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“Why aren’t you watching Silo?”

It’s a valid question that has been posed by our own Jessica Toomer. The series should not only appeal to sci-fans and those who have gobbled up Hugh Howey’s Wool, Shift, and Dust but also those who adore Graham Yost’s (Justified) showrunning style. The impending second season has been filming for several months, so we should hear about a release date soon. What does matter is that Rebecca Ferguson has been teasing the “incredibly intense” and “wet” happenings to come (behave, people) after Juliette leaves the silo that she has always called home and then discovers more silos over the hill.

Ferguson recently sat down, along with Yost and co-stars Tim Robbins and Common, to drop more hints during a Deadline-hosted panel. And finally, we are really receiving an in-depth discussion about Common’s Inexplicable Leather Jacket in the series.

As silly as that sounds, this is a thing that has troubled not only viewers (because that leather jacket looks so out-of-the-ordinary alongside the functional clothing of the silo) but also readers, since Sims is not specified as wearing a leather jacket in the books. The issue has perplexed Redditors, who have not only asked, “Someone, anyone, please explain Sims’ jacket to me…” as well as “Where did Sims get a shiny new leather jacket?” but also, importantly, “Where’d my man find a whole ass cow?” Another Redditor admitted, “This has troubled a lot of us.”

The thing is, yes, there are cows in the self-sustaining silo, but the leather jacket still seems impractical, and Deadline’s Lynette Rice decided that Common should answer for this oddness. As Rice inquired, “He’s got the very cool outfit on, the leather… he oozes cool… why is that?”

Common’s first reaction: “I think just because I’m cool.” He then elaborated:

“No, just kidding… this was some of the best material I’ve ever read… and then I started to look at Sims… he could have just been a heavy, but they wrote him that he wasn’t just a heavy. He was fighting for something that he believed in, but he also had some dimensions to him. So I have to say [about] Sims’ style, I gotta give it up for Charlotte [Morris], who is our costume designer.” [Morris and Graham generated] “ideas with who Sims would be… and I just kinda put on the outfit and started to breathe it. I just did my inner work.”

And does he field this question on the street? Yes:

“People do ask me why am I the only one in the silo in a leather jacket, and how is my head, like, always shaved, every day, and I’m like clean cut, and everybody’s grimy and stuff. But like I said, Sims is kinda cool.”

There you have it. Silo‘s first season can currently be streamed on Apple TV+.

(Via Deadline)

In 2010, LeBron James became the most coveted free agent in NBA history to actually put his services on the open market. James rather famously allowed teams to try and recruit him as he was searching for the opportunity to win the first championship of his career.

Staying home in Cleveland was certainly on the table, but Miami, Chicago, and New York all loomed as significant suitors for James. The Knicks, many thought, were a frontrunner for LeBron, hoping he would finally be the superstar that chose New York. He ultimately chose to join the Miami Heat, winning two titles in four years, but the Knicks were unquestionably in play, as he and Dwyane Wade considered joining forces in the Garden.

In the 14 years since that summer, there have been rumors and rumblings about a pitch video the Knicks made for LeBron that featured a reunion from The Sopranos for James Gandolfini and Edie Falco, along with other New York luminaries trying to convince James to join the Knicks. Finally, that video has been found thanks to Pablo Torre on his show, Pablo Torre Finds Out, and he had Knicks fans Jason Concepcion and Rob Perez watch it with him in a very funny episode that can be viewed in full above.

The part most people will want to see is the Sopranos portion, which they clipped for Twitter and features Tony and Carmela in witness protection in New York City, trying to find Tony’s friend LeBron a new place.

This is, believe it or not, the high point of the pitch video, which has aged like milk with the likes of Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein, and Rudy Giuliani all pitching LeBron on how great New York is. Spike Lee, Willis Reed, and Clyde Frazier don’t show up until close to the end of the 10-minute long video, and much of it looks like a mediocre New York Tourism advertisement rather than a star-studded free agency pitch. It’s a truly unbelievable video and LeBron choosing not to join the Knicks makes even more sense after watching it.

Alex Garland’s new movie, Civil War, has been racking up rave reviews and it just had A24’s biggest opening weekend ever. The film plunges audiences into a modern-day conflict on American soil as the states of Texas and California break off from the rest of the country to stop a tyrannical government.

