Month: June 2021

Alabama Crimson Tide extends head coach Nick Saban’s contract through 2028

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Post date June 8, 2021

The University of Alabama announced on Monday that head coach Nick Saban has agreed to an extension, keeping the legendary football coach under contract through the 2028 season. Saban said in a news release: “Terry [my wife] and I are pleased and happy to sign another contract extension that will keep us in Tuscaloosa through the end of our career. Our family calls Tuscaloosa and the state of Alabama home. It’s a place where our roots now run deep.”

The 69-year-old Saban won his first title in 2004 at LSU, and since 2007, he has led the Crimson Tide to another six national titles. Saban has passed former Alabama Paul “Bear” Bryant for the most national titles – seven – in history when he led the Crimson Tide to a win over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship game Jan. 11 in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Crimson Tide are 170-23 in 14 seasons under Saban. The team tied a record with six players picked in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Saban will receive a base salary and talent fee of $8.425 million next season, that will increase annually throughout the length of the contract. Saban will receive an additional $800,000 at the end of the season from 2022 through 2025.

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Coco Gauff makes history becoming youngest player to advance to Grand Slam quarterfinals

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Post date June 8, 2021

Cori “Coco” Gauff made history on Monday at the 2021 French Open in Paris, by clinching a spot in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. The American teenager won in straight-sets win over Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur, and is now the youngest woman to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal since Czech Nicole Vaidisova advanced to the same stage at age 17 at the 2006 French Open. Coco earned the victory in a 6-3, 6-1 fourth-round win. Coco, 17, is now the youngest American to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal since Venus Williams at the 1997 U.S. Open.

Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Slovenia’s Tamara Zidansek and Spain’s Paula Badosa were among the other women to advance Sunday on the singles circuit. Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, Germany’s Alexander Zverev, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas and Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina won their fourth-round matches on the men’s singles circuit Sunday in Paris. Italian Matteo Berrettini advanced to the quarterfinals Monday due to Roger Federer‘s withdrawal from the Grand Slam.

Gauff will move on to face Czech Barbora Krejcikova on Tuesday at Roland Garros. The winner moves on to the semifinals of the women’s singles circuit at the clay-court Grand Slam. Men’s and women’s fourth-round action airs from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT Monday on Tennis Channel and from 3 to 6 p.m. EDT on Peacock.

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Dolly Parton announces $500 million “Dollywood” theme park expansion

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Post date June 8, 2021

Dolly Parton’s world-famous Dollywood theme park has announced upcoming construction on additions to the park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. set to be completed by 2023. Guests can look forward to an entirely new resort as a result of the project, with The HeartSong Lodge & Resort to stand five stories tall and include more than 300 guest rooms. The HeartSong Lodge & Resort will be located next door to Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Space, which was completed in 2019 during an earlier phase of the overall park expansion project.

The total for the expansion project comes in at a whopping half a billion dollars, topping the more than $220 million that the Dollywood Company has invested in its properties since 2010. Said Parton: “I’m always dreaming up and coming up with new ideas and things I want our guests to experience. We wanted to talk about this last year, but with everything going on, we knew we needed to pause because it just wasn’t the right time to do it. Things are looking brighter and with the popularity of the Smokies soaring, there are more people than ever wanting to visit our area.”

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Luke Bryan announces 2021 ‘Farm Tour’ dates

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Post date June 8, 2021

Luke Bryan is bringing back the Farm Tour this fall, visiting six farms across the Midwest in September. The 12th annual trek kicks off on September 9 at Statz Bros. Farm in Wisconsin, followed by stops in Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio before wrapping at Kubiak Family Farms in Michigan on September 18.The Farm Tour was launched in 2009, however was on hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Said Luke in a statement: “I think I am more excited about this year’s Farm Tour than any other year. Growing up in a farming family in rural Georgia I know how hard farming can be even on a good year, and how hard those families work from sun-up to sundown. They never stopped providing for all of us. Ever. It’s time to thank our farmers, once again. It’s going to mean even more to me this year.”Tickets for the Farm Tour go on sale June 11 at 10 a.m. local time.

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Netflix renews ‘Shadow and Bone’ for second season

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Post date June 8, 2021

Netflix announced Monday it has renewed its fantasy-drama, Shadow and Bone, for an eight-episode second season. The show is based on Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse novels, and Bardugo said in a statement: “I’ve been writing in the Grishaverse for nearly 10 years now, so I’m thrilled we get to keep this adventure going. There are so many places we’ve barely gotten to visit, and I can’t wait to introduce our audience to more of the saints, soldiers, thugs, thieves, princes and privateers who make this world so much fun to explore. It’s going to be real magic to see our brilliant, talented cast expand.”

Season 1’s cast included Jessie Mei Li (Alina Starkov), Archie Renaux (Malyen Oretsev), Freddy Carter (Kaz Brekker), Amita Suman (Inej), Kit Young (Jesper Fahey), Ben Barnes (General Kirigan), Danielle Galligan (Nina Zenik) and Calahan Skogman (Matthias Helvar.). The stars are set to reprise their roles for Season 2 and additional casting details are expected to be shared at a later date.

