Month: February 2024

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Country Daypop

Luke Bryan to embark on ‘Mind of a Country Boy Tour’

Luke Bryan performs during Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve at Times Square on December 31^ 2015 in New York City.

Luke Bryan will embark on the 2024 Mind Of A Country Boy Tour, kicking-off in Calgary Canada’s Scotiabank Saddledome on April 17th, running through mid-September. The tour will make two stadium stops this year — at Truist Field in Atlanta on August 17th with Bailey Zimmerman, Kameron Marlowe and Chayce Beckham; and at Wrigley Field in Chicago on August 25th with Bailey Zimmerman, Tracy Lawrence and Chayce Beckham. The tour is produced by Live Nation.

Bryan will be featuring multiple special guests throughout the trek, including Tenille Arts, Chayce Beckham, George Birge, King Calaway, Dillon Carmichael, Larry Fleet, HunterGirl, Ella Langley, Tracy Lawrence, Kameron Marlowe, Chase Matthew, Meghan Patrick, Lily Rose, Josh Ross, Alana Springsteen, Zach Top, and DJ Rock.

Ticket are on sale now; visit the link HERE for more information.

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Country Daypop

Dierks Bentley to launch 2024 ‘Gravel & Gold’ tour with Chase Rice, Lee Brice

Dierks Bentley at the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7^ 2019 in Las Vegas^ NV

Dierks Bentley announced new dates for his 2024 ‘Gravel & Gold’ tour, posting on Instagram: “The #GravelAndGold Tour is hitting the road this year with @chaserice, @leebrice and so many more! We can’t wait to see y’all. Support varies per market”. Chase Rice and Lee Brice are slated to join Bentley’s tour as direct support, in addition to special guests Graham Barham, Tyler Braden, Kaitlin Butts, Mae Estes, Ella Langley, Randy Rogers Band, Zach Top, Tanner Usrey, Bella White and others.

Gravel & Gold refers to the name of Bentley’s 10th studio album, released in February 2023. The album features the singles “Gold” and “Something Real.” The tour will kick off in June with a show in Fort Worth, Texas, with stops in Ohio, New York, Montana, Colorado, Tennessee, North Carolina and other destinations before wrapping up in September 21st in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Bentley said in a statement: “The Gravel & Gold tour has been the best of my career, and I’m not ready to leave it behind. We are so locked in with this production that it allows me to be living right in the moment with the fans, and that’s the magic! I’m bringing along some old friends and some newer artists who are all putting their own unique spin on country, bluegrass and Americana music. I can’t wait to watch their shows and hopefully sing with them too. Those collaborations are a highlight of my summer every year.”

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

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Entertainment Daypop

Demi Moore joins Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Landman’ at Paramount+

Demi Moore at FX's 'Feud: Capote vs. The Swans' Season 2 Premiere at Museum of Modern Art in New York on January 23^ 2024

Demi Moore has joined the cast of Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming Paramount+ series “Landman”.

The series, based on the podcast “Boomtown,” is “set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas” and the world of oil rigs. It is further described as “an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.”

Moore joins previously announced series lead Billy Bob Thornton in the series, along with cast members Ali Larter, Michelle Randolph, Jacob Lofland, Kayla Wallace, James Jordan, Mark Collie, and Paulina Chávez. Moore will play Cami, the wife of one of the most powerful oil men in Texas and friend of Tommy Norris (Thornton).

Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, said in a statement: “Demi Moore is an iconic and extraordinary talent. We are thrilled to have her join Billy Bob Thornton and the star-studded cast of ‘Landman,’ our next epic series from Taylor Sheridan.”

Landman is now filming in and around Fort Worth, Texas. Paramount+ has yet to announce a premiere date.

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Pop Daypop

Jaafar Jackson introduced as Michael Jackson in first-look photo from biopic ‘Michael’

Art Michael Jackson style pop art musician / glasses black fashion potrait design template

Lionsgate and Universal Pictures are sharing a first-look photo for the Michael Jackson biopic ‘Michael,’ featuring Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, as the late pop star.  A post on X read: “Your first look at #MichaelMovie. Starring Jaafar Jackson – in theaters April 2025. Photograph by the renowned photographer Kevin Mazur, who documented Michael’s final rehearsal, and is now the first to photograph Jaafar in character as Michael.”

Michael is directed by Antoine Fuqua and is produced by Branca, John McClain and the co-executors of the Michael Jackson estate. The photo shared on social media depicts Michael Jackson (Jaafar Jackson) performing “Man in the Mirror” on his Dangerous tour, which ran from 1992 to 1993. Photographer Kevin Mazur, who documented Michael Jackson’s final rehearsal, shot the image. Mazur said in a statement: “When I arrived on my first day on the set of this movie, I was so excited — it was like the first time I went on tour to shoot Michael Jackson. When I walked onto the set, I felt like I’d gone back in time and I was walking into the stadium to shoot the tour. Seeing Jaafar perform, I thought, ‘Wow, it is Michael.’ The way he looks and acts, his mannerisms, everything — he’s Michael Jackson. For anyone who didn’t have the chance to see Michael perform live during his lifetime — this is how it was.”

