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Aside from the existing Yellowstone shows, Tulsa King qualifies as the most popular Taylor Sheridan series to date. Granted, Billy Bob Thornton’s Land Man could change that, but for the moment and heading into his second season, Sly Stallone is king. The Tulsa King, rather.

Unfortunately for viewers of the series, some reported upheaval surfaced in early 2023 with news that Boardwalk Empire‘s Terence Winter would not be returning as showrunner amid what appeared to be creative differences, possibly with Sheridan himself. Well, it’s a year later, and something happened to bring Winter back on board. Granted, he will not be showrunner but working exclusively on writing and shaping the story, and furthermore, The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Tulsa King will no longer have a “traditional showrunner” at all. There will be a new executive producer who focuses upon production, and curiously, this excerpt makes mention of how Winter will be “isolate[d] a bit more” from the show’s creator. Hmm:

Sources say Winter’s new position (he’s also an executive producer, same as season one) allows him to just focus on the show’s writing amid his busy schedule and work closely with Stallone, with whom he has a strong relationship. (It also isolates him a bit more from Sheridan compared to serving as showrunner.) “He loves these characters and loved working with Sly and was glad his post-strike schedule allowed him to return to write but not run the show,” explained one source close to the production.

Well, let’s step back a moment. Sheridan has been subject to multiple reports that he can be a little prickly and clash with those who are also used to calling the shots, which appears to also be why Kevin Costner is tossing his hat into another Horizon. As Sheridan previously told The Hollywood Reporter when quizzed about showrunner departures, he declared, “My stories have a very simple plot that is driven by the characters as opposed to characters driven by a plot — the antithesis of the way television is normally modeled.” He also added of writers’ rooms, “[If] I give this directive and they’re not feeling it, then they’re going to come up with their own qualities.” How that will roll into Winter in the writers’ room is anyone’s guess, so stay tuned.

Additionally, word recently surfaced that the show’s production has shifted from Oklahoma to Atlanta, Georgia. Stallone previously made no secret of not digging the sweltering heat and humidity of the Sooner State in the summer. However, Atlanta is not exactly Antarctica, so it remains to be seen how that transition goes. Sly will be fine, though, because unlike Dwight Manfredi, he hasn’t been banished in Tulsa.

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)

If you’ve ever had trouble deciding whether to call Cleveland rapper-turned-rocker Colson Baker “Machine Gun Kelly” or its abbreviated version “MGK,” there might be some good news on the horizon. He’s gone ahead and helped us all to decide, opting to update his artist name on DSPs and other online directories.

However, the question of whether he has a “new” name is … well … you’ll see. Since Machine Gun Kelly is certainly more evocative of activities that might prevent Mr. Baker from all the sponsorship opportunities it takes to run an entertainment enterprise these days, he’s shortened it to its abbreviation.

But, rather than simply going with the acronym “MGK,” he also decided to miniaturize it in addition to truncating it, instructing directories to display it in all lower-case letters, “mgk.” He’s also updated his social media handles, although he’s kept the @ name “@machinegunkelly” for the moment, presumably because it’s practically impossible to update those things thanks to Zuck and Musk’s bromance/rivalry (they wanna be best friends so bad, truly the Cardi/Nicki of tech).

In any case, “mgk” probably won’t be much harder to search for than “Machine Gun Kelly” (it’s faster to type, at least), so as far as name changes go, it’s not the most dramatic. Maybe that’s why he insisted on the all lower-case; if there’s one thing we do know about Mr. mgk, it’s that he’s all about the drama.

Never mind the “industry plant” whispers, The Kid Laroi’s journey to success was far from easy. No, the “Heaven” rapper doesn’t come from a well-connected industry family (hi, nepo babies). He kept his head down to work at his craft, and thanks to a viral song, he’s broken through to the mainstream.

In his new Prime Video documentary, Kids Are Growing Up: A Story About A Kid Named Laroi, he gave viewers a first-hand look at his unwavering work ethic. Laroi also shared a glimpse into making his album, The First Time. He even teased some new music. Today (March 1), that record, “Still Yours,” is available for the public to enjoy.

