Month: September 2023

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Post Malone, Diplo, Wiz Khalifa performing at 2024 Stagecoach Country Festival

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Stagecoach – considered the country music ‘sister festival’ to Coachella — is featuring some unexpected names in its 2024 lineup. Stagecoach 2024 will take place from Friday, April 26th to Sunday, April, 28th at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.

Stagecoach announced that alongside headlining country artists Morgan Wallen, Miranda Lambert, and Eric Church, Post Malone will be featured at the festival (performing a “special set of country covers”), as well as Diplo, Nickelback, and Wiz Khalifa.

Other confirmed acts in the country music genre include Willie Nelson, Jelly Roll, Clint Black, Bailey Zimmerman, Elle King, Leon Bridges, Hardy, Dwight Yoakim, Hailey Whitters, Ernest, Trampled by Turtles, Tenille Townes, Allison Russell, The War and Tready, and Megan Moroney, and many more.

General admission and VIP passes to Stagecoach 2024 go on sale Friday, September 15th, with the festival also offering hotel and ticket bundles.

For more information, head here.

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Olivia Rodrigo shares the video for “get him back!”

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Olivia Rodrigo has dropped the music video for “get him back!,” one of the songs off her new sophomore album GUTS.

The music video was directed by Jack Begert, and explores the double meaning of the phrase “get him back.”  The visual features eight identical Olivias, as well as images of smashed car windows, trashed bedrooms, and thrown steak knives, amongst other things.

Take a look at the video for “get him back!” – here.
To stream GUTS, head here.

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2023 MTV VMAs: See the full list of winners

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The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards were held on Tuesday night at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

Taylor Swift was the big winner of the evening earning nine awards, including Video of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects all for “Anti-Hero,” Album of the Year for Midnights, plus Artist of the Year and Show of the Summer.

Swift’s first award of the night was handed out by the reunited members of NSYNC, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick.  Swift became the first artist to win Video of the Year two years in a row, and extended her record for the most wins in that category to four.

Nicki Minaj hosted and performed during the show, while Sean “Diddy” Combs was honored with the Global Icon Award and performed hits from throughout his 30-year career, and Shakira accepted the Video Vanguard Award and gave a performance of her biggest hits.

For the full list of winners, head to: www.mtv.com.

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2023 MTV VMAs: See the full list of winners

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The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards were held on Tuesday night at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

Taylor Swift was the big winner of the evening earning nine awards, including Video of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects all for “Anti-Hero,” Album of the Year for Midnights, plus Artist of the Year and Show of the Summer.

Swift’s first award of the night was handed out by the reunited members of NSYNC, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick.  Swift became the first artist to win Video of the Year two years in a row, and extended her record for the most wins in that category to four.

Nicki Minaj hosted and performed during the show, while Sean “Diddy” Combs was honored with the Global Icon Award and performed hits from throughout his 30-year career, and Shakira accepted the Video Vanguard Award and gave a performance of her biggest hits.

For the full list of winners, head to: www.mtv.com.

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5 former Memphis police officers charged with federal crimes in Tyre Nichols death

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A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted five former Memphis, Tenn., police officers on civil-rights violations related to the January beating death of motorist Tyre Nichols, as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts relating to Nichols killing. The Justice Department announced that a federal grand jury had indicted all five of the officers on civil-rights charges. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division’s Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said: “It is tragic to see a life cut short at 29, with so many milestones unmet, so many words unsaid, so much potential unfulfilled. These federal charges reflect the Justice Department’s unwavering commitment to protecting the constitutional and civil rights of every American and preserving the integrity of the criminal justice system.”

Former-MPD officers Emmitt Martin III, Tadarrius Bean, Justin Smith, Demetrius Haley, and Desmond Mills Jr. were each indicted in U.S. District Court in Memphis, charged in Tennessee with aggravated kidnapping and second-degree murder. The four-count indictment charges each of them with deprivation of rights under the color of law through excessive force and failure to intervene, and through deliberate indifference; conspiracy to witness tampering, and obstruction of justice through witness tampering.

