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ABC announces the star of ‘Bachelor’ spinoff series “The Golden Bachelor”

ABC has announced the star of the upcoming series “The Golden Bachelor,” a spinoff to their long-running hit franchise The Bachelor (and The Bachelorette).

71-year-old Gerry Turner, a retired restaurateur from Indiana, will lead the senior reality dating series. The format will be similar to that of the flagship dating show except this time, Turner will be looking for love among a group of eligible women 65 years and older. According to a press release, Turner “lives in his dream house on a beautiful lake in Indiana. He’s often busy hosting barbecues, playing pickleball, cheering on his favorite Chicago sports teams, four-wheeling and spending time with friends and family at restaurants and local haunts.”

Turner was married 43 years to his high school sweetheart, Toni, who suddenly fell ill and died in 2017. He is also the father to two daughters, and grandfather to two granddaughters. Turner said after his introduction as ‘The Golden Bachelor’ on Good Morning America: “It feels amazing and it’s still sinking in,” adding that he’s looking for a “high-energy” partner. He also said of his late wife, Toni: “I have her picture on a dresser in my closet. … For a while, it was like I was having a hard time figuring out if she would be OK [with me moving on]. But we always told each other, when one of us goes we’d want the other one to be happy. She’s up there rooting [for me].”

The Golden Bachelor will premiere on ABC this fall.

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Metallica share trailer for ‘M72 World Tour Live From Arlington’

Metallica have shared the trailer for the upcoming Metallica: M72 World Tour Live From Arlington, TX – A Two Night Event, featuring footage from the band’s European tour stops this summer.

This global theatrical event, set to debut in cinemas worldwide, brings Metallica’s M72 World Tour live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, to the big screen. Countries including the U.S., Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela will be able to check out the film on Friday, August 18 and Sunday, August 20 at 9:15 p.m. EDT / 6:15 PM PDT with encore showings on August 19 and August 21 at 9:00 p.m. EDT / 6:00 p.m. PDT.

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live From Arlington, TX – A Two Night Event will see the band playing two nights with two completely different setlists, with songs from across the group’s 40+ year career.  The M72 tour has featured a new in-the-round stage design, so that fans have a complete 360 view of the show.

Visit Metallica’s official ‘M72’ website for more information.

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Demi Lovato drops rock version of ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ featuring Slash

Demi Lovato has dropped “Sorry Not Sorry (Rock Version)” featuring Slash, and also announced her upcoming album ‘Revamped,’ featuring rock versions of her hit songs. “Sorry Not Sorry (Rock Version)” follows the release of “Heart Attack (Rock Version)” and “Cool for the Summer (Rock Version),” which will all be included on the 10-track album Revamped. 

“Sorry Not Sorry (Rock Version)” features updated production from Warren “Oak” Felder, Keith “Ten4” Sorrells, and Alex Nice, with legendary guitarist Slash of Guns N’ Roses providing guitar riffs for the revamped version of the song.  The song was originally released six years ago as the lead single from Lovato’s sixth studio album, Tell Me You Love Me. The song became her fourth top 10 hit and highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, and has since been certified 5x Platinum.

Lovato shared: “Slash is an iconic artist who I’ve been a fan of for years, it’s an absolute honor to have such a legend like him on the rock version of ‘Sorry not Sorry’. With ‘Revamped,’ I wanted to pay homage to the songs that resonated the most with fans and played a big role in my career by breathing an exciting new life into them. Creating this project has been incredibly fun and allowed me to express my passion for rock music in a new way, and I feel so much closer to my older music because of it. I can’t wait for everyone to hear more!”

‘Revamped’ is due out September 15th; to pre-order, head here.

Take a listen to the rock version of ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ – here.
To stream ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ ft/ Slash, head here.

Demi Lovato Releases Rock Version of ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ Featuring Slash: Stream

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Take a first look at Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka in the trailer for ‘Wonka’

Warner Bros. revealed the official trailer for Wonka, the upcoming prequel film to Roald Dahl’s 1964 classic, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, starring Timothée Chalamet in the title role and directed by Paul King.

According to the official synopsis, “This irresistibly vivid and inventive big screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time—proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.”

The forthcoming film is billed to be “an intoxicating mix of magic and music, mayhem and emotion, all told with fabulous heart and humor,” and will show young Willy Wonka discovering the enchanting world of chocolate. Simon Farnaby and Paul King wrote the screenplay, based on a story by King and characters created by Dahl.  The film also stars Hugh Grant, Keegan-Michael Key, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, Jim Carter, and Matt Lucas.

Wonka is set to premiere on December 15; take a first look at Chalamet and Grant in the trailer – here.

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Jennifer Garner to reprise her role as Elektra in ‘Deadpool 3’

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jennifer Garner is set to reprise her role as the antiheroine Elektra in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Deadpool 3, starring Ryan Reynolds. Production is currently underway on the project, which is a sequel to 2016’s Deadpool and 2018’s Deadpool 2.

