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Suspect arrested after shooting at Halloween party in Texas leaves 1 dead, 9 injured

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Police in Texarkana, Texas confirmed that a suspect was arrested Sunday in a shooting that left one person dead and nine more wounded at a Halloween party in eastern Texas. Texarkana is located on the Texas-Arkansas border, about 180 miles (290 kilometers) east of Dallas.

Police said the suspected shooter, Keuntae McElroy, 21, of Texarkana, Arkansas, turned himself in late Sunday morning, and was booked on one count of felony aggravated assault. Additional charges are expected to be filed on Monday.

Around 200 people were at the party at an event center late Saturday when gunfire erupted. Police said that 10 people who were shot went to two hospitals for treatment, either by ambulance, police unit or private vehicle. A 20-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital. His name has not yet been released. Police said the injuries of the other nine didn’t appear to be life-threatening.

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Country Daypop

Scotty McCreery’s “Five More Minutes” inspires a new Hallmark Christmas film

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Scotty McCreery’s hit single from 2017, “Five More Minutes,” will lend its name to a Hallmark Christmas movie. “Five More Minutes” comes off the track list of McCreery’s 2018 album, Seasons Change, and the song was his first-ever No. 1 hit single

The film, which was inspired by the song, will air on Hallmark’s Movies & Mysteries channel on Nov. 20 at 10PM ET. “Five More Minutes” isn’t a Christmas song, but contains themes such as gratitude and the importance of quality time with family. McCreery, who co-wrote the song with Frank Rogers and Monty Criswell, drew inspiration for the song from his relationship with his grandfather. At the time he tweeted to his followers, “I think I just wrote my favorite song I’ve ever written.”

McCreery will not appear in the Hallmark movie Five More Minutes but will be listed as an executive producer on the project. Though it’s inspired by his song, the new movie isn’t a direct adaption; rather, it “centers around a woman who discovers her late grandfather’s journal during the holiday season, and learns new and surprising things about his life.”

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Country Daypop

Randy Houser to hit the road on his 2022 headlining concert tour

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After co-headlining an acoustic tour with Jamey Johnson earlier this year, Randy Houser will kick off 2022 with a brand new 26-city tour, beginning Jan. 21 and wrapping at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium in mid-March. Rising singer-songwriter Ella Langley will be joining Houser on the road; she has previously opened for Johnson as well as country artists like Riley Green, Montgomery Gentry and Parker McCollum. In a statement, Houser said about the tour: “I’ve been spending a lot of time in the studio recording some songs and it’s time we play some of these live.”

Houser’s last album, Magnolia, arrived in January 2019; it was originally scheduled for release the prior year, but Houser delayed putting it out in order to finish the short film he created to go along with his project. Magnolia contains the singles “What Whiskey Does,” a duet with Hillary Lindsey, and “No Stone Unturned.”

Tickets for Houser’s headlining tour are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

Randy Houser Is Gearing Up For 2022 ‘Randy Houser: Live In Concert’ Tour

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Pop Daypop

Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” returns to No. 1 spot on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

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Billboard reports that Drake’s latest album ‘Certified Lover Boy’ has rebounded to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 as of Sunday, October 31st. The album takes the top spot for a fifth nonconsecutive week on top, moving 74,000 equivalent album units in the past week.

Certified Lover Boy now matches the total weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 by Drake’s previous album, Scorpion, in 2018. Drake’s album Views has spent more weeks at No. 1; it earned the top spot for 13 weeks back in 2016.

Country music star Morgan Wallen took the No. 2 spot with ‘Dangerous: The Double Album;’ Doja Cat‘s ‘Planet Her’ comes in at number three’ Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’ is at number 4, with Youngboy Never Broke Again‘s ‘Sincerely Kentrell’ rounding out the top five.

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Check out Ed Sheeran’s performance on NPR‘s ‘Tiny Desk (Home) Concert’ series

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Ed Sheeran appeared as the featured musical guest on the latest edition of NPR‘s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert video series. Sheeran performed a five-song set with a backing band curated by critically acclaimed producer, songwriter, and musical director Adam Blackstone.

The 30-year-old Sheeran kicked off the concert with his single “Shivers” and followed up with “Make It Rain,” “Overpass Graffiti,” “Visiting Hours” and “Bad Habits.” He also performed the unreleased song called “Overpass Graffiti,” which will be on Sheeran’s forthcoming fourth studio album, =.  Sheeran will release the full album Friday, October 29.

Take a look at Sheeran’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert at the link here.

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