Month: April 2025

Categories
Rock Daypop

Apple Original Films to debut documentary ‘Bono: Stories of Surrender’

BONO at Elysee Palace to meet the French President Paris^ FRANCE - July 24^ 2017

Apple Original Films announced that the documentary Bono: Stories of Surrender will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on May 30.

The “lyrical, bold exploration” of Bono’s one-man show of the same name (based on his 2022 memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs One Story), will also be the first feature-length film available on the Apple Vision Pro in Apple Immersive Video. The Apple Vision Pro version will present the film in 8K with Spatial Audio, producing a 180-degree visual that, “places viewers onstage with Bono and in the center of his story. With this special edition of the film available only on Vision Pro, viewers will feel completely immersed in the music and storytelling of Surrender.”

The movie, directed by Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James), is described in a press release as, “a vivid reimagining of Bono’s critically-acclaimed one-man stage show, Stories of Surrender: An Evening of Words, Music and Some Mischief…, as he pulls back the curtain on a remarkable life and the family, friends, and faith that have challenged and sustained him, revealing personal stories about his journey as a son, father, husband, activist and rockstar. Along with never-before-seen, exclusive footage from the Beacon Theatre shows, the film features Bono performing many of the iconic U2 songs that have shaped his life and legacy.”

An updated and abridged paperback version of the memoir Bono: Stories of Surrender will also be released in connection with the documentary film.

Editorial credit: Frederic Legrand – COMEO / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Rock Daypop

Oasis announce ‘Live ’25’ reunion tour film

Oasis band cds. London^ UK - August 27 2024:

Oasis have announced a reunion tour film titled Live ’25, produced by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace (“Meet Me in the Bathroom”).

The film will be produced as the band goes out on a reunion tour this year, dubbed Oasis Live ’25, set to take place in July and August. The highly anticipated tour will kick-off in Cardiff on Friday July 4, and sees a long-run of UK dates (their only shows in Europe this year) before the band heads to stadiums across North America, South America, Australia and Asia.  The tour also marks the first time brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher will perform on stage together in 16 years.

The Oasis tour film Live ’25 will be distributed by Sony Music Vision, with no release date or further details yet provided.

Editorial credit: Ink Drop / Shutterstock.com

Categories
News Daypop

3 U.S. soldiers found dead, 1 still missing after training mission in Lithuania

Pabrade Lithuania A Leopard 2A7 main battle tank is captured in action^ firing its main cannon during a live-fire exercise. 10-13 - 2020

Military officials said Monday that the bodies of three U.S. Army soldiers — who went missing in Lithuania during a training exercise last week after their armored vehicle sank in a body of water — have been found. Search and recovery efforts were ongoing to locate a fourth missing soldier.

The soldiers had been deployed to Lithuania in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, and were permanently stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Lithuanian armed forces and law enforcement worked alongside them during last week’s training exercise. The Army later shared in a statement that the soldiers’ identities were being withheld pending notification of their next of kin.

The soldiers, assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, went missing the morning of March 25 after their M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle became submerged in a peat bog during a mission to repair and tow an immobilized tactical vehicle. The submerged armored recovery vehicle was found by the Army and Lithuanian authorities last Wednesday; in an update from over the weekend, the Army said the vehicle was under at least 15 feet of water, clay-like mud and silt. Their 63-ton armored vehicle was removed from the peat bog early Monday morning.

Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie, 3rd Infantry Division commanding general, said in a statement: “our hearts are heavy with a sorrow that echoes across the whole Marne Division, both forward and at home. We stand in grief with the families and loved ones of these extraordinary ‘Dogface Soldiers’ during this unimaginable time.”

Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda expressed his condolences to President Trump and the United States in a post on social platform X. “It is with deep sadness and sorrow that I received the news of the tragic loss of three U.S. soldiers during a US-led training exercise in Lithuania. The search and rescue operation will continue until the fourth soldier is found. @realDonaldTrump, Lithuania mourns together with the American nation. Please accept my heartfelt condolences, as well as those of the Lithuanian people, to you, the loved ones of those who lost their lives, and all the people of the United States of America. During this difficult time, our thoughts and prayers are with you.”

Editorial credit: Karolis Kavolelis / Shutterstock.com

Categories
News Daypop

Online mortgage company Rocket to acquire Mr. Cooper in all-stock $9.4 billion deal

ROCKET Mortgage Fieldhouse^ in the heart of downtown Cleveland^ Ohio. Cleveland^ Ohio

The financial technology platform Rocket Companies — , which includes real estate, title and personal finance businesses, and mortgages under its umbrella — has acquired the mortgage company Mr. Cooper Group Inc. in an all-stock deal valued at $9.4 billion.  The acquisition of Mr. Cooper by Rocket creates an entity that will represent nearly 20% of all mortgages in the United States.

