Tom Hardy as a jaded detective. Timothy Olyphant as an underground baddie. The Raid franchise director and Gangs of London co-creator debuting the first project from an “exclusive deal” with Netflix. That’s Havoc in a nutshell.
This project has been several years in the making, which might seem like a long time since Hardy was locked into the role four dang years ago, and that would be a fair judgment. However, gears have been turning more slowly in Hollywood than usual while the double-strike’s effects still work themselves out, and Tom Hardy projects are almost always worth the wait, so although MobLand is currently giving Paramount Plus viewers a nice dose of Gangster Hardy, those who want to see him on the other side of the law (in a complicated way) have an inquiry.
When Does Tom Hardy’s Havoc Premiere On Netflix?
April 25. That’s when the magic will happen with an adrenaline rush (phrased as a “a high octane action thriller” by the streaming service) that will run for 105 minutes. From the synopsis:
Walker (Tom Hardy) is a bruised detective fighting his way through the criminal underworld threatening to engulf his entire city. In the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong, Walker finds himself with a number of factions on his tail; a vengeful crime syndicate, a crooked politician, as well as his fellow cops. When attempting to rescue the politician’s estranged son, whose involvement in the drug deal starts to unravel a deep web of corruption and conspiracy, he is forced to confront the demons of his past.
Many thought that tennis icon Serena Williams popping up during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show and dancing to “Not Like Us” was a clear shot at Drake. Williams, though, continues to not only insist that it wasn’t, but that she would “never” diss Drake.
In a new Time interview, Williams was asked flat-out if her appearance was intended to be a Drake diss and she answered:
“Absolutely not. I would never do that. And that was sad, that anyone would ever think that. I respect how they could. Obviously I can see how someone would think that. But absolutely not. I have never had negative feelings towards him. We’ve known him for so many years.”
She also said of the cameo, “I don’t know if I regret it or not. I don’t know the answer to that.”
Back in February, Williams’ husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, tweeted, “Some of y’all have no idea how criticized Serena was for this same dance at Wimbledon 13 years ago and it shows…. This is bigger than the music.” Williams responded, “That there my baby daddy and husband. Always got my back. I Love you. Gosh I’m so late to the game (I’ve been sick) & busy investing in billion dollar companies and running @WYNbeauty… def not dancing to be petty lol. I think I proved 23 times over (not counting 4 gold medals) that I simply don’t have time for petty. All love and respect always nothing negative here.”
Young Thug’s first album since being released in 2024 after a two-year incarceration is coming soon. He first teased the long-awaited project via a billboard on the freeway to Coachella, and today, he launched the online shop featuring CDs and vinyl, with two different covers, along with accompanying merch packages.
Thug has not revealed a release date or tracklist as yet, but according to Billboard, there’s speculation it could be available as soon as this Friday, April 18 (happy birthday to me!). Uy Scuti is the name of a red supergiant star located in the constellation Scutum; with this in mind, Thug’s message to fans on social media accompanying the link to the shop — “It’s Time. Red Planet” — makes perfect sense.
The last album Thug released was Business Is Business in 2023, although the album was released during Thug’s incarceration as he awaited trial on racketeering charges, so its reception was muted, tempered by the fact he couldn’t do any promotion for it from behind bars. The level of his involvement in its execution was also a question for fans, as the album was released with two different tracklists, including one sequenced by Metro Boomin.
Since Thugger’s release, he’s only been featured on one mainstream release: Lil Baby’s “Dum, Dumb & Dumber” with Future. He’s also supposedly working with Future on a follow-up to their 2017 joint project Super Slimey.
There’s a reason Lizzo is looking for “Love In Real Life,” not from random strangers on the internet.
“Lizzo drops new pics and somehow pisses people off again!” the “Still Bad” singer wrote on Instagram on Wednesday (April 15). Her caption — which comes with a set of photos where she’s wearing a sparkling purple dress — is a likely reference to the constant comments about her weight and how she’s been “canceled for everything.”
In a follow-up post, Lizzo thanked makeup artist Alexx Mayo and hairstylist JStayReady for her stunning look.
Lizzo also reflected on appearing as the musical guest in the latest episode of Saturday Night Live with host Jon Hamm. “YALL NOTICE I ONLY DO @nbcsnl ON CHRISTMAS OR EASTER?!” she wrote. “ANOTHER SNL IN THE BOOKS– that makes 4! Thank you to Lorne and the whole crew & cast for making me feel at home every time. Thank you to team lizzo always grinding hard — we did it Joe! LOVE IN REAL LIFE ERA HARD LAUNCHED LAST NIGHTTTTTT FORREAL THIS TIME.”
Besides her new album Love In Real Life, which does not currently have a release date, Lizzo is also starring as “Godmother of Rock and Roll” Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the Amazon MGM Studios biopic Rosetta.
