Earlier this year during her viral set at Governors Ball, Chappell Roan revealed that she turned down an invitation to perform at the White House during Pride Month. “We want liberty, justice, and freedom for all,” she said while dressed as the Statue of Liberty. “When you do that, that’s when I’ll come.”
Roan initially intended on attending, however, and she had something “way worse” planned. The “Hot To Go!” singer was going to show up but refuse to perform her own songs and instead read poetry as a protest.
“I had picked out some poems from Palestinian women,” she told Rolling Stone. “I was trying to do it as tastefully as I could because all I wanted to do was yell. I had to find something that’s tasteful and to the point and meaningful, and not make it about me and how I feel. I don’t know if I’ll ever get that close in direct sight of the president ever in my life. This is my shot.”
But after talking to her supportive publicist, Roan realized something: “You f*ck with the president and the government, your security is not the same, and neither is your family’s.”
Oddly, some people on TikTok spread the lie that Roan turning down the event — and by proxy, turning down Joe Biden — meant that she’s pro-Donald Trump. “It is not so black and white that you hate one and you like the other. No matter how you say it, people are still going to be pissed for f*cking some reason. I’m not going to go to the White House because I am not going to be a monkey for Pride,” she explained. “And thank God I didn’t go because they just made a huge statement about trans kids a couple weeks ago.”
You can read the rest of the Rolling Stone profile here.
Rather than straight-up concerts, lately, Kanye West has been hosting events that are more like listening parties, where his music plays and he himself isn’t rapping. Last night (September 9), Ye shared a clip from one of these performances, in South Korea on August 23, on his Instagram, and it drew the attention of Tyler The Creator.
Tyler seemed perhaps confused or frustrated about what’s going on, as he commented on the post (as HotNewHipHop notes), “n**** u was right there just say the words!!!!!!!! [heart-eyes emojis].”
The event itself seemed pretty comprehensive, though. As setlist.fm notes, songs from West and Ty Dolla Sign’s Vultures albums were played from their studio versions, but then West performed 54 of his own songs.
There was some speculation in 2023 that Tyler had dissed Ye on “Stuntman” from Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale. Tyler explained at the time, though, “I’ve seen fans saying on the last verse of ‘Stuntman,’ people were like, ‘Oh, he’s talking about Kanye!.’ And I’m like, ‘You guys are f*cking stupid and have terrible comprehension skills.’ I would never disrespect — like, no, I love that n****. That is not about him. It’s actually about the rest of the world.”
Between recording, touring, releasing her own whiskey, spending time with her family, and watching clips from Austin Powers In Goldmember on YouTube (oh wait, that’s me), Beyoncé lives a busy life. But the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer still finds time to keep up with contemporary music, as she revealed to GQ.
When asked to name some of her current favorites, Beyoncé replied, “I love and respect all of the female singers-songwriters who are out right now. Raye, Victoria Monét, Sasha Keable, Chloe x Halle, and Reneé Rapp. I love Doechii and GloRilla, and I just heard That Mexican OT, he’s from Houston… he goes hard!”
Beyoncé is also a fan of “Please Please Please” by Sabrina Carpenter, and she thinks “that Thee Sacred Souls and Chappell Roan are talented and interesting. I’m obsessed with my backseat baby…. I’m a Smiler.” (I believe that’s a reference to Miley Cyrus; her fans are known as Smilers, and they worked together on Cowboy Carter standout “II Most Wanted.”)
But when she’s not nodding knowingly to the “and a Jay-Z song was on” lyric in “Party In The U.S.A.,” Beyoncé is sticking with the classics, “like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and music from artists on the Stax label,” she said. “I just watched that documentary [Stax: Soulsville USA]. It’s so good! I highly recommend it.” It’s not her favorite film of 2024, however. “The best movie I’ve seen this year is Inside Out 2,” she said. “I think it’s brilliant, and I’m currently watching House Of The Dragon and The Chi.” Maybe her next album cover will ditch the horse in favor of a dragon.
Novelty interview shows have been huge in recent years, whether you’re talking Hot Ones, Chicken Shop Date, or Recess Therapy. SubwayTakes is another one, in which the interview is conducted in the subway. Halsey was just a guest on the series, and it brought her back to another time she did something noteworthy in a public space.
