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The new Sinners trailer debuted this week and, in the process, introduced the world to the fifth feature collaboration between powerhouse filmmaker Ryan Coogler and actor/producer/sometimes director Michael B. Jordan. The resulting horror movie follows troubled twin brothers, both portrayed by Jordan, who will “return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back” during Jim Crow-era South.

This formerly top-secret project will arrive in March 2025, which isn’t exactly tomorrow, but if you would like to relive collaborative cinematic excellence, here is where you can stream the pair’s existing joint works:

Fruitvale Station (streaming on Max): Coogler’s debut feature film retraces the events leading up to the death of Oscar Grant (Jordan) who was killed in Oakland by now-ex-police officer Johannes Mehserle.

Creed (streaming on MGM+ & Amazon): This film introduces a more than worthy trilogy of Rocky Balboa successor movies, which co-starred Sylvester Stallone in trainer and mentor form to Adonis Johnson (Jordan), whose father, Apollo Creed, died while fighting dastardly rival Ivan Drago.

Black Panther (streaming on Disney+): With Chadwick Boseman in the lead and heroic role, Jordan got to have a (shirtless) blast as Erik Killmonger, who remains an almost universal favorite villain of those who have ever counted themselves fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (streaming on Disney+) This film not only stood as a merited sequel but also faced the unenviable task of paying tribute to the late Boseman. Even though Killmonger obviously did not emerge as the new Black Panther, Jordan still got to briefly raise his character from the grave to nearly steal the show.

Let’s close with a half-serious dream for the future.

The planned revival of The X-Files: Original series creator Chris Carter broke the news of Coogler’s in-the-works series that will further investigate whether “the truth is out there” as Fox Mulder subscribed. Gillian Anderson has gone on the record to say that she would be down to join this very real project, but god only knows if a release date will materialize. Still, it’s tempting to wonder what role, if any, that Jordan could adopt, whether that’s producing with his very good friend or even stepping into “I want to believe” shoes.

We’ll stop speculating now. Happy viewing for the above (completed) films.

Earlier in the month, Rosalía revealed that she’s hard at work on her full length follow-up to Motomami. Although the “New Woman” singer hasn’t shared an expected release date, today (September 24) she did share another taste of what’s to come.

On Rosalía’s latest single, “Omega,” she enlisted the creative assistance of Ralphie Choo for the joyous love track. Given Rosalía’s shocking split from Rauw Alejandro, fans worried that the broken engagement would leave her jaded. However, that couldn’t be further from the truth. “Omega” proves that Rosalía refuses to give up on love and with Ralphie Choo by her side she has all the support she needs.

In the official video directed by Rosalía’s longtime collaborator, Stillz, the pair metaphorically showcases that upbeat mindset as they navigate the turns and twists of a thrilling rollercoaster ride. “You and I lost among poppies / Your eyes shine, they are two guns / Our tongues embrace, they’re no longer alone,” sings Rosalía.

In a statement Rosalía shared the inspiration behind the track. “Omega is the end,” she said. “It’s the celebration of having found what you wanted and the security with which one decides to stay. Omega is firmness with the one you love that makes you not want to be anywhere else but there.”

As for working with Ralphie Choo, Rosalía described it as a “pleasure.”

“He’s a whirlwind of energy in the studio,” she said. “He’s also a really happy spirit, super creative and incredibly generous. I remember that we sent each other so many songs before we got into the studio to work on Omega because we’re both such music lovers and I realized right away that our musical taste is really similar.”

Watch Rosalía’s official video for “Omega” featuring Ralphie Choo above.

Raising Cane’s is great. The restaurant chain makes the best chicken tenders in all of fast food (we know, we’ve done the tests), and if the long snaking drive-thru lines are any indication, we aren’t the only ones who think that. Part of Raising Cane’s success is its simplistic but focused menu. There are only five menu items: chicken tenders, a chicken sandwich (made with chicken tenders), fries, Texas toast, and coleslaw, and each one of them is made incredibly well (we have some gripes with the chicken sandwich; read about that here) because Raising Cane’s is able to drill down and keep the quality high.

