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The 2024 Paris Olympics figure to be a big tournament for USA Basketball, as they have had a number of top stars pledge their commitment to play for Team USA next summer in an effort to bounce back from a fourth place finish at this year’s FIBA World Cup.

LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant have all made it known they plan to play for Team USA, and it will likely be something of a last ride for that generation of stars. Joel Embiid has also committed to USA Basketball over France and Cameroon, a huge get for a team without a ton of depth at the center position. How Team USA assembles its rosters going forward for World Cup and Olympic cycles going forward remains to be seen, and that will be a task for a different head coach.

Steve Kerr, who took over for Gregg Popovich after the Tokyo Olympics, told The Athletic’s Joe Vardon that he will not be extending his tenure with USA Basketball beyond Paris, explaining that he believes the job is now a two-year cycle.

“No,” Kerr said bluntly when asked if he would coach Team USA after the Paris Games. “To me, it’s a two-year; it’s a cycle. Pop coached a World Cup and the Olympics, now it’s my turn to pass the baton. I think that’s kind of how it should be. Frankly, it’s a huge commitment too. I guess I think it was different the last go-around with Coach K (Mike Krzyzewski) and Jerry (Colangelo), when they were really establishing this culture and this system where guys had to commit for a couple years. Made sense for Coach K to stay on. But I think where we are now, one cycle and you move on.”

It does make sense for Kerr to move one, but that does mean Grant Hill and the rest of USA Basketball’s decision makers will need to have a succession plan in place. Tyronn Lue and Erik Spoelstra were lead assistants for Kerr at the World Cup and both figure to be frontrunners for the job once he steps down, as they have plenty of experience and the respect of top players around the NBA.

The 2024 Paris Olympics figure to be a big tournament for USA Basketball, as they have had a number of top stars pledge their commitment to play for Team USA next summer in an effort to bounce back from a fourth place finish at this year’s FIBA World Cup.

LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant have all made it known they plan to play for Team USA, and it will likely be something of a last ride for that generation of stars. Joel Embiid has also committed to USA Basketball over France and Cameroon, a huge get for a team without a ton of depth at the center position. How Team USA assembles its rosters going forward for World Cup and Olympic cycles going forward remains to be seen, and that will be a task for a different head coach.

Steve Kerr, who took over for Gregg Popovich after the Tokyo Olympics, told The Athletic’s Joe Vardon that he will not be extending his tenure with USA Basketball beyond Paris, explaining that he believes the job is now a two-year cycle.

“No,” Kerr said bluntly when asked if he would coach Team USA after the Paris Games. “To me, it’s a two-year; it’s a cycle. Pop coached a World Cup and the Olympics, now it’s my turn to pass the baton. I think that’s kind of how it should be. Frankly, it’s a huge commitment too. I guess I think it was different the last go-around with Coach K (Mike Krzyzewski) and Jerry (Colangelo), when they were really establishing this culture and this system where guys had to commit for a couple years. Made sense for Coach K to stay on. But I think where we are now, one cycle and you move on.”

It does make sense for Kerr to move one, but that does mean Grant Hill and the rest of USA Basketball’s decision makers will need to have a succession plan in place. Tyronn Lue and Erik Spoelstra were lead assistants for Kerr at the World Cup and both figure to be frontrunners for the job once he steps down, as they have plenty of experience and the respect of top players around the NBA.

In September, Tate McRae, Uproxx’s May 2022 cover star, set the bar high for her next era with “Greedy,” her unfairly catchy single that has so far peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Global 200 and No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. And it worked. Yes, we’re greedy and want more Tate McRae. Luckily, the ascending Canadian pop star came prepared to satisfy her fans’ craving.

On Monday morning, November 6, McRae announced Think Later, her sophomore album, will arrive on December 8. The LP was executive produced by ubiquitous hitmaker Ryan Tedder. “This new body of work explores the all-too-relatable feelings of falling in love and embracing the raw emotions that you experience as a result of leading with your intuition and heart,” a press release relays.