Halsey was asked what their favorite song of theirs is and if they could sing it. Halsey responded, “I can’t do it here, I can’t do it here. I sang in public one time like ten years ago and everybody still makes fun of me for it. I was in a mall.”
What Halsey is referring to is a video that went viral a few years ago. As Billboard notes, the video resurfaced in 2016, and it shows a teenage Halsey (back when she was better known by her legal name, Ashley Frangipane) singing Blink-182’s “I Miss You” in a Philadelphia mall. The clip drew the attention of Blink themselves as the time, as they tweeted, “Ashley Frangipani? More like @Halsey…”
Halsey, meanwhile, has been making some rock music of her own lately, like with her recently released The Great Impersonator single “Ego.”
Oasis isn’t the only rock band finding its way back to itself. According to bassist Colin Greenwood, Radiohead have finally reunited. Atop the year, fans of the “Creep” musicians were confused about the group’s status.
However, unlike Oasis, Radiohead’s hiatus wasn’t due to alleged member feuds, creative side quest are to blame. Each of the band’s members were tied up with other musical obligations. On September 8, Greenwood confirmed that he and all of his Radiohead bandmates finally reunited.
“We did some rehearsals about two months ago in London,” he said. “Just to play the old songs. And it was really fun, had a really good time.”
This isn’t the first time a member has teased a Radiohead reunion. Back in November 2023, Philip Selway claimed the was in his words, “coming back around to that point.”
“We’re all coming back around to that point now of thinking,” he said. “‘Right, we’ve had a break — this is it. This feels like something to dive back into and really explore and see what other directions it can take us in.”
Earlier in the year, he flat out denied Radiohead had disbanded.
But before you dust off your throwback Radiohead graphic t-shirt and prepare to wait in a Ticketmaster queue for Radiohead concert tickets, just know that no other details were shared about the nature of the rehearsals.
Still, Radiohead’s last original studio album, A Moon Shaped Pool, was released in 2016. Radiohead’s last proper tour was in 2018. So, it is certainly time to get something rolling.
Linkin Park’s fresh start, which includes its new lead singer Emily Armstrong, hasn’t gone over well with fans. Today (September 9), the band’s late frontman Chester Bennington’s son Jaime slammed its co-founder Mike Shinoda over the appointment and accused him of “quietly erasing” his father’s life and legacy.
Over on Instagram, Jaime penned a length message to Mike. In screenshots captured by TMZ (viewable here), Jaime outlined the three biggest gripes he claims Linkin Park has with the band’s “reinvention.”
“[Fans] are having a hard time wrapping their head around how you hired your friends of many years Emily Armstrong to replace Chester knowing Emily’s history in the church,” he wrote. “And her history as an ally to Danny Masterson is what it is.”
Next, Jaime, argued that the band was attempting to wipe away his father’s impact. “[You] quietly erased my father’s life and legacy in real time,” he wrote. “Not only during a band interview meant to clear the air about certain aspects of Linkin Park’s history and future… but during international suicide prevention month.”
Lastly, Jaime, agreed that the band “refused to acknowledge” Armstrong’s support of Masterson “without so much as a clarifying statement.”
He closed with a sharp message to the group, writing: “You have betrayed the trust loaned to you by decades of fans and supporting human beings including myself. We trusted you to be the bigger better person. To be the change. Because you promised us that was your intention. Now you’re just senile and tone-deaf. Insane.”
Linkin Park has not issued a response to Jaime’s statements.
Diddy is reportedly looking to downside his real estate portfolio. According to People, the former Revolt TV mogul has listed his now infamous Los Angeles, California home on the market for a whooping $61.5 million.
In the outlet’s exclusive report, it describes the Holmby Hills neighborhood mansion as a “17,000-square-foot home featuring 10 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms and a two-story guest house.”
Listing agent Kurt Rappaport shared a statement with People about the home’s underappreciate asset. “The property is located on the center of one of the best streets in Los Angeles,” he said.
However, an insider claimed that the desire to sell the home was actually motivated by other reasons. The sources said that Diddy doesn’t spend much time at the property. “[Diddy] lived in Miami as his primary residence for years and always planned to sell the home in L.A. once his daughters grew up and moved out,” said the individual.
The blowback from next year’s Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner selection is still breezing through hip-hop. Yesterday (September 8), Kendrick Lamar announced that he would do the honors in 2025. While Jay-Z and Rihanna showed their support, others let their disapproval be heard loud and clear.
