Month: October 2022

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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin names Kenny Pickett starting QB for Week 5

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Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin confirmed Tuesday the rookie first-round pick Kenny Pickett will be the starting quarterback in Week 5 against the Buffalo Bills, in place of Mitchell Trubisky.nPickett replaced Trubisky in the second half of Week 4’s loss to the New York Jets, rushing for two touchdowns to give the Steelers a fourth-quarter lead, though they eventually lost the game.

Tomlin told reporters: “Kenny will start this week. We made the change, obviously. Mitch’s performance was a component of the decision, but not the only component of the decision. I just want to be really clear there. Oftentimes the quarterback position gets too much credit, too much blame. We haven’t moved the ball fluently enough to our liking. We hadn’t put enough points on the board. The quarterback is a component of that, but not the only component. We’ve all got to absorb the responsibility that comes with what we haven’t done, particularly in that phase. Including myself and starting with myself.”

Tomlin said the decision to go to the rookie wasn’t based solely on Trubisky’s performance, adding: “When you make a quarterback change, you’re really sensitive to that component of it because I don’t want to dump the responsibility of what transpired at Mitch’s feet. That’s not fair to him — he’s played better than that description — but we haven’t. So, in an effort to be better, in an effort to score more points, in an effort to move the ball more fluently, we decided to go to Kenny in the hopes that he will provide a spark for us. We felt that not only in terms of our ability to move the ball but just in terms of energy. Hopefully, that’s a catalyst for us as we try to move forward and change the outcome of some of these games. Our business is winning, and we’re about our business. We’ve lost three games in a row and we’ve got a formidable opponent this week. A lot of things to be excited about, a lot of things to have urgency regarding, and that’s just a component of it. So I thought that was deserving of extended time and discussion there.”

The Bills are tied for first in the NFL, allowing 234.5 yards per game, second in yards per play (4.2), and fifth in sacks with 13.

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Country Daypop

Country music icon Loretta Lynn dies at age 90

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Country music icon Loretta Lynn has died at the age of 90. The country music superstar’s family shared that Lynn passed peacefully in her sleep from natural causes early Tuesday morning at home in rural Tennessee.  In a statement to the Associated Press, the family wrote: “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home in her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills,” adding that a memorial for the beloved songwriter will be announced later. In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to the Loretta Lynn Foundation.

Lynn amassed 51 Top 10 hits over the course of her 60-year career, and broke down barriers for women with songs like “Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind),” “Fist City” and “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Thanks to the Oscar-winning 1980 film Coal Miner’s Daughter starring Sissy Spacek, Lynn’s story and songs were brought to a wider audience.  Lynn joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1962, won four Grammy awards, seven American Music Awards and eight Country Music Association awards. She was the first woman to win the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards for Entertainer of the Year, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008, and was awarded the Kennedy Center Honors in 2003 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. In total Lynn sold over 45 million albums worldwide.

Lynn was pre-deceased by her husband of 48 years Oliver Vanetta “Doolittle” Lynn, her daughter Betty Sue Lynn and son Jack Benny Lynn. She is survived by her daughters Patsy Lynn Russell, Peggy Lynn, Clara (Cissie) Marie Lynn and her son Ernest Ray Lynn, as well as multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Entertainment Daypop

Country music icon Loretta Lynn dies at age 90

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Country music icon Loretta Lynn has died at the age of 90. The country music superstar’s family shared that Lynn passed peacefully in her sleep from natural causes early Tuesday morning at home in rural Tennessee.  In a statement to the Associated Press, the family wrote: “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home in her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills,” adding that a memorial for the beloved songwriter will be announced later. In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to the Loretta Lynn Foundation.

Lynn amassed 51 Top 10 hits over the course of her 60-year career, and broke down barriers for women with songs like “Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind),” “Fist City” and “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Thanks to the Oscar-winning 1980 film Coal Miner’s Daughter starring Sissy Spacek, Lynn’s story and songs were brought to a wider audience.  Lynn joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1962, won four Grammy awards, seven American Music Awards and eight Country Music Association awards. She was the first woman to win the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards for Entertainer of the Year, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008, and was awarded the Kennedy Center Honors in 2003 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. In total Lynn sold over 45 million albums worldwide.

Lynn was pre-deceased by her husband of 48 years Oliver Vanetta “Doolittle” Lynn, her daughter Betty Sue Lynn and son Jack Benny Lynn. She is survived by her daughters Patsy Lynn Russell, Peggy Lynn, Clara (Cissie) Marie Lynn and her son Ernest Ray Lynn, as well as multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Country Daypop

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit announce 2023 tour dates

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Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit will launch a 2023 tour in January and February. The three-week run includes shows in Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina and Kentucky, and will feature Peter One as support.

The tour starts in Florida, kicking-off on Jan. 19 at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Fla., before wrapping up at the Paramount Arts Center on February 3 in Ashland. Kentucky.

Tickets for the Florida shows go on sale Friday, October 7 with tickets for all other newly confirmed tour dates available now.   You can find additional ticketing information at Jason Isbell’s official website.

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Pop Daypop

Ed Sheeran to launch ‘Mathematics’ tour in May 2023

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Ed Sheeran is bringing his ‘+ – = ÷ x Tour’ (pronounced The Mathematics Tour) to North America in 2023, announcing spring and summer stops. The tour is named after Sheeran’s string of studio albums, the latest — = (pronounced Equals) — was released last fall. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart last November and features the hit “Bad Habits.”

