Thomas Rhett teams up with Tyler Hubbard and Russell Dickerson for the new song ‘Death Row’

Thomas Rhett has released the song “Death Row,” which features Tyler Hubbard and Russell Dickerson. The song was written after the three artists visited a men’s prison in Tennessee with their guitars.  The track will be featured on Rhett’s upcoming LP “Where We Started” due out April 1st. Said Rhett: “Tyler, Russell and I went …

Apple TV+ signs Michael Douglas to portray Benjamin Franklin in limited series

Michael Douglas has signed on to portray Benjamin Franklin in a limited series for Apple TV+. Douglas will also executive produce the series about Franklin and his diplomatic mission to France during the American Revolution. The still-untitled series is based on Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff’s book ‘A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth …

Anthony Mackie to star in Peacock comedy series ‘Twisted Metal’ based on the video game series of the same name

Peacock announced a new comedy series Twisted Metal, a half-hour live-action comedy based on the PlayStation game series of the same name. Anthony Mackie (‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’) will star in and executive produce the series. Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland) will executive produce the series, along with Mackie, and Michael Jonathan Smith …

Representatives from MLB, MLBPA resume labor talks at informal NYC meeting on Thursday

According to ESPN, multiple sources confirm that representatives from Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association held an informal meeting Thursday in New York to resume talks. Sources say that MLB deputy commissioner Dan Halem and union attorney Bruce Meyer — the lead negotiators for both parties — were joined by league senior vice …

White House asks Congress for $32.5 billion to support Ukraine, bolster Covid-19 response

The Biden administration asked Congress to immediately approve $32.5 billion in emergency funding to support Ukraine, as well as to bolster the United States’ COVID-19 response. The Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) requested $10 billion in new humanitarian, security and economic aid to Ukraine and its central European partners, saying that $22.5 billion would …

10 hospitalized after residential building explosion and fire in Silver Springs, Maryland

At least ten people were taken to hospitals, some with critical injuries, after an explosion and fire at a Maryland apartment building Thursday morning. Firefighters responded around 10:30 a.m. after 911 callers reported an explosion at the four-story building in Silver Spring, less than a mile north of Washington, D.C. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue …

NFL, NFLPA agree to suspend all COVID-19 related protocols and testing, effective immediately

The NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed to suspend all COVID-19 protocols and testing, effective immediately.  In a memo sent to all 32 teams on Thursday, the league announced it arrived at the decision with the NFLPA “based on current encouraging trends regarding the prevalence and severity of COVID-19” as well as “evolving guidance …

Kane Brown lands his seventh No. 1 song with ‘One Mississippi’

Kane Brown has achieved his seventh No. 1 song with his latest single, “One Mississippi,” which takes the top spot on the Billboard and Country Aircheck/Mediabase charts this week. Brown celebrated the achievement on Twitter with the simple caption: “One Mississippi is #1! ” Today, Brown plans to release his latest single, “Leave You Alone,” which …

Ernest to release debut album ‘Flower Shops (The Album)’ on March 11th

ERNEST will release his debut full-length album, called ‘Flower Shops (The Album)’, on March 11th. The 11-track project was entirely co-written by ERNEST, including the album’s title track featuring Morgan Wallen. ERNEST said, “It’s a very good feeling to have this body of work ready to share with the world. This album came together organically …

Jennifer Hudson to launch new daytime talk show this fall on Fox TV stations

Jennifer Hudson will launch a new self-titled daytime talk show,‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ for Fox Television Stations this fall. The one-hour daytime talk show is produced in Los Angeles by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Telepictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. The Jennifer Hudson Show will tape in Los Angeles, …