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Post Malone announces ‘F-1 Trillion Tour’ this fall

Post Malone at Rock in Rio at the Olympic Park. Rio de Janeiro^ Rio de Janeiro^ Brazil - September 3^ 2022.

Post Malone will hit the road this fall in support of his first country album, F-1 Trillion. Post said of the trek in a statement: “I love y’all so very much and I’m so excited to get out and play new music for you.”

Posty just released “Pour Me A Drink” featuring Blake Shelton last week, while also announcing that his debut country album F-1 Trillion will be out on August 16th. Malone’s first single, “I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen, continues to dominate the charts, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and tallying “the highest weekly sales and streams since 2020”. The track remained at No. 1 for five consecutive weeks, emerging as “the longest-running number one song of 2024.”

Per Rolling Stone, Posty will be playing at a mix of stadiums and amphitheaters on the 21-date F-1 Trillion trek, which kicks off Sept. 8 at the Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre in Salt Lake City and wraps Oct. 19 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. The run also includes a headlining set at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City on Sept. 28. Prior to hitting the road on tour, Malone will also play at a handful of festival dates this summer, including a set at Outside Lands in San Francisco.

Tickets for the tour will go on sale July 1 at 10 a.m. local time via Live Nation. For information, head to Post Malone’s website.

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Sam Smith releasing 10-year anniversary edition of debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour’

Sam Smith performs at the Kaseya Center in Miami^ Florida. MIAMI^ FLORIDA - JULY 25^ 2023

Sam Smith is celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut studio album by releasing ‘In the Lonely Hour (10 Year Anniversary Edition).’ The collection, due out August 2, will include the original album’s 10 songs, as well as the exclusive new track, “Little Sailor.” Per Billboard, a collector’s edition of the refreshed LP will feature 25 songs on four LPs and two CDs, including live versions of the some of album’s original songs and special features with Mary J. Blige, A$AP Rocky and John Legend.

Smith posted on their socials: “In The Lonely Hour (10th Anniversary Edition) This year marks a decade since the release of my debut album. I feel so incredibly lucky to be celebrating this milestone with you. My team and I have created this beautiful anniversary edition for us all, and for the last 10 years. Today is only the beginning Sailors, we have so much to celebrate with you between now and August. I can’t wait to look back on ‘In The Lonely Hour’ together. Coming August 2nd. Pre-order now. http://samsmith.world/itlh10″

The original In the Lonely Hour was originally released on June 17, 2014, going six-times-platinum and peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album featured Smith’s breakthrough Billboard Hot 100 No. 2 hit “Stay With Me,” as well as the No. 5 hit “I’m Not the Only One” and Lay Me Down” (No. 8) and fan favorites “Money On My Mind” and “Like I Can.” The collection garnered six Grammy nominations, with Smith winning awards for best new artist, best pop vocal album, song of the year (“Stay With Me”) and record of the year (for the Darkchild remix of “Stay With Me”).

Pre-order “In The Lonely Hour (10th Anniversary Edition)” – here.

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Hurricane Beryl nears Caribbean islands, becomes “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm

Tropical Storm Beryl 02L approaching New England. Tropical Storm Beryl 02L approaching New England. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

The National Hurricane Center said over the weekend that Hurricane Beryl has become an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm as it heads towards the Windward Islands, bringing life-threatening winds and storm surge to the Caribbean.

Per CBS News, Beryl was located about 310 miles east-southeast of Barbados with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph and was moving west at 21 mph. Beryl strengthened into a category 4 Sunday afternoon and is expected to continue to strengthening as it travels west across the Atlantic.  As its center moves across the Windward Islands early Monday, it will bring hurricane conditions including heavy rainfall, before traveling through the southeastern Caribbean on Monday night and Tuesday.

Hurricane warnings are already in effect in Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Tobago. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Martinique, while a tropical storm watch is in effect in Dominica and Trinidad. The National Hurricane Center said that ‘this is a very serious situation developing for the Windward Islands,’ adding that Beryl was “forecast to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge … as an extremely dangerous hurricane.”

It took Beryl only 42 hours to strengthen from a tropical depression to a major hurricane — a feat accomplished only six other times in Atlantic hurricane history. According to the National Hurricane Center, two hurricane hunters were en route to the storm to gather more details about its intensity.  Beryl is now only the third Category 3 hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic in June, and is the second named storm in what is predicted to be a busy hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 in the Atlantic.

Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley said in a public address: “We need to be ready. You and I know when these things happen, it is better to plan for the worst and pray for the best .. do not let your guard down.”  St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said in a public address that shelters will open Sunday evening as he urged people to prepare: “please take this very seriously and prepare yourselves. This is a terrible hurricane.”

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NYPD officer among 4 killed, driver charged with DWI after crash into nail salon on Long Island

NYPD Police patch on black jacket uniform close up

Police have charged the man behind the wheel of an SUV that killed four people with DWI, after the man crashed into a Long Island nail salon at high speed. An NYPD officer was among the four killed, while ten others were injured during the incident.

Suffolk County Police said that Steven Schwally, 64, was driving a Chevy Traverse southbound at a high rate of speed through a parking lot in Deer Park at around 4:30 p.m. when he crossed a roadway and continued into another parking lot. Schwally then crashed through the front window of Hawaii Nail & Spa, traveling nearly all the way through to the back of the salon.

Three women and a man were pronounced dead at the scene; they were identified by police as: Jiancai Chen, 37, of Bayside, Queens; Yan Xu, 41, of Flushing, Queens; Meizi Zhang, 50, of Flushing, Queens; and Emilia Rennhack, 30, an off-duty NYPD officer who lived in Deer Park. Nine other people, including a 12-year-old girl, were injured and rushed to local hospitals. One person had to be airlifted.

Suffolk County Police arrested Schwally, of Dix Hills, and charged him with DWI after the crash. Police say Schwally was among those hospitalized, suffering non-life-threatening injuries. Police say he will be arraigned at a later date.

Witnesses reported seeing the vehicle swerving as it left the Kohl’s parking lot across the street from the salon. Fire officials say the vehicle traveled all the way through the building, remaining stuck in the back of the salon for hours after the crash.

NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban wrote, “Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of Police Officer Emilia Rennhack, whose life was taken far too soon. We offer our support to Emilia’s family, friends, and co-workers during this incredibly difficult time. Please keep our officer and her loved ones in your thoughts and prayers.”

Mayor Eric Adams wrote in part, “It is never easy to get word that we have lost one of our own dedicated public servants — no matter the circumstances.”

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Katy Perry to drop new single ‘Woman’s World’ on July 11

Katy Perry at the Colleagues Spring Luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on April 25^ 2024 in Beverly Hills^ CA

Katy Perry will release her new single, “Woman’s World,” on Thursday, July 11th at 7 pm ET, followed by the official music video set to premiere on the morning of July 12th.  The new music comes almost four years since Perry released her album “Smile,” which came out in August 2020.

Perry shared the single’s cover art, shot by acclaimed British photographer Jack Bridgland on her social media with the caption:
“WOMAN’S WORLD
SONG JULY 11
VIDEO JULY 12
PRE-SAVE + PRE-ORDER
GET READY TO POP OFF
KATYPERRY.COM”

Perry also teased a snippet of “Woman’s World”, singing along to the lyrics in a selfie-style video. At press time, no additional information was available on the title of Perry’s sixth full-length studio album.

Fans can pre-save the single and pre-order the CD single or seven-inch vinyl editions.

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Post Malone, Doja Cat and Jelly Roll to headline Global Citizen Festival at Central Park in NYC

Post Malone at the 2018 American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on October 9^ 2018 in Los Angeles^ CA

Global Citizen has announced the headliners for its 2024 festival, featuring Post Malone, Dojo Cat and Jelly Roll. The annual gathering will be held on Central Park’s Great Lawn, with free tickets available by using Global Citizen’s app to take action toward one of the advocacy organization’s key missions.

Global Citizen will also feature headliner Rauw Alejandro, as well as appearances from Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Dr. Jane Goodall. Hugh Jackman is hosting the event, which takes place on the Great Lawn on September 28. The show will benefit nonprofit organizations across New York, as well as encouraging people in power to end poverty, take action on the climate crisis, and increase foreign aid.  Additional performers are due to be announced in the coming weeks.

Doja Cat said in a statement, “It’s been a few years since I was last on the Global Citizen Festival stage in Paris, and I’m excited to join forces with Global Citizen once again in Central Park this September to drive as much action as we can to make the world a better place. We all have a part we can play to help end extreme poverty and stand up for equity. I’m looking forward to being part of this major evening of positive change.”

Tickets can be earned by using the Global Citizen app or logging on at globalcitizenfestival.com to send messages to governments and private sector leaders advocating for policies that will help some of the world’s most endangered communities.

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