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You can tell that Jimmy Kimmel is (still) genuinely thrilled to be back in action after the WGA strike’s conclusion. The host clearly missed riffing in front of a live audience, and he’s caught up on plenty of Trump antics and is now hitting a stride. His fun so far has included an astute observation about one of Trump’s lawyers along with the jokes about the “scumbag” ex-president’s most famous insults. From there, Trump rallies generally provide a sound bite or two that provokes no shortage of laughter.

In this instance, Trump was reacting to the plea bargains from Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, who the ex-president argued were terrified into taking their deals. And to Trump, this was all part of a conspiracy against him because he dared to challenge the election.

“If you want to challenge the results of an election, they hound you,” he bloviated at around the 4:45 mark above. “But we don’t get scared.” Then he added, “I don’t mind being Nelson Mandela, because I’m doing it for a reason.” This comparison, of course, drew a mumble from Kimmel’s audience (after the host corrected the label to “Nelson Mandelicatessen”) because Trump would never be considered anti-apartheid in any universe.

Still, that wasn’t all. He demonstrated what he could do to Biden if given the chance. He even did a little pantomimed punch with a “poof, poof, poof!” This was very much a toddler move, of course, but we’ve seen how he handles that sippy cup, so it all checks out.

Trump was not done yet: “Poof, poof, poof. I’d hit him right in that fake nose. He’d have plastic lying all over the floor.”

Plastic? Hmm. It must be noted that Biden’s nose has never appeared to be “fake,” but fact checking ain’t a strong suit with this performer. Kimmel points out as much and then goes to town on the “poof” exclamation. Watch the full video above.

Earlier this month, Megan Thee Stallion started teasing something new, but it wasn’t exactly clear what. There was a lot of snake-like imagery and the term “Act 1” was being thrown around. Two prevailing theories have been that Meg is either launching a new musical era, or she has something in store for her beloved Halloween. Whatever the case, she teased some more last night (October 23) with a new video.

The 13-second teaser video shows just Megan’s mouth surrounded by black. As some music plays in the background, she says, “Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.” We then get two creepy shots in succession: One of a shadowy Megan with snake eyes, and another of her baring her snake-like fangs. The video then offers two credits, “a story by Megan Thee Stallion” and “directed by Douglas Bernardt.” The post is captioned, “ACT ONE [snake emoji].”

Meanwhile, Meg recently said, “I have no label right now “And we’re doing everything funded straight out of Megan Thee Stallion’s pockets. So, the budget is coming from me. Motherf*cking Hot Girl Productions! The next sh*t y’all about to see is all straight from Megan Thee Stallion’s brain and Megan Thee Stallion’s wallet. We are in my pockets, hotties, so let’s do our big one.”

Check out the video above.

Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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.

Every week, Uproxx is rounding up the best new indie music from the past seven days. This week, we got new music from Mannequin Pussy, Beabadoobee, Dawn Richard, Ian Sweet, and more.

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Jane Remover – Census Designated

For an artist who is only on her second full-length album, Jane Remover is already one of the leading voices in her genre. Her strain of digicore — a mesmerizing blend of Midwest emo, synth-pop, and shoegaze — led to an entirely new term during her initial rise on SoundCloud: “dariacore.” Inspired by a near-death experience while traveling across the country during a blizzard, her new album, Census Designated, reckons with existential dread and violent romance. “I bite my lips, pucker up / I go to Hell sometimes,” she sings on the standout “Lips.”

Dawn Richard – The Architect

Dawn Richard has had an incredible past couple of years. From 2021’s titular tribute to New Orleans’ second line tradition to last year’s ambient-jazz opus with Spencer Zahn, Pigments, Richard is on a hot streak. That continues on her newly released EP, The Architect, which includes two new songs, the six-minute, bouncy “Your Love / Legends” and the glitched-out “Babe Ruth,” alongside her 2022 one-off single, the highly groovy “Bubblegum.” Simultaneously futuristic and steeped in NOLA’s rich musical past, The Architect is further evidence of Richard’s undeniable artistic prowess.

