announced that he is now engaged to fiancée Lola Abecassis Sartore.

Sharing photos of himself and his betrothed at the April 16 premiere of Sonic spin-off series Knuckles, Cudi wrote, “My fiancé Lola and me at the Knuckles premiere. This amazing woman makes me so happy, she is everything to me and im so excited to share this news w u all [face holding back tears emoji] Life is wild, and right when I felt my future was uncertain, it became crystal clear with Lola. Happy Cud in full effect.”

Sartore shared a post of her own and wrote, “I never thought I could love someone this much! So proud to call you my fiancé Scott.”

According to her LinkedIn profile, Sartore studied at the Atelier Chardon Savard fashion design school from 2014 to 2017 and has worked at Louis Vuitton since 2017, first as a product manager assistant and now as a designer.

As for Knuckles, Cudi is in the cast alongside folks like Idris Elba, Adam Pally, and Cary Elwes. The show is set to premiere on Paramount+ on April 26.

In the few short years of Abbott Elementary‘s award-winning run on television, the show has already had an impressive slate of guest stars, including Vince Staples, Zack Fox, Philadelphia 76ers star Andre Iguodala, Philly area native Bradley Cooper, and even Flyers mascot Gritty. The latest Philadelphian celebrity to feature on the show? None other than The Roots’ Questlove, who popped up to support Ava-fest, Janelle James’ principal character’s narcisstic spin on open house. Amir came through in the clutch for Ava after she built up her legend as a close personal friend of the drummer who credited herself for co-founding the Roots — much to her coworkers’ skeptical chagrin.

Quest’s appearance came during a season in which the show’s profile has skyrocketed; in addition to Cooper, other well-known celebrities to stop by the fictional elementary school this season have included legendary actress Cree Summer — a major influence on television as the voice of basically every Black cartoon character of the ’90s and early 2000s — Tatyana Ali, best known for her role as Ashley on The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, and Eagles players Jason Kelce, Jalen Hurts, and Brandon Graham, who appeared in the season premiere via video chat for a failed romantic bid by a supporting character.

Questlove seemed pretty amused by the flurry of messages he received when the episode aired on the east coast, and social media was flooded with fans’ delight at his much-teased, semi-unlikely (but pretty much guaranteed) appearance. Now, we just need to see about getting Sexyy Red that cameo…

Abbott Elementary airs on Wednesdays at 9 pm on ABC.

Wednesday’s Play-In games in the East followed a similar script to those in the West, with a thrilling opener in the 7-8 game before an absolute rout in the 9-10 matchup.

After the Sixers escaped with a win over the Heat in the opener, the Chicago Bulls lit up the extremely porous Atlanta Hawks defense en route to a 131-116 win to extend their season and send Atlanta into an offseason of uncertainty. The Bulls jumped out to a massive lead in the early going, taking a 40-22 lead after the first quarter. They met almost no resistance from Atlanta, with DeMar DeRozan setting the tone in the halfcourt, and then were able to get out and run in transition thanks to some sloppy turnovers by the Hawks.

However, the Hawks would go on a 14-0 run to open the second quarter, cutting the deficit to just a couple of possessions thanks to a heater from Dejounte Murray, who finished the game with 30 points, seven rebounds, and six assists.

Chicago would eventually find their flow again offensively in what became a shootout, taking a 73-67 lead into the halftime break. It was in the third quarter that the Bulls really stretched things out, with Coby White leading the charge. White continued his breakout season with one of the best performances of his career, scoring 42 points on 15-of-21 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and six assists. The fifth year guard was lethal going downhill, carving up Atlanta’s weak point of attack defense and getting to the rim pretty much at will, before showing off his range from three to bury the Hawks for good.