While Civil War is best seen in a theater where the surround sound and giant screen puts you right in the middle of the action, sometimes you just want to watch a movie at home on your nice comfy couch. As for when Civil War will start streaming, we got you covered.

When Will Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ Stream On Max?

Considering Civil War just opened in theaters, the earliest it would arrive on Max is the end of summer. A24 re-upped its exclusive streaming deal with Max, so keeping a close eye on what’s been happening with The Iron Claw gives us the best guess on Civil War‘s release window. The A24 film starring Zac Efron hit theaters in late December, and it’s still not available for streaming on Max as of this writing. According to Forbes, it won’t arrive on the service until late April or early May, which is about a four-to-five month wait.

If Civil War follows a similar strategy to The Iron Claw, it won’t start streaming on Max until late August or early September. So, it’s going to be a bit.

However, The Iron Claw only had a 45-day release window before it was available to stream on VOD services like Apple TV+ or Prime Video. It’s too early to tell if that strategy will hold for other A24 releases, but if Love Lives Bleeding hits VOD in late April or early May, then the 45-day window is a safe bet. That means Civil War will be available on VOD in late May or early June.

Here’s the official synopsis:

From filmmaker Alex Garland comes a journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.

Civil War is now playing in theaters.

Inside Out is one of Pixar’s most popular movies. It’s the studio’s second highest-grossing non-sequel ever and was nominated for two Oscars, including a win for Best Animated Feature. The film also has a strong theme park presence in Disneyland, the home of Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind and Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff candy shop (love and miss you, Bing Bong).

It’s a favorite among child and adults alike. But what about moody, in-the-throes-of-puberty teenagers? Well, Inside Out 2 is for them — and about them. (Kids and adults will like it, too).

In the upcoming months, we’ll have a lot more on Inside Out 2, including an interview with the director and producer. But for now, here’s everything to know about the Pixar sequel, including plot details and the release date. Be sure to stick around to the end to see some adoringly animated concept art.

Plot

Inside Out ended with Riley accepting her new life in San Francisco and the emotions in her head — Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger — working together as a balanced unit. The sequel is set roughly a year later and catches up with Riley as a now-teenager who’s off to spend the summer at hockey camp. But then: puberty hits. Uh oh. Joy & Co’s harmonious way of doing things is upended by new emotions: Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment.

Will so many emotions be able to coexist in one teenage girl’s mind?

The Inside Out 2 team, including director Kelsey Mann, producer Mark Nielsen, and writer Meg LeFauve, felt it was a natural fit for Riley to enter adolescence in the sequel. “We read a lot of books and spoke with psychologists about what happens to the teenage brain — the expansion of their minds at that time,” explained Nielsen. “It became clear pretty quickly that there would be a lot of potential for entertainment with a new group of Emotions coming in and disrupting the core five that have just hit their stride in figuring out how to work together.” He added, “There are definitely more complex Emotions that come with being a teenager.” Anyone who was ever a jerk to their parents for no reason when they were 13 is silently nodding along.

I recently visited Pixar HQ in Emeryville, California, and watched the first 30 minutes of Inside Out 2. The sequel wastes no time in re-establishing the personality dynamics from the first film in clever ways, while successfully introducing the new characters — especially Anxiety. Maya Hawke, of Stranger Things fame, is perfect casting as personified worry.

“I’d zeroed in on the idea of Anxiety being a major character,” said Mann. “It’s something that really starts to appear as we become teenagers — we can all relate. I remember doing a lot of research early on about what happens in our brains at this age that triggered this idea of a wrecking ball coming through Headquarters — a bunch of workers piling in and tearing everything down. It’s a renovation — that’s kind of what it feels like to be a teenager. It’s chaotic.”

To make sure the chaos was accurate, a braintrust of actual-teenage girls, dubbed Riley’s Crew, was put together while developing Inside Out 2. They were all between the ages of 13 and 19, “and every four months we would show the movie to them and we would meet with them and have a notes session and get their thoughts on like the characters, Riley’s relationship with her friend group, what’s going on with them emotionally, and does that resonate?” explained Nielsen. Mann added, “That group was incredibly helpful. And man, did they give great notes. They gave sometimes greater, better notes than the people who work here. They were fantastic with it. They treated it like an assignment.”

