Month: April 2023

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Rock Daypop

Pearl Jam announces nine 2023 U.S. Tour Dates

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Pearl Jam has announced nine U.S. tour dates taking place in August/September.

The band will kick-off with two shows in St. Paul, Minn., on Aug. 31 and Sept. 2, followed by performances in Chicago, Indianapolis and Fort Worth, and a final pair of shows in Austin on Sept. 18 and 19. Inhaler will open the Chicago, Indianapolis and Austin shows; support for the other dates is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

According to a press release, Pearl Jam is also seeking “to protect fans’ access to fairly priced tickets”, with general public tickets sold via Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program, which fans can register for through April 25. The Verified Fan sale will launch on April 28. Tickets for the tour will be non-transferable in all states except Illinois where such restrictions are prohibited by law. Additionally, each of the concerts will sell “PJ Premium” tickets, which account for roughly 10%; they are priced at market rate and help to offset the cost of touring while keeping ticket prices lower across the board. The band will also use “all-in pricing” for the first time, meaning the full, out-of-pocket cost for tickets will be listed with fees upfront.

More information can be found on Pearl Jam’s website.

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NJ Governor declares September 23rd as ‘Bruce Springsteen Day’

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has formally declared that Bruce Springsteen’s birthday, September 23rd, will be known as ‘Bruce Springsteen Day’ across the state of NJ.  Governor Murphy presented the proclamation at the American Music Honors, which took place at the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music last week. Governor Murphy said in a statement: “Bruce Springsteen is one of the most recognizable, iconic and influential musicians – and New Jerseyans – of all time. It is important that we recognize Bruce for all he has done and will continue to do, from giving us the gift of his music to lending his time to the causes close to his heart, including making the Archives and Center for American Music a repository that will inspire tomorrow’s songwriters and singers. We thank him for showing the world what it means to live our New Jersey values. I am both honored and proud to declare his birthday Bruce Springsteen Day in New Jersey.” Read Governor Murphy’s official proclamation via nj.org.

The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music preserves the legacy of Bruce Springsteen and celebrates the history of American music and its diversity of artists and genres. The Archives and Center for American Music held the inaugural American Music Honors, with honorees including E Street Band member Stevie Van Zandt; legendary soul artist Sam Moore of the ‘60s soul duo, Sam & Dave; longtime pop/soul singer Darlene Love; and country/blues/rock singer-songwriter and social commentator Steve Earle.

Springsteen returned to the road in February, marking Springsteen and The E Street Band’s first tour dates since February 2017, and their first in North America since September 2016. European dates for the 2023 international tour were announced ten months ago and sold over 1.2 million  At the conclusion of their European run in July 2023, Springsteen and The E Street Band will begin a second North American tour leg in August.

Bruce Springsteen Day Declared in New Jersey on September 23

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Pop Daypop

Ed Sheeran shares video for new song “Boat”

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Ed Sheeran has shared the music video for his new single, ‘Boat,’taken from Sheeran’s upcoming LP,
‘-‘ (‘SUBTRACT’), due out May 5.  Directed by Mia Barnes, the video finds Sheeran engulfed by waves, reflecting the song’s lyrics.  Sheeran said in a statement about the song: “’Boat’ is the first song I wrote and finished for Subtract. It’s where it all began, and a good way to kick off the album.”

‘-‘ (‘SUBTRACT’) is Sheeran’s final LP of a series of albums named after mathematical symbols. Sheeran said of the album in a statement, “As an artist I didn’t feel like I could credibly put a body of work into the world that didn’t accurately represent where I am and how I need to express myself at this point in my life. This album is purely that. It’s opening the trapdoor into my soul. For the first time I’m not trying to craft an album people will like, I’m merely putting something out that’s honest and true to where I am in my adult life.”

Pre-order ‘-‘ (‘SUBTRACT’) – here.
Take look at the video for “Boat” – here.

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Sports Daypop

NHL Playoffs: Maple Leafs, Rangers, Avalanche and Golden Knights take Game 2

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In Thursday’s NHL Eastern Conference playoff games, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-2, while the New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1.

