Month: October 2023

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Brad Paisley announces 2024 World Tour

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Brad Paisley announced his “Son Of The Mountains World Tour” will kick off in early 2024; the name of the tour takes on the name of his forthcoming record, Son Of The Mountains. Paisley’s “Son Of The Mountains World Tour 2024” marks the 10th time the country superstar has toured Europe. Special guests on the tour will be revealed at a later time.

The global trek includes stops in Iceland, Switzerland, Scotland and other destinations, including the annual Country To Country festival, which will also feature Kane Brown, Carly Pearce, Jake Owen, Old Dominion, Brothers Osborne and more.

Paisley recently shared Son Of The Mountains: The First Four Tracks, in anticipation of the release of his full-length album. The collection included tow previously-released songs — “So Many Summers” and “Same Here” (featuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky) as well as “The Medicine Will” and the title track, featuring Dan Tyminski and Jerry Douglas. Paisley shares that his upcoming full album “doesn’t shy away from reflecting real life and real situations going on in America and in our world today. This is what I think country music is about, which is truth.”

For tour information, click here.
To stream Son Of The Mountains: The First Four Tracks, head here.

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Chris Stapleton releases tribute song to his wife Morgane, “It Takes A Woman”

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Chris Stapleton has shared the song “It Takes A Woman” from his upcoming album, Higher. “It Takes A Woman”, written by Stapleton with Ronnie Bowman and Jerry Salley, is a tribute to Stapleton’s wife, Morgane Stapleton and is around 10 years old; it was never officially released but has become a fan favorite.

“It Takes A Woman” is the third song Stapleton has released from Higher, which arrives in full on November 10. Stapleton previously shared “I Think I’m In Love With You” and the lead single “White Horse,” which is currently in the Top 20 at country radio.

Stapleton is currently on the road on his All-American Road Show tour, scheduled to resume on October 19 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio before wrapping-up in Dallas on October 27 and 28.  Stapleton had to postpone three concerts earlier this month due to illness, which affected shows in Corpus Christi, Houston, and Lafayette; those shows have been rescheduled for November.

For more information on Chris Stapleton’s album and tour, head here.
Take a listen to “It Takes A Woman” – here.

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See Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White in the trailer for “The Iron Claw”

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A24 has released the first trailer for The Iron Claw, starring Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White. The Iron Claw is the highly anticipated drama about the legendary wrestling Von Erich family. Directed and written by Sean Durkin, the film chronicles how the Von Erich brothers rose to fame in the competitive world of pro wrestling, but faced tragedy inside and outside the ring.

Five of the six Von Erich brothers pursued professional wrestling: the eldest brother Jack died in a childhood accident and Efron stars as the oldest surviving brother, Kevin, with White portraying Kerry Von Erich. Each of the Von Erich brothers found fame as they pursued pro wrestling, but their lives were also marked by tragedy, sparking rumors that the family was afflicted by the “Von Erich curse.” Efron’s Kevin says in the trailer: “Ever since I was a child, people said my family was cursed. Mom tried to protect us with God. Pop tried to protect us with wrestling. He said if we were the toughest, strongest, nothing would ever hurt us. I believed it. We all did.”

The cast also includes Harris Dickinson as David Von Erich, and Stanley Simons as Mike Von Erich, and Lily James as Kevin’s wife, Pam. Maura Tierney plays the boys’ mother Doris, while Holt McCallany appears as their father Fritz, who built his own wrestling career in the 1960s and pushed his sons to follow in his footsteps. The elder Von Erich popularized the family’s signature move: ‘The Iron Claw,’ where a wrestler grips his opponent’s face and squeezes with all five fingers.

The Iron Claw hits theaters Dec. 22; watch the trailer – here.

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Wolfgang Van Halen marries longtime girlfriend, Andraia Allsop

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Wolfgang Van Halen and his fiancée Andraia Allsop are married. The 32-year-old frontman of Mammoth WVH (and son of the late Eddie Van Halen and actress Valerie Bertinelli) exchanged vows with Allsop, a software engineer and photographer, at their Los Angeles home in front of 90 guests.

