Yesterday, Instagram model Sumner Stroh shared a video with screenshots of DMs sent to her by Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine that were fairly scandalous. You see, Stroh says she and Levine had an affair over the course of a year, and months after it ended, Levine messaged Stroh out of the blue to ask her if she was “ok” with him naming his third child with his wife — Victoria’s Secret model Behati Prinsloo — after Stroh. “I really wanna name it Sumner. You ok with that? DEAD serious,” he said. The circumstances are just as awkward as the infidelity and while Levine issued a statement denying said infidelity, more women have come forward sharing DMs by Levine in which he is being extremely flirtatious with them, especially for a married man.
TMZ has obtained multiple screenshots of messages from Levine to other women. In one, he tells a woman named Maryka to “Distract yourself by F*cking with me!” Another woman named Alyson Rosef shared a DM exchange with Levine where tells him she doesn’t like heavy metal music, to which he responds by saying, “Said no hot chicks ever other than you.” He also sends her a context-less two-second video afterward of himself looking at the camera and saying, “I’m stupid.”
In addressing the initial exchange with Sumner Stroh, Levine’s statement said, among other things, “I did not have an affair, nevertheless, I crossed the line during a regrettable period of my life.” As more screenshots of oddly flirtatious texts come out, Levine might have some more explaining to do beyond that.
The time has come for Saturday Night Live to return to our late-night screens with some occasionally funny jokes and Colin Jost’s squeaky-clean face. At the end of last season, fans said goodbye to long-time cast members Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, and Kyle Mooney, meanwhile, a slew of new players entered the mix. Now, the long-running series has announced its first batch of hosts and musical guests for the 48th season.
The October 1st season premiere will be hosted by Top Gun Maverick’s Miles Teller with Kendrick Lamar making his third appearance as musical guest after releasing Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers earlier this year.
Episode two will air on October 8th with host Brendan Gleeson, who will star in The Banshee’s Of Inisherinthis fall, though he might be more familiar to you as Mad-Eye Moody from the Harry Potter films or Knuckles from Paddington 2. He’s got incredible range! Willow will be the musical guest ahead of her fifth album COPINGMECHANISM which drops on Oct 7th.
Finally, Megan Thee Stallion will be making her triumphant return as not only musical guest, but first-time host as well on October 15th. The rapper recently released Traumazine. This is great and all, but when will Keenan Thompson be asked to be the first host who is also a current cast member?
The 48th season of SNL premieres October 1st on NBC and Peacock.
Nipsey Hussle killer Eric Holder was convicted of the Los Angeles rapper’s murder earlier this year but will be waiting for another month until he finds out his sentence, according to local news. Holder’s sentencing hearing was scheduled for this month but has been postponed to November 3 — which is par for the course for this case. The actual trial was delayed a number of times since Holder’s initial arrest just days after shooting and killing Nipsey in front of his Marathon Clothing store at the end of March 2019.
Holder was found guilty of first-degree murder in July for Nip’s death, as well as voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a felon. In his defense, Holder argued that he could only be charged with voluntary manslaughter, claiming that the shooting was in the heat of the moment and not premeditated — the requisite for murder. However, as he had initially left the scene before returning and opening fire, jurors agreed with prosecutors that he’d had plenty of time to cool off. As the death penalty is currently suspended in the state of California, Holder faces 25 years to life in prison.
Nipsey Hussle is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
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.
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Death Cab For Cutie — Asphalt Meadows
Veteran indie rockers Death Cab For Cutie managed to prove that comeback albums don’t need to play on nostalgia to be successful. Released the predecessor to their 2018 LP, Asphalt Meadows is one of their most pensive and self-assured albums to date, which is saying a lot since the band has released 10 albums in a little over two decades. Throughout 11 tracks, Death Cab trade in melancholy ballads for eloquent and meaningful anthems that carry a message.
The Beths — Expert In A Dying Field
Aussie rockers The Beths issue their bid for masterful power pop with their third studio album Expert In A Dying Field. The album sparkles with colorful tracks which include catchy hooks, earnest lyrics from vocalist Liz Stokes, and propulsive guitars that will leave you invigorated and wanting more.
Whitney — Spark
Chicago duo Whitney may have cultivated a reputation for pastoral folk-rock on their first two albums, but with their latest LP Spark, the band take things in a new, pop-leaning direction. Trading in acoustic riffs for vibrant synths, Spark marks Whitney’s most opulent and playful effort yet, leaning on synths and groovy instrumentals to deliver irresistible, dance-forward tracks like “Real Love” and “Memory.”
