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Reacher has done his undercover time in Maine to adapt Lee Child’s Persuader novel, and a fourth season has already been renewed. This next vagabond adventure will surely take at least a year to arrive, but never fear, Prime Video/Amazon plans to have this show’s viewers covered. The Neagley spin off has been fast-tracked and has been filming for much of this year.

Naturally, the series will focus on Frances Neagley (Maria Sten), the best friend and former U.S. Army MP colleague of Reacher who is also a loner in her own way. Readers and more-than-casual viewers know that Neagley doesn’t play a huge role in Lee Child’s novels, but the character was expanded as expository glue and is a stabilizing force between Reacher seasons. And whaddya know, Neagley proved to be such a righteous onscreen badass that she’ll do her own thing with an ensemble cast. Alan Ritchson will also appear in the new series, and that makes the “when” even more important.

Does Reacher Spin Off ‘Neagley’ Have A Release Date?

Not yet. However, we know that Neagley is meant to satisfy a fix in between Reacher seasons, and Lee Child believes that the spin off will arrive sooner rather than later. How soon? As the author told Business Insider, late 2025 is possible “with a bit of luck.”

Don’t “details matter”? Of course they do, but for now, the Neagley synopsis will have to do:

Frances Neagley is a private investigator in Chicago. When she learns that a beloved friend from her past has been killed in a suspicious accident, she becomes hell-bent on justice. Using everything she’s learned from Jack Reacher and her time as a member of the 110 Special Investigators, Neagley puts herself on a dangerous path to uncover a menacing evil.

Reacher is currently streaming three full seasons on Amazon.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard release albums. That’s just what they do: Since 2012, they’ve dropped a whopping 26 of them, and that number will soon rise to 27, as they just announced another new one, Phantom Island. The release date is currently TBD, but more info is expected to arrive on April 15.

In their Instagram post announcing the project, the band notes the album took two years to make and it’s orchestral. They also wrote, “HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!!!! A lot of love and time and energy and patience and growth went into this one. Can’t wait to grow wings and fly with all of you.”

As one fan in the comments pointed out, the cover art features a crashed plane, which may be a reference to the band’s previous album, 2024’s Flight b741.

The group didn’t share a new song today, but they did drop album opener “Phantom Island” back in October and said of it at the time, “Hello world. So our last album was 10 songs. Except we recorded 20 in that session. Here’s a track from the other set of 10. It’s even more maxxed out than the last one. There’s a whole f*ckin’ orchestra on there. Hahahahahah! But for real, what a joy to be alive. A privilege to be making music for a living and to be here still after all these years. If you’ve been listening to Gizz for a long time, thank you. We love you so much. If you’re just tuning in, welcome to the cult.”

At the time, they also announced an orchestral tour that’s set to launch this July, so find those dates below, after the album cover art and tracklist.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s Phantom Island Album Cover Artwork

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s Phantom Island Tracklist

1. “Phantom Island”
2. “Deadstick”
3. “Lonely Cosmos”
4. “Eternal Return”
5. “Panpsych”
6. “Spacesick”
7. “Aerodynamic”
8. “Sea Of Doubt”
9. “Silent Spirit”
10. “Grow Wings And Fly”

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s 2025 Tour Dates

07/28 — Philadelphia PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann (with The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia)
07/30 — New Haven, CT @ Westville Music Bowl (with Orchestra of St. Luke’s)
08/01 — Forest Hills, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium (with Orchestra of St. Luke’s)
08/02 — Forest Hills, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium %
08/04 — Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (with National Symphony Orchestra)
08/06 — Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Festival (with Chicago Philharmonic)
08/08 — Colorado Springs, CO @ Ford Amphitheater (with Colorado Symphony)
08/11 — San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park (with San Diego Symphony Orchestra)
08/15-17 — Buena Vista, CO @ FIELD OF VISION at Meadow Creek %

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Frank Ocean is about as mysterious as they come in the music world. His latest album is 2016’s Blonde, and it’s not at all clear when/if his next album is on the way. This has put many fans in a position where they’ll gobble up any potential clues about the singer’s activity, and now we have some fresh ones.

As Rolling Stone notes, a billboard has popped up in the desert on the way to Coachella, reading, “KIKI BOY 2025” (here’s a photo).

