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Billy Joel announces final residency show at Madison Square Garden

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Billy Joel shared the final date for his long-running residency at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden, taking place on July 25, 2024. A message to Joel’s social media accounts read: “JUST ANNOUNCED: Billy Joel adds the final show of his record-breaking monthly residency at The Garden on Jul 25, 2024, marking his 150th lifetime show at The World’s Most Famous Arena. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Fri, Nov 10 at 10am.”

Joel’s final concert at MSG will be his 150th show overall at the legendary arena and his 104th there since he launched the residency in 2014. This past June, Joel held a press conference at MSG to announce his intentions to end the residency:  “To our audience, I want to thank them for coming to our shows for this long. It’s hard to end, even at 150 lifetime shows. I just want to thank everyone for the wonderful thing that’s happened here.”

Joel’s next scheduled concert is a November 10 co-headlining performance with Stevie Nicks in Minneapolis. He has shows scheduled at Madison Square Garden on November 22, December 19, January 11, February 9, March 28, April 26, May 9, and June 8, all of which are sold out. At the May 9 concert, Joel will celebrate his 75th birthday.

Joel has two other shows lined up with Nicks, on December 8 in Phoenix and March 9, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. His tour schedule also includes a New Year’s Eve concert in Elmont, New York; a January 24 performance in Tokyo; and co-headlining dates with Sting on February 24 in Tampa, Florida, and April 13 in San Diego.

Tickets for the July 25 MGS event will go on sale to the general public on Friday, November 10, at 10 a.m.

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Billy Joel announces final residency show at Madison Square Garden

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Billy Joel shared the final date for his long-running residency at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden, taking place on July 25, 2024. A message to Joel’s social media accounts read: “JUST ANNOUNCED: Billy Joel adds the final show of his record-breaking monthly residency at The Garden on Jul 25, 2024, marking his 150th lifetime show at The World’s Most Famous Arena. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Fri, Nov 10 at 10am.”

Joel’s final concert at MSG will be his 150th show overall at the legendary arena and his 104th there since he launched the residency in 2014. This past June, Joel held a press conference at MSG to announce his intentions to end the residency:  “To our audience, I want to thank them for coming to our shows for this long. It’s hard to end, even at 150 lifetime shows. I just want to thank everyone for the wonderful thing that’s happened here.”

Joel’s next scheduled concert is a November 10 co-headlining performance with Stevie Nicks in Minneapolis. He has shows scheduled at Madison Square Garden on November 22, December 19, January 11, February 9, March 28, April 26, May 9, and June 8, all of which are sold out. At the May 9 concert, Joel will celebrate his 75th birthday.

Joel has two other shows lined up with Nicks, on December 8 in Phoenix and March 9, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. His tour schedule also includes a New Year’s Eve concert in Elmont, New York; a January 24 performance in Tokyo; and co-headlining dates with Sting on February 24 in Tampa, Florida, and April 13 in San Diego.

Tickets for the July 25 MGS event will go on sale to the general public on Friday, November 10, at 10 a.m.

Billy Joel announces final MSG residency show

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Billy Joel announces final residency show at Madison Square Garden

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Billy Joel shared the final date for his long-running residency at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden, taking place on July 25, 2024. A message to Joel’s social media accounts read: “JUST ANNOUNCED: Billy Joel adds the final show of his record-breaking monthly residency at The Garden on Jul 25, 2024, marking his 150th lifetime show at The World’s Most Famous Arena. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Fri, Nov 10 at 10am.”

Joel’s final concert at MSG will be his 150th show overall at the legendary arena and his 104th there since he launched the residency in 2014. This past June, Joel held a press conference at MSG to announce his intentions to end the residency:  “To our audience, I want to thank them for coming to our shows for this long. It’s hard to end, even at 150 lifetime shows. I just want to thank everyone for the wonderful thing that’s happened here.”

Joel’s next scheduled concert is a November 10 co-headlining performance with Stevie Nicks in Minneapolis. He has shows scheduled at Madison Square Garden on November 22, December 19, January 11, February 9, March 28, April 26, May 9, and June 8, all of which are sold out. At the May 9 concert, Joel will celebrate his 75th birthday.

