Month: April 2022

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Country Daypop

Jake Owen announces his 2022 “Up There Down Here” tour

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Jake Owen has announced his 34-date North American “Up There Down Here Tour,” set to launch this May.  Said Owen: “Looking forward to getting back out there, bringing smiles and happiness and some new tunes. The world needs more of that.” 

The tour kicks-off on May 5 in Troy, Ohio and will include stops at festivals such as Faster Horses, Watershed, and Country Stampede, along with shows at Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth, Weidner Field in Colorado Springs, Rockin’ Derby Eve in Louisville at Old Forester’s Paristown Hall, and more.  For ticket info, head here.

Owen dropped new music last month with his single, “Up There Down Here.”  He also teased on social media this past weekend that he will be releasing new music this Friday, August 29th with the track “1×1.”

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Country Daypop

Maddie & Tae announce rescheduled 2022 CMT Next Women of Country tour dates

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Maddie & Tae have announced the rescheduled dates of their 2022 CMT Next Women of Country Tour Presents: All Song No Static Tour.   The tour will now kick off on September 15th in Oklahoma City, before wrapping up on October 15th in Grand Rapids.  Tickets can be purchased at the link – here.

Joining the duo will be CMT Next Women of Country colleagues Abbey Cone and Sacha, who will appear at various stops along the tour. Cone will replacing Callista Clark, who was on the initial set of dates.

Maddie & Tae were originally scheduled to launch the tour back in January; however, were forced to postpone due to Taylor (Tae) Kerr’s pregnancy. Kerr’s baby, Leighton Grace, was born prematurely and spent 53 days in the NICU before being sent home last month.

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Entertainment Daypop

Take a look at the trailer for Hulu’s romantic-comedy ‘Fire Island’ starring Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang

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Hulu has shared a trailer for the LGBTQ romantic comedy ‘Fire Island,’ featuring Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang.

Fire Island follows Noah (Booster) and Howie (Yang), two gay best friends who vacation on Fire Island, a hotspot for queer culture in New York. The pair party with friends and flirt with two wealthy vacationers, Will (Conrad Ricamora) and Charlie (James Scully).  Matt Rogers, Margaret Cho, Nick Adams, Tomás Matos and Torian Miller also star.

Booster is a writer, actor and comedian who appeared in his own Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents special in 2017. Yang is a writer for ‘Saturday Night Live’ and also starred on Awkwafina is Nora from Queens.  Booster wrote and executive produced the film, with Andrew Ahn as director.

Fire Island premieres June 3 on Hulu. Take a look at the trailer  – here.

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Britney Spears says she is taking a ‘social media hiatus’ amid pregnancy

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Britney Spears has shared in an Instagram post that she will be on a break from social media for “a little while.”  The 40-year-old singer wrote: “I’m going on a social media hiatus for a little while!!!  I send my love and God bless you all.”

The social media hiatus for Spears follows her recent announcement that she expecting her third child, her first with her fiancé, Sam Asghari. Spears shares two sons, Sean Preston, 16, and Jayden James, 15, with her ex-husband Kevin Federline.

Said Spears earlier this month:  “I am having a baby. I obviously won’t be going out as much due to the paps getting their money shot of me like they unfortunately already have.”

Spears and Asghari got engaged in September 2021 amid Spears’ conservatorship battle. In November, a Los Angeles judge officially ended Spears’ 13-year conservatorship.

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Pop Daypop

Britney Spears says she is taking a ‘social media hiatus’ amid pregnancy

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Britney Spears has shared in an Instagram post that she will be on a break from social media for “a little while.”  The 40-year-old singer wrote: “I’m going on a social media hiatus for a little while!!!  I send my love and God bless you all.”

The social media hiatus for Spears follows her recent announcement that she expecting her third child, her first with her fiancé, Sam Asghari. Spears shares two sons, Sean Preston, 16, and Jayden James, 15, with her ex-husband Kevin Federline.

Said Spears earlier this month:  “I am having a baby. I obviously won’t be going out as much due to the paps getting their money shot of me like they unfortunately already have.”

Spears and Asghari got engaged in September 2021 amid Spears’ conservatorship battle. In November, a Los Angeles judge officially ended Spears’ 13-year conservatorship.

