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Lil Baby is back: After almost two years, it seems Lil Baby is gearing up to release an official follow-up to 2020’s My Turn.

In a Twitter post on Monday, the rapper revealed he was not only turning the album into a label but offering fans insight into his upcoming project. It’s Only Me will have 23 songs in total, with at least seven features (who have yet to be disclosed). Unfortunately for fans, Lil Baby also revealed there would be no deluxe edition included in the release.

“Finally Turned My Album In,” he tweeted, with an accompanying green checkmark emoji. “23 songs 7 Features… No Deluxe.”

It’s been quite the year for Lil Baby, from co-headlining the One Of Them One tour to debuting his Amazon Prime documentary Untrapped: The Story Of Lil Baby. He’s also been consistently dropping music, only amping up anticipation for the album. He collaborated with Nicki Minaj earlier in the year with “Do We Have A Problem” and later released “Right On” and the Platinum-certified “In A Minute.”

Not much more information about the project has been let out, but we have a date: October 14th. We’ll likely hear news on the tracklist in the near future. Hopefully, sooner rather than later.

It’s always love when an artist returns to the “bathroom” set, for another go at UPROXX Sessions. Today, former cover star, DDG, is back with a follow-up to his 2021 performance of “Hood Melody.” Since his last ‘Sessions’ the rapper’s single “Moonwalking in Calabasas,” earned him a platinum plaque and the internet has been obsessed over his relationship with singer Halle Bailey from sister singing duo, Chloe X Halle. DDG is also gearing up to drop his sophomore album, It’s Not Me, Its You with features from NLE Choppa and Polo G.

In his 2nd ‘Sessions,’ the rapper performs his vibey “Elon Musk,” a track inspired by the success of the business magnate and entrepreneur of the same name. His rendition of the song is stripped down, highlighting his mellow cadence, also shared by the song’s featured artist Gunna. With today’s ‘Sessions’ effort, DDG successfully breathed new life into his wildly popular hit.

Watch DDG perform “Elon Musk” for UPROXX Sessions above.

UPROXX Sessions is Uproxx’s performance show featuring the hottest up-and-coming acts you should keep an eye on. Featuring creative direction from LA promotion collective, Ham On Everything, and taking place on our “bathroom” set designed and painted by Julian Gross, UPROXX Sessions is a showcase of some of our favorite performers, who just might soon be yours, too.

David Byrne was very moved by Rosalía‘s Motomami Tour stop in New York City that he created a playlist featuring his favorite Latin songs. In the playlist that was released today (October 3) by the alternative rocker, there’s music by Rosalía, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin.

In a blog post on his website, Byrne revealed that his playlist this month was dedicated to Latin music. He felt inspired to create the playlist after watching Rosalía’s concert at Radio City Music Hall last month. Byrne had nothing but praise for the Spanish pop star’s performance.

“[Rosalía’s] show had very innovative staging consisting of 8 dancers and a video cameraperson on stage,” Byrne wrote. “They mostly perform on a giant seamless which acts as a stage for the video screens. Making the video become part of the show. She seemed to be wearing no makeup- other than a little lipstick. Possibly because with all the sweating it might have become a mess? Her presence was very sincere and heartfelt – unusual for a pop show like this.”

Byrne’s Latin Pop Explosion playlist captures many of Latin music’s top moments over the years. Rosalía is included on the playlist three times with “Despechá,” “La Fama” featuring The Weeknd, and “El Pañuelo,” her collaboration with Romeo Santos. Another current hit-maker Byrne included Bad Bunny with “Tití Me Preguntó” and “Ojitos Lindos” featuring Bomba Estéreo. Colombian singer Manuel Turizo was also included for his global 10 hit “La Bachata.” J Balvin’s “Mi Gente” made the cut as well.

Byrne’s playlist covers the breakthrough of reggaeton in the 2000s with Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina.” He also included another Puerto Rican pioneer of the genre, Don Omar, and his hits “Salió El Sol” and “Danza Kuduro” featuring Lucenzo. The Queen Of Salsa music Celia Cruz was included as well with her enduring classic “La Negra Tiene Tumbao.” Among the rising acts Byrne included were Dominican dembow star El Alfa and his song “La Mamá de la Mamá” and Jessie Reyez‘s “Adiós Amor.”

Byrne is no stranger to the Latin music scene. He was one of the last people to collaborate with the Queen of Tejano music, Selena, before her murder in March 1995. They recorded the Latin fusion track “God’s Child (Baila Conmigo),” which was included on her posthumous album Dreaming Of You. Byrne is currently promoting his live show Theater Of The Mind.

Check out the full playlist on his website here.

The Minnesota Timberwolves enter the 2022-23 season with higher expectations than they’ve had in decades after a trip to the playoffs last season and the big offseason trade to acquire Rudy Gobert from the Utah Jazz.

