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Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Khalil and Spencer Diamond. Ski Mask The Slump God “Catch Me Outside 2” Courtesy Photo Last week housed both the midpoint of 2025 and Independence Day — so, naturally, the stars were out. On July 4, Beyoncé graced Maryland’s Northwest Stadium with her blockbuster Cowboy Carter Tour, featuring a flashy new American flag fur coat and the continued absence of “16 Carriages” and its flying car. The same day, Drake kicked off his Iceman album era with his scene-surveying new single, “What Did I Miss?” The day before the holiday…

Warning: This article contains spoilers for And Just Like That…’s July 3 episode “Silent Mode.” And Just Like That… fans have discovered another head-scratching plot point. Viewers are calling out the HBO Max series after the Sex and the City spinoff’s most recent July 3 episode in which Nicole Ari Parker’s character Lisa Todd Wexley announced that her dad, previously played by Billy Dee Williams, had passed away. “My father died this afternoon,” Parker’s character revealed in the season three episode before giving a eulogy at his funeral. “He had a stroke out of nowhere.” The only problem? Lisa had previously…

Mark Ruffalo is calling out podcaster and prominent Trump supporter Joe Rogan for being late to the game in his criticism of ICE immigration raids. “Dear @joerogan. It’s a little late now to pretend like project 2025 didn’t exist and wasn’t the play book all along. You are either not that smart or not that dumb. It’s hard to tell at this point,” Ruffalo, who campaigned heavily for Democrat Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential campaign, wrote on Threads. He added Rogan should have known about Trump’s immigration policies when he supported his 2024 reelection campaign. Ruffalo was reacting to…

When I was 10 years old, I stood up in front of the whole class and warbled my way through Oasis’ 1995 track “She’s Electric.” This was for the school’s talent competition, an opportunity for cocky children to show off their talents or, in my case, lack thereof. I did not progress to the next round. Even then, I was drawn to Oasis, even though their mid-‘90s heyday was almost a decade in the past. (What’s The Story) Morning Glory was the CD that got the most air-time in my dad’s car, and he’d snappily alter the volume every time…

InPrime Finserv, a Bengaluru-based non-banking financial company (NBFC) focused on India’s emerging middle class, has raised Rs 50 crore ($6.02 million) in a Series A1 funding round led by Pravega Ventures. Existing backers Z47, InfoEdge Ventures, and Kettleborough VC also participated in the round.The company plans to use the funds to expand into underserved geographies across India, particularly targeting micro-entrepreneurs and informal households often left out of the formal financial ecosystem.“Our Prime customers—the emerging middle class driving India’s informal economy—bring relentless drive and determination that keeps local economies humming,” said Rajat Singh, Co-founder and CEO of InPrime Finserv. “Yet, when…

16 and Pregnant’s Whitney Purvis Says Ex Prevented Her From Attending Son Weston’s FuneralWhitney Purvis is facing legal trouble. The 16 and Pregnant star was arrested in Floyd County, Georgia, on July 7 for involuntary manslaughter, according to police records obtained E! News. According to a statement of criminal charges shared by police with E! News, Purvis also faces two charges relating to controlled substances—the first, a felony charge for the possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and the second a misdemeanor charge for the “use of communication facility in commission of a felony involving controlled substances.” An…

Crazy Rich Asians and Wicked director Jon M. Chu is set to helm the live-action Hot Wheels feature, the big screen take on Mattel’s iconic toy cars for Warner Bros. The screenwriting duo of Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier will pen the script, with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, which has longstanding ties with Warner Bros., and Chu’s Electric Somewhere producing.    The hiring of the director and writers is a major development for the project that originated with Warner teaming with Mattel Studios in January 2019 to develop and produce a big-screen project. The action film promises to bring the…

Royel Otis tops a Billboard chart for the first time as “Moody” lifts a spot to No. 1 on the Adult Alternative Airplay tally dated July 12. “Moody” exceeds the No. 2 peak of the duo’s cover of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s “Murder on the Dancefloor,” which hit No. 2 on Alternative Airplay in July 2024. Prior to “Moody,” Royel Otis’ high on Adult Alternative Airplay was notched via “If Our Love Is Dead,” which reached No. 39 this January. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Royel Otis is the first act to score…

Films about 20-something characters drifting aimlessly through life have a tendency to drift themselves, but that can also be part of their charm. Not every movie needs to be a nail-biter, and not every plot needs to be engineered like a Maserati. Some of the best examples of the genre — Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise, Frances Ha, Fellini’s I Vitelloni — convey that feeling of endless drifting while remaining altogether captivating. In a sense, the drift becomes the crux of the story. Nicolau (Francisco Melo), the shy and shaggy protagonist at the heart of Joao Rosas’ debut feature, The…

Lewis Capaldi dropped in to Good Morning America on Monday morning (July 7) for his first TV performance in more than two years as part of the show’s Summer Concert Series. In addition to performing a pair of songs with a full band during the visit — including an emotional run through his new single, “Survive,” as well as his breakthrough 2019 smash “Someone You Loved,” the most-streamed song of all time in the U.K. — Capaldi broke some news during the chat. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I don’t know…