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With just a few weeks to go until the premiere of Loki Season 2, a new teaser shows the God of Mischief on his quest to survive a rapidly unraveling multiverse that has the Trickster God slipping in and out of the past, present, and future.

In the Season 1 finale, Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) made a calamitous decision that shattered reality and dumped Loki into a timeline where his Time Variance Authority partner Mobius doesn’t even recognize him. Season 2 will follow Loki as he attempts to fix his time-slipping problem and reunite with his old allies.

Unfortunately, as Sylvia so eloquently puts it in the new teaser, “Everything is turning to sh*t.”

That statement is punctuated by the increased presence of Jonathan Majors, who will play at least one Kang variant in the new season. As for his plans? That’s anyone’s guess.

Here’s the official synopsis:

Loki Season 2 picks up in the aftermath of the shocking season finale when Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. Along with Mobius, Hunter B-15 and a team of new and returning characters, Loki navigates an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous multiverse in search of Sylvie, Judge Renslayer, Miss Minutes and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose.

Loki Season 2 premieres October 6 on Disney+.

Raleigh, North Carolina’s annual three-day Hopscotch Music Festival returns this week with acts like King Krule, Pavement, Margo Price, Denzel Curry, Dinosaur Jr., and Japanese Breakfast playing on the main outdoor stages and shows Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at seven other venues around the downtown area. You can find the set times for the main stages below.

The lineup runs the gamut from folk and rock to EDM and hip-hop (and everything in between), kicking off Thursday at 3:30 pm. The two main stages are located at City Plaza and Moore Square, one of Raleigh’s two surviving original parks. Meanwhile, shows at Kings, Lincoln Theater, Nash Hall, Neptunes, The Pour House (best bar name ever), Slims, Transfer Co., and Wicked Witch begin at either 9 or 9:30 pm each night so festival-goers can keep the party going after enjoying the main stage acts.

Thursday, September 7

Moore Square

5:00pm — Sam Evian
6:30pm — Mild High Club
8:30pm — King Krule

City Plaza

4:20pm — Truth Club
5:45pm — Palm
7:30pm — Alvvays
9:20pm — Pavement

Friday, September 8

Moore Square

3:45pm — Sunny War
5:00pm — Neon Union
6:30pm — Cut Worms
8:30pm — Margo Price

City Plaza

4:30pm — Pat Junior
5:45pm — TiaCorine
7:15pm — Digable Planets
9:15pm — Denzel Curry

Saturday, September 9

Moore Square

2:15pm — Max Gowan
3:15pm — Quasi
4:45pm — American Football
6:30pm — Sunny Day Real Estate
8:30pm — Dinosaur Jr.

City Plaza

1:45pm — Chessa Rich
3:00pm — Florry
4:15pm — Anjimile
4:45pm — ESG
7:30pm — Soccer Mommy
9:30pm — Japanese Breakfast

You can see the full schedule below.

As the saying goes, old habits die hard. For Shannon Sharpe, that meant mixing up his old debate show co-host with his new one. The legendary tight end-turned-television personality made his debut on ESPN’s First Take on Monday and mixed up his current sparring partner, Stephen A. Smith, with his old one, FS1’s Skip Bayless.

Sharpe couldn’t help but laugh at this, because it is a pretty funny mix-up, while Smith handled the whole thing pretty gracefully. Having said that, Stephen A. Smith is an entertainer first and foremost, and after having a day to chew over Sharpe’s mistake, he figured out a pretty good way to bust his chops. During Tuesday’s edition of the show, Smith showed up with a name tag to give Sharpe a fun little reminder of who he is.

In a bit of news announced at the end of August, Sharpe will be on First Take twice a week during the NFL season. He came to ESPN after leaving Fox Sports, where he and Bayless went toe-to-toe on Undisputed for years. Bayless, of course, used to be the person on the other side of the First Take desk from Smith prior to his departure from Fox.

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 Speedy Ortiz, Jeff Rosenstock, Mannequin Pussy, Slowdive, and more.

