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Cole Bennett and Lyrical Lemonade serve up another high-speed video for some of the hottest names in the rap game as Lil Durk, Lil Baby, and Polo G come together to form a “3 Headed Goat.” The lead single from Lil Durk’s Just Cause Y’all Waited 2 receives some signature, trippy Bennett visuals complete with, yes, a three-headed goat. The three rappers pass a duffle bag full of lyrics as each takes their turn blazing through their rapid-fire verses while mouthing each other’s bars as they stand back-to-back.

All three rappers have had a terrific 2020. Lil Baby’s album My Turn debuted at No. 1, then returned to the top of the albums chart a few weeks later after a jump in streams following the release of Baby’s protest song, “The Bigger Picture.” Polo G followed up his stellar debut album Die A Legend with The GOAT, which peaked at No. 2 on the albums chart and spawned a trio of hits, “Heartless,” “Go Stupid,” and “DND.”

Meanwhile, their host on “3 Headed Goat,” Lil Durk, debuted at No. 5 with Just Cause Y’all Waited 2 despite releasing on the independent label Alamo. He hopes to return to the upper reaches of the chart with the deluxe version of the album out now via Alamo.

Watch Lil Durk’s ‘3 Headed Goat’ video with Lil Baby and Polo G above.

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I’ll Be Gone In The Dark (Sunday, HBO 10:00 p.m.) — This true-crime docuseries is revolutionary, much like the Michelle McNamara book that fueled it. This is a duel-edged story of obsession and a “portrait of an artist” — one who pursued justice for dozens of survivors and victims’ families, decades after law enforcement let the Golden State Killer case go cold. It’s about those survivors, and it’s about the citizen investigators, including Michelle. She was a wife (to Patton Oswalt), a mother, a friend, and, yes, an obsessive, who was instrumental in solving this case, but not before it consumed her as well.

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (Netflix film) — Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams are Lars and Sigrit, respectively, and only looking to make Iceland proud at the world’s biggest song competition. Well, that, and they want to fight for any dream worth dreaming for and achieve pop-rock-god glory with one snappy song and Dan Stevens along for the ride. According to our own Vince Mancini, this is a “goofy, glorious romp” that you won’t want to miss.

Dark: Season 3 (Netflix series) — The final season arrives with a mind-bending conclusion that sweeps past the space and time concepts while much of the group attempts to break the loop. The light and dark worlds collide with a love story bonus.

Here’s the rest of this weekend’s notable programming:

Friday Night In with The Morgans (Friday, AMC 10:00 p.m.) — Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton will welcome guests Garret Dillahunt and his wife, Michelle Hurd.

2020 BET Awards (Friday, CBS & BET 8:00 p.m.) — The 20th anniversary of this awards show (and the 40th anniversary of Black Entertainment Television) will be marked virtually due to the pandemic and hosted by Amanda Seales. Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, and Roddy Ricch lead the nominations.

Black Monday (Friday, Showtime 8:00 p.m.) — Blair attends a Halloween party looking for a trade of a lifetime while Mo and Dawn are arguing, yet again.

Perry Mason (Sunday, HBO 9:00 p.m.) — The gritty reimagining of the 1950s Raymond Burr lawyer series with Matthew Rhys in the title role continues, through good and bad news while beat cop Paul Drake encounters a gruesome crime scene.

The Chi (Sunday, Showtime 9:00 p.m.) — Jada’s on the dating scene, Trig’s working on a custody plan, and Kelly’s looking for help from Papa and Jake.

Snowpiercer (Sunday, TNT 9:00 p.m.) — The train’s growing ever-more-divided while Layton continues to evade Melanie. That can’t last long, since there’s a reckoning in Third Class.

NOS4A2 (Sunday, AMC & BBC America 10:00 p.m.) — Zachary Quinto’s back as psychic vampire Charlie Manx and working (really) hard this week to never let the lights go out in Christmasland again.

