Month: November 2021

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Entertainment Daypop

‘The Real Housewives of Dubai’ is coming to Bravo in 2022

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Bravo continues to expand its successful “Real Housewives” franchise and has officially green-lighted “The Real Housewives of Dubai” with Andy Cohen as executive producer. The network announced Monday that its latest iteration will premiere in 2022 as the 11th city in the “Real Housewives” world.

Executive producer Andy Cohen said in a press release: “Everything’s bigger in Dubai, and I couldn’t be more excited to launch Bravo’s first international ‘Housewives’ series in a city I’ve been fascinated by for years, with an outstanding group of friends as our guides.”

Real Housewives of Dubai will be the first international series in the ‘Real Housewives’ franchise to air on Bravo. Bravo shared a teaser  for the series that shows a woman walking through the desert, with a voiceover that says: “It’s the land of opportunity. It’s the new American dream.”  With the lavish United Arab Emirates as their backdrop, the new “Housewives” will also give fans a glimpse of Dubai’s “over-the-top opulence, jaw-dropping modern architecture and wild nightlife scene,” says the press release.  Bravo has not yet revealed the cast members for Real Housewives of Dubai.

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Rock Daypop

GOJIRA release the music video for their song “Sphinx”

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Take a look at the video or “Sphinx” at the link – here.

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Rock Daypop

Marilyn Manson appears with Kanye West at his “Sunday Service” amid sexual abuse charges against him

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Marilyn Manson was invited once again to appear with Ye — formerly known as Kanye West — at his Sunday Service held over the weekend. The event, which was also attended by Justin Bieber and Roddy Ricch, saw choir members wearing white outfits while singing gospel numbers.

Ye is facing backlash for bringing out the 52-year-old Manson, who has been accused of rape and “further degrading acts” of exploitation and abuse by multiple women, including his former partner Evan Rachel Wood. Manson denied all of the allegations, calling them “horrible distortions of reality”. Last month, a judge allowed the lawsuit filed by Game of Thrones actor Esmé Bianco to proceed, which accused Manson of sexual, physical, and psychological abuse.

Ye has invited Manson to appear with him at other events; back in August, the rapper brought out Manson at a listening party for his album Donda that took place in Chicago. Manson and Ye were accompanied on the set-up porch by a masked figure many people online thought to be the rapper DaBaby. The trio stood on the porch alongside Ye as the first song of the event played.

The criticism continued to grow against Ye for allowing Manson to appear on stage with him.  Manson was dropped from his record label earlier this year, and his booking agent CAA announcing that it had severed ties with him as well.

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Pop Daypop

Jessica Simpson celebrates four years of sobriety with candid photo on social media

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Jessica Simpson shared a candid photo of herself from four years ago on social media depicting her first day without alcohol, and detailed in an honest, emotional post the way she felt that day as she began her journey to sobriety.

The 41-year-old Simpson wrote on Instagram: “This person in the early morning of Nov 1, 2017 is an unrecognizable version of myself. I had so much self-discovery to unlock and explore. I knew in this very moment I would allow myself to take back my light, show victory over my internal battle of self-respect, and brave this world with piercing clarity. Personally, to do this I needed to stop drinking alcohol because it kept my mind and heart circling in the same direction and quite honestly I was exhausted. I wanted to feel the pain so I could carry it like a badge of honor. I wanted to live as a leader does and break cycles to advance forward- never looking back with regret and remorse over any choice I have made and would make for the rest of my time here within this beautiful world.”  Simpson added, “There is so much stigma around the word alcoholism or the label of an alcoholic. The real work that needed to be done in my life was to actually accept failure, pain, brokenness, and self-sabotage. The drinking wasn’t the issue. I was. I didn’t love myself. I didn’t respect my own power. Today I do. I have made nice with the fears and I have accepted the parts of my life that are just sad. I own my personal power with soulful courage. I am wildly honest and comfortably open. I am free.”

In January 2020, Simpson opened up about her alcoholism in her memoir Open Book, saying she hit “rock bottom”on Halloween 2017 — a day where she recounts “zoning out” from drinking and was unable to dress her kids.  She wrote in her memoir: “I was terrified of letting them see me in that shape. I am ashamed to say that I don’t know who got them into their costumes that night.”  The next day she confided in her friends, saying: “I need to stop. Something’s got to stop. And if it’s alcohol that’s doing this and making things worse, then I quit.”

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Pop Daypop

Adele reveals tracklist for upcoming new album ’30’

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Adele has released the tracklist for her upcoming new album ’30’. The singer-songwriter announced her fourth studio album ’30’ last month after sharing its lead single, ‘Easy On Me’ – her first new song in five years. The new LP is set to arrive on November 19.

Adele has unveiled the tracklist for the album — the standard version of ’30’ will feature 12 songs, while a Target ‘bonus edition’ will have an extra three songs, including a duet with Chris Stapleton.