Co-produced by Dopamine and Omer Fedi, “Still Yours” is a romantic ballad showing that Laroi proudly walks around with his heart on his sleeve. “My stomach twists and turns whenever I think about / You layin’ up, yeah, next to someone like him / I know that it’s been over for some months, but I feel / I’m still, I’m still / I’m still yours / Tell me, where did I go wrong,” sings Laroi.

On Instagram, Laroi penned a note to fans as they prepared to tune into his film. “This isn’t a documentary that’s necessarily focused on the whole come-up story,” he wrote. “But more on how I’ve navigated (or tried my best to at least) the last 4ish years. The goal of this, for me, is to hopefully inspire and let you know that you’re not alone in whatever you may be going through. Also, to show you, I still have a long way to go and a lot of room to grow.”

Listen to “Still Yours” above.

Dune: Part Two is a very good movie, maybe even one of the best science-fiction films ever made. But the entire time I was watching it, something was bugging me: how do the Sandriders get off the sandworms?

Please stop giggling. This is a serious question. We see Paul (Timothée Chalamet), Chani (Zendaya), Stilgar (Javier Bardem), and the rest of the Fremen ride the sandworms, but at no point do we witness them removing themselves from the speeding, legless beasts. Do they jump? Do they use their maker hooks? Do they have one of those inflatable slides, like on airplanes?

Thankfully, I’m not the only one with this question:

The question was even posed to director Denis Villeneuve. “I know how, but there was no time to show it in Part Two,” he told reporter Tara Hitchcock. “If ever there is such a thing as Dune Messiah, then I’ll be able to show you how you get off. But I have a strategy.” This, among other reasons, is why there needs to be a third Dune movie.

Thankfully, there’s decades of Dune lore — and a subreddit — to explain it.

Reddit user ichiban_saru wrote, “From the expanded books, the worms get tired after a while and begin to slow and come to a stop. The riders repel down and then the worm eventually dives under the sand.” This explanation was confirmed by user JohnCavil01, who added, “They generally just slide off and get away. If there’s no sufficient shelter nearby then they just try to exhaust the worm as much as possible to dissuade it from wanting to try to eat them.”

New life goal: slide off a tired sandworm, ideally with Rebecca Ferguson.

Dune: Part Two is out in theaters now.

Hulu’s Freaknik documentary Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told is just weeks from release after a year of development and today, Hulu shared the official trailer. The film will feature interviews from Atlanta luminaries like Killer Mike, Lil Jon, and more, with commentary from 21 Savage, historian Marc Lamont Hill, and Freaknik founder Amadi Boon, among others. They’ll reminisce on the wild, days-long street party that took over A-Town in the ’90s and brought attention from stars like Outkast and Tupac — and the Atlanta police when things began to get out of hand.

Freaknik has become the subject of much nostalgia in recent years, as Adult Swim created an animated feature about the Ghost Of Freaknik Past (as portrayed by T-Pain) called Freaknik: The Musical and rappers like Quavo and 21 Savage paid homage to the wild party in music videos for “Strub Tha Ground” and “Peaches & Eggplants.” A revival was attempted in 2021, but to paraphrase what a commentator says in the trailer above, it just wasn’t the same.

When the documentary was first announced, users on Twitter joked that some of the more respectable Gen-Xers might find their younger transgressions being “exposed.”

Those Freaknik aunties will only need to spend three more weeks in suspense; Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told comes to Hulu on 3/21.

As Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest after dying in prison, the prominent dissident made an interesting choice in music for the somber proceeding: The soundtrack to Terminator 2.

According to a spokesperson for Navalny via The Daily Beast, “Alexey considered Terminator 2 the best film in the whole world” and he specifically requested that music from the final scene be played.

As you can see in the video below, Navalny’s wish was granted:

The choice in music is no doubt a final jab at Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. In the iconic final moments of Terminator 2, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800 knows that the only to protect humanity from Skynet is to lower himself into a vat of molten steel. Despite the protests of Edward Furlong’s John Connor, who’s grown attached to his cyborg protector, the T-800 makes the ultimate sacrifice to save the world.

