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One of the toughest Oscar races to call every year is Best Costume Design. Do you go with the 1920s extravagance of Babylon, or the rock ‘n’ roll jumpsuits of Elvis, or Afrofuturism of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever? All are worthy winners — Academy voters gave the award to Ruth E. Carter in a historic first — but next year will be a rare gimme on your Oscar ballot.

And the Oscar for Best Costume Design goes to… Barbie.

Vogue UK spoke to costume designer Jacqueline Durran, who won an Oscar for another Greta Gerwig film (Little Women), about how she dressed Barbie. Dozens of them. “The defining characteristic of what she wears is where she’s going and what she’s doing. It’s about being completely dressed for your job or task,” she said, adding, “I had buyers going out every day looking for clothes in specific colors in every shop in London.” Durran also revealed where one of Barbie‘s most viral (non-pink) looks came from.

With only 11 weeks to make everything, the team were still creating costumes as they filmed. That had one perk: the flexibility to keep adding new ideas. In one late fitting, actor Ryan Gosling came up with the idea for Ken-branded underwear for his character, a detail that went viral when the film’s marketing dropped. “We just rushed to make it,” she says.

“Ken’s Oscar-winning underwear, as worn by Ryan Gosling in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie” has a nice ring to it.

(Via Vogue UK)

Apparently, Drake’s new(-ish) track “Search & Rescue” was originally supposed to have a Lil Durk verse on it. As happens so often with Drake getting guest verses from younger rappers (and beneficiaries of his co-sign), Durk’s verse was scrapped for one reason or another but recently surfaced online.

Fans were tickled by the verse, which seemingly featured a kinky admission on Durk’s part; however, the rapper has since logged on to clarify the line in question before the rumors get too out-of-hand. In the verse, he raps the line: I’m worse than Kevin Gates, I’m me / India know I’m down to drink P.” While the Kevin Gates and India references are obvious (Baton Rouge rapper Kevin Gates is as well known for his outrageous claims in interviews as he is for his music, while India refers to Durk’s longtime girlfriend and social media personality India Royale), the “drink P” bit perked up fans’ ears, as it sounds a lot like he’s admitted to indulging in, well, let’s just say “watersports.”

However, he insisted that this isn’t the case in a comment on Akademiks’ post about the lyrics. “Down to drink p—— op (pop),” he clarified. “As in soda mix it with the lean … Just sometimes.”

For what it’s worth, this one is pretty much on Durk. Rappers are known for making up new slang all the time (“Pushin P” was a year ago now, talking about something else entirely), but it’s on them to make sure the context makes it easy for fans to figure out. Plus, hip-hop gossip channels have been abuzz with stories about stars’ urine-based proclivities, including the aforementioned Kevin Gates, who last year told Bootleg Kev he’d drink Beyoncé’s pee. Fans will probably forget all about this, though, when Durk drops the promised deluxe edition of Almost Healed

Lindsey Graham once denounced Trump’s intent to pardon Jan. 6 rioters, but lately, he’s been doing everything possible to defend the former president. Following Trump’s first indictment, he begged people to send Trump money not once but twice. Now, he’s here to bend over backwards while discussing the second indictment, a much more severe set of charges (about the boxes of classified documents that Trump hoarded/stored in a Mar-a-Lago bathroom) than the Stormy Daniels scandal ever yielded.

On Sunday, Graham appeared on ABC’s This Week, where he didn’t last too many seconds before snapping at George Stephanopoulos. The conservative senator had begun rambling about Hillary Clinton’s emails, and when the host attempted to get him on track, he was met with this: “No, let me finish!”

Graham continued to get snippy on live TV after Stephanopoulos pointed out that he never answered his question of whether Graham believes that Trump truly did nothing wrong. In response, Graham groused, “I’m trying to answer the question from a Republican point of view. That may not be acceptable on this show.”

From there, that turned back into Graham arguing that Hillary was held to different standards than Trump, and yes, that’s true. However, Clinton wasn’t U.S. president when (as then FBI chief James Comey) she “careless”-ly stored classified information from emails on her own private server. That investigation also found no “clear evidence that Secretary Clinton or her colleagues intended to violate laws governing the handling of classified information.”

As well, Clinton wasn’t president during these offenses. She was Secretary of State and subject to a different set of guidelines than the Presidential Records Act. Still, Graham continued while arguing that the indictment was unfair and meant to “delegitimize” Trump. Graham is further convinced that any espionage-related charges are completely unfair.

