Month: November 2022

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Rock Daypop

Take a look at Pantera’s new teaser video for their return to performing

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Pantera has shared a new teaser video for the band’s upcoming return to the live stage; you can take a look at the teaser – here.  It was first reported in July that Rex Brown (bass) and Philip Anselmo (vocals) would unite with guitarist Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society) and drummer Charlie Benante (Anthrax) for a world tour under the PANTERA banner.  The lineup has been given a green light by the estates of the band’s founders, drummer Vincent “Vinnie Paul” Abbott and guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott.

The reformed band will play its first shows in over 20 years in December 2022, starting with a co-headlining slot at Mexico’s Hell & Heaven Metal Fest and Monterrey Metal Fest, followed by appearances at three Knotfest festivals in South America. There will also be a one-off show with Judas Priest in São Paulo, Brazil and a headlining concert in Santiago.

The band also just announced its first North American tour dates, joining Metallica for the 12 U.S. dates of their M72 World Tour in 2023-2024. Pantera will join Mammoth WVH for each US city’s opening Friday night concert through August 2024; the dates are: 8/4/2023 in East Rutherford, NJ; 8/11/2023 in Montreal; 8/18/2023 in Dallas; 8/25/2023 in Los Angeles; 9/1/2023 in Phoenix; 11/3/2023 in St. Louis; 11/10/2023 in Detroit; 9/2/2024 in Boston; 9/9/2024 in Chicago; 9/16/2024 in Minneapolis; 9/23/2024 in Edmonton and 9/30/2024 in Seattle.

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Metallica announce new LP ’72 Seasons’ and massive 2023-24 ‘M72 World Tour’

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Metallica have announced their 12th studio album, ’72 Seasons,’ will drop on April 14th, and are sharing the first single from the LP, titled ‘Lux Æterna’.  The band have also announced the massive M72 World Tour for 2023-2024.

Metallica’s M72 World Tour includes two nights in each city, promising a “no repeat weekend” of two different sets and two different opening acts. The M72 tour ‘will feature a bold new in-the-round stage design that relocates the famed Metallica Snake Pit to center stage, as well as the “I Disappear” full-tour pass and the debut of discounted tickets for fans under 16 years of age.’  Supporting acts throughout the tour includes Architects, Mammoth WVH, Five Finger Death Punch, Ice Nine Kills, Pantera, Volbeat and Greta Van Fleet.  A portion of proceeds from every ticket sold will go to the band’s All Within My Hands foundation.

The European leg of the world tour kicks-off in Amsterdam on April 27, 2023, making stops in Paris, Hamburg and Gothenburg before continuing onto North America. The band will then return to Europe for the second leg through July 2024, followed by additional dates in North America. Two-day tickets will be on sale Friday, December 2nd via Ticketmaster. Single day tickets will be available beginning January 20th. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the US beginning Wednesday, November 30th at 2 pm local time until Thursday, December 1st at 10 pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program.

The band’s new single “Lux Æterna” is available now to stream and download, and as an instant grat track with all pre-orders of 72 Seasons; the album can be pre-ordered in digital (here) and physical format (here) beginning Wednesday, November 30 at 4pm local time.  Take a look at the video for ‘Lux Æterna’- here.

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Pop Daypop

HBO Max announces Dec. 31 release date for ‘Lizzo: Live in Concert’

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HBO Max plans to air Lizzo: Live in Concert on Dec. 31.  Lizzo tweeted: “SAD YOU MISSED MY L.A. SHOWS? I GOT SOMETHING FOR THAT FOMO!! LIZZO: LIVE IN CONCERT STREAMING 12/31!!! ONLY ON @hbomax 🎤”

The program was filmed during the artist’s ‘The Special Tour’ earlier this month at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif,, and is billed as “the culmination” of her documentary ‘Love, Lizzo,‘ which premiered November 24 on HBO Max. Lizzo was joined by her band The Lizzbians and The Little Bigs, The Big Grrrls and special guests Cardi B, SZA and Missy Elliott.

Lizzo will also receive the People’s Champion Award at next month’s People’s Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Lizzo: Live in Concert premieres December 31 on HBO Max.

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The Weeknd announces second leg of ‘After Hours Til Dawn Tour’

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The Weeknd has announced the second leg of his After Hours Til Dawn Tour, taking place in Europe and Latin America. The After Hours Til Dawn Tour kicked off in July of this year and is in support of The Weeknd’s fifth and sixth studio albums — After Hours and Dawn FM, with the North American leg grossing over $130 million.

The second leg of the tour is set to include over 27 shows and will kick-off on June 10 at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, UK. The tour will hit major cities including Amsterdam, Oslo, London, Paris, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Santiago and more, with additional dates set to be announced.

Select tickets go on sale on Friday, December 2 – here.

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One 12-year-old dead, 5 minors injured in Atlantic Station shooting

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Officials in Atlanta said on Sunday that the victims of the shooting on Saturday night near the popular Atlanta shopping destination ‘Atlantic Station’, which left one dead and five injured, were all minors — including the deceased, a 12-year-old. Gunfire erupting on an adjacent freeway overpass of the Downtown Connector, near 17th Street.

Mayor Andre Dickens confirmed the victims’ ages at a news conference, saying that some of the victims were Atlanta Public School students. Dickens said one of the injured victims was in critical condition, adding: “When a 12-year-old dies in our city — on our city streets … the whole village has a responsibility, and the whole village is impacted.”

Officer Anthony Grant, a representative for the Atlanta Police Department, confirmed that all victims involved in the shooting were minors. The shooting took place on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year near the outdoor Atlantic Station mall, after off-duty police and mall personnel escorted the teens off the property for unruly behavior and violations of a curfew set by the shopping center.  There was no information immediately available on a possible suspect, Grant said, adding that the incident is still under investigation. While the details of how the gunfire erupted are still not clear, police said there is a possibility of two shooters.

