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If you’re a fan of scenic music festivals, you might want to book a trip to Miami this fall. Coachella might be the go-to rager in the California desert. But the beloved South Florida multi-day dance music event, Ill Points Festival, has the seaside on lock.

To commemorate the fest’s 10th anniversary, Fred Again.. and Iggy Pop have been tapped to headline the Ill Points Festival 2023. Scheduled to take place on October 20 and 21, the fest will feature the two musicians bringing their alternative music specialties to Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood.

Other notable performers listed on the lineup include Caroline Polachek, SBTRKT, Tokischa, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra.

When asked about the festival’s upcoming milestone, co-founder David Sinopoli released a statement, saying, “Being ahead of the curve hasn’t been easy and has required taking risks. The festival has always been more on the bleeding edge of music, rather than the cutting edge. We set out on a mission 10 years ago to build something different in Miami that the counterculture here can identify with. This initiative is flourishing because of all the artists and fans that have supported this idea over the past 10 years. “

Tickets for III Points Festival 2023 are on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, April 26, beginning at noon eastern. For more information, click here.

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

Kesha found great success earlier in her career as one of the most infectious pop acts. Even her more recent tracks, like “Chasing Rainbows” with Big Freedia and “My Own Dance,” highlight the different elements that made her a lovable music star. But she can do more than fun dance singles, as see her cover of Rihanna’s song “Umbrella.”

On her forthcoming album, Gag Order, slated to drop on May 19, Kesha will show that there are still sides to the recording artist that fans haven’t heard yet. The bar has been set high, with Rick Rubin as the primary producer and Kesha herself as the executive producer.

During an interview with Rolling Stone, Kesha spoke about the creative process, saying, “I feel like I’m giving birth to the most intimate thing I’ve ever created,” adding, “It’s scary being vulnerable. The fact that I have compiled an entire record of these emotions, of anger, of insecurity, of anxiety, of grief, of pain, of regret, all of that is so nerve-racking — but it’s also so healing.”

When discussing the themes sprinkled throughout the album, the singer told Nylon, “I wanted to make an album that sounds the way my head feels. Dipping in and out of depression, gratitude, rage, and hope. Always moving.”

Gag Order is out 5/19 via Kemosabe/RCA Records. For more information, click here.

The DCEU might be in a bit of a mess right now, but they have one sure thing on the horizon: People sure are excited to see The Flash. The second trailer for the long-in-the-offing solo outing for Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen bowed at CinemaCon Tuesday, the same day the latest cut played on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California. There’s a sizable elephant in the room, though: Its star sure was up to no good last year. As it happened, the film’s team decided to address said elephant.

Miller, as you might recall, was a prolific creator of, shall we say, mischief from the spring of 2022 through that summer. There were multiple arrests in Hawaii, accusations of grooming a teenager, harassment, burglary charges, and him claiming to be Jesus, the Devil, and the new messiah. Warner Bros. stuck with Miller, who by that August had agreed to seek treatment. They’ve barely been heard from since, and at the Warner Bros. screening, director Andy Muschietti and his producer sister Barbara Muschietti gave people an update.

“We’re all hoping that they get better… They’re taking the steps to recovery,” Andy added of the actor, who uses they/them pronouns. “They’re dealing with mental health issues, but they’re well. We talked to them not too long ago, and they’re very committed to getting better.”

“And, I have to say, during our shoot, during principal photography, their commitment to the role was something we’ve never seen,” Barbara added. “And the discipline to the work, the willingness — physical, mental, and just wanting to go beyond the pale — is just amazing.”

While a select group of people got see the whole shebang, everyone else had to make do with the new trailer, which prominently featured Michael Keaton’s return as Batman/Bruce Wayne, as well as the return of Michael Shannon’s General Zod, who appears to have been brought back from the dead thanks to Allen’s time travel tomfoolery.

The Flash hits theaters on June 16.

(Via Entertainment Weekly)

With under 5.5 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of Game 5 between the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics, the Hawks were staring down the barrel of elimination. Derrick White had just scored and Boston led 111-99, looking to close out a 4-1 series victory. But then, Trae Young scored or assisted on 16 of Atlanta’s final 20 points and the Hawks squeaked out a 119-117 victory. Young ended with 38 points and 13 assists.

His last three points were his finest of the night, coming on a deep pull-up bomb over Jaylen Brown to propel Atlanta to an impressive, come-from-behind victory inside a raucous TD Garden.