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Yeule — “Inferno”

“Inferno” is the latest dose of ethereal electronic pop. Taken from their forthcoming album Softscars, it pulsates with an otherworldly aura, aided by Nat Ćmiel’s hypnotic vocals: “Heartbeat, heartsink / Heart broke, don’t think / Don’t love, don’t trust,” they sing.

Mannequin Pussy — “I Got Heaven”

Mannequin Pussy have always nailed down an addictive, unhinged punk sound. Their new track “I Got Heaven” proves they’re only getting better: “I went and walked myself / Like a dog without a leash / Now I’m growling at a stranger / I am biting at their knees,” Marisa Dabice shouts as the opening lines.

Greg Mendez — “Lining The Sheets”

Earlier this year, Greg Mendez shared his endearing, poignant self-titled album. “Lining The Sheets” is a stripped-down, sprawling outtake that encapsulates the alluring darkness of his soft sound as he sings earnestly while strumming quietly, Elliott Smith-style.

Speedy Ortiz — Rabbit Rabbit

Speedy Ortiz is back with Rabbit Rabbit, a lively, engaging record with blood pacts, infographics, vampire queens — Sadie Dupuis, who cited Sylvia Plath’s poetry as an influence, offers lyrics littered with references and vivid scenes. It makes for some cinematic indie rock.

Helena Deland — “Bright Green Vibrant Gray”

Helena Deland’s new single “Bright Green Vibrant Gray” is a mesmerizing sliver of her forthcoming album Goodnight Summerland. Pensive and glowing, the song has a texture of profundity as she illustrates an interaction alongside imagery of a beautiful landscape: “Dune grass cool wind blows / I know what I didn’t know before,” she sings.

Katy Kirby — “Cubic Zirconia”

Cool Dry Place was a stunning debut album from Katy Kirby, and she’s back with more. Her new song “Cubic Zirconia” captures what fans loved from her first record — a bewitchingly relaxed sound made better by her charming, conversational singing as she explores topics with depth, in this case navigating artifice and love, as she explained in a statement.

Daneshevskaya — “Big Bird”

Daneshevskaya’s new album Long Is The Tunnel arrives in November, and her glimmering single “Big Bird” makes the wait even harder. The shoegazey instrumentation is the perfect backdrop for her emotional vocals, alternating between fast and slow, conveying the capricious nature of life.

Slowdive — Everything Is Alive

The title Everything Is Alive sums up the significance of Slowdive; their signature brand of shoegaze that helped pioneer the genre breathes life into every sound. Every moving part of their song has importance that makes the listener feel more immersed in their refreshingly strange world.

Ty Segall — “Void”

Ty Segall doesn’t abide by any rules or formula. This is especially true on his off-kilter new song “Void,” which moves at its own hallucinatory pace, made all the more disorienting by his soaring vocals blending into the weird wall of sound. The colorful music video only helps transform the track into a full-on trip.

Jeff Rosenstock — Hellmode

Of course, Jeff Rosenstock had to spice up his album release by sharing Hellmode a day before fans were expecting it. The celebration started early, and the record is as energetic as listeners could hope — with anthems like the explosive “Head” and the infectious “I Wanna Be Wrong” delivering a great dose of upbeat rock.

Beyoncé held her birthday Renaissance Tour show in Los Angeles last night (September 4), and it truly was one for the books. Not only did Diana Ross and Kendrick Lamar join her on stage to celebrate, but the celebs in the audience were making headlines, too.

After months of speculation, actor Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner made their first clear public appearance as a couple. The two were spotted making out during Bey’s concert — and Chalamet was smoking in the venue.

Their outing came as a shock, as last month, reports surfaced in Us Weekly that the couple were reportedly taking a break. According to a source, they hadn’t “been spending that much time together recently because they both have very busy schedules,” but remained friends. (Things have clearly changed since then, or it wasn’t the case.)

