Month: November 2022

Suspect killed after murdering family of teen he had catfished online

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Post date November 29, 2022
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A former Virginia state law enforcement officer was killed during a shootout with police, after he allegedly “catfished” a teenage girl online before traveling to Riverside, California, and killing her family. County authorities said the suspect, Austin Lee Edward, 28, died in the shootout.

Three victims were discovered on Friday while investigating a house fire. Police also received a report of a girl “who appeared distressed” while getting into a car with a man, Riverside police said. Police said the teen’s family members were found dead in the house from apparent homicides: the teen’s grandparents, 69-year-old Mark Winek; his wife, 65-year-old Sharie Winek; and the teen’s mother, 38-year-old Brooke Winek. The fire appears to have been intentionally set, police said, adding that the causes of death were still pending.

Authorities said they spotted Edwards driving with the teen several hours after the victims were found. Edwards allegedly led deputies on a chase and fired shots at them, losing control of his car and drove off the road. Deputies then fired at Edwards who was declared dead at the scene The teen was rescued and was not injured, according to police.

Detectives said Edwards had worked for the Virginia State Police until recently employed at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in the state of Virginia. Riverside police said they determined Edwards met the teen online through “‘catfishing,’ where someone pretends to be a different person than they actually are. Police believe that after Edwards developed a relationship with the girl online, he drove to Riverside, parked in a neighbor’s driveway, went to the girl’s home and killed her family. Edwards then allegedly took the teen and drove away.

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Country Daypop

Shania Twain to release ‘Come On Over (Special Edition)’

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Post date November 29, 2022
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In honor of its 25th anniversary, Shania Twain is releasing a special edition of her blockbuster album, Come On Over, with help from some famous friends. Come On Over was released on November 4, 1997, and now Twain is partnering with Apple Music to release Come On Over (Special Edition). Twain shared on Instagram: “From Apple Music (and me!)…. with love! I wanted to Come On Over turning 25 with a special @applemusic gift for you all – We’ve given these songs a refresh with #SpatialAudio in Dolby Atmos AND there’s a couple of special duet versions with some dear friends of mine to enjoy too.”

Come On Over was the biggest-selling studio album by a female artist of all time, and is also the best-selling country music album in history. Twain posted on Instagram: “…Crazy. I couldn’t even imagine that in my wildest dreams! Thank you — Actually I should probably do something to celebrate it, right??” The deluxe edition adds four live recordings to the original 16-song track list, including a duet between Twain and Elton John on “You’re Still the One” recorded live in 1999 in Miami, and a live rendition of the same song with Coldplay’s Chris Martin, recorded in Las Vegas in 2022. Twain also teams up with Nick Jonas on “Party For Two,” which the duo performed at Stagecoach Festival in 2017.

Twain will release her sixth studio album, Queen of Me, on February 3, before embarking on the Queen of Me Tour, which kicks off on April 28 in Spokane, Washington.

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Country Daypop

Sam Hunt drops music video for new song “Start Nowhere”

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Post date November 29, 2022
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Sam Hunt is sharing the video for his new song “Start Nowhere”, co-written by Hunt, Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally, and Josh Osborne. The track follows Hunt’s tenth career No. 1, “Wishful Drinking” with Ingrid Andress, which topped the Country Aircheck charts last week.

The accompanying music video for “Start Nowhere” features a compilation of Hunt’s family home movies and showing Hunt with his brothers, parents, family, and friends in his hometown of Cedartown, GA. Hunt posted on social media: “When you grow up in a small town, you love where you’re from, you are where you’re from, and you answer the call of adventure when you turn 18 and take off out into the big wide world. If you stay gone too long without coming home, you can get a little disconnected. Sometimes the only way to get your feet back on the ground is to go back home where you grew up.”

Hunt said to People: “I connect with that video so much. How much of this is me just connecting to my family and how much of it is just stepping outside myself and just appreciating the nostalgia of that era — just the love in mom’s eyes and all the things that show up there that are just real and authentic?”

Take a look at the video for “Start Nowhere” – here.

Sam Hunt Longs for Home on Nostalgic New Song “Start Nowhere”

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Pop Daypop

HBO Max announces Dec. 31 release date for ‘Lizzo: Live in Concert’

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Post date November 29, 2022
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HBO Max plans to air Lizzo: Live in Concert on Dec. 31. Lizzo tweeted: “SAD YOU MISSED MY L.A. SHOWS? I GOT SOMETHING FOR THAT FOMO!! LIZZO: LIVE IN CONCERT STREAMING 12/31!!! ONLY ON @hbomax ”

The program was filmed during the artist’s ‘The Special Tour’ earlier this month at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif,, and is billed as “the culmination” of her documentary ‘Love, Lizzo,‘ which premiered November 24 on HBO Max. Lizzo was joined by her band The Lizzbians and The Little Bigs, The Big Grrrls and special guests Cardi B, SZA and Missy Elliott.

Lizzo will also receive the People’s Champion Award at next month’s People’s Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Lizzo: Live in Concert premieres December 31 on HBO Max.

