Month: September 2021

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Sports Daypop

Daniil Medvedev defeats Novak Djokovic to win the U.S. Open

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25-year-old Daniil Medvedev defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to claim his first carer Grand Slam title. Medvedev, currently ranked No. 2 in the world, had won 12 times previously on the ATP Tour but had never before won a major until Sunday’s match.

Djokovic was just one win away from making him the first tennis player since Steffi Graf in 1988 and first male player since Rod Laver in 1969 to complete the Grand Slam, and would have also made Djokovic the men’s career leader with 21 career Grand Slam victories.

Medvedev is the first Russian man to win a Grand Slam tournament since Marat Safin won the Australian Open in 2005. Maria Sharapova is the last Russian woman to win a Grand Slam title, having won the French Open in 2014.

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Country Daypop

Kacey Musgraves premieres video for new single “simple times”

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Kacey Musgraves’ has released her latest video from her new album, “star-crossed.”  The video for “simple times” is from Musgraves ‘star-crossed: the film’ which will be streamed exclusively via Paramount+.

The video takes place near the conclusion of the first of three segments of a 50-minute film, which is a collaboration between Musgraves, director Bardia Zeinali, and Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Matthew Libatique (A Star Is Born, Black Swan).  ‘star-crossed: the film’ was shot over ten days in Los Angeles and features cameos from Emmy Award-winner Eugene Levy, Victoria Pedretti, singer-songwriter Princess Nokia, Symone (RuPaul’s Drag Race winner), and comedian Megan Stalter.

star-crossed is available by clicking here.
Take a look at the video for “simple times” – here.

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Country Daypop

Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney charged with DUI after car crash

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Rascal Flatts’ lead guitarist Joe Don Rooney was recently charged with driving under the influence following an incident in Williamson County, TN, early on September 9, just outside of Rooney’s home in Nashville. Rooney was arrested by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office at roughly 4 AM local time after crashing his vehicle into a tree near Fieldstone Park, TN. Rooney was booked into the Williamson County Jail around 7:20 AM local time and released on a $2,500 bond at about 10:17 AM local time.

Rascal Flatts’ did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The group, founded in 1999 by Rooney, Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus, announced last year that they were retiring; however, the COVID pandemic forced the group to cancel their planned farewell tour last year.

Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney Arrested for DUI

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Entertainment Daypop

Britney Spears announces engagement to boyfriend Sam Asghari

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Britney Spears and her longtime boyfriend, Sam Asghari announced their engagement on Instagram on Sunday.
Spears and Asghari were first romantically linked after meeting on the set of Spears’ “Slumber Party” music video in 2016.

Asghari’s manager Brandon Cohen shared in an additional statement that he is “proud to celebrate and confirm the engagement.” He added: “The couple made their long-standing relationship official today and are deeply touched by the support, dedication and love expressed to them,” adding that Spears’ new ring was designed by N.Y.C. jeweler Roman Malayev.

Spears, 39, showed off her ring in a video posted on social media with Asghari, 27, by her side.  “I can’t f—ing believe it,” Spears captioned the video, saying “Yes!” when Asghari after he asks if she likes her new ring. On Asghari’s Instagram, he shared a photo of the couple in an embrace, with Spears holding out her engagement ring finger to the camera.

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Entertainment Daypop

Bob Odenkirk back to work after suffering heart attack on the set of ‘Better Call Saul’

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After collapsing on set in July from a small heart attack, Bob Odenkirk is back filming the sixth and final season of AMC’s Better Call Saul.  Odenkirk, 58, said on Twitter alongside a photo of himself in the makeup chair: “Back to work on Better Call Saul! So happy to be here and living this specific life surrounded by such good people. BTW this is makeup pro Cheri Montesanto making me not ugly for shooting!” 

Better Call Saul, a spinoff series of AMC’s Breaking Bad, has Odenkirk portraying the titular Saul. The final season is expected to arrive in early 2022.

