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Ever since Ted Lasso season 3 wrapped up in May 2023, there’s been the question of whether that was the season or series finale. It’s beginning to look like the former: Variety reports that the soccer comedy is “heading towards a season 4 greenlight” after Warner Bros. Television picked up the options for stars Hannah Waddingham (Rebecca Welton), Brett Goldstein (Roy Kent), and Jeremy Swift (Leslie Higgins).

But what about the rest of the cast, including Ted Lasso himself, Jason Sudeikis? It’s likely he’ll be “involved in the revival in some capacity,” although maybe only as an executive producer. The status of Brendan Hunt (Coach Beard) and Juno Temple (Keeley Jones) is currently unknown, but it doesn’t sound like Phil Dunster (Jamie Tart) will be back due to scheduling conflicts with a pair of other series, Prime Video’s The Devil’s Hour and Apple’s Surface.

It’s important to note that Apple TV+ hasn’t officially announced a fourth season of Ted Lasso yet, but if it does happen, here’s what the cast reportedly looks like as of this moment:

In

Brett Goldstein
Jeremy Swift
Hannah Waddingham

Out

Phil Dunster

Maybe

Brendan Hunt
Jason Sudeikis
Juno Temple

Hunt previously told Entertainment Weekly that he and co-creators Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence (who is awfully busy), and Joe Kelly always meant for Ted Lasso to last three seasons. “I think it would be pretty cool if, in the face of how much everyone likes this show, that we stick to our guns and really just do three seasons,” he said. “But even as committed to that idea as Jason may have been, none of us were prepared to the degree to which people love this show.” Without more Ted Lasso, the Funko Pop industry will crater!

Parachute pants are intrinsically tied to the history of hip-hop. The rise of these lightweight, flowy, ripstop nylon pants travels in a parallel track with the rise of rap music, being the chosen garment of NYC b-boys and b-girls in the early ‘80s and solidifying itself as the look of hip-hop by 1990 when M.C. Hammer dropped his infectious hit, “U Can’t Touch This.” Hell, you could make the argument that this website, UPROXX, might go under a different name if it wasn’t for parachute pants and the rich history of b-boys and b-girls (for those who don’t know, uprocking is a type of competitive street dance that originated in NYC in the ’80s).

Before streetwear was a marketable term and the dominating aesthetic of modern fashion, parachute pants were there, laying the groundwork. Simply put, streetwear in 2024, with its loose silhouettes, its comfort-focused fits, its perfect synthesis of fashion-forward ideas and utilitarian functionality, wouldn’t look the way it does without the parachute pants era of the 1980s.

As is always the case with fashion, trends are cyclical, and as a new generation of fashionistas has begun to embrace baggy fits comes the resurgence of the parachute pants, and Under Armour’s Unstoppable Collection, with its subtle modernization of the form, proves that they are looking better than ever.

From its origins with military paratroopers to the way breakdancers reshaped, repurposed, and reinvigorated the garment, parachute pants have had quite a fascinating ride. These two pieces from the UA Unstoppable Collection feel like a long-overdue victory lap for the pants that arguably started streetwear. But UA didn’t just bring back an old classic, they outfitted the parachute pants with the sort of forward-thinking approach to tech that makes the brand so beloved. Let’s talk about why they are some of our current favorites.

Women’s UA Unstoppable Ripstop Parachute Pants

Price: $100

The Women’s UA Unstoppable Ripstop Parachute Pants are very much designed with functionality and fashion in mind. The pants can be worn from the field to the street, offering four-way stretch material for mobility, and water-repelling UA Strom technology, but also combine a fashion-forward loose full cut with bungee adjustments at the waistband and bottom hem for a customized fit.

Pick up a pair of Women’s UA Unstoppable Ripstop Parachute Pants here.

