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Being a famous actor is a sweet gig. You get paid potentially millions of dollars to pretend to be someone else, and those gift bags they give away at award shows seem fun. A person can never have enough hand creams. But fame does have its downsides. For instance, if you or I were to leave a thirsty comment on someone’s Instagram account, it would not end up in an E! News (or Uproxx) headline. But that’s what happened to Emmy-nominated The Bear star Jeremy Allen White, who wrote “wow” in response a lingerie photo shoot that Euphoria actress Alexa Demie shared on social media.

Allen White told British GQ that the comment was totally innocent (he’s just a normal man, an innocent man) and he left it for the photographers, Inez and Vinoodh, not Demie herself. Still, once the story took off, he reached out to his publicist. The Iron Claw actor recalled, “I was like, ‘I just need to shut the f*ck up. I just shouldn’t say anything.’ And she was like, ‘Kind of.’”

Thankfully, Allen White didn’t shut the f*ck up about his botched audition for a “Marvel-y” movie.

“I had an attitude,” White tells me. “I think I played it all wrong.” White was skeptical, and showed it in front of the execs. “’Tell me about why should I do your movie,’” White says, recreating the meeting now, crossing his arms and leaning back… “They were like, ‘F*ck you,’” White says. “And I was like, ‘Right on.’”

His non-Marvel-y movie, The Iron Claw, opens in theaters on December 22.

(Via British GQ)

Over the past few years, R&B live shows have dominated the Las Vegas Strip. From Bruno Mars’ multiple residencies to “Good Good” singer Usher’s steamy My Way: The Las Vegas Residency, the crooners are winning big. Well, come next year, that streak will continue when the genre pioneers New Edition roll into town.

Beginning in February 2024, the “Candy Girl” singers will plant roots at the Wynn for a six-night run. So, when will tickets for New Edition’s Las Vegas Residency go on sale? According to the official ticketing page, the artist pre-sale starts tomorrow (November 8) at 10 a.m. Pacific. On November 10, based on availability, the general public will have the chance to snap a ticket.

In a press release, the group shared their excitement. “Fulfilling a career-long dream to solidify ourselves with a residency performance in the entertainment capital of the world, we are beyond excited to embark on this fantastical journey at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. On behalf of all of us, including Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph & Johnny, it is our extreme purpose to give our fans a show that they cannot witness anywhere else in the world,” read the note.

The New Edition 2024 Las Vegas residency will begin on February 28. Each show is scheduled for 8 p.m. inside Wynn’s The Encore Theater. Performances dates are listed as March 1, March 2, March 6, March 8, and March 9, 2024. Find more information here.

Surprise, surprise. Trump’s courtroom testimony was predictably messy, but his courtroom sketch really turned heads. The work of art actually angered Kayleigh McEnany, but The Daily Show guest host Sarah Silverman observed something different. This had to do with the actual testimony, which was bound to be difficult to take seriously because it was clear that the defendant also didn’t take it seriously.

At one point, Trump even tried to, according to MSNBC producer Kyle Griffin, yank a paper from his pocket and declare that he’d like to read it aloud. Trump clearly has no clue (nor did his lawyers educate him) about the rules of evidentiary procedure, but he was reportedly “shocked” when Judge Engoron shut his random paper down. Yet Silverman (around the 2:20 mark above) saw this entire hearing as a missed opportunity for getting some real answers:

“If I had Donald Trump under oath, I wouldn’t be wasting time asking about financial statements. This is my chance to find out the answers to every question I’ve had about him ever. Is there a Melania clone? Is there a pee tape? If you had to do a ‘Sophie’s Choice’ with one of your adult sons, would it be both?”

As for Trump’s cluelessness, Silverman is willing to throw him a little slack. “I mean, of course Trump isn’t focused,” she pointed out. “He’s got like seventeen other court cases he’s dealing with. He probably doesn’t even know what he was in court for.” Then came the kicker: “I bet he was on the stand like, ‘Is this the insurrection one, or is this the mushroom-d*ck pornstar one?”

