So far, Real Estate has had some fun during the rollout of their upcoming album, Daniel. They recruited Danny Tamberelli and Michael C. Maronna for a The Adventures Of Pete & Pete-inspired “Water Underground” video, for example. Now, with just about a month left before the project’s February 23 street date, the band came up with a neat idea for an album release show.
The band is playing a concert at New York City’s Union Pool on February 22, and admission will be free. There is a significant catch, though: It’s a “Daniel-only” show, meaning your first, middle or last name must be Daniel or something really similar (a press release lists Dan, Danielle, Danny, Daniella, and Danielson as some acceptable derivatives). There might be some non-Daniels in attendance, though, as they’ll be allowed in, but only as a plus-one to a permissible Daniel.
If you got lucky with naming as it applies to this specific scenario (or if you have a Daniel in your life willing to escort you), learn more about getting tickets at the band’s website.
This news was also accompanied today (January 18) with the release of a new single, “Haunted World.” It’s a mellow, twangy number dealing with existentialism. The band’s Martin Courtney says of the tune, “‘Haunted World’ sounds like a ’90s sitcom theme to us. Network execs — this song is available and we are ready and willing to sell to the highest bidder. We’re super happy with how this one turned out. We had a nice arrangement worked out before we headed to Nashville to record, but it really came to life in the studio. Sometimes a song will surprise you like that.”
Listen to “Haunted World” above.
Daniel is out 2/23 via Domino. Find more information here.
Whoopi Goldberg wasted no time firing back at Fox News after the network criticized Vice President Kamala Harris‘ recent appearance on The View. The conservative talking heads took particular aim at Harris for admitting she’s “scared as heck” of Donald Trump winning the 2024 election. Whoopi was not having it.
“You know, you folks are the snowflakiest people I’ve ever seen,” Goldberg said after playing clips of Jesse Watters and the talking heads at Fox losing their minds.
“You don’t know what she’s scared of? You don’t know? You haven’t been listening to what this man has said he’s going to do on day one, how he’s treated women? You don’t think we’re uncomfortable when somebody says, ‘Yeah, I’m the guy that got rid of, you know, Roe v. Wade.’ What do you mean, ‘What are you scared of?’”
“Yes, she’s the second most powerful person in the world and she’s telling you, ‘Be very, very afraid,’” Hostin said. “She’s explaining to you that our our democracy really is an experiment. We’re a very young country. And that experiment can fail in the hands of a dictator. We’ve seen it happen in history. There have been great nations that no longer exist because of someone like a Donald Trump.”
However, in a surprising twist, co-host Joy Behar took a moment to praise Fox News personality and former Trump admin employee Kayleign McEnany for giving props to Harris’ appearance on The View. Behar noted that McEnany said it was “smart” for Harris to focus on abortion. “What Kamala is doing is powerful among young women,” the Fox News host said.
Does anyone remember Rhythm + Flow, Netflix’s rap competition series from several years ago? It starred Cardi B, Chance The Rapper, and T.I. as judges and helped launch the indie rap career of Inglewood MC D Smoke, whose debut album Black Habits was nominated for a Best Rap Album Grammy in 2021.
You’d be forgiven for forgetting the show, or for thinking that it had suffered the fate of so many other Netflix originals and been canceled after its first season. After all, the last we heard about a second season was nearly four years ago, and it was supposed to air sometime in 2021, but never did. However, it looks like the show is definitely returning, with Netflix posting the announcement of season 2 on its YouTube page.
It also looks like the show was retooled during its hiatus, bringing a new set of judges in addition to another batch of young rap hopefuls. This season, contestants will be judged by DJ Khaled, Latto (herself a veteran of the comp show circuit), and Ludacris — a decidedly less controversial trio than the original lineup — and special guest judge Eminem, who’ll oversee the rap battle round (naturally).
The grand prize will be $250,000 — enough to launch a career with — and more information will likely be made available soon. You can still check out season 1 here.
Last year, Lil Nas X made a splash at the Toronto International Film Festival with the premiere of a new documentary movie, Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero. Soon, the film will be made available more widely, as its set to debut on HBO January 27 at 8 p.m. ET and start streaming via Max at the same time.
Today, a new two-minute trailer was shared, and it serves as an overarching summary of his journey so far, from early life to “Old Town Road,” from his sexuality to his fans and his haters.
A press release for the movie notes:
“The film […] follows Lil Nas X as he embarks on his first ever global tour. The diaristic film is a remarkably intimate portrait of an artist on tour navigating identity, family, expectations and acceptance, all while reflecting on his place within the legacy of Black, queer performers. Directed by Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel, Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero captures one of today’s most provocative pop stars at a transformational point in his life, both on and off stage. Shot over the course of 60 days with unparalleled access, the film follows Montero Hill, aka Lil Nas X, on an emotional odyssey through the creation and performance of the critically acclaimed Long Live Montero show.”
