Month: December 2021

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Rock Daypop

Alice Cooper announces Spring 2022 North American tour

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After wrapping his fall 2021 tour promoting his latest album “Detroit Stories”, Alice Cooper announced a run of January/February 2022 dates ahead of a headline appearance on the Monsters Of Rock cruise, which takes place February 9 through 14.

Cooper has now confirmed a leg of new spring 2022 dates, kicking off on March 18 in Mashantucket, CT at Foxwoods Resort Casino, and wrapping on April 23 in Paso Robles, CA. Support will come from Buckcherry on most dates, with KISS legend Ace Frehley taking over as support for the final two stops on the tour on April 22nd in Reno, NV at the Grand Sierra Resort and April 23rd in Paso Robles, CA at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre

To purchase tickets, head to the link – here.

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Pop Daypop

Olivia Rodrigo announces 2022 ‘Sour’ world tour

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Olivia Rodrigo has announced a worldwide tour in support of her debut album Sour, set to kick off in the United States in April of 2022.

The North American leg of the tour will kick off April 2 at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco and will wrap May 25 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. A European and U.K. run will follow in June and July.

For the first half of Rodrigo’s North American tour (April 2 through April 23), she’ll receive support from Gracie Abrams. Joining her on the second half of the run (April 26 through May 25) will be Holly Humberstone. Baby Queen will open for Rodrigo during her European and U.K. shows.

Tickets for the Sour tour will go on sale this Friday, Dec. 10, at 10 a.m. local time. Fans can register for first access via TicketMaster’s Verified Fan program, which will be open through Dec. 7 at 11:59 p.m. PT.  Visit Olivia Rodrigo’s official website for ticket packages and tour information.

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Pop Daypop

Take a look at the video for Megan Thee Stallion, Jimmy Fallon and Ariana Grande’s holiday single ‘It Was A…(Masked Christmas)’

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Jimmy Fallon has recruited Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion for “It Was A… (Masked Christmas)”, a holiday tune about Christmas in the time of COVID-19.

“It Was A… (Masked Christmas)” arrives along with a video showing Fallon, Grande and Stallion in a series of Christmas-themed settings – drinking eggnog by an open fire, skiing down a mountain, dancing inside a snow globe and lining up for their vaccine booster shots.  You can take a look at the video – here.

Buy or stream “It Was A… (Masked Christmas)” at the link here.

Megan Thee Stallion Is A Sexy Nurse In New Video For Christmas Song With Jimmy Fallon & Ariana Grande

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News Daypop

NYC announces new vaccine mandate for all private sector employers

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that all NYC employers will have to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their in-person workers under new rules announced on Monday. The vaccine mandate for private businesses will take effect Dec. 27 and is aimed at preventing a spike in COVID-19 infections during the holiday season and winter months. The new guidance would be the most aggressive in the nation. Vaccinations are already required for city employees including teachers, police officers and firefighters, and a vaccination mandate for employees of private and religious schools was announced last week. Current New York City COVID-19 rules also include at least one vaccine dose for indoor restaurant dining, entertainment venues and fitness centers. Under new mandates for indoor dining, entertainment and gyms, two shots will be required for people over 12. One shot will be required for children aged 5 to 11, who are not covered by the current mandate.

de Blasio said that he expects the new mandate to survive any legal challenges. The mandate will apply to roughly 184,000 businesses in the city, which has a population of 8.8 million.  Said de Blasio: “We are going to be working with businesses all over the city and that’s almost 200,000 businesses that are not already covered by the Key to NYC guidelines right now. We are going to be talking to them in the next days on how to put together the right plan to implement this. The specific guidance, the specific rules will come out Dec. 15.”  He added: “We’ve been living with this now for most of two years. We got to put it behind us and vaccine mandates in my experience are the one thing that really breaks through. And we do know this, vaccines every single time, you know, every single time there’s a fear of the vaccine won’t have an impact on a new variant. Well, guess what? Every single time the vaccines have worked. That’s a good track record. Let’s lean into it even more.”

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Sports Daypop

President Biden announces diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics in Beijing

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On Monday, the White House announced a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in China in a show of protest over human rights issues.  The move means President Joe Biden and other American officials will not attend, which is standard practice; however, athletes are allowed to participate in the February games.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a briefing that the decision is in part a signal of opposition to China’s treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority in western Xinjiang province. In March, the White House declared Beijing’s treatment of the Uighurs to be a genocide. Psaki told reporters: “The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic games given the PRC’s ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses. The athletes on Team USA have our full support. We will be behind them 100 percent as we cheer them on from home. We will not be contributing to the fanfare of the games.”

Beijing is scheduled to host the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 4-20. It is the first U.S. boycott of any kind for the Olympic Games since President Jimmy Carter ordered a full boycott for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow over Russia’s military invasion of Afghanistan. No American athletes participated in those Games, and Russia ordered a similar boycott of the Los Angeles Summer Olympics four years later.

