Month: January 2023

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Rock Daypop

Single day ticket sales for Metallica’s M72 Tour are announced

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Metallica announced that the public on sale for single-day show tickets for Metallica’s M72 tour will begin Friday, January 20th at 10AM Local Time. First access to tickets will be available to Fifth Members starting Monday, January 16th at 9:00am locally in the US, Canada, and Mexico and at 10:00am locally in Europe. If you’re a Fifth Member, visit metallica.com/presale-code to request your presale code. You will need a new one to purchase single days. Two-day tickets for the weekend shows are still available, offering a completely unique experience: two totally different set lists with two different bands opening the show each night.

Metallica’s M72 world tour will see the band playing two nights in every city it visits-with each No Repeat Weekend featuring two completely different setlists and support lineups. Each weekend offers a variety of Enhanced Experiences, ranging from access to a meet and greet, production and stage tour, food and beverage in the “Black Box” lounge to early entry into the venue and the famed Metallica Snake Pit. 

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Pop Daypop

Take a look at the teaser for Jack Harlow’s Doritos 2023 Super Bowl Ad

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Jack Harlow has been revealed as the celebrity featured in this year’s Doritos Super Bowl 2023 commercial, with a teaser shared on YouTube.

In the commercial teaser, Harlow is surrounded by fans and paparazzi snapping photos as he gets into a car. After he closes the door, the rapper munches on a bag of the new sweet and tangy BBQ Doritos. A photographer asks Harlow: “Is it true about the love triangle?” “Maybe,” he responds while holding a Doritos chip in the shape of a triangle. The photographer asks again, “A baby? You’re having a baby?”

The full Doritos commercial will drop during Super Bowl LVII, which will be held on Feb. 12 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

You can take a look at the Doritos commercial teaser – here.

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Lana Del Rey shares tracklist and cover art for upcoming album

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Lana Del Rey is sharing more details about her forthcoming new album, ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’. Del Rey shared in a post on her private Instagram page yesterday that the release date has been pushed back two weeks from March 10 to March 24, and will come with a boxed set and new merch. The album is the follow-up to Del Rey’s two 2021 releases — Blue Bannisters and Chemtrails Over the Country Club. 

Del Rey also shared cover art of her posing semi-nude for the album (which was since removed for violating Instagram’s guidelines) and the 16-song track list, which features Jack Antonoff and his band Bleachers, Jon Batiste, Father John Misty, Tommy Genesis, and Judah Smith.

‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’ can be pre-ordered in various formats on Del Rey’s official website.

Lana Del Rey Pushes Release Date for Upcoming Album, Shares Star-Studded Track List

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Rock Daypop

Lana Del Rey shares tracklist and cover art for upcoming album

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Lana Del Rey is sharing more details about her forthcoming new album, ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’. Del Rey shared in a post on her private Instagram page yesterday that the release date has been pushed back two weeks from March 10 to March 24, and will come with a boxed set and new merch. The album is the follow-up to Del Rey’s two 2021 releases — Blue Bannisters and Chemtrails Over the Country Club. 

Del Rey also shared cover art of her posing semi-nude for the album (which was since removed for violating Instagram’s guidelines) and the 16-song track list, which features Jack Antonoff and his band Bleachers, Jon Batiste, Father John Misty, Tommy Genesis, and Judah Smith.

‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’ can be pre-ordered in various formats on Del Rey’s official website.

Lana Del Rey Pushes Release Date for Upcoming Album, Shares Star-Studded Track List

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News Daypop

U.S. Navy veteran released from Russian custody

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A former American serviceman detained in Russia since April was released on Thursday. The family of Navy veteran Taylor Dudley, 35, said he safely crossed into Poland after being released by Russian authorities at the Polish border. Dudley was originally detained in April while backpacking after he crossed the border from Poland into Russia.