With such a simple menu, it might seem like there isn’t anything you can really do to enhance your eating experience at Cane’s, but, you’re wrong! There are actually a few hidden menu changes that you can make to your food for an arguably better, more delicious experience.

So to help guide you to a better meal, we’re naming our three absolute favorite menu hacks to level up your meal at Raising Cane’s. You could apply all three of these to a single meal, or mix ‘em up, they apply to every single combo order at Raising Cane’s. Let’s eat.

Order Your Sandwich On Toast

Why We Love It:

My two biggest issues with the Raising Cane’s chicken sandwich are the bread, which is too thick, too dry, and not very flavorful, and that the sandwich is made with three chicken tenders rather than a breast filet. We can’t do anything to change the latter issue, but we can fix the bread problem.

Simply ask for your sandwich to be made on toast, and instead of the bland Raising Cane’s sandwich bun, you’ll get a sandwich made on Raising Cane’s wonderful Texas Toast.

The rich and savory butter and garlic notes of the toast pair excellently with the fingers and season-heavy Cane’s sauce, resulting in a sandwich that rivals even Popeye’s. The fact that Raising Cane’s has bread this good and chooses not to use it disturbs me!

The Bottom Line:

This simple hack completely transforms the Raising Cane’s chicken sandwich, making it one of the best chicken sandwiches in all of fast food.

Ask For BOBS

Why We Love It:

Don’t worry, asking for a BOB at Raising Cane’s isn’t going to make it so that you’re eternally haunted by Bob from Twin Peaks — though we’re not opposed to a Bob and Raising Cane’s team-up, the restaurant has worked with Post Malone and Snoop, Bob would be the perfect Halloween collab — but it will greatly enhance your chicken combo.

BOBS stands for buttered on both sides, a hack for the Texas Toast that doubles down on the garlic butter by, well, buttering and grilling the bread on both sides rather than the standard one side.

It makes the bread much more sumptuous and indulgent, and you’re already eating a plate of fried food, so you might as well go all out!

The Bottom Line:

Raising Cane’s Texas Toast is already the best bread side at any fast food chain, make it even better by doubling down on the garlic butter.

Ordering To Go? Get Your Chicken Extra Crispy

Why We Love It:

If you’ve ever ordered Raising Cane’s to-go you’re well aware that once the chicken sits in the box for even a minute, what was once a wonderfully crunchy golden brown chicken tender, turns into… well, it’s still a chicken tender, but now it’s all soggy, mushy and wet. That can be avoided by asking for your chicken “extra crispy.”

That might sound like a recipe for dry chicken tenders, but extra crispy at Raising Cane’s means the tenders sit in the fryer for about 30 seconds longer, which helps make the breading just a bit crunchier without affecting the quality of the meat inside. That crunchier exterior will hold up better in transit and also tastes great if you’re dining in.

The Bottom Line:

Say goodbye to soggy chicken with this extra crunchy, extra crispy menu hack.

Sometimes the best new R&B can be hard to find, but there are plenty of great rhythm-and-blues tunes to get into if you have the time to sift through the hundreds of newly released songs every week. So that R&B heads can focus on listening to what they love in its true form, we’ll be offering a digest of the best new R&B songs that fans of the genre should hear every Friday.

Since the last update of this weekly R&B column, we’ve received plenty of music and news from the genre’s artists.

Tinashe put out a call to DJs who could “match my freak” as openers for her upcoming tour while Kehlani kicked off her Crash Tour with FLO and Anycia as headliners. Pharrell postponed his beloved Something In The Water Festival until 2025 and Victoria Monét officially announced the release date for her Jaguar II deluxe album.

Here are the new releases you need to have your eye on this week:

Jaz Karis — Safe Flight

London singer Jaz Karis’ debut album Safe Flight is one of the best R&B albums you’ll hear in 2025. The 13-track project is a soaring release that tastefully blends different flavors of R&B for a project that matches the worldwide experience she had while crafting the album.

