Month: October 2021

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Mike Shildt fired as St. Louis Cardinals manager

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The St. Louis Cardinals fired Mike Shildt as the team’s manager on Thursday afternoon. St. Louis president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said the decision to part ways with Shildt came due to “a philosophical difference in the direction our major league club is going. After a successful 2021 season, we have determined that we have a philosophical difference in the direction our major league club is going. We have decided, at this time, that it is best for us to end our partnership with Mike Shildt.”

The 53-year-old Shildt replaced Mike Matheny as the team’s interim manager in August 2018, and leaves with a 252–199 record across four seasons with St. Louis, winning NL Manager of the Year in 2019. The Cardinals reached the playoffs in 2021 after a 17-game winning streak in September which helped the team secure a wild-card spot. The Cardinals finished second in the NL Central in 2021 at 90–72 before losing to the Dodgers in the Wild Card. St. Louis has reached the playoffs in three straight seasons, however, they haven’t won a World Series in 10 years.

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Ottawa Senators and Brady Tkachuk agree to 7-year, $57.5M contract

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Brady Tkachuk and the Ottawa Senators have agreed to a seven-year, $57.5-million contract. The Senators made the announcement on Thursday morning, just hours before Ottawa’s home opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tkachuk was a restricted free agent and had not played for the Senators during the pre-season.

General manager Pierre Dorion said: “This is an exciting day for the Ottawa Senators. Brady possesses a very dynamic skill set and is a prototypical power forward in today’s NHL.  “He scores goals, he plays physical and exemplifies what it means to be a pro for all players in our organization.”

The contract has an average annual value of $8.214 million, and Tkachuk will be paid $4 million this season, $6.5 million in 2022-23, $10.5 million in 2023-24, $10.5 million in 2024-25, $10.5 million in 2025-26, $8.5 million in 2026-27 and $7 million in 2027-28.

The 22-year-old Tkachuk has 60 goals and 65 assists along with 250 penalty minutes over 198 career games. A 2019-20 NHL All-Star, he is one of only 29 all-time Senators with 60 goals and one of only 28 with 250 penalty minutes. Tkachuk played in all 56 of Ottawa’s games last season and led the Senators in scoring with 36 points (17 goals, 19 assists). He also led Ottawa with 44 points (21 goals, 23 assists) the previous season.

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Country Daypop

George Strait with special guest Willie Nelson to headline new Austin venue grand opening

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George Strait is set to headline Austin’s newest venue, the Moody Center, next April as part of their grand opening ceremony, and Strait will be joined by Willie Nelson & Family, as well as Randy Rogers Band. The manager of Moody Center says, “While planning our grand opening celebration, we knew we had an obligation to the Lone Star State. George Strait, Willie Nelson and Randy are all Texas natives who have built legendary careers while having an unbelievable impact on the country music industry. It doesn’t get any bigger than this.”

Willie Nelson & Family is currently on the road with ‘Outlaw Music Festival.’ Said Strait: “I’m so glad I’ll get to ‘sing one with Willie’ and I can’t think of a better place to do it than Austin Texas. Willie is an incredible musician so I know this will be a great night together along with our friends from Randy Rogers Band.”

Moody Center opens April of 2022 at the University of Texas. Exclusive VIP Packages and tickets for the ‘Strait from Moody Center’ Grand Opening Celebration Presented by Bud Light go on sale Friday, Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. CT. Fans can also sign up for the Moody Center newsletter between now and Monday, Oct. 18 to receive venue pre-sale access from Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. CT until Thursday, Oct. 21 at 10 p.m. CT.

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Country Daypop

Kacey Musgraves reacts to her ‘Star-Crossed’ album being deemed ineligible in country categories for the 2022 Grammy Awards

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Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. made the decision last week that Kacey Musgraves’ latest album ‘star-crossed’ is ineligible for the country album category at the upcoming Grammys. Members of the screening committees can reject recordings if they do not feel they fit into the genre, though they remain eligible for the all-genre Album of the Year category. Musgraves, who released ‘star-crossed’ on Sept. 10, already has six Grammy awards — two of those wins are in the country album category – in 2014 for Same Trailer Different Park, and in 2019 for Golden Hour. Golden Hour also won Album of the Year that year.

Kacey’s label — Universal Music Group Nashville — expressed their displeasure at the decision, with label president Cindy Mabe penning an open letter to the Recording Academy that made a case for ‘star-crossed’ to be considered a country album. Now Kacey has offered a brief ‘reply’ on social media about the controversy, tweeting a snapshot of herself as a child wearing a broad, pink cowboy hat along with the caption: “You can take the girl out of the country (genre) but you can’t take the country out of the girl”.

The 64th annual Grammy Awards will be held Jan. 31.

Kacey Musgraves Responds To ‘Star-Crossed’ Being Ineligible In The Country Album Category At 2022 Grammys

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Entertainment Daypop

Take a look at the new trailer for ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 11

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Curb Your Enthusiasm is back for Season 11, and HBO shared a trailer which sees David proclaiming that he’s “too smart” to be stuck in traffic, explaining how baldness proves that prayer doesn’t work, and much more.

Familiar faces are back, including JB Smoove, Cheryl Hines, Patton Oswald, Jeff Garlin, Jon Hamm, Seth Rogen, Richard Lewis, Vince Vaughn, and Richard Kind, among others.

HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm is set to premiere on Oct. 24.