McRae separately added context in a lengthy Instagram caption, writing, “we’re here guys. my sophomore album. this album means sooo much to me and i can’t believe it’s so close to coming out. writing this whole thing was one of the most stressful, exciting, nerve racking, and fun things i’ve ever gone through.”

She continued, “for the first time in my life i lived this year a little less with my head and a little more with my intuition – and i rlly hope u guys can feel that through the music. through the biggest highs of my life to the lowest of lows – i feel so happy that it is now gonna be yours <3 here’s to 20 years old and figuring who the f*ck i am haha.”

Fans will have 53 opportunities to witness McRae’s self-exploration, as she also confirmed a 2024 world tour, aptly billed as the Think Later Tour. Before then, she will make her Saturday Night Live debut as the musical guest on the November 18 episode hosted by Jason Momoa on November 18.

Below, check out McRae’s Think Later album cover art as well as her upcoming Think Later Tour dates.

04/17/2024 — Dublin, IE @ Olympia Theatre
04/18/2024 — Dublin, IE @ Olympia Theatre
04/20/2024 — Glasgow, UK @ Glasgow Academy
04/22/2024 — London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
04/24/2024 — Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo Manchester
04/26/2024 — Wolverhampton, UK @ The Civic At The Halls
04/28/2024 — Cologne, DE @ Palladium
04/29/2024 — Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live
04/30/2024 — Antwerp, BE @ Lotto Arena
05/02/2024 — Stockholm, SE @ Annexet
05/03/2024 — Oslo, NO @ Spektrum
05/04/2024 — Copenhagen, DK @ Falkonersalen
05/06/2024 — Hamburg, DE @ Sporthalle
05/07/2024 — Berlin, DE @ Verti Music Hall
05/08/2024 — Prague, CZ @ Forum Karlin
05/10/2024 — Warsaw, PL @ COS Torwar
05/12/2024 — Zurich, CH @ Halle 622
05/13/2024 — Vienna, AT @ Gasometer
05/14/2024 — Munich, DE @ Zenith
05/16/2024 — Milan, IT @ Fabrique
05/17/2024 — Paris, FR @ Zenith
05/20/2024 — Barcelona, ES @ Sant Jordi Club
05/21/2024 — Madrid, ES @ Palacio Vistalegre
05/22/2024 — Lisbon, PT @ Coliseu de Lisboa
07/05/2024 — Calgary, AB @ Hometown Show*
07/07/2024 — Woodinville, WA @ Chateau Ste Michelle
07/09/2024 — San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
07/11/2024 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
07/14/2024 — Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
07/17/2024 — Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
07/19/2024 — Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
07/20/2024 — Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
07/21/2024 — Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
07/24/2024 — Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center
07/27/2024 — Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
07/28/2024 — Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
07/30/2024 — Saint Louis, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park
08/01/2024 — Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
08/06/2024 — Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater
08/07/2024 — Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
08/09/2024 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
08/13/2024 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem
08/14/2024 — Philadelphia, PA @ Skyline Stage at Mann
08/16/2024 — Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
08/17/2024 — Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
08/22/2024 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden**
11/08/2024 — Perth, AU @ Red Hill Auditorium
11/10/2024 — Brisbane, AU @ Riverstage
11/12/2024 — Sydney, AU @ Hordern Pavilion
11/15/2024 — Adelaide, AU @ AEC Theatre
11/17/2024 — Melbourne, AU @ Margaret Court Arena
11/19/2024 — Auckland, NZ @ Spark Arena
11/21/2024 — Wellington, NZ @ TSB Arena

* Venue TBA
** Additional support TBA

Think Later is out 12/8 via RCA Records. Find more information here.

After The Late Show host Stephen Colbert took a week off to recover from COVID-19, his show was, unfortunately, unable to tape this week. So, the show is re-airing some of the best episodes from the past month, including musical performances from Arlo Parks, Boygenius, and Willie Nelson. Here are the musical guests for the week of November 6-10, 2023.

