Category: Trending

Oscar Isaac takes center stage in the new Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer, which offers the deepest look yet at the highly-anticipated sequel that pits Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) against an entire multiverse of Spider-People.

In this follow-up to the groundbreaking animated film, Isaac voices Miguel O’Hara a.k.a Spider-Man 2099, who appears to be the architect of the multiversal hub populated with various Spider-People. However, Miquel really doesn’t care for Miles despite Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) and a new child-toting Peter B. Parker (Jake Johnson) vouching for him. In fact, Miquel seems to outright hate Miles and is determined to remove him from the Spider-Verse.

The new trailer also offers up the first look at Jason Schwartzman’s The Spot, who doesn’t seem so much a threat as a hilarious sight gag, but that could quickly change on a dime in the wildly imaginative sequel.

Here’s the official synopsis:

Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse swings into theaters on June 2.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, emboldened by the her softball 60 Minutes profile, has of course decided to be in New York City during the Trump indictment. She’s surely the most high-profile MAGA in attendance, and what is happening now makes Michael Che’s recent Joker comparison (which landed after his excellent April Fool’s joke on Colin Jost) seem downright prescient.

As one can imagine, Greene seems to be looking for chaos. NYC Mayor Eric Adams attempted to ward this off by directly addressing Greene with a warning, as reported by CNN. As Newsweek further details, Adams declared, “Although we have no specific threats, people like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is known to spread misinformation and hate speech, she stated she’s coming to town. While you are in town be on your best behavior.” Greene must be thrilled at the mayoral shoutout, and she decided to take a “law and order” stance like her idol.

“Delusional @NYCMayor is trying to intimidate, threaten, and stop me from using my 1st amendment rights to peacefully protest the Democrat’s unconstitutional weaponization of our justice system against our top Republican Presidential candidate, President Trump,” the congresswoman from Georgia tweeted. “Mayor Adams should be more concerned about NY citizens and taxpayers being murdered, raped, robbed, and carjacked than an elected Member of Congress coming to town.”

Upon her arrival, Greene continued her rant while claiming that the city is awash in crime like the pre-Giuliani days. Has she ever set foot in NYC before now?

Then came her intended kicker: “New York City looks like Gotham City.”

One wonders if Greene has seen a Batman movie from the past two decades, but probably not. And although it is possible that she’s somehow trying to compare Batman’s vigilante/at-times “wanted”/misunderstood status to Trump, I actually don’t think that was her intent, but I could be wrong? I don’t think Greene was even going that deep. I think her whole intent was to shift the argument to what she might consider “real” crime and complain that NYC is in a shambles due to Mayor Adams. Regardless of her intent by typing “Gotham,” people wonder if anyone should, uh, “tell her.”

As well, others told Greene that she is free to leave and/or recommending that she go see Hamilton (and get booed out like Pence). Yes, the Joker label is flying, too.

It’s gonna be quite a day in New York City.

(Via CNN & Newsweek)

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is still high off of his team’s victory at this year’s Super Bowl. This will come full circle during NFL Draft Weekend later this month.

On Friday, April 28, Kelce will bring some of his favorite musical acts to his hometown for the inaugural Kelce Jam. Among the performers are Machine Gun Kelly, Rick Ross, Loud Luxury, and Kansas City legend Tech N9ne.

“The Super Bowl victory lap is not over yet,” said Kelce in a statement. “KC, just wait to see what I have in store for you all with my inaugural Kelce Jam – Draft Weekend’s biggest event ever featuring my homies Machine Gun Kelly, Rick Ross, Loud Luxury, and Tech N9ne, some of KC’s best eats, awesome brand activations, and unmatched championship energy. Get ready to fight for your right to party!”

In addition to a promising line-up of musical performers, Kelce Jam will showcase the best of Kansas City’s dining. Fans will be able to try the Kansas City staple, Joe’s BBQ, as they will be selling a special rib and sausage combo with a Cleveland mustard-inspired BBQ sauce, collectively dubbed the Kelce Combo.

