Month: June 2021

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Country Daypop

Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley to release solo album “Sunshine State of Mind

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Brian Kelley of the country duo Florida Georgia Line has announced his solo album, Sunshine State of Mind, is set to drop on June 25th. Sunshine State of Mind was co-produced by Brian Kelley and Corey Crowder. 17 songs are included on the upcoming studio project, and Kelley is credited as a writer on each one. Four tracks included on the album have already been shared as part of his recent solo EP, Wave Pack, and now Kelley has released two more new singles from the LP — “Highway on the Water” and “Songs for You.”

Kelley and his Florida Georgia Line partner Tyler Hubbard will join back together again for the I Love My Country Tour 2021, kicking off September 24 in Atlanta, Georgia. Their current single, “Lil Bit” (with Nelly) has reached the Top 10 of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.

You can pre-order/pre-save Sunshine State of Mind at your streaming service of choice.

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Zac Brown Band release new single “Same Boat”

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Zac Brown Band have released their new single “Same Boat”, written by frontman Brown with assistance from Ben Simonetti and Jonathan Singleton, and recorded at the Southern Ground studio in Nashville.

Said Brown in a statement: “Same Boat is really about the human condition. It’s about how we all go through the same things, all together. It is a chance to be able to remind people to be positive, be good to each other and show empathy. You don’t know what it’s like to walk around in someone else’s shoes. We’re all human beings. Let’s spread some love around and show kindness to each other.”

Listen to Same Boat at the link – here.

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‘Sex and the City’ stars reunite for table read for reboot series ‘And Just Like That…’

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Sex and the City stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis reunited this week to rehearse for the show’s upcoming followup, And Just Like That.  SATC ran on HBO 1998 to 2004, and was followed by two feature films in 2008 and 2010.

Parker posted a photo of the trio standing outside with the New York City skyline in the distance on social media, captioning the image: “Together again. Read through our first episodes.@justlikethatmax Alongside all the fellas and our newest cast members. Like an ice cream sundae. X,SJ” 

HBO Max, the streaming service behind the sequel show ,also confirmed that Mario Cantone, Evan Handler, David Eigenberg and Willie Garson would be reprising their SATC roles in And Just Like That. Production is to begin in New York this summer on the 10-episode, half-hour series.

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“A Quite Place II” back at No. 1 spot to become first film since pandemic to earn over $100M at box office

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A Quiet Place Part II is once again the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $11.7 million at the box office this weekend.  The film also became the first movie release since the pandemic began to earn over $100M.

Coming in at No. 2 is In the Heights with $11.4 million, followed by Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway at No. 3 with $10.4 million, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It at No. 4 with $10 million and Cruella at No. 5 with $6.7 million.  Several of the films in the Top 10 are also streaming online, in an effort to reach as many people as possible during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Shooting inside Publix grocery store in Florida leaves 3 dead, including toddler

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Three people are dead, including a child, after a shooting at a South Florida grocery store on Thursday. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (“PBSO”) said the shooting took place inside a Publix supermarket in Royal Palm Beach, just west of West Palm Beach.

Police and emergency officials responded to the shopping center just before noon. Police kept most customers and employees inside the store for multiple hours for interviews before allowing some to leave around 2:30 p.m.  The PBSO said in a tweet, “Upon arrival, deputies located three individuals deceased from gunshot wounds, one adult male, one adult female and one child.  The shooter is one of the deceased. This was NOT an active shooter situation.”  

Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay said the child was a toddler: “This one is hard,” she said. “You don’t like to hear about these things in your district. You don’t like to hear about them anywhere in the country.” Publix spokeswoman Maria Brous issued a statement saying the company couldn’t confirm any details from the incident since it involved an active police investigation: “Our thoughts are with those who are impacted by this tragedy,” she said. “We are cooperating with the local law enforcement.”

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President Biden says United States to donate 500 million Covid-19 vaccines to other countries

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On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced his plan to buy an additional 500 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to distribute to lower-income countries, increasing the U.S. commitment to fighting the pandemic across the globe. Biden made the announcement in the Cornwall village of St. Ives, the United Kingdom seaside resort village where world leaders are gathering for the G-7 summit.

