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You probably rolled your eyes at this headline. At this point, who wouldn’t? It’s difficult to take any rumor seriously about Rihanna’s ninth album, which would be her first LP since 2016 if it ever arrives, but it’s also worth relaying because any glimmer of hope is better than the deafening possibility that Rihanna might never release another album.

This week, Jack Hardwick of The US Sun reported, “Rihanna’s ninth album is finally on the cusp of being released.”

“I can reveal the ‘Diamonds’ singer is also in talks for a huge world tour throughout 2025, which has the potential to be one of the biggest comebacks of all time,” the tabloid additionally relayed. “But the good news for Rihanna’s fans does not stop there, as I understand she is once again at the top of Glastonbury’s list to headline next summer’s event. She had secretly been booked to perform at Worthy Farm in 2023, but dropped out after becoming pregnant with her second child Riot, with rapper ASAP Rocky.”

Rihanna revealed her second pregnancy while performing the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show in February 2023. Fans had hoped that Rihanna’s Super Bowl show would act as a launching pad for her desperately awaited return to music.

Drake attended Michael Rubin’s annual Fourth Of July all-white party in The Hamptons, and his presence directly impacted the party’s playlist.

Rubin confirmed to The Breakfast Club that there was truth behind rumors claiming that Kendrick Lamar’s chart-topping Drake diss track “Not Like Us” was not allowed to be played at the party.

“Drake’s my friend for a long time,” Fanatics CEO Rubin said. “I’m not gonna invite him and then have, you know, look, he’s obviously going through a little bit of a battle right now. I’m not gonna have him come there — I just didn’t think it was appropriate. So, I just sent a note, I said, ‘Hey, let’s not play anyone’s music that’s feuding with anyone that’s there.’”

Rubin noted that Drake had not asked Rubin to prevent “Not Like Us” from playing.

“The day before, we had a small barbecue for a few hours that was supposed to be thirty people [but] turned into 200 people for about ten hours,” he added. “That was the pre-game to the white party. When they turned the music on, just like in my house, they put RapCaviar, and ‘Not Like Us’ came on. It was in the middle of ‘Not Like Us.’ I’m like, ‘Get that off! Get that off!’ [Drake] was pulling up soon.”

Elsewhere this week, former US President Barack Obama raised eyebrows by omitting “Not Like Us” from his 2024 summer playlist.

Watch Rubin on The Breakfast Club above.

Last month, BigHit Music teased that BTS star Jung Kook would release Jung Kook: I Am Still. The extent of the information provided was, “Coming Soon to Cinemas!”

On Wednesday, August 14, BigHit confirmed that Jung Kook: I Am Still, Jung Kook’s “first official documentary,” will premiere in cinemas worldwide on September 18. The documentary was directed by Junsoo Park, a frequent BTS collaborator.

Billboard posted a video showing Jung Kook announcing the news.

“The film presents exclusive never-before-seen footage and interviews, alongside electrifying live performances that delve into the creative process, unwavering work ethic, and unique challenges faced by a global superstar,” a press release stated, as per Variety. “It offers viewers an intimate look into the journey behind his solo debut that showcased the pinnacle of Jung Kook’s artistry and catapulted him to a global popstar.”

Variety additionally relayed that Big Hit delineated the documentary’s timeline as “beginning around the time Jung Kook released ‘Seven,’ a song featuring the American rapper Latto, in a lead-up to his first solo album, Golden.”

“Seven” dropped in July 2023, and Jung Kook released Golden last November. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.

As a group, BTS has been on hiatus since announcing mandated South Korean military service in October 2022.

Emily In Paris is about to bring back questionable life choices and silly fashion back to Netflix, although those things arguably never left the streaming service in the first place. Lily Collins’ baguette-wielding heroine will return following that season finale in which she found out that Hot Chef Gabriel is still smitten with her but unfortunately impregnated Camille. To make matters worse, Camille’s altar-bound outburst dissolved Emily’s relationship with Alfie, which means that everything is perfectly chaotic with a newly single Emily at the start of the fourth season.

I’m not sure how she will cope with this situation since she’s already given herself bangs, but we will soon find out.

