The full lineup and more details have been unveiled for the star-studded concert that will take place in New York City at Central Park’s Great Lawn on August 21 that Big Apple Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed late last month.
The event, which will celebrate the city’s “rebirth” amid the COVID-19 pandemic, has been dubbed “We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert.” Among the stars joining the previously announced Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Jennifer Hudson on the bill are Journey, Carlos Santana, Patti Smith, Elvis Costello, Matchbox Twenty‘s Rob Thomas and many others.
With Santana and Thomas both performing, it could set the scene for a performance of their collaborative hit, “Smooth.”
Most of the tickets for the concert will be available for free, while Citi card members will be able to purchase presale VIP tickets beginning this Thursday, July 29, at 10 a.m. ET. In addition, Citi will give away 1,000 general admission tickets to card holders on a first-come, first-served basis starting Monday, August 2, at 10 a.m. ET.
Additional free tickets, as well as VIP tickets for purchase, will be released to the general public in batches daily from Monday, August 2, through Saturday, August 7, via NYC.gov/HomecomingWeek. Attendees must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
Other celebs on the lineup include Earth, Wind & Fire, The Killers, Barry Manilow, LL Cool J, Jimmy Fallon, and Wyclef Jean.
The concert will begin at 5 p.m. ET and air live on CNN. The event was produced by New York City, music mogul Clive Davis and Live Nation.
“This is a celebration of our city, of every working family who faced incredible challenges last year and overcame,” says Mayor de Blasio. “This is a celebration for you.”
Prolific songwriter Diane Warren has revealed the full track list for her upcoming debut album, Diane Warren: The Cave Sessions Vol. 1.
The new original songs feature an array of artists including John Legend, Celine Dion, Pentatonix, James Arthur, Maren Morris and Leona Lewis.
John joins Diane on a track called “Where Is Your Heart,” Celine is featured on the song “Superwoman,” Pentatonix teams up with Jon Batiste on the track “Sweet,” James hops on the song “You Go First,” Maren sings on “I Save Me,” and Leona performs the tune “Grow Old with Me.”
Diane previously released the track “She’s on Fire,” featuring rapper G-Eazy and legendary rock guitarist Carlos Santana, as well as the song “Times Like These” featuring Darius Rucker of Hootie & the Blowfish.
Diane Warren: The Cave Sessions Vol. 1 comes out August 27. It’s available for pre-order now.
Here is the track list:
“She’s Fire” — Diane Warren, G-Eazy & Carlos Santana
“Seaside” — Diane Warren, Rita Ora, Sofia Reyes & Reik
“Sweet” — Diane Warren, Jon Batiste & Pentatonix
“When We Dance Slow” — Diane Warren & Luis Fonsi
“I Save Me” — Diane Warren & Maren Morris
“Where is Your Heart” — Diane Warren & John Legend
“Drink You Away” — Diane Warren & Ty Dolla $ign
“You Go First” — Diane Warren & James Arthur
“Not Prepared For You” — Diane Warren & Lauren Jauregui
“You Kind Of Beautiful” — Diane Warren & Jimmie Allen
“Domino” — Diane Warren & LP
“Superwoman” — Diane Warren & Celine Dion
“Times Like This” — Diane Warren & Darius Rucker
“Grow Old With Me” — Diane Warren, Leona Lewis & James Morrison
“Blessings” — Diane Warren & Paloma Faith
The full lineup and more details have been unveiled for the star-studded concert that will take place in New York City at Central Park’s Great Lawn on August 21 that Big Apple Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed late last month.
The event, which will celebrate the city’s “rebirth” amid the COVID-19 pandemic, has been dubbed “We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert.” Among the stars joining the previously announced Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Jennifer Hudson on the bill are Journey, Carlos Santana, Rob Thomas, Earth, Wind & Fire, Barry Manilow, Elvis Costello, Patti Smith and many others.
