Month: June 2022

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USA’s Coco Gauff clinches first Grand Slam final appearance at 2022 French Open

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At the French Open on Thursday, American Cori “Coco” Gauff clinched her first appearance in a Grand Slam final with a straight-sets victory over Italian Martina Trevisan in the women’s singles semifinal.  The 18-year-old Gauff, who hails from Delray Beach, Fla., failed to advance past the quarterfinals in her previous 10 main-draw Grand Slam appearances.

Gauff logged one ace and 14 winners in Thursday’s 1-hour, 28-minute match at Roland Garros. She converted 6 of 11 break points. Trevisan converted 2 of 5 break points and committed 36 unforced errors. Gauff said after the win, “I’m a little bit in shock right now. I didn’t know how to react at the end of the match. I have no words to describe how I feel.”

Gauff is the youngest woman to reach a Grand Slam final since 17-year-old Maria Sharapova at 2004 Wimbledon and the youngest American woman to reach a major final since a 17-year-old Serena Williams at the 1999 US Open. She’s also the youngest finalist at the clay-court major tournament since 2001, when Kim Clijsters was the runner-up a day after her 18th birthday.

The No. 18th seeded Gauff will battle No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland in the final Saturday in Paris at 9 a.m. on NBC.  Said Gauff: “I’m going to go into it like another match. Yeah, it’s a Grand Slam final, but there are so many things going on in the world right now, especially in the U.S. It’s not important to stress over a tennis match.”

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Country Daypop

‘CMT Crossroads’ to feature Black Pumas & Mickey Guyton

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CMT has revealed soul duo Black Pumas and country star Mickey Guyton will appear on the new installment of the acclaimed series “CMT Crossroads.”

CMT Crossroads: Black Pumas & Mickey Guyton is set to air on Wednesday, June 15th at 10 pm ET/PT exclusively on CMT.  Encore performances will air on CMT on Wednesday, June 15th at 11 pm ET/PT and Sunday, June 19th at noon ET/PT and on MTV Live on Thursday, June 23rd at 5 pm ET/PT and 8 pm ET/PT.

Black Pumas shared: “It was a pleasure to collaborate with Mickey Guyton for CMT Crossroads. Hearing her voice on our song ‘Fire’ was really incredible, she added so much of her own style to it in a way that still felt familiar to the song. We’re excited for everyone to see all of our performances together.”

Said Guyton: “We are huge Black Pumas fans in my house, so I was so excited to do this CMT Crossroads! Eric and Adrian are just incredible and I hope everyone enjoys it as much as we did.”

For more information, check out “CMT Crossroads” on social media (Facebook and YouTube) using the hashtag #CMTcrossroads.

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Country Daypop

Old Dominion to headline Nashville’s Fourth of July celebration

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Old Dominion will headline Nashville’s 19th annual two-day “Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th,” joining previously announced acts including reggae artist Gramps Morgan, singer-songwriter Cassadee Pope and country artist Levi Hummon.

The celebration will take place on stage at First and Broadway; the downtown riverfront will also include what the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. is calling “the biggest fireworks show in the city’s history” synchronized to a live performance from the Nashville Symphony at Ascend Amphitheater.  CMT will nationally broadcast “Let Freedom Sing!” from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., including a portion of the concert and the entirety of the fireworks show. The fireworks also will be streamed on visitmusiccity.com/july4th.

For more information and to purchase special packages, visit visitmusiccity.com/july4th.

Old Dominion To Headline Nashville’s 4th Of July Celebration

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Entertainment Daypop

Disney+ releases trailer for ‘Trevor: The Musical’ as part of Pride Collection

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Disney+ released a trailer for the film version of “Trevor: The Musical,” based on the off-Broadway production. The musical is based on the 1995 Academy Award-winning short film “Trevor,” which eventually inspired the founding of The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization that has grown into the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for LGBTQ young people.

The trailer for the musical production features the film’s 13-year-old star, Holden William Hagelberger, who stars in the titular role, and deals with Trevor’s trials and tribulations of becoming a teenager in the early 1980s. Disney describes the movie in a statement: “As he deals with becoming a teenager in 1981, Trevor struggles to navigate his own identity and determine how he fits in a challenging world. When an embarrassing incident at school suddenly puts him under the wrong spotlight, Trevor must summon the courage to forge his own path. A deeply moving and funny story of self-discovery and the power of acceptance.”

The film is slated for release June 24 on the company’s Disney+ streaming platform. It will be added to the streaming service’s newly announced ‘Pride Collection,’ which coincides with Pride Month. “Trevor: The Musical” will join other LGBTQ content on the platform through the month of June.  The collection is available to all Disney+ subscribers.

Take a look at the trailer for Trevor: The Musical  – here.

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Take a look at Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans in the trailer for the Netflix film ‘The Gray Man’

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Netflix shared a trailer for the action-thriller The Gray Man, featuring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. The preview shows CIA operative Court Gentry (Gosling), aka Sierra Six, face off with his unhinged former colleague, Lloyd Hansen (Evans).  The Gray Man is based on the Mark Greaney novel of the same name, and is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, who previously collaborated with Evans on Captain America: Civil War and other films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

An official description of the film reads: “Plucked from a federal penitentiary and recruited by his handler, Donald Fitzroy (Billy Bob Thornton), Gentry was once a highly-skilled, Agency-sanctioned merchant of death. But now the tables have turned and Six is the target, hunted across the globe by Lloyd Hansen.”

