Month: April 2022

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Los Angeles Lakers fire head coach Frank Vogel after disappointing 33-49 season

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On Monday, Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka announced that the organization has fired head coach Frank Vogel, after a disappointing 33-49 season in 2021-22 which prevented the Lakers from making the playoffs.  Pelinka said in a news release: “I have a tremendous amount of respect for Frank both on and off the court. Frank is a great coach and a good man. We will forever be grateful to him for his work in guiding us to the 2019-20 NBA championship. This is an incredibly difficult decision to make, but one we feel is necessary at this point. All of us here wish Frank and his wonderful family all the best for the future.”   Pelinka added at a press conference that the Lakers felt that it was “time for a new voice.  He was a great coach here and he’s going to go on to be a great coach somewhere else. We just felt like it was time for a new leader.”

The 48-year-old Vogel went 127-98 over four seasons with the Western Conference franchise, and had an 18-9 record with the Lakers in the postseason, including the franchise’s 2019-20 title run amid the league’s coronavirus pandemic shutdown.

Vogel has a 431-389 overall regular-season record in his 11 seasons as an NBA head coach. He was fired in 2018, after he led the Orlando Magic to a 54-110 record in two seasons with the franchise. Vogel also went 250-181 in six seasons with the Indiana Pacers, but was fired in 2016. He held previous roles as an assistant with the Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics.

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Country Daypop

Miranda Lambert releases her latest single ‘Actin’ Up’

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Miranda Lambert has shared the latest single from her upcoming eighth studio album, Palomino, with the release of “Actin’ Up.”  Palomino, comprised of 15 tracks, is set for release April 29th; it is Lambert’s first solo project since 2019’s Wildcard.  Lambert performed Actin’ Up during an impromptu appearance at her Casa Rosa bar on Nashville’s Lower Broadway on Sunday, April 3rd. Backup singer Gwen Sebastian was performing when Lambert popped in to appear and sing a few of her own songs.

Later this year, Lambert heads to Las Vegas for her Velvet Rodeo residency. Tickets to the 24-date Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino residency launching in September are on sale now via Ticketmaster.  In addition to her Las Vegas residency, Lambert is joining forces with Little Big Town to co-headline this spring’s The Bandwagon Tour, featuring The Cadillac Three as support on all dates and visiting 15 cities beginning Friday, May 6th in Houston.

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Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus to divorce after 28 years together

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Tish Cyrus has filed for divorce from Billy Ray Cyrus after almost 30 years of marriage. Tish filed for divorce in Tennessee last week, according to court documents; it also notes that Tish and Billy Ray have not lived together since February 2020. Tish cited irreconcilable differences as the grounds for their divorce and is asking that the court equitably divide and distribute their marital assets and award her separate property.

This is not the first time either has filed for divorce from the other. In October 2010, Billy Ray filed before revealing the following year that he dropped the divorce. Then, in 2013, Tish filed for divorce.  The two spoke out about working on their relationship, saying: “We both woke up and realized we love each other and decided we want to stay together. We both went into couples therapy, something we haven’t done in 22 years of being together, and its brought us closer together and really opened up our communication in amazing ways. We’ve had rough times, but we both realized we didn’t want to be another statistic and wanted to make it work.”

The couple were married in December 1993, share five kids: Miley Cyrus, 29, Noah Cyrus, 22, and Braison Cyrus, 27, as well as Brandi Cyrus, 34, and Trace Cyrus, 33, who Trish gave birth to prior to their relationship. Billy Ray also has a son, Christopher, with his ex, Kristin Luckey.

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Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus to divorce after 28 years together

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Tish Cyrus has filed for divorce from Billy Ray Cyrus after almost 30 years of marriage. Tish filed for divorce in Tennessee last week, according to court documents; it also notes that Tish and Billy Ray have not lived together since February 2020. Tish cited irreconcilable differences as the grounds for their divorce and is asking that the court equitably divide and distribute their marital assets and award her separate property.

This is not the first time either has filed for divorce from the other. In October 2010, Billy Ray filed before revealing the following year that he dropped the divorce. Then, in 2013, Tish filed for divorce.  The two spoke out about working on their relationship, saying: “We both woke up and realized we love each other and decided we want to stay together. We both went into couples therapy, something we haven’t done in 22 years of being together, and its brought us closer together and really opened up our communication in amazing ways. We’ve had rough times, but we both realized we didn’t want to be another statistic and wanted to make it work.”

