Month: April 2022

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Rock Daypop

Pink Floyd release new song ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’ for Ukraine

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Pink Floyd have released a new song in support of the people of Ukraine titled “Hey Hey Rise Up.”  “Hey Hey Rise Up” marks the first new original music Pink Floyd have recorded together since their 1994 album The Division Bell.

“Hey Hey Rise Up” features David Gilmour and Nick Mason, as well as bassist Guy Pratt and keyboardist Nitin Sawhney. Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the Ukrainian band ‘Boombox’ contributes vocals. The band recorded the song on March 30 and pulled Khlyvnyuk’s vocals from an Instagram post of him singing in Kyiv’s Sofiyskaya Square.  The song title is inspired by the lyrics to “The Red Viburnum in the Meadow,” a Ukrainian protest song written during World War I, which Khlyvnyuk was singing in the video. The last line of the song translates to “Hey, hey, rise up and rejoice.”

Check out the video for ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’ – here.

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Pop Daypop

The Weeknd drops the video for “Out of Time” featuring HoYeon Jung and Jim Carrey

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The Weeknd has dropped the official music video for “Out of Time,” co-starring Squid Game’s HoYeon Jung and actor Jim Carrey.

The Weeknd’s album Dawn FM, released in January of this year, opened at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The LP is the follow-up to 2020’s After Hours and includes 16 tracks, featuring guest appearances from Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne, Quincy Jones, Oneohtrix Point Never and Carrey.

Last month, The Weeknd announced the official dates for his North American After Hours Til Dawn Tour, which is set to kick off this summer featuring special guest Doja Cat.  His first-ever stadium tour will commence on July 8 with a hometown show at Toronto’s Rogers Centre before heading to 17 additional destinations including New York, Philadelphia, Miami, Boston, Las Vegas and San Francisco, with a final stop at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on September 2.

Watch The Weeknd’s “Out of Time” video featuring HoYeon Jung and Jim Carrey – here.

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Avril Lavigne announces engagement to Mod Sun after one year together

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Avril Lavigne announced she is engaged to fellow singer Mod Sun. Lavigne, 37, and Mod Sun, 35 (real name Derek Ryan Smith), met in 2020 while working on music together, and began dating that November. Mod Sun co-wrote and co-produced tracks for Avril’s new album, Love Sux, and she’s featured on his single “Flames”, as well as co-starring with him in its music video.

The couple confirmed the engagement news on social media, with Lavigne captioning her Instagram post: “Oui! Je t’aime pour toujours 🤍💍🥂Dimanche. 27. Mars. 2022.” It appears the duo actually got engaged in late March during a trip to Paris.

Mod Sun wrote on his Instagram page, “The day we met I knew you were the one. Together forever til our days are done. I had a dream where I proposed in paris. I pulled out a ring + asked you to wear it. I was on one knee as I looked in your eyes. You’re too beautiful for my words to describe. I grabbed your hand + took one last breath…I said ‘will you marry me?’ + she said ‘yes’. I love you Avril.”

Prior to dating Mod Sun, Lavigne previously dated indie artist Pete Jonas, Brody Jenner and billionaire Phillip Sarofim, with whom she broke up in 2019 after more than a year. Lavigne was married to Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley and Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger.

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News Daypop

Father of student at Sarah Lawrence College in New York found guilty of abuse against other students

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On Wednesday, a jury of 12 found Lawrence Ray guilty of 15 counts related to his decade-long reign of abuse over students at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. The 62-year-old Ray, who is the father of a daughter who attended the small Westchester County liberal arts college, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison with a mandatory minimum of 15 years. Sentencing is set for Sept. 16.

Ray, an ex-convict, faced charges including sex trafficking, forced labor, tax evasion and racketeering. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan argued that Ray’s psychological abuse and physical torment of his victims started out by charming them, then by using his power over the victims to extort sex, money and other favors from them.  Ray posed as a ‘father figure’ to his daughter’s fellow students, and moved into his child’s on-campus dorm in 2010 following a prison stint for securities fraud. He shared the dorm with her male and female roommates, and the group later relocated to a one-bedroom Manhattan apartment.

Ray has maintained his innocence, claiming he was falsely accused of the crimes; however he did not testify at his trial.. Ray has been incarcerated in the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since his arrest in 2020.

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House of Representatives holds two former Trump aides in contempt over Capitol attack probe

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The U.S. House of Representatives approved “contempt of Congress” charges on Wednesday against two former aides to Donald Trump — Peter Navarro and Daniel Scavino — for failing to cooperate with the probe into the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Navarro, who was a top trade adviser to the former president, and Scavino, who was a deputy chief of staff, did not comply with subpoenas to appear before the House Select Committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. House members backed the charges against the two men with a 220-203 vote; it now refers the matter to the Department of Justice for a decision on whether to press criminal charges.

