Month: March 2024

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Brothers Osborne announce new “Break Mine” EP

Singers T.J. Osborne (R) and John Osborne of Brothers Osborne perform onstage at the Paramount on May 6^ 2016 in Huntington^ New York.

Brothers Osborne will release their latest EP, titled “Break Mine,” on March 22nd. The brothers shared the announcement on social media, sharing a clip of them performing an acoustic version of the title track and the caption: “We are so excited to announce that our new EP, Break Mine, will be coming your way on March 22. We are so excited for y’all to hear this! Who knows, you might hear some new stuff live on the Might As Well Be Us Tour. Presave / Preorder now at https://strm.to/BreakMine.”

In addition to the EP, the Brothers Osborne will be embarking on the Might As Well Be Us Tour, kicking-off on March 28th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin through the summer. Stephen Wilson Jr., the Cadillac Three, Zach Top, and more acts will serve as support

The Break Mine EP is comprised of a new collection of tracks; fans can pre-save the EP here.

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Carly Pearce shares title track from upcoming album ‘Hummingbird’

Carly Pearce at the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Jon Bon Jovi at the Convention Center on February 2^ 2024 in Los Angeles^ CA

Carly Pearce has announced that her fourth studio album, Hummingbird, will be released on June 14, and also shared the title track from the forthcoming project.

Hummingbird is produced by Pearce, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, and includes the Grammy-nominated single “We Don’t Fight Anymore” featuring Chris Stapleton. Pearce says of the album, “I have lived a lot of life in the last few years. Entering a new decade has brought a lot of maturity, growth, heartache, and healing. I am still a work in progress, but these songs represent my honesty, playfulness, and openness to keep growing.”

Of the album’s title track, Pearce says, “When I wrote this song, I knew I wanted this to be the title of the album. This song plays on my bluegrass roots but also lyrically tells the story of the journey I am on of finding love. This is the most unapologetically ‘Carly’ song I’ve ever written.”

Beginning March 14, Pearce will be joining Tim McGraw as direct support on all dates of his 2024 arena “Standing Room Only Tour.”  She has also announced that she will head overseas next year on her new headlining “Hummingbird 2025 U.K./EU Tour,” which will kick off Feb. 9 in Stockholm, Sweden. The 14-city tour will include stops in Oslo, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Amsterdam, London, Manchester and more before wrapping on Feb. 28 in Dublin. General ticket sales begin Wednesday (March 13). For more information, click here.

See the video for ‘Hummingbird’ – here.
To pre-order/pre-save the album ‘Hummingbird,’ head here.

Carly Pearce announces headlining Hummingbird 2025 European tour

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Jon Hamm joining Taylor Sheridan series ‘Landman’ at Paramount+

on Hamm at the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards - Arrivals at the Barker Hanger on January 14^ 2024 in Santa Monica^ CA

Jon Hamm has joined the cast of Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming Paramount+ series “Landman,” appearing in a recurring guest star role. Hamm joins previously announced series lead Billy Bob Thornton as well as cast members Ali Larter, Michelle Randolph, Jacob Lofland, Kayla Wallace, James Jordan, Mark Collie, Paulina Chávez, and Demi Moore. Hamm will portray Monty Miller, described as “a titan of the Texas oil industry who has a long personal and professional relationship with Tommy Norris (Thornton).”

Landman is based on the podcast “Boomtow,” with the official description for the series stating it is “set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas” and described as “an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.” The series recently kicked off production in and around Fort Worth, Texas, with co-creators Sheridan and Christian Wallace also serving as executive producers.

Hamm starred as Don Draper in his Emmy-winning role in the AMC drama “Mad Men” for seven seasons, also earning two Golden Globes and numerous other accolades for the role.  Hamm recently starred in Season 5 of the FX anthology series “Fargo,” the Amazon series “Good Omens,” and the third season of Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show.”

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Taylor Swift teases acoustic songs included in Disney+ version of ‘Eras Tour’ Film

Taylor Swift at the Ziegfeld Theatre on August 11^ 2014 in New York City.

Taylor Swift shared on Good Morning America that she will be teasing four surprise, acoustic songs that will be included exclusively in the Disney+ version of her ‘Eras Tour’ concert film. The 34-year-old singer announced Monday on ‘GMA” that she will be giving sneak peeks of the surprise songs, one day at a time, beginning Tuesday on the ABC morning program.

Swift’s announcement was posted to GMA‘s socials with the caption: “It’s TAYLOR WEEK on @GMA! @taylorswift13 is giving a sneak peek at 4 acoustic songs that will be on the @disneyplus version of ‘Taylor Swift | The Era’s Tour (Taylor’s Version)’ throughout the week. Stay tuned for the first one tomorrow!”