Djo — Decide
Actor/musician Joe Keery spearheaded the project Djo in 2019 as a way to experiment after leaving his former band, Post Animal. His sophomore album Decide leans even more into innovative territory, bringing vibrant, ’80s-inspired synths into the current decade with thoughtful, psych rock-inspired production. Featuring groovy and danceable tracks like “Gloom” and “Climax,” think of Decide as Chromeo’s mid-aughts catalog, but revamped for 2022.
No Devotion — No Oblivion
Seven years after No Devotion’s self-titled debut LP, the space rock band reunite for the dreamy and awe-inspiring LP No Oblivion, featuring silky smooth vocals from Thursday’s Geoff Rickly. The album is strung together with sprawling, atmospheric songs that mark the group’s most personal and vulnerable work yet.
Young Jesus — Shepherd Head
Following the band’s acclaimed breakthrough album Welcome To Conceptual Beach, Young Jesus deliver a stunning 7-track project that dives deeper to the heart of the band’s sound. Shepherd Head delicately explores themes of love, loss, and spirituality accompanied by haunting instrumentals and lead singer John Rossiter’s deep and comforting vocals.
Hand Habits — “Greatest Weapon”
After releasing their pop-leaning effort Fun House, Hand Habits shares a pair of one-off singles, including the delicate number “Greatest Weapon.” The song was written with Ethan Gruska and features Sylvan Esso on backup vocals, which compliment the wonderfully twangy guitar. About the song, Duffy says “Greatest Weapon” “is about coming to grips with the dance of time.”
Cate Le Bon — “Typical Love”
Cate Le Bon consistently proves herself as one of indie’s most innovative songwriters, and her standalone single “Typical Love” is an example. The captivating song was written during her Pompeii songwriting sessions with Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa. “It always felt like a second cousin to the other tracks so was put aside for a rainy day,” Le Bon said.
Dehd — “Eggshells”
Prolific indie rockers Dehd may have just shared their 2022 album Blue Skies a few months ago, but that doesn’t mean there’s a shortage of new music from the trio. While most of the songs on Blue Skies were fast and energetic, the new track “Eggshells” is sparse and languid. It’s led by a rambling guitar and has slight instrumentation, leaving room for duel vocalists Emily Kempf and Jason Balla to sing about cutting out toxic relationships.
Jean Dawson — “Pirate Radio*”
Ahead of his highly anticipated album Chaos Now*, alt-rock innovator Jean Dawson shows off his skill for ballad-like songwriting with the new track “Pirate Radio*.” The song juxtaposes Dawson’s previously released singles, which lean invigorating and hard-hitting. “Pirate Radio*” is led by an acoustic guitar and a delicate string section, creating a divine and comforting melody as Dawson sings of reaching out for help.
Jaws Of Love. — “5 Years”
Kelcey Ayer has been making music as Local Natives since co-founding the band in 2005. But in 2017, Ayer decided to take on a solo project as Jaws Of Love., which led to his debut solo album Tasha Sits Close To The Piano. But now, five years later, Ayer is reviving is solo project with his sophomore release, Second Life. This time around, Ayer decided to let go of genre and have fun experimenting with new sounds. His album’s lead single “5 Years” is an example of that, as it manages to be both a playful and atmospheric reflection on a past relationship.
Petal Crush — “Playing Dead”
Petal Crush’s Andy Petrusky hasn’t had the typical music trajectory. He started a promising professional tennis career before deciding to move to NYC to pursue music full-time following the death of his brother, who coined the band name. Following his 2016 debut album and a 2019 EP, Petal Crush are gearing up for the new project Playing Dead, which they’ve previewed with the electrifying title track. The song features a frenetic beat and points to what is expected to be an all-around captivating EP.
Some of the artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Following reports that Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian barge carrying weapons and troops to the border where fighting has intensified, Vladimir Putin is now pleading with weapon manufacturers to ramp up production. Putin’s plea also arrives after the the MOEX Russia Index — “the ruble-denominated benchmark of the Russian stock market” — fell in response to the battlefield losses and troop mobilization. In short, things are not going great for the Russian leader, who is reportedly in danger of being ousted by the country’s wealthy elites.
A video posted by journalist Mary Ilyushina shows Putin meeting with military complex higher-ups on Tuesday. Quoting Putin, she wrote on Twitter that a boost in production is necessary to “urgently” supply the armed forces while ensuring “100% import substitution in this sector.”