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (Sunday, Showtime 10:00 p.m.) — Amid a riot, Peter, Elsa, and the boys are trapped in their car, while Townsend’s fortunes are suddenly on the rise.

Football is still officially between seasons, but as the summer days grow longer you can already feel the allure of the gridiron and two-a-day practices that create the next season on the gridiron. Which is why it’s the perfect time to beat the heat, stay indoors and watch football movies. At this point the sport has been optimized for TV, and networks know just how to keep viewers engaged in a game. But football movies are great because they take away the commercial breaks and fill that time between snaps with touching stories, inspiring speeches, emotional journeys as a team, and maybe some laughs.

From comedy classics to the stirring underdog stories people love about sports, these movies are the best of the best. As we get ready for another fall (hopefully) full of football, let’s take a look at our favorites.

13) Necessary Roughness

Run Time: 108 min | IMDb: 6.2/10

If there’s a tonal comp for the iconic Major League on this list, it’s the little seen Necessary Roughness. Focused primarily on a washed-up quarterback and a team of nobodies that fill roster spots left vacant by sanctions, the film relies heavily on cliches but is worth a watch if you’re looking for a lighthearted football film about misbehaving man-children. As Paul Blake (the aforementioned quarterback), Quantum Leap-era Scott Bakula leans heavily on aw shucks charm, playing straight man to a collection of one note characters that are portrayed by familiar faces like Sinbad, Jason Bateman, Rob Schneider, and Kathy Ireland. As the coaches, Hector Elizondo and Robert Loggia pair nicely, adding some guidance and growl to the proceedings.

12) Little Giants

Run Time: 107 min | IMDb: 6.4/10

The kid-sports movie boom of the early to mid-’90s mostly focused on baseball with a side of Mighty Ducks, but football got in on the fun with this trash-talking tykes film about two pee-wee football teams — one polished and the other scrappy — fronted by a pair of mismatched brothers. There’s a lot of Ducks and Bad News Bears spirit in the preciousness of the kids, but the duel between Ed O’Neill (as the smug coach of the Cowboys) and Rick Moranis (the leader of the Giants) is the real show as these two talented comic leads give life to the rivalry. Having John Madden, Emmit Smith, Bruce Smith, and other NFL heroes of the era show up adds to the fun and the nostalgia.

11) The Longest Yard

Run Time: 121 min | IMDb: 7.1/10

Honestly, you can’t go wrong watching either the harder-hitting 1974 original or the looser 2005 remake, but with Waterboy already on this list and Team Sandler represented, it just felt right to give a little more love to the version that’s powered by prime-era Burt Reynolds swagger (as opposed to an assist from still formidable late-era Reynolds, who co-stars with Sandler and Chris Rock in the more recent version). An ex-college football player (and eventual USFL team co-owner), Reynolds walks the walk as the imprisoned ex-NFL player trying to win a vicious football game against a team of guards that are out to do the bidding of their slimy warden (Eddie Arnold, shedding all semblance of Green Acres nice).

10) The Waterboy (1998)

Run Time: 90 min | IMDb: 6.1/10

I wouldn’t say this movie has aged great in a modern world where every hard impact in sports makes you wonder how dangerous it was for the players involved. Still, of all the Adam Sandler and Happy Madison sports movies, this is probably the best one not named Happy Gilmore. All of these titles follow the same basic pattern: Scrappy underdogs get to kiss girls and win despite being extremely unconventional and actually kind of bad.

The fun here is in the direct homages to real life. The movie has lots of cameos from NFL legends like former Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor and former coaches Bill Cowher and Jimmie Johnson. Though he’s not a real coach, Henry Winkler does his best to nail his role as a slightly-damaged small-time coach who sees something in Bobby, Sandler’s character.

