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It looks like it will be just a little bit longer before the Barbz get their hands on Nicki Minaj‘s long-awaited fifth studio album, Pink Friday 2. Tonight (October 24), Minaj took to Instagram to share a message with the Barbz.

In a live stream, Minaj revealed that she has opted to delay Pink Friday 2.

“The new album date for this incredible body of work, that I am so proud of is on a special day to me and to the Barbz — it will come out on my birthday,” said Minaj. “Pink Friday 2 I am so happy to announce will be out on my birthday.”

Minaj’s birthday is just a few weeks after the previous November 17 release date. And while some fans are disappointed at the pushback, she has plenty of treats in store for this era. Fans can look forward to Minaj dropping the official announcement and pre-sale information for the Pink Friday 2 tour on November 17.

Elsewhere in the stream, Minaj revealed she is partnering with JCPenney and Amazon to distribute two new perfumes in conjunction with Pink Friday 2. One will arrive on December 13, and the other on December 26.

You can see the clips from the livestream above.

Pink Friday 2 is out 12/8 via Republic Records. Find more information here.

A terrific bit occurs any time Nikola Jokic talks to the Inside the NBA crew. You see, Jokic is one of the few players that Shaquille O’Neal openly adores, and any time the two cross paths because Jokic makes a cameo on the show, Shaq makes it a point to say something to him in Serbian, which Jokic really loves.

That happened on Tuesday night after Jokic had a triple-double in the Denver Nuggets’ season opening win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Ernie Johnson told Jokic that Shaq was about to come on the air, which got a smile and an emphatic “let’s go Shaq!” out of the reigning NBA Finals MVP. Shaq said “volim te,” which made Jokic laugh and got a “good job, Shaq!”

Much like me, Kenny Smith wanted to know what Shaq said here, and both the Hall of Fame center and the future Hall of Fame center responded that this was Serbian for “I love you.” The Inside crew can come under criticism for not always giving the current generation of players the love and respect that they deserve, but Jokic is absolutely not someone who gets that treatment. Everyone on the set is a legitimately huge fan of Jokic’s game, and it really does make for excellent television whenever they talk to him.

Flo Milli can’t keep the fans and the haters away. Today (October 24), the “BGC” rapper took to social media to announce her upcoming third studio album, Fine Ho, Stay.

The album follows Flo’s debut mixtape, Ho, Why Is You Here? and her debut album, You Still Here, Ho?, continuing a reality TV-inspired theme.

On the album cover, Flo is seen rocking purple hair, a colorful dress, and red bottom Louboutin heels. Her name emblem resembles the VH1 TV channel logo from the early-to-mid aughts.

In recent months, Flo has released new tracks, like the sexually-charged “Chocolate Rain,” and the ladies’ anthem, “BGC.” She’s remained tight-lipped about Fine Ho, Stay, however, she did tease the record to The Forty-Five following her Coachella appearance back in April. Flo said that while she does plan to tap into her vulnerability, like she did on her 2022 ballad “Tilted Halo,” fans can expect a variety of sounds on the album.

“I’ve been [exploring that vulnerability] a little bit more,” said Flo. “But I’ve been exploring lots of different pockets. Y’all will see on the new album the versatility that I bring.”

According to a press release, Fine Ho, Stay will arrive next month.

You can see the cover art below.

The 2023-24 NBA season began with a rematch of the 2023 Western Conference Finals. The Los Angeles Lakers traveled to Denver to take on the defending champion Nuggets, and in a result that is awfully familiar to everyone who watched them pick up a sweep last postseason, Denver was able to pick up a 119-107 win behind a monster night for Nikola Jokic. The reigning NBA Finals MVP, you will not be shocked to learn, started the season off with a triple-double, going for 29 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists in the win.

There was a whole lot of back-and-forth between the two teams, both during their series and in the aftermath. It seems like there is legitimately some bad blood here, and as the game was winding down, Nuggets fans made sure the Lakers heard them, as they busted out a deafening “who’s your daddy?” chant at the Ball Center.

For context, a very drunk Michael Malone got referred to as “the Lakers’ daddy” during the team’s victory parade. Presumably, part of the reason why Denver fans wanted to let them hear it on Tuesday is this was the only time the Lakers will visit them in the regular season. The two sides have two more games scheduled during the 2023-24 campaign, with both of them (Feb. 8 and March 2) taking place in Los Angeles. Perhaps they’ll meet up again in the playoffs once those roll around.

With No Hard Feelings, Jennifer Lawrence tried to bring back the hard-R sex comedy. Once upon a time audiences flocked to movies like American Pie, in which everyday young people awkwardly tried to get it on. Gross-out yukfests featuring questionable hair product could even outgross Pixar! Those days are gone, but though it only did pretty well at the box office, No Hard Feelings will probably earn a second life on home video, where it currently streams. At home viewers can not only be free to enjoy sex jokes away from strangers, but they can also notice some of the finer details, like: Where was this film shot?

The answer is mildly complicated. No Hard Feelings — in which Lawrence plays a chaos agent hired by concerned parents to date their younger son — takes place in Montauk, on the far end of Long Island. It’s famously where Kate Winslet’s Clementine beckons Jim Carrey’s Joel to meet her in the present day sections of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

No Hard Feelings was shot in Montauk, too — partially. Per ScreenRant, the production only spent a week on the eastern end of Long Island. The rest of shooting was done in Nassau County, far, far from Montauk, on the border of Queens County, and therefore in proximity to the Five Boroughs that comprise New York City.

Nassau County isn’t as moneyed or scenic as Montauk, but it has everything else a film production needs to ape it: water, beaches, greenery, and some nice architecture. It’s close enough to the real deal.

No Hard Feelings currently streams on Netflix, and it’s available for rent from any other fine streamer.

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.