Fans, after the clips went viral, had a lot of thoughts. “BEAUTIFUL COUPLE not kylie and timmy,” one user wrote, instead dropping a video of Tom Holland and Zendaya, who were also at last night’s show.

Others had different views, with another user posting, “Okaaaaay I used to be a hater but MAYBE kylie and timmy are cute together.”

Check out some of the fan-shot videos and more reactions to Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner below.

Lauren Boebert has been tweeting through the the August congressional hiatus, so it could be argued that it was a normal month for her. Over the past few weeks, she has described Trump’s mugshot as heroic and also became rootin’ tootin’ furious over his bail conditions in Georgia. Boebert’s attempt to attack the credibility of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was served back to her, but she doesn’t let that stuff get her down.

The MAGA congresswoman continued her tweets through Labor Day weekend, which she used to blame Biden for everything. “As you’re shopping for those Labor Day BBQs, just remember that November 2024 is your chance to vote inflation out of the White House!” she wrote. “Every trip to the grocery store shouldn’t feel like a punch in the gut!”

As well, Boebert announced that she is calling for U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (who she already declared should be impeached) to have his salary cut (or even possibly entirely done away with, along with those of “other failed DOD officials”) over the U.S. government’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal. Granted, that was a fiasco (although, to be fair, the Trump administration’s contributions to the situation did not help), but Boebert had to know that she was setting herself up by tweeting, “If you have failed at your job, you don’t deserve a salary funded by the American people.”

Hmm. Well, Boebert recently showed up too late to vote against the debt ceiling bill that she raged against, and after she claimed to have skipped the vote as a “protest,” video footage revealed her scrambling up the steps to the Capitol. In that light, Boebert’s call to “defund” Austin and company is kind-of a self own?

That’s how people are seeing it. One user tweeted, “Hands down one of the greatest self-own in the history of self-owns. You should refund every penny you’ve collected from American taxpayers while cosplaying as ‘congresswoman.’” Another user chimed in, “And how about yourself? Will you be taking a pay cut, Missy???” Still another: “So, when can we expect all the money back that you were paid?”

The deluge continued with a “Surprise us! File a bill that all members of Congress have to live on minimum wage” and an obligatory, “Irony was just murdered.”

Meanwhile, Congress resumes this week to grapple with another government shutdown threat, so get ready for some more strong MAGA opinions coming your way.

Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul hit the picket line outside Sony Pictures Studios this weekend where they were joined by fellow Breaking Bad cast members supporting the SAG-AFTRA strike. Jesse Plemons, Betsy Brandt, Matt Jones, and Charles Baker were on hand for the mini-reunion, and for good measure Better Caul Saul stars Rhea Seehorn and Patrick Fabian were also on hand.

“We want you to come back to the table with us,” Cranston said in comments addressing the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. “We’re not making them the enemy. They are not villains. These are people that we all will be working with once again at some point. We just want them to see reality.”

“The way things were structured 10 years ago made a lot of sense and it made it more possible for journeymen-type actors, actors in the middle that are working just as a hard or harder,” Plemons said while talking to reporters.

Paul, however, delivered more scathing remarks. The actor, who played Jesse Pinkman on the hit series, blasted the fact that he receives zero residuals for Breaking Bad streaming on Netflix. The show took off like wildfire on the streamer, and according to Paul, he didn’t see a dime, as he revealed in this ET Canada video below.

“I don’t get a piece from Netflix on Breaking Bad to be totally honest and that’s insane to me,” Paul said. “I think a lot of these streamers know that they have been getting away with not paying people a fair wage and now it’s time to pony up.”

(Via The Independent)

The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards is only a week away from being held in New Jersey on Sept. 12. To get fans excited, they have unveiled some of the major award recipients. One of which is Diddy, who is being honored this year with the Global Icon Award.

The specific award first originated from the MTV Europe Music Awards, with the intent of honoring artists who have achieved worldwide success. (Diddy previously hosted the EMAs back in 2002.)

He will accept the official honor and give a speech during the awards show next week. Additionally, Diddy will perform at the VMAs, marking his grand return to the stage since 2005, according to Variety.