Based on what I’ve seen, they understood the assignment.

Cast

Amy Poehler returns from the first movie as Joy, as does Phyllis Smith as Sadness, Lewis Black as Anger, and Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan as Riley’s parents (don’t worry, “hot dad” Mr. Andersen still has his mustache). Tony Hale and Liza Lapira replaced Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling as the new voices of Fear and Disgust, while Riley is now played by Kensington Tallman.

The new emotions are voiced by Maya Hawke (Anxiety), Ayo Edebiri (Envy), Adèle Exarchopoulos (Ennui), and Emmy winner/wrestler Paul Walter Hauser (Embarrassment). The rest of the cast includes Lilimar, Paula Pell, Yvette Nicole Brown, June Squibb, Pixar good luck charm John Ratzenberger, and in a very funny scene, Ron Funches as Bloofy and Yong Yea as Lance Slashblade.

Release Date

Inside Out 2 comes out on June 14.

Trailer

Inside Out 2 had the biggest animated trailer launch in Disney history with over 157 million views in its first 24 hours of release, including a whopping 78 million from TikTok (would you believe Anxiety is a hit on there?). That shatters the previous record set by Frozen 2 (116.4 million). “We are thrilled so many people have tuned in to check out the new trailer for Inside Out 2,” said Pete Docter, who directed the first Inside Out and is now Pixar’s chief creative officer. “When the first film came out, we knew that by telling a story where we could see our emotions — those little voices inside your head — there would be so much more to explore than we could possibly fit into one film.”

You can watch the trailer below.

Concept Art

Below, you can find concept art from Inside Out 2.

Shakira shocked Coachella this past weekend by popping up during collaborator Bizarrap’s set and announcing the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour. Now, she has followed that up with an official announcement of dates. Those kick off this November, but in terms of when you can buy tickets, here’s what you need to know.

When Do Tickets For Shakira’s ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’ Tour Come Out?

Ticket sales start with a Citi pre-sale, which begins on April 17 at 10 a.m. local time. Find more information about that via Citi. There’s also an artist pre-sale that starts April 17 at 10 a.m. local time. Then, the general on-sale begins on April 22 at 10 a.m. local time. Find more information about tickets on Shakira’s website.

Find the full list of Shakira’s announced dates for the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour below.

Shakira 2024 Tour Dates: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour

11/02 — Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena
11/07 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
11/09 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
11/16 — San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center
11/17 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
11/20 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
11/23 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
11/25 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
11/30 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
12/05 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
12/08 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
12/10 — Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
12/14 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
12/15 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena

Taylor Swift is now just a few days away from dropping her new album, The Tortured Poets Department. Between building the excitement by having a QR code painted in Chicago and announcing a Spotify pop-up in Los Angeles, fans have also discovered the songwriting credits for the entire record.

According to Capital.FM, the credits were made available to those who pre-saved the album. Users on Reddit also showed a screenshot from Apple Music. The majority of the tracks find Swift alternating working with her frequent collaborators, Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner. However, she also wrote two of the songs by herself.

Here’s what to know.

Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department: Here Are The Full Album Credits With Songwriters

1. “Fortnight” Feat. Post Malone: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff & Austin Post
2. “The Tortured Poets Department”: Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff
3. “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys”: Taylor Swift
4. “Down Bad”: Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff
5. “So Long, London”: Taylor Swift & Aaron Dessner
6. “But Daddy I Love Him”: Taylor Swift & Aaron Dessner
7. “Fresh Out The Slammer”: Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff
8. “Florida!!!” Feat. Florence + The Machine: Taylor Swift & Florence Welch
9. “Guilty As Sin?”: Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff
10. “Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me?”: Taylor Swift
11. “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)”: Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff
12. “loml”: Taylor Swift & Aaron Dessner
13. “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart”: Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff
14. “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived”: Taylor Swift & Aaron Dessner
15. “The Alchemy”: Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff
16. “Clara Bow”: Taylor Swift & Aaron Dessner

The Tortured Poets Department is out 4/19 via Republic Records. Find more information here.