Joel has two other shows lined up with Nicks, on December 8 in Phoenix and March 9, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. His tour schedule also includes a New Year’s Eve concert in Elmont, New York; a January 24 performance in Tokyo; and co-headlining dates with Sting on February 24 in Tampa, Florida, and April 13 in San Diego.

Tickets for the July 25 MGS event will go on sale to the general public on Friday, November 10, at 10 a.m.

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7 bystanders wounded in shooting at Texas college homecoming party

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Authorities outside of Houston were searching Monday for those responsible for a shooting at a large college homecoming party on Sunday night that injured seven bystanders.

The gunman opened fire following a fight at a trail ride event near the campus of Prairie View A&M University, about 50 miles northwest of downtown Houston. The Waller County Sheriff’s Office says gunfire broke out around 10 p.m. Sunday night; when detectives arrived at the “trail ride pasture party” and found two men, two women and a male minor had been shot. The sheriff’s office said that they all suffered gunshot wounds “to their lower extremities” that appeared not to be life threatening, according to the statement.

According to reports, more than 1,000 people attended the party and that police were called after an argument escalated into gunfire. Investigators are unclear on how many people opened fire but said each of those injured was a bystander. Promoters held the party in the open fields a short drive from the university’s campus, which had been approved by Waller County’s top officials, but the sheriff’s office also stated that “none of the security protocols that were established by the permitting body and agreed to by the promoter were found to be followed at the time of the incident.” The Waller Co. Sheriff’s Office posted this to Facebook, “The mass gathering was approved by the County Judge for the location of FM 362 and Cameron Rd. The party promoter agreed to follow the Judge’s instructions. Please avoid the area of FM 362 to avoid traffic due to people organizing parking in the approved pastures.”

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Donald Trump clashes with judge during testimony in civil fraud trial

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Former President Donald Trump took the stand in the penalty phase of his $250 million civil fraud trial in New York on Monday, and quickly became defensive after being sworn in. Trump called the prosecutors and “every other Democratic district attorney, AG, U.S. attorney — Trump haters,” adding that “the judge will rule against me because he will always rule against me.”

Weeks after Trump was found guilty of inflating the value of his real estate properties, Trump said during his testimony that he did believe that values of his statement of financial condition were off, “both high and low”. In response to a question from state attorney Kevin Wallace, Trump stated that his triplex apartment in Trump Tower was overvalued with a correction of about $200 million applied to his financial statement, but argued that the value of his “brand” — not a part of the financial statement — in the billions: “the most valuable asset was the brand value … I became president because of my brand.”

Judge Arthur Engoron attempted to redirect Trump, whose long-winded and off-topic responses on several occasions delayed testimony, and implored him to answer the questions posed to him.  Engoron said: “You can attack me — you can do whatever you want. Please just answer the questions.”

New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought the case against Trump, is seeking at least $250 million for the fraud that she asserts inflated Donald Trump’s wealth by $2.2 billion. Trump’s testimony is being used to determine the amount of damages the former president will pay after Engoron issued a summary ruling that found Trump’s real estate business enriched itself by inflating the value of his real estate, including his hotels and golf clubs.

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NY Giants quarterback Daniel Jones out for the season with torn ACL in right knee

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New York Giants coach Brian Daboll confirmed that quarterback Daniel Jones is going to miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee.  Jones had an MRI on Monday and it showed the season-ending injury; he was hurt on a non-contact play in the first half of Sunday’s 30-6 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.

Daboll had no information on when surgery would take place, saying of Jones:“I talked to him obviously on the plane before he got the MRI, and then really, I just saw him for 30 seconds here before I came into this press conference. He was having a meeting with the doctors, just interrupted and told me what it was. I gave him a hug, and that’s my extent of it right now.”

Left tackle Andrew Thomas said Monday after hearing the news: “It was devastating. You know, one of my teammates, one of my good friends, it (stinks) to hear news like that with injuries like that. It’s something you can’t control. So just try to do my best to uplift him during this situation, help them out and wish him the best with the recovery.”