Adding Gobert to their talented core of Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards, and D’Angelo Russell figured to push them further up the list of Western Conference contenders, but as training camp arrived, Towns was notably absent. The All-Star center missed the first week of camp with a non-COVID illness that left him hospitalized. On Monday, Towns returned to the Wolves facility and offered minimal details on what he was dealing with, but noted that he just got cleared to walk again on Saturday after being bed-ridden and lost nearly 20 pounds.

It’s a scary situation for someone who has dealt with an awful lot off of the basketball court in recent years, as he lost his mother to COVID-19 in 2020 and later dealt with his own difficult battle with the virus that included some “scary nights” in his own words.

The good news is that Towns seems to be on the mend and he hopes to be fully ready for the start of the season in two weeks, but the Timberwolves will certainly be monitoring him closely to ensure that he’s as close to full health and full strength before he gets back on the court for the hopeful contenders.

“Bye everybody!” is what Dr. Oz should be saying to his supporters and critics alike after John Fetterman’s latest campaign video.

“Before there was Dr. Oz, there was Dr. Nick,” the big-boy lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, who’s running for the state’s open Senate seat against the TV quack/creep, tweeted on Monday. “They say the Simpsons always predict the future – and once again, they nailed it.” 98 percent of “Simpsons did it!” predictions are bogus or coincidental (when you’ve been on 34 seasons, you’re bound to accidentally invent a conspiracy theory or two), but Fetterman is on to something here.

The video begins with Dr. Nick boasting to Marge that with his diet, “you can eat all you want, any time you want.” And you’ll lose weight, Marge wonders. “You might. It’s a free country,” the Hollywood Upstairs Medical College graduate replies. The clip is followed by Dr. Oz telling people that he’s got the “number one miracle in a bottle to burn your fat” and that you can “lose fat without diet or exercise” with whatever snake oil he’s selling.

The most damning comparison uses a clip from the classic episode “22 Short Films About Springfield,” where Dr. Nick is informed that a malpractice committee has “received a few complaints” about him. Dr. Oz never performed major operations with a knife and fork from a seafood restaurant (probably?), but he was sued for advice he gave to viewers who struggle falling asleep. Dr. Oz’s campaign will really fall apart if Fetterman can track down Mr. McGreg, who has a leg for an arm and an arm for a leg.

Talk about getting kicked when you’re down. Of all of the people that the New York Mets are getting bagged on by right now for losing a grip on the NL East division race to the Atlanta Braves this past weekend, nobody could’ve predicted that Sir Elton John would be one of them. But the pop music legend did exactly that on Sunday night, treating his audience to some sports trash talk during his concert.

John is in the midst of his final tour, known as the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. On Sunday night at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, just before he played the set closing “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” in the encore portion of his performance, he had to talk a little baseball (of course?). John, who moved to Atlanta in the early ’90s during the Braves’ heyday, is a noted supporter of the ball club and following their Sunday Night Baseball win over the Mets, which secured a series sweep and put the Braves up two games up in the division with four to go, got a little frisky.

“Something that makes me very happy tonight: The Braves swept the Mets,” he said from behind his piano. He held his fist up victoriously and then said, “Yeah baby!”

Whew… that’s a rough one for Mets fans. And look, even thought the Mets are about to lose a division race they’ve led for 90 percent of the season, they’re still a lock for the postseason as a wild card team. And hey, it could’ve been worse: At least John didn’t try to lead the crowd into the atrocious tomahawk chop.

For a series titled House of the Dragon, it was only inevitable that there would be at least a dozen of dragons flying around, right? It’s actually 17, but you get the idea! Of the 17 in the house, only a handful have been introduced, each with their own unique personality. Each scaley creature has a unique bond with only one rider, which is why it’s important to keep track of them.

Even though they don’t speak (though they do understand words!), the CGI pets still play a vital role in the series, so here is a rundown of which dragons are which rider belongs to which House of the Dragon character. While there are still a handful of dragons that have yet to be introduced, the current roster has some pretty stiff competition!

Syrax is Rhaenrya Targaryen’s dragon, which is introduced early on in the series. Syrax bonded with Rhaenrya from an early age and is named after an old Valyrian Goddess.

Also appearing early on in the series was Caraxes, the dragon companion to Matt Smith’s Daemon. Caraxes has earned the nickname Blood Wyrn due to his maroon color, and also because he looks downright terrifying.

Seasmoke is the grey dragon with blood-red wings that rode with Laenor, Rhaenyra’s husband. Seasmoke is introduced in episode three when Laenor came to help his father, Corlys, defeat the Crabfeeder.

Then there is Meleys, an older dragon who rides with Rhaenys Targaryen. Meleys is a crimson dragon who first debuted in episode five.

Vermax bonded early on with Prince Jacaerys, Rhaenyra’s young son. He is an emerald green dragon who, according to Fire & Blood, hates the cold. For a fire-breathing dragon, that’s fair.

Then there is Vhagar, a massive dragon who was bonded with Daemon’s wife, Laena. Once Laena became pregnant with a child she could not deliver, she sacrificed herself to Vhagar, who was then claimed by Aemond Targaryen.

