Month: July 2025

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Rock Daypop

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band set fall 2025 tour dates

Ringo Starr celebrates his 84th birthday^ at his annual Peace and Love Campaign. Beverly Hills^ California United States - July 7 2024

Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band have revealed Fall 2025 tour dates, mainly comprised six dates at the Venetian in Las Vegas.

The run kicks off on September 10th in Chicago with stops in Milwaukee, Louisville, and Murphys, California. The Vegas dates run September 17-27 at The Venetian Theatre with a show on September 23rd to be announced. The new shows will feature the same lineup, with Starr backed by pals Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart and Gregg Bissonette, as well as Buck Johnson on keyboards.

These new live dates come after Starr’s release of his latest album Look Up, in January 2025 — his second country-themed record, and first in more than 50 years. Look Up also marked Starr’s first record of new original material since 2019’s What’s My Name, and featured 11 original songs recorded throughout 2024 in Nashville and Los Angeles – nine of which were co-written by Starr and T. Bone Burnett, while one was penned by Billy Swan and another a co-write from Starr and Bruce Sugar. Look Up also included contributions from Alison Krauss, Billy Strings, Larkin Poe, Lucius, Molly Tuttle and more.

For ticket info, head HERE.

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Pop Daypop

Billie Eilish adds dates to sold-out ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ World Tour

Billie Eilish at the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards - Arrivals at the Barker Hanger on January 14^ 2024 in Santa Monica^ CA

Billie Eilish has expanded her ongoing Hit Me Hard and Soft world tour, adding 23 new arena shows including stops in Japan, and a second leg in the United States.

The Hit Me Hard and Soft tour will now see Eilish perform two nights at Tokyo’s Saitama Super Arena on August 16-17 before returning to the U.S. for concerts in cities including Miami, Orlando, Raleigh, New Orleans, Austin, and more before wrapping with a pair of final shows at the Chase Center in San Francisco on November 23rd.

The tour originally launched in September 2024 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec, and Eilish has made her way through North America, Australia, Ireland and Europe. This July, she’ll also headline an impressive six sold-out nights at The O2 in London.

For ticket information, head HERE.

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News Daypop

NY Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani wins NYC’s Democratic mayoral primary to advance to general election

NY Assembly member Zohran Mamdani speaks at the city mayoral candidates forum held by Reverend Al Sharpton at 2025 annual NAN Convention at Sheraton Times Square. New York^ NY - April 3^ 2025

NY state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has officially won the Democratic mayoral primary for New York City, in a stunning victory by the 33-year-old socialist over former-NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Mamdani was elected to the New York state Assembly in 2021, and he launched his campaign for mayor last fall.

The New York City Board of Elections released the latest election results Tuesday, showing Mamdani with 56% of the vote. Mamdani will face incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who opted to keep his name on the ballot as an independent, in the November general election.

Mamdani declared victory on election night last week after his closest competitor, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, conceded. Early results showed Mamdani leading with 43.5% support in the first-choice count, however, he did not clear the 50% mark, which forced additional rounds of tabulation with city officials counting second- and third-choice votes. During his victory speech on election night, Mamdani said: “I will be the mayor for every New Yorker, whether you voted for me, for Governor Cuomo, or felt too disillusioned by a long-broken political system to vote at all. I will fight for a city that works for you, that is affordable for you, that is safe for you. I will work to be a mayor you will be proud to call your own. I cannot promise that you will always agree with me, but I will never hide from you.”

After Tuesday’s official results were announced, Mamdani posted on social media : “I am humbled by the support of more than 545,000 New Yorkers in last week’s primary. This is just the beginning of our expanding coalition to make New York City affordable. And we will do it together.”

Cuomo also released a statement after the results were posted, thanking his supporters and saying, “We’ll be continuing conversations with people from all across the city while determining next steps.”

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Vice President JD Vance casts tie-breaking vote to pass ‘big, beautiful’ megabill in Senate

JD Vance speaks at the Vice-Presidential Nominee’s election rally in Atlanta^ Georgia. Atlanta^ Georgia^ USA—4th Nov^ 2024

The Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s policy bill on Tuesday, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote after a 50-50 tally. Three Republicans voted against the sprawling, nearly 900-page package dubbed the “One, Big Beautiful Bill”, which is packed with tax cuts and immigration policies. The bill will now go back to the House for final approval, where its outcome remains uncertain.