S’all Good, Man: Bob Odenkirk Is Back on ‘Better Call Saul’ After Heart Attack

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Rock Daypop

Mastodon announce new album ‘Hushed and Grim’ and share new song

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After teasing its artwork on social media last week, Mastodon have officially announced their eighth studio album, Hushed and Grim, will be released on October 29.  The 15-track album, produced by David Bottrill, was partially inspired by the death of longtime manager and friend of the band Nick John. John passed away in 2018 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Hushed and Grim is available to preorder now.  Along with the album announcement, Mastodon also shared Hushed and Grim’s lead single “Pushing the Tides,” along with a video directed by Lorenzo Diego Carrera. You take a look at the video – here.

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Rock Daypop

Radiohead to reissue ‘Kid A’ and ‘Amnesiac’ with previously unreleased music

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Radiohead have shared details of their upcoming reissue of their albums, 2000’s Kid A and 2001’s Amnesiac.

‘Kid A Mnesia’ celebrates the 20th/21st anniversary of the two albums, and will  arrive November 5th.  Kid A Mnesia includes the original two LPs — Kid A, and Amnesiac — as well as a third disc, dubbed Kid Amnesiae, that features outtakes, alternate versions and unreleased music from the albums’ studio sessions. Radiohead shared one of Kid Amnesiae’s never-before-heard songs, “If You Say the Word.” Kid Amnesiae will also contain an unreleased studio version of “Follow Me Around,” a fan favorite that has only been performed live.

Kid A Mnesia is available to preorder now in a variety of formats. In addition to the album reissues, the band’s longtime artistic collaborator Stanley Donwood will release a pair of art books focusing on the artwork from the era: the 300-page KID A MNESIA Art Book and a black-and-white paperback Fear Stalks the Land. Both books arrives November 4th.

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Pop Daypop

Jason Derulo drops the music video for his latest single ‘Acapulco’

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Jason Derulo is back with a new music video for the song “Acapulco.” The video, directed by Derulo, shows the singer and a group of friends get stranded on a beach where they are met by a mysterious blue-haired woman, who leads them into the jungle to party.

“Acapulco” is Derulo’s third song to be released this year; he released “Lifestyle” featuring Adam Levine in January and “Jalebi Baby” with Tesher in May. The 31-year-old also recently introduced the track to his fans by unveiling the official “Acapulco (Instrumental)” on his massively popular TikTok account. Derulo is among TikTok’s biggest superstars and the most popular active platinum-selling musician across the entire platform, boasting more than 49M followers and over 1.1B likes.

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J Balvin announces 2022 ‘José’ tour during appearance on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”

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During an appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, J Balvin announced a new world tour kicking off in 2022.

The 36-year-old Balvin performed his song “In Da Getto” with Skrillex, which appears on Balvin’s new album, José, which also features the singles “Otra Noche sin Ti” with Khalid, “Qué Más Pues?” with María Becerra, “Otro Fili” with Jay Wheeler, “Que Locura” and “Perra” with Tokischa.

Balvin confirmed plans for a new North American tour; the José tour begins April 19, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas, and concludes June 4 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Tickets will be available for presale Sept. 13 at 12pm local time and for general sale on Sept. 17 through Ticketmaster.

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News Daypop

U.S. Attorney general announces lawsuit against Texas abortion law

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On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a lawsuit against Texas’ restrictive abortion law. Garland criticized the new state law, Texas Senate Bill 8, for banning nearly all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, which is before many women know they’re pregnant. The law makes no exceptions in cases of rape, sexual abuse or incest.

Said Garland: “Today, after careful assessment of the facts and the law the Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas. The act is clearly unconstitutional under longstanding Supreme Court precedent. Those precedents hold in the words of Planned Parenthood versus Casey, regardless of whether exceptions are made for particular circumstances, a state may not prevent any woman form making the ultimate decision to terminate her pregnancy before viability.”

Garland said the Justice Department also is bringing the suit because SB 8 conflicts with federal law by prohibiting federal agencies from exercising their authorities and carrying out their responsibilities under federal laws in relation to abortion services. The suit seeks a declaratory judgment that SB 8 is invalid under the supremacy clause and the 14th Amendment, is pre-empted by federal law, and violates the doctrine of intergovernmental immunity. “The Department of Justice has a duty to defend the constitution of the United States and to uphold the law,” Garland said. “Today, we fulfill that duty by filing the lawsuit I have just described.”

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