(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Seattle 6, Washington 4
Minnesota 4, Milwaukee 1
Seattle 2, Washington 1
Toronto 8, Philadelphia 2
NY Yankees 7, Cincinnati 6
Baltimore 7, Chi Cubs 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 5, Detroit 2
Tampa Bay 4, Boston 1
Chi White Sox 2, Cleveland 1
Texas 5, Oakland 2
LA Angels 7, Houston 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NY Mets 7, Atlanta 3
San Francisco 4, Arizona 3
Miami 5, Pittsburgh 4
LA Dodgers 7, St. Louis 6
Colorado 10, San Diego 6
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Connecticut 89 Indiana 81
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Atlanta 2, Real Salt Lake 1
Chicago 2, Toronto FC 0
Vancouver 2, Cincinnati 2 (Tie)
Columbus 2, D.C. United 2 (Tie)
Philadelphia 2, Miami 1
Sporting Kansas City 1 Minnesota 1 (Tie)
Nashville 1 Seattle 0
Orlando City 1 Colorado 1 (Tie)
New York City FC 1, FC Dallas 0
San Jose 3, LA Galaxy 2
Ever wonder what it’s like to tag along on a big country star’s tour? Wonder no more: Maren Morris’ tour photographer, Rachel Deeb, is documenting the day-to-day process of being out on the road.
Over the course of two Instagram reels, Rachel walks fans through a typical day on the Humble Quest tour, beginning with her morning routine of climbing out of her third-floor bunk on the bus and eating a bowl of cereal.
“And you can’t use the bus water, so you always have to use water bottles,” Rachel explains as she narrates video footage of herself brushing her teeth.
That’s just one of the many surprising and not-always-so-glamorous parts of tour life that Rachel documents in her posts. In both reels, Rachel admits that she has “so much anxiety” at one part of the show, where Maren makes her way through a crowd of fans to go over to another special stage.
“But it’s okay because most of our after-show food is pizza, and sometimes even oysters if you’re lucky,” Rachel continues.
She goes on to document the crew’s weekend in Gilford, New Hampshire, which has “the best venue — I mean, we literally did 50 activities,” Rachel says, showing clips of the gang swimming at a lake, hanging in a game lounge and even playing pickleball.
Maren’s Humble Quest Tour will continue throughout the year, wrapping with a hometown show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on December 2.
The new Apple TV+ series Black Bird features one of the last performances from Ray Liotta, who died in his sleep in May at the age of 67.
Black Bird tells the true story of a convicted drug dealer, played by Taron Egerton, who can go free if he gets a confession from a serial killer and finds out where his victims are buried. Liotta plays Egerton’s father, a former cop in ill health who wasn’t the most honorable officer, and Egerton tells ABC Audio it’s a fantastic performance.
“I was very inspired by working with Ray, and I felt kind of changed by it as an actor,” he recalls. “I think the scenes are some of the best that I’ve been a part of in, not just this show, but my entire career.”
“I know he was very excited about this and I know he was very passionate about the role,” adds Egerton. “So it’s a nice way, because I believe that Ray ended his life at the peak of his acting powers.”
The show’s creator Dennis Lehane calls Liotta’s death “a big blow,” explaining, “Nobody had a clue — absolutely none. He was fine right up until he didn’t wake up.”
In fact, Lehane says he and Liotta even had plans to work together on a future project.
“The last conversation I ever had with Ray was, he said ‘what are you working on?'” he says. “I told him and he said, ‘Is there a part in there for me?’ And I said, ‘Of course there’s a part in there for you.’ And he said, ‘Well, make it a big part.'”
Black Bird is currently streaming on Apple+, with new episodes airing Fridays.
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been nearly two years since Carrie Underwood headed out on a major headlining tour.
“We were fortunate enough to get our Cry Pretty Tour all in by the end of 2019. And it’s been that long since we’ve been out on the road,” she explains. “We’ve done some shows here and there at festivals and things like that, but haven’t been on a proper tour.”
Of course, that doesn’t mean she hasn’t been busy. During the COVID pandemic-induced road hiatus, Carrie put out a Christmas album — My Gift — and a gospel album — My Savior — plus mounted her very own Las Vegas residency and duetted with Jason Aldean on the chart-topping “If I Didn’t Love You.” Of course, she also recorded and released a new album of her own, Denim & Rhinestones.
But the Denim & Rhinestones Tour, which kicks off this fall, will mark her first official headlining return to tour life, and Carrie says her whole team is more than ready.
“I feel like everybody’s chomping at the bit, to be honest,” she admits.
“You don’t realize how much you love something until you can’t do it,” the singer reflects as she looks forward to the tour ahead. “There’s going to be a lot of energy. Jimmie Allen’s coming out on the road with us. He’s just a great performer, super talented, super nice guy. And I just feel like it’s gonna be a lot of fun.”
The tour kicks off October 15, and it’ll run into March 2023.
