Some sad news in the country music world tonight. C.W. McCall, the country singer best known for his trucker songs like “Convoy” and “Wolf Creek Pass,” has passed away. McCall, whose real name was William Dale Fries, Jr., created the character of “C.W. McCall” for an advertising campaign for Old Home Bread while he was
Month: April 2022
In 2020, Ray Wylie Hubbard rounded up some of his closest friends for Co-Starring, a collection of duets that featured an eclectic supporting cast, including Ringo Starr, Pam Tillis, Ronnie Dunn and Aaron Lee Tasjan. He liked the result so much that he released a sequel, Co-Starring Too, on March 18. The record’s first single and stand-out track
Will Smith stole the Oscars spotlight away from “CODA,” the Best Picture winner and, in the process, he tarnished a major milestone in the deaf community … so says the Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness. Dr. Patricia Hughes tells TMZ … deaf people have been overlooked for so long, and their moment on a
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G has been in rumours for quite a few weeks now. OnePlus is yet to confirm the development of the Nord-series smartphone, but ahead of it, the handset has allegedly bagged certifications from the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), pretty much
The Indian tech firm in which Rishi Sunak’s wife owns shares believed to be worth hundreds of millions of pounds is closing its office in Russia, Sky News understands. The chancellor’s wife Akshata Murthy has a 0.91% stake in Infosys, a company founded by her father, which had continued to operate in Russia since the
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Will Smith is resigning from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after slapping Chris Rock during last Sunday’s Academy Awards. On Friday, the King Richard Oscar winner shared a lengthy statement addressing his actions at the ceremony, noting he accepts the “all consequences for my conduct.” “My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation
Cole Sprouse is returning to a role he loves to play. Rolling Stone can announce the return of Qcode‘s Borrasca podcast for a second season, where Sprouse plays the role of Sam Walker in the spooky multi-episode series. “When I first signed on to the project, we didn’t really imagine that it would be so well-loved
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,167 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 2,834,317 as of Friday, April 1. Officials reported 16 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 31,683 deaths since tracking began. There was 21 fewer hospitalizations reported since Thursday, bringing the total
Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after he slapped Chris Rock during last Sunday’s Oscars ceremony. In a statement, Smith said: “I have directly responded to the Academy’s disciplinary hearing notice, and I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th
The first fines have been issued to people in government for breaking COVID rules at the height of lockdown. Officials are understood to have received fines thought to be in connection with an event in the Cabinet Office on 18 June 2020. The fines, worth £50, have been sent to individuals by email. The names
Redbox, which went public via a SPAC last year, said it will lay off 150 employees, about 10% of its workforce. In an SEC filing, the company said “a number of potential strategic alternatives with respect to the company’s corporate or capital structure.” The “ongoing adverse effects” of Covid are to blame for the measures,
The cyberattack aimed at Viasat that temporarily knocked KA-SAT modems offline on February 24, 2022, the same day Russian military forces invaded Ukraine, is believed to have been the consequence of wiper malware, according to the latest research from SentinelOne. The findings come as the U.S. telecom company disclosed that it was the target of
Merle Haggard… one of a kind. And today, we’re digging into the Merle Haggard vault for another awesome Hag story, this time outta 2009. According to CMT, Merle Haggard was accepting a career achievement award from Country Radio Broadcasters back in 2009 when an Emmylou Harris tribute performance of “Kern River” brought back a memory
Bryan Martin “Everyone’s An Outlaw” Finessing top 40 country sounds with the gritty distortion of outlaw country, Bryan Martin‘s new song goes down easy amidst its message of defiance. A former “roughneck” oil rig worker turned TikTok sensation, Martin’s upcoming album Self Inflicted Scars is a culmination of his dreams. “Everyone’s An Outlaw” espouses typical country music
Anti-establishment humor wasn’t mainstream in the 1950s, and grown-ups saw comic books as brain-rotting garbage. But in 1952, a comic came along which would come to proudly declare: “In Trash We Trust.” Born in the era of McCarthyism, kids who read MAD learned to distrust authority and give snappy answers to stupid questions. The “Usual
Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences … TMZ has confirmed. Will wrote the following to the Academy’s disciplinary committee … “I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable.” He goes on …
Motorola is said to be working on a new smartphone that could be launched as part of the company’s Moto G-series lineup. The handset, tipped to be the Moto G82, has been spotted on certification websites in various countries including the Wi-Fi Alliance, EEC, BIS, and TDRA websites suggesting the upcoming launch of the smartphone.
The government’s business misconduct watchdog has launched criminal and civil probes into P&O Ferries, adding to pressure on the embattled company. The move comes two weeks after P&O Ferries sacked nearly 800 workers and replaced them with lower-paid crew, a decision that the government called illegal. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed on Friday afternoon that
Workers at a large Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y. have voted to join a union. Amazon is the world’s largest online retailer of consumer goods, the second largest private employer in the United States, and the “world’s largest bookstore.” The union vote is the company’s first. The workers voted 2,654 in favor of being