* The New York Rangers came back from an early deficit to beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1 in Thursday’s Game 2 at the Prudential Center, and taking a 2-0 series lead. The Rangers scored three goals in the second, with Patrick Kane adding two assists, and Kaapo Kakko extending their lead in the third. Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin finished with 22 saves, while Vitek Vanecek allowed five goals on 30 shots.  The series heads back to Madison Square Garden for Game 3 set for Saturday at 8 p.m. ET.

* The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-2 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series Thursday, evening the series 1-1.   The Leafs took an early 3-0 lead in the first period, with goals from Mitch Marner, John Tavares and William Nylander, and scored four more goals for the win. Tavares also recorded his first playoff hat trick, while Morgan Rielly recorded four assists, tying the franchise record for most in a playoff game by a defenseman.  Game 3 is set for Saturday at 7 p.m. ET at Tampa Bay.

The NHL Western Conference playoffs on Thursday saw the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Seattle Kraken 3-2, while the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2.

* Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round was held at Ball Arena on Thursday, with the Colorado Avalanche rallying against the Seattle Kraken after Devon Toews broke a tie in the third period, giving Colorado the 3-2 win. The series is now tied 1-1, with Game 3 set to take place in Seattle on Saturday at 10:00 p.m.

* In Game 2 of the first-round playoff series at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday night, the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2. Vegas forward Chandler Stephenson scoring the game-winning goal early in the third period, and Mark Stone added two late goals. The best-of-seven series is now tied 1-1 (after the Jets won the opener 5-1 on Tuesday night). Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at Winnipeg’s Canada Life Centre at 4:00 p.m.

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SpaceX’s Starship rocket explodes midair after inaugural test flight lift-off

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SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launch pad on the coast of South Texas on Thursday at 9:28 a.m. ET, but exploded midair before stage separation. Thursday’s launch marked the vehicle’s historic first test flight.

The massive Super Heavy rocket booster lifted off and sent a massive boom across the coastal landscape as it soared out over the Gulf of Mexico. About two and a half minutes after takeoff, the Super Heavy rocket booster was scheduled to expend most of its fuel and separate from the Starship spacecraft, leaving the booster to be discarded in the ocean. The Starship was meant to use its own engines, blazing for more than six minutes, to propel itself to nearly orbital speeds.  According to SpaceX, the flight reached its highest point 24.2 miles (39 kilometers) above the ground and the explosion occurred about four minutes after liftoff.

Clearing the launch pad was a major milestone for Starship, and although it ended in an explosion, Thursday’s test met several of the company’s objectives for the vehicle. SpaceX tweeted, “With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s test will help us improve Starship’s reliability as SpaceX seeks to make life multi-planetary. As if the flight test was not exciting enough, Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly before stage separation” 

In a post-launch tweet, Elon Musk congratulated the team on “an exciting test launch” and said they “learned a lot for next test launch in a few months.”  In addition, NASA administrator Bill Nelson took to Twitter to share his congratulations on the flight test: “Congrats to @SpaceX on Starship’s first integrated flight test! Every great achievement throughout history has demanded some level of calculated risk, because with great risk comes great reward. Looking forward to all that SpaceX learns, to the next flight test—and beyond.”

SpaceX will need a new launch license from the FAA to make another attempt, but the company does not expect the process to be as laborious as securing the license for Thursday’s launch.

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Sports Daypop

House Republicans pass transgender sports ban for schools

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The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday that effectively would ban transgender women and girls from competing in female school athletics.  The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which would bar federal funding for schools that allow transgender girls to play on women’s sports teams, passed the House by a 219-203 vote.

Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities that receive funding from the federal government, and applies to schools and other educational institutions. According to the legislative text. the bill passed by the House, authored by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., would amend Title IX to prohibit transgender women and girls from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity. It seeks to amend federal law to require that “sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth,” for the purpose of determining compliance with Title IX in athletics.  The text of the bill says it would a violation “for a recipient of federal financial assistance who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designed for women or girls.”

The bill is unlikely to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate, however, and President Biden said Monday that he would veto the bill was it to reach his desk: “Politicians should not dictate a one-size-fits-all requirement that forces coaches to remove kids from their teams. At a time when transgender youth already face a nationwide mental health crisis, with half of transgender youth in a recent survey saying they have seriously considered suicide, a national law that further stigmatizes these children is completely unnecessary.”