Arlo Parks — Tuesday, November 7

The English singer and songwriter originally appeared on October 23 to perform the song “Weightless” from her new album My Soft Machine. You can see that performance here as well.

Boygenius — Wednesday, November 8

Originally popping up on the show on October 3, the trio had a ball performing “Cool About It” from their album The Record. Clustered around a single mic, they played the gentle ballad in matching Tarantino-esque suits under a spotlight, highlighting the music and tamping down on some of their more boisterous antics.

Willie Nelson — Thursday, November 9

The country legend stopped by the show last Wednesday ahead of his induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, performing not one but two songs: “I Never Cared For You” and then a surprise encore of “Whiskey River,” both of which appear on his Greatest Hits album.

Caroline Polachek — Friday, November 10

From the October 24 episode, the alt-pop star performed her new song “Dang” as a “hot teacher,” complete with a tongue-in-cheek PowerPoint presentation.

Pigs can make some interesting pets. While most people aren’t walking around with one of those giant 600 pound pigs in their house, the much smaller versions can be found hanging out in suburban backyards or sleeping in a dog bed inside. But no matter how domesticated a pig is, they’re still pigs and pigs get into things, especially when there’s food involved.

One woman’s pig decided to show his escape skills when the neighbor’s decided to set pumpkins out on their front porch. Carlton quickly became known as a pumpkin thief around the neighborhood because he didn’t stop at one neighbor. Oh no, it was spooky season, pumpkins were everywhere and by pumpkins we’re talking cute carved jack-o-lanterns.

Carlton did not care about the craftsmanship of these pumpkins or how long it took the family to carve them. All the pig knew was that he wanted them in his belly at all costs.

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The pigs human was not only mortified when she saw him snacking on someone else’s pumpkin in her back yard, she was baffled as to how he got it. But it didn’t take her long to figure out how much of an escape artist he really was. Amanda, the pig’s owner tried everything to keep him from getting out but nothing seemed to work.

“It didn’t matter what I tried, changing the locks, changing the leash. He was going to find a way to get out and get people’s pumpkins,” Amanda tells The Dodo.

Thankfully the neighbors weren’t upset and after Halloween, they brought the little pumpkin stealer all the pumpkins he could eat. But Carlton had a surprise for his mom, this whole time he had actually been planting the pumpkin seeds by rolling the pumpkins around to get the seeds out and while he was rooting around in the yard eating, he was inadvertently planting. Or maybe it was on purpose. Either way, the next spring Amanda’s front yard was full of pumpkins.

Watch the video to find out what Carlton’s family did with all of the pumpkins.

Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it’s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the Uproxx recommendations on a daily basis can be a lot to ask, so every Monday we’re offering up this rundown of the best new music this week.

This week saw Megan The Stallion’s rebirth and Olivia Rodrigo enter an iconic cinematic universe. Yeah, it was a great week for new music. Check out the highlights below.

For more music recommendations, check out our Listen To This section, as well as our Indie Mixtape and Pop Life newsletters.

Megan Thee Stallion — “Cobra”

“Cobra” is a big one for Megan Thee Stallion. She brought the goods, too, with lyrics that cut deep into her psyche at the moment and that are starting all sorts of conversations.

Olivia Rodrigo — “Can’t Catch Me Now”

The rumors turned out to be true: Rodrigo has a new song on the The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes soundtrack. The tune in question is “Can’t Catch Me Now,” a sorrowful-sounding ballad that ends in a big and appropriately cinematic climax.

The Kid LAROI — “Bleed”

We’re at the point in the year when there aren’t too many high-profile albums to look forward to until 2024, but The Kid LAROI will highlight 2023’s final couple months with The First Time. He offered a taste of it last Friday with “Bleed,” an acoustic-driven pop-rock ballad that sees LAROI coping with the end of a relationship.

Jung Kook — “Standing Next To You”

Jung Kook is the latest BTS member to come through with a solo album, as Golden has arrived. Fans of the group should be excited, but so should anybody, really, based on “Standing Next To You,” a funky, ’80s-inspired single that’s an undeniable crowd-pleaser.

