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In 2023, “Good Good” singer Usher made his triumphant resurgence through his My Way Las Vegas residency. But his run in Sin City isn’t stopping there. Just before releasing his forthcoming album, Coming Home, Usher will grace the Super Bowl Halftime Show at Allegiant Stadium.

Today (February 6), Usher revealed his post-Super Bowl plans. Starting in August, Usher will hit the road for his Past Present Future Tour. Given the sheer amount of time his residency was extended due to demand, tickets for the 24-date run are sure to sell out fast. So, when will fans have the chance to secure tickets?

When Do Tickets For Usher’s ‘Past Present Future Tour’ Come Out?

In the caption of Usher’s announcement post on Instagram, he revealed that tickets for his Past Present Future Tour will go on sale as early as Friday, February 9. Beginning at 10 a.m. local time, Usher’s fan presale will launch via Live Nation. The Past Present Future Tour public sale will start on Monday, February 12, at 10 a.m. local time. Find more information here.

Usher’s Past Present Future Tour dates

08/20 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
08/24 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
08/27 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
08/30 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
09/02 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
09/03 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
09/06 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
09/07 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
09/12 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
09/17 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
09/21 — Los Angeles, CA @ Intuit Dome
09/22 — Los Angeles, CA @ Intuit Dome
09/28 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
09/29 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
10/04 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
10/07 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center ATX
10/11 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
10/12 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
10/17 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
10/18 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
10/22 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
10/26 — St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
10/28 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
10/29 — Chicago, IL @ United Center

Usher’s Past Present Future Tour poster

Coming Home is out 2/9 via Mega/Gamma. Find more information here.

Leaks have long plagued the music industry but Drake is currently dealing with a leak of a different kind: That of an NSFW video. In the video, someone who appears very much to be the ultra-famous rap star can be seen sitting in bed, filming with his phone in a mirror, and showing off his um….. other talents.

While it’s possible that the person in the video is NOT Drake — after all, he’s had his share of impersonators, and a general look that is often imitated — fans on Twitter are having a field day with the visual, bringing out mixed reactions from extreme thirst to over-the-top disgust. They even included some from his music peers like City Girls’ Yung Miami:

You’ve got to admit: The timing is a little too convenient, either way. Drake had recently come under fire in the wake of Megan Thee Stallion’s all-out assault on “Hiss.” The song, which takes several of her male detractors to task for their dismissive actions after she was shot by Tory Lanez, takes special issue with his “Circo Loco” lyrics that used her trauma for a punchline. Just saying, if he needed a distraction, he got one.

Drake himself has yet to respond to the video — and there’s still no word on where it actually came from — but you can probably bet he’ll try to take it in stride.

Usher has announced the Past Present Future Tour in support of his upcoming album Coming Home. You can find out how to get tickets here, but you might be wondering just how much those tickets will cost.

While the ticket prices have not yet been announced, we can look at the ticket prices from Usher’s recent Las Vegas residency to get an idea of how much they’ll be. The residency had tickets listed between $162 and $217 initially, so it would seem you can expect tickets for the tour to start around the same range depending on seat choice. See below for the tour dates.

Usher’s 2024 Tour Dates: Past Present Future Tour

08/20 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
08/24 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
08/27 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
08/30 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
09/02 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
09/03 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
09/06 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
09/07 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
09/12 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
09/17 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
09/21 — Los Angeles, CA @ Intuit Dome
09/22 — Los Angeles, CA @ Intuit Dome
09/28 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
09/29 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
10/04 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
10/07 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center ATX
10/11 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
10/12 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
10/17 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
10/18 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
10/22 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
10/26 — St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
10/28 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
10/29 — Chicago, IL @ United Center

The Tourist‘s second season has already aired across the pond(s), but the show ran into a bit of a detour stateside. Don’t worry, Jamie Dornan will continue his adrenaline-fueled quest after mega-baddies failed to kill him, and then he failed at the same “goal.”