Notably, this comes shortly after what fans believe to be a new secret Instagram account from Ocean was spotted. The account, @kikiboyyyyyyy, currently only has a handful of followers and users followed. One of the followers is Ocean’s public Instagram account, @Blonded, along with SZA and collaborator Michael Uzowuru. Accounts that follow @kikiboyyyyyyy include engineer and producer Sean Matsukawa and musician Girlsweetvoiced.

Coachella 2025 is coming right up, from April 11 to 13 and 18 to 20, so we’ll see soon if Ocean has anything planned.

Ocean, of course, had a tough go at the 2023 edition of Coachella. His set during the first weekend was a bit of a disaster, although an injury apparently played a role in that. Ocean then pulled out of performing during the second weekend, and his headlining slot instead hosted a star-making performance from Fred Again.., Skrillex, and Four Tet.

It was nearly a year ago now, in May 2024, that Roddy Ricch first teased his upcoming project The Navy Album. Well, we’re still waiting for it.

The project was later given a release date of December 6, 2024, but right before it was meant to drop, Ricch declared the project would actually drop in 2025. He never publicly offered an official release date, though DSPs listed February 21 as the project’s street date. Ultimately, though, that didn’t come to pass.

Now, we have another date to circle on the calendar: Apple Music currently lists the The Navy Album release date as July 18. However, Ricch himself hasn’t announced this, and an Apple Music release date has been wrong before, so we’re in a wait-and-see situation.

In June 2024, Ricch told Apple Music about The Navy Album, “I mean, I feel like I’m just getting back to my roots of taking my time, being real lethal with my injection, if I will. Just trying to really just give it everything I got and being vulnerable as I can to my fans, allowing them into my life. They going to get a real experience, almost like a soundtrack, a movie experience of what my life is like. I’m really excited, bro.”

So far, Lorde has released a new album every four years: Pure Heroine in 2013, Melodrama in 2017, and Solar Power in 2021. Guess what? It’s 2025, and it seems like she’s keeping up with the tradition.

On Wednesday (April 9), the “Stoned At The Nail Salon” singer changed her X account profile pic to a bellybutton-baring selfie, and did the same on Instagram but with a blurry water bottle. Lorde also shared a snippet of a new Melodrama era-sounding song on TikTok, which you can listen to here.

It beats only one second of new music.

While promoting Solar Power, Lorde talked about her relationship with social media. “I was like, I can’t do this for ever, this can’t be it,” she told The Guardian. “But I think it was altering my neural pathways and homogenising my trains of thought. I was losing touch with my ability to explore an idea at my own pace, which felt like losing my free will at times. I was very addicted. To be able to put that aside has put me into such a position of power and fertility and creativity and confidence.”

Since then, she’s collaborated with everyone from Charli XCX to Marlon Williams and, apparently, worked on a new album.

Aminé has had a productive 2020s so far. He kicked it off with the 2020 album Limbo, then followed with the 2021 mixtape TwoPointFive and a joint project with Kaytranada, Kaytraminé, in 2023. Now, he’s got his 2025 plans locked in, as last month, he announced a new album, 13 Months Of Sunshine.

Now he’s back another taste of the project, the single “Arc de Triomphe.” The track samples The Streets’ “Has It Come To This?,” from their 2002 debut album Original Pirate Material (that’s Mike Skinner’s voice you hear on the intro and chorus).

On a bouncy beat, Aminé complements the rhythm of the instrumental with lyrics like, “Jesus Christ had dreads, so yes, I’ma shake ’em / Walk up to party, baby, ‘As-salamu alaykum’ / I hate that flow, who’s doin ‘that creative / I’m an MC first, then a Portland native / Ay caramba, I take his b*tch then I beat the bumper / Started with the IG, then the number / Now she at my house cuttin’ up cucumbers / Yeah, and the moisturizer turn my face to a merchandiser.”

This is just the latest new song from Aminé over the past few months, as it follows “Familiar,” “Adam,” and “Passenger Princess.”

13 Months Of Sunshine is out 5/16 via 10K Projects. Find more information here.

Everything feels more expensive out there lately (because it is), but Apple TV+ is here to entice bingewatchers to select them with a pretty fine deal. If you so choose to accept it, then the platform’s impressive track record is there for the taking, from sci-fi hits like For All Mankind, Silo, and Severance to thrillers like Presumed Innocent and Servant. Comedy junkies will also enjoy what Ted Lasso and The Studio have to offer, and do not sleep on the ultimate dad TV spy show, Slow Horses.