Highlights: “Tequila” Feat. Reekado Banks, “Chill On Me” Feat. June Freedom & “Love Me.”

Jordan Ward & Joony — “Jealousy”

Jordan Ward and Joony are putting their chemistry to the test with their upcoming project JRNY. They begin its rollout with “Jealousy,” the first single from the EP that is built on the alternative R&B sound they’ve both used heavily in their music. If you liked their “IDC” collaboration, you’ll love this one.

Chase Shakur — “Limerence”

Atlanta singer Chase Shakur’s dark and groovy single “Limerence” is a record you’ll have a hard time peeling yourself away from. The track is built on swirling synths, a groovy bass, and tight drums as Shakur explores lust and hate and how the latter arise in moments of unrequited love and obsession.

Amaria — “Finer Things”

Florida native Amaria will release her debut album Free Fallin’ next month and ahead of its arrival, she delivers “Finer Things.” It’s a sweet blend of ’90s R&B and contemporary neo-soul as Amaria’s delicate and lush vocals rest over the production as she sings about how good love could be if her significant other commits to her.

Genia — “Give”

Cali singer Genia is a name to keep your eye on has we head into 2025 and her latest single “Give” is another good reason why. A single from her upcoming 4 AM In The Ville EP, Genia finds her groove over the bouncy production as she lets her hair fly in the summer wind and indulges in some fun under the sun.

Raiche — “Hearts At War”

Raiche’s “Hearts At War” brings us one step closer to her Making Room EP, the follow-up to last year’s Loveland. The new record puts Raiche’s growth on full display as the Massachusetts-bred reaches a breaking point in a fractured relationship as she also comes to the realization that it needs to end.

4Fargo — “Fine Sh!t”

Georgia singer 4Fargo is on a roll in 2024. After dropping his Express&B project in the spring, 4Fargo begins the next chapter with “Fine Sh!t.” The upbeat, bass-thumping record shows love to a “fine” woman who is about her business and doesn’t play with trifling men who don’t meet her expectations.

Jae Stephens — Sellout

Jae Stephens is back with her first project since 2022’s High My Name Is. The Dallas singer checks in with Sellout, a six-track release built on shimmering and seductive records. “Sellout is me stepping into a light that I’ve wanted to dance in for a long time,” Stephens says about the EP in a press release.

Highlights: “Kiss U Back” & “Better Boy”

Xenia Manasseh — Love/Hate Pt. 2

Los Angeles-based, Kenyan-Ugandan singer Xenia Manasseh delivers Love/Hate Pt. 2 just a year after releasing its predecessor. Its 12 songs are built on strength and fire, as revealed in an Instagram post. “L/H Pt. 2 feels like pain, passion, anger, sadness but it also feels like hope,” Xenia added about the project.

Highlights: “Asali,” “Act A Fool” & “Phases”

Langston Bleu — Love Is A Luxury

Three years after sharing Bleu, Atlanta singer Langston Bleu is back with his second project Love Is Luxury. Led by “Fool’s Gold,” the project challenges the ideas of love, luxury, and self-expression. Bleu adds that the EP is “a reflection on how we value love in an era where everything comes with a price. Sometimes, we chase luxury, thinking it will make up for the lack of true connection—but is it worth it?”

Highlights: “Obsession” Feat. A.Chic, “Swerve” Feat. Deante’ Hitchcock & “Luxury”

Divine Lightbody — “You And Me”

Toronto singer Divine Lightbody impressed us greatly with the release of her single “Homies” last month, and she’s back to doing the same with her latest drop “You And Me.” It’s a sweet and passionate single that Lightbody uses to plead with her partner to confide in her and trust that she is truly there for them in their time of need.