After opening the game with a three and working his floater in the pick-and-roll, Young couldn’t get much going from beyond the arc most of the night. But he found his stroke late, drilling a trio of off-the-bounce triples over the final 3:18, including the game-winner. Throughout the last three games, Young’s been pretty potent attacking the Celtics in ball-screens and that continued on Tuesday. He roasted their drop coverage and had success getting downhill against switches.

Dating back to Game 3, he’s tallied at least 32 points and nine assists each outing, averaging 35 points and 12.3 assists during that span. He and the Hawks will look to force a Game 7 when they welcome Boston to State Farm Arena for Thursday’s Game 6.

There’s no denying Davido’s star power. As one of the musicians at the forefront of helping Afrobeats gain worldwide attention, the “Unavailable” musician is riding high off of the success of his latest album Timeless. After breaking several streaming records, Davido took to social media to announce that he’s taking his well-received album on a limited-run North American tour.

“The grind is TIMELESS, the music is TIMELESS, we are TIMELESS⁣,” he wrote. The tour will start in Washington, DC, on July 1. In addition to his summer tour, Davido will also take the stage at a few festivals, including Governors Ball Music Festival in June and A.W.A.Y Festival in November.

During an interview with Complex, when asked about what the album meant to him, Davido said, “The last time I dropped an album, Afrobeats was not on this pedestal. So many things have happened: younger artists have come through, and I have a spread of artists and producers under my label, some that feature on the album—like Morravey and Logos Olori. Afrobeats has become the most popular genre in the world, so I knew I definitely had to deliver. I’m just happy that so many people love Timeless.”

View the full Timeless Tour schedule below.

07/01 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena*
07/07 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
07/08 — Chicago, IL @ Credit Union 1 Arena
07/13 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
07/15 — Toronto, CA @ Budweiser Stage

*Produced by Duke Concept

Davido’s artist presale begins on April 26 at 10 am local time. While a special promoter presale will kick off on April 27 at 10 am local time. General sales will start on April 28 at 10 am local time. For more information, click here.

Coachella 2023 was filled with song debuts, including one raunchy track from Latto. Teaming up with TiaCorine, the “Big Energy” rapper shared a teaser sample of their upcoming collaboration. Shortly after the festival, the duo’s collaboration “Freaky T” remix was uploaded to music streaming platforms. Now, the official music video is here.

Directed by Caleb Seales, the video finds the ladies let their inner bougie, pretty, and paid girl personas shine through. Inspired by Robert Townsend’s 1997 film, B.A.P.S., which starred Halle Berry and the late Natalie Ann Desselle-Reid, it shows the rappers confidently bragging about how they like to get their rocks and ballin’ boo’s bankroll knots off.

But before the modesty patrol attempts to cause an uproar on social media, let it be known that neither TiaCorine nor Latto are here to shame sexuality. In the past, when Latto was called out for her explicit content, she clapped back, writing, “I got plenty [of] songs [that] not about ‘p*ssy.’ Y’all don’t blow them up & that’s not my problem.”

When asked about the inspiration behind the original Honorable C.N.O.T.E.-produced track, TiaCorine told Our Generation Music, “It’s crazy because I was just having fun. [The viral part of the song] was just a freestyle.”

She added, “It just goes back to my Twitter name. Because my Twitter name is Tiafreakyass, and I’m always saying freaky sh*t on there. And I think at that time, I had just said something freaky, and it was doing what it do on Twitter. So it was just me talking my sh*t.”

Watch the full video above.

To catch TiaCorine’s UPROXX Sessions performance of “Chaka Khan,” click here.

When word broke that Tucker Carlson was leaving Fox News, the network made it sound like they were amicably parting ways. According to subsequent reports, that’s not so. For one thing, the Putin-loving host was allegedly fired. For another, he apparently had no idea what was coming and was as surprised as everyone else. This all may get incredibly messy — or maybe not, seeing that Fox News may have enough dirt to keep him in line.

As per Rolling Stone, multiple sources claim the conservative network’s communications department — run by the notoriously aggressive Irena Briganti — have what one called an “oppo file” on Tucker. Within it lie “complaints regarding workplace conduct, disparaging comments about management and colleagues, and allegations that the now-former primetime host created a toxic work environment, three of the sources say.”

A Fox News spokesperson denied the claim, calling it “patently absurd.” But four former on-air personalities claim Briganti keeps “dirt files” on its stars, Carlson included.

“Irena tries to keep a file on everybody,” one former anchor told RS. “ Any talent like Tucker would have a lot of things; other people complaining. They encourage it and then just keep it on file. It’s just a classic dirty trick.”

