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Eric Church details ‘Free the Machine’ 2025 fall tour

Eric Church released his new album, Evangeline vs. The Machine on May 2, and this fall he will take that new project on the road when he launches the Free the Machine Tour

The tour will make stops at 22 arenas kicking off on Sept. 12 in Pittsburgh, and will include stops in Boston, Detroit, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Philadelphia and more before concluding on November 15. Joining Church on varying dates are openers Elle King, Marcus King Band and Charles Wesley Godwin. T

Church shared in a video sent directly to his Church Choir members: “These shows will be unlike anything we’ve done before—from start to finish. I’m fired up to get out there and share this with you. From front to back, these shows will be different than anything you’ve ever seen or heard..  I cannot wait to see you on the road for this tour.”

Ticket info can be found HERE.

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Chris Stapleton, Cody Johnson and more to headline inaugural Boots on the Bayou Festival

Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton are set to headline the inaugural Boots on the Bayou Festival in Gonzales, Louisiana this fall.

The two-day event features 12 main acts on the scenic six-acre front lawn of The Lamar Dixon Expo Center – a premier 247-acre venue, conveniently located less than 30 minutes from Baton Rouge and under an hour from New Orleans.

Friday, October 31st will see Johnson headline with Parker McCollum, Carly Pearce, Maddox Batson, Tyler Braden, and Chase Tyler. Stapleton will close the event on Saturday, November 1st with Riley Green, Marcus King Band, Elle King, Ashley Cooke, and Kruse Brothers.

According to the festival’s Instagram page, tickets will go on sale “soon” — but you can signup for ticket alerts on their website here.

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James Marsden joins cast of Season 2 of ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’

James Marsden has joined the cast of Your Friends & Neighbors for its second season, currently in production. The Apple TV+ drama was renewed back in November for Season 2.  Apple TV+ wrote on X: “Welcome to the neighborhood, James. #YourFriendsAndNeighbors

Season 1 of Your Friends & Neighbors stars Jon Hamm, Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, Hoon Lee, Mark Tallman, Lena Hall, Aimee Carrero, Eunice Bae, Isabel Gravitt, and Donovan Colan. The show follows disgraced hedge fund manager Andrew “Coop” Cooper (Hamm), who turns to robbing his wealthy neighbors in Westmont Village after a divorce and career downfall—only to uncover dangerous secrets behind their polished façades.

Hamm also serves as executive producer alongside Connie Tavel and Craig Gillespie. Season 2 will be executive produced by Jamie Rosengard, Lori Keith Douglas, and Stephanie Laing, who also returns as director.

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Showtime’s ‘Dexter: Original Sin’ to return for Season 2

Variety reported that the prequel series “Dexter: Original Sin” has been renewed for Season 2 at Paramount+ with Showtime. The news comes after the show’s first season concluded on Feb. 14.

Set in 1991, the show serves as the origin story of Dexter Morgan, with Patrick Gibson playing the young version of serial killer Dexter, who is portrayed by Michael C. Hall in the original series that first aired on Showtime in 2006. Hall provides the young Dexter’s inner monologue, with Christian Slater portraying Dexter’s father, who offers guidance regarding who Dexter should kill while evading detection by police.

The premiere season also included cast members Molly Brown, Christina Milian, James Martinez, Alex Shimizu, Reno Wilson, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Patrick Dempsey.

The official description of the show states: “When his bloodthirsty urges can’t be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry (Slater), he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcement’s radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.”

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Israel says Iran violated cease-fire, orders new attacks

Just hours after a cease-fire between Israel and Iran went into effect, Israel ordered fresh attacks on Tehran, stating that Israeli military detected missiles launched from the Islamic regime.

Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir said in a statement: “In light of the severe violation of the cease-fire carried out by the Iranian regime, we will respond with force.” The order from Zamir follows Defense Minister Israel Katz responding that he had instructed the IDF to “respond forcefully to Iran’s violation of the cease-fire.”

