Month: September 2021

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Milwaukee Brewers clinch NL Central title for third time in win against NY Mets

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The Milwaukee Brewers are the 2021 NL Central champions, having clinched the division title Sunday afternoon with their 8-4 win over the NY Mets. Milwaukee had already clinched a postseason spot last week, but Sunday’s victory confirmed they will avoid the win-or-go-home Wild Card Game. The Brewers had been in sole possession of first place in the NL Central since June 23, two games into an 11-game winning streak. Milwaukee clinched the division in front of an announced sellout crowd of 43,430 at American Family Field.

The Brewers last won the NL Central in 2018, when they beat the Cubs in a Game 163 tiebreaker to clinch the division. This is only Milwaukee’s third division title since moving from the AL Central to the NL Central 1998. They also won the division in 2011 and 2018. The Brewers also won two division titles during their time in the AL East (1981 and 1982).

The Brewers will host either the Braves or Phillies when the NLDS begins on Friday, Oct. 8.

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Country Daypop

Ashley McBryde recovering after serious horseback riding accident in Montana

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Ashley McBryde is recovering after sustaining injuries while horseback riding in Montana. McBryde shared the news via her Instagram stories, saying she was riding a horse while visiting Missoula, Montana on Wednesday (Sept. 22) and was rushed to the hospital after an accident that occurred while rising a horse.

McBryde’s statement read: “Ashley was enjoying her time in the beautiful state of Montana and had an accident while riding a horse. After a trip to the hospital and a few stitches (and some very sore bones) she is recovering and doing her best to ensure she can play again as soon as possible. Thank you to the wonderful EMTs and hospital workers in Missoula. Our sincerest apologies to the fans for the postponement tonight. As soon as we have updates on other shows this week, we will make sure to let everyone know.”

McBryde’s shows on Wednesday Sept. 22 in Missoula, Thursday Sept. 23 in Spokane, Washington,  Saturday, Sept. 25 in Seattle, and Sunday, Sept. 26 in Portland were all cancelled. The singer/songwriter is in the midst of her headlining This Town Talks Tour. McBryde is also scheduled to join Luke Combs tour with Ray Fulcher in Eugene Oregon is Sept. 28 as part of Luke’s What You See Is What You Get Tour.

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Country Daypop

Zac Brown Band announced as opening act on The Rolling Stones November tour date

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The Zac Brown Band announced via social media that they would open for legendary rockers The Rolling Stones. In the tweet, the Zac Brown Band said “Couldn’t be more honored to warm up the stage for The Rolling Stones.” They’ll take the stage at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on November 11th.  The Rolling Stones tour comes after the tragic loss of their longtime drummer Charlie Watts. Steve Jordan, who was Watts’ understudy will sit behind the kit for the tour.

The Zac Brown Band is currently in the midst of its The Comeback Tour which sees the group reunite after canceling its 2020 tour due to the pandemic. The band is also prepping to release The Comeback on October 15th.

Zac Brown Band Set To Open For The Rolling Stones In Their Hometown Of Atlanta

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Entertainment Daypop

Take your first look at Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in the trailer for ‘Spencer’

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Production company Neon released the official trailer for “Spencer,” starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana. Directed by Pablo Larraín, the film is an imagining of a weekend Princess Diana spent with the royal family over the Christmas holiday in 1991 at Queen Elizabeth’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, during which Diana supposedly decides to leave Prince Charles.

The film synopsis reads: “December, 1991: The Prince and Princess of Wales’ marriage has long since grown cold. Though rumours of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at Sandringham Estate. There’s eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. This year, things will be a whole lot different.”

“Spencer” opens in theaters Nov. 5. Take a look at the trailer – here.

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Rock Daypop

Red Hot Chili Peppers announce World Tour in 2022

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced that they will launch a world tour in 2022, revealing the news in a faux-news video that saw singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea and drummer Chad Smith as characters in the roles of broadcasters, with guitarist John Frusciante playing himself and interviewed about the band’s plans. “We’re going to do a tour starting in June 2022,” shared the guitarist. “The US leg will start in July 2022.”

The tour marks Frusciante’s return to the lineup following a ten-year absence after the group announced in December 2019 that they had parted ways with Josh Klinghoffer, who joining the Peppers in 2009; he played on 2011’s “I’m With You” and 2016’s “The Getaway” – both reached No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 and topped the charts in several countries – and appeared on a number of EPs issued in the past decade.