9) The Blind Side (2009)

Run Time: 129 min | IMDb: 7.7/10

Cue the resounding cries of “THE BOOK WAS BETTER,” but the movie version of The Blind Side won an Oscar in its own right. Sandra Bullock’s role as football standout Michael Oher’s surrogate guardian won her an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2009. It also got a Best Picture nod. The story of an essentially homeless teen taken in by a wealthy Memphis family and turned into a top NFL Draft prospect is far more interesting in written form than it is emotional in the visual medium, but it is a touching tale that’s lovingly done here. The book has more football, so to speak, but the movie certainly isn’t bad.

8) Varsity Blues (1999)

Run Time: 106 min | IMDb: 6.5/10

This is another story about a high school football team in an extremely competitive town. There are a few of those on the list, and it’s an underdog story, for sure, but Varsity Blues is also the showcase for the worst coach in the history of football movies. Jon Voight squaring off against James Van Der Beek as the fun backup quarterback who is ready to lead the team to glory has some truly strange moments, but it’s a fun football classic that deserves to be here. It’s about as 1999 as a film can get, if you catch my drift.

7) Friday Night Lights (2004)

Run Time: 118 min | IMDb: 7.2/10

The show has perhaps superseded the 2004 film in pop culture relevance, but the movie more closely follows the book — a Buzz Bissinger classic — and is excellent in its own right. Billy Bob Thornton as a high school football coach works surprisingly well here, and it’s one of the more realistic reenactments of the intense and often overbearing world of Texas high school football.

Tim McGraw makes his second appearance on this list with a role here and, yes, Connie Britton is great as Sharon Gaines. Even if she does get a lot more to do on the TV show by the same name, which started two years after this movie came out.

6) Rudy (1993)

Run Time: 114 min | IMDb: 7.5/10

Every Notre Dame fan seems to love Rudy, the underdog story of an undersized wannabe football player who through hard work and dedication finally gets his chance to shine. Rudy is a classic football movie that’s beloved in many circles, and Sean Aston does great work here as the titular character, who is told he is too small to play college football.

Unfortunately, Rudy could not be ranked higher here because he was offside.

5) Remember the Titans (2000)

Run Time: 113 min | IMDb: 7.8/10

Denzel Washington knows how to take a Disney movie about racial harmony and make it into a powerhouse. The real story of coach Herman Boone may not be as cinematic as the one Washington portrays on screen, but this is an instantly quotable movie about a town coming together to, eventually, unite through football.

The movie also features some strong performances from actors who were up and coming at the time. Kate Bosworth, Ryan Gosling and Hayden Panettiere all have roles as young performers here, and it’s one of the best-rated movies on IMDb of the bunch here.

4) Brian’s Song (1971)

Run Time: 73 min | IMDb: 7.6/10

Brian’s Song is based on the real life story of Gail Sayers and Brian Piccolo, who played for the Chicago Bears. Before there was Walter Payton, there was Gail Sayers at tailback for the Bears. Piccolo’s illness and eventual death are the backdrop for this story of friendship, and James Caan and Billy Dee Williams make the most of this made for TV movie. It may be a bit hard to track down, but it’s definitely worth watching. A nice companion piece to this movie, by the way, is Sayers’ biography I Am Third, which touches on Piccolo but also describes his journey to the NFL, which is also fascinating.

3) The Replacements (2000)

Run Time: 118 min | IMDb: 6.6/10

With all respect due to Major League, The Replacements is the best bad sports movie of all time. This is Keanu Reeves as washed-up quarterback Shane Falco, who scrapes barnacles off the side of boats near the stadium in Washington. Falco is suddenly thrust back into the football world by over-the-hill coach Gene Hackman because of a labor strike. Never before have you been so firmly on the side of workers than in this movie that’s basically about strike-breakers crossing picket lines to get a second chance at football careers.

