GoneTrending

As Jim Jordan lost his second round of voting for Speaker of the House thanks to even more Republicans refusing to back him, The Daily Show decided it would step up and help the embattled Ohio congressman with a nifty campaign video.

In the 20-second spot, The Daily Show reminds everyone that Dennis Hastert exists, and when you think about it, Jim Jordan is slightly better than him. On the scale of awfulness, Jordan is at least one or two notches above the convicted House Speaker, and that’s gotta be worth something, right?

Via The Daily Show on Twitter:

Dennis Hastert was an admitted pedophile. He abused multiple young boys and tried to hide his horrific actions with payoffs. Jim Jordan is only accused of enabling sexual abuse. And the victims weren’t children. He is the progress we need.

Jim Jordan: Not as bad as a pedophile.

Could the campaign video help Jordan’s chances? Well, it certainly couldn’t hurt at this point. The Ohio congressman was humiliated yet again on Tuesday, but has vowed to pursuing his bid for House Speaker. However, Jordan went from 20 GOP votes against him to 23, and the situation is getting very nasty.

According to CNN, Jordan’s colleagues and their spouses have been receiving threatening messages for not backing the MAGA-endorsed candidate for House Speaker. That course of action has clearly backfired as Jordan now faces even steeper opposition from his own party.

(Via The Daily Show on Twitter)

Back on October 12, 1993, Pearl Jam released Vs., their second album that had the unenviable task of following up their successful debut LP, Ten. Vs. came through, though, as it spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and it’s a staple album in the band’s discography. To mark the project’s 30th anniversary, the band is reissuing the album in various formats.

Starting on November 17, the album will be available in new vinyl and cassette editions. Pearl Jam’s Ten Club is also offering an exclusive 2LP “Dreamsicle” (translucent orange with white swirls) vinyl, as well as a clear cassette edition. Target has an exclusive 1LP clear vinyl edition, while a 2LP black vinyl edition will be available elsewhere. Pre-orders for the vinyl and cassette editions are available for pre-order here.

This follows the band celebrating the 25th anniversary of another classic album, Yield, earlier this year.

Check out the cover art and tracklist for the reissue below.

1. “Go”
2. “Animal”
3. “Daughter”
4. “Glorified G”
5. “Dissident”
6. “W.M.A.”
7. “Blood”
8. “Rearviewmirror”
9. “Rats”
10. “Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town”
11. “Leash”
12. “Indifference”
13. “Hold On” (digital-only bonus track)
14. “Cready Stomp” (digital-only bonus track)
15. “Crazy Mary” (digital-only bonus track)

Vs. (30th Anniversary Edition) is out 11/17 via Legacy Recordings. Find more information here.

Rappers often talk about retirement. Whether they actually retire is another article entirely, but T.I. seems serious. The Atlanta legend recently stopped by the We In Miami Podcast and doubled-down on his decision to walk away from the rap game.

“It’s time to evolve beyond [my] career as a rapper,” T.I., 43, said. “I think it’s a lot more people who are carrying the torch and pushing the culture forward. So, I’m on my final album, Kill The King.”

After a round of applause from his in-studio company, T.I. added, “OK, this is breaking news: I’ve decided that it’s gonna be a double-album. So, there’s gonna be Kill The King and Kiss The King. One of the first records that I plan to release is a record with me and NBA YoungBoy.”

T.I. has spoken plenty about retiring with his 12th and final LP, even as recently as last month.

“When you look at my first two albums, I’m Serious and Trap Muzik, you’re looking at a young man from the trap who had just been afforded the opportunity to live his dream in a new industry where there was so much to learn and to be done,” T.I. told Insider for a piece published on September 27. “Now it’s like, ‘Okay, this is what I’ve taken from my tenure.’ […] It is reflective in that sense. I’ve been here 20 years now, seen all the sights, rode all the rides. This is my conclusion.”

T.I. also told Insider that the title Kill The King is meant to serve as a metaphor for “killing to ego,” and in this case, his long-standing alter ego as the “King Of The South.”

PinkPantheress recently announced that her debut album, Heaven Knows, is arriving next month. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, she is giving fans some hints about what to expect from the full-length project.

She points out that while she had an initial hope for her debut, the sound shifted into something different. “I actually wanted this album to sound like classic Brit-pop, and then it turned into something I actually don’t know how to categorize,” PinkPantheress said.

Throughout the piece, PinkPantheress cited inspirations like Lily Allen, Imogen Heap, and Grace Jones.

“I think with my essence there’s a constant underlying sadness, even when the lyrics aren’t sad,” she added at another point in the interview, speaking to how her environment guides her songwriting process. “[It’s] also one of hope and lost hope, and, like, gray… My essence was very inspired by Britain. There’s a certain feeling that I feel like none of us can really put our fingers on when it comes to being here.”

With Heaven Knows, she also moved away from what some might have expected to focus on experimenting as an artist.

“It was hard to let go of drum-and-bass, but,” she noted. “It wasn’t, actually — it was so easy. I just realized I had to mature lyrically and do things like sampling in a different way. We’ve got more guitars in there, more live instruments.”

