Month: June 2020

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Surviving Members Of Soundgarden Reunite For Special Release

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The surviving members of Soundgarden reunited in the studio last fall for a Record Store Day 2020 EP with Brandi Carlile. Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron were on hand to record new versions of the band’s 1994 smash, “Black Hole Sun”, and 1991’s “Searching With My Good Eye Closed”; they’ll be featured alongside Carlile’s own “A Rooster Says,” which will be released on September 26.

Carlile was also joined by frequent collaborators, twins Phil and Tim Hanseroth. “The twins and I met in the late 90’s in a famous Seattle studio called London Bridge,” explained Carlile. “The guy in the picture with me is Rick Parasher (RIP) and he introduced us. Soundgarden were just gods to us back then. Total pioneers and unreachable to us in every way. We went about making our demos and cleaning the studio when we couldn’t afford the bill never knowing that in November of 2019 we would go back to London Bridge and RECORD TWO SONGS WITH THEM!!

“@chriscornellofficial was as great as a human singer can get and now he’s an angel. Thank you Kim, Ben, and Matt. I’ll never forget this day for as long as I live…. stay tuned!!”

Soundgarden reunite for Record Store Day EP with Brandi Carlile

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Elvis Costello Returns With New Protest Song Titled ‘No Flag’

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Elvis Costello has shared a new song called ‘No Flag.’ The track comes with an animated lyric video, and recorded in February but was released due to the current world unrest. 

No Flag is the first new material since Elvis Costello And The Imposters’ 2018 album ‘Look Now’ and was recorded over three days in Helsinki, Finland at Suomenlinnan Studio. “I wanted to go somewhere nobody knew me,” Costello said in a press release. “So, this is ‘The Helsinki Sound’.” Costello also said to “look out for the next installment of this story on July 10,” which suggests more new music is to follow next month.

Take a listen to “No Flag” at the link: here

Elvis Costello Shares New Song “No Flag”: Listen

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Costello’s last studio album with the Imposters arrived in 2018
 

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Pop Daypop

DaBaby & Roddy Ricch Hit No. 1 On Billboard Hot 100 With ‘Rockstar’

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DaBaby and Roddy Ricch’s single, “Rockstar,” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song rose from No. 3 last week, to mark the first chart-topping hit of DaBaby’s career. He previously peaked at No. 7 with 2019’s “Suge.”  

Rockstar marks the second No. 1 for Roddy Ricch, who topped the chart for 11 weeks earlier this year with “The Box.” The two rappers’ new No. 1 racked up 34.8 million streams last week as well as 11,000 digital downloads. It sits at No. 36 on the Radio Songs chart.

DaBaby & Roddy Ricch’s ‘Rockstar’ Rises to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

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DaBaby’s “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, ascends to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Plus,…
 

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Ariana Grande Becomes First Artist To Debut Four Songs At No. 1

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Ariana Grande has broken a Billboard Hot 100 record with her new No. 1 song with Lady Gaga, “Rain On Me.” 26-year-old Grande just earned her fourth number one debut on the chart, a new record. All of her number one songs have debuted in that spot.

Ariana’s collaborator, Lady Gaga, earned her fifth number one song with “Rain On Me,” and she has broken the record for the longest span between number one debuts. Gaga‘s previous number one debut was back in February 2011 with “Born This Way,” which means it has been nine years since her last number one debut. The previous longest span was held by Justin Bieber at four years.

You can watch the music video for “Rain on Me” at the link: here!

Ariana Grande Joins Mariah Carey And Drake As The Only Artists To Debut Several Songs At No. 1 In A Single Year

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Rain on Me” isn’t just another No. 1 hit or another No. 1 debut for Grande,…
 

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Sports Daypop

Conor McGregor Makes 3rd Retirement Announcement In 4 Years

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UFC Champion Conor McGregor has announced his retirement for the third time in four years. McGregor made his latest announcement Sunday morning on his Twitter account, where the former two-division UFC champion also announced his retirement in 2016 and 2019.

“Hey guys I’ve decided to retire from fighting,” McGregor wrote in a caption below a photo of him and his mother. “Thank you all for the amazing memories! What a ride it’s been!”  The 31-year-old had a major comeback in his career in January with an impressive first-round win against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246. McGregor (22-4) hadn’t won a fight in a mixed martial arts cage or a boxing ring since 2016. 

UFC President Dana White has already said McGregor is next in line for a title shot at the winner of lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s bout with Justin Gaethje this summer.  The UFC’s schedule is being revamped due to the coronavirus pandemic, but McGregor was expected to get his title shot later this year, and he recently had been talking to White about taking another fight even earlier. Earlier this week, McGregor posted photos and videos of himself training for fights.

‘What a ride’: UFC’s McGregor says he’s retiring

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Majority Of Minneapolis City Council Backs Dismantling Police Department

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A majority of the Minneapolis City Council agreed Sunday to dismantle the city’s police department after the in-custody killing of George Floyd. Councilman Jeremiah Ellison said the council would work to disband the department in its “current iteration. The plan has to start somewhere. We are not going to hit the eject button without a plan so today was the announcement of the formulation of that plan.” Ellison said that eight or nine of the council members have agreed to the move.