The new charges come nine months after the violent beating of Nichols by police officers during a Jan. 7 traffic stop near his home in Memphis. Nichols died in a hospital on January 10, and the five officers have pleaded not guilty to state charges of second-degree murder and other alleged offenses in connection with the case. Like Nichols, the five officers charged in the case are Black.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a videotaped statement Tuesday that the Justice Department had informed Nichols’ family of the charges: “Today the Justice Department informed the family of Tyre Nichols that we have charged five former Memphis police detectives with federal crimes in connection with the death of Mr. Nichols. ”

In addition to state charges, the five officers could face life in prison from the federal charges that were announced Tuesday. A hearing was set for Friday morning in the federal lawsuit filed by Nichols’ mother against the five officers, the city of Memphis and its police department. The officers then are scheduled to appear in state court Friday afternoon.

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announces impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden

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Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday that his party is launching an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

McCarthy made the statement at the U.S. Capitol in a formal announcement, saying the move was necessary to obtain documents and bank records from Biden in connection with an investigation of the president’s son Hunter Biden. McCarthy accused Biden of lying “to the American people about his own knowledge of his family’s foreign business dealings,” saying, “Today, I am directing our House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden.” The speaker accused Biden of “abuse of power, corruption and obstruction,” and claimed the president had “used his official office to coordinate with” his son Hunter Biden’s various business dealings. McCarthy ended his speech saying “We will go wherever the evidence takes us,” and left without taking questions from the press.

McCarthy said House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., will lead the impeachment investigation. He said it will be done in coordination with House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith, R-Mo. If impeached, Biden would almost certainly be acquitted by the Democratic-controlled Senate.

White House spokesperson for oversight and investigations Ian Sams said on X, formerly known as Twitter: “House Republicans have been investigating the president for nine months and they’ve turned up no evidence of wrongdoing. His own GOP members have said so. He vowed to hold a vote to open impeachment. Now, he’s flip-flopped because he doesn’t have support. Extreme politics at its worst.”

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Sports journalist Jim Trotter makes accusations against owners Jones, Pegula in lawsuit against NFL

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Veteran sports journalist Jim Trotter has filed a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against the NFL and the NFL Network.  The lawsuit alleges that Trotter lost his job earlier this year as an NFL Network reporter after challenging the league and its commissioner, Roger Goodell, about its lack of diversity in coaching and management. The federal lawsuit Tuesday in New York seeking damages and an “award of equitable relief necessary to force the NFL to remedy and change its discriminatory and retaliatory practices.” The 53-page-complaint also accuses NFL owners Jerry Jones (Dallas Cowboys) and Terry Pegula (Buffalo Bills) of making racially charged statements in 2020, which both owners denied on Tuesday.

Trotter, who is Black, said that while on the field before the Hall of Fame game between the Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers in August 2020, he asked why NFL teams have so few Black decision makers.  He alleges that Jones responded: “If Blacks feel some kind of way, they should buy their own team and hire who they want to hire.” The lawsuit also described a conversation in September 2020 between a reporter an Pegula about social activism by NFL players and support for Black Lives Matter. According to Trotter’s complaint, the reporter alleged then that Pegula said that “If the Black players don’t like it here, they should go back to Africa and see how bad it is.” Trotter said he was told not to mention Jones’ comments on-air and that Pegula’s alleged comments were “swept under the rug” by the league.

Jerry Jones responded to the accusations in a statement: “Diversity and inclusion are extremely important to me personally and to the NFL. The representation made by Jim Trotter of a conversation that occurred over three years ago with myself and our VP of Player Personnel Will McClay is simply not accurate.” Terry Pegula also issued a statement saying: “The statement attributed to me in Mr. Trotter’s complaint is absolutely false. I am horrified that anyone would connect me to an allegation of this kind. Racism has no place in our society , and I a personally disgusted that my name is associated with this complaint.”

The NFL said in their own statement that they strongly dispute Trotter’s allegations: “Mr. Trotter’s departure from NFL Media was one of many difficult decisions – similar to decisions recently made by many other media organizations — to address a challenging economy and a changing media environment. Jim was one of many employees who were unfortunately affected by these business decisions. We appreciate Jim’s five years of service at NFL Media and wish him much success in his new role. The NFL has made significant strides in improving diversity and inclusion and, while we acknowledge there is always more work to be done, we are committed to continuing that progress.”

