In a surprise for fans, Marvel Studios has announced that Black Widow will be dropping on all HD digital platforms earlier than anticipated: August 10.
The film, which debut in theaters and via streaming on Disney+ Premiere Access on July 9, will also be coming to Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, and DVD on September 14.
Black Widow will also be packaged with never-before-seen bonus footage, including nine deleted scenes, as well as a gag reel and three featurettes. The three “making of” segments center, respectively, on the genesis of the project with director Cate Shortland, a feature on Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh‘s on-and-off-screen sisterly relationship and their training, and another on the worldwide scope of the spy thriller/standalone adventure of Johansson’s super-spy Avenger.
Marvel Studios is owned by Disney, the parent company of ABC Audio.
The metal legends have announced a headlining concert taking place November 4 at the Sunshine State’s Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, July 30, at 10 a.m. ET. If you’re part of Metallica’s Fifth Member fan club, you’ll have access to an exclusive pre-sale beginning Wednesday, July 28.
Earlier this month, Metallica announced a pair of hometown concerts taking place in December at San Francisco’s Chase Center in honor of the band’s 40th anniversary. Those shows are exclusive to Fifth Members.
Meanwhile, Metallica will be headlining the Louder than Life, Aftershock and Welcome to Rockville festivals this fall. They’re also playing the Global Citizen Live concert special in September, and Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium as part of the ATLive festival in November.
(NEW YORK) — It was lunchtime when a gun altered Crystal Turner’s life.
“I got the call at 12, noon,” Turner recalled to ABC News. “My 29-year-old daughter Jenea and my 23-year-old son Donell were murdered together.”
Jenea Harvison and her brother, Donell McDonald, were gunned down in Columbus, Ohio, by Harvison’s estranged husband, Roy Harvison, who is now serving a life sentence for aggravated murder.
“We know there are millions of other families now who have similar stories and similar experiences,” Turner said.
Jeannie She’s family is one of them. Her father survived the 2019 mass shooting at the Virginia Beach municipal building at left 12 dead.
“Even now it feels completely surreal for something so severe to hit so close to home,” She told ABC News. “On the other hand, I’m fully aware of the pain that so many families experienced that night. This trauma sticks with people forever.”
DeAndra Dycus understands. Dycus’ son, Dre Knox, was struck by a stray bullet in Indianapolis.
“He was 13 years old. Some young men started shooting outside the home and struck my son in the back of the head. A stray bullet flew through a window and left Dre as a non-verbal quadriplegic,” Dycus said.
Dre lived but, as his mom said, his life was taken.
“We have to bathe him. We have to dress him. We have to lift him out of bed to put him in his wheelchair. We have to change diapers,” Dycus told ABC News. “I have lost who Dre was and who we hoped he was going to be.”
As the country tries to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, with its unfair burdens and incomprehensible death toll, it is sickened anew by gun violence, with its unfair burdens and ever-growing death toll.
Between 2014 and 2019, an average of 38,826 Americans were killed by guns annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those, 23,437 — or 60% — were suicides.
Of late, police say, the increase in shootings is mainly due to urban gangs, but there are also variants, involving mass shootings, domestic violence and suicide. Much of it, experts say, is exacerbated by the health and economic strains wrought by COVID-19 and powered by the uniquely American affinity for and access to guns.
“You can’t shoot somebody without a gun,” said New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea. “Identifying who’s carrying guns, the cops going out there and making the arrests, taking the guns off the street is great. Really what we need is the individual carrying the gun off the street.”
In Shea’s New York City, there was a 100% increase in shootings in 2020 from the year prior. Accidental shootings, domestic violence, suicide, stray bullets and mass casualty all contributed to it, but Shea said the biggest drivers of gun violence are gangs.
“Domestic, road rage, we certainly have seen those incidents. Accidental shootings, playing with a gun, and a friend shoots a friend, we’ve seen all of it with a little more frequency. But if you step back and look at the big picture, that is such a small percentage of what we see regarding gun violence,” Shea told ABC News.
“The vast majority of what we see is still gang-related,” Shea added. “It could be over turf, it could be over drug money. Oftentimes, tragically, it’s over nothing.”
There is no official count of how many Americans own guns but there are an estimated 400 million guns in the United States, the most heavily armed nation in the world. In the last quarter-century the Supreme Court has taken a broad view of the Second Amendment, which enshrines the right to bear arms.
“I certainly don’t think it was inevitable to the founders that this is where we would be, because the Second Amendment was not intended at the time to mean that people could use guns to commit acts of violence that was not in self-defense,” said Mary McCord, executive director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law.
