Month: July 2024

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Country Daypop

Take a listen to Luke Bryan’s ‘Mind Of A Country Boy’

Luke Bryan at the Academy of Country Music Awards 2018 at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 15^ 2018 in Las Vegas^ NV

Luke Bryan has shared his single “Mind Of A Country Boy”, written by Luke, Ben Hayslip, Dallas Davidson, and Rhett Atkins (‘The Peach Pickers’) and co-produced by Jeff Stevens and Jody Stevens. The song is part of new music from Bryan expected later this year.

Bryan says of the track: “Every time I get in a room with The Peach Pickers we have so much fun because we have so much in common. This song not only shows what can run through my mind but also what most us country boys think about on any given day. The girl we love, outdoors, life and not getting above our raising.”

Bryan’s Mind Of A Country Boy Tour will features special guests throughout the tour, including: Tenille Arts, Chayce Beckham, George Birge, Dillon Carmichael, HunterGirl, Ella Langley, Chase Matthew, Meghan Patrick, Lily Rose, Josh Ross, Alana Springsteen, Zach Top, Vincent Mason, Tucker Wetmore, Dylan Schneider and DJ Rock.

The includes two stadium dates this year — Truist Field in Atlanta on August 17 with Bailey Zimmerman, Kameron Marlowe and Chayce Beckham; and Wrigley Field in Chicago on August 25 with Bailey Zimmerman, Tracy Lawrence and Chayce Beckham.

Take a listen to ‘Mind Of A Country Boy’ – here.

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Country Daypop

Lainey Wilson shares videos for ‘Hang Tight Honey’ and ‘4x4xU’

Lainey Wilson at the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Jon Bon Jovi at the Convention Center on February 2^ 2024 in Los Angeles^ CA. LOS ANGELES - FEB 2

Lainey Wilson is sharing more music off her forthcoming new album, Whirlwind, set to drop on Aug. 23.

Wilson first dropped the music video for ‘Hang Tight Honey,’ the lead single from the project. Hang Tight Honey, written by Wilson, Driver Williams, Jason Nix, and Paul Sikes, and produced by Jay Joyce, currently sits in the top 20 on the country radio charts. Lainey wrote on her socials: Hang Tight Honey 🍯 the official music video is out now.  In more ways than one, “4x4xU” is a continuation of my story and a direct follow-up to Hang Tight Honey. So we had to make a couple music videos to match 😉 The “4x4xU” music video will be out tomorrow at 1pm ET!  Check out the “Hang Tight Honey” music video now and tune in to the “4x4xU” video premiere tomorrow!”  

Wilson later released the single “4x4xU”, the third song from her forthcoming Whirlwind album following “Country’s Cool Again” and “Hang Tight Honey.” Co-written by Wilson, Jon Decious and Aaron Raitiere, “4x4xU” was produced by frequent collaborator Jay Joyce.  Wilson posted on her social media: “This album kept me in touch with reality while I was getting my footing living the dream. As I continue to share my story, I hope you find yours in mine. This one’s about feeling at home with the one you love. That’s a special sense of peace and freedom if you ask me.  Share this one with someone who makes you feel like you.  “4x4xU” the song and music video are both out now.”

Check out the video for ‘Hang Tight Honey‘ – here;  and see the video for “4x4xU” – here.
Pre-save ‘Whirlwind‘ out August 23 – here.

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Pop Daypop

Kendrick Lamar shares video for “Not Like Us”

Kendrick Lamar at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards held at the Forum in Inglewood^ USA on August 27^ 2017.

After months of feuding with Drake, Kendrick Lamar has released the video for his chart-topping Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us,’ directed by Lamar and his pgLang co-founder and collaborator, Dave Free.

Out of all the songs released during Drake and Lamar’s diss-track war, ‘Not Like Us’ became the biggest hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The video for “Not Like Us” video features celebrity cameos from producer DJ Mustard (wearing a Toronto Blue Jays cap in a subtle dig towards Toronto-native Drake), Tommy the Clown, Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, Schoolboy Q and NBA star DeMar DeRozan.