It’s a change in tone from just over a month ago, when Putin bragged at the opening of the Army-2022 International Military-Technical Forum and the International Army Games 2022 in Moscow about Russia’s weapons being “decades ahead of their foreign counterparts.”
To illustrate how poorly Russia’s invasion is going, the state-sponsored Kremlin TV has been calling out Putin and calling the war a “serious failure.” The network defiantly aired one propagandist who urged Putin to admit defeat and end the whole thing.
“This is our most serious defeat during the last six months, and the most significant success of our adversary,” political scientist Sergey Mikheyev told Kremlin TV. “Perhaps this failure is beneficial, because being so obvious, now it’s impossible to pull the wool over our eyes, pretending that everything is wonderful.”
Here’s the update: Jones, who was already ordered to shell out $49 million to the family of one Sandy Hook victim, is now heading into a second defamation trial set to take place in Connecticut. This latest lawsuit was filed by parents of more victims of the 2012 school shooting plus one FBI officer who responded to the scene. Even though Jones should know how to act after making an enemy out of his last presiding judge, the TV snake-oil salesman is apparently up to his old tricks, as evidenced by his behavior in court earlier today.
“This has never before been done in U.S. history. It’s a struggle session, right out of communist China or South Africa,” Jones said of the proceedings, via Mediaite. “This is serious tyranny, regardless of what you think about me or how the media has twisted what I said over the years, I’ve apologized for past things I said that hurt people’s feelings.”
Jones has already been found liable in the case for using the tragic massacre to spread unfounded conspiracy theories that banked InfoWars millions in revenue over the years. The hearings this week are to determine how much he owes his victims, and whatever remorse the right-wing blowhard seemed to have after the verdict of his first case was rendered — he’s not feeling sorry anymore.
“I wasn’t the first person to question Sandy Hook,” he continued. “And I apologized, years ago, they have misrepresented what I’ve said and done. There is a whole industry of lawyers around these families that have sued Remington and won $73 million and won all these other lawsuits. And they simply now are not just coming for the second amendment, but the first amendment, this is a travesty of justice.”
In fact, Jones pulled from his old playbook, eventually lumping the judge in with the people who are “out to get him.”
“This judge is a tyrant,” he ranted. “This judge is ordering me to say that I’m guilty. And to say that I’m a liar. None of that’s true. I was not wrong about Sandy Hook on purpose. I questioned it.”
Just a reminder to Jones and anyone else wondering: The first amendment protects the right to free speech, it doesn’t protect you from the consequences of the things you say — especially when those things involve labeling one of the worst school shootings in our country’s history as a “hoax,” targeting grieving families who suffered unimaginable loss and profiting off the death of six-year-old children.
Model Sumner Stroh surprised the world with a new TikTok video yesterday, in which she claimed that she and Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine, who is married to Victoria’s Secret model Behati Prinsloo, had a year-long affair. Furthermore, Stroh alleged Levine actually wanted to name is and Prinsloo’s forthcoming third child after her.
Hours after that post, Stroh felt the need to clarify a few things, so she shared another video.
The new video is a response to a comment that reads, “It’s no secret he’s been married for a decade. The only victim here is his wife and children.” In the video, Stroh says she’s “embarrassed and disgusted” with herself and that she didn’t want people to think she was trying to portray herself as a victim.
Elsewhere, she noted that during her and Levine’s affair, she was “under the impression that their marriage was over.” She continued, “I believed that they were keeping it quiet to avoid the negative press because, as I had said, I was new to LA, so I just assumed that with celebrities of that caliber, that’s just how it was. And that’s why I feel exploited, because he knew I believed everything that he said, because of my vulnerable position, being new to LA.”
She concluded, “Again, in no way was I trying to gain sympathy and I fully realize I’m not the victim in this. I’m not the one who’s really getting hurt here: it’s Behati and her children, and for that, I’m so, so sorry.”
This new video came before Levine shared a statement about the situation today. He told TMZ, “I used poor judgment in speaking with anyone other than my wife in ANY kind of flirtatious manner. I did not have an affair, nevertheless, I crossed the line during a regrettable period of my life. […] In certain instances it became inappropriate. I have addressed that and taken proactive steps to remedy this with my family. […] My wife and my family is all I care about in this world. To be this naive and stupid enough to risk the only thing that truly matters to me was the greatest mistake I could ever make. I will never make it again. I take full responsibility. We will get through it and we will get through it together.”
Eli Manning’s football career includes two Super Bowls, two Super Bowl MVPs, four Pro Bowls, and his number retired by the New York Giants. It is the only NFL team for which the youngest Manning brother played after a sterling career as the starting quarterback at Ole Miss, which led to him getting picked No. 1 overall in the 2004 NFL Draft.
