The first single from Kid Cudi‘s upcoming album Entergalactic has been teased on social media.  A tweet from Cudi shares a poster bearing the word Entergalactic at the bottom, along with the caption “‘DO WHAT I WANT’ Friday… its all happening… The beginning. “Do What I Want was the first song I did w Day Trip and I locked in w them heavy shortly after to make MOTM3. Im really happy ull finally get to hear it.”   

Entergalactic will serve as the follow-up to Cudi’s Man on the Moon III: The Chosen; and is also the title of his upcoming Netflix series.  Cudi tweeted that both the album and show are set to debut on September 30th, and Netflix also shared a video clip from the upcoming Entergalactic adult-animated series, which stars Cudi as Jabari, Jessica Williams as Meadow, Timothée Chalamet as Jimmy, Ty Dolla Sign as Ky, and Vanessa Hudgens as Karina.

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Givēon has announced the dates for his 2022 North American Tour in support of his debut album, Give Or Take.  Fana Hues, Saleka, Jenevieve and Rimon will serve as support Givēon on his headlining tour.

Givēon’s headlining ‘Give or Take Tour’ kicks off Aug. 16 at The Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with dates in New York, Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Houston and Los Angeles. The tour concludes Oct. 19 at HISTORY in Toronto, Canada.

Givēon’s first studio album, Give Or Take, is set to drop June 24. Said Givēon: “This album is so personal to me and I can’t wait to share it with all of you. Thank you for all of your love and support. It means everything.”  You can pre-order/pre-save the album:  here.

Tickets go on sale Friday, June 17, at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.  For more information, head to Givēon’s website.

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Apple TV+ has given a series order to the genre-bending series Sugar, created by ‘I Am Legend’ co-writer Mark Protosevich and featuring Colin Farrell in the lead role.  Plot details are being kept under wraps.

The new series is directed by Fernando Meirelles (City of God) and executive produced by Protosevich, Farrell, Simon Kinberg, Audrey Chon and Scott Greenberg.  Sugar is Kinberg’s second collaboration with Apple TV+ following the sci-fi drama series Invasion. 

Farrell’s previous TV roles include Det. Ray Velcoro on True Detective and Henry Drax in The North Water, and he most recently starred as the Penguin in the film The Batman.

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Universal Pictures is sharing the final trailer for Jordan Peele’s new sci-fi horror movie Nope, featuring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun.  Barbie Ferreira, Donna Mills, Andrew Patrick Ralston and Keith David also star.

The trailer shows siblings Otis (Kaluuya) and Emerald Haywood (Palmer) investigate the mysterious clouds looming above their family ranch following their father’s death. Otis and Emerald attribute the strange occurrences to a UFO and recruit security camera specialist Kevin (Brandon Perea) and UFO expert Craig (Michael Wincott) to help them capture footage of the aliens on film. The siblings’ efforts seem to anger the extra-terrestrial beings, who begin terrorizing the ranch.

Nope is written and directed by Peele (‘Get Out,’ ‘Us’), and will debut in theaters on July 22.  Take a look at the trailer – here.

https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-a-new-trailer-for-jordan-peele-new-movie-nope/

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After being arrested on RICO charges in May, Gunna has shared a letter on his 29th birthday to his social media accounts, saying that he’s been “falsely accused.”

On Tuesday, June 14, Gunna — whose legal name is Sergio Kitchens — gave an official statement after being denied bond at the end of May, with a trial set for January 9, 2023. Although Kitches pled not guilty on one count of allegedly violating Georgia racketeering law, prosecutors accused him of being “not just an associate” of YSL, but a “documented gang member” in a “command position” of the alleged gang.

Kitchens wrote in the open letter:  “For now, I don’t have my freedom. But I am innocent. I am being falsely accused and will never stop fighting to clear my name! The picture that is being painted of me is ugly and untrue. As a Black Man in America, it seems as though my art is only acceptable when I’m a source of entertainment for the masses. My art is not allowed to stand alone as entertainment, I’m not allowed that freedom as a Black Man in America.”

