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Last year, Sueños Music Festival celebrated its second tun in Chicago. The festival reportedly pulled in over 45,000 attendees and boasted a line-up of some of the biggest names in reggaeton and Latin trap. Myke Towers, El Alfa, J Balvin, Ozuna, and Wisin Y Yandel were among the artists performing in the first iteration of the festival. Wisin Y Yandel returned this year for the festival’s second iteration, along with Feid, Nicky Jam, and Ivy Queen.

The first two Sueños Festivals proved to be a hit, and now, festivalgoers and fans can’t wait to return to Chicago’s Grant Park for the third year.

When is the Sueños Music Festival in 2024?

The Sueños Music Festival will take place over the course of two days — Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26 — at Grant Park. At the time of writing, a line-up for the 2024 festival has not yet been announced.

Neither a pre-sale date nor a general on-sale date have been announced, however, fans can sign up here to register for the Sueños Music Festival mailing list. Fans on the mailing list will be granted first access to pre-sale tickets.

According to a preview poster, the 2024 festival will have a line-up of more than 25 Latin and Reggaeton artists, dozens of bars, local Latin food vendors, new experiential activities, and new heights of perreo.

Some of the artists mentioned here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group..

Gardening influencer Ashley Nicole (@momjeansandgardenthings) has an easy tip for everyone having a hard time with their plants dying and getting destroyed by pests. It’s a time-honored technique called “companion planting,” where your main crop is surrounded by plants that repel bad insects and attract the good ones.

Nicole founded the blog Mom Jeans and Garden Things, where she shares “tips, tricks, and ideas on ways to grow your own herbal beauty routine.”

“If you’re a beginner gardener and you’re confused about companion planting, this simple formula is going to make everything make sense,” Nicole says in the clip. “There are three main components to companion planting. There’s the main crop … the flower, and the herb.”

For example, Nicole shares a pot featuring her main crop, a tomato plant, accompanied by onions, oregano, marigolds and chives.

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Here’s how they work together: “The marigold is going to act as an attractant for pollinators, the oregano is going to act as a repellent,” she said. “Marigold also acts as a repellent. Now I have an additional herb here … our chives and onions, they are going to act as our herb and act as a repellent to pests.”

This unique arrangement keeps pests away from plants while attracting essential pollinators. Commentators praised Nicole for making a complex gardening technique simple and easy to learn.

“This was the best explanation I’ve heard since I’ve begun my container planting on my deck,” Meribah2022 wrote. “Simply explained,” Gabriela Dominguez added. “I tried this last year, and it worked beautifully.”

Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese have always had a lot in common. They’re both attracted, in different ways, to violence. They love a good pop song soundtrack. The bantering, pop culture-obsessed hitmen of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction would be nowhere without the likes of Mean Streets and Goodfellas. Of late they’re both attracted to absurdly long yet never dull films. But there are a lot of differences as well, one of which Scorsese was eager to point out.

During a recent chat with The Associated Press (as caught by Variety), Scorsese was asked about Tarantino’s vow to retire from filmmaking after his 10th film, which is slated to be The Movie Critic. Scorsese has two decades on Tarantino, and yet he has no plans to give up, maybe even try something less stressful than film directing, like writing books, which Tarantino has been doing.

The interviewer then asked Scorsese if he’s simply built differently than Tarantino, which he said, “I am.” But how so?

“He’s a writer,” Scorsese replied. “It’s a different thing. I come up with stories. I get attracted to stories through other people. All different means, different ways. And so I think it’s a different process…I respect writers and I wish I could. I wish I could just be in a room and create these novels, not films, novels.”

Besides, Scorsese still loves making movies. “I’m curious about everything still,” Scorsese said. “That’s one of the things. If I’m curious about something I think I’ll find a way. If I hold out and hold up, I’ll find a way to try to make something of it on film, but I have to be curious about the subject. My curiosity is still there. I couldn’t speak for Quentin Tarantino or others who are able to create this work in their world.”

Tarantino could always break his retirement vow and make an eleventh film, then a twelfth, then a thirteenth, and so on. After all, he’s not great with keeping promises about the films he swears he’ll make. Why should people believe he’ll stick by his guns to swear off the medium he adores above all. How is sitting in a room in front of a keyboard more fun than making Leonardo DiCaprio use a flamethrower? Perhaps he’ll learn the answer to that one sooner rather than later.

You can watch Scorsese’s AP interview below. Tarantino’s Killers of the Flower Moon is now in theaters.

(Via Variety)

Britney Spears isn’t holding back. Her new memoir The Woman In Me hit shelves today, and fans are shaken up by the book’s revelations. Between the family drama and the Justin Timberlake tea, Spears has the world talking.

But throughout the book, Spears makes additional confessions regarding her career — which is comprised of several hit singles and iconic music videos. However, one of her videos is one she would rather not think about.

