And on April 8th, at the Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for a moment… all was right in the world. The Turnpike Troubadours are BACK. After nearly a three-year hiatus, Evan Felker and company took the stage at Cain’s Ballroom last night, the first night of back to back nights at the iconic venue. The
Kelsea Ballerini was right. Her new single “Heartfirst” is a bop. The singer’s infectious summertime luster describes instant chemistry with an endless, unapologetic smile. The track also picks up on this year’s suddenly prevalent theme. Carrie Underwood is teasing a fun, sing-into-your-hairbrush album. Thomas Rhett just dropped his version of that exact thing. Ballerini noted
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are giving it another shot — the pair are engaged — nearly 20 years after Ben first asked Jen for her hand in marriage. J Lo shared the news with her fans via a video message on her newsletter Friday, she’s teary-eyed and simply says, “You’re perfect” before you can
Vivo X Fold foldable smartphone’s images and price have leaked online. The images have been shared on Twitter by two different tipsters. Vivo X Fold is the company’s first foldable offering and it will be launched on April 11. The phone is tipped to come with a 6.5-inch AMOLED primary display and an 8-inch foldable
The owner of the Cannes Lions global advertising festival is plotting a £1.5bn break-up that would see part of the company shift its stock market listing across the Atlantic to New York. Sky News has learnt that Ascential, which has a market capitalisation of £1.49bn, is working with investment bankers on plans to demerge its
A few decades back, an older, wiser critic said — we’re paraphrasing slightly here — that the problem wasn’t that we’re plagued by bad movies, but that we are now plagued by the same bad movie over and over again. This goes double for the works of director Michael Bay, whose work can be divided
After 27-year-old Christian Tobechukwu “Toby” Obumseli was stabbed to death on Sunday, April 3, his loved ones gathered at his parents’ house Tuesday, where his mother rolled on the floor, crying. “It was just a devastating time,” his friend Jessica Nwabuko, who was there, tells Rolling Stone. “Everybody was trying to support the mom.” Grief
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,263 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 2,843,599 as of Friday, April 8. Officials reported 16 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 31,770 deaths since tracking began. There was two more hospitalizations reported since Thursday, bringing the total
Will Smith will not be allowed to attend any Academy events for 10 years after slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage at the ceremony. The board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organises the Oscars, announced the decision after meeting to discuss possible sanctions following the star’s outburst at the event.
Rishi Sunak has admitted holding a US green card while chancellor but his spokesman has insisted all rules have been followed. It follows Sky News reporting earlier that the chancellor and his wife held US green cards – permitting him residence in the country – until more than a year into his time at 11
One week after Los Angeles threw off the last of its Covid restrictions, L.A. Officials are concerned about the spread of the more contagious BA.2 variant, a rise in cases and looming school and religious holidays. “While outbreaks in many sectors remain low,” the County Public Health Department said on Friday that “gatherings for Ramadan,
China-linked adversaries have been attributed to an ongoing onslaught against Indian power grid organizations, one year after a concerted campaign targeting critical infrastructure in the country came to light. Most of the intrusions involved a modular backdoor named ShadowPad, according to Recorded Future’s Insikt Group, a sophisticated remote access trojan which has been dubbed a
Another day, another damn good music festival coming your way. The Foxfire Music & Arts Festival is going into its second year, held at Ashland Riverfront in Ashland, Kentucky. Slated for September 23-24, this year’s festival boasts some pretty damn good names. We’re talking about the likes of Dwight Yoakam and Koe Wetzel as the
You can hear the fruits of Jess Harp‘s choral training in their voice. With an unquestionably ethereal tone, Harp honed their talent in Bentonville, Arkansas’ high school music programs and church choirs. They taught themself guitar in their late 20s, drawing on influences as disparate as Chet Baker, Angel Olsen, and Chris Owens. Harp played
Will Smith finally got his punishment for slapping Chris Rock at The Oscars — the Academy of Motion Pictures has made him persona non grata for a decade for that slap. The Academy’s Board of Governors met Friday and after the vote the Academy President and CEO said, “The Board [of Governors] has decided, for
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is now available in a new Green colour variant. The Galaxy S22 series was launched in India by the South Korean tech giant in February this year. The lineup comprises three models — Samsung Galaxy S22, Samsung Galaxy S22 +, and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. Upon launch, the Galaxy S22 Ultra
Marine Le Pen is closing the gap on Emmanuel Macron in the opinion polls – and investors are getting nervous ahead of this weekend’s first round of voting in the French presidential elections. For months it has seemed that Mr Macron, who cruised to victory five years ago at the head of his newly-formed La
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Although Will Smith resigned from the Academy following his Oscars slap of Chris Rock, the organization has imposed a hefty penalty against the actor: A 10-year ban from the Oscars, as well as all Academy-related events. “The 94th Oscars were meant to be a celebration of the many individuals in our community who did incredible
Earlier this week, a photo started circulating on the encrypted messaging app Telegram, featuring Mickey and Minnie canoodling on the front of a $100 Target Disney gift card. In the photo, Minnie is wearing a blue puffed-sleeve dress — yet the post, which was shared to a conspiracy theorist channel with more than 50,000 followers,