The video clip shows the superstar telling fans the surprise news while dressed in the sparkly, multicolored leotard she wears during the opening numbers of her three-hour show. Swift shared: “Tune in every day this week to get an exclusive look into the acoustic songs from the Eras Tour, my version. Don’t miss the film when it drops on Disney+ this Thursday [March 14] at 6 p.m. Pacific.”

Swift’s ‘The Era’s Tour’ concert film premiered in AMC theaters in October 2023 and became the top-grossing concert film in history with more than $92.8 million after just one weekend. In December, Swift made an expanded cut of the project available to rent on-demand, featuring performances of “Wildest Dreams,” “The Archer” and “Long Live.” The Disney+ edition will include the four new acoustic songs and will feature footage of Swift performing her Folklore single “Cardigan” for the first time. A trailer of the Disney+ version of the film revealed that one of the new songs will be ‘Maroon.’

Taylor Swift Offers ‘Exclusive Look’ at Added ‘Eras’ Movie Acoustic Songs

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2024 Oscars: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Poor Things’ lead the Academy Award winners

The words "Oscars"on a black LED billboard advertising. Oscars ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre

The 96TH ACADEMY AWARDS ceremony was held at the Dolby Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and airing live on ABC.

‘Oppenheimer’ was awarded the Best Picture Oscar, while its stars Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. won Best Actor and Supporting Actor awards and Christopher Nolan awarded Best Director for the film. Oppenheimer also won the trophies for Best Director, Best Score, Editing and Cinematography.

Emma Stone won her second Oscar for Best Actress for Poor Things, which also was awarded the Oscar for Best Hair & Makeup, Costume Design and Production Design.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph won the Best Supporting Actress statuette for her role in the The Holdovers, while Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell won the Oscar for Best Song for “What Was I Made For” from the film, Barbie.

For the full list of winners, head here: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2024.

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Sen. Katie Britt responds to accusations of misleading statement in State of the Union rebuttal

State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress.

Alabama Republican Sen. Katie Britt is responding to criticism for allegedly misleading comments made during her rebuttal to President Biden’s State of the Union address last week, where Britt appeared to suggest that a horrific sex trafficking story had occurred during President Biden’s time in office. At 42-years-old, Britt is the youngest Republican woman ever elected to the Senate, and the first woman to serve in the Senate from Alabama.

In her rebuttal, Britt shared the story of a woman she spoke with at the southern border who said she was sex-trafficked by the cartels, recalling in graphic detail the story of the abuse of the then-12-year-old.  The senator said at the conclusion: “we wouldn’t be OK with this happening in a third-world country. This is the United States of America and it is past time, in my opinion, that we start acting like it. President Biden’s border policies are a disgrace.”

The criticism of Britt’s remarks began after independent journalist Jonathan M Katz reported in a viral video that the story Britt recalled of the trafficking had actually occurred in Mexico – during George W. Bush’s presidency. Britt seemingly told the story of Karla Jacinto Romero, who has testified before Congress about being the victim of sex trafficking by Mexican cartels when she was 12. Britt and two other senators participated in a roundtable discussion with Jacinto and others during a visit to the southern border last year.

Defending her remarks against the accusations on “Fox News Sunday,” Britt implied that she didn’t mean to suggest that the incident happened under the Biden administration, and said she had been clear during the remarks that the woman in her story was much younger when the incident occurred. Britt added that she was contrasting the first 100 days of her time in the Senate with Mr. Biden’s time in the White House, illustrating how she visited the border and heard victims’ stories and that the story is an example of what’s happening at an “astronomical rate” under the Biden administration.

White House spokesman Andrew Bates in a statement called Britt’s remarks “debunked lies,” saying the senator “should stop choosing human smugglers and fentanyl traffickers over our national security and the Border Patrol Union …like President Biden said in his State of the Union, ‘We have a simple choice: We can fight about fixing the border or we can fix it.”

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9 killed, 1 injured in rural Wisconsin truck-passenger van collision

Milwaukee^ WI^ USA - June 11^ 2023: Milwaukee Police emergency patrol vehicle

Nine people were killed and one person was hospitalized following a collision between a passenger van and a semi-trailer truck in rural west-central Wisconsin over the weekend.

The Clark County, Wis., Sheriff’s Department said in a news release that the passenger van was traveling northbound on a county road and carrying nine people when it crossed into the intersection of Wisconsin State Hwy. 95 near Dewhurst Township and collided with the semi, which was eastbound on the state highway, shortly before 8 a.m. on Friday. Dewhurst Township is located about 150 miles southeast of Minneapolis and 200 miles northwest of Milwaukee.

