Kacey Musgraves And Owen Wilson Confirm Everything Is Bigger In Texas In Their ‘SNL’ Promo

The season premiere of Saturday Night Live is just a day away and that means that the hilarious pre-show promos featuring the guest host and musical guest have also returned. In this week’s promo, series regular Kenan Thompson joins Owen Wilson and Kacey Musgraves to contemplate whether things really are bigger in Texas, try to start a belly band, and tease Kenan’s lateness. Musgraves especially looks like she’s struggling not to break in the last clip.

The first clip is of special significance, as both Wilson and Musgraves are Texas natives. Kenan asks them whether something like burgers fall under the “everything is bigger in Texas” motto, to which Wilson replies, “Depends who’s makin’ ’em.” Musgraves brags, “I make ’em about the size of my fist.” Thompson declares he’s never going to one of her barbecues — and if I may interject here, I will gladly take his spot. He’s missing out.

You should absolutely not miss out on Musgraves’ performance, which will feature songs from her new album Star-Crossed. Each time she’s performed songs from it — such as the fiery rendition of the title track she gave to the MTV VMAs this year — it’s been a show-stopper. Personally, I’m hoping for a redux of her fun “Simple Times” video.

Watch Kacey Musgraves, Owen Wilson, and Kenan Thompson hype up the upcoming season premiere of SNL above.

All The New Albums Coming Out In October 2021

Keeping track of all the new albums coming out in a given month is a big job, but we’re up for it: Below is a comprehensive list of the major releases you can look forward to in October. If you’re not trying to potentially miss out on anything, it might be a good idea to keep reading.

Friday, October 1

  • Audiobooks — Astro Tough (Piccadilly Records)
  • Ben Marc — Breathe Suite EP (Innovative Leisure)
  • Black Dice — Mod Prog Sic (FourFour Records)
  • Bonnie Cosby — Virginiana EP (Pax Aeternum)
  • Boy Scouts — Wayfinder (ANTI-)
  • Brandi Carlile — In These Silent Days (Elektra Records)
  • The Colorist Orchestra & Howe Gelb — Not On The Map (Dangerbird)
  • Couplet — LP1 (Storm Chasers LTD)
  • Dar Williams — I’ll Meet You Here (Renew Records/BMG)
  • Diet Cig — I Don’t Like Driving Like I Used To EP (Frenchkiss Records)
  • The Doobie Brothers — Liberté (Island Records)
  • Ducks Ltd. — Modern Fiction (Carpark Records)
  • Explosions In The Sky — Big Bend (An Original Soundtrack for Public Television) (Temporary Residence)
  • Four Stroke Baron — Classics (Prosthetic Records)
  • Gustaf — Audio Drag For Ego Slobs (Royal Mountain Records)
  • Hovvdy — True Love (Grand Jury)
  • Illuminati Hotties — Let Me Do One More (Hopeless Records)
  • Jeremy Zucker — Crusher (Republic)
  • Jojo — Trying Not To Think About It (Warner Records)
  • Joshua Speers — Midnight Horses EP (Warner Records)
  • JW Francis — Wanderkid (Sunday Best Recordings)
  • Kalabrese — Let Love Rumpel (Part 1) (Rumpelmusig)
  • Kit Grill — Fragile (Primary Colours)
  • Leisure — Side B EP (Nettwerk)
  • Lily Rose — Stronger Than I Am (Big Loud Records/Back Blocks)
  • Logan Mize — Welcome To Prairieville (Big Yellow Dog Music)
  • Lonr. — Land Of Nothing Real 2 EP (Epic Records)
  • Matt Robidoux — At Dust (Already Dead Tapes and Records)
  • Meek Mill — Expensive Pain (Warner)
  • Ministry — Moral Hygiene (Nuclear Blast)
  • Misty River — Promises (The Workshop Tapes)
  • Mod Con — Modern Condition (Poison City)
  • Nine Pound Hammer — When The Shit Goes Down (Acetate Records)
  • Olan Monk — Auto Life EP (CANVAS)
  • The Persian Leaps — Drone Etiquette (Land Ski Records)
  • Pond — 9 (Spinning Top Records)
  • The Script — Tales From The Script (Sony)
  • Secondhand Sound — The Best & Worst Of Times (Sound Division Records)
  • Shad — TAO (Secret City Records)
  • Silas Short — Drawing EP (Stones Throw)
  • Strand Of Oaks — In Heaven (Galacticana Records)
  • Sun Atoms — Let There Be Light (Little Cloud Records)
  • The The — The Comeback Special (Ear Music)
  • Tirzah — Colourgrade (Domino)
  • Tony Bennett And Lady Gaga — Love For Sale (Columbia)
  • Ustad Saami — East Pakistan Sky (Glitterbeat Records)
  • Wage War — Manic (Fearless Records)
  • Wiki — Half God (Wikset Enterprise)
  • Work Party — My Best Days Are Behind Me (Triple Eye Industries)
  • Valley — Last Birthday EP (Capitol Records)
  • Xander Cameron — Rebel RM Roseme EP (2563977 Records DK)
  • Yes — The Quest (InsideOut Music)
  • Zoodrake — Seven (Elektrofish / Echozone)

