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Move over, Pitbull. Perhaps the Mr. Worldwide title belongs to BTS as a whole.

As BTS’ Jin is on his way to Buenos Aires to perform with Coldplay for the debut of his solo single “The Astronaut,” it looks like another BTS member may have something in the works.

Making rounds on the internet in the last 24 hours, the youngest member of the supergroup, Jungkook, was spotted on the streets of Doha filming during the day. Fans are claiming it could be a sort of promo or a music video.

ARMY on Twitter, as well as Korean netizens, are calling Jungkook royalty, king, prince, or Aladdin as he touched down the streets of Doha wearing all-white with a whole entourage of security and staff.

According to those who’ve witnessed the Jungkook sightings, the Korean artist arrived yesterday and left just hours ago right after wrapping up his shoot.

As mentioned before, though there is no confirmation of what was being filmed, it wouldn’t be surprising if it could possibly be another collaboration, or even better – a solo project. After all, the group is slowly releasing their individual projects. This year, so far, members J-hope and Jin have announced their respective releases.

(House of the Dragon spoilers will be found below.)

The first season of House of the Dragon wrapped up this week and the last handful of episodes effectively laid the groundwork for its second season, but not before giving viewers some, uh, unsettling scenes to remember during its hiatus.

In the penultimate episode, Alicent tries to get information out of the very nasty Larys Strong, who requires her to show off her feet before helping her. Obviously, she (and the rest of the world) was disgusted by the notion but had to go through with it in order to protect her family. But that didn’t mean actress Olivia Cooke liked it one bit!

While speaking with Variety, Cooke explained the power dynamics that made the unfortunate foot scene necessary. “She knows what Larys can do, how powerful he is and how he won’t stop shy of killing his entire family in order to progress in this court. The dynamic shifts slightly all the time over the scene. He probably holds more weight. It’s difficult, because she has no choice but to go along with a lot of the things that he does. She needs the information. Ultimately, she knows how she’s going to get it.”

Cooke added that there was really no choice but to let him look at her feet, which resulted in one of the grossest scenes in the show (right up there with those pesky maggots). But it was vital for her character to play into the act. “If she doesn’t have the information, it could result in her death or in her usurpation or in her children’s death. I don’t think any of this is taken lightly. It’s just an absolute necessity, unfortunately. I don’t think there’s any manipulation going on. It’s just she needs the information, and this is how she gets it.”

She continued, “It’s disgusting, it’s demeaning, it’s assault. But she’s not really left with any choices. She’s surrounded herself with psychopaths and murderers. There’s no one else to turn to. Maybe she thought she could turn to Talia, but she’s turned out to be a spy.” Despite Alicent’s various schemes and powerplays, it seems like she will only get more powerful as the series goes on.

Earlier this week, Cooke opened up about the struggles she faces when seeing herself on screen and in the media, so playing an uncomfortable scene like that might have been tough. But she handled it like a champ, and at least she has Emma D’Arcy to lean on in times of distress or whenever they both need a Negroni Sbagliato.

(Via Variety)

Lil Baby remains adamant that he never dated fellow rapper Saweetie — even with all the evidence seemingly pointing in that direction. In November of 2021, some fans noticed that an outfit that Baby posted on Facebook seemed to perfectly match that of an unidentified man Saweetie posted on her own social media. In a cleverly cropped photo, Saweetie sits on the man’s lap, turning over her shoulder to get a selfie in the mirror.

At the time, Baby responded to the rumors in a tweet reading, “Baby not dating NO ONE!! I’m Single!” However, Saweetie’s ex, Quavo, seemingly responded to the rumors as well, writing on Instagram, “Ain’t trippin we can swap it out.” Saweetie herself seemed to fuel the rumors as well with a new song, “Don’t Say Nothin’,” she teased at Rolling Loud.

Now, with the incident resurfacing due to some apparent lyrical references in both men’s recent musical releases, fans’ interest in learning the truth is higher than ever. Revolt’s Big Facts podcast will address the rumors head-on in an upcoming episode, and in a preview clip, the hosts ask Baby straight-up about whether it was him in the photo or not.

