Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Daughter Simone Joining The WWE

Simone Johnson, the daughter of Dwayne Johnson and his ex-wife Dany Garcia, has begun training to become a professional wrestler with WWE. She’ll thus be following in the footsteps of her father, her grandfather Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson, and her great-grandfather Peter Maivia. When she completes training, Simone Johnson will become the first-ever fourth-generation wrestler in WWE history.

“To the little girl who fell in love with wrestling & said ‘this will be my life one day’, this is for you. I’m humbled, grateful & ready to work,” Johnson wrote on Instagram.”

The Rock was one of WWE’s biggest stars before embarking on his movie career. He officially retired from pro wrestling in 2019, but did make a return appearance for the debut of Fox’s Smackdown relaunch in September.

The Rock’s daughter, Simone Johnson, is training to be the first fourth-generation WWE wrestler

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Greta Thunberg Gets TV Series From BBC Studios

17-year-old Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg is getting a series from BBC Studios’ Science Unit. Viewers will follow her global journey across the globe to map out the scientific evidence behind climate change, meet with leading scientists, and challenge just about everyone, including political leaders and business tycoons, to change.

A name and official network for the series have yet to be announced. However, the series will also highlight Thunberg’s journey into adulthood. Thunberg appeared briefly via video presentation during the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night. In a tribute to the power of documentaries, a clip was shown of Thunberg’s conversation with filmmaker David Attenborough, whose work she credits as informing her about the climate-change crisis.

Greta Thunberg signs up for new TV series

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Two Police Officers Shot At Arkansas Walmart; Gunman Killed

 Authorities shot and killed a man who opened fire on police Monday at a Walmart in Arkansas, leaving two officers injured.

Security guards at the Walmart in Forrest City, AK called police to report a man acting strangely and threatening people in the store. Two officers who responded confronted the man, who then pulled out a gun and shot both officers, authorities said. The officers returned fire, striking and killing him, St. Francis County Sheriff Bobby May said. He identified the slain suspect as Bobby Joe Gibbs.

One of the injured officers was shot four times; he was taken to Regional One Health in Memphis, where he was last listed in critical condition. The other officer was also shot and taken to Forrest City Medical Center for treatment. Walmart officials said in a statement that they were aware of the situation and working to assist police in their investigation.

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President Trump Requests Funding Increase For NASA In 2021 Including Moon Program

The Trump administration is requesting $25.2 billion for NASA in fiscal 2021, a 12% increase which includes $3.3 billion to kickstart development of a human-rated lander for the Artemis moon program. Nearly half of the budget request, $12.3 billion, is devoted to new and ongoing projects focused on the return to the moon and eventual flights to Mars.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said, “this is a 21st century budget worthy of 21st century space exploration and one of the strongest budgets in NASA history. If the president’s support for NASA wasn’t clear before, it should be obvious now.”

NASA states it will cost about $35 billion to fund the Artemis moon program through the first landing of a man and woman on the lunar surface in 2024. To make that happen, the budget request says NASA will need $25.2 billion in 2021, $27.2 billion in fiscal 2022, $28.6 billion in 2023, $28.1 billion in 2024 and $26.3 billion in 2025.

Trump calls for $25 billion NASA budget for 2021 to boost moon and Mars goals

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CMA Announces International Tour With Cassadee Pope, Mitchell Tenpenny And More

The Country Music Association (“CMA”) will visit the Pacific Rim in March with an international showcase featuring Cassadee Pope, Abby Anderson, Niko Moon, and Mitchell Tenpenny. The five-date tour titled Introducing Nashville, will visit Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

Introducing Nashville will provide a platform to introduce exciting current artists to international audiences for the first time, as part of CMA’s mission to support the expansion of country music around the globe. Each tour stop will replicate a Nashville writer’s round, with artists appearing onstage together in an acoustic lineup to introduce their songs and talks about their careers and personal stories.