Also featured in the visual is Lamar dancing with his fiancée, Whitney Alford, and their two children. The video comes after Lamar, 37, held his ‘The Pop Out: Ken and Friends’ in Inglewood, CA last month on Juneteenth.

Take a look at the video for ‘Not Like Us’ – here.

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Pop Daypop

BTS’ Jimin to relese second solo album ‘Muse’ on July 19

Jimin of BTS backstage at show

BTS’s Jimin is set to release his second solo album, Muse, on July 19th via BigHit Music.

Jimin revealed the full track list for MUSE, with the seven-song LP featuring the intro song “Rebirth,” as well as “Interlude : Showtime,” the pre-release song “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” (featuring Loco), “Slow Dance” (featuring Sofia Carson), as well as “Be Mine,” “Who” and “Closer Than This” (which dropped in December.) Other contributors to the album include Tommy Brown, as well as producers Pdogg, GHSTLOOP and EVAN, who also worked on Jimin’s first solo album, 2023’s FACE, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart.

BTS’s agency, BigHit Music, said on social media that MUSE explores the theme of love and the journey of finding inspiration. The 28-year-old singer has contributed to writing lyrics and composing six of the songs, promising an intimate look into his artistic vision, and the announcement from BIGHIT Music featured a vintage feel via images of old-school cassette tapes representing each song, with an overarching theme of “love” connecting all the tracks.

Jimin is still in the midst of his 18-month mandatory South Korean military service, which he began in December; bandmate Jin recently became the first member of BTS to finish his service. Ahead of the album’s release, Jimin will unveil content to promote the album, which he prepared before his enlistment, according to the agency.

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News Daypop

2 killed, 19 injured in shooting at Detroit block party

Detroit Police car. Detroit^ MI^ USA^ 2021-05-29

A mass shooting left two people dead and 19 injured early Sunday at a block party in Detroit’s notorious gang-riddled “Red Zone.” The shooting unfolded at approximately 2:25 a.m. during a block party on the city’s east side near Wish Egan Field in the Mohican Regent neighborhood, according to police.

Michigan State Police confirmed on X that two fatalities occurred and 19 others were injured in the shooting: “The Michigan State Police is assisting the Detroit Police Department on a shooting investigation through our partnership on the Homicide Task Force.”

A 22-year-old unidentified man allegedly opened fire in the area dubbed the “Red Zone” by the local Seven Miles Bloods Street Gang (per Click On Detroit.). A 20-year-old woman was fatally shot in the head and a 21-year-old man killed by a bullet to his back, the outlet said, with all of Sunday’s victims ranged from 17 to 28 years old. One of the victims — a 17-year-old girl — is in critical condition, with thirteen others listed in serious condition. The man who opened fire was shot in his left leg and taken into custody, and is hospitalized in stable condition.

Per NBC affiliate WDIV, Michigan State Police are assisting the Detroit Police Department in the investigation through its joint Homicide Task Force, and said that there is not a suspect in custody after the incident.

City council president Mary Sheffield said in a statement on X: “I was saddened and utterly disgusted to learn of today’s early morning mass shooting on Detroit’s east side, where 21 young people, average age of 19, were shot with two of them succumbing to their injuries. This unspeakable tragedy is yet another reminder that gun violence is an epidemic in Detroit and across this Nation. We must chart a new course of action and I’m calling for an all-hands-on-deck approach to ending the senseless killings and destruction of families in our community…my heart and prayers go out to the victims and their loved ones.”

Michigan State Police have asked anyone with information about the shooting to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.

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Driver under arrest for DWI after crash into holiday crowd that killed 3, injured 8 in NYC park

Towers of the East River Co-ops (1956) in the Lower East Side^ NYC. In the foreground is the East River and East River Park under renovation.New York^ NY - August 13^ 2022

The man suspected of killing three people and injuring eight others after crashing into a crowd during an Independence Day celebration at a New York City park on Manhattan’s Lower East Side has been arrested and is accused of driving under the influence.

