Month: April 2025

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Philadelphia 76ers Tyrese Maxey to miss remainder of season with finger tendon injury

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Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a finger tendon injury.

Maxey’s agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, confirmed the news to ESPN’s Shams Charania, who posted on X: “Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey is expected to be ruled out for the rest of the season with a finger tendon injury, sources tell ESPN. Maxey has been sidelined since March 3 and has attempted to rehab the finger, but still is dealing with discomfort and needs treatment.”

Charania followed up his post by writing: “The Sixers’ three All-Stars – Joel Embiid, Paul George and Maxey – all ultimately ruled out for the 2024-25 season. Maxey averaged a career-high 26.3 points in 52 games while leading the league at 37.7 minutes a night.”

Maxey has been sidelined since March 3 and is still dealing with discomfort; Sixers coach Nick Nurse had said of a recent workout, “It went just ‘medium.’ It didn’t like ‘Oh, that was great,’ you know? So it’s just medium, but he’s [Maxey] still working.”

In 52 games this season, the 24-year old Maxey has averaged a career-high 26.3 points with 6.1 assists and 3.3 rebounds. He also made his first All-Star team and was the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2023-24, despite sooting a career-low 43.7% from the floor this season.

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FIFA announces that USA will host 2031 Women’s World Cup

FIFA Women’s World Cup AU NZ 2023 Logo with trophy logo^ background vector illustration.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Thursday at the UEFA Congress in Belgrade that the United States will host the 2031 Women’s World Cup. The USA was the lone bidder for the tournament; they previously hosted the 1999 and 2003 Women’s World Cups.

ESPN’s Emily Keogh reported on Thursdayy that the United Kingdom will host the tournament in 2035 thanks to a joint bid from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom has never hosted a Women’s World Cup.

Infantino said: “As part of the bidding process, we received one bid for ’31 and one bid, valid bid, I should add for ’35. The ’31 bid is from the United States of America and potentially some other Concacaf members together, and the ’36 bid is from Europe from the Home Nations so the path is there for the Women’s World Cup to be taking place in ’31 and ’35 in some great countries and some great nations to boost even more the women’s football movement.“. Infantino also told reporters that FIFA wants to expand the Women’s World Cup field to 48 teams from 32.

English Football Association president Mark Bullingham said in a news release: “As part of the bidding process, we received one bid for ’31 and one bid, valid bid, I should add for ’35. The ’31 bid is from the United States of America and potentially some other Concacaf members together, and the ’36 bid is from Europe from the Home Nations so the path is there for the Women’s World Cup to be taking place in ’31 and ’35 in some great countries and some great nations to boost even more the women’s football movement. We are honored to be the sole bidder for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2035. Hosting England’s first FIFA World Cup since 1966, along with our home nations partners, will be very special. The hard work starts now, to put together the best possible bid by the end of the year.”

U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation announced last April they withdrew a joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup to focus on a 2031 bid. That tournament will be held in Brazil. Mexico is expected to be a joint host for the 2031 tournament.

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Country Daypop

Garth Brooks releases ‘The Anthology Part V: The Comeback, The First Five Years’

Garth Brooks at the Music City Walk of Fame Ceremony at Walk of Fame Park in Nashville. Nashville^ TN^ USA - May 4

Garth Brooks has released ‘The Anthology Part V: The Comeback, The First Five Years‘.

The Anthology includes six CDs, 66 songs, including seven live recordings and over 150 never before seen behind-the-scenes photos. Each hardbound volume in The Anthology series is filled with rare and never-before-seen photos from the vaults and comes with multiple discs of Garth’s music, including previously unreleased material, live performances, demo versions, and his biggest hits.

Previous anthology releases include: Part I: The First Five Years with behind-the-scenes stories of Garth and his music from the first years of his career * Part II: The Next Five Years, when Garth came into his own as a musician and took greater control of his career. * Part III: Live which takes fans inside the world of Garth’s live show and * Part IV: Going Home which shares Garth embarking on fatherhood and his marriage to Trisha Yearwood.

In The Anthology Part V: The Comeback, “fans have an all-access pass to the wildest comeback in music history as Garth goes through the extreme highs and the extreme lows of the most challenging time in his life as an artist. The music business changed dramatically in the 14 years he was retired. You will get to see how he embraced new technology, reinvented his music past and present, and created a one-on-one conversations between himself and those who waited for his return … The comeback tour had started . . . and the ‘crazy’ started with it.”

To purchase, head to www.garthbrooks.com.