Friday, October 8

  • Alice TM — Little Body In Orbit (Whatever’s Clever)
  • Astral Swans — Astral Swans (Madic Records)
  • Atmosphere — WORD? (Rhymesayers Entertainment)
  • AVAWAVES — Chrysalis (One Little Independent)
  • BadBadNotGood — Talk Memory (XL Recordings/Innovative Leisure)
  • Bahamas — Live To Tape, Volume I EP (Brushfire Records)
  • Barrett Martin — Stillpoint (Sunyata Records)
  • Battle Ave — Battle Ave EP (self-released)
  • Billy Bragg — The Million Things That Never Happened (Cooking Vinyl)
  • Birdtalker — Birdtalker (self-released)
  • Blake Rose — A World Gone By EP (AWAL)
  • Boylife — Gelato (Northern Transmissions)
  • Caravan — It’s None Of Your Business (Madfish)
  • Celina Sharma — Cece EP (MUGAL Records)
  • Christian Lopez — The Other Side (Blaster Records)
  • Craig Taborn — Shadow Plays (ECM)
  • Darren Criss — A Very Darren Christmas (Decca)
  • Del Water Gap — Del Water Gap (self-released)
  • Destroy Boys — Open Mouth, Open Heart (Hopeless Records)
  • Don Toliver — Life Of A Don (Atlantic Records/Cactus Jack Records)
  • Dos Santos — City Of Mirrors (International Anthem)
  • Efterklang — Windflowers (City Slang)
  • Elderbrook — Innerlight EP (Parlophone)
  • Fauness — Maiden No More EP (Cascine)
  • G’emma — Types Of Water EP (Sonar Kollektiv)
  • Gia Woods — Heartbreak Country EP (self-released)
  • Grant Pavol — Reflections EP (Accidental Popstar Records)
  • Gregory Dwane — Gregory Dwane (Peacedale Records)
  • Gus G. — Quantum Leap (AFM Records)
  • The Halo Trees — Summergloom (Winter Solitude Productions)
  • Howlin Rain — The Dharma Wheel (Silver Current Records)
  • James Blake — Friends That Break Your Heart (Republic)
  • J.D. Wilkes And The Legendary Shack Shakers — Cockadoodledeux (Alternative Tentacles Records)
  • Jeff Scott Soto — The Duets Collection, Vol. 1 (Frontiers Music)
  • Jojoftheejungle — The Red Line EP (Batakari Music)
  • Joshua Crumbly — ForEver (Figureight Records)
  • Kay Young — This Here Feels Good EP (PIAS)
  • Kevin Morby — A Night At The Little Los Angeles (Dead Oceans)
  • KITE — Currents (Majestic Mountain Records)
  • Kowloon Walled City — Piecework (Neurot/Gilead Media)
  • Ladyhawke — Time Flies (Mid Centry)
  • Lala Lala — I Want The Door To Open (Hardly Art)
  • The Late Ones — The Fourth Quarter (Easy Star Records)
  • Lizard Music — Arizone! (Omnivore Recordings)
  • Local H — Awesome Quarantine Mix-Tape #3 (srcvinyl)
  • Low Hum — Nonfiction (Last Gang Records)
  • LP — Churches (SOTA Records)
  • Magdalena Bay — Mercurial World (Hand Drawn Records)
  • Manimal — Armageddon (AFM Records)
  • Marc E. Bassy — Little Men (New Gold Medal)
  • Matt Maltese — Good Morning It’s Now Tomorrow (Nettwerk)
  • Moody Beach — Assembly Of The Wild EP (Viscera Arts)
  • Morningsiders — Easy Does It EP (Nettwerk)
  • Natalie Hemby — Pins And Needles (Fantasy Records)
  • Newton Faulkner — Interference (Of Light) (Battenberg Records)
  • Nick Zanca — Cacerolazo (Full Spectrum Records)
  • Nightwatchers — Common Crusaders (Lövely Records)
  • Noah Gunderson — A Pillar Of Salt (Cooking Vinyl)
  • Nothing — The Great Dismal B-Sides (Relapse Records)
  • Oh Wonder — 22 Break (Dew Process)
  • The Omnific — Escapades (Wild Thing Records.)
  • Pip Blom — Welcome Break (Red Yeti Records)
  • Plain Mister Smith — Plain Mister Smith EP (Totally Real Records)
  • Porches — All Day Gentle Hold ! (Domino)
  • The Record Company — Play Loud (Concord Records)
  • S. Raekwon — Where I’m At Now (Father/Daughter)
  • Sam Fender — Seventeen Going Under (Dew Process)
  • Sam Teskey — Cycles (Decca)
  • Scott Hirsch — Windless Day (self-released)
  • Sean Rowe — The Darkness Dressed In Colored Lights (Fluff & Gravy Records)
  • Shady Nasty — CLUBSMOKE EP (Royal Mountain Records)
  • Shannon Lay — Geist (Sub Pop)
  • Taraka — Welcome To Paradise Lost (Rage Peace Records)
  • TOMI — Sweet, Sweet Honey EP (In Between Records)
  • Topdown Dialectic — Vol. 3 (Peak Oil)
  • Trivium — In The Court Of The Dragon (Roadrunner Records)
  • UPSAHL — Lady Jesus (Arista Records)
  • Various Artists — Broken Hearts And Dirty Windows: Songs Of John Prine, Vol. 2 (Oh Boy Records!)
  • The Velveteers — Nightmare Daydream (Easy Eye Sound)
  • W.H. Lung — Vanities (Piccadilly Records)
  • Ward White — Dirty Clouds (self-released)
  • We Are Scientists — Huffy (100% Records)
  • Xochimoki. –Temple Of The New Sun (Phantom Limb)
  • Zoe & Cloyd — Rebuild (ORGANIC Records)