Until the Supreme Court’s Heller decision in 2008 permitted near-universal gun ownership for self-defense, McCord said the Second Amendment had been interpreted only to allow people to bear arms as part of a government-regulated, politically accountable militia.
“Even in that massive change to the way we understand the Second Amendment did the Supreme Court suggest that there was a right to bear arms to commit acts of violence, that there was a right for anyone to have a firearm for any purpose whatsoever,” she said.
This story is part of the series “Gun Violence in America” by ABC News Radio. Each day this week we’re exploring a different topic, from what we mean when we say “gun violence” — it’s not just mass shootings — to what can be done about it. You can hear an extended version of each report as an episode of the ABC News Radio Specials podcast. Subscribe and listen on any of the following podcast apps:
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After Kanye West‘s tenth studio album DONDA failed to materialize on Friday, reports have surfaced that the singer has set up shop in the most unlikely of places to finish the LP — Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
On Thursday, Ye held a sold-out listening event at the stadium with the intent of releasing the complete album a few hours later at midnight. However, as of Monday, DONDA is still not out and it appears the Grammy winner is once again tweaking the album.
TMZ reports that the “Stronger” rapper has not left the stadium and has made the venue his new home until the studio effort is finalized.
The outlet reports that Ye’s team has renovated parts of the venue into a designated recording and living space. Sources to TMZ say Kanye has, again, changed the album’s release date and anticipates to have DONDA out on August 6.
In addition, fans who attended the Atlanta United soccer game on Saturday snapped photos of Kanye walking around the venue. In addition, Ye shared a video of the Saturday match to his personal Instagram, further backing up claims that he hasn’t left the stadium.
This marks the second time DONDA has been delayed. Ye first teased the album in March 2020 and said it was originally slated to come out that July, but the offering never came. It was later announced that the release was canceled because the rapper was further tweaking the LP.
At last week’s NBA finals game, Ye confirmed DONDA‘s new release date, promising in a Beats by Dre commercial featuring sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson that the LP would drop on July 23.
Kanye has yet to reveal why he held off on releasing his album for a second time.
Chevelle has announced a U.S. headlining tour in support of the band’s new album, NIRATIAS.
The two-leg fall outing will run from September 1 in Kansas City, Missouri, to September 25 in Mankato, Minnesota, and then from November 4 in Milwaukee to November 21 in Pittsburgh.
“Well, we have to say we are pretty damn happy about a new year, a new album, and now, a new tour,” Chevelle says. “Here’s to seeing you all out there.”
Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 30. Visit GetMoreChevelle.com for the full list of dates and all ticket info.
NIRATIAS, Chevelle’s ninth studio effort, was released in March. It includes the singles “Self Destructor” and “Mars Simula.”
Ingrid Andress is “Feeling Things” on her upcoming headlining tour.
The “More Hearts Than Mine” singer is launching The Feeling Things Tour this fall, which finds her visiting theaters across the U.S. and Europe. The U.S. leg begins on September 27 in Boston at Royale and includes a stop at the famed Troubadour in Los Angeles on October 11 before wrapping in Pittsburgh on December 10.
Ingrid then jets across the pond for 13 shows in Europe early next year, beginning in Dublin, Ireland on January 18. Along the way, she’ll makes stops in London, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm and more, finishing the tour on February 5 in Oslo, Norway.
“I’m so excited to bring my debut album, Lady Like, to the stage and perform these songs that have been such a huge part of my life for the past few years,” Ingrid shares in a statement. “More importantly, I can’t wait to see all the fans that I’ve been missing for the last 18 months. As a songwriter, the human connection is one of my favorite parts of the whole experience of touring, so I’m really looking forward to that.”
The Grammy nominee will balance her headlining shows with an opening slot on Dan + Shay‘s The (Arena) Tour later this year.
Visit Ingrid’s official website for the full list of tour dates.
Steely Dan is getting ready to do it again — get back on the road, that is.
The Donald Fagen-led band has announced dates for a U.S. fall trek dubbed the Absolutely Normal Tour ’21, which kicks off with four concerts in Miami Beach, Florida, on October 5, 6, 8 and 9 and winds down with shows in Boston on November 17, 19 and 20.
The outing also includes multiple-night engagements in Orlando and St. Petersburg, Florida; Philadelphia; Morristown, New Jersey; and Port Chester, New York, as well as stops at various other East Coast venues.
Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, July 30, at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Pre-sale tickets will be available starting this Thursday, July 29 at 10 a.m. local time. Visit SteelyDan.com for more details.
Meanwhile, Steely Dan and Fagen will be releasing new live albums in the coming weeks. Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! and Donald Fagen’s The Nightfly: Live both will arrive on CD and digital formats on September 24, while 180-gram vinyl versions of the albums will hit stores on October 1.