Kevin Abstract — “Madonna”

With Brockhampton now a thing of the past, Kevin Abstract is moving forward on his own. He’s going in a different direction, too, as his pre-release singles, last week’s “Madonna” included, have shown him pursuing a more rock- and pop-inspired sound.

Kid Cudi — “At The Party” Feat. Pharrell and Travis Scott

As we start looking into 2024, Kid Cudi’s Insano is a clear highlight for January. The album rollout has started here in 2023, though, and last week, Cudi unveiled “At The Party,” which is definitely ready for a rager and brings some star power via Pharrell and Travis Scott.

Hotline TNT — “History Channel”

Hotline TNT’s new album Cartwheel has earned the approval of Indiecast hosts Steven Hyden and Ian Cohen, who discussed the project in their latest episode. Among the highlights is “History Channel,” which the band’s Will Anderson told Brooklyn Vegan was nearly a single before the band “decided to save it for the true fans.”

Conan Gray — “Killing Me”

Gray delivered the well-received album Superache last year, and while it’s not exactly clear what’s on the horizon yet, he’s unveiled a string of delightful singles in 2023. The latest is “Killing Me,” which continues to draw inspiration from the sounds of the ’80s, which sounds great delivered via yet another catchy hook from Gray.

Empty Country — “Bootsie”

Empty Country (aka Joseph D’Agostino, formerly of Cymbals Eat Guitars) recently told Uproxx about how video games inspired his new album, Empty Country II, saying, “I do play video games here and there, and I’ll get heavily into something for like six months. And it was Elden Ring while I was writing Empty Country II. And I was like, ‘Okay, a video game couldn’t possibly inform something like this album.’ But it really did. You really feel like you’re discovering things and it’s the only open world game where I’ve felt that way and it’s not just the same content recycled, recycled. So yeah, Elden Ring even kind of makes its way into Empty Country II just in that feeling of exploration and discovery that I hadn’t had from anything in a long time.”

Willow — “Alone”

Willow’s in the rare position of being a music industry veteran at only 23 years old. Throughout her journey, Willow has confidently explored various styles, and while her 2022 album Coping Mechanism was firmly rock-inspired, she’s confidently working in jazzy neo-soul on the new single “Alone.”

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We’re less than one week away from the 2023 LA3C Food And Music Festival taking over downtown Los Angeles. The headliners will be Erykah Badu and Herbie Hancock, while other notable acts include Questlove, Robert Glasper, Flying Lotus, and even Fred Armisen.

Will Questlove’s set have any crossover with his notably elite private playlists? Will Armisen finally do Ringo Starr cosplay? Who knows! But whatever these artists have in store will happen across six venues from Friday, November 10, and Sunday, November 12: Theatre at Ace Hotel, The Palace Theatre, The Orpheum Theatre, The Los Angeles Theatre, Marketplace on Main, and Bazaar on Broadway.

Across all three days, doors will open at 2 p.m. local time. On Friday, Flying Lotus is due at the Theatre at Ace Hotel at 9:30 p.m., followed by Armisen at The Palace Theatre at 10:15 p.m., and Kamasi Washington at The Los Angeles Theatre from 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

On Saturday, Questlove is scheduled to perform at Marketplace on Main at 8 p.m., while Badu is set for The Orpheum Theatre at 10 p.m., Robert Glasper can be found at Theatre at Ace Hotel at 10:30 p.m., and Nick Hakim gets The Palace Theatre at 11 p.m.

Sunday’s schedule features Herbie Hancock at the Theatre at Ace Hotel at 8:45 p.m. and Marc Rebillet at The Palace Theatre at 9:30 p.m.

See the full LA3C schedule below, and find more information here.

The best musical performances from the past week of late-night TV include sets from Bleachers, Depeche Mode, and more. Uproxx has the rundown below so you can catch up or relive your favorites. Here are the best live music performances on TV from the past week.

