Month: November 2020

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Lady A Release Deluxe Edition Of ‘Ocean’ Album Featuring Thomas Rhett

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Lady A is celebrating the one year anniversary of their album Ocean, with a deluxe version.

Ocean Deluxe Edition arrives this Friday, November 20 and features 6 additional songs, including one featuring Thomas Rhett. The new tracks, “Champagne Night (From Songland),” “Underwater,” “Let It Be Love (At Home Version),” “Champagne Night (Tiki Bar Version)”, “What If I Never Get Over You (Live from 3rd and Lindsley)” and “Heroes” (feat. Thomas Rhett).

You can check out Lady A’s music video for “Champagne Night (From Songland)” at the link:  here.

Lady A Release Deluxe First Anniversary Edition Of ‘Ocean’ Album

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Lady A’s 2019 album Ocean will be released in an expanded version this Friday (20). The…
 

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Bebe Rexha, The Weeknd, Machine Gun Kelly and More to Perform at 2020 American Music Awards

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The Weeknd, Machine Gun Kelly, Bebe Rexha and Doja Cat have been added to the list of performers at the 2020 American Music Awards this Sunday, November 22nd.  Also performing at the ceremony will be Lewis Capaldi and country duo Dan + Shay, who will be making their AMAs debut.

Earlier in the week, the AMAs revealed that Justin Bieber will be performing for the first time since 2016 in celebration of the 10th anniversary of his AMAs debut. Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez, Katy Perry, Billie Eilish, BTS, Dua Lipa, Jennifer Lopez, Maluma, Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion and Shawn Mendes will also hit the stage.

The 2020 American Music Awards will broadcast live from The Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 22. at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.

Doja Cat, Bebe Rexha, Dan + Shay, The Weeknd & More Join 2020 American Music Awards Performer List

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The final list of performers for the 2020 American Music Awards includes Bebe Rexha & Doja…
 

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Second Oldest Senator, Chuck Grassley, Tests Positive For Coronavirus

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Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa announced on Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The Republican, who is the second-oldest senator at 87 years old, learned of his diagnosis while he was already in quarantine after being exposed to the virus. 

Grassley tweeted, “I’ve tested positive for coronavirus. I’ll be following my doctors’ orders/CDC guidelines & continue to quarantine. I’m feeling good + will keep up on my work for the ppl of Iowa from home. I appreciate everyone’s well wishes + prayers &look fwd to resuming my normal schedule soon.”

Grassley is the sixth U.S. senator to test positive for the novel coronavirus.Twenty-one members of the U.S. House of Representatives also have tested positive.

Due to his age, Grassley is at high risk for experiencing severe complications from COVID-19. People who are 85 or older account for 32.3% of all U.S. COVID-19 deaths, the most of all age groups, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Chuck Grassley, second-oldest senator, tests positive for Covid-19

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Grassley, 87, is the most senior Republican in the chamber and president pro tempore of the…
 

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President Trump Fires Homeland Security Cyber Chief Chris Krebs Who Said Election Was Secure

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The Department of Homeland Security’s cyber chief, Chris Krebs, was fired by President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Trump announced the dismissal in a tweet Tuesday night.

The dismissal of Krebs, director DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, follows the agency’s declaration that the general election was the most secure in U.S. history. The statement served as a rebuke to the president who continues to make unsubstantiated allegations of voting fraud while Trump’s legal team pursues multiple legal challenges in battleground states.

Krebs had been an outspoken defender of the nation’s election security apparatus in the months leading up to Election Day Krebs joined DHS in March 2017, first serving as a senior adviser on cybersecurity and infrastructure protection. He was tasked with safeguarding national cyber networks along in the face of increasing attempts by foreign adversaries to disrupt the government, which was made clear in 2016 when Russia sought to undermine the general election.

Trump fires head of U.S. election cybersecurity for debunking conspiracy theories

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CISA Director Chris Krebs had recently butted heads with the White House over his agency’s Rumor…
 

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Dolly Parton Donates $1 Million Towards Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine Research

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It was revealed that back in April, Dolly Parton donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center to create the Dolly Parton COVID-19 Research Fund, to help the search for a cure or vaccine for the virus. That money partially funded pharmaceutical company Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine research, currently a leading candidate in the search for a viable vaccine. Moderna released data showing that its vaccine is 94.5 percent effective in preliminary trials, and social media users noted that Moderna’s data cited the Dolly Parton COVID-19 Research Fund as one of its supporters.

Parton shared on Instagram back in April that she was donating money to Vanderbilt University because her “longtime friend,” professor of surgery Dr. Naji Abumrad, was working on COVID-19 research.  She added, “I am making a donation of $1 million to Vanderbilt towards that research,” she continued, urging others out there who “can afford it” to make donations as well.