If that concept sounds insane, well, it is. The movie is wildly unrealistic, full of unnecessary shenanigans, and probably doesn’t hold up all these years later. But it’s also so weird and odd that it has some immensely memorable lines. I’ll never forget Gene Hackman’s Jimmy McGinty asking Clifford Franklin (Orlando Jones) to apply Stick ‘Um. After watching this you’ll occasionally ask a friend “What are they going to do, throw me in Football Jail?” And you’ll definitely ask if they remember how bad Shane Falco was at the Sugar Bowl that one year. Promise.

2) Jerry Maguire (1996)

Run Time: 139 min | IMDb: 7.3/10

A lot of the hype for this movie is tied to two big, memorable lines from the film. But “Show me the money” and “You had me at hello” are not all that’s there for this romantic dramedy. This is Tom Cruise at the height of his Hollywood powers, as it was released in the same year as Mission: Impossible. He has some pretty hilarious and dramatic moments in this one.

But the movie is more than just Cruise’s titular character navigating the world as a sports agent. Cuba Gooding Jr. won an Oscar for his Rod Tidwell, and he’s a surprisingly believable wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals. Tidwell’s wife, played by Regina King, steals just about every scene that she’s in here. And Renée Zellweger is strong as well. The best line of the movie, however, comes from a young Jonathan Lipnicki. That’s the one I quote the most, at least.

1) Any Given Sunday (1999)

Run Time: 162 min | IMDb: 6.9/10

What’s remarkable about Any Given Sunday is that, two decades later, much of the subject material explored here still holds up. Oliver Stone’s look at the brutal world of professional football isn’t perfect, but no sports movie is. What Any Given Sunday captures here so well are the emotions of the game and some of the problems that plague the sport. Injuries, drugs, interpersonal drama, team relocation, greedy owners — all of that gets explored in the nearly-three-hour movie. Any Given Sunday isn’t nearly as well-held as some other sports movies, but as a Football Movie it’s hard to think of a better film to give that title.

Besides, this is the greatest football speech ever given.

I don’t know what else to say.

Melbourne artist Tash Sultana experienced a breakout year in 2019. The singer embarked on a massive world tour and her song “Jungle” was certified 2-times Platinum. While the pandemic has put a few plans on the backburner, the singer forges forward with her latest number, “Greed.”

A cool-toned rhythm guitar is at the forefront of Sultana’s groovy new single. A reflection on the corruptive nature of money, Sultana sings of how wealth can often lead to greed on the laid-back track. “Make a million dollars but it ain’t that much / When it passes through the hands and they take their cuts / Put your face on the poster / Got the people inside when the debt rolls around they go run and hide,” she sings.

In a statement, Sultana described the inspiration behind her new track:

“This song is about how people change around you when you achieve some sort of success. People you’ve never had anything to do with try and climb into your life somehow, people you’ve known for ages suddenly go silent. People who never paid you for a gig suddenly want to book you. That person from high school that gave you sh*t for playing the guitar suddenly wants on the guest list. It’s a funny little thing all of this and what it does to people.”

Listen to “Greed” above.

The cast of Amazon’s The Boys brought their wickedly fun, superhero-skewering vibe together today in a cast “reunion,” which is a strange term since they never split, but sure, it’s Friday, and we’ll take it. Patton Oswalt, who has filmed a secret role for Season 2 of the show, acted as host for this gathering, and a previous UK-released teaser has already set the mood for what’s to come. Obviously, what’s to come will be more vengeance and blood as Amazon Prime continues to adapt the Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic-book series.

What did we learn today? For starters, the show is moving to a weekly format for episode releases, and the Season 2 premiere date is September 4.

Prior to the reunion chat, Amazon previewed a Twitter clip to show off The Seven’s newest member, Stormfront, who isn’t thrilling Homelander and Queen Maeve. Another clip cheekily showed a compilation of Starlight and Queen Maeve kicking ass with this caption: “Wait, why is this show called The Boys again?” It’s a decent question.

