The producer duo Internet Money (Nick Mira and Taz Taylor) broke out in a huge way this year thanks to their debut album B4 The Storm and its lead single, “Lemonade” featuring Don Toliver, Gunna, and Nav. The song, which arrived with a splash in August, climbed to No. 6 on the Hot 100 and subsequently received a remix with the Billboard-dominating Roddy Ricch, extending its popularity. However, Mira and Taylor aren’t done with the track yet; today, they released yet another remix of the song, this time with a Spanish verse from Reggaeton star Anuel AA.
Although Internet Money may be a new-ish-seeming group to the uninitiated, they’ve technically been running the charts for some time. As a collective, they’ve been responsible for hits from the likes of Drake, Gunna, Juice WRLD, Lil Baby, Lil Tecca, Lil Uzi Vert, Trippie Redd, and more. Basically, if it’s been on the radio or Rap Caviar-style playlist in the last two years, there’s a strong chance either Nick or Taz had a hand in it. B4 The Storm, which released August 28 through TenThousand Projects, featured many of their go-to collaborators as well as rising stars like 24kGoldn, Iann Dior, Lil Mosey, Lil Skies, StaySolidRocky, and The Kid Laroi.
Listen to the “Lemonade” remix above.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
In her music video for the new single “Living Life,” Steady Holiday (a.k.a. Dre Babinski) sails down a winding Los Angeles street, hanging off of the back of a moving postal truck — a moment that simultaneously references The Royal Tenenbaums scene where Royal takes his grandkids for a garbage truck joyride and calls for our continued support of the USPS. As she glides through the city, she’s wearing a teal button-down blouse tied at the waist with matching trousers — a bright pop of color that makes her immediately stand out against the hazy L.A. backdrop.
Though she’d probably deny it, the dream-pop performer, who is welcoming her third full-length album early next year, has built something of a cult following around her vivid personal aesthetic (a Ford Models employee once name-checked Babinski’s Instagram account as a source of inspiration), which primarily consists of gently modified thrift store and Goodwill finds. “I have always been really scrappy,” she tells Uproxx. “I was shopping in thrift stores when I was really young, beginning in high school. I went to school in Orange County, so it wasn’t cool. There was nothing cool about the way I dressed at the time. But I knew I didn’t fit in and I think I just unconsciously started doing things just to be a contrarian and wear baseball shirts and stuff.”
Steady Holiday
After spending a “solid 15 years” rocking “quirky T-shirts you can’t get anywhere else,” Babinski says that both her music and fashion philosophies are about “world-building” and “using elements that already exist. Making something new out of something old.”
Now in her 30s, Babinski primarily looks to women like Miranda July and Charlotte Gainsbourg for style inspiration. “I love the way that Miranda July looks and how effortlessly she wears modern and vintage stuff,” she says. “She always looks so easy. That’s something that I think that I’m drawn to: people who have an ease about them. I think because I run a little anxious, there’s something calming about seeing a simple confidence in Charlotte Gainsbourg. I got to play a show with her last year. I don’t remember what she was wearing. She’s just always wearing something sloppy and just looks cool as fuck all the time.”
Steady Holiday
As her look has evolved, so, inevitably, has her music. Kicking off her career as half of the folk-pop project Miracle Days, the California native spent some time touring as the violinist/vocalist for Dusty Rhodes And The River Band and has since taken the solo path, first releasing 2016’s quietly contemplative Under The Influence, followed by 2018’s more uptempo Nobody’s Watching. Today, on the cusp of her third album, Babinski, who also supports herself as a TV and commercial actor, feels much more comfortable with herself as an artist — not to mention a person living in the world. “[On my first] records, I hear how clever I’m trying to be, how intelligent and wise,” she says. “I honored that stage that I was in, but I’m moving towards a very different place with this record musically and aesthetically. It’s going from being very adorned and detailed and interesting for lack of a better word to being simple and bold and direct, which is very much who I was and who I’m becoming.”