Generally speaking, access to this library will run subscribers $9.99 per month (barring introductory deals after buying an eligible Apple device and/or streaming bundles). Yet at present, Apple TV+ is offering a standalone $2.99 per month deal, although signing up by a certain date is key.

How Long Does Apple TV+’s $2.99 Per Month Deal Last?

Until April 24, new subscribers to Apple TV+ can receive an initial three months at that $2.99 rate. The deal will absorb the usual seven-day trial deal, but hey, three months is still plenty of time to bingewatch several of the shows above and decide if you want more.

And conveniently, Murderbot is coming on May 16. The series stars a not-sexy Alexander Skarsgård, and the new trailer dropped today:

Celebrity’s f*cking love launching tequila brands. Just off the top of the dome, you’ve got George Clooney, Kendall Jenner, The Rock, Kevin Hart, Mark Wahlberg, Adam Levine, Rita Ora, and Nick Jonas’ brands, and most of them have done that photoshoot where they are in an agave field dressed like a farmer taking themselves way too seriously.

So yet another celebrity launching a tequila brand isn’t automatically newsworthy, but when that person is Danny McBride, aka Kenny Powers, aka Neal Gamby, aka Jesse Gemstone — we can’t help but be intrigued. At the very least, we can expect McBride to approach things tongue-in-cheek ala Matthew McConaughey’s Pantalones (pantalones meants pants). And McBride did not disappoint!

His brand, Don Gato, features a website that shows McBride, his friend Steve Little, and a masked luchador maniacally petting cats in an agave field. There are samurai swords, middle-aged men in roller skates, and a fever dream vibe that feels like you stepped straight into McBride’s weird, weird world. A celebrity tequila brand that comes across as refreshing? What a concept!

But just because this new brand is coming from a cool place conceptually, that doesn’t mean it’ tastes any good. So we set out to find out how Don Gato stacks up by taste-testing the brand’s unaged blanco expression. Here are our thoughts.

Don Gato Blanco

ABV: 40%
Average Price: $36.34

The Tequila:

Something that struck us about Don Gato’s marketing is how prominently this brand wants you to know that it is an additive-free tequila. Yes, “additive-free” is all the rage in the tequila scene right now, so this would be a smart move from any tequila brand trying to get a foothold into an oversaturated market, but it is pretty novel for celebrity brands.

Celebrity brands tend to go for easy-to-drink expressions, going heavy on vanilla notes and softened flavors, but Don Gato wants to put the herbal and earthy lowland agave it uses front and center, and we appreciate that. According to Don Gato’s site, the tequila consists of just three ingredients: agave, pure water, and “raw emotions.”

There isn’t too much information on the site that lets us know how this tequila is actually made, but Don Gato says that the agave is tahona crushed, and distilled in copper pots. We’d love more clarification on the agave-roasting process, but we couldn’t find it.

What we do know is that Don Gato is produced at NOM 1607, Grupo Solave, the same distillery that makes Kendal Jenner’s 818. Many tequilas out of this distillery utilize stone ovens, but the full distillery equipment also features an autoclave and boiling tank. But enough about the process — let’s get into what this stuff tastes like.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: What sticks out immediately to me is how buttery this tequila comes across. I’m getting a hint of popcorn butter, the tartness of granny smith apples, and a hint of chili spice. I have to hand it to Don Gato, this is pretty inviting stuff.

Palate: Once on the palate, this tequila begins with a mild chili and cinnamon spice, followed by a bit of almond, caramelized agave, and grilled citrus. A shifting bouquet of interesting flavors, but unfortunately I find that none of them stick around long enough for you to savor. I like what I taste here, but I want to taste more of it and it’s not always delivering.

Finish: Dry and zesty with a subtle woody element and a lingering sizzling spice.

The Bottom Line:

Don Gato is among the very best of celebrity tequilas. It has the high-quality production of brands like 818 and Casamigos, but a much more natural flavor profile, and won’t break the bank. Celebrity brands aside, in its price class it’s a pretty damn good additive-free tequila. We’d be very interested to see how it holds up against other additive-free brands in a blind taste test.

Our guess is it’ll do quite well.

