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(NOTE LANGUAGE) Taylor Swift‘s “Midnights Mayhem with Me” series on TikTok continued on Thursday night, with the star revealing yet another song title on her upcoming album Midnights.

As with her previous song title reveal, “Mastermind,” Taylor — this time accompanied by her cat Meredith — used a gold bingo ball cage to mix up ping pong balls, each of which represents one of the 13 tracks on the album. 

Track eight was the number she pulled out; she then picked up a giant red toy telephone — with the receiver held upside down — and announced that the song is called “Vigilante S***.”

As Billboard notes, this is the first time Taylor’s ever used a curse word in a song title, though she has used profanity in songs before — for example, the 10-minute version of “All Too Well” contains the F-word.

Midnights, which Taylor has described as “the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life,” drops October 21.

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Nia Long‘s fiancé and Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka has issued an apology after allegedly having an affair with a female staffer. 

“I want to apologize to our players, fans, the entire Celtics organization, and my family for letting them down,” he said in a statement to ESPN.

Udoka, who was suspended from his duties as head coach for the 2022-23 season, added, “I am sorry for putting the team in this difficult situation, and I accept the team’s decision. Out of respect for everyone involved, I will have no further comment.”

The Boston Celtics suspended the NBA coach “for violations of team policies,” they said in a statement. “A decision about his future with the Celtics beyond this season will be made at a later date.”

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BET is giving Trina her flowers by honoring her with the “I Am Hip Hop Award” at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards.  

“I am honored to receive and accept the 2022 I Am Hip Hop Award presented by BET,” Trina said in a statement. “As a legend with over 20 years in the music industry, consistency and unity have contributed to my Rockstarr power as a femcee. I believe when one woman wins, whether it’s in front of the camera or behind the scenes, we all WIN. Let’s keep winning!”

BET’s Connie Orlando, EVP, Specials, Music Programming and Music Strategy, also spoke highly of the rapper. 

“Trina is a multi-talented hip hop artist who has set cultural trends and continues to be passionate about giving back to her community,” said Orlando. “She has paved the way for several artists, and we look forward to honoring her impact and legacy on hip hop’s biggest stage, BET Hip Hop Awards 2022.”

Prior recipients of the award include Nelly, Lil’ Kim, Lil Wayne, and Master P.

Hosted by Fat Joe and boasting performances from French Montana, Joey Bada$$, Pusha T, GloRilla, Bleu, Moneybagg Yo and more, the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards will air Tuesday, October 4.

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Reba McEntire made her Big Sky debut with the premiere of the show’s third season on Wednesday night, and one episode in, her character — Sunny Barnes — is even more enigmatic than she was in the previews.

Sunny — alongside her husband Buck, played by Reba’s real-life boyfriend Rex Linn — is the owner of Sunny Day Excursions, a glamping company in rural Montana, but there’s a dark secret lurking behind her cheerful facade. At least, that’s what’s strongly hinted in the trailers for the show, which center around a pair of detectives’ attempts to solve a series of missing person cases.

After the season premiere episode aired, Reba hopped on social media to ask fans what they think: Is Sunny the bad guy this season, or not?

“Alright, what do we think after watching? Is Sunny a villain or not?” the singer wrote on Twitter, along with a poll. Fans jumped into the comments section to share their thoughts and theories, and there were plenty of valid arguments for both sides.

To find out whether Sunny and Buck are at the heart of the disappearances, keep watching this season of Big Sky, which airs on ABC.

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Lil Nas X just released new single “Star Walkin,” his song for this year’s League of Legends World Championship. But if you want to hear another track you may not have heard before from the “Industry Baby” star, check out his new campaign for YSL Beauty.

Not long ago, the artist was named YSL Beauty’s latest U.S. ambassador, and now his ad for the brand’s latest campaign is live. The lengthy ad is soundtracked to a Lil Nas X track called “My Little Baby.” The song was first leaked in July 2021 — several months before the release of Nas’ Montero album — but remains officially unreleased.

The commercial showcases the brand’s lipstick, mascara, fragrance and tint — it shows Lil Nas X applying all those products while strutting through the desert. He’s followed by a pack of pretty people, both male and female, all of whom start dancing in a rainstorm. 

