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Listen to Jessie Murph’s single ‘Bad as the Rest’ off new album
Jessie Murph has released her new single “Bad As The Rest,” taken from her sophomore album Sex Hysteria.
Sex Hysteria includes Jessie’s most recent hits, “Blue Strips” and “Touch Me Like A Gangster,” both of which topped Billboard charts. The 15-track album will include features from Gucci Mane on “Donuts” and Lil Baby on “Best Behavior.”
Murph also just launched the Worldwide Hysteria Tour, her biggest international tour to date. The jaunt spans major cities across the U.S., Europe, and Australia, before wrapping in Auckland, New Zealand on November 22nd.
See the visualizer for ‘Bad as the Rest’ – HERE.
Stream Sex Hysteria – HERE.
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‘The Cosby Show’ star Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies in accidental drowning at age 54
Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his role as Theodore Huxtable on the sitcom The Cosby Show, has died at the age of 54. TMZ reported that Warner died on Sunday in an accidental drowning near Cocles, a beach in Limon, Costa Rica, while on a family vacation.
Costa Rican National Police told ABC News that the actor died of asphyxia after he was caught by a high current in the water off the coast of Costa Rica. His body was reportedly found Sunday afternoon.
Warner starred as Theodore “Theo” Huxtable, the only son of Cliff Huxtable (Bill Cosby) and his wife Claire (Phylicia Rashad) on The Cosby Show. The NBC comedy ran for eight seasons between 1984 and 1992.
Warner later starred in the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie from 1996 to 2000, as well as Reed Between the Lines from 2011 to 2015. He also had roles on Major Crimes, Suits, The Resident and 9-1-1. Most recently, Warner launched the podcast Not All Hood with Weusi Baraka and Candace Kelley that examines the lived experiences and identifies of Black people in America.
Malcolm‑Jamal is survived by his wife and daughter; as the actor kept his family life private, their names were never publicly revealed.
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See Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson in the trailer for ‘Naked Gun’ reboot
Paramount Pictures is teasing the reboot of The Naked Gun, starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson.
Saturday Night Live’s Akiva Schaffer directs, with Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane serving as producer of the reboot, which stars Neeson stars as Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., the son of Police Squad legend Frank Drebin (the late Leslie Nielsen). Nielsen appeared in the original 1988, 1991, and 1994 films.
Rounding out the cast is Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, Danny Huston, Liza Koshy, Cody Runnels and CCH Pounder.
The Naked Gun arrives in theaters Aug. 1; see the trailer: HERE.
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Travis Scott’s ‘JACKBOYS 2’ debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
Travis Scott’s latest album JackBoys 2 debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, edging out Justin Bieber‘s new album SWAG, and Clipse’s first album in over 15 years, Let God Sort ‘Em Out. JackBoys 2 opened with 232,000 units with strong traditional sales, selling 160,000 copies, per Billboard.
JackBoys 2, a compilation album with Scott’s ‘Cactus Jack’ label, marks his sixth album to top the Billboard chart (including four solo albums and the original JackBoys compilation album). JackBoys 2 also ends Morgan Wallen‘s two-month streak with I’m The Problem, which has been at No. 1 on the albums chart since that record debuted in May.
This week’s charts also mark the first time Bieber hasn’t debuted at No. 1 over his 15-year career, ending a six-album streak of No. 1 debuts that began with his first record, My World 2.0, back in 2010.
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‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ ending in May 2026 as CBS cancels franchise
In a surprise move, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is ending in May 2026. Colbert took over The Late Show in 2015 after David Letterman, who launched the show in 1993. Before that, Colbert hosted “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central.
George Cheeks, Co-CEO Paramount Global and President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS, Amy Reisenbach, President, CBS Entertainment and David Stapf, President, CBS Studios in a statement: “’The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ will end its historic run in May 2026 at the end of the broadcast season. We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire ‘The Late Show’ franchise at that time. This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount. We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and the broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late night television.”
CBS’ statement noted that the show has been No. 1 in late night for nine straight seasons, and added: “Our admiration, affection, and respect for the talents of Stephen Colbert and his incredible team made this agonizing decision even more difficult. With much gratitude, we look forward to honoring Stephen and celebrating the show over the next 10 months alongside its millions of fans and viewers.”