During a community meeting earlier on Sunday, council President Lisa Bender called the city’s relationship with the department “toxic” and vowed to “recreate systems of public safety that actually keep us safe. Our efforts at incremental reform have failed — period. Our commitment is to do what’s necessary to keep every single member of our community safe and to tell the truth that Minneapolis police are not doing that.”

Mayor Jacob Frey said in a statement that he would work “relentlessly” with city’s police chief, Medaria Arradondo, toward “deep, structural reform” and to address “systemic racism in police culture. We’re ready to dig in and enact more community-led public safety strategies on behalf of our city. But I do not support abolishing the Minneapolis Police Department.”

The announcement comes nearly two weeks after the killing of Floyd, who died when a police officer, Derek Chauvin, pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes. The killing was captured on video by a bystander and sparked massive protests across the United States.

Majority of Minneapolis City Council Backs Dismantling Police Department in Wake of George Floyd’s Alleged Murder

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It is clear that our system of policing is not keeping our communities safe,” Lisa Bender,…
 

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Kevin Harvick Continues To Dominate With Victory At Atlanta Motor Speedway

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Kevin Harvick was victorious at Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at the at Atlanta Motor Speedway 1.5-mile oval in Hampton, Ga.

The victory was the third for Harvick at Atlanta — the site of his very first NASCAR Cup Series win way back in 2001.  Harvick started the race with a series-best 1,197 laps led at the track, and collected his second victory of the season. His first came at Darlington on May 17.

Finishing second was Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing. Busch, the defending series champion, is still looking for his first victory of the season. He finished 3.527 seconds behind Harvick.

Sunday’s race was the 10th of the season and sixth since racing resumed after a two-plus-month hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the pandemic, the race was run without fans in the grandstands.

Kevin Harvick dominates at Atlanta Motor Speedway for second win of season

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Kevin Harvick cruised to his second win of the season in Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500…
 

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Country Daypop

“A Night For Austin” Benefit Concert To Feature Willie Nelson, Vince Gill, Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor & More

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Willie Nelson and wife Annie Nelson are teaming with Paul Simon and Edie Brickell to organize A Night for Austin, a fundraising event on June 10 at 8 p.m. CT to benefit the Austin Community Foundation. The two-hour, commercial-free, telethon-style fundraiser will benefit the Austin Community Foundation in Austin, Texas. 

The fundraiser will feature performances from Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, James Taylor, Vince Gill, Bonnie Raitt, Ryan Bingham, and more, with appearances by Ethan Hawke, Renée Zellweger, Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson and more.

All proceeds will be managed by the Austin Community Foundation to be distributed directly to MusiCares Austin, HAMM, Central Texas Food Bank, Six Square, Southern Smoke Foundation, Red River Cultural District, and People Fund.

The event will be live-streamed at 8 p.m. CT on anightforaustin.com and on Twitch TV, as well as televised on CBS Austin.

Paul Simon, Owen Wilson, Ethan Hawke, Renee Zellweger, and More Team Up for ‘A Night For Austin’

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Brantley Gilbert Releases New Single “Hard Days”

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Brantley Gilbert announced the release of a brand-new single, “Hard Days,” co-written by Brantley, Jimi Bell, Brock Berryhill, Jay Brunswick and Logan Wall.  “Hard Days” follows the release of “Fire’t Up” and “What Happens in a Small Town,” both of which were featured on Brantley’s 2019 No. 1 album, Fire & Brimstone.

Watch Brantley’s new lyric video for “Hard Days” at the link: here.

Brantley Gilbert Offers Hope in “Hard Days”

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Brantley Gilbert is seeing the silver lining in “Hard Days,” an encouraging new…
 

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Tool Officially Cancels 2020 North American Tour

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TOOL has canceled all of their 2020 tour dates, confirming they have no plans to try and reschedule them for the rest of this year or even into 2021. An announcement shared to the band’s Facebook revealed they’ve attempted to determine whether pushing their spring and summer 2020 dates back to the upcoming fall months is possible due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, but it doesn’t seem possible as the live events industry remains on indefinite hiatus for the foreseeable future. TOOL returned to touring last year in support of their 2019 chart-topping studio album, Fear Inoculum.

A statement shared to TOOL’s social media page on reads:

When we played what would be our final show of 2020, March 11 at Portland’s Moda Center, we believed we would be back on the road sometime this Fall. As we worked towards that goal we’ve come to realize that there is absolutely no certainty in re-scheduling dates for this Fall or 2021. State and local ordinances vary widely and no one can predict when high capacity events will safely return.

At the same time that we were working to reschedule this tour, we read your messages. Messages of job losses, illness, emotional and financial pain. We could continue to postpone or reschedule dates for some time into 2021 but ethically, we do not think this is the right course of action. In our opinion, tying up our fans’ money for months, if not a full year, is unfair. With that in mind, we have made the very difficult decision to cancel the tour so we can help support the people who have supported us for years.

Fans who purchased tickets through the band or the promoter can expect to receive an email in the coming days confirming the event cancellation and refund details. The band’s last full run of dates took place this past winter prior to the arrival of COVID-19 in North America.

TOOL Cancel North American Tour

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The Fear Inoculum dates were originally postponed  amid the COVID-19 pandemic
 

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