And finally, there was the nearly hour-long gathering, in which a lot of chatter went down. That includes Patton referring to a “little ray of sunshine,” and I wasn’t quite clear on whether he was talking about Karl Urban or Billy Butcher. Maybe both. The final portion of the video shows off the 3-minute opening scene of Season 2. Giancarlo Esposito has arrived to portray Stan Edgar, the CEO of Vought. A board meeting’s enjoying a sandwich break while some throat-cutting and beheadings go down elsewhere. Enjoy:

Here’s the official Season 2 synopsis:

The even more intense, more insane season two finds The Boys on the run from the law, hunted by the Supes, and desperately trying to regroup and fight back against Vought. In hiding, Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), Frenchie (Tomer Capon) and Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) try to adjust to a new normal, with Butcher (Karl Urban) nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Starlight (Erin Moriarty) must navigate her place in The Seven as Homelander (Antony Starr) sets his sights on taking complete control. His power is threatened with the addition of Stormfront (Aya Cash), a social media-savvy new Supe, who has an agenda of her own. On top of that, the Supervillain threat takes center stage and makes waves as Vought seeks to capitalize on the nation’s paranoia.

Previously, executive producer Seth Rogen promised that the Amazon Prime series’ second season would be “better” and more outrageous, and it certainly looks like the show has upped the bloody ante. In the process of filming, though, Toronto reportedly shut down one violent scene for crossing a line by filming near the site of a real-life terror attack that killed 10 people in 2018. Yep, that sounds like a questionable judgment call, but we’ll see if that scene makes it into Season 2 when it arrives on September 4.

Pirates of the Caribbean is the 14th highest-grossing film series ever, with the five entries in the franchise having made over $4.5 billion worldwide (even if only one, maybe two of them is any good). So, it’s no wonder that Disney wants to continue making Pirates movies. What is surprising, however, is that there’s two projects in the works: a reboot from Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin, and another starring Margot Robbie.

The “female-fronted Pirates of the Caribbean,” as the Hollywood Reporter calls it, will find the I, Tonya actress re-teaming with Birds of Prey writer Christina Hodson. “While plot details are being kept in Davey Jones’ locker, the project, in early development, is not intended to be a spinoff of the long-running franchise that had pirate Jack Sparrow at its center but rather a wholly original story with new characters under the Pirates moniker, itself inspired by the long-running attraction at Disneyland,” THR added. Basically, the Mazin movie will take place in the same cinematic universe as that drunken rascal Jack Sparrow, even if Johnny Depp isn’t expected to appear in the movie, while the Robbie one will be its own thing. And probably be better off for it.

Hopefully this ends with a Margot Robbie animatronic in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland / Disney World. As long as she doesn’t replace the Dirty Foot Pirate.

(Via Hollywood Reporter)

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 really love in its true form, we’ll be offering a digest of the best new R&B jams that fans of the genre should hear every Friday.

This week, 6lack unleashed 6 Pc Hot for his birthday, August Alsina made his return with The Product III: State Of Emergency and JoJo dropped off the music video for her Good To Know track “Small Things,” among many other great releases. Check out the rest of the best new R&B songs below.

6lack — 6pc Hot EP

6lack celebrated his birthday this week with the release of his EP 6 Pc Hot, the follow-up to 2018’s East Atlanta Love Letter. The six-track project is an ode to his Atlanta roots with songs like “ATL Freestyle” and his own brand of hot sauce called 600 Degrees (which has been delivered to fans homes at their request via a robot.) 6 Pc Hot and 6lack’s 600 Degrees hot sauce should be enough to hold fans over until his next full-length album, whenever that will be.

August Alsina — The Product III: State Of Emergency

It’s been a minute since August Alsina released a full-length album following 2015’s This Thing Called Life, as he dealt with some personal health and label issues. Now, he’s back in a major way with his third studio album The Product III: State of Emergency. The project features 27 solid tracks, making this a return worth waiting for.

JoJo — “Small Things”

JoJo shared her music video for her song “Small Things” this week. The video features dancers in all-white as JoJo sits in a white chair, singing her heart out. The song lives on her recently released album Good To Know, which made No. 18 on Uproxx’s Best Pop Albums of 2020 So Far.

