Happy New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer — and ET has you covered for everything in between.

Riley Green will be co-hosting CMA Fest presented by SoFi with Lara Spencer which will kick off June 4 in Nashville. The three hour concert event will be filmed during the 53rd CMA Fest and will air June 25 on ABC and stream next day on Hulu. Riley has also announced his fourth studio album, That’s Just Me, will be out on September 18. His new summer anthem “Think As You Drunk,” which pays tribute to Toby Keith, is out now.

Role Model has announced his third studio album, Chuck Timely & The Hourglass, which will arrive on August 7. Last week, he began teasing his new album with select fans from his community receiving old-fashioned acquaintance cards int he main from the mysterious “Chuck Timely.” Role Model’s first single from the new album “High Hopes 3000” will be out on June 3.

Alex Warren kicked off his Finding Family on the Road Tour earlier this week at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. During his sold out show, Alex brought out Luke Combs for a special duet of his hit song “Ordinary.”

The Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association’s Music City Rodeo kicked off May 28 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with headliner Miranda Lambert. Miranda sang her new single “Crisco” and Little Big Town made a surprise appearance and joined her on stage for a couple songs. Charley Crockett and Jon Pardi will headline this weekend.

Plus, new music from Paul McCartney, Ariana Grande, Latto, Tim McGraw, Cody Johnson, Riley Green, Carlos Santana, Becky G, Cara Delevingne, Bebe Rexha, aespa, Labrinth, Lauren Alaina and more.

The Boys of Dungeon Lane – Paul McCartney

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“hate that i made you love me” – Ariana Grande

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Mine – Hilary Duff

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“Pawn Shop Guitar” and “Song for America” – Tim McGraw

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“Mi Gran Amor” – Carlos Santana & Becky G

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“Take Me Back (Leave Me There)” – Cody Johnson

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“Think As You Drunk” – Riley Green

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Big Mama – Latto

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“I Forgot” and “Out of my Head” – Cara Delevingne

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“Sad Girls” – Bebe Rexha & David Guetta

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“Mr. October” – Wyclef Jean feat G Herbo

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LEMONADE – aespa

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“Over and Over” – Little Big Town

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Cosmic Opera Act II – Labrinth

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“Better Off” – Lauren Alaina

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Do Not Disturb: Late Checkout – Young Miko

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“Don’t Lose Your Head” – Tiësto

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K-POPS! (Music from and inspired by K-POPS! Motion Picture) 

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“Kill It” – The Band Perry

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Detour – Kim Petras

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Epilogue: The Cellar Tapes – Don Williams

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“Come My Way” – Sơn Tùng M-TP & Tyga 

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“Mad About It” – Dasha 

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I HOPE THIS HELPS – Alana Springsteen

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Be Sweet To Me – Violet Grohl

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“Can You Be Mine” – Justin Blau & Timbaland

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“Strange Little Game” – Jessica Lowndes

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“BIRTHDAY” – Faouzia

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“Baby Driver” – 070 Shake

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“Brighter” – Michael James Scott

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“She Knows” – David Nail

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EI8HT – Shinedown

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“Beneath The Pines” – Zach John King

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“dark magic” – Quadeca

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By Chris Snellgrove
| Published 1 hour ago

Unless you’re counting the spice that Han Solo smuggled, or maybe the death sticks that Obi-Wan turned down, Star Wars isn’t a franchise that most fans associate with drugs. Nonetheless, one of this millennium’s earliest video games set in a galaxy far, far away included a blatant homage to one of the most controversial drug films ever made. This was in the form of an Easter egg that kinda/sorta includes Ewan McGregor, the highly acclaimed actor who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the much-maligned Prequel Trilogy. 

The game in question is Obi-Wan, an early Star Wars title for the original Xbox. If I’m being honest, the game is really, really bad, like the younger, far dumber brother of beloved third-person titles like Jedi Outcast. There’s almost nothing remarkable about the game except for a bizarre video that plays the first time that you beat it. You see, anyone who makes it to the end of this stinker is treated to a montage of Phantom Menace action scenes narrated by a bad McGregor impersonator doing a cringeworthy, Star Wars version of the opening monologue from Trainspotting!

The Star Wars Game That Time Forgot

These days, pretty much nobody talks about the Star Wars: Obi-Wan game for the original Xbox, and there’s a good reason for that: it sucks! It was a third-person action game in which you took control of the titular Padawan as he hacked and slashed his way through the events of The Phantom Menace. It’s inferior to pretty much every other Star Wars game of this era, which is why (unlike titles such as Knights of the Old Republic, Republic Commando, and even Star Wars Episode I: Racer) it was never ported or re-released. 

The only really notable thing about Obi-Wan is that after you beat it for the first time, you are treated to a weird monologue from voice actor Lewis MacLeod. In his best (which is still the worst) Ewan McGregor impression, he starts ranting about all the things you can choose (like the Dark Side, the Council, destiny, and the Force) before rhetorically asking, “Why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose the Dark Side. I chose something else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you’ve got a lightsaber?”

So Much Worse Than Death Sticks

Now, if that Obi-Wan monologue sounded like pure gibberish, don’t worry. That doesn’t mean you’re having a heart attack or anything. What it does mean, though, is that you’ve probably never seen Trainspotting, Ewan McGregor’s 1996 breakout film. The movie begins with a similar monologue in which his character pontificates on things you can choose (like a career, a family, and fixed-interest mortgage repayments) before reminding us that you don’t have to make such choices if you have enough drugs. “Why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose something else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you’ve got heroin?”

This cheeky monologue sets the tone for Trainspotting, a movie about a young heroin addict trying to get clean. Unfortunately, he wanders from one misadventure to the next, which includes everything from overdoses and HIV scares to a prolonged sexual relationship with an underage girl. Because of its focus on all these heroin-related exploits, the movie gained a somewhat controversial reputation, and one-time presidential hopeful Bob Dole claimed the film was morally depraved and glorified drug use. Despite this, Trainspotting became director Danny Boyle’s breakout film (especially after getting an Academy Award nomination). It was also a breakout movie for lead actor Ewan McGregor, who would soon be cast as Obi-Wan Kenobi for the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy.

From Heroin To Hero

Even though a presidential nominee had been calling Trainspotting morally depraved only half a decade previously, there was no nationwide controversy when the Obi-Wan game homaged the film. This was most likely because the original controversy was completely ginned up. Instead of glamorizing drugs, the movie shows the horrors (and, admittedly, the humor) of heroin addiction. Between that and its Academy Award nomination, it’s hard to think of this film as being truly offensive, just like it’s hard to imagine enough people playing the Obi-Wan game to even care about the homage. 

Nonetheless, this video game Easter Egg is a perfectly preserved moment of an entirely different era. It was a time when a mainstream Star Wars game could homage one of the ‘90s most controversial films with a bizarre rant that invited us to compare lightsabers to heroin. To this day, this ruffles a few fans’ feathers, but as for me? I chose not to choose being offended. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you’ve got clicks?