Per AP News: Rocket said Monday that the purchase of Mr. Cooper Group Inc. will create a business representing one in every six mortgages in the United States and give it almost 7 million additional clients. The deal will boost loan volumes, while lowering client acquisition costs; with Rocket stating in a press release that “it will bring its industry-leading mortgage recapture capabilities to a combined servicing book of $2.1 trillion across nearly 10 million clients, representing one in every six mortgages in America.”

The move comes just weeks after Rocket acquired real estate listing company Redfin in an all-stock deal worth $1.75 billion.. The acquisitions of Mr. Cooper and Redfin will allow Rocket to speed up its AI-powered platform “and remove the friction and complexities plaguing today’s homebuying process,” according to the release.

The combined company will see Mr. Cooper Group Chairperson and CEO Jay Bray become President and CEO of Rocket Mortgage, who will work under Rocket CEO Varun Krishna. Bray said in a statement: “By combining Mr. Cooper and Rocket, we will form the strongest mortgage company in the industry, offering an end-to-end homeownership experience backed by leading technology and grounded in customer care.”

Rocket shareholders will own approximately 75% of the combined company, while Mr. Cooper stockholders will own about 25%. The combined company’s board will have 11 members, with nine being from Rocket and two from Mr. Cooper.

Editorial credit: Adam McCullough / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Sports Daypop

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin says he’s ‘comfortable’ with Mason Rudolph as starting QB

PITTSBURGH STEELERS HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN WEEK 8 OCTOBER 29^ 2023 ACRISURE STADIUM PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters Monday at the NFL owners meeting in Palm Beach, Fla. that the organization are “comfortable” with Mason Rudolph as their starting quarterback.

Hamlin said (per ESPN): “Mason is not a kid. He’s been around, been in multiple systems and situations. That’s why we brought him back. I’m comfortable with that. We’ve been there before. He’s a very capable guy … we had a really productive day. He’s been in this thing a long time. I’ve been in this thing a long time. But there’s no substitute for intimacy and spending time together and getting to know one another in a non-competitive environment. So, that was really good. But I don’t have any new updates in terms of where the process is. We’ll see where it leads us.”

Rudolph, a third-round pick by the Steelers in the 2018 NFL Draft, completed 63.7% of his throws for 4,615 yards, 28 touchdowns and 20 interceptions over the first 29 appearances of his career.  The QB spent last season with the Tennessee Titans, and signed a two-year, $7.5 million contract with the Steelers earlier this month.

General manager Omar Khan added that the Steelers plan to have four quarterbacks on their roster in training camp (currently, Rudolph and former Miami Dolphins backup Skylar Thompson are the only quarterbacks on their roster):  “We always go to training camp with four quarterbacks and we have 2 under contract right now, so all options are on the table through free agency, trade or draft, obviously.”

The Steelers, who decided not to re-sign 2024 starter Russell Wilson, remain interested in free agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who visited the team March 21. Regarding a potential Rodgers deal, Tomlin said the Steelers do not have a deadline: “I don’t know that we’ve approached it from a deadline perspective. Certainly, as I mentioned, you’d like to have settled circumstances, but deadlines don’t often bring that to a head. He’s a free agent; as you guys know, he came to visit last Friday. We had a really productive day. He’s been in this thing a long time. I’ve been in this thing a long time. But it’s no substitute for, you know, intimacy and spending time together and getting to know one another in a non-competitive environment. And so that was really good. But I don’t have any new updates in terms of where the process is. We’ll see where it leads us.”

Editorial credit: April Visuals / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Sports Daypop

Miami Dolphins ‘planning to move forward’ with WR Tyreek Hill

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) in actions during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers^ Sept. 10^ 2023^ in Inglewood^ Calif.

Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said Monday that the team plans to “move forward” with wide receiver Tyreek Hill.

According to the South Florid Sun Sentinel, during a meeting with reporters at the NFL’s annual owners meeting at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla, McDaniel said: “we are fully planning to move forward as a better version of our relationship with Tyreek and the Miami Dolphins. I have no reason to think otherwise.”

Hill restructured his contract in August to receive the most fully guaranteed money ever for an NFL wide receiver at the time; but after a disappointing 2024-25 season he told reporters he wanted “out” of Miami (before reversing course and apologizing). The 31-year-old All-Pro will earn about $28 million in 2025.

Hill again fueled trade speculation over the weekend, after he commented with a smiley face emoji on an X post asking fans if they would be open to trading Tyreek Hill. He then posted peace sign emojis on a post speculating that he could be traded during the 2025 NFL Draft.

McDaniel also told reporters (according to the Palm Beach Post) that he would support Hill being voted as a team captain for the fourth consecutive season and would see the move as a “healthy evolution. I think in that scenario, I would be pumped if he was voted captain. Because I think that Tyreek, being accountable for who he is as a competitor and what he’s learned from in his journey, I think that means that his teammates have seen him completely.”