Today (September 9), no one’s objection was louder than Nicki Minaj. In a series of post on X (formerly Twitter), Nicki accused Jay-Z of allowing his “hatred” of Drake and Birdman to overshadow what would have been a monumental moment for Lil Wayne given the championship game his heading to New Orleans.
“One n**** took a knee,” she wrote. “The other n**** took the bag. He gon get you “n*****s” in line every f*cking time.”
Nicki’s lines were stark comparisons of Colin Kaepernick and Jay-Z’s reactions to the NFL protest.
Her rant didn’t stop there. “Got everything in the world,” she wrote. “Still spiteful & evil. Disgusting. Be happy Abeg. Go be f*cking happy n****. In rap business. In women business. When you got the politicians & the police, you good tho.”
Then Nick went on to highlight how Eminem handled 50 Cent reportedly being barred from the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show stage. “Denying a young black man what he rightfully put into this game for no other reason but your ego,” she wrote. “Your hatred for BIRDMAN, Drake & Nicki got you punishing Lil Wayne?!?!!! LIL WAYNE!!!!!!!!!! THE GOAT?!!!!!!!!!!! Nola what’s good?!!!!!! Eminem stood firm on having 50 Cent come out. A white man. Shit sad. House N***** TINGZ.”
Birdman quickly added his thoughts, writing: “These n****s p*ssy. Nicki Minaj, Drake, Lil Wayne. YMCMB. Imma make these n****s respek us, on Gladys .”
In several posts Nicki Minaj praised Lil Wayne for all that he’s contributed to the culture, both seen and unseen. She also urged others to give rap legends their flowers while they are still around. Nicki ended with a note to ensure that her words weren’t a slight aimed at Kendrick Lamar, but an intentional show of disrespect aimed at Young Money.
While there are myriad uncomfortably expensive limited-release bourbon whiskeys on the market like Pappy, Stagg, and more, there are also countless bargain-priced bourbons that deserve your attention (and your money). And when we talk about a bargain, we’re referencing bourbon whiskeys that are not only value-priced but also complex, nuanced, and perfect for sipping and mixing.
Bargain is a tricky word. To some it might mean a bottle shelf whiskey that you can choke down or mask when it’s mixed with various ingredients in a cocktail. To us, a bargain bourbon is well-priced (likely less than $40) and can be used as a base for your favorite whiskey-based cocktails as well as a rainy-day (or any day for that matter) sipper. All in all, it’s a decent whiskey that’s sold for a fair price. The kind of expressions you’ll always want to stock on your home bar cart.
Now that you understand our definition of “bargain” bourbons, it’s time to find some to add to your collection. Below, you’ll see prices and descriptions for ten of our favorite bargain bourbons. As a bonus, we even ranked them on the overall price-to-value ratio. Keep scrolling to see them all.
This award-winning single barrel bourbon is ridiculously cheap at only around $30-40. It has the word “Vintage” in its name because, like vintage wine, its bottle is labeled with the vintage date the whiskey was added to the barrel to mature. This popular whiskey matured between seven and eight years to guarantee a complex, sippable bourbon.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is a mix of toffee, oaky wood, dried fruits, vanilla, and gentle spices that make you want to dive in and take a sip. Drinking it reveals notes of sweet honey, candied orange peels, orchard fruits, buttery caramel, charred oak, and vanilla beans. The finish is warming, and sweet, and leaves you craving more.
Bottom Line:
For only $35, this is a total bargain. This balanced, nuanced whiskey deserves a permanent spot in your home bar or bar cart.
One of the most popular highlights of Jim Beam’s “Olds” line of whiskeys, Old Grand-Dad Bonded is a potent, 100-proof bottled-in-bond whiskey that will stand up well in all of your favorite whiskey-based cocktails. To add to that, it’s a surprisingly good rainy-day sipper. All this for around $20 for a 750ml bottle. How can you beat that?
Tasting Notes:
Matured for at least four full years, this complex whiskey begins with a nose of cinnamon candy, sweet toffee, toasted vanilla beans, treacle, and charred oak. The cinnamon continues into the palate along with raisins, vanilla beans, peppery rye, and oak. This is a spicy, sweet whiskey that finishes with a warm, oaky, butterscotch ending.
Bottom Line:
This is a spicy, bold whiskey that is guaranteed to warm you from inside out if you sip it on a cool night. It’s also a great, spicy base for drinks like the old fashioned and Manhattan.
