Month: June 2020

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Country Daypop

Margo Price Shares New Video For “Letting Me Down”

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Margo Price’s new song “Letting Me Down” is off her upcoming album That’s How Rumors Get Started set to drop on July 10.  Letting Me Down is the third single following “Stone Me” and “Twinkle Twinkle”, and features Sturgill Simpson on backing vocals. 

For the video, director Kimberly Stuckwisch drove a 1980s RV from LA to Nashville and parked it in Price’s driveway for more than two weeks, in order to conduct a socially distanced video shoot at Price’s house.

The music video for “Letting Me Down” can be viewed at the link: here.

Margo Price Hopes “Letting Me Down” Will Lift Us Up

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Watch “Letting Me Down,” the new music video by Margo Price.
 

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Country Daypop

Jason Isbell and Lucinda Williams Announce 2021 Tour

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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will hit the West Coast and Texas next summer with Lucinda Williams.

The 2021 dates will kick off July 19th in Vancouver and include stops in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City. The trek also hits Kansas and Arkansas before concluding with three shows in Texas in August.

Isbell released his new album Reunions in May and celebrated the LP with a crowdless livestreamed performance at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl. Williams released her latest album Good Souls Better Angels back in April.

Jason Isbell and Lucinda Williams Team Up for 2021 Tour

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Two of the sharpest lyricists today are joining together for a 15-date trek. Jason Isbell and…
 

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Rihanna And Other Artists Sign Open Letter Urging For Police Reform In NYC

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Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Post Malone, Meek Mill, the Jonas Brothers and many more are joining the call for reform of policing in New York. The artists signed an open letter asking New York legislators to repeal section 50-A of New York State’s Civil Rights Law. The statute currently keeps police personnel files confidential and basically out of the public’s reach.

“We mourn the killing of George Floyd and the unnecessary loss of so many black lives before his. We must hold accountable those who violate the oath to protect and serve, and find justice for those who are victim to their violence,” the open letter reads in part. “An indispensable step is having access to disciplinary records of law enforcement officers. New York statute 50-A blocks that full transparency, shielding a history of police misconduct from public scrutiny, making it harder to seek justice and bring about reform. It must be repealed immediately.”

The letter is directed at Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. The petition and open letter comes in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. Governor Cuomo said earlier this week that there is a need for real discussion on how to “reinvent and reimagine policing for a new generation and a new society.” He noted the discussion is a “long time coming and long overdue.”

Rihanna, Ariana Grande, More Sign Open Letter Urging New York Police Reform

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Billie Eilish, Migos, Megan Thee Stallion among hundreds in music who signed open letter urging…
 

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TV Show COPS Canceled After 32 Seasons

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Paramount Network has cancelled the long-running reality police TV series COPS, in light of George Floyd’s murder and the ensuing nationwide protests over police brutality.
The 33rd season of Cops had been set to premiere on Monday, but the episode was pulled by Paramount. In a statement, the network said there are no “current or future plans” for new episodes of the series.
Paramount has broadcast Cops since 2013 after picking it up from Fox, where it had run for 25 seasons.

Live PD, A&E’s popular police reality series, was pulled last weekend’s episode amid protests. However, THR reports that, as of now, new episodes are scheduled to air this coming weekend.

‘Cops’ canceled amid debate about policing

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“Cops” has patrolled the airwaves for more than 30 years, which made Paramount Network’s…
 

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Rock Daypop

Anthrax Announces 30th Anniversary ‘Persistence of Time’ Deluxe Album

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Anthrax has announced a 30th anniversary deluxe edition of the band’s 1990 album Persistence of Time. The collection will be released on August 21, exactly 30 years to the day since Persistence of Time first dropped.

The deluxe anniversary edition be available in a variety of different formats, including a three-disc set consisting of the original album remastered, a host of demos and live tracks, and a DVD documenting Anthrax’s 1991 tour with Iron Maiden. There will also be a four-LP vinyl package.

Anthrax Announce Persistence of Time 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

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The deluxe edition of the 1990 album features bonus tracks and new cover artwork. Anthrax…
 

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Fall Out Boy Donate $100,000 To Support The Black Lives Matter Movement

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Fall Out Boy revealed that they have donated $100,000 from the Fall Out Boy Fund to support the Black Lives Matter movement. The money is being donated to National Bail Out and Black Visions Collective.

A statement from the band reads: “When you discover rot deep within your house you don’t just paint over it. You dismantle it and rebuild a better house. We support the back community in the struggle against racial inequality, injustice and police brutality by committing $100,00 from the Fall Out Boy Fund this summer. We will begin with donations to National Bail Out and Black Visions Collective. We realise this is a marathon not a spring and plan to continue and expand our support.

