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Grizzlies Steven Adams to undergo knee surgery, will miss entire 2023-24 season

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The Memphis Grizzlies announced on Sunday — just three days before the start of their season — that center Steven Adams will undergo surgery on his right knee and miss the entire 2023-24 NBA season.  The Grizzlies said in a statement:  “Steven Adams will undergo season-ending knee surgery on his right posterior cruciate ligament, after non-operative rehabilitation did not resolve ongoing knee instability. Adams is expected to make a full recovery ahead of next season.”

Adams, 30, is one of the best rebounders in the NBA.   He initially hurt the PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) in his right knee in January and missed the second half of last season, plus the 2023 NBA playoffs. The 10-year NBA veteran played in two preseason games before being shut down; he averaged 8.6 points and 11.5 rebounds per game in 42 contests last season before the injury.

Adams was acquired by Memphis in a trade with New Orleans ahead of the 2021-22 season. Last October, he signed a two-year, $25.2 million contract extension with the Grizzlies that runs through the 2024-25 season.

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Blake Shelton to launch second leg of ‘Back To The Honky Tonk Tour’

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Blake Shelton will kick off the the second leg of his “Back To The Honky Tonk Tour” in February 2024, with Dustin Lynch and Emily Ann Roberts joining him on the 17-date run of new shows.

The 2024 “Back To The Honky Tonk Tour” will travel across the U.S. and Canada, beginning Feb. 22 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and going on to make stops in Detroit, Austin, Calgary, Portland, Palm Springs and more through March 29.

Tickets for all markets (except Glendale) will be available via an exclusive fan pre-sale Oct. 24-26. General on-sale tickets will be available starting Oct. 27. Tickets for Glendale will be available via an exclusive fan pre-sale Oct. 3a1 – Nov. 2, with general on-sale starting Nov. 3. Fans can sign up for the Exclusive Fan Presale here.

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Parker McCollum announces 2024 ‘Burn It Down Tour’

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Parker McCollum has announced his 41-date Burn It Down Tour 2024, kicking-off on January 18th at Spokane Arena in Spokane, WA making stops in Dayton, New Orleans, Indianapolis, and more before wrapping up in Corpus Christi, TX at American Bank Center Arena on August 31st.

Joining McCollum on select dates throughout the tour will be special guests Corey Kent, Larry Fleet, George Birge, and Catie Offerman.  McCollum shares: “2024 is going to be the biggest and best show we have ever put together. I can’t wait for all the fans to come see what we are working up. The Burn It Down Tour is going to be absolutely epic.”

Tickets are on sale now; head to McCollum’s website for more information.

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Timothée Chalamet stars in the trailer for ‘Wonka’

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Timothée Chalamet stars as inventor Willy Wonka in the latest trailer for Wonka, determined to transform humanity one chocolate at a time. Chalamet, playing the titular chocolatier, declares in the trailer “I guess it’s time to change the world!” Warner Bros. has described the prequel as a “vivid, mythical beginnings of the imaginative young inventor before he becomes the renowned scrumdiddlyumptious Mozart of chocolate.”

The upcoming prequel film from Paul King takes place before the events of Roald Dahl’s popular children’s book Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.  Chalamet plays a young Willy Wonka, facing off against a chocolate cartel that wants to keep him from practicing his craft. Hugh Grant’s Oompa Loompa character tells Wonka at one point: “You should stand up to those bullies, give ‘em the ol one-two.” 

Wonka also stars Calah Lane, Natasha Rothwell, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Rowan Atkinson and Oscar winner Olivia Colman, and is based on a story by King, from characters created by Dahl.

Wonka will arrive in theaters internationally starting on December 6, followed by its U.S. debut on December 15; take a look at the trailer – here.

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Emily Blunt stars in the latest trailer for Netflix’s ‘Pain Hustlers’

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Emily Blunt stars in the official trailer for Netflix’s Pain Hustlers. 

The trailer shows Liza Drake (played by Blunt) landing a job from Pete Brenner (Chris Evans) at a failing pharma startup in a Florida strip mall.  Drake says at one point in the trailer: “There’s nothing so inspiring as sheer desperation” as she works as sales executive at a company marketing a new kind of opioid drug offering pain relief to cancer patients. However, the drug is helping spark the U.S. opioid epidemic, and Drake and Brenner have to deal with their increasingly unhinged boss, played by Andy Garcia.