In response to Stephanopoulos’ inquiries about “audio tape of Donald Trump saying he knows this is secret information he knows he’s sharing with other people,” Graham responded, “I’m not saying it’s okay.”

So far, this scandal has already been pooh-poohed by MAGA enthusiast Lauren Boebert, but it also caused Fox and Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade’s spirit to deflate in front of the Fox News audience. In other words, expect this to get messier.

(Via ABC News)

This is a celebratory year for Snoop Dogg, marking 50 years since hip-hop’s birth and 30 years since the release of his debut album. Doggystyle is supposed to receive a sequel album from Snoop and Dr. Dre appropriately (or inappropriately, depending on who you ask) titled Missionary.

As Billboard relayed in April, Audible is also commemorating 50 years of hip-hop with original programming.

“Snoop’s Words + Music: From the Streets to the Suites will debut June 15 and honor the 30th anniversary of Doggystyle,” Billboard‘s Carl Lamarre wrote on April 21. “According to a press release, From the Streets will find Snoop reflecting ‘on his coming-of-age journey from the streets of Long Beach to around the world and his decision to pursue love and life over death and destruction.’ It also touches on his days ‘from singing in the church choir as a boy to meeting Dr. Dre and eventually buying Death Row Records.’”

On Sunday, June 11, HipHopDX shared an advanced snippet from the Audible Original that finds Snoop specifically recalling “Gin And Juice” being nominated at the 37th Grammy Awards in 1994.

“Queen Latifah approached me about that song, right? ‘Cause me and her was nominated for a Grammy — that song against ‘U.N.I.T.Y.,’ and she won. And I was hurt,” Snoop said in the clip. “But she was like, ‘N****, I love ‘Gin And Juice.’ That’s my favorite sh*t,’ so then I got unhurt fast.”

He continued, “You know, a muthaf*cka gets hurt ’cause he lose and sh*t, but I’m like, damn, this is the Queen, n****. Bow down. This is the muthaf*ckin’ queen, and she told me that. She said, ‘But I love ‘Gin And Juice.’ That’s my favorite sh*t.’ So, I was like, you know what? I can take that L.”

Snoop’s “Gin And Juice” lost to Latifah’s “U.N.I.T.Y.” in the Best Rap Solo Performance category.

Snoop Dogg has been nominated for 16 Grammys throughout his iconic career but is still awaiting his first win.

Fox News is not playing around when it comes to Tucker Carlson launching a new show on Twitter. After warning the former anchor that his new web series is a breach of contract, Fox News has reportedly sent Carlson a cease-and-desist letter, which has once again prompted a fiery response from the ousted TV personality’s attorneys.

Despite Carlson still being under a multi-million dollar contract with his old network, Carlson’s legal team has attempted to paint the situation as a “freedom of speech” issue.

Via Axios:

“Fox News continues to ignore the interests of its viewers, not to mention its shareholder obligations. Doubling down on the most catastrophic programming decision in the history of the cable news industry, Fox is now demanding that Tucker Carlson be silent until after the 2024 election,” the statement continued. “Tucker will not be silenced by anyone … He is a singularly important voice on matters of public interest in our country, and will remain so.”

The statement from Carlson’s lawyers is similar to last week’s response to a Fox News notice that Carlson is in breach of contract. His team blasted the move as “hypocritical” given Fox News “defends its very existence on freedom of speech grounds.”

However, Fox News has continued to play hardball with Carlson. Prior to his filming his new Twitter show, the network reportedly confiscated all of its equipment from Carlson’s home in Maine, leaving him scrambling to set up a new production studio. That move did not deter him from launching his show, but Fox News is clearly showing no signs of backing down either.

(Via Axios)

The Idol aired its second episode on Sunday, June 11, and while many viewers were focused on the increasing role of Blackpink’s Jennie Kim, The Weeknd is committed to releasing singles from the HBO series’ soundtrack.

“World Class Sinner” and “The Lure” arrived ahead of Sunday’s episode — joining the previously released “Double Fantasy” featuring Future and “Popular” featuring Madonna and Playboi Carti — and two new singles joined the mounting batch after the episode: “Family” by The Weeknd with Suzanna Son and “Devil’s Paradise” by Mike Dean.

Tesfaye was particularly excited about Son’s The Idol character, Chloe, as evidenced by his Instagram activity, including a clip of Chloe playing “Family” at the piano.

The Weekend (real name Abel Tesfaye) shared his The Idol music plan last Wednesday, June 7.