Women’s Unstoppable Vent Parachute Pants

Price: $75.97 (Taupe Dusk)/ $100 (Black)

The Vent Parachute Pants feel like a more radical take on the design than the Ripstop version. The silhouette here is comfortably oversized, offering a more eye-catching shape that looks made for hip-hop dance choreography. The oversized fit is streamlined with bungee adjustments at the hem and an internal drawcord with an elastic waistband. We think the pants look best with the hem’s adjustment fully relaxed, giving you that shoe-shrouding look.

Because this is part of UA’s Unstoppable collection, you know you’ll be well-equipped with moisture-wicking, quick dry tech and four-way stretch material for ultimate mobility. Unlike the Ripstop version, the Vent features two colorway options, classic Black and an earthy Taupe Dusk variation.

Pick up a pair of Women’s UA Unstoppable Vent Parachute Pants here.

Drake came through with a surprise earlier this month when he unveiled 100gigs.org, a website that hosted a bunch of previously unreleased material from the rapper. It turns out that wasn’t a one-and-done thing, as Drake has just added a second wave of content to the site.

As Billboard notes, the site was updated on August 25. Among the new content is some Kanye West-related clips from OVO Fest in 2013. In one video, Drake says, “I’m the biggest Ye fan, period. Sometimes I feel like I can’t like it because I gotta go against it. But that sh*t tonight was almost therapeutic.”

Kanye also says in a clip, “Me and Hov wouldn’t have made Watch The Throne if this n**** wasn’t putting pressure on us like that. So I just want to pay my respect.”

There’s also a 2014 video of Drake talking with YG and Mustard, with Drake saying over the phone, “I’m ’bout to send you a verse I did on this beat that Mustard sent me for you. […] I’m just about to record the sh*t and I’ma send it to you. Just get Future to email it and I’ll send you the verse in 30 minutes. […] I’ma send you the sh*t and let’s turn up the summer, I’m ready.”

Times have certainly changed, as Mustard now has no interest in working with “strange guy” Drake.

We are just over a week away from the launch of NBA 2K25, and over the past week the team at 2K has been slowly trickling out their top 100 players in the game.

Player ratings are always a hot topic of discussion, especially in basketball where it can be extremely difficult to quantify what certain players do well. The stars are pretty easy to get a handle on, as are shooters, but the guys whose best attributes are things other than scoring the ball can be tricky for a video game to get right. We see that in the top 100 ratings for NBA 2K25, as bucket-getters tend to get a boost (see: Cam Thomas) whereas a swiss-army knife type defender (Jaden McDaniels) doesn’t get quite the same love.

In any case, the top 100 is here, just in time to give NBA fans something to argue over in the dog days of the offseason.

100. Jaden McDaniels (80)
99. Keegan Murray (80)
98. Dereck Lively II (81)
97. Jalen Duren (81)
96. Nic Claxton (81)
95. Daniel Gafford (81)
94. Nikola Vucevic (81)
93. Isaiah Hartenstein (81)
92. Naz Reid (81)
91. Miles Bridges (81)
90. D’Angelo Russell (81)
89. Devin Vassell (81)
88. Chris Paul (81)
87. Andrew Nembhard (81)
86. RJ Barrett (81)
85. Klay Thompson (81)
84. Brandon Miller (81)
83. Austin Reaves (81)
82. Anfernee Simons (81)
81. Mike Conley (81)

80. Immanuel Quickley (81)
79. Cam Thomas (81)
78. Coby White (81)
77. Jonas Valanciunas (82)
76. Ivica Zubac (82)
75. Darius Garland (82)
74. Jerami Grant (82)
73. Herbert Jones (82)
72. Jalen Suggs (82)
71. Alex Caruso (82)
70. Josh Hart (82)
69. DeAndre Ayton (83)
68. Desmond Bane (83)
67. Michael Porter Jr. (83)
66. Kyle Kuzma (83)
65. Draymond Green (83)
64. Tyler Herro (83)
63. Zach LaVine (83)
62. Myles Turner (84)
61. Aaron Gordon (84)

