Alex Cooper

Charlotte moves on, Minnesota reloads, Memphis waits. The LaMelo Ball era in Charlotte is over. The Hornets have traded their former All-Star point guard and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, an unprotected 2033 first-round pick, three first-round swaps, and three second-round selections.

Bedroom records, big truths. There’s a moment on MavAngelo’s ‘ALTER EGO’ where the weight of the entire EP shifts. It happens on the final track, ‘Lost,’ when the truth lands with devastating clarity. The thing that fell apart wasn’t the love. It was the person trying to hold it. This is the defining move of MavAngelo’s six-track EP, a project that begins like a breakup record and ends as something far more uncomfortable. It becomes a mirror.

Five cities, exclusive merch, one toxic celebration. System Of A Down are bringing their chaotic energy to five European cities with limited-edition pop-up shops, launching just days before their massive UK and EU tour kicks off. The metal icons will open temporary stores in Stockholm, Paris, Berlin, Düsseldorf, and London, offering exclusive merchandise including collaborative football tops with Hummel and commemorative posters.