One thing has stayed consistent, though: Babinski has always been dedicated to being a mindful consumer, outright rejecting fast-fashion brands and instead investing in vintage pieces that span the decades. “The exploitation of human rights in the garment industry — specifically fast fashion — is a major reason why I can’t contribute to the demand for it in good conscience,” she explains. “I think a lot of my aesthetic has come from just a personal constitution of wanting to be conscious of the footprint that I leave. I’m just really aware of how I consume and how I dispose of things.”
Steady Holiday
Take, for example, the thrifted baby blue blouse with puffy sleeves and round, oversized buttons Babinski wore to Coachella last year, which she jokingly says was “me trying to be interesting on a budget.”
“I took this shirt — it flared out at the waist and had these big wings. I should’ve taken a photo of it before, I just looked insane [wearing it]. So I just cut it off and I added fringe to it. I cut it up in the back and cut the sleeves off, which were also massive. And now it fits kind of funny, but it works. And then I wear it with some big, weird pants.”
Statement pieces go a long way on tour, she surmises. “I’ll have a few different sets of monochromatic either all white or all red or all black. And I’ll put this [points to a large, patterned raincoat] over and them and it looks like I tried.”
Steady Holiday
Of course, since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, touring is an impossibility. Not one for livestreams (“I haven’t had the courage to”), Babinski hasn’t felt the need to go out and buy a whole new set of loungewear. “I haven’t purchased a piece of clothing since the pandemic started, so I’m still working with the same set of tools,” she says. “But I wear my yoga pants and my workout shorts almost exclusively. When I leave my house to do something, to run an errand, I’ll put some pants on. But otherwise, it’s comfort first, always. I’m just in Patagonia and athletic shoes.”
Once touring can safely resume, however, Babinski will no doubt show up with a fresh round of self-altered creations. Though now she looks back at her earlier live outfits with a deeper understanding. “I would make a lot of things [for my] earlier Steady Holiday shows. I would buy a weird suit jacket and cut off the sleeves and then add sequins and stuff. It was just a vehicle to put my anxiety — to try to be different and interesting. I say that with just a little sadness for that person. Because I needed so desperately to be an individual. [Wanting to be] seen is why I think I’ve pursued this in the first place. And why I would insist on being so different, even from a young age, going to thrift stores when everyone was wearing crisped Billabong shirts.”
Take The Corners Gently is due out in February 2021.
Foo Fighters aren’t too far removed from releasing their new single “Shame Shame,” and they brought the song to The Late Show for a performance last night. Dave Grohl also sat down with Stephen Colbert for an interview, and during their chat, he officially conceded defeat in his drum battle with his 10-year-old opponent, Nandi Bushell.
Grohl told Colbert about first seeing Bushell’s videos, saying, “She’s just beating the crap out of her drum set, and when she does drum rolls, she screams. […] I was like, ‘Oh my God, this kid is a force of nature, and she’s an amazing drummer.’”
He then walked through the story of the drum battle and admitted that when it comes to his “feud” with Bushell, he’s hanging up his sticks, saying, “Sometimes you just have to concede defeat. […] There was nothing I could do! I was literally being called out by the school bully, like, ‘I’ll see you on the playground after school!’ Every time she would send me one of these videos, put one of these videos on her page, I just thought like, ‘Oh my God, I’m gonna get my ass kicked again.’ It just happened over and over and over again.”
Watch Grohl and Foo Fighters on The Late Show above.
Just a few weeks ago, DaBaby was encouraging people to vote in his home state, North Carolina. Today, he’s looking back on that time with regret in the video for “Gucci Peacoat,” from his newly released EP, My Brother’s Keeper (Long Live G). Dedicated to the memory of his late brother Glenn Johnson, the EP finds DaBaby grappling with the loss of his hero figure due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. “Gucci Peacoat” contrasts the brothers’ actions on that day; while Jonathan Kirk, aka DaBaby, was dressed to the nines and trying to change the world, he had his own world rocked by Glenn’s struggle with depression.
