Month: May 2024

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Rock Daypop

Green Day announces first-ever show in Dubai

Green Day perform at the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas^ Nevada on 21 October 2023.

Green Day will play their first-ever concert in Dubai, with the band posting on their socials: “Dubai, we’re bringing the party to you for the FIRST TIME EVER next year on January 27th!! 🔥 Pre-sale begins Thursday @ 10am local, use the link in bio to sign up for presale access.”

Green Day’s Dubai concert will take place in UAE city on January 27, 2025 and will also feature The Offspring, who will make their concert debut in Dubai, as well.

Green Day also revealed earlier this year that they’ll be playing in South Africa for the first time in January 2024, and the and will be launching their U.S. tour in July in support of their new album, Saviors, as well as performing their albums Dookie and American Idiot in honor of their respective 30th and 20th anniversaries.

Tickets go on presale beginning Thursday, May 9, at 10 a.m. local time. For more info, visit GreenDayDxB.com.

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Pop Daypop

Sabrina Carpenter to appear as musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” on May

Sabrina Carpenter at the Variety Power of Young Hollywood Event at the NeueHouse on August 10^ 2023 in Los Angeles^ CA

Saturday Night Live is closing out Season 49 with Maya Rudolph and Jake Gyllenhaal as hosts, along with musical guests Vampire Weekend and Sabrina Carpenter.

NBC announced that Rudolph will host ‘SNL’ for the third time on May 11 with Vampire Weekend making its fourth appearance as musical guest; and on May 18, Gyllenhaal will return to host the Season 49 finale, also marking his third time as host, with Sabrina Carpenter making her musical guest debut for the finale.

Rudolph’s Apple TV+ series “Loot” just returned for its second season; and she was an “SNL” regular from 2000 to 2007. Rudolph also voices Diane Birch and Connie on the Netflix animated series “Big Mouth. The Grammy-winning band Vampire Weekend is currently on tour with its new album, “Only God Was Above Us.”

Gyllenhaal’s limited series “Presumed Innocent” premieres June 12 on Apple TV+. Carpenter recently earned her first Billboard top 10 hit with her hit song, “Espresso,” and she acted as support on Taylor Swift’s ‘The ERAS TOUR’ this past year.

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News Daypop

TikTok sues U.S. over First Amendment violation stemming from potential ban of the platform

TikTok sign in the foreground^ while American Congress building is blurred in the background^ concept for TikTok ban in the United States

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance filed a lawsuit against the federal government Tuesday over what it called an “unconstitutional” potential ban in the U.S. of the social media platform.  The company is suing to stop enforcement of a recently signed law that effectively would ban the app unless they sell it. The White House did not immediately comment on the lawsuit.

TikTok said in its 65-page petition filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday: “For the first time in history, Congress has enacted a law that subjects a single, named speech platform to a permanent, nationwide ban, and bars every American from participating in a unique online community with more than 1 billion people worldwide.”

In March, the House Energy and Commerce Committee had unanimously approved the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act that would essentially ban TikTok from American app stores unless ByteDance sold the app in a year or less. President Biden and some congressional leaders have argued that the ultimatum against TikTok was necessary because of security concerns about ByteDance and its connections to the Chinese government. The House on March 13 passed the bill in a 352-65 vote, and Biden signed it into law on April 24 as part of a massive, $95 billion foreign aid package to commit foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

In TikTok’s lawsuit, they argue that what the United States has proposed is not based in any kind of workable reality, and “certainly not on the 270-day timeline required by the Act.”  ByteDance also argued there has been no tangible evidence that the app poses any security risk: “Congress itself has offered nothing to suggest that the TikTok platform poses the types of risks to data security or the spread of foreign propaganda that could conceivably justify the act … The ‘qualified divestiture’ demanded by the Act to allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States is simply not possible: not commercially, not technologically, not legally.”

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Sports Daypop

NBA Playoffs: Celtics defeat the Cavaliers, Thunder beat Mavericks in Game 1 matchups

Looking up at an orange basketball falling through the rim and a white nylon net. With the arena lights in the background.

The Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 120-95 win in Game 1 of the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs at TD Garden in Boston.

Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 32 points and six rebounds, while Derrick White scored 25 with five assists, Payton Pritchard had a 16-point performance off the bench, and Jayson Tatum scored 18 to go along with 11 rebounds. For the Cavs, Donovan Mitchell had a standout performance, finishing with 33 points in Clevelands loss.

Game 2 will take place Saturday night in Boston.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 117-95 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists to help the top-seeded Thunder defeat the Dallas Mavs, while Chet Holmgren added 19 points, seven rebounds and three blocks for Oklahoma City.

The Thunder and Macs will meet for Game 2 on Thursday night in Oklahoma City.

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Sports Daypop

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Rangers beat Canes, Avalanche defeat Stars

Officiel licensed hockey puck for NHL^ National hockey league. MOTALA^ SWEDEN- 10 MARCH 2021

The New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in double overtime to take 2-0 series lead. Vincent Trocheck scored a power-play goal at 7:24 of the second overtime to give New York the win against Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. Alexis Lafreniere scored twice, Chris Kreider also had a power-play goal and Artemi Panarin added two assists for the Rangers, while Igor Shesterkin stopped a season-high 54 shots.

The Rangers will meet the Canes for Game 3 in Raleigh, North Carolina on Thursday.

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The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Dallas Stars 4-3 in OT on Tuesday night in the opening game of their second-round Western Conference series at American Airlines Center. After trailing by three goals in the first period, Miles Wood scored the game-winner on a hard-charging backhander 11:03 into OT after getting the puck from Andrew Cogliano to help Colorado beat the top-seeded Stars. Cale Makar had a goal and two assists for Colorado, while Valerie Nichushkin had a goal and an assist.

Game 2 between the Avalanche and Stars is set for Thursday night in Dallas.

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Country Daypop

Mickey Guyton to embark on North American fall tour, shares new single ‘Scary Love’

Mickey Guyton at the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards Arrivals at Allegient Stadium on March 7^ 2022 in Las Vegas^ NV

Mickey Guyton is hitting the road this fall for a North American tour, announcing dates for her 22-city headlining 2024 ‘CMT On Tour Presents Mickey Guyton.’  The tour will launch at Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta on Sept. 18, with stops in New York, Chicago, Columbus, St. Louis, Toronto, Boston, Washington, D.C. and more through Nov. 9.

Guyton also dropped the lyric video for her new single, “Scary Love,” which features a montage of family footage of Guyton, her husband Grant, and 3-year-old son, Grayson.  The song, written by Guyton, Emma-Lee, Karen Kosowski and Victoria Banks, is dedicated her son, and showcases the artist’s undying appreciation for motherhood. Shared Guyton: “There’s so many types of love, but for parents who truly love their kids, there’s nothing we won’t do for them. That kind of love is so scary because your heart is literally outside of your body and you’re seeing your heart grow up and become somebody. All you want to do is protect this person—that’s the scariest love that you’ll ever experience.”

Take a look at the lyric video for ‘Scary Love’ – here.

Tickets for the CMT On Tour Presents Mickey Guyton are on sale now via: Ticketmaster.  For additional details, head to Guyton’s website.

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Entertainment Daypop

Hilary Duff welcomes baby No. 4 with husband Matthew Koma

Hilary Duff at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center. BEVERLY HILLS^ CA. March 12^ 2023

Hilary Duff welcomed her fourth baby, and her third with husband Matthew Koma, on Friday, May 3.

Duff, 36, announced her new daughter’s arrival on Instagram, sharing photos of her home water birth along with the caption: “Townes Meadow Bair 🧸 , now we know why she made us wait so long…She was perfecting those Cheeks! I Have been dreaming of holding you in my arms for months and the past 5 days of getting to know you, stare at you and smell you has been pure moments of magic. We all love you like you’ve been here all along beauty. 5/3/24”

Duff first announced she was pregnant with her fourth baby in December 2023 on social media, sharing a family holiday card with herself, Koma and their kids posing in pajamas along with the caption: “Surprise Surprise”. A note on the family’s Christmas card read: “So much for silent nights. Love, the Duff, Bair, Comrie crew.”

