Month: July 2023

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Sports Daypop

Joey Chestnut wins 16th title in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2023

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Joey “Jaws” Chestnut won his 16th Mustard Belt by consuming 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes at the 2023 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4th. Chestnut battled a lengthy weather delay, but still became this year’s world champion for the eighth straight year.

Thunderstorms in the New York area caused the two-hour delay, but it didn’t seem to affect Chestnut, who easily led his competitors. Chestnut, however, was unable to break his world record of 76 hot dogs and buns, with this year’s official total 62 hot dogs and buns consumed – one fewer than the 63 he ate to win the event in 2022.

Chestnut finished 13 ahead of the runner-up, Geoffrey Esper; the race for second and third place went down to the wire, with Esper – last year’s second place winner – finishing with 49 hot dogs and buns consumed. Third place went to James Webb, with 47 hot dogs and buns consumed.

In the women’s competition, Miki Sudo continued to dominate and won her ninth career Mustard Belt with 39.5 hot dogs and buns. Mayoi Ebihara finished in second place, with 33.5 hot dogs and buns eaten.

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Country Daypop

Chapel Hart releases the cinematic video for ‘Welcome to Fist City’

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Chapel Hart – comprised of sisters Danica and Devynn Hart and first cousin Trea Swindle – have released the video for “Welcome To Fist City,” directed by Tim Hardiman and filmed in historic Clarksdale, MS.  The trio are hoping to make late country music icon Loretta Lynn proud with a cinematic video of the song she requested they write before she passed away.

Says Swindle: “Just when I think we can’t have more fun bringing a story to life, I’m proven wrong yet again. Getting a chance to film this long-awaited video—and in the historic Clarksdale, MS no less—has been an experience I’ll never forget. I can only hope that it puts as many smiles on other people’s faces as much as it does mine every time I watch it!”

Danica adds: “This music video has you hanging on from the opening scene. Our hope is that people will watch our videos and ‘feel’ something! It feels like we did it again, you will laugh, you will gasp, you will say oh wow! Ultimately we hope folks have as much fun watching as we do making them! We may be ready for the big screen after this one!”

Devynn shares, “It was so much fun!! I think the part that I enjoyed the most was watching the storyline of both Fist City and Welcome to Fist City come to life. I feel that the video truly ties everything together and creates a perfect vivid picture. Tim Hardiman is a genius and it was such a pleasure to work with him.”

“Welcome To Fist City” is featured on Chapel Hart’s recently released new album Glory Days. The trio wrote all 11 tracks, including the previously released title track.  Take a look at the video for “Welcome To Fist City” – here.

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Country Daypop

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum announces Patty Loveless exhibit

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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum announced the upcoming Patty Loveless: No Trouble With the Truth exhibit.

The exhibit will cover Loveless’ entire career — from a Kentucky-born music prodigy, all the way to a Grammy Award-winner. The exhibit will showcase a vast collection of country music memorabilia and artifacts, including Loveless’ very first Epiphone acoustic guitar to her Black Tie Oleg Cassini dress she wore when she received her award for Vocal Event of the Year Award at the Country Music Association Awards in 1998. Loveless says of her first guitar, “Now that guitar will be displayed in my exhibit…where it truly belongs with other memorabilia of the many people that supported me throughout my musical journey to whom I’m forever grateful.”

Patty Loveless: No Trouble With the Truth will run from August 23 through October 2024. This October, Loveless will be inducted into the 2023 Country Music Hall of Fame class alongside Bob McDill and Tanya Tucker. Three days after the exhibit’s opening, on August 26, the singer will participate in a conversation about the exhibit and perform in the museum’s CMA Theatre.

For information on the Patty Loveless: No Trouble With the Truth exhibit, head here.

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Entertainment Daypop

See the teaser trailer for ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’

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Norman Reedus is ready to return as Daryl Dixon, as seen in a teaser-trailer for his new series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, set to debut this fall on AMC and AMC+.