At the top of the year, Gunna assured the world that 2024 would bring new music from the Atlanta rap star. While there’s still a little over 11 months for him to live up to that promise, the rapper continues to treat his loyal fan base. Back in November, Gunna and his longtime producer Turbo teamed up for their “Bachelor” single, and today the two delivered the music video for the track.
The new visual captures Gunna as the charming leader of a cast of ladies who are all familiar faces to the hip-hop world as they appeared in classic videos from the 2000s. KD Aubert (Fabolous’ “Into You”), Rosa Acosta (Drake’s “Best I Ever Had”), Eboni Jackson (50 Cent’s “Wanksta”), LaNisha Cole (Pharrell’s “Frontin”), Esther Baxter (Petey Pablo’s “Freek-A-Leek”), Tammy Torres (Lil Wayne’s “Mrs. Officer”), Bria Myles (Twista’s “Girl Tonite”) and Sasha Lee (David Banner’s “Play”) are all featured in the video. Gunna stands firm on his role as the leader as Turbo plays James Blake’s “Do You Ever” — the song sampled on “Bachelor” — on a grand piano. All in all, the new visual is both classy and flashy which is what we expect Gunna to be.
You can watch Gunna and Turbo’s video for “Bachelor” above.
Gunna is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Maybe “Dry January” isn’t your thing. You don’t want to give up on beer completely and yet… you still want to make a healthier choice to start 2024. That’s where light beer comes in. “Light beer” doesn’t have to carry a bad connotation. Sure, there are still many light beers brewed in giant factories by macro-brewers and many of these options taste more like yellow, fizzy water than actual beer. But there are also myriad great-tasting beers that are light on calories, carbs, and alcohol just waiting to be discovered.
We don’t want you to navigate the world of light beer alone. So we ranked eight of our favorite light beers available almost anywhere. Keep scrolling to see our list.
Dogfish Head Slightly Might is a very unique beer. This IPA is only 95 calories, 3.6 carbs, 1 gram of protein, and zero grams of fat. It’s also only 4% ABV and loaded with tropical fruit flavor and gentle hop bitterness. None of that is unique. What’s interesting is the use of monk fruit as a sweetener instead of sugar. This adds even more fruity flavor to this brew without adding a single calorie.
Tasting Notes:
This lightly hazy beer begins with a nose of ripe pineapple, coconut, guava, passionfruit, citrus peels, and light, floral pine. The palate is dry, tropical, and citrus fruit-centered, and ends with a gentle hop bitterness. For a light beer, it’s surprisingly flavorful.
Bottom Line:
This isn’t your classic bitter IPA. It’s fruity, sweet, lightly bitter, and crushable.
Zero Gravity McLighty’s is the epitome of a crushable, light lager. It might be only 3.2% ABV, but it’s loaded with Hallertau Blanc, Hallertau Mittlefru, and Czech Saaz hops. It gets its malt backbone from the use of both Pilsner and Munich malts.
Tasting Notes:
A nose of cereal grains, freshly baked bread, caramel malts, citrus peels, and light fruit greet you before your first sip. Drinking it brings forth notes of yeasty bread, cereal grains, fresh hay, honey, and lemon. The finish is crisp and refreshing, and it leaves you craving more.
Bottom Line:
This is a classic, crushable, thirst-quenching lager. It’s low in alcohol, but surprisingly big on taste.
This 4.1% ABV year-round brew from the folks at Bent Paddle is known for its crisp, fresh taste. This is thanks to being brewed with German Tradition hops and House Lager Strain yeast. On the malt front, it gets a big backbone from the use of Rahr 2-Row, Rahr North Star Pils, flaked non-GMO corn, and acidulated malt.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is a classic lager with a ton of sweet corn, cereal grains, honey, and lightly floral hops. The palate is a mix of cracker-like malts, cereal grains, sweet corn, fresh-cut grass, citrus, and floral hops. The finish is sweet, crisp, and highly refreshing.
Bottom Line:
You wouldn’t know this is a light lager when you sip it. It has a lot of flavor and a nice malt backbone that brings everything together nicely.
While the light beer craze has only taken over the craft world in the last decade, the brewers at Shorts Brewing have been crafting this light lager for the last twenty years. Brewed with Pilsen malts and Perle hops, this pale lager is known for its crisp, clean, refreshing flavor all year long.