Netflix will start streaming Pain Hustlers on Oct. 27 after it opens in select theaters a week earlier. The streamer paid around $50 million for the movie at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival market; the world premiere for the film was at the Toronto Film Festival in September.

Also starring in Pain Hustlers is Catherine O’Hara, Jay Duplass, Brian d’Arcy James and Chloe Coleman, which is written by Wells Tower (The True American) and is produced by Lawrence Grey through his Grey Matter Productions banner and Wychwood Pictures.

Take a look at the trailer for ‘Pain Hustlers’ – here.

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Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Co-Conspirators announce 2024 world tour

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Slash and Myles Kennedy and The Co-Conspirators have announced a 2024 world tour dubbed ‘The River Is Rising – Rest of the World Tour ’24’, sharing on social media: “SMKC is proud to announce The River is Rising – Rest of The World Tour ’24 🔥 Ticket presale will be on Thursday, Oct 19th at 10 am local times. Click the link in bio and sign up on Laylo to get first access to tickets. #slashnews #riverisrising #slash #myleskennedy #toddkerns #franksidoris #conspirators” Opening support will come from Mammoth WVH during the UK and European leg of tour.

The 32-date run will see the rock icon travel across 21 countries, kicking off on January 23 at the Pepsi Center WTC in Mexico City and making stops in Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile. In March, they will head over to Japan before making their way to Ireland and the UK.  Then in April 2024, Slash and Co. will visit major cities in Europe such as the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland and Luxembourg before wrapping up on April 29 in France.

Tickets are on sale now; head here for more information.

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Bush share the video for ‘Nowhere To Go But Everywhere’

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Bush have shared a music video for “Nowhere To Go But Everywhere,” featured on their Greatest Hits collection, Loaded: The Greatest Hits 1994-2023, set for release on November 10. Loaded is comprised of 21 tracks spanning nearly 30 years of Bush’s career across nine studio albums.

Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale says of the video: “While anyone can identify with clinging to the past which the song addresses, the extremes we’ve seen some people go to for external youth is unnerving. It is a drag watching your own face age—and yet as, David Bowie said, ‘The thing about aging is you become the person you should have been all along.’ Genius. And feels true.”

Bush will perform at Grammy Museum in Downtown LA on Monday November 6 in celebration of the release of Loaded: The Greatest Hits 1994-2023. The band also announced a new series of North American headline dates.

Take a look at the video for ‘Nowhere To Go But Everywhere’ – here.
Pre-order Loaded: The Greatest Hits 1994-2023 – here.

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Drake shares video for son Adonis’ song “My Man Freestyle”

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Drake’s son Adonis Graham turned six years old last week, and to celebrate his father shared Adonis’s first-ever solo single, “My Man Freestyle,” accompanied by a basketball-themed music video.

“My Man Freestyle” was first teased after Drake released his eighth album For All The Dogs; on the song “Daylight,” Drake used Adonis’ chorus from “My Man Freestyle” as the song’s outro.  In the full version of My Man Freestyle, Adonis delivered three full verses including lyrics about lollipops, sports, and iPads.  In the video for the track, Drake included several clips of Adonis and his friends playing basketball together, all donning NBA jerseys.

Check out the video for ‘My Man Freestyle’ – here.

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*NSYNC superfans highlighted in ‘Better Place’ video documentary

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*NSYNC has unveiled the first part of a documentary called B*SYNC, which explains how a search for *NSYNC’s biggest fans was launched. In the documentary, the five superfans — Tyke, Mike, Megan, Joy and Jennifer — are surprised by famed video choreographer and artistic director Marty Kudelka, who tells them they’ve been selected to stand in for Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone and Lance Bass as stars in the video for their new song, “Better Place.” Kudelka also shares he will teach them all how to dance just like their favorite group.

The second part is set to showcase these superfans standing in for the band members and becoming *NSYNC as they perform choreography from the movie Trolls Band Together, which hits theaters on Nov. 17.

“Better Place” is on the soundtrack of Trolls Band Together; take a look at the B*SYNC documentary – here.

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Houston Astros defeat Texas Rangers 10-3 in ALCS Game 4

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The Houston Astros defeated the Texas Rangers with a 10-3 win in Game 4 of the ALCS on Thursday night, tying the series 2-2.

Corey Seager broke his post-season slump with a home run, and Astros first baseman José Abreu hit his fourth home run of this postseason.

Game 5 will take place in Arlington at Globe Life Field on Friday afternoon, with starting pitchers Justin Verlander facing Jordan Montgomery. First pitch is scheduled for 5:07 p.m. ET.

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