Watch the tour announcement video –  here.

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Rock Daypop

Tom Morello and Bring Me The Horizon team up on “Let’s Get The Party Started.”

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Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello has teamed up Bring Me the Horizon on the new track “Let’s Get the Party Started,” the latest single from the Morello’s upcoming all-star LP ‘The Atlas Underground Fire’ due out Oct. 15.

Morello said of the collaboration in a statement: “Bring Me the Horizon is really the current standard-bearer of hard rock/metal today, and thank God for them for that. I had a couple of huge riffs and we just started mashing it up with [producer] Zakk Cervini, who has worked with them before. This song was written on three continents — Oli [Sykes] was in Brazil, Jordan [Fish] was in England, and then I was here in L.A. It was a real United Nations of metal coming together to produce this song, which really feels to me like it captures the angst and the frustration of the pandemic boiling over into an all-time mosh pit.”

Morello also dropped a lyric video for the track, which Morello adds features “one of my favorite guitar solos that I’ve played in quite a while,” Morello says. “I was really digging deep to make a solo as devastating as the track.”

You can watch the visual for “Let’s Get The Party Started” – here.

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Pop Daypop

Coldplay and BTS release collaborative single “My Universe”

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BTS and Coldplay unveiled their new collaboration “My Universe.” Produced by Max Martin, the two band’s collaborated on the songwriting as well, which features lyrics in both English and Korean.

BTS’ last two singles — “Permission to Dance” and “Butter” — became their third and fourth back-to-back No. 1 hits. “My Universe” will serve as the second single off Coldplay’s upcoming ninth album Music of the Spheres, following “Higher Power.”

Take a listen to “My Universe” – here.

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Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ remains at No. 1 on Billboard 200 for third straight week

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Drake’s Certified Lover Boy remains at No. 1 on Billboard 200 for third straight week, with Billboard reporting that the album garnered 171,000 equivalent album units in the past week. Only two other albums have occupied the top position for at least three weeks this year; Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ was at No. 1 for three straight weeks, and Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’ for 10 straight weeks.

Lil Nas X’s album ‘Montero’ debuted at No. 2 on the chart with 126,000 equivalent album units. NCT 127’s ‘Sticker: The 3rd Album’ was No. 3 on the Billboard 200, marking the second top 10 and highest-charting release for the act, while Olivia Rodrigo’s “Sour” slips from No. 4 to No. 5 with 51,000 units. Doja Cat’s ‘Planet Her’ stays at at No. 6 with 47,000 units, Wallen’s ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’ rose one spot to No. 7 with 39,000, The Kid LAROI’s ‘F*ck Love’ falls to No. 8 with 38,000 units and rounding out the top 10 are Eilish’s former No. 1 ‘Happier Than Ever,’ and Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Star-Crossed.’

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News Daypop

2 dead, 13 hurt in shooting at Kroger grocery store near Memphis, Tennessee

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Authorities confirmed that at least two people were killed and 13 others were injured in a shooting at a Kroger grocery store in Collierville, Tennessee, about 30 miles east of Memphis.

According to Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane, the suspected shooter is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, and that there were “very serious” injuries among those taken to the hospital. Twelve people were transported for injuries, while at least one person walked into the hospital. Law enforcement searched the shooter’s car, and Lane did not say what type of weapon the shooter used. Lane said he did not know how many people were in the store at the time of the shooting but said one Kroger employee was rescued from the roof of the building.

During a press conference, Police Chief Lane said customers hid in freezers and locked offices when the gunfire broke out at about 1:30 p.m. local time, police said. One employee fled to the roof and was escorted to safety by police.

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CDC advisory panel votes to recommend Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for those 65 and older, or considered high-risk

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent advisory panel has unanimously voted to recommend booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for people aged 65 and older, along with long-term care facility residents, at least six months after their second dose. The panel also voted to recommend booster doses for people between the ages of 50 and 64 years old who have underlying medical conditions, at least six months out from their second dose.

The CDC’s recommendation follows authorization Wednesday night from the Food and Drug Administration, who approved the third shot for anyone 65 or older, as well as for people as young as 18, if they have a medical condition that puts them at risk of severe COVID-19 or if they work a frontline job that makes it more likely that they would get infected.

The CDC advisory panel’s vote follows weeks of debate amongst top health experts over who should get a booster dose and when.Advisory panelists voted to recommend the booster shot due to data showing the gradually waning immunity from the vaccine impacting the elderly and high risk groups.

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