In 2007, Spears hit single “Gimme More” from her fifth studio album, Blackout, marked a new era for the pop hitmaker, who had spent much of the year under media scrutiny following a public meltdown. While the song and its legendary “It’s Britney, b*tch” intro remain a fan favorite, Spears revealed she’s not fond of the song’s accompanying visual.

“I don’t like it at all – it’s so tacky,” said Spears. “It looks like we only spent three thousand dollars to shoot it. Even though it was bad, it worked for what it was.”

In the video, Spears is seen chatting in a bar with friends, then pole dancing in the bar. Though Spears doesn’t care much for the “Gimme More” video, the album, Blackout, remains a fan favorite. It’s also a favorite of Spears herself.

“I felt so much freedom,” said Spears. “Working with amazing producers, I got to play. I loved that no one was overthinking things and that I got to say what I liked and didn’t like. I knew exactly what I wanted, and I loved so much of what was offered to me.”

The Woman In Me is out now via Simon & Schuster. Find more information here.

October isn’t usually the time for a new season of Love Island, but in 2023, things are a bit different. A new spin-off is coming to Peacock next week and it features some familiar faces. Love Island Games is the latest edition of the beloved reality competition and dating show, and it’s one that will bring past Love Island contestants from the US, UK, Australia, and elsewhere together for another round of games and another chance at finding love.

When Does Love Island Games Season One Come Out?

Love Island Games will debut Wednesday, November 1 at 9pm EST exclusively on Peacock. New episodes will debut six days a week at that same time. Set in Fiji, Maya Jama will host this season of Love Island Games while Ian Sterling will narrate the episode, roles both Jama and Sterling take on for Love Island UK episodes. Here’s an official synopsis for season one of Love Island Games:

Set in Fiji, the first season of Peacock’s Love Island Games will bring together fan-favorite Islanders from various Love Island series across the globe – USA, UK, Australia and beyond – for a second shot at love as they compete in a brand-new format to be crowned champions of Love Island Games. In this cheeky new iteration, romance will meet reality as fan-favorite Islanders are faced with both team and couples’ challenges, all while navigating dating, eliminations, recoupling, dramatic arrivals, and new competition twists and turns that help control the game like never before. Maya Jama will host the new Original series alongside UK comedian Iain Stirling who reprises his role as narrator.

Is There A Love Island Games Season One Trailer?

Yes, there is! You can watch the trailer below.

‘Love Island Games’ season one airs November 1 at 9pm EST on Peacock.

As he does every year on opening night, NBA commissioner Adam Silver joined the Inside the NBA crew at the TNT desk on Tuesday to discuss the offseason, changes the NBA is making, and the upcoming year.

The hot topic coming into the evening was load management, as it often is, and Charles Barkley praised the league for taking strides to try and keep star players on the floor more often. However, Barkley is also not afraid to ask more difficult questions when they are necessary, and on Tuesday, he pressed Silver on the recent domestic violence incidents from Miles Bridges and Kevin Porter Jr., insisting the league needs to be at the “forefront” of addressing those issues and do a better job preventing and punishing them.

It’s a very good question from Barkley, and not one every league broadcast partner would ask in that forum. Silver notes a new program with the Players Association to address accusations of domestic violence as well as training and counseling efforts, but did not get into how the league has handled player punishment. The NBA’s suspension of Bridges for only 10 games to start this season, citing last year when he did not have a contract as counting as games served for 20 games of his suspension, was criticized for being far too lenient.

Future Islands is kicking off 2024 with new music. Today (October 24), the band announced their new album, People Who Aren’t There Anymore, which is set to arrive in January.

Ahead of the album, Future Islands has shared a new single, “The Tower.” Over a soft, smooth piano track, which quickly transitions into a zippy, pulsating electronic beat, lead vocalist Samuel T. Herring, seeks guidance by light, as he learns lessons from the people around him.

In the song’s accompanying video, directed by Jonathan Van Tulleken, the band is seen on a beach, as a light from a tower shines upon them.

Van Tulleken and Herring have previously worked together on Apple TV+’s The Changeling.

“Anyone who’s seen Sam on stage shape shift with his whole body and voice from heart-wrenchingly tender to fantastically ferocious knows that he is a truly, magnetic, performer,” said Van Tulleken in a statement. “This was no small reason why he was cast for a role in The Changeling where he plays a complex character who appears to be one thing whilst actually another. It was a role that would be no easy task for even the most seasoned actor but Sam, applying all his stagecraft, charisma, smarts, and natural empathy, absolutely nailed it producing a riveting performance. I loved working with someone who came to acting via this persona they had built in their music. To then get to collaborate on a music video with the band was a delight especially one which explores that duality of light and dark literally and metaphorically. Finding that same captivating, haunting, performance but this time with the track as script.”