Heaven Knows is out 11/10 via Warner Records UK. Find more information here.

PinkPantheress is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

For years now, it has been claimed that Lana Del Rey grew up wealthy; A 2012 piece from The Guardian alleges, “Del Rey is in fact the daughter of a millionaire father who has backed her career.” Now, Del Rey has spoken out to deny that.

In an Instagram comment (as Pop Crave noted yesterday, October 18), Del Rey pushed back on the idea that she grew up rich, saying, “we had absolutely no money. And there ya go. that’s a little story the news loved to assign to me… that was back when they were allowed to just write lies about people. I grew up in a mountain town in a little house, and we struggled as much as everybody else in the town of 900, there is no other truth than that- if the story was true, I would own it just like I own my other issues. But I’m not gonna pretend like I can own what having money would’ve been like or felt like- until I made some when I was when I was 26. There are people who are well-known, who grew up rich – I’m not one of them.”

In a Dazed profile from July, Rob Grant, Del Rey’s father, outlined his working history, saying, “I’ve had restaurants, boat-building companies, rustic furniture, advertising, the internet, real estate. And a lot of them I still have.” He also spoke about a successful ad campaign he spearheaded that landed him “a beautiful office of glass overlooking New York City,” and about bulk-buying domain names in the mid-’90s. As of 2012, Grant’s company operated 1,600 websites and owned around 800 domain names, according to Insider.

Grant, by the way, released his debut album, Lost At Sea, this summer.

There needs to be more teaser trailers like the one for Anyone But You. It’s one minute long and doesn’t get into the plot at all, but it has Euphoria actress Sydney Sweeney and Top Gun: Maverick actor Glen Powell in various stages of undress, acting seductively with each other. They were so convincing, there were rumors that they were more than just co-stars. It’s equal opportunity eye candy: the gaze from director Will Gluck is on both Sweeney and Powell.

“It was such a blast!” Sweeney told Entertainment Tonight about filming Anyone But You. “I mean, Australia was such a beautiful place to film, and the cast and crew were so much fun I’ve never laughed so much on a set before. I had a really good time. I was living my best life. I loved it.”

You can watch the teaser above. Here’s the official plot synopsis:

In the edgy comedy Anyone But You, Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold – until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.

Anyone But You (it’s a comedy?!?) opens in theaters on December 22.

Multiple judges in various trials have issued gag orders against Donald Trump, which he seems determined to ignore. He’s also intent on acting like a complete “scumbag,” according to Jimmy Kimmel.

The Jimmy Kimmel Live host called out the former president for doing a “particularly vile thing” this week after Judge Arthur Engoron “issued a gag order instructing him to not attack staffers in his court. Still, Trump posted an article that included what appears to be Attorney General Letitia James’ home address.” The Daily Beast has more:

Donald Trump shared a Substack article from far-right political activist and internet personality Laura Loomer on Truth Social Monday night that lobbed unverified accusations at New York Attorney General Letitia James… Loomer posted a New York City Buildings violation document and a loan modification form that listed what appears to be James’ home address in Brooklyn.

James has been the target of Trump’s swipes before, mentioning in August that she received death threats during her prosecution against the former president.

Trump has called James “a terrible person” and “a renegade and out of control prosecutor,” and accused her of being “racist.” Kimmel cracked, “He’s such a scumbag you sometimes forget he’s a dick, too.”

You can watch Kimmel’s monologue above.

(Via the Daily Beast)

Earlier this week, BTS announced the release of BTS: Yet To Come, a new concert film that’s set to stream exclusively on Amazon’s Prime Video starting on November 9. So, with the release less than a month away now, let’s answer one of the biggest questions:

What is the song setlist for BTS: Yet To Come?

According to a press release, the film will feature performances of 19 songs, although the release does not list them. It does note, though, that the BTS concert shown in the film took place on October 15, 2022 at Busan Asiad Main Stadium in Busan, South Korea. The setlist for that show (via setlist.fm) has 19 songs, so it appears the film will just show the entire concert.

As Variety notes, the concert was previously shown in BTS Yet To Come In Cinemas, which had a limited theatrical release in January this year. In Cinemas, however, was “remixed and re-edited,” so it appears it’s not the exact same film as BTS: Yet To Come. Trafalgar Releasing was the theatrical distributor of In Cinemas, while Hybe and CJ 4DPlex are the producers of BTS: Yet To Come and Trafalgar is not involved in the digital release.

David Simonsen, director of Prime Video Southeast Asia, says of the movie in a press release, “We are thrilled to partner with HYBE in welcoming BTS: Yet To Come to Prime Video. We know the popularity of high-quality Korean content worldwide and we look forward to delighting consumers around the globe with BTS: Yet To Come. We are excited to see the concert movie and this genre find new audiences from different countries on Prime Video.”

Check out the full setlist (via setlist.fm) below.