Since its launch in 2019, Introducing Nashville has featured a lineup that includes Danielle Bradbery, Brandy Clark, Devin Dawson, Travis Denning, Lindsay Ell, Walker Hayes, Lauren Jenkins, Logan Mize, Tenille Townes and Rachel Wammack.

Tickets are on sale now at the link here!

The Country Music Association Announces Introducing Nashville Shows In Australia, New Zealand And Japan

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Midland Set To Release New Live Album This Month

Mark Wystrach, Cameron Duddy and Jess Carson—the trio who comprise the country group Midland -re-opend iconic West-coast venue The Palomino for a special concert on Oct. 15, 2019.

Now Midland is commemorating the performance with a new album, titled Midland Live From the Palomino, which will drop on Feb. 28. 

The 10-song offering features Midland’s current single, “Cheatin’ Songs,” as well as Top 5 hits, “Drinkin’ Problem” and “Burn Out,” and more.

Midland Time Travel to a Honky-Tonk’s Heyday on New Live Album

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Starz’s “Power” Reveals Four New Spin-Offs In Series Finale

Starz and Power have officially unveiled their spin-off plans with a teaser that outlines the new shows. Power aired its series finale Sunday night and in a new video they reveals four upcoming spin-offs: Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Power Book IV: Influence, and Power Book V: Force.

Ghost (set to premiere this summer) had already been announced, with Mary J. Blige and Method Man set to star.  Raising Kanan seems to obviously be a look back at the upbringing and rise of Kanan (50 Cent); Influence appears to be set in the political world, with Tate (Larenz Tate) likely to factor in; and the appearance of Tommy’s (Joseph Sikora) car gives fans hope that Force will follow Ghost’s partner in crime on his way to Los Angeles.

Power Reveals Spin-Offs in Series Finale Teaser

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Oscar-Winning “Parasite” To Become New Limited Series For HBO

Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” already made history at the Academy Awards, becoming the first South Korean film to earn not only a nomination for Best International Feature, but for the Best Picture Oscar as well. Now director Bong has announced plans with Adam McKay to partner on a small-screen adaptation of Parasite in a limited-series version for HBO.

Bong said, “All these key ideas accumulated from when I started writing the script. I just couldn’t include all those ideas in the two-hour running time of the film, so they’re all stored in my iPad and my goal with this limited series is to create a six-hour-long film.”

It is unclear whether the HBO version of “Parasite” will be told in English or Korean, but Bong has said that plans for the upcoming drama will go into production by March.

‘Parasite’ the TV series is coming

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Listen To Bring Me The Horizon And Halsey’s Single “Experiment On Me” From Birds Of Prey: The Album

Following Halsey’s appearance on Bring Me The Horizon’s EP “Music To Listen To…,” the artists have collaborated once more for a track on the Birds Of Prey soundtrack, titled “Experiment On Me.”

Take your first listen to “Experiment On Me” at the link here.

Halsey – “Experiment On Me” (Prod. Bring Me The Horizon)

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92nd Annual Academy Awards: The Full LIst Of Winners

The 92nd Academy Awards was held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night, and “Parasite” took home the top prize for Best Picture.  It is the first non-English language film to win the best picture award in Oscars history, beating strong competition from “1917” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” for the best picture win. “Parasite” won the award for best international feature, best director and best original screenplay. It is South Korea’s first nominated film.

“1917” took home three prizes on Sunday, including best cinematography, best sound editing and best visual effects. Netflix, which nabbed the most nominations with 24, received trophies for best documentary and best supporting actress.

Joaquin Phoenix took home the Best Actor win for Joker, and Brad Pitt collected his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.  Laura Dern  won Best Supporting Actress for Marriage Story, and Renée Zellweger’s portrayal of Judy Garland in Judy earned her the Best Actress Oscar.

For the complete list of winners from the 2020 Oscars, click below.

Oscars 2020 winners: The complete list of results

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