Per NBC News, the driver was identified by police as Daniel C. Hyden, 44, of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey. NYPD say that he was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, eight counts of assault, one count of driving without a license in the second degree and one count of driving while intoxicated. Hyden is alleged to have driven his gray Ford F-150 pickup “at a high rate of speed when he failed to navigate the road and struck 11 pedestrians” — running through an intersection, up onto the sidewalk and striking the crowd at Corlears Hook Park in Manhattan around 8:55 p.m. According to a criminal complaint from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Hyden was additionally charged with three counts of manslaughter in the second degree, three counts of vehicular manslaughter in the second degree, and one count of aggravated vehicular assault. Officials said Hyden’s license had been suspended at the time of the incident for “failure to answer a summons four times on three dates.”

Hyden pleaded not guilty to all the charges during an arraignment hearing Saturday; his attorney, Tim Pruitt with The Legal Aid Society, told CNN: “This is a very tragic case, and we extend our sincere condolences to all those impacted. But Mr. Hyden is entitled to the presumption of innocence and a zealous defense, and at this preliminary stage in the case, we caution the public from making any rush to judgment.” Hyden’s next court date is scheduled for July 10.

Hyden, who told police he had a few alcoholic drinks, was found at the scene of the crash “next to the driver’s side door, bloodied with no shirt or shoes.”  Police said Hyden was stumbling on his feet, had bloodshot eyes and a “strong odor of alcoholic beverage on his breath and clothing.” Pedestrians who witnessed the incident told an officer that Hyden was the only person sitting in the driver’s seat when the truck crashed and there were no other passengers in the vehicle.  When officers arrived on the scene, one pedestrian was still pinned underneath Hyden’s pickup and emergency responders had to extricate the person from the vehicle. Hyden was arrested at the scene and taken to a hospital with head and facial lacerations, with police noting he was not wearing a seatbelt; he refused all testing at the scene of the incident.

The NYPD has identified Ana Morel, 43, as the third person killed, after earlier identifying Lucille Pinkney, 59, and Hernan Pinkney, 38, as two of the other three victims killed.  Seven of the victims were between 11 and 35, and were taken to hospitals in stable condition, police said. A 30-year-old woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition, according to the NYPD. Six individuals were treated at various hospitals for pain, abrasions, as well as lacerations to their necks, backs, and faces.

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Country Daypop

Zach Bryan shares new LP ‘The Great American Bar Scene’ featuring Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer

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After months of teases, Zach Bryan has dropped his new album, The Great American Bar Scene, which serves as the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed, self-titled debut LP.  The album features 19 tracks (comprising 18 songs and a poem) including collaborations with Bruce Springsteen (“Sandpaper”), John Mayer (“Better Days”), and (“Memphis; The Blues”).

Bryan had originally announced his new album after dropping the singles Purple Gas (featuring duet partner/original songwriter, Noeline Hofmann) and Pink Skies, as well as previewing the LP at 23 bars across the country. Taking to social media recently, Zach teased the LP, writing: “A preface to the record is coming soon. Thank you guys and I am blown away daily. I am the most blessed man on the planet and from everyone that worked on this record: we love you more than words could say.”  Later in a message on Instagram, Bryan wrote: “My intent with all this is to give everyone an early glimpse of this album, but more importantly, this is in the spirit of bringing people together for a memorable moment. I have chose(n) 23 bars across the country that embody the spirit of American culture. These bars will play select cuts from ‘The Great American Bar Scene’ starting June 24th. As much as I’d kill to play all these timeless bars, it won’t be possible. I will be visiting a few off the list to have a drink with ya’ll. ‘The Great American Bar Scene’ will be released on July 4th. With love from the road, ZB.”

Bryan is currently on the road with a his headlining tour through December, hitting Philadelphia, Atlanta, Vancouver, Brooklyn, and more.

The Great American Bar Scene is available to pre-order on 2LP standard black vinyl in a gatefold cover – here.
Stream The Great American Bar Scene on Spotify: here.