As well, Silverman had an astute observation about House Speaker Mike Johnson’s anti-porn app, which Jimmy Kimmel weighed in on, too. Man, the MAGA crowd’s antics never cease to amaze.

Holly Humberstone is hitting the road. In support of her critically acclaimed debut album Paint My Room Black, the British singer-songwriter will perform a series of North American dates.

Beginning next May, Humberstone will kick off her first-ever North American headlining tour in Nashville. She will perform at various staple venues, including Nashville’s The Basement East, New York’s Brooklyn Steel, Los Angeles’ The Bellwether, Chicago’s Vic Theatre, and Boston’s Paradise Rock Club.

The pre-sale for tickets begins today (November 8) with general on-sale beginning Friday (November 10). Tickets are available for purchase here.

For years, Humberstone has been a supporting act on tours for artists like Olivia Rodrigo and Girl In Red. Much of Paint My Bedroom Black is about her life on the road.

Humberstone opened up about touring in an interview with Variety, and the surreal feelings that accompanied.

“I was in a new place every single day, I didn’t really recognize my roots and where I was and who I was. I got a bit lost in my own head,” she says. “You have really high highs and really low lows, when you get into your hotel room at night and you’re like, ‘Where am I?’ And then it’s silent and you’re alone with your thoughts. The doom starts to creep in, and that’s when the songs start.”

You can see the tour dates below

05/05/2024 — Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
05/07/2024 — Washington, DC @ The Atlantis
05/08/2024 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry at The Fillmore
05/09/2024 — Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
05/11/2024 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
05/14/2024 — Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
05/16/2024 — Detroit, MI @ Shelter
05/17/2024 — Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
05/18/2024 — Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café
05/20/2024 — Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
05/21/2024 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
05/23/2024 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
05/27/2024 — Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
05/28/2024 — Seattle, WA @ Neumos
05/29/2024 — Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre

There’s no denying that, for many, the holiday season brings in an air of festivity. The constant loop of Mariah Carey’s mega-hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” eggnog, and the gathering of their closest loved ones is a joyous occasion. Others are hoping to fast-forward through the winter months and straight into the spring season. If that’s you, then the announcement of Dreamville Fest 2024 is right up your alley.

Last month, organizers confirmed that the annual event would return to its home of Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 6 and 7, 2024. This year’s lineup featured an all-star arrangement of Usher, Drake (with a host of guest cameos), Burna Boy, and more. Due to the massive set of entertainers that hit the stage this year, music lovers are curious to see how the 2024 event outdoes itself. So, did Dreamville Fest reveal its 2024 lineup? Not yet.

Although the Chase cardholders’ pre-sale kicks off tomorrow (November 8), the multi-day event has not given any hints about the official lineup. However, since its inception, the festival has always featured performances by Dreamville’s head honcho, J. Cole, and several of the imprint’s signees (Ari Lennox, JID, Earthgang, Cozz, Bas, and Omen). We’ll keep our eyes for the confirmed lineup, but that could be, if it sticks to its schedule, sometime in February 2024.

Dreamville Fest 2024 is set to take place on April 6 and 7, 2024, inside Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Chase cardholders’ pre-sale begins on November 8, 2023, at 10 a.m. Eastern. Find more information here.

House Speaker Mike Johnson not only believes early humans had dinosaurs for pets, he and his teen son also monitor each other’s porn habits. A very normal activity from a very normal man.

Last year, Johnson, who shares the same name as every male NPC in a video game, praised a program (and possible threat to national security) called Covenant Eyes for how it “sends a report to your accountability partner. My accountability partner right now is Jack, my son. He’s 17. So he and I get a report about all the things that are on our phones, all of our devices, once a week.” He added, “I’m proud to tell ya, my son has got a clean slate.”

This was prime fodder for Jimmy Kimmel, who joked “it is possible to be too close with your children” during Monday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. The host then made Johnson an offer. “If you have nobody else in your life to do this with, I will gladly be your porn accountability partner,” he said. “I’m pretty we can do it cross country. I’m very open-minded. Whatever weird stuff you’re watching — I don’t know, clown porn, cosplay, foot fetish, stuff with the tentacles — no problem. I don’t judge. What happens between you, Mike, and your Johnson is your business. But let’s get your son out of this, huh?”