The ceremony included several touches that honored loved ones, including Van Halen’s late father.
Wolfgang walked down the aisle with his mom to an instrumental song that his father wrote for him, titled “316,” telling People magazine: “It’ll be a nice way to include my dad.” After exchanging wedding vows in their living room, the couple hosted a reception in their backyard. Said Allsop: “Our goal was just to bring all of our closest family and friends together. The past few years, not only with the world, but also with personal tragedies, haven’t been the easiest, but we wanted to create this wedding as a celebration not only just for us to get married, but a celebration for the people we love.”.

The couple reserved an empty chair at the ceremony in honor of the late Van Halen, and Allsop wore a necklace Eddie Van Halen once gifted to Bertinelli, who lent her the piece for the occasion. Bertinelli said: “Ed would’ve been absolutely beaming and so, so proud of the man Wolfie has become and is becoming and so happy that he has found Andraia, someone who really understands Wolfie, who he is and who he wants to be and supports him wholeheartedly.”

Van Halen and Allsop were engaged last July after seven years of dating, and their wedding day marked their eight-year anniversary.

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Rep. Jim Jordan falls short in first round of voting for House speaker

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GOP Rep. Jim Jordan fell short in the first round of voting for House Speaker on Tuesday, leaving the lower chamber without a leader for at least another day after failing to secure the support needed. In a statement Monday, Jordan said he desired to “bring all Republicans together … our goal will be to empower our committees and committee chairs to take the lead on the House’s legislative work through regular order. This will bring us together to pass responsible legislation to fund our government and support our military.”

Jordan lost the support of 20 of his fellow Republicans in Tuesday’s election, winning just 200 votes and falling short of the 217 needed to prevail. Six Republicans voted for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted on Oct. 3. Several others voted for Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who withdrew his name from consideration last week, and former Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Trump ally who didn’t run for reelection in 2022 when he ran for governor in New York. Democrats nominated Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who received 212 votes.

Jordan won an internal GOP contest for the nomination after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise bowed out of the race, but he faces an uphill battle in securing the 217 votes needed to win the gavel. Jordan told reporters at the Capitol that the next vote would take place Wednesday morning around 11 a.m. and said he had “good discussions” with his Republican colleagues: “We’re going to keep working, and we’re going to get to the votes.” Jordan said earlier that voting would continue “until we get a speaker,” and had hoped to wrap up the process by the end of the day to avoid a marathon of votes like those required to elect McCarthy in January, which took 15 rounds of voting over four days before he was finally elected.

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Palestinian President cancels meeting with Biden after Gaza hospital strike kills hundreds

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President Mahmoud Abbas has canceled his meeting scheduled Wednesday with President Joe Biden and other Mideast leaders in protest an alleged Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza that Hamas health officials say has killed over 500 people. Abbas was scheduled to join Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi at Wednesday’s summit in Amman, Jordan, where they are to discuss the latest Israel-Hamas war with Biden.

The hospital attack comes just one  day before President Joe Biden was due to visit the region to show support for Israel and try to prevent the war from spreading. Several hospitals in Gaza City have become refuges for hundreds of people, hoping they would be spared after Israel ordered all residents of the city and surrounding areas to evacuate to the southern Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Health Ministry, which is run by Hamas, said an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday hit a Gaza City hospital filled with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing an estimated 500. If confirmed, the attack would be by far the deadliest Israeli airstrike in five wars fought since 2008. Ambulances and private cars rushed some 350 casualties from the al-Ahli blast to Gaza City’s main hospital, al-Shifa, already overwhelmed with wounded from other strikes, said its director, Mohammed Abu Selmia.

However, Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket misfired by Palestinian militants, saying they had fired a barrage of rockets near the hospital at the time. “Intelligence from multiple sources we have in our hands indicates that Islamic Jihad is responsible for the failed rocket launch,” it said. Hamas called Tuesday’s hospital strike “a horrific massacre”, saying in a statement that most of the casualties were displaced families, patients, children and women. Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of civilians in the south, and at least one senior Hamas figure Tuesday.

U.S. officials have worked to convince Israel to allow delivery of supplies to desperate civilians, aid groups and hospitals after Israel barred entry of water, fuel and food into Gaza since Hamas’ brutal attack last week. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken secured an agreement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss creation of a mechanism for delivering aid to the territory’s 2.3 million people. A top Israeli official said Tuesday that Israel was demanding guarantees that Hamas militants would not seize any aid deliveries. Tzahi Hanegbi, head of Israel’s National Security Council, suggested entry of aid also depended on the return of hostages held by Hamas:  “The return of the hostages, which is sacred in our eyes, is a key component in any humanitarian efforts.”