If you already have a bottle of Jim Beam White Label for mixing, it will behoove you to grab a bottle of Jim Beam Double Oak as well. It gets its name because it’s first matured in new charred white oak barrels for four years before being transferred to different charred white oak barrels to continue to aging process. The result is a sublimely complex, rich, oaky whiskey.
Tasting Notes:
Nosing it reveals aromas of sweet corn, sticky toffee, maple candy, toasted vanilla beans, and raisins. The palate continues this trend with roasted corn, caramel candy, vanilla, brown sugar, fresh leather, and oaky wood. The finish is warming, lingering, and loaded with toffee and oak flavors.
Bottom Line:
For the price, this is a major upgrade for drinkers of Jim Beam White Label. It’s complex, sippable, and highly mixable. This is a versatile bottle to add to your home bar.
There’s a reason Maker’s Mark is one of the most popular bourbons on the market. It’s difficult to beat its price-to-value ratio. Matured for around six years with a mash bill of 70% corn, 16% red winter wheat, and 14% malted barley, it’s well-known for its soft, complex, mellow flavor profile.
Tasting Notes:
Surprisingly sweet, the nose is a mix of brown sugar, toasted vanilla beans, dried fruits, caramel candy, and oak. The palate continues this trend with a ton of vanilla, toffee candy, oak, raisins, and brown sugar. Like the palate, the finish is soft, sweet, and warming. It’s a must-have bottle for home mixologists.
Bottom Line:
Maker’s Mark is one of the classic bottles of whiskey every home bartender or beginner drinker should have on hand at all times. It’s filled with classic flavors for a bargain price.
There’s no bigger name in the bourbon world than Buffalo Trace and its flagship whiskey might be one of the most underrated bargains. Made with a mash bill of corn, rye, and barley, it’s matured in new charred oak barrels between six and eight years. The result is a spicy, sweet, mixable, sippable, and very versatile bottle of whiskey.
Tasting Notes:
A nose of fresh mint, sweet treacle, vanilla beans, butterscotch, dried fruits, cracked black pepper, and oak greet you before your first sip. Drinking it reveals notes of toasted vanilla beans, mint leaves, molasses candy, toffee, brown sugar, raisins, licorice, pipe tobacco, and oak, The finish is long, warming, and lingering in the best way possible.
Bottom Line:
This balanced, sweet, spicy, whiskey is a must-have for home mixologists. It’s perfect for sipping neat or mixing into cocktails. And a bargain at around $30.
One look at this bottle and you might assume that Four Roses Small Batch is much more expensive than it is. This sleek bottle holds this popular 90-proof small batch bourbon that was matured between six and seven full years. This award-winning whiskey is known for its nuanced, lightly spicy, memorable flavor profile.
Tasting Notes:
Candied orange peels, charred wood, butterscotch, dried fruits, and peppery rye spice are highlights of a very inviting nose. On the palate, you’ll be treated to flavors like dried cherries, peppery rye spice fresh leather, charred oak, butterscotch, and gentle wintry spices. The last sip is a warming, lingering mix of caramel, oak, and pepper.
Bottom Line:
Four Roses Small Batch is a great choice for drinkers who want both a bargain whiskey for sipping on a cool night and a whiskey to use as a base for their favorite cocktails.
While it’s up for debate, some people believe that Elijah Craig was the man who invented bourbon when he decided to mature his corn whiskey in charred barrels. Whether or not that’s true, the former Baptist minister still has a whiskey line in his name. Its Elijah Craig Small Batch is one of the best bargains in the whiskey world. This award-winning small batch bourbon is known for its balanced, complex aromas and flavor.
Tasting Notes:
This popular 94-proof whiskey begins with a nose of toasted vanilla beans, pipe tobacco, mint leaves, raisins, and candied nuts. On the palate, you’ll find notes of vanilla beans, butterscotch, cinnamon candy, charred oak, cracked black pepper, candied pecans, and dried cherries. The finish is warming, and complex, and ends with a mix of cinnamon and vanilla.
Bottom Line:
This is a sublimely well-balanced small batch whiskey for a bargain price. The best part? If you enjoy this whiskey, the next batch will be similar (and just as high-quality), but subtly different.
