Jeopardy! fans love their decorum, so they were not thrilled to see contestant Aaron Craig indulge in an “unsportsmanlike” celebration after winning Monday night’s episode. Craig earned the ire of Jeopardy! viewers when he clapped for himself after Ken Jennings said he’d won. Craig also pointed at the crowd, blew a kiss at them, and yelled “Let’s go!” in a display that fans immediately blasted as “boorish” and “unsportsmanlike” on social media.
Others called Craig an “unlikeable contestant” while one fan even went so far to tweet directly at him.
“You might possibly be the most annoying contestant I have ever seen on the Alex Trebek stage,” JasonH tweeted at Craig. “Your reaction at the end of double jeopardy was tasteless. Completely on brand for you, completely poor sportsmanship.”
And that was just the tip of the iceberg. Via New York Post:
“I turned the TV off after the self-congratulatory behavior,” one viewer said on Reddit. “I certainly am not rooting for this guy to win and not even sure if I’ll watch the rest of the tournament. I’ve watched Jeopardy for decades and don’t recall seeing such rudeness.”
“The clapping at the end was unnecessary,” another Redditor added.
“My husband and I looked at each other with mouths agape lol. It was wild,” a third person said.
However, some fans came to Craig’s defense and noted he had every right to be excited. A former Jeopardy! winner Jilian Cotter said emotions can run hot when you’re on stage competing.
“In Aaron’s defense, it can be hard to keep your emotions in check on stage,” Cotter wrote on Reddit. “In one of my games (I have no idea which one) I was so mad that I’d rung in with an incorrect answer that I stomped my foot. … The adrenaline does wild things to you.”
Craig also addressed the backlash and offered a pretty good explanation for his excitement: His kids were in the audience.
“I’m sorry if I got overly excited,” Craig wrote on Reddit. “I certainly didn’t mean to show anybody up, but my kids were there and I couldn’t believe that they got to watch me not just play in a semifinal, but win! Anyone who thinks I was over the top, that’s 1000% fair. No argument here.”
Craig also called his opponents “amazing and lovely and brilliant” and “either one would have been a great and deserving winner today.”
You can watch Craig’s controversial Jeopdary! celebration below:
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.
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Sen Morimoto – Diagnosis
Sen Morimoto, the Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and Sooper Records co-founder, is known for his potent mix of acid jazz, hip-hop, and indie rock. Morimoto’s third album, Diagnosis, makes stellar use of his eight-piece touring band, an ensemble that features frenetic drums, horn blasts, and, of course, Morimoto’s pithy manifestos against the music industry’s powers that be.
Hotline TNT – Cartwheel
Scuzzy and discordant yet sweet and melodic, Hotline TNT’s Cartwheel is unequivocally one of the best albums of the year, indie rock or otherwise. The recent Third Man Records signee deserves the brighter spotlight, and songs like the instantly anthemic “I Thought You’d Change,” the gravelly, stomping “Beauty Filter,” and the fuzzy, serrated “Son In Law” are a convincing showcase of why Hotline TNT, to put it simply, rip.
MGMT – “Mother Nature”
On MGMT’s last album, 2018’s excellent Little Dark Age, the duo of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser revivified their hook-heavy brand of synth-pop. If “Mother Nature,” the lead single for the upcoming Loss Of Life, is any suggestion, then MGMT have sold their synthesizers and bought guitars. But they haven’t lost their edge; “Mother Nature” is a welcome refinement on the psych-pop they explored on 2010’s Congratulations. Producer Dave Fridmann is back behind the boards, too. Whatever MGMT has in store for us, it seems to have been worth the wait.
King Isis – “Make It Up”
When you listen to the Oakland-born songwriter King Isis, you might not think they were raised on classical piano lessons. Their music is pop-heavy, brimming with punchy drums, distorted guitars, and Isis’ enrapturing voice. But that foundation is crucial; King Isis contains multitudes, and that much is apparent on her latest single, the buoyant yet harrowing “Make It Up.” And Isis’ lyrics suggest as much. “Will you kiss me when the world ends,” they ask in the memorable opening couplet. Even with the world heading toward an ever-closer collapse, we may as well enjoy the time we have left.
Cloud Nothings – “Final Summer”
The first few moments of Cloud Nothings’ new single, “Final Summer,” build up to a simmer. Mixed by Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin, “Final Summer” marks a new era for the Cleveland indie rockers. Like an idyllic sunrise, it conjures the beginning of something. When Dylan Baldi’s voice comes in, wondering “what’s the use in trying to be undercover,” it’s easy to believe him. Cloud Nothings’ latest reminds us of an important axiom: appreciate your final summer, whenever it may be.
Empty Country – Empty Country II
Joseph D’Agostino is taking after rap titans like Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, and Run The Jewels. Not that the former Cymbals Eat Guitars frontman is pivoting to hip-hop; his new project Empty Country is adopting the numerical-title approach. Empty Country II, much like its 2020 predecessor, consists of vignettes and character studies that unearth the hope and despair threading through American life.
Wisp – “Once Then We’ll Be Free”
Wisp, the shoegaze project of an anonymous teenager, blends the gauzy vocals of Yeule and the ‘90s hooks of Soccer Mommy. Based in San Francisco, the shoegaze savant hasn’t shown her face anywhere, but she runs the humorously titled Instagram account whirrwhoreforlyfe to solidify her shoegaze fandom. Recently, she has shared the sterling, riveting single “Once Then We’ll Be Free,” which includes a video that draws inspiration from the found-footage horror classic The Blair Witch Project.
Sharon Van Etten – “Close To You”
The new Apple TV+ series The Buccaneers has garnered quite the indie rock soundtrack. It features Bully, The Kills’ Alison Mosshart, Warpaint, Lucius, and plenty more. Count Sharon Van Etten in, too, who, alongside Aussie songwriter Courtney Barnett, wrote “Close To You” for the brand-new drama show. “Put your best dress on, and get outta your head,” Van Etten urges in the chorus. Like her best work, it’s tender and heart-wrenching in all the right places.
Drop Nineteens – Hard Light
30 years after their last record, shoegaze legends Drop Nineteens are back and in top form. Their new album, the sprawling, gorgeous Hard Light, shows that the influential Boston group has lost none of its luster. From start to finish, Hard Light is a tour de force, abounding with all the vital Drop Nineteens signifiers: rich guitar tones, soothing vocals, and bewitching layers of sound.
Spiritual Cramp — Spiritual Cramp
The 2000s garage/dance-punk revival is now getting, well, its own revival. Spiritual Cramp’s eponymous debut album is a masterful mingle of the aggressive riffs of The Hives (“Better Off This Way”), the deadpan delivery of Interpol (“Herberts On Holiday”), and the danceable sensibilities of Franz Ferdinand (“City On Fire”). This San Francisco band, however, doesn’t sound like an ersatz imitation of this era; they strike a balance of all three modes that sounds thrillingly idiosyncratic.
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.
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.
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?”
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
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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.