Tasting Notes:
Sweet corn, yeasty bread, honey, citrus peels, and floral hops start this beer off on the right foot on the nose. There’s more of the same in the best way possible on the palate. Cereal grains, corn, freshly baked bread, lemon peel, honey, and lightly spicy, floral hops make for a unique, crisp finish.
Bottom Line:
If you enjoy a classic, sweet corn, crisp, dry lager, this is your jam. It’s even better that it’s highly sessionable.
This simple, refreshing beer is only 4.3% ABV and 120 calories per can. It’s not like any light beer you’ve ever had. It’s brewed with German noble hops and premium two-row barley and no preservatives or corn syrup. It tastes like a classic, crisp, German pilsner, but it’s labeled as a light beer.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is a nice mix of floral, earthy, grassy hops, lemon and orange peels, cereal grains, and honey. Sipping it brings forth notes of bready malts, cereal grains, lemongrass, hay, floral hops, and a crisp, lightly bitter, refreshing finish.
Bottom Line:
This beer is labeled as a light lager, but it tastes like a crisp, flavorful German-style pilsner. There’s nothing “light” when it comes to aroma and flavor.
Lagunitas is well-known for its bright, flavorful, hoppy IPAs. It should come as no surprise that the brand sells a light version of its iconic style. It’s only 4% ABV, 98 calories per can, and 3 carbs. But, while it’s low on unhealthy ingredients, it’s high on citrus and tropical flavors thanks to the addition of specifically chosen malts, oats, and Centennial and Citra hops.
Tasting Notes:
Orchard fruits, apricots, lemon peels, grapefruit, and herbal, earthy, piney hops are prevalent on the nose. The palate is filled with ripe peaches, lemon peels, tangerines, grapefruit, pineapple, caramel malts, and dank pine.
Bottom Line:
This is a light IPA, but it doesn’t taste anything like that. It’s a crushable, sessionable beer that will appeal to all IPA drinkers.
There are few low-ABV, sessionable IPAs better than Bell’s Light Hearted. This light version of the popular Bell’s Two Hearted is known for its mix of sweet malts, citrus fruits, and piney floral hops thanks to being brewed with Centennial and Galaxy hops as well as hand-selected specialty hops.
Tasting Notes:
Cracker-like malts, cereal grains, caramelized pineapple, lemon zest, grapefruit, and spicy floral hops lead the way on the nose. On the palate, you’ll find hints of cereal grains, honey, orange peel, lemon zest, grapefruit, and just a hint of bitter, floral, pine at the finish.
Bottom Line:
At only 4% ABV, it’s amazing how much flavor this IPA has. It’s a citrus IPA-lover’s dream. Especially a drinker looking for something slightly healthier.
If you take a look at the can, this beer is listed as a Chicago premium lager beer. This year-round offering is known for its clean, fresh, flavor. It’s brewed with a mix of Pilsner and Vienna malts. It gets its floral hop presence from the addition of Tradition, Tettnang, and Saaz hops. And it’s a sessionable 5% ABV.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is sweet corn, cereal grains, yeasty bread, citrus peels, and floral, noble hops. The palate continues this trend with lemon peels, honey, orange, freshly baked bread, cereal grains, sweet corn, and a nice finish of floral, herbal, piney noble hops. It’s a classic, crisp lager for all occasions.
Bottom Line:
If you’re only going to drink one beer on this list, make it Half Acre Fader. It’s half no-frills, sessionable light lager, and half classic German Helles lager. Above all things, it’s delicious.
New Orleans JazzFest is returning this year, with The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Killers, Queen Latifah, and Hozier set to headline the event. It will run on two different weekends: April 25 to 28 and May 2 to 5.
Vampire Weekend, Big Freedia, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Celebrating Jimmy Buffett with the Coral Reefer Band, and many more will be appearing at the festival, too.
Here’s what to know about getting tickets for those interested in going.
When Do New Orleans JazzFest 2024 Tickets Go On Sale?
Tickets for this year’s New Orleans JazzFest are currently on sale now, with Early Bird pricing available. There are several different passes. General Admission starts at $240 for the 3-Day second weekend pass. There are also 4-Day options for either festival weekend.
The GA+ passes only offer 4-Day weekend options, and these start at $499. It includes private restrooms and beverage stands.
Finally, JazzFest is offering many different VIP packages. The Big Chief VIP ticket starts at $1,700, with access to private viewing areas at the festival, and the option to upgrade for shuttle access. The Grand Marshal VIP pack starts at $1,750, which gives ticketholders access to a hospitality tent and other exclusive perks. Finally, the Krewe of JazzFest option starts at $925.
