Month: June 2023

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Country Daypop

Reba McEntire, Dan + Shay, John Legend and Chance the Rapper coaching ‘The Voice’ Season 25

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NBC’s The Voice announced that Reba McEntire, John Legend, Chance the Rapper and Dan + Shay will serve as coaches for Season 25 of the long-running competition series. The news drops ahead of Season 24, which will premiere this fall and feature McEntire, Niall Horan, John Legend and Gwen Stefani.

McEntire is making her coaching debut in Season 24; she served as the ‘Mega Mentor’ for season 23 and replaces Blake Shelton in the upcoming season. Shelton bid farewell to his red chair following this past season, leaving with eight wins under his belt and having coached 15 artists whose songs have hit No. 1 on the iTunes Top Songs chart. Dan + Shay will be the show’s first-ever coaching duo as they make their debuts in the red chair during season 25; the duo served as Shelton’s ‘Battle Advisors’ during Season 20.

Season 25 will also mark Legend’s ninth season as a coach on The Voice, while Chance the Rapper joined the show for this past Season 23.

Season 25 of the NBC Emmy-winning competition series is set to premiere Spring 2024.

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CMT shares lineup for ‘Next Women Of Country’ showcase

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CMT and City Winery Nashville shared the lineup for its upcoming “Next Women of Country” showcase, taking place on July 18 and co-hosted by Lindsay Ell and CMT’s Leslie Fram.

“Next Women of Country” will feature performances in the round from “CMT Next Women of Country” members spanning the classes of 2020-2023, including Georgia Webster (2023), Kasey Tyndall (2023), MacKenzie Porter (2021), MaRynn Taylor (2023), Megan Moroney (2023), O.N.E The Duo (2023), Priscilla Block (2021) and Tiera Kennedy (2020).

The upcoming showcase marks the third installment of the series this year, following CMT’s January 2023 event, where 16 new artists were named to the “CMT Next Women of Country” franchise. Additional showcases will continue at City Winery Nashville throughout the year.

Tickets are on-sale now via citywinery.com/nashville.

CMT announces Next Women of Country July showcase

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Jon Hamm marries Anna Osceola at location of ‘Man Men’ finale

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Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola were married over the weekend after two years together. The actors originally met on the set of Mad Men, on which Hamm starred as advertising executive Don Draper for the series duration. Osceola portrayed the character Clementine in the 2015 series finale; fittingly, the couple’s wedding took place at Anderson Canyon in Big Sur, the very place where the Mad Men finale was filmed. The couple were first romantically linked in 2020, and made their red carpet debut in March 2022 at an Oscars after-party.

According to TMZ, celebrity guests at the wedding included Billy Crudup, Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, and John Slattery — another Mad Men alum who also directed Hamm in the new true-crime film Maggie Moore(s).

In addition to appearing together in the final episode of Mad Men, Hamm, 52, and Osceola, 35, also shared the screen in last year’s film Confess, Fletch.

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Netflix reveals ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 cast

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Netflix has shared the the cast for Season 2 of Squid Game.  Lee Jung-jae will be reprising his role of Gi-hun, with Hwang Dong-hyuk returning to direct and executive produce the sophomore season of the series. The ten-part series ‘will see contestants competing in a series of games inspired by the show, plus some new ones and their strategies, alliances, and character will be put to the test while competitors are eliminated around them.’ Squid Game debuted on Netflix on September 17, 2021, becoming a global phenomenon.

As previously confirmed, Season 1 protagonist Seong Gi-hun (Jung-jae) is back alongside the overseer of the game Front Man (Lee Byung-hun). Undercover cop Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon) and the unnamed mystery man (Gong Yoo) who recruited Gi-hun into the game will also return. Netflix also revealed four new cast members for the second season: Yim Si-Wan (Unlocked), Kang Ha-Neul (The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure), Park Sung-Hoon (The Glory), and Yang Dong-Geun (Yaksha: Ruthless Operations). There are no details about their characters as of yet.

Production for Season 2 of Squid Game is set to begin later this year. Check out a preview of the new cast members in the video posted – here.

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The Offspring announces ‘Time to Relax’ podcast

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The Offspring has announced their new podcast, Time to Relax with The Offspring, featuring frontman Bryan ‘Dexter’ Holland and guitarist Kevin ‘Noodles’ Wasserman alongside their longtime friend Jason “Blackball” McLean (from “You’ve Gotta Keep ‘Em Separated.)”  The Time to Relax with The Offspring podcast brings the band’s friends into their studio to chat about music, touring, and life.

Noodles shares: “I’m looking forward to talking to friends about music, and sharing our life experiences in the punk rock scene. I’m also excited to share my expertise on whatever I just read on the internet. It’s a podcast! Adds Holland: “We’ve got some crazy friends!”

Time to Relax with The Offspring will be available to watch on the band’s YouTube channel. Audio downloads are available on Spotify, Apple Music, iHeart Radio and Audible. The first episode of the podcast features special guest, Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise.

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Demi Lovato shares her new song ‘Swine’

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After releasing rock versions of her previous hits such as “Cool for the Summer” and “Heart Attack,” Demi Lovato has shared their first new song since her album Holy Fvck.

The new single “Swine” was released just as the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade occurred. Demi wrote in an Instagram caption: “It’s been one year since the Supreme Court’s decision to dismantle the constitutional right to a safe abortion. Although the path forward will be challenging, we must continue to be united in our fight for reproductive justice.”