Friday, October 15

  • A.A. Williams — arco EP (Bella Union)
  • Allie Crow Buckley — Moonlit And Devious Alternatives EP (Paradise of Bachelors)
  • Allie Dunn — Good As Gone EP (Porter Rose Records)
  • Anz — All Hours EP (Ninja Tune)
  • Astral Brain — The Bewildered Mind (Shelflife)
  • Baker Boy — Gela (Island Records Australia)
  • Bedouine — Waysides (The Orchard)
  • Ben Barnes — Songs For You EP (Label Logic)
  • Billy Joe Shaver & Kinky Friedman — Live Down Under (Sfingter Records)
  • Blackstarkids — Puppies Forever (Dirty Hit)
  • Brin — Water Sign (Sound As Language)
  • Bryan’s Magic Tears — Vacuum Sealed (Born Bad Records)
  • Carlos Santana — Blessings And Miracles (BMG)
  • CD RIM — Songs Of Vienna (Luckyme)
  • The Charlatans — A Head Full Of Ideas (Then Records)
  • Charlotte Greve — Sediments We Move (New Amsterdam)
  • Chris Jones And The Night Drivers — Make Each Second Last (Mountain Home Music Company)
  • Coldplay — Music Of The Spheres (Atlantic Records)
  • Dark Mark Vs Skeleton Joe — Dark Mark Vs Skeleton Joe (Kitten Robot)
  • The Darkness — Motorheart (Cooking Vinyl)
  • Dave Monks — I’ve Always Wanted To Be Me (Ghost Pepper Records)
  • David Keenan — What Then? (Rubyworks)
  • Dean Wareham — I Have Nothing To Say To The Mayor Of L.A. (Double Feature Records)
  • Disclosure — DJ-Kicks (!K7)
  • Dos Santos — City Of Mirrors (International Anthem)
  • Elan Tamara — We Can Fall (BOKKLE)
  • ESP Summer — Kingdom Of Heaven (Disciples)
  • Finneas — Optimist (Interscope)
  • The Georgia Thunderbolts — Can We Get A Witness (Mascot Records)
  • Glenn Echo — Fixed Memory (self-released)
  • Gone To Color — Gone To Color (self-released)
  • Gracey — Fragile EP (Polydor)
  • Hank May — One More Taste Of The Good Stuff (Dangerbird Records)
  • Hayden Thorpe — Moondust for My Diamond (Domino)
  • Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit — Georgia Blue (Southeastern Records)
  • Johnny Marr — Fever Dreams Pt 1 EP (BMG)
  • Joy Crookes — Skin (Insanity Records)
  • JP Cooper — SHE (Island Records)
  • Kacy Hill — Simple, Sweet And Smiling (self-released)
  • Kaley Rutledge — Tender Heart (Tone Tree Music)
  • Le Ren — Leftovers (Secretly Canadian)
  • Lilly Hiatt — Lately (New West Records)
  • Lorne Behrman — When I Hit The Floor EP (Spaghetty Town Records.)
  • Matt Benyayer — She 2.0 EP (Monkeytown Records)
  • Melvins — Five Legged Dog (Ipecac Recordings)
  • Namesake — Redeeming Features (Get Better Records)
  • Old Man Of The Woods — Votives (Totally Real Records)
  • Pokey LaFarge — In The Blossom Of Their Shade (New West Records)
  • Purple Disco Machine — Exotica (Sweat It Out)
  • Remi Wolf — Juno (Island)
  • Ryan Hurd — Pelago (Arista Nashville)
  • Salt Creek — Out Of The Sky (Tooth & Nail)
  • Scott von Ryper — Dream State Treasure (Transient/Silver)
  • Sir Was — Let The Morning Come (Memphis Industries)
  • Skeletoon — The 1.21 Gigawatts Club (Scarlet Records)
  • Stephan Moccio — Lionheart (Decca Records)
  • Steven Bamidele — Uncrowded EP (Park The Van)
  • Stimming & Lambert — Positive (XXIM Records)
  • TK & The Holy Know-Nothings — The Incredible Heat Machine (Mama Bird Recording Co.)
  • ToBy — L’Espirit (Magnetic Moon Records)
  • Toby Keith — Peso In My Pocket (Show Dog Nashville)
  • Various Artists — Pokémon 25: The Album (Capitol Records)
  • Virgil Shaw — At The Time I Didn’t Care (Terrorbird)
  • Vitamin String Quartet — It Feels Like Christmas (Decca)
  • Waylon Payne — The Lost Act (Carnival Recording Company)
  • Weak Signal — Bianca (Blackout Correspondence)
  • Wilderado — Wilderado (National Anthem)
  • Xenia Rubinos — Una Rosa (ANTI- Records)
  • Zache Davis — The Sting (Sheep Chase Records)
  • Zeph — Scared Of Everything EP (Neon Gold)