The network said in a synopsis: “Daryl washes ashore in France and struggles to piece together how he got there and why. The series tracks his journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home. As he makes the journey, though, the connections he forms along the way complicate his ultimate plan.” The first-look footage showed Daryl speaking into a tape recorder, identifying himself and cryptically saying he is searching for something and ‘won’t give up until he finds it or dies trying,’ as he is seen trekking alone through the French countryside.

Reedus played Daryl for 11 seasons of The Walking Dead from 2010 to 2022. The spin-off series will include Clémence Poésy, Adam Nagaitis, Anne Charrier, Eriq Ebouaney, Laika Blanc Francard, Romain Levi and Louis Puech Scigliuzzi.

Take a look at the teaser trailer for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – here.

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Entertainment Daypop

Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds part of investment group taking stake in Alpine Formula 1 team

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Actors Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds are joining an investment group taking a significant stake into Formula 1 team Alpine Racing. The move comes just months after McElhenney and Reynolds’s success as owners of Welsh soccer club Wrexham.

Parent company Renault announced in a press release that Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partner and Maximum Effort Investments – which includes Reynolds, McElhenney and Michael B. Jordan – are getting a 24% equity stake, a deal worth approximately $218 million. Renault said the investment will “accelerate Alpine’s growth plans and sporting ambitions in F1,” and touted the investor group’s “collective expertise and track record in the sports industry” in its previous relationships with the Dallas Cowboys, the Fenway Group and Wrexham. Alpine is now valued around $900 million after the investment. The team currently ranks fifth in the Formula 1 constructor standings.

Laurent Rossi, CEO of Alpine, said in a statement that the “association is an important step to enhance our performance at all levels — first, Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments, as international players with strong track record in the sports industry, will bring their recognized expertise to boost our media and marketing strategy, essential to support our sporting performance over the long term; second, the incremental revenue generated will in turn be reinvested in the team, in order to further accelerate our Mountain Climber plan, aimed at catching up with top teams in terms of state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.”

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Rock Daypop

Def Leppard, Sammy Hagar among Hollywood Walk of Fame 2024 inductees

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The Hollywood Walk of Fame announced that Def Leppard, Sammy Hagar and Gwen Stefani are among the multi-genre artists among the Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2024. They will be inducted in the Recording category, alongside Toni Braxton, Darius Rucker, Dr. Dre, Glen Ballard, Charles Fox, and Brandy Norwood. Otis Redding will receive a posthumous star in the Live Theatre/Live Performance category.

Other celebs receiving the honor include Chadwick Boseman (posthumous), Gal Gadot, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Pine, Christina Ricci, Ken Jeong, Eugene Levy, Mario Lopez, Kerry Washington, Jane Krakowski, Angie Martinez, Billie Jean King, Carl Weathers, Jim Nantz, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Michael Schur, and El Gordo y La Flaca co-hosts Raúl De Molina and Lili Estefan.

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Steve Nissen and Chair Select Panel and radio personality Ellen K shared the news online : “The Selection Committee which is made up of fellow Walk of Famers, carefully hand-picks a group of honorees each year that represent various genres of the entertainment world. The Committee did an amazing job choosing these very talented people. We can’t wait to see each honoree’s reaction as they realize that they are becoming a part of Hollywood’s history with the unveiling of their star on the world’s most famous walkway!”

Selected by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s Walk of Fame Selection Panel, the upcoming honorees were chosen from hundreds of nominees. The star ceremonies will be announced at a later date; recipients have two years to schedule star ceremonies from the date of selection before they expire.

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Rock Daypop

Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner introduces Gibson Flying V Custom guitar

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Gibson Custom Shop announced its new partnership with Richie Faulkner, the co-lead guitarist Judas Priest. The Richie Faulkner Flying V Custom from Gibson Custom Shop is now available worldwide through Authorized Premium Gibson dealers, and via Gibson.com.

Says Faulkner: “This guitar has become a good friend of mine over the past couple of years and is the latest evolution of my main guitar with Priest for the past 12 years. It’s something that has evolved as I have both on stage and in the studio, in looks and in sound. Whenever I see that double pick guard and Pelham blue, I know that that is my guitar. With the Floyd Rose, signature EMG pickups and striking appearance I know that armed with my faithful Flying V, I will be able to deliver every night. Beautiful yet deadly, elegant yet sonically powerful it is the number one guitar in my Arsenal.”

