Month: May 2022

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Luke Combs celebrates his 13th consecutive No. 1 single “Doin’ This”

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Luke Combs has scored his 13th consecutive No. 1 single with “Doin’ This” which hit the top of the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts. The record-breaking news was announced on the fifth anniversary of his debut single, “Hurricane” going No.1.  Combs tweeted: “Today is the 5 year Anniversary of “Hurricane” going #1. I get to celebrate with my 13th in a row with “Doin’ This.” That’s INSANE! Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this every step along the way. Wouldn’t be possible without you. Love y’all!”

Combs wrote “Doin’ This” alongside frequent collaborators Robert Williford and Drew Parker. The song is set to appear on Combs upcoming album, “Growin’ Up,” set for release on June 24.  Combs recently released the full, 12-song tracklist and shared the song “Tomorrow Me”. He also revealed on social media that the album will include a duet called “Outrunnin’ Your Memory” with Miranda Lambert.

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Cody Johnson adds 22 new tour dates this fall

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Cody Johnson has just announced 22 new concert dates for this fall, adding to an already lengthy list of shows. Johnson announced on his social media: “Where will I see y’all this Fall?! 22 brand new dates just announced. Looking forward to hitting the road!”

Johnson released Human The Double Album in October of 2021. Johnson said of the album’s track list: “There was too much good out there to let go of, so I just said, ‘We’re going to cut all of them.’ There are ones I wrote on, there are ones I didn’t write on, and there are ones that I wish I’d written. I addressed things personally with this music and when people listen to Human, they are going to hear a lot more of me being me. I am finally comfortable with myself and able to share that with my fans.” The project includes the title track and the hit song “’Til You Can’t.”

For the full list of tour dates & ticket sale info, head here – cojo.lnk.to/tour.

Cody Johnson Announces Nearly Two Dozen New Tour Dates: “Looking Forward To Hitting The Road!”

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Chris Pratt and wife Katherine Schwarzenegger welcome their second daughter together

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Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt have welcomed their second daughter together.

The couple each posted the happy news to their social media accounts, sharing an image of a birth announcement revealing the baby’s name and birthdate of May 21st:  “We are so excited to announce the birth of our second daughter, Eloise Christina Schwarzenegger Pratt. We feel beyond blessed and grateful. Love , Katherine and Chris.”  Pratt posted in his caption, “Mama and baby are doing well. We feel beyond blessed and grateful.”

Pratt and Schwarzenegger were married in 2019 and are parents to Lyla, 1. Pratt also shares son Jack, 9, with ex-wife Anna Faris.

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Check out the new trailer for ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’

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Marvel has released the official trailer for ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’.  Ahead of the debut of the trailer, star Chris Hemsworth hyped up the movie in an Instagram video and saying the official trailer would “blow your mind,” adding that he’s “so proud” of the film, and it is “the greatest thing I’ve ever had the pleasure and honor of working on.”  Filmmaker Taika Waititi returns to direct ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ after revitalizing the Thor franchise with 2017’s ‘Thor: Ragnarok.’

In the new film, Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster will assume the mantle of Mighty Thor. Other stars include Tessa Thompson, returning as Valkyrie, and franchise newcomers Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ also brings back actors from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, including Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista.

Hemsworth also becomes the first Marvel actor to lead a fourth solo film in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’. The character last appeared in 2019’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’.  The first teaser for Thor: Love and Thunder debuted just a month ago in April, revealing a Thor who had given up the superhero life following the events of Endgame.

Thor: Love and Thunder opens in theaters July 8.  Take a look at the trailer – here.

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D.C. Attorney General sues Mark Zuckerberg for Cambridge Analytica data leaks

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Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is suing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, claiming decisions that he made in 2018 allowed Cambridge Analytica to expose millions of users’ personal data. The suit, filed Monday in the District of Columbia Superior Court, charged the Facebook founder with violations of the District’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act for failing to protect Facebook users’ data before and after the Cambridge Analytica leak. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has not commented about the lawsuit.

Racine said in a news release:  “The evidence shows Mr. Zuckerberg was personally involved in Facebook’s failure to protect the privacy and data of its users leading directly to the Cambridge Analytica incident. This unprecedented security breach exposed tens of millions of Americans’ personal information, and Mr. Zuckerberg’s policies enabled a multi-year effort to mislead users about the extent of Facebook’s wrongful conduct.”  Racine said he filed the lawsuit against Zuckerberg after evidence surfaced during the ongoing litigation that showed a failure to protect user’s personal and consumer privacy: “This lawsuit is not only warranted, but necessary, and sends a message that corporate leaders, including CEOs, will be held accountable for their actions.”

In December 2018, Racine filed a lawsuit against Facebook, after Cambridge Analytica shut down over accusations it data-mined 87 million Facebook users. Cambridge Analytica said a “siege of media coverage” of its dealings with Facebook had driven away customers, leaving the company no longer viable. In 2019, Facebook settled with the Federal Trade Commission for $5 billion over the company’s handling of the Cambridge Analytica leak.