Beabadoobee – “A Night To Remember”

Beabadoobee is best known for mining ’90s alt-rock and Britpop and infusing it with her own modern twist. Whereas last year’s Beatopia doubled down on that style, she tries out something completely new on “A Night To Remember.” Alongside Laufey, Bea’s new single is a loungey, warm jazz number with a bossa nova backbone. It sounds weird on paper, but she executes it with aplomb.

Ian Sweet – “Smoking Again”

Jillian Medford’s last album as Ian Sweet, 2021’s Show Me How You Disappear, reckoned with addiction, doubt, and existentialism. On Medford’s upcoming fourth album, Sucker, she reaches the light at the end of the tunnel. With newfound self-assurance, the Los Angeles indie-pop songwriter constructs some of her most instinctual, visceral music yet. The melodic “Smoking Again,” a document of relapse, unearths new layers within Medford’s artistry, presenting an emotional transparency that lends that much more depth.

Mannequin Pussy – “I Don’t Know You”

No one really captures the sorry state of the world quite like Mannequin Pussy does. The Philly punk rock quartet is known for scrutinizing Christian hypocrisy, police brutality, and the pitfalls of capitalism while limning those topics with bright guitars and punishing drums. Ahead of their latest album, I Got Heaven, they’ve shared the blistering title track and, now, the swooning, ruminative “I Don’t Know You.” The latter, with synth beds courtesy of new official member Maxine Steen, spotlights a softer side of the band, evincing their wide range as one of the best punk bands on the planet.

Enumclaw – These Are Some B-Sides

Tacoma, a now-vital scene within larger conversations of PNW indie rock, is home to Enumclaw, who put the city on the musical map with last year’s incredible Save The Baby. Billed as the “best band since Oasis,” they follow up on the hype with a new, three-track EP, the Toro y Moi-produced These Are Some B-Sides. Featuring the yearning, tuneful “Lost And Found” and the brief, light-hearted “F*ck Love, I Just Bought a New Truck,” Enumclaw prove once again that they’re the best band since Enumclaw.

Tanukichan – “NPC”

Shoegaze and Y2K pop are both in full swing. Whereas most artists reviving these sounds fall distinctly into one genre or the other, Hannah Van Loon, who makes dream-pop under the moniker Tanukichan, merges both seamlessly. Written and produced alongside Toro y Moi, Tanukichan’s sophomore album, Gizmo, showed Van Loon at her catchiest yet. Her 2018 releases, the EP Radiolove and the LP Sundays, chronicled Van Loon’s despondency and anxiety. She trades despair for disinterest on “NPC,” which she says in a press release is about mundanity and “maybe avoiding some responsibilities.”

Helado Negro – “LFO (Lupe Finds Oliveros)”

Helado Negro, real name Roberto Carlos Lange, makes music that blends the chugging guitars of rock and the wistful synthesizers of ambient. Somewhere in the middle, he strikes a balance that’s groovy yet gauzy. It’s a rare strain of art that feels grounded on Earth while gesturing toward the clouds. On the lead single from his forthcoming album, Phasor, Lange pays homage to two pioneering, influential figures in his music. “LFO (Lupe Finds Oliveros)” is a tribute to Fender amp wiring wiz Lupe Lopez and Deep Listening creator Pauline Oliveros. In name alone, it’s symbolic, hinting at the multifaceted talents of Lange himself and his respects to those who inspired him.

Drop Nineteens – “The Price Was High”

“Time is of the essence,” goes the opening salvo of Drop Nineteens’ first album in 30 years, Hard Light. The shoegaze legends never thought they would reunite, but then they realized the preciousness of time itself. After their seminal 1992 record, Delaware, became a cult classic and they had developed an unexpected fan base in their time away, one of singer Greg Ackell’s friends from the early days of Drop Nineteens reached out to him, just to see if he wanted to play music together. Once Ackell understood how integral music was to his livelihood, he gathered the crew once again. On the latest preview of Hard Light, “The Price Was High,” Drop Nineteens sound both rejuvenated and at ease. It’s another promising preview of a grand return.

Jaws Of Love. — “Change (In The House Of Flies)”

Although Local Natives just released Time Will Wait For No One earlier this year, vocalist-keyboardist Kelcey Ayer also makes music under the alias Jaws Of Love.. His latest single is a sparse rendition of the Deftones White Pony classic “Change (In The House Of Flies).” Whereas the nu-metal legends’ version seethes with distorted fury, Ayer’s version broods with its plaintive, piano-led composition, and it’s a great showcase for Ayer’s alluring vocal talents.

