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Tennis Tuesday: Australian Open Week 2

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This Week’s Tournament:
Australian Open – Melbourne, Australia

Where to Watch: ESPN and WatchESPN
Tournament Dates: January 16 – January 29
Time:  Play starts at 7pm EST
Social Media: #AusOpen @AustralianOpen

Upsets Down Under
It has been an eventful first week at the Australian Open!  It’s everything we could have asked for in the first slam of the year, and we hope it’s a good sign for the rest of the season.  Both of last year’s finalists, #1 Andy Murray and #2 Novak Djokovic, lost before the Quarterfinals.  Murray, a 5-time Australian Open finalist, was defeated by Mischa Zverev in the 4th round.  Novak Djokovic, a 6-time Australian Open champion, lost to Denis Istomin in the 2nd round.  It’s great to see other players breaking through along with some familiar favorites back from injury:  Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

 

Andy Roddick & Kim Clijsters Elected to Tennis Hall of Fame
The International Tennis Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2017 today!   Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters will be inducted in the recent player category, along with Paralympic medalist and wheelchair tennis champion Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch, journalist Steve Flink, and instructor Vic Braden.  We are so thrilled for Andy Roddick – he is 100% the reason we started watching and playing tennis, and we can’t thank him enough.  He may only have 1 slam title to his name, but he stayed consistently at the top of the game for over a decade, and never stopped working.  The induction ceremony will take place on July 22nd, during the International Tennis Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, Rhode Island.  We can’t wait for Andy’s speech!

https://twitter.com/andyroddick/status/823625616176115713

Bryan Brothers Announce Retirement from Davis Cup
Bob and Mike Bryan announced via Instagram that they will be stepping down as active members of the US Davis Cup team.  The Bryan Brothers have a 24-5 record in Davis Cup ties, and received the ITF’s Davis Cup Commitment Award for participating in over 20 ties.  This announcement means that Captain Jim Courier will need to pick a new team ahead of the USA-Switzerland tie in the first round, February 3-5.  Lucky for us, we have lots of great doubles players to pick from including Jack Sock, John Isner, Sam Querrey, and Stevie Johnson.

 

The World Needs an ATP Boyband
Grigor Dimitrov, Roger Federer, and Tommy Haas formed the hottest new boyband, #NOTNSYNC.  We’ve been saying for ages that there needs to be a boyband made up of ATP World Tour players.  Maybe just work a little more on the harmonies?

Music, On Tour

The 1975 Announce North American Spring Tour

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Not long after their surprise Madison Square Garden show announcement, The 1975 treated fans to another announcement – this time a full North American Spring tour!  They’re hitting everywhere from Sao Paolo, Brazil to Mexico, all over the United States, and even parts of Canada.  Tickets are on sale now so be sure to grab yours while they last.  Check out all of the tour dates below.

The 1975 North American Tour 2017
March 25th – Lollapalooza – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Buy Tickets
March 27th – The Audio Club – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Buy Tickets
March 29th – Teatro Vorteris – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Buy Tickets
March 31st – Lollapalooza – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Buy Tickets
April 1st – Lollapalooza – Santiago, Chile – Buy Tickets
April 4th – Movistar Arena – Santiago, Chile – Buy Tickets
April 6th – Royal Center – Bogota, Columbia – Buy Tickets
April 9th – Pepsi Center – Benito Juarez, Mexico – Buy Tickets
April 11th – Patio 2 Auditorio Telmex – Guadalajara, Mexico – Buy Tickets
April 12th – Auditorio Banamex – Monterey, IN – Buy Tickets
April 15th – Allen Event Center – Allen, TX – Buy Tickets
April 17th – ACL Live @ The Moody Theater – Austin, TX – Buy Tickets
April 18th – ACL Live @ The Moody Theater – Austin, TX – Buy Tickets
April 19th – Brady Theater – Tulsa, OK – Buy Tickets
April 21st – Abraham Chavez Theatre – El Paso, TX – Buy Tickets
April 22nd – Mesa Amphitheatre – Mesa, AZ – Buy Tickets
April 23rd – Tucson Music Hall – Tucson, AZ – Buy Tickets
April 25th – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA – Buy Tickets
April 27th – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA – Buy Tickets
April 28th – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium – San Francisco, CA – Buy Tickets
April 30th – WaMu Theater – Seattle, WA – Buy Tickets
May 1st – PNE Forum – Vancouver, BC – Buy Tickets
May 3rd – Centurylink Arena – Boise, ID – Buy Tickets
May 5th – The Great Salt Air – Salt Lake City, UT – Buy Tickets
May 6th – Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO – Buy Tickets
May 9th – Starlight Theatre – Kansas City, MO – Buy Tickets
May 11th – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA – Buy Tickets
May 12th – Sands Bethlehem Event Center – Bethlehem, PA – Buy Tickets
May 16th – The Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI – Buy Tickets
May 17th – Roy Wilkins Auditorium – St Paul, MN – Buy Tickets
May 19th – Pinewood Bowl Amphitheater – Lincoln, NE – Buy Tickets
May 22nd – The Fillmore – Detroit, MI – Buy Tickets
May 23rd – Main Street Armory – Rochester, NY – Buy Tickets
May 25th – Canadian Tire Center – Ottawa, ON – Buy Tickets
May 26th – Plaine Des Juex – Montreal, ON – Buy Tickets
May 27th – Boston Calling Music Festival – Boston, MA – Buy Tickets
May 30th – Rapids Theater – Niagara Falls, NY – Buy Tickets
May 31st – Rapids Theatre – Niagara Falls, NY – Buy Tickets
June 1st – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY – Buy Tickets
June 2nd – Bunbury Festival – Cincinnati, OH – Buy Tickets
June 3rd – Express Live! – Columbus, OH – Buy Tickets

Watch the official video for “Somebody Else” below.

