Month: August 2021

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Country Daypop

Chris Young announces 2021 ‘Famous Friends’ headlining tour

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Chris Young recently topped the charts with the single “Famous Friends” along with Kane Brown. That song serves as the lead single and title track from his upcoming album, “Famous Friends,” which hits shelves and streaming services Friday, August 6th.

Young took to social media to announce that he will be hitting the road to support the album on what is being dubbed the Famous Friends tour. In the caption, Young said, I’m excited that I get to say these words again… I’m going on TOUR! Heading out this fall with @m10penny and @callistaclark. Tickets are on sale Friday!” Mitchell Tenpenny and Callista Clark will join Chris as support on tour.

Chris Young’s Famous Friends tour 2021 kicks off on October 21 at the First Security Amphitheater in Litter Rock, Arkansas. He will play 12 more dates before wrapping up on December 5 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Tickets go on sale Friday at Young’s website: chrisyoungcountry.com.

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Dan + Shay unveil the video for their latest single ‘Lying’

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Dan + Shay have dropped their latest song, “Lying,” along with an accompanying music video. The clip, directed by Dani Vitale and Patrick Tracy, is set in a dive bar where the duo are performing.  You can take a look at the video – here.

“Lying” is the latest song from Dan + Shay’s new album, Good Things, due out August 13th. Good Things, produced by one-half of the duo, Dan Smyers, features 12 tracks –  including “10,000 Hours,” a collaboration with Justin Bieber that was released in 2019. Earlier this year, Dan + Shay released “Glad You Exist,” which will also appear on the new album, and recently dropped the title track “Good Things.”

Dan + Shay also recently announced the rescheduled dates of their headlining tour, originally set for 2020. The (Arena) Tour will now kick off on September 9th, 2021, in Greenville, South Carolina.

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‘Lord of the Rings’ series to premiere September 2022 on Amazon Prime

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The Amazon Prime series based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings will premiere on September 2nd, 2022. Amazon also released the first image from the series on Twitter, which features a mysterious character overlooking a city.

According to a release from Amazon Prime Video, filming for the currently untitled series wrapped in New Zealand on Monday. The series will be the first major adaptation of Tolkien’s books since the Peter Jackson franchise starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, and later Martin Freeman in The Hobbit prequel films. The new series will take place thousands of years before the events of both The Hobbit and The Lords of the Rings.

The ensemble cast for the Amazon Prime series includes Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani.

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John Corbett reveals he and Bo Derek were married last year

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‘Sex and the City’ star John Corbett and actress Bo Derek were married last year. Corbett appeared on the Aug. 3 episode of ‘The Talk’ and told his friend and co-host, Jerry O’Connell, that he and Bo secretly “got married” around Christmas of 2020.

“Jerry, I can’t believe that I forgot to tell you that around Christmas time we got married. Bo and I got married!”, John said, adding “You know, we’re pretty private people. We didn’t make an announcement. All our friends and family knew but, this is the first time either one of us has said anything publicly about it because really we haven’t had an opportunity. So, you’re my buddy, and now I guess I’m telling all of America or the world. After 20 years, we decided to get married. We didn’t want 2020 to be that thing that everybody looks back at and hated…let’s get one nice this out of it.”

Corbett, 60, and Derek, 64, have been together for nearly two decades; they met in 2002 after being set up on a blind date.

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White House calling on states to prevent evictions as moratorium expires

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The White House put pressure state and local governments to adopt policies to protect renters after an eviction moratorium expired over the weekend, a move which could potentially push millions of Americans out of their homes. The CDC put the eviction ban in place as part of the COVID-19 response when jobs shifted and many workers lost income. The ban was intended to hold back the spread of the virus among people put out on the streets and into shelters.

In a statement on Monday, the White House emphasized that the federal government has provided $46.5 billion to keep renters in their homes, but it accused states and cities of being “too slow to act,” preventing that aid from making its way to tenants whose livelihoods have been upended by the pandemic.

The focus on states comes as President Joe Biden faces criticism that he was was slow to address the end of the moratorium. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the prospect of widespread evictions “unfathomable.” Some people were at risk of losing their homes as soon as Monday; however the White House insists there is only so much it can do on its own and that state and local leaders need to step up and get the aid out. Gene Sperling, who oversees the administration’s coronavirus relief plans, told reporters: “The president is clear: If some states and localities can get this out efficiently and effectively there’s no reason every state and locality can’t. There is simply no excuse, no place to hide for any state or locality that is failing to accelerate their emergency” rental assistance.:

Mass evictions could potentially worsen the recent spread of the COVID-19 delta variant as roughly 1.4 million households told the Census Bureau they could “very likely” be evicted from their rentals in the next two months. Another 2.2 million say they’re “somewhat likely” to be evicted.

