Episode 1: IShowSpeed's 2026 FIFA World Cup anthem gets the late-night cool jazz treatment — breathy tenor, walking upright bass, wire-brush snare, and Blue Note chord substitutions, with every word of the original lyrics intact.
Bestseller Brief: 5 Books Worth Your Monday — June 21, 2026
This week's NYT Best Sellers bring a lot: Ann Patchett's quiet, aching literary debut, a sharp time-travel satire, Jill Biden's White House memoir, Neil deGrasse Tyson on alien first contact, and David Sedaris doing what only David Sedaris can. We tell you who each book is for — and who can skip it.
hate that i made you love me — Philly Soul Reconstruction
Ariana Grande's Billboard Hot 100 #1 'hate that i made you love me' — the icy synth-pop minimalist alt-R&B ballad — rebuilt as a full 1970s Philadelphia International soul orchestra explosion. Same verbatim lyrics, now carried by sweeping strings, brass section punches, wah-wah guitar, Fender Rhodes, and a gospel-trained soul diva alto with full vibrato. 'Cause I barely tried' — delivered with 40 pieces of orchestra and absolutely zero chill.