After much anticipation, “Sicko Mode” rapper Travis Scott’s Utopia: Circus Maximus Tour was one of the most anticipated concerts of the year. During his “KPop” video, he teased that it would be an arena-only tour when he returned to the road. Scott kept his word, launching the Utopia: Circus Maximus Tour at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday, October 11. Since then, Scott has made stops at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, and the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.

Here’s everything to know about Travis Scott’s Utopia: Circus Maximus Tour, including the confirmed tour dates, setlist, set times, and more.

Tour Dates

The Utopia: Circus Maximus Tour was formally launched on Wednesday, October 11, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Below are the remaining tour dates.

10/25 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
10/26 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center *
10/29 — Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
10/31 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
11/01 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena *
11/05 — Inglewood, CA @ SoFi Stadium
11/08 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
11/10 — Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rogers Arena
11/12 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center
11/13 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center *
11/15 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center
11/18 — Tulsa, OK @ Bok Center
11/21 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
11/22 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center *
11/25 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
11/27 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
11/29 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center *
12/01 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena *
12/04 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
12/06 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
12/08 — Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
12/10 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
12/12 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
12/15 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
12/18 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
12/19 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center *
12/21 — New York City, NY @ Madison Square Garden
12/22 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden *
12/23 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
12/26 — Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
12/28 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena *
12/29 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena

Setlist

Continue below to view Teezo Touchdown’s opening setlist, and Travis Scott’s setlist will follow.

Teezo Touchdown’s Setlist

1. “Mid”
2. “Too Easy”
3. “OK”
4. “You Thought” Feat. Janelle Monáe
5. “UUHH”
6. “Sweet”
7. “Impossible”
8. “RUNITUP” (Tyler The Creator cover)
9. Luckily I’m Having” (Don Toliver cover)
10. “7969 Santa” (Drake cover)
11. “Amen” (Drake cover)

Travis Scott’s Setlist

1. “Hyaena”
2. “Thank God”
3. “Modern Jam” (with Teezo Touchdown)
4. “Aye” (Lil Uzi Vert cover)
5. “Sirens”
6. “Praise God” (Kanye West cover)
7. “God’s Country”
8. “My Eyes”
9. “Butterfly Effect”
10. “Highest In The Room”
11. “Mamacita”
12. “Circus Maximus”
13. “Delresto (Echoes)”
14. “Mafia”
15. “I Know ?”
16. “90210”
17. “Meltdown”
18. “Topia Twins”
19. No Bystanders”
20. “Fe!n”
21. “Antidote”
22. “Sicko Mode”
23. “Goosebumps”
24. “Telekinesis”

Set Times

According to information uploaded by fans to Setlist.fm, the set times of Utopia: Circus Maximus Tour have remained the same across past shows. Doors open at 7 p.m. local time. Teezo Touchdown takes the stage between 8:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. local time. Then, there is a brief intermission before Scott’s set at 9:30 p.m. local time. Scott’s performance runs for approximately one hour and thirty minutes. Overall, the Utopia: Circus Maximus Tour show is about three hours and thirty minutes.

Opener

Travis Scott is one of the most revered performers in rap music. So, to serve as his opener comes with a great deal of pressure. The guest act for the Utopia: Circus Maximus Tour is Teezo Touchdown. Teezo is a Texas native like Scott. But instead of coming out of Houston, Teezo calls the city of Beaumont home. According to Genius, Teezo shared his first single, “William Shatner,” in 2011. However, his debut studio album, How Do You Sleep at Night?, didn’t hit streaming services until last month. Before that, his songs “Strong Friend,” “Careful,” “Sucka!” and “Rooting For You” helped him gain a steady fan base. At the same time, his signature fashion sense of styling his hair with nails grabbed users across social media attention. Since then, Teezo has earned the respect of fellow rappers Drake and Tyler The Creator (whom he toured with last year).

How To Get Tickets

Once the Utopia: Circus Maximus Tour was announced, it immediately sold out nationwide, forcing Scott to add additional stops. However, hundreds of tickets have popped up across secondary ticketing sites such as StubHub. So, here’s how to get tickets for the newest city near you. To protect yourself from scam attempts, purchasing tickets from Ticketmaster here (either as an original purchase or resell) is best.