Wingstop will also provide food, and invite two fans to participate in a chicken sandwich eating contest on stage, moderated by Kelce himself.

General admission tickets begin at $49.99 and TickPick VIP passes start at $224.99. Fans can register here for the pre-sale, which will begin Friday, April 7.

As Chloe Bailey (aka Chlöe) recently dropped her anticipated new album, In Pieces, the multi-hyphenate performer shared some insight with Entertainment Tonight about the role her mentor, none other than Beyoncé, played in the process. Bailey is also signed to Bey’s Parkwood label.

“Yes, I know she listened to the album,” Bailey said. “She gave me notes on it before I released it.”

“I love her so much. Dearly, dearly, and I’m so grateful to her for everything,” she added.

She had first joined the label in 2015, as the Chloe x Halle duo with her sister, Halle Bailey — who is playing the main role in Disney’s The Little Mermaid live-action film. Chlöe has also dabbled in acting, as she recently had a role in Prime Video’s Swarm and made waves online with a sex scene. Still, the attention isn’t affecting her too much, as she has her sights set on what’s next — which is a role in Peacock’s Praise This film.

Bailey also shared with the outlet that she feels like a pressure has been lifted now that In Pieces has been released.

“I was so nervous, and now I just feel at peace,” she explained. “I’m so happy it’s out. I got to say everything I wanted to say, and I hope people get an insight more into who Chlöe is.”

Daft Punk devastated many fans in 2021 with the announcement of their breakup. They barely offered an explanation, only sharing an 8-minute video titled “Epilogue,” which ended with a message that read, “1993-2021.”

Now, Thomas Bangalter, one-half of the electronic duo, spoke about the decision to disband in a new interview with BBC.

“Daft Punk was a project that blurred the line between reality and fiction with these robot characters,” he explained. “It was a very important point for me and Guy-Manuel to not spoil the narrative while it was happening.”

“I love technology as a tool [but] I’m somehow terrified of the nature of the relationship between the machines and ourselves,” he added. “Now the story has ended, it felt interesting to reveal part of the creative process that is very much human-based and not algorithmic of any sort.”

“I almost consider the character of the robots like a Marina Abramović performance art installation that lasted for 20 years,” he continued. “We tried to use these machines to express something extremely moving that a machine cannot feel, but a human can. We were always on the side of humanity and not on the side of technology.”

He concluded, “As much as I love this character, the last thing I would want to be, in the world we live in, in 2023, is a robot.”

Lucky for fans, Daft Punk are releasing a 10th anniversary edition of Random Access Memories.

Random Access Memories 10th Anniversary Edition is out 5/12. Find more information here.

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

Sorry, Julie Bowen, but you’ve got some competition. Emily Ratajkowski revealed that she’s been seeing Harry Styles for longer than people realized.

Speaking on an episode of the Going Mental with Eileen Kelly podcast that was recorded on March 9th, two weeks before she was seen kissing the “As It Was” singer in Tokyo, Ratajkowski said, “I just started dating someone that I think I like, so that is different,” she said. “I was like, ‘He’s kind of great.’ But if you had been talking to me four weeks ago, absolutely. I would be seeing someone and then suddenly the way he would walk would be like, ugh.”

The model and My Body author also discussed what she’s looking for in a partner. “I like someone that is very independent. I think, for me, that’s very important because I do have a full life,” she said. “I’m hoping that dating someone that has more of their own life will prevent the issues I had before.”

Ratajkowski continued:

“It’s hard to avoid what people say online. I’ll read stuff on Twitter or, when I am onset, people will say, ‘I saw that thing.’ It’s hard to casually date. Every time I am photographed with someone – that’s happened even when I’ve only seen them a couple of times. If you are dating multiple people at the same time, it’s pretty brutal when they wake up and are like, ‘I’ve only been seeing you for two days.’ Not that I need to worry about them, but it made it very complicated and gave me a lot of anxiety. That part of it has been hard, but otherwise it’s been fun.”

Eric Andre agrees.