Hill underwent off-season wrist surgery, totaled 959 receiving yards and six scores over 17 starts last season after logging a combined 3,509 receiving yards and 22 scores between his 2022 and 2023 campaigns.

Editorial credit: Ringo Chiu / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Entertainment Daypop

See Adam Sandler in the new trailer for ‘Happy Gilmore 2’

Adam Sandler attends the 2nd Annual Cam For A Cause Gala. Hollywood CA USA - June 1^ 2023

Netflix dropped a teaser trailer for the highly anticipated sequel to Adam Sandler’s classic comedy Happy Gilmore, available on the streaming service beginning on July 25.

The newest trailer features Sandler and several other actors from the first movie reprising their roles — including Christopher McDonald as Shooter McGavin, Julie Bowen as Virginia Venit and Ben Stiller as Hal. The trailer also gives viewers a glimpse of Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio (otherwise known as musician Bad Bunny) who joins a cast which also includes Conor Sherry, Ethan Cutowsky, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Philip Fine Schneider, Blake Clark, and Sandler’s daughters, Sadie and Sunny.

In addition, real-life golfers including Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and John Daly are featured, with other figures from the sports world confirmed (or rumored) to appear in the flick– including Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, former NFL running back Reggie Bush, WWE Superstar Becky Lynch and All Elite Wrestling star MJF.

An official description of the new film reads: “At the end of the original Happy Gilmore, Sandler’s titular character was finally at rest after a long, strenuous season of golf…He showed the golf snobs who’s boss, saved his grandmother’s house, and returned home at last.”

Happy Gilmore 2 arrives on Netflix July 25; see the trailer – HERE.

Editorial credit: Michael Mattes / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Country Daypop

NBC renews Reba McEntire’s ‘Happy’s Place’ for Season 2

Reba McEntire at the NBCUniversal TCA Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on July 14^ 2024 in Pasadena^ CA

NBC has greenlit a second season for Reba McEntire’s Happy’s Place, which premiered in October 2024. The series was initially picked up for 13 episodes, but NBC ordered five additional scripts last fall for a total of 18 episodes last season.

Happy’s Place reunites some of the cast of McEntire’s popular “Reba” series, premiered on October 18th, garnering ten million viewers across NBC and Peacock.  The series airs on Fridays at 8 pm ET/PT on NBC or the next day on Peacock.

In the series, McEntire plays Bobbie, who inherits her late father’s tavern, Happy’s Place, and discovers that she has a new business partner in Isabella (Belissa Escobedo) — a twentysomething half-sister she never knew she had. Melissa Peterman, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and McEntire’s boyfriend Rex Linn stars.

Former Reba executive producers Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis are returning alongside Julie Abbott and McEntire. The series was written by Kevin Abbott (the showrunner for Reba from 2002-2007).

Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Entertainment Daypop

NBC renews Reba McEntire’s ‘Happy’s Place’ for Season 2

Reba McEntire at the NBCUniversal TCA Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on July 14^ 2024 in Pasadena^ CA

NBC has greenlit a second season for Reba McEntire’s Happy’s Place, which premiered in October 2024. The series was initially picked up for 13 episodes, but NBC ordered five additional scripts last fall for a total of 18 episodes last season.

Happy’s Place reunites some of the cast of McEntire’s popular “Reba” series, premiered on October 18th, garnering ten million viewers across NBC and Peacock.  The series airs on Fridays at 8 pm ET/PT on NBC or the next day on Peacock.

In the series, McEntire plays Bobbie, who inherits her late father’s tavern, Happy’s Place, and discovers that she has a new business partner in Isabella (Belissa Escobedo) — a twentysomething half-sister she never knew she had. Melissa Peterman, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and McEntire’s boyfriend Rex Linn stars.

Former Reba executive producers Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis are returning alongside Julie Abbott and McEntire. The series was written by Kevin Abbott (the showrunner for Reba from 2002-2007).

Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com

Categories
Rock Daypop

2025 ‘When We Were Young Festival’ adds second Las Vegas date

Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco performs onstage at Pandora's Holiday Show at Pier 36 on December 10^ 2015 in New York City.

The 2025 When We Were Young Festival has expanded into a two-day festival set for Oct. 18-19, 2025, as the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas.

The fourth installment of the nostalgic mega-fest, this one was originally just one day, but citing “overwhelming demand” from fans it has now turned into another multi-day version of the fest. The festival posted on Instagram: “WWWY25 DAY 2 🖤 the best day of your life. twice. October 18th & 19th 2025. 

All acts — including Blink-182, Panic! At The Disco, Weezer, Avril Lavigne and The Offspring — will perform both days. They’ll be joined by All Time Low, Knocked Loose, The Gaslight Anthem, Jack’s Mannequin and Bad Religion on Saturday and Sunday.

For ticket information, head to the fest’s website.

Editorial credit: Debby Wong / Shutterstock.com