This week saw the release of a ton of great new pop music. Dua Lipa is beating a man at his own game, as she shared her latest single from her summer-themed upcoming album. Sabrina Carpenter treated fans to another catchy pop anthem, just in time for her set at Coachella. Maggie Rogers and Girl In Red returned with brand new records. And so much more.

Check out the rest of Uproxx’s Best New Pop Music roundup below.

Dua Lipa — “Illusion”

Dua Lipa is preparing to lift our moods this summer with her Radical Optimism album. While it’s still a few weeks away, she dropped “Illusion” as the latest preview — a confident anthem that finds Lipa continuing to take charge of her love life, without letting any toxicity confuse her. “‘Illusion’ was the first song Caroline, Danny, Tobias, Kevin and I worked on together, and it really broke the ice for the record,” she shared. “It’s about knowing what you’re getting yourself into but staying for the hell of it. The joke’s on them, it’s the fun of playing someone at their own game because ultimately you won’t fall for an illusion.”

Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso”

Just a few days before her Coachella set, Sabrina Carpenter had a fun new hit on her hands with “Espresso.” The catchy pop track plays on the ways Carpenter is pulling and maintaining an addictive relationship, complete with a surf-inspired music video. Of course, she added it to the performance in the Californian desert, giving the crowd just enough time to memorize the words.

Maggie Rogers — “If Now Was Then”

Maggie Rogers is back with her anticipated album, Don’t Forget Me. The record finds Rogers operating on a higher level of songwriting — on top of already being clearly talented in the field. One of the highlights is “If Now Was Then,” where she heads back to her old NYC stomping grounds and feels nostalgic seeing younger kids in the same places. Specifically, she remembers a past love and wishes she could go back in time to change things.

XG — “Undefeated”

“Ain’t no rivals, ain’t no rivals / They can try, but they’re never ever slowing me down / On arrival, this is my show / Crossing my heart, they know we are / Undefeated,” XG points out on their confident anthem about the girl group wrecking the competition — and showing off their skills in the process. If you’re looking for something to lift your spirits, this is it. The release is tied to the video game Valorant.

Zayn — “Alienated”

Zayn lets his vocals shine on center stage with his latest “Alienated” single, from his next album, Room Under The Stairs. Lyrically, it finds him struggling with the feeling of being alone — and allowing fans who feel the same to find comfort in it. “This is my favorite album that I’ve made to date, mainly because it comes from a place of sheer honesty and vulnerability,” Zayn shared. “I wanted each song to feel as if it was just me sitting beside you telling you how I feel, singing directly to you. It’s raw and stripped back and the type of music I always hoped to make.”

Peso Pluma, Arcángel — “PESO COMPLETO”

Peso Pluma performed his new “PESO COMPLETO” collab with Arcángel from the massive stage of none other than Coachella. The video taps into a wild level of extravagance, as the two are surrounded by bikini-clad women and lots of cash to show off. They even manage to fight some sumo wrestlers through it all.

Girl In Red — “I’m Back”

Girl In Red finally dropped her new I’m Doing It Again Baby! album, giving fans lots of jams to listen to this weekend. “I’m Back” opens the record, providing an update about the singer’s mental health — and how she is in a much better place. To set the tone for the rest of the project, it is a very hopeful and optimistic track.

Willow — “Bigfeelings”

After a string of singles over the past few months, Willow is teasing more of the new album that she has on the way with “Bigfeelings.” Ahead of Empathogen, she described that she wrote the vulnerable track “during a week where I was coming to terms with my own emotional patterns that I hadn’t known were there. Musically, it has a darkness and complexity that reflects what we all experience in our own minds. The song is about accepting those intense feelings that you have no idea what to do with.”

Suki Waterhouse — “My Fun”

Suki Waterhouse, who was also at Coachella over the weekend, recently released “My Fun” as part of a double single drop — her first few pieces of new music since welcoming her daughter. This track is all about feeling carefree, while also acknowledging a love that she’s found. “Love me like I love my fun,” Waterhouse adds in the chorus.