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General Hospital star Kirsten Storms reveals she has undergone brain surgery

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Post date June 8, 2021

General Hospital star Kirsten Storms is opening up about her recent brain surgery. The 37-year-old Storms first shared that she had gotten surgery to drain and remove “a very large cyst that had split into two.” Now the former-Disney actress and star of Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century has shared additional details about her health and what led to the operation.

Storms wrote on Instagram: “First, thank you for all of the well wishes I’ve received over the last few days.” Storms noted that she’s experienced “random health issues” for several years now, which she disregarded at the time as being side effects to “my medications or just something I was experiencing due to age.” Storms continued: “When I went to get an MRI for some severe neck pain I have been experiencing for the last few months (I assumed this neck pain was also causing my frequent ‘migraines’) my amazingly thorough orthopedist ordered an MRI of my head just to be on the ‘safe side’ – even though that isn’t his area of expertise.”

Storms said that it was during the MRI that they “stumbled upon a rather large, very full of fluid, cyst that was attached to the lower portion of brain,” adding, “I feel very fortunate that my situation wasn’t more serious and that I had a wonderful neurosurgeon who immediately knew how to fix it. I’m not gonna lie, brain surgery had me nervous, but I’m immensely thankful to my family, friends, and incredible ‘work family’ who have been supportive, kind and loving during a time when I’ve been feeling a lot of emotions.” Storms then thanked all of her fans and loved ones for their support: “Again, thank you to everyone for sending positive vibes my way. It’s not gone unnoticed.”

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King Crimson announce 2021 rescheduled tour dates

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Post date June 8, 2021

King Crimson — featuring bandleader Robert Fripp, Tony Levin, Jakko Jakszy, Mel Collins, and the drum trio of Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harris, and Jeremy Stacey – have announced 2021 rescheduled tour dates. The U.S. tour will kick off July 22 in Florida and make their way through the U.S. before wrapping up in Washington DC on Sept. 11.

Said Fripp about the tour: “The Crimson Beast Of Terror has woken from its enforced slumbering and is venturing out to stomp flat the psyches of innocents not yet experienced in the hammering onslaught of King Crimson’s uncompromising pounding – bish! bish! bish! – before turning on a beat to jellify hearts with gut-wrenching passion and soul-squeezing epic unfoldings to remind us that we are all mere subjects in the unfolding drama of the universe’s unfathomable mysteries while simultaneously rocking out and having a great time bopping about with Tony and Bobby and Gavin and Jakko and Mel and Pat and Jezza too.”

For further details, including ticket information, visit the band’s official website.

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Architects announce “For Those That Wish To Exist” North American tour

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Post date June 8, 2021

Architects have announced they will hit the road to North American in November and December 2021 for a headline run, kicking things off at Los Angeles’ Novo, and finishing up at Minneapolis’ First Avenue the following month. The band posted on Twitter: “For Those That Wish To Exist⁣ North America Tour.⁣ Tickets available Friday 10AM⁣ architectsofficial.com”

A complete list of upcoming tour dates and ticket information can be found at the Architects website. Tickets go on sale starting on June 11 at 10AM local time.

https://www.altpress.com/news/architects-for-those-that-wish-to-exist-us-canada-tour-announcement/

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Justin Bieber recruits Usher, Ludacris, and Snoop Dogg for “Peaches (Remix)”

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Post date June 8, 2021

Justin Bieber is sharing the new remix of his single “Peaches” from his latest LP, Justice. The new remix features Ludacris, Usher, and Snoop Dogg; the original version of the track hit No. 1 back in April, also giving both featured artists Daniel Caesar and Givēon their first chart-topper.

The Peaches (Remix) dropped just hours after Bieber delivered a performance of his track “Somebody” for the 2021 Juno Awards, which took place virtually on Sunday night. Bieber will also be hitting the road for his ‘Justice World Tour’ next year, kicking off in February in San Diego and making stops in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, and more.

Listen to the Peaches (Remix) at the link- here.

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Listen to Dua Lipa’s new song “Can They Hear Us”

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Post date June 8, 2021

Dua Lipa has returned with a new song, a collaboration with electro producer Dillon Francis called “Can They Hear Us.” The tune appears on the just-released soundtrack for Gully, the feature film debut from Nabil, the director behind some of the century’s best music videos. The Gully soundtrack also features 21 Savage, Ty Dolla Sign, Schoolboy Q, B-Real, Don Toliver, Miguel, Buddy, Snoh Aalegra, Gary Clark Jr., 2 Chainz, Sleepy Rose, and Mike Will Made-It.

You can listen to “Can They Hear Us” – here. Dua’s music video for “Love Again,”off her smash album Future Nostalgia, is also out now. You can check it out at the link – here.

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