White got help from DeRozan (22 points, nine assists), Nikola Vucevic (24 points, 12 rebounds), and Ayo Dosunmu (19 points on 8-of-12 shooting), as Chicago could simply get whatever they wanted offensively. They’ll now go to Miami to face the Heat on Friday for the 8-seed and a first round series against the Boston Celtics, and will be coming in with plenty of confidence after their performance against the Hawks. That game in Miami also might be against a Heat team without Jimmy Butler, who suffered a knee injury on Wednesday night in Philly and is feared to have suffered an MCL injury. Unfortunately for the Bulls, they also didn’t emerge from the first Play-In game unscathed, as Alex Caruso suffered a foot sprain early on when teammate Andre Drummond stepped on him, and his status for Friday is in doubt.

For the Hawks, they will go into an offseason where they are in desperate need of a roster refresh. The tandem of Dejounte Murray and Trae Young seems to have run its course, as they just don’t seem to click together at all. Beyond just that dynamic, the defensive effort all year was rough and was particularly awful on Wednesday night, and something needs to change sooner than later. While Murray was the one on the trade block entering the deadline, Young’s name has also come up in rumors and there’s some very interesting decisions to be made about their roster as a whole — Young’s performance in this game being the last impression of him this season doesn’t help his cause, at least with fans.

All the way back in March 2022, Rob49 told Uproxx about his favorite spots in New Orleans, Louisiana. The New Orleans-bred rapper will have an opportunity to visit them all when his and Skilla Baby’s newly announced co-headlining Vultures Eat The Most Tour rolls through the Smoothie King Center on June 15.

According to a press release, this will be Rob49 and Skilla Baby’s first time touring together. The 17-date North American trek will open on May 30 in Orlando, Florida. The aforementioned New Orleans concert on June 15 — doubling as Rob49’s third annual Vulture Island Experience — will stage surprise guests such as Baby Drill, Polo G, Hunxho, No Cap, and YTB Fatt.

Tickets will go on sale for the general public on Friday, April 19, through the tour’s official website. The press release also states, “Pre-sale tickets will go live on Thursday, April 18, through each city’s promoter.”

Rob49 And Skilla Baby’s Vultures Eat The Most Tour Dates

05/30 — Orlando, FL @ Level 13
06/01 — Chicago, IL @ Chi City Fest
06/02 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
06/05 — Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
06/06 — Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
06/08 — Richmond, VA @ The National
06/11 — New York, NY @ Webster Hall
06/12 — Hartford, CT @ The Webster
06/13 — Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
06/14 — Providence, RI @ The Strand
06/15 — New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
06/16 — Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theater
06/24 — Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere’s
06/25 — Joliet, IL @ The Forge
06/27 — Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
07/01 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre
07/02 — Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

Rob49 And Skilla Baby’s Vultures Eat The Most Tour Poster

Jimmy Butler did not look like himself for much of the Miami Heat’s Play-In Tournament loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. While Butler played 40 minutes, he never looked like he was able to shake a knee injury that he suffered in the waning moments of the first quarter when Kelly Oubre accidentally collided with his leg while trying to contest a shot.

Butler was on the ground in serious pain, but managed to gut it out in what ended up being a 105-104 Heat loss. After the game, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the fear in Miami is that Butler suffered an MCL injury that could keep him out indefinitely, depending on what happens with some upcoming testing he’ll get performed.

After the game, Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports got a video of Butler attempting to leave the arena, and it was clear that he was in some serious pain as he tried to walk.

Butler had 19 points on 5-for-18 shooting with five steals, five assists, and four rebounds in the loss to Philadelphia. The Heat’s next game comes on Friday night, when they’ll play host to either the Chicago Bulls or the Atlanta Hawks with the winner moving on to play the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.

Good Looks’ “If It’s Gone” made Steven Hyden’s “Favorite Music Of March 2024” list because, as Hyden wrote, “I can’t stop listening to it.” The single was the first from Good Looks’ forthcoming album, Lived Here For A While. On Wednesday, April 17, the Austin, Texas-based band released “Self-Destructor.”

According to a press release, “The track is a breakup song, in a way, about frontman Tyler Jordan’s breakup with a former bandmate, relating to where they come from and where they are going, before ultimately deciding to part ways.”

The song arrives with a black-and-white video directed by John TerEick. In it, Good Looks gets together for a jam session and plays pool at the Austin bar Sagebrush before deciding to go on a road trip to Waco. By the video’s end, the band arrives in a field and sets off fireworks into the night sky.

