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Last summer, FLO caught up with Uproxx and hinted at their collective mindset around their forthcoming debut full-length album.

“You never know what people are gonna latch on to, so you want to make sure that everything you’re doing is something that you’re like 100% proud of,” Jorja Douglas said, adding, “We’re not in full bloom yet. We really want people to just stick around and watch us develop and turn into the incredible artists that we know we are deep down inside.”

On Thursday, August 22, FLO confirmed they’re ready to bloom by announcing Access All Areas, their debut LP due out on November 15. The British trio also consisting of Renée Downer and Stella Quaresma have released “Walk Like This,” “Caught Up,” and “Check” as singles this year.

“We were just 3 girls from the UK who loved to sing, we’ll never forget how [‘Cardboard Box’] introduced u to us and us to this crazy new life, our label didn’t even want us to drop that song first,” FLO wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

The 2023 BRITs Rising Star Award winners elaborated across a series of subsequent posts, as excerpted below.

“We know we’ve taken our time with putting out an album… but one thing about us is that we are perfectionistssss! All areas of our craft have to be ready and that took time.

We’re not fully grown, but we’re no longer teens. It’s a strange but exciting time, we’re growing into this new era in front of all of you…the work is non stop and we’re away from home every 2 mins but we have the most loyal supporters who make our dream our reality.

We’re excitednervousgassedproudscreamingcrying to have finally gotten to the finish line. we’re ready for the soundtrack of our lives to be YOURS.”

Access All Areas is out 11/15 via Island Records. Find more information here.

John Cena brought some much-deserved attention to costume designers when he appeared at the 2024 Oscars to present the award for Best Costume Design wearing nothing but a modesty garment to cover his junk. It was one of the most memorable moments of the ceremony, but the Peacemaker star was initially apprehensive about doing the bit.

“I got all the people behind the camera, but then I walk out in front of a room of my peers, many of which I’ve never met because I haven’t worked my way up to meet [them],” he said on a recent episode of the Club Shay Shay podcast. “I have the most decorated performers, producers, directors in one room and I’m gonna go out there with my balls in the wind, with an index card covering my stuff like, ‘Hey guys, is this funny? Are we good?’”

Cena also discussed the humiliation of filming on-screen sex scenes. “There are so many people you need to make a movie,” he said. “There’s nothing intimate about it. Nothing. Like it’s really embarrassing.”

As an example, Cena recalled a sex scene with Amy Schumer in 2015’s Trainwreck. “On top of that, to do a comedic sex scene, where you’re like, making fun of yourself? They literally [said], ‘Try to have the most awkward sex you possibly can.’ I don’t want to say it sucks, but it’s different than you all think it was,” he shared. No wonder sex scenes are going extinct.

You can listen to the podcast below.

There are only a handful of Hollywood directors who could, if it really came down to it, survive in a haunted house for a night. Tim Burton would be fine at first, though he would try to befriend the ghosts with disastrous consequences. James Cameron would probably try to reason with the ghosts by throwing a few million at them and the promise of a sequel, but ultimately be unsuccessful. But Guillermo del Toro… he would be the one to survive. At least, he should be, based on his resume.

The iconic filmmaker is currently in Scotland, presumably getting some shots for his upcoming Frankenstein adaptation, where he revealed that he would be staying at a supposedly haunted establishment.

Earlier this week, the director posted the following (filled with typos for dramatic effect — we’ll get to that later) on social media:

Whilst in Aberdeen, I am staying in an old 1800’s hotel. i am in the Most Haunted room of it- which was vacated this morning by one of our producers. Odd electrical and physical occurences scared her into leaving asap. Stay tuned- if anything happens I will report. I always stay in “the most haunted rooms“ but onlybonce did I experience anything supernatural- the rest of the time: nothing. I have high hopes.

I love Scotland- and, even when my links to it are not by bloodline, I feel close to it. My mother’s family side, has lineage going to Ireland- the O’Colligan family. My Grandfather (after whom I am named) was Guillermo Gomez O’Colligan.

It appears that one of the producers with del Toro had been too spooked to stay in a seemingly haunted room, so he took over and wanted to see the place for himself. This was on Tuesday.

Then, by Thursday, del Toro was clearly distressed, as evident by his increasing number of typos:

UPDATE-. I can only say:. Nothingbhas happened yet, but the atmosphere in the room is opressive and I am not gonna spend much more time there. It may be suggestion, but at this point I kept it but am sleeping in another room- I need 6 hours of sleep to have a good shooting day- Im stopping there early and late in the day- but something is in that room with me… If anything happens or Nothing does expect one or two more updates.

It’s concerning that we don’t quite know what we’re up against here. Is it a demon? A ghost? Hellboy? Unclear. But hopefully we can raise enough awareness to that del Toro will opt for a Marriott hotel next time.

Del Toro is safe (for now), and he posted one more update: “6:28 Scotland. Finished the shooting day. Going into the room now- dinner at 8:00 Anything happens and I will update. the room has more than vibes there is something angry and teritorial there. A shred of rage. Room #4” Maybe the “vibe” is just a entity asking for a cameo in Pans Labyrinth 2.