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Los Angeles Chargers’ WR Keenan Allen among 11 NFL players added to COVID-19 list

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Los Angeles Chargers star wide receiver Keenan Allen was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday after a positive test result. According to multiple outlets, Allen is vaccinated and under the league’s protocols, can rejoin the team if he is asymptomatic once he passes two tests at least 24 hours apart. Vaccinated players must also be asymptomatic for 48 hours; however, those who fail to produce two consecutive negative tests can return to their team after 10 days.  In addition, Allen’s availability for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants remains in question. Chargers head coach Brandon Staley told reporters: “He’s day-to-day right now. Hopefully we’ll have some good news on him in the next few days.”

Allen, who has been named to the Pro Bowl in each of the past four seasons, leads the Chargers with 86 receptions and 929 receiving yards this season. He also has tallied four touchdown catches. The Chargers improved to 7-5 in 2021 after their 41-22 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, a victory in which Allen notched two touchdown receptions.

Allen was one of 11 NFL players who landed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday. Cameron Jordan (New Orleans Saints), Jordan Love (Green Bay Packers), A.J. Klein (Buffalo Bills), Jalen Richard (Las Vegas Raiders), Trenton Scott (Carolina Panthers), Wes Martin (New York Giants), Blake Cashman (New York Jets), Evan Brown (Detroit Lions), Stephen Carlson (Cleveland Browns) and Zach Triner (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) also tested positive.

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Country Daypop

Kenny Chesney earns his 34th No. 1 single with ‘Knowing You’

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After 37-weeks on the charts, Kenny Chesney‘s single “Knowing You” has officially reached the No.1 spot at country radio. Earlier this year, Chesney released a cinematic music video for the ballad, directed by Shaun Silva and shot in Gloucester, Mass and St. Croix. The video brought the song to life in cinematic form, showcasing Chesney’s acting skills alongside a female counterpart.

Chesney will return to the road with the launch of his Here And Now 2022 Tour, kicking off on April 23 in Tampa, Florida. The trek will also feature Dan + Shay, Old Dominion and Carly Pearce at the stadium shows and Carly Pearce at select amphitheater concerts.

Visit Chesney’s official website for additional details.

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Country Daypop

Cole Swindell announces headlining “Down to the Bar” 2022 tour

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Cole Swindell has announced his headlining “Down To The Bar Tour” in early 2022. Swindell will be joined by Travis Denning and Ashley Cooke on the road, kicking things off on Feb. 17, 2022 in Peoria, Illinois.

Said Swindell: “I am so excited to kick off 2022 back on the road with a headlining tour. “I’ve been big fans of Travis Denning and Ashley Cooke for a while now so to be able to get them for this tour is exciting. The fans are going to be in for a lot of surprises on this tour! It will be hard to top 2021, but getting this tour out there already has me excited for the new year.”

Swindell’s “Down Home Crew” fan club members can purchase tickets beginning today, December 7 at 10 a.m. local time, with general sale tickets for most markets going on sale either this Friday (December 10) or December 17. Check www.coleswindell.com for further details.

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Entertainment Daypop

Kim Kardashian West to receive ‘Fashion Icon’ honor at 2021 People’s Choice Awards

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Kim Kardashian West has been chosen to receive the ‘Fashion Icon’ honor at the 2021 People’s Choice Awards, which is set to air on NBC and E! Tuesday from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.

Jen Neal, executive vice president of entertainment live events and specials at NBCUniversal Entertainment television, said in a press release: “For nearly two decades, Kim Kardashian West’s style evolution has disrupted and influenced trends on a global level and cemented herself as a force to be reckoned with within the fashion industry. For being a cultural inspiration, trailblazer and so much more, we can’t wait to honor Kim with this year’s People’s Fashion Icon award.”

The People’s Choice Awards allows fans to vote for their favorites artists across all genres of entertainment. This year’s event has ‘F9’ leading the film categories with eight nominations, while ‘This Is Us’ tops the TV categories with six nominations. Justin Bieber tops the music categories with 10 nominations.

The 2021 People’s Choice Awards, hosted by Kenan Thompson, will air simultaneously on NBC and E! on Dec. 7 at 9 p.m. ET.

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Sony drops first-look trailer for ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Part One)’

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Sony unveiled the title and first-look teaser for the Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, dubbed Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Part One).   The title implies the film will serve as the first installation of a two-part sequel; the first part is scheduled for release in theaters Oct. 7, 2022, and the second part to be released sometime in 2023.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse will chronicle Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) as he groups up with Miguel O’Hara (Oscar Isaac), “Spider-Man 2099”, and Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) to face off with a powerful super-villian.  Along with Moore, Steinfeld and Isaac, Jake Johnson will once again voice Peter Parker, while “Insecure” creator and star Issa Rae will be lending her talents to the role of Jessica Drew, aka Spider-Woman.

Click to see first-look teaser – here.

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