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Country Daypop

Rascal Flatts to release star-studded collaboration album, ‘Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets’

Rascal Flatts perform on their 2013 Summer Tour NORTH CAROLINA - September 29^ 2013

Rascal Flatts announced their forthcoming collaboration project, Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets, due out June 6 via Big Machine Records. The album features nine reimagined Rascal Flatts hits, as well as their latest single “I Dare You” with Jonas Brothers.

Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets features an eclectic lineup of guest artists to celebrate the trio’s 25-year-old catalogue: Jason Aldean appears on “Fast Cars And Freedom” with the group, while Blake Shelton is features on“Mayberry.” The Backstreet Boys perform “What Hurts The Most,” and Kelly Clarkson joins Rascall Flatts on “I’m Movin’ On.” Carly Pearce, Brandon Lake, Ashley Cooke, Jordan Davis and Lzzy Hale are also featured on the collaborative album.

Gary LeVox shares: “It was such an honor to create this project with such incredibly talented artists, it’s a pretty indescribable feeling having your colleagues and friends do your songs in such unique ways and knock your socks off with the results. This album is just another attempt for us to thank our fans for the blessings they’ve given us on this crazy journey the past 25 years, thanks for riding along with us!”

To pre-order Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets, head HERE.

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Entertainment Daypop

MGM+ original series ‘Godfather of Harlem’ shares trailer, premiere date for Season 4

Forest Whitaker arrives for the 'Black Panther' World Premiere on January 29^ 2018 in Hollywood^ CA

MGM+ is previewing Season 4 of Godfather of Harlem, set to premiere on April 13.

Forest Whitaker portrays Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson, a crime boss in 1960s Harlem, with an official synopsis reading that Season 4 follows Johnson as he “continues his bloody war for control of Harlem against New York’s Mafia families, while contending with the arrival of gangster Frank Lucas (Rome Flynn).” Johnson is also trying to come to terms with the fact that his daughter, portrayed by Antionette Crowe-Legacy, is working with the Black Panthers after Malcom X is assassinated (Jason Alan Carvell had portrayed Malcolm X in earlier seasons).

Season 4 will also star Ilfenesh Hadera, Lucy Fry, Erik LaRay Harvey, Michael Raymond James, Elvis Nolasco and Erik Palladino.

See the trailer for Season 4 of Godfather of Harlem – HERE.

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Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Harris Dickinson, and Joseph Quinn cast in four-part Beatles biopic

Vintage photo Portrait of The Beatles musical band group. Old textured vintage black and white photograph 1960s-70s

Filmmaker Sam Mendes has officially confirmed the main cast for his series of four Beatles biopics, adding that each film will premiere one at a time over four weekends in April 2028.

Cast as the Fab Four is: Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr.

Sony Motion Pictures’ Tom Rothman described the rollout of the film series as the first “bingeable moment in cinema,” adding that “we are going to dominate the culture that month.”  Each of the movies will focus on a different member of group, with the project being given the working title of The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event.

The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event will mark the first scripted films to be granted the band’s music and life rights. The project’s official synopsis reads: “Each man has his own story, but together they are legendary. The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event. In theaters April 2028.”

Mendes said of the four-movie concept: “There had to be a way to tell the epic story for a new generation. I can assure you there is still plenty left to explore, and I think we found a way to do that.”

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Rock Daypop

Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Harris Dickinson, and Joseph Quinn cast in four-part Beatles biopic

Vintage photo Portrait of The Beatles musical band group. Old textured vintage black and white photograph 1960s-70s

Filmmaker Sam Mendes has officially confirmed the main cast for his series of four Beatles biopics, adding that each film will premiere one at a time over four weekends in April 2028.

Cast as the Fab Four is: Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr.

Sony Motion Pictures’ Tom Rothman described the rollout of the film series as the first “bingeable moment in cinema,” adding that “we are going to dominate the culture that month.”  Each of the movies will focus on a different member of group, with the project being given the working title of The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event.

The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event will mark the first scripted films to be granted the band’s music and life rights. The project’s official synopsis reads: “Each man has his own story, but together they are legendary. The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event. In theaters April 2028.”

Mendes said of the four-movie concept: “There had to be a way to tell the epic story for a new generation. I can assure you there is still plenty left to explore, and I think we found a way to do that.”

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Pop Daypop

Kanye West confirms split from wife Bianca Censori in new song

Kanye West attends the Vanity Fair party for the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival on April 21^ 2009 in New York.

Kanye ‘Ye’ West confirmed that his wife, Bianca Censori, 30, left him shortly following his disturbing social media rants.