Said Biden: “That’s a historic step. The largest single purchase and donation COVID-19 vaccines by any single country ever. Importantly, this is the mRNA vaccine, which is proven to be extremely effective against COVID-19 and every known variant of that virus thus far. These half a billion vaccines will start to be shipped in August, as quickly as they roll off the manufacturing line. 200 million of these doses will be delivered this year, 2021. And 300 million more will be delivered in the first half of 2022.”

Biden also stressed getting vaccines distributed around the world was also in American’s best interest to keep variants in check, and improve the global economy following the impacts of the pandemic. Biden had previously criticized other countries, including Russia and China, for seeking to curry favor with their vaccine programs, and argued the new surge of doses from the U.S. were being offered with “no strings attached.”  The President said, “Let me be clear, just as with the 80 million doses we previously announced, the United States is providing these half-million doses with no strings attached. Let me say it again, with no strings attached. Our vaccine donations don’t include pressure for favors or potential concessions. We’re doing this to save lives, to end this pandemic, that’s it. Period.”

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Luke Combs reveals dates for ‘What You See Is What You Get’ 2021 tour

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Luke Combs will be hitting the road on his “What You See Is What You Get” tour across the United States, officially kicking-off in September in his home state of North Carolina, running through mid-December.

Luke posted the tour announcement and schedule on his Instagram, saying: “Let’s get this show on the road.” No opening acts have been announced as of press time.

Check out all the full list of tour dates below.

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Lady A announce upcoming album “What a Song Can Do (Chapter One)”

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Country trio Lady A — comprised of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood —have announced their upcoming album, What a Song Can Do (Chapter One).  What a Song Can Do (Chapter One), comprised of seven tracks, marks the eighth studio album from Lady A.

Scott said in an official statement: “There’s an interdependence that we have with each other, and music is at the center of that to me. We are all living in the now together…we’re all a work in progress, and that is what we wanted to share with these songs on the first chapter.”

Lady A will return to the road with their 34-city What a Song Can Do Tour kicking-off July 29 in Uncasville, Connecticut.  What a Song Can Do (Chapter One) will officially drop on June 25th; you can pre-save/pre-order the LP – here.

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Lance Bass, Tituss Burgess, Lil Jon and David Spade to guest-host ‘Bachelor In Paradise’

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Following Chris Harrison’s departure as host of the “Bachelor” franchise, a number of celebrities have been announced to guest-host “Bachelor in Paradise” this summer. Tituss Burgess, Lance Bass and Lil Jon will join the previously announced David Spade as rotating guest-hosts in Mexico. Each star will serve as host throughout the summer and help previous “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” contestants find love on one of summer’s hottest reality shows. “Bachelorette” alum Wells Adams will be returning to “BIP” along with his fiancé, “Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland. All four celebrities are said to be temporary hosts for the franchise.

No formal announcement has been made on who will replace Harrison for forthcoming seasons of the hit reality dating series. Currently, Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe are filling in as “mentors” for season 17 “Bachelorette”, Katie Thurston. The 49-year-old Harrison announced that he was exiting the show on Tuesday, writing on Instagram in part: “I’ve had a truly incredible run as host of The Bachelor franchise and now I’m excited to start a new chapter.”  Harrison’s departure comes months after defending controversial contestant Rachael Kirkconnell’s racially insensitive past.

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See LeBron James in new trailer for ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’

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Warner Brothers has released a new trailer for Space Jam: A New Legacy. The film, starring LeBron James and the Looney Tunes, premieres July 16 in theaters and on HBO Max.  A New Legacy is the sequel to 1996’s Space Jam. The original film starred Michael Jordan as himself, whom the Looney Tunes summon to help them play basketball against space captors.

In the trailer, James is lured to a digital space in which he becomes animated himself and meets Bugs Bunny. Don Cheadle plays the evil computer program who kidnapped James’ son (Cedric Joe). Cheadle’s character challenges James to a basketball game to win his son back. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Lola Bunny (voiced by Zendaya), Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Tasmanian Devil, Porky Pig and more classic animated characters play on James’ Toon Squad.

You can check out the new trailer for Space Jam: A New Legacy at the link – here.

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