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1 dead, 2 seriously injured after 4 people fall down 300-foot cliff in Southern California

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Los Angeles police said that four people — two men and two women — plunged at least 300 feet over the side of a cliff in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Monday morning, leaving one dead and three people injured on a beach below an ocean cliff early Monday. Two of the people suffered traumatic injuries while the fourth person suffered a minor injury and was able to walk away. The deadly fall happened around 4:45 a.m., about an hour before sunrise. First responders began their rescue and recovery operation around 5:45 a.m.

Reports state that one person was hoisted from the bottom of the cliff by a helicopter, and brought to the top of the cliff, while a second person was airlifted straight to the hospital. A second person was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Both people taken to the hospital are in critical condition.

No car was involved in the fall, and L.A. County Fire officials say they all appeared to have been on foot. Palos Verdes Estates is on the Palos Verdes Peninsula at the south end of Los Angeles County. A trail runs along the bluff top high above the Pacific Ocean. The area where the fall happened was described as very unstable, with very loose soil, and no fencing in the area.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/found-dead-injured-beach-california-cliff-84911376

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NBC announces the holiday film ‘Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas’

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NBC revealed that Dolly Parton will return to television with “Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas,” a new Christmas special this holiday season. A statement from NBC describes the new show as “the frenetic backstage story and delightful on-camera results of Dolly’s desire to uplift an exhausted world’s spirits by sharing the unique ’mountain magic’ she has always found in and around Dollywood at Christmas.”

The made-for-television musical is set at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and will according to NBC is will document Parton in the making of a special-within-a-special as she becomes engulfed in “a private journey into her past, guided by the mysterious appearances of her personal Three Wise Men.  Parton has an epiphany when it’s time to broadcast her fictional television special. She diverts from the plan and shows the world that the real magic of Christmas lies in the hearts of the children we all once were, the realization that Christmas is about the people we share it with, and how her faith remains the common thread between Christmases past, present, and future.”

In 2015, Parton signed a development deal with NBC to create movies based on her songs, stories and life. Her first two films were Coat of Many Colors in 2015, and Christmas of Many Colors the following year.

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Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard announces new solo single ‘5 Foot 9’

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Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard announced earlier this month that he has signed as a solo artist to EMI Nashville and now he’s sharing news about his solo project, which he’s been working on for over a year.

The first single off that project is called “5 Foot 9,” set to drop on May 20. Hubbard wrote the song with Jaren Johnston — of The Cadillac Three — and Nashville songwriter Chase McGill. Hubbard shared in a statement: “Songwriting is central to everything I do as an artist. It has allowed me to connect with fans for many years, and I’m excited for everyone to hear new music for a new chapter in my career.”

Florida Georgia Line announced that they were going on hiatus in February, but Hubbard has been keeping busy. He co-wrote Little Big Town’s current single, “Hell Yeah,” and wrote and sang on the Thomas Rhett-led “Death Row,” along with Russell Dickerson. Meanwhile, FGL will still be hitting the stage together this year, with seven festival dates booked including the upcoming Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam in Panama City Beach, Florida next month.

You can pre-save Hubbard’s song 5 Foot 9 here.

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Take a look at the Season 3 trailer for Netflix’s ‘The Umbrella Academy’

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The trailer for Netflix’s ‘The Umbrella Academy’ season three has finally been released. In the clip, The Umbrella Academy — played by stars Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan and Aidan Gallagher — find themselves in the exact spot where season two left off.

The superhero show is based on the comic book series by My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way. The new season finds the Umbrella Academy facing off against the mysterious Sparrow Academy via a paradox that loops together multiple timelines. In the alternate reality, the siblings were never adopted by millionaire Reginald Hargreeves, and instead, he took in seven different individuals, dubbed the Sparrow Academy. Netflix said of Season 3 in a synopsis: “Back at the Academy, the Umbrellas clash with a new squad of Hargreeves siblings as a mysterious force begins to wreak havoc on the city.”

The new season of “The Umbrella Academy’ debuts on June 22, 2022; you can check out the Season 3 trailer – here.

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Discovery+ announces new series starring Robert Downey Jr. on eco-friendly classic cars

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Discovery+ announced a new series featuring Robert Downey Jr. under the working title Downey’s Dream Cars. It will be the second collaboration between Downey and the streaming service. Downey produced The Bond for discovery+, a four part nature series about people who have formed unique bonds with animals.

Downey’s Dream Cars will show Downey restore six of the classic cars he owns to make them eco-friendly. While Downey and a team of experts work on his cars, Downey will also speak to experts about the future of transportation.  Downey said in a statement:  “My goal is to showcase that it’s possible to keep the integrity of classic cars while leveraging new tech and innovation to make them more eco-friendly.”

Downey and his wife, producer Susan Downey, produce both shows for discovery+ through their company, Team Downey, which they founded together.  Downey’s Dream Cars is expected to premiere this year.

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