Colbert also announced the news at the taping of Thursday’s show, stating he had found out about the show’s cancellation the previous night. Colbert shared his statement in a video posted to Instagram: “The network will be ending ‘The Late Show’ in May,” said Colbert. As the audience booed, Colbert agreed, “Yeah, I share your feelings. It’s not just the end of our show but it’s the end of ‘The Late Show’ on CBS. I am not being replaced. This is all just going away.”
In the clip, Colbert thanked CBS for being “great partners,” as well as the audience and his band: “It is a fantastic job, I wish somebody else was getting it. It’s a job that I’m looking forward to doing with this usual gang of idiots for the next 10 months.”
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. EDT on CBS.
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See the trailer for Prime Video’s ‘The Pickup’ starring Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson & Keke Palmer
Amazon MGM Studios released a poster and first-look photos for The Pickup, an action-comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson as armored truck drivers ambushed by a criminal mastermind played by Keke Palmer.
The poster features Palmer, Murphy and Davidson surrounded by money and the tagline: “They’re armed, but she’s dangerous.” The official synopsis reads that “a routine cash pickup takes a wild turn when two mismatched armored truck drivers, Russell (Murphy) and Travis (Davidson), are ambushed by ruthless criminals led by a savvy mastermind, Zoe (Palmer), with plans that go way beyond the cash cargo. As chaos unfolds around them, the unlikely duo must navigate high-risk danger, clashing personalities, and one very bad day that keeps getting worse.”
The film, directed by Tim Story, also features Eva Longoria, Marshawn Lynch, Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i, Andrew Dice Clay and Ismael Cruz Córdova.
The Pickup is set for release Aug. 6 on Prime Video; see the trailer: HERE.
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Noah Kahan, Doechii, and more to headline All Things Go Festivals in DC and NYC
The All Things Go Festival set to make its return for its 11th Washington DC-area edition, taking place Friday, September 26-Sunday, September 28 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. The festival expanded from a single day to a two-day event in 2023, welcoming headliners like Lana Del Rey, Maggie Rogers, boygenius, and Carly Rae Jepsen.
This year the DC lineup includes Noah Kahan, Doechii (headlining a festival for the first time in her career), Lucy Dacus, Clairo, Kesha and the Marías. The expanded three-day event features also features Marina, Djo, Julien Baker & Torres, Lola Young, and many more playing across two stages.
In 2024, All Things Go added a New York City edition, which runs concurrently. The lineup for the 2025 NYC event will run Sept. 26-28 at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, with Doechii, Lucy Dacus and Clairo headlining. For the second edition of the New York festival, which will run the same weekend as the festival’s D.C.-area event, fans can also catch sets from Djo, Remi Wolf, The Marías, The Last Dinner Party, Lola Young and Gigi Perez. Additional performers include Griff, Rachel Chinouriri, MICHELLE, Maude Latour, Blondshell, G Flip and Joy Oladokun.
Tickets for the festival are on sale at their official website.
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Sabrina Carpenter shares alternate cover for new album ‘Man’s Best Friend’ dropping August 29
Sabrina Carpenter will drop her new album Man’s Best Friend on August 29th. Man’s Best Friend marks Carpenter’s seventh studio album and the follow-up to No. 1 LP, Short n’ Sweet. Released last August, Short n’ Sweet had one of the biggest global debuts of 2024, and featured the smash-hit singles “Espresso”, “Please Please Please”, and “Taste”.
Carpenter also recently dropped the video for the lead single off Man’s Best Friend – “Manchild” – which is co-written by Carpenter and her frequent collaborators Jack Antonoff and Amy Allen. The critically acclaimed music video, directed by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia, quickly amassed more than 15 million views. See the video – HERE.
After facing backlash after she dropped the risqué cover art for ‘Man’s Best Friend,’ Carpenter debuted a secondary cover for her seventh studio album. In the new black and white shot posted to social media, Carpenter clutches onto a man in a suit with a few other men in the background with the caption: “i signed some copies of Man’s Best Friend for you guys, & here is a new alternate cover approved by God.”
Carpenter will return with a second sold-out North American leg for her highly acclaimed Short n’ Sweet Tour, which kicks off October 23rd in Pittsburgh and will hit arenas in New York, Nashville, Toronto, and Los Angeles. The tour will have a five-night run at Madison Square Garden in New York and a six-night run at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles before wrapping-up on November 23rd. This spring, she traveled across Europe on a run of dates that will pick back up with two performances at London’s Hyde Park in July, followed by another round of shows in the United States and Canada.
Pre-order Man’s Best Friend – HERE.
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