Dark stuff. Regardless, U.S.-based audiences who got hooked on Dornan as Elliot (or “The Man”) zooming through the Australian Outback will want to get ready to switch venues. The first season streamed on Max (then HBO Max), but the second season shall not. The show already did begin airing on January 1 on BBC in the U.K. and Stan in Australia, but U.S.-based viewers will have to pop over to Netflix to watch.

The wait and the change in streaming services might be perplexing to viewers, but hey, the second season will be fully available to Netflix subscribers on February 29, so the binging can then commence. What can Netflixers expect from the second season?

The show moves from Down Under to Ireland, where Elliot is continuing to dig into his past of doing a drug lord’s bidding. Make no mistake, Elliot does not have clean hands, but he’s running from dudes who are even badder than he has ever been, and the cat-and-mouse spin runs the momentum. Along with Helen (Danielle Macdonald), however, Elliot will end up embroiled in the McDonnell family’s feud. Several new actors — Conor MacNeill, Olwen Fouéré, Diarmaid Murtagh, Nessa Matthews, Mark McKenna, and Francis Magee — will add to the chaos. And are we about to watch this show turn into Season 3 of Sons Of Anarchy?

Probably not, but admit it, that’s an intriguing prospect.

The Tourist‘s second season arrives on Netflix on Feb. 29.

There’s a tweet I think about often: “a single sour patch kid would kill a pilgrim instantly.” You know what would also immediately kill a pilgrim? Whispering in their ear, “Aubrey Plaza Mountain Dew Baja Blast Super Bowl commercial.”

Mountain Dew enlisted Plaza’s help to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the green soda’s Baja Blast favor (which is now available in stores, not just Taco Bell) in the form of a “Big Game” ad. She gets bopped on the head by pool noodles, refers to herself as “America’s sweetheart,” and rides a dragon with her former Parks and Recreation co-star Nick Offerman.

“I was dying,” Plaza told Variety about working with Offerman again. “I was like, ‘Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!’ It was so fun because I love Nick so much and even though we’re not playing our characters in Parks and Rec, it does feel in some way like a little April and Ron reunion and I feel like in some alternate universe, this is exactly what they would be doing. So it all made sense to me.”

A single sip of Mountain Dew Baja Blast mixed with Snake Juice would also kill a pilgrim.

You can watch the commercial above.

Travis Kelce is the most famous tight end in NFL history, surpassing Rob Gronkowski for that honor this year as his popularity has exploded well beyond NFL fans now that he is dating the biggest pop star in the world, Taylor Swift.

With that stature comes a level of attention few athletes receive and Kelce has done a pretty incredible job dealing with all of the trappings that come with his newfound fame. Whether it be tabloid fodder about his relationship, old tweets resurfacing, or the New York Times writing an entire piece about the exploding popularity of the “Travis Kelce Haircut” (which, to be clear, is just a taper fade), Kelce handles it all with a smile and a laugh, finding it all a bit funny that people care this much about him.

The latest example of that came on Monday night at Super Bowl Media Day where he was the star attraction and gladly handled questions about Swift’s new album — he’s heard some and is smart enough not to divulge any details other than “it’s great” — and, yes, the NYT haircut story. Kelce laughed about it, calling it “absolutely ridiculous,” while noting that they “threw me to the wolves” by dropping a story about him popularizing the fade on February 1, the start of Black History Month.

He does drop the details on exactly what he asks for from his barber but makes sure to note he did not invent the taper fade, which has long been one of the most popular men’s haircuts — particularly within the Black community. He also makes clear he wants “no part of” people calling it “the Kelce,” wisely understanding the implications of that.

Indie music has grown to include so much. It’s not just music that is released on independent labels, but speaks to an aesthetic that deviates from the norm and follows its own weirdo heart. It can come in the form of rock music, pop, or folk. In a sense, it says as much about the people that are drawn to it as it does about the people that make it.

Every week, Uproxx is rounding up the best new indie music from the past seven days. This week, we got new music from Paramore, Liquid Mike, Dehd, and more.