It’s a rough way to cap what would have otherwise been one of the best year’s of DaBaby’s life so far. While increased fame has brought increased scrutiny for the 28-year-old Charlotte native, it’s also fixed his name to the top of the Billboard charts. He’s been one of the best-selling artists throughout 2020, with his album Blame It On Baby charting for 30 weeks without leaving the top 20. The album’s single “Rockstar” delivered DaBaby his first No. 1 single and his string of feature verses for the likes of Jack Harlow and Pop Smoke accomplished the rare feat of giving him three songs in the Hot 100 top 10 — something only a handful of artists have ever done. Our hearts go out to DaBaby and his family for their loss.
According to Norton, Trump’s actions aren’t to make his base happy or lay the groundwork for Trump TV. Instead, the Fight Club actor theorizes that Trump is delaying a peaceful transition for two reasons: to suppress evidence and to create enough chaos and anxiety that he can “cut a Nixon-style deal” to prevent “irreparable damage to the system.” However, Norton says America needs to stay strong and call Trump’s bluff:
His bluff after ‘the flop’ has been called in court… His ‘turn card’ bluff will be an escalation & his ‘River card’ bluff could be really ugly. But they have to be called. We cannot let this mobster bully the USA into a deal to save his ass by threatening our democracy. THAT is his play. But he’s got junk in his hand. So call him.
Norton ends his thread with the belief that America can survive Trump’s assault if we hold strong. “Faith in the strength of our sacred institutions & founding principles is severely stretched… but they will hold,” he writes. “They will. He’s leaving, gracelessly & in infamy. But if we trade for it, give him some brokered settlement, we’ll be vulnerable to his return. We can’t flinch.”
You can read the whole thread below:
I’m no political pundit but I grew up w a dad who was a federal prosecutor & he taught me a lot & I’ve also sat a fair amount of poker w serious players & l’ll say this: I do not think Trump is trying to ‘make his base happy’ or ‘laying the groundwork for his own network’…
…which is to create enough chaos & anxiety about peaceful transfer of power, & fear of irreparable damage to the system, that he can cut a Nixon-style deal in exchange for finally conceding. But he doesn’t have the cards. His bluff after ‘the flop’ has been called in court…
I will allow that he’s also a whiny, sulky, petulant, Grinchy, vindictive little 10-ply-super-soft bitch who no doubt is just throwing a wicked pout fest & trying to give a tiny-hand middle finger to the whole country for pure spite, without a single thought for the dead & dying
Faith in the strength of our sacred institutions & founding principles is severely stretched…but they will hold. They will. He’s leaving, gracelessly & in infamy. But if we trade for it, give him some brokered settlement, we’ll be vulnerable to his return. We can’t flinch.
Yesterday, Sia premiered the trailer for her upcoming film, Music, and in it, Maddie Ziegler portrays a character named Music who appears to be on the autism spectrum. This led to a large wave of backlash against the film and Sia, but she isn’t backing down from her casting choice. Furthermore, she appears to be frustrated with the criticisms, as she says she put in an effort to include people on the autism spectrum in the film.
The news you’ve been waiting for! Music, the movie written & directed by Sia + starring Kate Hudson, @leslieodomjr & @maddieziegler, will be arriving in early 2021! Watch a sneak peek of the movie right here. pic.twitter.com/w38L2UtIhJ
One person on Twitter responded to the trailer, “This is totally unacceptable and there are no excuses, you should know better than to allow able bodied & neurotypical to represent the disabled community. It’s incredibly offensive as is the infantalisation of the character. Sickened. And not even captioned. Don’t release this.”