Michael will give “a riveting and honest portrayal” of the life and career of Michael Jackson, who died at age 50 in 2009. Producer Graham King added: “With Jaafar, every look, every note, every dance move is Michael. He embodies Michael in a way that no other actor could.” The cast also includes Colman Domingo as Michael’s father, Joe Jackson, Nia Long as Michael’s mother, Katherine Jackson, and Miles Teller as John Branca, the attorney who shepherded Michael’s career.

Michael opens in theaters April 18, 2025.

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Jaafar Jackson introduced as Michael Jackson in first-look photo from biopic ‘Michael’

Art Michael Jackson style pop art musician / glasses black fashion potrait design template

Lionsgate and Universal Pictures are sharing a first-look photo for the Michael Jackson biopic ‘Michael,’ featuring Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, as the late pop star.  A post on X read: “Your first look at #MichaelMovie. Starring Jaafar Jackson – in theaters April 2025. Photograph by the renowned photographer Kevin Mazur, who documented Michael’s final rehearsal, and is now the first to photograph Jaafar in character as Michael.”

Michael is directed by Antoine Fuqua and is produced by Branca, John McClain and the co-executors of the Michael Jackson estate. The photo shared on social media depicts Michael Jackson (Jaafar Jackson) performing “Man in the Mirror” on his Dangerous tour, which ran from 1992 to 1993. Photographer Kevin Mazur, who documented Michael Jackson’s final rehearsal, shot the image. Mazur said in a statement: “When I arrived on my first day on the set of this movie, I was so excited — it was like the first time I went on tour to shoot Michael Jackson. When I walked onto the set, I felt like I’d gone back in time and I was walking into the stadium to shoot the tour. Seeing Jaafar perform, I thought, ‘Wow, it is Michael.’ The way he looks and acts, his mannerisms, everything — he’s Michael Jackson. For anyone who didn’t have the chance to see Michael perform live during his lifetime — this is how it was.”

Michael will give “a riveting and honest portrayal” of the life and career of Michael Jackson, who died at age 50 in 2009. Producer Graham King added: “With Jaafar, every look, every note, every dance move is Michael. He embodies Michael in a way that no other actor could.” The cast also includes Colman Domingo as Michael’s father, Joe Jackson, Nia Long as Michael’s mother, Katherine Jackson, and Miles Teller as John Branca, the attorney who shepherded Michael’s career.

Michael opens in theaters April 18, 2025.

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Rock Daypop

Rod Stewart sells song catalog for nearly $100 Million

Rod Stewart performs in concert at Jones Beach Theater on July 18^ 2017 in Wantagh^ New York.

Legendary rocker Rod Stewart has sold his song catalog to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists for nearly $100 million. According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal includes Stewart’s publishing catalog and recorded music, as well as some name and likeness rights. Stewart’s deal with Iconic follows the company’s acquisitions of the catalogs of the Beach Boys, Cher, Dean Martin, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Nat King Cole, Linda Ronstadt, and Joe Cocker.

Stewart, 79, said in a statement: “This year marks my 60th year in the music industry. The time is right, and I feel fortunate to have found partners in Irving and his team at Iconic that I can entrust with my life’s work and future musical legacy.”

Irving Azoff, Chairman and CEO of Iconic, said: “We are thrilled to welcome one of the most celebrated singer-songwriters of our time, Rod Stewart, to the Iconic family. Our new partnership with HPS provides us with the resources and flexibility to make blockbuster signings like this one and to continue the success of our legendary artists and their legacies.”

Scot French, Governing Partner at HPS, added: “Iconic has built an impressive platform and artist portfolio, and we are pleased to provide financing that will enable the company to further scale its business and advance its mission of championing the rights of musical talent.”

Stewart’s six-decade catalog includes 10 No. 1 albums and and his work with the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces — and his songwriting catalog includes such hits and classics as “Maggie May,” “Stay With Me,” “You Wear It Well,” “You’re in My Heart,” “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” and more.  Later this month he will release his 32nd studio album and big-band salute, “Swing Fever.”

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Rock Daypop

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss announce 2024 Tour Dates

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant at the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards. Staples Center^ Los Angeles^ CA. 02-08-09

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss will embark on a two-month run of North American shows in June. Plant and Krauss will be joined on the road by guiatrist JD McPherson, drummer Jay Bellerose, bassist Dennis Crouch, string player Stuart Duncan and Viktor Krauss (Alison’s brother) on keys and guitar.

