Month: August 2022

Alex Jones admits in court that the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was ‘100% real’

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Post date August 4, 2022
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Infowars owner and host Alex Jones admitted on Wednesday that the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut did occur. Jones said Wednesday: “Especially since I’ve met the parents. It’s 100% real.”

Jones made the admission during the civil trial that will determine how much the conspiracy theorist owes in defamation damages to the parents of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting. Until Wednesday, Jones had steadfastly claimed that the event was a staged government conspiracy meant to take away Americans’ guns.

The parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, one of the 26 first- grade students and teachers killed in the shooting, are seeking $150 million in damages after Jones repeatedly described the shooting as a “giant hoax” involving government-employed “crisis actors.” During cross-examination, the attorney representing Jesse Lewis’ parents, Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, told the courtroom that Jones’ lawyer sent him an “entire digital copy” of Jones’ cellphone “with every text message you’ve sent for the past two years” over a week ago. The phone also contained financial information pertaining to Jones’ media company that he didn’t turn over during deposition.

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Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski and three others die in Indiana car crash

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Post date August 4, 2022
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Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski died Wednesday in a car crash in her home district, her office announced. She was 58. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office said that Walorski was riding in an SUV with Emma Thomson, 28, a member of her staff, and Zach Potts, 27, chairman of the St. Joseph County Republican Party when another vehicle struck them head-on. Thomson, Potts and the driver of the other vehicle, Edith Schmucker, 56, also died of their injuries.

Walorski’s office confirmed the news in a post on her Twitter account: “Dean Swihart, Jackie’s husband, was just informed by the Elkhart County Sheriff’s office that Jackie was killed in a car accident this afternoon. She has returned home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers.”

President Joe Biden ordered flags to be flown at half-staff Wednesday and Thursday. Biden said: “We may have represented different parties and disagreed on many issues, but she was respected by members of both parties for her work on the House Ways and Means Committee on which she served. We send our deepest condolences to her husband, Dean, to the families of her staff members, Zachery Potts and Emma Thomson, who lost their lives in public service, and to the people of Indiana’s Second District who lost a representative who was one of their own.”

Walorski represented Indiana in Congress since 2013. Before being elected to U.S. Congress in 2012, she served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2005 to 2010. In the U.S. House, she was the ranking member of the House ethics committee and held positions on the ways and means, armed services, budget, Veterans Affairs, and coronavirus crisis committees. She belonged to the Veterinary Medicine, U.S.-Japan and Republican Study caucuses.

Walorski is survived by her husband, Dean Swihart.

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Luke Bryan's planning an epic roller coaster trip for his son's birthday, but don't look for him on the Tilt-A-Whirl

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Post date August 4, 2022
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Luke Bryan is a huge fan of all kinds of roller coasters, but not necessarily all amusement park rides.

“I won't ride, like, a Tilt-A-Whirl or anything that just spins around,” the country superstar tells ABC Audio. “I mean, I can do the loops and twists, but I'm not gonna sit there and do five minutes of high-speed spinning around just to try to make myself throw up.”

Luke feels at home on any coaster — and not just because of “Roller Coaster,” the hit song he put out in 2014.

The singer and his family are embracing their daredevil sides in honor of his son Tate's upcoming 12th birthday: Luke's got an epic, three-day roller coaster and theme park trip planned to celebrate.

That's an appropriate way to celebrate, since Tate's an even bigger thrill seeker than Luke is at theme parks.

“There's physically nothing — I mean, if Tate could go hop on Jeff Bezos' rocket tomorrow, he'd go get on that rocket,” Luke continues. “He's not scared of anything.”

Tate's birthday is August 11. Summer is a pretty festive season in the Bryan household: the singer celebrated his 45th birthday in mid-July.

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LeAnn Rimes to perform holiday show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium

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Post date August 4, 2022
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LeAnn Rimes has announced that she’ll perform a holiday show titled “Joy – The Holiday Show at the Ryman,” at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, December 10. Rimes will perform some of her greatest hits mixed with festive holiday, according to a press release. She will also perform some of her new tracks from her highly-anticipated upcoming album, ‘God’s Work.’ That 12-track project is due on September 16.

Rimes said on Instagram: “nashville!! performing at [the Ryman] always brings me so much joy and this december, i want you all to join in that joy with me! JOY: the holiday show is heading to the mother church for one night only …see you soon ”

Tickets are on sale now at www.ryman.com.

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Beyoncé removes Kelis sample from Renaissance track “Energy” following criticism

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Post date August 4, 2022
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Beyoncé has removed the sample of Kelis‘ 2003 hit “Milkshake” from her Renaissance track “Energy” on Tidal and Apple. Kelis had called out Bey and The Neptunes for allegedly failing to seek permission to use the sample.

