Before the latest chart, Rolling Stone reported that if “Fast Car” did rise to No. 1 (which it now has), it would make Chapman the first Black woman to have the sole writing credit on a No. 1 country song.
Only a handful of Black women have written on a No. 1 country song at all, including Tayla Parx on Dan + Shay’s “Glad You Exist.” She said of Chapman’s song, “Any song that sounds good on guitar, it can more than likely be a country song. With a great song, you can take it and make it sound like seven different genres, so that says a lot about what type of song ‘Fast Car’ is: it can be a pop song, a country song, it can be whatever, because it’s just a great song.”
Combs previously told the publication of the song, “The guitar part on that song is super iconic, and everyone knows the song as soon as you start playing it. They know it, and they sing along. It’s like ‘Free Bird’ or ‘Jolene.’”
We’re currently in the midst of Paris Fashion Week, and Cardi B found herself in the area. While there, she gave an impromptu street performance.
As she left the Thom Browne Fashion Show yesterday (July 3), a street busker asked Cardi if she’d join him for a performance. She initially refused, saying, “No, I’m scared.” She quickly changed her mind, though, approaching his microphone and quietly singing a few lines of Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” as the busker strummed his guitar. Cardi then gave a mischievous laugh before leaving and getting into her car. It makes sense that Cardi B would cut things off before the giant hook, since she’s not known as a singer and Houston is an incredibly high bar. TMZ has video of the moment.
Meanwhile, Offset seemingly accused Cardi of cheating on him recently, and she responded, “Listen: Don’t pay attention to that country man, y’all. Don’t pay attention to the country man. […] I’m f*cking Cardi B, n****. I think sometimes, motherf*ckers forget I’m Cardi B. If I was giving this p*ssy to anybody, it would be out. I’m just not anybody. I can’t f*ckin’ no regular degular shmegular because they gon’ tell the world. I can’t f*ck nobody in the industry cause they gon’ tell, too.”
Cardi B is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Clearly, Taylor Swift’sThe Eras Tour has been an undisputed success so far. That doesn’t mean everything has been perfect, though, and this past weekend, Swift had an on-stage mishap that went viral.
On June 30, Swift performed at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. At the end of “Look What You Made Me Do,” Swift stood at a specific spot on stage, waiting for a trapdoor, which would allow her to quickly get to a backstage area, to open. It didn’t, and in fan-shot videos, Swift can even be seen stomping the ground in an attempt to make the door function properly. When it didn’t, Swift had no choice but to sprint down the length of the stage.
Swift herself saw a fan-shot video of the moment on TikTok and got in on the fun by commenting, “still swift af boi.”
— The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) July 2, 2023
That wasn’t the only viral Eras Tour moment of the weekend, although the other didn’t involve Swift directly. Ahead of the Cincinnati shows, a local news reporter interviewed a pair of Swifties. Since they had claimed to be sick and called out of work to attend the shows, though, they covered themselves in blankets, and the one who was interviewed even wore sunglasses over the blanket, making for a pretty funny image.
According to Noel Gallagher, Matty Healy is a ‘slack-jawed f*ckwit,’ and a long line of music fanbases would agree. Even The 1975 frontman slightly agrees that he’s an acquired taste. However, during a recent show in London, Matty Healy finally took a moment to address his past controversies.
As the musician paused in-between songs, facing the crowd, Healy opened up by saying, “I was always, like, trying stuff. And some stuff I got right and some stuff I got wrong.”
He added, “But do you know what? There’s a lot of things I’ve said, jokes that I’ve made, you know what, there’s probably a couple of f*cking songs I’d take back if I had the chance. What I mean is that I really am only doing this because I want to make you guys laugh and feel good. That’s what my favorite art does, and that’s what I’m trying to do. I get a bit excited. And, you know what, I’m f*cking proud of myself.”
The 1975’s Matty Healy on his past controversies during his London show:
“I was always, like, trying stuff. And some stuff I got right and some stuff I got wrong. But, do you know what? There’s a lot of things I’ve said, jokes that I’ve made, you know what, there’s probably a… pic.twitter.com/aE5sqOxw7f
Among the Matt Healy controversies are insensitive racial remarks about Ice Spice, for which Rina Sawayama called him out during her set at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival. Healy is also public enemy number one of Taylor Swift’s super fans, The Swifties, as they accuse him of tarnishing her brand even after their alleged breakup.