“Nah!” he replies. However, he seems to accept the situation philosophically, understanding that he could be in the headlines for other, less savory reasons.

Of course, fans will probably continue to speculate, as they have done since Quavo’s verse on “Messy” seemingly referred to a homie-hopping ex. Listeners decided the line in question was about Saweetie, which, according to the previous rumor, meant it must also be about Baby. Baby also seemingly replied to Quavo’s “swap it out” proposition on his own new song “Stand On It,” rhyming, “I don’t want your bitch, we can’t swap out.”

However, Baby has since denied that he has any beef with Migos or Quavo and neither has commented on the rumors directly. This looks like just another case of hip-hop fans wanting to see some drama.

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In her Tonight Show interview with Jimmy Fallon yesterday, Taylor Swift described the new “Bejeweled” video as having “a psychotic amount” of Easter eggs, saying, “We have a PDF file for the Easter eggs in this video, because there are so many that we could not keep track.”

Now that the video’s been out for a bit, fans have come to the conclusion that the clip teases Swift’s next release: Speak Now (Taylor’s Version). The evidence is compelling, too.

In one scene in the video, there’s an elevator dial with a color representing each one, with the third floor colored purple, much like the dress Swift wears on the cover art of Speak Now, her third album. The 13th floor is the same color, indicating Swift’s 13th album will be Speak Not (Taylor’s Version). Furthermore, Swift presses the 3 button on the elevator and sits on a clock set to 3 o’clock. Beyond, the video also features instrumental versions of two Speak Now songs: “Enchanted” and “Long Live.” The icing on the cake is the fact that the video was released on the same day as Speak Now‘s 12th anniversary.

Perhaps Olivia Rodrigo will be involved in the project: In 2021, she said of the Taylor’s Version albums, “My favorite Taylor Swift album is Speak Now. I would love to be on a Speak Now song. I’m just so excited to listen to them, though. I love listening to the vault recordings and stuff like that. I’m gonna own my masters, but I’ll listen to songs I’m not putting out and be like, ‘Maybe I’ll do a vault thing when I’m Taylor’s Swift’s age.’”

Kanye West, one of rap’s most polarizing figures, has been losing deals left and right, in response to his antisemitic comments, but will that be enough? Many people wonder what the next move for the Chicago rapper and his Yeezy brand is.

For the first time, it seems Ye’s empire is finally starting to crack. A “Ye exodus” has been bubbling over since the rapper made his controversial comments, that ultimately got him kicked off social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter.

Next would be fashion powerhouse-related brands like Balenciaga and Vogue Magazine. After that was his talent agency, CAA.

Most recently, Adidas has officially cut ties with West saying, “Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech. Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful, and dangerous, and they violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect, and fairness,” in a recent statement.

Then, the company laid out the Yeezy forecast: “After a thorough review, the company has taken the decision to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately, end production of Yeezy branded products, and stop all payments to Ye and his companies. Adidas will stop the Adidas Yeezy business with immediate effect.”

The famous sportswear brand faced immense pressure from the public, demanding it severs ties with the “Jesus Walks” rapper, particularly after West said on the Drink Champs podcast earlier this month, “I can say antisemitic sh*t and Adidas cannot drop me.” The rapper’s statements have been linked with some neo-Nazi demonstrators, who placed a banner over the 405 highway in Los Angeles that read, “Kanye is right about the Jews.”

It’s unclear what is in store for Kanye West. There has been no word on any new music or projects, and it’s doubtful anyone (with sense) will be collaborating with the rapper soon.

(House of the Dragon spoilers will be found below.)

The House of the Dragon season finale gave us an enormous miscalculation by Aemond Targaryen, the “one-eyed Becky” who can’t control his own dragon. This sounds about right for a Daemon wannabe whose villain origin story sources from a gifted pig. Further, Aemond’s actions not only tipped the scales for Rhaenyra to have the worst day(s) ever but also officially launched the Targaryen civil war.