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D.C. police officer who responded to Jan. 6 capitol riot found dead by suicide

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Officials confirmed on Monday that another Washington, D.C. police officer who responded to the Jan. 6 riot at the capitol died by suicide. Officer Gunther Hashida, 43, was found dead at his home last Thursday. He is the third police officer who responded to the Capitol attack to die by suicide.

Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Brianna Burch said: “We are grieving as a department as our thoughts and prayers are with Officer Hashida’s family and friends.” Hashida joined the Metropolitan Police Department in May 2003 and was assigned to the emergency response team within the special operations division at the time of his death. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement sending “deepest condolences” to Hashida’s family and loved ones. “Officer Hashida was a hero, who risked his life to save our Capitol, the Congressional community and our very Democracy. All Americans are indebted to him for his great valor and patriotism on Jan. 6 throughout his selfless service,” she said.

Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, a 12-year veteran, and U.S. Capitol Police Officer Howard Liebengood, a 16-year veteran, also died after responding to the insurrection. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who also responded to the attack, died of natural causes after experiencing strokes.

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Dylan Scott debuts his latest single “New Truck”

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Dylan Scott has dropped his latest track, “New Truck,” written by Hardy, Hunter Phelps, Ben Johnson, and Ashley Gorley.

New Truck the follow-up to Scott’s No. 1 single, “Nobody.”  His debut single, “Makin’ This Boy Go Crazy” was released in 2013 and stayed for 10 weeks on Billboard Country Airplay. That song was included in his EP of the same name, released in 2014. In 2016, Scott earned his first No.1 single, “My Girl,” written for his high school sweetheart – now wife– Blair Robinson.

Scott will next hit the road with Luke Bryan, alongside Runaway June, Caylee Hammack, and DJ Rock on Bryan’s Proud To Be Here Tour. Tickets and more information about the Proud To Be Here tour are available on Scott’s website.

Check out the official video for “New Truck” here;  you can also stream the track at your streaming service of choice.

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Lauren Alaina announces new album “Sitting Pretty On Top of the World”

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Lauren Alaina announced the release date for her third full-length studio album, Sitting Pretty on Top of the World, on Sept. 3. The new 12-song collection follows her previous EPs Getting Good and Getting Over Him. Alaina offered fans their first taste of new project by releasing the album’s lead song “It Was Me.” Alaina co-wrote 14 of the album’s 15 tracks, including her current single “Getting Over Him,” which features Jon Pardi.

Alaina said of the album: “It’s about a dreamer becoming an achiever. It’s being broken and ending up healed. It’s all of me. The early chapters. The new beginnings. The hope for the future and total appreciation for the past. Taking the Road Less Traveled and ending up Sitting Pretty On Top Of The World.”

You can pre-order Sitting Pretty on Top of the World – here.

Lauren Alaina Announces ‘Sitting Pretty On Top of the World’ Album

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Take your first look at Lady Gaga in the “House of Gucci” trailer

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The official trailer for the upcoming true-crime drama ‘House of Gucci,’ starring Lady Gaga, has been released.

The Ridley Scott-directed film is centered around the iconic Italian fashion family, and Gaga stars as Patrizia Reggiani, who orchestrates the murder of then-husband Maurizio Gucci, played by Adam Driver. The real Reggiani, who earned the nickname “Black Widow,” was convicted and sentenced to 18 years in prison for the 1995 killing. She was released in 2016.

‘House of Gucci’ is based on the 2001 book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, written by Sara Gay Forden. Along with Lady Gaga and Adam Driver, the film also stars Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, and Salma Hayek.

‘House of Gucci’ hits theaters on Nov. 24. Take a look at the trailer for the film – here.

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Kathy Griffin recovering from surgery after revealing lung cancer diagnosis

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Comedian Kathy Griffin took to social media on Monday to share that she has been diagnosed with stage one lung cancer. Shortly before going into surgery, the 60-year-old Griffin wrote that she would have “half of my left lung removed,” adding, “Yes, I have lung cancer even though I’ve never smoked! The doctors are very optimistic as it is stage one and contained to my left lung.”

A representative for Griffin said in statement later on Monday: “Surgery went well and as planned, Kathy is now in recovery now and resting. Doctors say the procedure was normal without any surprises.”

Griffin said in her Instagram post that she’s hopeful that she won’t require chemotherapy or radiation after the surgery, adding, “I should have normal function with my breathing.”  She said her recovery time would be a month or less, writing: “It’s been a helluva 4 years, trying to get back to work, making you guys laugh and entertaining you, but I’m gonna be just fine. Of course I am fully vaccinated for Covid. The consequences for being unvaccinated would have been even more serious. Please stay up to date on your medical check ups. It’ll save your life.”

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