Month: January 2022

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Chicago Bears add rookie QB Justin Fields to COVID-19 reserve list; will miss Week 18

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The Chiago Bears announced on Thursday that rookie QB Justin Fields has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, and will likely miss Week 18’s game against division rival Minnesota Vikings. It was not immediately clear whether Fields was placed on the COVID list due to a positive test or as a close contact.

The news comes after head coach Matt Nagy had previously announced that Fields would participate in practice this week and start against Minnesota on Sunday. Fields had missed the previous two games due to an ankle injury, but was declared ready to return to the field. Fields began the season as the backup to Andy Dalton, but eventually took over the starting role. In 12 games (10 starts), Fields completed 159 of 270 passes (58.9 percent) for 1,870 yards (6.9 per attempt), seven touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. He added 420 yards and two more scores on his 72 rush attempts.

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Country Daypop

Walker Hayes set to release his new book, ‘Glad You’re Here’

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Walker Hayes has announced he is writing a new book, Glad You’re Here. The title of the book comes from a line in his 2018 single, “Craig,” which was inspired by his friend Craig Allen Cooper.   Throughout his career, Hayes has heavily praised Cooper (who is a pastoral writer), saying he once gave up his own keys to his minivan to help the country singer and his family when they were struggling to make ends meet. The book is said to explore the friendship between the two, sharing the backstory of how they met and how they became neighbors.

Hayes will also talk about how he turned to his spirituality after battling alcoholism and the difficulties it caused with his family, especially his wife Laney. Said Hayes: “I bought the house next door to Craig. The book uncovers the details of our friendship, my testimony, us losing a baby, so I go in detail about losing Oakley and how the Lord has redeemed that. I also talk about my battle with alcoholism and how it’s going. When I met Craig, I was an alcoholic, and now I will be six years sober in October.”

Hayes has yet to share the release date for the project; in the meantime, he will be releasing a new album on Jan. 21 and will kick off the Fancy Like Tour on Jan. 27.

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Country Daypop

Travis Tritt announces 2022 ‘Set in Stone Tour’

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Country artist Travis Tritt has announced 2022 tour dates.  Tritt’s ‘Set In Stone Tour’ is named after his album released last year, which was the country singer’s first full-length project in over a decade.

The Set in Stone Tour  is set to start on March 11th in Alabama, wrapping-up May 1st where it will conclude in Jacksonville, Florida.

For more details and tickets information, visit https://travistritt.com/tour/.

Travis Tritt Announces 2022 ‘Set in Stone’ Tour

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Entertainment Daypop

Take a look at the trailer for Hulu’s miniseries ‘Pam & Tommy’

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The streaming service Hulu has shared a trailer for the miniseries ‘Pam & Tommy’, featuring Lily James and Sebastian Stan as former Hollywood couple Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. The preview revisits Anderson (James) and Lee’s (Stan) infamous sex tape scandal, and also explores Anderson and Lee’s relationship and how the scandal affected their personal lives and careers.

Pam & Tommy is written by Robert D. Siegel and directed by Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya). It also stars Seth Rogen and Nick Offerman as Rand Gauthier and Uncle Miltie, the pair who obtained and distributed the tape, which was recorded during Anderson and Lee’s honeymoon.

Pam & Tommy will premiere February 2 on Hulu.  You can watch the latest trailer – here.

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‘Today’ show host Hoda Kotb tests positive for COVID-19

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NBC’s Today show host Hoda Kotb says she tested positive for COVID-19.  The 57-year-old Hotb shared with her co-anchors that she is quarantining at home but feeling good and hoping to return to work soon. Kotb is vaccinated and has received her booster shot.

Kotb thanked fans for their well wishes in a tweet, saying:  “Thx for well wishes! Feeling good.. cant wait to see you all when I am in the clear! Xo.” 

Kotb is the latest television personality to test positive for COVID-19.  The View host Whoopi Goldberg also recently tested positive for COVID-19 and has been absent from her show this week, and Late Night host Seth Meyers said Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 and was cancelling his show for the rest of the week.

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Rock Daypop

Radiohead side project The Smile releases ‘You Will Never Work in Television Again’

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The Smile — comprised of Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, along with Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner — have released their first single, titled “You Will Never Work in Television Again.” The lyric video can be viewed on The Smile’s official YouTube channel.  “You Will Never Work in Television Again” is also available to stream through Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Bandcamp and Tidal.

