Country music superstar Alan Jackson announced that his 16th studio album, Where Have You Gone will drop on May 14. The album, Jackson’s first in six years, will include 21 songs, 15 of which were written by Jackson. Jackson’s longtime producer Keith Stegall collaborated with Jackson on the project.
Among the tracks on the album are the personal songs “You’ll Always Be My Baby” and “I Do”, which were written for his daughters’ weddings. He also wrote “Where Her Heart Has Always Been” for his mother’s funeral. The song includes a recording of her reading from the Bible.
You can pre-order/per-save “Where Have You Gone” at the link – here.
Helen Mirren will portray Golda Meir, Israel’s only female Prime Minister, in a biopic titled Golda. The screenplay follows the decisions Meir made during the Yom Kippur War in 1973. The war involved Egypt, Syria and Jordan launching a surprise attack on the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights.
Academy Award winning filmmaker Guy Nattiv (Skin) is serving as director. Nattiv said in a statement: “As someone who was born during the Yom Kippur War, I am honored to tell this fascinating story about the first and only woman to ever lead Israel. Nicholas Martin’s brilliant script dives into Golda’s final chapter as the country faces a deadly surprise attack during the holiest day of the year, a core of delusional generals undermining Golda’s judgement, all the while undergoing secret treatments for her illness. I could not be more excited to work with the legendary Miss Mirren to bring this epic, emotional and complex story to life.”
Marvel Studio’s have released the trailer for the Disney+ series Loki, set for a June 11 debut. Marvel Studios’ Loki features the God of Mischief as he steps out of his brother’s shadow in a new series that takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame.
Tom Hiddleston returns as the title character, joined by Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Wunmi Mosaku and Richard E. Grant. Kate Herron directs Loki, and Michael Waldron is head writer.
Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante and his all-star friends are paying tribute to the legendary band Rush.
Benante recently announced that he is releasing a special album called “Silver Linings” on May 14th featuring all-star quarantine jams of classic rock cover songs from bands like KISS and Iron Maiden. In addition, Charlie has revealed plans to released a special Rush tribute EP on Record Store Day and has shared a quarantine jam of the band’s classic hit “Subdivisions”. Along with Benante, the Rush cover features Alex Skolnick(TESTAMENT),Roberto “Ra” Diaz(SUICIDAL TENDENCIES),Brandon Yeagley(CROBOT) andMee Eun Kim(TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA).
Guns N’ Roses have rescheduled their 2021 UK and European tour dates to 2022, after having already been forced to postpone the shows from 2020. The band confirmed on Tuesday, April 6 that their UK and European dates will now take place in June and July 2022.
The band said in a statement: “Hey Gunners, unfortunately we need to ask for your patience one more time. Our summer European tour dates will be rescheduled to 2022, but with the added bonus of new shows and special guest Gary Clark Jr. We continue to be thankful for your understanding and support during these unprecedented times. Light is at the end of the tunnel and we are looking forward to getting back on stage later this year in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and next year in Europe and more!”
All original tickets will remain valid for all of the rescheduled dates. You can see Guns N’ Roses’ rescheduled UK and European tour dates for 2022 below.
Demi Lovato has dropped the deluxe version of her new album Dancing With The Devil… The Art of Starting Over featuring the new track “Sunset,” as well as the live acoustic versions of “Dancing With The Devil,” “Anyone” and “ICU (Madison’s Lullabye)” from her docu-series premiere event.
Demi wrote on Instagram: “The deluxe edition of #DWTDTAOSO is out now featuring ‘Sunset’ & live acoustic performances of ‘Anyone’ ‘Dancing With The Devil’ & ‘ICU (Madison’s Lullabye)” The standard edition of the album features 19 tracks.
Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboardtweeted its weekly Hot 100 chart, which showed “Montero” in the coveted spot just ahead of Justin Bieber’s “Peaches” and Silk Sonic’s “Leave The Door Open.”
“Montero” has drawn criticism for its adult themes and satanic imagery. The NSFW video for “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” can be viewed – here.
Emergency crews in Manatee County, Fla., are scrambling to drain a leaking wastewater reservoir in an effort to prevent a catastrophic event that officials said could unleash a “20-foot wall of water.” The leak at Piney Point — a long-abandoned phosphate plant in the Tampa Bay area — was first discovered last month.
Workers are removing millions of gallons of water from the reservoir each day to reduce pressure on its liner, and concerns over a potential breach prompted Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency on Saturday for Manatee County, where more than 300 homes and businesses have been ordered to evacuate. Officials said Monday that a drone may have identified a second breach overnight; engineers evacuated the site but have since returned to continue their assessment. The leak has prompted a multi-agency response at the state and federal level. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency deployed an on-scene coordinator on Sunday, and a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers team arrived at the site on Monday.
Piney Point closed 20 years ago when its owners declared bankruptcy and is now owned by a company called HRK Holdings. It still stores industrial byproducts including polluted water and stacks of phosphogypsum — a waste product that emits radioactive gas, according to the EPA. Gov. Ron DeSantis stressed on Sunday that officials are most immediately concerned with the risk to local residents, saying, “public health and safety is the priority. Obviously we want to protect that in a way that minimizes any of the environmental impacts, but the goal is to ensure the integrity of the stack system as quickly as possible in order to minimize impacts to local residents and to prevent an uncontrolled discharge.”
On Monday, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoed a proposed state law banning access to gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers and hormones to transgender minors. Hutchinson said he had rejected the bill, which had been approved last month by the GOP-controlled state Legislature, calling it a “product of the cultural war in America” that would interfere with the doctor-patient relationship.” Hutchinson told reporters in Little Rock if the bill became law, it would set “new standards of legislative interference with physicians and parents as they deal with some of the most complex and sensitive matters involving young people.”
The legislation prohibits public funds from being granted to organizations or entities providing gender transition procedures to people younger than 18; bans state-owned facilities from providing transition-related care; and bars the state’s Medicaid program from reimbursing or providing coverage of gender-affirming care to minors. Hutchinson said the veto was partly meant to “cause conservative Republican legislators to think through the issue again, and hopefully come up with a more restrained approach that allows a study of the science and ethics surrounding the issue before acting.”
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos has received a two-game suspension for his role in a benches-clearing brawl this past weekend in a game between the Reds and the Cardinals. In addition, Castellanos was fined for an undisclosed amount by MLB. MLB’s senior vice president for on-field operations Michael Hill said the suspension and fine was given for “aggressive actions and for instigating a benches-clearing incident.” Castellanos is appealing the suspension.
On Saturday, Castellanos was ejected from the game for his role in the confrontation, which ensued after bumping into pitcher Jake Woodford as he slid into home plate on a wild pitch. Upon standing up, Castellanos yelled and flexed in front of the pitcher. Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado, pitcher Jordan Hicks and catcher Yadier Molina, and Reds infielder Eugenio Suárez and outfielder Jesse Winker have also been fined for their roles in the incident.
The Reds (2-1) host the Pirates on Monday night in the first game of a three-game series.