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The Weeknd announces second leg of ‘After Hours Til Dawn Tour’

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Post date November 29, 2022
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The Weeknd has announced the second leg of his After Hours Til Dawn Tour, taking place in Europe and Latin America. The After Hours Til Dawn Tour kicked off in July of this year and is in support of The Weeknd’s fifth and sixth studio albums — After Hours and Dawn FM, with the North American leg grossing over $130 million.

The second leg of the tour is set to include over 27 shows and will kick-off on June 10 at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, UK. The tour will hit major cities including Amsterdam, Oslo, London, Paris, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Santiago and more, with additional dates set to be announced.

Select tickets go on sale on Friday, December 2 – here.

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Go Country 105

Nashville notes: Country mamas get the spotlight, Old Dominion adds some shows + more

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Post date November 28, 2022
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Moms of country superstars like Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett take their turn in the spotlight in a new, interview-format podcast called Got it From My Mama, hosted by Jennifer Vickery Smith. The bi-weekly podcast launches November 29.

Old Dominion have added a few new dates to their early 2023 No Bad Vibes Tour. Check out their website to see the updated tour calendar.

An AXS TV special called Home for the Holidays heads up the channel's lineup of holiday content this Saturday. The feel-good special features Ashley McBryde, Travis Tritt, Runaway June and more, and it benefits the families of first responders via the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

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Blake Shelton lends his voice to GoodNoise Tom Petty cover for a charitable cause

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Post date November 28, 2022
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Blake Shelton takes lead vocals on a new, all-star cover of Tom Petty's “I Won't Back Down,” as part of an initiative celebrating the launch of philanthropic-driven music station GoodNoise.io.

The Eagles' Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit join the country superstar on guitar and bass, while Guns N' Roses' Matt Sorum contributes drums to the performance. Also featured on the track are the musicians of Miraculous Love Kids, a nonprofit school that supports young women from Afghanistan who have faced violence and discrimination.

Proceeds from this single support Miraculous Love Kids' continuing mission. GoodNoise.io adopts a “pay what you want” business model, so listeners can choose their donation amount — or donate nothing at all — when they listen to the song.

Miraculous Love Kids will continue to work with GoodNoise.io in soon-to-come endeavors, including an NFT project.

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Brett Young counts down to 2023 headlining trek, 5, Tour, 3, 2, 1

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Post date November 28, 2022
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Brett Young has unveiled a series of headlining dates for spring 2023. Billed as the 5, Tour, 3, 2, 1 tour, the trek kicks off in Columbus, Ohio, on March 30.

Over the next couple of months, Brett will hit 17 cities, wrapping in late May with a stop in Los Angeles. It's possible he might add more dates, as he invited fan suggestions for more stops when he announced his new tour.

“Any cities we missed? Drop it in the comments below,” Brett wrote. “See y'all soon!”

Morgan Evans is joining Brett on all the dates of the 5, Tour, 3, 2, 1 tour, and Ashley Cooke is rounding out the bill for all but one show. Tickets go on sale this Friday, December 2, at 10 a.m. local time.

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Shania Twain adds five dates to her 2023 Queen of Me Tour

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Post date November 28, 2022
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As dates on Shania Twain's upcoming Queen of Me Tour are quickly selling out, the singer announced on social media that she's adding five stops to the trek to accommodate fan demand.

Shania's new dates beef up her string of shows both in the U.S. and internationally. She's now playing second nights in Moncton, New Brunswick, and Glasgow in the U.K. She’s also adding Bethel, N.Y.; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Leeds, U.K., to her list of destination cities.

Tickets for the recently-added shows go on sale December 2 at 10 a.m. local time, but Citi cardholders will have access to a special pre-sale.

The Queen of Me Tour kicks off in April in Spokane, Washington. The trek takes its name from Shania's upcoming Queen of Me album, which will come out in February and is her first full-length collection of new music since 2017.

In the meantime, Shania is tiding fans over with the release of a deluxe edition of her 1997 album, Come On Over, featuring a handful of live additions to the track list. The newly-added songs are all live duets: Versions of “You're Still the One” with Chris Martin and Elton John are included, as is a rendition of “Party for Two” that Shania performed with Nick Jonas in 2017.

The deluxe version of Come on Over arrives as part of Apple Music's From Apple Music With Love holiday series.

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“New Friends”: Lainey Wilson tucks another new song into a 'Yellowstone' episode

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Post date November 28, 2022
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During Sunday night's Yellowstone episode, Lainey Wilson fans might have picked up on something exciting and new: The singer had a new song, called “New Friends,” featured in the soundtrack of the episode.

“Surprise!” she wrote on social media after the fact. “I had another new song hiding in tonight's episode when Jamie and Sarah were flirting at the bar.”

Yellowstone has featured Lainey's music in its soundtrack ever since season three; tracks like “Small Town Girl,” “Straight Up Sideways,” “Workin' Overtime” and, most recently, “Smell Like Smoke” have all made appearances in the show.

Lainey herself appears in the show's current season, too. When season five premiered, she made her acting debut as a musician named Abby.

Not only is “New Friends” featured in the TV show, but Lainey also added the song to the track list of her recently-released album, Bell Bottom Country. That project came out at the end of last month. It’s available to listen to now.