Feeling go-go as hell? Lizzo collaborates with DC band

By Ciara Wells
May 26, 2026 | 6:19 AM

In a move that underscores her reputation as one of pop music’s most adventurous stars, Lizzo has teamed up with UCB, or the Uncalled 4 Band, for a new go-go inspired track that mixes hip-hop and the unmistakable bounce of D.C.’s homegrown sound. The collaboration, which interpolates UCB’s 2005 hit “Sexy Lady” and is out on June 5, is already generating buzz among fans and critics. In a post on Instagram, Lizzo — sporting a matching Universal Madness jacket and skirt set — mouths along to a snippet of the song as two members of the group open a van door and make their surprise appearance. Content warning: The following video contains language that may be unsuitable for certain audiences.

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Movie Review: ‘Backrooms’ goes from internet meme to the big screen

By The Associated Press
May 29, 2026 | 10:03 AM

What evil lurks in the drabbest of interiors? The meme-rooted “Backrooms” is the latest movie to pull its mounting horrors out of liminal spaces. “Exit 8,” released earlier this year, was set entirely in a subway corridor. In “Backrooms,” a struggling furniture salesperson discovers beneath his store an underground labyrinth, all lined with yellow wallpapered walls and fluorescent lighting. Where “Backrooms” came from is more interesting — and potentially meaningful — than the result. The movie, directed by 20-year-old YouTuber-turned-filmmaker Kane Parsons, is a fitfully unsettling nightmare that never convincingly builds beyond its creepy, dated-decor premise. But the “Backrooms” backstory is more intriguing. In 2019, an anonymous post on 4chan creepypasta — an online repository for internet-created urban legends — provided the initial image of the seemingly infinite Backrooms with a caption describing “nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz.”