Atlantic Station has a 3 p.m. curfew for people under the age of 18. After the curfew, they need to be accompanied by an adult. Groups of four or more juveniles will be dispersed. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Atlanta police at 404-577-TIPS.

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13th bird flu case in Nebraska prompts slaughter of 1.8 million chickens

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Nebraska has reported its 13th case of bird flu this year at a farm in Dixon County, where 1.8 million chickens will be sent to slaughter.  The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (“NDA”) reported the latest case at an egg-laying farm in northeast Nebraska.  The NDA will create a 6.2 mile radius around the site of the infection as a way to stop or limit any potential spread. The control zone is still being established, after which depopulation will commence followed by disposal.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly referred to as bird flu, has led to more than 50.54 million bird deaths this year, making it the worst nationwide outbreak of the virus in history. The prior record was 50.5 million birds killed in 2015. There have been 6.8 million birds ordered to be killed in Nebraska. That is the second-most by any state, behind only Iowa with 15.5 million killed.

Symptoms of bird flu include birds not taking in as much water as usual, lack of energy and appetite, soft-shelled or misshapen eggs and sudden death. Poultry producers are told to watch for these symptoms, limit access to their facilities, increase biosecurity efforts and report illnesses to the NDA or USDA.

While there is little risk to humans from the virus, the bird flu outbreak has contributed to the rising prices of chicken and turkey along with the soaring cost of feed and fuel.

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Sports Daypop

Iran demands USA be expelled from World Cup after anger over social media post

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Iran is demanding that the United States be expelled from the World Cup after the U.S. Men’s National Team posted an image on its official social media accounts of Iran’s national flag without the emblem of the Islamic Republic. The United States Soccer Federation said that it made the decision to edit the official flag’s appearance to show “support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights.”

However, the Iranian government has accused the U.S. of “removing the name of God” from its national flag. The state-affiliated Tasnim News Agency in Iran tweeted on Sunday: “By posting a distorted image of the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran on its official account, the U.S. football team breached the FIFA charter, for which a 10-game suspension is the appropriate penalty. Team USA should be kicked out of World Cup 2022.”

In mid-September, demonstrations began in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by Iran’s morality police. According to Human Rights Activists in Iran, an organization that has been tracking the demonstrations, at least 450 people have been killed and over 18,000 have been arrested since the protests began.

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Odell Beckham Jr. escorted off flight after reportedly ‘drifting in and out of consciousness’

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Odell Beckham Jr. was escorted off of an American Airlines flight from Miami to Los Angeles on Sunday morning after crew members who tried to wake him up before departure grew concerned because he “appeared to be coming in and out of consciousness.”  Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network obtained a police report saying in part that the Miami-Dade Police Department responded to American Airlines flight 1228 in Miami, bound for Los Angeles, at around 9:30 a.m. after flight attendants called for help out of fear that Beckham Jr. was ill and “his condition would worsen through the expected 5 hour flight,” police said.  Police said in a statement: “Upon the officers arrival, the flight crew asked Mr. Beckham several times to exit the aircraft, which he refused.. the aircraft was deplaned, at which time Mr. Beckham was asked by the officers to exit the plane, and did so without incident.” Beckham was not detained or cited for the incident.

Shortly after the news broke, Beckham appeared to address the situation in a tweet that read: “Never in my life have I experienced what just happened to me… I’ve seen it alll..”  “Never. In. My . Life,” he added.  He later wrote: “I COULD NEVER MAKE THIS UP …comedy hr.”  Beckham’s attorney also released a statement late Sunday calling the incident “unnecessary” and saying Beckham was sleeping, which is why he did not initially comply with the flight crew. Beckham’s attorney blamed an “overzealous flight attendant” who, “wanted to prove that he had the authority to have Mr. Beckham removed from the flight” for the disturbance.

This incident comes four days before the Beckham’s first free-agency visit.  The wide receiver, who most recently played for the Los Angeles Rams, is scheduled to visit the New York Giants (who he previously played for from 2014 to 2018) oThursday and Friday; and will then visit the Dallas Cowboys on Monday. Per outlet reports, he also plans to visit the Buffalo Bills at some point.

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Country Daypop

Miranda Lambert announces her first cookbook to debut in April

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Miranda Lambert announced her own collection of recipes is due out this spring in her new cookbook, Y’all Eat Yet? Miranda said she will also share “stories from my pretty b*tchin’ kitchen to yours”. 

Said Lambert: “I was blessed to be raised by two generations of hell-raising, hard working women who knew how to make people feel good. This is a look into our lives and the food we’ve made along the way.”

Lambert previously released a collection of home goods — including cookware and other items for anyone’s kitchen and home — inspired by her mother, Beverly June, and her grandmother, Wanda Louise. Lambert named her home goods line “Wanda June Home” in their honor.

Y’all Eat Yet? is for release on April 25. To pre-order, head here.

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Parker McCollum announces 2023 summer tour

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Parker McCollum has announced dates for the second leg of his upcoming 2023 headlining tour.   The upcoming summer leg of McCollum’s 2023 tour will feature support from rising country artist Larry Fleet, Jackson Dean and the Randy Rogers Band.  McCollum shared: “Cannot wait to be out on the road next year! Headlining a tour for most of the year and getting to take Larry Fleet and Jackson Dean along with me is going to be a blast. Such a talented guys who deserve the spotlight.”

The tour kicks-off May 18th in Toledo and runs through August 19th in Syracuse. Presales start November 30th at 10 am local time with the public on sale December 2nd at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning November 29th at 10 am local time until December 1st at 10 pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program.

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