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Without a doubt, Latto was one of the highlight rappers to make her presence known in 2020. The Atlanta native made her mark with her inclusion in the 2020 XXL Freshman class and with the release of her major-label debut album, Queen Of Da Souf. However, with a new year comes new goals and new levels to reach and so far in 2021, Latto seems to be right on track towards achieving that. Months removed from a name change, the rapper returns with her latest single, “Big Energy,” a track that had fans requesting its release due to its uniqueness.

Latto’s newest release takes a step away from her usual hard-hitting strip club-friendly tracks as she opts to show off her versatility with the new dance-ready single. The song’s release comes after the rapper teased it during a brief performance during this month’s 2021 MTV VMAs. Prior to that set, Latto teased the song on social media which led to her fans repeatedly asking for its release and after a bit of a wait, the song is finally here for them to enjoy.

“Big Energy” arrives after Latto teamed up with Toosii for the video to their “5’5′” collaboration. Before that, she linked with Don Toliver and Lil Durk for a visual to “Fast Lane” from the F9 soundtrack.

Press play on Latto’s new track in the video above.

In less than a month, the music world will receive Coldplay’s ninth album, Music Of The Spheres. The project is led by “Higher Power,” a record that lead vocalist Chris Martin says was inspired by a huge bathroom sink. Weeks after they delivered that single, Coldplay is back in action with worldwide superstars BTS beside them as the two groups join forces for “My Universe.” The track is produced by Swedish producer Max Martin and finds both acts singing in English and Korean while showering a special someone in their lives with love and appreciation.

The new track arrives after BTS shared a cover of Coldplay’s “Fix You” earlier this year for the K-pop band’s performance on MTV Unplugged. “My Universe” is another example of Coldplay trying something new after all the success they attained in their career. Chris Martin spoke about experimenting with different sounds during an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe back in May.

“When we started, it was like, ‘You’re a white indie band and this is urban radio and this is alternative radio,’ and basically old-fashioned racist statements,” Chris Martin said. “Of course, we fit in a box at the beginning, and then right now in 2021, everyone’s doing everything. You can like Olivia Rodrigo as much as you like AC/DC and no one thinks that’s weird, and that’s musical utopia for me. […] It’s miraculous. So why would you want to stay in one box?”

You can press play on the new track in the video above.

Music Of The Spheres is out 10/15 via Atlantic. Pre-order it here.

Coldplay is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music.

A long-waited adaptation to a classic novel with a bang-up cast, the world’s most messed-up DC superheroes, and a priest who’s up to no damn good, or so it seems? The streaming game sees stiff competition this week with TV series that simply won’t quit, and we’re calling it a three-way tie this week. That’s the first time that this has happened, ever, so let’s get down with the details. Apple TV+ offers up a space-y series starring the always fantastic Jared Harris and Lee Pace, along with more of The Morning Show and Ted Lasso. HBO Max slides in with the third installment of Doom Patrol (full of highly underrated performances) and more options for the taking. And as always, Netflix has almost too much to offer with a spooky series from the Haunting of Hill House creator at the top of the list.

Meanwhile, Amazon Prime (with more Goliath and the social-media-popular LuLaRich) and Hulu (with many, many options, including the Reservation Dogs and a tornado) come in strong as well, and don’t count out Disney+, Discovery+, or AMC+, either. So many pluses, and here’s the best of the new streaming selections for this weekend.

Apple TV+

Foundation (Apple TV+ series) — Isaac Asimov’s classic novel gets a heady adaptation starring the always great Jared Harris and Lee Pace. The sci-fi story revolves around exiles who are working to rebuild civilization even as the galaxy falls apart, and surely, there will be plenty of parallels to real-life history here. As one can also see, a great deal of attention has been paid to the epic scale of the show, which Apple TV+ appears to want to be its Game of Thrones. The good news here, though, is that the story won’t closely adhere to the books, which should at least prevent the same sort of finale-season conundrum that we saw with Thrones, if the show makes it that far.

The Morning Show: Season 2 (Apple TV+ series) — The gang (Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Billy Crudup, at least) is back for a new round of attempting to evade the scandal-plagued nature of their business. This season, we’ll not only see more of Steve Carell but also Hasan Minhaj and Julianna Margulies as everyone’s positioning themselves, and they’re clawing at each other on their way to the top. Alex and Bradley still can’t stand each other, despite a certain level of begrudging respect. Things will get intense, as well, with the continued #MeToo theme and also some edging into the systemic racism issue while barbs are thrown, both on-and-off camera.