Basically: At no point in Eli Manning’s life has he ever had to wonder what life is like for walk-ons. Despite that, Manning, as part of his program Eli’s Places on ESPN+, decided to see what it is like to join a college football program without the promise of a scholarship during a trip to Penn State earlier this year. Manning met with Nittany Lion coach James Franklin — who was in on the whole thing — before getting fitted for a mask and wig that he wore to the try-out as Chad Powers.
Two things are especially funny here. One, obviously, is Eli Manning, who is 41 years old and wasn’t exactly known for his athleticism during his playing days, running a terrible 40-yard dash time, which assuredly stuck out like a sore thumb among the 18-22 year olds who were seriously trying for walk-on spots. The other is that Manning absolutely knocked the “throwing the football” portion of all of this out of the park, to the point that one offensive analyst for the Nittany Lions, former Maryland QB Danny O’Brien, wanted to bring him on board. In a way, this is a testament to O’Brien’s ability to identify talent, so he can take solace in that.
Anyway, it turns out there is some interest in turning this into the next Ted Lasso, so it is possible this is not the last we see of Chad.
Although he’s seemingly spent the bulk of this year engaged in a prickly feud with Buffalo rapper Benny The Butcher, Gary, Indiana MC Freddie Gibbs has also been hard at work on his next album, the fifth solo full-length of his career and first since 2017’s Freddie. Today, he finally revealed its title, release date, and tracklist, which features Anderson .Paak, Kelly Price, Moneybagg Yo, Offset, Pusha T, Raekwon, Rick Ross, and hip-hop legend Scarface. Titled Soul Sold Separately, the album is due September 30 on Warner Records.
While Freddie’s been spending the past few years cultivating a reputation as rap’s favorite troublemaker, he re-emerged earlier this year to remind fans that he’s still one of the hardest rappers in hip-hop on his singles “Ice Cream” featuring Rick Ross and “Too Much” with Moneybagg Yo. To accompany the announcement of the album’s release date, Benny timed his tweet to the debut of his Funk Flex freestyle, in which he raps over the instrumental from R&B singer Amerie’s 2002 hit “Why Don’t We Fall In Love.” Beginning at the 4-minute mark in the video above, Freddie appears to be caught off-guard when the beat starts but instantly launches into a fiery freestyle with no preamble. You can watch the video above and see the tracklist below.
“Couldn’t Be Done” Feat. Kelly Price
“Blackest In The Room”
“Pain & Strife” Feat. Offset
“Zipper Bagz”
“Too Much” Feat. Moneybagg Yo
“Lobster Omelette” Feat. Rick Ross
“Space Rabbit”
“Feel No Pain” Feat. Anderson .Paak & Raekwon
“Rabbit Vision”
“PYS” Feat. DJ Paul
“Dark Hearted”
“Gold Rings” Feat. Pusha T
“Grandma’s Stove” Feat. Musiq Soulchild
“CIA”
“Decoded” Feat. Scarface (Bonus Track)
Soul Sold Separately is due 9/30 via Warner Records. Get it here.
Madonna is partying in Washington Heights with Tokischa in the music video for “Hung Up” remix that was released today (September 20). The Queen Of Pop also shares a few kisses with the rising Dominican rapper.
On Friday, Madonna released “Hung Up On Tokischa,” a new remix of her 2005 hit. Madonna embraced Dominican dembow for the first time alongside one of the genre’s proponents, Tokischa. The remix managed to seamlessly blend the sample of ABBA‘s “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” with a club-ready dembow beat.
The music video for “Hung Up On Tokischa” was filmed in the largely Dominican neighborhood of Washington Heights. Madonna and Tokischa share hot-and-heavy moments together in a house party, in the city streets, and in the back of big rig. The two women blow smoke in each other’s mouths and later make out. “Tokischa, ¿que lo qué?,” Madonna says, which is Dominican slang for, “What’s up?” Tokischa blazes through the remix with a fierce guest verse. “I’m going to bajo mundo with Madonna for a party,” she adds in Spanish.
In the past year, Tokischa has a trailblazer for Dominican dembow music. Spanish pop star Rosalía has collaborated with her twice, on last year’s “Linda” and “La Combi Versace” from the Motomami album. Tokischa also teamed up with Marshmello for the queer club anthem “Estilazo.”
“Hung Up on Tokischa” is Madonna’s first new release since she dropped her album Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones last month. The LP peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Some of the artists mentioned are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
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