Friday, October 22

  • Abby Huston — AH HA (Egghunt Records)
  • Adeline Hotel — The Cherries Are Speaking (Ruination Records)
  • Amaunet — While I’m Living (Lövely Records)
  • Angel Dust — YAK: A Collection Of Truck Songs (Roadrunner Records)
  • Belaver — Lain Prone (Niles City Records)
  • Biffy Clyro — The Myth Of The Happily Ever After (Warner Music UK)
  • Big D And The Kids Table — Do Your Art (SideOneDummy Records)
  • Black Marble — Fast Idol (Sacred Bones Records)
  • Blackwater Holylight — Silence/Motion (Riding Easy)
  • Braison Cyrus — Javelina (Sunday Supper Records)
  • Brett Young — Brett Young & Friends Sing The Christmas Classics (Big Machine)
  • Bullet For My Valentine — Bullet For My Valentine (Spinefarm)
  • Can’t Swim — Change Of Plans (Pure Noise Records)
  • Civic TV — Black Moon (Flemish Eye)
  • Clinic — Fantasy Island (Domino)
  • The Convenience — Accelerator (Winspear)
  • Cradle Of Filth — Existence Is Futile (Nuclear Blast)
  • Cuffed Up — Asymmetry EP (Royal Mountain Records)
  • Dave Hause — Blood Harmony (Blood Harmony Records)
  • Deerhoof — Actually, You Can (Joyful Noise Recordings)
  • Demarco — Melody (Ineffable Records)
  • Dillon Carmichael — Son Of A (Riser House)
  • DINNER — Dream Work (Captured Tracks)
  • Don Lifted — 325i (Fat Possum Records)
  • Dream Theater — A View From The Top Of The World (Inside Out)
  • Dummy — Mandatory Enjoyment (Trouble In Mind)
  • Duran Duran — Future Past (Tape Modern/BMG)
  • Elton John — The Lockdown Sessions (EMI/Mercury Records)
  • Every Time I Die — Radical (Epitaph)
  • The F16s — Is It Time To Eat The Rich Yet? EP (House Arrest)
  • Guided By Voices — IT’S NOT THEM. IT COULDN’T BE THEM. IT IS THEM! (Forced Exposure)
  • Hand Habits — Fun House (Saddle Creek)
  • Helado Negro — Far In (4AD)
  • Herbert — Musca (Accidental Records)
  • Hex A.D. — Funeral Tango for Gods & Men (Fresh Tea)
  • Honne — Let’s Just Say The World Ended A Week From Now, What Would You Do? (Atlantic)
  • Iameve — Archetype EP (Firepower)
  • Jacques Greene — ANTH01 (LuckyMe)
  • Jackson+Sellers — Breaking Point (ANTI- Records)
  • Jessica Pavone — Lull (Chaikin Records)
  • John Forté — Vessels, Angels & Ancestors (Soul Land)
  • Ka Baird & Pekka Airaksinen — FRKWYS Vol. 17: Hungry Shells (RVNG Intl.)
  • KEG — Assembly EP (Alcopop!)