With that outcome looming for next season, I wanted to rank all of the dragons of House of the Dragon because we’re going to (eventually) see at least 17 of them in this Game of Thrones prequel series. Of course (and this is to be expected), we haven’t seen all of them yet, and with a few of them (revealed so far), we’ve only seen them in fleeting glimpses, so I’ll rank the most impactful dragons that we’ve seen in this first season. As silly as it sounds, I’ll list the beasts from “worst” to “best” on how likable they are, rather than how badass they might be (because they’re largely acting on instinct, but we’re free to enjoy the results or not). Also, they’re CGI-rendered beasts, so let’s lighten up.

[Note: Dragons who won’t be ranked here (due to lack of action and through no fault of their own) include Tyraxes (rider: Joffrey Targaryen), Moondancer (rider: Baela Valraryon), Gunfire (rider: King Aegon Targaryen), Dreamfyre (rider: Helaena Targaryen), and Silverwing (thus far unclaimed).]

8. Vhagar:

Vhagar is on the dragon sh*t list right now. Granted, this isn’t entirely her fault, but she’s a very bad, loathsome beast who chomped Arrax (and Lucerys Targaryen) into shreds. The last thing this duo saw alive was ^^^ this face, which swiftly led to this carnage.

Let’s talk this out, though. Vhagar has been through some stuff. She lost her rider, Laena Valaryon, who forced her own dragon to kill her. Then Aemond claimed her, and she had to deal with his faux-swaggery BS every day. And arguably, what we saw from Vhagar sources directly from her horrible rider’s inability to control her. The cackling Aemond made a grave miscalculation by trying to “scare” Luke after being denied the eye-for-the-eye payback that he demanded, and Vhagar (seemingly enraged by a little fire to the face from a comparatively tiny dragon) simply decided to swallow Arrax for a snack. We’ll talk about this more in a moment, but right now, I’d like to stress that both Vhagar and Aemond are to blame, but Aemond really should have known better. He seemed genuinely shocked that a giant dragon ate the hell out of Arrax and Luke.

This brings up the question of whether Vhagar was truly out of control, or if Aemond is simply out of his league by riding the oldest (and biggest) dragon in the world. All of that too-little-too-late shouting in High Valyrian (for Vhagar to “serve” him) wasn’t going to go too far after all of his laughing and spurring on Vhagar to chase Arrax and Luke. Then there was Aemond’s “oh f*ck” face once he realized what he’d done. Good.

7. Vermax:

Vermax (with Jacaerys riding) took flight out of Dragonstone at the same time as Arrax and Luke did during the season finale, but looking cinematic is much of what Vermax ended up doing. And yes, he is awfully cute (I mean, look at this dude), and hopefully, he’s doing alright, I’m docking some points for his failure to swoop in and help rain a little fire upon Vhagar. Granted, this probably would have led to Vhagar eating Vermax, too (and that would have been an even worse scenario for Team Black), but (as the saying goes) it’s the thought that counts.

6. Vermithor:

What did we see Vermithor (also known as the Bronze Fury) do during the finale, exactly? Not too much besides spew some fire and listen to Daemon sing in High Valyrian without torching him. That’s some admirable restraint, and if Daemon ever deserved a torching, the episode in which he choked Rhaenyra would be the one. Vermithor was the mystery dragon teased in a trailer, and people wondered if this would possibly be Cannibal, but no dice. Vermithor — who currently has no rider — will undoubtedly be called upon for Team Black in the coming civil war. Daemon was attempting to claim/tame this relatively large dragon, and hopefully, Vermithor will climb onboard and help even out the scoreboard. After all, the Targaryens have more dragons than the Hightowers do, but the Targaryen dragons haven’t been to battle yet. And I can’t fault Vermithor for anything yet besides failing to at least singe Daemon’s hair.