With Santana and Thomas both performing, it could set the scene for a performance of their collaborative hit, “Smooth.”
Most of the tickets for the concert will be available for free, while Citi card members will be able to purchase presale VIP tickets beginning this Thursday, July 29, at 10 a.m. ET. In addition, Citi will give away 1,000 general admission tickets to card holders on a first-come, first-served basis starting Monday, August 2, at 10 a.m. ET.
Additional free tickets, as well as VIP tickets for purchase, will be released to the general public in batches daily from Monday, August 2, through Saturday, August 7, via NYC.gov/HomecomingWeek. Attendees must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
Other celebs on the lineup include Andrea Bocelli, LL Cool J, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Cynthia Erivo, Jimmy Fallon, Wyclef Jean and The Killers.
The concert will begin at 5 p.m. ET and air live on CNN. The event was produced by New York City, music mogul Clive Davis and Live Nation.
“This is a celebration of our city, of every working family who faced incredible challenges last year and overcame,” says Mayor de Blasio. “This is a celebration for you.”
Artists including Rob Thomas, Carlos Santana and Barry Manilow have joined the lineup for New York City’s upcoming Homecoming Concert, taking place August 21 in Central Park.
The all-star event, officially dubbed We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert, is meant to celebrate the “rebirth” of the Big Apple amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other newly added acts include Elvis Costello, Journey,Patti Smith, LL Cool J, Wyclef Jean, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Killers, Cynthia Erivo, Kane Brown, and Polo G. They join the previously announced Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Jennifer Hudson.
Since both Rob Thomas and Carlos Santana are on the bill, perhaps they’ll team up on stage for a rendition of their collaborative hit, “Smooth.”
Free tickets to The Homecoming Concert will be available starting next Monday, August 2, at 10 a.m. ET viaNYC.gov/HomecomingWeek. Attendees must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
Artists including The Killers, Journey and Carlos Santana have joined the lineup for New York City’s upcoming Homecoming Concert, taking place August 21 in Central Park.
The all-star event, officially dubbed We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert, is meant to celebrate the “rebirth” of the Big Apple amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other newly added acts include Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, LL Cool J, Wyclef Jean, Earth, Wind & Fire, Cynthia Erivo, Kane Brown and Polo G. They join the previously announced Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Jennifer Hudson.
The Killers, by the way, recently released a collaboration with Springsteen: a reworking of the band’s 2008 song “A Dustland Fairytale.” The lineup also features Rob Thomas, suggesting perhaps he’ll join Santana for a rendition of their collaborative hit, “Smooth.”
Free tickets to The Homecoming Concert will be available starting next Monday, August 2, at 10 a.m. ET via NYC.gov/HomecomingWeek. Attendees must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
(TOKYO) — American Carissa Moore grabbed a typhoon by the tail and rode into the history books on Tuesday, becoming the first woman ever to win a gold medal in surfing at the Olympics.
The 28-year-old Hawaiian, the world’s No. 1 ranked woman surfer, burst into tears as she emerged from the water at Japan’s Shidashita Beach following her victorious performance on waves stoked up by Typhoon Nepartak swirling in the Pacific Ocean. She was lifted on the shoulders of Team USA coaches as she wrapped herself in an American flag.
Moore’s win came after she bested South Africa’s Bianca Buitendag in the head-to-head finale of the inaugural surfing event at the Tokyo Games.
A four-time World Surfing League champion, Moore posted a combined score of 14.93 to Buitendag’s 8.46. Buitendag settled for the silver medal and with Moore well ahead of her, left the water early to allow the Olympic champion the spotlight as she surfed to shore to the applause of her teammates and coaches.
Moore was the only member of Team USA to advance to the medal round after winning her heats in the quarterfinals and semifinals.
Her teammate Caroline Marks, 19, of Melbourne Beach, Florida, the sixth-ranked woman’s surfer in the world, was nudged out of the medal round by Japan’s Amuro Tsuzuki, 20, who went on to claim a bronze medal.
