Month: September 2024

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Country Daypop

Blake Shelton set for Las Vegas Residency at The Colosseum

Blake Shelton at the Walk of Fame Ceremony for Gwen Stefani on October 19^ 2023 in Hollywood^ CA

Blake Shelton is set for a new Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Shelton’s residency begins February 5 with performances scheduled through February 15, 2025.

Shelton posted on his socials: “I’ve been so excited to share this news with y’all.. VEGAS!!!!! We’re coming to The Colosseum at @CaesarsPalace this February. Tickets go on-sale to the public Friday, August 16th, but y’all can sign up for exclusive presale access at https://blakeshelton.com/vegas”

Shelton, 48, shared: “We’ve been talking about a Vegas residency for a few years, and all the pieces just came together for a run next year. The Colosseum is such an iconic venue, and I’m excited to bring some honky-tonk neon to the Palace. If you’re going to have a stake in Las Vegas, you got to do a residency also if you’re an artist.”

Shelton recently wrapped his 2024 Back To The Honky Tonk Tour; he has not released an album since 2021’s Body Language, but joined Post Malone on his recent single “Pour Me a Drink.”

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Country Daypop

Thomas Rhett shares video for ‘After All The Bars Are Closed’

Thomas Rhett performs on September 28^ 2015 at the iHeartRadio Theater in New York City.

Thomas Rhett has shared the video for “After All the Bars Are Closed,” off his seventh studio album About a Woman produced by Dann Huff and Julian Bunetta. The song follows the previously-released tracks “Gone Country” and “Overdrive,” and “Beautiful As You.”

Rhett also contributed to the Twisters: The Album soundtrack with the track “Feelin’ Country’, and also recently announced a mini-residency at the BleauLive Theater inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas in December.

Listen to Thomas Rhett’s ‘After All The Bars Are Closed’ – HERE.
To stream ‘About A Woman,’ head HERE.

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Entertainment Daypop

Tim Allen returning to ABC in new series ‘Shifting Gears’ with Kat Dennings

LOS ANGELES - FEB 06: Actor Tim Allen arrives for the FOX Winter TCA 2019 on February 6^ 2019 in Los Angeles^ CA

ABC has ordered a new sitcom starring Tim Allen and Kat Dennings. According to multiple reports (including Deadline and Variety) Allen and Dennings will team up in a new comedy titled “Shifting Gears.”

The pilot for Shifting Gears was announced in March, but the show was just officially green-lit. Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully — who were originally announced as writers and executive producers on “Shifting Gears” — have since exited the series, but will be credited as executive producers on the pilot episode. The search is now on for a new showrunner.

Shifting Gears is said to revolve around Allen, a widower who runs a classic car workshop, and his estranged daughter, Dennings who shows up with her own teenage children. A network synopsis said the show follows Matt (Allen), “the stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt’s estranged daughter (Dennings) and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.”

Veteran actor Daryl “Chill” Mitchell is also cast on the showas Stitch, with Maxwell Simkins as Carter, and Barrett Margolis as Georgia. Allen serves as an executive producer in the series along with Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker, Rick Messina and John Pasquin.

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Entertainment Daypop

Billy Crystal, Judith Light to star in Apple TV+ psychological thriller ‘Before’

Billy Crystal at the "Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind" HBO Premiere Screening at the TCL Chinese Theater 6 on June 27^ 2018 in Los Angeles^ CA

Apple TV+  series is teasing the new show Before, described as a “supernatural mystery series”starring Billy Crystal and Judith Light. A social media post read: “When a troubled young boy suffering from violent fears and frequent nightmares shows up on Eli’s doorstep, he must unravel the unexplained connection between them. The new psychological thriller series #Before premieres October 25 on Apple TV+”

A series synopsis reads: Eli (Crystal), is navigating the loss of wife Lynn (Light), when he meets Noah (Jacobi Jupe), who is suffering with severe anxiety and nightmares. The child “seems to have a haunting connection to Eli’s past … as Eli attempts to help Noah, their mysterious bond deepens.” In addition to Crystal, Light and Jupe, Before also stars Rosie Perez, Maria Dizzia and Ava Lalezarzadeh.

Crystal executive produces with Eric Roth and showrunner and writer Sarah Thorp. Adam Bernstein is the pilot director and Jet Wilkinson is the producing director.

Apple TV+ will release the first two episodes Oct. 25, with additional episodes dropping on a weekly basis after that.