Fontaines DC’s latest album, Romance, was one of the highest-ranking projects on the 2024 Uproxx Music Critics Poll. Indeed, it was one of the year’s most beloved indie/rock albums, so more of it is welcomed. Well, that’s just what the band has provided: Today (April 16), they dropped the deluxe edition of the project, which includes a new song, “Before You I Just Forget.”
The band’s Conor Curley says in a press release of the song:
“‘Before You I Just Forget’ is a song that started with a vision of this really blown out sound, something that heaved and shifted with new details, becoming apparent every time you would listen. Like never being able to step in the same river twice, the song morphs and changes, finishing with an incredible string part by Grian.”
Also included are a live version of “Starburster/In Heaven” and the recently released single “It’s Amazing To Be Young.”
Listen to “Before You I Just Forget” above and check out the Romance (Deluxe Edition) tracklist below.
Fontaines DC’s Romance (Deluxe Edition) Tracklist
1. “Romance”
2. “Starburster”
3. “Here’s The Thing”
4. “Desire”
5. “In The Modern World”
6. “Bug”
7. “Motorcycle Boy”
8. “Sundowner”
9. “Horseness Is The Whatness”
10. “Death Kink”
11. “Favourite”
12. “It’s Amazing To Be Young”
13. “Before You I Just Forget”
14. “Starburster / In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)”
Romance (Deluxe Edition) is out now via XL Recordings. Find more information here.
Pride Month is only a few weeks away now, and if you’re in the Brooklyn area and starting to think about how you want to mark the occasion, LadyLand is offering an appealing option. As Billboard notes, festival organizers announced the 2025 lineup today (April 16) and it’s headlined by Cardi B and FKA Twigs.
Also heading to Under The K Bridge in Brooklyn on June 27 and 28 for the festival (hosted by Ladyfag and The Bowery Presents) are Pabllo Vittar, Eartheater, Cobrah, and Sukihana, along with DJ sets from Hercules & Love Affair, VTSS, and Danny Tenaglia.
Tickets for LadyLand 2025 go on sale starting April 18 at 10 a.m. ET. Before that, there’s a pre-sale on April 17. More information can be found on the festival website.
Cardi has famously had an on-off relationship with Offset for years, but Cardi has said she has also been with women, like in 2018 when she tweeted, “I personally myself had experiences with other woman, shiieeett with a lot of woman. I thought the song [Rita Ora’s ‘Girls’] was a good song and I remember my experience.” In 2022, she also noted, “I ate b*tches out before you was born …..Sorry I don’t have razr phone pics to prove it to you,” and said she had a girlfriend when she was a freshman in high school.
But now that both projects are in the rearview, they’ve apparently refocused on that long-rumored project — and completed it. Today, Mass Appeal announced the launch of its Legend Has It… album series, consisting of seven new albums from seven iconic acts. In addition to Nas and Premier’s long-awaited joint project, the initiative includes new albums from the late Big L, De La Soul, Ghostface Killah, Mobb Deep, Raekwon, and one other mystery artist, with the campaign calling it an “epic return” (my money’s on Jay-Z).
While only two of the upcoming albums’ titles have been announced (Ghostface’s Supreme Clientele 2 and Raekwon’s Emperor’s New Clothes), just the prospect of new albums from the above-mentioned names will likely be enough to drive hip-hop fans into an album-copping frenzy. Further details on Legend Has It… and each individual album will be announced in the coming weeks and months, so stay tuned.
Solange Knowles‘s Eldorado Ballroom series returns for 2025, this time making a homecoming to the Lone Star State. The orchestral series, aimed at bringing new voices and perspectives to so-called “high art,” first appeared in 2023 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Then, in 2024, she brought the series to the Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles. The expanded, now-week-long series is coming to Solange’s hometown, Houston, with six performances at a slew of the city’s historical venues, including the original Eldorado Ballroom, The Museum of Fine Arts, and Jones Hall. It’s the latest project from Solange, who’s been screening films and composing ballets instead of chasing the pop music limelight.
According to its press release:
Each event highlights a different musical focus and cast of performers, including a celebration of Black female classical composers and orchestral works, powerful convocations of devotional spiritual and gospel music, evenings at the Eldorado Ballroom exploring contemporary music and performance art, an evening honoring the roots of black folk and zydeco music, and a celebration of Houston’s musical legacy viewed through a futurist lens with a deep focus on the enduring influence of Chopped and Screwed and the innovative musical contributions from our city’s Nigerian and broader African communities.
See below for more information about the individual events, and finding ticketing information here.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025: On Dissonance (An Evening of Classical, Symphonic, and Opera Works)
Jones Hall
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Type of Guest
Eldorado Ballroom
Thursday, June 12, 2025 Monuments Are Here
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Saturday, June 14, 2025 Paper in My Shoe
Eldorado Ballroom
Sunday, June 15, 2025 Glory to Glory (A Revival for Spiritual and Devotional Work)
Jones Hall
Monday, June 16, 2025
Go Slow
Dream Palace Banquet Hall
There’s a lot to be excited about with the future of Max. Admittedly, the next House of the Dragon season has some inertia to overcome, and we still don’t know if more of The Penguin will happen. Yet the impending arrival of It: Welcome To Derry consistently perks up people’s ears, and both The White Lotus and Industry have been growing in popularity, season over season.