Don Gato is currently available in Florida, George, South and North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Illinois and Michigan as well as online. Find a bottle here.

For a quarter of a century, Ultra Music Festival has reigned as one of the world’s most iconic electronic music festivals, bringing legendary performances, surprise guests, and unforgettable pop culture moments to Miami’s Bayfront Park. This year’s 25th anniversary was no exception, if anything, it was even more chaotic, unpredictable, and history-making than ever before.

From Skrillex’s long-awaited return to the global debut of Anyma b2b Solomun that sent the crowd into a frenzy, Ultra 2025 delivered everything a raver could ask for: mind-melting drops, larger-than-life stage productions, and the kind of euphoric energy that keeps festival-goers coming back year after year. And just when we thought we’d seen it all, Mother Nature had other plans. A lightning storm on the final day forced attendees to evacuate, sending thousands of soaked ravers running for cover. A few hours later, the festival roared back to life, proving once again that ravers aren’t made of sugar — we’re made of bass, sweat, and pure adrenaline.

With so many legendary moments packed into one weekend, narrowing it down to just 25 was no easy feat. But from historic live performances to unexpected festival antics, here are the wildest, most unforgettable things that went down at Ultra’s 25th anniversary, plus a look at the best place to recover from it all.

The 25 Moments That Stuck Out To Us

1. Overheard mid-bass drop, “I had an epiphany. I don’t think I should marry this girl,” proving that Ultra is not just a music festival but also an existential crisis generator.

2. One guy took his festival spirit to the next level by holding up his prosthetic leg to rage during Skrillex’s set. The ultimate totem flex.

3. Jesus headbanging to Peekaboo. Because even the Son of God loves a filthy drop.

4. Zeds Dead debuted their new “Return To The Spectrum Of Intergalactic Happiness” set, remixing Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain” into a spine-tingling bass anthem.

5. Afrojack, David Guetta, and Sia made pop history when they performed “Titanium” live together for the first time ever, sending the crowd into absolute euphoria.

6. Watching over 50,000 people attempt to squeeze through the General Admission gates was like witnessing an Ultra survival challenge.

7. Skrillex played his first solo set in a decade and brought out special guests Flowdan, Damian Marley, Naisha, and Young Miko for an unforgettable performance.

8. Martin Garrix and Armin van Buuren = pure magic. Garrix closed out the festival by welcoming Armin on stage to premiere their massive new collaboration and was the first artist to close out Ultra with his own live vocals.

9. Carl Cox shut down the RESISTANCE Megastructure on Saturday with the debut of his Evolution live set, proving why he’s still the king of underground techno.

10. Solomun, Mau P, Four Tet, and Chloé Calliet joined forces for an unplanned but mind-blowing b2b session.

11. Anyma and Solomun teamed up for their first-ever b2b set on the Ultra Main Stage, creating an unforgettable moment for melodic techno fans.

12. Steve Aoki blurred the lines of music with his star-studded performance featuring Trippie Red, Swan Lee, and Mike Posner.

13. deadmau5 roasted the people who actually paid $500,000 for bottle service (yes, this was a real thing on the VIP menu).

14. John Summit and Dom Dolla’s “Everything Always” debut was kind of a letdown. The hype was unreal, but their set lacked the high-energy magic fans were hoping for (at least for me).

15. Tiesto proved he’s still the GOAT. His set was packed with bangers, reminding everyone why he’s been at the top of the game for decades.

16. Hard techno at the RESISTANCE stage turned into full-blown mosh pits that even metalheads would be proud of. Thankfully I did not get caught in one (otherwise we wouldn’t be here writing this).

17. The festival’s award-winning Mission:Home program returned for its fifth iteration with over 60 initiatives focused on pollution prevention, nature preservation, waste reduction, climate action, and community engagement, proving that large-scale music festivals can be intentional and proactive.

18. Feeling a sense of accomplishment for being an attendee at a festival that reached 100% recycling acceptance for the fifth year in a row.

19. Being tardy on Sunday but avoiding being one of the thousands of ravers that ran for cover as Ultra was temporarily shut down due to a lightning storm. But like true warriors (and with a little help from festival staff), everyone returned in full force once gates reopened hours later.

20. Ultra’s drone show over Bayfront Park stole spotlight each night. Hundreds of synchronized drones created pulsating visuals of Ultra’s iconic “U” logo, legendary DJ silhouettes, and the American Flag in the sky.