(Via the Daily Mail)

Fans have formulated a theory about Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, that in order for her to get to the stage before the show starts, she gets in a janitorial cart and is wheeled in. As one fan explained the theory in a Reddit thread from this past weekend, “If anyone’s wondering why fans suspect she’s in there, it’s because it’s accompanied by security, arrives at around the same time as her backup singers, is wheeled in and out of the area within minutes and so far no one has yet seen her arriving at the stage area, only leaving at the end of the concert.”

Well, now this has been confirmed to be true thanks to some new video evidence.

A video taken at one of Swift’s Arlington, Texas shows from this past weekend shows a big, black janitorial cart, complete with mops and brooms sticking out of the top, being wheeled to a backstage area. A door then opens and sure enough, Swift emerges.

This follows 2018 rumors that Swift used to get carried around in a large suitcase to avoid being seen in public. Zayn confirmed the rumors in an interview later that year, saying, “She was traveling around in a suitcase.”

March Madness spilled over into April a little bit, but now, it’s over. Yesterday (April 3), the UConn Huskies took on the San Diego State Aztecs in the national championship game and won 76-59. This is all despite the “Drake Curse,” since the rapper bet on UConn to emerge as this year’s men’s college basketball champions. Despite betting on the winning team, though, Drake still lost a few thousand dollars.

Before yesterday’s game, Drake revealed two bets he placed on the game. One bet was for UConn to win by between 6 and 10 points. He bet $250,000 for the chance to win $1.085 million. His other bet was for UConn to win by at least 11 points. On that one, he wagered $100,000 for the opportunity to take home $230,000.

Well, UConn won by 17 points, meaning Drake lost $250,000 on the first bet and won $230,000 on the second, ultimately resulting in a loss of $20,000 between the bets.

Although the curse didn’t prevail this time, when college basketball fans caught wind of Drake’s wagers before tipoff, they couldn’t help but make jokes about UConn’s inevitable-seeming loss, SD State’s gratitude for Drake’s bet, and so on.

Drake has actually had a good track record recently, though, as he correctly picked the winners of the most recent World Cup and Super Bowl.

Usually, you’d expect your friends and family to shower you with gifts on one’s birthday. But Kiana Ledé reversed the trend, surprising fans with a brand new single. Beloved for her beautiful yet heartbreaking ballads about betrayal (heard on tracks like “Ur Best Friend” featuring Kehlani), the singer and songwriter dug deep within herself on her new song.

Produced by Vron, “Jealous,” which features Ella Mai, is about just what the title suggests, or as Ledé referred to it on social, “the green eyed monster.” The songs provides both sings with a platform of vulnerability to confess to their truths in the game called love.

Ledé opens the track with a few bitter pieces of honesty, singing, “I ain’t never been good at sharing / But with you I practice patience / And I let you do your thing ’cause I’m doing mine / I was actin’ like I’m good when I know I’m lyin’.” As the track builds the chorus serves as the soothing buffering between the lyrical gut punches.

But on the second half of the track, Ella Mai is here to deliver the final blow. The British songwriter comes in to share her experience on the scorned path of heartbreak, singing, “No, I ain’t never been good at hidin’ my feelings / I don’t wanna come across too strong / I triеd my best for so long.”

Bravely, Mai own up to her part in the failed romance in the lines, “I know you do this sh*t on purpose / Actin’ like you don’t know I’m perfect for ya / You told me I’m your only person / Hate to say it, but that player sh*t be workin’.”

Listen to the song above.

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

On March 23, 2015, The Late Late Show With James Corden debuted on CBS. Quickly, the show found something that made a significant cultural impact: Days after the show premiered, on March 26, James Corden got in a car, Mariah Carey sat down next to him, and the two drove around while chatting and singing along with Carey’s hits.

That was the first “Carpool Karaoke” segment, which has created some memorable music moments over the past eight years. Adele rapping Nicki Minaj’s “Monster” verse has gone down in pop/hip-hop lore. Paul McCartney’s turn in the passenger seat made Corden cry and was expanded to an hour-long special. Even Michelle Obama got in on the fun.