Trotter is represented by the Wigdor law firm, which also has represented former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores in his racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL.

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MRI confirms Jets’ Aaron Rodgers suffered season-ending torn Achilles

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According to ESPN Senior NFL Reporter Adam Schefter, an MRI on Tuesday has confirmed that Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles on the fourth play of his career with the NY Jets on Monday, officially ending his season. Schefter also hinted at the fact that this could be the end of the future Hall-of-Famer’s NFL career.

The 39-year-old Rodgers threw just one pass for the Jets on Monday night (out of bounds to avoid a sack) before being injured. The injury occurred on just the fourth play of the Jets’ opening drive against the Buffalo Bills, when the QB was sacked by Bills defensive end Leonard Floyd. Despite efforts to get back on his feet, Rodgers sat back on the turf before being helped off the field, jumping on the back of a cart and taken back to the locker room for further observation. Rodgers was replaced in the game by Zach Wilson, who took over backup duties when the Jets traded for Rodgers in the offseason. The Jets were able to pull off a dramatic 22-16 overtime victory.

Early reports indicated that initial x-rays on Rodgers came back negative, but further testing on Tuesday morning showed that he had torn his Achilles. Jets head coach Robert Saleh said was prepared for ‘worst-case-scenario’ news about Rodgers after the game: “MRI’s probably going to confirm what we think. So prayers tonight but it’s not good .. Personally, I don’t hurt for me, I don’t hurt for our locker room. I hurt for Aaron and how much he’s invested in all of this.”

The Jets said in a statement Tuesday: “Not the way any of us wanted it to go, but we know the commitment you’ve made to this team will continue to impact us moving forward. Get well soon, @AaronRodgers12.“

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Darius Rucker reveals video for ‘Fires Don’t Start Themselves’

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Darius Rucker has shared the official music video for his current single, “Fires Don’t Start Themselves.”  The cinematic video casts Rucker as a detective ‘hot on the trail of a young couple whose passionate love is setting their town ablaze’ (both literally and figuratively).

‘Fires Don’t Start Themselves’ is featured on Rucker’s upcoming new album, Carolyn’s Boy, set for release on October 6th. The album is named for Rucker’s late mother as an “homage to the greatest woman I’ve ever known.”

Rucker returns to the road on his Starting Fires Tour and the second year of his personally curated ‘Riverfront Revival Music Festival’ set for October 7th and 8th in his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina. In addition to Rucker, Riverfront Revival Music Festival will feature performances by Turnpike Troubadours, Lainey Wilson, Band of Horses and more.

Take a look at the video for ‘Fires Don’t Start Themselves’ – here.

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Mickey Guyton and Kane Brown share video for ‘Nothing Compares To You’

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Mickey Guyton dropped the official video for her new song “Nothing Compares To You” featuring Kane Brown. Said Guyton: “The “Nothing Compares To You” music video is out now! I’m so grateful for everyone that was involved in making this video happen. I had the best time shooting this with @kanebrown! Hope y’all love it ♥” Directed by Alex Alvga, the video showcases Guyton and Brown portraying the roles of two background singers who finally have the chance to step into the spotlight.

“Nothing Compares To You,” co-written by Tyler Hubbard, Bebe Rexha and Jordan Schmidt, officially dropped on July 14, and Guyton wrote at the time: “I’m so excited to share my new song ‘Nothing Compares To You’ that features my brother Kane Brown. I’ve always been such a big fan of Kane and his work, and I felt like this was the perfect song for us to collaborate on. Grateful for the talented writers Tyler Hubbard, Bebe Rexha and Jordan Schmidt for trusting us with this song.”

Guyton also recently opened for Shania Twain on select dates of the Queen of Me Tour, and has songs out with Maroon 5 (“Middle Ground”) and Lukas Graham (“Home Movies”).

Take a look at the video for ‘Nothing Compares To You’ – here.

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