“I was planning on dropping the whole soundtrack for [The Idol] by the finale, but I’m too hyped… instead, I wanna drop new music from the show every week with each episode,” Tesfaye captioned an Instagram post. “I’m excited for you guys to hear what we’ve been cooking and all these incredible artists that are a part of this show… this week… Jocelyn’s pop song ‘world class sinner’ and ‘the lure’ (theme score)… episode 2 this Sunday [purple devil emoji].”

The Idol was co-created by Tesfaye, Sam Levinson (Euphoria), and Reza Fahim.

“After a nervous breakdown derailed Jocelyn’s (Lily-Rose Depp) last tour, she’s determined to claim her rightful status as the greatest and sexiest pop star in America,” HBO’s official synopsis reads. “Her passions are reignited by Tedros (Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye), a nightclub impresario with a sordid past. Will her romantic awakening take her to glorious new heights or the deepest and darkest depths of her soul?”

Listen to the latest offerings from The Idol soundtrack below.

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Kanye West turned 46 years old on Thursday (June 8) and over the weekend, he celebrated with a nyotaimori dinner with friends and associates like “wife” Bianca Censori, Freddie Gibbs, GLC, John Monopoly, and Ty Dolla Sign. Nyotaimori (sometimes called “body sushi”) is the Japanese practice of serving sushi on a woman’s naked body. The practice dates back to the Edo period (between 1603 and 1867) but has since become thought of as an “exotic” attraction after its popularity in Japan dwindled in part due to international travel. The practice has been banned in some countries due to health and moral concerns.

Fans seeing videos from the celebration on social media certainly expressed some of those concerns, especially as it became apparent that Kanye’s daughter North also attended the gathering, shooting video of her dad rapping along to his track “Off The Grid” (she was apparently in a different section of the establishment where the sushi was being served normally). Some fans criticized the rapper, calling him a hypocrite for previously criticizing his ex-wife Kim Kardashian for allowing North to maintain a TikTok account. “so kanye flipped when kim let north do a dance on tiktok but he’s okay with having her come to his birthday where they’re serving sushi off a naked woman?” one fan asked.

Of course, as always, Kanye’s got his defenders, as other fans expressed appreciation for Kanye teaching North videography skills (or just, you know, saving money on a pro videographer). Although the rapper/producer has fallen out of favor, it looks like he’s still got plenty of supporters, and peers in the industry who are willing to show up to celebrate with him.

Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it’s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the Uproxx recommendations on a daily basis can be a lot to ask, so every Monday we’re offering up this rundown of the best new music this week.

This week saw the culmination of Janelle Monáe’s attention-grabbing album cycle and the continued unfurling of The Weeknd’s The Idol universe. Yeah, it was a great week for new music. Check out the highlights below.

For more music recommendations, check out our Listen To This section, as well as our Indie Mixtape and Pop Life newsletters.

Janelle Monáe — “Champagne Sh*t”

After much skin, Janelle Monáe’s new album The Age Of Pleasure has arrived. While Monáe’s often-NSFW promotional cycle was the talk of the album lead-up, the music itself is strong. Among the highlights is “Champagne Sh*t,” which, like many other songs on the project, is full of confidence, fun, and warm summer vibes.

The Weeknd — “The Lure (Main Theme)”

Whether or not you’re into The Idol, at least the show means new music from The Weeknd. He plans to drop new singles from the show weekly, and last week brought “The Lure,” a meditative and dramatic theme for the show that sounds very much like the kind of distinctive, standout music HBO shows tend to have.

Sam Smith and Madonna — “Vulgar”

Madonna recently entered the world of The Idol with a Weeknd collab, but now she’s shifted gears by linking up with Sam Smith on “Vulgar.” Both artists have prominently dealt with detractors over the years, and they self-assuredly address them on “Vulgar,” which includes lyrics like, “Do you know how to spell my name? / B-*-T-C-H / Go f*ck yourself, you heard me, b*tch / Say our f*cking names.”

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit — “This Ain’t It”

The pop world popped off last week, but meanwhile, Jason Isbell had an achievement of his own: Weathervanes, a new album. He recently told Uproxx about how making this album compared to his previous one, Reunions. He said, “This one was a lot easier. And I think the main reason for that was that I just admitted to what was bothering me. It took a long time because I’m still learning this stuff. And I am still a man from Alabama at my core, so sometimes it can be a big challenge for me to actually be honest with myself and say, ‘Okay, you’re scared.’ But once I did that, things got a lot better, and it became much more enjoyable for me to write and record songs again. It’s something that I struggle with every single day: ‘What exactly am I feeling and how do I work up the courage to say that out loud?’ Because once you do, things just sort of magically start to get better.”

