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Roy Woods has been a slow-burner since signing with Drake’s OVO Sound imprint, releasing his Say Less LP in late 2017 and the six-song EP Dem Times in May 2020.

“After an almost three-year wait, one would expect a full-length project to emerge from Roy Woods as it did with his labelmates. Instead, Dem Times serves as the segue between chapters, one filled with anticipation and energetic sounds that would have performed well in the summer that once was. The EP doesn’t shine as brightly as his debut album did, but its components give hope in the Brampton native’s future,” Uproxx’s Wongo Okon surmised while reviewing the EP.

And now, it has been another three years since Dem Times, and Woods is finally primed to deliver Mixed Emotions — the full-length that his fans have been expecting.

Below is everything to know ahead of the album’s release.

Release Date

Mixed Emotions is out this Friday, July 28, via OVO Sound/Warner Records.

Tracklist

1. “Made Mistakes”
2. “Young Boy Problems”
3. “Don’t Love Me”
4. “Hate Me” Feat. Coi Leray
5. “Test What I Know”
6. “Down Like That”
7. “That Thing” Feat. Jada Kingdom
8. “Dime”
9. “Insecure”
10. “Bad Bad”
11. “Don’t Mind Me”
12. “Unsettling” Feat. Vory
13. “Touch You”
14. “Gas Out The Window”
15. “You Ain’t In Da 6”
16. “Thought It Was You”
17. “I Just Wanna Love”

Features

Woods didn’t tap his fellow OVO artists like Dvsn or PartyNextDoor. Instead, he went with Coi Leray, Jada Kingdom, and Vory.

Artwork

Singles

So far, Woods has released “Don’t Love Me,” “Don’t Mind Me,” “Test What I Know,” and “Young Boy Problems.” The most recent single is “Test What I Know,” which arrived last week. In an Instagram video, Woods explained the track “finishes the series of this love story that I speak about” and is “one of my most favorite songs.”

Tour

As of this writing, Woods has not yet confirmed a supporting tour but could very well take Mixed Emotions out on the road later this year.

Mixed Emotions is out 7/28 via OVO Sound/Warner Records. Find more information here.

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

Things aren’t going great for Ron DeSantis.

The very normal Florida governor’s team recently fired a campaign staffer who shared a video featuring a neo-Nazi symbol. His plan to “sic” kook conspiracist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the FDA and CDC is being side-eyed by fellow Republicans. And his big-money donors are telling him to stop doing “stupid stuff.” No wonder his unfavorable rating keeps rising.

How grim is the outlook for ol’ Meatball Pudding Fingers (which sounds like the name of a baseball player from the 1880s)? Joe Biden is privately hoping he wins the nomination over Donald Trump because he knows he’ll have a better chance at becoming the first two-term president since Barack Obama.

Rolling Stone reports that “some of Biden’s closest confidants have in recent weeks told the president that DeSantis has performed so poorly in the primary, that the governor would likely be notably weaker than Trump in a match-up against Biden.” Biden has allegedly agreed with this assessment.

It wasn’t always this way. As recently as late last year, there was a widespread feeling among Team Biden and prominent Democrats that the governor was the more formidable candidate than the twice-impeached former president. But the more they’ve seen of DeSantis running a presidential campaign, the less concerned they’ve become about whether he can be beaten.

As a senior Biden administration official told Rolling Stone, “I guess I could explain to you the… current position by asking a question: Have you seen what Ron DeSantis has been up to lately?” Unfortunately, yes.

(Via Rolling Stone)

The first reviews for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem are rolling in, and critics are loving Seth Rogen‘s “fresh” and “unexpectedly funny” take on the classic heroes in a half-shell.

After several live-action attempts, Rogen and director Jeff Rowe decided to roll with a well-received animated approach that brings the Turtles back to their indie comics route. While the film definitely appears to give off heavy Spider-Verse vibes, Mutant Mayhem surprisingly distinguishes itself thanks to the all-star voice cast and Rogen and writing partner Evan Goldberg’s script.

You can see what the critics are saying below:

Mike Ryan, Uproxx:

It has a surprising edge for an animated film that the other “live-action” movies don’t have. Also, the other ones – I mean both the ’90s films* and the Michael Bay-produced movies – I guess they have their moments but they are mostly forgettable and phony. There’s a sense of personality and life in the Turtles in Mutant Mayhem that the other movies just seem to try and force. This is the first theatrical Turtles film that comes anywhere close to that feeling in the mid-’80s of something that was weird and underground and a little edgy.

Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter:

The film directed by Rowe (The Mitchells vs. the Machines) and co-directed by Kyler Spears features vibrantly distinctive visuals that perfectly suit the rambunctious and frequently violent proceedings. The dialogue proves consistently amusing (not surprising considering Rogen’s participation), and the fact that the young actors voicing the TMNTs were actually teenagers when they recorded their performances infuses a welcome youthful energy to the goings-on. The celebrity performers seem to be having a blast as well.

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian:

This new animated origin story for the chelonian adventurers is unexpectedly funny, with a rather stylish crepuscular design. You’ve heard of the Spider-Verse; this is the Turtle-Verse.

Pete Hammond, Deadline:

Rogen’s and long time partner Goldberg’s script is heavy on pop culture humor in all the best ways, but taking a page as well from the youth emphasis of the Tom Holland Spider-Man as well as the hit animated versions. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is young to its core, virtually reinventing the concept right down to the casting of the voice actors in the four title roles. Fans will not be disappointed with any of the decisions here, notably the scattershot animation that feels rough around the edges, stylish, anti-CGI blandness, and visually surprising and satisfying.

Kate Erbland, IndieWire:

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” the latest entry into the half-shell canon, is another fresh, funny animated outing that breathes serious new life into a classic franchise, proving that even old IP has its legs (claws?). Directed by Jeff Rowe and scripted by Rowe, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Dan Hernandez, and Benji Samit (Rogen and Goldberg also produced through their Point Grey banner, while Rogen voices the iconic mutant warthog Bebop in the feature), “Mutant Mayhem” will inevitably draw comparisons to the “Spider-Verse” franchise. But it ably stands on its own as a genuinely entertaining film for the whole family.

Germain Lussier, io9:

If a movie can make you smile so much it hurts, it’s probably a good movie, and that’s absolutely the case with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The film is dynamite, perfectly blending a modern, childlike wonder, with a healthy dose of 1990s nostalgia, wrapped in a heartfelt, relatable story about growing up and feeling different.

Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent:

Refreshingly, these teenage turtles are now actually voiced by teenagers. As a result, Leonardo (Nicolas Cantu), Donatello (Micah Abbey), Michelangelo (Shamon Brown Jr), and Raphael (Brady Noon) sound convincingly young and dumb. When Leonardo claims he’s got “rizz” (for the oldies, that means “flirtatious charm”), it doesn’t sound four years out of date – a near-miracle in the world of studio filmmaking. And when they all start chanting “bacon, egg, and cheese”, it’s with the impenetrable chaos of four siblings so close that they’ve concocted their own dialect.

Tomris Laffly, The Wrap:

Rogen and his co-writers—Rowe, Goldberg, Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit—invitingly nod to the essence of the classic “TMNT” and freshen it up with a teen spirit, an inclusive cast and a few amusing internet pop-culture references. These range from funny to tired—one that debates for the millionth time which famous Chris is the best Chris. (Sorry, Evans fans)—and on rare occasion, to SNL-level unfunny. Yet, on the whole, it leaves the right wise-cracking aftertaste that you come to these movies for.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem slices into theaters on August 2.

The sports world woke up to shocking news earlier this week that Bronny James had gone into cardiac arrest during practice at USC on Monday and had to be taken to the ICU. By Tuesday morning, Bronny had been moved out of the ICU and was in stable condition, per the family’s official statement.

In the immediate aftermath, fans and other athletes sent the James family messages of love and support, including Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin, who offered to provide support for Bronny throughout his recovery process having gone through the same thing earlier this year. There had been no official updates or statements from the James family for the past 48 hours since the initial news was released, but on Thursday LeBron took to Twitter to thank everyone for the outpouring of support they’ve gotten and to provide a brief update, noting “everyone doing great.”

As James notes, the whole family is now together “safe and healthy,” which is obviously terrific news, and he notes they’ll have more to say in the future once they are ready. For now, he wanted to let everyone know they had seen all the love and appreciated it immensely, and hopefully the updates will continue to be positive on Bronny’s recovery from a terrifying situation.

Jessie Ware dropped That! Feels! Good! in April, a shimmering pop-disco record primed to thrive during the summer months and tapped by Uproxx as one of the best pop albums of 2023 so far.

Ware said that “Pearls,” a February single, was “inspired by divas like Donna Summer, Evelyn Champagne King, Teena Marie, and Chaka Khan.” On Thursday, July 27, Ware invited “the queen of disco” Róisín Murphy to her That! Feels! Good! party to spice up the already-infectious track “Freak Me Now.”