After years of delays, Lil Uzi Vert finally released their highly anticipated album, Pink Tape. The “Just Wanna Rock” rapper secured guest features from Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Don Toliver, and more. As fans continue to shift through the project, Uzi is making it clear that they’ve washed their hands of the body of work. Instead of following the trend of dropping an extended version of an album, Lil Uzi Vert has let supporters know that Pink Tape will not have a deluxe edition.
The entertainer appeared via audio on Twitch streamer Kani Rose’s broadcast. As fans flooded the live chat, they pushed Rose to ask the musician about their new album. When the gamer asked Uzi whether or not Pink Tape would have any additional iterations, they quickly answered, “No.”
However, Uzi clarified that they would release more music, saying, “But I will drop a whole ‘nother album.”
The album was caught up in controversy before its release when Lil Uzi Vert and their girlfriend JT (of City Girls) were involved in a physical altercation at the 2023 BET Awards.
Pink Tape is out now via Atlantic Records. Find more information here.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
SZA might’ve punked out from submitting guest verses in the past. But she isn’t shy about securing memorable star-studded cameos on her projects. The “Low” singer’s past videos have featured guest appearances by Drew Barrymore and more. However, there was one actress that she couldn’t snag. According to Vivica A. Fox, her on-screen spotlight in SZA’s “Kill Bill” video might have been intended for Uma Thurman.
During an interview with AV Club, Fox recounted working with the songwriter. “When I got it, I was surprised, to be honest with you. Cause they called…[It] took them five days to finally decide that they were going to hire me, ’cause I think they wanted Uma Thurman,” said Fox.
The actress added, “But when you think about it, it’s a little bit more fitting for SZA and Vivica to be together because we’re both African American women, and when it came out, people just ran with it. They were like, ‘They’re going to make Kill Bill 3, finally.’ Because people have been waiting for Kill Bill 3 for such a long time and see my daughter get revenge on Uma.”
Fox holds no bad blood over the matter, saying that SZA’s delayed response due to her supposedly trying to secure Thurman was “Cool,” she remarked, saying, “I mean, it is her franchise, as well as mine.”
Contrarily, when outlining the inspiration behind the video, SZA made it clear that Fox’s appearance was always the goal. “I love Vivica A. Fox’s character. I love Lucy Liu’s character. I even love Bill because he’s super complex. I feel like he doesn’t understand why he did what he did. He’s void of emotion, but he loved The Bride so much that he couldn’t stand her to be with anyone else,” SZA told EW.
Young Thug’s new album Business Is Business with Metro Boomin nearly dethroned Morgan Wallen’s reign of the No. 1 spot“on the music charts. While second place is still a considerable feat, no hip-hop albums have charted in the coveted spot so far this year. To demonstrate the genre’s impact in another way, Spotify shared its top 50 most streamed rap albums of all-time list.
Based on metrics, Drake, Eminem, and Kendrick Lamar have effortlessly dominated the platform. Atop the list is the late XXXTentacion’s 2018 album ?. Drake (Scorpion at No. 2 and Views at No. 3), the late Juice Wrld (Goodbye & Good Riddance), and Travis Scott (Astroworld) round out the top five slots.
Drake made the most appearances on the list with his albums Scorpion, Views, More Life (No. 9), Take Care (No. 19), Certified Lover Boy (No. 22), Nothing Was The Same (No. 26), If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (No. 35), and Dark Lane Demo Tapes (No. 48), all finding a home in the top 50.
Eminem was the second most placed rapper on the list thanks to his albums The Eminem Show (No. 11), Recovery (No. 24), The Marshall Mathers LP – Tour Edition (No. 28), The Marshall Mathers LP2 (No. 29), Music To Be Murdered By Side B Deluxe Edition (No. 30), Kamikaze (No. 36.) landing on the list.
Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West tied for the third most-placed rappers, with three albums each making the list. Lamar’s DAMN. (No. 8), Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (No. 17) and Black Panther: The Album (No. 23) were listed. While Ye’s The Life Of Pablo (No. 18), Graduation (No. 20), and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (No. 34) were credited.
Our celebration of 50 years of hip-hop continues with the 50 most streamed hip-hop albums on Spotify! Any surprises? pic.twitter.com/OqN9Qo7mJU
After hearing news of the list, Nicki Minaj seemingly called out the streamer’s flawed metrics. Only one of Minaj’s albums landed on the list, The Pinkprint (at No. 39). However, based on past data shared by the platform, the “Barbie World” rapper is one of the top 10 most streamed rappers.