The Smile will also be performing three intimate concerts in 15 hours on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30 at Magazine London. The shows will be simultaneously streamed across three global time zones.  Tickets for the concerts go on sale Friday, January 7th. For more info and to sign up for pre-sale details, head here: https://thesmiletheband.com

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Rock Daypop

Neal Schon explains why Journey fired lead singer Jeff Scott Soto from the band

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Journey guitarist Neal Schon explained why the band dismissed former lead singer Jeff Scott Soto, saying he “didn’t sound right” to them.  Soto replaced Steve Augeri in Journey in December 2006 after Augeri began suffering throat problems on the road. (Augeri had replaced singer Steve Perry in 1998.) But Soto lasted less than a year, and in December 2007, Journey hired Arnel Pineda, who fronts the band to this day.

Said Soto about his firing: “The problem is I don’t know. That’s the problem. If I knew what the problem was, if I knew the reason why I got fired, then at least I could be at peace with it; I could find a way to discuss it or talk about it. But I’m not legally supposed to talk about it. … It got to the point where we had to take it [to] legal side of things.” The singer said he simply wanted an answer as to why he was let go. “If I was told why I was fired, if I was told, ‘Your voice sucks,’ if I was told I killed one of the guys’ dogs, if I made somebody in their family angry, if I was told the reason why I was fired, I could make peace with it. But to this day, 14 years later — whatever it is — I don’t know. I don’t have the answers.”

Schon responded to Soto’s claims in a Facebook comment: “It was unfortunate, but Steve Augeri’s voice gave out. We were in the middle of [the] Def Leppard tour, so I was working with Jeff on [a] side project and suggested he come in and help [finish] the tour. It went well but all were not sold on him being the lead singer after writing a tune and listening. Both [keyboardist Jonathan Cain] and I agreed it didn’t sound right – or, better put, what we wanted. I hope this satisfies this ongoing drama. It didn’t work out.”

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Adele shares teaser for ‘Oh My God’ music video, set to drop January 12th

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Adele has announced the new music video for ‘Oh My God,’ one of the songs from her recent album ’30.’ ’30’ is Adele’s first new album in six years, which also includes the record-breaking #1 single ‘Easy On Me.’

Adele tweeted the news with a video preview, teasing that there is ‘so much more to come in 2022.’ She also posted on Instagram: “Rested and Re-Set! Feeling ready for 2022, there’s so much coming, I’m excited for you all to see it x”

The video for “Oh My God” will be live online at 12 noon ET, 9 am PT on January 12th.

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Machine Gun Kelly confirms he will release two albums in 2022

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Machine Gun Kelly has confirmed that he plans to release two albums in 2022. MGK announced the upcoming release of the Travis Barker-produced Born With Horns this past August, sharing the single “Papercuts.”  MGK also teased that he would be releasing new music in the early days of 2022.

On December 31, MGK tweeted: “I know the rumor was I was dropping New Year’s Eve but… see you in 2022″; and then on January 2, he confirmed the news by tweeting, “Two albums this year.”

The albums will serve as the follow-up to 2020’s Tickets to My Downfall, Kelly’s first collaboration with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, which debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 upon its release, and spawned singles “Bloody Valentine,” “Concert for Aliens” and the Blackbear-assisted “My Ex’s Best Friend.”

MGK also recently announced the cast for his upcoming musical film Taurus, starring his girlfriend Megan Fox, along with Naomi Wild, Lil Tjay, and more.

Machine Gun Kelly plans to drop two new albums in 2022

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13 people, including 7 children, killed in fire at Philadelphia rowhouse

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13 people, including several children, were killed on Wednesday when fire broke out at a row house in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood. Firefighters arrived at the three-story property at about dawn and found heavy smoke coming from the second floor of the home, which is owned by the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Officials said it took crews almost an hour to get the blaze under control.

Philadelphia Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy told reporters during a press conference:  “It’s a sad, sad day for the Philadelphia Fire Department and the city. I’ve been around for 35 years now and this is probably one of the worst firsts I’ve ever been to.”  Murphy added: “There were four smoke detectors in that building and none of them operated.  There was an inspection done by the PHA in 2019. When they went out in 2019, they installed four smoke detectors. And there was another inspection in 2020. When they went out that time, they installed two smoke detectors.”

The home was divided into separate living spaces and 26 people were living there at the time of the fire. The PHA is the nation’s fourth-largest public housing authority and owns more than 14,000 affordable housing units, according to its website. Officials said the fire doesn’t appear to be suspicious, but the cause is under investigation. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is aiding in the inquiry.

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