The current tour leg, which finds The Stones visiting a variety of European cities, is the second the band has played with drummer Steve Jordan, who stepped in for longtime drummer Charlie Watts after Watts passed away last August at age 80.
Jagger tells Wilkinson that Jordan has fit in well with the group, and he feels that’s least partly because Steve shares some important attributes with Charlie.
“If you introduce someone else into a band of people, it’s always going to change the dynamic, but Steve, he’s a great drummer,” Mick notes. “[B]ut also…like Charlie was, he’s a student of drumming. [He’s] not just a ‘wang bash’ drummer, or even just a great drummer. He’s also a student of drumming.”
Jagger adds, “He can listen to Charlie’s performances on record, and live, obviously, and take those and keep the essence of what Charlie did in those songs without changing it very much. Of course, he will interpret them slightly differently, but he’ll keep the great things that Charlie did, and add his own thing to it.”
Meanwhile, Mick says he feels that The Rolling Stones have generally become “a much more consistent performing band” during over the last two decades.
“We always set a standard and try to hit that,” the 78-year-old rock legend maintains. “Of course, some shows are better than others for whatever reason…and they’re different. Maybe they’re not as good in some ways, maybe they’re better than others. You know, every show is a different animal.”
The Stones next show takes place this Friday, July 15, in Vienna.
Pop star Lizzo has a new song called “Coldplay” on her upcoming album, Special, and Chris Martin is a fan.
Martin made a surprise call to Lizzo during her interview with Apple Music 1 to talk about the song, which samples the Coldplay classic “Yellow.”
“Thank you for giving me the blessing to sample you and to name the song after your band,” Lizzo says in a clip from the conversation, which premiered via RollingStone.com.
In explaining how the “Coldplay” song came about, Lizzo shares a story about singing “Yellow” during an intimate moment with another person.
“If someone had told me 22 years ago, ‘You know, one day Lizzo’s gonna make out to this song,’ I’d be like, ‘OK, great!'” Martin laughs. “It’s become Lizzo’s hookup song, and that’s good.”
Elvis Presley‘s famous Memphis mansion, Graceland, has announced plans for the virtual edition of this year’s Elvis Week event, which coincides annually with the anniversary of the late King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s death.
Fans who can’t attend the August 9-17 celebration in person will be able to enjoy an online experience that features a variety of events, including tribute concerts and other performances, conversations with Presley-related guests, Elvis impersonator contests, a virtual prerecorded tour of Graceland and more.
Among the scheduled shows is the “Elvis Presley in Concert” event, which features footage of Elvis on the big screen accompanied by a live group, including guitarist James Burton, piano player Glen Hardin and bassist Jerry Scheff of Elvis’ TCB Band, plus a special appearance by Presley’s ex-wife, Priscilla Presley.
There will also be two “Conversations on Elvis” interview sessions, featuring such special guests as I Dream of Jeannie‘s Barbara Eden, who appeared with Presley in the 1960 film Flaming Star, and Elvis’ Memphis Mafia entourage member Jerry Schilling.
Three different packages are available for Virtual Elvis Week, offering access to various events. You can purchase the packages at VirtualElvisWeek.com, while tickets to the in-person Elvis Week festivities are available at Graceland.com.
Elvis Week also will feature the traditional candlelight vigil held on the eve of the anniversary of Elvis’ August 15, 1977, death and running until the morning hours of August 16. As usual, the vigil will be streamed live for free at Livestream.com.
This year marks the 45th anniversary of Elvis’ passing.
While generally considered an “album” band, Emerson, Lake & Palmer did release singles throughout their long career, and now, a new vinyl box set featuring a dozen 45-rpm seven-inch discs replicating various U.S., U.K. and international singles is due out August 26.
The collection, simply titled Singles, features the discs housed in reproduced, original picture sleeves and comes packaged with a booklet boasting detailed notes, rare photos of the U.K. prog-rock trio and a foreword by ELP drummer Carl Palmer. Also included are art cards inspired by the singles’ sleeves.
The box set, which features songs spanning from 1971 to 1992, is being released in celebration of ELP’s 50th anniversary. All of the tracks have been remastered by respected studio engineer Andy Pearce.
Among the songs included in the collection are such ELP classics as “Lucky Man,” “C’est La Vie,” “Jerusalem” and the band’s biggest U.S. hit, “From the Beginning,” which reached #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972. The box set also features the single-edit version of ELP’s adaptation of Aaron Copland‘s “Fanfare for the Common Man,” which peaked at #2 on the U.K. chart in 1977.
“This box set of singles is very important to the development of ELP,” Palmer says. “The music that you will hear opened the door to radio around the world, and then the musical concept of ELP was born.”
