Month: April 2023

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Post Malone returns with the new single ‘Chemical’

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Post Malone has returned with his first new single of 2023, titled “Chemical.”  On Chemical, the 27-year-old artist reflects of a relationship he can’t seem to let go of; the song features guitar riffs from Malone and Andrew Watt plus contributions from Louis Bell and the legendary Mick Jagger.

“Chemical” is the first song Post Malone has released since he dropped his album Twelve Carat Toothache last year, which featured the hit songs “I Like You (A Happier Song)” with Doja Cat and “Cooped Up” featuring Roddy Ricch. Among the 16-track LP are other collaborations with The Weeknd, The Kid LAROI, Fleet Foxes, and Gunna. Malone also recently wrapped up the American leg of his Twelve Carat Tour and is currently preparing for the European leg of the tour featuring Rae Sremmurd.

To buy/stream ‘Chemical’ head here.

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2023 NBA Playoffs: Lakers, Heat, Clippers, Nuggets all take Game 1

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* Jimmy Butler scored 35 points for the Miami Heat, helping them beat top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks 130-117 on Sunday in an Eastern Conference playoff opener. The Bucks lost Giannis Antetokounmpo to a lower back bruise early in the second quarter, and Miami’s Tyler Herro broke his right hand later in the period.

* In the Western Conference playoffs, Rui Hachimura scored a playoff career-best 29 points, including 21 in the second half, and LeBron James added 21 points and 11 rebounds as the seventh-seeded LA Lakers beat the No 2 seed Memphis Grizzlies 128-112 on Sunday in the opening game of their series.

* The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Phoenix Suns with a 115-110 win in their Western Conference playoff series opener on Sunday. Kawhi Leonard scored 38 points, including two late three-pointers, while Russell Westbrook shot just 3 of 19 from the field, but finished with nine points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, three blocks and two steals.

* Jamal Murray scored 24 points with eight assists to bring the top-seeded Denver Nuggets to victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-80 Sunday night. Nikola Jokic added 13 points, 14 rebounds and a half dozen assists in 28 minutes and Michael Porter Jr scored 18 points. For Minnesota, Anthony Edwards led with 18 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns missed 10 of his first 12 shots, finishing with 11 points.

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At least 4 killed, multiple injured in shooting during party in Alabama

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At least four people were killed and over a dozen more were injured in a shooting at a Sweet-16 birthday party in Dadeville, Ala. (northeast of Montgomery), over the weekend. Investigators were gathering evidence Sunday at an Alabama dance studio where the shooting occurred on Saturday night. Dadeville is a small community with a population of about 3,000 people.

Six of the wounded have been treated and released from Dadeville’s Lake Martin Community Hospital in Alabama, with nine other wounded teenagers have been transferred to other medical facilities, Senior state trooper Jeremy Burkett said during a press briefing Sunday that there has been a “multitude of injuries” and the investigation will be a “long and complicated process.” Burkett and other officials did not answer questions during the press briefing, and did not state whether a suspect has been identified.

Dadeville Police Chief Jonathan L. Floyd said during the press briefing: “What we’ve dealt with is something that no community should have to endure. I also ask each of you please do not let this moment define what you think about the city of Dadeville and our fine people … I just ask for your patience. It’s going to be a long process, but I do earnestly solicit your prayers.”

Pastor Ben Hayes, who serves as chaplain for the Dadeville Police Department and for the local high school football team, said the shooting has rocked the small town where serious crime is rare. He added: “One of the young men that was killed was one of our star athletes and just a great guy. So I knew many of these students. Dadeville is a small town and this is going to affect everybody in this area.”  Tallapoosa County school superintendent Raymond C. Porter said that the school system said counseling will be available for students at the schools on Monday; and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey tweeted: “This morning, I grieve with the people of Dadeville and my fellow Alabamians. Violent crime has NO place in our state, and we are staying closely updated by law enforcement as details emerge.”

Officials have asked that anyone with information call 1-800-392-8011 or email the crime tipline at sbi.investigations@alea.gov.

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Gunmen kill 6 adults and one child in attack at Mexican resort

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A group of armed men killed one child and six others over the weekend after storming a resort in the small town of Cortazar, about 65 km (40 miles) south of the central Mexican state of Guanajuato. According to authorities, the region has increasingly been plagued by drug cartel violence.

Cortazar’s local security department said it was not clear who was behind the shooting that killed one seven-year-old, three men and three women. Officials in the Cortazar municipality said in a statement that an eighth person was seriously wounded in the midafternoon attack at the La Palma resort. After the shooting, the attackers destroyed the spa shop and took the security cameras before fleeing, officials said. The statement did not speculate on a possible motive.

Guanajuato has been Mexico’s most violent state for years. The Jalisco New Generation drug cartel has been fighting with local criminal groups, including the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel, which is apparently backed by the Sinaloa cartel. In recent years rival drug cartels have been waging brutal battles to control territory and trafficking routes through the state.

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NY Yankees’ DH Giancarlo Stanton out indefinitely with hamstring injury

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The NY Yankees announced on Sunday that star designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton was put on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. The Yankees recalled Oswald Peraza from Triple A ahead of its series finale against the Twins. Willie Calhoun served as the club’s DH on Sunday.

Stanton apparently suffered the injury on Saturday after he went 1-for-4 at the plate, and was pulled out and replaced with a pinch runner after hitting a double in the seventh inning.  Stanton has repeatedly suffered lower-body injuries over his career, including a calf strain in May 2022, a quad strain in May 2021 and a hamstring strain in August 2020.