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Howie Mandel says he’s “home and doing better” after suffering medical emergency at Starbucks

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Howie Mandel says he’s “home and doing better” after collapsing at a local Starbucks. The 65-year-old television personality updated fans on social media, after being hospitalized for a health scare. Mandel told fans on Twitter that he experienced low blood sugar, writing: “I am home and doing better. I was dehydrated and had low blood sugar. I appreciate the great doctors and nurses that took such good care of me. Thank you to everyone who reached out but I am doing ok!”

Mandel was with his wife and friends at a Starbucks in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday when he suddenly passed out. Paramedics responded to the scene and Mandel was taken to a hospital in Tarzana. A rep for the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed they received a call at 10:03 a.m. PDT on Wednesday, of a 65-year-old male experiencing a medical issue.

Mandel serves as one of the judges on the NBC reality competition series ‘America’s Got Talent,’ which completed its 16th season in September.

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Rock Daypop

GHOST joins Iron Maiden for the newest event in their ‘Legacy Of The Beast’ mobile game

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GHOST has joined Iron Maiden for the newest event in their ‘Legacy Of The Beast’ mobile game. The event, dubbed Mascarade Diabolique, brings in vocalist Papa Emeritus IV for mashup of Iron Maiden’s 2003 album Dance Of Death and Ghost’s 2018 track Dance Macabre.  In the event, Eddie and Papa Emeritus IV are both invited to a mysterious party in Transylvania that goes awry.

Ghost’s Tobias Forge said: “I’m happy to see that my creature is being led into [Maiden’s] world. That is a cool thing, both very humbling and flattering.” Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood added: “It’s great that the LOTB mobile game continues to innovate. The introduction of other great band images and characters is a great evolution of the initial idea we had for Eddie’s gaming universe over 5 years ago. To have our friends, Ghost brings Papa Emeritus IV into a dungeon feels like the culmination of a relationship dating back to 2013 when the band first came with us to South America. With more slots on the Maiden England Tour in ’14 and then a proper run with us throughout North America on the 2017 The Book of Souls Tour we got to know that our fans appreciated seeing them and that they’d always be welcome with us on the road. I’m sure Eddie will help Papa cause some serious mayhem together and that’s what it’s all about!”

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Bring Me The Horizon announce extensive European tour with A Day To Remember & more

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Bring Me The Horizon have announced a headlining European tour dubbed ‘The Survival Horror Tour.’ The band shared the tour news via social media, writing on Twitter: “EUroPE wE’RE cOMiNG…ticKEtS oN sALe WeDN3sd4Y 13th oCtOBER 9AM BST@adtr/@poorstacy/@lornashore/https://bmthofficial.com/live/”

Joining Bring Me The Horizon on the 2022 European trek will be A Day To Remember, Poorstacy and Lorna Shore. The 18-date tour kicks off on February 27, 2022, at Antwerp’s Lotto Arena in Belgium and makes stops in Lyon, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Toulouse, Basel, Milan, Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Gliwice, Berlin, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Dusseldorf and Stuttgart, before wrapping up on February 27, 2022, in Munich at Zenith. A Day To Remember said on social media, “Europe, we heard you. We’re beyond stoked to announce our upcoming European tour with @bringmethehorizon this Winter!!”

Tickets for the ‘The Survival Horror Tour’ are on sale now at: www.bmthofficial.com/live.

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Pop Daypop

Adele drops her new single ‘Easy On Me’ along with official music video

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Adele dropped the first single off her long-awaited upcoming album, ’30’, on Thursday, releasing the song “Easy on Me” along with an accompanying music video.  The song is a piano-driven ballad that gives fans a preview to what’s to come from the singer’s new album.

The video, directed by Xavier Dolan, shows Adele in black and white, packing up the same house that she moved into in the video for her hit single “Hello”, off her album ’25’ (that video was also directed by Dolan).  In the visual, Adele loads up a car with furniture and sheet music, and drives past the “For Sale” sign and down the country road, on her way to a new era.

Adele’s ’30’ will be released on Nov. 19, you can pre-order the album at your service of choice.  Take a listen to “Easy on Me” and watch the music video for the track – here.

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Coldplay announce 2022 “Music of the Spheres’ World Tour

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Coldplay is set to embark on a 2022 world tour in support of their album, ‘Music Of The Spheres,’ due out October 15. ‘The Music Of The Spheres World Tour’ kicks off on March 18 in Costa Rica, with support from H.E.R. for most of the tour.

Coldplay will make stops in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic before heading through Mexico including Monterrey and Guadalajara to close out March and culminating in a concert in Mexico City on April 2. Coldplay’s US. leg includes the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Texas and Chicago in May, then heading to Eastern U.S. in June with dates in Washington D.C., the New York City area, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Tampa. The band will head to Europe in July and August, including two-night stands in Frankfurt, Berlin, Paris and Brussels. The European leg will culminate with a three-night run in London ahead of a concert in Glasgow, Scotland, although Coldplay has teased more shows to be announced.

On Coldplay’s website, the band detailed “a comprehensive set of sustainability initiatives and environmental commitments, including one tree planted for every ticket sold and a show powered by 100% renewable energy.”  The band added: “Playing live and finding connection with people is ultimately why we exist as a band. We’ve been planning this tour for years, and we’re super excited to play songs from across our whole time together. At the same time, we’re very conscious that the planet is facing a climate crisis. So we’ve spent the last two years consulting with environmental experts to make this tour as sustainable as possible, and, just as importantly, to harness the tour’s potential to push things forward. We won’t get everything right, but we’re committed to doing everything we can and sharing what we learn. It’s a work in progress and we’re really grateful for the help we’ve had so far. If you’d like to come to a show and sing with us, we’re so excited to see you.”

For ticket information, head to Coldplay’s website. You can also check out a tour trailer video – here.

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