“Easy on Me” is spending its second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also stays at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. Adele’s last album, 2015’s 25, logged 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, won album of the year and best pop vocal album at the 2017 Grammy Awards, and was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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Sports Daypop

World Series Game 5: Astros beat Braves 9-5 to avoid elimination

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Facing a 3-1 series deficit leading into Game 5 of the World Series, the Houston Astros avoided elimination with a 9-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night at Truist Park in Atlanta.

The Astros overcame Braves outfielder Adam Duvall’s grand slam in the first inning to stay alive, bouncing back with three runs in the fifth inning and and earning the win to force Game 6 in the championship series.

Game 6 of the best-of-seven series is set for Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park in Houston. No team has clinched the World Series at home since the 2013 Boston Red Sox; and for the Astros to accomplish the feat, they must win twice at Minute Maid Park. The last MLB club to overcome a 3-1 deficit in the World Series was the Chicago Cubs against the Cleveland Indians in 2016.

Astros manager Dusty Baker said rookie Luis Garcia likely will start on three days’ rest for the Astros in Game 6. The Braves are expected to start left-hander Max Fried, who would be fully rested for the matchup.

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Two dead, 12 injured in Illinois shooting during party on Halloween

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Two gunmen opened fire at a house party in Joliet, Illinois (southwest of Chicago) killing two people and injuring more than a dozen. The Will County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the shooting occurred early Sunday morning at an event attended by an estimated 200 people, when gunfire erupted near a DJ booth in the backyard.

According to witnesses, one of the men — described as a Hispanic male wearing a red hoodie — fired from an elevated porch overlooking the crowd. The second shooter was described as a light-skinned man wearing a ski mask and yellow hoodie. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, and remain unidentified. Four others were taken to local hospitals; additional details about the incident were not immediately available.

The suspects remain at large as of press time.

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Suspect arrested after shooting at Halloween party in Texas leaves 1 dead, 9 injured

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Police in Texarkana, Texas confirmed that a suspect was arrested Sunday in a shooting that left one person dead and nine more wounded at a Halloween party in eastern Texas. Texarkana is located on the Texas-Arkansas border, about 180 miles (290 kilometers) east of Dallas.

Police said the suspected shooter, Keuntae McElroy, 21, of Texarkana, Arkansas, turned himself in late Sunday morning, and was booked on one count of felony aggravated assault. Additional charges are expected to be filed on Monday.

Around 200 people were at the party at an event center late Saturday when gunfire erupted. Police said that 10 people who were shot went to two hospitals for treatment, either by ambulance, police unit or private vehicle. A 20-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital. His name has not yet been released. Police said the injuries of the other nine didn’t appear to be life-threatening.

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Sports Daypop

Wide receiver Calvin Ridley steps away from Atlanta Falcons to focus on mental health

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Atlanta Falcons star wide receiver Calvin Ridley announced in a statement on Twitter that he is stepping away from football to focus on his “mental wellbeing.”

Ridley’s statement read: “These past few weeks have been very challenging and as much as I’d like to be on the field competing with my teammates, I need to step away from football at this time and focus on my mental wellbeing. This will help me be the best version of myself now and in the future. I want to thank my teammates, the entire Atlanta Falcons organization, our great fans, my friends, and my family for all of their support during this time.”

The 26-year-old Ridley was inactive for Sunday’s matchup with the Carolina Panthers due to a personal matter. Ridley also didn’t travel with the team to London for their Week 5 game against the New York Jets due to a personal matter. Following a bye week, Ridley returned against the Miami Dolphins in Week 7. In his fourth NFL season, Ridley has recorded 31 receptions for 281 yards and two touchdowns over five games.

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Country Daypop

Scotty McCreery’s “Five More Minutes” inspires a new Hallmark Christmas film

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Scotty McCreery’s hit single from 2017, “Five More Minutes,” will lend its name to a Hallmark Christmas movie. “Five More Minutes” comes off the track list of McCreery’s 2018 album, Seasons Change, and the song was his first-ever No. 1 hit single

The film, which was inspired by the song, will air on Hallmark’s Movies & Mysteries channel on Nov. 20 at 10PM ET. “Five More Minutes” isn’t a Christmas song, but contains themes such as gratitude and the importance of quality time with family. McCreery, who co-wrote the song with Frank Rogers and Monty Criswell, drew inspiration for the song from his relationship with his grandfather. At the time he tweeted to his followers, “I think I just wrote my favorite song I’ve ever written.”

McCreery will not appear in the Hallmark movie Five More Minutes but will be listed as an executive producer on the project. Though it’s inspired by his song, the new movie isn’t a direct adaption; rather, it “centers around a woman who discovers her late grandfather’s journal during the holiday season, and learns new and surprising things about his life.”

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