Each year, the League Of Legends World Championship gets an anthem from a contemporary star that highlights just how big the world of Esports really has become. The 2023 anthem was NewJeans’ “Gods,” following Lil Nas X’s “Star Walkin’” in 2022. This year, Riot Games has recruited the reconstituted Linkin Park to lend a more hardcore edge to the proceedings with “Heavy Is The Crown.” The track heavily emphasizes Mike Shinoda’s rapped lyrics with a pyrotechnic vocal performance from new member Emily Armstrong near the end.

The new song was, of course, accompanied by an animated music video showcasing some of this year’s competitors, as well as an animated version of the band performing in the same painterly style as the League Of Legends Netflix show, Arcane, which will be making its return to the streamer in three parts this November 9 after nearly three years between seasons. The show also employed the use of popular musical acts in its theme song, “Enemy,” which was performed by Imagine Dragons and Atlanta rapper J.I.D. and charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

The League Of Legends Worlds Finals will take place on November 2, 2024 in London.

You can watch Linkin Park’s video for “Heavy Is The Crown” above.

Current reigning video-game show queen Ella Purnell’s profile has been rising since Showtime’s Yellowjackets took off, but this wasn’t her first TV role. She previously shone in two seasons of Starz’ Sweetbitter (The Bear fans would love it) and has since hit star status with her performance as another survivor on Prime Video/Amazon’s Fallout. Since that show landed a speedy renewal and brought in both ratings and accolades, the TV gods decided to resurrect a Purnell series that came together years ago but never saw the light of day.

Sweetpea was filmed in 2020 as a Sky-produced TV series that has been rescued by Starz, so let’s talk about the dark comedy to come:

Plot

Purnell previously told UPROXX that she is fascinated by and feels “lucky enough to get to explore survival as a theme in my work,” but with Sweetpea, she explores death in a different way. That would be an updated version of Heathers mixed with Bridget Jones and topped off with a hefty dose of (and this is the overriding Internet take) Patrick Bateman from American Psycho.

The series is described by Starz as a “coming-of-rage” story that is based upon C.J. Skuse’s same-named novel, in which Rhiannon (Purnell) has grown frustrated at being ignored in life, so she develops a new killer pastime after losing control and loving how it makes her feel. From the synopsis:

Rhiannon Lewis doesn’t make much of an impression – people walk past her in the street without a second glance. She’s continually overlooked for a promotion at work, the guy she likes won’t commit, and her dad is really, really sick. So far, so sh*t. Then everything in her life turns upside down. Rhiannon is pushed over the edge, and loses control. Suddenly the wallflower is gone, and in its place is a young woman capable of anything… Rhiannon’s life transforms as she steps into a new, intoxicating power, but can she keep her killer secret?

The darkly comedic tone of the series is apparent in the trailer, and if Purnell’s character name sounds familiar (and it will to 1970s Fleetwood Mac fans), rest assured that the moniker did not arrive by chance. Skuse admitted that the main character went by a different name that shifted to Rhiannon after the author listened to Stevie Nicks’ lyrics, and something clicked.

By the way, Nicks did write that song about a witch after reading Mary Leader’s 1972 book, Triad: A Novel of the Supernatural, although Starz has remained close-lipped on whether anything supernatural is afoot in this series. There is, however, a bit of a haunted feeling in Rhiannon’s psyche, so it’s not terribly surprising that the trailer shows her outlining a Kill List.

Cast

In addition to Purnell, Sweetpea stars Leah Harvey, Jessica Brindle, Tim Samuels, Lucy Heath, Dino Kelly, and Elliot Cable.

Release Date

Starz will debut the six-part series on October 10, which sure isn’t 2020, but we are lucky to see it now.

Trailer

Sit down for this one:

It’s not often that a ten-year-old mixtape can come back with as much impact as Days Before Rodeo. Travis Scott‘s breakout 2014 mixtape was recently re-released for streaming and despite its age, has had an outsized effect on the charts.