Garner portrayed Elektra in 2003’s Daredevil and 2005’s Elektra; THR reports that Garner will have a major role to play in the film, with Reynolds returning as the wise-cracking antihero Deadpool. In addition, Hugh Jackman is set to reprise his role as Wolverine in Deadpool 3 for the first time since 2017’s Logan. 

Deadpool 3 marks a reunion for Garner, Reynolds and director Shawn Levy, who all worked together on the 2022 Netflix movie, The Adam Project.  

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Corey Taylor releases the single ‘Post Traumatic Blues’

Corey Taylor has dropped his latest single “Post Traumatic Blues” from his upcoming album, CMF2, set for release September 15th. CMF2 will serve as the follow-up to Taylor’s debut solo album, CMFT, which arrived in 2020.

Taylor shared in a press release: “‘Post Traumatic Blues’ is my attempt to describe for people what it’s like to deal with PTSD. Sometimes it’s so hard for people to understand the ups and downs, the severity of the cold and numbness, that I wanted to try and build a bridge lyrically between the ones living with the disease and the ones who are trying to help them.”

“Post Traumatic Blues” follows the lead single from CMF2, “Beyond,” which was released in May. In support of the new album, Taylor will embark on a U.S. tour, kicking-off August 25th in Denver and ending at an October 7th appearance at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, California.

Take a listen to “Post Traumatic Blues” – here.

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Bret Michaels, Stone Temple Pilots among RokIsland Fest 2024 headliners

The organizers of RokIsland Fest have announced the 2024 lineup, featuring Bret Michaels, Stone Temple Pilots, Tom Keifer, Mr. Big, Buckcherry, Night Ranger and many more. The fest is set to take place Wednesday, January 17th through Saturday, January 20th at the Truman Waterfront Park Amphitheater in Key West, FL.

Friday night will feature a continuation of Bret Michaels’ 2023 Parti Gras Tour with Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider, Foreigner’s Lou Gramm, Jefferson Starship and Trixter.  Says RokIsland Fest co-founder Kyle Carter: “RokIsland Fest’s continued priority is for attendees to have access to preeminent, unforgettable live music performances. This year is no exception. Friday night will include an all-hits mashup, curated by the one and only Bret Michaels. It will be billed as Parti Gras, a multi-hour journey featuring Bret himself, Dee Snider, Lou Gramm and Jefferson Starship. For a festival that’s already about experiences, this show is another dimension and an ‘experience within the experience’ and we think fans will have a sore voice after this one.”

Tickets are on sale now; head to www.rokislandfest.com for more information.

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Actors to strike after SAG-AFTRA negotiations for new contract with studios collapse

Members of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) union are going on strike, after they were unable to reach a deal with producers and studios. Members of SAG-AFTRA will join up with more than 11,000 already striking Writers Guild of America (WGA), with the strike to start at midnight, July 14.

The failed negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers means film and television productions will immediately come to a halt, essentially shutting down Hollywood; the tandem strike of SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America marks the first of its kind in Hollywood since 1960.

The actors union had already granted one extension to its contract, which was originally set to expire July 1, and said it would not concede another. Hollywood performers were looking to improve wages, working conditions and health and pension benefits, as well as create guardrails for the use of artificial intelligence in future television and film productions. Additionally, the union is seeking more transparency from streaming services about viewership so that residual payments can be made equitable to that seen on linear TV.

Fran Drescher, president of the union, said during a press conference Thursday: “We are the victims here. We are being victimized by a very greedy entity. I am shocked by the way the people that we have been in business with are treating us. It is disgusting. Shame on them … You cannot change the business model as much as it has changed and not expect the contact to change, too.”

The WGA has been on strike since May, and is also seeking higher compensation and residuals, particularly when it comes to streaming shows. The WGA also shares similar concerns over the use of artificial intelligence when it comes to script writing.

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Take a look at the final trailer for ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’

Paramount Pictures shared the final trailer for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, featuring Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell. The trailer hypes up Cruise’s action scenes, including a high-speed car chase and riding a motorcycle off of a cliff.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is written by Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen and directed by McQuarrie, and is the seventh film in the ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise series. The new movie follows Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, an agent for the fictional Impossible Missions Force (IMF), as he and his team take on “their most dangerous mission yet.” Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga and Henry Czerny also star.

‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ opens in theaters Friday, July 12.  Take a look at the final movie trailer – here.

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Porno For Pyros announce first tour in 25 years to celebrate 30th anniversary

Porno for Pyros have announced their first tour in 25 years in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their self-titled album.

The ‘Horns, Thorns En Halos’ tour will hit 21 cities across North America, kicking-off on October 8 in Wheatland, California and making stops in Las Vegas, Nevada, Chicago, Illinois, Boston, Massachusetts, Atlanta, Georgia, Nashville, Tennessee and more before wrapping up on November 20 at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas.

General sale ticketing will take place on Friday, July 14. Head to Ticketmaster for more information.

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