Sia replied by insisting that Ziegler wasn’t actually her first choice for the role, as she initially cast an actor who was on the autism spectrum, but it didn’t work out. She wrote, “I actually tried working with a a beautiful young girl non verbal on the spectrum and she found it unpleasant and stressful. So that’s why I cast Maddie.” She wrote in another tweet that she actually tried casting multiple other actors before Ziegler: “My character was pretty low functioning and after attempting a few actors on the spectrum they suggested I use Maddie.”
I actually tried working with a a beautiful young girl non verbal on the spectrum and she found it unpleasant and stressful. So that’s why I cast Maddie.
I’m sorry we were never introduced. My character was pretty low functioning and after attempting a few actors on the spectrum they suggested I use Maddie.
Somebody else criticized Sia for not hiring more “disabled” people, and Sia replied, “I hired plenty of special abilities kids. I’m willing to be misunderstood because I think this movie does more good than harm.” She added in a response to another tweet, “I’ve never referred to music as disabled. Special abilities is what I’ve always said, and casting someone at her level of functioning was cruel, not kind, so I made the executive decision that we would do our best to lovingly represent the community.” Sia also tweeted elsewhere, “I cast thirteen neuroatypical people, three trans folk, and not as f*cking prostitutes or drug addicts but s as doctors, nurses and singers. F*cking sad nobody’s even seen the dang movie. My heart has always been in the right place.”
I actually tried working with a a beautiful young girl non verbal on the spectrum and she found it unpleasant and stressful. So that’s why I cast Maddie.
I agree. I’ve never referred to music as disabled. Special abilities is what I’ve always said, and casting someone at her level of functioning was cruel, not kind, so I made the executive decision that we would do our best to lovingly represent the community.
I cast thirteen neuroatypical people, three trans folk, and not as fucking prostitutes or drug addicts but s as doctors, nurses and singers. Fucking sad nobody’s even seen the dang movie. My heart has always been in the right place.
Furthermore, Sia also received some criticism for involving the organization Autism Speaks, which has been accused of not properly representing or working for people with autism. Sia wrote in response to that backlash, “Autism speaks came on board long after the film was finished, four years in fact. I had no idea it was such a polarizing group!”
Autism speaks came on board long after the film was finished, four years in fact. I had no idea it was such a polarizing group!
Ultimately, Sia appears to be extremely frustrated by the situation, as she tweeted, “Grrrrrrrrrr. F*ckity f*ck why don’t you watch my film before you judge it? FURY.” In response to a tweet asking if she did any research about autism while making the movie, she replied, “Duh. I spent three f*cking years researching, I think that’s why I’m so f*cking bummed.”
Grrrrrrrrrr. Fuckity fuck why don’t you watch my film before you judge it? FURY.
Something we can all agree upon is that it’s been far too long since we’ve heard live music in person. In 2020, recordings of live shows feel more relevant than ever, with the roar of a crowd imbuing nostalgia for a simpler time. This is the central focus of the new episode of Indiecast, which finds Steven Hyden and Ian Cohen digging in to the swath of live albums that are on the docket for the remainder of the year, including forthcoming releases from The War On Drugs, Arctic Monkeys, and The Postal Service.
2020 has forced artists to get creative in how they connect with fans, and are utilizing live streams and live albums to remind music lovers of why shows are such a vital part of their lives. Sometimes, these live albums offers listeners a glimpse at exciting alternate versions of the songs they know and love, with improvised sections, different arrangements, and elongated instrumental sections. Other times, they just feel like relics of a lost art.
In this week’s Recommendation Corner, Cohen is endorsing Summer Sleeping, the new EP from Indiana quartet Thunder Dreamer. Hyden is advocating for the new Ganser album, Just Look At That Sky, which he believes is being slept on by most.
New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 17 on Apple Podcasts and Spotify below, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts here. Stay up to date and follow us on Instagram and Twitter.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Scream 5 not being titled Scream 5 or, ideally, 5cream — it’s simply Scream — still doesn’t make a ton of sense. The rationale is that it’s a new direction for the franchise, one without director and franchise-leader Wes Craven (he passed away in 2014), but the film stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and Dave Arquette, so it can’t be that new. But whatever, Scream 4 was good and the “relaunch” worked for 2018’s Halloween, so why not? At least we know Jack Quaid has our “it should be called 5cream” side.