“Oh, Barbz, send me that top ten list of the most streamed rappers on Spotify. Can’t find it.”
Oh barbz send me that top ten list of the most streamed rappers on Spotify. Can’t find it
We can debate the best summer beer style for days. Is it a hoppy pale ale? A crisp pilsner? Perhaps, a piney, bitter IPA? Or maybe it’s a flavorful wheat beer? At least for today, we’ll go with the latter. This beer style, which consists of a higher percentage of wheat as opposed to barley, is a great pick for the July heat.
The first thing you need to know before we move on is that there are varying sub-styles and flavors in the wheat beer umbrella. They are the American pale wheat, Gose, Berliner Weisse, Belgian witbier, Hefeweizen, and others. In the US craft beer scene, versions of all of these styles are abundant.
As for summery wheat beers, we tend to lean towards American pale wheat, Belgian-style wits, and hefeweizens. Below, you’ll find eight of the best wheat beers that truly taste like summer in a can. What else would you want to drink on a hazy night while you watch Jaws on a projector under the stars?
Labeled as a radler, this 4% wheat beer might be available all year long, but it just drinks better in the summer. This wheat lager that’s infused with blood orange essence is known for its light, citrus-filled, sessionable flavor profile.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find aromas of sweet wheat and a ton of tangerine and orange scents. The nose isn’t overly exciting. The palate is more of the same with orange peels, wheat, cracker-like malts, and blood orange flavor. Overall, it’s pretty light but does the trick on a hot day.
Bottom Line:
This beer doesn’t purport to be anything it isn’t. It’s a wheat beer/radler. It’s light, citrusy, and easy to drink. Nothing more.
This hazy, unfiltered 4.6% wheat ale was crafted to be sessionable on a hot summer day. It’s an American-style wheat beer known for its mix of wheat and fruit flavors with a light, crisp finish. It’s surprisingly complex, well-made, and great for the summer.
Tasting Notes:
For a sessional wheat beer, the nose is surprisingly fragrant. It’s yeasty and lightly funky with sweet malts, wheat, and citrus peels. The palate is filled with bready malts, yeast, clove, and orange peels. The finish is sweet and highly refreshing.
Bottom Line:
Session beers are often watery and bland and bland, but this wheat beer from Odell manages to be both light and refreshing and complex and flavorful.
Sun Crusher is an aptly named wheat beer. It’s brewed with flaked oats, 2-row malt, Carapils malt, and red wheat. It’s hopped with Apollo and Amarillo hops and dry-hopped with Amarillo, Crystal, and Mosaic hops. This creates a balanced, hoppy wheat beer you won’t soon forget.
Tasting Notes:
Sweet wheat, bready malts, lemongrass, orange peels, and floral hops are prevalent on the nose. Drinking it reveals hints of grassy, floral hops, orange zest, lemon peels, wheat, grapefruit, and sweet malts. It’s fruity, sweet, lightly tart, and heavenly hopped.
Bottom Line:
This is a perfect choice for wheat beer fans who also love the aroma and flavor of hops. Both kettle and dry-hopped, this is a memorable, summery brew.
Another American take on the classic German hefeweizen, Sudwerk’s version is hazy and unfiltered and brewed with house German weizen strain, white wheat, and pale 2-row malt. It gets its floral, hoppy aroma and flavor from the addition of Huell Melon and Hallertau hops.
Tasting Notes:
Traditional aromas of funky yeast, wheat, ripe bananas, and clove are notable on the nose. Sipping it brings forth more clove, wheat, banana, and a hint of citrus zest and other fruity flavors. All in all, it’s a great take on the style and ends with a crisp, clean, refreshing finish.
Bottom Line:
There are more than a few attempts at recreating classic European wheat beers on the market. While Sudwerk’s version isn’t perfect, it’s pretty good on a hot day.
Brewery Ommegang is located in Central New York just outside of Cooperstown. But you’d think you were transported to Belgium with the appearance of the brewery and the beers themselves. One of the best examples is its Witte. This Belgian-style wheat ale is brewed with malted and unmalted wheat as well as flaked oats and Hallertau Spalter Select hops. It gets its unique flavor from the addition of coriander and orange peel.
