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Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross devote a lot of time to film scoring projects, but the two Nine Inch Nails members also manage to keep the band regularly productive with its output. In just the past few years, they’ve dropped three full-length projects: 2018’s Bad Witch and 2020’s Ghosts V: Together and Ghosts VI: Locusts. Now they’re back with more NIN material, and this time, it’s a collaboration with Health, “Isn’t Everyone.”

Aesthetically, the collaboration doesn’t come from an unexpected place, as the single features the harsh, electronic, industrial sound that both groups are known for. The song was co-produced by Health and Nine Inch Nails and mixed by Atticus Ross.

Health offered an appropriately laudatory quote about the collaboration, saying, “It’s f*cking Nine Inch Nails. That speaks for itself. You don’t need a clever quote to encapsulate it.”

The new song comes after a big awards season for Reznor and Ross. Their score for Soul (which they made alongside Jon Batiste) picked up an Oscar win for Best Original Score last week. Similarly, back in March, Soul got a victory at the Golden Globes in the Best Original Score – Motion Picture category. Their score for Mank was also nominated for both of the aforementioned honors.

Listen to “Isn’t Everyone” above.

Late Miami rapper XXXTentacion‘s estate is joining hip-hop’s crypto craze, announcing plans to turn his unreleased tracks into a series of NFTs, according to Rolling Stone. The estate will also release previously unseen tour footage in the format.

XXXTentacion’s estate and his manager Solomon “Sounds” Sobande tapped YellowHeart to create the tokens and artist Stephen Bliss to create unique art to accompany them. YellowHeart previously worked with Kings Of Leon on the band’s own NFTs earlier this year, while Bliss is best known as the artist for the popular video game series Grand Theft Auto, which was XXXTentacion’s favorite game.

Although YellowHeart did not share many details of the drop with Rolling Stone, the company did note that the collection will be launched with the company’s in-house online marketplace on May 10 at 12 pm ET, continuing through May 15 at 12 pm ET. YellowHeart did reveal that there will be five songs in the collection that were “all big on SoundCloud,” but that the estate was never able to monetize, according to Sobande. “Some of these songs aren’t even on his SoundCloud page anymore,” he said. “There are just the remnants of them being reposted. These were the songs that built his career and led up to the explosion he had.” The release will make the late rapper the first to have posthumously released music via NFT.

YellowHeart is also donating its portion of the proceeds to the XXXFoundation started in the late rapper’s honor, as well as to organizations helping women with domestic abuse, something XXXTentacion also did (before he passed, XXXTentacion was facing trial for his own brutal abuse of his former girlfriend).

On Wednesday night, Joy Reid ceremoniously dubbed GOP leaders (namely Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, and ‘Booger on the Lip of Democracy’ Ted Cruz) “The Absolute Worst” for their shameless hypocrisy and embarrassing exaltation of Donald Trump—a “Florida Man” with no official political power whom she described as “puttering around Mar-a-Lago grabbing every available mic and not even pretending to support the right-wing cancellation of Diet Coke.”

Though Reid wasn’t really telling viewers something they hadn’t already figured out themselves, the charming video she paired with the segment—which played out a little like one of those Sarah McLachlan-backed ASPCA commercials, but with the images of heartbreaking animals replaced by video clips of weasely sycophants—made it a must-watch moment.

“It’s the arms of the angel music for me.” @joyannreid calls the GOP’s spineless lovefest with Trump tonight’s absolute worst. #TheReidOut pic.twitter.com/uGO2NqnOQ9

— The ReidOut (@thereidout) May 5, 2021

In one part of the segment, Lindsey Graham is on Fox News asking people to enter a contest to win a trip to Florida to play golf with him and Trump—a scenario I thought only existed in one of my recurring nightmares. Then there’s Rubio on Newsmax praising all the great things he and ol’ Trumpy did together and how #45 is “the most popular and influential Republican in America.” Which, frankly, is a frightening statement.

The best part, however, isn’t even seeing Ted Cruz in full televangelist mode, praising the man who called his wife ugly and promising (read: threatening) that “Donald J. Trump ain’t going anywhere.” It’s Reid’s reaction to it:

“Those degrading displays of affection, lordy Jesus, are why Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, and especially Ted Cruz—who I’m pretty sure Trump still hates, because everybody does—are tonight’s ‘Absolute Worst.’”

You can watch the clip above.