5. Syrax:

There’s really not too terribly much I can say for Syrax at the moment because she’s been sidelined from action lately, given that Rhaenyra’s been busy birthing several children (sadly, including a stillborn daughter). However, Syrax should be credited with being a young dragon who appears (so far) to be obedient, which might seem weird to say about a dragon that’s also catlike in her behavior. Also, she’s been cranking out eggs, which will no doubt be strategically valuable in this war and in the future. And she’s now the Queen’s dragon! That counts for a lot.

4. Meleys:

Alright, so there’s been plenty of debate on whether or not Rhaenys should have torched the Hightowers while she had the chance. All hell broke loose when her dragon, Meleys, burst through the Dragon Pit floor (likely as the foretold Beast Beneath The Boards) during the coronation ceremony. Civilians did die, but Meleys only acted in accordance with her rider’s wishes. And although she clearly would have enjoyed incinerating the Hightowers, she held back from doing so and waited for a “dracarys!” that never came. I desperately want Meleys to be the dragon that gets to torch something big later on in the game, but for now, she’s a damn good and obedient beast.

3. Ceraxes:

Poor Ceraxes is seemingly being thrown to the wayside (while Daemon courts Vermithor with those docile tones) for an older, larger dragon after serving Daemon as well as possible at the Stepstones. So pour one out for the jilted dragon who hasn’t done anything wrong besides not be an absolute unit. Ceraxes acted sufficiently menacing while Daemon pressed members of the kingsguard to express their allegiance to Rhaenyra. Granted, Daemon’s own motives were conflicted as hell throughout the episode, but Ceraxes brought results. He served his rider well!

2. Seasmoke:

In the current House of the Dragon chronology, Seasmoke is sitting unclaimed on Driftmark after Laenor Valaryon very well couldn’t take his dragon while escaping to gay paradise after the faking of his own death. So, we gotta feel sorry for Seasmoke and also acknowledge that this ever-so-nimble dragon actually saved Daemon’s ass from the Crabfeeder’s forces. If not for Seasmoke, we wouldn’t have gotten to see the many turns that Daemon’s character has taken after initially appearing as a mere salty rogue prince. So, credit should go to where credit is due and all that.

1. Arrax:

None of this show’s dragons are winners yet, which makes ranking them tough. This top spot is materializing due to a whirl of messy emotions from the season finale’s climactic battle, which wasn’t even close to a fair battle because Arrax never stood a chance against Vhagar. Clearly, Aemond disastrously screwed up and failed to control a massive dragon, possibly proving that he never should have claimed Vhagar in the first place. Yet that claiming is done, and Vhagar is Team Green, which has now kickstarted the Targaryen civil war into full force.

It’s all great storytelling, but the initial collateral damage would be poor Arrax and Luke. Both dragon and rider are young and inexperienced, so we can excuse how wee Arrax unloaded some fire in Vhagar’s face. And that’s when Vhagar decided to continue going rogue and refuse to let Aemond reel her in. The key realization here is that, yes, Luke didn’t know what he was doing, but he didn’t intend to go into battle. He merely intended to be a messenger while delivering a message from his mother. And that’s when Aemond started demanding Luke’s eye, and after Aemond was denied that satisfaction, he went into maniac mode while spurring Vhagar to chase Luke and Arrax.

This ended with the demise of the young dragon and his rider, and Rhaenyra will rain fury on the Hightowers as a result. Countless people and many dragons will undoubtedly die as a result of Aemond’s stunning miscalculation. It’s tragic, and the audience will likely pay tribute to this fallen duo for years to come. So for that reason, Arrax gets to be the most pivotal (and therefore, the best) dragon of this ranking, and also, my god, this (barely visible) scene — where the frightened Arrax and Luke prepare to flee — is a soul crusher. Their bond was one for the ages and illustrates why the Targaryen dynasty rose to power in the first place.

Arrax wasn’t powerful enough, by far. And he wasn’t the most badass dragon, but he won the audience’s hearts. RIP.