In his new song “Bianca” from his new album “WW3”, Ye, 47, raps: “My baby she ran away / But first she tried to get me committed / Not going to the hospital ’cause I am not sick I just do not get it. / She’s having a panic attack and she is not liking the way that I tweeted / Until Bianca’s back I stay up all night I’m not going to sleep / I really don’t know where she’s at.”

In his song, West also takes aim at Censori’s family, claiming they “want me locked up.” He raps: “They want me to go on retreat / They want me to run and meet,” he adds, before comparing his and Censori’s relationship to that of Sean “Diddy” Combs and Cassie Ventura: “I guess we the new Cassie and Diddy / I’m making this song for Bianca / I’m feeling the spirit of Donda,” he adds, referring to his mother, who died in 2007.

Ye concludes the song with, “Bianca, I just want you to come back / Come back to me / I know what I did to make you mad.”

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Godsmack announce departure of longtime guitarist Tony Rombola and drummer Shannon Larkin

Guitarist Tony Rombola from Godsmack perform live at Manchester Academy Uk. Manchester^United Kingdom^ 9th october 2022

Godsmack have announced the departure of longtime guitarist Tony Rombola and drummer Shannon Larkin. The band kicked-off their tour last month, which has seen Sam Bam Koltun (of Doroth and Faster Pussycat) on guitar, and Will Hunt of Evanescence on drums.

According to Blabbermouth, in a since-deleted Facebook video, Larkin, 58, and Rombola, 60, shared that after many discussions with Erna and Merrill “we did quit the band last year… they understood that we didn’t want to tour anymore — that’s the reason — and we understood that they wanted to tour. And so we understood each other. And in the end, Godsmack’s out there touring and we are happily here living our lives.”

The official news was shared in a lengthy statement posted on Instagram which said that both men had decided to retire from the band after nearly three decades of service. The statement read:

To our dearest friends and fans, We send this message to all of you to share some bittersweet news with you regarding a significant change in our journey together. After almost 3 incredible decades, two of our most cherished members, Tony Rombola and Shannon Larkin have decided to retire from the band permanently, on good terms, but for no other reason than to fulfill their desire to live a more simple and quiet life away from touring.

This decision was not made lightly. Tony and Shannon have been such a big part of our history, bringing their unique talents, creativity, and passion that have shaped our music and our message. Together, we have experienced countless, unforgettable moments and heartfelt interactions with fans like you around the world. We are immensely grateful for every memory we’ve created together.

Their departure marks the end of an era, but it also opens the door for new and exciting possibilities. We want to assure you that Shannon and Tony will always be part of our family, and their contributions will forever echo in our music. We respect their decisions and support them wholeheartedly as they pursue their own individual paths.

Robbie and I are also excited to explore new directions, and although we have not made any permanent decisions about who may replace Tony and Shannon, we will be continuing this journey together, and we look forward to sharing the decisions we make with all of you as they happen.

In the meantime, some of you may have heard, drummer Will Hunt of Evanescence, along with guitarist Sam Koltun of Dorothy are filling in for Shannon and Tony as we honor and complete our current European dates.

Thank you for your unwavering support over the years. We are grateful to have you by our side as we navigate this transition.

Let’s celebrate the memories we’ve made together while we all look forward to our future together.

With love and respect,
Sully, Robbie, Tony, Shannon

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Pop Daypop

Halsey to embark on ‘For My Last Trick’ 2025 North American tour

Halsey at the Los Angeles premiere of 'MaXXXine' held at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood^ USA on June 24^ 2024.

Halsey has announced her new North American tour, in support of their fifth studio album ‘The Great Impersonator’.

The singer-songwriter will embark on the ‘For My Last Trick Tour’ later this spring, hitting 32 cities across the US and Canada. The tour will feature a number of special guests, including Evanescence, Del Water Gap, The Warning, Alvvays, Hope Tala, Sir Chloe, Royel Otis, flowerovlove, Magdalena Bay, and Alemeda.

The ‘For My Last Trick Tour’ will kick off with an opening night at the Toyota Pavilion at Concord on May 10, making stops in Phoenix, Los Angeles, Dallas, Nashville, Tampa, Charlotte and more. Dates for June include shows in Toronto, Chicago, St. Louis, Ridgefield, Auburn and more, and the final run of scheduled gigs take place in July, including a show at The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln and a closing night at the Yaamava’ Theater in Highland, CA. For ticket information, head to Ticketmaster.

Halsey also recently shared a brand-new single called ‘Safeword’ – you can see the NSFW video –here.

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