Then there’s The Pitt, which put Noah Wyle back in stethoscope action for a true word-of-mouth series. By season’s end, a true juggernaut had been born, and yep, there’s definitely a second season in the works. That second shift, which will also start at 7:00 am and end at 10:00 pm, will take place (as revealed by the show’s creatives to Deadline) on a Fourth of July holiday weekend, and series creator R. Scott Gemmill further told TV Line that the story will pick up 9 or 10 months later, which “gives a lot of room for us to have developed a few stories in the interim, and catch up with everyone.”
So, which characters will the show catch up with? Gemmill and Wyle spoke with TV Line about that, too. Not every character came up in conversation, but a few of them did. New faces will surely join the ensemble, and obviously, Noah Wyle will be back as Dr. Robby while it sounds like his troubled mentee’s journey will provide some time-framing:
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As Gemmill divulged to TV Line of Dr. Langdon ^^^ (Patrick Ball, who might be Matt Bomer’s secret twin), “I think we will pick up on Langdon’s first day back at work.” That would follow Langdon spending time in a substance abuse treatment program, and Wyle added, “Patrick is a brilliant actor, and we love Langdon, and there’s a lot more to mine in that relationship. So having him come back and be part of the hospital would necessitate bringing him through some sort of treatment program to allow him to come back.”
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Likewise, Gemmill supposes that Dr. Dennis Whitaker (Gerran Howell) and Dr. Trinity Santos (Isa Briones) might be “The Odd Couple” as roommates, so they will be part of the show’s future (although we probably will not see them at home), but what of Dana (Katherine LaNasa)?
Max
Noah Wyle sounded unsure on whether Dana, who he added is “an important part” of the series, would choose to come back after the incident that led to the shiner, which is unfortunately more common in the healthcare field than many would like to admit. Gemmill sounded slightly more confident that the months-long gap between shifts would allow Dana the perspective to return:
“I think if next season were to take place the next day or the next week, you wouldn’t see Dana. I think she needs to take some time off to really talk to her husband, talk about what she wants out of life… I think when she comes back, she’s going to have a bit of an attitude adjustment, though. She’ll be even less tolerant of bulls-t. She’s going to be much more protective of her flock.”
We’ll surely hear more in the coming months on The Pitt, which is expected to return in January 2026 for a second 15-episode season.
Bonnaroo has unveiled the complete set times for this year’s edition of music festival, which takes places from June 12 to 15 in Manchester, Tennessee. The lineup includes headliners Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler The Creator, Luke Combs, and Hozier, as well as Dom Dolla, John Summit, Glass Animals, Avril Lavigne, Justice, Vampire Weekend, and Queens Of The Stone Age.
Check out the full set times below.
Bonnaroo 2025 Set Times For Thursday, June 12
What Stage
5:45-6:30 p.m. — Wilderado
7:15-8:15 p.m. — Marcus King
9:00-10:45 p.m. — Luke Combs
Other Stage
5:15-6:15 p.m. — Azzecca
6:30-7:30 p.m. — Max Styler
7:45-8:45 p.m. — Green Velvet
9:00-10:00 p.m. — Sammy Virji
11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. — Dom Dolla
Infinity
3:15-4:15 p.m. — DJ Python
5:30-6:30 p.m. — Tinzo + Jojo
7:00-8:00 p.m. — Parisi
8:30-9:30 p.m. — Of The Trees b2b Tape B
10:00-11:00 p.m. — Rebecca Black
1:00-2:00 a.m. — Tractorbeam
This Tent
3:00-3:45 p.m. — Die Spitz
4:15-5:15 p.m. — Kitchen Dwellers
6:00-7:00 p.m. — The Lemon Twigs
7:45-8:45 p.m. — Dogs In A Pile
10:45-11:45 p.m. — Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country
12:30-1:30 a.m. — Insane Clown Posse
3:00-3:45 p.m. — Aly & AJ
4:45-5:45 p.m. — Flipturn
6:45-7:45 p.m. — Foster The People
8:45-10:00 p.m. — John Summit
11:00 p.m.-12:15 a.m. — Tyler The Creator
2:00-2:45 p.m. — James Arthur
3:30-4:30 p.m. — Role Model
5:15-6:15 p.m. — Remi Wolf
7:15-8:30 p.m. — Vampire Weekend
9:30-11:00 p.m. — Hozier
Which Stage
1:15-2:00 p.m. — Alexandra Kay
2:45-3:45 p.m. — Treaty Oak Revival
4:30-5:30 p.m. — Royel Otis
6:15-7:15 p.m. — King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
8:15-9:30 p.m. — Queens Of The Stone Age
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