The Senate embarked on the debate late June 28, when Democrats forced clerks to read the 940-page bill out loud overnight for the next 16 hours. A voting session nicknamed a “vote-a-rama” began June 30 for another all-night session with a total of 41 votes on the bill. GOP Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Susan Collins of Maine joined all Democrats in voting against the bill.

Speaker Mike Johnson and top Republican leaders announced in a statement that the House will consider the bill “immediately for final passage” — with renewed intent to put the measure on President Trump’s desk by July 4: “The House will work quickly to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill that enacts President Trump’s full America First agenda by the Fourth of July. The American people gave us a clear mandate, and after four years of Democrat failure, we intend to deliver without delay. This bill is President Trump’s agenda, and we are making it law. House Republicans are ready to finish the job.”

If the Senate signs off on the bill, it would give former President Trump the chance to solidify key parts of his second-term platform. This includes following through on pledges to reduce taxes on tips and overtime pay, ramp up immigration enforcement, and lock in the tax cuts passed in 2017. At the same time, the proposal would significantly slash funding for Medicaid and is expected to add roughly $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next ten years.

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Sports Daypop

Milwaukee Bucks waive Damian Lillard, sign Myles Turner to 4-year, $107 million contract

DAMIAN LILLARD guard for the Portland Trailblazers at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix Arizona USA October 11^2017.

ESPN reported that the Milwaukee Bucks have waived guard Damian Lillard and will take the remainder of his salary to sign free agent forward Myles Turner. Turner has agreed with the Bucks on a four-year, $107 million deal that includes a player option for Year 4 in 2028-29 and a full 15% trade kicker.

The remaining portion of Lillard’s contract is worth $113 million, which he signed in 2022 when he was a member of the Portland Trail Blazers. The Bucks will owe Lillard over $22 million per year over the next five years.

Lillard spent 11 years with the Portland Trail Blazers before joining the Bucks in a blockbuster trade in September 2023 in a three-team deal that involved the Phoenix Suns. The veteran guard has averaged 24.6 points while shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc over his last two years in Milwaukee.

In a 2024–25 season plagued with injuries, Lillard, who will be 35 on July 14, was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis in his right calf that caused him to miss the end of the Bucks’ regular season. While he returned a month later for the playoffs, he tore his left Achilles during Game 4 of the team’s first-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, and underwent surgery in May. Lillard is currently rehabbing the torn Achilles tendon, and is expected to miss the entire 2025-26 season.

Turner, 29, averaged 14.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and two blocks for the Indiana Pacers last season, helping to lead them to the NBA Finals. He spent his entire 10-year NBA career with the Pacers after being a first-round pick in the 2015 NBA Draft and was a three-point threat, hitting a career-best 39.6% from downtown.

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Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander agrees to record $285M contract extension

Indoor photo of photography of a basketball and next to it the larry o’brien nba championship trophy lying on a basketball court in an nba arena

Reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed to a four-year, $285 million super max extension that ties him to the Oklahoma City Thunder through 2030-31. Per ESPN, the deal does not kick in until 2027-28, but Gilgeous-Alexander’s new annual average of $71.25 million per season marks the highest in NBA history.

Gilgeous-Alexander was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 11th pick of the 2018 NBA Draft and was traded  on draft night to the Los Angeles Clippers. After averaging 10.8 points a game in his rookie campaign, he was sent to Oklahoma City as part of the blockbuster Paul George deal.

Gilgeous-Alexander, 26, led the Thunder to their first NBA championship with a seven-game victory over the Indiana Pacers. He averaged 30.3 points a game in the series and named the Finals MVP. During the regular season, Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 32.1 points per game, including a streak in which he scored 20 or more points in 72 consecutive games. He also averaged five rebounds and a career-high 6.4 assists. He also won the regular-season MVP and led the league in scoring – becoming the fourth player to win a scoring title, NBA MVP and Finals MVP in the same season, joining Shaquille O’Neal, Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

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Country Daypop

Post Malone to open venue on Nashville’s Lower Broadway

Post Malone performs at Bonnaroo music festival Manchester^ Tennessee USA - 06-15-2024

Post Malone is the latest celebrity to have a bar in his name pop up along Nashville’s Lower Broadway, with the unnamed establishment said to be the largest in the area.