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Drake White announces new dates for 2024 The Bridge Tour

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Drake White announced new dates for the The Bridge Tour across the U.S. The singer took to social media to share the news. “We’re crossing The Bridge into your town for some shows!  See y’all out there—tag your friends, dogs, and neighbors in the comments and tell them to come with you.”

Prior to hitting the road for his The Bridge Tour, White will co-headline the Blow Up Your TV Tour with William Clark Green for the remainder of 2023.

The 24-date The Bridge Tour will kick off on February 21, 2024, in Ponte Verde Beach, Florida making stops in Chattanooga, New York, Foxborough, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland before wrapping on May 4 in Detroit.

Tickets are available now; head here for more information.

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Maren Morris and husband Ryan Hurd divorcing after 5 years of marriage

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Maren Morris and her husband Ryan Hurd are divorcing after five years together. According to court documents, Morris, 33, filed for divorce on Oct. 2 citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their separation. The date of their separation coincides with the date of filing, and Maren asked the court to honor the estranged couple’s prenuptial agreement, including awarding Morris her separate property.

Morris and Hurd, 36 met in 2014 while co-writing the Tim McGraw hit “Last Turn Home,” and began dating in 2015. Hurd proposed two years later, with the couple marrying in Nashville, Tennessee, in March 2018. Morris and Hurd later welcomed their first child, son Hayes, in March 2020. In court documents, Maren is also seeking joint custody of their 3-year-old, and wants a permanent parenting plan put in place.

Morris and Hurd had collaborated on several songs together, including Hurd’s 2021 ballad “Chasing After You” and Morris’ 2022 single “I Can’t Love You Any More.”

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Michael Caine officially announces retirement from acting

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At age 90, Sir Michael Caine has officially confirmed his retirement from acting, announcing the news in an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today show.

The veteran British actor said: “I keep saying I’m going to retire. Well, I am now.” Caine had previously commented that his retirement was ‘imminent’ in an interview with The Telegraph last month, saying at the time he was “sort of” retired.

Caine reflected on role that are likely to be offered to him at his age: “I’ve figured, I’ve had a picture where I’ve played the lead and it’s got incredible reviews. The only parts I’m likely to get now are old men, 90-year-old men, maybe 85. And I thought, ‘Well, I might as well leave with all this — I’ve got wonderful reviews. What have I got to do to beat this?’ … You don’t have leading men at 90, you’re going to have young handsome boys and girls.”

Caine’s career has spanned several decade, first becoming a household name in the 1960s starring in classic films like “Zulu” and “The Italian Job.”  Caine received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in “Hannah and Her Sisters” (1986) and “Cider House Rules” (2002), and he was also knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000.

Caine’s last on-screen role was in Oliver Parker’s “The Great Escaper,” a biographical film about World War II veteran Bernard Jordan, who breaks out of a care home to attend the 70th anniversary commemoration of D-Day in 2014.

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Britney Spears reveals she had an abortion with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake

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In an excerpt from Britney Spears’ upcoming memoir ‘The Woman In Me,’ Spears reveals that she had an abortion while dating ex-boyfriend, Justin Timberlake. The excerpt, published by People, claims that the former *NSYNC member “didn’t want to be a father” at the time Spears got pregnant with their child.

Spears writes (per People): “It was a surprise, but for me, it wasn’t a tragedy. I loved Justin so much. I always expected us to have a family together one day. This would just be much earlier than I’d anticipated. But Justin definitely wasn’t happy about the pregnancy. He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young.”

Spears and Timberlake began dating in 1999, when she was 17 and he was 18, before breaking-up in 2002.  Spears writes in her memoir: “I’m sure people will hate me for this, but I agreed not to have the baby. I don’t know if that was the right decision. If it had been left up to me alone, I never would have done it. And yet Justin was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father. To this day, it’s one of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life.”

Spears is mother to Sean Preston, 18, and Jayden James, 17, whom she shares with her ex-husband Kevin Federline. Timberlake and wife Jessica Biel share sons to Silas, 8, and Phineas, 3.

Spears memoir, “The Woman in Me,” is set for release on Oct. 24th.

Britney Spears Recalls Having an Abortion During Justin Timberlake Romance

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