Month: August 2021

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Country Daypop

Justin Moore earns 10th No.1 single with ‘We Didn’t Have Much’

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Justin Moore’s latest single, “We Didn’t Have Much,” has reached the top spot on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts, marking his 10th chart-topping single on country radio.

Moore posted on Twitter,“Humbling that country radio has continued to support my music after all these years. It’s something I don’t take for granted. I’m very grateful for those folks, the fans, and my team around me. Cheers to ’We Didn’t Have Much’ being our 10th #1 song on country radio.”

“We Didn’t Have Much” appears on Moore’s Straight Outta The Country album, which was released in April.

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Lady A’s “What A Song Can Do” album due out on October 22

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Lady A – comprised of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood – have announced their eighth studio album, ‘What A Song Can Do’ due out October 22nd. The upcoming album includes 14 tracks, including the previously released single ‘Like a Lady’.

The project features a collaboration with Darius Rucker, Thomas Rhett, and Carly Pearce on “Friends Don’t Let Friends,” and Dave Haywood’s first lead vocal on “Working On This Love,” which began as a poem written for his wife Kelli. Lady A’s Charles Kelley said: “We’ve rediscovered our purpose, and it’s to entertain and spread a positive message – I really truly believe that. I want our legacy to be songs that make people feel good. But, I also think there’s more to our story that hasn’t been written yet.”

Lady A are currently on the road through October with their ‘What A Song Can Do’ tour, along with Carly Pearce, Niko Moon, and Tenille Arts.

Lady A to Release 8th Studio Album, ‘What a Song Can Do,’ on October 22

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Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon reunite in the trailer for Season 2 of ‘The Morning Show’

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The Emmy-award winning drama ‘The Morning Show,’ starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Billy Crudup, is back for a second season on Apple TV+ this September.  Ahead of its return, the streaming service shared a new trailer for what’s to come in Season 2 for Alex Levy (Aniston), Bradley Jackson (Witherspoon) and Cory Ellison (Crudup).

The trailer also previews new cast members coming to the series this season, including Greta Lee, Ruairi O’Connor; Hasan Minhaj; Holland Taylor; Tara Karsian; Valeria Golino; Julianna Margulies; and Will Arnett. They will be joining returning cast members including Steve Carell, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Bel Powley, Desean Terry, Janina Gavankar, Tom Irwin and Marcia Gay Harden.

The Morning Show season 2 will premiere on Friday, Sept. 17 on Apple TV+.

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Netflix announces virtual fan event titled ‘Tudum’

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Netflix has announced it is planning an online global fan event called ‘Tudum’ on Sept. 25.  The streaming service said in a press release Wednesday that “the title refers to the first beat you hear when you watch a show or movie on Netflix.”

Tudum, Netflix’s first ever global fan event, will feature exclusive first looks at their upcoming movies and shows. It will feature news and trailers for upcoming shows like Aggretsuko Season 4, Big Mouth, Bridgerton, The Old Guard, and The Umbrella Academy as well as appearances from stars like The Witcher’s Henry Cavill, Stranger Things’ Gaten Matarazzo and Netflix’s upcoming live-action Cowboy Bebop star John Cho.

The live-stream event is slated to begin at 12 p.m. EST across Netflix’s YouTube channels worldwide, in addition to Twitter and Twitch.  Fans can co-stream the event by registering on the Tudum website.

Check out the trailer for “Tudum” in the video link – here.

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House Democrats break stalemate, voting to advance $3.5 trillion budget bill and infrastructure plan

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House Democrats have approved a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint, which advanced two pieces of President Joe Biden’s agenda. The House voted 220-212 on Tuesday to instruct committees to write the bill, despite a disagreement between a small group of moderate Democrats and progressives in the House that lasted into the early morning of Tuesday.

Lawmakers returned during their August recess to Capitol Hill as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tied the $3.5 trillion budget spending plan and a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill together, while committing to take up a vote on the infrastructure bill by Sept. 27. The rule was passed along party lines with all Democrats voting in favor and all Republicans voting against it.

Biden praised House Democrats and called Pelosi “masterful” in her leadership. Biden said: “We are a step closer to truly investing in the American people, positioning our economy for long-term growth and building an America that outcompetes the world,” adding, “There were differences, strong points of view. They’re always welcome. What is important is that we came together to advance our agenda.”

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President Biden will stick with August 31 deadline for Afghanistan evacuations

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President Joe Biden said he doesn’t plan to extend the August 31 deadline for all U.S. military personnel to be evacuated from Afghanistan. Biden made the announcement on Tuesday during remarks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, saying there are contingency plans to continue the evacuations after Aug. 31 if the Taliban allow it. Biden said: “We are determined to complete this mission. Another 19 U.S. military flights, 18 C-17s and one C-130 carrying approximately 6,400 evacuees, and 31 coalition flights carrying 5,600 people have left Kabul just in the last 12 hours — a total of 50 more flights, 12,000 more people since I’ve updated you this morning.”   Western allies have been pushing Biden to extend the deadline for all U.S. military personnel to leave the country, and Biden had previously expressed a willingness to do so. However in his remarks on Tuesday, Biden cited safety for U.S. troops as a reason for leaving by the existing Aug. 31 deadline.