You can watch Kimmel’s monologue above.

In the United States, Taylor Swift rules the music charts. The release of 1989 (Taylor’s Verison) has broken personal career, streaming, pure sales, and charting records. But across the pond, in the United Kingdom, there’s another act making historical waves, and her name is Kenya Grace. Kenya’s smash single, “Strangers,” has catapulted her into mainstream discourse. So, who is “Strangers” singer Kenya Grace?

Kenya is a native of South Africa but was raised in Southampton, England. She is a songwriter, recording artist, and producer. As documented by Billboard last month, Kenya’s standout track “Stranger” set a record in the electronic music scene when it became the second No. 1 Hot Dance/Electronic record written, produced, and sung by a woman. “Strangers” beat out Cassö, D-Block Europe, and Raye’s “Prada,” Swift’s “Cruel Summer,” Tate McRae’s “Greedy,” and Tyla’s “Water.”

She quickly took to her official Instagram page to celebrate the milestone. “‘Strangers’ is number 1 in the UK! Guys, this is the most surreal moment of my entire life. I am eternally grateful to every single one of you who streamed, shared, and made videos for ‘Strangers!’ You’re the absolute best people ever, and I love you all so much. Thank you for changing my life forever,” penned Kenya.

During an interview with Vogue, she opened up about the inspiration behind the hit. “Sonically, I wanted to make something that was more ethereal sounding, so I layered synths, high-backing vocals, and lots of reverb to try and create this euphoric sound. Lyrically, it’s just something that I’ve been noticing a lot recently through my own past relationships and other people’s, too: how you can speak to someone for so long and then randomly one night, you just never speak to them ever again. That completely polar opposite change is so common now – I think it’s through Hinge and Tinder and dating apps. I feel like it’s so easy just to dispose of people. Sad but true,” said Kenya.

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Six years after releasing his highly revered debut studio album, Process, Sampha has returned with new music, starting with “Simple 2.0” and “Only.” Last month, he dropped his long-awaited follow-up album Lahai. Sampha went on to share the inspiration behind the album’s title, saying, “‘Lahai’ [is my] grandfather’s name. My middle name. My next musical chapter. My next album. Fever Dreams. Continuums. Dancing. Generations. Syncopation. Bridges. Grief. Motherlands. Love. Spirit. Fear. Flesh. Flight.”

Before the album was made available online, Sampha revealed he would embark on the Lahai Tour with stops in the United Kingdom and the US. The North American leg kicked off at the Regency Ballroom on October 29 in San Francisco, California. Here is Sampha’s Lahai Tour setlist, according to Setlist.fm.

1. “Plastic 100°C”
2. “Hold On” (SBTRKT cover)
3. “Satellite Business”
4. “Suspended”
5. “Inclination Compass (Tenderness)”
6. “Without”
7. “Gabriel” (Roy Davis Jr. cover)
8. “Stereo Colour Cloud (Shaman’s Dream)”
9. “Spirit 2.0”
10. “Too Much”
11. “(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano”
12. “Can’t Go Back”
13. “Dancing Circles”
14. “Only”
15. “Can’t Get Close”
16. “Blood on Me”

Encore:

17. “Happens”

View the remaining tour stops below.

11/7 — New York City @ Webster Hall
11/11 — Washington, D.C. @ Howard Theatre
11/13 — Philadelphia @ Franklin Music Hall
11/15 — Atlanta @ The Eastern
12/4 — Berlin @ Theater des Westens
12/5 — Amsterdam @ Royal Theatre Carré
12/7 — Paris @ Cirque d’Hiver

Six years after releasing his highly revered debut studio album, Process, Sampha has returned with new music, starting with “Simple 2.0” and “Only.” Last month, he dropped his long-awaited follow-up album Lahai. Sampha went on to share the inspiration behind the album’s title, saying, “‘Lahai’ [is my] grandfather’s name. My middle name. My next musical chapter. My next album. Fever Dreams. Continuums. Dancing. Generations. Syncopation. Bridges. Grief. Motherlands. Love. Spirit. Fear. Flesh. Flight.”