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Rock Daypop

Take a listen to Def Leppard’s new single ‘Take What You Want’

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Def Leppard have shared “Take What You Want,” the latest song from their upcoming album Diamond Star Halos, the band’s 12th studio album.   “Take What You Want” is the second song released from Diamond Star Halos, and the follow-up to the album’s debut single “Kick.”   You can p  

Def Leppard will also be hit the road this summer for their long-awaited Stadium Tour alongside Motley Crue, Poison and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. The trek, which had been postponed multiple times due to the pandemic, is currently scheduled to kick off on June 16 in Atlanta.

Diamond Star Halos is set to drop on May 27.  Take a listen to “Take What You Want” – here.

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Limp Bizkit shares the new video for ‘Dad Vibes’

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Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst first dropped the track “Dad Vibes” ahead of the band’s Lollapalooza performance in the summer of 2021. Now nearly a year later, the official “Dad Vibes” video has been released.

Dubbed the “unofficially” official “Dad Vibes” video, the clip finds the band members hanging out on a sunny day poolside at a palatial estate, hitting play on the boombox and showing off their best dance moves. You can take a look at the video – here.

Limp Bizkit’s LP Still Sucks is out now, and the band are ready to finally hit the road in support of the new album, kicking off April 28 in Tampa, Florida. Check the band’s website for ticketing info.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs to host the 2022 Billboard Music Awards

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Sean “Diddy” Combs will host and executive produce the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.  Combs said in a statement:  “This will be unlike any awards show — I’m bringing the love and setting the frequency at an all-time high. The Billboard Music Awards truly represent the artists and where music is today, so I’m excited to curate the biggest live performances and surprises. The world has to tune in to see.”

Combs will host the May 15 event that will air live coast-to-coast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas at 8 p.m. ET on NBC; it will also stream on Peacock.  As previously announced, the 2022 BBMAs will honor Mary J. Blige with the Icon Award, with Blige slated to perform on the broadcast along with Burna Boy, Latto, Megan Thee Stallion, Rauw Alejandro, the Red Hot Chili Peppers. More performances are set to be announced soon.

The Weeknd leads the 2022 BBMA nominations with 17, including top artist, top male artist and top Hot 100 artist. His collaboration with Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears (Remix),” is up for six awards. Doja Cat is the leading female finalist with 14 nominations, including top artist, top female artist and top Hot 100 artist. Justin Bieber, Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Olivia Rodrigo each have 13 nods.

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One adult, three children killed in Philadelphia house fire

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Authorities confirmed that at least four people died in a house fire in Philadelphia early Sunday morning. The Philadelphia Fire Department said three children were among those pronounced dead after both floors of a two-story rowhome in the neighborhood of Kensington caught fire at around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning.

Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said in a news conference on Sunday afternoon that 38-year-old woman jumped out of a window to escape the blaze and was taken to a hospital to be treated for burns.  The fire was placed under control at 2:28 a.m.  Officials said the house did not have working smoke detectors and encouraged those without working smoke detectors to call 311 to have the department install them.

The Philadelphia fire department tweeted: “Despite a strong response by the PFD it has been a devastating morning in Kensington. Please keep the community and our members in your thoughts. The cause of the fire is under investigation and the medical examiner’s office will work to determine the causes of death.”

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South Carolina police officer killed in shooting after standoff with suspect

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A South Carolina police officer was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance early Sunday morning. Cayce, SC Police Chief Chris Cowan said in a press conference Sunday that police officer Roy Andrew Barr, 28, was killed while responding to a domestic disturbance in the city at around 2:48 a.m. after the suspect opened fire.  The suspect later killed himself.

Barr joined the Cayce Police Department in 2016 and was promoted to the K-9 division in 2020. He worked with a dog named, Molly, that performs tracking and narcotics functions.  Police Chief Cowan said:  “He loved his dog, Molly, and he loved his job. He loved being a K-9 officer, and he was good at it.” 

Cayce Mayor Elise Partin said in a news conference: “Our hearts are breaking in Cayce. Officer Drew Barr has been an important part of the Cayce family since 2016. All of our Cayce officers, our Cayce team and our Cayce citizens mourn with Officer Barr’s family.”  

Police identified the suspect as 36-year-old Austin Henderson; Police Chief Cowan said Henderson killed himself after a seven-hour negotiation and the coroner’s office confirmed the cause of death.

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