Last week, federal investigators raided Rudy Giuliani’s home looking for evidence on his questionable dealings in the Ukraine that led to Donald Trump’s first impeachment, and already, Giuliani is showing signs of financial trouble as those legal woes stack up. According to a recent report, “America’s Mayor” has been forced to scale back his entourage and has been giving the boot to staffers and independent contractors. He’s even finding creative ways to save on transportation. Via Politico:

Giuliani has enlisted a part-time driver, Eric Ryan, the son of his friend Maria Ryan, according to one of the people familiar with the matter. But he no longer moves around Manhattan with the full complement of as many as five people he has kept around him in recent years. (Ryan didn’t respond to a request for comment.)

As he infamously done in the past, former president Donald Trump has reportedly refused to pay Giuliani for his legal services during the 2020 election, which has only compounded Rudy’s money problems as his team (read: his son) continues to petition Trump to pay up and “be the hero” here.

“Once President Trump actually understands that his lead counsel was not indemnified, he’s going to resolve this very quickly,” Andrew Giuliani told CNN on Wednesday. Trump is reportedly sitting on a “substantial pile of cash” that his campaign raised after the election. However, none of that money has gone towards Rudy’s mounting legal troubles, which can largely be traced back to his work with Trump.

(Via Politico, CNN)

Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, is suing Apple in federal court over the latter company’s App Story policies. Specifically, Epic believes Apple has created a monopoly because they only allow in-app purchases on iPhones and iPads to be processed via its own payment system, which gives Apple a 30 percent commission on purchases. Epic believes this puts developers trying to compete with Apple’s own apps at an unfair disadvantage.

As a result of this lawsuit, a lot of documents that wouldn’t have otherwise seen the light of day have become available, and they reveal some fascinating info about both Apple and Epic. Now it has been revealed that Epic was/is planning some major virtual Fortnite concerts: As NME notes, in-game concerts from J Balvin, Ariana Grande, and Lady Gaga were set for September, October, and December of 2020, respectively. The J Balvin concert actually happened last Halloween and it’s not clear if the Grande and Gaga shows are still in the works.

It has also been indicated that Grande and Gaga skins could end up being available in the game, as well as skins for people and characters like LeBron James, The Rock, Metroid protagonist Samus Aran, Naruto, Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games, and Die Hard‘s John McClane.

As he often does, Jimmy Kimmel took a few hilarious shots at Ted Cruz during his monologue on Wednesday. He also threw a new insult his way, following “lyin’ little bitch,” “scumbag,” “snake on a plane,” and “Snoozin’ Cruz.”

After Facebook extended Donald Trump’s ban by six months, the Texas senator tweeted, “Disgraceful. For every liberal celebrating Trump’s social media ban, if the Big Tech oligarchs can muzzle the former President, what’s to stop them from silencing you?” In response, Kimmel said, “A lot of his chambermaids defended him today, Ted Cruz in particular, wrote ‘disgraceful,’ and boy would he know disgraceful.”

The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host also brought up this horrifying photo of Trump and “Sweaty Teddy” sharing an overpriced dinner at the former-president’s Mar-a-Lago stomping grounds. “Look at Trump’s body language. He’s so ready to go. [He’s] half off the seat,” he observed. “Not a chance these two had dinner. He gave Ted Cruz coffee and a glass of water and sent him to the Marriott down the street.”

“By the way, that table,” Kimmel added, “that’s where they seat you at a wedding in hell, with those two.” The singer at the wedding is Kid Rock, naturally.

You can watch the Jimmy Kimmel Live! monologue above.

If you had, even for a moment, forgotten what the world has been through lately, consider this: the first A Quiet Place 2 trailer landed on January 1, 2020. The John Krasinski-directed sequel meant to bow in March 2020, but you all know what happened, and now, the film’s staring down a May 28, 2021 release date. And all this time, Emily Blunt’s matriarch has been wearing the same dress from the birth scene, so that’s more than sheer dedication. Let’s do this trailer thing.

Previously, Krasinski briefly appeared in a flashback-focused Super Bowl spot, although (obviously) it’s understood that his character didn’t survive after calling alien-attention to himself at the end of the first film. And he’s back here in an extended capacity, carrying citrus fruit as a harbinger of doom and walking past a Space Shuttle toy that might remind everyone of poor Beau’s death. We also see Emily Blunt’s character visit the spot where Beau died, too, and damn, that’s a lot of emotional cueing for what’s essentially a hushed-then-loud trailer that’s all blockbuster-y (wild, considering that the first film was a sleeper hit) while pushing toward a return to theaters.

