Month: June 2022

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Country Daypop

Zac Brown Band announce deluxe version of ‘The Comeback’

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Zac Brown Band’s album The Comeback will be released as a new deluxe edition this fall, featuring guest appearances from fellow country artists.

Blake Shelton collaborates with the ban on a new version of “Out in the Middle,” ZBB’s current single. The duet version of the song will be out June 22, ahead of the deluxe album’s release day. The group said in a statement: “The Comeback is the best album we’ve ever made, and to rerecord a few tracks with some musical legends was such an honor. Blake Shelton is a country music powerhouse and sharing ‘Out in the Middle’ with him, a song that represents our Southern roots and country pride, is absolutely unreal.”

Added Blake: “I’ve always been a big fan of Zac as an artist and especially as a songwriter. This song in particular really resonated with me. It reminds me of where I was raised and where I come from — out in the middle!”

Pre-orders for the deluxe version of The Comeback start July 15.

Zac Brown Band announces ‘The Comeback’ Deluxe album

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Pop Daypop

Megan Thee Stallion joins Season 2 of Starz’s ‘P-Valley’

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Megan Thee Stallion has joined the cast of Starz’s P-Valley.  The 27-year-old rapper will appear in Season 2 of the drama series. Starz tweeted: “We knew nothing was gettin’ past da #PynkPosse! Ya’ll heard right, thee Houston Hottie herself @theestallion is joining us for season 2!“

P-Valley is based on the play by Katori Hall, who also created the series. It stars Brandee Evans, Nicco Annan, Shannon Thornton, Elarica Johnson, Skyler Joy and J. Alphonse Nicholson. Megan’s voice was heard in Sunday’s episode; the rapper will play the character Tina Snow, named after one of her alter-egos. In addition, Megan has written and recorded an original song for P-Valley that will be featured on the show.

Season 2 follows The Pynk strip club, as it ‘struggles to remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic, a battle for the throne, and the possibility of some new blood shaking up the locker room.’  P-Valley set a record with its Season 2 debut, drawing 4.5 million multiplatform viewers in the United States alone, up 1,018% from its Season 1 debut.

P-Valley Season 2 airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Starz.

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Pop Daypop

Members of BTS announce indefinite hiatus to focus on their solo careers

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BTS’s band members—who include RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook—announced they are taking a hiatus in a video posted to social media on June 14.  The K-pop stars didn’t note how long the hiatus will last, but expressed their desire to explore solo projects.

The band said: “.. BTS was different from other groups, but the problem with K-pop and the whole idol system is that they don’t give you time to mature. You have to keep producing music and keep doing something.  We can’t help but think of our fans no matter what, we want to be the kind of artists that are remembered by our fans. I think now we’re starting to think about what kind of artists we each want to be remembered by our fansI think that’s why we’re going through a rough patch right now, we’re trying to find our identity and that’s an exhausting and long process.” 

As other members teared up as they discussed the break, RM said: “I want BTS to go on for a long time. We have to go through this to do that. I want it to last long and for BTS to last long, I think I have to retain who I am.” 

Jungkook said: “We’re each going to take some time to have fun and experience lots of things. We promise we will return someday, even more mature than we are now.  There’s so much more to come.”

BTS started forming in 2010 after Big Hit Entertainment founder Bang Si-hyuk recruited RM followed by Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook, with the band officially debuting in 2013. BTS experienced a surge of popularity in 2015 and had become a global phenomenon by 2017, earning two Grammy nominations, six no. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and an ARMY of fans.

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Go Country 105

Nashville notes: Luke Bryan in Vegas, Breland's debut album & more

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Carrie Underwood is performing on ?The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ?tonight, June 14. It airs at 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC. 

Presale tickets for the six new dates of Luke Bryan‘s Las Vegas residency are available now through Sunday. Tickets go on sale to the general public Monday at 1 p.m. ET. 

Breland has announced that he’ll release his debut album, Cross Country, on September 9. It features his brand new single, “Natural.” 

Folds of Honor Tennessee raised more than $65,000 at the Rock N’ Jock Celebrity Softball Game last week. Kane Brown, Hardy, Jameson Rodgers and Ernest were among the participants. 

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Carly Pearce overjoyed by generosity of fans who helped raised $10K at Carly's Closet

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Carly Pearce‘s wardrobe is raking in the dough. 

The inaugural Carly’s Closet event hosted during CMA Fest last week raised more than $10,000 for Music Health Alliance. The event saw the ACM Award winner donating outfits worn at various awards shows and public events for fans to purchase, with all of the proceeds going toward Music Health Alliance’s mission to connect members of the music industry with access to health care. 

The hit singer took to Instagram to share her gratitude to fans for showing up and making the Nashville event a success, posting photos that show her posing with a black-and-white polka dot shirt and a floral dress in front of a clothing rack as a bunch of smiling fans gather around her.  

“I am overjoyed by your generosity. I loved meeting you and looking in your shopping bags to see what you purchased. I am thrilled that so many of my clothes have a new home.and that we are helping the people who make the music in the process,” she said in the caption, while also hinting, “Shall we do it again next year?!”

The Kentuckian continues on the road this summer as part of Kenny Chesney‘s Here and Now Tour. 

