Back in 2024, Blackpink’sJennie was featured in the Beats Solo Buds campaign launch and it was a hit. Now, she and the premium headphone brand have teamed up once again, this time for the Beats Solo 4 – Jennie Special Edition.
This version of the wireless on-ear headphones features a matte red base, “R” and “J” details, and an embellished UltraPlush ear cushion with Jennie-inspired symbols. The all-red design, which also features an attached red ribbon tied into a bow, pays homage to Jennie’s debut album, Ruby.
Jennie says in a statement, “Beats has been part of my everyday life and creative process, so collaborating with them in this way feels very special. I’m excited for people to experience my music in a new way through these headphones.”
Online, the headphones will be available to purchase at Apple.com for $199, starting September 5 at 9 a.m. local time in China, the United Kingdom, and the United States (PT), and at 10 a.m. in Japan and South Korea. They’ll also be available Best Buy in the US at 9 a.m. PT and Coupang in South Korea at 10 a.m. KST.
In person, they’ll be available at a few Apple Stores: Los Angeles (The Grove), New York (Fifth Avenue), Shanghai (Jing’an), Tokyo (Omotesando), and Seoul (Myeongdong). Those locations will also offer in-store experiences, where fans can try the product out and listen to Jennie’s new playlist in Spatial Audio. The playlist, by the way, can be found on Apple Music here. It was curated specially by Jennie and features songs from Dijon, Kaytranada, Kehlani, and more.
In early 2024, there were rumors that Fifth Harmony was planning a reunion, although the reports were quickly shut down. The future of the group — Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, and Normani — remains unclear, but we are in exciting times for fans: They reunited this past weekend.
It happened at Jonas Brothers’ concert on August 21, at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, Texas. Towards the end of the show, the group made a surprise appearance and performed two songs: “Worth It” and “Work From Home.”
There appears to be no hard feelings from former member Camila Cabello, as she commented four heart emojis on the group’s Instagram post.
Jonas Brothers’ Greetings From Your Hometown Tour Setlist For August 21, 2025 At Dos Equis Pavilion In Dallas, Texas
1. “Love Me To Heaven”
2. “Only Human”
3. “S.O.S.”
4. “Sucker”
5. “On The Way Down” (Ryan Cabrera cover, with Ryan Cabrera)
6. “Little Bird”
7. “One Day At A Time / Love Is On Its Way””
8. “Peter Pan” (Kelsea Ballerini cover, with Kelsea Ballerini)
9. “Fly With Me” (with Kelsea Ballerini)
10. “Waffle House”
11. “Vacation Eyes”
12. “Celebrate!”
13. “No Time To Talk”
14. “Cake By The Ocean” (DNCE cover)
15. “Slow Motion” (Marshmello & Jonas Brothers song, with Marshmello)
16. “Leave Before You Love Me” (Marshmello & Jonas Brothers song, with Marshmello)
17. “Jealous” (Nick Jonas song)
18. “What A Man Gotta Do”
19. “Hey There Delilah” (Plain White T’s cover, with Plain White T’s)
20. “Backwards””
21. “Changing” (Kevin Jonas song)
22. “Lovebug”
23. “Worth It” (Fifth Harmony cover, with Fifth Harmony)
24. “Work From Home” (Fifth Harmony cover, with Fifth Harmony)
25. “Year 3000” (Busted cover)
26. “Burnin’ Up” (with Big Rob)
27. “Please Be Mine”
28. “When You Look Me In The Eyes” (with Kevin Jonas, Sr. and Franklin Jonas)
Benny and Josh Safdie are at a major crossroads in their film lives. While the two previously worked on movies together, the brothers are beginning to pursue solo careers. Their first films are both set to come out this year: Benny wrote, directed, and co-produced The Smashing Machine, while Josh is behind Marty Supreme, a star-studded A24 production led by Timothée Chalamet.
The latter movie is Chalamet’s first since portraying Bob Dylan in last year’s A Complete Unknown. He has some unexpected cast mates joining him this time around, including Kevin O’Leary (the businessman and Shark Tank star, yes) and Penn Jillette (of the long-running magician duo Penn & Teller).
Ahead of the movie’s release, keep reading for everything you need to know before it lands in theaters.
Plot
The official logline reads simply, “Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.”
The movie is believed to be loosely inspired by real-life ping-pong pro Marty Reisman, though A24 has said the film is “not actually based on him.”
The plot has been kept relatively under wraps, but Gwyneth Paltrow told Vanity Fair of her character, “This woman who is married to someone who is in the ping-pong mafia, as it were. [She and Mauser] meet and she’s had a pretty tough life, and I think he breathes life back into her, but it’s kind of transactional for them both.”
Cast
The movie stars Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler Okonma (Tyler, The Creator), Abel Ferrara, Fran Drescher, and Penn Jillette.
Darius Khondji, the movie’s cinematographer, toldVariety that Chalamet “for months and months” for the role, saying, “You can do anything, any camera tricks you want, but you need to have a core. He wanted to be like a real [professional] ping-pong player when he started shooting.” He added that the movie features “some of the greatest real ping-pong champions playing today” in character as players from the 1950s.