1. “MIC Drop”
2. “Run BTS”
3. “RUN”
4. “Save ME”
5. “00:00 (Zero O’Clock)”
6. “Butterfly (Prologue Mix)”
7. “UGH!”
8. “Cypher Pt.3: Killer”
9. “Dynamite”
10. “Boy With Luv”
11. “Butter”
12. “Ma City”
13. “Dope”
14. “Fire”
15. “IDOL”
16. “Epilogue: Young Forever”
17. “For Youth”
18. “Spring Day”
19. “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)”

After over a thousand years of peaceful—or at least neutral—relations, European semi-superpowers Sweden and Switzerland may finally address a lingering issue between the two nations. But the problem isn’t either country’s fault. The point is that the rest of the world can’t tell them apart. They simply don’t know their kroppkakor (Swedish potato dumpling) from their birchermüesli (a Swiss breakfast dish).

This confusion on the European continent has played out in countless ways, affecting both countries’ geopolitical alignment.

Presidents have mistaken the countries for one another. The New York Stock Exchange has fallen victim to the confusion, and a French hockey team once greeted their Swiss opponents, SC Bern, by playing the Swedish National Anthem and raising the Swedish flag.

Skämtar du med mig? (“Are you kidding me?” in Swedish)

To help the world finally recognize the differences between the two nations, Sweden has created a landmark proposal to end the confusion once and for all.

[Add video]

“If people struggle to separate our two countries, we need to help them. We can’t change the names of our nations, but we can become more distinct. Sweden offers the luxury of a different nature, that’s why we think it’s time to decide who promotes what, and hopefully, we can reach an agreement,” said Susanne Andersson, CEO of Visit Sweden.

The Swedish proposal is simple and practical, just like its citizens. The country hopes to make a clear distinction between the two countries by deciding who talks about what. “We will be able to communicate things like sandbanks, rooftops and silence. Meanwhile, Switzerland will focus on banks, mountain tops, and loud noises,” Andersson said in a statement.

The Northern Lights in Sweden.Photo: David Schreiner/Folio/imagebank.sweden.se

The Swedes hope that people will learn to distinguish Switzerland’s technological advancements, such as particle accelerators and luxurious watches, from Sweden’s natural phenomena that, instead of winding you up, help you wind down.

The first draft of the official settlement was presented to Switzerland and can be read at the Visit Sweden website. “We are still awaiting an official response, but we’re hoping that Switzerland will negotiate with us on this important matter. But if they want contemporary fashion, the answer is no. They get to have leather couture, and we think that’s fair,” Andersson said, referencing the yellow-painted leather pants traditionally worn by herdsmen in Appenzeller.

A rooftop in Stockholm, Sweden. Emmie Bolmstedt/Visit Sweden

If Sweden and Switzerland come together on an agreement to distinguish their national identities, it’ll be a big win for the entire world. But, until then, the best way for you to truly learn the difference is to visit Sweden yourself.

Sweden’s calming, beautiful nature will refresh your spirit like no place on Earth. Imagine sailing on its pristine lakes while a sharp breeze runs through your hår (hair). Enjoy a hike in perpetual daylight during the Midnight Sun Period, or feast your ögon (eyes) on the mesmerizing Northern Lights in Swedish Lapland.

Looking for some high-altitude adventure? You and a friend could even take a yodeling tour in the Alps in the shadows of the magnificent Matterhorn. Sounds like fun? Sorry, got you. The Matterhorn is in Switzerland, and Swedish people don’t yodel; it throws off their lagom—a unique brand of Scandinavian chill.

Find your lagom by planning your trip to Sweden today.

In May, Yo Gotti’s birthday wish was for 42 Dugg, his fellow Collective Music Group (CMG) artist, to be released from prison. That wish was granted on Wednesday, October 18. Outlets such as Complex and The Fader reported that 42 Dugg was released from the United States Penitentiary Atlanta. XXL confirmed the news with the Federal Bureau Of Prisons, and Yo Gotti posted an Instagram video showing him joyfully embracing the Detroit rapper. He served six months.

In March, 42 Dugg pled guilty to “failing to report to prison camp in West Virginia for illegally possessing a firearm,” and he reportedly received a one-year sentence in April (as per Detroit News at the time). Dugg was previously arrested because he’d recently been “convicted of illegally possessing a firearm (a crime for a convicted felon) and was supposed to report for a six-month sentence last month,” as Uproxx’s Aaron Williams relayed in May 2022.

Upon Dugg being arrested in a federal gun probe in March 2020, XXL provided context for his converging legal troubles, as excerpted below:

“According to a criminal complaint filed in federal court, investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reviewed video surveillance and documents from the gun range and discovered that Dugg, born Dion Marquise Hayes, and two others visited the gun range on Nov. 8, 2019. Investigators claim that surveillance video shows the ‘Whole City’ rapper allegedly possessing, loading and firing a 9 mm Glock pistol. Authorities learned of Hayes firing the weapon from an anonymous tip.

Dugg is not allowed to possess a firearm due to convictions for carjacking and felony firearms possession in 2010, reports the The Detroit News.”

An unnamed source told Complex that 42 Dugg “was picked up by Yo Gotti” as well as his family and friends, and, “At Dugg’s request, he went straight to the studio after being picked up.”

42 Dugg is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.