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

“KPop” rapper Travis Scott’s return to the spotlight following the 2021 Astroworld Festival tragedy has been a sight to witness. His latest album, Utopia, quickly rose to the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart following its release. Scott’s longtime collaboration with the Air Jordan brand is going strong, with his Low Golf’ Neutral Olive’ sneakers gaining traction with sneakerheads nationwide. He also declared his intentions to executive produce the Blade remake movie soundtrack. But his Utopia: Circus Maximus Tour has supporters locked in from the official merch, opening act, and, of course, Scott’s theatric closing performance. So, how long is Scott’s Utopia Tour concert?

According to Setlist.fm, the show’s schedule seems to be consistent from city to city. Since the Utopia: Circus Maximus Tour kicked off on October 11 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, doors for each venue have opened at 7 p.m. local time. Ticketholders are given approximately an hour and thirty minutes to arrive at the facility and shop at the gift shop before Scott’s billed supporter, Teezo Touchdown, takes the stage between 8:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. local time.

Then, there is a brief intermission after Teezo finishes his performance. So far, Scott has begun his set at 9:30 p.m. local time. The running time for Scott’s performance is an hour and thirty minutes, give or take. Scott’s setlist includes “Thank God,” “Highest In The Room,” “Mamacita,” “Sicko Mode,” and more.

On October 18, “We Paid” rapper 42 Dugg was released from prison early after being sentenced to one year for failing to report to prison after violating his probation from a previous illegal weapons possession conviction. Following the news of his release, fans took to social media to urge him to record new music as soon as possible. So what is 42 Dugg’s label situation?

Under the record label information for 42 Dugg’s last album, Free Dem Boyz, which dropped in 2021, it seems he inked a deal as part of a joint venture between Lil Baby’s 4PF (Four Pockets Full) and Yo Gotti’s CMG (Collective Music Group).

When asked about the decision to ink a deal with 42 Dugg in May 2019, 42 Dugg told Billboard, “I’m really proud of Dugg’s growth and development over the years. His hard work is starting to pay off, and he’s only gonna get better as an artist. Baby and I know Dugg has the potential to be a superstar, and we’re both gonna do everything we can to keep putting him in the best positions to succeed.”

That makes 42 Dugg labelmates with artists such as Rylo Rodriguez, GloRilla, and Uproxx cover artist Moneybagg Yo, to name but a few.

The MAGA crowd loves to point out that Joe Biden is old. They love to claim his brain is going. They’ve also gone all-in for a guy who can’t spell “rumor,” who claimed Biden was going to get us into “World War II,” who boasted that one of his biggest fans is fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter, who keeps bragging, to this day, about once “acing” a basic cognitive test. That exam was three years ago. Perhaps he wouldn’t do so hot if he took it now. Indeed, here’s him during a campaign speech on Monday.

The former president was talking about current French president Emmanuel Macron, who he says is “for France.” Well, of course, he is. He’s their president. Trump, meanwhile, “is for us.”

Speaking of the word “us,” do you know what Trump, who is a 77-year-old Ivy League graduate who was elected 45th commander-in-chief of the United States, just noticed?

“You know how you spell ‘us,’ right? U.S. I just picked that up,” Trump told the crowd.” Has anyone ever thought of that before? I’m reading and said us. You know, when you think about it, ‘us’ equals U.S.”

Of course, it wouldn’t be yet another Trump triumph if he didn’t milk his win for self-pity.

“If we think of something genius, they’ll never say it,” Trump added, presumably referring to the media. “We get 25, 30, 40, 50, 80,000, 100,000 people at these speeches, they never say Trump’s a great speaker. Never said it, I never heard it. I said to my people, ‘Do you think they’ll ever acknowledge I must be doing okay?”

He then talked about how handsome he is, which he argued must be why people don’t remark on his oratorical prowess.

Truly.

Those who weren’t blown away by his good looks couldn’t help but notice that his “genius” observation would only be smart if it was said by a young child.

Others couldn’t believe — even after eight years of this mishegoss — that he’s still doing so well politically.

Some felt they’d gotten dumber watching him speak.