Last June, Jeremy Zucker dropped his Is Nothing Sacred? EP. Last October, Chelsea Cutler dropped Stellaria, her third full-length album. Cutler and Zucker are each extremely successful singer-songwriters, but fans can’t get enough of their collaborative relationship in the Brent universe.

On Thursday, August 22, Cutler and Zucker met the incessant fan demand for more Brent by teasing Brent Forever, which will be their third joint project. The 40-second video takes us back to the Brent cabin, where Zucker walks in with a guitar to be met by Cutler sitting at the piano. As of this writing, no further information about the project has been confirmed, but Brent Forever is available to pre-save here.

Cutler and Zucker released their Brent joint EP in May 2019. Standout track “You Were Good To Me” is two-times-platinum-certified. Brent II followed in February 2021, and “This Is How You Fall In Love” is certified gold.

Each of the Brent EPs has been five tracks, so it would make sense for the third installment to also consist of five tracks. However, if Brent is meant to be a trilogy and this is the end, maybe Brent Forever is a full-length album.

Cutler and Zucker will surely divulge more details sooner than later.

Back in the early days of social media, Myspace was king, and a now-iconic part of the experience was listening to the songs users would have on their profiles. That hasn’t been a common social media feature since then, but now Instagram is bringing it back.

How To Add A Song To Your Instagram Profile

On your Instagram profile, tap the “Edit profile” button. Then, scroll down to the “Music” option, and tap where it says “Add music to your profile.” From there, you can browse the songs available to use, select one, and then choose a 30-second portion of the song to use. To change the song, just remove the song currently in use via the “Edit profile” menu and then go through the selection process again.

As The Verge notes, Instagram launched the feature today in partnership with Sabrina Carpenter, who is currently using it to preview her song “Taste,” which hasn’t yet been officially released in full as of this post.

Meanwhile, in a recent interview, Carpenter said of her path to stardom, “I have dreams and goals, and I will say I’m a little bit of a freak manifester sometimes, which is a blessing and a curse, depending on how you look at it. I always knew deep down that this was something I would do with my life, and I didn’t ever really doubt that, even when sh*t was hitting the ceiling fan.”

Netflix original movies have largely moved from being bizarre little tales that turn into juggernauts and happen to star A-listers to movies that are planned as A-lister Mad Libs-style gatherings where the story sometimes feels secondary to the assembled cast. Lately, however, Netflix films have begun to come into their own as deserved comeback vehicles and as adaptations of beloved YA properties that are destined to be binged into oblivion.

That latter category is where Uglies appears to reside. We will have to wait and see if the viewership agrees when the movie streams in a few weeks, but for the moment, let’s roll out the must-knows before arrival:

Plot

Uglies adapts Scott Westerfeld’s young-adult dystopian novel that revolves around a world with government-mandated cosmetic surgery for every teen. Those who complete the process are declared as “Pretties” and graduate to a presumably cushy and utopian life, but the outcome isn’t always that simple. Joey King’s character, Tally Youngblood, looks forward to the process but then has a realization that takes her on an inner journey as well as a quest to locate a missing friend.

As the film’s director, McG, told Netflix’s Tudum blog, “It’s the belief of the society that if we all look the way we want, you can eradicate conflict.” As Westerfeld has pointed out, however, the sci-fi story has plenty of “McG” touches like people might expect from the director of Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle: “The ‘uglies’ play pranks, ride hoverboards, and sneak into parties. They jump off buildings in bungee jackets! If you put McG in a dystopia, he would totally be that guy.”

From the official movie synopsis:

In a futuristic world that imposes a cosmetic surgery at 16, Tally is eager for her turn to join the rest of society. But when a friend runs away, Tally embarks on a journey to save her that upends everything she thought she wanted.

Joey King has been pumped for this adaptation since signing on to both executive produce and star as Tally. In 2022, the A Family Affair star declared, “The Uglies books meant a lot to me as a kid… what a dream realized! I was 11-years-old when I feel in love with the books.”

If all goes well for the streaming numbers with this film, there are three more books in Westerfeld’s series: Pretties, Specials, and Extras. Stay tuned on that note.

Cast

King will be accompanies by Laverne Cox, Chase Stokes, Keith Powers, and Brianne Tju.

Release Date

Uglies will stream beginning September 13 only on Netflix.

Trailer

From the looks of this trailer, sequel talk will likely happen:

Anderson .Paak and The Free Nationals will celebrate his January 2016 album Malibu with a tour of the same name. Anderson will perform Malibu in its entirety for each of the 14 shows, beginning on September 18 in Bend, Oregon.

Malibu is not the only remnant from 2016 that Anderson .Paak wants to keep alive in 2024.

On Thursday, August 22, Anderson .Paak announced that his 2016 NPR Tiny Desk concert with The Free Nationals will be released as a limited-edition vinyl. The 15-minute performance has accumulated over 108.8 million views on YouTube since it premiered on August 22, 2016.