For more information, visit JazzFest’s official website.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
The world of Sex and the City transformed into a bit of a horror show when And Just Like That… debuted in 2021. Granted, the “Death By Peloton” episode got that vibe started, and Che Diaz grabbed that torch, although to be fair, Che ended up being one of the most watchable parts of the second season. Rather than simply being an intentionally abrasive presence, Sara Ramirez’s character grew some shades. They did things other than serve as Miranda’s motivation to let Steve Brady fly on his own (where, let’s be honest, he will probably be much happier without her), and Che loves animals, which made me dig Che. A little bit? More than that, actually.
However, it looks And Just Like That… might have a Che Diaz-shaped hole when it returns for the third season. Speculation went into overdrive this week (especially after Melissa Barrera’s recent dismissal from Scream) after Ramirez (who has regularly been posting support for Palestine and calling for a ceasefire) began vague-Instagramming in a way that made people wonder: “Our industry is so duplicitous. While they give awards away, casting directors and agents are making blacklists of actors and workers who post anything in support of Palestinians in Gaza to ensure they will not work again.”
Another added wrinkle: Cynthia Nixon, who portrays Miranda Hobbes, has also voiced support for Palestine and participated in a hunger strike for the cause, and there haven’t been any rumors that Nixon has been let go. Well, The Daily Mail claims to have spoken to a source who knows that Ramirez was “fired,” allegedly over nothing to do with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
‘Sara was not fired because they support Palestine and the cease fire,’ they told DailyMail.com exclusively. ‘Sara was fired because Che brought nothing to the show anymore. They were on the chopping block since last season.
‘After Che split with Miranda, the character really held no value anymore and fans found them annoying. The storyline as a struggling comedian was a waste of airtime and Sara knew it.’
The source added, “Sara needs to accept that this is not Grey’s Anatomy, and her character was not a pivotal part of the storyline.” Now, is this true or not? The And Just Like That… writers gave Che a new romance in the second season finale, and there was no inkling that the character was going to leave the show. Instead, Che kind-of seemed like another Miranda casualty (i.e., like Steve) who would go on to do their own thing in separate arcs, but maybe not?
Neither Ramirez nor HBO/Max has delivered any confirmation on the subject, so we might be waiting until the third season to find out.
Once every few years, a spunky young actress makes waves on the scene with soul-crushing sarcasm and a touch of wit, and everyone loves it before they begin to slowly turn on her until she retreats from the spotlight. It’s like an ongoing prophecy at this point! So it’s always a little scary when a new and cool actress arrives on the scene, because how long will it take for everyone to turn against her? This is the fun of Hollywood!
Recently, Mean Girl Renee Rapp has been paving her way in the industry, not only with her debut album but also as the vicious Regina George in the movie musicalMean Girls.Rapp also portrayed George in the Broadway run in 2019. During her press cycle, the Gen Zers have been living for her seemingly filter-less comments and all-around out-of-pocket nature. We love her for it! Or is it too much? Maybe we are all just online too often.
Rapp has been going viral on just about every platform for her interview one-liners, call-outs, and powerful defense of her friend Megan Thee Stallion (“best ass I’ve ever seen in my life”). But there’s so much more than that!
Here she is doing an ASMR lecture on how “Bootylicious” by Destiny’s Child helped her overcome anxiety as a child:
And whatever is happening in this Stephen Colbert interview that ends with them eating cake and covering Drake.
At least she’s self-aware! Rapp made an Instagram post where she poked fun at herself and “lack” of media training by captioning a selfie with “her lack of media training is outrageous.” Maybe she is still in Regina George mode.
Maybe it’s not about the media training…but all of the jokes she made along the way.
It seems Selena Gomez is heading back to her roots. The pop star is set to be executive producing a revival of Wizards Of Waverly Place for Disney, alongside David Henrie, who played her brother on the original show.
Gomez cheerfully announced the news on her Instagram Story, complete with a photo of herself and Henrie from their time on the series years ago. “We’re back,” she captioned.
According to Deadline, Disney Branded Television ordered a pilot of the series. Gomez will be appearing in the first episode to reprise her role as Alex Russo. The plot of the new series’ start will find Justin Russo (played by Henrie) going about his life as an adult, after giving up his wizard powers. However, while living with his wife and two children, a young wizard shows up at his house looking for training. This would set up the rest of the first season’s apparent plot from there.
Some of the new cast members joining the show include Janice LeAnn Brown (Disney’s Just Roll With It), Alkaio Thiele (Call Me Kat), and Mimi Gianopulos (American Princess). The new reboot was written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, who are known for their work on Disney’s Raven’s Home spin-off.
It’s unclear if any other of the original Wizards Of Waverly Place cast members will be returning.
Check out Gomez’s announcement below.
Selena Gomez confirms ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ sequel series:
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