ICYMI: Tyler, The Creator, Keri Hilson and Lil Yachty

ICYMI: Tyler, The Creator, Keri Hilson and Lil Yachty
ICYMI: Tyler, The Creator, Keri Hilson and Lil Yachty

Tyler, The Creator appears in the trailer for Marty Supreme, in which he makes his feature film debut. He’s credited as Tyler Okonma and acts opposite star Timothée Chalamet, who plays Marty Mauser. The film is about Marty, an aspiring ping-pong player who will do anything to make his dream come true. Marty Supreme arrives in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day.

On the musical front, Tyler revealed that his favorite member of G-Unit is Lloyd Banks. The admission came after a fan wrote on X that “sometimes tylerthecreator be sounding like lloyd banks,” prompting many comments. Among those was a mash-up of Tyler’s “Hot Wind Blows” and Banks’ “I’m Still Fly,” which caught Tyler’s attention. “sick. bought hunger for more the day it came out. banks was my fav from g-unit,” he wrote on X. Lloyd responded, “appreciate it.”

Keri Hilson and Method Man came together for the music video to “Searchin,” the first visual from We Need to Talk: Love. The video, now available on YouTube, exudes New York City vibes as it was filmed in the heart of Manhattan. We Need to Talk: Love is the first installment of Keri’s three-part album.

Lil Yachty says he manifested the friendship he now has with Drake. Speaking to PlaqueBoyMax during a recent livestream, he said, “I was doing acid one night, bro. And I was like, ‘Man, I would really love to work with Drake, man.’ That’s, like, one of my favorite rappers. I was just talking to the abyss, I was speaking to a higher power. And I manifested it, I did.” Yachty says Drake is now “one of my best friends.” “Manifestation’s real, deada**,” he said.

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Report: Sinéad O’Connor biopic in the works

Report: Sinéad O’Connor biopic in the works
Report: Sinéad O’Connor biopic in the works
Irish singer Sinead O’Connor performs at Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 16 March 1988. Photo by Paul Bergen/Redferns

The life of singer Sinéad O’Connor may be headed to the big screen.

Variety reports that a biopic on the late Irish singer is being made and has been in the works since the release of her 2022 documentary, Nothing Compares. Irish production company ie: entertainment, which worked with Sinéad on the doc, will produce, along with Irish production company Nine Daughters and See-Saw Films.

The biopic will focus on her early life and career. It will be directed by Josephine Decker, who directed the 2020 Elisabeth Moss film Shirley, with a script written by Irish writer Stacey Gregg.

O’Connor, best known for her 1990 hit “Nothing Compares 2 U,” from the #1 album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, died in 2023 at the age of 56.

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New John Lennon & Yoko Ono box set celebrates their political activism and life in New York

New John Lennon & Yoko Ono box set celebrates their political activism and life in New York
New John Lennon & Yoko Ono box set celebrates their political activism and life in New York
Cover art for ‘Power to the People (Super Deluxe Edition)’/Capitol/UMe

A new box set celebrating John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s political activism and early life in New York City is on the way.

Power to the People (Super Deluxe Edition), produced by the couple’s son Sean Ono Lennon, will be released Oct. 10, on what would have been John’s 85th birthday. It’s a nine-CD/3-Blu-ray box set, featuring 123 tracks, 90 of which have either never been heard before or were previously unreleased. They include demos, outtakes, home recordings and more.

The set includes a new version of their 1972 album Sometime in New York City, as well as a completely remixed version of the pair’s 1972 One to One concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden, which were John’s only full length concerts after leaving The Beatles.  The concerts will also be released outside the box set in a variety of configurations. 

As a preview of the box set, a previously unreleased performance of “Come Together” from the One to One concerts has now been released.

“I was completely floored putting this collection together and getting to remix the concerts and hearing all the unreleased material from my parents’ archive for the first time,” said Sean. “People may not realize how special it is for me to hear my dad talking or to see him. I grew up with a set number of images and audio clips that everyone’s familiar with. So to come across things that I’ve never seen or heard is really deep for me, because it’s almost like getting more time with my dad.”

The super deluxe edition will come with a 204-page hardcover book and more goodies. There will also be two-CD, four-LP and two-LP colored vinyl editions. 

All formats are available for preorder now.


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On This Day, Aug. 14, 1971: The Who releases ‘Who’s Next’

On This Day, Aug. 14, 1971: The Who releases ‘Who’s Next’
On This Day, Aug. 14, 1971: The Who releases ‘Who’s Next’

On This Day, Aug. 14, 1971…

English rockers The Who released their iconic album Who’s Next, featuring such future Who classics as “Baba O’Riley,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again” and “Behind Blue Eyes.”