60. CJ McCollum (84)
59. Jarrett Allen (84)
58. James Harden (84)
57. Fred VanVleet (84)
56. Jalen Green (84)
55. OG Anunoby (84)
54. Mikal Bridges (84)
53. Khris Middleton (85)
52. Bradley Beal (85)
51. Rudy Gobert (85)
50. Alperen Sengun (85)
49. Brandon Ingram (85)
48. Julius Randle (85)
47. Scottie Barnes (85)
46. Evan Mobley (86)
45. Dejounte Murray (86)
44. Derrick White (86)
43. Franz Wagner (86)
42. Jalen Williams (86)
41. Cade Cunningham (86)

40. Lauri Markkanen (86)
39. Jaren Jackson Jr. (87)
38. Jamal Murray (87)
37. Kristaps Porzingis (87)
36. Chet Holmgren (87)
35. DeMar DeRozan (87)
34. Jrue Holiday (87)
33. LaMelo Ball (87)
32. Karl-Anthony Towns (88)
31. Pascal Siakam (88)
30. Zion Williamson (88)
29. Domantas Sabonis (88)
28. De’Aaron Fox (88)
27. Bam Adebayo (88)
26. Tyrese Maxey (89)
25. Trae Young (89)
24. Paul George (89)
23. Paolo Banchero (89)
22. Jimmy Butler (89)
21. Damian Lillard (89)

20. Ja Morant (90)
19. Tyrese Haliburton (90)
18. Victor Wembanyama (91)
17. Kawhi Leonard (92)
16. Kyrie Irving (92)
15. Jaylen Brown (92)
14. Donovan Mitchell (92)
13. Jalen Brunson (93)
12. Devin Booker (93)
11. Anthony Edwards (93)

10. Anthony Davis (94)
9. Kevin Durant (94)
8. Jayson Tatum (95)
7. Stephen Curry (95)
6. LeBron James (95)
5. Joel Embiid (96)
4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (96)
3. Giannis Antetokounmpo (97)
2. Luka Doncic (97)
1. Nikola Jokic (97)

Last week, Coldplay’s never-ending, world-beating Music Of The Spheres World Tour arrived in Vienna, Austria. Ernst Happel Stadion was also where Taylor Swift was supposed to perform three of her The Eras Tour concerts, but all three were canceled after Austrian officials arrested two men allegedly plotting to carry out a terrorist attack at the venue. Coldplay’s Chris Martin and opener Maggie Rogers covered Swift’s “Love Story” in Vienna.

Martin and Rogers double-dipped for their final show at Ernst Happel Stadion on Sunday, August 25. Rogers joined Martin for yet another Swift cover — this time, “The 1” from Folklore.

Someone named Neil on X (formerly Twitter) captured the moment with this video. Martin played the piano while harmonizing with Rogers, and what appeared to be two Coldplay-Swiftie crossover fans sat beside Martin.

Last Wednesday, August 21, Swift publicly addressed her canceled Vienna shows for the first time with a lengthy Instagram caption. She wrote, in part, that she had chosen to remain silent until she completed her European leg because “my priority was finishing our European tour safely.”

“Let me be very clear: I am not going to speak about something publicly if I think doing so might provoke those who would want to harm the fans who come to my shows,” Swift wrote.

Read her full statement here.

Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for one of the year’s most critically-admired films. Directed by Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez is a crime musical starring Zoe Saldaña as a lawyer in Mexico who is hire by a cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón) to help fake her death so that she can finally embrace her true gender identity. The film, which earned an 11-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, also stars Selena Gomez.

“I was very nervous because this is a project that is unlike anything I’ve ever done before,” the singer and Only Murders In The Building star told The Hollywood Reporter. “Even though I have such a small part, it’s such a big and special project that I feel so lucky that I was able to be a part of it. I felt better after the premiere, less nervous.”