Finally, we have Dreamfyre, who Aemond tried (and failed) to have as his dragon sidekick. Still, fans are keeping an eye on the small but mightily blue dragon, as she might provide link between Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon that many have been theorizing about.

House of the Dragon airs Sundays on HBO.

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GloRilla is everywhere lately, and that now includes inside the top 10 of Billboard‘s coveted Hot 100 singles chart. The publication revealed Monday (October 3) that the surging star’s “Tomorrow 2” remix with Cardi B debuted at No. 9 on the chart dated October 8. “Tomorrow 2” dropped September 23.

It marks GloRilla’s first single to chart within the Hot 100’s top 10. The achievement comes as GloRilla is still trying to process all the success that’s come her way in 2022. On Saturday (October 1), she tweeted that she’s “been smiling for 6 months straight” two days after she used the platform to share some adversity she had to push through to get here.

Then, GloRilla really couldn’t believe that she already has a track with Cardi. “I have a f*cking damn feature with cardi mf b !!!” she tweeted Saturday. “I just woke up & realized dat.”

“Girl I’m just a girl like you …you finna go so far,” Cardi quote-tweeted back. “You really a breath of fresh air in the game ….we all can’t wait to see what’s next with you and your friends !!!”

GloRilla burst onto the scene with “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” alongside Hitkidd at the beginning of this summer. That led to Yo Gotti signing her to his label, CMG Records. She dropped “Tomorrow” in July as part of CMG’s compilation project, Gangsta Art.

“F.N.F.” hit No. 1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart in August — her first No. 1 of any kind. Last week’s Hot 100 featured “F.N.F.” at No. 43, spending 17 total weeks on the chart.

More importantly, GloRilla is making an impact outside of the charts. In September, she returned to her former high school and donated $25,000 to its fine arts program. Her Memphis roots were also watered by the Grizzlies tapping her to narrate their hype video for the 2022-23 NBA season.

Early last month, Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit” had shot up the Billboard Hot 100 chart into the No. 2 spot behind Harry Styles’ “As It Was.” Styles’ single has been breaking records, most recently becoming the longest running solo No. 1 song in history. It’s officially among the five biggest overall hits in the chart’s history, so for any song to de-throne it, would take some serious firepower.

Steve Lacy was unfazed, posting a screenshot of the chart from a month ago and commenting on how he really wanted that No. 1 spot. “Ok ermmmm ima need this #1!!!!!! as it was? nah AS IT NEED TO BE,” he said on his Instagram Story.

Well now he’s done it. On the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated October 8, “Bad Habit” is the new No. 1 song, sitting firmly above Harry Styles’ “As It Was.” Lacy debuted at No. 100 12 weeks ago and has been making his slow ascent to the top over the past three months.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy” collaboration debuted at No. 3 while GloRilla and Cardi B also debuted in the Top 10 with their song “Tomorrow 2” coming in at No. 9. Post Malone and Doja Cat’s “I Like You (Happier Song”) and Nicky Youre and Dazy’s “Sunroof” each dropped a spot to No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

But this week is all about Steve Lacy and the stone cold hit that is “Bad Habit.” The timing is perfect, as he just embarked on his Give You The World Tour this past weekend. Something tells us he might have just earned himself a few more sold-out performances.

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Yesterday at midnight, Taylor Swift revealed another track off of her upcoming album Midnights. Using a bingo turner, Swift decides which track number gets a title reveal — this most recent round being track three called “Anti-Hero.” However, unlike previous uploads, Swift also posted a separate video, where she shared more about the song’s meaning and relation to her personal life.

“Track 3, ‘Anti-Hero,’ is one of my favorite songs I’ve ever written,” Swift said. “I really don’t think I’ve delved this far into my insecurities in this detail before. You know, I struggle a lot with the idea that my life has become unmanageably sized, and that I, you know… not to sound too dark, but, like, I struggle with the idea of not feeling like a person. But, don’t feel bad for me. You don’t need to.”

“This song is a real guided tour throughout all the things that I tend to hate about myself,” she continued. “We all hate things about ourselves, and it’s all of those aspects of the things we dislike and like about ourselves that we have to come to terms with if we’re going to be this person. So, yeah, I like ‘Anti-Hero’ a lot because I think it’s really honest.”

Many wondered why this song received a separate explainer from Swift. After all, she’s shared six total titles from Midnights so far. There are a few theories, with the most probable one being that “Anti-Hero” is one of the album’s singles. There is also speculation based on the way Swift holds the phone in her videos that the ones turned upside-down are collaborations with other artists. (The phone was turned upside-down for both “Anti-Hero” and “Vigilante Sh*t.”)

In addition to Swift’s track reveal, four limited-edition signed copies of Midnights were uploaded to her store last night — but have since all sold out.

View some of the fan reactions to Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” song reveal below.

Midnights is out 10/21 via Republic. Pre-order it here.