She’s baaack!

Megan Thee Stallion is getting into the Halloween spirit with some spooky new jack-o’-lantern photos. The Grammy-winning rapper took to social media on Saturday (Oct. 1) to continue her tradition of posing with a carved pumpkin on her head ahead of Halloween on Oct. 31.

In this year’s new set of sinister pics, Megan is seen relaxing around the house in pink silk pajamas while sipping on a fruity cocktail, all while wearing a bright orange pumpkin with hallowed out pointy eyes, an upside triangle nose, and a mouth with jagged teeth.

This isn’t the first time the “Plan B” artist has celebrated Halloween early. Last year, she kicked off the first day of October with a similar set of pictures. For those images, Megan sported a similar looking jack-o’-lantern, but opted for a black long-sleeve crop with dark leggings and tons of diamond encrusted jewelry, including a flashy “Hot Girl” necklace.

In 2021, the 27-year-old rapper dressed up as Pinhead, the lead Cenobite in the Hellraiser film series. Instead of donning the antagonist’s usual floor length leather jacket, she had a NSFW vision for costume — a black patent leather cut out bodysuit and matching thigh-high boots with several buckle and piercing adornments.

“Pain has a face. Allow me to show you. Gentlemen I am pain #hottieween,” Megan wrote on Instagram. In a follow-up post, she told her followers, “y’all already know my hottieween party abt to bet LIT this year…I can’t wait to see everyone’s costume.”

The star is fresh off the release of her sophomore album, Traumazine, which features guest appearances by Future, Dua Lipa, Latto, Jhené Aiko, Lucky Daye, Key Glock, Pooh Shiesty, Rico Nasty, Sauce Walka, Big Pokey, and Lil Keke. The set includes previously released singles “Sweetest Pie,” “Plan B” and “Pressurelicious.”

Megan is also set to perform a double-duty gig on Saturday Night Live as both the host and musical guest on Oct. 15. This will be her second time taking the SNL stage, as she previously appeared as musical guest to perform “Savage” and “Don’t Stop” in 2020. The evening will mark her first time hosting the longtime sketch comedy show.

Check out Megan’s all-new pumpkin head photos on Twitter below.

The National Museum of African American Music unveiled a new exhibit in honor of Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne. The rapper, who just celebrated his 40th birthday on Sept. 27, thanked the NMAAM in a statement.

“I’m very grateful to work with NMAAM and show students how Hip-Hop has been so influential on the culture,” said Lil Wayne. “Shout out to NMAAM for all the birthday love.”

Fans who make it to the exhibit, open until Dec. 27, will be able to view Wayne’s 2009 Grammy for rap album of the year (for Tha Carter III), his clothing, a CD of his Tha Block Is Hot studio album, a handwritten letter written during his time at Rikers prison and more items. 

The museum, based in Nashville, will also feature livestreamed lectures from Vanderbilt professors of African American and Diaspora Studies, Dr. Gillum Sharpley and Dr. Michael Eric Dyson.

Visitors will have access to an interactive rap studio where they will be able to record themselves singing the rapper’s iconic lyrics. They will also be greeted by a recorded virtual speech given by the musician.

President and CEO of NMAAM H. Beecher Hicks III noted in the release, “We are thrilled to honor and feature Lil Wayne and start our relationship with such a generous donation. On the heels of Mr. Carter expressing his interest in partnering with us, we found out that 10 years ago, he became the first male artist to surpass Elvis Presley with the most entries on the Billboard Hot 100 with 109 songs.”

On Friday’s (Sept. 30) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, Clarkson welcomed her friend and now-collaborator Kelsea Ballerini to talk all about working together on Ballerini’s new song “You’re Drunk, Go Home,” also featuring Carly Pearce. And as it turns out, the song’s title was all too appropriate.

Clarkson recalled the day she recorded the song — the very same day that Ballerini had asked her to be on it — and how she had already had some celebratory drinks since it was her last day of work before a summer break.

“I get to the studio here with [music director] Jason [Halbert], and I get in there and I’m like, ‘Look, I didn’t know I was gonna be singing today,’” Clarkson remembered. “I didn’t know! … So I had to sing a song called ‘You’re Drunk, Go Home’ inebriated, trying to sing first soprano parts like, ‘I’m fine!’”

Clarkson insisted that she doesn’t make it a habit to record music under the influence. “This has never happened to me in 20 years!” she said. “I’ve never, ever been inebriated while singing something. And [now] I am while singing ‘you’re drunk, go home.’”

In an interview with Billboard, Ballerini said she thought of her friend of 10 years Pearce immediately for the song and then sent it to Clarkson too, trying to add “someone who can add a different texture, vocally.”

“I thought the biggest ask I could make is Kelly Clarkson, and I texted her that morning,” Ballerini shared. “She did her vocals that night.”

Watch Ballerini’s appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show and hear the playful new song, from Ballerini’s just-released album Subject to Change, below.