You can see the video for “The Tower” above and the People Who Aren’t There Anymore album cover art and tracklist below.

1. “King Of Sweden”
2. “The Tower”
3. “Deep In The Night”
4. “Say Goodbye”
5. “Give Me The Ghost Back”
6. “Corner Of My Eye”
7. “The Thief”
8. “Iris”
9. “The Fight”
10. “Peach”
11. “The Sickness”
12. “The Garden Wheel”

People Who Aren’t There Anymore is out 1/26/2024 via 4AD. Find more information here.

(WARNING: Spoilers for the most recent Power Book IV: Force episode will be found below.)

We’re just two episodes away from the completion of Power Book IV: Force season two and things are going to get crazier as the season comes to a close. Tommy Egan has learned that there’s a snitch in the group thanks to intel from his lawyer and Diamond seems turning for the worse as he deals with the death of Leon, a young boy from the neighborhood that he took under his wing to mentor. With the deaths of Walter Flynn and Paulie, as well as D-Mac’s removal from Chicago, already in the books this season, there’s no telling what could happen next. We’ll just have to wait until episode nine to see where things go.

When Will Power Book IV: Force Season 2, Episode 9 Come Out?

The ninth episode in Power Book IV: Force season two, titled “Loose Ends,” will arrive on November 3, two weeks after episode 8 aired. It’s the only break in the week-to-week schedule for the current season as the season two finale will air the following week on November 10. As with previous episodes of Power Book IV: Force, episode nine will be available on Friday on the STARZ app starting at midnight EST/PST. The episode will later air on the STARZ TV channel at 8pm ET/PT. Here’s a synopsis for “Loose Ends”:

Tommy and Diamond suspect a snitch and put their inner circle to the test; Mireya gives Tommy a key piece of information; the war between Miguel and Mirković comes to a head.

New episodes of ‘Power Book IV: Force’ are available on the STARZ app on Fridays at 12:00 am ET/PT and on the STARZ TV channel at 8:00 pm ET/PT.

LaMelo Ball is getting set for his fourth season in the NBA, as he looks to get back to the form that made him an All-Star in 2021-22 and had the Hornets in the Play-In Tournament.

Last season was mostly a lost one for the young star guard, as he battled and injured ankle on and off all year before finally having to shut it down for the season, but in the 36 games he was on the court he produced at an even higher level than he had in his All-Star campaign. Ball averaged 23.3 points, 8.4 assists, and 6.4 rebounds per game in those 36 appearances, and will look to continue his growth into being one of the league’s most exciting offensive playmakers this year.

This is also LaMelo’s third season with a signature shoe from Puma, as his MB.03 launched earlier this fall, and the brand will introduce a new “Toxic” colorway this Friday (October 27) for the first week of the NBA season.

The MB.03 retails for $125 and there are few signature sneakers with a more unique look than LaMelo’s shoe, as he steers into his in your face style, both with how he plays on the court and how he dresses off of it.

John Oliver has made many enemies over the years. The rich and powerful certainly don’t like him, nor does Law and Order, and nor does the former mayor of Danbury, Connecticut. (Long story!) But surely those attending a gala for Sesame Street wouldn’t boo HBO’s most critical staffer. Right? Think again.

Per The Daily Beast, on Monday Oliver went on Late Night with Seth Meyers, during which he told the tale of his unexpectedly disastrous stint at this year’s Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala. Oliver is a guest at the event every year, and he assumed this time would be as “nice” as it always is. He was in for a rude awakening after he enraged the crowd.

“And I want you to think about how hard it is to make that happen,” Oliver joked. “The theme of the evening is kindness. That’s not easy to do.”

The problem, in Oliver’s eyes, is that the gala had a dodgy sponsor: Bank fo America. They even gave a “nonsense award” to one of its executives, who told the crowd (in Oliver’s telling), “I’ve been thinking about how appropriate it is that Bank of America and Sesame Street have teamed up tonight because we are two organizations built on kindness.”

That set Oliver off. “I snapped,” he said, fuming that an exec at the famously predatory bank would talk of being good to people. “And I walked out, and I said, ‘It’s been odd to hear talk of kindness from Bank of America, an institution that had the highest foreclosure rates since over the last 10 years.”

Instead of righteous applause, Oliver got boos. “Oh, that’s the opposite of the reaction in the room,” Oliver recalled thinking. “And the worst thing, the thing that has imprinted itself on my memory […] is Bert looking up at me with such disappointment in his eyes. Just ‘Why are you like this?’”

Oliver then looked directly into the camera, saying, “Sesame Street, have me back. I’ll be a good boy this time.”

You can watch Oliver’s Late Night appearance in the video above.

(Via The Daily Beast)