The Richardson Center, a non-profit organization founded by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, helped secure Dudley’s release.  According to its website, The Richardson Center promotes global peace and dialogue with countries and communities averse to formal diplomatic channels. Richardson said in a statement: “It is significant that despite the current environment between our two countries, the Russian authorities did the right thing by releasing Taylor today … The negotiations and work to secure Taylor’s safe return were done discreetly and with engagement on the ground in both Moscow and Kaliningrad and with full support from Taylor’s family back in the United States.”

Dudley was joined in Poland by a Richardson Center representative, as well as his mother for the journey home. Said Richardson: “And as we celebrate Taylor’s safe return, we remain very concerned for Paul Whelan and committed to continue to work on his safe return, as we have been for the last four years, as well as other Americans.” Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, remains in Russian custody. He has been there since he was arrested in a Moscow hotel in 2018 and later convicted of espionage charges. The United States continues to assert that he is being wrongfully detained.

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AG Garland appoints special counsel to probe Biden classified documents

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Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Thursday the appointment of Robert Hur as special counsel to investigate the discovery of classified documents found in a private office and a garage of President Joe Biden.

Garland laid out a timeline explaining how the documents were discovered, saying that on Nov. 4, 2022 the National Archives told the Justice Department the White House had notified them that the documents were discovered at the office of the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington D.C. Said Garland: “That office was not authorized for the storage of classified documents. The prosecutor was also advised that those documents had been secured in an archives facility.”

On Nov. 9, the FBI started an assessment consistent with standard protocols to determine whether the classified information had been improperly handled in possible violation of federal law. Garland said he assigned U.S. Attorney John Lausch Jr. to do an initial investigation on Nov. 14.  Biden’s lawyer informed Lausch on Dec. 20 that additional classified documents were found in the garage of Biden’s Delaware home. Lausch briefed Garland on the initial results of his investigation Jan. 5 and told him a special counsel was warranted.  Said Garland: “Based on Mr. Lausch’s initial investigation, I concluded that, under the special counsel regulations, it was in the public interest to appoint a special counsel.” Garland said Thursday that the documents in question have been secured by the FBI and National Archives.

The White House on Thursday confirmed the discovery of the second set of classified documents from Biden’s time as vice president. Special counsel to the president Richard Sauber said Thursday: “During the review, the lawyers discovered among personal and political papers a small number of additional Obama-Biden administration records with classified markings. All but one of these documents were found in storage space in the president’s Wilmington residence garage. One document consisting of one page was discovered among stored materials in an adjacent room.”

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Sports Daypop

Raiders QB Derek Carr says thank you and goodbye to fans

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In a letter he posted Thursday afternoon on social media, Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr thanked teammates and coaches and said goodbye to fans, adding that he “looks forward” to joining a new team.

Carr wrote on Instagram and Twitter: “Raider Nation it breaks my heart I didn’t get an opportunity to say goodbye in person. We certainly have been on a roller coaster in our nine years together. From the bottom of my heart, I am so grateful and appreciative of the years of support you gave to my family and me.  We had our share of both heart breaking moments and thrilling game winning drives, and it always felt like you were there next to me. It’s especially hard to say goodbye because I can honestly say that I gave you everything I had, every single day, in season, and in the off-season. It certainly wasn’t perfect, but I hope that I was able to leave you with more than a few great memories as Raider fans….I once said that if I’m not a Raider, I would rather be at home and I meant that, but I never envisioned it ending this way. That fire burning inside of me to win a championship still rages. A fire no man can extinguish; only God. So I look forward to a new city and a new team who, no matter the circumstance, will get everything I have. Winning a championship is what I’ve always wanted and what I will continue to work toward.”

The 31-year-old Carr joined the franchise as a second-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, making the Pro Bowl in three of his first four seasons. He went 63-79 in 142 starts for the Raiders, completing 64.8% of his throws for 35,222 yards, 217 touchdowns and 99 interceptions over his nine seasons with the AFC West franchise.

Carr went 10-7 as a starter, with a career-high 4,804 yards, 23 scores and 14 interceptions in 17 starts in 2021 and led the Raiders to the 2021-22 playoffs.  Carr signed a three-year, $121.5 million contract extension in April, but the franchise can release him next month while taking a salary cap hit of just $5.6 million. If the team doesn’t move on from Carr, his 2023 salary will jump to more than $30 million next season and to more than $40 million in 2024 and 2025.