The album was originally conceived as another rock opera, Lifehouse, following their 1969 hit Tommy. Pete Townshend eventually scrapped the whole project.

Who’s Next was a critics’ darling, and consistently lands on lists of the greatest albums of all time. The album was the band’s only #1 in the U.K.; it hit #4 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and has been certified triple Platinum by the RIAA.

The Who revisited Who’s Next/Lifehouse in 2023 with a new 10-CD/Blu-ray set that featured 155 tracks, with 89 songs that had never been released and 57 fresh remixes. It included Lifehouse demos, various session recordings and two complete concerts from 1971: one recorded at London’s Young Vic theater and one recorded at San Francisco’s Civic Auditorium.

The Who is getting ready to launch their last tour of North America. The Song is Over North American Farewell tour will kick off Saturday in Sunrise, Florida, and wrap Sept. 28 in Las Vegas.

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The Temper Trap returns with first new song in nine years, ‘Lucky Dimes’

The Temper Trap returns with first new song in nine years, ‘Lucky Dimes’
The Temper Trap returns with first new song in nine years, ‘Lucky Dimes’
“Lucky Dimes” single artwork. Mushroom Music

The Temper Trap is back to make your disposition sweeter.

The Australian band has released a new song called “Lucky Dimes,” marking their first fresh material in nine years.

You can watch the “Lucky Dimes” video streaming now on YouTube.

The Temper Trap’s most recent album is 2016’s Thick as Thieves. They also just put out a dance remix of their signature song, “Sweet Disposition,” in July.

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LL COOL J to host 2025 MTV VMAs

LL COOL J to host 2025 MTV VMAs
LL COOL J to host 2025 MTV VMAs
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LL COOL J will return to the VMAs stage, as he’s been tapped to host the 2025 awards show. He’ll take on the role alone, after previously hosting the 2022 event alongside Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow.

The 2025 MTV VMAs will take place Sept. 7 at the UBS Arena in New York. It will air on CBS, simulcast on MTV and stream on Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

LL’s hosting duties continue his longstanding relationship with the VMAs, where he won his first award in 1991 and received the Video Vanguard award in 1997, becoming the first rapper to do so. He returned in 2023 to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and again in 2024 for Def Jam Recording’s 40th anniversary.

As he hosts the 2025 show, LL will also await the results of best hip-hop, as his single “Murdergram Deaux” (ft. Eminem) has been nominated.

Fans can vote for 19 categories by visiting vote.mtv.com through Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. ET.

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A cop & a comedian: Russell Dickerson on the exploits of Remy & Rad

A cop & a comedian: Russell Dickerson on the exploits of Remy & Rad
A cop & a comedian: Russell Dickerson on the exploits of Remy & Rad
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Russell Dickerson‘s new album, Famous Back Home, drops Aug. 22, with a title that’s a subtle nod to the mutual admiration society he has going on with his wife, Kailey Dickerson, and their sons.

If you keep up with Russell and Kailey’s socials, you know there’s lots of fun to be had and rarely a dull moment with two energetic little boys, Remington Dickerson and Radford Dickerson.

“Remy, our oldest, he’s 4 1/2,” Russell tells ABC Audio. “He believes that he is an actual police officer and he’ll take you to jail, which is our pantry, lock you in there. He’s very law enforcement obsessed.”

His younger brother, however, doesn’t take things quite so seriously.

“Radman?” Russell laughs, “Rad is just, he’s just a ham. He just already, like, loves to make people laugh. Like he’ll fall and hurt himself and be like, ‘Ouchee!’ And like look up … [to] see if you’re laughing or not. And he’s 1 1/2. It’s amazing.” 

Remington will be 5 in September, before Radford turns 2 in October. 

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Eagles founding member Bernie Leadon shares video for ‘Too Many Memories’

Eagles founding member Bernie Leadon shares video for ‘Too Many Memories’
Eagles founding member Bernie Leadon shares video for ‘Too Many Memories’
Cover art for Bernie Leadon’s ‘Too Many Memories’/Straight Wire Records

Eagles founding member Bernie Leadon has debuted a video for his latest single, “Too Many Memories,” which is his first solo single in over 21 years.

The clip uses old photos to provide a “visual time capsule” of the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s life and career, and he says digging through his old pics for the clip was “a lot of fun.”

“I’m sure everyone has their own batch of photos they feel strongly connected to. And a song or two to go with them,” he says. “Looking back at photos, and different moments throughout our lives, so many memories, stories and feelings come back to us, sometimes connected to a song or a similar experience.”