Many thought it was proof yet again that it’s his brain, not Biden’s, that’s turned to mush.

There were assorted jokes.

Or maybe, as someone noted, Trump was just stoned.

BIA is making a whole lot of noise. Last month, she announced that she would travel from city to city to share her latest EP, Really Her. The “Whole Lotta Money” rapper is no stranger to putting on shows around the country, having had several notable appearances at significant music festivals, including Rolling Loud New York and in Los Angeles, to name but two. However, her The Really Her Tour is deeply personal for her, especially considering she’s joined by her friends Lakeyah and Lebra Jolie as openers.

The Really Her Tour kicked off on Monday, October 9, at The Belasco in Los Angeles, California, and they have several stops remaining, including Houston, Texas, Tuscon, Arizona, and San Francisco, California. View Bia’s The Really Her Tour setlist according to Setlist.fm and the remaining tour dates below.

1. “Classy”
2. “Big Business”
3. “I’m That Bitch”
4. “London”
5. “Don’t Tell”
6. “Raise The Stakes”
7. “Sturdy”
8. “Fallback”
9. “N/A”
10. “Best On Earth” (Russ Cover)
11. “Bia Bia”
12. “Cover Girl”
13. “Can’t Touch This”
14. “Plate”
15. “Super Freaky Girl Remix”
16. “I’m Geekin”
17. “Geekaleek”
18. “Same Hands”
19. “Motionless”
20. “Four Seasons”
21. “Whole Lotta Money”
22. “Besito”
23. “Chicky Ta”
24. “Millions”

10/24 – Houston, TX @ Rise
10/25 — Dallas, TX @ The Echo
10/27 – Tucson, AZ @ Encore
10/29 — San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
10/30 – Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory

One of the biggest topics of discussion among football fans in 2023 revolves around the QB sneak that has been perfected by the Philadelphia Eagles, which sees Jalen Hurts get under center and almost automatically pick up at least one yard. While this is a bit of an oversimplification, critics say that it’s a dangerous play that is remarkably difficult to stop as a result, while those in favor of the play say that if everyone could run it and succeed, they would.

The Minnesota Vikings attempted to run this very play with Kirk Cousins on Monday night while down on the doorstep against the San Francisco 49ers. As it turns out, San Francisco has a pretty good plan for stopping the play: Just have Fred Warner jump over everyone after he perfectly times the snap and smother Cousins altogether.

Now, obviously, this is extremely difficult, and if every team could have Warner at linebacker to stop this very play from working, we’re sure that they would love to do that. We’ll have to see if Warner gets a few more reps to do this over the coming weeks ahead of Dec. 3, when the Niners travel to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles and will almost certainly have to stop their QB sneak from working at least once.

Stranger Things started filming in 2015. That’s eight years ago. That might not seem like too long a time, but it is if your show is centered on teens. Stranger Things sure is, and it’s been noticeable for a while that its main cast is getting a little long in the tooth, at least to be playing high schoolers. Throw in a pandemic and two semi-congruent strikes and time is not working for them. But for their fifth and final season, they’ve got a plan to stop time dead in its tracks.

In a new interview with Variety (in a bit caught by Entertainment Weekly), series executive producer and sometime director Shaun Levy opened about the difficulties of keeping its cast looking high school age.

“We’ve already watched the cast of our show grow up in the public eye, and between 12 and 22, every human being changes profoundly,” Levy grumbled. While he confessed “this passage of time is definitely not helping,” he remained optimistic, After all, the show’s “hair and makeup and wardrobe department are pretty exceptional,” and that they could use “costumes and wigs and makeup” to keep the cast looking high school age.

“So we’re going to use all the tools available to us,” Levy added.

Mind you, the SAG-AFTRA strike is still going, meaning every day the Stranger Things kids are becoming less and less kid-like. Most are in their early 20s, though Millie Bobby Brown is still 19.

Speaking of, Brown has spent the last year telling the press that she’s “very ready” to be done with a show she’s been doing since before she was even a teen, and that her commitments to the Netflix behemoth is holding her back from other projects. So you hear that, AMPTP? Find a new contract and let these young actors get back to work before they start looking like the 20- and 30-somethings still playing high schoolers in Grease.

(Via Variety and EW)