Before the album was made available online, Sampha revealed he would embark on the Lahai Tour with stops in the United Kingdom and the US. The North American leg kicked off at the Regency Ballroom on October 29 in San Francisco, California. Here is Sampha’s Lahai Tour setlist, according to Setlist.fm.

1. “Plastic 100°C”
2. “Hold On” (SBTRKT cover)
3. “Satellite Business”
4. “Suspended”
5. “Inclination Compass (Tenderness)”
6. “Without”
7. “Gabriel” (Roy Davis Jr. cover)
8. “Stereo Colour Cloud (Shaman’s Dream)”
9. “Spirit 2.0”
10. “Too Much”
11. “(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano”
12. “Can’t Go Back”
13. “Dancing Circles”
14. “Only”
15. “Can’t Get Close”
16. “Blood on Me”

Encore:

17. “Happens”

View the remaining tour stops below.

11/7 — New York City @ Webster Hall
11/11 — Washington, D.C. @ Howard Theatre
11/13 — Philadelphia @ Franklin Music Hall
11/15 — Atlanta @ The Eastern
12/4 — Berlin @ Theater des Westens
12/5 — Amsterdam @ Royal Theatre Carré
12/7 — Paris @ Cirque d’Hiver

When Mike Johnson was named Speaker of the House the other week, no one had any clue who he was, and not only because of his generic name and looks. We know a lot about him now. He holds, shall we say, some wacko extremist views even for today’s wacko extremist. Along with believing early humans had dinosaur pets, there’s also this one: He and his son use a program in which they can monitor each other’s porn habits (or lack thereof). Sounds normal and not creepy! It also sounds like a possible security threat, noted Sarah Silverman.

The comic was back to guest-hosting The Daily Show on Monday, and she couldn’t help but devote significant real estate of her opening to Johnson’s use of Covenant Eyes, which alerts a chosen person whenever you visit a pornographic site. The idea, of course, is to shame that person into never doing it, which sounded weird to Silverman.

“If Mike Johnson doesn’t want to encourage his son to masturbate, why did he name him Jack?” she joked. “You should meet his other kids: Tug and his daughter Fingerblast.”

Silverman questioned the program’s effectiveness with young men. “I’m sorry, there’s no way this app is going to stop people from masturbating, especially 17 year old boys,” she told the crowd. “Seventeen-year-olds don’t need porn. They can jack off to anything. His dad must be like, ‘He really doesn’t look at porn at all, he just spends all his day browsing Ann Taylor Loft.”

She then had some advice for Johnson: “Seriously, don’t use an app to find out if your son is masturbating. Just do it the old-fashioned way: See if his sock shatters like an icicle.”

Silverman then spoke with correspondent Michael Kosta, who argued that having an anti-porn guy as Speaker is perfect.

“Mike Johnson is the kind of guy you want holding the Speaker’s gavel. For one he’s got two free hands, we know that,” Kosta said. “Secondly, do you know how much you can accomplish when you’re not wasting all your time massaging the pig snout? Plus, this gives him that pent-up, near-bursting energy that says, ‘I’m a soft breeze away from exploding all over this carpet.’”

Kosta even suggested that this bizarre news could be a win for the current president, who’s hurting at the polls right now. “He can be the politician who’s into porn,” Kosta said. “He already kind of has the look, you know? He’s got the slicked-back hair He drives a Corvette. He’s always squinting like he just saw something he likes but he doesn’t know why.”

But Silverman brought up a possible security issue. “This website is monitoring everything Mike Johnson looks at. That could include sensitive classified information,” she argued.

“Yeah, but that’s the price we pay for moral rectitude,” Kosta shot back. “Sure, Russia could hack into Covenant eyes and get access to our nuclear codes. But I sleep a little easier at night knowing Mike Johnson isn’t seeing what’s happening to our nation’s stepmoms.”

You can watch Silverman’s Daily Show opening in the video above. The Johnson business begins around the 4:30 mark.