{"id":"1792711539346-culture-segment","slug":"lisa-and-girl-in-red-lead-friday-drops","title":"LISA and girl in red lead Friday drops","summary":"LISA's album \"Press Play\" was released October 23; Hilary Duff's holiday EP \"Holiday Things\" was also scheduled for release October 23. Other listed releases could not be confirmed in time, but the post's overall claim of new music that night is solid.\n\nDeadline reports exclusively that Chris Jericho will play Gorgeous George in Prime Video's Muhammad Ali limited series \"The Greatest,\" with all eight episodes releasing November 4.\n\nDeadline reports Michael Gray, star of the 1970s CBS series \"Shazam!\", died of natural causes on October 16 in Palm Desert, CA, at age 75.","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T23:25:39.346Z","channel":{"id":"culture","name":"Oncast Music","language":"en"},"show":"On Repeat","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: LISA's album \"Press Play\" was released October 23; Hilary Duff's holiday EP \"Holiday Things\" was also scheduled for release October 23. Other listed releases could not be confirmed in time, but the post's overall claim of new music that night is solid.\nSource: [billboard.com](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/hilary-duff-holiday-things-ep-release-date-1236364471/), [lalisaofficial.com](https://www.lalisaoffic (https://x.com/PopBase/status/2113408132454191510)\n\nTRUE: Deadline reports exclusively that Chris Jericho will play Gorgeous George in Prime Video's Muhammad Ali limited series \"The Greatest,\" with all eight episodes releasing November 4.\nSource: [deadline.com](https://deadline.com/2026/10/chris-jericho-the-greatest-cast-gorgeous-george-1237171251/) NAMES: Chris Jericho = professional wrestler and musici (https://deadline.com/2026/10/chris-jericho-the-greatest-cast-gorgeous-george-1237171251/)\n\nTRUE: Deadline reports Michael Gray, star of the 1970s CBS series \"Shazam!\", died of natural causes on October 16 in Palm Desert, CA, at age 75.\nSource: [deadline.com](https://deadline.com/2026/10/michael-gray-dead-shazam-1237171297/) NAMES: Michael Gray = actor who played Billy Batson in 1970s \"Shazam!\"; CBS/NB (https://deadline.com/2026/10/michael-gray-dead-shazam-1237171297/)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"LISA's album \"Press Play\" was released October 23; Hilary Duff's holiday EP \"Holiday Things\" was also scheduled for release October 23. Other listed releases could not be confirmed in time, but the post's overall claim of new music that night is solid.","sourceName":"[billboard.com](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/hilary-duff-holiday-things-ep-release-date-1236364471/), [lalisaofficial.com](https://www.lalisaoffic","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/PopBase/status/2113408132454191510","claim":"New music out tonight: • LISA — Press Play 💿 • girl in red — Blue 💿 • Hilary Duff — Holiday Things 💿 • ATEEZ — Drip 🎵 • Yung Miami — Watch Dis 💿 • Halle — Love?…Or Something Like It (Deluxe) 💿 • Dove Cameron — do the math 🎵 • Kacey Musgraves — Weekend In Texas /","author":"Pop Base (@PopBase)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Deadline reports exclusively that Chris Jericho will play Gorgeous George in Prime Video's Muhammad Ali limited series \"The Greatest,\" with all eight episodes releasing November 4.","sourceName":"[deadline.com](https://deadline.com/2026/10/chris-jericho-the-greatest-cast-gorgeous-george-1237171251/) NAMES: Chris Jericho = professional wrestler and musici","sourceUrl":"https://deadline.com/2026/10/chris-jericho-the-greatest-cast-gorgeous-george-1237171251/","claim":"Chris Jericho To Play Gorgeous George In Prime Video’s Muhammad Ali Limited Series ‘The Greatest’ - EXCLUSIVE: Chris Jericho will be portraying legendary wrestling pioneer Gorgeous George in Ben Watkin’s upcoming historical drama, The Greatest, a Prime Video limited series that c","author":"Deadline"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Deadline reports Michael Gray, star of the 1970s CBS series \"Shazam!\", died of natural causes on October 16 in Palm Desert, CA, at age 75.","sourceName":"[deadline.com](https://deadline.com/2026/10/michael-gray-dead-shazam-1237171297/) NAMES: Michael Gray = actor who played Billy Batson in 1970s \"Shazam!\"; CBS/NB","sourceUrl":"https://deadline.com/2026/10/michael-gray-dead-shazam-1237171297/","claim":"Michael Gray Dies: ‘Shazam!’ Star Was 75 - Michael Gray, star of the 1970s CBS live-action series Shazam! died of natural causes on Friday, October 16 in Palm Desert, CA, his rep confirmed to Deadline. He was 75. One of Gray’s early television roles came in 1972 when he was cast ","author":"Deadline"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/PopBase/status/2113408132454191510","name":"[billboard.com](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/hilary-duff-holiday-things-ep-release-date-1236364471/), [lalisaofficial.com](https://www.lalisaoffic","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Pop Base (@PopBase)"},{"url":"https://deadline.com/2026/10/chris-jericho-the-greatest-cast-gorgeous-george-1237171251/","name":"[deadline.com](https://deadline.com/2026/10/chris-jericho-the-greatest-cast-gorgeous-george-1237171251/) NAMES: Chris Jericho = professional wrestler and musici","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Deadline"},{"url":"https://deadline.com/2026/10/michael-gray-dead-shazam-1237171297/","name":"[deadline.com](https://deadline.com/2026/10/michael-gray-dead-shazam-1237171297/) NAMES: Michael Gray = actor who played Billy Batson in 1970s \"Shazam!