Through 13 games this season, Stanton – a former NL MVP – has batted .269 with 14 hits, 11 RBIs and four home runs.When asked by reporters why he thinks Stanton has been so susceptible to these type of injuries, NY Yankees manager Aaron Boone said on Sunday: “I don’t know. Obviously he’s got a awesome build and physique. He works very hard to try and avoid these things, but unfortunately it’s something that’s happened with him.”

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Diplo shares video for “Use Me (Brutal Hearts)” ft. Dove Cameron, Sean Penn, Sturgill Simpson

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DJ/producer Diplo has recruited Dove Cameron and Sturgill Simpson for his new country-infused pop song, “Use Me (Brutal Hearts).”  Cameron opens the track and is then joined by Simpson, under the pseudonym Johnny Blue Skies, as the two harmonize throughout the track. The video for the song features Cameron starring alongside Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn, who plays the role of Johnny Blue Skies, dancing and lip-syncing along to Simpson’s voice.  Take look at the video – here.

“Use Me (Brutal Hearts)” is featured on Diplo’s upcoming album, Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley: Chapter 2 — Swamp Savant, with Thomas Wesley serving as Diplo’s country music alter ego. Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil was released in 2020 and featured collaborations with Thomas Rhett, Young Thug, and Orville Peck. Diplo said in a press release: “I tried on a lot of cowboy hats. I rode a lot of motorcycles and horses basically reflected on my whole life and career and connection with this music. There was a lot. It all started in the swamps I was raised in. This is the greatest single piece of work I’ve ever done, I can promise you that.” 

Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley: Chapter 2 — Swamp Savant will be released on April 28. To pre-order, head here.

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Diplo shares video for “Use Me (Brutal Hearts)” ft. Dove Cameron, Sean Penn, Sturgill Simpson

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DJ/producer Diplo has recruited Dove Cameron and Sturgill Simpson for his new country-infused pop song, “Use Me (Brutal Hearts).”  Cameron opens the track and is then joined by Simpson, under the pseudonym Johnny Blue Skies, as the two harmonize throughout the track. The video for the song features Cameron starring alongside Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn, who plays the role of Johnny Blue Skies, dancing and lip-syncing along to Simpson’s voice.  Take look at the video – here.

“Use Me (Brutal Hearts)” is featured on Diplo’s upcoming album, Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley: Chapter 2 — Swamp Savant, with Thomas Wesley serving as Diplo’s country music alter ego. Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil was released in 2020 and featured collaborations with Thomas Rhett, Young Thug, and Orville Peck. Diplo said in a press release: “I tried on a lot of cowboy hats. I rode a lot of motorcycles and horses basically reflected on my whole life and career and connection with this music. There was a lot. It all started in the swamps I was raised in. This is the greatest single piece of work I’ve ever done, I can promise you that.” 

Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley: Chapter 2 — Swamp Savant will be released on April 28. To pre-order, head here.

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Take a listen To Darius Rucker’s ‘Fires Don’t Start Themselves’

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Darius Rucker has shared his latest song “Fires Don’t Start Themselves,” after Rucker dropped hints on his social media channels leading up to the release. Rucker explained the story behind “Fires Don’t Start Themselves,” written by Ben Hayslip, Dan Isbell and Jacob Rice, and produced by Dann Huff: “You know, it’s a song about that time when you’re sitting at home with your significant other or girlfriend or wife or boyfriend or husband or whatever, and you know it’s time. It’s time to get down to business. That’s what that song’s all about.”

Rucker debuts his latest track as he gears up for the release of his forthcoming seventh studio album, Carolyn’s Boy, named in honor of his late mother.  Rucker is also gearing up for his 21-date “Starting Fires Tour,” set to kick off in mid-June and spanning across the U.S. and Canada with special guests on select dates, Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors and Drew Green.

Listen to Rucker’s new song ‘Fires Don’t Start Themselves’ – here.

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Take a look at the trailer for Pete Davidson’s semi-autobiographical series ‘Bupkis’

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Peacock has shared the first trailer for Pete Davidson’s upcoming semi-autobiographical series Bupkis.  The series centers around Davidson, who plays a “raw, unflinched, fictionalized version” of himself, and features Edie Falco and Joe Pesci.

In addition to getting Pesci to come out of his semi-retirement, the show also will feature a star-studded lineup of guest stars: La La Anthony, Colson Baker (Machine Gun Kelly), Steve Buscemi, Cam’ron, Bobby Cannavale, Charlamagne Tha God, Charlie Day, Philip Ettinger, Brad Garrett, Al Gore, Paul Walter Hauser, Jadakiss, Sunita Mani, John Mulaney, Chris O’Donnell, Simon Rex, Oona Roche, Ray Romano, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Jon Stewart, Sebastian Stan, Kenan Thompson, Marissa Jaret Winokur and Chase Sui Wonders (Pete’s real-life girlfriend).

Judah Miller (The King of Staten Island) serves as showrunner, and executive producers include Dave Sirus, Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer and Erin David.

The eight episodes of ‘Bupkis’ premieres May 4th on Peacock. Take a look at the trailer – here.

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Take a look at Brie Larson in ‘The Marvels’ teaser trailer

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Marvel Entertainment shared a teaser trailer for the superhero film ‘The Marvels’ featuring Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, Teyonah Parris and Samuel L. Jackson.

The Marvels, the sequel to 2019’s Captain Marvel, follows Carol Danvers (Larson), aka Captain Marvel, an Avenger with superhuman strength, energy projection and flight.  The Marvels brings together Captain Marvel, teenager Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel (Vellani), and S.W.O.R.D. agent Monica Rambeau (Parris), who ‘inexplicably begin swapping places with each other every time they use their powers.’

Take a look at the teaser trailer for The Marvels, debuting in theaters on November 10th – here.

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