Blackpink shared Born Pink in 2022 and toured in 2023, but since then, the group’s members have been primarily focused on their solo careers. That includes Jennie, but now, she’s excited to see what the group will be like following this period of individual development.
I’ve missed the girls. I’ve missed doing tours with them. I miss our silly moments. I’m excited to see what everyone brings. You know, everyone took their own journey [during] this time, and I’m excited to share that with the girls. I want to say it’s going to be the most powerful [versions] of ourselves that anyone has seen.”
Jennie also spoke about how primarily recording her solo album in Los Angeles was “very intentionally done,” saying, “I just really wanted to throw myself out there to experience it. [In Seoul], I was so comforted in an easy environment that I created a long time ago, and I didn’t enjoy it. I was like, ‘No, if this is your career and if this is your life, explore and learn.’ I kept telling myself that.”
Speaking of recording in Los Angeles: As wildfires rage in Southern California, is was just revealed that Malibu’s Harbor Studios, where Nicki Minaj recorded Pink Friday 2 and where Doja Cat worked on Scarlet, burned down.
Max‘s Sex And The City revival series, And Just Like That…, is gearing up for a third season, which marks the ninth season of the franchise. Two movies exist as well but really do not matter much in the grand scheme of these characters, other than watching Miranda decide that she wanted to stay with Steve (and they have since split) and watching Carrie be left at the altar by Big, who she later married. Samantha has since left the building, other than a cameo, and Charlotte’s marriage to Harry has been going strong throughout, even after she went off the rails a bit the last time the show streamed.
Let’s reopen Carrie’s closet and discuss what mistakes she might make in the third season, along with addressing some curious “Big” wordplay:
Plot
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The Peloton in the room cannot be ignored because maybe (just maybe) those involved in this Max show enjoy teasing something that could never happen.
As viewers damn well know, And Just Like That… killed off a “big” character as the series began. That would be John James Preston (Chris Noth), known throughout most of his run simply as “Mr. Big.” He died after taking a Peloton ride, which launched a massive PR ruckus for the fitness platform, and then the Peloton reappeared to apparently haunt Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker). A funeral was held for Big, and Carrie had observed him dying, and after departed the show, he was accused of sexual misconduct, which led to a statement of support for the alleged victims from the core cast. There’s about -50% chance of Chris Noth returning as even a Zombified Mr. Big, but the following interview snippets are entertaining.
“It feels really big, really robust and exciting. There are so many interesting stories with additional characters that rightfully find a real home,” she teased. “There is growth with new faces. Carrie has a wonderful storyline. The story takes some big swings and we fold some big ideas into those big swings. Some of the male characters are back, and there are some new men.”
Likewise, executive producer Michael Patrick King spoke with Entertainment Weekly and declared, “[I]t just gets bigger and bigger and bigger.” C’mon.
King was speaking in the context of new love interests for characters including Miranda (the Che Diaz departure announcement was controversial), who has had two “great loves” (King curiously mentioned Skipper and Che to EW but not Steve Brady, but hopefully he will be living his best life in this season).
Another great love, the Carrie Voiceover, will return to the franchise in the third season, and what of Aidan? John Corbett was photographed on set last year after Aidan asked Carrie to wait five years for him, and King told EW that that request has become a major issue:
The five-year element is “a big plot point” for season 3, [King] confirms. “I have no interest in torturing an audience too much. The Carrie-Aidan relationship is dramatic and exciting because it contains two points of view. I think half the fans who do not want Carrie to be in a relationship will be like, ‘Enough!’ The other half will understand that when you love somebody, what comes with them is their family. It’s an interesting thing when you have Carrie Bradshaw in love figuring out how to make this work when, at a certain age, everyone has a past. There are a couple of booby traps in the Carrie-Aidan history that we’re very aware of, as well.”
Godspeed to Carrie and her inexplicably enduring patience for this guy.
Cast
The remaining core three (Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis) will return as Carrie Bradshaw, Miranda Hobbes, and Charlotte York-Goldenblatt, respectively. Sarita Choudhury (as Seema Patel) and Nicole Ari Parker (as Lisa Todd Wesley) shall also return, but do not count on seeing Kim Cattrall return as Samantha again after that phone-call cameo.