“It is a huge honor to have the queen of disco, Róisín Murphy on ‘Freak Me Now.’ I messaged her hoping she may be interested in featuring on the song, and before I knew it, she was in the studio,” Ware said in a statement via press release. “She recorded all her vocals for the track and sent them over to us. I have admired her work for so many years [and] respect her so much.”

Ware continued, “To have her on one of the most fun tracks on That! Feels Good! Is amazing. I can’t wait for us to do this together live in the future! I know my fans are gonna go crazy about this, as am I. I still can’t quite believe we are on a track together and have done a bonkers video together. She is graceful, she is generous, she is pioneering, she is Róisín Murphy and she is on ‘Freak Me Now!’”

Murphy added, “Jessie is just brilliant, a super talented songwriter and an amazing singer. She’s truly beautiful, but she’s also very funny and never takes herself too seriously. We’ve been talking about working together for a while. When she sent me ‘Freak Me Now,’ I just adored it and felt it was perfectly right for me to be on the song. We had mad fun dressing up on the day of the video, it was fashion chaos! Like a high-class jumble sale, behind the scenes. We laughed at our ridiculousness and we were very silly all day! Just love her and loved everything about working with her.”

The accompanying video will premiere on YouTube here in the coming hours.

In the meantime, listen to Ware’s updated “Freak Me Now” with Murphy and check out Ware’s upcoming headlining dates below.

Marjorie Taylor Greene somehow did not make a big deal out of that congressional hearing on UFOs that freaked so many others out. Instead, she kept up her calls for President Biden to be impeached, and dang, the congresswoman from Georgia has boundless energy. She also has an abundance of verbal gaffes in her roster, ones that she would surely not let Biden drop without accusing him of crimes against humanity or something.

Never forget, as well, about the “gazpacho police” debacle and the “peach tree dish” menace from Greene. She also appears to be (intentionally?) statistically challenged, but Greene has a new hit on her hands. It’s sad to say that the context doesn’t matter all that much on this video clip because Greene could have dropped this word salad about any one of her favored topics.

Here, she’s possibly arguing for more military funding while bashing education that mentions the word “gender,” which led to this philosophical little ditty: “This type of funding should not go to… educating people about how they unthink unconsciously without knowing how they think.”

Double negative aside (and I do love a good double negative for effect when it’s intentional, which this was not), this is like Goop’s “conscious uncoupling” on partisan steroids. Let’s just say that responses including “Move over Kant” and “She definitely does not unthink what she’s thinking that she shouldn’t have thunk about thunking” were only the beginning of the WTF factor here.

Last year, Taylor Swift was sued by author Teresa La Dart, who claimed that the pop star stole the design from her 2010 self-published book Lover for her 2019 LP of the same title.

According to Billboard, La Dart has dropped her lawsuit after Swift’s lawyers said the case “never should have been filed.” They demanded the case be dismissed, saying it was “legally and factually baseless.”

In August of last year, La Dart’s lawyer shared a statement with Pitchfork. “It has been a bizarre day as this was filed less than 24 hours ago,” It read. “Glad to provide some insight as many commentators seem to think this was poorly undertaken. Initially, it is important to note Miss La Dart feels strongly that her full work needs to be compared with that of Miss Swift’s before a conclusion is made here.”

“Secondly, this decision was not made nor taken lightly considering the other side is quite formidable. Lastly, this was a recent consideration and this filing was made ostensibly to reserve Miss La Dart’s rights (primarily at this point) since yesterday was the date the statute of limitations closed. Hope the masses can understand these issues from her perspective, in other words.”

Sinéad O’Connor has passed away at 56 years old. The Dublin-born singer’s death was first reported by The Irish Times on Wednesday afternoon (July 26) and later included a statement from her family, reading, “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”

The London Inner South Coroner’s Court has since confirmed O’Connor was found “unresponsive” at her London home and “pronounced dead at the scene,” as reported by the BBC. An autopsy will be performed to determine O’Connor’s official cause of death.

On Wednesday night, Pink brought her recently launched Summer Carnival tour to Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, and used the stage to honor O’Connor alongside Brandi Carlile, one of her tour openers.

“When I was a little girl, my mom grew up in Atlantic City and I used to go down to the Ocean City Boardwalk with my $10 and I would make a demo tape,” Pink told the crowd (as relayed by Billboard). “I would make a little cassette tape and imagine it was my demo for the record company.”

She continued, “And it would always be either ‘Greatest Love of All’ by Whitney Houston or ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ by Sinéad O’Connor. So in honor of Sinéad, and in honor of my very, very talented friend Brandi Carlile I asked her if she would come out here and sing this song with me.”