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Rock Daypop

U2 to debut immersive concert film ‘V-U2’ at Sphere Las Vegas

The MSG Sphere showing U2:UV advert for U2 concert. Las Vegas^ Nevada^ USA - November 7^ 2023

Not long after completing its “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere” opening residency, U2 has announced “V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film at Sphere Las Vegas,” directed by the Edge and Morgleigh Steinberg.  The Edge also produced the film alongside Bono, Adam Clayton and Alan Moloney.

The shows, originally directed by Willie Williams, will be brought to Sphere starting on Sept. 5. Said the Edge: “The goal was to give the immersive movie goers as close to the live U2:UV concert experience as possible — and then some. I’ve never seen a U2 show. I’m so relieved I caught a great one.”  Steinberg added: “We knew all the tremendous capabilities of the technology, but we didn’t know what to expect from the process of making this film. The work became a true collaboration between band, artists, producers, and technology teams. The end result is a cinematic experience that transports viewers into the energy and beauty of the live show.”

Josephine Vaccarello, EVP of Live at MSG Entertainment, shared in a statement: “V-U2 is a first-of-its-kind immersive film that will transport audiences back to U2’s groundbreaking live Sphere shows and make them feel like they are there. This concert film was created specifically for Sphere, and will utilize the venue’s technologies to create an experience that is only possible at this next-generation entertainment medium.”

U2 kicked off its “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere” residency last September, playing for more than 700,000 fans for 40 dates through this past March.

Tickets for “V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film at Sphere Las Vegas” are available through Ticketmaster.  For more information, visit www.thesphere.com.

See the trailer for the concert film – HERE.

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Rock Daypop

Alice In Chains announce 15th-Anniversary vinyl reissue of ‘Black Gives Way To Blue’

Alice In Chains at the Pine Knob Music Theater. Clarkston^ Michigan -USA- 08-16-2022

Alice In Chains will drop a special vinyl reissue of their 2009 album, Black Gives Way to Blue, in celebration of the 15th anniversary its release.

The release will be available on Sept. 27 in three different color variants: “Black Widow” red smoke (available exclusively through the Alice In Chains store), “Black Smoke” (via the Craft Recordings store), and “Electric Smoke” (available via Revolver). There’s also a standard black vinyl pressing available via Amazon.

Black Gives Way to Blue was the band’s fourth studio album, and marked Alice in Chains’ first new album in 14 years – their first with vocalist William DuVall, who joined the band following the 2002 death of frontman Layne Staley. DuVall shared vocal and guitar duties with founding member Jerry Cantrell, alongside bassist Mike Inez and drummer/founding member Sean Kinney.

Black Gives Way to Blue was an instant smash hit, debuting at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and achieving gold certification from the RIAA by May 2010. It includes singles “Your Decision,” “Lesson Learned,” “Check My Brain,” and “A Looking in View,” and the title track “Black Gives Way to Blue,” which features a guest performance from Elton John on piano.  Both “A Looking in View” and “Check My Brain” were Grammy Award-nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Pre-order the vinyl reissue of Black Gives Way To Blue – HERE.

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Pop Daypop

The Weeknd to livestream ‘one-night-only’ concert in São Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 7th

The Weeknd arrives for the ‘Avatar The Way of Water’ Hollywood Premiere on December 12^ 2022 in Hollywood^ CA

The Weeknd will be livestreaming his sold-out concert at Estádio MorumBIS in São Paulo, Brazil via his YouTube channel. Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd) wrote on X: “Feast your eyes. São Paulo will be live streamed Sept. 7. Only on YouTube.”

Tesfaye also shared a teaser for the event, directed by Yza Voku, which offered a preview of a new song and features a series of AI-generated images by Google: Veo, Midjourney, Runway: Gen-3 and Luma: Dream Machine.  You can check out the teaser: HERE.

Variety reports that The Weeknd will perform fan favorites, as well as previews of his new work.  The artist also plans to donate a dollar per ticket toward the U.N. World Food Programme’s XO Humanitarian Fund (Tesfaye is a goodwill ambassador for the program), and he also plans to donate 10 percent of his merchandise earnings to the Brazilian Soul Fund.

The Weeknd shared in a statement: “I’m so excited to announce that we’ll be live streaming my show from São Paulo, Brazil, so everyone around the world can be a part of this special night. I wish I could come to every city and town on earth, but moments like this give us the chance to connect in real time at least and share that energy together, no matter where you are.”

