Music
Stephan Folkes stretches truth in soul-stirring “Say it like you mean it (longer version)”
UK artist Stephen Folkes drops “Say it like you mean it (longer version),” a bold & beautiful detour. At nearly five minutes long, the track is the equivalent of a slow exhale, a gentle, drawn-out conversation that isn’t clamoring toward a finish line, and that’s precisely the point.
An uprising voice from the UK’s scene, Folkes offers listeners a room that feels emotionally raw and sonically polished. “Say it like you mean it” (current version). The extended version of “Say it Like You Mean It” isn’t just a bonus cut; it’s a head-in, full-bodied experience that embraces vulnerability with poetic grace. Every line feels lived-in, like Folkes is unloading conversation that most of us have had somewhere around 2 a.m. when truth stings a bit more, and silence says more than speech.
There is a palpable restraint from the first note, not the tentativeness. The production is minimal but tailored, allowing the warmth of Folkes’s vocal delivery to take the lead. His voice exists in a state between ache and acceptance throughout, never once over-singing, though constantly uttering precisely what it has to. That fine line between confession and craft gives the song such longevity.
What’s most striking is how the song breathes. The instrumental, pacing, and pauses between lines allow listeners to feel, think, and connect. In a culture trained on the skip button, Folkes assumes his audience will stick around, sit with the emotion, and listen, and the trust pays off.
With “Say it like you mean it (longer version),” Stephan Folkes stretches the tune and deepens its effect. It’s a great reminder that sometimes when you slow down and savor the moment, the message hits closer to the heart. If you’re yearning for good music that feels true, though, this is one worth spinning because it feels honest. Let it sink in a little further each time.
Entertainment
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Just Swept The Emmys
Bad Bunny is officially an Emmy winner — and not just once. At Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmys, his Super Bowl LX Halftime Show swept every single category it was nominated in, all seven of them, making it the most-decorated nominee of the night.
The headline win was Outstanding Variety Special (Live), a category the show became only the third halftime show ever to claim. From there it just kept going: music direction, choreography, sound mixing, lighting design, technical direction and camerawork, and directing all went home with the Puerto Rican star’s team. There’s technically an eighth trophy with his name attached, too, though it won’t land in his hands — the “Saturday Night Live” episode he hosted last season separately won Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program.
The sweep is good news for Jay-Z as well. As an executive producer on the halftime show, he now has two Emmys to his name, having previously won for producing Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX performance in 2025 — the show that, until Saturday, held the record for most Emmys won by a Super Bowl performance.
Bad Bunny wasn’t the only one having a night. Sabrina Carpenter picked up her first Emmy as a performer and executive producer on “The Muppet Show,” edging out Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour | The Final Show” for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded). The Billy Joel HBO miniseries “And So It Goes” won for sound mixing on a nonfiction program, and 50 Cent’s Diddy documentary “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” took home picture editing honors. A big weekend for live spectacle, all around.
Artist Spotlight
personalheartbreaker and ENCASSATOR unpack manipulation, obsession and remorse on “Sorry Eyed”
“Sorry Eyed” is a dark shoegaze and alternative rock ballad by personalheartbreaker and ENCASSATOR that explores the space between obsession, emotional dependence, manipulation, and remorse. The new single slowly reveals how reliance is a form of oppression, not just weakness. The result is a psychologically complex song that pulls you into a relationship where trust and exploitation are not mutually exclusive.
The track takes an unsettling emotional turn through its manipulator’s perspective in “Sorry Eyed.” At first, the narrator seems dependent on another person, as if they need comfort, connection, or support. But as the story progresses, that openness starts to resemble exploitation. The song’s heart is the power imbalance, where regret always clashes with self-interest.
This struggle gives the song its emotional weight, because the narrator knows the damage he’s causing but is still addicted to the perks of manipulation. The accompanying music video arrives September 30th and carries that story further with the angel’s trust, devotion, and sacrifice. What begins with faith in a fellow man ends in destruction and offers visual counterpoint to the song’s themes.
“Sorry Eyed” is a collaboration with ENCASSATOR, who produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered the song and played a major role in its development. That full creative engagement helps shape the single into one cohesive piece, where the track’s dark alternative rock, shoegaze identity doesn’t detract from the story but supports it. “Sorry Eyed” is a strong pick for fans who love exploring manipulation and complicated relationships.
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