Month: November 2021

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Odell Beckham Jr. agrees to join Los Angeles Rams in one-year deal

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Odell Beckham Jr. has agreed to sign a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Rams, the team confirmed on Thursday afternoon. The star wide receiver’s new contract is a one-year deal.

Multiple reports indicated that the Rams and Green Bay Packers were the finalists for Beckham, who was waived by the Cleveland Browns on Monday and cleared waivers at 4 p.m. ET when he went unclaimed, making him a free agent. The 29-year-old veteran spent the last two-plus seasons with the Browns, tallying 1,586 receiving yards with seven touchdowns over 210 games in Cleveland. He was selected to three consecutive Pro Bowls with the New York Giants from 2014 through 2016.

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Free agent quarterback Cam Newton rejoins the Carolina Panthers

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The Carolina Panthers announced on Thursday that free agent quarterback Cam Newton agreed to sign with the team, pending a physical. Sources told ESPN and NFL Network that the contract is worth up to $10 million for the rest of the season and includes $4.5 million guaranteed and a $1.5 million roster bonus.

Starting quarterback Sam Darnold is headed to the injured reserve list, and is expected to miss four to six weeks with a shoulder injury in his throwing arm. P.J. Walker, who is expected to start in Week 10, and Matt Barkley are the other two healthy quarterbacks on the Panthers depth chart. The Panthers signed Barkley earlier this week.

Newton, 32, completed 65.8% of his throws for 2,657 yards, eight touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 15 starts last season for the San Francisco 49ers. He also ran for 592 yards and 12 scores in 2020. The Patriots released Newton in August.

The Panthers (4-5) will face the Arizona Cardinals (8-1) at 4:05 p.m. EST Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

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Country Daypop

Colorado’s Country Jam announces headliners for 2022

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Country Jam announced it is returning in June 2022. featuring headliners such as Miranda Lambert, Eric Church and Tim McGraw. The three-day music festival will feature more than 20 acts performing June 23-25, 2022, in Grand Junction, Colorado. Other acts on the lineup include Chris Janson, Riley Green, Chris Lane, Blanco Brown, Jo Dee Messina, Lainey Wilson and Runaway June. The exact schedule has yet to be finalized.

Now in its 30th year in Mack, Colorado, Country Jam is billed as Colorado’s largest country music and camping fest since it debuted in 1992, and one of the premier country music festivals in the United States. More than 15 of the top country music acts in the nation visit the festival at Jam Ranch outside of Grand Junction each summer.

Festival tickets and camping passes are on sale now at countryjam.com. A three-day general admission ticket costs $145 and a VIP pass costs $745. A three-day camping pass costs $220.

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Blake Shelton releases the video for ‘Come Back as a Country Boy’

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Blake Shelton has released the official video for his new single, “Come Back As a Country Boy,” directed by Sophie Muller.

Shelton says of the visual: “This video is an adventure. But at the end of the day it’s just me, my dog and my truck … and, of course, a beer. It’s me being a country boy in my favorite place on Earth.”

Come Back As a Country Boy was released in October, and is currently rising up the country radio charts as the third single from Shelton’s album Body Language.  Shelton has also shared another track from that project, the song he co-wrote as a wedding gift to his wife, Gwen Stefani, titled “We Can Reach the Stars.”

Check out the video for Come Back As a Country Boy – here.

CMT VIDEO PREMIERE: Blake Shelton’s “Come Back As A Country Boy” Could Be His “Hottest” Video Ever

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Kenan Thompson to host 2021 People’s Choice Awards

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E! and NBC announced that actor/comedian Kenan Thompson will host the 2021 People’s Choice Awards. Thompson, 43, will host the 47th annual awards show set to air in December.  In addition to hosting, Thompson is nominated at the PCAs for The Comedy TV Star and The Male TV star for his work on Saturday Night Live.