Another said Briganti “keeps files on everybody to screw with them,” adding, “It’s classic Fox.”

If true, it would be in line with previous similar claims about how Fox News management treats their stars. A 2018 Daily Beast report unearthed “​​emails reviewed and verified” by the outlet that “show that Fox’s communications brass have planted negative stories about some of their own top stars, including hosts like Bill O’Reilly and Stuart Varney — the latter of whom is still a Fox employee.”

Then there’s Megyn Kelly. When she left the network in 2017 in a failed attempt to go mainstream at NBC, it was reported that Briganti published unflattering stories about her. Kelly in turn has trashed Briganti’s “vindictiveness.”

So Tucker better watch out, or we’ll find out more dirt than has already been made public by former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg, which has already been bad enough.

(Via Rolling Stone)

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Is Fox News going to be okay without Tucker Carlson? It remains to be seen. They’ll probably be fine: The brand has survived after firing its share of superstars. Just ask Bill O’Reilly or Glenn Beck how things are going after losing that size a platform. But at least on the first night sans the “testicle tanning” enthusiast, things didn’t go so swimmingly.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, the debut of Fox News Tonight, which replaced Tucker Carlson Tonight and which will have revolving door hosts until a replacement can be found, saw significantly fewer viewers than the weird laughter used to wrangle. The episode, guest hosted by Brian Kilmeade, drew in just under 2.6 million viewers. That may still sound big, but Carlson’s average was 3.3 million, meaning there was a whopping 21 percent drop.

What’s more, the new show also saw a drop in a key news demographic. Carlson used to get a solid 0.38 amongst the 25-to-54 crowd. Fox News Tonight had only 0.24, or a jaw-dropping 37 percent drop.

The lack of Tucker didn’t exactly affect other shows. Hannity, which used to follow Tucker, Hoovered up 2.53 million viewers, which is roughly on par with its usual Monday night audience of 2.59 million. The Ingraham Angle did have a slight dip, earning 1.92 million, a touch below its usual 2.04 million.

Where did Tucker’s usual audience go? They might have switched to Newsmax, whose two big primetime shows saw a massive uptick. Eric Bolling The Balance nabbed 531,000 viewers, up from the usual 145,000, while Greg Kelly Reports nabbed 540,000, up from 141,000. That’s almost triple the audience, though it’s still significantly smaller than Fox News or even CNN.

The news isn’t worrying enough to suggest that Marjorie Taylor Greene’s claim that a mass Fox News exodus is afoot is legit. Maybe people just weren’t feeling Brian Kilmeade. Maybe many are finally tired of the network’s transition into increased anger-making hysteria, which makes even their Iraq War era seem almost reasonable by comparison. (Joke.) Still, those who skipped Fox News Tonight missed Kilmeade’s comically brief ode to his dearly departed colleague.

(Via THR)

According to one dedicated fan on TikTok, Miley Cyrus is back to her Hannah Montana-secret musical identity ways. Apparently, the “Flowers” singer secretly released an album under the name Clara Pierce. Despite her latest project, Endless Summer Vacation, just recently celebrating its one-month anniversary, fans online are running with the theory that Cyrus left a trail of musical breadcrumbs for them to discover her mystery project titled, Down With Me.

On the now deleted project, user Ashley Kritz pointed out that several songs featured on it, including “Saggitarius” and “See You Again,” make a subtle reference to Cyrus’ personal life. However, in the comment section of the video, others have a different take.

“Someone made an account with a random name and photo that had access to her unreleased demos and illegally uploaded them,” wrote one, alleging that the music previously shared to digital streaming platforms may have been unauthorized releases.

If Clara Pierce is indeed Cyrus, this could set her up to accomplish yet another accolade. Currently, the musician is the first woman musician to appear on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart under three different pseudonyms. Those stage names are Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana (after her Disney channel persona), and Ashley O (the character she played on Netflix’s Black Mirror).

As Miley Cyrus, she’s earned two No. 1 in 2013’s “Wrecking Ball” and her recent song “Flowers.” However, neither Hannah Montana or Ashley O has obtained a No. 1 record. In 2009, Montana came close with “He Could Be The One,” which peaked at No. 10. Meanwhile, Ashley O’s 2019 song “On A Roll” came in at No. 23 on Billboard Hot 100’s Bubbling Under chart. Overall, Cryus has 11 songs that have landed in the top 10 and 68 total songs that have found a home on the music charts.

If Clara Pierce does land on the charts and it is confirmed to be Miley Cyrus, that would secure her a spot in the history books as the first woman musician to ever chart under four names.