Month: January 2025

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Kansas City Chiefs heading back to Super Bowl after 32-29 win over the Buffalo Bills

NFL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Buffalo Bills vs Kansas City Chiefs. . Silhouette of professional american football player. Logo of NFL club in background

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in a thrilling game to advance to their third consecutive Super Bowl – marking the franchise’s fifth AFC championship since 2019. The back-to-back Super Bowl champions will now set their sights on becoming the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowl titles.

Chiefs’ QB Patrick Mahomes threw for 245 yards and a touchdown, running through the Buffalo defense for two more scores, and relied on his defense at key moments to help the Kansas City defeat the Bills.  Mahomes said after the game: “I’m proud of my teammates and how they responded. That was a great football team and I’m just at a loss for words … I think I’ve always said it: It’s not about one guy. It’s not about a couple guys. It’s about the whole entire team. When we needed the defense to get stops, they got stops. Offense, we made plays. That’s why we’re so special; it’s a team effort and it’s a team football game.”

The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles — the winner of the NFC Championship against the Washington Commanders — at Super Bowl LIX, taking place on February 9, 2025 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Sports Daypop

Philadelphia Eagles beat Washington Commanders 55-23 to advance to Super Bowl LIX

Washington Commanders vs Philadelphia Eagles. NFC Championship Game in NFL 2025. Playoff game. American football Ball on green Grass.

The Philadelphia Eagles are heading to Super Bowl for the second time in three years, after defeating its division rival 55-23 in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game at Lincoln Financial Field.

The Eagles’ Saquon Barkley ran for 118 yards on 15 carries with three touchdowns, while Jalen Hurts accounted for 246 passing yards and four total touchdowns. Quarterback Jalen Hurts also rushed for three touchdowns as Philadelphia matched the NFL record for most rushing scores in a postseason game, with seven.

Commanders’ QB Jayden Daniels – who became only the sixth rookie quarterback to start a conference championship game — ended his standout season completing 29 of his 48 passes for 255 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. Daniels also rushed six times for 48 yards and a touchdown, but was sacked three times by Philadelphia.

The Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs — the winner of the AFC Championship against the Buffalo Bills — at Super Bowl LIX, taking place on February 9, 2025 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Country Daypop

Chris Stapleton adds new summer ‘All-American Road Show’ dates

Chris Stapleton performs at the 2018 CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium on June 9^ 2018 in Nashville^ Tennessee.

Chris Stapleton has added a new leg of summer dates to his “All-American Road Show” tour, beginning June 4 in Greenville, South Carolina.

The newly-announced shows include dates at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena, Denver’s Ball Arena, Salt Lake City’s Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre and Albany’s MVP Arena, among others. Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Marcus King, Nikki Lane, Grace Potter, Maggie Rose, Brittney Spencer, Allen Stone, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives and The War & Treaty will serve as special guests on the tour.

For tickets and additional information, head to Stapleton’s website.

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Country Daypop

Morgan Wallen announces fourth studio album ‘I’m The Problem’, to launch 2025 tour

Morgan Wallen performs live at 20 Monroe Live. GRAND RAPIDS^ MICHIGAN / USA - January 2^ 2020

Morgan Wallen has announced his fourth studio album titled ‘I’m The Problem,’ as well as the ten-city 2025 I’m The Problem Tour, produced by Live Nation. “I’m the Problem” is also the name of Wallen’s next single, set to drop Jan. 31.

The 19-date North American I’m the Problem stadium tour will kick-off June 20 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, approximately a month after his new Sand in My Boots Festival in Gulf Shore, Alabama May 16-18. Serving as direct support on select dates will be Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett and Koe Wetzel, with opening acts including Gavin Adcock, Corey Kent, Ella Langley and Anne Wilson. Wallen is booked by The Neal Agency.

Shares Wallen: “We made so many lifelong memories on the One Night at A Time World Tour, and I cannot begin to express how grateful I am for my fans and the way they showed up each night. As I’ve been working on new music, it has inspired me to get back on the road and share these new songs with each of you on the I’m The Problem Tour. See y’all there.”

Fans can sign up for an artist presale at morganwallen.com through Tuesday, January 28th at 10 pm PST. Presales start on Thursday, January 30th with the public sale on Friday, January 31st at 10 am local time.

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Entertainment Daypop

SZA to join Kendrick Lamar for 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show

SZA performs at III Points Festival in Miami's Wynwood Art District. UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 17^ 2019

After much speculation, it was confirmed that singer-songwriter SZA will join rapper Kendrick Lamar for next month’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, taking place Feb. 9 from Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, and airing live on FOX.

Kendrick Lamar and SZA are longtime collaborators, recently reuniting on Lamar’s surprise album GNX. Lamar was also recently featured on SZA’s new album, SOS Deluxe: Lana. The duo’s previous hits include the Oscar-nominated “All the Stars” and “Doves in the Wind,” and they will also be heading out together for their 19-city North American Grand National Tour, kicking-off this April.

Watch the trailer for the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show – HERE.

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Pop Daypop

SZA to join Kendrick Lamar for 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show

SZA performs at III Points Festival in Miami's Wynwood Art District. UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 17^ 2019

After much speculation, it was confirmed that singer-songwriter SZA will join rapper Kendrick Lamar for next month’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, taking place Feb. 9 from Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, and airing live on FOX.