Someone in attendance captured the moment and posted video to Twitter:

Carlile and Pink also posted about O’Connor in their respective Instagram Stories. Carlile posted a black-and-white throwback portrait of her with the message, “She was right the whole time. I hope she found peace,” as well as video of her duet with Pink alongside the note, “Bittersweet moment.”

Meanwhile, Pink resurfaced her performance of “Nothing Compares 2 U” for the BBC Radio 2 Piano Room from earlier this year.

O’Connor cracked No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in 1990 with “Nothing Compares 2 U,” a power ballad written by Prince. (Prince’s estate denied the use of the song in O’Connor’s documentary last fall.)

In January 2022, O’Connor shared that her 17-year-old son, Shane, died by suicide. She reportedly admitted herself to hospital the following week after expressing suicidal ideation online.

Most recently, on July 17, an unverified Twitter account linked to O’Connor’s professional account wrote, “Been living as undead night creature since. He was the love of my life, the lamp of my soul. We were one soul in two halves. He was the only person who ever loved me unconditionally. I am lost in the bardo without him.”

When a new coach takes over after someone was fired, they usually take a diplomatic approach to how they’re going to change things in order to get better. Rarely will a coach air out another member of the fraternity directly, instead focusing on how they’re going to shift the team’s culture and try to do things a bit differently in order to get more out of the team.

And then there’s Sean Payton.

Payton is taking over in Denver this year for Nathaniel Hackett, who was very clearly in over his head in his lone season with the Broncos. There was the infamous decision to play for a 64-yard field goal in the very first game of the season, which ensured everyone focused on poor game management choices for the rest of the year. His tenure ended with a 51-14 loss to an extremely mediocre Rams team, and while you’d be hard pressed to find anyone that would praise his efforts in Denver, not many expected Payton to take out the torch on him at the start of camp.

Jarrett Bell of USA Today spoke with Payton this week and got the new Broncos coach’s full, unfiltered take on the disaster that was last year, with Payton ripping Hackett and the entire staff, calling it “one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL.”

“Oh, man,” Payton began. “There’s so much dirt around that. There’s 20 dirty hands, for what was allowed, tolerated in the fricking training rooms, the meeting rooms. The offense. I don’t know Hackett. A lot of people had dirt on their hands. It wasn’t just Russell. He didn’t just flip. He still has it. This B.S. that he hit a wall? Shoot, they couldn’t get a play in. They were 29th in the league in pre-snap penalties on both sides of the ball.”

…

“That was a message,” Payton said. “They can only beat the (expletive) out of you so much. But everybody’s got a little stink on their hands. It’s not just Russell. It was a (poor) offensive line. It might have been one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL. That’s how bad it was.”

Payton also made clear he expects this Broncos team to be a playoff team, despite being in the same division as the Chiefs and Chargers, as he is not shy about his feelings that the presence of a coherent coaching staff can right the wrongs of last season. It’s pretty wild to hear a coach talk like this about another coach, but he’s also just saying what pretty much everyone who watched a lot of the Broncos last year did. Now, we’ll find out if Russell Wilson’s woes really were just coaching and the lack of a cohesive system, or if he’s as cooked as he looked a year ago. If the latter is true, it won’t matter how much better the team culture is under Payton, but he’s clearly hitching his wagon to Russ and expecting a bounce back in the form of a playoff berth.

After ripping open your presents on Christmas, head to the theater to see ripped Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White.

A24 will release The Iron Claw, about the Von Erich family of wrestlers and the tragedies they faced, on December 22, 2023. That’s the same day as Illumination’s animated comedy Migration; two days after Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2; and three days before The Color Purple and Ferrari. It would be the busiest week of movies this year, if Barbenheimer never happened (and for the sake of theaters, thank god it did).

The Iron Claw stars Efron and White as Kevin and Kerry Von Erich, as well as Harris Dickinson as David Von Erich, Holt McCallany as Fritz Von Erich, Maura Tierney as Doris Von Erich, and Lily James as Kevin’s wife, Pam. Real-life wrestlers will also appear in the film, including Maxwell Jacob Friedman (a.k.a. AEW’s MJF) as Lance Von Erich and Chavo Guerrero Jr. as The Sheik.

“There’s something human about never feeling like you are really your own man,” The Bear star, who gained 40 pounds of muscle, told GQ about The Iron Claw. “All great drama is about family, whether it’s blood or not. It’s about acceptance, it’s about belonging, and just getting away from loneliness.”

Here’s a first-look photo: