Month: August 2021

Categories
Country Daypop

Lauren Alaina announces new album “Sitting Pretty On Top of the World”

shutterstock_1070049308

Lauren Alaina announced the release date for her third full-length studio album, Sitting Pretty on Top of the World, on Sept. 3. The new 12-song collection follows her previous EPs Getting Good and Getting Over Him. Alaina offered fans their first taste of new project by releasing the album’s lead song “It Was Me.” Alaina co-wrote 14 of the album’s 15 tracks, including her current single “Getting Over Him,” which features Jon Pardi.

Alaina said of the album: “It’s about a dreamer becoming an achiever. It’s being broken and ending up healed. It’s all of me. The early chapters. The new beginnings. The hope for the future and total appreciation for the past. Taking the Road Less Traveled and ending up Sitting Pretty On Top Of The World.”

You can pre-order Sitting Pretty on Top of the World – here.

Lauren Alaina Announces ‘Sitting Pretty On Top of the World’ Album

Editorial credit: Debby Wong / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Entertainment Daypop

Take your first look at Lady Gaga in the “House of Gucci” trailer

shutterstock_1196414656-2

The official trailer for the upcoming true-crime drama ‘House of Gucci,’ starring Lady Gaga, has been released.

The Ridley Scott-directed film is centered around the iconic Italian fashion family, and Gaga stars as Patrizia Reggiani, who orchestrates the murder of then-husband Maurizio Gucci, played by Adam Driver. The real Reggiani, who earned the nickname “Black Widow,” was convicted and sentenced to 18 years in prison for the 1995 killing. She was released in 2016.

‘House of Gucci’ is based on the 2001 book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, written by Sara Gay Forden. Along with Lady Gaga and Adam Driver, the film also stars Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, and Salma Hayek.

‘House of Gucci’ hits theaters on Nov. 24. Take a look at the trailer for the film – here.

Editorial credit: Andrea Raffin / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Entertainment Daypop

Kathy Griffin recovering from surgery after revealing lung cancer diagnosis

shutterstock_1511172881

Comedian Kathy Griffin took to social media on Monday to share that she has been diagnosed with stage one lung cancer. Shortly before going into surgery, the 60-year-old Griffin wrote that she would have “half of my left lung removed,” adding, “Yes, I have lung cancer even though I’ve never smoked! The doctors are very optimistic as it is stage one and contained to my left lung.”

A representative for Griffin said in statement later on Monday: “Surgery went well and as planned, Kathy is now in recovery now and resting. Doctors say the procedure was normal without any surprises.”

Griffin said in her Instagram post that she’s hopeful that she won’t require chemotherapy or radiation after the surgery, adding, “I should have normal function with my breathing.”  She said her recovery time would be a month or less, writing: “It’s been a helluva 4 years, trying to get back to work, making you guys laugh and entertaining you, but I’m gonna be just fine. Of course I am fully vaccinated for Covid. The consequences for being unvaccinated would have been even more serious. Please stay up to date on your medical check ups. It’ll save your life.”

Editorial credit: Ovidiu Hrubaru / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Rock Daypop

A Day to Remember announce North American 2021 tour featuring Asking Alexandria and Point North

shutterstock_742458748

A Day to Remember have announced their North American “The Re-Entry Tour,” a six-week trek set to kick off in Rochester, New York on September 28th, heading across the U.S. before wrapping up with two shows in their home state on November 5th in Hollywood, Florida, and November 6th in St. Augustine, Florida. Asking Alexandria and Point North will serve as support on the tour. “The Re-Entry Tour” also marks the band’s first tour since releasing their new album ‘You’re Welcome’ earlier this year.

Tickets for the upcoming shows will be available via Ticketmaster. Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase pre-sale tickets beginning Tuesday August 3rd at 10:00AM local time through Citi Entertainment –www.citientertainment.com. A Spotify presale will begin on August 4th at 10:00AM local time, while local pre-sales kick-off on August 5th at 10:00AM local time. General sale tickets begins Friday August 6th at 10:00AM local time. For further info on the The Re-Entry Tour, visit www.adtr.com.

Editorial credit: Ant Palmer / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Rock Daypop

Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell releases solo track “Atone” and announces upcoming album ‘Brighten’

shutterstock_1626883921

Alice In Chains vocalist and guitarist Jerry Cantrell will release a new album titled Brighten, his first solo album in 19 years, due out October 29. Cantrell is now streaming the single “Atone”, and he says of the track: “As a fan of Ennio Morricone scores and Sergio Leone movies, it’s got a bit of that outlaw vibe, with a cool psycho hillbilly stomp. It’s been kicking around in my head for like 20-plus years, haunting me. Sometimes it takes a while for a good idea to find its best form. Such was the case with ‘Atone’.”

