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Aerosmith announces rescheduled 2021 Tour Dates

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Aerosmith have announced rescheduled dates for their cancelled 50th anniversary tour that was scheduled to start in June of 2020. The tour was first moved to 2021 due to the pandemic, and now it’s been moved a second time.

“Due to current conditions and for the safety of our fans, the 2021 European Tour has been rescheduled to 2022,” says the band. “Please stay tuned for more information regarding the new dates or contact your point of purchase. All tickets will be valid for new dates.”

The 2022 series will open in Moscow, Russia on May 28, with shows wrapping up in Krakow, Poland on July 13.  See the rescheduled dates at the link: here.

Aerosmith delay UK and European tour until 2022

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Steven Tyler and co have postponed the shows for a second time, having already rescheduled the…
 

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Bruce Springsteen teams up with Barack Obama for Spotify podcast ‘Renegades’

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Former President Barak Obama and Bruce Springsteen have teamed up for a new eight-episode podcast on Spotify titled Renegades: Born in the USA. Obama and Springsteen will sit down to discuss race, fatherhood, marriage and the future of the United States.

Obama asks in the introduction of the first episode: “How did we get here? How could we find our way back to a more unifying American story? That topic came to dominate so many of my conversations last year – with Michelle, with my daughters and with friends. And one of the friends just happened to be Mr. Bruce Springsteen. On the surface, Bruce and I don’t have a lot in common. But over the years, what we’ve found is that we’ve got a shared sensibility. About work, about family and about America. In our own ways, Bruce and I have been on parallel journeys trying to understand this country that’s given us both so much. Trying to chronicle the stories of its people. Looking for a way to connect our own individual searches for meaning in truth and community within the larger story of America.”

Renegades marks the second podcast launched through Spotify as part of a deal Obama and his wife Michelle Obama announced in 2019. The Obama’s production company Higher Ground, partnered with Spotify to produce exclusive podcasts. Higher Ground is also partnering with Netflix on the release of Micheal Keaton’s new 9/11-themed film, Worth.

Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama Team Up for New Podcast

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Renegades: Born in the USA is streaming exclusively on Spotify. Bruce Springsteen and Barack…
 

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Bruce Springsteen teams up with Barack Obama for Spotify podcast ‘Renegades’

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Former President Barak Obama and Bruce Springsteen have teamed up for a new eight-episode podcast on Spotify titled Renegades: Born in the USA. Obama and Springsteen will sit down to discuss race, fatherhood, marriage and the future of the United States.

Obama asks in the introduction of the first episode: “How did we get here? How could we find our way back to a more unifying American story? That topic came to dominate so many of my conversations last year – with Michelle, with my daughters and with friends. And one of the friends just happened to be Mr. Bruce Springsteen. On the surface, Bruce and I don’t have a lot in common. But over the years, what we’ve found is that we’ve got a shared sensibility. About work, about family and about America. In our own ways, Bruce and I have been on parallel journeys trying to understand this country that’s given us both so much. Trying to chronicle the stories of its people. Looking for a way to connect our own individual searches for meaning in truth and community within the larger story of America.”

Renegades marks the second podcast launched through Spotify as part of a deal Obama and his wife Michelle Obama announced in 2019. The Obama’s production company Higher Ground, partnered with Spotify to produce exclusive podcasts. Higher Ground is also partnering with Netflix on the release of Micheal Keaton’s new 9/11-themed film, Worth.

Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama Team Up for New Podcast

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Renegades: Born in the USA is streaming exclusively on Spotify. Bruce Springsteen and Barack…
 

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Lamb of God premiers new music video for “Ghost Shaped People”

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Lamb Of God premiered the official music video for their song “Ghost Shaped People” streaming via YouTube

Ghost Shaped People is one of two bonus tracks that will be included on their impending deluxe edition of the group’s 2020 self-titled full-length. That expanded version of the album will be released on March 26th via Epic Records.

Take a look at the video for Ghost Shaped People at the link here.

LAMB OF GOD Premieres Video for “Ghost Shaped People” from Deluxe Version of Critically Acclaimed Self-Titled

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Lamb of God premiers new music video for “Ghost Shaped People”

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Lamb Of God premiered the official music video for their song “Ghost Shaped People” streaming via YouTube.

Ghost Shaped People is one of two bonus tracks that will be included on their impending deluxe edition of the group’s 2020 self-titled full-length. That expanded version of the album will be released on March 26th via Epic Records.

Take a look at the video for Ghost Shaped People at the link here.