HBO’s House of the Dragon airs on Sundays at 9:00pm EST.

Halloween is right around the corner! In the spirit of spooky season, many music artists are celebrating early with costume reveals — whether it’s going as Pamela Anderson in Barb Wire, a nurse, or something completely different.

Continue scrolling for the best Halloween costumes from your favorite musicians this year.

Megan Thee Stallion started on October 1, sharing photos to social media of her wandering around her house in a carved pumpkin head. A hilarious callback to Megan’s pics from last year, she has become synonymous with Halloween — both for the pumpkin memes and her incredibly creative costumes. (Hello, last year’s Pinhead was pure genius!) We are literally waiting on pins to see what she comes up with for this year’s official costume.

Doja Cat debuted a costume about four weeks ago on Instagram too, as she was dressed as a nurse, with the Halloween-themed Elvira movie playing in the background. “happy what?” she captioned, complete with a few festive emojis.

Doechii joined the pre-Halloween party shortly after, with an incredibly-creative costume as Anderson’s Barb Wire character. With three different poses in the outfit, it was made into a custom movie poster. Obsessed. Or, as commenter Princess Nokia wrote, “Ate.”

We will be updating this list as more celeb costumes continue rolling in.

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 Paramore, Arctic Monkeys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and more.

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Knifeplay — Animal Drowning

Knifeplay’s singles for Animal Drowning were alluring fragments, like shards of a beautiful mosaic. Now that the album is here, listeners get to experience the art in full, as they should. Animal Drowning is meant to be absorbed entirely and with patience as if it’s a movie. The sonic landscapes are immersive and hypnotizing; every sound is intentional and evokes visceral emotions, whether it’s the grungy guitar on “Lonely Sun” or the poignant piano on “Ryan Song.”

Dry Cleaning — Stumpwork

Dry Cleaning‘s new album Stumpwork was first previewed with the compelling lead single, “Don’t Press Me,” which pulled listeners in with its jaunty rhythm and typical Dry Cleaning personality — acerbic, droll, and self-aware. It’s hard to follow up a debut as strong as New Long Leg, but Stumpwork retains and builds on their appeal, intensifying the exuberance of their twang, deadpan humor, and weird words that accurately capture our times.

Arctic Monkeys — The Car

Arctic Monkeys are constantly reinventing themselves, which can lead to polarizing results for die-hard fans and skeptical critics. From their unrelenting punk debut Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not to their romantic 2018 slow-burner Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, the English band have a lot to live up to. The Car may not be for everyone, but it will captivate those who enjoy their tamer sound, putting them in a trance with immersive, shimmering instrumentation and Alex Turner’s effortlessly stunning vocals. Plus, there are moments with more groove, such as “Hello You” and “I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am.”

Frankie Cosmos — Inner World Peace

Scattered throughout the new Frankie Cosmos album Inner World Peace are insight and charm: “I was raised in writing love songs for someone I hate / Now when I write a real one it feels like fate,” Greta Kline sings cleverly on “Wayne.” No matter the intensity of the emotions, the instrumentation is light and amicable, bursting with color and an endearing aura.

Tegan And Sara — Crybaby

Not only is Tegan And Sara’s TV series High School streaming now, but their album Crybaby is finally out as well. Singles like “Smoking Weed Alone” and “Yellow” hinted at a playful yet introspective and mature album, and the rest of the songs have proved that interesting balance. It’s exuberant but thoughtful; it evokes all different sorts of feelings within the listener, never losing their attention for a second.

Jobber — Hell In A Cell

Any artist on Exploding In Sound Records is worth checking out — whether it’s the explosive shoegaze band Ovlov or the mesmerizing indie rockers Sour Widows. So it’s not surprising that Jobber, who just released Hell In A Cell on EIS, shred hard. The songs are grungy and infectious; the riffs and basslines are memorable, especially on the standout “No Holds Barred.”

