Month: June 2020

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Country Daypop

Zac Brown Band Announces ‘4th With The Family’ Livestream Concert

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Zac Brown Band plans to kick off Fourth of July weekend with a livestream concert for a good cause.  On July 3, the band will present “4th with the Family,” a free concert event benefitting Zac Brown’s nonprofit passion project Camp Southern Ground and its veteran support programs. Funds raised for the livestream will go towards Camp Southern Ground’s two Warrior programs, Warrior Week and Warrior PATHH, which are both provided at no cost to veterans. Warrior Week, their signature workforce and wellness transition  Donations will be accepted up to and during the event, and donors will have the opportunity for a special on-screen shout-out during the livestream. To donate and learn more, visit CampSouthernGround.org.

Zac Brown Band will perform together live for the first time since having to cancel their Spring 2020 “The Owl Tour” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “4th with the Family” will stream live on LiveXLive’s website, apps and social channels as well as Zac Brown Band’s YouTube and Facebook pages on July 3 at 8 p.m. EST. 

Zac Brown Band Set for ‘4th With The Family’ Charity Livestream

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Zac Brown Band will kick off 4th of July weekend with a free livestream performance,…
 

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Country Daypop

Scotty McCreery Scores No. 1 Single With “In Between”

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Scotty McCreery has earned his third consecutive No. 1 single with “In Between.”  The track reached the top of both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart this week.

“In Between” follows Scotty’s previous No. 1 singles “Five More Minutes” and “This Is It.” All three songs are from Scotty’s 2018 album, Seasons Change.

Said Scotty via Instagram, “This one is extra sweet! ‘In Between’ has been one of my favorite songs since we wrote it in 2015. It was a grind with this song, and that’s what makes it so awesome for it to be on top of the country charts this week! To country radio, I can’t thank you enough for giving my music a chance. Thank you for supporting this album as much as you have. 3 in a row is crazyyy!!!”

Scotty McCreery’s ‘In Between’ Tops Country Airplay Chart: ‘It Means More Than I Can Say’

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The track’s 8-1 flight is the second-greatest to the Country Airplay summit in the chart’s…
 

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Kelly Clarkson, Zac Efron, Courteney Cox And Shia LaBeouf Among The 2021 ‘Walk of Fame Star’ Recipients

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The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has announced its 2021 “Walk of Fame” honorees.

Among the names on the list were actors Zac Efron, Shia LaBeouf, Courteney Cox, Naomi Watts, Christian Slater, Don Cheadle, Morris Chestnut, Laura Linney, Sarah Paulson, Josh Brolin and Benedict Cumberbatch, according to Variety.

Musicians including Kelly Clarkson, Missy Elliott, Salt-N-Pepa, Jefferson Airplane and Trisha Yearwood also made the list, as well as a posthumous nod for Charlie Parker, the legendary jazz saxophonist who died in 1955.

Other famous faces like Nick Cannon and Dr. Mehmet Oz will also receive their stars

Reps for the Hollywood Walk of Fame have not yet announced when the 2021 stars ceremonies will be held, and in fact are still working out when some of the 2020 recipients’ events will be scheduled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Hollywood ‘Walk of Fame’ Class of 2021

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Nick Cannon, Kelly Clarkson, Jefferson Airplane and Los Angeles radio DJ, Big Boy will be among…
 

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Jimmy Kimmel Apologizes For Old Resurfaced Blackface Sketches

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Jimmy Kimmel is apologizing for recently resurfaced sketches of him in blackface. Kimmel issued a lengthy statement on Tuesday addressing the controversy, less than a week after announcing he would be taking the rest of the summer off to spend time with his family.

Said Kimmel:  “I have long been reluctant to address this, as I knew doing so would be celebrated as a victory by those who equate apologies with weakness and cheer for leaders who use prejudice to divide us. That delay was a mistake. There is nothing more important to me than your respect, and I apologize to those who were genuinely hurt or offended by the makeup I wore or the words I spoke.” Kimmel addressed the sketches, which originated from The Man Show, Kimmel’s comedy series with Adam Carolla that aired from 1999 to 2004 on Comedy Central.

In his statement, he noted that his summer vacation had “been planned for more than a year and includes the next two summers off as well. I will be back to work in September,” he said. “Thank you for giving me an opportunity to explain and to those I’ve disappointed, I am sorry.”

Jimmy Kimmel Apologizes for ‘Thoughtless’ Blackface Sketches and Impersonations

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Jimmy Kimmel released a lengthy statement apologizing for his past impressions and…
 

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Rock Daypop

Vince Neil Mourns Death of His Beloved Dog

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Motley Crue vocalist Vince Neil is in mourning the sudden death of his six year old dog California Wolf Neil, a.k.a. “Cali.” Neil is blaming the sudden death of his pooch on his neighbors and their “two evil neighbor dogs.”  Neil posted this statement on Instagram:

“With a heavy heart we share the news that our beloved California Wolf Neil has gone to heaven. Her passing was tragic. She was brutally murdered on our front door by two evil neighbor dogs, which is caught on our security cameras. Our neighbors are trying to cover it up and say that she ran two football fields to their pasture and their long horn steers killed her!! Please pray for her justice because her killers are still running free!! Cali touched every person she came in contact with and was loved by all. We wish we could have her back. But we know it’s the circle of life and she will come back to us in her next life. Thank you all for your support and love during these difficult times. We will be posting and sharing more photos of her as we have almost 6 years of beautiful memories with her. She had the ‘it factor’ and was perfect in every way. She had a pure soul, loved with her whole heart and could never hurt a soul. We always prayed for her protection and that she would never feel any pain. She had a beautiful life and a horrific sudden end. But she’s in heaven now and she got her wings ????????‍♀️ We will be patiently waiting to see her again ???? #justiceforcali#rip 7-8-2014 – 6-18-2020″

Vince Neil Mourns Loss of ‘Brutally Murdered’ Dog

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Motley Crue singer accuses neighbors of covering up truth behind death of six-year-old pet….
 