For the price of around $20, you’ll have a tough time finding a better everyday bottle than Old Forester 86. Named because it’s 86-proof, this award-winning whiskey is made with a mash bill of 72% corn, 18% rye, and 10% malted barley. It’s aged in new American oak barrels But doesn’t carry an age statement.
Tasting Notes:
Complex scents of pipe tobacco, fresh leather, mint leaves, toasted vanilla beans, caramel candy, and oak greet your nostrils before your first drink. Sipping it reveals notes of candied orange peels, butter caramel, vanilla beans, spicy rye, and corn sweetness. The finish is a warming mix of caramel and spice.
Bottom Line:
Peppery rye, sweet corn, toffee, vanilla, and a dry, warming finish. As bargain sippers go, you can do much worse than Old Forester 86.
There’s a reason Woodford Reserve is one of the most popular bourbons. It’s highly complex and surprisingly value-priced. This 90.4-proof bourbon has no age statement but is believed to have matured between six and seven years in charred American oak barrels. The result is one of the smoothest, complex, bargain whiskeys available today.
Tasting Notes:
If you take a moment to nose this bourbon, you’ll be met with aromas of candied orange peels, pipe tobacco, raisins, mint leaves, toasted vanilla beans, and caramel candy. Tasting it, you’ll be met with hints of cinnamon candy, chocolate fudge, caramel, orange peels, oak, and tobacco. The finish is mellow, sweet, and completely warming.
Bottom Line:
Woodford Reserve makes a variety of different expressions. But none’s a better value than its original Kentucky Straight Bourbon. It’s balanced, complex, and highly memorable.
If you’ve never tried Wild Turkey 101, what exactly are you waiting for? There’s a reason this is a bartender and bourbon fans’ go-to bargain whiskey. This high-rye, 101-proof bourbon is matured using Wild Turkey’s deepest alligator char between six and eight years. The result is a spicy, sweet, must-have whiskey.
Tasting Notes:
Complex aromas of sticky toffee, cinnamon, peppery rye, raisins, candied nuts, oak, and vanilla beans are prevalent on the nose. Sipping it reveals a symphony of toasted vanilla beans, charred oaky wood, peppery rye, cinnamon sugar, toffee, pipe tobacco, and raisins. The finish is warming and loaded with cracked black pepper and brown sugar.
Bottom Line:
This list is littered with tremendous bargain bourbon bottles. But none matches the quality-to-price value of Wild Turkey 101. For around $20, it’s one of the most versatile bargain bottles available today.
Tyreek Hill was detained by the Miami-Dade Police Department and cited for reckless driving ahead of the Miami Dolphins‘ season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hill was not the only Dolphins player detained — Calais Campbell stopped while he was driving past to figure out what was going on and ended up being detained — but there were major questions as to why he ended up in handcuffs.
On Monday evening, the Miami-Dade PD released footage of the incident, which shows that an officer knocked on Hill’s window in a way that he did not like, leading to Hill asking them to not do that. After he handed over his driver’s license and appeared to tell the officer to do what he had to do so he could get going, Hill tried to roll up his window, which the first officer did not appreciate. This led to another cop (who threatened to break the car’s window) coming over as Hill was instructed to get out of his car, but that second officer started to open Hill’s door and forcefully pulled him out.
Hill attempted to call his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, while being thrown to the ground and handcuffed, and after the officers got him up and him go over to the sidewalk, he was asked to sit down — he started to go slowly, citing a recent surgery on his knee, but one officer forced him to the ground. Here is another angle of Hill being removed from his car, handcuffed, and forced to sit down.
The Tyreek Hill detainment from a second body camera. Some of the language and video may be disturbing for some. pic.twitter.com/2Qq4JwYxCI
In the original clip, the officer goes over to Jonnu Smith, who is given conflicting information on whether he should get in his car and leave, or stay and give his license to the police. And here, the officers put Campbell in handcuffs for not leaving the scene after he stopped to see why Hill was in handcuffs.
“Disobeying a direct order,” Campbell said after the team’s win on Sunday about why he was detained. “He said I was too close to the scene and then I think he said something about me not moving my car in time, I don’t know … He told me I wasn’t being arrested but he cited me for being detained and then released.”
In a pair of statements, Miami-Dade PD director Stephanie Daniels announced that an immediate review would occur of the incident, and shortly after, one of the officers involved in the incident was “placed on administrative duties.”
This post will be updated as more footage is released.
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