The couple were married in December 1993, share five kids: Miley Cyrus, 29, Noah Cyrus, 22, and Braison Cyrus, 27, as well as Brandi Cyrus, 34, and Trace Cyrus, 33, who Trish gave birth to prior to their relationship. Billy Ray also has a son, Christopher, with his ex, Kristin Luckey.

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Pop Daypop

Britney Spears announces pregnancy, expecting first child with fiancé Sam Asghari

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Britney Spears announced via Instagram on April 11 that she’s expecting her third child, her first with fiancé Sam Asghari. In her caption, Spears also hinted she and Asghari may have gotten secretly married, referring to him as her “husband.”  The 40-year-old Spears said in her post: “I lost so much weight to go on my Maui trip only to gain it back  … I thought “Geez … what happened to my stomach ???” My husband said “No you’re food pregnant silly  !!!” So I got a pregnancy test … and uhhhhh well … I am having a baby  … 4 days later I got a little more food pregnant. It’s growing !!! If 2 are in there … I might just loose it  … I obviously won’t be going out as much due to the paps getting their money shot of me like they unfortunately already have … it’s hard because when I was pregnant I had perinatal depression … I have to say it is absolutely horrible  … women didn’t talk about it back then … some people considered it dangerous if a woman complained like that with a baby inside her … but now women talk about it everyday … thank Jesus we don’t have to keep that pain a reserved proper secret … This time I will be doing yoga every day !!! Spreading lots of joy and love 💕 !!!”

Spears has been vocal about her desire to have another child, claiming the rules of her past conservatorship made it unlikely. In a Los Angeles court in June 2021, she said that her father, Jamie Spears, and his team would not allow her to “get married and have a baby” under the conservatorship. After 13 years under the legal guardianship, Spears was officially freed from the conservatorship on November 12, 2021 by Judge Brenda Penny.

Spears first started dating Asghari in 2016, after they met on the set of her “Slumber Party” music video. The couple announced their engagement in September 2021, showed off the singer’s new diamond ring on social media.

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Britney Spears announces pregnancy, expecting first child with fiancé Sam Asghari

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Britney Spears announced via Instagram on April 11 that she’s expecting her third child, her first with fiancé Sam Asghari. In her caption, Spears also hinted she and Asghari may have gotten secretly married, referring to him as her “husband.”  The 40-year-old Spears said in her post: “I lost so much weight to go on my Maui trip only to gain it back  … I thought “Geez … what happened to my stomach ???” My husband said “No you’re food pregnant silly  !!!” So I got a pregnancy test … and uhhhhh well … I am having a baby  … 4 days later I got a little more food pregnant. It’s growing !!! If 2 are in there … I might just loose it  … I obviously won’t be going out as much due to the paps getting their money shot of me like they unfortunately already have … it’s hard because when I was pregnant I had perinatal depression … I have to say it is absolutely horrible  … women didn’t talk about it back then … some people considered it dangerous if a woman complained like that with a baby inside her … but now women talk about it everyday … thank Jesus we don’t have to keep that pain a reserved proper secret … This time I will be doing yoga every day !!! Spreading lots of joy and love 💕 !!!”

Spears has been vocal about her desire to have another child, claiming the rules of her past conservatorship made it unlikely. In a Los Angeles court in June 2021, she said that her father, Jamie Spears, and his team would not allow her to “get married and have a baby” under the conservatorship. After 13 years under the legal guardianship, Spears was officially freed from the conservatorship on November 12, 2021 by Judge Brenda Penny.

Spears first started dating Asghari in 2016, after they met on the set of her “Slumber Party” music video. The couple announced their engagement in September 2021, showed off the singer’s new diamond ring on social media.

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Rock Daypop

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss announce new U.S. summer tour dates

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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss announced new summer tour dates to support their latest record, Raise the Roof.  Raise The Roof was released in November, and is Plant and Krauss’ second record together, following their Grammy-winning album Raising Sand.