Scavino and Navarro have argued that their communications are protected by executive privilege, although many legal experts have said that principle does not apply to former presidents. Contempt of Congress bears a penalty of up to a year’s imprisonment and a fine up to $100,000.

The Democratic-led Select Committee has been investigating events leading to the Capitol attack by Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, when Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers gathered to certify Democrat Biden’s victory in the November 2020 election.

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Sports Daypop

Cleveland Guardians and third baseman José Ramírez agree to 5-year, $124 million extension

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On Wednesday, the Cleveland Guardians and all-star José Ramírez agreed to a five-year, $124 million extension, which will keep the veteran third baseman under contract through the 2028 season.The deal has a total guarantee of $150 million, including two option years currently remaining on Ramírez’s deal, and a full no-trade clause.  The Guardians picked up a $12 million contract option for 2023 for the Ramírez in November.

Ramírez has been with the franchise for his entire nine-year career, signing with Cleveland as an amateur free agent in 2009, and making his MLB debut on Sept. 1, 2013. The 29-year-old hit .266 with 36 home runs, 103 RBIs and 27 stolen bases in 152 games last season.  Ramírez hit .318 in 2017, the best batting average of his career for a full season, and has earned a .278 career average with 163 home runs and 154 steals in 980 games over his nine-year MLB tenure.

The Guardians will face the Kansas City Royals in their 2022 season opener at 4:10 p.m. EDT Thursday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.

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Former Cowboys linebacker Keanu Neal signs with Buccaneers, will move back to position of safety

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Wednesday that they have signed former Cowboys linebacker Keanu Neal.  Neal, a Pro Bowler in 2017, will move back to the position of safety, where he spent the first five seasons of his career with the Atlanta Falcons.

The 26-year-old Neal, who started in just five games for the Cowboys last season, finished with 72 tackles with two quarterback hits and a sack.  Last year was the first time Neal played a full season and didn’t finish with 100-plus tackles.

Neal will now be competing with Logan Ryan and Mike Edwards for the starting safety job alongside Antoine Winfield Jr. on the Buccaneers.  Ryan recorded a career-high 117 combined tackles, eight passes defensed and two forced fumbles for the New York Giants last year.

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Country Daypop

Garth Brooks announces plans for new bar and entertainment concept on Lower Broadway in Nashville

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Garth Brooks announced he will open a new entertainment concept and bar in Nashville at 411 Broadway, which is the heart of the famed Lower Broadway entertainment district. The entertainment complex will reside in a three-story, 40,000+ square foot property that Brooks purchased in December of 2021.  Said Garth: “We feel very lucky to have the chance to be part of Lower Broad, which is arguably THE hottest spot in the country. The goal is a classic honky-tonk that welcomes all and encourages love and kindness while playing the greatest music in the world in the home of country music!”

Brooks has partnered with Strategic Hospitality, a Nashville-based hospitality company owned by brothers Benjamin and Max Goldberg, to help him complete the project the way that he envisions it. The Goldbergs said in a statement: “Garth’s long-standing commitment to Nashville is far beyond music and has been so meaningful to our city. We couldn’t be more excited than to help him bring his concept to reality.”

More information regarding the concept and the bar’s opening will be announced as the details become available.

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Country Daypop

Jimmie Allen announces third LP ‘Tulip Drive’ to drop this June

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Jimmie Allen announced his third studio album, Tulip Drive, will drop on June 24. The lead single from the LP, “Down Home,” is available to stream now. The album’s title has a personal meaning for Allen; Tulip Drive is the name of the street his late grandmother grew up on. Similarly, Allen’s 2018 debut album Mercury Lane was named for the street Allen grew up on, and his 2020 and 2021 releases, Bettie James & Bettie James Gold Edition, were named for his grandmother (Bettie Snead) and father (James “Big Jim” Allen).’

Allen said of the upcoming LP: “This is the first album where a lot of the songs are actually written based off a lot of my own personal life experiences–from relationships, the hardships of life, to the parties and the good times. A lot of these songs are based off things I went through when I was in later in high school and college, at a place where I was just learning a lot of life lessons from my grandmother. I wanted to honor her by naming this album ‘Tulip Drive,’ after the street she lived on in Lewes, Delaware.”

Allen is also currently on the road with his “Down Home Tour.”  For a full list of upcoming tour stops, head here.

Jimmie Allen announces ‘Tulip Drive’

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Entertainment Daypop

Marvel drops new teaser clip for the upcoming ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’

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Marvel has dropped a new teaser clip for the highly anticipated sequel film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. 

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness picks up after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, which sees Dr. Strange open a rift in the multiverse while trying to help Tom Holland’s Peter Parker. The sequel also stars Benedict Wong as Wong, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Baron Mordo and Marvel newcomer Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez.

The sequel wrapped production in spring 2021, but in November it was announced that it would be undergoing more filming over the course of six weeks in Los Angeles, including both additional photography and reshoots.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will debut in theaters on May 6.  Watch the teaser clip – here.

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