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel had accepted President Trump’s cease-fire proposal in a statement early Tuesday, saying they had achieved their goal in going to war with Iran on June 13, while retaining the right to respond “forcefully” to any Iranian violations of the agreement: “In light of the operation’s objectives having been achieved, and in full coordination with President Trump, Israel has agreed to the President’s proposal for a mutual cease-fire. This is a tremendous success for the people of Israel and its fighters, who have removed two existential threats to our nation and secured the eternity of Israel.”
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Trump announced that the cease-fire had gone into effect early Tuesday on his Truth Social platform, urging both sides not to violate it. Trump originally revealed on Monday evening that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ‘complete and total ceasefire’. The agreement involves two 12-hour ceasefire periods: Iran will initiate the first 12-hour ceasefire; with Israel following with the second 12-hour ceasefire. After 24 hours, the war will be officially declared ended.

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On Monday, Iran launched an attack on US forces at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base, with the Qatari Defense Ministry later stating that Qatari air defenses “successfully intercepted” a missile attack targeting the air base.  The move was in retaliation for the United States’ bombing of its nuclear sites over the weekend, and came shortly after Qatar closed its airspace as a precaution amid threats from Iran. Explosions were heard in Qatar on Monday as witnesses said they saw what appeared to be missiles over the country, The Associated Press reported.

Iranian state television network IRIB reported that “Operation Besharat al-Fath” was launched, with Iranian outlet Tasnim confirming (according to an NBC translation of its Telegram post): “Iran has initiated a missile operation targeting American bases in Qatar and Iraq under the name “Besharat al-Fath” (Glad Tidings of Victory), with the operation code phrase: “Ya Aba Abdillah ” (a reference to Imam Hussein.)

A spokesperson for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement shared to social media: “The State of Qatar strongly condemns the attack that targeted Al-Udeid Air Base by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. We consider this a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the State of Qatar, its airspace, international law, and the United Nations Charter. We affirm that Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner equivalent with the nature and scale of this brazen aggression, in line with international law.”

The U.S. Embassy in Qatar had earlier issued a security alert Monday urging American citizens to shelter in place due to the conflict between Israel and Iran: “Out of an abundance of caution we recommend American citizens shelter in place until further notice.”

Senior White House official said the White House and the Department of Defense were closely monitoring the potential threats to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which serves as the forward headquarters for CENTCOM with about 10,000 U.S. troops based there. President Trump wrote on Truth Social that no Americans were hurt and “hardly any damage was done” by Iran’s “very weak” and “expected” missile attack, adding that the attack was “very effectively countered.” Trump also said no Qataris were killed or hurt.  The President added that Iran fired 14 missiles, of which “13 were knocked down, and 1 was ‘set free,’ because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction.”  Trump said Iran has “gotten it all out of their ‘system,’ and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE …I want to thank Iran for giving us early notice, which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured. Perhaps Iran can now proceed to Peace and Harmony in the Region, and I will enthusiastically encourage Israel to do the same.”

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6 people dead, 2 missing after boat capsizes on Lake Tahoe

Six people are confirmed dead and two are missing after a boat capsized in Lake Tahoe in California on Saturday during a powerful thunderstorm.

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for the missing victims after searching more than 390 square miles for a combined 12 hours at the massive lake that straddles the California/Nevada border in the Sierra Nevada. Coast Guard Cmdr. David Herndon said in a statement: “Suspending a search is always a difficult decision to make and weighs heavily on each Coast Guard member involved. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of those involved in the boat capsize.”

The 27-foot Chris-Craft boat sank after a storm caused 6- to 8-foot swells, NBC Bay Area reported, and was carrying 10 people. The U.S. Coast Guard and the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office responded Saturday afternoon to D.L. Bliss State Park following reports of 10 people in the water, around 3 p.m. that day. Temperatures dropped dramatically from the high 50s to near freezing between 2 and 5 p.m.

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that they “received multiple reports of a capsized boat in South Lake Tahoe. Callers indicated that approximately 10 individuals were in the water near the vessel, with reported wave heights reaching 8 feet.”

Of the 10 passengers, six were found dead, two were rescued and taken to the hospital, and two others are still missing, the Reno Gazette Journal.  The ages and names of the victims have not been made public, but officials said that all six of the deceased were adults.

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Lainey Wilson shares video for ‘Somewhere Over Laredo’

Lainey Wilson released her latest single, “Somewhere Over Laredo,” written by Wilson, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson and Andy Albert. See the Somewhere Over Laredo performance video – HERE.