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Liquid Mike – Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot

In Gladstone, Michigan, there’s a bizarre landmark known as Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot. It’s something that Michigander Mike Maple, the ringleader behind power-poppers Liquid Mike, wanted to name his band’s fifth album after. An hour away in the isolated Marquette, which sits at the northern edge of the mitten, Maple pays homage to the state’s topography and his own quotidian experiences in rippers like “Town Ease,” “USPS,” and “K2.” With 13 songs speeding by in a brisk 25 minutes, Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot is the kind of album that demands to be replayed over and over again.

Hovvdy – “Forever”

A 19-song double album would sound like an overwhelming undertaking for most artists. But then again, most artists aren’t Hovvdy. The duo comprising longtime friends and songwriters Will Taylor and Charlie Martin has built its name on lived-in tunes that exude the warmth of a backyard fireplace with s’mores to spare. That’s what makes the prospect of their self-titled album such an inviting one. As singles like “Bubba” and “Jean” show, each Hovvdy song is its own contained world, vignettes that offer glimpses into the close companionship Martin and Taylor share. “Forever,” their new single that comes with the album announcement, plays like a microcosm of Hovvdy’s appeal: skittering drum machines, Texas drawl, endearing lyrics, acoustic guitars, and, of course, those sweet, sweet vocal harmonies.

Pond – “Neon River”

Australian psych-rock group Pond have been making music for well over a decade now, and they’ve made a lot of it, too. They have nine studio albums to their name, with the most recent entry being the simply titled 9. Although they haven’t announced a full-length follow-up to hit those double-digit discography numbers, they’ve just released a new single, “Neon River.” Like the best Pond songs, it’s brimming with fuzzed-out guitar tones, bombastic drumming, and alluring sonic trickery.

Paramore – “Burning Down The House”

Let the Talking Heads celebration continue. Last year saw the re-release of the best concert film of all time, 1984’s Jonathan Demme-directed Stop Making Sense, this time on IMAX courtesy of entertainment company A24. Starting it off with Paramore’s cover of Speaking In Tongues opener “Burning Down The House,” A24 is putting out the covers compilation Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute To Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense. There isn’t a release date yet, but they’re not kidding; everyone is getting involved, including The National, Toro Y Moi, The Linda Lindas, and many, many more. Paramore’s cover of the classic tune is an impressively faithful recreation, as front-woman Hayley Williams summons David Byrne’s ebullient delivery and multi-instrumentalist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro deliver a locked-in, tight performance that’d make Talking Heads’ iconic rhythm section, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, proud.

Sega Bodega – “Deer Teeth”

Salvador Navarrete has a lot of cool friends, to say the least. Under the alias Sega Bodega, he has worked with everyone from indie-pop songwriter Caroline Polachek to art-rocker Björk. The electronic artist has a new album on the way, but details about it have been few and far between. In the meantime, though, he has recently shared “Deer Teeth,” a clubby tune that’s perfect for a dance floor or a late-night car ride. If the upcoming record is anything like “Deer Teeth,” then there is plenty to be excited about.

Dehd – “Mood Ring”

Within the first few moments of “Mood Ring,” it’s hard to believe it’s Dehd, the Chicago trio that garnered acclaim through surf rock-adjacent riffs and dueling vocals courtesy of bassist Emily Kempf and guitarist Jason Balla. On “Mood Ring,” the bass blasts out in a fury of distortion, interspersed with frenetic drum fills from Eric McGrady. It’s simple yet noisy, and it marks an exciting new direction for Dehd. They’ve expanded their inner circle, with Balla handing over some production duties to Whitney’s Ziyad Asrar, but their new song, “Mood Ring” remains unmistakably Dehd. Drawing inspiration from Charles Bukowski’s poem “The Laughing Heart,” the band lives by its ethos: “Your life is your life. Know it while you have it.” On their new single, Dehd sound wonderfully alive.

