Month: October 2022

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Entertainment Daypop

Take a look at Will Smith in the first trailer for the film ‘Emancipation’

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Apple has shared the first trailer for the historical drama Emancipation, starring Will Smith. Apple also confirmed that the film, directed by Antoine Fuqua, will debut in theaters on Dec. 2, and will be available to stream on Apple TV+ on Dec. 9.

Smith portrays Peter, a slave who escapes from a Louisiana plantation to join the Union Army’s fight against the Confederate States Army in the Civil War. The cast also features Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, and Steven Ogg.

Production on ‘Emancipation‘ was delayed to 2023 earlier this year. In a post shared on Instagram, Smith described Emancipation as the “hardest movie I’ve ever made. Blood, sweat & tears… LITERALLY! Shoutout to Apple who doubled (and tripled) down on their commitment to deliver this epic story to the world.”

Check out the trailer for ‘Emancipation’ – here.

Apple Sets December Theatrical Release Date For Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’; Watch First Trailer & Read Q&A With Director Antoine Fuqua

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Rock Daypop

Nickelback share their latest song ‘Those Days’

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Nickelback have debuted the second single from their forthcoming new album Get Rollin’, which is set for release on November 18th via BMG.  The single, “Those Days” reminisces about youthful adventures. You can check out the lyric video – here.

“Those Days” is the follow-up to their recently released track “San Quentin,” which is gaining momentum on the rock charts.  Nickelback’s 10th studio record Get Rollin will be available via standard and deluxe digital and physical forms on November 18. In addition to “Those Days” and “San Quentin,” the album will feature an additional nine new songs, all written by Nickelback.  The deluxe edition will add four bonus tracks – acoustic versions of “High Time,” “Just One More,” “Does Heaven Even Know You’re Missing?” and “Horizon.”

To pre-order Get Rollin’, head here.

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Rock Daypop

U2’s Bono announces ‘Stories Of Surrender’ worldwide book tour in support of his forthcoming memoir

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U2‘s Bono has announced a worldwide book tour in support of his forthcoming memoir ‘Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.’   A tweet from U2’s account reads: ‘Bono’s hitting the road for the #SurrenderMemoir Book Tour. Join him for an evening of words, music & some mischief as he brings the stories of his life – live & in person – to 14 cities across North America and Europe.Tickets on sale October 7.’  The 576-page volume memoir is set for release on November 1, and will explore the origins of 40 key songs in U2’s discography. Each chapter is named for the song it covers.

Next month, Bono will head out on a 14-city book tour dubbed ‘Stories Of Surrender’,  billed as “an evening of words, music and some mischief”. Bono said in a statement: “I miss being on stage and the closeness of U2’s audience. In these shows I’ve got some stories to sing, and some songs to tell. Plus I want to have some fun presenting my ME-moir, SURRENDER, which is really more of a WE-moir if I think of all the people who helped me get from there to here.”

The ‘Stories Of Surrender’ book tour will begin on November 2 in New York City. Tickets go on sale from 10am local time on Friday. October 7.  For tickets, head here.

Pre-orders for ‘Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story’ are available – here.

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Pop Daypop

Take a look at the music video for 5 Seconds of Summer’s “Bad Omens”

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5 Seconds of Summer has shared the music video for “Bad Omens.”, one of the tracks off their latest studio album, 5SOS5. 

Directed by Ukrainians Alyona Shchasnaia and Danny Mitri, the video depicts a pair of star-crossed lovers pushing the limits on how far we should go in the name of love. 5SOS shared in a statement on Instagram: “We are really proud to have worked with Ukrainian directors Danny Mitri and Alyona Shchasnaia to shoot the video for ‘Bad Omens.’  Ashton had a vision that Alyona and Mitri took and developed into the beautiful metaphorical video you see today. This was the very first international commercial/video shoot in Ukraine since the war began so we want to thank Alyona, Mitri, and all the people involved in Ukraine who made this video possible. They were so passionate about shooting it and we are so grateful to have worked with them on it.”

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

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Steve Lacy earns his first No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 with “Bad Habit”

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After spending four weeks at No. 2, Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit” has earned his first Hot 100 No. 1, knocking out Harry Styles’ “As It Was” from the top spot down to #2.

“Bad Habit” comes from Lacy’s sophomore album “Gemini Rights,” his first top 10 album on the Billboard 200. “Static” from the same set currently holds a No. 78 peak, while his 2017 track “Dark Red,” also rose 95-79 in its second week on the chart. According to Billboard, “Bad Habit” raked in 20.4 million streams and 40.3 million radio airplay audience impressions.

In an Instagram caption celebrating the occasion, the 24-year-old Lacy wrote: “damn i ain’t even have to change fr 😂😂 we #1 babyyyyy,” wrote Lacy in an Instagram post celebrating the achievement. “july 11th was my first entry at 100 and today oct 3rd my first entry at #1. wow oh wow. i feel heavy gratitude all over my body. u know how the story goessss and how it’s goin. iphone boy to superstar 🤷🏾‍♂️.”

Rounding out the top 5: Sam Smith and Kim Petras‘ “Unholy” enters the singles chart at No. 3, while Post Malone’s “I Like You (A Happier Song),” featuring Doja Cat, sits at No. 4; and Nicky Youre and Dazy’s “Sunroof” drops to No. 5.

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President Biden vows to work with Governor DeSantis after meeting in Florida to survey Hurricane Ian damage

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President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced their intention to work together to help the state rebuild after touring damage from Hurricane Ian on Wednesday afternoon. The two leaders momentarily put politics aside in response to the historic storm, which was one of Florida’s deadliest and costliest in decades after making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane.