  • Kristin Chenoweth — Happiness is…Christmas! (Concord Records)
  • La Luz — La Luz (Hardly Art Records)
  • Lady A — What A Song Can Do (BMLG)
  • Lana Del Rey — Blue Banisters (Interscope/Polydor)
  • Liily — TV Or Not TV (Flush Records/The Orchard)
  • Lomond Campbell — LŪP (One Little Independent Records)
  • Lonely Guest — Lonely Guest (False Idols)
  • Lowland Hum — At Home (Tonetree)
  • Maya Shenfeld — In Free Fall (Thrill Jockey Records)
  • Mazey Haze — Always Dancing EP (LUSTRE)
  • Melanie Charles — Y’all Don’t (Really) Care About Black Women (Impulse!)
  • Mess Esque — Mess Esque (Milk! Records)
  • Morgxn — MERIDIAN: vol 2 EP (Wxnderlost Records)
  • My Morning Jacket — My Morning Jacket (ATO Records)
  • Neutral Snap — Tell Me How I Feel (Orange Music Records)
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — B Sides & Rarities — Parts I & II (‎Mute)
  • Okay Kaya — The Incompatible Okay Kaya (Jagjaguwar)
  • Orquesta Akokán — 16 Rayos (Daptone Records)
  • Oscar And The Wolf — The Shimmer (PIAS)
  • Parker Longbough — Off Front Street (Phlexx Records)
  • Parquet Courts — Sympathy For Life (Rough Trade Records)
  • Pepe Deluxé — Phantom Cabinet Vol. 1 (Catskills Records)
  • Phew — New Decade (Mute)
  • Power Supply — In The Time Of The Sabre-Tooth Tiger (Goner Records)
  • Richard Carpenter — Richard Carpenter’s Piano Songbook (Decca)
  • Rüfüs Du Sol — Surrender (Warner)
  • Ryan LeVine — Good Things To Remember EP (BMG)
  • Sassy 009 — Heart Ego (Luft Recordings)
  • Self Esteem — Prioritise Pleasure (Fiction Records)
  • SEVENTEEN — Attacca EP (Pledis Entertainment)
  • She/Beast — Violent Tendencies (PNKSLM Recordings)
  • Sixx:A.M. — Sixx.A.M. HITS (Better Noise Music)
  • Skinny Lister — A Matter Of Life & Love (Xtra Mile)
  • Slow Crush — Hush (Church Road Records)
  • Snotty Nose Rez Kids — Life After (Fontana North/Distorted Muse)
  • Sonny Fodera — Wide Awake (Solotoko)
  • Spirit Was — Heaven’s Just A Cloud (Danger Collective Records)
  • Super American — SUP (Wax Bodega)
  • Tip-Top — CHANSONS d’ENNUI (ABKCO)
  • Tonstartssbandht — Petunia (Mexican Summer)
  • Trace Mountains — House Of Confusion (Lame-O Records)
  • Wet — Letter Blue (AWAL)
  • Zachary Williams — Dirty Camaro (Dualtone Music Group)
  • The Zephyr Bones — Neon Body (La Castanya)