Navalny’s death has sparked increased scrutiny for Putin as the opposition leader’s name has re-entered the political discourse. However, not always in the best ways. Donald Trump recently compared himself to the now-deceased dissident who died in prison from what Russian officials are calling, and you cannot make this up, “sudden death syndrome.”

While Trump is facing a litany of indictments and civil judgments, his crimes have or will have their day in court and he’s been free to run for office all over the country. But if you ask the former president, getting slapped with fines for committing financial fraud is a “form of Navalny.” You can barely tell the situations apart, they’re so similar.

(Via The Daily Beast)

21 Savage is hitting the road this summer for the American Dream Tour to share his latest album of the same name with fans.

Last year, the “Prove It” rapper toured the country with his friend and collaborator, Drake, as part of the It’s All a Blur Tour. But for this, go around the globe, he will hold down the headlining position by himself. But across 41 dates, 21 Savage will have ample support from special guests JID, Nardo Wick, and 21 Lil Harold. The number one question for those interested in seeing the show when it arrives in a city near them is, how much is a ticket going to set me back?

Continue below for ticket pricing details, the complete tour schedule, and the official tour poster.

How Much Are Tickets For 21 Savage’s ‘American Dream’ Tour?

According to the price list for his June 1 stop at Xfinity Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut, the highest ticket price is for the Diamond VIP Package, which costs $394.20 per ticket with fees. For the pit standing-room tickets, there are several packages at different rates. The standard pit ticket with unplugged lounge access is $196.25 per ticket. The standard pit ticket with fast lane entry will run you $173.50 per ticket.

The following seating sections, 100 through 300, range from $155.50 to $432.60 (including service fees). There are two price points for sections 400 through 800: $130.81 and $197.40(including service fees). Several venues along 21 Savage’s American Dream Tour have a lawn area. For the spaces that do, fans can purchase tickets. Reserved lawn seating pricing is $67.20 (including service fees).

Similar to the VIP packages, the general lawn area has multiple add-ons. The standard lawn ticket costs $41.30 (including service fees). A lawn ticket and lawn chair bundle are $54.35 (including service fees), a standard ticket and fast lane entry cost $62.20 (including service fees), a lawn ticket and blanket voucher cost $67.20 (including service fees), a standard ticket with unplugged lounge access
costs $82.75. Lastly, a standard lawn ticket and VIP club access cost $142.25.

Find more information here.

21 Savage 2024 Tour Dates: American Dream Tour

05/01 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
05/03 — Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
05/05 — Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
05/07 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
05/09 — Concord, CA @ Toyota Pavilion at Concord
05/11 — Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
05/12 — Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
05/14 — Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
05/15 — Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
05/16 — Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
05/18 — Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
05/19 — St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
05/21 — Chicago, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
05/22 — Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
05/23 — Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
05/25 — Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
05/28 — Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
05/29 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
05/31 — Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
06/01 — Hartford, CT @ Xfinity Theatre
06/02 — Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
06/04 — Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
06/05 — Simpsonville, SC @ CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park
06/06 — Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
06/08 — New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
06/09 — Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
06/11 — Birmingham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
06/13 — West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
06/14 — Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
06/15 — Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre

21 Savage’s American Dream Tour poster

The woman suing Sean “Diddy” Combs saying he “gang raped” and “sex trafficked” her was ordered to reveal her identity by a judge, according to a new report in Billboard. The anonymous woman filed the lawsuit late last year, alleging that Combs forced himself on her in 2003 when she was 17 years old, saying she was encouraged to file suit after a similar lawsuit was filed against Combs by his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. While Combs maintained his innocence, the judge’s ruling may have significant effects on the lawsuit in the future.

The judge, Jessica G. L. Clarke, wrote in her decision, “While the court does not take plaintiff’s concerns lightly, the Court cannot rely on generalized, uncorroborated claims that disclosure would harm plaintiff to justify her anonymity.” Clarke acknowledged this decision “could have a significant impact on [the plaintiff],” but insisted that specificity would be needed in the case to confirm that her claims are true, citing recent lawsuits against Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein. Clarke must still rule on Combs’ motion to dismiss the lawsuit altogether, which she has yet to do. If she decides the case will continue, Jane Doe will need to reveal her identity.