Northeast Corridor was recorded during recent tours by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group at four venues in the Northeastern U.S. The album showcases renditions of some of Steely Dan’s most popular tunes, including “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” “Hey Nineteen,” “Aja,” “Peg,” and “Reelin’ in the Years.”
The Nightfly Live features Fagen and the Steely Dan band performing Fagen’s acclaimed 1982 debut solo album in its entirety, culled from shows in New York City and Boston.
“Black Cow”
“Kid Charlemagne”
“Rikki Don’t Lose That Number”
“Hey Nineteen”
“Any Major Dude Will Tell You”
“Glamour Profession”
“Things I Miss the Most”
“Aja”
“Peg”
“Bodhisattva”
“Reelin’ in the Years”
“A Man Ain’t Supposed to Cry”
And here’s The Nightfly Live track list:
“I.G.Y.”
“Green Flower Street”
“Ruby Baby”
“Maxine”
“New Frontier”
“The Nightfly”
“The Goodbye Look”
“Walk Between the Raindrops”
Tiffany Haddish says she’s definitely putting in the work for her upcoming portrayal of late Olympian Florence Griffith Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo.
“This is going to be huge — and my legs are going to be amazing!,” Haddish told People magazine. “Florence Griffith Joyner was an amazing human being and the more I’m learning about her, the more I’m like ‘Wow!'”
Haddish, who is also producing the yet-titled feature about the late track and field star, says her recent 50-pound weight loss has helped in her process of transforming into the runner, aside from it also being a great ego boost.
“It feels good to be able to wear a two piece and not feel like, ‘Oh, I got to put a whole sarong on and a very large coverup. It feels good to be able to be free,” she said. “And the main thing about the whole transformation is my knees feel like they’re happy. And when my legs is happy, Tiffany’s happy.”
While the comedian didn’t share new details on the forthcoming film, which is said to chronicle Flo-Jo’s life and untimely death at age 38 from an epileptic seizure, the feature is expected to highlight Joyner’s impact on the world of sports. Haddish says she’s not only mentally preparing for the role — she’s plans to look the part as well.
“I have tried on some of the outfits and I must say, I look pretty darn good in them,” she joked. “I had the long nails over the summer. We don’t have long nails right now because… I’m in the process of writing my next book. So we need the fingertips so we can move quickly on the keyboard, but the nails will be back sooner than later.”
The long-awaited Hella Mega tour featuring Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy finally kicked off over the weekend in Dallas, and the party reached even beyond the stadium full of fans.
Green Day’s set included a cover of the KISS classic “Rock and Roll All Nite,” which caught the attention of band members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons.
Both tweeted video of Billie Joe Armstrong and company’s performance while sharing their approval of the cover. “Thank you, Gentlemen,” Simmons wrote, while Stanley added, “Another reason to love @GreenDay!”
The official KISS Twitter account also shared some love for the cover, writing, “SO Cool! #KISSisEverywhere!”
The Hella Mega tour, which was originally scheduled for 2020 before being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to continue Tuesday in Atlanta.
After the Norway women’s beach handball team was penalized for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms during their recent championship match, Pink slammed the “sexist” treatment and offered to pay the team’s fine.
The European Handball Federation ruled that bikini bottoms are required to be worn during matches and handed down a $1,700 fine, charging each woman who opted to wear shorts instead of bikini bottoms $175 for being out of uniform.
Pink was incensed by the ruling and took to Twitter over the weekend, rallying in support of the athletes.
“I’m VERY proud of the Norwegian female beach handball team FOR PROTESTING THE VERY SEXIST RULES ABOUT THEIR ‘uniform,'” the three-time Grammy winner penned. “The European handball federation SHOULD BE FINED FOR SEXISM.”
Pink praised the team, offering both vocal and financial support by concluding, “Good on ya, ladies. I’ll be happy to pay your fines for you. Keep it up.”
She later retweeted a photo of the men and women’s beach handball teams posing together, which showed a side-by-side comparison of their uniforms. While the men are wearing shorts and tank tops, the women are wearing bikini tops and bottoms.
The team has yet to respond to Pink’s offer.
However, after the fine was imposed, the Norwegian Handball Association took to Twitter and called upon the European Handball Federation to change its rules about uniforms.
Translated into English, the tweet reads, “We are very proud of these girls who during the European Championships raised their voices and announced that ENOUGH is ENOUGH!”
I’m VERY proud of the Norwegian female beach handball team FOR PROTESTING THE VERY SEXIST RULES ABOUT THEIR “uniform”. The European handball federation SHOULD BE FINED FOR SEXISM. Good on ya, ladies. I’ll be happy to pay your fines for you. Keep it up.