Tasting Notes:
Your senses will be transported to Belgium with aromas of yeast, wheat, cloves, and orange zest even before your first sip. The palate is yeasty, lightly funky, and filled with wheat, orange peel, cloves, and other spices. The finish is dry and refreshing.
Bottom Line:
This beer might be available all year long but with its wheat and citrus-forward flavor profile, it’s perfect for the summer months.
If you took a poll of random wheat beer fans, you’d find that a majority would at least mention Allagash White. Brewed with malted wheat, raw wheat, and oats, it gets its unique, award-winning flavor from the addition of Curaçao orange peel and coriander.
Tasting Notes:
Complex aromas of lemon, orange peel, wheat, yeast, and coriander fill your nostrils before your first sip. The palate is filled with bubblegum, bready malt, orange peel, and gentle spices. The finish is sweet, smooth, and lightly spicy.
Bottom Line:
There are a lot of reasons why this beer is so popular. Number one is the fact that it’s so well-balanced and complex. Every flavor works in perfect unison.
If you’ve never tried Civil Society Pulp, what are you waiting for? You’re in for a treat. This American wheat ale is dry-hopped with Mosaic hops. The result is a mix of wheat, yeast, tropical fruits, citrus, and hops. It’s a truly unique wheat beer that belongs on your summer beer rotation.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is filled with sweet wheat, bready malts, pineapple, guava, ripe orange, and floral hops. The palate is a symphony of tangerine, caramelized pineapple, mango, wheat malt, and floral, lightly bitter hops. It’s a very interesting beer in the best way possible.
Bottom Line:
This isn’t your average wheat beer and that’s more than okay. It’s tropical, fruity, and has a nice hoppy element. A very memorable summer beer to say the least.
This year-round brew is made with a traditional yeast strain crafted to give it an old-world flavor profile of banana and spices. The addition of wheat malt and limited hops gives it a classic flavor profile that will transport you to Germany in each sip.
Tasting Notes:
This is a well-made wheat beer. You can tell it right from the start as the nose is loaded with aromas like bubble gum, ripe bananas, clove, and other spices. The palate continues this positive trend with more banana, wheat, yeast, clove, and spices. A very great take on the German style.
Bottom Line:
Even if you’re a fan of traditional hefeweizens, you’d have a tough time telling the difference between this version and one that came straight from Bavaria.
If you’re into whiskey, you’ve probably heard all the rumblings about American single malt whiskey. The style isn’t new by any stretch but it’s finally catching fire in a real way. American single malt whiskey is dominating the conversation about what’s new and exciting in American whiskey right now. There’s just so much going on and it’s all so regional that it can be bewildering to keep up with, much less know where to start.
Let’s remedy that right now with one single bottle.
I was lucky enough to judge this year’s American single malts in San Francisco and I’m also very familiar with Balcones as an early adopter. To that end, I’m breaking down exactly what’s in the bottle. Long story short, this is a great whiskey so let’s just dive in!
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This rare blend from Balcones via Lost Lantern is a batch of five-and-a-half super rare casks. The batch is made from single malts aged in a four-year-old double cask apple brandy cask, a three-year-old large European cask that dried outside for three years, another one of those casks but just a little older, a four-year-old ex-bourbon cask, and a half-full European oak cask that was exactly three years and 56 days old when it was dumped.
All of that whisky was vatted and bottled as-is.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: This opens with Granny Smith apple skins over winter spice barks dipped in floral honey and dried next to orange wheels and Graham Crackers as a subtle hint of high-desert sage and mesquite lurk in the background.
Palate: The orchard-iness drives the palate with a sense of soft salted toffee cut with vanilla oils and dipped in dark chocolate orange sauce with a touch of roasted pecan and almond leading to a woody hint of old smudging sage and cedar bark.
Finish: Those orchard and desert woods mingle with soft caramelized malts that round out the finish with a hint of honeyed toffee and spiced apple fritter covered in buttery cinnamon icing.
Bottom Line:
This is a delicate and luscious pour of whiskey. It’s wholly unique. It’s way more a funky Southwest single malt than a dry bourbon or rye whiskey. It feels like its own thing with clear allusions to Scottish heritage buried deep within. Overall, this is a great on-the-rocks pour that’ll get you hooked on both American single malt and the beautiful malt whiskies coming out of Balcones down in Waco, Texas.
Where To Buy:
The current run was available via Seelbachs but is currently sold out. There were only 1,100 bottles made. As of right now, there are still bottles available directly from Lost Lantern for $100. There are also some available via California online retailers for the same price. Beyond that, you’re going to have to scope these out at very good whiskey bars.