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Dodgers release pitcher Trevor Bauer after lengthy suspension

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The Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Thursday they have released right-hander Trevor Bauer. Bauer, 31, was designated for assignment last Friday, giving Los Angeles seven days to trade, release, or waive him.  A release was inevitable because finding a trade partner was close to impossible, and no team would claim Bauer on waivers or absorb the $22.5 million owed him. The Dodgers are still responsible for the $22.5 million remaining on Bauer’s contract, and now that he’s been released Bauer is free to sign with any team.

An arbitrator reduced Bauer’s suspension under MLB’s domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy from 324 games to 194 games, which is still the longest suspension in the policy’s history. The Dodgers opted to cut ties and remove Bauer from the organization.

Bauer has not pitched since June 28, 2021, following accusations that he had assaulted a woman. The Pasadena Police Dept. announced the following February that he would not face criminal charges, but MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred suspended Bauer last April.

Bauer signed a three-year contract worth $102 million with the Dodgers prior to the 2021 season. The arbitrator who reduced his suspension ruled that he will play without pay for the first 50 games of this season, reducing his 2023 salary from $32 million to approximately $22.5 million.

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Country Daypop

Kelsea Ballerini shares dates for second leg of her ‘Heartfirst Tour’

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Kelsea Ballerini is sharing dates for the second leg of her headlining HEARTFIRST Tour. The first leg of the tour took place in September and October 2022.

Ballerini wrote on social media with a yellow heart emoji announcing the new dates: ‘Let’s do this again’. The new dates will take place throughout the month of March, consisting of nine intimate shows across the U.S. and Canada. The tour will begin in Toronto on March 6, and will travel through Columbus, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Atlantic City, New Jersey, and others before concluding in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 18. For more information, head to www.heartfirsttour.com.

Kelsea’s HEARTFIRST Tour is in support of her latest album, Subject to Change, which includes the top 30 single, “Heartfirst,” which Ballerini co-wrote with Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild and Alysa Vanderheym, as well as the track “You’re Drunk, Go Home,” a collaboration with Kelly Clarkson and Carly Pearce. “Heartfirst” is nominated at the 2023 Grammy Awards for Best Country Solo Performance.

Kelsea will also appear at select dates on The Judds: The Final Tour, which resumes on January 26, and she will serve as a supporting act on Kenny Chesney’s I Go Back Tour, which runs from March through the end of May.

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Country Daypop

Megan Moroney shares the music video for ‘Tennessee Orange’

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Megan Moroney is wearing “Tennessee Orange” in the new music video for her breakout hit of the same name. Moroney released the official music video for her major label debut single, sharing on social media: “the official tennessee orange music video is out now on YouTube 🧡 directed by @jasonllester”

The video, directed by Jason Lester, is shot from the perspective of Moroney’s love interest. Said Moroney: “I had so much fun making this video with Jason Lester!  I think we could have taken this video in a few different directions, and I was so excited to film it from ‘his’ point of view. This song is about more than a football team and I think we captured the love story perfectly.”  The video concludes with the mystery man and the 25-year-old singer/songwriter recreating the buzzed-about Instagram photos which Moroney shared in August of 2022. Moroney is seen wearing the Tennessee Volunteers t-shirt, that once belonged to Morgan Wallen. While she confirmed that the shirt was in fact Wallen’s, fans speculated that the song was written with Wallen in mind. However, the Moroney has yet to confirm or deny if the song was written about him.

“Tennessee Orange” is expected to appear on Moroney’s major label debut, which is slated to arrive later this year. Moroney will also soon embark on her first-ever headlining tour, dubbed the Pistol Made Of Roses Tour. The trek kicks off on April 13 in Chattanooga, Tennessee at The Barrelhouse Ballroom and runs through April 28, where the tour wraps up at Brewsky’s in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.  For information, head here.

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

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