See: Season 2 (Apple TV+ series) — Apple TV+’s See helped launch the tech giant’s streaming service less than two years ago, and the show was so wild and wooly that it worked. Jason Momoa’s back in fur coats and in warrior mode as Baba Voss. This season, he’s antagonized by Dave Bautista, which should add enough drama to keep the (somewhat silly) story alive, in a world where no one can see, but everyone is beautiful to look at from an audience standpoint.

Ted Lasso: Season 2 (Apple TV+ series) — First thing’s first: Everyone who’s caught a glimpse of this Bill Lawrence co-created and developed series loves it. That’s a notable feat, considering that star Jason Sudeikis first portrayed the title character way back in 2013 for NBC Sports’ promos for Premier League coverage. Fast forward to the fresh hell that was 2020, and the show surfaced as one of the year’s lone bright spots. Ted Lasso is somehow both relentlessly and charmingly cheery, although there’s always the spectre of Led Tasso to consider.

HBO Max

Doom Patrol: Season 3 (HBO Max series) — DC’s struggling misfit superheroes are back for another round of being portrayed by an incredible cast. Brendan Fraser has received plenty of raves for his fury-filled Cliff Steele/Robotman, but don’t count out the rest of the crew. There’s Matt Bomer as the bandage-wrapped Negative Man and repeat appearances from Danny the Street, but the real kudos should go to Diane Guerrero (Orange is the New Black) as Crazy Jane, which is actually a role that requires Diane to play dozens of incarnations, including a very timely take on a Karen. This season, these lost souls are all starting to come to grips with their place in the group (a support group of sorts) and their own identities, but then the sh*t hits the fan with a time machine. Cue a catastrophic crossroads. Man, I’m excited to hear and see Fraser freak out again.

Cry Macho (Warner Bros. movie on HBO Max) — Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this story about an ex-rodeo star and failed horse breeder who falls upon tough times in the late 1970s. He ends up on a challenging journey of redemption while fetching a young boy from Mexico back to his father in Texas. Along the way, the grizzled horseman ends up teaching the boy how to be a decent man, and apparently, that involves showing emotions at times. Who knew?

Scenes From A Marriage (HBO limited series on HBO Max) — Here’s the project that Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain were firing up on the red carpet last weekend. This miniseries remakes Ingmar Bergman’s 1970s project original as directed by HBO regular Hagai Levi with a contemporary spin, including all of the love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage, and divorce that one would expect. Considering the Isaac-Chastain chemistry on hand, it’s a remake worth perusing.

Netflix

Midnight Mass (Netflix series) — Get ready, The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor addicts, because creator Mike Flanagan’s back to cause us more horror fits. This happens to be his favorite project so far and revolves around an isolated community that lives on spooky Crockett Island, which gets even spookier due to a charismatic priest’s arrival. Naturally, a whole lot of supernatural shenanigans are afoot, but human nature (as we are currently experiencing in-real-life these days) can often be scarier than the ghosts that people can dream up. It’s dark, real dark.

Dear White People: Volume 4 (Netflix series) — Enjoy this version of a post-pandemic future while the characters take on senior year look back on their most pivotal year yet. This season’s a 90s-inspired musical event that’s also Afro-futuristic in its bent, all to prove that moving forward often involves the act of looking towards the past.

Love on the Spectrum: Season 2 (Netflix series) — More stories of people on the autism spectrum arrive to show how they meet the challenges of dating and relationships. Expect an even greater variety of personalities, which will illustrate exactly how much diversity arises on the easily misunderstood spectrum.

Crime Stories: India Detectives!: (Netflix series) — An unexpected true-crime entry follows the Bengaluru City Police through every phase of the police process. Crimes will span murder and kidnap and extortion, all the way through what’s known as India’s Silicon Valley. It’s a journey like no other when it comes to law enforcement TV, and expect some truly shocking and compelling developments.

The Starling: (Netflix film) — Melissa McCarthy stars as as a grieving woman who goes battle with a territorial bird, all in interest of dominating a singular garden. Somehow, this leads her to renew her ability to love while gaining the courage to really grieve.