Thompson said in a statement: “I can’t believe I get to host the PCAs! I’m beyond blessed to be nominated twice and part of two more nominations for SNL. Good times indeed!  Congrats to all the nominees — we already won!!” Thompson is the longest-tenured cast member on SNL, which returned for a 47th season in October. He also stars in and executive produces the NBC comedy series Kenan.

The People’s Choice Awards will air Dec. 7 at 9 p.m. EST on NBC and E!.

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See Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem as Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in the first full-length trailer for ‘Being the Ricardos’

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Amazon Studios has released the first official, full-length trailer for ‘Being the Ricardos’ featuring Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem as Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.  You can view the trailer – here.

The film by Aaron Sorkin follows the famous pair during one critical production week of their sitcom, ‘I Love Lucy,’ which comes at a time when they’re being threatened by shocking personal accusations, a political smear, and cultural taboos. The trailer shows Kidman and Bardem playing Lucy and Desi, who perform scenes from ‘I Love Lucy’ throughout the movie while also dealing with the real-life drama in their lives.

Being the Ricardos also stars Jake Lacy, J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda and Alia Shawkat and will hit theaters Dec. 10. It will be available on Amazon Prime Video beginning Dec. 21.

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Rock Daypop

Greta Van Fleet announce 2022 ‘Dreams in Gold’ U.S. tour with Rival Sons & The Velveteers

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Greta Van Fleet announced on social media 2022 spring/summer tour dates in North American for their ‘Dreams in Gold’ tour, featuring Rival Sons and The Velveteers.

The tour kicks-off on March 10th at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, MI, wrapping up with a two night stand at the Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City, NJ on April 1st and 2nd. After a short break, Greta Van Fleet will launch international dates including shows in Brazil, Sweden, France, Germany, Ireland, and wrapping things up with three UK dates.

Tickets for Greta Van Fleet’s Dreams in Gold tour go on sale via LiveNation.com this Friday, November 12 at 10 a.m. local time. Follow this link for pre-sale and other information.

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Eddie Vedder shares video for debut performance of ‘Long Way’

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Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has shared a video for the debut live performance of his solo single “Long Way” from his forthcoming album “Earthling”.

The video is from Eddie’s performance of the song for the first time live at the Ohana Festival that took place in Dana Point, Ca back in September. The live clip was shot and edited by Pearl Jam video director Blue Leach and Eddie’s headline set featured him joined by an all-star backing band including Chad Smith, Pino Palladino, Josh Klinghoffer, Andrew Watt and Glen Hansard.

Watch the video for “Long Way” – here.

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Rosalía and The Weeknd team up for the new song and video for “La Fama”

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Rosalía and The Weeknd have released their new single “La Fama.”  The Weeknd sings in Spanish on the track, and in a statement translated into English, Rosalía said: “I wanted to write, in my own way, a bachata with a little story around ambition. Taking as a reference the lyrics of Rubén Blades or Patti Smith and the songs of Aventura, I ended up writing a story of romance with fame.”

The new single follows Rosalía’s appearance on a remix of The Weeknd’s hit song “Blinding Lights” last year. La Fama will appear on Rosalía’s new album Motomami, set to arrive in 2022. The LP will be the follow-up to her Grammy-winning breakout El Mal Querer from 2018.

Take a look at the video for La Fama, featuring a cameo from Danny Trejo and directed by Director X, at the link here.

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Jessica Simpson releases new music with a cover of Nothing But Thieves’ ‘Particles’

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Jessica Simpson is back with new music, releasing a cover of the Nothing but Thieves song “Particles” on Thursday. “Particles” is a song about struggling with addiction but being willing to change for a loved one.

In the video for Particles, Simpson performs nude, sitting in a candlelit room. The 41-year-old wrote on Instagram: “The whole idea of music heals is an honest truth to me. This song saved a broken piece of me.”

Particles is Simpson’s first music since her EP Open Book, which she released alongside the audiobook version of her memoir in February 2020.  Her last album was the holiday release ‘Happy Christmas’ from back in November 2010.

Take a look at Simpson’s video for Particles – here.

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