On the men’s side, American Kolohe Andino, 27, of San Clemente, California, who holds seven USA Surfing Champion titles, was knocked out of the competition in the quarterfinals by Kanoa Igarashi, 23, of Japan, who went on to win a silver medal.
Brazil’s Italo Ferreira, 27, was crowned Olympic gold medal champion with his win over Igarashi.
Owen Wright, 31, of Australia, claimed the bronze medal with an upset win over Gabriel Medina, 27, of Brazil, the No. 1 ranked male surfer in the world.
Julian Casablancas took the mound at Citi Field Monday ahead of his beloved New York Mets’ doubleheader against the visiting Atlanta Braves.
The Strokes frontman delivered the ceremonial first pitch while wearing a Darryl Strawberry jersey and a bandana sticking out the front of his backwards Mets cap, which seemed to confuse the announcing crew. It a post-pitch interview, Casablancas described his look as “baseball fashion.”
The Mets broadcast team might’ve also given any Strokes fans watching a minor stroke of their own when they referred to Casablancas as the “former lead singer” of the band. Luckily, a rep tells Pitchfork the comment was a mistake.
Casablancas, an NYC native, is a longtime Mets fan. He even wrote a song called “Ode to the Mets” for The Strokes’ most recent album, 2020’s The New Abnormal.
The Mets, by the way, split the doubleheader against the Braves, losing the first game but winning the second.
(NEW YORK) — In the last decade, the popularity of traditional cigarettes — particularly among teenagers — has declined tremendously, while the use of electronic cigarettes has been on the rise.
But now a new smoke-free alternative called heated tobacco is slowly gaining a foothold in the U.S. market. Also known as heat-not-burn tobacco products, the devices heat up a cigarette without using an open flame.
The heated cigarette produces an aerosol that contains the nicotine as well as other chemicals and additives. The device is more similar to a traditional cigarettes than an e-cigarette or a vape device, which don’t contain tobacco, because the nicotine is coming directly from the cigarette.
Tobacco companies are attempting to glamorize these products, experts told ABC News.
“They’re attempting to make the packaging and the marketing look white and clear and clean and very modern,” said Erika Sward, assistant vice president for advocacy at the American Lung Association. “But we can’t afford to be fooled again on another tobacco product.”
“The tobacco industry is always looking for new ways to get new people to smoke and use nicotine products and be hooked for life,” said Dr. Maria Rahmandar, medical director of the Substance Use and Prevention Program at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.
So far, only one such device — made by one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, Philip Morris — has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Moira Gilchrist, vice president of strategic and scientific communications at Philip Morris, told ABC News that the company’s heated tobacco product “is not for youth at all.”
“We place a really high emphasis on making sure we’re selling a product only to the right people, and that we’re not attracting the wrong audience,” Gilchrist added.
Despite this sentiment, teens are still curious — and at risk.
While heated tobacco products only became legal in the United States in 2019, the device have already started to catch the attention of high school students. Nearly one in 10 of California’s 10th and 12th graders have heard of heated tobacco products, with the vast majority saying they first learned about them from the internet or social media, according to a study published in Pediatrics, the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Although the survey found that less than 1% of California teens have actually used heated tobacco products, researchers are worried.
“Our concern is that this is a new product and the design is kind of slick,” the study’s co-author, Dr. Shu-Hong Zhu, who is also the director of the Center for Research and Intervention in Tobacco Control at the University of California, San Diego, told ABC News. “Our goal was to raise the alarm. We fear this might be like the new e-cigarettes.”
Almost one in five students surveyed said they would try heated tobacco products if offered to them by a friend. This number doubled for students who have already used e-cigarettes or vape devices, according to the study.
Heated tobacco products have been marketed as a better alternative to smoking, but the American Academy of Pediatrics warns the devices contain about the same amount of nicotine as traditional cigarettes and give off secondhand aerosol that is unsafe to breath.