When Does Emily In Paris Season 4 Release On Netflix?

The (unfortunately) irresistible Darren Star show returns on Thursday, August 15 and follows the usual Netflix release plan of dropping at 12:00am PST and 3:00am EST.

This season will contain more than mere romantic troubles, however. Mindy will quest for Eurovision, and Emily will also travel outside of France. Perhaps she might even get some work done while helping to expand Savoir, too. What will be different this season, however, is that not everything will be sunshiney because — wait for it — Emily and Gabriel will actually engage in shouting matches. Don’t worry, though. They can’t stay stormy for too long. This isn’t Melrose Place, after all.

With that said, only five episodes will drop on August 15, and the rest of the season will have to wait until September 12. The streaming struggle is real, vous autres.

As the WNBA continues to grow, big league events are becoming a bigger deal for general sports fans. This year’s WNBA All-Star Game in Phoenix was a big draw, helped by the fact that every Olympic year the WNBA has the best All-Star game format of any league, pitting Team USA against the WNBA All-Stars — many of whom feel snubbed by USA Basketball.

That won’t be the case again until 2028, but in 2025 the league will look to continue building on the incredible momentum the league is carrying this year. To do so, they’re going to take All-Star Weekend to Indianapolis for the first time ever, according to ESPN’s Alexa Philippou. The Fever have been part of the WNBA for 25 seasons, but have never played host to All-Star Weekend. That will change next year, as the WNBA world will descend on Indianapolis — a year after they hosted NBA All-Star Weekend.

Beyond being a very good events city, Indianapolis also has become one of the central focuses of the women’s basketball world thanks to the arrival of Caitlin Clark. Clark was one of three All-Stars from the Fever this year, as the 2023 No. 1 pick Aliyah Boston and veteran guard Kelsey Mitchell joined her in Phoenix. The Fever hope to be building off of a potential playoff appearance this year in 2025, and the Indiana faithful will get to show their support for the league as a whole at the All-Star Game.

Three years after making her Top Dawg Entertainment debut alongside Isiah Rashad on “Wat U Sed,” Tampa rapper Doechii has announced the release date for her first full-length project with the label, the fittingly titled, Alligator Bites Never Heal. She’s been releasing her “Swamp Sessions” videos for the past month, dropping “Bullfrog,” “Catfish,” “Nissan Altima,” “Florida Wata,” and “Sunday’s Best” on her YouTube leading up to the announcement, and on August 30, we’ll see how the full project fits together. Doechii also returned to Twitter (never calling it “X” — Elon doesn’t even do that), giving short explanations of each of the new songs.

In addition to the Swamp Sessions, Doechii teamed up with fellow Florida native JT on “Alter Ego” and released the nostalgic video for “Rocket in conjunction with Sprite’s Limelight series. While fans may think that the gap between Doechii’s introductory EP she/her/black b*tch and her first full-length project has been too long, Top Dawg Entertainment has never rushed perfection, allowing artists like Kendrick Lamar, Isaiah Rashad, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, and SZA to take five years or more between albums — a bet that seemingly pays off every time. It’s good to see they trusted the same process with the outspoken Doechii; August 30 can’t get here soon enough.

Alligator Bites Never Heal is due on 8/30 via Top Dawg Entertainment. You can find more information here.

New York rapper Cash Cobain‘s popularity has been skyrocketing all 2024. His breakout single, “Fisherrr,” attracted the attention of established superstar Ice Spice, who appeared on the remix and tapped Cobain as the opening act for her Y2K! tour; he’s garnered co-signs from even bigger artists like J. Cole and Don Toliver; he appeared on the XXL Freshman cover; and his new single, “Problems,” transforms TikTok star Laila!’s breakout hit into a 7-minute posse cut featuring 6lack, Big Sean, Fabolous, and more. As it turns out, he ain’t done yet.