Good Looks also announced 11 new US tour dates, including Old Settler’s Music Festival in Dale, Texas on May 10. What is billed as the “album release show” is scheduled for June 6 at Ballroom in Austin, Texas.

Watch the “Self-Destructor’ video above, and check out all of Good Looks’ upcoming tour dates below.

05/10 — Dale, TX @ Old Settler’s Music Festival
06/06 — Austin, TX @ Ballroom
06/20 — St. Louis, MO @ The Sinkhole
06/21 — Chicago, IL @ Gman Tavern
06/22 — Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
06/23 — Fort Wayne, IN @ Brass Rail
06/25 — Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
06/26 — Newport, KY @ Southgate House
06/27 — Bloomington, IN @ Blockhouse Bar
06/29 — Jackson, MS @ Duling Hall
06/30 — New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
07/25 — Little Rock, AR @ Whitewater Tavern
07/27 — McAlester, OK @ Dancing Rabbit Music Festival
07/29 — Pensacola, FL @ The Handlebar
07/30 — Panama City, FL @ Mosey’s
08/01 — Atlanta, GA @ Smith’s Olde Bar
08/04 — Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light
08/06 — Raleigh, NC @ The Pour House Music Hall
08/08 — Brooklyn, NY @ Purgatory

Lived Here For A While is out 6/7 via Keeled Scales. Find more information here.

Rihanna teased new music, and the sky is blue. Famously, Rihanna has not released an album since 2016’s ANTI. Yes, she sort of fed her fans’ insatiable appetite with two 2022 singles for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack, and yes, she performed the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show in February 2023. Regardless, the seemingly never-ending wait for a new Rihanna album persists. When will Rihanna actually drop new music? Who knows. But Rihanna seems to really enjoy teasing that she might drop new music at any moment.

On Wednesday, April 17, Rihanna attended the Fenty x Puma Creeper Phatty Earth Tone launch event in London. While there, she was asked about whether there were “any plans to have RZA and Riot” on her next album by Entertainment Tonight.

“It’s up to them,” Rihanna said. For reference, Rihanna shares RZA and Riot with ASAP Rocky. RZA will turn two in May, and Riot was born last August. So, if Rihanna is waiting for her sons to become old enough to make a conscious decision about wanting to be featured artists on her next album, fans will be waiting awhile.

With Entertainment Tonight, Rihanna continued to play coy about a release date (“I wanna know, too”) and teased the material she has in the vault.

“I already got stuff that I feel like I could make hits out of,” Rihanna told the outlet. “Me and Rocky are really trying to figure out who’s gonna use what because it’s so good.”

Watch the clip below.

Caitlin Clark has yet to play in a WNBA game and she’s already set to earn some major cash. According to Shams Charania and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic, Clark is nearing an 8-figure endorsement deal with Nike, which previously had a deal with the former University of Iowa star during her collegiate career in Iowa City.

Additionally, Clark is slated to get a signature shoe from the company, which beat out Under Armour and Adidas to secure Clark’s signature. In fact, The Athletic reports that Under Armour had the face of its basketball brand as part of its pitch to bring Clark on board, as Curry was involved in the meeting to try and sell her on joining the brand.

It’s been a busy couple of days for Clark, who appeared on Saturday Night Live over the weekend before becoming the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft. She’ll continue to spend the next few years of her career in the midwest, as Clark went to an Indiana Fever team that will look to build around her and a pair of All-Stars, Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston.

Clark is headed to the W after a collegiate career in which she rewrote the record books and earned back-to-back national player of the year honors.

GloRilla was busy online promoting “Wanna Be” featuring Megan Thee Stallion on Wednesday, April 17, so nothing seems amiss. However, according to TMZ, GloRilla was “arrested and booked […] on suspicion of driving under the influence, consuming and possessing an open alcoholic beverage container, and a separate traffic charge” in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

TMZ obtained the police report, which details that the platinum-certified rapper born Gloria Woods was taken to jail at 6:12 a.m. on Tuesday morning, April 16, but “bonded out a few hours later.” GloRilla suffered “a wardrobe malfunction.” When police wanted GloRilla to submit to a breathalyzer, which GloRilla reportedly “refused,” her “breast slipped out from under her clothes.”

