Lil Baby took the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for the fifth week with My Turn, making it also his fourth consecutive week at the top of the charts as of Sunday, July 5.
My Turn was released back in February, and the album has now been at the top of the charts for the longest amount of weeks in 2020, the most since Post Malone‘s Hollywood’s Bleeding in 2019.
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24-year-old pop star Dua Lipa announced the next single from her latest album, Future Nostalgia will be released this week. The singer wrote on Twitter, “pocket full of honey n i’m ready 2 go ???? JULY 10TH – HALLUCINATE.”
“Hallucinate” is the follow-up to the singles “Don’t Start Now,” “Physical” and “Break My Heart.” Future Nostalgia debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
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Iconic broadcaster Hugh Downs died peacefully in his Scottsdale home at the age of 99 Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for the family. His family said his death was not related to coronavirus.
Downs’s career spanned more than 60 years, leading shows like 20/20, The Today Show and as an announcer for Tonight Starring Jack Paar. He was a Emmy-award winning broadcaster, author and host..
Downs hosted NBC’s Today Show from 1962-1971, subsequently anchoring the ABC News magazine 20/20, joined by Barbara Walters, from 1978-99. Downs hosted the program from the show’s second episode in 1978 until his retirement in 1999.
Downs was married to Ruth Shaheen from 1944 until she died in 2017. He is survived by their two children, Hugh Raymond and Deirdre Downs, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Herman Cain, a 2012 GOP presidential candidate, is being treated for the coronavirus at an Atlanta-area hospital, according to a statement posted on his Twitter account. Cain was hospitalized less than two weeks after attending President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma; however, he did not meet with the President. Cain, 74, was hospitalized after developing “serious” symptoms but is “awake and alert,” according to the statement.
Cain was named by the Trump campaign as a co-chair of Black Voices for Trump. Dan Calabrese, who has been editor of HermanCain.com, wrote, “I realize people will speculate about the Tulsa rally, but Herman did a lot of traveling the past week, including to Arizona where cases are spiking. I don’t think there’s any way to trace this to the one specific contact that caused him to be infected. We’ll never know.”
Asked whether Cain met at the rally with other senior campaign or administration officials, Trump campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh responded that “contact tracing was conducted after the Tulsa rally but we do not comment regarding the medical information of individuals.” At least six campaign staffers and two members of the Secret Service working in advance of the Tulsa rally tested positive for COVID-19. An Oklahoma-based journalist has also confirmed testing positive soon after attending the rally.
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A group of over 30 Major League Baseball players organized an informal training camp in Florida during the coronavirus pandemic. The players formed a “secret baseball group” that was playing games at Palm Beach Gardens High School.
Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Corey Kluber, Paul Goldschmidt and Giancarlo Stanton were among those who took part in the camp that had “quietly been working together—from a safe distance.” Many players whose teams held spring training in Florida remained in the state after MLB canceled its spring training schedule on March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
There have been no known COVID-19 cases among players who took part in the informal camp.
MLB’s regular season is scheduled to being July 23.
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Nine more NBA players have tested positive for COVID-19, less than a week before teams are set to travel to Florida to resume the 2020 season. The National Basketball Association said in a statement on Thursday that this brings the total up to 25 players and 10 team staff members that have tested positive for COVID-19 since testing began June 23rd.
NBA teams are expected to travel on July 7 to Orlando, Florida, where the league plans to resume play on July 30. Players, coaches and other members of staff will practice, compete and live at Walt Disney World, with daily COVID-19 testing and no fans allowed inside the so-called “bubble.”
Thomas Rhett released his inspirational song “Be a Light” back in March, and the now the singer is sharing a fan video of the track. A message at the beginning of the video says that it was inspired by a video created by two fans named KaBrina and KaTasha from Mesa, Arizona, that prompted Rhett to ask members of his fan club Home Team “to share their light with their friends, families, communities, and the world.”
“Be a Light” features Reba McEntire, Keith Urban, Hillary Scott and Chris Tomlin singing alongside him. The single encourages fans to “shine their lights” and make a difference in the world, even when it might seem difficult to do so.
Proceeds from the song benefit the MusiCares COVID-19 relief fund, which is currently collecting funds to distribute to artists, musicians and other professionals in the music industry who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, which has temporarily shut down live music events.
You can view the fan video for “Be A Light” at the link: here
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Jason Aldean released a new video for his hit single, “Got What I Got,” featured on Jason’s 2019 album, 9.
The new video, which was directed by Shaun Silva and filmed in Destin, Fla., featuring gJason, wife Brittany and their family.
Watch Jason’s new video for Got What I Got at the link: here
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Netflix’s hit comedy series Never Have I Ever has been renewed for season 2. The comedy series, created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, follows Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan), a modern-day first-generation Indian American teenage girl.
In addition to Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan (Nalini), Richa Moorjani (Kamala), Jaren Lewison (Ben Gross), Darren Barnet (Paxton Hall-Yoshida), Lee Rodriguez (Fabiola) and Ramona Young (Eleanor) will return for season 2.
Catch the season 2 announcement at the link: here.
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Megadeth have announced rescheduled dates for a co-headlining tour of North America with Lamb Of God. Originally set to begin last month, the tour has been postponed to 2021 due to the COVD-19 pandemic
“We are excited to share the new 2021 dates for The Metal Tour of the Year,” the bands said in a joint statement. “We can’t wait to get back on stage and get this tour kicked off!”
Previously purchased tickets will be honored at the rescheduled dates. Refund information is available at LiveNation.com/Refund.
For the full list of rescheduled dates, visit MetalTouroftheYear.com.
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