It also provided Scott an opportunity to go back and release music videos for his favorite songs from the project with the resources he’s accumulated since then — for instance, “Mo City Flexologist,” which is an ode to the Houston suburb Travis grew up in, Missouri City. While he certainly could have gone all-out with the new visual, though, Travis opts to keep things looking homemade and low-fi, mixing in shots of his old high school with shots showing off the cityscape and archival news footage of coverage of his accomplishments. There are even some old black-and-white cartoons thrown in, along with a cameo from the Compton Cowboys.

Despite the success of Days Before Rodeo in its streaming debut, Travis said he’s already back in album mode working on the follow-up to his hit 2023 album Utopia, for which he wrapping up the international legs of his Circus Maximus Tour in the next month.

You can watch Travis Scott’s ‘Mo City Flexologist’ video above.

Days Before Rodeo is out now via Cactus Jack Records and Epic Records.

One of the great lines in NBA history is Rasheed Wallace’s “Ball Don’t Lie.” It has become the favorite response of players to a missed free throw after a call they think the referees got wrong — Sheed used to yell it so loudly he would occasionally get a T tacked on by the refs.

While it’s become a beloved refrain from players, the truth is the ball lies a fair amount — both in made free throws after bad calls and in missed free throws after good ones. For one NBA referee, James Williams aka Gucci Ref, he’s decided to make a stand for referees by creating t-shirts that say “Ball Does Lie,” explaining in a video “that ball lie every day.”

We don’t often see referees taking a stand like this, but as Williams notes, he wanted to make something for all the refs out there who want to talk a little smack on the floor. Refs hear it from players all the time (sometimes deserved, sometimes not), and the man players simply call “Gucci” for his resemblance to the Atlanta rapper wants to fight back a little bit and have some fun. I doubt this will catch on too much with fans, but I have no doubt this will be a hit with fellow refs.

If Sydney Sweeney is looking for a Halloween costume, and Party City is all of out of Minions outfits, she can always go as herself. The Euphoria actress sat down with Vogue for a video interview where she showed off the contents of her ludicrously capacious bag. There’s gum, a book, and a wallet full of unused gift cards (“We got BJ’s [Brewhouse] for Pizookies, ’cause I love Pizookies”). You know, the usual stuff — with the exception of one of those head-on-a-stick fans of her own blood-splattered face from Immaculate.

“An old picture of me. Sometimes I like to surprise my friends and just say, ‘What’s up’? Or I’m driving and someone’s like honking at me and I’ll turn,” she said while putting the fan in front of her blood-free face.

Sweeney got hers from the premiere of Neon’s acclaimed indie horror film, and “my team and I thought these were hilarious, so we took a bunch and we have a group chat where they’ll just like take pictures and send it to each other at random jump scare moments. So I have one in my car now.”

No wonder Sweeney builds cars: she keeps crashing hers after covering her face while driving.

You can watch the Vogue video here or above.

Immaculate is streaming now on Hulu.

People not from a select few parts of the world might not know this, but TikTok has a streaming music app: TikTok Music launched in July 2023 and is currently available in Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, and Singapore. If you’re a user of the platform, enjoy it while it lasts: TikTok announced today (September 24) that TikTok Music will shut down on on November 28, just over a year after its launch.

TikTok Music shared an announcement online, reading in part, “Dear users, We are sorry to inform you that TikTok Music will be closing on November 28, 2024. After this date, access to TikTok Music, including login, subscriptions, and all other functionalities, will no longer be available.”

It goes on to encourage users to transfer their playlists to other platforms by October 28, and to request refunds by November 28. The TikTok Music website has more instructions.

Ole Obermann, TikTok’s global head of music business development, said in a statement (as Billboard reports), “Our Add to Music App feature has already enabled hundreds of millions of track saves to playlists on partner music streaming services. We will be closing TikTok Music at the end of November in order to focus on our goal of furthering TikTok’s role in driving even greater music listening and value on music streaming services, for the benefit of artists, songwriters and the industry.”

At the time of TikTok Music’s launch in 2023, Obermann hailed the platform as “a new kind of service that combines the power of music discovery on TikTok with a best-in-class streaming service.”