Jayla Darden — “Demonstration”

21-year-old Detroit native Jayla Darden is the music industry’s latest multi-threat and her latest release “Demonstration” is a continued example of what’s to come from the R&B darling. The talented musician not only sings but she writes, produces and engineers most of her music as well. She recently made an appearance on HER’s instagram live series, Girls with Guitars and did a live performance of her single “Onto Something” and a cover of Aaliyah’s “I Don’t Wanna” while playing the guitar.

Pink Sweats — “Not Alright”

On his latest single “Not Alright,” Pink Sweats delivers major alt-R&B and pop vibes in the name of social justice. “‘Not Alright’ is a song I wrote about the wide range of feelings you experience being Black in America,” Sweat$ captioned on an Instagram post. “I was planning on putting this record out with the rest of the album, but I need you all to hear this one now.” “Not Alright” serves as Pink $weat’s latest release from his forthcoming project Pink Planet, which is slated to drop on July 17.

Savannah Cristina — “F’d Up” Feat. Flo Milli

Savannah Cristina and buzzing rapper Flo Milli tapped in with each other for the R&B singer’s latest release, “F’d Up.” It’s an honest track about what not to put up with in a relationship. “I don’t catch feelings, I catch flights,” Savannah croons on the track. On Saturday (June 27th), the “Comfortable” singer is set to make an appearance at the 13th annual Roots Picnic Virtual Experience’s pre-event.

11:11 — “Call Me Daddy

As rising R&B singer 11:11 readies for the release of his debut album, the burgeoning artist dropped his steamy new single “Call Me Daddy” today. The Toronto singer’s previously released track “Me, Chanel & Jameson” was also featured on an episode of the Joe Budden Podcast. 11:11 is certainly one to watch.

Saint Bodhi — “Cabin Fever”

Los Angeles native Saint Bodhi explores her feelings about a “sh*tty,” toxic love on her new single “Cabin Fever.” It’s an alternative R&B dream with clean, rounded acoustics, moments of syrupy slowed-down production, and melodic distortion.

Ford. — “Hold On” Feat. Ayelle

Ayelle and 20-year-old buzzing producer Ford. came together for the enchanting track “Hold On,” this week. The song sits on the fringe of electronic sounds and R&B and combined with Ayelle’s ethereal vocals, this song is meant to take you to heaven.

Alewya – “Sweating”

Alewya takes it to another dimension on her sensual track “Sweating,” produced by Ghana-based producer The Busy Twist. “This video is for US. In love, power and rage,” the music video for “Sweating” opens up. The black-and-white visual for the melodic dance track was directed by Jack Bowden. Alewya previously collaborated with Little Simz on the song “where’s my lighter” and is London Records’ first signed artist.

Check out this week’s R&B picks, plus more on Uproxx’s Spotify playlist below.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Hip-hop stars Lizzo and Saweetie are at the center of a debate swirling on social media about double standards in body shaming after a video of Saweetie indulging in a gigantic, Frankenstein’s monster of a cheeseburger went viral. Saweetie constructed the burger during an Instagram Live session with fans, combining what looked like two cheeseburgers with a handful of friends and dubbing it a “McGangBang.” However, a day later, fans had Lizzo’s name trending on Twitter after pointing out the disparity in fan reactions to the two rappers’ viral videos.

Fans noted how much of the reaction to Saweetie’s decidedly unhealthy snack were mostly positive, as commenters joked that the sandwich looked delicious and shared their own wild taste concoctions. However, a video of Lizzo working out a few weeks ago garnered a different reaction, with commenters deriding Lizzo’s size and weight even as she literally exercised for the health benefits. In fact, ever since she emerged into the mainstream spotlight with her hit song “Juice,” Lizzo has been subject to disingenuous concern trolling over her health — even to her face on live television.