Feeble Little Horse — “Chores”

The idiosyncratic act Feeble Little Horse is the latest signing to the label Saddle Creek as of today. “Chores” is a hell of a way to kick off this new advancement — the song moves chaotically, immediately dragging the listener into the alluringly messy instrumentation and eccentric storyline: “I got you all dolled up / Wearing my Christmas gift / But you look dumb as f*ck / And I’m sick of it / Get some new sh*t baby!”

Blondshell — “Cartoon Earthquake”

“Cartoon Earthquake” follows “Olympus,” “Kiss City,” and “Sepsis,” which were magnetic and resonant enough for her to gain traction and be named one of our must-hear emerging artists of July. This new Spotify Single keeps up the momentum, packing intense emotion into such addictive sounds and incisive words: “You want to put me in your pocket / And take me around / But I’ll get heavy / You’ll have to put me down.”

Cavetown — “Frog”

Cavetown’s music is tender and thoughtful, and this new song “Frog” is no exception. It’s a love ballad with calm instrumentation and beautiful lyrics that work as the centerpiece: “I’m gonna tell you you’re pretty / Till it makes you sick / Floating out of the city / When the tide comes in.”

Babygirl — “Always”

Babygirl’s hit “I Wish I Never Met You” is the type of song that makes you gasp when you come across it after not listening to it for a while. The duo makes songs with spellbinding, building sounds that work as a backdrop for the distinct vocals that speak-sing lyrics that mix intense feeling with humor: “Is there something in your eye / Or are you just sad to see me? / Is your goldfish still alive?”

After getting roasted at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night, Ted Cruz stopped by The View on Monday morning where even more chaos broke out. During his appearance, activists started yelling from the audience and blasting Cruz for being a “climate-denying piece of sh*t.” It got so raucous that The View actually had to stop taping so that security could escort the protestors out of the building.

While making a stop on Fox & Friends the next morning, Cruz opened up about the experience and claimed that The View hosts were “embarrassed” and shaken by the situation while he took the whole thing in stride. Via Mediaite:

Cruz continued to explain that “I think the hosts were a little bit rattled. They said in the entire history of the show they’ve never had anyone do that.”

“I think they were more rattled than I was,” he said. “I’m like, look, this is politics. They are being knuckleheads. I sort of laughed and kept on going. That’s just part of the world we live in now.”

As much as we hate to admit this, Cruz is telling the truth. A viral TikTok video posted by Extinction Rebellion NYC, an environmentalist group taking responsibility for the protest, shows the chaos breaking out from the audience’s perspective. Cruz does, in fact, sit there grinning the whole time as Whoopi Goldberg fires back at the protestors and demands that they leave. This type of liberal infighting is practically Christmas for conservatives like Cruz. You can see the protest footage below:

“Excuse me! Ladies, excuse us,” Goldberg can be heard yelling in the video. “Let us do our job. Let us do our job. We hear what you have to say but you gotta go.”

(Via Mediaite)

Two years ago, Doja Cat vowed to “show my boobs so hard” if her song “Say So” went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. At the time, she admitted that she was trolling after it did, which some of those fans didn’t take so well. Let’s just say that the whole “racial chat rooms showing feet” thing definitely seemed motivated by spite.

But during her masquerade-themed 27th birthday party in LA last night, she apparently had so much fun that she partied herself right out of her clothes. She even jumped in some photo booth pictures with her breasts exposed with Dreezy, Hailey Baldwin, and others. Unsurprisingly, someone took a flick of the printed photos and they began circulating online.

Unfazed, Doja herself commented on the photos, writing, “IF ANYBODY GOT NUDES OF ME FROM LAST NIGHT PLEASE SEND CUZ I WANNA POST EM.” It didn’t take very long for fans to fulfill her request. While it doesn’t look like she wound up reposting them, she’s social media savvy enough to know that anyone who really wanted to see them would. She even joked that her fans were too prudish to share them.

Of course, we can’t post them here, but you probably don’t need the help. Happy birthday to Doja Cat — maybe now fans can stop pestering her to always “look f*ckable.”