The Best Songs About Summer, Ranked
This column concerns songs about summer. Subject matter will include: the heat, grilling, surfing, driving around, making out, partying, sweating, seasonal depression disorder, and other tangential topics. Song titles that directly mention summer will be favored, though explicitness is not a requirement. In some cases, songs may not state which season they take place in. […]
Cardi B Daughter Kulture Got A Hello Kitty Birthday Party
Cardi B and Offset’s daughter Kulture has apparently hit the age where she’s REALLY into Hello Kitty. The seven-year-old had another extravagant birthday party over the weekend, this time themed for the popular Japanese character (who is, technically, NOT a cat?). As usual, Cardi and ‘Set went all-out on the decorations, as revealed in Cardi’s […]
2025 ESPY Awards Performers: Gelo, Busta Rhymes, Clipse
The performers for the 2025 ESPY Awards have been announced, and it seems like fate that one of them is former basketball player LiAngelo Ball — who goes by the rap name Gelo. He’ll be joined by Busta Rhymes, Clipse, and Tobe Nwigwe. The show is scheduled for this Wednesday, July 16, at the Dolby […]
Back To The Roots Of Soul With ‘Beloved’
Even though recent discussions about whether R&B and soul music have died have been overblown, there’s still a nugget of truth somewhere in all the noise. Once upon a time, it was kind of a mark of music media’s inherent racism that singers kept getting classified as rappers in news coverage — especially when it […]
Justin Bieber, Clipse, & More
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 […]
J Balvin Is Releasing A New Project, ‘Mixteip,’ Just Days After Announcing It
Getty Image Fresh off his performance at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, J Balvin has announced he’s releasing a new project, Mixteip, this Thursday, July 17. The project will include features from Puerto Rican salsa bandleader Gilberto Santa Rosa, Puerto Rican singer Lenny Tavárez, American reggaeton singer Justin Quiles, and English rapper Stormzy. The […]
Rosé & Bruno Mars Perform ‘APT.’ At Blackpink Concert: Video
While Blackpink have been away, the group’s members have become solo stars in their own right. Rosé in particular had a major recent success with her solo single “APT.,” made alongside Bruno Mars. On their ongoing Deadline tour, Blackpink have been devoting portion of the sets to their members’ solo material. At SoFi Stadium in […]
FIFA Club World Cup Final Halftime Show Setlist: Coldplay
In March, it was announced that Coldplay would work with FIFA to organize a halftime show for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Final, although it wasn’t clear if they themselves would be performing. It later seemed like that indeed wouldn’t be the case, as the lineup was announced in June and it included Doja […]
Lil Yachty’s ‘Won’t Diss You’ Video Issues Cheeky Threats
Lil Yachty’s string of lighthearted standalone singles continues with “Won’t Diss You.” The video is shot is a very guerrilla style with fisheye lens, a la ’90s skate videos, and the aesthetic is classic Boat. Yachty dances alongside his fleet of cars and in a grassy field without a care in the world, clad in […]
Conan Gray Shares The ‘Vodka Cranberry’ Video
Next month, Conan Gray is set to release his latest album, Wishbone. He announced it in May and shared “This Song” later that month, and now we have another preview of the project via “Vodka Cranberry.” Gray sings of a relationship that’s circling the drain, “Speak up, I know you hate me / Looked at […]