Biden spoke with local residents affected by the storm, offering support to residents as he toured the damaged area filled with debris, fallen trees, downed electric lines and boats and yachts in piles. Speaking at a press conference in Fort Myers, Biden announced new relief efforts to help Florida residents and businesses rebuild.  Biden said: “Today, we have one job and only one job. That is to make sure the people of Florida get everything they need to fully recover.”

Biden and DeSantis said they spoke several times before and after the storm hit as Biden issued emergency declarations. DeSantis discussed the state’s cooperative efforts with the White House, noting that federal funds have been allocated to help his state recover from Ian: “I want to thank President Biden and Jill Biden as well as Administrator Deanne Criswell for coming down here looking at a really really significant damage here in Lee County and there’s other places where you have really significant damage as well outside of this general area. We were very fortunate to have good coordination with the White House and with FEMA from the very beginning of this.”

The president’s visit comes amid a rising death toll in Florida, and just two days after he traveled to Puerto Rico to survey Hurricane Fiona’s damage. In the wake of that storm, he announced he was sending tens of millions of dollars to help prepare the island for future storms.

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Purdue University student is arrested after roommate is killed inside dorm

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According to officials and preliminary autopsy results, a student at Purdue University was stabbed to death inside his dorm room on campus early Wednesday, and the suspect – the victim’s roommate- has been arrested in connection with the crime.

The victim, identified as 20-year-old Varun Manish Chheda, was a senior at Purdue studying data science. His roommate, identified as 22-year-old Ji Min Sha, was a junior majoring in cybersecurity and originally from Seoul, South Korea.  During a news conference held near McCutcheon Hall, the residential building on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus where Chheda was killed, police said that Sha currently faces a murder charge for his alleged involvement in his roommate’s death, and is being held without bond in Tippecanoe County Jail.

According to the Tippecanoe County Coroner’s Office, a preliminary autopsy found that Chheda’s death was caused by “multiple sharp force traumatic injuries”. The suspected manner of death is homicide, with the final autopsy report pending results of a toxicology test.

Mitch Daniels, the university president, addressed the student’s death said in a statement: “I write to let you know that early this morning, one of our students was killed in his residence hall room,” noting that the student’s roommate reported the incident to police and was taken into custody as a suspect.“This is as tragic an event as we can imagine happening on our campus and our hearts and thoughts go out to all of those affected by this terrible event. We do not have all the details yet. Our Purdue University Police Department is conducting a thorough investigation of this incident so that we all may learn more about what transpired.”

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Sports Daypop

Former NFL QB Blake Bortles announces retirement after 6 seasons

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Former NFL quarterback Blake Bortles announced his retirement from the league on Wednesday at the age of 30.  Bortles made the announcement on the ‘Pardon My Take’ podcast, saying win part: “I have not touched a football since January. I have officially retired … I didn’t tell anybody I retired. A couple of months ago, probably, just didn’t tell anyone. So, I guess you guys are kind of the first to hear it publicly, maybe?” While Bortles noted that he is “set” in his decision, he also admitted that he would return to the NFL if a team is willing to offer him a contract that is too good to pass up.

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Bortles with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft out of UCF, where he served as the team’s primary starter in each of his first five seasons. Bortles also played for the Los Angeles Rams, and he was also under contract with the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints in 2021.

Bortles largely struggled over his career, and held a 24-49 record as a starter. His most successful season was in 2015, where he threw for a career-high 4,428 yards and 35 touchdowns, despite leading the league with 18 interceptions.  Two years later the Jags had one of their best seasons in franchise history (10-6) and made it all the way to the AFC Championship Game with Bortles as the starter. Bortles then spent most of 2020 on the Denver Broncos’ practice squad, and was on the Packers’ and Saints’ rosters over the past few years but was cut before the campaigns started.

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Indianapolis Colts Jonathan Taylor ruled out for Week 5 on Thursday vs. Denver Broncos

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Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor has been ruled out ahead of the Week 5 matchup against the Denver Broncos on Thursday.

Taylor, who suffered an ankle injury during the fourth quarter of the Week 4 loss against the Tennessee Titans  With Taylor ruled out, the Colts are hoping to use running back Phillip Lindsay from the practice squad to share some work with Nyheim Hines, who is expected to be the starter. Deon Jackson also will serve as depth.

Along with Taylor, safety Julian Blackmon (ankle) was ruled out for Thursday night’s game; and linebacker Shaquille Leonard (concussion/nose/back) and defensive lineman Tyquan Lewis (concussion ) were ruled out earlier in the week.

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Country Daypop

Lainey Wilson to be honored as ‘Breakout Artist Of The Year’ at 2022 CMT Artists Of The Year

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Lainey Wilson will be honored as ‘Breakout Artist of the Year’ at the upcoming 2022 CMT Artists Of The Year, premiering Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. CT on CMT.

Wilson shared the exciting news on social media, posting: “Holy moly…I’m so honored to be named this years’ CMT Breakout Artist of the Year! I am so appreciative of my @cmt fam and all of their support over the years… it makes this moment feel that much sweeter and I can’t wait to celebrate on Oct. 14! Y’all tune in at 9/8c on CMT. #CMTAOTY”

Wilson No. 1 hits include “Things A Man Oughta Know” and “Never Say Never” with Cole Swindell. She will also be dropping her new album, Bell Bottom Country, on Oct. 28. Wilson added: “This past year has been a wild ride. To be considered for this award reinforces that the years of hard work my team and I have put in was all worth it. The team at CMT feels like family, and the way they genuinely support artists on their platform is so special and important for dreamers like me.”

The 2022 CMT Artists Of The Year will be broadcast from Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center, with Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson, Kane Brown, Luke Combs and Walker Hayes set to perform, and Alan Jackson will named ‘Artist of a Lifetime.’ Additional honorees, performers and presenters will be announced soon.

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