The show will begin streaming at 8 p.m. EDT on September 7th.   To watch, head to The Weeknd’s YouTube channel.

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Pop Daypop

See Sabrina Carpenter’s new video for ‘Taste’ starring Jenna Ortega

Sabrina Carpenter performs on stage during 2024 New Year's celebration on Times Square in New York on December 31^ 2023.

Sabrina Carpenter has shared the official music video for “Taste,” directed by Dave Meyers and featuring Jenna Ortega.  Taste is off Sabrina’s sixth studio album Short n’ Sweet, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 100 charts.

The video for Taste includes a series of campy horror references, with Carpenter and Ortega donning black dresses similar to Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep in 1992’s Death Becomes Her.  Ortega also sports a similar nurse costume to Daryl Hannah’s in Kill Bill, and there’s also an ominous shower scene similar to the 1960 classic horror film, Psycho.

Short n’ Sweet also includes two of Carpenter’s previously released singles, “Espresso” and “Please Please Please” –“Espresso” was the third fastest song to hit one billion streams in Spotify history, while “Please Please Please” became Carpenter’s first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Carpenter will make her MTV Video Music Awards mainstage performance debut later this month, and is gearing up to embark on the Short n’ Sweet Tour, which kicks off September 23rd in Columbus. The 33-date tour will hit cities across the US and Canada including New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, Toronto, Austin, and more.

Check out the video for ‘Taste’ – HERE.

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News Daypop

2 dead, 4 injured after man drives his car through restaurant patio in Minnesota

Minneapolis Police car in downtown Minneapolis^ Minnesota^ MN USA^ May 5^ 2023.

Two people were killed and four others injured after a man drove his car through a restaurant patio in a Minneapolis suburb over the weekend (per The Associated Press.)

The man drove his car through a restaurant patio where a group of medical workers were celebrating in a Minneapolis suburb on Sunday, with surveillance footage captured the unidenfitied man driving into the outdoor patio of the Park Tavern in St. Louis Park, located west of Minneapolis. The footage shows the man entering the restaurant parking lot on Sunday evening but not going inside. He attempted to park, then drove into the outdoor patio.

The driver was arrested for criminal vehicular homicide. Police did not offer additional details on a potential motive, nor did they identify the victims. In a written statement on Monday, Annelise Heitkamp, a spokesperson for Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, said one of the people who died and the four who were injured worked at the facility. Said Heitkamp: “Following the tragic incident at Park Tavern, we’re grieving the loss of a loved and respected colleague and friend to many here at Methodist Hospital and HealthPartners. Our thoughts are with our colleague’s family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.”

A spokesperson for HealthPartners, a healthcare nonprofit that operates Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, told KARE-TV that nurses and staffers from the facility were among the victims.  Dr. Thomas Stark from Methodist Hospital told KSTP-TV that the group of colleagues went to Park Tavern on Sunday night to celebrate with one of the nurses, who was leaving her role for a new position. Park Tavern owner Phil Weber also told the news station that the second person who died is Kristina Folkerts, 30, a server at the restaurant.

The Minnesota State Patrol said that a law enforcement investigation into the episode is ongoing.

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4 killed in shooting at Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train station

CTA Chicago Transit Authority elevated train tracks with green line train going through the tunnel above the Illinois Institute of Technology McCormick Tribune Campus Cente. Chicago^ IL April 20^ 2020

Officials confirmed that four people were killed in a shooting early Monday on a Chicago Transit Authority train in Forest Park, Illinois.

The Forest Park Police Department said in a Facebook post that they received a 911 call around 5:27 a.m. about three people shot on a westbound train at the CTA Blue Line station at 711 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, just west of Chicago, around 5:30 a.m. local time. Authorities cleared the station, finding four victims — three were pronounced dead on scene, and the fourth was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where they died.

Forest Park police, along with CTA security, used video surveillance to help identify the offender; with Chicago Police later locating the suspect who matched the description on a CTA Pink Line train. The subject was taken into custody and a firearm was found. According to Forest Park officials, only one suspect is believed to have been involved in the shooting, which was targeted.

The CTA said in a Monday afternoon news briefing that the incident was a “heinous and egregious act of violence” that “should never have occurred, none the less on a public transit train. As soon as it was reported, CTA immediately deployed resources to assist the Forest Park Police in their investigation into the matter, including review of all possible security camera footage, which proved to be vital in aiding local enforcement.”

The CTA said it will continue to work with local law enforcement regarding the ongoing investigation.

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