Given the popularity of this small batch bottling, there might be another run in the works but don’t rely on that. Get this while you still can as this year’s award-winning version be gone for good soon. Good luck out there!
It’s officially hot dog season. But there are just so many options for the sausages, buns, condiments, and cooking techniques that it’s easy to meander down the wrong path and end up with a mediocre dog in your hand as the fireworks pop off on the 4th of July. While we’ve spent a lot of time figuring out which are the best dogs, toppings, and cooking methods, it still feels like it’s still a crapshoot sometimes — especially if you can’t even find a certain bespoke sausage that we adore or don’t have the kitchen gear to cook a dog a certain way.
Let’s skip all of that. I’m going to simply break down the two crucial “hacks” (they’re simple! Beyond simple — intuitive!) that you need to make the perfect hot dog this 4th of July. This is so fail-proof that you can pretty much use any sausage, bun, or condiment and it’ll be better — that’s both in flavor and in structure — than if it were done any other way.
The key here is twofold, so I’m breaking it down like that below. But the crucial point is that you can do this with any grocery store “jumbo” hot dog or frank and any decent grocery store hot dog bun — I used Hebrew National Jumbo Franks the standard brioche buns from the bread aisle of my local Krogers. You don’t need to pay high prices for Euro-style sausages or hit three bakeries to find the best bread. You can do this right now for less than a tenner and it’ll be fantastic.
Sound good? Let’s dive in!
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The best way to cook a standard hot dog is the Five Guys way. You slice it length-wise about 3/4 of the through and fold it open so that there’s a flat surface on one side and two small humps on the other side.
Basically, you’re creating a flat surface and exposing the fat and meat so that it sears and creates a delicious Maillard effect (perfect browning with amped-up flavor) on the exposed inside of the sausage.
The best part is that you can cook this either in a skillet or frying pan on the stovetop or on the grill outside. Just because I’m using a grill doesn’t mean you have to — this works really well in a skillet/pan too. Either way, you’re going to get a lovely seared sausage on the exposed side, thanks to more surface area while still maintaining the classic snap of the outer casing on the other side. See? Best of both worlds!
It doesn’t matter if you cook the dog in a frying pan or on the grill, you’ll need to weigh it down. I used a second skillet for this on a grill — I used my Traeger like a standard grill on high heat. Adding the weight allows the flat inner sausage side to lay flat on the heat source and get a good sear.
Next, make sure to keep that weight on the sausage when you flip it over to the casing side. This will keep the heat even and stop the sausage from curling while cooking.
And that’s really it. You’ll have a deliciously seared and cooked-through sausage for your hot dog with more surface area and a perfect level of that delicious Maillard while still holding onto the snap of the casing. It’s a textural wonder!
Tip 2 — Toast The Bun
Zach Johnston
While a soft steamed bun is great, you really need to butter, season, and toast that bun.
I do this by laying the bun flat, smearing it with a thin layer of unsalted butter, and then hitting it with a few shakes of garlic salt.
Next, I warm a skillet or frying pan on medium-high heat and toast the bun until it’s nice and crispy. It takes all of one minute and makes a bun that’s about a million times more flavorful with real texture and crunch to it.
And as with toasted hamburger buns, it creates a surface that’ll handle the condiments and meat without falling apart or getting soggy.
BONUS TIP — Add Whatever The F*ck You Want To It
Zach Johnston
This is a no-brainer. But if anyone tells you what you can or cannot put on your hot dog, they can go and f*ck themselves. Period. Put whatever makes you happy on your dog and don’t judge anyone else for doing the same. It’s not that hard, folks.
Zach Johnston
Bottom Line:
Zach Johnston
The best part of this method is that it provides better structure. As you can see in the images above, there’s an evenness to the whole sandwich (yes, we said it) that allows you to get the whole spectrum of your toppings, bun, and sausage in every single bite. There’s no space left in the bun with only toppings or only sausage.
And maybe most importantly, there’s zero slippage. This hot dog holds together from the beginning until the end while holding onto its structural integrity.
Excellent structure and fully realized bites are unbeatable. I hate to overuse the word “elevated” but this is how you truly up your hot dog game with good standard ingredients that we all can find right now. I mean just look at that delectable cross-section full of hot dog goodness below … it’s great!
Zach Johnston
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