The song honors “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”, which Wilson talked about on CBS Mornings:  “I spend a lot of my time 30,000 feet in the air, flying to the next show, the next town, and you know when you’re staring out the window you get to just spend a little bit of time with yourself and reminisce and dream, talk to God, and all of those things and this song right here — it gave me an opportunity to kind of step back into a pair of shoes that I wore a long time ago .. And I’m partial, but this is one of my favorite songs that I have ever written, and, I mean, of course everybody is inspired by the song ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow,’ and we’ll see. It’s out now.”

Somewhere Over Laredo is Wilson’s first release since her “Whirlwind” CD came out last August; a deluxe version will be released on August 22nd (preorder HERE.)

Lainey also unveiled the official music video for “Somewhere Over Laredo,” directed by decorated filmmaker TK McKamy (Tim McGraw, Reba, Darius Rucker). An official video description reads: “Wilson embarks on a surreal adventure inspired by the timeless magic of The Wizard of Oz. In pursuit of love lost, Wilson takes a trip down the yellow brick road through symbolic memories as a mysterious cowboy lures her deeper into a lucid dream.”

See the video for Somewhere Over LaredoHERE.

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2025 ‘Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic’ raises $1.4 million for charity

The 21st edition of Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic, held May 30-31 at the Riverwind Casino in Norman, Okla., has raised $1.4 million for charity.

The Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic was started 21 years ago as a way to continue the foundation’s charitable endeavors. The event has raised a total of $20 million to date. Keith calls his charitable efforts “my best gift I’ve ever given to the world.” The country legend died on Feb. 5, 2024 after a two-year battle with stomach cancer.

The annual event raises money for the Toby Keith Foundation, which Keith started in 2006. Through that organization, Keith opened the OK Kids Korral in 2014 — an organization which still provides aid to children and families who are receiving medical care for critical illnesses.

The gala raised more than $100,000 in the first two minutes alone, per a press release. This year’s classic was hosted by Keith’s friend Sammy Hagar, who donated $10,000 during the annual gala. An additional $25,000 was donated by Keith’s widow Tricia Covel, as well as another generous $25,000 anonymous donation. Hagar said: “Now that’s the way to start a fundraiser! I had a blast … would be happy to do it again. Toby would’ve done that and more for me any day.”

In addition, a live auction generated $600,000, with items up for bids including a Toby Keith Limited Edition Military Guitar (which went for $35,000) and a cowboy hat autographed by George Strait, which sold for $7,000.

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See Alison Brie and Dave Franco in the trailer for ‘Together’

Dave Franco and Alison Brie star in the trailer for Together, written and directed by Michael Shanks. The film is the latest project from the real-life couple.

The trailer, set to the song “Happy Together” by the Turtles, finds Brie’s character (Millie) as she appears to meet with a therapist to express that she and Franco’s character (Tim) “haven’t been on the same page” since a move to the countryside. While the couple are shown sharing a passionate kiss, their lips briefly get stuck together as if bound by glue. More strange and disturbing experiences suggest a supernatural force in or around their new home is binding the couple together.

A film synopsis reads: “Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love and their flesh.”

Together will premiere in theaters July 30; see the trailer – HERE.

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Reboot of ‘Prison Break’ casts Emily Browning, Lukas Gage, Drake Rodger

Hulu’s “Prison Break” reboot pilot has added three series regulars, and revealed the first character details.

Hailing from ‘Mayans M.C.’ co-creator Elgin James, the Prison Break reboot takes place in the same overall universe as the original series but will not feature the leading duo of Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) and Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell).

Deadline confirms that Emily Browning, Lukas Gage and Drake Rodger have been cast as regulars in the Prison Break reboot. Browning will portray Cassidy Collins “an ex-soldier turned corrections officer, Collins takes a job at one of the deadliest prisons in America.” Gage will portray Jackson, “a politician from a well-to-do background, Jackson is in the midst of his first congressional campaign;” and Rodger portrays the role of Tommy, ‘an inmate at one of the deadliest prisons in America, Tommy was incarcerated ten years ago.’  Exact plot details are not being revealed as of press time.

The original Prison Break debuted in 2005, and followed  Scofield (Miller), a young man determined to prove his convicted brother Burrows’ (Purcell) innocence and save him from death row by hatching an elaborate plan to escape prison. The series aired on FOX for four seasons, followed by a made-for-TV film titled The Final Break which aired 12 days after the Season 4 finale in 2009.  In 2015, a Prison Break sequel limited series starring Miller and Purcell served as a fifth season on FOX. All episodes of the crime drama are available to stream on Hulu.

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