Month: June 2023

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Reba McEntire, Dan + Shay, John Legend and Chance the Rapper coaching ‘The Voice’ Season 25

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NBC’s The Voice announced that Reba McEntire, John Legend, Chance the Rapper and Dan + Shay will serve as coaches for Season 25 of the long-running competition series. The news drops ahead of Season 24, which will premiere this fall and feature McEntire, Niall Horan, John Legend and Gwen Stefani.

McEntire is making her coaching debut in Season 24; she served as the ‘Mega Mentor’ for season 23 and replaces Blake Shelton in the upcoming season. Shelton bid farewell to his red chair following this past season, leaving with eight wins under his belt and having coached 15 artists whose songs have hit No. 1 on the iTunes Top Songs chart. Dan + Shay will be the show’s first-ever coaching duo as they make their debuts in the red chair during season 25; the duo served as Shelton’s ‘Battle Advisors’ during Season 20.

Season 25 will also mark Legend’s ninth season as a coach on The Voice, while Chance the Rapper joined the show for this past Season 23.

Season 25 of the NBC Emmy-winning competition series is set to premiere Spring 2024.

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CMT shares lineup for ‘Next Women Of Country’ showcase

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CMT and City Winery Nashville shared the lineup for its upcoming “Next Women of Country” showcase, taking place on July 18 and co-hosted by Lindsay Ell and CMT’s Leslie Fram.

“Next Women of Country” will feature performances in the round from “CMT Next Women of Country” members spanning the classes of 2020-2023, including Georgia Webster (2023), Kasey Tyndall (2023), MacKenzie Porter (2021), MaRynn Taylor (2023), Megan Moroney (2023), O.N.E The Duo (2023), Priscilla Block (2021) and Tiera Kennedy (2020).

The upcoming showcase marks the third installment of the series this year, following CMT’s January 2023 event, where 16 new artists were named to the “CMT Next Women of Country” franchise. Additional showcases will continue at City Winery Nashville throughout the year.

Tickets are on-sale now via citywinery.com/nashville.

CMT announces Next Women of Country July showcase

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Jon Hamm marries Anna Osceola at location of ‘Man Men’ finale

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Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola were married over the weekend after two years together. The actors originally met on the set of Mad Men, on which Hamm starred as advertising executive Don Draper for the series duration. Osceola portrayed the character Clementine in the 2015 series finale; fittingly, the couple’s wedding took place at Anderson Canyon in Big Sur, the very place where the Mad Men finale was filmed. The couple were first romantically linked in 2020, and made their red carpet debut in March 2022 at an Oscars after-party.

According to TMZ, celebrity guests at the wedding included Billy Crudup, Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, and John Slattery — another Mad Men alum who also directed Hamm in the new true-crime film Maggie Moore(s).

In addition to appearing together in the final episode of Mad Men, Hamm, 52, and Osceola, 35, also shared the screen in last year’s film Confess, Fletch.

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Netflix reveals ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 cast

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Netflix has shared the the cast for Season 2 of Squid Game.  Lee Jung-jae will be reprising his role of Gi-hun, with Hwang Dong-hyuk returning to direct and executive produce the sophomore season of the series. The ten-part series ‘will see contestants competing in a series of games inspired by the show, plus some new ones and their strategies, alliances, and character will be put to the test while competitors are eliminated around them.’ Squid Game debuted on Netflix on September 17, 2021, becoming a global phenomenon.

As previously confirmed, Season 1 protagonist Seong Gi-hun (Jung-jae) is back alongside the overseer of the game Front Man (Lee Byung-hun). Undercover cop Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon) and the unnamed mystery man (Gong Yoo) who recruited Gi-hun into the game will also return. Netflix also revealed four new cast members for the second season: Yim Si-Wan (Unlocked), Kang Ha-Neul (The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure), Park Sung-Hoon (The Glory), and Yang Dong-Geun (Yaksha: Ruthless Operations). There are no details about their characters as of yet.

Production for Season 2 of Squid Game is set to begin later this year. Check out a preview of the new cast members in the video posted – here.

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1 person dead, multiple injured after riders plunge from roller coaster in Sweden

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Swedish authorities are reporting that one person was killed and several others injured when a roller coaster derailed in Stockholm on Sunday. Park officials told Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT that that one of the carriages on the ‘Jetline’ rollercoaster derailed and people fell to the ground at the Gröna Lund amusement park. Gröna Lund, which opened in 1883, is Sweden’s oldest amusement park.

Park spokeswoman Annika Troselius told SVT: “It is incredibly tragic and shocking. Unfortunately we have been informed that one person is killed and many are injured.” Park chief executive Jan Eriksson added: “The front of the train partly derailed and stopped on the track at a height of between between 20 and 25 feet. A total of 14 people were on board, of which one person has died and several are injured.” Police later confirmed that seven people were hospitalized. The regional government said nine people were taken to a hospital, one of them in serious condition. Three of the injured were children, all of them with minor injuries.

The amusement park was evacuated after the accident and will remain closed for seven days to allow investigators to find out what went wrong. According to Gröna Lund, the 2,600-foot long Jetline rollercoaster opened in 1988 and was renovated in 2000. It has a maximum height of 98 feet and a top speed of 56 mph. Gröna Lund spokeswoman Annika Troselius said: “This should not be allowed to happen. Safety is the most important thing for us. And we would never open an attraction if we were not confident that it was safe, so this is something we need to investigate thoroughly.”