“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation. – Pearl S. Buck”
 
The Fall Out Boy Fund was set up back in 2017 with the intention of giving back to the band’s home of Chicago. Earlier this year the band donated $100,000 to support the COVID-19 effort in the city.

Fall Out Boy donate $100,000 to Black Lives Matter movement

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Out Boy have donated $100,000 to the Black Lives Matter movement. The American rock band have…
 

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Coachella Festival Is Postponed Until 2021

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When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the U.S. in March, Coachella was postponed from April to October with the hope that concerts would be back up and running by the fall. However Goldenvoice, the production company behind Coachella, has cancelled plans for Coachella in October, and is instead looking ahead to spring 2021. 

According to Billboard, Goldenvoice is “still trying to determine whether the two-weekend, 125,000-person-per-day festival will make a limited-capacity return in April 2021 or a larger, higher capacity comeback in October 2021.”  Some health experts have cautioned that mass gatherings such as concerts and festivals, shouldn’t return to normal capacity until a COVID vaccine is readily available, which likely won’t be the case until 2021. AEG and Live Nation aren’t anticipating live touring to return until the fourth quarter of 2020 at the earliest, and even then, such such shows will likely be at a reduced capacity. 

Coachella Is Not Happening in 2020 Due to Pandemic (Report)

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Coachella is not happening at all in 2020. After most other live events were postoned and…
 

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James Corden Thanks BTS And Their Fans By Sharing Bonus ‘Carpool Karaoke’ Clip

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During an episode of The Late Late Show, host James Corden paid tribute to BTS and their fans for coming together to raise $1 million in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The funding comes after the band announced that they had donated the same amount.

“You may have read this weekend the amazing story that the Korean band BTS donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter,” Corden said. “Knowing BTS, they didn’t just sign a check. I guarantee you there was a three-minute tightly-choreographed dance routine leading up to the signing of that check. But on seeing this news, BTS fans, known as the BTS Army, pledged to match their donation, raising another million dollars in less than 24 hours.”

Corden then showed his thanks by sharing a never-before-seen clip from BTS’ Carpool Karaoke from back in February.  Corden led V: The Series, Jungkook, Jimin, RM, Jin, SUGA and J-Hope in a “Baby Shark” sing-along.

James Corden Shares Never-Before-Seen BTS ‘Carpool Karaoke’ Clip to Thank the BTS Army

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Corden relayed that BTS donated $1 million to BLM, joking, “I guarantee you, there was a…

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Minneapolis Police Chief Breaks Off Talks With Union

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On Wednesday, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said at a media briefing that the Minneapolis Police Department will withdraw from contract talks with the officer union as it seeks to end relationships that have “eroded trust” in the community and overhaul the force following George Floyd’s death.

Chief Arradondo also said he would implement a new early-warning system to identify police officer misconduct, allowing supervisors to intervene more quickly to get problematic officers off the street.

The decision to cut off negotiations with the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis comes a few days after a majority of the city council pledged to dismantle the police force, raising pressure on the chief to take action Arradondo said. “This work must be transformational but I must do it right.” He said he would bring in advisers to conduct a review of how the contract could be restructured for “greater community transparency and more flexibility for true reform,” adding that the main focus was not on wages and benefits.

Minneapolis police chief ends contract negotiations with police union

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Under pressure by protesters demanding radical reform, the Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria…
 

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Trump Administration Will Not Consider Renaming Army Bases Named After Confederate Leaders

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President Donald Trump said his administration “will not even consider” renaming military bases originally named after Confederate leaders, a day after the Army said top military leaders were “open” to the discussion. In a statement on Monday, an Army spokesperson said Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy were “open to a bi-partisan discussion” about renaming the bases.

However, the president tweeted on Wednesday, “It has been suggested that we should rename as many as 10 of our Legendary Military Bases, such as Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Benning in Georgia, etc. These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage, and a history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom.”

“The United States of America trained and deployed our HEROES on these Hallowed Grounds, and won two World Wars,” Trump continued. “Therefore, my Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations. Our history as the Greatest Nation in the World will not be tampered with. Respect our Military!”

There are 10 Army installations, including Fort Lee and Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia, named after Confederate leaders from the Civil War. 

Trump will ‘not even consider’ renaming bases honoring Confederates

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“Our history as the Greatest Nation in the World will not be tampered with. Respect our…
 

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