The duo are currently set to tour across the eastern U.S., prior to their newly announced western leg. Plant and Krauss have added a dozen more shows, including performances at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, and Moody Amphitheater in Austin. The second leg will run throughout August and September.

Plant and Krauss are also set to perform at the Bonnaroo and Glastonbury festivals early this summer, marking some of their first live shows together in over a decade.  General ticket sales for Plant and Krauss’ western U.S. stint begins at 10 a.m. local on Friday, April 15 at the link – here.

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The Black Crowes announce ‘1972’ covers EP

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The Black Crowes have announced their new Amazon Original EP, titled ‘1972,’ and described as ‘a tribute to the 50th anniversary of some of the best rock-and-roll during its prime.’  The forthcoming project was recorded at the Sunset Sound in Los Angeles in January 2022 and is a collection of six songs that were specifically selected through a collaboration between the band and Amazon Music. The first single, a cover of “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” by The Temptations, is available now.

The Black Crowes’ 1972 will be available exclusively on Amazon Music digitally on May 4th.  You can also join The Black Crowes on May 4th at 10 pm ET/7 pm PT for a performance of the EP live from the historic Whiskey a Go-Go in Los Angeles via Amazon Music’s channel on Twitch. May 4th also marks the 50th anniversary of a renowned Little Feat performance at the famed venue in 1972.

The band also just announced the dates for the second leg of their extended Shake Your Money Maker Tour following 37 dates in 2021. The tour is set to kick off June 9th in Fort Lauderdale, FL with stops in major markets across North America.

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Selena Gomez launches mental health platform ‘Wondermind’

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Selena Gomez is using her years of mental health advocacy to launch Wondermind, a mental health company she’s heading up with her mom, Mandy Teefey, and media entrepreneur, Daniella Pierson. Wondermind was described in a press release as a platform that “destigmatizes and democratizes mental health.” Teefey said, “We hope to be the one stop shop for all mental fitness and conversation.”

The Wondermind website will serve as the main hub with daily content, interviews with experts, and other tools and resources — free of charge. There will also be a weekly podcast featuring a variety of guests, including therapists and celebrities who are known for their mental health advocacy. Gomez said, “We want to be that place where people feel comfortable to talk about the things under the hood. I really want people to be understood and seen and heard. It’s OK to not be OK.”  When Gomez revealed she had bipolar disorder in 2020, she said, “it was really freeing to know that information. It made me really happy because I started to have a relationship with myself, and that’s the best part.”

The eventual goal is to expand Wondermind into a production company that also releases books, exercise journals, and streaming content. Said Gomez in a press release: “Every person has their own mental health journey. If we ignore them, pretty them up or hide them from the world, it doesn’t change that they are very, very real.”

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Police believe 2 people targeted victims at Cedar Rapids nightclub shooting which killed 2 and injured 10

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Cedar Rapids Police confirm that investigators believe two men fired more than a dozen shots inside a Cedar Rapids nightclub left a man and a woman dead and 10 people wounded early Sunday morning.

Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman said that officers – who were just outside the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge because of an earlier incident – rushed inside and found the victims of the shooting, and that between 100 to 150 people ran out of the club at that time.  Officers helped treat the people who were wounded and rushed several of the victims to hospitals in squad cars.  The names of the man and woman who died were not released Sunday. Jerman said one survivor was in critical condition Sunday afternoon while the other injuries, which were all related to the gunfire.  The gunmen likely escaped as the crowd rushed out of the nightclub. Police were searching for suspects Sunday afternoon and no arrests had been reported.

Jerman said police haven’t determined the motive for the shooting but investigators believe one of the victims was targeted, adding: “This is another mindless and senseless gun-related incident involving a reckless disregard for human life. I remain livid and angered at the continued and blatant disregard and lack of respect for human life that continues. That said, I want to reassure the residents of this city that Cedar Rapids is a safe city.”  Those with information about the shooting are encouraged to call Cedar Rapids Police at 319-286-5491 or Linn County Crime Stoppers at 800-272-7463.

Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell urged residents to speak out against violence: “Shock, anger, grief, disappointment — just a few of the emotions that I’m sure we all feel today. And I can personally say that as a mother my heart goes out to those moms and dads today who are having the worst day of their lives. To the families of the injured, we are with you and we are praying for a swift recovery.”

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