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3 dead, 5 wounded in Kansas City, Missouri shooting

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Police in Kansas City, Missouri confirm that three people were killed and five others wounded in a shooting at a parking lot around 4:30 a.m. local time.

The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department said in a statement that police discovered the bodies of two adult men and an adult woman in the parking lot and in the street just south of a nearby intersection. All three were declared dead at the scene. Five other shooting victims went to various hospitals in ambulances and private vehicles; police said their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

Kansas City Police Department spokesperson Jake Becchina said that investigators said there was a “large gathering” in the parking lot at the time of the shooting. It was not immediately clear what the gathering was for, but the mayor indicated it may have been a local business acting as an unlicensed club. An initial investigation by police indicates the gathering took place outside an auto mechanic shop, where police have been called to before.
There was no immediate information about any arrests being made.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas wrote on Facebook: “My condolences to the families of three people killed in a shooting this morning at an apparent after-hours gathering near 57 and Prospect. If the business knew persons would be present, without security, selling alcohol, and thwarting our laws, that business should be closed … Similarly situated businesses operating as unlicensed clubs where we have seen countless shootings and murders should expect the same enforcement action.”

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Tim McGraw shares the new song ‘Hey Whiskey’ from upcoming LP

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Tim McGraw has shared his new song, “Hey Whiskey,” the latest preview of McGraw’s forthcoming new album, Standing Room Only due out Aug. 25. The 13-song set includes its title track, which is currently No. 17 and rising on the Mediabase Country Chart.

McGraw posted on social media: “#StandingRoomOnly THE ALBUM coming August 25th!! 13 songs. And we just released a new song “Hey Whiskey” available everywhere now. I can’t wait to share this whole project with you…. pre-order bundles available for a limited time at timmcgraw.com!”

McGraw shared in a statement: “As an artist, I always want to dig deeper and get better every time I make a new record — it’s a big part of what drives me, and I really believe this is one of the best projects we’ve made. I’ve been working on this album since 2020, and this collection of songs are some of the most emotional, thought-provoking, and life-affirming music I’ve ever recorded … “I’m excited to have ‘Hey Whiskey’ out so fans can start hearing more of what we’re working on — and maybe even more before August.”

Exclusive album packages of Standing Room Only are available for pre-order now at McGraw’s merch store.
Take a listen to ‘Hey Whiskey’ – here.

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Luke Bryan announces 2024 Crash My Playa

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Luke Bryan announces the return of his annual concert vacation Crash My Playa for 2024. Bryan posted on social media: “The lineup this year has me fired up! Let the countdown to the playa begin! #CrashMyPlaya”

2024 Crash My Playa will take place January 17-20, 2024 at the Moon Palace Cancún, featuring four nights of country music on a private white sand beach. The 2024 event weekend features headliners Luke Bryan for two nights, Jelly Roll one night, and Jon Pardi one night, with performance by Bailey Zimmerman and the return of Dustin Lynch’s all-day pool party. The full lineup will be announced soon.

Bryan said in a statement: “The lineup this year has me fired up. Everyone knows I love to have a good time and I know these artists feel the same. There is nothing I love more than seeing all my friends in front of the stage as well as on the stage having the time of their lives and that is what Crash My Playa brings.”

All-inclusive Crash My Playa 2024 event packages will go on sale to the public at 1 pm EDT on Thursday, June 29th via crashmyplaya.com. Previous Crash My Playa attendees as well as Luke and Jelly Roll’s fan club members will have access to special pre-sale tickets beginning at noon and 2 pm EDT on Wednesday, June 28th, respectively. Citi cardmembers will have access to Pre-Sale packages beginning June 28th at 4 pm EDT until 11:59 pm EDT through the Citi Entertainment program.

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Take a look at Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman in the trailer for ‘Special Ops: Lioness’

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Paramount+ has shared the teaser trailer for Taylor Sheridan’s Special Ops: Lioness. Zoe Saldaña stars as Joe, an agent in the CIA Lioness program, with her mission ‘to get close to the loved ones of targets so she can move in for the kill.’

The teaser shows Joe in a hearing being interviewed by Morgan Freeman about her last mission. Nicole Kidman plays Joe’s superior in the Lioness program, and also serves as executive producer. Laysla de Oliveira plays Joe’s new partner and Michael Kelly another Lioness overseer. Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, Stephanie Nur and Hannah Love Lanier will also star.

Special Ops: Lioness premieres July 23. Check out the teaser trailer – here.

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Ryan Reynolds launches TV channel, debuts series ‘Bedtime Stories with Ryan’

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Ryan Reynolds is launching his own channel with FuboTV. FuboTV announced in a press release that it has partnered with the 46-year-old Reynolds and his production company, Maximum Effort, on the Maximum Effort channel. The Maximum Effort channel will also feature “original and classic TV and movies — as well as some surprising content breaks.”

Reynolds’ first project is the original series Bedtime Stories with Ryan as his first project, directed by Vincent Peone and consisting of 15 episodes. Bedtime Stories with Ryan will see Reynolds “read new and classic bedtime stories in an attempt to soothe your mind and soul (and also his own).”

Reynolds said:  “We’re so happy to create a program with the express goal of putting people to sleep. This show has actually been a dream of mine for a while. Story time is a nighttime staple in our home and is a daily reminder of the power of storytelling. We’re extremely grateful to our always amazing partners at Autodesk for helping bring this show to life with their design and make platform.”

Check out a preview of Bedtime Stories with Ryan – here. 

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