The Great British Baking Show: Collection Nine (BBC One series on Netflix) — John Oliver can’t be happy about this return, but let’s do this anyway. Here’s a new batch of amateur bakers engaging in absurd challenges, and week after week, contestants will fall by the wayside until (much like The Highlander) there can be only one.

Amazon Prime

Goliath: Season 4 (Amazon Prime series) — If it’s taken you this long to consider testing out this show, then get with the freaking program. It’s got Billy Bob Thornton smoldering through a hard-boiled character who was once a force to be feared in the courtroom, but nowadays, he’s not such a prestigious attorney. This season, Thornton’s Billy McBride is going up not only against Big Pharma but also J.K. Simmons. That seldom turns out well for characters who aren’t played by J.K. Simmons, and both men have just the right degree of “I’m over this sh*t” to make it feel believable. Be careful, because the show is an overall smooth binge that will make you wonder when that viewing time disappeared, it’ll go so fast.

LuLaRich — (Amazon Prime docuseries) — This four-parter from the Fyre Fraud documentarians asks the question of what happens leggings become the subject of a pyramid scheme. Well, it ain’t good, and this project tells the cautionary tale of ruined lives and vast social-media circles that became embroiled in one tacky hot mess.

The Mad Women’s Ball (Amazon Prime film) — Inglourious Basterds star Melanie Laurent directs and stars in this terrifying French film about a woman whose family institutionalizes her in the late 1880s. Before long, the film exposes the harsh treatment of women during that period, as the battle between science and faith isn’t even close to be resolved at that time. Laurent stars as a not-so-friendly nurse to the the young woman, and there’s a supernatural twist that eventually brings women together.

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (20th Century Studios film on Amazon Prime) — Here’s the movie adaptation of the hit stage musical about a teenager, Jamie, who doesn’t want a career and, instead, hopes to become a drag queen. He puts that plan into motion whole vanquishing prejudice and bullies with the help of his friends and mom, and before all is said and done, Jamie’s firmly in the spotlight.

Hulu

Reservation Dogs: (FX on Hulu) — The lead quartet in this Sterlin Harjo/Taika Waititi show rocks suits that look strikingly similar to the characters of Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, yet they’re four Indigenous teens who fight crime and also commit it. The show (which has some Atlanta vibes) was shot in and near Okmulgee, Oklahoma. This week, it’s tornado time with vigilante acts on the side.

Y: The Last Man (FX on Hulu) — The acclaimed graphic novel gets its due as a dystopian TV drama starring Diane Lane as the globe’s de facto president. Her son becomes, as the title suggests, the very last man on Earth following an apocalyptic event that pretty much obliterates the Y chromosome. FX recently made it known that although the Y appears to refer to the chromosome, the show will take a nuanced approach and not operate on a merely gender-binary level. It also won’t adhere to the biological definition of gender and, instead, will also represent trans characters in accordance with a GLAAD collaboration.

Only Murders In The Building: Season 1 (Hulu series) — Selena Gomez stars alongside the legendary Steve Martin and Martin Short, and the three portray NYC neighbors who aim to unravel an apparent murder inside their apartment building. Yes, they’re all podcasting because everyone does it (duh), and before long, the killer might be after them, too.

The Premise (FX on Hulu series) — B.J. Novak (The Office, Inglourious Basterds) writes all of the episodes on this show, which aims to use dark comedy to tackle tough topics, including sex, social media, Black Lives Matter, police brutality, and immigration. Along the way, there’s apparently the “the worst sex tape ever,” and this show aims for satire (which is not easy to pull off, especially with such hot-button topics) with mixed results.

What We Do in the Shadows (FX, 10:00 & 10:30pm) — Well, well, well. Guillermo turned out to be a vampire killer, which sure as heck came as a surprise to Nandor, Nadja, and Laszlo, and Colin. The four Staten Island roommates must figure out how to handle this conundrum, along with tackling the other challenges of this season. Those include dealing with wellness cults and gym culture, along with gargoyles, werewolves who play kickball, casinos, and more. In addition, the vamps also receive a higher level of powers while Nandor experiences an eternal-life crisis, which forces him to examine whether he should be a bachelor for eternity or embrace love. This week, vampire and human-type justice are both served.