Meanwhile, the Taliban announced Tuesday that it opposes the extension of the evacuation deadline, and has also banned Afghan nationals from leaving on the flights. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told reporters: “We are not in favor of allowing Afghans to leave. The Americans “have the opportunity, they have all the resources, they can take all the people that belong to them but we are not going to allow Afghans to leave and we will not extend the deadline.”

Tuesday’s virtual summit G7 meeting came after Biden was criticized internationally at how he handled the Afghanistan withdrawal. The Taliban militant group swiftly took over control of the country this month and the U.S. government has been working to airlift the remaining citizens and Afghan aides out of Afghanistan.

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Old Dominion announce their upcoming 4th studio album “Time, Tequila and Therapy

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Old Dominion have announced that their fourth studio album, ‘Time, Tequila & Therapy,’ will be released on 8th October, 2021. It is available for pre-order – here. The group also shared their new track “All I Know About Girls” which is available immediately when you pre-order the upcoming LP.   You can take a listen to the song – here.

The 13-track project is described as, “where the boys survey the ups, downs, trials, and tribulations of life, love, and friendships while infusing their signature country sound with songwriting eloquence and arena rock ambition.”  The album also features a collaboration with the legendary “Empress of Soul,” Gladys Knight. The members of Old Dominion – comprised of Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi, Whit Sellers, and Geoff Sprung — are all listed as co-writers on the project’s tracks, alongside Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne.

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Kacey Musgraves shares title track of new album and short film ‘Star-Crossed’

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Kacey Musgraves has announced her new album ‘Star-Crossed,’ the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Golden Hour,’ due out September 10. Musgraves produced the album’s title track with Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk, who also served as writers/producers on ‘Golden Hour.’ Musgraves recorded ‘Star-Crossed’ in Nashville earlier this year in just under three weeks, according to a press release. The album is described as “a modern-day tragedy in three acts” that “tells an extremely personal journey of heartache and healing.”

Musgraves will also release a 50-minute ‘Star-Crossed’ film on Paramount+ on September 10. The film, directed by Bardia Zeinali, stars Musgraves along with cameo appearances from Eugene Levy, Princess Nokia, and others. Director Zeinali said in a statement: “We wanted it to feel cinematic and epic without compromising the heart and the emotion. to feel fantastical and heightened and tell her story through the lens of art and fashion.”  Check out the trailer for the short film – here.

You can stream the title track instantly by pre-order the upcoming LP at your streaming service of choice.

Kacey Musgraves Officially Announces New Album ‘Star-Crossed’, Releases Title Track & Film Trailer

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Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at age 80

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Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died at age 80. Watts’ publicist confirmed the new in a statement, saying: “It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family.”  Watts was described as “a cherished husband, father and grandfather” and “one of the greatest drummers of his generation.  In closing, the statement read: “We kindly request that the privacy of his family, band members and close friends is respected at this difficult time.”  The band also posted on social media with a statement about Charlie’s passing.

The news of Watts’ death comes shortly after he dropped out of the Stones’ U.S. tour earlier this month due to a recent unspecified medical procedure. Watts said at the time, “For once my timing has been a little off. I am working hard to get fully fit but I have today accepted on the advice of the experts that this will take a while. After all the fans’ suffering caused by COVID I really do not want the many RS fans who have been holding tickets for this tour to be disappointed by another postponement or cancellation. I have therefore asked my great friend Steve Jordan to stand in for me.” Watts previously underwent treatment for throat cancer in 2004.

Watts joined the Rolling Stones early in 1963 and remained with the band over the next 60 years, ranked just behind Mick Jagger and Keith Richards as the group’s longest member.

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Season 11 of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ coming to HBO in October

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HBO has announced that Season 11 of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ will premiere in October. The network made the announcement on Twitter alongside a photo of star and creator Larry David looking surprised while holding a dog, and the caption: “You’re allowed to be happy, but not in front of me. #CurbYourEnthusiasm is back this October.”

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ follows David as an exaggerated version of himself on his misadventures through Hollywood as he critiques the trivial details of everyday life. Jeff Garlin, J.B. Smoove, Susie Essman, Cheryl Hines, Richard Lewis and Ted Danson also star on the series.  Season 10 of the series debuted in January 2020 after Season 9 had premiered in 2017. The show went through a lengthy hiatus after Season 8, which was wrapped up in 2011.

An exact premiere date for Season 11 has not been announced as of press time.

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’: HBO Teases Season 11 Return

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