Kitchens and Young Thug – born Jeffery Williams – were named in the 56-count indictment, which also listed 28 YSL members with charges including conspiracy to violate RICO, armed robbery, murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Williams was also denied bond in a June 2 hearing preceded over by Judge Ural D. Glanville.

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Megan Thee Stallion has joined the cast of Starz’s P-Valley.  The 27-year-old rapper will appear in Season 2 of the drama series. Starz tweeted: “We knew nothing was gettin’ past da #PynkPosse! Ya’ll heard right, thee Houston Hottie herself @theestallion is joining us for season 2!“

P-Valley is based on the play by Katori Hall, who also created the series. It stars Brandee Evans, Nicco Annan, Shannon Thornton, Elarica Johnson, Skyler Joy and J. Alphonse Nicholson. Megan’s voice was heard in Sunday’s episode; the rapper will play the character Tina Snow, named after one of her alter-egos. In addition, Megan has written and recorded an original song for P-Valley that will be featured on the show.

Season 2 follows The Pynk strip club, as it ‘struggles to remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic, a battle for the throne, and the possibility of some new blood shaking up the locker room.’  P-Valley set a record with its Season 2 debut, drawing 4.5 million multiplatform viewers in the United States alone, up 1,018% from its Season 1 debut.

P-Valley Season 2 airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Starz.

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Netflix announced on Twitter that Squid Game is officially coming back for a second season.  The streaming service tweeted: “Red light… GREENLIGHT! Squid Game is officially coming back for Season 2!”

The South Korean dystopian drama ‘Squid Game’ is about financially struggling contestants who risk their lives playing deadly versions of children’s games for the chance to win cash prizes.   The show’s writer, director and producer, Hwang Dong-hyuk, also confirmed the news in a statement, saying: “A whole new round is coming. It took 12 years to bring the first season of Squid Game to life last year, but it took 12 days for Squid Game to become the most popular Netflix series ever. And now, Gi-hun returns. The Front Man returns. Season 2 is coming.”

No air date or casting was announced as of press time.

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‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ was the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $143.4 million during its opening weekend. Including earnings from international showings, Jurassic World Dominion has already grossed $389 million globally.  The film, which had a reported $185 million price tag, opened on 4,676 screens in the U.S. and Canada, starting with preview showings Thursday.

Despite its huge opening weekend, however, Dominion is not even close to the success of its Jurassic World predecessors. Jurassic World amassed $653 million in North America and $1.6 billion globally, while 2018’s Fallen Kingdom took home $417 million domestically and $1.3 billion worldwide.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jurassic-world-dominion-box-office-opening-1235163566/

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NBA Youngboy has dropped the new track and video for “Vette Motors,” off his upcoming new album “The Last Slimeto.”  The song, produced by OG Parker and JetsonMade, is the follow-up to his most recent music video “Goals“.

NBA Youngboy has dropping new songs on a weekly basis over the past three weeks while on house arrest, including the Quavo-assisted “Don’t Rate Me.”

Watch the new video for Vette Motors – here.

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Post Malone has announced a 33-city North American tour this fall, in support of his recently released fourth studio album Twelve Carat Toothache. Malone will be joined on the road by Roddy Ricch, who will serve as the special guest opener for all but seven of the scheduled tour dates.

The Twelve Carat tour kicks-off on Sept. 10 with a show at the Chi Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. From there, Malone will make stops in Chicago, Columbus, Toronto, Boston, Detroit, Newark, New York, Nashville, Atlanta, Houston, Denver, Portland, Vancouver, and more. The tour will wrap on Nov. 15 with a final show at the Cryto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

The tour announcement also comes as Malone confirmed that he welcomed his first child with his girlfriend.  Malone told TMZ: “I’m excited for this next chapter in my life, I’m the happiest I’ve ever been, and for since I could remember I was sad. Time to take care of my body and my family and friends, and spread as much love as we can every day.”

General sale for the Twelve Carat tour begins on Friday, June 17 at 10 a.m. local time via Live Nation.

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