Mk.gee Ignored The Algorithm & Still Headlined Gov. Ball
“MGK? Like Machine Gun Kelly?” “No, no,” I would respond with a chuckle. “Mk.gee, like Mick-ghee, the clarified butter.” From the end of 2023 until about November of 2024, this was a conversation that would ensue immediately after someone asked me what music I was enjoying. When promotional copies of Mk.gee’s February 2024 LP, Two-Star […]
Here Is Olivia Rodrigo’s Governors Ball 2025 Setlist
The 2025 Governors Ball festival came and went this past weekend. The fest wasn’t without issue, as some sets were delayed or canceled entirely due to weather. The artists that did manage to perform, though, made the most of their time on stage. That includes Saturday (June 7) headliner Olivia Rodrigo, who closed out the […]
The Best New Music This Week: Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran
Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it’s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the Uproxx recommendations on a daily basis can be a lot to […]
Gov Ball’s Most Unforgettable On Stage Moments
How does the East Coast’s biggest music festival celebrate 15 years of genre-bending lineups and iconic headlining performances? With blistering temps, hours-long storm delays, and big names delivering even bigger moments on stage to make it all worthwhile. Governor’s Ball 2025 returned to Flushing Meadows in Queens this year, inviting NYC’s cool crowd to witness […]
FIFA Club World Cup Final Halftime Show: Doja, Balvin, Tems
Ever since the Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show performance shook up pop culture early this year, FIFA, the governing body of the version of football acknowledged by the rest of the world, has showed increased interest in putting on a similar spectacle, contemplating acts such as Coldplay and Kendrick’s rival Drake to imitate the […]
The Best Acts We Saw
The first Governors Ball was in 2011 (headliners Pretty Lights and Girl Talk!), and it’s still going strong in 2025. That’s an eternity in music festival terms, especially a music festival held in New York City, where you can catch the biggest artists in the world every night of the year. A key element to […]
The Boldest Fits From A Very Chaotic Gov. Ball 2025
As Gov Ball returned to Flushing Meadows in Queens this weekend, armed with a stacked, genre-blending lineup of music’s biggest names, the New York City crowd showed up … and showed out, challenging the West Coast’s rep for most stylish music festival fans in the process. Gov Ball-goers braved sweltering temps, heavy downpours, and hours-long […]
Leon Thomas Shares His 2025 ‘Mutts Don’t Heel Tour’ Dates
R&B breakout Leon Thomas is taking his hit album Mutt and its deluxe edition Heel on the road. His Mutts Don’t Heel Tour is being unleashed in Dallas in October, then finishing up in Los Angeles in December. There will also be several international dates spanning Europe, the UK, and Oceania. The opener for the […]
Rico Nasty Reveals Her ‘Lethal’ Tour Dates In Spooky Trailer
Don’t cross Rico Nasty. In the trailer for her 2025 tour promoting new album Lethal, the “Son Of A Gun” rapper issues one heck of a jump scare to a thief who stole something valuable from her. The clip focuses on the woman as she hides out in a trailer with an audio tape cassette […]
Clipse Announce ‘Let God Sort Em Out’ Tour Dates 2025
After announcing Let God Sort Em Out, their first album as a duo since 2009, the brother act Clipse has unveiled their tour dates in its support. Their opening act will be another rap duo, Earthgang, who released their own new album, Perfect Fantasy, last October. The tour begins in August, runs 25 dates, including […]