Friday, October 29

  • Bad Wolves — Dear Monsters (Better Noise Music)
  • Bat Fangs — Queen Of My World (Don Giovanni Records)
  • Bremer/McCoy — Natten (Luaka Bop)
  • Calling All Captains — Slowly Getting Better (Rude Records/Equal Vision Records)
  • Charlotte Cornfield — Highs In The Minuses (Double Double Whammy/Polyvinyl)
  • Chloé & Vassilena Serafimova — SEQUENZA (Lumière Noire)
  • David Reece — Blacklist Utopia (El Puerto Records)
  • Dear Laika — Pluperfect Mind (Memorials of Distinction)
  • Ed Sheeran — = (Atlantic)
  • Eleanor Buckland — You Don’t Have To Know (self-released)
  • Emily Scott Robinson — American Siren (Oh Boy Records)
  • The Exbats — Now Where Were We (Goner Records)
  • Furrows — Fisher King (Polyvinyl)
  • Gates — Here And Now EP (Wax Bodega)
  • Good Morning — Barnyard (Polyvinyl Record Co.)
  • Good Posture — Changin’ EP (Feeltrip Records)
  • The High Strung — Hannah (Park The Van Records)
  • Hot Garbage — RIDE (Mothland)
  • Jamire Williams — But Only After You Have Suffered (International Anthem)
  • Jerry Cantrell — Brighten (self-released)
  • Joe Bonamassa — Time Clocks (Provogue)
  • Jonathan Blake — Homeward Bound ( Blue Note Records)
  • Levitation Orchestra — Illusions & Realities (Gearbox Records)
  • Lilli Lewis — Americana (Louisiana Red Hot Records)
  • Lily Konigsberg — Lily We Need To Talk Now (Wharf Cat Records)
  • Lone — Always Inside Your Head (Greco Roman)
  • The Lucid Furs — Damn! That Was Easy! (Argonauta Records)
  • Marco Parisi — Untitled (Platoon)
  • Marie Dahlstrom — Safe Place EP (JFH Records)
  • Marissa Nadler — The Path Of The Clouds (Sacred Bones Records)
  • Mary Lattimore — Collected Pieces II (Ghostly International)
  • Mastodon — Hushed And Grim (Reprise Records)
  • Maya Jane Coles — Night Creature (I/AM/ME)
  • Minus The Bear — Farewell (Suicide Squeeze Records)
  • Monolord — Your Time To Shine (Relapse Records)
  • Motörhead — Everything Louder Forever (BMG)
  • Natalie Jane Hill — Solely (Dear Life Records)
  • Naytronix — Other Possibilities (Overseas Artists)
  • Nichols Payton — Smoke Sessions (Smoke Sessions)
  • Nightmares On Wax — Shout Out! To Freedom.. (Warp)
  • Order — The Gospel (Listenable Records)
  • The Parrots — Dos (Heavenly Recordings)
  • Patrick Shiroshi — Hidemi (American Dreams Records)
  • Planningtorock — Gay Dreams Do Come True EP (Human Level)
  • The Pop Group — Y In Dub (Radar)
  • Reno McCarthy — Run Up River (Balustrade)
  • Richard Ashcroft — Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1 (RPA/BMG)
  • Robin Hatch — T.O.N.T.O. (Robin Records)
  • Royston Langdon — Chains EP (BFD/The Orchard)
  • Running Wild — Blood On Blood (Steamhammer/SPV)
  • Sam Evian — Time To Melt (Fat Possusm)
  • Save Face — Another Kill For The Highlight Reel (Epitaph)
  • Soot Sprite — Poltergeists EP (Specialist Subject Records)
  • Spice Girls — Spice25 (Virgin)
  • SUSTO — Time In The Sun (New West Records)
  • They Might Be Giants — Book (Idlewild Recordings)
  • Tori Amos — Ocean To Ocean (Decca)
  • The War On Drugs — I Don’t Live Here Anymore (Atlantic)
  • Wave Racer — To Stop From Falling Off The Earth (PIAS)
  • Whitechapel — Kin (Metal Blade Records)
  • The Wilderness Of Manitoba — Farewell To Cathedral (Popguru Sound & Vision)

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Bktherula Rages Into The Night With Matt Ox In Their Video For ‘Placement’

Bktherula is almost a year removed from her last full-length project, Nirvana. Luckily, for those who have taken a liking to the Atlanta native’s artistry, she has a brand new body of work on the way for her supporters. However, before fans can get their hands on it, Bktherula returns with “Placement,” her brand new track that arrives with a guest feature from Matt Ox and a new music video. In the visual, the duo hang out in a futuristic Chinatown filled with holograms, flying cars, and flashing lights.