Ibibio Sound Machine – “Got To Be Who U Are”

“Got To Be Who U Are,” the new single from the English electronic band Ibibio Sound Machine, begins with an mbira passage. It’s quiet and entrancing, but mere moments later, the track opens up with funky FM synth bass and an insistent disco beat. As the lead single for their upcoming album, Pull The Rope, “Got To Be Who U Are” is an enticing first glimpse. Vocalist Eno Williams pays tribute to various areas in her hometown of Lagos, such as Surulere, Isale Eko, Ikoyi, and Yaba. She issues them like a manifesto in the chorus, before declaring the phrase that gives the song its name: “got to be who you are.”

Orbital – “Tonight In Belfast”

Optical Delusion, the tenth album from the English electronic duo Orbital, came out just last year, but brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll are already back with new music. Their bewitching new single, “Tonight In Belfast,” mashes up David Holmes’ remix of Orbital’s classic song “Belfast” with street poet Mike Garry’s “Tonight.” Just a couple of months away from the reissue of their debut album, “Tonight In Belfast” is a celebration of the two brothers’ storied musical journey.

Camera Obscura – “Big Love”

One of the predominant sounds within indie rock for the past couple of years has been alt-country, as exemplified by zeitgeisty artists like Wednesday, Waxahatchee, and Big Thief. The Glaswegian band Camera Obscura is the latest to adopt the trend and maybe the first of their stature to do so outside of the States. “Big Love,” the lead single of their first LP in over a decade, proves that they are more than adept at interpreting the trend through their own style. Following keyboardist Carey Lander’s death from bone cancer in 2015, Camera Obscura took some time to grieve. Now, they’re ready to return with Look To The East, Look To The West, and it’s a joy to have them back.

Teethe – “Thanks”

Later this month, the Texas slowcore outfit Teethe will reissue their 2020 eponymous debut. Still, there’s some new music coming from them, too. Alongside that reissue, they’re sharing a 7” of three new songs, and one of them is the brief yet beautiful “Thanks,” a track that highlights the importance of gratitude. Its relaxed acoustic guitar strums imply a sense of patience despite its minute-long runtime. When it’s over, you’ll want to rewind it and catch all the details you may have missed, reinforcing the song’s message of slowing down to appreciate your surroundings.

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A mom is going viral on TikTok for her common sense view on how youth sports have become far too competitive and expensive since she was a kid. Her solution to the problem is to return to the past when kids played sports through their local parks and recreation programs. The leagues were affordable and less competitive than the sports clubs of today.

In a video, Alli remembers a time when she played soccer through the local rec center and although she wasn’t great, she still had a lot of fun.

“I loved soccer, and I loved my friends on the team. And literally, one of my best friends to this day, is somebody that I met playing soccer when I was in fifth grade. School now is not even really the place where you make your true substantial friends anymore because these kids are just constantly like, there’s no fun time anymore,” she said in a video with nearly 90,000 views.

Alli contrasts her time playing soccer with today’s youth sports, where parents can be overly passionate and the leagues are highly competitive.

Sports for kids should be available to all #kidspsorts #recsports #baseball #hockey#soccer#basketball#sports #sportstiktok

@bloominonbridge

Sports for kids should be available to all #kidspsorts #recsports #baseball #hockey#soccer#basketball#sports #sportstiktok

“Parents can be crazy. The coaches can be crazy. The tryouts are insane. Sports are what everyone used to say is, what keeps kids out of trouble, and it keeps kids on the right path, and we need sports. Yet all we’ve done is take them away from kids, and we’ve taken the opportunity for sports away from kids,” she said.

The abusive behavior shown by parents at youth sports games has half of all referees feeling unsafe while doing their jobs. The rude behavior by parents has resulted in signs being posted at youth sports games asking them to be polite. A popular one reads:

“I’m a KID. My coach is a VOLUNTEER … The officials are HUMAN … NO college scholarships will be handed out today.”

Reminders from your child:

🧒I’m a kid
⚽️It’s just a game
👉My coach is a volunteer
🏁The officials are humans
😁I’m here to have fun

Thank you and have fun!