Eight of the van’s passengers, including its driver, and the driver of the semi died. Clark County Coroner Clarissa Rochester pronounced the semi-truck driver and eight of the van’s nine passengers dead at the scene, while one passenger in the van was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in nearby Marshfield, Wis.  Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers posted on X: “Our hearts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of all those involved as well as the first responders who worked quickly to provide support at the scene.” 

Hwy. 95 was closed most of the day and reopened after the initial investigation concluded and the van and semi were removed from the accident site.

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Brandi Carlile, Garth Brooks, Metallica to perform at Elton John/Bernie Taupin Gershwin Prize tribute

Elton John & Bernie Taupin at the 72nd Festival de Cannes. CANNES^ FRANCE. May 16^ 2019

Elton John and songwriting partner Bernie Taupin‘s upcoming Gershwin Prize tribute, titled “Elton John & Bernie Taupin: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song”, will feature a star-studded lineup from across all music genres.

Brandi Carlile, Metallica, and Garth Brooks are among the special guests, along with Annie Lennox, Maren Morris, Charlie Puth and Jacob Lusk of the group Gabriels. Billy Porter will serve as host as well as perform. John and Taupin are also set to appear.

As previously reported, the concert will air on PBS stations April 8, in most markets at 8 p.m. local time. It will also be available for streaming on PBS.org and the PBS app. The show will be taped in Washington, D.C. on March 20. Tickets are not available to the general public.

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Grand Ole Opry reveals ‘Opry NextStage’ Class Of 2024

The Grand Ole Opry House^ a world famous concert hall dedicated to honoring country music and its history. Nashville^ TN^ USA

The Grand Ole Opry has revealed their next class of artists for their Opry NextStage program, with Opry NexStage alumni Lainey Wilson and Grand Ole Opry member Jamey Johnson announcing the class of 2024 at a press conference from the Grand Ole Opry house.

Said Wilson: “I’m so honored to be announcing the Opry NextStage program class of 2024. As someone who was a part of the NextStage class in 2021, this is a full circle moment for me. I am such a huge fan of all of these artists, and I can’t wait to see where their musical journeys take them this year!”  While Johnson offered advice to the artists, telling them to stay true to themselves and stay on their own path: “Listen to the spirit that led you to this point tonight and don’t ever stray from it.”

The Class of 2024 includes 49 Winchester, Anne Wilson, Charles Wesley Godwin, Chase Matthew, Ella Langley, Flatland Cavalry, Josh Ross, Madeline Edwards and Wyatt Flores. The nine acts will receive dedicated support from Opry Entertainment Group and Tecovas throughout the year, including featured original content, performances and promotion across platforms.

The Opry NextStage program, launched in 2019, has introduced rising talent to the country music fan base. Previous members include Riley Green, Parker McCollum, Tenille Townes, Wilson, Priscilla Block, Breland, Callista Clark, Travis Denning, Tegan Marie, Niko Moon, Restless Road, Jameson Rodgers, Elvie Shane, Nate Smith, Morgan Wade, Hailey Whitters and Yola.

Grand Ole Opry Announces 2024 NextStage Class, Featuring Charles Wesley Godwin, Wyatt Flores, Flatland Cavalry & More

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Vanessa Hudgens expecting first child with husband Cole Tucker

Cole Tucker and Vanessa Hudgens at AFI Fest on November 10^ 2021 in Hollywood^ CA

Vanessa Hudgens and husband Cole Tucker are expecting their first baby together, three months after they were married. This will be the first child for both Hudgens and Tucker.

Hudgens, 34, revealed her pregnancy as she walked the 96th Academy Awards red carpet while showing off her baby bump in a floor-length black turtleneck dress accessorized with Chopard jewelry, including a white gold necklace with a 10.06-carat pear-shaped yellow diamond and 29.88-carats of diamonds, along with matching diamond earrings and diamond rings from the Haute Joaillerie Collection.

Hudgens exchanged vows with Tucker, a professional baseball player, on Dec. 2, 2023 in Tulum, Mexico in a secret wedding. The pregnancy news comes after Hudgens denied pregnancy rumors in October, after photos from her bachelorette trip to Aspen which showed her wearing baggy clothing — sparked baby speculation.

The couple met via a meditation Zoom hosted by Joe Jonas amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the actress was first spotted holding hands with the baseball player in November 2020. They made their relationship Instagram official the following February.

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