Jameson Rodgers has released his seven-track EP, In It for the Money, available for streaming now.
Rodgers co-wrote six of the project’s seven tracks; the EP includes his chart-topping debut single, “Some Girls” as well as his Top 40 hit “Cold Beer Calling My Name,” which features Rodgers’ friend and label mate, Luke Combs.
Ahead of the project’s release, Rodgers shared the official music video for his latets single “Good Dogs”, which you can take a look at – here.
Dierks Bentley has announced the line-up of shows on his High Times & Hangovers 2021 tour, his first headlining High Times & Hangovers bar tour in 15 years. Dierks is heading out for 5 club shows in 5 nights starting May 11th.
Dierks says, “5 shows in 5 NIGHTS. For the first time in a LONG time we’re bringing High Times & Hangovers club tour back… I’ll be playing a few smaller clubs with limited tickets available, but I wanted to see y’all and play a few shows sooner rather than later… so… who’s with me?”
Dierks fan club can get tickets starting today, while the general public can get theirs this Friday, April 30th. For more info, head to www.dierks.com
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Netflix has released the trailer for Master of None Season 3, set to premiere May 23. The third season of the series, created by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, will focus on Denise (Lena Waithe) and her partner, Alicia (Naomi Ackie). The season is subtitled “Moments in Love,” and the trailer illustrates the relationship of Denise and Alicia over time. Ansari plays Dev Shah in the series, a struggling actor pursuing a career and romance in New York. Dev makes a brief appearance in the trailer for Season 3. The new season will take on some serious issues, including struggles with fertility and personal growth, along with comedy.
Ansari and Yang shared an Emmy for writing for the first season, which premiered in 2015. The second season in 2017 also yielded an Emmy for outstanding comedy writing for Ansari and Waithe.
Season 3 of Master of None was shot in the United Kingdom and will premiere May 23 on Netflix.
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The 93rd Academy Awards was held last night, and due to the coronavirus pandemic the star-studded event took place at both The Union Station and the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles with a limited audience. Some nominees also appeared via satellite from remote locations. Attendees were vaccinated, tested and seated in a socially distanced manner to keep everyone safe. People were allowed to take their masks off when the cameras were rolling, but had to put them on during commercial breaks.
Nomadland was the big winner of the evening, taking home awards in three of the biggest categories for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress (Frances McDormand). Filmmaker Chloe Zhao became the first woman of color to win the Best Director Oscar, and is only the second woman ever to win.
Anthony Hopkins won his second Best Actor Oscar for his work in The Father, making the 83-year-old the oldest Oscar winner ever for Best Actor. Yuh-Jung Youn won the Best Supporting Actress title for Minari, and Daniel Kaluuya earned the accolade for Best Supporting Actor for Judas and the Black Messiah, which also picked up the Oscar for Best Original Song for “Fight For You.”
This year’s ABC broadcast did not have a single host; instead, “cast members” like Angela Bassett, Bryan Cranston, Laura Dern, Harrison Ford, Regina King, Rita Moreno, Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Renee Zellweger and more introduced awards and show segments.
For the complete list of winners, see the link below.
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Democratic state Sen. Troy Carter won in the race for Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District in a special election runoff, defeating fellow Democratic state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson. Carter, 48, captured 55 percent of the votes, 48,511 to 39,295, with all precincts in the district that serves serves nearly all of New Orleans. Democrat Cedric Richmond resigned in January to join the administration of President Joe Biden.
Carter posted on Twitter on Sunday: “This was a hard fought race, and now it is time to come together. The hard part starts now. We have so much work to do together. We celebrated upon victory. Today, we get back to work! “
Carter is the state Senate minority leader who received Richmond’s endorsement before he resigned from Congress. Louisiana’s other five representatives and two senators are all Republicans.
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At least six people died in a highway crash involving a passenger van in Georgia on Sunday. According to police, the crash was reported at about 7 p.m. on Saturday in the northbound lanes of I-85 at the split to I-985 in Georgia’s Gwinett County, about 35 miles north of Atlanta.
Police Sgt. Michele Pihera said callers initially reported a vehicle on it side engulfed in flames as passersby attempted to pull victims to safety. Pihera said six people died at the scene and several others were transported to local hospitals. A bystander sustained a minor injury and denied hospital transport. There were 16 people in the van at the time of the crash and they were from a sober living group.
Those at the scene did not provide additional information on how the crash occurred but said another vehicle may have been involved. The crash caused I-985 to be shut down for several hours on Saturday evening before reopening at 11 p.m.
Brett Young revealed his upcoming project, Weekends Look a Little Different These Days, due out June 4 (which you can pre-order/pre-save: here). The collection includes eight tracks all co-written by Young, including his chart-topping hit “Lady,” the single “You Got Away With It” and his new song, “Not Yet.”
Young shared in a statement: “It’s hard to describe just how ready I am to finally get to share this new project with everyone. With so many special moments over the last year-and-a-half and creative jolts translating to writing so many different songs, it was important for me to pick the right ones to reflect where I am right now. I’m grateful and can’t wait to share everything we have planned!”
Young recently shared plans for his inaugural “Caliville Weekend” in Palm Springs September 3-6, 2021, featuring performances by Chase Rice, Maddie & Tae, Devin Dawson, Seaforth, Filmore, Keaton Simons, Noah Needleman, Matt Ferranti, DJ Hish & DJ Coral. The weekend includes a wide range of actives including pool parties, BBQs, golfing and more. Packages are on-sale now HERE.
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Luke Bryan has announced his 2021 Proud To Be Right Here Tour. Bryan will kick-off his headlining trek on July 8 in Syracuse, New York. Joining him on the run will be Dylan Scott, Caylee Hammack and Runaway June along with DJ Rock.
New concert dates on the schedule will be available for presale to Luke’s fan club, the Nut House, on Tuesday, April 27 and on sale to the public beginning Friday, April 30 at 10AM local time at www.lukebryan.com. Tickets previously purchased will be honored on the newly reschedule dates as indicated.
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“Saturday Night Live” announced they will be back on May 8 for its first episode since April 10, and also announced that Tesla CEO Elon Musk will be hosting the show for the first time, alongside musical Miley Cyrus, who will be making her sixth appearance as a musical guest on the show.
The show posted the news on social media, sharing a shot of the lineup on Twitter and Instagram. Musk, 49, tweeted, “Let’s find out just how live Saturday Night Live really is.”
The news comes days after Musk’s company SpaceX launched four astronauts toward orbit from the Kennedy Space Center using a recycled rocket and capsule. The astronauts, hailing from the United States, Japan, and France, docked at the International Space Station after the nearly 24-hour ride in the Dragon capsule that SpaceX’s first crew used last May in their first successful docking.
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The Senate passed an anti-Asian hate crimes bill introduced amid a spate of violence spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act passed the chamber with a 94-1 vote on Thursday. Sen. Maize Hirono, D-Hawaii, introduced the bill last month along with Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y.
Hirono said in a statement: “Today’s historic, bipartisan vote on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act sends a powerful message of solidarity to the [Asian American and Pacific Islander] community — that the United States Senate rejects anti-Asian hate. Now, I urge the House to swiftly pass this legislation so the bill can go to President [Joe] Biden to sign into law.”
The legislation seeks to combat a surge in incidents of physical, verbal and online attacks. The bill also directs state and local law enforcement to establish a method for hate crimes and incidents to be reported online in multiple languages, expand public education campaigns and have the secretary of Health and Human Services issue best-practice guidance to mitigate racially discriminatory language in describing the COVID-19 pandemic.