21. While Sullivan King was stuck in the Miami airport, NGHTMRE FaceTimed him and still had him onstage for what would’ve been their world debut b2b set.

22. Seeing the most insane post-festival traffic and prices for Ubers but deciding to walk 0.7 miles to get one half price and swerve all of the traffic.

23. Constantly asking yourself “what song is this?” as you very well know its an unreleased track ID or remix from Hardwell, 50 Cent, or Swedish House Mafia (yes these all happened).

24. Ultra premiered its first-ever psytrance stage takeover on the UMF Radio Stage with Vini Vici’s Alteza label, because who doesn’t love a little psytrance representation at the world’s biggest electronic music festival?

25. Knowing you were a spec on someone’s TV screen as the #ULTRALIVE reached more than 30 million impressions around the world. Hi mom!

Best Stay Of The Weekend: Eden Roc Miami Beach Resort

Eden Roc Miami Beach Resort has hosted legendary artists for decades, including Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Nat King Cole, and the world’s best electronic music DJs. With its sophisticated mix of nostalgic glamour and modern luxury, the hotel proved to be the perfect retreat from the festival madness while still keeping the energy alive.

Eden Roc’s location is unbeatable, putting you right in the heart of Miami Music Week‘s action and just steps away from Winter Music Conference, which celebrated its 35th anniversary this year perfectly aligning with Ultra’s own 25th milestone. The oceanfront views from the spacious rooms are a dream, with oversized balconies that make it easy to soak in Miami’s golden-hour glow. Ocean Social serves up delicious food with an even better view, and the circular Lobby Bar makes one of the best espresso martinis in town that was deemed ideal for sipping on the go before heading out to Ultra. The hotel also caters well to seed-oil-free diets which is important to me, with in-room dining options that go beyond the usual fried festival fare (the key is to order your steak cooked in butter in a separate pan). I also really appreciated the hotel offered two water refill stations with filtered water, making sure guests were hydrated for free in the hot Florida sun. With three pools, plenty of green space for relaxing, and ample beach chairs, the hotel served to be the best place to recharge pre and post-festival.

If I had to complain and offer an honest bit of criticism, the elevators are frustratingly slow, which isn’t ideal when you’re in a rush to catch a set or catch a timely Uber. The lack of a mini fridge for personal use was also disappointing. You could rent one for $35, but the room’s existing fridge was already packed with overpriced drinks, leaving no space for leftovers, cold water, or medication storage. This is nothing new for a Miami hotel though.

That said, Eden Roc’s timeless elegance and prime location still made it the best spot to stay for Ultra and Miami Music Week.

More Photos From Ultra Music Festival’s 25th Celebration

After finding their “Inner World Peace,” Frankie Cosmos have announced a new album. The New York-based indie-pop group — led by the Taylor Swift-covering Greta Kline — will release Different Talking on June 6.

The entirely self-produced album is described as “a collection of fragments and memories, remembered places, and reinterpreted feelings that adds up to a lucent, humming whole: a sturdy, worldly indie-rock record about aging and the passage of time that nonetheless manages to feel sharply current.”

For sprightly lead single “Vanity,” Kline (who is joined by Alex Bailey, Katie Von Schleicher, and Hugo Stanley) said that she “started writing it one evening while I walked (~6.5 miles) from Tompkins Square Park to Sunset Park, speaking directly to the universe and pleading to be considered by it. It feels like it encompasses this push and pull between adult and kid, government and governed, planet and blade of grass.” Or as Von Schleicher put it: it’s “a f*cking pop anthem.”

You can listen to “Vanity” above, while the Different Talking album cover and tracklist can be found below.

Frankie Cosmos’ Different Talking Album Cover Artwork

Frankie Cosmos’ Different Talking Tracklist

1. “Pressed Flower”
2. “One Of Each”
3. “Against the Grain”
4. “Bitch Heart”
5. “Porcelain”
6. “One! Grey! Hair!”
7. “Vanity”
8. “Not Long”
9. “Margareta”
10. “Your Take On”
11. “High Five Handshake”
12. “You Become”
13. “Joyride”
14. “Tomorrow”
15. “Wonderland”
16. “Life Back”
17. “Pothole’

Different Talking is out 6/27 via Sub Pop. Find more information here.