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“This is a special one”: Chris Young's 37th birthday is connected to his debut hit

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Chris Young recently celebrated his 37th birthday, and it has a special connection to one of his many #1 hits. 

On June 12, the country singer turned 37 and honored the occasion by posting a photo of himself holding a pair of balloons of the numbers “3” and “7” in addition to thanking those in his inner circle that reached out with their messages of support. 

Additionally, the hitmaker also noted that it took 37 weeks for his first #1 single, “Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song),” to reach the summit in 2009. 

“Shoutout to all the friends/fam/etc that have reached out with Happy Birthday messages! My first number one single went number one in 37 weeks so this is a special one,” he writes alongside the cheerful photo, adding, #cheers #birthday #famousfriends.

Chris has another hit on his hands as his current single, “At the End of a Bar” featuring Mitchell Tenpenny, is in the top 15 at country radio. 

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“It's gonna be a hell of a time!”: Cole Swindell books Back Down to the Bar Tour

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Cole Swindell is heading “Back Down to the Bar” with a headlining tour this fall. 

After concluding his Down to the Bar Tour in April, the country hitmaker couldn’t wait to get back out on the road, so he’s booked a string of dates on the Back Down to the Bar Tour, kicking off on September 23 in Texas.

The 19-date trek takes him and opening acts, Ashley Cooke and Dylan Marlowe, all across the country, including stops in Boston, Nashville, Tulsa, Orlando and other major cities before wrapping up on November 19. 

“Well. we had so much fun on the Down to the Bar tour that we decided to do it all over again in the fall with my friends @theashleycooke and @dylanmarlowemusic,” Cole expressed on Instagram. “Can't wait to see y'all out there and play this new music for you. It's gonna be a hell of a time!” 

Cole released his new album, Stereotype, in April. It features two consecutive #1 hits, “Single Saturday Night” and “Never Say Never” with Lainey Wilson. 

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Luke Bryan adds six dates to Las Vegas residency

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Luke Bryan is extending his stay in Las Vegas. 

The country superstar has added six new dates to his Vegas residency at the Resorts World Theatre and will close out the year with shows on November 30 and December 2, 3, 7, 9 and 10. 

The “One Margarita” hitmaker will also spend part of his summer at Resorts World, with previously scheduled shows on June 15, 17, 18, 22, 24 and 25 as well as three shows in August and September before hitting the road on his annual Farm Tour.

Among the hits Luke has performed since launching the residency in February are “That’s My Kinda Night,” “Crash My Party” and “Country Girl (Shake it For Me).” His elaborate set features an innovative stage that moves to the beat of his songs and a catwalk suspended above the ceiling.  

Tickets for the new shows go on sale to the public on June 20 at 1 p.m. ET. 

Carrie Underwood and Luke’s fellow American Idol judge Katy Perry also have residencies at the resort. 

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News Daypop

Yellowstone National Park shuts down all entrances amid heavy flooding conditions

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On Monday, Yellowstone National Park closed all entrances into the park amid heavy flooding conditions which caused rockslides, mudslides on roadways, and power outages in multiple areas of the park. The National Park Service (“NPS “) said in a statement: “Effective immediately, no inbound visitor traffic will be allowed into the park until conditions stabilize and the park can assess damage to roads and bridges and other facilities. This includes visitors with lodging and camping reservations.” In a statement earlier Monday morning, the NPS said visitors currently in the northern portion of the park were being evacuated.

Yellowstone National Park said in a Facebook post: “Effective immediately, all entrances to Yellowstone National Park are temporarily CLOSED due to substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides on roadways from recent unprecedented amounts of rainfall and flooding. No inbound traffic is allowed “until the conditions stabilize and the park can assess damage to roads and bridges. The North, Northeast, West, South and East entrances are all closed.”

The NPS added that due to heavy rainfall expected over the next several days, roads may be closed “for an extended period of time,” and those who plan to visit the park “in the upcoming weeks should pay close attention to the status of road conditions.   Multiple sections of roads throughout the park have been washed out between Gardiner and Cooke City, Montana, and multiple bridges may be affected. Multiple roads in the southern portion of the park are also on the verge of being flooded, further restricting access.”

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Bear market hits Wall Street as Dow Jones tumbles 876 points, stocks, bonds, crypto dive

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Wall Street plunged into what’s called a bear market on Monday, as investors grew increasingly fearful about a fragile economy and rising interest rates. The S&P 500 was more than 20% below its record set early this year.

The Dow (INDU) sank 876 points or 2.8%. The Nasdaq was down by 4.7% and has tumbled more than 10% in the past two trading sessions.

On Wall Street, the S&P 500 fell 151.23 points to 3,749.63 and dropped 21.8% below its record set early this year to put it into what investors call a bear market.  Prices fell worldwide for everything from bonds to bitcoin, and some of the sharpest drops hit what had been big winners of the easier low-rate era, such as high-growth technology stocks and other former darlings of investors. Tesla slumped 7.1%, and Amazon dropped 5.5%. GameStop tumbled 8.4%.

Some of the biggest hits came for cryptocurrencies, which soared early in the pandemic. Bitcoin dropped more than 14% from a day earlier and dropped below $23,400, putting it back to where it was in late 2020 and down from a peak of $68,990 late last year.

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