Dolly Parton’s COVID Research Donation Helps Fund Vaccine

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Garth Brooks And Wife Trisha Yearwood Announce New CBS Holiday Concert Special

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Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have announced a new Christmas TV special titled Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event, set to air on CBS.  The program follows the successful Garth and Trisha: Live By Request! special that premiered on the same network in April.

The couple’s new Holiday Concert Event will have Brooks and Yearwood also taking viewer requests for tunes. From their home studio, they will sing seasonal songs “for viewers looking for the comfort and shared joy of music during the holidays,” according to a press release. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the program will be produced with minimal crew, and no live audience members will be in attendance.

You can watch Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event on CBS on Dec. 20, at 8:30PM ET.

Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood Going Live For the Holidays With an All New Concert Special

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Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are heading back to CBS Television for an all new holiday…

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Ariana Grande Debuts Video For “34+35”

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Ariana Grande just dropped the music video for her track “34+35”, off her latest album Positions.

The video shows the pop star examining a robotic version of herself coming to life.  Similar to Grande’s video for “Thank U, Next”, which paid homage to the movies, Ari replicates the style of the fembots from the Austin Powers franchise during the ending scene of “34+35.”

Check out the music video for ’34+35′ at the link: here

Ariana Grande Shares Austin Powers-Inspired Video for “34+35”: Watch

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The Positions clip sees Grande building the perfect fembot. Ariana Grande Shares Austin…
 

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Taylor Swift Confirms She Is Re-Recording Her Albums After Scooter Braun Sells Her Masters For $300M

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Scooter Braun and his media holding company Ithaca Holdings LLC have sold the master rights to Taylor Swift’s first six albums. Ithaca announced its acquisition of Big Machine Label Group back in June 2019, giving the company the rights to Swift’s albums for the label. Swift says the masters were sold to a private equity company called Shamrock Holdings for more than $300 million.

After news about the sale emerged, Swift tweeted the below statement explaining why she wasn’t sold her masters. She also confirmed plans to re-record her music, saying she has “plenty of surprises in store.” Swift says her team attempted to negotiate with Braun about bidding on her own work, but was told she’d have to sign an NDA prohibiting her from talking about Braun in a less-than-positive way. “My legal team said that this is absolutely NOT normal, and they’ve never seen an NDA like this presented unless it was to silence an accuser by paying them off,” she wrote. “He would never even quote my team a price. These master recordings were not for sale to me.” The letter claims that Braun will continue to profit from her catalog “for many years.”

Taylor Swift signed with Universal Music Group and Republic Records in 2018. She has released two albums for Republic: Lover and folklore.

Scooter Braun Sells Taylor Swift’s Masters For Estimated $300 Million, Swift Still Intends to Re-Record Her Old Albums

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In a statement, Swift says the transaction occurred without our her knowledge. Scooter Braun…
 

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Garth Brooks And Wife Trisha Yearwood Announce New CBS Holiday Concert Special

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Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have announced a new Christmas TV special titled Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event, set to air on CBS.  The program follows the successful Garth and Trisha: Live By Request! special that premiered on the same network in April.

The couple’s new Holiday Concert Event will have Brooks and Yearwood also taking viewer requests for tunes. From their home studio, they will sing seasonal songs “for viewers looking for the comfort and shared joy of music during the holidays,” according to a press release. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the program will be produced with minimal crew, and no live audience members will be in attendance. 

You can watch Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event on CBS on Dec. 20, at 8:30PM ET.

Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood Going Live For the Holidays With an All New Concert Special

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Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are heading back to CBS Television for an all new holiday…
 

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President-elect Biden Speaks On Transition, COVID-19 Crisis and Economic Recovery

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President-elect Joe Biden along with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris spoke on Monday, saying they were eager to work on getting the economy back on track and tackle the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Biden also said his team was moving forward with naming cabinet members and pulling together plans for the economy and the pandemic, despite the fact that President Donald Trump has refused to concede.  Biden noted, “It would make it a lot easier if the president would cooperate. I’m hopeful that the president will be mildly more enlightened before we get to Jan. 20.” 

Biden laid out some of his vision for an economic recovery including raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour; restoring corporate taxes on the largest corporations and making sure that the federal government buys U.S. products.

Biden also spoke about Thanksgiving and Christmas, noting that health experts advised not meeting with more than five other people indoors for holiday gatherings, and asking Americans to wear masks and practice social distancing. “I want us to be together next Thanksgiving and next Christmas. We’re at war with the virus, it is a war for real.”

Biden warns “more people may die” without virus coordination

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President-elect Joe Biden said Monday that President Trump’s stonewalling is putting…
 

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