Duff and Koma, who tied the knot in 2019, share daughters Banks Violet, 5, and Mae James, 2½. Duff also shares eldest son Luca, 11, with ex-husband Mike Comrie.

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Country Daypop

Take a listen to Hardy’s cover of Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre’s ‘Gin and Juice’

Hardy performs in concert on July 20^ 2019 at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh^ New York.

Country artist Hardy was personally invited by Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Jimmy Iovine to cover of Snoop and Dre’s iconic track “Gin and Juice” for the launch of their new beverage line of the same name.  Hardy first teased the cover with an Instagram post featuring a flick of him posing with the two hip-hop legends, where the three musicians appeared to be on the set of a forthcoming “short film” tied to Gin & Juice.

Said Hardy (per Billboard): “A while back, I got a phone call saying that Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg would like for me to record my own version of ‘Gin and Juice’ for the launch of their new drink, Gin&Juice. I’m still in disbelief, but I am so stoked that I’m dropping my version of ‘Gin and Juice’ with the blessing of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg themselves. Thankful for the opportunity.”

The new track follows Hardy’s headlining set at Tortuga, as well as his Stagecoach performance alongside longtime friend and collaborator Morgan Wallen. He will also perform at events including CMA Fest, Harley Davidson Homecoming, and is set to play his first-ever stadium this fall (and biggest headline show to date) in his home state  at Mississippi State University’s Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Miss. on Sept. 12. HARDY also confirmed two nights at Colorado’s iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre Oct. 20 + 21, with Randy Houser and Travis Denning joining as support on all new dates.

Take a listen to Hardy’s cover of “Gin and Juice” – here.
For touring and other information, head here.

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Rock Daypop

Gwen Stefani, Blink-182, Sublime headlining Alabama’s South Star Festival

Gwen Stefani on Hollywood Boulevard re: Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony. LOS ANGELES^ CA. October 19^ 2023

Gwen Stefani, Sublime and Blink-182 are set to headline the lineup for the inaugural South Star Festival in Huntsville, Alabama, taking place September 28th-29th, 2024 at John Hunt Park.

The festival will also feature performances from Beck, Jane’s Addiction, Jimmy Eat World, Big Boi, Ludacris, Goo Goo Dolls, Shinedown, Juvenile, Candlebox, TLC, Vanessa Carlton, Bully, Gin Blossoms, Winona Fighter, Big Boi, Gin Blossoms, Pete Yorn, Candlebox, Vanessa Carlton, Winona Fighter, Bully, Dexter & Moonrocks, and Billy Allen + The Pollies.

For more information on the festival, head to their official website.

Tickets are currently on sale via Ticketmaster.

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Rock Daypop

Everclear to embark on Fall 2024 U.S. tour with Marcy Playground

Everclear performing live at the Shelter in downtown Detroit^ Michigan -USA- September 29-2021

Everclear will embark on a fall headlining tour featuring special guests and fellow ’90s rockers Marcy Playground and Jimmie’s Chicken Shack. The tour will launch in celebration of Everclear’s fourth album, Songs from an American Movie Vol. One, which turns 25 next year; the band will be releasing the album on vinyl for the first time ever later this year.

Everclear’s 2024 fall tour will kick-off on September 13th in San Francisco, with 30+ stops throughout the US, including Portland, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Denver, Virginia Beach, Knoxville, Richmond, Long Island, Boston, Asbury Park, Baltimore, Cleveland, Green Bay, Minneapolis, Birmingham, and many more before wrapping November 2nd in Porterville, California. Everclear are also set to embark on The ‘90s Cruise from January 31st to February 5th, 2025

Everclear frontman Art Alexakis shares: “We’re super excited to be hitting the road with both Marcy Playground and Jimmie’s Chicken Shack. This will be a great time to celebrate our album Songs From An American Movie Vol. One, which was created 25 years ago. A lot of these songs we haven’t played in a while or, in some cases, we’ve never played live before. We’ll of course be playing the hits and fan favorites too. It’s going to be a fun show for both old school and new fans alike.”

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

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