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Positive COVID tests shut down Broadway’s ‘Aladdin’ until Oct. 12

The producers of the Broadway musical Aladdin have announced performances of the show will be canceled through Oct. 10 because of breakthrough cases of COVID-19 among the show’s vaccinated cast and crew. The next planned performance is Oct. 12.

A post on the Aladdin Twitter feed said: “We will continue to provide support to the affected Aladdin company members as they recover. We apologize for the disappointment and inconvenience this causes ticket holders, but we trust that audiences will agree that safety must be at the forefront of our return to Broadway.”

Aladdin resumed performances just last Tuesday, after Broadway recently reopened after being shut down for more than a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The cast, crew and adult members of the audience have to be fully vaccinated to take part of the show, and audience members also must wear masks in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. Children too young to be vaccinated must show proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test.

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Rock Daypop

David Lee Roth will retire at the end of his Las Vegas residency

Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth announced his retirement, telling the Las Vegas Review-Journal
“I am throwing in the shoes. I’m retiring. This is the first, and only, official announcement … You’ve got the news. Share it with the world.” Roth, 66, declined to elaborate why he wanted to retire, adding, “I’m not going to explain the statement. The explanation is in a safe. These are my last five shows.” His farewell residency will be at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, with concerts starting on New Year’s Eve and continuing on January 1, 5, 7 and 8. Tickets went on sale Saturday, October 2.

Roth met Alex and Eddie Van Halen in the 1970s at Pasadena City College in California, and went on to start the legendary rock band. Roth left the band in 1985 before a brief return in 1996 at the MTV Music Awards. Since then, Roth has been a solo performer.

Roth said that he expected to be the first member of Van Halen to die, so when Eddie was first to pass in October 2020 amid his battle with throat cancer, it was shocking.  Roth did not reveal the status of his own health currently, but noted, “My doctors, my handlers, compelled me to really address that every time I go onstage, I endanger that future.  I’ve given you all I’ve got to give. It’s been an amazing, great run, no regrets, nothing to say about anybody. I’ll miss you all. Stay frosty.”

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‘Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making Of Wildflowers’ to debut in theatres Oct 20

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers will be released theatrically on October 20 (Tom’s birthday) for a one-night global celebration, with encore screenings in select cinemas on October 21. YouTube Originals will then make the film available worldwide for free in full 4K resolution on Tom Petty’s YouTube Channel later this year.  You can view a trailer for the documentary – here.

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers captures the period of 1993-1995, when Tom worked with legendary producer Rick Rubin for the first time. The 89-minute documentary was directed by award-winning filmmaker Mary Wharton and first debuted in March as an Official SXSW 2021 Selection, winning the festival’s Audience Award. The film went on to win Best Documentary Film at the Boulder Film Festival and received widespread critical acclaim throughout the film festival season.

Tickets are on sale now at TomPettyFilm.com.

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Take a look at Alicia Keys’ star-studded music video for ‘LaLa (Unlocked)’

Alicia Keys has dropped her star-studded music video for “LaLa (Unlocked),” featuring Swae Lee. The track is Keys’ first since she released her seventh studio album, Alicia, back in September 2020.

Keys performs inside of a fancy venue alongside Lee in the clip; Snoop Dogg, Lena Waithe, Keys’ husband Swizz Beatz, NBA star Russell Westbrook and Khalid all make cameo appearances n the music video.

“LaLa (Unlocked)” is available to stream through Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, YouTube Music, Deezer, Pandora and Soundcloud. Check out the video for LaLa (Unlocked) here.

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Billie Eilish to become youngest performer to headline Glastonbury 2022

Billie Eilish was announced as the headliner for Glastonbury’s Friday night Pyramid Stage when the festival returns to its normal format next year, following two-years of COVID-related cancellations.

Emily Eavis, the co-organiser of Glastonbury, took to Instagram to announce Eilish as one of next year’s headliners. Eilish will become the youngest ever solo headliner in the festival’s history where she will then be 20. Eavis’ Instagram post read: “We couldn’t be happier to announce that the wondrous Billie Eilish is headlining the Pyramid on the Friday at next year’s Glastonbury Festival, becoming the youngest solo headliner in our history. This feels like the perfect way for us to return and I cannot wait!”

Eilish took to Instagram Stories prior to the announcement to tease the news’ she made her Glastonbury debut in 2019 and is the first headliner to be announced ahead of next year’s Somerset event.

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Suspect charged with murder in shooting death of Utah football player Aaron Lowe

Police announced on Sunday that a 22-year-old man was arrested that morning in connection with the shooting death of Utah football player Aaron Lowe. The Salt Lake City Police Department confirmed the arrest of Buk M. Buk in Draper, Utah, early Sunday. Buk has been charged with aggravated murder, attempted murder and felony discharge of a firearm. Lowe, 21, was shot and killed at a house party in Salt Lake City just after midnight on Sept. 26, just hours after the Utes beat Washington State. Buk is also accused of shooting a 20-year-old woman who has not been identified by police and remains in the hospital in critical condition.