The venue is located at 305 Broadway, right next door to Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar. It will be 26,000 square feet and feature six bars, three stages, a full-service dining room and a rooftop. The building is undergoing construction to remaster the spaces while preserving historical architecture and, once complete. Malone said in a statement: “we’ve created a space where everyone can come together and kick some ass. Nashville has really become a second home for me so I can’t wait to invite y’all over to my house.”

Post Malone has teamed with TC Restaurant Group, who run restaurants and venues named after Aldean, Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson and more. Further details about the bar were not shared.

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Pop Daypop

Teddy Swims shares ‘God Went Crazy’ from deluxe LP

Teddy Swims performs on stage at the 2024 Soundside Music Festival. Bridgeport^ Connecticut - September 29^ 2024

Teddy Swims has released “God Went Crazy,” the first taste of the 32-song set I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Complete Edition), arriving June 27th, featuring six new tracks.

The Complete Edition features all of the songs from Swims’ record-breaking first two albums — I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1) and Part 2, which included the hit singles, “Bad Dreams,” “Guilty,” “Are You Even Real” with Giveon, “The Door,” and “Lose Control.”

Says Swims: “I hope fans hear ‘God Went Crazy’ and it makes them think about that special person in their lives. I’m lucky enough to have found a sweet, sweet love who, when I look at her, I just know there was some extra time spent on her. I know perfection is subjective, but she’s pretty damn close. ‘God Went Crazy’ is about the indescribable feeling you have when you know you’ve met your person. It is my way of trying to put into words what a soul mate means to me. When you find that special person in your life, they just feel like home.”

Listen to ‘God Went Crazy’ – HERE.
Pre-order ‘I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Complete Edition)’, due out on June 27 – HERE.

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Country Daypop

Teddy Swims shares ‘God Went Crazy’ from deluxe LP

Teddy Swims performs on stage at the 2024 Soundside Music Festival. Bridgeport^ Connecticut - September 29^ 2024

Teddy Swims has released “God Went Crazy,” the first taste of the 32-song set I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Complete Edition), arriving June 27th, featuring six new tracks.

The Complete Edition features all of the songs from Swims’ record-breaking first two albums — I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1) and Part 2, which included the hit singles, “Bad Dreams,” “Guilty,” “Are You Even Real” with Giveon, “The Door,” and “Lose Control.”

Says Swims: “I hope fans hear ‘God Went Crazy’ and it makes them think about that special person in their lives. I’m lucky enough to have found a sweet, sweet love who, when I look at her, I just know there was some extra time spent on her. I know perfection is subjective, but she’s pretty damn close. ‘God Went Crazy’ is about the indescribable feeling you have when you know you’ve met your person. It is my way of trying to put into words what a soul mate means to me. When you find that special person in your life, they just feel like home.”

Listen to ‘God Went Crazy’ – HERE.
Pre-order ‘I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Complete Edition)’, due out on June 27 – HERE.

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Entertainment Daypop

‘The Sandman’ shares teaser, premiere dates for two-part final season at Netflix

Tom Sturridge at the "Velvet Buzzsaw" Premiere at the Egyptian Theater on January 28^ 2019 in Los Angeles^ CA

Netflix has released a teaser trailer dor the second – and final – season of the fantasy series The Sandman. The streaming service will split the roll out of the second season into two parts: Volume 1 will comprise six episodes to debut July 3, while Volume 2 will have five episodes premiering July 24.

The Sandman stars Tom Sturridge as Dream, with the official description reading: “After a fateful reunion with his family, Dream of the Endless (Tom Sturridge) must face one impossible decision after another as he attempts to save himself, his kingdom, and the waking world from the epic fallout of his past misdeeds. To make amends, Dream must confront longtime friends and foes, gods, monsters, and mortals. But the path to forgiveness is full of unexpected twists and turns, and true absolution may cost Dream everything. Based on the beloved award-winning DC comic series, the second season of The Sandman will tell Dream’s story arc in full to its thrilling conclusion.”

The second and final season is from showrunner Allan Heinberg and director Jamie Childs. Heinberg said in a statement: “We are extremely grateful to Netflix for bringing the team all back together and giving us the time and resources to make a faithful adaptation in a way that we hope will surprise and delight the comics’ loyal readers as well as fans of our show.”

See The Sandman trailer – HERE.

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