Disney+

What If…? (Disney+ series) — We’re in the multiverse, baby. The MCU’s officially launching headfirst into that realm after Loki‘s season finale, and this show’s Twitter account clarified official participation as well. Enjoy this show full of alternate realities that stand separate from the existing canon (thus far), including Agent Carter taking the super-soldier serum, T’Challa materializing as Star Lord, Doctor Strange feeling some real pain, and Black Widow and Nick Fury taking on a murder mystery while Tony Stark eats a donut. Will Tony Stark die again? Knowing this show, probably so.

Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Season 1 (Disney+ series) — Spidey completists will dig this collection of stories about Miles Morales and Ghost-Spider, who team up with Spidey to form the Spidey Team. So much Spidey! Also, enjoy Trace the Spider-Bot.

Discovery+

Curse Of The Chippendales: (Discovery+ limited series) — This four-part true-crime project shines a dark light upon the chiseled 1980s strip-teasers that launched an absurdly lucrative brand long before the Magic Mike crew. The group achieved household recognition and qualified as iconic; However, not all of these men would survive the adventure, and in fact, out of the O.G. group, only one was left standing.

AMC+

Kin: (AMC+ series) — Charlie Cox stars in this new Irish series about a tight-knit crime family that’s drawn into wartime mode with a mighty drug kingpin. The family soon discovers that this is an unwinnable war, yet as the losses begin to mount, it becomes clear that the cartel is at one distinct disadvantage: they’re not bound by unbreakable blood bonds. The cartel does, however, have a host of exotic pets and some snazzy costumes and celebrity status, so this is a heck of a story.

The Walking Dead: Season 11A (AMC series) — This zombie-apocalypse universe’s flagship series returns for one final rodeo with two spinoffs still in motion, so it’s time to wrap this puppy up before the various shows’ timelines begin to intersect. Negan’s no longer the show’s villain, Alpha’s been vanquished, and Carol’s about to split from the group. It’s impressive that Norman Reedus has stuck it out for the long haul, so Daryl and Carol must end this show by literally riding off into the sunset by motorcycle. We’ll accept nothing else

Another Nintendo Direct has come and gone and Thursday’s Direct was one of the most active we’ve had in quite some time. While the event itself was only 40 minutes long, it was full of games, announcements, and some big surprises. It was the exact kind of event that Nintendo was looking for to create some hype around the Switch as it continues to compete against the powerhouses that are the next-gen PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

The best part? Pretty much everything Nintendo showed is slated for a winter 2021/spring 2022 release so that means we don’t even have to wait too long for everything we saw. That means some really great games could be on the horizon very soon if the titles match the quality of the trailers.

Bayonetta 3 Is Real

Perhaps the biggest announcement was that yes, Bayonetta 3 is still happening. To show how long it’s been since we heard anything about this fantastic action franchise, this game was originally announced as a Switch exclusive all the way back in 2017. Ever since? Radio silence. It was starting to become a concern that the game was going through a tumultuous development cycle. Anytime a game isn’t heard from for a long time there are concerns it’s going to be cancelled entirely.

Thankfully, Bayonetta 3 was not cancelled, and not only did we finally get some new information about it but a release timeframe as well. Expect this game in 2022, still a Switch exclusive, and we can expect plenty of that heavy action gameplay we’ve fallen in love with before. If this game is going to be just as big and ridiculous as the rest of them, that should have all of us excited.

Give Us More Splatoon 3 Lore

Spoilers for anyone that still hasn’t played the first Splatoon game, but these games are actually set in a post-apocalyptic world where all mammals went extinct. Bet you weren’t expecting that kind of lore from a game about panting walls with paintball guns, but it’s part of what makes this new Splatoon 3 trailer so interesting. It revealed that some mammals still live on! What could this mean for the lore of the series!

Of course, this is still a multiplayer shooter franchise at heart, so as exciting as it is we’re getting some new lore it also means new maps, new paint guns, and some new mechanics. Splatoon is a great franchise and a strong part of Nintendo’s library. Anyone that hasn’t checked them out yet should really give it a shot.