“If someone is interested in quitting smoking there are ways that are safe and effective,” Sward said. “This is a product that is aimed at continuing someone’s addiction.”
Moreover, the devices also contain chemicals like carbon monoxide (a poisonous gas), acetone (the active ingredient in nail polish remover), ammonia (commonly used in household cleaners) and benzene (a component of gasoline).
“Any time [parents] or their children are inhaling these kinds or any type of chemicals into their lungs, they’re putting their health at risk,” Sward warned.
As teens head back to school this fall, experts are urging families to be aware of these new, dangerous products.
“Nicotine is just so powerful,” Rahmandar said. “There is no safe tobacco product. There is no safe nicotine product. These products are certainly not safe and harmless — especially to the developing brain.”
Chidimma J. Acholonu, M.D. M.P.H. is a pediatric resident physician at the University of Chicago and a contributor for the ABC News Medical Unit.
While he previously dodged knowing anything about the then-rumored re-kindled romance between his pal Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, now that Bennifer 2.0 is officially a thing, Matt Damon is all smiles.
“I’m just so happy for him. He’s the best,” the Stillwater star tells Extra of his childhood friend and fellow Good Will Hunting Oscar-winning screenwriter. “He deserves every happiness in the world. I’m glad for both of them.”
Affleck and Lopez reportedly re-coupled in April, but it took until this past weekend, while the pair vacationed in St. Tropez for Lopez’ 52nd birthday, for them to go “Instagram official.”
In a slideshow that featured Lopez sunning, and stunning, in a bikini aboard a yacht, the pair exchanged a passionate smooch. The post has been liked more than 8.4 million times.
The romance between the Gigli co-stars began in 2002 and the two announced their engagement later that year. Jennifer and Ben never made it to the altar, though, going their separate ways in 2004.
Affleck married actress Jennifer Garner and went on to have three children with her. They divorced in 2015. Meanwhile, Lopez wed singer Marc Anthony and had twin children with him. Their marriage ended in 2011.
Lopez later became engaged to former New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez, but the two ended it in April.
Bella Donna, Stevie Nicks‘ first solo album, was released July 27, 1981, and was an immediate success. To mark the 40th anniversary of the start of Stevie’s solo career, here are Five Fascinating Facts about Bella Donna.
5. Stevie began working on Bella Donna in between sessions for Fleetwood Mac‘s 1979 album, Tusk. She started recording it in 1980, after the Tusk tour ended.
4. The only song on the album Stevie didn’t write was “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” which was penned by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers frontman Tom Petty and guitarist Mike Campbell. Producer Jimmy Iovine, who worked with both acts, had the idea of having Stevie record it as a duet with Petty. The song’s video was the 25th video ever shown on MTV.
3. Nicks wrote Bella Donna‘s other duet, “Leather & Lace,” for an album by country star Waylon Jennings and his wife, Jessi Colter. When it didn’t make that album, Stevie recorded it with her ex-boyfriend, The Eagles‘ Don Henley.
2. Bella Donna includes Stevie’s signature song, “Edge of Seventeen,” which was inspired by Petty and his wife, as well as the deaths of both Stevie’s uncle and John Lennon. It was sampled by Destiny’s Child for their number-one hit “Bootylicious,” and interpolated by Miley Cyrus on her 2020 single “Midnight Sky.” Stevie appeared in the “Bootylicious” video, and allowed Miley to do an “Edge of Midnight” remix with a sample of her original song.
1. Bella Donna hit number one on the Billboard chart, spun off four top-40 singles, and has been certified for sales of 4 million copies. Its huge success has allowed Stevie to run a solo career parallel to her work with Fleetwood Mac for decades. Having previously been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Fleetwood Mac in 1998, Stevie went in again in 2019 as a solo artist, making her the first woman ever to be inducted twice.