This marks the second time in three years that the 26-year-old Jones has been sidelined by an injury, who also missed the final six games of the ’21 season with a neck injury.  Jones signed a four-year, $160 million contract in March; he was 108 of 160 for 909 yards, two touchdowns and six interceptions and also ran 40 times for 206 yards and a TD.

Tommy DeVito took Jones’ place after he left Sunday’s game, hitting 15 of 20 for 175 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. DeVito made his NFL debut the week before against the Jets, and Daboll said he was planning to get DeVito ready for a game Sunday against Dallas.

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New York Mets hire longtime Yankees bench coach Carlos Mendoza as new manager

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The New York Mets have hired Carlos Mendoza, longtime Yankees bench coach, as their manager. Mendoza, 43, heads to Queens after serving as the Yankees’ bench coach for the last four seasons. Mendoza has spent 15 years with the Yankees organization in multiple roles, including working as an infield coach and managing in the club’s minor league system.

Mendoza now becomes the third Mets manager since owner Steve Cohen took control of the club in late 2020. Current Yankees’ third base coach Luis Rojas, and Buck Showalter each held the job for two seasons each. The Mets parted ways with Rojas in 2021 and brought in the veteran Showalter,who compiled a 175-147 record in New York. The club went 101-61 in 2022 under Showalter and reached the National League Wild Card Series. However, the Mets announced on the final day of the regular season that he would not return to the team in 2024.

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Kane Brown releases reimagined version of ‘Blue Christmas’ featuring Elvis Presley

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Kane Brown has created a reimagined version of the late legendary Elvis Presley holiday classic, “Blue Christmas.” Brown shared the news on Instagram, writing: “Blue Christmas” ft. @elvis out now 💙”

Presley recorded “Blue Christmas” in the late 1950s, where it appeared on Elvis’ Christmas Album, a 12-track holiday collection which also included the holiday classics “White Christmas,” “Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane),” “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” “Silent Night” and more.

Take a listen to Kane Brown and Elvis Presley’s version of “Blue Christmas” – here.

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Timothée Chalamet to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Nov. 11

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Saturday Night Live tweeted that Timothée Chalamet will make his second stint as host of the long-running late night NBC series on November 11. Chalamet made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut on December 12, 2020.

Boygenius — the indie supergroup comprised of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus — will serve as musical guests on the November 11th episode of SNL. 

Chalamet’s next movie is Wonka, which opens Dec. 8; his film Dune 2, originally scheduled to drop this November, had its premiere date delayed to March 2024 due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. While there has been momentum for a deal to be reached between the studios and the actors’ union, it is unclear whether the SAG-AFTRA strike will be over by Nov. 11.

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‘Matt Rife: Natural Selection’ special coming to Netflix on Nov. 15

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Netflix announced that Matt Rife‘s upcoming comedy special, Natural Selection, will premiere on Nov. 15. The streaming service shared the news alongside a teaser that shows the 28-year-old Rife declare that he “can’t stand social media.” Rife is a comedian and TikTok star with more than 17.6 million followers

Netflix’s official synopsis of Natural Selection reads: “From his problem with protection crystals to his beef with social media trolls, comedian Matt Rife holds nothing back in this rollicking stand-up special.” The hour-long special will mark Rife’s first comedy special with Netflix.

Rife spoke with Deadline to share what fans can look forward to seeing in his upcoming comedy special: “The first half of it is so silly and ridiculous and fun, and the second half is some stuff I actually got to pour some thought into, which, if you’ve watched either of my previous specials, I kind of like to end the last of it with something people can think about, and put some thought behind, and give some real perspective on something I genuinely am passionate about, as well as making it funny with a fun story. I’d say it’s my most fun hour yet. I think people are really going to like it. There’s something in there for everybody.”

Rife previously released the self-produced comedy specials Only Fans (2021), Matthew Steven Rife (2023) and Walking Red Flag (2023). As an actor, Rife has appeared on Wild ‘n Out, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Fresh Off the Boat.

Matt Rife Special ‘Natural Selection’ Sets Netflix Premiere Date, Unveils Teaser – Update

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