As mentioned above, Sara Ramírez has been jettisoned as Che Diaz, and Miranda will have a new love interest, a role picked up by Dolly Wells. Another departure? Karen Pittman departed as Nya Wallace. However, Charlotte’s daughter will continue to be portrayed by Cathy Ang and Alexa Swinton.
Big speculation aside: On the dude side of things, John Corbett will return as Aidan, and we will also see Evan Handler (as Harry Goldenblatt, his second finest character after Californication‘s Charlie Runkle) along with David Eigenberg (as Steve Brady), Christopher Jackson (as Herbert Wexley), and Niall Cunningham (as Brady Hobbs). And thank goodness for Mario Cantone coming back as Anthony, who will have a new love interest portrayed by Sebastiano Pigazzi.
New announced additions include Patti LuPone in an undisclosed role along with Kristen Schaal and Rosemarie DeWitt (back as Kathy, ex-wife to Aidan).
Release Date
Carrie’s ridiculously expensive closet will return to TVs sometime in 2025.
Trailer
No trailer yet. Do you want to rewatch an incredibly lo-quality YouTube upload of Big fighting Aidan, though?
After years apart (and decades of squabbling), Liam and Noel Gallagher are getting the band back together. Oasis‘ much-anticipated reunion tour kicks off in July 2025, and there’s seven studio albums (plus one of the best B-sides compilations ever) for them to build a setlist from.
Liam recently hinted at what concertgoers might hear.
An Oasis fan shared a rumored reunion tour setlist on X and asked Liam if it was official. “It’s not far off,” he replied.
The setlist contains obvious picks like “Supersonic,” “Don’t Look Back In Anger,” and “Champagne Supernova,” although there’s no “Wonderwall.” It would be very funny — and very Oasis — if the Gallaghers refused to play their biggest hit.
Gallagher was also asked which solo song of his he would include in the setlist. His answer: “None.” Sorry, Beady Eye fans!
Here’s the rumored setlist:
1. “Acquiesce”
2. “Some Might Say”
3. “Lyla”
4. “Shakermaker”
5. “The Hindu Times”
6. “Columbia”
7. “Cast No Shadow”
8. “She’s Electric”
9. “Stand By Me”
10. “Stop Crying Your Heart Out”
11. “The Importance Of Being Idle”
12. “Half The World Away”
13. “Whatever”
14. “Slide Away”
15. “Supersonic”
16. “Morning Glory”
17. “Rock’N’Roll Star”
18. “Cigarettes & Alcohol”
19. “Don’t Look Back In Anger”
20. “Live Forever”
21. “Champagne Supernova”
2025 is off to a tragic start for Southern California, as a series of wildfires in the Los Angeles area have been burning and causing significant destruction for the past couple days now. The Los Angeles Times reports this morning (January 9) that over 2,000 buildings have been destroyed so far, and one of them is Malibu’s Harbor Studios, where Nicki Minaj recorded Pink Friday 2 and Doja Cat worked on Scarlet (as Billboard notes).
Yesterday, studio founder Zach Brandon shared a photo of the building’s burned remains on Instagram.
He wrote in part, “Named after one of the most important memories from my childhood, Harbor Studios quickly grew from a big, dreamy concept to a beloved staple in the recording industry. I cried this morning, but not because Harbor burned down. I cried because it settled in with me that Harbor was taken from so many artists who cared so deeply about Harbor. It was a place of musical freedom… a sanctuary in the most literal sense of the word. I loved it.”
Read the full text from Brandon’s post below.
“I am profoundly sad to announce that Harbor Studios has been lost to the Palisades Fire. Harbor has been a staple in the music community since the 1990s – first, it was the recording studio for Joe Zawinul and his world famous Jazz Fusion group, “The Weather Report”. Then, in 2008, it became the home studio for esteemed film composer Paul Dinletir, where he worked on compositions for movies like Avatar, Avengers, and other record setting movies. Finally, in 2021, it became Harbor Studios. Named after one of the most important memories from my childhood, Harbor Studios quickly grew from a big, dreamy concept to a beloved staple in the recording industry.