On October 22, Bktherula will deliver her newest project, Love Black. Despite it being labeled as an EP, Love Black will arrive complete with 16 songs which gives fans plenty of music to enjoy from the Atlanta rager. The project will also feature her previously released single, “Santanny,” a track she delivered last spring in the form of a double single that was paired with “Blue.”

Furthermore, Bktherula is gearing up to hit the road as a supporting act for Lil Tecca’s upcoming tour. The Tecca Loves You Tour kicks off February 22, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts, and continues until April 5, 2022 where it comes to an end in New York.

You can press play on the video for “Placement” above.

Love Black is out 10/22 via Warner Records. Pre-order it here.

Bktherula is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

H.E.R. And Kane Brown Connect On Their ‘Blessed & Free’ Collaboration

H.E.R. and Kane Brown might technically come from different ends of the genre spectrum, but they connect perfectly on their new track “Blessed & Free.” Brown has had an incredible run in the country genre, which tends to be a very white-centric genre, while Brown is multiracial with Black and Cherokee heritage.

Recently, Brown’s been collaborating with a number of artists outside his genre, including blackbear on the track “Memory,” and now H.E.R. As for the “Best Part” singer, this year’s new album Back Of My Mind has already been racking up accolades of its own, earning her the support of Amazon Prime and building off the reputation she’s already built for herself based off her past projects, H.E.R. and I Used To Know Her.

For “Blessed & Free,” which shares a name with Brown’s tour, both artists managed to split the difference between their respective sounds, with plenty of funk, groove, R&B and a dash of country thrown in. For the black and white video that accompanies the track they worked with ACM and CMT Music Award winner Alex Alvga. Check out the video up top, and for more behind-the-scenes on shooting the visuals check out their discussion of it right here.

Meek Mill Celebrates His ‘Expensive Pain’ Album With Videos For ‘On My Soul’ And ‘Intro (Hate On Me)’

For the better part of the last three years, fans of Meek Mill have patiently waited for a new album from the rapper and thankfully, the Philly native delivered just that. Expensive Pain is here for fans to enjoy, and along with the new batch of songs, Meek came through with two new videos for tracks off the album. The first is for “On My Soul,” a song laced with the rapper’s autotuned vocals that delivering brief stories about life’s hardships with the promise that these anecdotes are nothing but the truth.

The visual captures Meek in his natural state as he posts up in the studio and enjoys a ride around the city on dirtbikes and ATVs. A number of notable faces like Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz, Bobby Shmurda, Lil Uzi Vert, EST Gee, and more also appear in the video. A short time later, Meek returned with a second visual, this time for the album’s opening track, “Intro (Hate On Me).” This video is similarly shot as it captures Meek outside with his crew, but the song’s content provides a different atmosphere for it. Contrary to the introspection the rapper displays with “On My Soul,” Meek opts for a flashy and boastful tone on “Intro (Hate On Me),” which makes for an ideal introduction track for the rapper’s new album.

Expensive Pain comes complete with 18 tracks and guest appearances from Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Kehlani, ASAP Ferg, Moneybagg Yo, Giggs, Young Thug, Vory, Lil Uzi Vert, and Brent Faiyaz.

You can watch both videos above.

Expensive Pain is out now video Maybach Music Group/Atlantic Records. Get it here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Tems Made Her Late Night Debut With A Performance Of ‘Avoid Things’ On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

After a massive feature on WizKid’s near-perfect “Essence” from his album Made In Lagos, Nigerian singer Tems is coming into her own. A remix of that song, which many considered to be a song of the summer in 2020, featured none other than Justin Bieber. Whenever an artist gets a co-sign like that, it definitely helps the rest of the world notice them.

The Lagos-born musician was also featured on Drake’s Certified Lover Boy for the track “Fountains” and was recently featured as one Apple’s Up Next artists. Needless to say she’s on a bit of a roll, and part of her tear of breakout moves includes an appearance on late night.

She performed “Avoid Things” on Jimmy Kimmel Live, a song off her new EP If Orange Was A Place, which came out just a few weeks ago. “I am excited for everything the future holds,” she said recently in a press release. “My team and I have been working really hard over the years, now we’re in a new season and on a higher level and things can only get better as we reach more people all over the world.”

Check out her late night appearance above and expect to see a lot more from this artist in the future.