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House Republicans pass transgender sports ban for schools

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The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday that effectively would ban transgender women and girls from competing in female school athletics.  The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which would bar federal funding for schools that allow transgender girls to play on women’s sports teams, passed the House by a 219-203 vote.

Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities that receive funding from the federal government, and applies to schools and other educational institutions. According to the legislative text. the bill passed by the House, authored by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., would amend Title IX to prohibit transgender women and girls from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity. It seeks to amend federal law to require that “sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth,” for the purpose of determining compliance with Title IX in athletics.  The text of the bill says it would a violation “for a recipient of federal financial assistance who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designed for women or girls.”

The bill is unlikely to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate, however, and President Biden said Monday that he would veto the bill was it to reach his desk: “Politicians should not dictate a one-size-fits-all requirement that forces coaches to remove kids from their teams. At a time when transgender youth already face a nationwide mental health crisis, with half of transgender youth in a recent survey saying they have seriously considered suicide, a national law that further stigmatizes these children is completely unnecessary.”

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Country Daypop

Cody Johnson announces double album, ‘Cody Johnson: Leather’

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Cody Johnson announced his next project will be a 24-track double album, titled Cody Johnson: Leather. The new project marks Johnson’s second consecutive double album following his October 2021 project, Human, a two-disc project with 18 total tracks.

After sharing back in early February that he’s been in the studio working on new music, Cody also recently revealed that the record will include a duet with Carrie Underwood. Johnson shared ahead of the CMT Music Awards last month: “I actually just recorded a duet with her (Underwood) yesterday for my new album coming out. And getting to know her — man, she’s such a pro and everybody that she surrounds herself with are all very professional, as well. So I don’t mean this to sound bad, but it’s kind of hard to compete with that.”

Johnson explains that he plans to “release this one a little differently” than he did Human, but didn’t specify exactly how the roll-out process will be different. But since Human dropped all all once, it is expected Johnson plans to stagger Leather’s release over the course of multiple different dates.  Said Johnson of a timeline for the album: “Maybe by the end of the year, maybe next year .. This round of 24 songs, I have to say, is the best round of songs I’ve ever recorded. And I feel like that’s the way it should be. Each album should outdo the last one. There’s some fun stuff. I think the theme of this new album is fun … It doesn’t matter whether it’s a ballad or whether it’s a tongue-in-cheek, kind of a fun [song], it all has to be fun. It all needs to make you wanna move around and bob your head a little bit.”

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Old Dominion to release new song ‘I Should Have Married You’

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Old Dominion announced their new song, “I Should Have Married You,” will be out on April 21st. The track was written and produced by Old Dominion’s Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung and Brad Tursi alongside award-winning songwriter Shane McAnally.

Said Ramsey: “There must be a lot of people out there that either need to hear this or need to say it. If you dance hard enough and sing loud enough, maybe the regret will go away! So crank up ‘I Should Have Married You’ this Friday – and thank you for hounding us about this one since we teased it a few months ago!”  To stream “I Should Have Married You,” head here.

Old Dominion has been on the road with their No Bad Vibes Tour since January, playing in sold out arenas across the U.S.. After a stop for a performance at Stagecoach Festival later this month, the band will pick up the No Bad Vibes tour in Savannah, GA, at the Enmarket Arena on May 5th.

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Entertainment Daypop

Charlie Sheen, Chuck Lorre to reunite on ‘How to Be a Bookie’ at HBO Max

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Deadline reports that Charlie Sheen will reunite with Chuck Lorre on the HBO Max series How to Be a Bookie, which just started production in February.

How to Be a Bookie is a single-camera comedy starring Sebastian Maniscalco and will air on HBO Max (soon to be rebranded as Max). How to Be a Bookie, co-written by Lorre and Nick Bakay, follows a veteran bookie (Maniscalco), who “struggles to survive the impending legalization of sports gambling” in Los Angeles. Variety confirmed Sheen’s casting, sharing that he will have a ‘recurring role’ on the upcoming comedy from Lorre. Omar J. Dorsey, Andrea Anders, Vanessa Ferlito and Jorge Garcia also star in the series.

The casting news comes more than 10 years after the 57-year-old Sheen left the CBS series Two and a Half Men, co-created and executive produced by Lorre. Sheen was fired from the show in Season 8 amid a public meltdown and disparaging remarks about Lorre.

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