“Thank you Tiny Desk for the beautiful platform and for giving us our most viral performance on the web, and thanks to everyone that it has reached and inspired in some way,” the eight-time Grammy winner said in a statement, as per press release. “We hope you enjoy this exclusive vinyl release of the performance that changed everything for me and my band.”

The limited-edition vinyl is available to order here for $35 on Anderson .Paak’s official website.

“Featuring The Free Nationals, the performance includes four of Anderson’s most iconic tracks — “Come Down,” “Heart Don’t Stand a Chance,” “Put Me Thru,” and “Suede” — with all four tracks spread onto a Side A and Side B,” the official product listing says.

Side A and Side B will each play at 33 1/3 RPM. Side A will feature “Come Down” and “Heart Don’t Stand A Chance,” leaving “Put Me Thru” and “Suede” for Side B.

Watch Anderson .Paak and The Free Nationals’ August 2016 NPR Tiny Desk above, and see their upcoming tour dates below.

09/18 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater
09/19 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
09/21 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
09/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
09/26 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
09/27 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
09/28 – Las Vegas, NV @ Fontainebleau Las Vegas
10/02 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10/04 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
10/05 – Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
10/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann
10/09 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
10/11 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
10/13 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre

Jenna Ortega has been hard at work making Tim Burton’s eclectic stories come to life with both Wednesday and the upcoming Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice over the last year or so. But when she’s not playing a goth teen, she’s been exploring a different type of talent: music.

Ortega stopped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon where she discussed bringing her love of music onto set with her. “Sometimes I like to bring my synthesizer to set, because I feel like music is the best way to get to know somebody,” she revealed. Ortega is currently shooting season two of Wednesday, which she is also producing.

But she believes that music helps her bond with her co-stars in way that just acting can’t. Maybe it’s the silly costumes or the excessive eyeliner, but it might be hard to take each other seriously on a Tim Burton set.

She explained, “You come on these sets, and you see people that you’ve never met before and then you’re super close to them for two months, and then you never see them again. So I got the synthesizer because I wanted to play music for people or get a feel for what they like, and then I can make them playlists or get to know them a little better.” She didn’t reveal what is on Michael Keaton’s playlist, but now that we know it exists, there must be a way to aquire it.

In addition to her playlist curation, Ortega also wants to venture into composing. “I would love to be a composer. I love film scores, I love everything about film scores, and composing is just so interesting to me. I like to do it a little in my free time.” It seems tough to imagine someone as in-demand as Ortgea having free time, but maybe she’ll be dropping an experimental goth-inspired ambient drone album sometime soon. Maybe!

Check out the full clip above.

Lana Del Rey is following up the longest album title of her career with her shortest. Lasso is the “A&W” singer’s pivot into country, although as she explained in a recent interview, most of her albums have been inspired by the genre.

“All my albums are somewhat rooted in Americana, unless it’s an album like Honeymoon which has a jazz flair, so I don’t think it will be a heavy departure,” Del Rey told Vogue. “If anything, it will just be a little lighter lyrically, and more pointed in a classic country, American, or Southern Gothic production — which again, so many of my songs already are.”

Lasso was announced by Del Rey, who recently collaborated with Quavo on “Tough,” at a pre-Grammys event earlier this year. “If you can’t already tell by our award winners and our performers, the music business is going country. We’re going country. It’s happening,” she said. “That’s why Jack [Antonoff] has followed me to Muscle Shoals, Nashville, Mississippi, over the last four years.”

Del Rey performed at the Rock en Seine music festival in France on Wednesday (“To play anywhere in Paris is more than a childhood dream,” the singer told Vogue), but didn’t debut any new songs from the album.

Lasso is supposedly coming out in September.

On August 25, 2014, Ariana Grande released My Everything as her sophomore LP. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — Grande’s second of six No. 1 albums, with the most recent being Eternal Sunshine this March — and solidified Grande as a perennial hitmaker.

Worth celebrating, yes?

On Thursday, August 22, Grande announced her plans to commemorate a decade of My Everything. A digital deluxe release is out now, while limited 7-inch vinyl singles will be released on Monday, August 26, and digital single bundles will become available on Tuesday, August 27.

“Happy tenth anniversary to an album that very much changed my life,” Grande captioned her Instagram announcement. “I love you all so much and am deeply grateful always. Hope you enjoy these little anniversary celebration surprises.”

According to a press release, the limited 7-inch vinyl bundle features “Problem,” “Break Free,” “Love Me Harder,” and “One Last Time.” You can listen to the digital deluxe album here or pre-order vinyl here.

See the full deluxe album tracklist below.

Ariana Grande’s My Everything (Tenth Anniversary Edition) Tracklist

1. “Intro”
2. “Problem”
3. “One Last Time”
4. “Why Try”
5. “Break Free”
6. “Best Mistake”
7. “Be My Baby”
8. “Break Your Heart Right Back”
9. “Love Me Harder”
10. “Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart”
11. “Hands On Me”
12. “My Everything”
13. “Bang Bang” +
14. “Only 1” +
15. “You Don’t Know Me” +
16. “Cadillac Song” +*
17. “Too Close” +*

+ First time on vinyl
* First time on DSPs