Hailey Orion — “Angry Woman”

About a month after Hailey Orion first released “Angry Woman,” she gave it another boost by dropping the lyric video for it. The moving song is about Orion finding and maintaining her inner strength, no matter who or what tries to knock her down. Although this release isn’t necessarily from this week, it’s still well worth checking out.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Unlike the former president, Jon Stewart was fully alert and ready to take on Donald Trump‘s hush money trial that kicked off on Monday. Like any good comedian, The Daily Show host immediately latched on to reports that Trump fell asleep during the court proceedings. An ironic move given Trump’s penchant for repeatedly accusing Joe Biden of being “sleepy.”

“Imagine committing so many crimes, you get bored at your own trial,” Stewart quipped. “Move on to the good stuff!”

Trump is on trial for allegedly falsifying financial records to hide a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, so she would not come forward during the 2016 election and reveal that she and Trump had an affair. Naturally, Trump has denied any wrongdoing and made sure to grandstand outside of the courthouse that the charges are “political persecution.”

“It’s a case that should have never been brought,” Trump said via Rolling Stone. “It’s an assault of America, and that’s why I’m very proud to be here.”

“Well, it’s true,” Stewart joked. “Trump is always very proud to be part of any assault on America.”

The Daily Show host and cast members Ronny Chieng and Desi Lydic spent the rest of the segment mocking Trump for comparing himself to both Jesus Christ and Nelson Mandela. The three argued which best represents Trump before correspondent Josh Johnson came in with a third suggestion: Trump is the new O.J. Simpson.

You can watch Stewart go to town on Trump’s hush money trail at the 8:49 mark below:

(Via Rolling Stone)

The first weekend of Coachella 2024 was full of surprises, and one of the big ones was Shakira popping up at Bizarrap’s set and announcing the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour. Now, we have dates.

What we have so far is being billed as the “first run” of shows, so more dates are to come. For now, though, the tour runs for a few weeks in November and December, hitting major venues like Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, and Boston’s TD Garden.

When it comes to tickets, the general on-sale kicks off on April 22 at 10 a.m. local time, via Shakira’s website. That will be preceded by a Citi pre-sale starting April 17 at 10 a.m. local time (more information here) and an artist pre-sale beginning April 19 at 10 a.m. local time.

Find the full list of announced dates below.

Shakira 2024 Tour Dates: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour

11/02 — Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena
11/07 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
11/09 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
11/16 — San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center
11/17 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
11/20 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
11/23 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
11/25 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
11/30 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
12/05 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
12/08 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
12/10 — Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
12/14 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
12/15 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena

Charleston, South Carolina’s High Water Festival is set to kick off this Saturday, April 20 — and there are many artists not to miss across the two-day event. With only two stages as well, the schedule gives fans time to catch every single performance if they want, as none of the sets overlap.

Here’s what to know about when you’ll be able to see your favorite acts.

Here Are The High Water Festival Set Times For 2024

On Saturday, Al Olender kicks things off from the Edisto stage from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15. He will then be followed by Leyla McCalla (3:00 to 3:45), The Dip (4:30 to 5:15), The Walkmen (6:15 to 7:15), and Shovels & Rope (8:15 to 9:15). Over on the main Stono stage, the schedule includes Olivia Dean (2:15 to 3:00), Houndmouth (3:45 to 4:30), Courtney Barnett (5:15 to 6:15), Fleet Foxes (7:15 to 8:15), and Noah Kahan closing out the night from 9:15 to 10:45.

For Sunday’s lineup on the Edisto stage, fans can catch Babe Club (1:30 to 2:15), The Heavy Heavy (3:00 to 3:45), Kevin Morby (4:30 to 5:15), Briston Maroney (6:15 to 7:15), and Grace Potter (8:15 to 9:15). Continuing the similar structure, the Stono stage will feature performances by Cut Worms (2:15 to 3:00), The Linda Lindas (3:45 to 4:30), The Wallflowers (5:15 to 6:15), The Flaming Lips (performing Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots) from 7:15 to 8:15, and finally Hozier as the final headliner, playing from 9:15 to 10:45.

View the complete High Water Festival’s set times for 2024 below. Additional information, including on getting last-minute tickets, can be found through their official website.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.