A 3D Kirby Game

The trailer for Kirby and the Forgotten Land is very off-putting at first because the usually upbeat and charming atmosphere of Kirby has been replaced with what looks like a post-apocalyptic landscape. It also fills us with so much mystery. Why is Kirby here? What is the plan for Kirby in this new world and what kind of exploration will we be able to do there now that he is finally in a 3D environment?

Fans have been asking for a 3D Kirby game for ages so it’s great to finally see that coming to fruition. It’s going to be really fun to see how they apply his powers and abilities into that kind of world. Kirby’s previous games have all been very linear adventures, but this world looks massive so we might get a chance to do some real exploration here.

Is This Final Fantasy Or Mario Kart? Both?

Every major franchise must have a Kart Racer at some point. It is the law. That is why Final Fantasy is now getting one with Chocobo GP. This game is very clearly a Mario Kart clone, but it makes sense to emulate the best when doing this. Unfortunately, it’s also hard to judge this kind of game on the trailer alone, because so much of racing games is about how they feel when playing them. We’ll just have to wait to see more in the future.

More Metroid Dread

Metroid Dread is almost here and every follow-up trailer for the game has looked better than the last. This is going to be the first new-2D Metroid game in nearly 20 years so it’s going to have some big shoes to fill. So far it seems to be filling them just fine. Combat looks fluid and fun, the powers we’ve seen look cool, and we’ve even seen some hints that Samus might get her old suit design back.

Where Metroid Dread will really succeed or fail though is how it chooses to approach the old Metroidvania formula. These games are all about exploration so even if the gameplay is fun it will need a strong world to back it up. Right now we haven’t seen too much about that, but the game is coming out on October 8 so we won’t have to wait too long to find out how they did.

A Direct To Announce Directs

For a brief moment, it looked like we were finally getting a major Animal Crossing: New Horizons update. Then Nintendo pulled a fast one on us and announced that we would have to watch the upcoming Direct in October to learn more. That said, this did show that we’re finally getting Brewster back, so it wasn’t all lost.

What was odd is they also used this same Direct to announce an upcoming Direct for revealing, and showing off, the final roster addition for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Using a major reveal event to announce further reveals is a weird marketing move on Nintendo’s part, but that’s just par for the course for them at this point really.

Scrolling through homes on Zillow is basically a pastime for many Americans, to the point that fantasizing about home buying was parodied by Saturday Night Live last season. But one viral video forced the company to address its business practices this week following some considerable outrage.

A TikTok made by a Las Vegas real estate agent named Sean Gotcher went viral this week that pitched a theory about an unnamed company utilizing user data about popular markets and their relative values to scoop up houses for themselves and essentially fix prices on the market.

What Gotcher lays out is relatively simple: a company that has data on what homes are worth could, in theory, buy up a bunch of homes at market prices to establish a baseline, then intentionally overpay for a home in that same area. With that new baseline for value, they could then sell those houses at the new price they intentionally overpaid for and profit tremendously from that market inflation.

“What that just did is create a new comp,” Gotcher says. “So when they go to see these other 30 homes, that extra $40,000, that you can say this one just sold for $340,000, just made them $1.2 million.”

The video is fairly captivating in its own right, especially with a very funny interruption of a small animal happening offscreen. But the implications are particularly nefarious, and though the company went unnamed by Gotcher it’s pretty easy to conclude that it’s an iBuyer like Zillow he’s talking about.

What the TikTok addresses, a listing company purchasing homes rather than simply being a vehicle for others to purchase homes, has been reported on extensively in recent months. So there’s some truth to the fact that it’s happening. And the video — which got more than 2 million views on TikTok and went viral in its own right on Twitter — caused enough waves that both Zillow and competitor Redfin pushed back significantly against those claims this week.

As Inman detailed, Zillow’s CEO issued a statement denying the business practices despite never being explicitly named in the video.

In a statement emailed to Inman Wednesday, the company characterized the video as an example of “misinformation and falsehoods.” The statement continued, saying “the simple truth is that through our services and tools, home shoppers have more power than ever before at their fingertips when buying, selling or renting their home because of the information we make available to them.”

“We pay market value for every home we purchase,” the statement added. “When we looked at homes that sold traditionally after they declined a Zillow Offer, we learned that on average, those selling traditionally sold for only .09 percent more than the Zillow Offer. And on every home that Zillow buys and sells, we are transparent: the purchase and re-sale prices are publicly displayed on the property page on Zillow.com.”

And Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman responded to the video on Twitter as well.

Kelman was also adamant that Redfin “would rather sell the home without owning it,” but it’s all fairly alarming developments in a real estate market that’s soaring despite all the other economic uncertainty out there. As Inman noted, iBuyers like Zillow, Redfin and Opendoor own as much as five percent of housing markets like Phoenix, Arizona. So there’s certainly a lot of power out there that these companies wield, and judging by how much noise a single video made it’s clear many are worried it isn’t being used for the good of regular people.

[via Inman]

Texas has passed a number of controversial laws in recent weeks that have made national headlines, but Donald Trump is apparently looking to add to that list in his futile attempt to never admit that he lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden.

Trump, who lost in the electoral college and encouraged a riot in Washington in January 6 that got him impeached for a second time, has spent the months since he left office adamant that he was cheated out of the presidency despite losing by millions of votes and in the electoral college. Both he and his followers have chased down every possible explanation other than that he, you know, actually lost. And that delusional departure from reality now apparently includes the need to audit results in states that he actually did manage to win.

According to the Texas Tribute, Trump wants the Lone Star State to add to legislation the state will pass that allows them to do an audit on the results in Texas, even though he carried the state and there is absolutely no evidence of voter fraud.

In a letter published Thursday, Trump said, “Texans have big questions about the November 2020 Elections,” and time is running out to conduct an audit of the “2020 Presidential Election Scam” because paper ballots are kept for only 22 months after an election.

“Governor Abbott, we need a ‘Forensic Audit of the 2020 Election’ added to the call,” Trump wrote. “We’re quickly running out of time and it must be done this week.”

Abbott, a Republican governor up for re-election, is now put in a very awkward position to either go through with a needless audit of paper ballots at Trump’s behest or face being put in the proverbial crosshairs of his supporters. Which is something many Republicans are trying very, very hard not to do even with the former president in exile in Florida.

This summer, Texas Republicans passed a voting law that they said would make it “easier to vote and harder to cheat,” even while opponents said it would make it harder for communities of color to vote. Texas officials said they had confidence in the 2020 elections but wanted to address concerns from some voters about election security.

Trump continued to stoke those flames by writing to Abbott that Texans “don’t trust your election system, and they want your leadership on this issue, which is the number one thing they care about.”

But by far the funniest outcome of an audit, of course, would be that somehow thousands of votes for Joe Biden were discovered and he actually won the state. What will happen, though, is probably a big waste of time and money with the same result: Trump winning Texas, but not enough votes to actually win the election he absolutely lost.

[via Texas Tribute]

Brintey Spears used Thursday to look back at some highlight moments in her music career. This includes the singer’s iconic performance at “I’m A Slave 4 U” during the 2001 MTV VMAs.

“I will tell you this … before I went on that night I was feeling kinda out of body with nerves … I mean … I was in a cage with a live lion !!!!! I will never forget the moment before I went in the cage !!!!” she wrote in her Instagram caption. Later on in her message, the singer revealed how Justin Timberlake helped calm her nerves prior to the performance.

“Justin saw I could hardly talk so he held my hand and gave me a 5 minute pep talk which obviously worked!!!!!” she wrote. This moment came when the two were dating, a relationship that began in 1999 and concluded in March 2002. The note also comes after Timberlake voiced support for Britney’s battle against her conservatorship earlier this year.

“After what we saw today, we should all be supporting Britney at this time,” he wrote on Twitter. “Regardless of our past, good and bad, and no matter how long ago it was… what’s happening to her is just not right. No woman should ever be restricted from making decisions about her own body.” He added, “No one should EVER be held against their will… or ever have to ask permission to access everything they’ve worked so hard for.” He concluded, “We hope the courts, and her family make this right and let her live however she wants to live.”

You can check the throwback and read the singer’s full message in the post above.

Earlier this month, Beyonce hit a milestone age after she turned 40 on September 4. The singer previously spoke about the new decade of life in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar last month.

“My wish is for my 40s to be fun and full of freedom,” she said before later adding, “I want this next decade to be about celebration, joy, and giving and receiving love. I want to give all the love I have to the people who love me back.”