Jane Doe’s argument for remaining anonymous hinges on a belief that if her identity is made public, she could be subject to retaliation from Combs’ supporters or Combs himself — which is a legitimate concern, considering threats made to witnesses in the sex trafficking case against R. Kelly. However, the judge believes getting the truth is more important than potential threats — especially if the truth is as egregious as Jane Doe claims.

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 March. If you’re not trying to potentially miss out on anything, it might be a good idea to keep reading.

Friday, March 1

• Abby Sage — The Rot (Nettwerk)
• Amaro Frietas — Y’Y (Psychic Hotline)
• Another Sky — Beach Day (Republic)
• Asha Imuno — Pins & Needles (GUIN Records)
• Ben Frost — Scope Neglect (Mute)
• The Bevis Frond — Focus on Nature (Fire)
• Big Big Train — The Likes of Us (InsideOut Music)
• Bruce Dickinson — The Mandrake Project (BMG)
• Bruce Sudano — Talkin’ Ugly Truth, Tellin’ Pretty Lies (Purple Heart Rec Co)
• BrhyM — Deep Sea Vents (Zappo Productions/Thirty Tigers)
• Brynn Cartelli — Out of the Blue (Elektra)
• Caravan Palace — Gangbusters Melody Club (Le Plan)
• CHALK — Conditions II EP (Nice Swan Records)
• Chloe George — A Cheetah Hunting in Slow Motion EP (FADER Label)
• Dekker — Future Ghosts (Pure Noise Records)
• Everything Everything — Mountainhead (BMG)
• Faye Webster — Underdressed at the Symphony (Secretly Canadian)
• Ferris & Sylvester — Otherness (Archtop Records)
• Footballhead — Overthinking Everything (Tiny Engines)
• Jade Dust — Grey Skies (Council Records)
• Jahari Massamba Unit — YHWH is LOVE (Law of Rhythm)
• Julian Lage — Speak to Me (Blue Note)
• Julien Chang — Home For the Moment EP (Transgressive Records)
• Hannah Frances — Keeper of the Shepherd (Ruination Record Co.)
• Hollow Coves — Nothing to Lose (Nettwerk)
• Kaiser Chiefs — Kaiser Chiefs’ Easy Eighth Album (Bertus Distribution/Kaiser Chiefs Recordings)
• Kitchen Dwellers — Seven Devils (No Coincidence)
• Kyle Gordon — Kyle Gordon Is Great (BMG)
• Lake J — Dizzy (Cadien Lake James)
• Late Bloomer — Another One Again (Dead Broke & Self Aware Records)
• Liam Gallagher and John Squire — Liam Gallagher and John Squire (Warner Music UK)
• Mannequin Pussy — I Got Heaven (Epitaph)
• Master Peace — How to Make a Master Peace (PMR Records)
• Mildlife — Chorus (Heavenly)
• Mini Trees — Burn Out EP (Run For Cover Records)
• Ministry — HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES (Analogue Productions)
• New Years Day — Half Black Heart (Century Media Records)
• Nils Frahm — Day (LEITER)
• Pissed Jeans — Half Divorced (Sub Pop)
• Punchlove — Channels (Kanine Records)
• Robb Banks — I Think I Might Be Happy Pt. 1 (Empire)
• Sarasara — Elixir (One Little Independent Records)
• SAVAK — Flavors of Paradise (Peculiar Works Records)
• Schoolboy Q — Blue Lips (Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records)
• Scout — Everything Will Make Sense EP (Sweat Entertainment)
• Shane Smith & The Saints — Norther (Geronimo West Records)
• Sheer Mag — Playing Favorites (Third Man Records)
• STRFKR — Parallel Realms (Polyvinyl)
• Tish Melton — When We’re Older EP (CMDSHFT)
• Tyla — Tyla (Fax/Epic Records)
• Yard Act — Where’s My Utopia? (Island)
• Zakk Sabbath — Doomed and Forever Doomed (Magnetic Eye)