👏 @OakdaleSC pic.twitter.com/sBl0A777HB

— Jordi Delgado Mora (@jdelga12_EN) June 27, 2022

The mom believes the cost of playing youth sports has made it unaffordable for the average kid to play.

“The financial commitment for my mom to have me play soccer was a pair of $15 shinpads, a pair of $30 cleats, and the $40 registration fee for me to play for the whole season. Now, a single season of rec league baseball is $120. And I’m not stupid, I get it, that goes to the refs and all of that. But it just has changed drastically,” she said.

A recent poll shared by CNBC found that 59% of families experience financial strain from their children’s sports and 20% of them expected to spend over $1,000 in the fall of 2022. Things can be even more difficult for parents if their kids play club sports.

A FOX43 report revealed that parents spend anywhere from $500 monthly to over $12,000 yearly on club teams.

Alli believes that there’s a place in the world for athletic kids who want to play in the competitive world of club sports, but there should also be an option for kids and parents who just want to have a good time.

“Let the kids that play travel who excel at sports keep playing travel,” the TikToker said.”Let them play club ball. Let them play club hockey. No one is asking those kids to change anything. But we are asking for an opportunity for the kids who just want to play to have fun and meet friends to be able to do that again.”

One commenter noted that rec sports are still an option in some places.

“Our area has rec sports for all sports still. Our town and park district are still like that. No tryouts. Not expensive,” a user noted. “That’s amazing. It’s so location dependent, I’m seeing,” Alli responded.

Last night, Taylor Swift unveiled the tracklist for her upcoming 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. Fans have since been inspecting the titles to see if they hint at grander themes of the album, particularly if there are any clues about her breakup with Joe Alwyn.

While the record will open with a Post Malone collaboration on “Fortnight,” Swift’s closing track title is gaining even more attention. The standard version will end with “Clara Bow,” which has left fans wondering exactly who that might be.

Here’s what to know.

Who Is Clara Bow From Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department Tracklist?

Swift’s song “Clara Bow” was inspired by the actress of the same name. Bow started her career during the silent film era, and would eventually gain more popularity by being able to shift over to starring in talking motion pictures. Because of this, she is considered one of the original “It Girls” and was a major icon of the Roaring Twenties.

However, after getting married to Rex Bell in 1931, she retired from acting and became a Nevada rancher. “Rex accused me of enjoying showing myself off,” she once said regarding her outfit in her final film. “Then I got a little sore. He knew darn well I was doing it because we could use a little money these days. Who can’t?”

As some fans have pointed out, there seem to be a bit of similarities between Bow disappearing from the public eye, and Swift trying to hide away during her relationship with Alwyn. Bow was also gossiped about quite frequently when it came to her personal life, which could be another aspect that plays into the song.

Check out some fan theories about Swift’s “Clara Bow” below.

Usher season is here. He’s performing at the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show this weekend, and he has a new album, Coming Home, dropping this Friday. Now, there’s more: Today (February 6), usher announced the Past Present Future tour.

The currently announced dates run from August to October, beginning at Washington DC’s Capital One Arena on August 20. The show hits a bunch of major North American cities, including multi-night stints in Toronto, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Oakland, Miami, Atlanta, and Chicago.

Tickets for the tour go on sale starting with a fan pre-sale on February 9 at 10 a.m. local time. The general on-sale begins February 12 at 10 a.m. local time. Find more information here.

Check out the list of Past Present Future tour dates below.

Usher’s 2024 Tour Dates: Past Present Future Tour

08/20 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
08/24 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
08/27 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
08/30 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
09/02 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
09/03 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
09/06 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
09/07 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
09/12 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
09/17 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
09/21 — Los Angeles, CA @ Intuit Dome
09/22 — Los Angeles, CA @ Intuit Dome
09/28 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
09/29 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
10/04 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
10/07 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center ATX
10/11 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
10/12 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
10/17 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
10/18 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
10/22 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
10/26 — St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
10/28 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
10/29 — Chicago, IL @ United Center