LAMB OF GOD Premieres Video for “Ghost Shaped People” from Deluxe Version of Critically Acclaimed Self-Titled

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LAMB OF GOD has premiered a video for the single “Ghost Shape People,” a…

 

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James Franco reaches settlement with former students sexual misconduct case

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Two women who accused James Franco of sexual misconduct at his defunct film school have dropped their charges in light of a new settlement agreement. 

In 2019, Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal filed a class action lawsuit against the actor and his Studio 4 school. The acting and film school was open from 2014 to 2017, during which time the accusers said Franco and his fellow teachers “engaged in widespread inappropriate and sexually charged behavior towards female students by sexualizing their power as a teacher and an employer by dangling the opportunity for roles in their projects.”

Over a year later, the two sides have reached a settlement agreement. The financial terms of the agreement are not yet public, though they must be submitted for court approval by March 15th. The agreement finds Tither-Kaplan and Gaal agreeing to drop their suit against Franco; his partners, Vince Jolivette and Jay Davis; and his Rabbit Bandini production company.

Allegations of Franco’s misconduct began to surface at the height of the #MeToo movement in 2018 after he won the Golden Globe for his role as Tommy Wiseau in The Disaster Artist. Since then, Franco has kept a low profile, sticking to self-directed projects like Zeroville or minor voice roles in Arctic Dogs. 

Sexual misconduct lawsuit against James Franco reaches settlement

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Starz acquires Watergate drama ‘Gaslit’ starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn

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Starz has picked up Watergate anthology series Gaslit starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn. Gaslit will follow the untold story of Martha Mitchell, a celebrity Arkansan socialite who was married to Attorney General John Mitchell.

Roberts will portray Martha Mitchell, the first person to publicly sound the alarm on President Richard Nixon’s involvement in Watergate. Penn will star as John Mitchell, who will be forced to choose between Martha and the president.

Gaslit is based on Slate podcast Slow Burn, and production will begin later this spring.

Proof Julia Roberts and Sean Penn’s Watergate Drama Gaslit Is Coming Sooner Than You Thought

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Check out the latest update for the highly-anticipated TV adaptation of Slate’s Slow Burn…
 

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Green Day debut video for ‘Here Comes the Shock’

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Green Day released their 13th studio album, Father of All… last year, and despite not being able to tour in 2020, they are still putting out new music.

The group shared a new song and video for “Here Comes the Shock.”  The band described in the song’s caption on YouTube: “Time to break a sweat with Punk Rock Aerobics in the video for ‘Here Comes The Shock.’”

The band’s Hella Mega Tour with Weezer and Fall Out Boy is tentatively slated to begin later this year. Watch the video for “Here Comes the Shock” here.

Green Day Offers Up Punk-Inspired Aerobics in ‘Here Comes the Shock’ Video: Watch

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Green Day dropped their new song “Here Comes the Shock” on Feb. 20, with a music video featuring…
 

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‘The Muppet Show’ to air with a content disclaimer warning on Disney+

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Jim Henson’s classic series “The Muppet Show” began streaming on Disney+ on Friday, but now will come prefaced with an offensive content disclaimer, saying, “This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now. Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversations to create a more inclusive future together.” 

The show, which ran for five seasons between 1976 and 1981, features the new content warning on 18 episodes, including those guest-hosted by Steve Martin, Peter Sellers, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Cash, Debbie Harry and Marty Feldman, among others.

Each episode bears the 12-second disclaimer for a different reason; Cash’s appearance had him singing in front of a Confederate flag, and other episodes had negative depictions of Native Americans, Middle Easterners and people from other cultures. Two episodes from the final season, featuring guest stars Brooke Shields and staff writer Chris Langham, are left out entirely.

‘The Muppet Show’ Now Comes With A ‘Harmful Content’ Warning Ahead of Episodes on Disney+

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Disney+ has opted to include a warning ahead of certain episodes of The Muppet Show, which is…
 

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‘Croods’ tops the North American box office with $1.7M in earnings

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 The Croods: A New Age is the No. 1 movie in North America this weekend, earning an additional $1.7 million in receipts.

Coming in at No. 2 is The Little Things with $1.2 million, followed by Judas and the Black Messiah at No. 3 with $905,000, Wonder Woman 1984 at No. 4 with $805,000 and The Marksman at No. 5 with $775,000.

Several of the films in the Top 10 are also available on streaming or pay-per-view, home-theater platforms as part of a strategy to appeal to wider audiences during the coronavirus pandemic.

‘Croods 2’ Leads the Box Office, Again, on the Lowest-Grossing Weekend of 2021

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Searchlight didn’t report grosses, but theater data shows “Nomadland” placed in the top 10…
 

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