The Boys star and actress Melissa Barrera are two new additions to the slasher series, and on the final day of shooting, they presented the crew with a gift. “To those disappointed that the new Scream isn’t called 5CREAM, this was @MelissaBarreraM and I’s wrap gift to the cast & crew. 5 Cream lives on in our [hearts]! Art by the amazingly talented @martweetsy! #Scream #5Cream,” he tweeted, along with photos of the shirt.
If Paramount doesn’t start selling these immediately, they’re fools.
Speaking to CinemaBlend, Scream co-director Tyler Gillett confirmed that the film is a sequel, not a straight-up reboot. “It felt like the only way to do this right was to create connectivity,” he said. “And a lot of it is also just what the Scream movies are, right? They’re about lineage. They’re about the evolution of pop culture and the evolution of the genre. And you can’t have something new without also giving a nod to what came before it. And paying respect, and giving a bow to what followed.”
Rudy Giuliani’s most recent press conference about “election fraud” spiraled into complete disaster. That’s not entirely shocking, considering the Four Seasons Total Landscaping debacle, but no one anticipated that Rudy would quote My Cousin Vinny while hair dye slid down his face in a literal meltdown, leading to members of Trump’s social media team mocking him in a live video that got yanked from YouTube.
Where does one go to discuss “the issues” after such a spectacle? Sean Hannity’s Fox News program welcomed Rudy, who proceeded to air his latest conspiracy theory — which has already been debunked by Snopes — involving a baseless claim about U.S. election fraud being orchestrated in Germany. It’s completely bonkers-sounding, of course, but the far-right is attempting to convince people that the U.S. army seized a software server that engineered the Biden win, or changed Trump votes, or something, and it’s all Hillary’s fault. As Rudy ranted, even Hannity seemed to be slightly taken aback, but he had to know that Rudy wasn’t exactly going to behave in a rational manner while appearing on the show.
Even Hannity seems bewildered by Giuliani’s insane conspiracy theory about how the election fraud that took down Trump was purportedly orchestrated from Frankfurt, Germany pic.twitter.com/Kqf6FAvske
Rudy gesticulated wildly while exclaiming, “Biden! Biden! Biden! Biden!” At the end of his missive, he declared, “Somebody’s got to cut the head off.” That’s when the throat-cutting gesture happened, presumably in reference to the Democratic party or perhaps even Hillary Clinton herself, given that he groused about how “the Democrat party was hijacked by Clinton and since then it’s gone more corrupt, and more corrupt, and more corrupt.” Yikes.
A couple days ago, Megan Thee Stallion launched her new clothing line with Fashion Nova, a 106-piece collection that ranges in price from $24.99 to $199.99 and is heavy on denim. It turns out the fans scooped up pieces in droves, as the line had a ginormous first day of sales: TMZ reports, citing “sources connected to the retail company,” that the line had $1.2 million in sales in just the first 24 hours.
Meg told Teen Vogue of the line, “Whether it was because the leg length was too short or the booty area was too tight, there would always be clothes or styles I’d [want to] wear, but just couldn’t find that would fit a tall girl with shape. […] When everything hugs the right places and complements your natural figure, you can’t help but feel good. That’s what this whole collection is about. […] I really wanted to pay attention to length and stretch across the collection so everything looks tailored but is super comfortable. […] I want all the hotties to be able to wear this collection, so working with Fashion Nova who have all the hottest looks at affordable prices just felt organic in that sense.”
Meg is also of course fresh off the release of her new album Good News and a video for “Body.”
Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
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Music, the movie written & directed by Sia + starring Kate Hudson, 
s! Art by the amazingly talented 