Ironically, “My Little Baby” is about Nas feeling insecure, as he sings, “Hey, can we please turn off the lights/Don’t need you to see my flaws at all tonight.”

The chart-topping star is currently out on his Montero tour and told Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe that it’s “actually going great.”

“I’m able to really find my confidence on that stage. And I feel like I have to poop less and less every night,” he jokes. “Because usually, I have the nerves so bad, but I feel like they get more and more calm every night. And that’s cool.”

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Months after winning an Oscar for his Summer of Soul documentary, Questlove has announced he has another film in the works. According to Billboard, the Roots drummer will be executive producing a documentary about late music producer J Dilla.

“Explaining musical genius is my mission. To be able to tell the world about the musician that had the most influence on me is a dream come true,” Questlove said in a statement. “Not just on me, but on an entire generation of musicians that everyone knows and loves. J Dilla was our teacher. And what he taught us was how to feel rhythm in a way we had ever felt before. I’m so honored to be a part of bringing his story to the world through this documentary.”

Dilla Time — described as “part biography, part musicology, and part musical meditation” — will dive into the life and career of J Dilla, highlighting moments from Dan Charna‘s New York Times bestseller Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, The Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm.

Questlove’s Two One Five Entertainment will produce the documentary, directed by Patel and Darby Wheeler, alongside Charna, Scenario Media, Summer of Soul producer Joseph Patel and J Dilla’s estate.

It’s the only documentary the estate has endorsed.

J Dilla worked with the likes of Erykah Badu, Common, his group Slum Village and more. He died in 2006 from a rare blood disease. He was 32 years old.

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This weekend, fans will finally enter the colorful, larger-than-life world of Miranda Lambert’s Velvet Rodeo residency when she opens the show in Las Vegas.

But what’s a “Velvet Rodeo,” anyway? For one thing, it’s a tip of the hat to Miranda’s latest album, Palomino: Opening track “Acting Up” features the line “I want a sunset ride / A velvet rodeo.”

Miranda says that as she was dreaming up her Vegas show, she latched on to that phrase because of how perfectly it expressed the signature blend of personalities she infuses into her music.

“I’ve built my career on being feminine but also trying to have a bad-a** vibe at the same time,” the superstar tells ABC Audio. “It’s sometimes a hard line to walk, and I feel like that’s kind of what my music has done, as well.”

Now, she’ll bring those two contrasting personality traits to the Vegas stage. “I wanted something a little soft and feminine for Vegas, which is velvet. And then, obviously, a rodeo — I mean, I joined the circus for a living. That’s what I do,” she adds with a laugh.

Even though her residency is in Vegas, Miranda says the show — and her newest batch of songs on Palomino — takes her back to her Texas roots.

“I’ve really been enjoying my hats and my boots,” she details. “I started when I was 17, wearing a cowboy hat painted with the Texas flag. So I feel like I’m just back, full circle, back to my Texas roots a little bit, with the energy and sound of this record.” 

Miranda kicks her residency off on Friday. She’s got plans to be in Vegas for more shows through the rest of the year.

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The #iVoted Festival and Live Nation have teamed up to raffle off tickets to shows by artists including Måneskin, The Smashing Pumpkins and Greta Van Fleet in an effort to encourage early voting for this year’s upcoming U.S. midterm elections.

To enter, eligible U.S. voters need to send in a selfie from outside of their polling place, or from home with their unmarked absentee ballot. If you’re not of voting age but still over 14, you can enter by sharing your first voting-eligible election year along with why you’re “excited to vote.”

The sweepstakes is also offering tickets to see artists including Dave Matthews Band, Turnstile, Phantogram, Palaye Royale, Barns Courtney, Matt Maeson, Judas Priest, I Prevail, Marcus Mumford, Silversun Pickups and The 1975.

You can enter between September 26 at noon ET and November 7 at 6 p.m. ET. Election Day is Tuesday, November 8. The virtual #iVoted Festival, featuring artists including Rise Against, Halestorm and The Revivalists, will air on Election Day.

For more info, visit iVotedFestival.org.

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