You can watch the teaser above.

The female leads of Emilia Pérez — Karla Sofía Gascón, Adriana Paz, Zoe Saldaña, and Gomez — shared Best Actress at Cannes, with Gascón also becoming the first trans performer to win the award at the festival. “Women together — that’s something we wanted to honor when we made this award,” Barbie director and 2024 Cannes jury president Greta Gerwig said of the split honor. “Each of them is a standout, but together transcendent.”

Emilia Pérez comes to select theaters on November 1 and begins streaming on Netflix on November 13.

Last Friday, August 23, BTS’ Suga appeared before Seoul police related to his license being revoked due to allegedly driving an electric scooter while drunk earlier this month. According to Reuters, Suga stated he will “sincerely participate in the investigation.”

Suga’s sincerity carried over into his handwritten note posted to WeVerse and translated by Billboard, as seen below:

“I would like to apologize again to you with shame. I deeply apologize for the disappointment and hurt of my misbehavior to my fans and everyone who loves me. I’ve made a big mistake, forgetting the responsibility to repay you with actions worthy of the love I’ve received.

[…]

It’s all my fault. My carelessness is giving everyone who cares about me a hard time. I will try not to do anything wrong again and live with repentance. Due to this incident, I have greatly damaged the precious memories I made with the members and fans and put a lot of pressure on the name of the BTS. I feel so sorry and painful that it’s hard to express because it’s causing damage to the members and the team. I’m sorry that the members who always trusted me have a hard time because of me. And I know the disappointment that the fans who supported and supported me must have felt.”

[…]

I just feel sorry for the fans who have always given me too much love… I know that it is difficult to heal the wounds and disappointments that my fans have received with any words, so I regret it deeply and reflect on it with a heavy heart every day. Once again, I sincerely apologize to the fans who were hurt by me. We will receive criticism and reprimand as well as future dispositions. Finally, once again, I sincerely apologize for causing a social stir and disappointing many people.”

Suga also admitted to his “mistake of riding an electric scooter on the sidewalk after drinking” on August 6.

As relayed by Billboard, “BTS’ label BigHit also shared a pair of statements on Weverse at the time, noting that Suga was wearing a helmet and had only traveled about 500 meters before falling down while parking the scooter.”

Brat has been one of the year’s biggest hits so far, and it sounds like there’s potentially more where that came from.

In a new Vulture interview, Charli XCX said there’s a “full-length other project” that may be on the way. She wouldn’t call it a remix album but said, “It’s definitely in the bratosphere, so to speak.” The story also notes that Charli was recently in the studio with Bon Iver and Danielle Haim.

Meanwhile, the piece also includes quotes on Charli from Taylor Swift and “Guess” partner Billie Eilish. Swift said, “I’ve been blown away by Charli’s melodic sensibilities since I first heard ‘Stay Away’ in 2011. Her writing is surreal and inventive, always. She just takes a song to places you wouldn’t expect it to go, and she’s been doing it consistently for over a decade. I love to see hard work like that pay off.” Eilish called Charli the “coolest b*tch I know” and said, “I’m just so honored to have been a part of Brat Summer.”

She also talked about her relationship with Atlantic Records, saying, “I’ve always been … interpreted as difficult. I have a high standard, and I don’t think they’re right always. And I’m not willing to do something just because they think it’s right. They don’t know what’s best for me and my career, you know? I don’t suffer bullsh*tters, you know? There are a lot of bullsh*tters in the music industry. There really, really are.”

Find the full feature here.

For decades, sneaker companies have used their sponsorship of college athletics to create a pipeline to get young athletes into their gear, hoping to carry on that partnership once they are at the professional level. However, with college athletes now able to sign endorsement deals, there are avenues for a player to sign with a different brand if they want.