However, other fans were quick to shut down the comparisons, telling their fellow fans that even their defenses for Lizzo could be seen as counterproductive, reductive, and unhelpful. As one put it, “Y’all act like y’all defending Lizzo by making her the poster child for fat people.” Another questioned, “Why seeing Saweetie eat bring up Lizzo in your head?”

The trending topic furthered a much-needed, ongoing discussion about body shaming and double standard in pop culture, but it also relied an another age-old, toxic trope — pitting women against each other. Neither artist is a stranger to this phenomenon. Last year, fans compared Lizzo to Ari Lennox during a debate about which made more “soulful” music after an awards show, while Saweetie’s music video look for a Bird Of Prey soundtrack single sparked complaints that the stylist ripped off Rico Nasty’s signature look.

The lesson here, it would seem, is to let women in entertainment just be without comparing them or criticizing them for things that ultimately won’t really harm anyone else — and in fact, let fans feel seen and represented relatable watching their faves do relatable things like working out for the health benefits, chow down on indulgent snacks — or even do both, a perfectly reasonable compromise between the two.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Taylor Swift has been an outspoken ally of the LGBTQ community. The singer was recently one of many musicians who applauded the Supreme Court’s recent ruling against LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace. In order to celebrate Pride Month and commemorate the Stonewall uprisings, Swift was invited to speak as part of the star-studded livestream Stonewall Day. Using her platform, Swift spoke out against overlooked injustices that LGBTQ people face.

After celebrating the Supreme Court’s recent ruling, Swift said we still have “so far to go” in terms of protections for LGBTQ people. Swift pointed out a specific example — the US census. The singer said that upon filling out her own census, she noticed there were only two options for gender:

“We had a really good step forward recently with the Supreme Court ruling, based on discrimination, based on sex. But we still have so far to go in terms of equality and protections for LGBTQ people and people in the trans community. The Equality Act has still not been passed, and that needs to happen. I got my census the other day and there were two choices, male and female. And that erasure was so upsetting me, the erasure of transgender and nonbinary people. And when you don’t collect information on a group of people, that means that you have every excuse in the world not to support them. When you don’t collect data on a community, that’s a really, really brutal way of dismissing them. So, obviously we all need to exercise our right to vote this year, we need to check out our absentee ballot policy in our states. And we need to make sure we elect people who care about all communities.”

Watch Swift’s Stonewall Day speech above.

In the middle of pumping up fans of The Boys with a live event on Friday, the Amazon original series dropped a surprise Season 2 video on Twitter that features Aya Cash‘s new character Stormfront introducing herself to The Seven (a power-mad, satirical version of the Justice League), who clearly have no idea that she’s joining the team and aren’t exactly thrilled by the news.

In the clip, Stormfront is live-streaming herself as she meets The Seven’s heavy-hitters Homelander (Anthony Starr) and Queen Maeve (Dominic McElligott), who attempt to not look annoyed while meeting Cash’s character as she’s broadcasting live. They soon have to work even harder at containing their anger when Stormfront drops the bomb that she’s the newest member of the team, and it’s all been approved by the higher-ups at Vought, the evil corporation who created The Seven and gave them their powers.

You can watch The Boys video below:

Stormfront was first teased back in March when Cash and Starr revealed to Entertainment Weekly that the latest addition to the extremely problematic team would disrupt the status quo thanks to her ability to go toe-to-toe with Homelander, who’s been unrivaled in raw power until now:

Stormfront, with plasma bolt capabilities, also comes with enough power to slap back at Homelander when he goes full egomaniac. “[He’s] used to everyone being scared of him. She matches him,” Cash says. “That’s not to say she doesn’t understand his power and tiptoe around it sometimes, but she’s also willing to challenge him. Ultimately, I think the dynamic between the two is terrifying and will change who Homelander is.”

The second season of The Boys will hit Amazon Prime on September 4.

(Via The Boys on Twitter)