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Matchbox Twenty Reschedule North American Tour

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Matchbox Twenty have announced the rescheduled dates for their North American summer tour, which is now scheduled to take place in 2021. The band was set to reunite for their first tour since 2017 this summer but the tour was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The new dates are scheduled to kick off on July 16th in Uncasville, CT at the Mohegan Sun Arena and will be concluding on October 7th in Los Angeles, CA at the Hollywood Bowl.

Tickets for the original dates will be valid for the 2021 stops and fans who purchased tickets will be receiving an email about refunds if they are unable to attend the new dates.  See the full list of dates below:

        

Matchbox Twenty Announces Rescheduled Tour Dates

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Multi-platinum, hit-making pop-rockers Matchbox Twenty announced today the rescheduled dates for…
 

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Pop Daypop

Jennifer Lopez Back In The Studio Working On New Music

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Jennifer Lopez is teasing new music, and posted a series of photos inside a recording studio.

“It’s summertime and we’re cookin’ up something muy caliente,” she captioned one post.

“I cannot wait for you to hear what we’ve been working on pa ti… ,” she added in another post.

JLO‘s last studio album, A.K.A., was released back in 2014. She’s released several singles since, including “Medicine,” “Te Guste” and “Baila Conmigo.”  After hitting the road in 2019, she reflected on her tour, posting on Instagram: “I can’t believe it’s been one year since the #ItsMyPartyTour kicked off!  The show was a labor of love, and thinking about it reminds me how I cannot wait to see all of your beautiful happy faces when I hit the road again soon!! Share with me your favorite moments from the show! #TBT #ThrowbackThursday.”

Jennifer Lopez Rocks Head-to-Toe Leather for a Recording Studio Session

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Talk about a major leather moment. Jennifer Lopez took to Instagram today to show off an…
 

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6ix9ine And Nicki Minaj’s “Trollz” Debuts At No. 1 On Hot 100 Chart

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Nicki Minaj and 6ix9ine have hit the top the Billboard Hot 100 with their new single, “Trollz.”  In the chart dated June 27, the collab reached No. 1, opping DaBaby and Roddy Ricch’s “Rockstar.”

This is 6ix9ine’s second single since being released from prison and his first track to top the Hot 100.  Along with being 6ix9ine’s first No. 1 single, Trollz is Nicki Minaj’s first chart-topping song where she is listed as the lead artist, and it is her second overall  No. 1.  

Trollz is Minaj and 6ix9ine’s second major collaboration together following 2018’s “FEFE.”

Tekashi 6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj ‘TROLLZ’ Debuts at #1 on Billboard Hot 100

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In a hotly contested battle with DaBaby’s ‘Rockstar’, Tekashi 6ix9ine and…
 

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News Daypop

Louisville Police Officer Fired Over Fatal Shooting Of Breonna Taylor

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One of three officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, the black woman killed by gunfire when drug investigators burst into her home in Louisville, Kentucky, was dismissed from the police department on Tuesday. Two other officers involved in the raid remain on administrative reassignment. No criminal charges have been filed against any of the three.

26-year-old Taylor, an emergency medical technician, was killed on March 13 after the officers entered her apartment bearing a “no-knock” arrest warrant. Louisville police chief Robert Schroeder wrote that detective Brett Hankison “displayed an extreme indifference to the value of human life” when he “wantonly and blindly fired” 10 rounds into Taylor’s home. Schroeder said the gunshots were fired through a patio door and window covered with material obscuring Hankison’s line of sight, preventing him from knowing whether anyone was inside the apartment, or whether they posed a threat.

Taylor’s shooting returned to prominence following the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis while in police custody. That incident triggered nationwide protests against police brutality and racial bias in the U.S. criminal justice system.

Police officer involved in Breonna Taylor’s death fired 3 months later

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One of the three police officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor has been terminated…
 

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Powerful 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Mexico; At Least 6 Dead

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A powerful 7.4 struck magnitude earthquake hit southern Mexico’s Pacific coast on Tuesday, killing at least six people and causing tremors hundreds of miles away in Mexico City The fatalities were near the quake’s epicenter in Oaxaca. 

Buildings hundreds of miles away in Mexico City shook, and two people were injured and more than 30 buildings in the capital suffered damage, officials said. 

Quakes of magnitudes over 7 are major earthquakes capable of widespread, heavy damage. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had warned that the Pacific coasts of Mexico and Central and South America faced a possible tsunami but later said the danger had passed. The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of Tuesday’s quake was located 69 km (43 miles) northeast of the town of Pochutla.

Powerful earthquake shakes southern, central Mexico

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 A powerful earthquake centered near the southern Mexico resort of Huatulco has killed at…