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Country Daypop

Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum featuring Tom Petty display

The Country Music Hall of Fame in downtown Nashville^ TN. NASHVILLE^ TN^ USA - MARCH 28^ 2021

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is featuring the new display “Tom Petty: Where I Come From”, highlighting the legendary artist’s southern roots and continued influence on today’s country artists. The display is included with museum admission, and runs through summer of 2025.

Petty’s music bridged the gap between his southern upbringing and his life in southern California, where he cites country-rock bands The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and other Los Angeles groups as inspiration for his sound. The display works to complement the museum’s current exhibit, “Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock,” presented by City National Bank.

The Tom Petty exhibit features various artifacts from his career, including a Gretsch Roundup guitar, a jacket worn during the 1985 Live Aid concert and the Southern Accents Tour and stage wear from Mudcrutch reunion tours. Also on display are the handwritten lyrics for “Southern Accents,” the title track of his 1985 album, recently covered by Dolly Parton.

Petty collaborated with several Country Music Hall of Fame members throughout his career, such as Parton, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, George Strait and Marty Stuart. The artist’s influence on country music is evident by the tribute album, Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty, which includes performances by stars Luke Combs, Rhiannon Giddens, Chris Stapleton and many more.

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Pop Daypop

Sabrina Carpenter earns her first No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Please Please Please’

Sabrina Carpenter at the Variety Power of Young Hollywood Event at the NeueHouse on August 10^ 2023 in Los Angeles^ CA

Sabrina Carpenter has scored her first No. 1 hit with the song ‘Please Please Please’. In addition to claiming the top spot, Carpenter’s other smash hit single “Espresso” remained in the Top 5 of the Hot 100 this week, placing at No. 4. Last week, Carpenter became the first artist since The Beatles to have two songs debut within the top three spots on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.

Due to popular demand, Carpenter has also added more shows to her upcoming North American headlining ‘Short n’ Sweet Tour.; The new dates include the Toyota Center in Houston, the Barclays Center in New York, and two nights at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. The 33-date tour kicks off on September 23rd in Columbus, OH, and will hit cities across the US and Canada including New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, Toronto, Austin, and more. Amaarae, Griff and Declan McKenna will be supporting Sabrina on this tour.

Carpenter also recently announced an immersive desert oasis VR concert experience – Sabrina Carpenter: A VR Concert, featuring ‘spectacular stage design, vibrant costumes, expressive choreography, and hit songs’. The 45-minute concert was filmed in Los Angeles at Carpenter’s Coachella performance, offering audiences a look at her set in VR featuring the hit songs including “Espresso,” “Nonsense,” “Feather” and more.

Sabrina Carpenter: A VR Concert will premiere in VR on Friday, July 19th at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT exclusively in Meta Horizon Worlds’ Music Valley. Attendees can RSVP (HERE) for the Sabrina Carpenter event, while replays will be available for another couple of weeks in Meta Horizon Worlds.

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Stray Kids’ new mini-album ‘ATE’ to drop July 19

K-pop Stray Kids merch for fans at Korean Wave K-pop festival HALLYU FEST 2023 at Cosmonavt club

K-pop boy band Stray Kids will return with their new EP, ATE, on July 19.

The group’s agency, JYP Entertainment, said that the album ‘carries the eight-piece group’s ambitious aspiration to “devour” the music market this summer’.  The band also posted a trailer video for its upcoming release on social media, which depicts the eight members scrounging around to regain their luck after a series of unfortunate incidents following the inadvertent opening of a fortune cookie.

The respective 18-second teasers spotlight Bang Chan and Hyunjin, Lee Know and Felix, I.N and Changbin as well as Han and Seungmin. However, additional details such as the album’s lead single, track list and more will be announced at a later stage.

The group recently dropped the video for “MOUNTAINS”, the first track to be released off ATE. You can check out the video – here.

Stray Kids has claimed four No. 1s on the Billboard 200 chart. The group’s collaborative single with Charlie Puth, “Lose My Breath,” entered the Hot 100 charts in May.

Check out the trailer for ATE – here.

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