Demi also shared the video for “Swine,”directed by Meriel O’Connell-helmed music video. Says Demi: “I created ‘Swine’ to amplify the voices of those who advocate for choice and bodily autonomy. I want this song to empower not only the birthing people of this country, but everyone who stands up for equality, to embrace their agency and fight for a world where every person’s right to make decisions about their own body is honored.” For a period of one year, Lovato’s net profits from “Swine” will be donated to the Reproductive Justice Fund at the Demi Lovato Foundation, which will then be directed to three non-profit organizations: NARAL Pro-Choice America, Plan C and The National Network of Abortion Funds.

Check out Demi’s new music video for “Swine” here.
To stream “Swine,” head here.

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Demi Lovato shares her new song ‘Swine’

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After releasing rock versions of her previous hits such as “Cool for the Summer” and “Heart Attack,” Demi Lovato has shared their first new song since her album Holy Fvck.

The new single “Swine” was released just as the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade occurred. Demi wrote in an Instagram caption: “It’s been one year since the Supreme Court’s decision to dismantle the constitutional right to a safe abortion. Although the path forward will be challenging, we must continue to be united in our fight for reproductive justice.”

Demi also shared the video for “Swine,”directed by Meriel O’Connell-helmed music video. Says Demi: “I created ‘Swine’ to amplify the voices of those who advocate for choice and bodily autonomy. I want this song to empower not only the birthing people of this country, but everyone who stands up for equality, to embrace their agency and fight for a world where every person’s right to make decisions about their own body is honored.” For a period of one year, Lovato’s net profits from “Swine” will be donated to the Reproductive Justice Fund at the Demi Lovato Foundation, which will then be directed to three non-profit organizations: NARAL Pro-Choice America, Plan C and The National Network of Abortion Funds.

Check out Demi’s new music video for “Swine” here.
To stream “Swine,” head here.

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Olivia Rodrigo announces sophomore album, ‘Guts’

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Olivia Rodrigo has announced the follow-up to her 2021 debut LP, Sour. Rodrigo’s sophomore album, titled Guts, is due out September 8 via Geffen; Rodrigo posted on social media: ‘my sophomore album GUTS comes out september 8th. i am so proud of this record and I can’t wait to share it with you all! u can presave it now! xoxoxoxo❤💜💌🖤’

Rodrigo said in a statement about Guts. “I feel like I grew 10 years between the ages of 18 and 20—it was such an intense period of awkwardness and change. I think that’s all just a natural part of growth, and hopefully the album reflects that.”

The first single from Guts, “Vampire,” will drop on Friday, June 30. Rodrigo announced “Vampire” earlier this month, sharing it was co-written by Daniel Nigro, her collaborator on ‘Sour.’

To pre-save/pre-add Guts, head here.

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1 person dead, multiple injured after riders plunge from roller coaster in Sweden

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Swedish authorities are reporting that one person was killed and several others injured when a roller coaster derailed in Stockholm on Sunday. Park officials told Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT that that one of the carriages on the ‘Jetline’ rollercoaster derailed and people fell to the ground at the Gröna Lund amusement park. Gröna Lund, which opened in 1883, is Sweden’s oldest amusement park.

Park spokeswoman Annika Troselius told SVT: “It is incredibly tragic and shocking. Unfortunately we have been informed that one person is killed and many are injured.” Park chief executive Jan Eriksson added: “The front of the train partly derailed and stopped on the track at a height of between between 20 and 25 feet. A total of 14 people were on board, of which one person has died and several are injured.” Police later confirmed that seven people were hospitalized. The regional government said nine people were taken to a hospital, one of them in serious condition. Three of the injured were children, all of them with minor injuries.

The amusement park was evacuated after the accident and will remain closed for seven days to allow investigators to find out what went wrong. According to Gröna Lund, the 2,600-foot long Jetline rollercoaster opened in 1988 and was renovated in 2000. It has a maximum height of 98 feet and a top speed of 56 mph. Gröna Lund spokeswoman Annika Troselius said: “This should not be allowed to happen. Safety is the most important thing for us. And we would never open an attraction if we were not confident that it was safe, so this is something we need to investigate thoroughly.”

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3 dead, 5 wounded in Kansas City, Missouri shooting

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Police in Kansas City, Missouri confirm that three people were killed and five others wounded in a shooting at a parking lot around 4:30 a.m. local time.

The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department said in a statement that police discovered the bodies of two adult men and an adult woman in the parking lot and in the street just south of a nearby intersection. All three were declared dead at the scene. Five other shooting victims went to various hospitals in ambulances and private vehicles; police said their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

Kansas City Police Department spokesperson Jake Becchina said that investigators said there was a “large gathering” in the parking lot at the time of the shooting. It was not immediately clear what the gathering was for, but the mayor indicated it may have been a local business acting as an unlicensed club. An initial investigation by police indicates the gathering took place outside an auto mechanic shop, where police have been called to before.
There was no immediate information about any arrests being made.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas wrote on Facebook: “My condolences to the families of three people killed in a shooting this morning at an apparent after-hours gathering near 57 and Prospect. If the business knew persons would be present, without security, selling alcohol, and thwarting our laws, that business should be closed … Similarly situated businesses operating as unlicensed clubs where we have seen countless shootings and murders should expect the same enforcement action.”

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