Bino Rideaux And Roddy Ricch Offer A Stern Warning Towards Betrayal On ‘Lemme Find Out’

Bino Rideaux and Roddy Ricch are noteworthy West Coast rappers of today’s generation in their own rights. Roddy has worked with a number of popular names in the music world while delivering a critically-acclaimed debut album, that being Please Excuse Me For Beng Antisocial, as well a chart-topping hit song with “The Box.” On the flip side, Bino has progressed upward in his own career thanks to his 2020 project, Outside, as well as her sharp work with fellow West Coaster Blxst on their joint projects Sixtape and Sixtape 2. After a couple of years of hustling on their own, Bino and Roddy join forces for a brand new track.

“Lemme Find Out” is the duo’s first collaboration together and it’s one that finds them hinting at harsh consequences for those who dare to cross them. The duo also uses the track to make a move on the respective women that have caught their attention. “These n****s fraud, let me find out / Put this on your tongue, bet you’ll find out,” Bino raps. Roddy arrives for a second verse and adds, I’m that n**** that’s been standin’ ten toes for a whole / Your main n**** been doin’ you too wrong for a while.”

The track arrives after Bino connected with King Combs for “No Makeup” last month. He also delivered visuals for a trio of collaborations with Blxst, those being “Pop Out,” “One Of Them Ones,” and “Movie.” As for Roddy, he released his first solo single in almost two years with “Late At Night.” He also hinted that his sophomore album could be titled Live Life Fast thanks to a cryptic Instagram post.

You can press play on the new track above.

Roddy Ricch is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

T-Pain And Kehlani Recruit BIA For An Additional Dose Of Confident Flavor On Their ‘I Like Dat’ Remix

After pushing through his Instagram DM debacle earlier this year, T-Pain got to work in fulfilling requests from artists to collaborate, all of which he missed out on over the past couple of years. Furthermore, the singer called on some acts to work with him, one of them being Kehlani. Earlier this year the two united for “I Like Dat” and it’s a record that’s grown to be one of the more popular releases from the past few months. The duo now looks to give it an extra boost by calling on rising rapper BIA to remix the song.

The remix to “I Like Dat” is BIA’s latest spotlight in 2021 and for this occasion, the Massachusetts-bred rapper shows out. The remix comes after she teamed up with G Herbo for “Besito,” a track that’s set to appear on the upcoming deluxe reissue of her debut project, For Certain, which she released last year. “I Like Dat” is not the only song that BIA has remixed this year. Back in July, she teamed up with Nicki Minaj for a fresh version of her viral hit song, “Whole Lotta Money.” The remix came equipped with new verses from the rappers, with both of them briefly rapping back and forth at one point.

You can vibe out to the new remix in the video above.

Kehlani is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Jay-Z’s Closing Track On ‘Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter’ Was Inspired By Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’

Later this year, Jay-Z will celebrate the 22nd anniversary of his fourth album Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter. The 15-track body of work is highlighted by records like “Big Pimpin” with UGK, “Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)” with Amil and Beanie Sigel, and “Jigga My N****.”

During a recent episode of the New Rory & Mal podcast, The Alchemist and former Roc-A-Fella Records A&R Kyambo “Hip-Hop” Joshua, who were guests on the show, reflected on Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter while Joshua revealed what one of Jay-Z’s inspirations was for the album.

Joshua noted that the closing song on Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter, which packages “Hova Song (Outro),” “Jigga My N****,” and “Girl’s Best Friend,” was inspired by the outro track on Dr. Dre’s 1992 album, The Chronic.

“I remember with The Chronic, ‘B*tchs Ain’t Sh*t was on the album and it wasn’t on the credits,” Joshua said. “I remember a n**** playing it in school and I’m like, ‘I can hear it, but I can never find it!’ They were like, ‘Nah, you just gotta let the album play.’”

Rory stepped in and added, “When y’all put Vol. 3 out, I remember the next day in school everyone was like, ‘Yo, did you let that outro rock? There’s three more records!’” Joshua replied straightforwardly, saying, “I did it strictly because of that, because of The Chronic.”

Jay and Dre have worked together on a number of occasions with the latter appearing on “Watch Me” from Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter. Jay-Z was also responsible for Dre’s verse on his popular record, “Still D.R.E.” Most recently, Jay’s Roc Nation imprint was responsible for recruiting Dre, along with Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar, as performers for the Super Bowl LVI halftime show in February 2022.

You can watch the episode of New Rory & Mal with The Alchemist and Kyambo “Hip-Hop” Joshua above.