Kendrick Lamar and SZA are longtime collaborators, recently reuniting on Lamar’s surprise album GNX. Lamar was also recently featured on SZA’s new album, SOS Deluxe: Lana. The duo’s previous hits include the Oscar-nominated “All the Stars” and “Doves in the Wind,” and they will also be heading out together for their 19-city North American Grand National Tour, kicking-off this April.

Watch the trailer for the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show – HERE.

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Rock Daypop

Alanis Morissette, Lenny Kravitz, Sublime to headline BeachLife Festival 2025

Alanis Morrissette at Cittibank Hall^ in the city of Rio de Janeiro^ Brazil Rio de Janeiro^ December 2^ 2009

Lenny Kravitz, Alanis Morissette and Sublime will headline the 2025 BeachLife Festival, taking place May 2-4 in Redondo Beach, CA.

BeachLife will feature nearly 40 acts on multiple stages, including Train, O.A.R., Pretenders, CAKE, Mt. Joy, Jackson Browne, The Beach Boys, Marcus King, Aloe Blacc, Sugar Ray and more. The six-year-old festival celebrates Los Angeles’ oceanside South Bay neighborhood, and will include not only a packed lineup of bands and solo performers but also art, gourmet food and more during its three-day run.

This year’s festival will also include the opening of the California Surf Club, a 21,000 square-foot restaurant and membership-driven music club located on the beachfront festival grounds. Slated to open in February, the California Surf Club is a bar, grill and music venue that overlooks the main during BeachLife.

Festival founder and owner Allen Sanford in a statement: “We are especially excited this year to announce what we believe is a truly unique lineup and experience in music festivals — curated not by genre, but by culture, vibe, and that feeling of enjoying the beachlife with friends. We have something for everyone, from world-recognized superstars to local celebrity, and every artist on this lineup has a reason and a story on how they connected with BeachLife Festival.”

For more information, visit beachlifefestival.com.

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Rock Daypop

Nine Inch Nails announce ‘Peel It Back’ 2025 world tour

Nine Inch Nails band performs on stage at SYMA Sport and Event Centre stage July 24^ 2009 in Hungary

Nine Inch Nails have announced the Peel It Back Tour 2025, marking the band’s first live outing since 2022.

The headline run will kick off on Sunday, June 15th, in Dublin, Ireland, at 3Arena, and take the band across Europe, including stops in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and more. The European leg will also feature major festival appearances at Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium, Open’er in Gdynia, Poland, and Mad Cool in Madrid, Spain, among others.

The North American leg will launch on Wednesday, August 6th in Oakland, CA at Oakland Arena. The industrial rock icons will also headline arenas in Portland, OR; Vancouver, BC; Chicago, IL; Toronto, ON; Boston, MA; Brooklyn, NY; Nashville, TN; Houston, TX, and more. The tour will wrap up on Thursday, September 18, in Los Angeles, CA, at the Kia Forum.

Tickets will be available starting Wednesday, January 29th at noon local time.  Head to the band’s website for more information.

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Entertainment Daypop

2025 Grammy Awards to feature performances from Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX and more

The 67th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will honor the best recordings^ compositions^ and artists from September 16^ 2023^ to August 30^ 2024^ chosen by recording academy

Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, and Chappell Roan are among the artists who will take the stage at the 67th annual Grammy Awards, with other performers to include Doechii, RAYE, Benson Boone, Shakira and Teddy Swims.

Per a press release, The Recording Academy has partnered with MusiCares to generate some $3.2 million to assist musicians who are navigating the fallout of the Los Angeles fires. Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement: “The upcoming Grammy Awards won’t just be about celebrating and honoring the best in music this year. They will also show how the power of music can help rebuild, uplift and support those in need.”

Charli XCX is up for eight awards at this year’s Grammys including album of the year, record of the year and best pop duo/group performance for “Guess” with Eilish. Carpenter and Roan are both first-time nominees, and will be competing for six awards including record of the year, album of the year, song of the year and best new artist.

Trevor Noah will host the Grammys, which air Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. EDT on CBS and Paramount+ with Showtime.

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Pop Daypop

2025 Grammy Awards to feature performances from Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX and more

The 67th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will honor the best recordings^ compositions^ and artists from September 16^ 2023^ to August 30^ 2024^ chosen by recording academy

Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, and Chappell Roan are among the artists who will take the stage at the 67th annual Grammy Awards, with other performers to include Doechii, RAYE, Benson Boone, Shakira and Teddy Swims.

Per a press release, The Recording Academy has partnered with MusiCares to generate some $3.2 million to assist musicians who are navigating the fallout of the Los Angeles fires. Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement: “The upcoming Grammy Awards won’t just be about celebrating and honoring the best in music this year. They will also show how the power of music can help rebuild, uplift and support those in need.”

Charli XCX is up for eight awards at this year’s Grammys including album of the year, record of the year and best pop duo/group performance for “Guess” with Eilish. Carpenter and Roan are both first-time nominees, and will be competing for six awards including record of the year, album of the year, song of the year and best new artist.

Trevor Noah will host the Grammys, which air Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. EDT on CBS and Paramount+ with Showtime.

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