The Can’t Let Go Tour will kick-off on June 2 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, followed by stops in various U.S cities as well as three dates in Canada. According to a press release, additional dates are expected to be announced.

A press release states that in addition to performing material from their two collaborative releases (2007’s ‘Raising Sand’ and 2021’s ‘Raise the Roof’), Plant and Krauss will perform other covers as well as reimagined Led Zeppelin classics like “The Battle of Evermore,” “When the Levee Breaks” and “Rock and Roll.”

Tickets are on sale now; for information, head to https://www.plantkrauss.com.

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Pop Daypop

Lil Nas X shares the song ‘Where Do We Go Now?’

Lil Nas X at the Versace FW23 Show at the Pacific Design Center on March 9^ 2023 in West Hollywood^ CA; LOS ANGELES - MAR 9

Lil Nas X shared his latest song, ‘Where Do We Go Now?’, written by the rapper/singer (in collaboration with Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin) as part of his HBO documentary, Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero.  You can take a listen to ‘Where Do We Go Now?’ – here.

Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero previously premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2023 and was directed by Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel.  The documentary follows the 24-year-old rapper/singer as he prepares to embark on his first-ever US headlining tour. Alongside footage of his live shows across the country, it also features interviews with Lil Nas X, which see him open up about his time in the music industry and sexuality. It will be structured in three parts: Rebirth * Transformation * and Becoming.

To stream ‘Where Do We Go Now?’ head here.
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero is currently streaming on Max.

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News Daypop

New York judge orders criminal trial in Trump hush money case to proceed on March 25

Former President Donald Trump speaks to press before the start of civil fraud trial at NYS court in New York on October 2^ 2023

On Thursday, a New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial denied his bid to dismiss the charges against him and ordered his trial to proceed as scheduled next month on March 25.

Judge Juan Merchan told a Manhattan courtroom with Trump in attendance that the “defendant’s motions to dismiss have been denied … We will move ahead with jury selection on March 25th,” adding that he expected the trial would last about six weeks.

Trump attorney Todd Blanche said that going ahead with the March trial is a “great injustice” given his other legal cases, an argument the judge batted aside. Blanche maintained that date would be “election interference” because of the presidential primaries that month. Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo said that Blanche had told his office the March 25 date would “minimize disruption” to his client because there are only a few primaries during that time, and called his current stance part of “a continued pattern to evade accountability.” Blanche later again objected to the trial date, complaining his client “will spend the next two months preparing for this trial during a campaign. It is just not something that should happen in this country.” Trump himself said to reporters after the hearing: “It’s a disgraceful situation. I’m going to have to sit here for months on a trial in a rigged state, a rigged city. It’s ridiculous. I’ll be here during the day and campaigning during the night.”

Trump faces 34 felony charges in the case, in which prosecutors allege Trump falsified the business records in an effort to conceal a series of payments to former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, reimbursing Cohen for $130,000 he paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels on Trump’s behalf during the 2016 presidential election.  The case was the first of what is now four criminal cases Trump faces, all in which the former president Trump has pleaded not guilty. Trump has repeatedly claimed they criminal cases are part of a political “witch hunt” designed to hurt his 2024 run for the White House.

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2 juveniles detained as police say ‘dispute between several people’ led to shooting at Chiefs Super Bowl parade

Fans at The Kansas City Chiefs 2024 Superbowl parade near Grand Blvd and 8th Street. Kansas City^ Mo February 14^ 2024.

Authorities said on Thursday that two of the three people detained after the deadly shooting following Wednesday’s parade celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win were identified as juveniles. Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves shared that the preliminary findings from the investigation found that the shooting doesn’t have any connection to terrorism or homegrown violent extremism, instead appearing to stem from a ‘dispute between several people.’  Graves said no charges have been filed as of Thursday, and the investigation into the shooting is ongoing, noting “This is still under investigation. We do have 24 hours until we either have to file charges or release them.” Three people in total were detained, including one suspect was arrested after being chased by police shortly after the shots were fired. Several firearms has been recovered, Graves said. but authorities haven’t identified any of the suspects at this time.

At least one person was killed and over 20 people, including young children and teens, were wounded in the shooting near Union Station at the conclusion of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade Wednesday. The person who was killed in the shooting has been identified as Lisa Lopez-Galvan, 43, a local radio host. At least 22 other people were wounded in the shooting, with Kansas City Fire Department Chief Ross Grundyson sharing that eight were in critical condition, seven in serious condition and six had minor injuries. Graves said Thursday that the people injured in the shooting ranged between the ages of 8 and 47 years old, and half of the victims were under the age of 16.

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