Friday, March 8

• Ariana Grande — Eternal Sunshine (Republic)
• Bananarama — Glorious — The Ultimate Collection (London Records)
• Bayonne — Temporary Time (Orchestrated) (Nettwerk)
• BEO Lil Kenny — Don’t Let Up (Quality Control Music)
• Bktherula — LVL5 P2 (Warner)
• Bleachers — Bleachers (Dirty Hit)
• Bolis Pupul — Letter to You (Deewee)
• brother bird — another year (Easy Does It Records)
• Charles Moothart — Black Holes Don’t Choke (The Red Recordings)
• Conscious Pilot — Epoxy Plains EP (DevilDuck Records)
• Dion — Girl Friends (KTBA Records)
• Discovery Zone — Quantum Web (RVNG Int’l)
• The End Machine — The Quantum Phase (Frontiers Music Srl)
• Ghost Work — Light a Candle for the Lonely (Spartan Records)
• Haux — Blue Angeles (Ultra Records)
• Hijss — Stuck On Common Ground (Heavy Psych Sound)
• Homeshake — CD Wallet (SHHOAMKEE)
• Judas Priest — Invincible Shield (Epic Records)
• Kilgour — How to Put Your Hat On (Last Night Glasgow)
• Kim Gordon — The Collective (Matador)
• The Klittens — Reading Material EP (AWAL Recordings)
• Konradsen — Michael’s Book on Bears (777 Music)
• Loreena McKennitt — The Road Back Home (Quinlan Road)
• Luke Grimes — Luke Grimes (Universal Music Group Nashville)
• Maggie Lindemann — HEADSPLIT EP (swixxzaudio)
• Marry Waterson & Adrian Crowley — Cuckoo Storm (One Little Independent Records)
• Mayday Parade — Mayday Parade Lofi EP (Mango Wax Records)
• Meatbodies — Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom (In the Red)
• Moor Mother — The Great Bailout (Anti-)
• Norah Jones — Visions (Blue Note Records)
• Oisin Leech — Cold Sea (Outside Music)
• Peach Luffe — Honey EP (Nettwerk)
• Slow Hollows — Bullhead (Danger Collective)
• The Stylistics — Love Is Back In Style (Marathon Records)
• Taj Mahal — Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa (Lightning Rod Records)
• Too Close To Touch — For Keeps (Epitaph Records)

Friday, March 15

• Beans — Boots N Cats (Fuzz Club)
• The Black Crowes — Happiness Bastards (Silver Arrow)
• bob junior — friends vol. 1 (777 Music)
• BRAT — Social Grace (Prosthetic Records)
• Charles Lloyd — The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (Blue Note)
• Chuck Strangers — A Forsaken Lover’s Plea (Lex Records)
• Cory Wells — Harboring the Hurt I’ve Caused (Pure Noise Records)
• Dan Boeckner — Boeckner! (Sub Pop)
• The Dandy Warhols — Rockmaker (Rhino)
• Devon Welsh — Come With Me If You Want To Live (American Dreams)
• DragonForce — Warp Speed Warriors (Napalm Records)
• Four Tet — Three (Text Records)
• The Fourth Wall — Return Forever (Devilduck Records)
• Heavee — Unleash (Hyperdub)
• Holly Humberstone — Work in Progress EP (Darkroom/Geffen/Polydor Records)
• Grieving — Everything Goes Right, All At Once (By The Time It Gets Dark)
• John Lurie — Painting With John (Strange & Beautiful)
• Jahari Massamba Unit — YHWH is LOVE (Law of Rhythm)
• Justin Timberlake — Everything I Thought I Was (RCA Records)
• Lenny Kravitz — Blue Electric Light (BMG)
• Luke Dick — Lockeland (Virgin Music)
• The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis — The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis (Impulse! Records)
• Nemzzz — Do Not Disturb (self-released)
• Potato Beach — Dip In (SILUH)
• Scott Stapp — Higher Power (Napalm Records)
• Tierra Whack — World Wide Whack (Interscope)
• WILDES — Subsidence EP (Apollo)