Allison Russell

Russell performed the bluesy title track from her new album The Returner on Jimmy Kimmel Live! If you look closely, you may notice that her band is entirely made up of women, right down to the string section that joins on the bridge.

Bleachers

Debuting their sax-driven new song “Modern Girl” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jack Antonoff and co. kicked off the rollout of their highly-anticipated fourth studio album, which should probably be out sometime next year. The band displayed their old-school influences in everything from the sound to their stage design, as always led by an exuberant Antonoff.

Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode returned to the Tonight Show stage after performing their song “Wagging Tongue” the week before, this time with a haunting performance of another Memento Mori standout, “My Favourite Stranger.”

Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow‘s got a new album, Evolution, on the way, and stopped by Fallon for a hard-rockin’ performance of her new song “Alarm Clock.” The classic staging suits the straightforward guitar-based pop bid. With its catchy, relatable hook — who doesn’t hate their alarm clock? — you can likely expect to hear a lot of this one from the rock-pop staple.

Madison Beer

Decked out in a glittery prom dress with a stage evoking an abandoned playground, the singer delivered an uptempo performance of the song “Sweet Relief” from her new album Silence Between Songs on Kimmel.

Willie Nelson

Celebrating his recent induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, the legend Willie Nelson stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to perform “I Never Cared For You” and “Whiskey River” from his Greatest Hits album. The latter was apparently a surprise encore! Gotta love free music!

In “Father and Son,” Cat Stevens sings as a father telling his son to relax, take it easy, maybe find a girl to settle down with and marry. He must have left out the part about watching porn with his kid.

Mike Johnson, the generically-named speaker of the House who believes early humans had dinosaurs as pets, discussed how he and his teenage son monitor each other’s porn habits in a resurfaced clip from 2022. “It scans all the activity on your phone, or your devices, your laptop, what have you; we do all of it,” he said about a program called Covenant Eyes during a “War on Technology” panel at a Louisiana church, according to Rolling Stone. Weird!

Johnson continued, “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. If anything objectionable comes up, your accountability partner gets an immediate notice. I’m proud to tell ya, my son has got a clean slate.”

Of course his porn-monitoring son is named Jack. Of course.

The deeply odd video from last year, which was discovered on the former Twitter by user Receipt Maven, has inspired a lot of reactions. “Aside from how creepy and inappropriate it is… the speaker of the house is admitting that he allows a tech company to monitor his devices and no one bats an eye?!” @libragrl1685 wrote, while @cwebbonline called it like it is: “Of all of the things I can think of to do with my son, this is not one of them. Bizarre AF! On so many levels. We’re just at the beginning stages of uncovering this dude.”

Here’s more:

(Via Rolling Stone)

(Spoilers for Season 2 of The Bear will obviously be found below.)

The Bear, FX’s Jeremy Allen White-starring Hulu sleeper series, kept the kitchen fires burning hot (even without a kitchen for much of the time) in Season 2. The show exclusively streams on Hulu, and on Monday, FX Entertainment President Nick Grad announced that (finally) a third season has been greenlit.

Finally, we’ll find out if Carmy gets unfrozen and erroneously decides to chase Claire rather than continue to pursue his dreams with Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) as business partner. It seems unlikely that he will be able to juggle both, but I guess the writers really wanted Carmy to get busy. All I know for sure is that we need more of Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as soon as possible. When will this happen?

Sometime in 2024. That’s nebulous but still pretty damn good news, considering that Hollywood has been at a standstill with the recently concluded WGA strike and the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike happening through much of 2023. Then again, the show managed to turn around Season 2 barely less than a year after Season 1 debuted, so perhaps they wouldn’t have started production until around now anyway.

Can we put in more requests, pretty please? More than a few seconds of Joel McHale’s rude, patronizing Chef would be fab. Oh, and Will Poulter’s tattooed Chef is welcome to visit Chicago. That should do nicely.

The Bear is currently streaming two seasons on Hulu.