Kelis’ “Milkshake,” written by The Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, has only the production duo are credited as songwriters. Upon hearing Energy, Kelis aired her grievances via Instagram. Kelis commented: “My mind is blown too because the level of disrespect and utter ignorance of all 3 parties involved is astounding .” She noted that she found out about the interpolation “the same way everyone else did,” suggesting that she had not gotten a heads up beforehand.

Kelis clearly stated she wasn’t mad about the lift itself, but pointed out that she and Bey have met, know each other and have mutual friends. She said: “not only are we Black female artists in an industry where there’s not many of us. It’s not hard. She can contact, right?”

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Watch Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil make his debut at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry

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Post date August 4, 2022
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Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil played Nashville’s venerable Grand Ole Opry for the first time. The Opry, founded in 1925, hosts the longest-running radio broadcast in the U.S. and often includes a mix of country, Americana, folk, blues and gospel music performed by legendary artists as well as up-and-coming performers.

Neil tweeted about the moment: “OMG we are here live @opry!! thank you @thecherishlee for joining us!!” He made his debut at the Opry performing Motley Crue’s 1985 power ballad “Home Sweet Home,” with the house band and Cherish Lee, daughter of country legend Johnny Lee. You can the performance footage – here.

The official Opry Twitter account noted it includes performer like Neil, from outside of the country-music genre, tweeting: “The Opry has a long-standing tradition of inviting guest artists into the circle, and we were thrilled to continue that tradition with @thevinceneil tonight! Congratulations on your Opry debut!”

Neil will rejoin his Motley Crue bandmates along with co-headliners Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett this weekend when they resume their Stadium Tour, with two performances at Boston’s Fenway Park before wrapping September 9th in Las Vegas.

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Hailee Steinfeld drops new single ‘Coast’ featuring Anderson .Paak

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Post date August 4, 2022
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Actor and singer Hailee Steinfeld has shared the lyric video for her new song, “Coast,” featuring rapper and songwriter Anderson .Paak. You can check out the lyric video: here.

The 25-year-old Steinfeld first announced the song in a social media post on July 20, describing it as the start of a “new chapter.” She wrote: “If you’ve been with me for a while you know this has been a long time coming. If you’re new here… I’m about to release my first song in over a year.”

The single marks Steinfeld’s first music release in two years. She began her solo career in 2015 with her hit song “Love Myself,” the lead single on her debut EP, Haiz. “Love Myself” peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard charts, making it the highest debut for a solo female artist in 17 years. Her second EP, Half Written Story, was released in 2020.

You can stream Coast (featuring Anderson .Paak): here.

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Nashville notes: Cody Johnson, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees + more

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Post date August 3, 2022
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Shania Twain, Steve Wariner and Hillary Lindsey are all part of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame's class of 2022. Other inductees include Gary Nicholson and David Malloy; they will be officially inducted during a gala on October 30.

You can catch Cody Johnson making not one but two appearances on the TODAY show in the weeks ahead. On August 17, he'll perform his song “Human,” and on September 5, he'll return for a performance of “Til You Can't.”

In case you missed it, LoCash and The Beach Boys played back-to-back performances on Good Morning America and GMA3 earlier this week; you can watch them on the show now.

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Cole Swindell shares the Tim McGraw duet he'll never forget: “One of the coolest moments of my career”

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Post date August 3, 2022
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For Cole Swindell, there's not much that can top a live duet with Tim McGraw.

That's exactly what happened last week at Michigan's Faster Horses Festival: Tim and Cole got to share the stage, performing a live rendition of Tim's classic “I Like It, I Love It” as a packed crowd of fans roared along with them.

Cole shared a close-up video of the moment on Instagram this week, introducing the duet by writing, “One of the coolest moments of my career is about to happen,” as the camera pans across him wearing a vintage McGraw shirt.

Flash forward to their time onstage, the two stars hold their microphones up to the crowd as the fans sing the chorus of “I Like It, I Love It” back to them.

“They never sang it back this loud when I covered it in college,” Cole jokes.

“Glad someone captured this because I mayyyy have blacked out up there!” the singer notes at the conclusion of his post.

Cole's 90s country fandom continues to be a big part of his career: His new single, “She Had Me at Heads Carolina,'” pays homage to another 90s classic from Jo Dee Messina.

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“The Little Things”: Kelsea Ballerini teases the release of another Subject to Change track

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Post date August 3, 2022
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Kelsea Ballerini is keeping the new music rolling this Friday with the release of “The Little Things,” another new song off her upcoming Subject to Change album.

She shared the news on social media along with the cover art for her new song, which features images of Kelsea dancing in a flowing dress, set against the same kind of hazy blue backdrop she's used for all her Subject to Change imagery thus far.

Before announcing her new song, she covertly teased the track’s title with an Instagram post earlier this week. Sharing a carousel of snapshots of her favorite recent food, activities and places, she captioned the post, “It's the little things.”

“The Little Things” will follow Kelsea's most recent song release, “Love is a Cowboy.” She has also shared the lead single of Subject to Change, “Heartfirst.”

Subject to Change is due out in full on September 23.