Salt Lake City police chief Mike Brown said in a statement: “In a time of need, we turned to our community. We asked people to come forward and to share the information they had. Because of those tips and the unrelenting pursuit of justice from our homicide detectives, we have arrested the person accused of murdering Aaron Lowe. So many lives have been impacted from this senseless shooting.”

Lowe was a sophomore at the university and was the recipient of Utah’s ‘Ty Jordan Memorial Scholarship’ in August. The scholarship honors running back Ty Jordan, who died in an accidental shooting in December 2020. Jordan and Lowe were also high school teammates in Mesquite, Texas.

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Massive 126,000-gallon oil spill leaves wildlife dead on Southern California coast

A massive 126,000 gallon oil spill has dumped post-production crude off the coast of Southern California. The City of Huntington Beach said the spill measures approximately 5.8 nautical miles stretching from the Huntington Beach Pier to Newport Beach, forcing a closure of the ocean from the Pier to the Santa Ana River jetty. The U.S. Coast Guard said an oil sheen off the coast was first reported at 9:10 a.m. on Saturday morning.

The city of Huntington Beach said: “The spill has significantly affected Huntington Beach, with substantial ecological impacts occurring at the beach and at the Huntington Beach Wetlands. In response, Huntington Beach Fire and Marine Safety personnel have been deployed throughout the day to implement environmental containment efforts.” As of early Sunday morning, city officials said the leak had not yet been stopped but preliminary patching to repair the oil spill site has been completed as the U.S. Coast Guard will continue to respond to the incident. The city also urged individuals to avoid the beach due to the “toxicity created by the spill” and city leadership canceled the Pacific Airshow, which was scheduled for Sunday to facilitate clean-up efforts. Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley tweeted that oil had washed up onto the Huntington Beach beachfront and that dead birds and fish have been seen washing up on the shore.

The pipeline is owned by Houston-based oil and gas company Amplify Energy, President and CEO Martyn Willsher said in a news conference Sunday. “We are fully committed to being out here until this incident is fully concluded,” Willsher said. No exact cause for the spill has been determined and the Coast Guard is conducting an investigation.

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Denver Broncos suffer first loss of season as QB Teddy Bridgewater leaves game with concussion

Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was ruled out for the remainder of Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens after suffering a concussion late in the second quarter. The veteran quarterback took a hard hit by Baltimore linebacker Odafe Oweh on a pass attempt, occurring on Denver’s final possession of the first half. Bridgewater finished the day completing seven of 16 pass attempts for 65 yards and one touchdown. He has five touchdown passes on the season with no interceptions.

Bridgewater was replaced by Drew Lock, who took over for the offense to begin the third quarter. Lock started the second half with the Broncos trailing 17-7; he finished the game 12-of-21 passing for 113 yards with an interception.

The Broncos were one of the NFL’s five undefeated teams left entering Sunday; they eventually lost 23-17 to the Ravens, dropping their record to 3-1.

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MLB American League Playoffs: Boston Red Sox to host New York Yankees in Wild Card Game

The Boston Red Sox will host the New York Yankees in the American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday night.

In Sunday’s game vs. the Tampa Bay Rays, NY’s Aaron Judge drove home the winning run with a one-out single in the ninth inning of the Yankees’ 1-0 win; and the Red Sox’s Rafael Devers’ two-run homer in the ninth inning broke a 5-5 tie vs. the Washington Nationals, helping Boston to win 7-5.

The victories by New York and Boston officially eliminated the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays from the playoffs. The Mariners lost their regular-season finale to the Los Angeles Angels 7-3, and while the Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 12-2, they also needed a loss by the Yankees or Red Sox to set up a tiebreaker to decide the final wild-card berth.

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Pistol Annies announce their Christmas album “Hell Of A Holiday” is due out October 22nd

Pistol Annies — comprised of Miranda Lambert, Angaleena Presley, and Ashley Monroe — have announced they are releasing a Christmas album titled ‘Hell Of A Holiday’ on October 22. The trio posted on Twitter: “It’s gonna be a Hell of a Holiday y’all! Our first Christmas album will be out Oct 22 💚❤🎄.”  It was also announced that a single entitled “Snow Globe” will premiere on October 1.

Hell Of A Holiday marks the first Pistol Annies release since 2018’s  Interstate Gospel, which featured the single “Got My Name Changed Back.”  Vinyl and CD copies of Hell Of A Holiday are currently available for pre-order (here) along with other album-themed merchandise.

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