Less than three weeks after she celebrated her 40th birthday, Beyonce chose to close out Virgo season with a thank you note to her fans.

“As Virgo season comes to an end, I hope my fellow Virgos had great birthdays,” she wrote in a handwritten letter she shared on her website. “I’m so thankful for every inspiring human who took the time to send me all the beautiful messages. I cried tears of joy and was covered in chilly bumps. Your videos, your posts, your countdowns, your playlists and your well wishes, I will cherish forever,” she added. “I’m grateful to everyone involved, especially the fans, for the time and level of detail it took to organize such beautiful tributes. I admire and respect all of you and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

She continued, “This is the first year that I really understand what it means to be alive and to live in the moment. It’s the first time that I have an understanding of how fragile life truly is, how hard life can be at times, and therefore how important it is to stop and smell the roses during the good times.” Beyonce later reflected on turning 40 as her letter came to a close.

I thought I knew that at 21 or 30 … but I didn’t. The more mature I become, the more I understand and the deeper my joy grows. There’s a freedom and liberation knowing that I’ve made it to the other side of my sacrifice. I’m finally giving myself permission to enjoy the seeds I’ve worked so hard to plant my whole life

Whoever tried to condition women to feel that we are supposed to feel old or unhappy when we turn 40 got it ALL THE WAY F’d UP.

This has absolutely been the best I’ve felt in my life. I’m so grateful to be GROWN, GROWN!

Most of y’all met me when I was 15, and we have grown up together. You bring sooooo much joy into my life. I hope my art can continue to bring a little joy into yours.

Beyonce ended the letter by writing “I Love You” followed by “done” written 40 times before signing off with a drawing of a bumblebee.

You can view the letter on her website here.

Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey is one of the NFL’s best playmakers and, in the fantasy football community, he is widely considered the game’s most valuable player. In the early portion of the 2021 season, the 25-year-old McCaffrey has displayed that off-the-charts value, racking up more than 320 total yards in just two games and serving as the centerpiece of an intriguing Panthers offense. However, McCaffrey’s 2020 season was marred by injury and, in the first half of Thursday’s Week 3 tilt against the Houston Texans, the former All-Pro running back suffered a hamstring issue that will sideline him for the rest of the evening.

McCaffrey had five touches for 40 yards before leaving in the second quarter, and at this juncture, it is impossible to know how long he will be out of action. After appearing in every single game over his first three seasons in Carolina, McCaffrey missed 13 of 16 games last season with injuries to his ankle, quadriceps and shoulder. As such, the hamstring was not an issue last season, which could be encouraging, but soft tissue injuries can significantly hamper skill-position players that need to be explosive in space.

With McCaffrey sidelined, the Panthers can turn to Chuba Hubbard, a rookie from Oklahoma State, or veteran Royce Freeman. Hubbard is the only running back other than McCaffrey to have a carry in the first two weeks, and he was a highly productive player in the Big 12. Still, it would be unreasonable to expect anyone to replicate the production of McCaffrey, and Panthers fans will be holding their collective breath until a diagnosis emerges.

Rich The Kid and Lil Wayne have both been quite active in the hip-hop world over the last couple of years. Rich The Kid dropped his Lucky 7 EP earlier this year after collaborating with Youngboy Never Broke Again for their 2020 joint project, Nobody Safe. Lil Wayne returned with his thirteenth album Funeral last year while also delivering deluxe reissues for the 2020 effort as well as his 2018 album, Tha Carter V. Now, for the rappers’ latest act, they’ll be joining forces for a new joint album titled Trust Fund Babies.

The project was announced on Thursday through Rich The Kid’s social media pages. He also unveiled the album’s cover art which depicts drawings of the two rappers as cartoon babies. The rapper also confirmed that fans would not have to wait too long to press play on it, as it’s set to release on October 1. Young Money’s president Mack Maine, who has been beside Lil Wayne for the majority of the rapper’s career, previously confirmed that Wayne and Rich The Kid were in the studio together working on a project together.

Maine also confirmed that fans can expect more projects from Wayne in the near future. They include I Am Not a Human Being III and Collegrove 2 with 2 Chainz.

You can view the announcement for Trust Fund Babies in the post above.

Trust Fund Babies is out 10/1 via Young Money/Rostrum Records. Pre-order it here.