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Florida Sen. Rick Scott endorses Donald Trump over Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2024 presidential race

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Florida Sen. Rick Scott has endorsed former President Donald Trump over his home-state governor, Ron DeSantis. Scott wrote in an op-ed published in Newsweek: “I support my friend President Donald J. Trump to be the 47th president of the United States and encourage every Republican to unite behind his efforts to win back the White House.”  Scott called for Republicans to unite behind the party’s 2024 front-runner.

Scott joins most Republicans in Florida’s US House delegation in endorsing the former president over DeSantis. The Florida GOP will host all the candidates on Saturday at an event that will test the strength of DeSantis and Trump among state Republicans. DeSantis spokesman Andrew Romeo did not directly address Scott’s endorsement of Trump, but noted that the governor “has the support of almost all Florida elected officials because he worked with them to deliver historic results for the conservative movement. The governor will win his home state because Floridians want to see a fighter who will bring the same type of results-oriented leadership to Washington that he has provided in the Sunshine State.”

Scott has previously supported Trump over one of his state’s senators. In 2016, Sen. Marco Rubio and former Gov. Jeb Bush were both seeking the GOP nomination for president, when Scott, then Florida’s governor, wrote an op-ed in support of Trump as a figure who was “capturing the frustration of many Americans… with new ideas and new energy.”   In addition, Scott and DeSantis have had a strained relationship dating back to 2018 when voters elected DeSantis governor and Scott to the US Senate.  Scott at the time opted against joining the rest of the newly elected senators in Washington for their swearing-in, choosing instead to remain on as Florida governor until DeSantis’ inauguration.

Scott was one of eight Republican senators to object to the certification of 2020 election results and has been a defender of the former president, despite his legal troubles. In his Newsweek op-ed, Scott did not mention DeSantis by name, but noted that any of the Republican 2024 candidates “would be a better president than Joe Biden … But Republican voters are making their voices heard loud and clear. They want to return to the leadership of Donald Trump.”

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Cornell cancels classes due to ‘extraordinary stress’ from antisemitic threats

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Cornell University has canceled Friday classes due to “extraordinary stress”, after a junior at the university was federally charged with making antisemitic threats.

The school paper The Cornell Daily Sun reported that Friday will serve as a “community day,” according to an email to students and staff from Provost Michael Kotlikoff and Christine Lovely, the vice president and chief human resources officer. The email read: “No classes will be held, and faculty and staff will be excused from work, except for employees who provide essential services. We hope that everyone will use this restorative time to take care of yourselves and reflect on how we can nurture the kind of caring, mutually supportive community that we all value.”

It comes after officials at the university said antisemitic “threats of violence” appeared online over the weekend.  Federal prosecutors in the Northern District of New York said that Patrick Dai, a 21-year-old junior at the Ivy League school, was charged on Tuesday with posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications. Prosecutors said that in an online discussion board, Dai allegedly threatened to “shoot up” a campus building. In another post, he said he would “stab” or “slit the throat” of Jewish men, and rape or throw off a cliff Jewish women he encounters on campus. He also said he would behead Jewish babies and threatened to “bring an assault rifle to campus and shoot all you” Jewish people.  School officials said that the threats specifically named the school’s Center for Jewish Living.

Dai appeared in federal court Wednesday but did not enter a plea. He was assigned a federal public defender during the initial court appearance, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for Nov. 15.  Tensions increased at the Ithaca, NY campus after university police on Wednesday received a report of a male subject displaying a pistol on campus. A search was conducted and police said the report was “unfounded.” University President Martha E. Pollack also said in a statement Wednesday that the crime alert was unsubstantiated, but that “it adds to the stress we are all feeling .. Cornell Police continue to have an increased presence on campus, and especially in high-priority areas.”

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Cody Johnson recounts immediately resonating with Leather's title track

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Cody Johnson‘s highly anticipated new album, Leather, has arrived.

Naming his record after the title track was something Cody decided serendipitously after a chat with Ian Munsick, who co-wrote the song.

“Ian Munsick had just started being on tour with us and we’re still on the bus. We were just getting to know each other, picking songs and this and that,” Cody recalls. “He plays me the song called ‘Leather,’ and I said, ‘Buddy, what the hell was that?’ And he’s like, ‘I just wrote it. I wrote it about my brothers, they’re cowboys.’ And I said, ‘What are you going to do with it?’ He’s like, ‘Well, I’m not really a cowboy, you know?'”

Because Cody loved the song so much, he immediately made a promise.

“I was like, ‘Give it to me. I’ll cut it.’ He goes, ‘Really?’ I said, ‘Not only will I cut it, I’ll name my album after it.’ And he said, ‘I didn’t know you were cutting a record.’ And I said, ‘Well, I didn’t either till right now,'” he recounts.

“Leather” encapsulates who Cody is to a T.

“My wife said that [the] second verse is as autobiographical of me as it possibly gets. I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing, but being a cowboy is not easy. If it was easy, everybody would do it,” he says.

“There’s a rough and tough and there’s a grit and there’s a line of morality that’s very hard to stand up for a lot of times in today’s society,” Cody explains. “Where I come from, yes still means yes and no means no. It’s black and white, there’s no gray area. And that’s hard for a lot of people in this world to swallow nowadays.”

Leather is out wherever you enjoy music.

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Jon Pardi postpones additional tour dates due to COVID diagnosis

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One week after Jon Pardi had to cancel a handful of tour dates due to illness, the singer took to X to give his fans a health update and announced he will be postponing more upcoming shows.

Pardi shared in a video on his socials: “What’s up, everybody? Just gonna cut right to the chase. I have to reschedule this weekend. Also I now have COVID. Presley has COVID, Summer’s probably got COVID. It’s been going around my family and band and crew. So, the best thing to do is just reschedule. There’s nothing fun about this, I hate it.” Pardi ended the video with an apology and urged everyone to “be safe out there,”  and captioned the video with rescheduled dates from last week’s postponed shows, adding: “Rescheduled dates from last weekend on sale now. New dates for Idaho and Montana coming soon. Hold onto your tickets.”

Pardi’s November 2nd concert at Nampa, Idaho’s Ford Idaho Center Arena, his November 3rd show at the Adams Center in Missoula, Montana, and Saturday’s show at the First Interstate Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana are cancelled. If his health improves, the next stop on Pardi’s Mr. Saturday Night Tour will be on Thursday, November 16 at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario, Canada. There are 14 dates left on the Mr. Saturday Night World Tour, including the as-yet-announced rescheduled dates for this weekend’s shows.

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Reba McEntire to livestream sold-out ‘Reba and Friends’ Ryman event

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Reba McEntire is teaming up with streaming service Veeps to livestream her sold-out Not That Fancy: An Evening with Reba & Friends event, airing live from Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on November 5, 2023 at 8:30pm.

Hosted by her ‘Reba’ co-star Melissa Peterman, McEntire’s one-night-only special will feature personal stories from Reba about her New York Times bestselling book, Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots. Reba will also perform many of her biggest hits including “Seven Minutes in Heaven” from her latest album, Not That Fancy.

Not That Fancy: An Evening with Reba & Friends is available to stream for free for Veeps All Access subscribers. Fans can also purchase a show ticket for $12.99 at veeps.com.

Veeps to livestream An Evening With Reba & Friends at The Ryman

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BTS’ Jungkook drops new ‘Seven’ and ‘3D’ remixes ft David Guetta and MK

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BTS’ Jung Kook joined forces with David Guetta for a new remixe of “Seven” (featuring Latto), and teamed with DJ and producer MK (Marc Kinchen) for a new remix “3D” (featuring Jack Harlow).

“Seven” previously landed at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, dominating the summer charts. The September release of “3D” debuted at No. 5 on Billboard Hot 100. Earlier this month, Jung Kook released 3D: The Remixes featuring AG Cook Remix, Clean Version, Sped Up and Slowed Down. Several remixes of “Seven” have been shared since the original was released in July.

Jung Kook is also set to release his first solo album Golden on November 3rd via BigHit Music; the new album consists of 11 tracks including the main track “Standing Next to You,” global hits “Seven,” “3D,” and more.  To grab a copy of Golden, head here.

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Sabrina Carpenter shares video for ‘Feather’

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Sabrina Carpenter dropped the music video for her song “Feather,” which is featured as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of her fifth studio album Emails I Can’t Send. The deluxe version also features the songs “Opposite,” “Lonesome” and “Things I Wish You Said.”

“Feather” is the latest song off Emails I Can’t Send to get the music video treatment, following “Nonsense,” “Because I Liked a Boy,” “Fast Times” and “Skinny Dipping.”

The singer and actress, 24, will continue touring in support of Taylor Swift on the international leg of her “The Eras Tour.”

Watch the “Feather” music video – here.

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Nashville notes: Chris Stapleton's listening party + Eric Church's merch sale

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Indie record stores nationwide are hosting a special listening party for Chris Stapleton‘s Higher on November 7, three days ahead of its November 10 release. You can visit chrisstapleton.com to find a participating record store near you.

Eric Church is holding his 2023 Chief Merchandise Holiday Sale all month long. You can shop the discounted merch items now at Eric’s merch store.

Kassi Ashton is set to release a cover of Christina Aguilera‘s “Genie in a Bottle” on November 3. You can preview the single cover art now on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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Get ready for Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Christmas

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, especially at Dollywood.

The theme park’s annual Smoky Mountain Christmas event is set to return on Saturday, November 4. A 15-time winner for Best Theme Park Christmas Event, the festival will feature over six million dazzling lights, Christmas trees, special holiday shows, delectable Christmastime food such as turkey skillets and eggnog cupcakes, and more.

“Christmas is the time when the love of family, the joy of togetherness and the hope of a brighter tomorrow all seem to shine the brightest,” says Dolly Parton. “It's also the time of year when those special family memories and traditions just seem to mean the most to us all.”

“I want our guests this Christmas season to celebrate that special light while they are here with us. I hope they'll stop and enjoy the moments spent together in the beauty of this special place,” she adds. “Those are the moments that everyone will remember many years from now-when the kids are grown up with kids of their own, and the whole family is reminiscing about special times during Christmases past.”

For more information and to grab tickets, visit dollywood.com.

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Carrie Underwood is honored to be nominated for CMA Entertainer of the Year

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Being nominated for the coveted CMA Entertainer of the Year award is not something Carrie Underwood takes lightly.

She’s grateful and honored for the nod and opportunity to vie for the award alongside superstars who, like her, have worked tirelessly on their craft.

“It is, I mean, obviously such an honor to be nominated in [the] Entertainer of the Year [category]. Obviously, that's such a tough category to be in, because there's just so – I don't even want to call it competition – there's just so many hardworking artists out there that are just pouring themselves and their time and their energy and their love and their artistry into what they do,” says Carrie.

“Just to even be in the final category is just absolutely amazing and hopefully, above all, we can all just remember that it's a celebration of a great year in country music and in our careers as artists,” she shares. “We'll just see what happens, but definitely excited to be in that category.”

Also nominated for Entertainer of the Year are Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson. 

The 57th CMA Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, airs live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, November 8, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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