Halsey and Marshmello just dropped their music video for “Be Kind,” where Halsey dances her way through three, colorful worlds, while Marshmello makes cameos at various points throughout the three-minute video.
Halsey learned the “Be Kind” choreography through FaceTime due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown.
Watch the video for “Be Kind” at the link: here
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Lady Gaga has announced that her six-city Chromatica Ball tour, originally set to begin on July 24 in Paris, has been rescheduled to summer 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The Chromatica Ball is officially moving to summer 2021! We’ve been working hard to figure out the safest and soonest way to bring this show to you, but most importantly want everyone to be healthy and able to dance together at the shows as we always have,” Gaga tweeted next to the tour’s updated schedule. “If you’ve purchased a ticket already, you’ll find all of the new information in your email inbox. I can’t wait to see you there! Keep dancing at home in the meantime,” she added in a second tweet.
Gaga released Chromatica, her sixth studio album in May. See the full list of new dates for the Chromatica Ball at the link below.
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On Thursday, Colorado Governor Jared Polis appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the 2019 death of an unarmed Black man who died days after he was subdued by three policemen and injected with a powerful sedative. The state’s attorney general, Phil Weiser, will probe the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain, who died following an encounter with police who applied a chokehold on him. During the incident, paramedics injected him with ketamine and he lapsed into a coma from which he never recovered.
Back in November, Adams County District Attorney Dave Young said there was insufficient evidence for him to charge the officers with any crimes. Young said that McClain was approached by officers on reports of a man acting erratically in the city of Aurora on Aug. 24, 2019, although he was not suspected of committing a crime.
On Thursday, Young said McClain’s death was “tragic and unnecessary,” but defended his decision not to prosecute the officers. An autopsy said the cause of death was undetermined and the pathologist was unable to conclude the officers’ actions caused the death.
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The U.S. House of Representatives approved a wide-ranging Democratic police reform bill on Thursday, sending the measure to the Senate despite opposition from President Donald Trump and other Republicans in Congress. The Democratic-controlled House voted 236-181 roughly along party lines to adopt the legislation. The reform bill comes one month to the day after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody sparked weeks of worldwide protests over police brutality. Democrats named their legislation “The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.”
The Democratic bill mandates changes in law and policy to rein in police misconduct, but is unlikely to be taken up in the Republican-led Senate, and it also faces a formal White House veto threat. Republicans oppose the Democratic bill because of mandates they say could undermine law enforcement.
Democrats blocked the Republican reform bill on Wednesday; the Democratic and Republican bills address similar topics: chokeholds, no-knock warrants, police body cameras, use of deadly force, and training to de-escalate confrontations with suspects and to encourage officer intervention against illegal conduct as it occurs.
Eric Church has released his new single, “Stick That in Your Country Song.” On the track, Church sings about social issues, and throws a bit of shade at the ‘feel-good’ music on country radio.
“Stick That in Your Country Song” is the first song to debut from Church’s forthcoming seventh studio album. The singer’s most recent album, Desperate Man, was released in October 2018.
Listen to “Stick That in Your Country Song” at the link: here
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Trisha Yearwood and Lauren Alaina have teamed up to collaborate on a new version of Alaina’s recent single, “Getting Good,” due out today.
“Getting Good” is from Alaina’s EP of the same name, which was released in March. She released the title track as a single back in September and hit the road with her That Girl Was Me Tour earlier this year.
While announcing their collaboration, Yearwood and Alaina shared clips on their social media accounts from an April episode of Trisha’s Southern Kitchen that saw the two artists whip up a number of fast-food inspired recipes.
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Twenty One Pilots have made history with the video for their new single “Level Of Concern” with the release of the first-ever, never-ending music video with the help of their fans.
The innovative video pulls in fan created content, in real time, live on YouTube, using Imposium which creates and streams a brand new video with fan content every three minutes and forty seconds .
Watch at the video for “Level of Concern” at the link: here
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Since many ‘Pride’ festivals around the world were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Pride Live is ready to celebrate the history of LGBTQ resistance with a special live event.
Pride Live announced plans for their third annual Stonewall Day, taking place online this year instead of in-person at the Stonewall Inn. The livestream will take place today, Friday, June 26, and will benefit LGBTQ organizations that have been financially impacted during the coronavirus outbreak, including Brave Space Alliance, TransLatin Coalition, Trans Lifeline, and The Ally Coalition.
At the event, former President Barack Obama is set to deliver a special message to the LGBTQ community. He will be joined by Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, Katy Perry and more, who will be offering their own messages of support, while pop superstars Kesha and Hayley Kiyoko will take to the digital stage for special performances.
You can tune in to the Stonewall Day 2020 livestream on Logo’s YouTube and Facebook pages today from 12:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.
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On Wednesday, Disneyland in Anaheim, California reversed its plans to reopen July 17, indefinitely delaying the reopening of the theme park. In a statement, the company blamed the state for the delay while also implying that ongoing union negotiations are a factor: “The State of California has now indicated that it will not issue theme park reopening guidelines until sometime after July 4. Given the time required for us to bring thousands of cast members back to work and restart our business, we have no choice but to delay the reopening of our theme parks and resort hotels until we receive approval from government officials. Once we have a clearer understanding of when guidelines will be released, we expect to be able to communicate a reopening date. “
The Downtown Disney District will reopen on July 9 as previously announced, despite the delay in reopening the theme park. Guests can expect to see a series of health and safety protocols in place.
In June, Disneyland announced plans to reopen the theme park and surrounding hotels by the end of July. The phased-reopening had Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa and Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel reopening on July 23, and Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure park reopening on July 17.
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On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a plan to expand “Obamacare,” even as the Trump administration is about to file arguments in a Supreme Court to strike it down. Pelosi announced an upcoming floor vote on her measure.
However on Thursday, the Trump administration is expected to file papers with the Supreme Court arguing that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. Pelosi wants her bill on the House floor Monday.
Obama’s law has grown more popular since Trump’s unsuccessful effort to repeal it in 2017. With COVID-19 cases drastically rising in major states such as Texas, Florida and California, millions of workers who have lost coverage in the economic shutdown to contain the virus can rely on the health law as a backup.
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