Today, Cash announced the release of his new album, Play Cash Cobain. The LP is due to drop on August 23 via Giant Music with 20 tracks, including previously released singles “Fisherrr,” “Dunk Contest,” “Rump Punch,” and the newly released “Problems.” The cover art is quintessentially Cash Cobain, with a very of-the-moment photo of a young woman holding up her phone to her forehead, Heads Up-style, with a screen that reads “Play Cash Cobain” (as someone with a lot of DJ friends, don’t actually do this, though; most DJs hate it and are probably not going to play the song you want, especially if they already did). Check it out below.

Play Cash Cobain is due on 8/23 via Giant Music. You can find more information here.

Sydney Sweeney is — as Pearl might put — a star. She’s on a hit HBO show, and her big-screen career has blossomed following the unexpected box office success of Anyone But You and the glowing reviews for her performance in Immaculate. Not even Madame Web (which is no longer the worst-reviewed movie of the year) can slow her momentum. All of her dreams are coming true, especially since she now has a backyard for her dog.

Sweeney’s pup, a female pitbull-mix puppy named Tank, is on the cover of Vogue, I mean, Dogue. They used to live in an apartment, but “my whole dream, since I got her in high school, was to be able to get her a backyard,” the actress said. Five years ago, her dream came true: they moved into a house in Los Angeles with a backyard. “Tank, I did this for you! This is your backyard!” Sweeney shouted the first time Tank got to enjoy her new outdoor domain. She added, “That was the most fulfilling moment of my life.”

Everyone say hi to Tank!

But while Tank loves her backyard, she also enjoys joining Sweeney at work. “She will literally lay under the camera and not move,” the Barbarella star said. “The moment we call action, she stops moving and doesn’t make a sound. Then you call cut and then she gets up. It’s amazing.” No one wants Euphoria season 3 to happen more than Tank — I bet she misses getting head scratches from Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, and Hunter Schafer. Wouldn’t you?

(Via Vogue)

Of all the emerging trends in music in 2024, the one that undoubtedly sucks the most is artists canceling or postponing their tours at the last minute. R&B superstar Usher just became the latest artist to reschedule the start of a tour with less than a day’s notice, informing fans looking forward to his Past Present Future opener in Atlanta that the hometown show has been postponed.

“For my 30-plus year career, 100% of my blood, sweat and tears has gone into putting on the best performance and creating a memorable experience for my fans,” he wrote on social media. “I have every intention of doing that for this tour as well which is why I have to postpone tonight’s show and reschedule it for a later date to give my body a second to rest and heal. You’re still going to get a bit of the past, some of the present and a unique look into the future on the rescheduled date but you’ll also be getting 100% of me.”

“The last thing I want to ever do is disappoint you, the fans who have been eagerly waiting for this tour to start,” the statement continues. “However, I wouldn’t be the entertainer that I am if I can’t physically give you my best. My team will be sharing news of the rescheduled date soon. I can’t wait to celebrate this legacy with you”

Usher has two more Atlanta shows billed at the State Farm Arena this week, on Friday, August 16, and Saturday, August 17, but it remains unclear at the moment whether these shows will also be postponed. The next stop on the schedule is Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, August 20 and 21. Fortunately, Usher has joined another trend: His concert film, Usher: Rendezvous In Paris, is billed to hit theaters on September 12-15, and he won’t have to physically be there for that.

Unless the word “Deadpool” is in the title, it’s hard to get people to notice your movie. There are ways to grab the public’s attention, though. Have the movie premiere at a splashy festival, like the Toronto International Film Festival. Also, cast some big stars like, say, Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield. They’re great! But most of all — and I can’t stress this enough — release a still from the movie with the dopiest-looking horse you’ve ever seen.

This week, the X account Film Crave shared a photo from We Live in Time, a romantic drama starring Pugh and Garfield. But no one is paying attention to them. Everyone is too busy looking at the carousel horse who looks like he can only say one word, and that word is “derp” (see it here). That goofy grin is all over social media — he’s on the cover of Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter album, and breaking through creepy hotel doors, and bursting through chests.

We Live in Time is being released in the United States by A24, who acknowledged the unlikely meme by sharing a tweet from @PallaviGunalan, who wrote, “dying at the f*cking horse.” A star is born.

We Live in Time follows Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield), who “are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives,” according to the official plot synopsis. “As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.” It opens in theaters on October 11.

You can watch the trailer below.