The trek kicks off May 6th in Arlington, TX with stops in Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Detroit, Nashville, Seattle, Las Vegas and others before wrapping September 23rd in Los Angeles. Special guests include Khalid, Russ, Dylan, Rosa Linn, Cat Burns and Maisie Peters on select dates.

Last week, Sheeran released “Celestial,” his first new single since Equals. The Pokémon-themed track is available now digitally, as well as a video clip illustrated by the game’s animators (you can view the video here).

Tickets go on sale Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. local time, with pre-sales for verified fans to begin October 12th. Sign up at edsheeran.com.

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Entertainment Daypop

Take a look at the new trailer for the sequel film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

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Marvel Studios has shared a new trailer for the sequel film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ featuring Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira and Tenoch Huerta.

‘Wakanda Forever’ is a sequel to 2018’s ‘Black Panther’. The sequel was filmed following the death of Chadwick Boseman, who played T’Challa, aka Black Panther, in the first film. Boseman died at age 43 in August 2020, and his role was not recast.

The trailer for ‘Wakanda Forever’opens with T’Challa’s family and the nation of Wakanda mourning T’Challa’s death. The film will see Wakanda face off with the underwater kingdom of Talocan, ruled by Namor (Tenoch Huerta). In addition, the preview introduces a new hero in the Black Panther suit, who appears to be a woman. The person is speculated to be Shuri (Wright), an inventor and T’Challa’s sister.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever opens in theaters Nov. 11. Take a look at the trailer – here.

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ trailer teases new hero in the suit

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Pop Daypop

Beyoncé drops video for “Summer Renaissance” featured in new Tiffany & Co. Campaign

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Beyoncé has shared the video for “Summer Renaissance,” the first official music video from the album Renaissance. The video clip is described as a “brand campaign anthem film” for Tiffany & Company’s “Lose Yourself in Love” campaign.  Watch the video for Summer Renaissance – here.

A press release states that Beyoncé initially “decided to lead without visuals giving fans the opportunity to be limitless in their expansive listening journey It is a chance again to be listeners and not viewers, while taking in every gem of the pristine production.”

Renaissance is Beyoncé’s seventh studio LP, and the long-awaited follow-up to her album Lemonade, which she released in 2016. The new, 16-track record includes lead single “Break My Soul,” as well as songs with contributions from Jay-Z, Skrillex, 070 Shake, The-Dream, Drake, and more.

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Rock Daypop

Arctic Monkeys announce 2023 North American tour

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Arctic Monkeys have announced their 2023 North American tour in support of their upcoming seventh album titled The Car, which is set for release on October 21st. Prior to their North American run, Arctic Monkeys will tour South America, Australia, and the UK/Europe (with The Hives).

The 21-date North American run is set to kick-off on August 25th in Minneapolis, and sees Arctic Monkeys making stops in Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Nashville, Seattle, Vancouver, San Francisco, and Los Angeles through the end of September 2023.  Fontaines D.C. will provide support for the entire North American leg.

Fans can register for a Ticketmaster Verified Fan Presale; fan pre-sale will then begin October 6th at 10:00 a.m. local time, followed by a general on-sale on October 7th at 10:00 a.m. local via Ticketmaster.

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Depeche Mode announces first tour and new album in five years

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Depeche Mode have announced they will launch a world tour in 2023, as well as release their first new music in five years.  The Memento Mori Tour will serve as support the band’s forthcoming 15th studio album, Memento Mori, due out in spring 2023. Memento Mori will be Depeche Mode’s 15th studio album and the follow-up to 2017’s critically acclaimed Spirit. 

Dave Gahan and Martin Gore have revealed that the tour will begin with a limited series of North American arena dates, kicking-off March 23rd, before the band heads to Europe for their summer stadium tour on May 16th. The North American dates will feature stops at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Chicago’s United Center, Los Angeles’ Kia Forum and Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, among others; while the European stadium tour will make stops at the Stade de France in Paris, Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, Milan’s San Siro Stadium, and London’s Twickenham Stadium, and more.

The Memento Mori Tour will be Depeche Mode’s 19th tour and their first in over five years. The band’s most recent outing, the 2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour saw the band playing to more than three million fans over the course of 130 shows across Europe and North America.

Pre-sales start Wednesday, October 5th in select markets. General on sale starts Friday, October 7th at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster.

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News Daypop

Biden administration announces $300M to be used to access student mental healthcare

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On Monday, the Biden administration announced that $300 million dollars — taken partially from the new bipartisan gun violence law — will be used to help students access mental healthcare.The U.S. Department of Education will allocate competitive grants of $280 million to help with mental health staffing as schools  across the country.

The Department of Health and Human Services will also allocate funds for emergency departments.  According to a report from the National Center for Educational Statistics, mental health professionals are among the five most understaffed jobs at U.S. public schools.

The funding will come from annual appropriations, as well as from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The new law aims to help curb gun violence, specifically mass shootings. The law introduces more stringent background checks on people purchasing firearms, including access to juvenile records and information related to mental health. The law also allocates funding to encourage more mental health professionals to work at schools.

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