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- San Francisco Chronicle
Doja Cat unveils new look, mocks Sydney Sweeney ad before Outside Lands
Ahead of her headlining set at Outside Lands in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, Doja Cat unveiled a vintage-style hotline and striking new look to promote her forthcoming album 'Vie.' Callers to 747-246-7262 are greeted by the Grammy winner's sultry voice, offering tongue-in-cheek relationship advice. 'Love is complicated, but calling us isn't,' she says. 'A place for the lovers who feel too much, too fast, too often… I'm no couples therapist, but I do have some opinions.' In a nod to her upcoming single, 'Jealous Type,' listeners are prompted to press 1 for commentary on jealousy — 'You're passionate, you're furious, maybe just a little unhinged,' she offers — or 2 for thoughts on location-sharing in relationships. 'If it feels like a leash,' she advises, 'time to set some boundaries or maybe just block them.' The hotline's launch on Thursday, Aug. 7, also includes a bold visual transformation. Teasing 'Vie,' the 29-year-old artist appears nearly unrecognizable, channeling a dreamlike 1980s madam, with platinum blonde waves, exaggerated shoulder pads and bright blue eyeshadow. 'I feel like I've just been inspired mostly by the '80s a lot lately,' she told reporters at this year's Met Gala, where she first previewed 'Jealous Type' in a Marc Jacobs collaboration. The new single, produced by fellow Outside Lands performer Jack Antonoff of Bleachers and Ari Starace, does not yet have a release date, nor does 'Vie,' which Doja Cat has described as a more pop-forward follow-up to 2023's 'Scarlet.' Meanwhile, the artist jumped into the online discourse last week with a viral TikTok parody mocking Sydney Sweeney's controversial American Eagle ad. The clothing campaign, which features Sweeney alongside the tagline 'great jeans,' drew criticism for evoking the language of eugenics. In her spoof, Doja Cat mimics Sweeney's monologue in an exaggerated Southern accent. She captioned the clip, 'my jeans are blee.' It has racked up more than 33 million views. Doja Cat, known for hits like 'Need to Know' and 'Paint the Town Red,' has earned 16 Grammy nominations and won her first in 2022 for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with the song 'Kiss Me More,' featuring SZA. But she isn't the only Outside Lands performer channeling hotline energy. 'It's cocky, and it's a little petty in the cutest way,' the Ethiopian-Sudanese artist said in a statement. 'Your haters are always your biggest fans.'
UPI
2 hours ago
- UPI
Look: 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' Season 3 begins production
1 of 2 | Walker Scobell attends the Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards in 2024. He is filming Season 3 of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians." Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The third installment of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series has officially started filming. The news arrived Friday, with a post on the show's official X account. "A new era begins," the caption stated. The post also included a photograph of a smiling Walker Scobell holding a clapperboard. A new era begins - #PercyJackson and the Olympians Season 3 is now in production! Don't miss Season 2 December 10 on @DisneyPlus. Percy Jackson (@PercySeries) August 8, 2025 "Awesome! I can't wait to see the second season!" one fan commented. "This show is so much better than the movies!" The sophomore season of the demigod adventure series arrives on Disney+ Dec. 10. The show is an adaptation of the Percy Jackson books penned by Rick Riordan. The novels also inspired a pair of movies -- the 2010 feature Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and the 2013 film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. "This third season will be new territory for the screen, bringing fan favorites like the Hunters of Artemis and Nico di Angelo to life for the first time," Riordan said when news of Season 3's green light first broke. The series also stars Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Charlie Bushnell, Dior Goodjohn and Daniel Diemer.
UPI
3 hours ago
- UPI
Listen: MGK releases new album, 'Vampire Diaries' music video
1 of 5 | Machine Gun Kelly arrives for the American Music Awards in May. He released his new album, "Lost Americana," on Friday. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI | License Photo Aug. 8 (UPI) -- MGK, formerly Machine Gun Kelly, released his new album and a music video Friday. "Vampire Diaries" is the fifth song on the album, titled Lost Americana. In the music video, MGK appears shirtless in a museum, as an apparent exhibit known as "Rekab Nosloc Vampire" from 13 B.C. "Rekab Nosloc" spells out his given name, Colson Baker, but backwards. He dances and sings in the facility about longing for a different life than the one he's known. "Take me out, there's so much I haven't seen. Don't let me rot inside this town," he sings. His choreographer, Sean Bankhead, commented on an Instagram post promoting the video. "You learned this in two days and shot this on Tuesday. Hella proud fam," he said. MGK previously performed "Vampire Diaries," along with "Outlaw Overture," on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. "Something's going on in the stars where, like, good things keep happening," MGK said at the time. His album also includes the songs: Cliche," "Miss Sunshine," "Don't Wait Run Fast," "Goddamn," "Sweet Coraline," "Indigo," "Starman," Tell Me What's Up," "Can't Stay Here," "Treading Water" and "Orpheus." MGK said the album is dedicated to their "honorary member" Dingo. "It's the last piece of music he heard from us before he passed and he's been an honorary member of our band since day 1," he wrote. "Tonight's release isn't the same without a legendary christening from him but his spirit is all over the project. Get in your car this weekend, start driving and press play; it's time for Lost Americana."
