Month: May 2023

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Pop Daypop

Dua Lipa and Donatella Versace team up to design summer collection

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Dua Lipa announced she has teamed up with Donatella Versace to create a women’s collection for Versace. The line will make its debut in Cannes, France later this month. Donatella wrote in an announcement post on Instagram: “The news is out! We are excited to announce the Versace “La Vacanza” women’s collection, which we have co-designed. We will be showing the collection on Tuesday 23rd May in Cannes, France. We cannot wait to show you what we have created!​”

Dua said in a statement shared by Versace: “I am absolutely thrilled to have co-designed the women’s “La Vacanza” collection for Versace with Donatella. She and I have formed such a strong bond over the years, and I’m so grateful for the support I’ve received from her and the whole team since the very beginning of my career. For her to give me the honor of co-designing this collection and letting all my summer inspirations go wild has been a dream. I am so very proud of this collection and cannot wait to debut it in Cannes.”

Said the legendary Italian fashion designer: “I have always been inspired by a collaborative design process. Working with Dua on this collection has been very exciting and I love the dynamic between us. Dua is strong, fearless, and free and her creative vision is exceptional. Summer is a magical time. We will capture this feeling and the colors of that time of the year with a truly special and intimate fashion show in Cannes.”

Dua and Donatella’s co-designed styles will be available in-store and online at Versace.com immediately following the show in Cannes, taking place on May 23rd.

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Sports Daypop

NBA Semifinals: Heat defeat Knicks; Lakers beat Warriors

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* The Miami Heat are now one win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years, after defeating the New York Knicks 109-101 on Monday night. Jimmy Butler had 27 points and 10 assists, while Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Max Strus scored 16 points, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin had 10 for the eight-seeded Heat. For the fifth-seeded Knicks, Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists, while RJ Barrett had 24 points and Julius Randle scored 20.

Miami now leads the East semifinal series 3-1; the Heat and Knicks will face-off in Game 5 on Wed, May 10th at 7:30pm in NY.

* The LA Lakers rallied past the Golden State Warriors 104-101 in Game 4 on Monday night, to take a 3-1 series lead. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers, while Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in the fourth quarter. Walker went 6-for-9 in the fourth quarter and hit the go-ahead jumper with 1:53 to play.  Golden State’s Stephen Curry had 31 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists in his 13th career triple-double for the defending champion Warriors.

The Lakers and Warriors will face off in Game 5 on Wed, May 10th at 10:00 pm in San Francisco.

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Golden Knights defeat Oilers 5-1 in Game 3 to take series lead

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The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the playoffs with a score of 5-1, giving them a 2-1 lead in their second-round series.

Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, while Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also adding goals.  Starting goalie Laurent Brossoit left at 11:44 of the first period after turning away three of four shots, after he injured his left leg sliding across the crease. Adin Hill replaced Brossoit in net and stopped all 25 shots.

The Oilers and Knights will play Game 4 in Edmonton on Wed, May 10th at 10:00 pm, followed by Game 5 on Friday night at Las Vegas.

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News Daypop

Driver charged with manslaughter after 8 migrants killed outside Texas shelter

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The man who drove a vehicle into a group of people near a migrant shelter in Brownsville, Texas on Sunday, killing eight and injuring 10 more, has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter. Brownsville Police chief Felix Sauceda said Monday during a news conference that the driver was identified as George Alvarez, a 34-year-old with an extensive rap sheet, including prior charges of assault and driving while intoxicated.

The accident occurred when a group of pedestrians, including several immigrants, were hit by the Land Rover while waiting at a bus stop across the street from the Bishop Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center, a non-profit homeless shelter helping to house migrants in the border town. The vehicle Alvarez was driving ran a red light, lost control, flipped on its side and hit a total of 18 people. Alvarez then tried to flee the scene before he was detained by bystanders. Police charged the suspect on the manslaughter counts as well as 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, with his bond was set at $3.6 million. A blood sample was also taken from the driver and a toxicology test will be ordered.

Police say they are still investigating the violent crash, which was captured on surveillance video. The footage shows the vehicle driving at a very high rate of speed and hitting a curb about 30 feet from where the migrants were sitting before the driver appears to lose control.  There were about 20 to 25 migrants sitting on the curb when police reported receiving reports of the crash, according to the shelter’s director. The migrants were from Venezuela and had arrived at the shelter just days ago.

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Suspect arrested in shooting on Dallas train that killed 1, injured 2

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Officials confirmed on Monday that a suspect is in custody after a shooting on a Dallas Area Rapid Transit train that killed one person and injured two others.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit assistant vice president Gordon Shattles said in a statement that the shooting happened at about 4:30 p.m. CT on Sunday when two people got into an argument aboard a northbound Green Line train near Hatcher Station.  Two people, including a bystander, were shot and rushed to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas where one of those victims died, according to the transit system (known as DART). It is unclear whether the person who died was involved in the altercation. A third person was treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries.

In a statement, Gordon Shattles, DART assistant vice president, said a suspect was detained:  “DART Police have apprehended the suspect and recovered the weapon used in the incident.”  The suspect, whose name was not immediately disclosed, has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Hatcher Station is about 30 miles south of the Allen Premium Outlets, just north of Dallas, where eight people were fatally shot Saturday afternoon before police killed the gunman.

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Country Daypop

Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert team up for ‘Fire Country’ duets

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Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert have teamed up for a series of duets that will be featured on the CBS drama, Fire Country. Bentley and Lamber previously collaborated together on “Bad Angel” from Bentley’s 2010 bluegrass album, Up on the Ridge, alongside Jamey Johnson.