\"; CBS/NB","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Deadline"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792711539346-culture-segment-lisa-and-girl-in-red-lead-friday-drops","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/culture","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792711539346-culture-segment-lisa-and-girl-in-red-lead-friday-drops","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792711539346-culture-segment-lisa-and-girl-in-red-lead-friday-drops and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Claudette","text":"Big release night and it's only half over."},{"host":"Laura","text":"LISA's new album Press Play just dropped, and girl in red has one too."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Stacked. ATEEZ, Yung Miami, Halle with a deluxe... Kacey Musgraves too."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Pop Base ran the full list. A fan named Naksh summed it up: LISA and girl in red on the same night, quote, 'stacked Friday ngl.'"},{"host":"Claudette","text":"That's the level of analysis I expect from the internet. But they're not wrong."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Not wrong at all. You've got BLACKPINK's LISA going full pop star, and girl in red doing what she does best."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"And Hilary Duff put out a holiday EP in October. Holiday Things."},{"host":"Laura","text":"October!"},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Look, the woman has been ahead of schedule since Lizzie McGuire. Let her cook."},{"host":"Laura","text":"I'm not mad. I am just saying, let Halloween breathe."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"It hasn't even happened yet. But the pop machine waits for no one."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Speaking of the pop machine—a Houston rapper known for big takes decided to make a political one tonight."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Monaleo?"},{"host":"Laura","text":"Yeah, Pop Crave says she endorsed a Democratic Texas candidate for state rep, James Talarico."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"What did she actually say?"},{"host":"Laura","text":"The quote going around is, 'everythang blueeeeeee.'"},{"host":"Claudette","text":"With six E's, minimum."},{"host":"Laura","text":"I didn't count. But here's the thing: nobody's confirmed this came from her actual account."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Right, and Pop Crave ran it without checking the source."},{"host":"Laura","text":"And it's heating up because it's an artist telling fans who to vote for. That always gets messy."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I don't mind artists speaking up—if they actually do. But a screenshot floating around is not the same as the woman speaking."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Exactly. It's the laziest way to make a headline."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Different world entirely: a loss in the acting world."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Michael Gray died. He played Billy Batson on the 1970s Shazam! TV series."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Deadline confirmed it with his rep. Natural causes, October 16th, in Palm Desert. He was 75."},{"host":"Laura","text":"For a generation of kids, he was the first superhero they saw on TV every Saturday morning."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"He had the red suit, the white cape, the lightning bolt. And he said the word and the world changed."},{"host":"Laura","text":"And he did it with such sincerity. That's why people remember it. He wasn't winking at the camera."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"That's exactly it. He played it straight, and that's why it worked."},{"host":"Laura","text":"He'd go on to a long career—coaching, real estate—but that role defined him."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Seventy-five is too young. But what a thing to be remembered for."},{"host":"Laura","text":"And from a caped hero to a wrestling pioneer—Deadline has a wild piece of casting news tonight."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Go on."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Chris Jericho is going to play Gorgeous George in Prime Video's Muhammad Ali series, The Greatest."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Oh, that's perfect casting. George Wagner was the first wrestling superstar. The first one on TV, the first with a gimmick."},{"host":"Laura","text":"The purple robes, the golden hair, the valet spraying the ring. Ali admitted he took the loudmouth act from George. Stole it from him, really."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"And now they made an eight-episode series about Ali, and Jericho is in it. He's a wrestler who knows how to play a character."},{"host":"Laura","text":"All episodes drop November 4th. I'm genuinely curious how much screen time George gets."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"It's a great piece of stunt casting that's actually rooted in history. That's rare."},{"host":"Laura","text":"And one more thing before we go—Sacha Baron Cohen's new Ali G movie is getting absolutely carved up by critics."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Variety came out swinging. Called it an 'overblown SNL movie.'"},{"host":"Laura","text":"The exact line: the film is 'so busy working to justify its existence that it makes the mistake of pretending that Ali G matters.'"},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Oof. That's not a review, that's a eulogy."},{"host":"Laura","text":"They buried him in a tracksuit."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Look, Ali G was hilarious in 2000. As a five-minute bit. You stretch that to a whole movie in 2026 and it's..."},{"host":"Laura","text":"A very long five minutes."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"There it is."}]}