Now, though, the drive is coming to an end: The final episode of Corden’s The Late Late Show is set for April 28. So, Corden will no longer need help getting to work, as is the supposed reason why he gets the world’s biggest musicians to ride around and do silly things with him.

All told, a few dozen artists managed to get in on the fun, so we’ve rounded up a full list (as compiled by Wikipedia) of everybody who’s ever had the honor of participating in the beloved segment.

Check out the chronological list of segments (parts of which link to Uproxx’s previous coverage) below. To watch the segments, find the official “Carpool Karaoke” YouTube playlist here.

2015

• Mariah Carey (March 26)
• Jennifer Hudson (April 13)
• Justin Bieber (May 20)
• Iggy Azalea (June 18)
• Rod Stewart featuring ASAP Rocky (July 14)
• Stevie Wonder (September 14)
• Jason Derulo (November 4)
• Justin Bieber (November 18)
• Carrie Underwood (December 2)
• One Direction (December 15)
• “Christmas Carpool Karaoke” featuring Carrie Underwood, Stevie Wonder, Justin Bieber, Iggy Azalea, Jason Derulo, Rod Stewart, One Direction, and Reggie Watts (December 17)

2016

• Adele (January 13)
• Chris Martin (February 2)
• Elton John (February 7)
• Sia (February 16)
• Jennifer Lopez (March 29)
• Gwen Stefani featuring George Clooney and Julia Roberts (May 4)
• Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas (May 16)
• Lin-Manuel Miranda featuring Audra McDonald, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Jane Krakowski (June 6)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers (June 13)
• Selena Gomez (June 20)
• Michelle Obama featuring Missy Elliott (July 20)
• Britney Spears (August 25)
• Lady Gaga (October 25)
• Madonna (December 7)
• Bruno Mars (December 13)
• “‘All I Want For Christmas’ Carpool Karaoke” featuring Mariah Carey, Adele, Lady Gaga, Elton John, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas, Gwen Stefani, Chris Martin, and Red Hot Chili Peppers (December 15)

2017

• George Michael (January 3)
• Take That (January 30)
• Stephen Curry (April 3)
• Harry Styles (May 18)
• Katy Perry (May 22)
• Ed Sheeran (June 6)
• Usher (July 25)
• Foo Fighters (September 20)
• Miley Cyrus (October 10)
• Sam Smith featuring Fifth Harmony (November 1)
• Pink (November 14)
• Kelly Clarkson (November 29)
• “‘Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town’ Carpool Karaoke” featuring Reggie Watts, Sam Smith, Fifth Harmony, Harry Styles, Bruno Mars, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Usher, and Ed Sheeran (December 11)

2018

• Christina Aguilera featuring Melissa McCarthy (April 23)
• Christina Aguilera (May 16)
• Adam Levine (May 24)
• Shawn Mendes (June 4)
• Paul McCartney (June 21)
• Ariana Grande (August 16)
• Michael Bublé (October 26)
• Barbra Streisand (November 1)
• Migos (November 13)
• Cardi B (December 17)
• “‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ Carpool Karaoke” featuring Michael Bublé, Cardi B, Paul McCartney, Shawn Mendes, Barbra Streisand, Migos, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, and Ariana Grande (December 20)

2019

• Jonas Brothers (March 7)
• Celine Dion (May 20)
• Chance The Rapper (October 9)
• Kanye West (October 28)
• Harry Styles (December 10)
• Billie Eilish (December 19)

2020

• Meghan Trainor featuring Dr. Phil (January 30)
• Justin Bieber (February 18)
• BTS (February 25)
• Niall Horan (March 12)

2021

• The cast of Friends (June 17)
• Camila Cabello, Billy Porter, and Idina Menzel (September 9)

2022

• Nicki Minaj (April 6)
• Camila Cabello (April 18)
• Lizzo (June 27)

2023

• Bad Bunny (March 14)
• Lil Nas X (March 27)

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