I cried this morning, but not because Harbor burned down. I cried because it settled in with me that Harbor was taken from so many artists who cared so deeply about Harbor. It was a place of musical freedom… a sanctuary in the most literal sense of the word. I loved it.
I started Harbor from the ground, and since its official opening in 2022, it has grown into something I never could have even tried to conceptualized. I have had the luxury of working with the world’s best and brightest artists, managers, and label execs, plus the best assistants, day to day managers, and other support staff. I have been fortunate to make enough great memories for a coffee table book, and most importantly, I have developed the most fulfilling relationships and friendships I’ve ever had, both from a career standpoint and a personal one.
This is not the end of Harbor. We are restarting from scratch (again)… nothing we haven’t done before. Not only that, but I have gained so much knowledge and experience from Harbor 1 that I will be implementing into the rebuild. I’ve taken the initial steps forward – the original studio builder and I have already begun planning what the new Harbor Studios is going to look like. Thankfully, the magic that has been bestowed upon us by our clients is something that can never leave. It’s in the soil, it’s in the air, and it’s in our souls.
Damian Lillard is pretty universally considered the best rapper in the NBA, and you can argue that he’s the best rapper that we’ve ever seen in the league. And yet, right now, all the focus in the basketball world is on someone else: LiAngelo Ball, who has gone viral in recent days for his song “Tweakers.”
What started as something that TikTok enjoyed has completely blown up, with Ball (who performs under the name Gelo) getting a spot at Rolling Loud California, while “Tweakers” seems to make it into every locker room after a big win nowadays. Unsurprisingly, Lillard has some thoughts on the track, as he was asked by Michael Eaves of ESPN for his thoughts after the Milwaukee Bucks beat the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.
ESPN’s Michael Eaves asks Dame Lillard about Gelo’s song: “I rock with it”
“I rock with it, man,” Lillard said. “I’ve been hearing it a lot, it gives me that 2003, 2004 vibe. I rock with it, like I said, it’s a slapper. And as an artist, you gotta respect other people’s artistry, and when something is going, it’s going. So, like I said, I rock with it, I respect it, and I’m always happy for other people’s success … I’m happy for him, it’s a big record. You’re hearing it everywhere, much love to him.”
The Bucks picked up a 121-105 win over the Spurs, with Lillard going for 26 points, eight assists, and five rebounds.
Welcome to SNX DLX, your weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the internet. It’s the first full week of January and if we had to distill the palette of this week’s releases into a couple of words, those words would be: dark and moody.
This week’s relatively short drop list keeps things in the bolder end of the color spectrum for the most part, which is great news for fans of stealthy kicks that look good with just about every fit. As is generally the case with early-year releases, Nike is bringing the biggest heat with a Year of The Mamba Kobe Protro and the return of the legendary Air Jordan 3 Black Cat.
Outside of Nike, JJJJound and NB have teamed up for a GORE-TEX-equipped drop, and Adidas is going the luxury route with a collaboration with Liberty London. Without further ado, let’s dive into the five best sneaker drops of the week.
This is the third and best JJJJound take on the 2002R. The all-black GORE-TEX-equipped sneaker features a premium suede upper with leather overlays, waterproof technology, rope lacing, an ABZORB-midsole, and N-ergy cushioning.
It’s a utilitarian sneaker designed to take abuse, but as is always the case with JJJJound, the design has a pristine minimalism that is impossible to turn away from. A perfect balance of fashion and function.
The JJJJound x NB 2002R GORE-TEX is out now for a retail price of $189.99. Pick up a pair at New Balance.
2025 is the year of the snake, so you just know that Nike had to pounce on an opportunity to drop some “Year of the Mamba” heat. This week’s Kobe V Protro features a moody eggplant-inspired colorway with a golden snake graphic intertwined with the sneaker’s Swoosh logo.
Rounding out the design is a milky icy outsole, which serves as a nice point of contrast to the darker, royal colors of the shoe.
The Kobe V Protro Year of the Mamba in Eggplant is set to drop on January 9th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $200. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.
Nike Women’s Air Max Muse Black and Metallic Silver
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Price:$160
This might be a brand-new silhouette in the Nike roster, but the Air Max Muse is dripping with Y2K vibes thanks to its futuristic (by early ’00s standards) metallic upper. The sneaker sports a split midsole with a high arch, a chunky design, and a low profile.
