Month: July 2022

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Novak Djokovic wins the men’s Wimbledon final, capturing his 21st Grand Slam title

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Novak Djokovic defeated Australian Nick Kyrgios for the Wimbledon 2022 men’s singles title Sunday in London. The top-seeded Serbian won the match 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 against Kyrgios at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Djokovic has now won the last four editions at Wimbledon, and also now owns 21 Grand Slam singles titles. His seven crowns from Wimbledon are tied with American Pete Sampras for the second-most in the Open era, behind only Switzerland Roger Federer’s eight titles from London.

Djokovic said in his on-court interview:  “I lost words for what this tournament and trophy means to me. It always has been and will be the most special tournament in my heart. It’s the one that motivated me to start playing tennis. … Every time it gets more meaningful and special.”

Kyrgios said of Djokovic:  “He is a bit of a god. I thought I played well. … He has won the championship I don’t even know how many times anymore.”

The 2022 U.S. Open is the next Grand Slam tournament on the tennis calendar, which will run from Aug. 29 through Sept. 11 in Flushing, N.Y.

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NFL free agent Duane Brown arrested on gun charge

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Police confirmed on Sunday that NFL free agent Duane Brown was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly carrying a firearm in his luggage, police confirmed Sunday.  The 36-year-old Brown was passing through standard screening at LAX Terminal 6 on Saturday when Transportation Security Administration agents found the unloaded weapon in his luggage.

Los Angeles County Jail records show that Brown was arrested around 3:08 p.m. on Saturday and was released just hours later on a $10,000 bond. Jail records show that the all-pro left tackle is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 3, though his charges were not listed. TMZ reported that Brown was charged with possession of a concealed firearm.

Brown played college football for Virginia Tech before he was drafted by the Houston Texans as the No. 26 pick in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He started in all 16 games as a rookie for the Texans during the 2008 season and was granted a six-year extension worth $53.4 million in 2012. Brown was later traded to the Seahawks in the middle of the 2017 NFL season and he signed a three-year contract with the team worth $36.5 million in 2018. The Seahawks let his contract expire at the end of last season and he is considered one of the top free agents in the league.

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Kelsea Ballerini shares the video for her new single ‘Heartfirst’

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Kelsea Ballerini has released the official music video for her latest single “Heartfirst.”

The music video finds Ballerini as a girl who bumps into a guy on the street and instantly falls for him, and shows Ballerini riding a rollercoaster through the clouds, singing and playing a guitar next to a cheetah in the desert.  Said Ballerini: “This is only the second time I’ve written a video treatment, but I just had such a strong visual while writing ‘Heartfirst’ that I couldn’t get out of my head. I wanted each vignette to represent a different side of the metaphor of chance while maintaining a breezy, whimsy-ness throughout. We start with a ’90s rom-com run-in, and then we go on a journey of my character’s reaction.”

“Heartfirst” is the debut single from Ballerini’s forthcoming fourth album, which does not have a release date yet.

Take a look at the video for “Heartfirst” – here.

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Take a listen to Keith Urban’s new single, ‘Brown Eyes Baby’

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Keith Urban shared the release of his brand new radio single, “Brown Eyes Baby,” co-written by Will Bundy, Rodney Clawson, Josh Thompson and Morgan Wallen.

“Brown Eyes Baby” is Urban’s first release since 2021’s “Wild Hearts. ” Urban debuted the song live on the TODAY Show last week, saying: “So we’ve been working on some new music that’s gonna be coming out very soon, and we thought we might lay this one on you.”

Urban is also currently on the road with his The Speed Of Now World Tour, featuring support from Ingrid Andress. The trek, which marks his first world tour in four years, kicked off on June 17 in Tampa, Florida and continues through the fall before wrapping-up on November 5 in St. Paul, MN at Xcel Center.

Take a listen to “Brown Eyes Baby” – here.

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Vernon Winfrey, former Nashville councilman and father to Oprah Winfrey, dies at age 88

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Vernon Winfrey, father of Oprah Winfrey and a former member of the Nashville Metro Council, died late Friday at the age of 88, Oprah confirmed. Winfrey wrote on Instagram: “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside, I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath. We could feel Peace enter the room at his passing.” 

The post was accompanied by a video of gospel singer Wintley Phipps serenading Vernon Winfrey at a “Vernon Winfrey Appreciation Celebration” Oprah organized in his Nashville back yard on July 4.  Oprah wrote: “Less than a week ago we honored my father in his own backyard. My friend and gospel singer Wintley Phipps saluted him with song. He FELT the love and reveled in it until he could no longer speak.”  A tribute post on Oprah Daily, Winfrey’s website, said the celebration had been a surprise for the older Winfrey, who was initially led to believe he was attending a Fourth of July barbecue.