GloRilla had initially been pulled over by police around 4 a.m. EST because she was spotted “making a U-turn at a solid red traffic light.” The reporting police officer claimed GloRilla’s car smelled of alcohol and marijuana, and while GloRilla allegedly admitted that she had been drinking earlier in the evening, “she wouldn’t say how much she’d consumed and insisted she was good to drive.”

The police report states that a field sobriety test was administered, including “the eye-follow test, the walk-and-turn, one-leg balance,” and asking GloRilla to walk in a straight line. As per TMZ, “the cops claim she bombed” most of these sobriety tests and especially struggled with “staying on her feet.”

As of this writing, GloRilla has not publicly commented on this matter.

Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

The Philadelphia 76ers are heading to the NBA playoffs. While it wasn’t the prettiest win in franchise history, Philadelphia played host to the Miami Heat on Wednesday night and overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half to pick up a 105-104 win in the 7-8 game of the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament. Now, the Sixers will enter the postseason as the 7-seed, while the Heat still need to get their future all sorted out.

The story of the first half was Philly’s inability to figure out Miami’s zone. The Heat decided to play a 2-3 that totally flummoxed the Sixers, even as Bam Adebayo only played 12 first half minutes due to early foul trouble and Jimmy Butler dealt with a knee injury.

For whatever reason, Philly just had zero answer for this wrinkle. They went into the locker room down 51-39, and shot 14-for-42 (33.3 percent) from the field and 3-for-18 (16.7 percent) from three, all while turning the ball over 11 times. While Miami’s offense wasn’t especially great either — 18-for-42 (42.9 percent) from the field and 6-for-20 (30 percent) from three — any time they were able to set up their defense, Philly found itself helpless.

And then, midway through the third quarter, the Sixers showed some life because of some chicken. In the immediate aftermath of Caleb Martin missing back-to-back free throws to give the fans free food, Philly ripped off an 8-0 run to go from down by double-digits to back within three.

For the rest of the frame and into the start of the fourth, Miami always seemed to have an answer — a big make to extend their lead to two possessions, a timely stop, etc. — that kept Philly from taking the lead. Even when the Sixers eventually tied it up, they just could not get over the hump.

But with just under nine minutes left in the fourth, the breakthrough came when Joel Embiid found Nic Batum — who was nothing short of brilliant on both ends of the floor — out on the wing for a wide open triple.

In classic Heat fashion, though, they refused to go away. A Jaime Jaquez dunk with about five and a half minutes to go put them back ahead, and the Sixers once again struggled to wrest the lead away from them. Even when Embiid hit a three to put Philly ahead, Tyler Herro came back down and knocked down a triple of his own.

Things were tied entering the game’s final minute, when the Sixers were able to force a backcourt violation due to Batum’s pressure on Herro. And on the ensuing possession, Philadelphia went ahead with 36 seconds remaining when Embiid found Kelly Oubre for a layup, a foul, and an and-one.

Miami came back down and went for the tie, getting the ball into the hands of Herro and giving him a green light to pull up. But once again, Batum came up big, as he caught up to the Heat guard and blocked his attempt from deep.

Despite Miami’s best efforts, the team just ran out of time, and Philly was able to defend its homecourt. Embiid’s 23-point, 15-rebound, 5-assist night led the way, while Batum’s performance off the bench made headline, as the veteran swingman had 20 points on 6-for-10 shooting from three and five boards off the bench. For Miami, Herro led the team 25 points and nine assists.

The win means that Philadelphia secured the 7-seed in the Western Conference, which means they’re headed to Madison Square Garden to take on the 2-seed New York Knicks. Game 1 of their series is slated to tip at 6 p.m. EST on Saturday afternoon. Miami, meanwhile, will play either Atlanta or Chicago in the final Play-In Tournament game with the hopes of earning the 8-seed and a matchup with the Boston Celtics.