Friday, March 22

• A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and Failure — Cinquanta (Puscifer Entertainment)
• Adrianne Lenker — Bright Future (4AD)
• AKTHESAVIOR and sagun — u r not alone (Platoon)
• Alena Spanger — Fire Escape (Ruination Record Co.)
• Barely Civil — I’d Say I’m Not Fine (Take This To Heart Records)
• Cakes da Killa — Black Sheep (Young Art Records)
• Carpool — My Life in Subtitles (SideOneDummy)
• Cassie Kinoshi’s seed. — gratitude (International Anthem)
• Chris Young — Young Love & Saturday Nights (RCA Nashville)
• Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer — But Who’s Gonna Play The Melody? (Mack Avenue)
• Claire Dickinson — The Beholder (New Amsterdam Records)
• Cody Jinks — Change the Game (Late August Records)
• Early Day Miners — Outside Lies Magic (Solid Brass Records)
• Elbow — Audio Vertigo (Polydor/Geffen Records)
• Empress Of — For Your Consideration (Major Arcana)
• Fletcher — In Search of the Antidote (Capitol)
• Gary Clark Jr. — JPEG RAW (Warner Records)
• Glass Beams — Mahal EP (Ninja Tune)
• Gossip — Real Power (Columbia)
• Great Good Fine Ok — Exist EP (Nettwerk)
• Haleluya Hailu — eternally, yours EP (604 Records)
• Hello Maud — Celebrate (Heavenly Recordings)
• Illiterate Light — Slow Down Time EP (Red Books Records)
• The Jesus and Mary Chain — Glasgow Eyes (Fuzz Club)
• Jlin — Akoma (Planet Mu)
• Julia Holter — Something in the Room She Moves (by Domino)
• The K’s — I Wonder if the World Knows (Lab Records)
• Kaleah Lee — Birdwatcher EP (Bingo Records)
• Kaleida — In Arms (Embassy One)
• Lauran Hibberd — Girlfriend Material (Virgin Music)
• Logic1000 — Mother (Because Music)
• Magic Tuber String Band — Needlefall (Thrill Jockey)
• MIZU — Forest Scenes (NNA Tapes)
• Nourished By Time — Catching Chickens EP (XL Recordings)
• Odetta Hartman — Swansongs (Transgressive)
• Operator Music Band — Four Singles EP (Deep Break Records)
• Pan American & Kramer — Reverberations of Non-Stop Traffic on Redding Road (Shimmy-Disc)
• Prefuse 73 — Modern Crime Vol. 1 (Lex Records)
• Rosali — Bite Down (Merge)
• Rosie Tucker — Utopia Now! (Sentimental Records)
• Ruston Kelly — Weakness, Etc. EP (Rounder Records)
• SAICOBAB — NRTYA (Thrill Jockey)
• Saint Saviour — Sunseeker (VLF Records)
• Sam Evian — Plunge (Thirty Tigers)
• Sam Morrow — On the Ride Here (Copaco Records)
• Shakira — Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (Sony Music Latin)
• Sierra Ferrell — Trail of Flowers (Rounder)
• SIIGHTS — Through Thick and Thin EP (Insanity Records)
• SiR — Heavy (Top Dawg Entertainment)
• Sly5thAve — Liberation (Tru Thoughts)
• Son of the Velvet Rat — Ghost Ranch (Fluff & Gravy/Missing Piece Records)
• The Staves — All Now (Nonesuch)
• Tatyana — It’s Over (Sinderlyn)
• USA Nails — Feel Worse (One Little Independent)
• Van Houten — The Tallest Room (Clue Records/EMI)
• The Veronicas — Gothic Summer (Big Noise Music Group)
• Villagerrr — Tear Your Heart Out (Darling Recordings)
• VR Sex — Hard Copy (Dais Records)
• Wahid — feast, by ravens EP (Innovative Leisure)
• Waxahatchee — Tigers Blood (Anti)
• Wye Oak — Shriek: Variations (Merge Records)