Grab a copy of “I like it when you sleep…” on iTunes or Amazon now so you can sing along on tour!

Follow The 1975 and Secret Fangirls on Twitter.

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Patent Pending Announce Spring Break UK Tour

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It’s true!  Patent Pending are setting out to spend another Spring Break in the UK for 2017. The boys are heading over to London, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle, and more for some punk rock shows.  Check out the tour dates below and be sure to buy your tickets and VIP packages now so you can have the best Spring break EVER!!!

Patent Pending Spring Break UK Tour 2017
April 17th – Thekla -Bristol, UK – Buy Tickets
April 18th – King Tuts – Glasgow, UK – Buy Tickets
April 19th – Waterfront Studio – Norwich, UK – Buy Tickets
April 20th – Academy 3 – Manchester, UK – Buy Tickets
April 21st – Key Club – Leeds, UK – Buy Tickets
April 22nd – O2 Academy 3 – Birmingham, UK – Buy Tickets
April 23rd – O2 Academy 2 – Newcastle, UK – Buy Tickets
April 25th – Joiners – Southampton, UK – Buy Tickets
April 26th – The Scene – Swansea, UK – Buy Tickets
April 27th – Rock City – Nottingham, UK – Buy Tickets
April 28th – O2 Academy Islington – London, UK – Buy Tickets

Watch Patent Pending’s official video for “Six Feet” below.

Grab a copy of “Riot Hearts Rebellion” on iTunes(UK) (US) or Amazon (UK) (US) so you can sing along on tour!

Be sure to follow Patent Pending and Secret Fangirls on Twitter.

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James Maslow Releases New Single “Cry”

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We just want to fangirl cry because James Maslow just released his new single, “Cry!”  It’s been a minute since James has released solo music, and we’re so excited to have more!  James has been busy working on his first solo album, which is due out later this year.   He’ll be touring Europe in the Spring and we hope the US is next!  Listen to “Cry” below.

Pickup a copy of “Cry” on iTunes now!

Be sure to follow James Maslow & Secret Fangirls for more updates!

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Hey Violet Announces First North American Headlining Tour

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Hey Violet are on the up and up and they’ve set their sights on the sky for 2017!  The band just announced their first ever headlining tour for the Spring.  Rena, Miranda, Nia, Casey, and Iain will be hitting cities across the United States and Canada which gives you time to get your space buns perfect, and bump up your enamel pin collection before the shows.

Hey Violet’s latest single “Guys My Age” got the crowd grooving when they played the Z100 Jingle Ball Access Lounge just before the Holidays and it’s a bop if there ever was one.  Check out all of the tour dates below.  Tickets go on sale Friday January 20th at 10AM local time so make sure you grab those tickets!

Hey Violet Tour 2017 ft. Jessarae
March 7th – The Chapel – San Francisco, CA – Buy Tickets
March 8th – The Parish @ HOB – Anaheim, CA – Buy Tickets
March 10th – The Troubador – West Hollywood, CA – Buy Tickets
March 12th – Cambridge Room @ HOB – Dallas, TX – Buy Tickets
March 14th – Delmar Hall – St. Louis, MO – Buy Tickets
March 15th – Subterranean – Chicago, IL – Buy Tickets
March 17th – Songbyrd Music House – Washington D.C. – Buy Tickets
March 19th – Mod Club – Toronto, ON – Buy Tickets
March 20th – The Shelter – Detroit, MI – Buy Tickets
March 22nd – Gramercy Theater – New York, NY – Buy Tickets
March 23rd – The Foundry – Philadelphia, PA – Buy Tickets

Watch the official video for “Guys My Age” below.

Grab a copy of “Guys My Age” on iTunes or Amazon so you can sing along on tour!

Be sure to follow Hey Violet and Secret Fangirls on Twitter.

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Thomas Rhett Extends “Home Team Tour” Into 2017

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Thomas Rhett just surprised us with some amazing news on this gloomy Tuesday in January – he’s extending the Home Team Tour well into 2017 and added a bunch of new tour dates!!  Venues and exact dates are still a secret but TR posted a list of the new cities on his Instagram this morning and he’ll be hitting a lot more of the Northern states but nothing in the North East – at least not yet.  We’ve still got our fingers crossed he’ll add a NY/NJ show or even  CT date to the tour.  Check out the new cities listed below.