On Monday, we saw that happen with the biggest name in men’s college basketball this season, as incoming Duke freshman Cooper Flagg (the expected No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft) was announced as the new face of New Balance’s basketball division (video here). It’s a huge get for New Balance, as the brand has put together an impressive lineup in their return to the hoops space in recent years, headlined by Kawhi Leonard, Tyrese Maxey, and Jamal Murray, but Flagg gives them a potential young superstar to build their brand around.

As Flagg explained to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, signing with New Balance was a nod to his Maine roots.

“The connection with New Balance as a family company and a company with Maine roots means a lot to me,” Flagg told ESPN. “That makes this really different and special. My mom used to go to the tent sale for back-to-school shopping there when we were kids. That really aligns the brand with my roots. It’s a perfect fit.”

Flagg is still expected to wear Nike on the court at Duke (although, it is possible some player will challenge that rule at some point in the not too distant future), but off the court he will rock New Balance and then move to wearing their basketball line once he’s in the league in 2025.

Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it’s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the Uproxx recommendations on a daily basis can be a lot to ask, so every Monday we’re offering up this rundown of the best new music this week.

This week saw Sabrina Carpenter continue her summer success and Jessie Reyez link up with an icon. Yeah, it was a great week for new music. Check out the highlights below.

For more music recommendations, check out our Listen To This section, as well as our Indie Mixtape and Pop Life newsletters.

Sabrina Carpenter — “Taste”

As one of 2024 biggest stars, Sabrina Carpenter didn’t exactly need help generating excitement around her new album, Short N’ Sweet. A “Taste” video in which she kills and kisses Jenna Ortega didn’t hurt, though.

Coldplay, Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna, and Tini — “We Pray”

Coldplay haven’t historically been huge on features, although they’ve had more of them in recent years. Last week’s epic “We Pray” is especially notable on that front, as it sees the band teaming up with Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna, and Tini.

Jessie Reyez — “Ridin” Feat. Lil Wayne

Wayne has been a rap icon for years now, and Reyez managed to lock up a feature from him on “Ridin.” The sexually charged tune is built on a head-bobbing groove, and Wayne and Reyez turn out to be a perfect pair for the track.

Mk.gee — “Lonely Fight”

Mk.gee is heading out on a North American tour in a week, and he’ll have at least one new song to play on the dates. Actually, fans already know this one, as “Lonely Fight” is a live favorite that now has an official release.

Cash Cobain — “Act Like”

Cobain’s ascent continues with the release of his debut album, Play Cash Cobain. As Uproxx’s Aaron Williams notes, album highlight “Act Like” is “an inquisitive plea to a lover, based on a sample of R&B star Tyrese Gibson’s 2002 hit ‘How You Gonna Act Like That..’”

Doechii — “Boom Bap”

Doechii is having fun on “Boom Bap,” a two-minute tune that features everything from scatting to blowing raspberries. Doechii’s TDE debut Alligator Bites Never Heal is shaping up to be a project to keep an eye on.

Fontaines DC — “In The Modern World”

Dublin rockers Fontaines DC have been stars in their native Ireland for the past half-decade, and they’ve had momentum stateside, too. Their new album Romance and songs like the anthemic “In The Modern World” should help continue the push.

Yaeji — “Booboo”

For her first new song of 2024, Yaeji went back to 2017: Last week’s “Booboo” actually interpolates her own “Raingurl” and shows Yaeji’s renewed appreciation for dance music.

Foxing — “Hell 99”

“1999 / Stuck until the end / Suffer ’til the end / Masochistic trend / Carson MTV / Bizkit NYE / F*ck f*ck f*ck.” What a way to start a song, and that’s just what Foxing did on their in-your-face single “Hell 99.”

Illuminati Hotties — “Sleeping In”

Sarah Tudzin has proven to be a real Swiss Army knife, whether she’s producing an engineering for a host of recognizable artists or doing her own thing as Illuminati Hotties. Her new album Power is out now, and “Sleeping In” is a charming look at adapting when it’s worth it.