Friday, March 29

• Beyoncé — Act II (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)
• Blu DeTiger — All I Ever Want Is Everything (Capitol Records)
• Candi Carpenter — Demonology (A-Frame Records/House of 42)
• Chastity Belt — Live Laugh Love (Suicide Squeeze)
• Chicano Batman — Notebook Fantasy (ATO Records)
• CNTS — Thoughts & Prayers (Ipecac Recordings)
• Dent May — What’s For Breakfast? (Carpark Records)
• Fanclubwallet — Our Bodies Paint Traffic Lines EP (Cool Online)
• Flyana Boss — This Ain’t the Album EP (Atlantic Records)
• Gesaffelstein — GAMMA (Sony)
• gglum — The Garden Dream (Secretly Canadian)
• Halo Maud — Celebrate (Heavenly)
• High Llamas — Hey Panda (Drag City)
• Holiday Ghosts — Coat of Arms (FatCat Records)
• J-Hope — HOPE ON THE STREET VOL. 1 (BigHit Music)
• Jake Sheppard — Midwest Marlin (Desserted City)
• Jeremiah Fraites — Piano Piano 2 (Mercury KX)
• Jim White — All Hits: Memories (Drag City)
• Kelly Moran — Moves in the Field (Warp)
• Kenny Chesney — Born (Warner Nashville)
• Lindsey Lomis — Handle With Care EP (Warner)
• Majesty Crush — Butterflies Don’t Go Away (The Numero Group)
• Omar Souleyman — Erbil (Mad Decent)
• Peel — Acid Star (Innovative Leisure)
• Real Bad Man and Lukah — Temple Needs Water. Village Needs Peace. (Real Bad Man Records)
• Reyna Tropical — Malegría (Psychic Hotline)
• Ride — Interplay (Wichita Recordings/PIAS)
• The Rocky Valentines — Erase (Fair Vaux)
• Sarah Shook & the Disarmers — Revelations (Thirty Tigers)
• The Secret Sisters — Mind, Man, Medicine (New West Records)
• Shabazz Palaces — Exotic Birds of Prey (Sub Pop)
• Sheryl Crow — Evolution (Big Machine)
• Sum 41 — Heaven :x: Hell (Rise Records)
• Sunglaciers — Regular Nature (Mothland)
• Teens in Trouble — What’s Mine (Asian Man Records)
• Texas & Spooner Oldham — The Muscle Shoals Sessions ([PIAS])
• Yot Club — Rufus (Amuse)

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

Sorry to everyone who practiced smooching on their Jack and Rose from Titanic poster (what, just me?), but Leonardo DiCaprio might not be the world’s greatest kisser.

In an interview with the Dutch edition of Playboy, model Hieke Konings discussed her night at a club with the Oscar-winning actor. “It was in a secret club in LA, one of those clubs where you can only get in by invitation,” she said, according to Page Six. “I saw him sitting there in his black hoodie and black cap, and we made eye contact.” Konings claims DiCaprio’s manager approached her “less than a minute later” and said he wanted to talk to her.

Konings admitted she put the moves on DiCaprio, which led to their purported smooch session. “We kissed for a while, and then he asked me to come home with him,” she claimed. “I said no. He reacted very shocked. Of course he wasn’t used to it. When I said I didn’t know him well enough, he responded sweetly, ‘I respect that.’ Whereupon he turned to another girl and took her home!”

Konings described Leo as an “OK” kisser, but “definitely not the best.” She continued, “I had heard from other girls that he could be very strange. For example, one friend said he kept his earphones in during sex because he didn’t want to hear her — and another said he even put a pillow on her head.”

Instead of going home with DiCaprio, who she called “too weird and too old,” how did Konings end her night? “I went home, ordered McDonald’s, and called my mom,” she said. The next time you’re talking to your folks while eating a Big Mac in the car, remember: Playboy models, they’re just like us.

(Via Page Six)