It’s a welcome addition to the Nike family, though it would be great if Nike dropped this one in a full-size run because as of now, it’s a women’s exclusive.
The Nike Women’s Air Max Muse Black and Metallic Silver is set to drop on January 10th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $160. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.
Another women’s exclusive, Adidas has teamed up with Liberty London for a floral take on the Country OG silhouette. The sneaker is all luxury, with a premium suede upper, textile floral details, and classy gold foil branding.
What we really love about this sneaker are the small details, like the milky white midsole over the gum outsole or the way the black three stripes break up the colorful floral design. It’s a great sneaker, and proof that Adidas needs to pay much more attention to this silhouette in general.
The Liberty Longdon x Adidas Country OG is set to drop on January 10th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $95. Pick up a pair at Adidas.
The Black Cat is one of the greatest colorways to ever hit the Jordan 3, and this week it’s coming back! This means just about every hardcore Jordan head is going to be trying to get their hands on it. So good luck out there, let the best sneakerhead win!
The sneaker features a leather upper with patent and nubuck accents, dark-filtered elephant print panels, and matching laces.
The Nike Air Jordan 3 Black Cat is set to drop on November 11th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $200. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.
Disclaimer: While all of the products recommended here were chosen independently by our editorial staff, Uproxx may receive payment to direct readers to certain retail vendors who are offering these products for purchase.
After taking two years off, it looks like Lil Baby has hit the ground running in his return to the limelight. He has already released one album this year, WHAM (Who Hard As Me), and announced plans to release another, Dominique. But now it sounds like fans could potentially have a third project to look forward to: A joint tape with Future, that could now include Young Thug.
On a new episode of Day In The Life from Spotify, Lil Baby revealed that he and Future were working on the project after a suggestion from Thug, but now that Thug is out of jail, he wants in. “Me and Future was working on a joint tape,” Baby enthuses while getting his hair retwisted. “Now, Slime came home… you know he ain’t goin’ for that, he like ‘sh*t.’ It’s actually Thug idea. When he was in jail, he was like, ‘Call Pluto, I want y’all to do a tape together.’”
Fans got a glimpse of what this might sound like on the WHAM track “Dum, Dumb & Dumber,” which includes all three. It should be noted that Lil Baby, Future, and Thug were already supposedly working on a joint tape, Super Slimey 2, with one other collaborator: the recently ousted YSL member Gunna. However, those plans were derailed when Gunna and Thug were arrested and accused of racketeering. Gunna has been on the outs with many of his former collaborators — especially Baby — since pleading guilty to racketeering in late 2021 in exchange for an early release with time served.
While Thug himself would later plead “no contest” to racketeering (and “guilty” to possession of firearms) in a similar deal, it doesn’t look like Gunna has managed to repair his relationships with any of the aforementioned Atlanta power players. Incidentally, a recent post from frequent producer Southside seemed to suggest that Super Slimey 2could be moving forward, so perhaps this is the “joint tape” Baby and Future have been recording. Fans of the trap superstars will be eagerly anticipating the project either way, but it’s bittersweet to think of what we could have had.
You can watch Lil Baby’s full Spotify Day In The Life episode above.
As of this writing, thousands of resident of northwest Los Angeles County have been displaced by a trio of massive fires raging through areas that haven’t seen wildfire damage in decades. In times past — let’s call it, “Pre-Elon” — social media has been a valuable resource for coordinating evacuations and relief efforts, as well as sharing messages of solidarity for those displaced.
While the radicalization of Twitter has put a damper on its utility, some folks are still trying to use it to uplift victims. One of those folks was Meek Mill, but his supportive tweet was marred by his signature stilted delivery. “Prayers to la,” he wrote. “I never knew about fire trauma until my house caught on fire…. I was smelling fire in my sleep jumping up for 3 years… I didnt know that type of trauma existed, so I was just dealing with it as a kid!”
Now, he’s right about the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder, which can cause people to have flashbacks. And trying to empathize is almost never a negative impulse. But something about the jumbled wording of the tweet rubbed fans the wrong way. Meek’s had a long history of posting awkward or upsetting things on Twitter, so even if his intentions were good, the end result was a bit of a “Where’s Ja?” situation.