Winfrey’s mother, Vernita Lee, died at the age of 83 in 2018.  Vernon Winfrey owned and operated Nashville’s Winfrey Barber & Beauty Shop for more than 50 years. Nashville Mayor John Cooper wrote on Twitter:  “I offer my deepest condolences to the family of Vernon Winfrey. Vernon served on Metro Council for 16 years and dedicated his life to entrepreneurship, barbering, and mentoring young men in the community. An Army veteran and deacon, he leaves behind a legacy of service.”

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Netflix deal with ‘Stranger Things’ creators the Duffer Brothers to include spinoff series and stage play

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Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer — known as the Duffer Brothers — are developing a new stage play based off their hit Netflix series. The play is one of several projects the Duffers confirmed they’re working on with their new company, Upside Down Pictures, which is part of their new deal with Netflix.  There are several projects in the works, including a Stranger Things spin-off series “based on an original idea by the Duffer Brothers” (no other details were given).

The only details released about the play were that it would be “set within the world and mythology of Stranger Things,” and that it will be co-produced and directed by film and theatrical director Stephen Daldry.

Stranger Things’ fourth season aired in two parts on Netflix, with the second half of the season dropping on July 1. At the time the fourth season was officially announced, the Duffer Brothers also confirmed that Season Five would be the show’s last.

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The Cult unveils first album in six years, ‘Under The Midnight Sun’

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The Cult will release its first album in six years, Under the Midnight Sun, on Oct. 7. The project’s first single, “Give Me Mercy,” is out now, along with an official music video.  Take a look at the video for “Give Me Mercy” – here.

Under the Midnight Sun was produced by Tom Dolgety, and inspired by an experience frontman Ian Astbury had at a music festival in Finland when the sun was still up in the middle of the night: “There were rows of flowers at the front of the stage from the performances earlier that evening. It was an incredible moment. I was compelled by this vision, this anomaly, this memory, of being under the midnight sun. Tom helped us bring a new musical shape and frequency to our process.”

Under the Midnight Sun is the follow-up to the 2016 album Hidden City. The Cult is also back on the road, touring alongside Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Zola Jesus in St. Paul, Minn.  The tour is scheduled to run through July 30 in Orillia, Ontario.

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Sevendust to launch Fall 2022 tour dates with Nonpoint, Bastardane and Burden Of The Sky

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Sevendust have added a final leg of their 20th/21st anniversary tour this fall in celebration of their gold-certified 2001 album “Animosity.”  The fall leg kicks-off Sept. 9 in Danville, Va. with the band playing the Blue Ridge Rock Fest. a day later in Cherokee, North Carolina. The fall leg will feature Nonpoint, Bastardane and Burden Of The Sky opening. Bastardane features Castor Hetfield, son of Metallica vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield, on drums.

Animosity hit No. 28 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart upon its release in 2001, yielding the radio singles “Praise” and “Live Again,” while the song “Angel’s Son” from the ‘Strait Up Lynn Strait’ tribute album also became one of the band’s signature hits, and was ncluded on the Animosity collection.

Tickets are available now via sevendust.com,

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Charlie Puth shares release date and artwork for upcoming self-titled album “Charlie”

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Charlie Puth shared the release date and official artwork for his upcoming album, which the singer said will be titled ‘Charlie’. 

Puth released the following statement on Instagram: “This album was born on the internet, and I’ve had so much fun making it in front of all of you this past year. 2019 me used to think that in order to be an artist, you had to hide away and talk to nobody to make your art. Turns out you make MUCH better art when you involve millions of people in the process. (For me at least.) I hope you scream cry every word when I sing these songs on tour because they wouldn’t be here without you. Thank you.”

‘Charlie’ will be Puth’s third studio album and the follow-up to 2018’s Voicenotes and 2016’s Nine Track Mind.

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Shawn Mendes postpones tour to focus on mental health

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Shawn Mendes has announced on social media that he is taking a break from touring to focus on his mental health.

The 23-year-old Mendes wrote in a statement shared on both Instagram and Twitter: “This breaks my heart to have to say this, but unfortunately I’m going to have to postpone the next three weeks of shows through Uncasville, CT until further notice. I’ve been touring since I was 15 and to be honest it’s always been difficult to be on the road away from friends and family. After a few years off the road, I felt like I was ready to dive back in, but that decision was premature and unfortunately the toll of the road and the pressure has caught up to me and I’ve hit a breaking point. After speaking with my team and health professionals, I need to take some time to heal and take care of myself and my mental health, first and foremost. As soon as there are more updates I promise I will let you know. Love you guys.”

Mendes released his “Wonder” album in December 2020, and the “Wonder” world tour kicked off June 27 in Portland, Oregon.  According to the “Wonder” world tour website, Mendes’ next show following the three-week postponement will be in Toronto, Canada on July 31. The North American leg of the tour is set to continue through October 26, with European shows beginning in May 31, 2023 and ending August 1, 2023.

Shawn Mendes Postpones World Tour Dates, Cites Mental Health Needs

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