New 2017 “Home Team Tour” Cities:
London, UK
Birmingham, UK
Manchester, UK
Glasgow, UK
Belfast, UK
Abbotsford, BC
Dawson Creek, BC
Edmonton, AB
Lethbridge, AB
Regina, SK
Los Angeles, CA
San Diego, CA
Evansville, IN
Louisville, KY
Alpharetta, GA
Washington, DC
Columbia, SC
Pensacola, FL
Biloxi, MS
Columbia, MO
Kansas City, MO
Springfield, MO
Bismarck, ND
St Paul, MN
Omaha, NE

While we wait for the exact dates to be revealed, stay tuned and be sure to check out Thomas’s new video for “American Spirit” below.

Grab a copy of “Tangled Up” on iTunes or Amazon now so you can sing along on tour.

Follow Thomas Rhett and Secret Fangirls on Twitter.

Sports, Tennis

Tennis Tuesday: Australian Open Week 1

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This Week’s Tournament:
Australian Open – Melbourne, Australia

Last Week’s Winners:
ASB Classic – Jack Sock
Apia International Sydney – Gilles Mueller

We love how the tennis season starts off with a bang – it’s just the third week of January but it’s already time for the first slam of the year!

Where to Watch: ESPN and WatchESPN
Tournament Dates: January 16 – January 29
Time:  Play nightly starts at 7pm EST
Social Media: #AusOpen @AustralianOpen

Jack Sock Wins 2nd Career Title in Auckland
Jack had a strong end to 2016, reaching the finals in Stockholm (where he lost to Juan Martin del Potro), and the Quarterfinals of the Masters tournaments in Paris and Shanghai.  He’s been working hard in the off-season and it shows!  Jack was impressive in his run to a second career title in Auckland, where he defeated Joao Sousa in a high quality final.  We’re excited to see how he’ll fare at the Australian Open!

Reilly Opelka Qualifies for First Grand Slam
Part of the #NextGen of young American players, Reilly Opelka qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in Melbourne.  Reilly was the only player to go through qualifying without dropping a set – or dropping serve.  He’ll face David Goffin in the first round.  Other American qualifiers include Frances Tiafoe, Noah Rubin, Bjorn Frantangelo, and Ernesto Escobedo.  Let’s go USA!

Sasha Bublik Interviews “Rafa”
It’s been an awesome week in Melbourne so far for the Sasha Bublik – he qualified for the main draw of a grand slam for a first time AND managed to grab Rafael Nadal for a quick interview.   Wait a minute, for sure this is Rafa, no?

https://twitter.com/AlexanderBublik/status/819750031259406336

Lleyton Hewitt & Andy Roddick Join BNP Paribas Showdown
As if we weren’t already hype enough for the BNP Paribas Showdown coming up at Madison Square Garden on March 6th, it just got even better with the announcement that Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick are joining the lineup!   We’re pretty sure that we filled out the “Who do you want to see at the BNP Paribas Showdown?” survey last year with “ANDY VS LLEYTON WOULD BE EPIC” so thank you tennis gods for making this happen!   The new format for the showdown, the 10th anniversary of the event, will be Team Americas Vs. Team World.   That means Andy Roddick, Jack Sock, Juan Martin del Potro, and Venus Williams will be taking on Lleyton Hewitt, Nick Kyrgios, Kei Nishikori, and Garbine Mugaruza.    Tickets are on sale now!

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Dan + Shay Drop “How Not To” Music Video

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Dan + Shay just dropped the music video for their new single, “How Not To!”   The intense video, directed by Patrick Tracy, has a powerful message and shows that even if you don’t know how not to do something, you can still learn from it and have a happy ending.  Watch the video below!

Pickup a copy of “Obsessed” on iTunes now!

Be sure to follow Dan + Shay & Secret Fangirls for more updates!

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Dierks Bentley Releases New Video For “Black”

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Dierks Bentley just released the music video for his latest single “Black” featuring his beautiful wife Cassidy.  The  video focuses on Dierks and Cassidy together wandering the stunning Icelandic coast.  Dierks has talked about how this song and his new album of the same name explores the deepest parts of a relationship, and how it can bring two people even closer together.  Black just also happens to be Cassidy’s maiden name.

Watch the official video for “Black” below!

Grab a copy of Dierks’ latest studio album “Black” on iTunes or Amazon now.

Be sure to follow Dierks Bentley and Secret Fangirls on Twitter.

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Heffron Drive Release New Single “Living Room”

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Kendall Schmidt from Big Time Rush and his pal Dustin Belt are working their way back into your hearts in 2017 with a brand new single called “Living Room.”  This single is the first released from the band in a while but the guys have been working on creating something special for their fans in between European tour dates.

“Living Room” has everything you love about a Heffron Drive song and more.  Kendall’s voice and lyrics are a heartfelt plea to fix what’s broken and start again while the video shows happier times for the couple.

Watch the official video for “Living Room” below!

Grab a copy of “Living Room” on iTunes or Amazon now.

Be sure to follow Heffron Drive, Dustin Belt, and Secret Fangirls on Twitter.

We are all fangirls at heart.