The film also stars Cillian Murphy and Djimon Hounsou as hardened survivalists who are initially wary of helping anyone walking around with a loud-ass baby. And it’s no wonder because not only are there monsters afoot, but the people who are left behind may have grown monstrous as well. I bet those people would be anti-maskers.

A Quiet Place 2 descends into theaters on May 28, for real.

In late March, security camera footage of an altercation in an elevator between Quavo and Saweetie surfaced, which prompted an LAPD investigation. Now, it is being reported that neither rapper will face criminal charges: TMZ reports that the case was referred to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, which declined to file charges, and that based on the surveillance video, there was “no likelihood of a conviction for either party.”

Both rappers previously spoke out about the incident, sharing statements with TMZ on the same day. Saweetie told the publication, “This unfortunate incident happened a year ago, while we have reconciled since then and moved past this particular disagreement, there were simply too many other hurdles to overcome in our relationship and we have both since moved on.” Hours later, Quavo offered his own statement, saying, “We had an unfortunate situation almost a year ago that we both learned and moved on from. I haven’t physically abused Saweetie and have real gratitude for what we did share overall.”

Meanwhile, Saweetie has been focusing on her career. Specifically, she’s looking for self-improvement, as she told Apple Music that she is attending an artist development boot camp. She said, “For me, I’m gonna focus on what I struggle with. I struggle with breathing control, I’m gonna work on my dance moves, my details, all that good stuff, my body, my stamina, everything.”

Saweetie is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Filming for Stranger Things season four began in February 2020 — one month later, it was shut down due to the pandemic, and didn’t resume until September. But producer Shawn Levy thinks the break in shooting may result in the Netflix show’s best season yet. “I’ll just say the pandemic definitely massively delayed shooting and therefore the launch of our current season four, date still TBD,” he said last year. “But it impacted very positively by allowing the Duffer brothers, for the first time ever, to write the entire season before we shoot it and to have time to rewrite in a way that they rarely had before so the quality of these screenplays are exceptional, maybe better than ever.”

The date is still TBD, but at least there’s a new teaser for the season, which you can watch above. The clip takes place in the Hawkins National Laboratory, where Eleven was held by her “Papa,” Dr. Martin Brenner (Matthew Modine). “Today, I have something very special planned for you,” he says to the kids who still live in the lab. He then asks, “Eleven, are you listening?” before the camera cuts to Eleven/Jane, who’s telepathically listening to Dr. Brenner. Not great for her!

Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Priah Ferguson, Cara Buono, and Brett Gelman are all returning for season four, while horror icon Robert Englund, Jamie Campbell Bower, Joseph Quinn, and Eduardo Franco have joined the cast.

In 2011, actress/mom Jessica Alba was frustrated by the lack of eco-friendly baby products on the market, so she created The Honest Company to make and sell things like diapers and baby wipes that were free of harsh chemicals or materials that might sit in a landfill for the next century. Flash forward a decade and that business, which went public yesterday, is now valued at more than $1.4 billion. Which is why Alba’s looking like a damn superhero above—and deservedly so.

On Wednesday morning, Alba was in New York City with her husband, Cash Warren, and their three children to ring the bell at NASDAQ and watch as her net worth grew. And grew. And grew. It was a big day for Alba and The Honest Company, as its stock price increased by more than 40 percent on day one, raising $413 million in its IPO. So just how much of that belongs to Alba? According to The Hollywood Reporter, the star of that terrible Fantastic Four movie (no, the earlier terrible one) owns more than 5.6 million shares of the company, which translates to about $130 million. Ka-ching!

While there’s a financial risk that comes with any company going public, Alba’s probably not too worried. She does have that acting thing to fall back on, after all. Even so, the future outlook for The Honest Company is very much dependent on Alba’s association with it. According to The Hollywood Reporter:

In its IPO prospectus, the company told potential investors that “we believe that the success of our brand depends in part on our ongoing affiliation with Jessica Alba,” noting that it has a likeness agreement with the Hollywood star, which she can terminate at any time with written notice. “The loss of the services of Ms. Alba, or the loss of our ability to use Ms. Alba’s likeness, could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.”

And to think it all began with a baby’s poopy diaper.

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)