He adds, “It’s not that we literally have ‘Too Many’ memories, it’s that some of them may not be resolved, that we’ve left something undone or unsaid.” He notes, “The song’s conclusion is that we really should leave most of the troubling things behind, let them dissolve like the mist rising off a meadow in the early morning or dwindling light of evening.”

It’s been a long time since Leadon has performed for the public, but that’s about to change. He’s set to perform at the upcoming Americanafest, taking place Sept. 9-13, marking his first public performance since touring with the Eagles on 2105’s History of the Eagles tour.

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Love, life, music & baking: Taylor Swift explains it all and more on ‘New Heights’ podcast

Love, life, music & baking: Taylor Swift explains it all and more on ‘New Heights’ podcast
Love, life, music & baking: Taylor Swift explains it all and more on ‘New Heights’ podcast
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift on ‘New Heights’ (@newheightshow/Instagram)

In her 20-year career, Taylor Swift has never done an interview with a boyfriend, let alone an in-depth one where she talked about their relationship. That’s what she gave fans in her appearance on Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce‘s New Heights podcast Wednesday night — and so much more.

Of course, Taylor was on the podcast to promote her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, due Oct. 3. Produced by Max Martin and Shellback, with whom she hasn’t worked since Reputation, the album features 12 tracks and only 12 tracks: Taylor swore she’s not going to drop an extra 20 songs a few hours later.

“This album is about what was going on behind the scenes in my inner life during [the Eras Tour], which was so exuberant, and electric and vibrant,” she said. She recorded it while she was on the Eras Tour, flying back and forth to Stockholm, Sweden, to work with Martin and Shellback.

“I essentially said to [Martin], ‘I wanna be … as proud of an album as I am of the Eras Tour and for the same reasons,'” Taylor revealed.

“This is the record I’ve been wanting to make for a very long time,” she stated. “I care about this record more than I can even overstate.” Travis added that he’s heard every song, saying it comprises “12 bangers” and describing it as “a lot more upbeat and a lot more fun pop excitement — a complete 180 from the songs on Tortured Poets, for sure.”

The theme of the album, Taylor said, is “everything that was going on behind the curtain” during the tour, noting that the cover of the album depicts her at the end of the show, when she would literally be in a bathtub recovering.

Her goals for the album were “melodies that were so infectious that you’re almost angry at it. And lyrics that are just as vivid, but crisp, and focused and completely intentional.”

In addition to the new music, Taylor discussed how her relationship with Travis began and how it unfolded, buying back her master recordings, the “granny” hobbies she’s taken up since the tour’s end, her father’s health after his recent quintuple bypass surgery, how she became a crazed football fan and lots more. Here are a few takeaways:

On how Travis shouting her out on the podcast led to their romance: “I was like, if this guy isn’t crazy, which is a big if, this is sort of what I’ve been writing songs about wanting to happen to me since I was a teenager.” She also described him as “a human exclamation point” and a “vibe booster.”

On her and Travis’ similarities: “Our job is to entertain people for three-plus hours in NFL stadiums. Like, when I’m there, it’s called a dressing room. When Travis is there, it’s called a locker room.”

On whether fans should now listen to her original albums or her rerecordings: “It’s really whatever you guys want. … If you found a nostalgia in the originals and that was what you were listening to when you were 12 years old, bopping around in your bedroom, go crazy. We got ’em all!”

Taylor also spoke at length about:

–Her obsession with baking sourdough bread

–Travis’ obsession with wanting an otter as a pet

–Why Red is her favorite rerecording

–Why her favorite Eras Tour moment involved the song “Willow”

You can watch it all on YouTube now. 

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Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ featuring Sabrina Carpenter, due Oct. 3

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ featuring Sabrina Carpenter, due Oct. 3
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ featuring Sabrina Carpenter, due Oct. 3
Taylor Swift ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ (Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott)

While Taylor Swift was in the middle of her New Heights podcast appearance on Wednesday night, she dropped the important information her fans have been waiting for: Her new album The Life of a Showgirl is coming out Oct. 3.

She revealed the cover art on Instagram along with the release date, the track list, some photos and the fact that it’s produced by herself, Max Martin and Shellback. Also, it includes a duet with Sabrina Carpenter on the title track. Of course, many fans already predicted that duet with Sabrina, thanks to some creative Easter Eggs.

On her Instagram Story, Sabrina posted the album track list and wrote, “i know someone who’s freaking out and it’s me.”

Here’s the track list.

 

“The Fate of Ophelia” 
“Elizabeth Taylor”
“Opalite” 
“Father Figure”
“Eldest Daughter”
“Ruin the Friendship” 
“Actually Romantic”
“Wish List”
“Wood”
“Cancelled!”
“Honey”
“The Life of a Showgirl” ft. Sabrina Carpenter

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