Diddy is nominated for a few other awards this year too, including Best Collaboration and Best R&B for the “Creepin (Remix)” with Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, and 21 Savage. He is also up twice for collaborations, as his “Gotta Move On (Queens Remix)” that features Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, and Yung Miami is also nominated.

Finally, Diddy is up for Best Hip-Hop for the same “Gotta Move On” song is also included. (Votes for these categories have since closed.)

Fans can catch this year’s Video Music Awards at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 12 airing live from the Prudential Center.

This fall marks the 30th anniversary of Nirvana‘s third and final album, In Utero. In celebration of this milestone, In Utero will receive a multi-format re-release this October.

The re-release of In-Utero will arrive in an eight-LP super deluxe box set, a five-CD Super Deluxe box set, a one-LP + 10″ edition, a 2CD Deluxe edition, and a digital super deluxe edition. All of the super deluxe editions will contain 72 tracks with 53 previously unreleased tracks and two full Nirvana concerts from the In Utero era — Live In Los Angeles and Live In Los Angeles.

Physical edition box sets will also include a removable front-cover acrylic panel with the album’s iconic Angel; a 48-page hardcover book with unreleased photos; a 20-page newly designed fanzine; a Los Angeles tour poster lithograph by hot rod artist Coop; replicas of the 1993 record store promo Angel mobile; three gig fliers; two ticket stubs for Los Angeles and Seattle; an All-Access tour laminate; and four cloth sticky tour backstage passes: press, photo, after show, and local crew.

You can see the tracklist for the eight-LP edition below.

LP 1
In Utero
Original Album Remastered

SIDE 1
1. “Serve The Servants”
2. “Scentless Apprentice”
3. “Heart-Shaped Box”
4. “Rape Me”
5. “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle”
6. “Dumb”

SIDE 2
1. “Very Ape”
2. “Milk It”
3. “Pennyroyal Tea”
4. “Radio Friendly Unit Shifter”
5. “Tourette’s”
6. “All Apologies”

LP 2:
Bonus Tracks & B-Sides
Remastered

SIDE 1
1. “Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip”
2. “Marigold”
3. “Sappy”
4. “Moist Vagina”
5. “I Hate Myself And Want To Die”

Bonus Line 1993/1994

SIDE 2
1. “Serve The Servants (Live in Rome)*”
2. “Scentless Apprentice (Live in Rome)*”
3. “Heart-Shaped Box (Live in Rome)*”
4. “Very Ape (Live in Rome)*”
5. “Milk It (Live in Springfield)*”
6. “Tourette’s (Live in New York)*”

LP 3-5
Live In Los Angeles
Great Western Forum – December 30, 1993

SIDE 1
1. “Radio Friendly Unit Shifter*”
2. “Drain You*”
3. “Breed*”
4. “Serve The Servants*”

SIDE 2
1. “Come As You Are*”
2. “Smells Like Teen Spirit*”
3. “Sliver*”
4. “Dumb*”

SIDE 3
1. “In Bloom*”
2. “About A Girl*”
3. “Lithium*”
4. “Pennyroyal Tea*”

SIDE 4
1. “School*”
2. “Polly*”
3. “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle*”
4. “Rape Me*”
5. “Territorial Pissings*”

SIDE 5
1. “Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam*”
2. “The Man Who Sold The World*”
3. “All Apologies*”
4. “On A Plain*”

SIDE 6
1. “Heart-Shaped Box”
2. “Blew*”
3. “Feedback Jam*”

LP 6-8
Live In Seattle
Seattle Center Arena – January 7, 1994

SIDE 1
1. “Radio Friendly Unit Shifter*”
2. “Drain You*”
3. “Breed*”
4. “Serve The Servants*”

SIDE 2
1. “Come As You Are*”
2. “Smells Like Teen Spirit*”
3. “Sliver*”
4. “Dumb*”

SIDE 3
1. “In Bloom*”
2. “About A Girl*”
3. “Lithium*”
4. “Pennyroyal Tea*”

SIDE 4
1. “School*”
2. “Polly*”
3. “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle*”
4. “Milk It”
5. “Rape Me*”

SIDE 5
1. “Territorial Pissings*”
2. “Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam*”
3. “The Man Who Sold The World*”
4. “All Apologies*”

SIDE 6
1. “On A Plain*”
2. “Scentless Apprentice*”
3. “Heart-Shaped Box*”
4. “Blew*”

* previously unreleased

In Utero: 30th Anniversary is out 10/27 via Geffen. Find more information here.