Khondji also said, “[Chalamet] is going to be very different than the Timothée Chalamet you’ve seen so far. I don’t think people are going to recognize him at all. [Viewers] will not recognize the usual romantic.” He added, “The movie is about everything but ping-pong.”
Release Date
The film is set to hit theaters on Christmas, December 25.
Keeping track of all the new albums coming out in a given month is a big job, but we’re up for it: Below is a comprehensive list of the major releases you can look forward to in September. If you’re not trying to potentially miss out on anything, it might be a good idea to keep reading.
Anybody who thought the vinyl resurgence was just a fad was mistaken: The industry has experienced a legitimate revival. As a result, music fans are interested in physical media in ways they may not have if the decades-old medium hasn’t made a comeback. That doesn’t mean everybody is listening to just their parents’ old music, though. That’s part of it, sure, thanks to rereleases that present classic albums in new ways. A vital part of the renewed vinyl wave, though, is new projects being released as records, of which there are plenty.
Whatever you might be into, each month brings a new slew of vinyl releases that has something for everybody. Some stand out above the rest, naturally, so check out some of our favorite vinyl releases of August below.
Elvis Presley — Sunset Boulevard
Graceland
The huge 5CD Sunset Boulevard set is one for completionists, spotlighting his recording sessions and rehearsals at RCA’s Sunset Boulevard Studio, from 1970 to 1975. The 2LP vinyl edition condenses that experience down to just the highlights, though, and is a great get for those exploring these classic sounds.
Dream A Dream With Studio G: Cratedigger’s Archive (1970–2009)
Jazz Dispensary
Here’s a real deep cut of a compilation: a collection of library music, made for TV and movies, from the UK’s Studio G, whose work has been heard on Doctor Who and sampled by Tyler, The Creator. This LP gathers some of Studio G’s most notable cuts and comes with liner note commentary from Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley.
One of the most iconic albums of the ’90s, Jagged Little Pill is now 30 years old. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab has gone ahead and given the project the audiophile treatment for a new reissue, which was sourced from the original master tapes and limited to just 4,000 numbered copies.
Nate Amos and Rachel Brown’s latest Water From Your Eyes album, It’s A Beautiful Place, and it’s more of the band being a more tasteful 100 Gecs, as Uproxx’s Steven Hyden has called them. The vinyl looks great, too, pressed on “Coke bottle green” vinyl.
Texas rapper BigXthaPlug guaranteed has more country features on a hip-hop album than anybody else this year: I Hope You’re Happy includes appearances from Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Shaboozey, Darius Rucker, Bailey Zimmerman, Thomas Rhett, and more. The vinyl comes in standard black, but the blue ring around the black label subtly looks very slick.
Laufey is just a year removed from winning the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album award at the 2024 Grammys for Bewitched, but she incorporates a broad range of influences on her latest, A Matter Of Time. There are great vinyl options, too, including a soft blue and a gold pressing that comes with a signed art card. There’s even a hidden single deep in the packaging in some editions.
Sex Pistols — Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols (Reissue)
Sex Pistols
Never Mind The Bollocks is so legendary that Sex Pistols remain punk icons despite this being their only album (unless you count the The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle soundtrack). The project is now getting the reissue treatment it deserves via Rhino’s new high-fidelity edition, which was cut from the original master tapes and is limited to 5,000 copies.
Earl had a quick promo cycle for Live Laugh Love: He announced the album and it was out a week later. That doesn’t mean he wasn’t prepared, though, as he had the vinyl ready to go, including a cool-looking black-and-blue pressing.
Wishbone is shaping up to be the biggest album of Gray’s career: It just debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, his best-ever placement. His web store is fortunately stocked with a number of different vinyl editions, enough to suit just about everybody’s aesthetic tastes.
Carpenter stirred up a bit of controversy with the cover art for her new album Man’s Best Friend, but she followed it with alternate art upon alternate art. Whatever edition of what will surely be one of 2025’s biggest albums grabs you, it can be yours on vinyl.
Rihanna‘s debut album, Music Of The Sun, was released on August 29, 2005 — and wouldn’t you know it, that’s 20 years ago today! To celebrate, the elusive pop star has released a special edition vinyl box set featuring all eight of her albums so far, as well as a limited-edition merch collection bearing her “Rhenna” doodle, which she has used in one way or another as a profile picture on social media since 2014. There’s even a doll of the little stick figure with adjustable arms and legs.
But, we know, we know. You don’t care about some album from 20 years ago — you want to know where her long-awaited ninth studio album is. The seemingly interminable wait for the project’s release began almost as soon as she finished promoting the Grammy-nominated, No. 1-selling 2016 album, Anti, evolving into sort of a long-running joke between Rihanna and her increasingly impatient fans.
And hey… look. You can ask her about it, but be nice, because Rihanna isn’t known as one of the clapback queens of social media for nothing. She insisted recently that her third(!) pregnancy won’t delay the album anymore than it has been… but with no release date in sight, could you even make that argument?
On the bright side, fans did get a new song from Rihanna earlier this year: “Friend Of Mine” from the Smurfs soundtrack. Better than nothing, right?