The new album features a famous lineup of backing musicians, including Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), Gil Sharone (Team Sleep), Abe Laboriel Jr. (Paul McCartney), Tyler Bates, Michael Rozon, Vincent Jones, Jordan Lewis, Lola Bates, and Matias Ambrogi-Torres.

Cantrell’s last solo album, Degradation Trip, was released in June 2002, and then again as an expanded two-volume version in November of that year. His most recent album with Alice in Chains was 2018’s Rainier Fog.

Check out the video for “Atone” at the link here. You can pre-order the album via Jerry Cantrell’s online store or digitally via Amazon.

Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Pop Daypop

BTS’ ‘Butter’ hits the top spot for ninth week to become the longest-running No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 this year

shutterstock_1584940174

BTS’ hit single “Butter” has climbed back into the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a 9th week, making it the longest-running No. 1 song of the year. The band wrote on Twitter, “We’re making history together, #BTSARMY ! HOT 100 brimming with BTS music for 10 straight weeks.”

BTS’ “Permission To Dance” also remains in the top 10 this week, taking the No. 9 spot. Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow’s Kanye West-produced single “Industry Baby” debuted at No. 2, making it Nas’ fourth top-10 hit and Harlow’s second. As for West, it’s his 22nd top-10 song as a producer. “Industry Baby” is one of two songs from Lil Nas X in the top 10 — “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” is currently ranked at No. 8.

Editorial credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Pop Daypop

Ariana Grande to headline new Fortnite concert series

shutterstock_1884553321

Ariana Grande is the latest artist set to host a concert in the online multiplayer game Fortnite. Grande will headline “The Rift Tour,” a virtual “musical experience” within the game.

Grande is just one of many top artists to hold a musical event within Fortnite. Travis Scott famously headlined a Fortnite event, debuting his Kid Cudi collaboration “The Scotts.” Dominic Fike and J Balvin have also previously performed and debuted songs in the game.

Grande’s last album Positions was released at the end of last year. You can watch a teaser trailer for The Rift Tour event, which takes place from August 6-8, at the link- here.

Editorial credit: SolidMaks / Shutterstock.com

Categories
News Daypop

4 killed in helicopter crash in rural Northern California

shutterstock_411389581

Four people aboard a helicopter were killed when it crashed Sunday in a rural area of Northern California. The Colusa County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the deaths, saying that the four people died at the scene, but did not release their identities as of press time.

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the Robinson R66 crashed around 1:15 p.m. in Colusa County north of Sacramento.  The statement said: “preliminary reports indicate four people were on board.”

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will conduct an investigation into the incident.

Editorial credit: Philip Pilosian / Shutterstock.com

Categories
News Daypop

​​10 people shot in New York City in alleged gang attack

shutterstock_1910596186

Ten people are recovering from gunshot injuries following a shooting that occurred late Saturday night in the New York City borough of Queens. During a news conference on Sunday, New York Police Department officials said that the incident occurred just after 10:30 p.m. when two male suspects began firing at another group of people.

Chief of Detectives James Essig said that at around 10:40 p.m. on Saturday night two male suspects brandished their guns and began firing in the direction of a group of people who were in front of a barber shop down the street. The two male suspects immediately fled the scene after hopping on two scooters being driven by the other two male suspects. Police said that 10 individuals had been shot. The ages of the victims ranged from 19 to 72 years old.

Detective Essig said that three of the victims were known Trinitarios gang members, which police believe were the intended targets of the shooting, and that police believed the other seven victims were unintended targets. None of the injuries were life-threatening, police said.

Categories
Sports Daypop

Forward Kawhi Leonard expected to re-sign with Los Angeles Clippers in free agency

shutterstock_1371575759

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard is expected to re-sign with the team in free agency this summer.
According to reports, both the Clippers and other teams within the NBA expect Leonard to stay put. The All-Star has a $36 million player option for the 2021-22 season but will opt out in favor of signing a long-term contract.

Now that Leonard has opted out, he can either sign a one-year deal worth $39.3 million in order to give the Clippers full Bird rights starting in 2022-23 and allowing them to offer him a max five-year deal in the summer of 2022. He could also sign long-term with LA now, though the Clippers can only offer a four-year deal with the early Bird rights they hold. Free agency officially begins Monday, Aug. 2, at 3 p.m.

Editorial credit: 4kclips / Shutterstock.com