Welcome to September! This week, an old quote from Adele felt relevant: “I love love songs. But I love pop music as well: Girls Aloud, Kylie, the Spice Girls, East 17, Mika,” as one of the artists listed is back with some new music.

As we get further into fall, it’s possible that the pop releases will lean more emotional. But for now, there is still a ton of upbeat danceable hits to check out.

Continue scrolling for Uproxx’s Best New Pop roundup.

Kylie Minogue — “Tension”

Kylie Minogue fans were extremely excited for her “Padam Padam” follow-up, and she seriously delivered with “Tension” — the title track from her forthcoming album. The futuristic synth song sucks you in, and so does the equally-entertaining space themes in the music video.

Jhayco, Peso Pluma — “Ex-Special”

Jhayco and Peso Pluma joined forces for the new “Ex-Special,” where the two reflect about, as expected, their exes. Perfect to close out the summer, the song still brings upbeat energy with its Reggaeton influence.

Griff — “Vertigo”

Griff wrote “Vertigo” after returning as an opening act for Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia tour. “Experiencing love and growing up, it always feels like the world and my emotions are spinning faster than I can keep up with,” Griff shared. “‘Vertigo’ is the beginning of a new creative chapter for me, and I’m excited for us all to go on this journey together.”

Leah Kate — “Unbreakup”

Leah Kate’s “Unbreakup” is the latest drop from her debut album, Super Over, which arrives in just a few weeks. It finds Kate reflecting on how she wishes she could go back to a summer of year’s past to fix things with an ex — as she’s dancing (and performing) in a club with her friends.

Laya — “Left, Right, Go”

Laya’s “Left, Right, Go” finds her relying on her work ethic when it comes to earning money — a highlight from her strong new EP, Bet That. As fans have pointed out, the beat instantly grabs attention, as she repeats the title as a chant — before showing off her great vocals to match.

Troye Sivan — “Rush” (feat. PinkPantheress and Hyunjin of Stray Kids)

Just months after Troye Sivan had the internet buzzing with “Rush,” he has now released a fun remix with PinkPantheress and Stray Kids’ Hyunjin. Already club-ready, the added verses from both new performers give it an even larger-than-life boost.

Icona Pop — “Stick Your Tongue Out”

“Stick Your Tongue Out” is a sweet pop song from Icona Pop that continues the danceable energy — as the “you got it” loop builds to the EDM-inspired chorus. Ten years after their debut album, the duo recently returned with a brand new record, Club Romantech.

Chelsea Cutler — “Your Bones”

Chelsea Cutler’s “Your Bones” finds her gently expressing her love for someone else. “Compromisе is somethin’ that I’m learnin’ / Forever never made much sense to me / The way you look at me like I deserve it / It’s changing who I thought that I could be,” Cutler honestly admits.

NCT U — “Baggy Jeans”

NCT recently returned with a new album, Golden Age, and the sub-unit, NCT U, gives an idea of what to expect with “Baggy Jeans.” Featuring addictive rap influences, the group note that “Yeah boy, I walk a little differently / Ride the beat Bumblebee / Lightly feelin’ so free” in the song.

Lauren Mayberry — “Are You Awake?”

Chvrches’ lead singer, Lauren Mayberry, is setting off on her solo career for the moment. “Are You Awake?” sets the tone, with her opting to create an emotional piano ballad. “I was thinking a lot about loneliness and homesickness,” she said.

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