You can preorder the Singles box set now. Here’s the full track list:
Single One: A. “Lucky Man”/B. “Knife Edge”
Single Two: A. “Stones of Years”/B. “A Time and a Place”
Single Three: A. “From the Beginning”/B. “Living Sin”
Single Four: A. “Jerusalem”/B. “When the Apple Blossoms Bloom in the Windmills of Your Mind I’ll Be Your Valentine”
Single Five: A. “Fanfare for the Common Man”/B. “Brain Salad Surgery”
Single Six: A. “C’est La Vie”/B. “Hallowed Be Thy Name”
Single Seven: A. “Brain Salad Surgery”/B. “Still…You Turn Me On”
Single Eight: A. “Tiger in a Spotlight”/B. “So Far to Fall”
Single Nine: A1. “I Believe in Father Christmas”/A2. “Jerusalem”/B. “When the Apple Blossoms Bloom in the Windmills of Your Mind I’ll Be Your Valentine”
Single Ten: A. “Canario”/B. “All I Want Is You”
Single Eleven: A. “Black Moon”/B. “Black Moon” (Album Version)
Single Twelve: A. “Affairs of the Heart”/B. “Better Days”
BTS teamed up with Casetify for a new “Permission to Dance”-inspired line that channels the song’s lyrics and music video, reportsRolling Stone. The new offering, their fifth collaboration overall, covers Magsafe products, Apple AirTag holders, phone cases, Apple Watch straps and more.
Speaking of BTS, Charlie Puth‘s “Left and Right” music video featuring Jung Kook has amassed over 100 million YouTube views in a little over two weeks.
Halsey has a mullet. They revealed their new, shaggy blond look Wednesday, writing, “Return of my mullet. and the nineties-vibes-only red and blue makeup combo.”
According to tabloids, Ed Sheeran’s 2-month-old daughter is named Jupiter. The Sun spoke to a source who said the couple chose Jupiter because it means “brave and bold.” The source adds, “Ed and Cherry loved the name both in terms of what it stands for and its uniqueness.”
Lady Gaga is the latest celeb hit by a crazy rumor. The Sun reports she’s hired security guards to protect the “priceless Versace costumes” she’ll wear on her Chromatica Ball tour. Yes, bodyguards for a bunch of clothes. The tour kicks off this weekend in Germany.
Joe Jonas shared a new look at his upcoming movie Devotion, where he plays a Navy pilot during the Korean War. The true story is about Officer Jesse Brown, the first African-American aviator to finish the Navy’s flight training program. Joe plays aviator Marty Goode. Devotion flies into theaters this November.
Camila Cabello revealed her dog Tarzan is a stage-five clinger. In a series of Instagram Stories, she shows the pup getting all up in her business. “Love u crazy boy @tarzandadog. pls leave me alone now tho I love u and love how clingy u are but I’m tired,” she wrote. “I need some space. (JK i don’t I love it u sweet dumb baby.”
Mötley Crüe is among the artists featured on the soundtrack for the upcoming thriller film The Retaliators.
The closing track on the compilation is a Crüe song called “The Retaliators Theme (21 Bullets),” which features contributions from IceNine Kills, Asking Alexandria and From Ashes to New. The tune appears to be the first new material from the “Dr. Feelgood” rockers since the four tracks they recorded for 2019’s The Dirt soundtrack, which included the Machine Gun Kelly collaboration “The Dirt (Est. 1981).”
The album also includes songs features Mötley Crüe members Tommy Lee, Vince Neil and Mick Mars. Lee contributes his 2020 solo song “Tops,” featuring rapper Push Push. Neil appears on a track titled “Classless Act” by the up-and-coming band of the same name. Mars lends his guitar talents to a song by Hyro the Hero called “Who’s That Playing on the Radio?”
The album also includes songs by Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch and The HU.
The Retaliators — which is being produced by Better Noise Films, an offshoot of the Better Noise Music record label — premieres in theaters September 14, and the soundtrack will be released September 16. Its cast includes Lee and Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix, as well as members of various other bands.
You can watch a new trailer for The Retaliators now on YouTube.
Here’s the soundtrack’s track list:
Papa Roach — “The Ending”
The HU — “This Is Mongol”
Eva Under Fire — “Blow” (featuring Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills)
From Ashes to New — “Scars That I’m Hiding” (featuring Anders Fridén of In Flames)
Asking Alexandria — “Faded Out” (featuring Within Temptation)
Tommy Lee — “Tops” (featuring Push Push)
Classless Act — “Classless Act” (featuring Vince Neil)
Five Finger Death Punch — “Darkness Settles In”
Nothing More — “Tired of Winning”
Crossbone Skully — “Evil World Machine”
The HU – Wolf Totem” (featuring Jacoby Shaddix)
Bad Wolves — “If Tomorrow Never Comes” (featuring Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills)
Cory Marks — “Burn It Up”
Hyro the Hero — “Who’s That Playing on the Radio?” (featuring Mick Mars and Danny Worsnop)
Cory Marks — “Blame It on the Double” (featuring Tyler Connolly and Jason Hook)
All Good Things — “For the Glory” (featuring Hollywood Undead)
From Ashes to New — “Barely Breathing”
Mötley Crüe — “The Retaliators Theme (21 Bullets)” (featuring Ice Nine Kills, Asking Alexandria and From Ashes to New)
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