Margaret Qualley Is Lace Manhattan In ‘Honey Don’t!’ Singles
It was likely only a matter of time until Margaret Qualley launched a musical career. After all, she’s married to pop production titan Jack Antonoff, who fittingly produces on two new songs introducing her musical alter ego, Lace Manhattan. The songs, titled “In The Sun She Lies” and “ODDWADD,” were co-written by filmmaker Ethan Coen […]
Sam Smith Yearns ‘To Be Free’ In Their Euphoric New Video
In the video for “To Be Free,” the euphoric new single from Sam Smith, the singer leads what can only be described as an exuberant revolution. While Sam sings on stage in an empty theater, the lobby is suddenly filled with high-spirited youths who dance across the bar on their way to filling the auditorium. […]
Myles Smith Just Dropped His ‘Dream Tour’ With Priceline
What do Camden markets, California beaches, and Nashville sashimi have in common? They’re all stops on Myles Smith’s My Dream Tour, a new travel collab between the rising British sensation, Uproxx, and Priceline that remixes adventure with music in mind. Smith is hitting the road for his highly-anticipated global tour and he’s inviting fans along […]
Wednesday’s ‘Pick Up That Knife’ Video Wanders In The Woods
Alt band Wednesday has been gearing up for the release of their new album, Bleeds, in September, releasing its first single, “Wound Up Here (By Holdin On),” with the announcement in June. Today, they followed up with another new single, “Pick Up That Knife,” along with a lo-fi music video featuring the band’s members wandering […]
Chappell Roan Announces ‘Visions of Damsels’ Pop-Up Shows
Despite Chappell Roan’s insistence that she is “so beyond far away from” releasing her second album, the self-declared Midwest Princess has kicked off the extravagantly titled Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things in Europe, and today, announced a handful of dates in the US. In September, she’ll be taking over Forest Hills Stadium in […]
PUP Performs NPR Tiny Desk Concert: ‘Hallways’ ‘Morbid’ More
Today, I learned that PUP is actually an acronym, which stands for Pathetic Use of Potential (give me a break, my beat is usually hip-hop). I learned this thanks to their return to NPR Music and its Tiny Desk Concert series, proving once again the utility and positive use of the potential of public broadcast […]
Samara Cyn Debuts On The Daily Show Performing ‘Hardheaded’
2025 XXL Freshman Samara Cyn made her late-night television debut on Wednesday (July 23) with a dreamy performance of “Hardheaded” from her new EP Backroads on The Daily Show. Guest host Josh Jackson told the Tennessee native that she was his first pick for musical guest when he found out he would be guest-hosting this […]
‘Sound Check With Jeremy Hecht’ Offset
Sound Check with Jeremy Hecht returns this week with another special guest, Offset. Although he’s been relatively quiet in 2025, releasing just two singles (the vindictive “Ten” and “Bodies” featuring fellow ATLien JID), he’s still working toward releasing his third studio album, Kiari. Today, he runs the Sound Check gauntlet, looking to issue our host […]
Freddie Gibbs & Alchemist ‘1995’ Video: Yakuza, Ramen & More
Last week, Freddie Gibbs and Alchemist announced the long-awaited follow-up to their fan-favorite joint album Alfredo with a New Hollywood-inspired short film and the single, “1995.” Today, they shared the gritty video for “1995,” which elaborates on the storyline in the film. In the five years since Alfredo, it appears the duo has traded in […]
Fred Again.. Shares ‘Victory Lap Four’ With That Mexican OT
“Victory Lap,” the new single from Fred Again.. and PlaqueBoyMax, has already gone through a couple of transformations since its original June release. Back then, it featured a verse from Skepta, rapping over an interpolation of Doechii and Rico Nasty’s “Swamp B*tches.” But early this month, the duo dropped a second version, which featured Denzel […]