Rich Brian heads home to Indonesia and takes a scenic road trip courtesy of a friendly truck driver in the video for his latest single, “She.” The truck’s cab is adorned with stickers bearing nostalgic Indonesian sayings. One of my favorites is “tak perlu tenar yang penting rezeki lancar,” which means, roughly, “No need for fame, as long as the money keeps coming in.” You could argue that’s Brian’s musical philosophy these days as an independent artist (88rising has no major distribution partner for his latest album, Where Is My Head?).
We don’t see what our helpful trucker is hauling, but Brian’s adorned the outside of the vehicle with the title of his new album, which dropped on August 15, preceded by single “A Little Ray Of Light.” He also shared a unique visualizer for “She,” which found him watching himself perform the song via webcam — mirroring the reflective message of the song itself (no pun intended).
After releasing the album, Brian revealed the dates for his upcoming tour of the South Pacific, which will include stops in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Hawaii. You can find more info at RichBrian.net.
Watch Rich Brian’s “She” video above.
Where Is My Head? is out now via 88rising. You can find more info here.
A couple weeks ago, Ashnikko announced Smoochies, to follow her 2023 debut Weedkiller. She also shared the single “Trinkets” at the time and now she’s back today (August 29) with more new music, the 2000s-inspired (think Pussycat Dolls) “Sticky Fingers.”
In a statement, Ashnikko says of the song:
“we have a very finite time on this earth, and i would rather spend my time investing in my friends and new skills and going on adventures, than being with someone (especially a man) who doesn’t love me how i love me. get your sticky cheeto dust hands off me!!”
Watch the “Sticky Fingers” visualizer above. Below, find the Smoochies cover art and tracklist, along with Ashnikko’s upcoming tour dates.
02/11/2026 — Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy
02/14/2026 — Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
02/17/2026 — Dublin, UK @ 3Olympia
02/20/2026 — London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
Smoochies is out 10/17 via Warner Records. Find more information here.
Flo Milli is back with another new single. After returning from post-natal hiatus earlier this year with “Gripper” featuring T-Pain, she reunites with Coop and samples a 2000s classic with “Perfect Person.”
Fans of Flo’s prior work might be surprised to hear her interpolating Hoobastank’s 2004 hit “The Reason,” but as a nostalgic fan of all things Y2K, it makes sense for her to pull the alt-rock radio mainstay — even if she was just four years old when it dropped. It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time, and was even nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, so it’s not like it’s a super deep cut or anything. It’s also experienced a second life as a TikTok trend, as so many of these things have, so Milli’s timing makes sense.
Lyrically, the song takes a slightly different tack than Hoobastank, turning the apologetic power ballad into an exasperated reflection on deadbeat baby daddies and breaking mens’ hearts. “I’m really startin’ to think my baby daddy ain’t sh*t / Goin’ through my phone, bein’ bitter, what a b*tch / He a bird, he a lame, n**** sad, he a snitch / P*ssy make him go insane, pretty b*tch, take a lick,” she taunts.
The song sees Flo Milli reunite with Coop, with whom she last collaborated on “Wet Dreams” just about a year ago. Stay tuned for more from the Alabama native.
Watch Flo Milli’s “Perfect Person” video featuring Coop above.
You don’t usually see Sabrina Carpenter with an instrument in her hand, as on stage, she’s usually focused on singing and choreography. She can play, though. In fact, on her new album Man’s Best Friend, she tried her hand at perhaps an unexpected instrument: the banjo.
In a recent interview with SiriusXM’s Hits 1, she discussed the nature of making the album, saying:
“The producers of the whole album are John Ryan and Jack Antonoff, and I co-wrote the whole thing with Amy Allen, and I think the most special thing about this album was it really felt like it was a band and, you know, any one of us could be in the corner of a room and pick up an instrument and go, ‘Oh, I have this sound,’ or, ‘This sounds really cool,’ or you try banging on a glass or banging on a cup, or you like the sound of the fireplace starting up and, you know, you record that, and we sample so many different sort of real live sounds, and then there’s so many live solos on this album. There’s two guitar solos I love. There’s a fiddle solo. I play the banjo on this album. There’s a lot of really special moments.”
Carpenter also picked the song on the album she’s most proud of, saying, “I’d probably say a song called ‘We Almost Broke Up Again Last Night.’ I think I’m just in that mood today, and the song is kind of one of my first power ballads, and it’s very dramatic, but it’s very uplifting. It’s all the things you kind of want to scream at the top of your lungs and I’m a drama queen, so…”
Check out the Man’s Best Friend cover art and tracklist below.
Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend Album Cover Artwork
Island Records
Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend Tracklist
1. “Manchild”
2. “Tears”
3. “My Man On Willpower”
4. “Sugar Talking”
5. “We Almost Broke Up Again Last Night”
6. “Nobody’s Son”
7. “Never Getting Laid”
8. “When Did You Get Hot?”
9. “Go Go Juice”
10. “Don’t Worry I’ll Make You Worry”
11. “House Tour”
12. “Goodbye”
Man’s Best Friend is out now via Island Records. Find more information here.
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