Faulkner suffered a rare aortic aneurysm and complete aortic dissection while performing onstage with Judas Priest at the Louder than Life festival on September 26, 2021, despite having no history of heart issues. Faulkner was rushed into open-heart surgery at a nearby hospital, and has fully recovered. Now, he has decided to pay it forward and will be donating the proceeds from his Flying V Custom to the John Ritter Foundation and the American Heart Association.

Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner Unveils New Gibson Signature Model Flying V Custom Guitar

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Pop Daypop

Disney+ to release Tomorrow X Together documentary

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Disney+ is will release a behind-the-scenes documentary on K-pop superstars Tomorrow X Together. Dubbed Tomorrow X Together: Our Lost Summer, the documentary captures footage of the band on their first world tour and US festival debut in 2022.

According to a synopsis, Tomorrow X Together: Our Lost Summer ‘chronicles the unforgettable moments of the five members and their fans. From the bustling streets of Seoul to electrifying performances in Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, this documentary special shows the members’ preparation, commitment, and growth on stage. It also features their awe-inspiring performance at the prestigious music festival Lollapalooza 2022.’

Tomorrow X Together: Our Lost Summer will premiere on July 28th on Disney+.  Check out the teaser trailer – here.

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Pop Daypop

Olivia Rodrigo drops video for her new song ‘Vampire’

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Olivia Rodrigo officially dropped “Vampire,” her first song from her upcoming sophomore album GUTS, due out September 8th.

The 20-year-old’s latest single comes more than two years after the release of her debut album, Sour. Rodrigo wrote on Instagram: “vampire song and video out now. I made it with my very talented wonderful friend @dan_nigro last winter and created the video with the incredible @petrafcollins ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹” and added … writing this song helped me sort through lots of feelings of regret, anger, and heartache. it’s one of my favorite songs on the album and it felt very cathartic to finish,” she added. “im so happy it’s in your hands now and I hope it helps u deal with any bloodsuckers in your life. all my thanks 4ever.”

The video for ‘Vampire,’ directed by Petra Collins (who helmed Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” video), sees Olivia getting hit with a stage light and starts to bleed, before being chased out of the auditorium by photographers and taking off across Los Angeles.

Take a look at the video for ‘Vampire” – here.

Olivia Rodrigo releases ‘Vampire’

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News Daypop

2 killed, 30 injured in mass shooting at Baltimore block party

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At least two people were killed, and approximately 30 were injured, in a mass shooting at a Baltimore block party in the early hours of Sunday. Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley said: “Our hearts and prayers are going out to the families, sending out to the families and friends of these victims as well as the community in our entire city.”

Police confirmed on Sunday afternoon that the two people killed at the party, in the city’s Brooklyn Homes neighborhood, were adults, but neither has yet been identified, adding that at least 30 others had been injured, three of them critically. Half of the injured victims are under 18.

Police first received calls about the shooting around 12:30 a.m. Sunday; nineteen people were transferred to the emergency department of MedStar Harbor Hospital. Debra Schindler, regional director of media and public relations at MedStar Health, said in a statement that the victims were “suffering varying degrees of injury from gunshot wounds,” adding, “multiple critically injured patients were evaluated and triaged simultaneously by clinical staff, while hospital security managed the throng of family members that gathered in and outside of the emergency department.” The University of Maryland Medical Center said in a statement that 12 patients were in their trauma center, and four more were being treated in the pediatric emergency department.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said during a news conference: “This was a reckless, cowardly act that happened here. I want those who are responsible to hear me, hear me very clearly,” Scott continued. “We will not stop until we find you, and we will find you. I hope, every single breath that you take that you think about the lives that you took, and you think about the lives that you impacted here tonight.” Scott called on citizens to come forward with any information they have: “Somebody out there knows who did this … We need you to say something. We need you to treat this as if someone had taken the life of your son, your daughter, your father, your brother. We need you to do that and step up and do the right thing.”

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