Rosalía — “Tuya”

Rosalía has found acclaim and an audience by being undeniably herself, which she continues on her latest single, “Tuya.” The track incorporates the reggaeton rhythms that are commonplace in her work, but she brings even more international flavor into the fold with the koto, the national instrument of Japan.

BTS — “Take Two”

BTS has been releasing a surprising amount of new music for a group on a hiatus. They couldn’t just let their tenth anniversary go by without celebrating, though, so they shared “Take Two,” a song that sees the group (all seven members are on the song despite their various commitments) showing love to the fans who have helped them reach the heights they have.

PinkPantheress — “Angel”

PinkPantheress became a genuine hit-maker earlier this year with “Boy’s A Liar,” especially via the Ice Spice-featuring remix. She further found herself in good company last week with her contribution to the stacked Barbie movie soundtrack: “Angel” stays true to her sound and is a bright tune that fits wonderfully into the perpetually sunny Barbie universe.

City Girls — “I Need A Thug”

It appears City Girls have a new album landing this summer, and they’re certainly getting ready for a strong season with “I Need A Thug.” It’s a perfect contender for a warm-weather party playlist and is memorable despite being over after just a couple minutes. (If you need more City Girls, they dropped another new song, “Piñata,” just hours later.)

J Hus — “Who Told You” Feat. Drake

J Hus has been a Drake associate for a few years now, since he popped up at one of his London shows just hours after being released from prison. Now they’ve linked up on a song: “Who Told You” has an undeniably fun rhythm and groove, while Drake’s signature vocal stylings only further the cause.

Sexyy Red — “SkeeYee”

How’s this for a pleasant surprise: Sexyy Red announced a new album, Hood Hottest Princess, last Tuesday and it was out by Friday. The timing for a new project is certainly good, as Red is riding the momentum of the viral hit “Pound Town” and its Nicki Minaj-featuring remix.

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There are hard feelings between No Hard Feelings star Jennifer Lawrence and her middle school bully.

“This one girl named Meredith handed me a stack of invitations to her birthday party, but I was not invited. She asked me to hand them out. Isn’t that so mean?” the actress said in a video with E! News. Lawrence claimed that she spit on them and “threw them in the trash,” although she might have been joking. What wasn’t a joke, however, is the time she pantsed someone.

“I was an accidental bully because I pantsed this kid named Tyler,” she confessed. “We were pantsing people at a football game, and I accidentally grabbed his underwear. He got really embarrassed and I feel really bad. I’m sorry.” Lawrence still checks in on Tyler to this day. “I sometimes Google him,” she said, “just to be, like, you alright?”

If your name is Tyler and you went to Kammerer Middle School in Louisville, Kentucky, today is a great day for you. If your name is Meredith and you went to Kammerer Middle School in Louisville, Kentucky, today is a horrible day for you. There goes your shot at attending the Oscars with Lawrence.

You can watch the video above. No Hard Feelings comes out on June 23.

ARMY was treated to “Take Two,” the monumental K-pop group’s single to commemorate their 10-year anniversary, and rumors are swirling that Jungkook is preparing to release a solo album. Even so, it appears Jungkook is using BTS’ hiatus for some much-needed rest.

According to various outlets and fan accounts on Twitter, Jungkook fell asleep during his recent Weverse live session.

The BTS Live YouTube account, which exists solely to capture each member’s activity on Weverse Live, posted a 45-minute video of Jungkook with captions translated to English. To start, he told viewers he’s “tired” and wanted to go to sleep but couldn’t because he kept thinking of ARMY.

After giving a demonstration of his pillow and how he usually sleeps on it, Jungkook reiterated he couldn’t sleep “when I think of ARMY” despite his level of exhaustion. Jungkook intermittently yawned and relayed, “There are times when I snore and times I don’t snore, but I think I will snore today.” Again, Jungkook told viewers he’d missed them.

“If I sleep like this? Then, the company will go crazy again,” he said, presumably referring to Big Hit Music. He added, “Since it’s morning, the company will be careless. That’s when I go for it.”

He rambled like this for a while before finally beginning to drift off around the 15-minute mark. There are differing reports as to how many people continued watching the live as Jungkook slept — most agree it was over six million, like Sportskeeda — but either way, it was a lot.

Just after the 24-minute mark, Jungkook relayed that he “had a dreamlike thought about how you guys can’t get hurt. We must be careful all the time. We can’t get hurt.” Then, he seemingly was out like a light this time.

Watch the full 45-minute video below.