Also starring in the film are Ana de Armas as Dani Miranda, an agent who teams up with Gentry. Dhanush, Regé-Jean Page, Jessica Henwick and Alfre Woodard also appear.

The Gray Man will premiere July 15 on Netflix.

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Rock Daypop

Megadeth announce James LoMenzo as permanent replacement for David Ellefson

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After previously serving as a member of the band in the mid-2000s and then stepping back in last year after the exit of David Ellefson, bassist James LoMenzo is back as a permanent member of Megadeth.

A statement read, “Megadeth announce bass player James LoMenzo as a permanent member of the band. LoMenzo was Megadeth’s bass player in the mid-2000s and recently stepped back in as a touring member for The Metal Tour of the Year. LoMenzo now officially rejoins the Megadeth family.”

Dave Mustaine added, “I am thrilled to welcome back James to the Megadeth family. James rejoined the fold as the touring bassist and it’s been a blast having him back, we thought let’s make it permanent.”

LoMenzo commented, “I’m so excited to rejoin Megadeth and move forward full steam into the next phase of this iconic band’s history! With Dave, Kiko and Dirk there’s no stopping us! It just feels great to be home again.”

Megadeth will spend time on the road in Europe before returning in August to the U.S. to kick off a run of dates with Five Finger Death Punch.  For tour dates and ticketing info, head here.

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Wolfgang Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli speak out against ‘pathetic and heartless’ documentary on the death of Eddie Van Halen

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Wolfgang Van Halen is speaking out against an upcoming TV documentary special about the death of his father, Eddie Van Halen, calling it “pathetic and heartless.”  The 31-year-old Van Halen tweeted:  “F**k Reelz Channel, f**k everyone that works on this show, and f**k you if you watch it. F**king disgusting trying to glamorize someone’s death from cancer.”  Under her Twitter name @Wolfiesmom, Valerie Bertinelli, Eddie Van Halen’s ex-wife and Wolfgang’s mom, responded to his tweet, saying: “Good Christ this is disgusting.”

Wolfgang’s tweet was in response to a Blabbermouth tweet publicizing the June 5 premiere of “Autopsy: The Last Hours Of Eddie Van Halen,” an episode of the ongoing series “Autopsy: The Last Hours of…”  An official description of the show promises: “If caught early Eddie’s disease had reasonable survival rates, so what exactly happened? Now renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Hunter will analyze every detail of his life in order to piece together what else may have been going on in his body, ultimately leading to his untimely death.” 

Wolfgang played bass in Van Halen beginning in 2006. Eddie Van Halen died in October 2020 at age 65.  Wolfgang Van Halen released his first solo album in 2021 under the name “Mammoth WVH,” which included the song “Distance,” a tribute to his late father which was also nominated for a 2022 Grammy for best rock song.

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Pop Daypop

Jack Harlow drops video for “Churchill Downs” featuring Drake

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The video for the first collaboration between Jack Harlow & Drake, “Churchill Downs”, has been released.  The video features Drake and Harlow rapping around the racetrack, and was filmed during the Kentucky Derby last month in Jack’s home of Louisville, Kentucky.

The video was anticipated after Harlow spoke with NBC Sports at the Kentucky Derby, and Drake appeared on camera, saying: “I just had to show up. I’m so proud of this guy. And we’re drunk.” He then clarified that Harlow was sober, but he was “drunk.

“Churchill Downs” is featured on Harlow’s second studio album, “Come Home The Kids Miss You,” which was released on May 13 and features Lil Wayne, Pharrell, and Justin Timberlake among others.

Watch the new video for Churchill Downs – here.

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Panic! At The Disco share music video for title track of new album ‘Viva Las Vengeance’

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After a four-year album hiatus, Panic! At the Disco is back with the music video for the song “Viva Las Vengeance,” the title track from the group’s forthcoming seventh album, due out on August 19. Watch the Viva Las Vengeance music video – here.

Of the album, frontman Brendon Urie says:  “Viva Las Vengeance is a look back at who I was 17 years ago and who I am now with the fondness I didn’t have before. I didn’t realize I was making an album and there was something about the tape machine that kept me honest.”  To pre-order the new album Viva Las Vengeance, head here.

Panic! At the Disco also announced their Viva Las Vengeance World Tour, kicking off in September in Austin, Texas, and wrap up in San Francisco, California, in October. Find the full list of tour dates – here.

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N.Y. Rangers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 in Game 1 of Eastern Conference final

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The New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 to take a 1-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference final on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

The Rangers’ Chris Kreider scored to give New York an early 1-0 lead, while Lightning captain Steven Stamkos tied the game six minutes later. New York’s Frank Vatrano and Tampa Bay’s Ondrej Palat traded goals early in the second period before Rangers forward Filip Chytil scored back-to-back goals to bring the Rangers back to the lead. Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, while NY goaltender Igor Shesterkin made 37 saves in the win.

The Rangers and Lightning will face-off for Game 2 on Friday at 8 p.m. ET.

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