“‘Prayers to la’ was enough to tweet,” one fan reminded him. Another pointed out why Meek’s tweets — even when well-intentioned — tend to go awry: “N****s take a serious situation and make it about them just send prayers and go on about your day,” they wrote. Meanwhile, several other users merely responded with photos and memes expressing confusion and dismay.
Still, it’s endearing that Meek is making the effort. Ever since you-know-who bought Twitter, it’s been kind of a cesspool, so even one person trying to empathize can make this marginally better.
However, what makes the Butler trade saga so fascinating is that a third party, who has no incentive to help anyone involved, is the most powerful person in the entire thing. That would be Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal. Butler’s desire to go to Phoenix is well-known, and was further reiterated in the latest reporting from Jake Fischer in The Stein Line newsletter. Per Fischer, Phoenix was named as Butler’s preferred destination by every single high ranking team official he contacted, with the belief being that Butler sees Phoenix as one of the only places willing to give him the big, long-term deal he’s seeking this summer.
However, Phoenix is a second-apron team and, as such, cannot combine salaries to land Butler. That means they have to trade one of their max guys and the only one they’re interested in moving is Beal, who has two more years (worth $110 million) on his massive contract after this season. However, Beal’s deal has one of the NBA’s last true no-trade clauses, which he used to steer his way to Phoenix in the first place after asking out of Washington. That means that even if the Suns manage to find a third team that wants Beal — this is another fun subplot, that Miami won’t take Beal back cause they don’t want that contract — they then have to convince Beal to waive his NTC.
That’s not in the cards at this moment, and Beal is in the extremely rare position of not only controlling his fate, but really the fate of two franchises and another star player.
Beal’s no-trade clause is so vital to this dynamic and thus team officials have to tread carefully in this situation. Until there is some multi-team trade construction that could work for both the Suns and Heat, Phoenix has no incentive to broach this subject matter with Beal. “You can’t bring anything to Brad unless there’s a deal on the table,” said one longtime Eastern Conference executive. “You can’t lose him until you know you’re going to move him.” By all accounts, Beal has settled his family in the desert, does not want to be moved at this juncture and has no intention of waiving his no-trade clause.
The Suns don’t have an awful lot of leverage with Beal at this point, but they seem to be trying everything they can. Beal got moved to the bench this weekend, with the official reason being that they want to kickstart his offensive game by giving him the reins with the second unit, but many believing it was an effort to make him frustrated and want out. As such, I’m not sure the “tread carefully” part of the process has been successful, as Beal reminded everyone that “I hold the cards” after being asked about the situation over the weekend and seems keenly aware of all the chatter about the Suns pursuit of Butler — or Butler’s pursuit of the Suns, depending on how you’d like to frame it.
We have seen in the past that stars tend to get what they want in trade demands, but this time there’s a second player involved who has completely different incentives complicating matters. We will find out who can win a battle of wills and whether there’s a third team that both wants Beal enough to give up something of value that Miami wants and interests Beal enough to waive his no-trade. That makes this far more challenging than normal for Butler to bend the league to his will as so often happens with star trade demands, and we may find out the one way to prevent a star getting what he wants in the NBA is, in fact, another star player.
SZA and Kendrick Lamar have long been pals, but more importantly to fans, they’ve made a lot of music together over the years. One thing they haven’t done yet, though, is join forces over the course of a full album. That would be a dream come true for fans of both artists… and for SZA herself, too.
On a recent episode of Sherri, SZA was asked if she would ever want to do a full collab album with Lamar and she responded, “I would love that. I would love that! I think that would be amazing.”
She then gave some insight into their working relationship, saying:
“He’s such a genius, and part of his genius is him being so elusive, and so mysterious, and I love it. I don’t know what’s going on as much as you don’t know what’s going on. “When ‘Luther’ came on, I said, ‘OK, that’s the vocals we’re using, period,’ and same with Gloria: I said, ‘OK,’ and I love that. […] “I’m just trusting all of his expertise and being thrust into these moments and spotlight and saying yes, and he’s so good at saying yes but staying grounded, so I’m just like, ‘Teach me, sensei, what you know.’”
Check out an interview clip above.
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