Sabrina Carpenter released a new single “Skin,” with lyrics that raised more questions than they answered. The singer/actress is best known for her role on Girl Meets World and last year’s The Disney Family Singalong: Volume 2. “Skin’ marks Carpenter’s debut with Island Records, and follows her 2019 album Singular: Act II.
Check out the lyric video for “Skin” at the link – here.
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President Joe Biden signed several executive orders on Thursday in the hopes of quickly implementing his administration’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. The orders laid out an aggressive new strategy to fight the pandemic.
In addition to the executive actions, Biden unveiled a new, nearly 200-page national strategy during an announcement at the White House, saying, “This plan is comprehensive, based on science, not politics. It’s based on truth, not denial. And it’s based on detail. Help is on the way.” The Biden administration said under the plan, the federal government will use its resources and influence for a more effective national response, as well as to help state and local governments.
Thursday’s orders will utilize the Defense Production Act to increase supplies necessary for conducting large-scale vaccine distribution and to increase testing, as well as producing more masks and other protective equipment. The administration is also working to establish a pandemic testing board. Officials said the Biden administration will also “clarify” health insurance companies’ obligation to cover COVID-19 testing.
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Seven Democratic senators filed a complaint urging the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate GOP Sens. Ted Cruz’s and Josh Hawley’s efforts to overturn the presidential election results. The complaint comes more than two weeks after the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol led by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
Cruz and Hawley both raised formal objections during the joint session to confirm Electoral College results and voted against states’ election results after Congress reconvened following the attack.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Thurday that they have signed former Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins to a one-year contract. Haskins was released by Washington on Dec. 28.
Haskins posted on Twitter, saying, “Three (3) in the Bible stands for restoration and eternal life,” Haskins said. “Let’s work.” Haskins, the former No. 15 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, finished 3–10 as a starter in two seasons in Washington. He opened the 2020 season as Washington’s starter but was demoted for quarterback Kyle Allen. Haskins was re-promoted later in the season and started two games, before being benched again in Week 16. He was stripped of his captainship and fined by Washington after a second COVID-19 violation. He appeared to have attended a party maskless and his $40,000 fine was the largest known for a player for a COVID-19 violation.
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The Philadelphia Eagles are set to hire Nick Sirianni to be their head coach. The Eagles fired Doug Pederson following a 4-11-1 season, less than three years after he led the team to the franchise’s only Super Bowl title.
Sirianni was the offensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts the past three seasons. The 39-year-old Sirianni previously served as an assistant coach with the Chiefs and Chargers.
Sirianni began his NFL coaching career as offensive quality control coach in Kansas City in 2009. He also served as an assistant quarterbacks coach and wide receivers coach during four seasons with the Chiefs. Sirianni held the same positions during five seasons with the Chargers from 2013-17.
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Grand Ole Opry members Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton will serve as co-hosts for “Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music.”
The show honors the iconic Nashville institution and the country stars that call it home. Paisley will celebrate his 20th anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member, while Shelton is marking 10 years as a member.
The two-hour special is set to air Sunday, Feb. 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
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Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200, with the biggest-ever streaming total for a country album.
The 30-song set logs the 22nd-largest streaming week for an album in the US, and the third-largest ever for a non-R&B or hip-hop album. Dangerous: The Double Album follows Wallen’s debut set If I Know Me, which was released in April 2018 and went on to a No.13 peak on the all-genre chart in August 2020. The set reached No.1 on Top Country Albums and contained three country airplay No.1s: “Up Down” (featuring Florida Georgia Line), “Whiskey Glasses,” and “Chasin’ You.”
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Actress Christina Ricci has been granted a restraining order against her estranged husband, James Heerdegen, whom she is accusing of domestic abuse. Ricci filed for the restraining order claiming multiple incidents had led to her fearing for her life and that of her son. The domestic violence restraining order requires Heerdegen to remain 100 yards away from her and their son, and to have no contact with them.
Ricci alleges that she became “trapped” in her house with Heerdegen due to the Covid-19 pandemic after telling him she wanted a divorce. She claims he attacked her twice in June last year and left her with physical injuries, and alleges that one of the attacks took place in front of their six-year-old son. People reports that Ricci filed to the court several photos of injuries she claimed to have suffered from Heerdegen.
Heerdegen’s lawyer Larry Bakman said that he plans to file his own restraining order over allegations of “her abusive conduct fuelled by alcohol and substance abuse”. Bakman also said his client “unequivocally denies all allegations of abuse made by [Ricci] as having occurred in 2020.”
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Netflix announced on Thursday that Bridgerton is officially coming back for season 2. The series, based on a series of romance novels by Julia Quinn, follows the wealthy Bridgerton family in Regency England. Season 1 centered on eldest Bridgerton daughter, Daphne (Phoebe Dyvenor), and Simon, the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page). The season also introduced viewers to a wide array of characters, including the rest of the Bridgerton clan, the Featheringtons, Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel), and anonymous gossip maven/narrator Lady Whistledown (voiced by Julie Andrews).
An announcement from Lady Whistledown teased that Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey), the eldest Bridgerton sibling, “intends to dominate the social season” and that she’ll be at the ready to “report on any and all of his romantic activities.”
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YUNGBLUD and Machine Gun Kelly dropped the official video for Acting Like That. The single, featuring blink-182’s Travis Barker appeared on YUNGBLUD’s second album Weird!
In the video for Acting Like That, the duo perform for an audience of zombies before YUNGBLUD eventually becomes one himself.
Watch the video for Acting Like That – here.
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