The two artists announced the news on social media, teasing one of the songs in a short clip along with the caption: “Got some exciting news for y’all! @DierksBentley and I have a few new songs that will be on@FireCountryCBS. Tune into the show for the next two weeks on @cbs to hear em.”  The video teases a dramatic song called “Saved,” and a short clip reveals Bentley and Lambert recording the song in the studio.

According to Billboard, “Saved” along with a song titled “Still Burning” will appear on the May 12 episode of Fire Country; while another duet called “Something in the Water” will be featured on the season finale on May 19. Bentley also recorded a solo tune called “Barbed Wire Heart” which can also be heard on the finale.

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Taylor Swift pop-up exhibit opens at Country Music Hall Of Fame

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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum revealed a new pop-up exhibition called Through Taylor Swift’s Eras. The exhibit features a selection of iconic costumes worn by Swift, including 10 outfits — one for each of her 10 albums — beginning from Swift’s 2006 self-titled LP, up until her most recent album, 2022’s Midnights. The pop-up is part of the museum’s comprehensive gallery experience, and is included with general admission.

Among the items on display from Swift’s wardrobe are the Vivetta faux fur jacket and rhinestone-accented Norma Kamali bikini Swift wore in the 2019 music video for “You Need to Calm Down;” the Marina Toybina-designed circus ringmaster ensemble of a top hat, cane, rhinestone and sequin-embellished jacket, shorts and knee-high, laced LaDuca boots Swift wore to perform “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” at the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards; and the Mandalay multicolored fringe dress and Everybody by B. Z. Moda tall boots Swift wore during the first act of her “Fearless Tour” in 2009-2010.

The museum also updated its display in its ‘Taylor Swift Education Center’ with new artifacts representing Swift and her latest studio album, Midnights. New items now on display include the sequin-covered cape, Michael Schmidt Studios bustier and briefs and Stuart Weitzman boots worn by Swift in the 2022 video for “Bejeweled;”; the Taylor GSLJ “Living Jewels” acoustic guitar Swift used to perform “Last Kiss” during her “Speak Now World Tour”, and the New York University cap and gown Swift wore when she received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree and delivered the commencement address at the school’s 2022 graduation ceremony. These objects will be on view through early summer 2024 and are also accessible with general museum admission.

The pop-up exhibit Through Taylor Swift’s Eras runs through May 31.

Country Music Hall of Fame announces Taylor Swift pop-up exhibit

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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 3 premiere date revealed

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Season 3 of Only Murders in the Building will arrive on Hulu in August, according to two of the show’s lead stars, Steve Martin and Martin Short.   Martin and Short performed last week on their “You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today!” tour at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida, and when sharing recent updates on what they’ve been up to recently Martin divulged the apparent premiere date for the new season — “Catch the new season August 8,” Martin said.

Last week, Martin, Short, and their co-star Selena Gomez appeared in a video shared to social media from the final day of filming. In the video, the trio can be seen addressing the dozens of crew members that helped make the Hulu series happen, announcing that the season has wrapped while thanking everyone for their help: “That’s a wrap on Season 3 🎬 Thank you to our incredible cast and crew for bringing this season to life. We can’t wait for everyone to see it! #OMITB”

First premiering in 2021, the series follows three neighbors — Charles-Haden Savage (Martin), Oliver Putnam (Martin Short), and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez) — who team up to investigate strange murders that happen within their shared apartment building. After getting to the bottom of the mystery in the first season, the trio were forced to clear their names after becoming suspects for another murder at the heart of season 2. Plot details haven’t been shared for the third season just yet, though we know it will pick up right after the events of season 2. Season 3 will also feature Meryl Streep, though details on her character haven’t been fully revealed.

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Rock Daypop

Take a listen to Bring Me The Horizon’s new single “LosT”

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Bring Me The Horizon have returned their latest song and their first new music this year, titled “LosT.” The new cut follows “Strangers,” which dropped last year, and collaborations on Masked Wolf’s “Fallout” and Sigrid’s “Bad Life.”

Bring Me The Horizon will join Fall Out Boy on So Much For (Tour) Dust, along with Alkaline Trio, Royal & The Serpent, Four Year Strong, and more on select dates. Their first date with Fall Out Boy launches June 27 in Woodlands, Texas. For tickets, head here.

To listen to “LoST” head here.

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Depeche Mode release remix bundle of ‘Ghosts Again’

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Depeche Mode has released Ghosts Again (Remixes), a collection of reinterpretations of the hit single from the band’s 15th studio album, Memento Mori. 

Ghosts Again (Remixes) features a house version from Moroccan up-and-comer Bergsonist, as well as a version from Matthew Herbert, and experimental remixes from Chris & Cosey, collaborator Nik Colk Void, Rival Consoles and Miss Grit, as well as Davide Rossi (who contributes a strings-only version.)

Depeche Mode is gearing up for the next leg of their Memento Mori World Tour, a run of Europe/UK stadium dates beginning May 16th in Amsterdam. The band will then return to North America for the tour’s third leg, which kicks off September 21st with the first of a trio of shows at Mexico City’s Foro Sol stadium, and concludes with a series of four Los Angeles shows taking place December 10th and 12th at the Kia Forum and December 15th and 17th at the Crypto.com Arena.

Ghosts Again (Remixes) is available now at your streaming service of choice.

Listen to Depeche Mode’s ‘Ghosts Again (Remixes)’

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