Sports, Tennis

Tennis Tuesday: ATP News Roundup

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Last week on the ATP World Tour was an exciting one for us, with several of our favorite players making the finals!   Here’s our roundup of the tennis news of the week.

This Week’s Tournaments:
Delray Beach, FL, USA
Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Marseille, France

Taylor Fritz Makes First Final
The 18-year-old American made his first ATP World Tour Final in just his 3rd event on tour.  To put that in perspective, it took Roger Federer 21 tour events to reach his first tour final.  We were rooting for Fritz all week and are looking forward to more!  Also, the Memphis Open officially has the coolest trophies on tour.

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DelPotro Back in Action Tonight
Juan Martin Del Potro is making his comeback tonight at the Delray Beach Open against American Denis Kudla.  Vamos Delpo!!

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Dominic Thiem Beats Nadal, Wins Argentina Open
Thiem was impressive in beating Nadal (on clay!) and followed it up with a 3 set win over Nicholas Almagro to win the title.  Too often we’ll see players follow up a big win with a loss in the next round, so we’re glad to see Thiem get the win!

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Milos Raonic Plays NBA All Star Game
The 6’5″ Raonic was impressive at the NBA All Star Game in Toronto over the weekend, making a slam dunk look just as easy as one of his (scarily) fast serves.

Country Music, Music

The Friday Five: 2016 Grammy Nominees

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The Grammy Awards are coming this Monday, February 15th!  Make sure you tune into CBS at 8pm EST to catch the live show and all of the must-see performances.  Here are some of our favorite songs from some of this year’s nominees to get your long weekend off to a good start.

1. Sam Hunt – “Break Up In A Small Town”
nominated for Best New Artist and Best Country Album

2. Kacey Musgraves – “Dime Store Cowgirl”
nominated for Best Country Album

3. Cam – “Burning House”
nominated for Best Country Solo Performance

4. Chris Stapleton – “Nobody To Blame”
nominated for Album of the Year, Best Country Album, Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance

5. Little Big Town – “Girl Crush”
nominated for Best Country Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance

 

Artist to Watch, Country Music, On Tour

Steve Moakler Announces The Suitcase Tour

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Country singer-songwriter Steve Moakler is heading out on a headlining tour this Spring in support of his new single, “Suitcase.” If you haven’t heard of Steve, chances are you’ve heard something out of Nashville that he’s written.   He wrote Dierks Bentley’s hit “Riser,” and tracks for Jake Owen and Kellie Pickler.   Steve also opened up for Dan + Shay on tour last year!  His new track, “Suitcase,” was co-written by Thomas Rhett, Barry Dean and Luke Laird, who is the producer behind Kacey Musgraves’ albums.  “Suitcase” has been getting lots of play on Sirius XM’s The Highway, and Steve has been included in many artist to watch lists for 2016!  Check out the dates below!

Steve Moakler Suitcase Tour Dates 2016
March 30 – Stubb’s – Austin, TX – Buy Tickets
March 31 – Mucky Duck – Houston, TX – Buy Tickets
April 1 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX – Buy Tickets
April 2 – Common Grounds – Waco, TX – Buy Tickets
April 14 – The Basement – Columbus, OH – Buy Tickets
April 15 – Jammin’ Java – Washington D.C. – Buy Tickets
April 16 – Rex Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA – Buy Tickets
April 21 – Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI – Buy Tickets
April 23 – High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI – Buy Tickets
April 28 – World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA – Buy Tickets
April 29 – Red Room at Cafe 939 – Boston, MA – Buy Tickets
April 30 – The Mercury Lounge – New York, NY – Buy Tickets
May 5 – WorkPlay – Birmingham, AL – Buy Tickets
May 6 – Eddie’s Attic – Atlanta, GA – Buy Tickets
May 7 – The Square Room – Knoxville, TN – Buy Tickets
May 25 – 3rd & Lindsley – Nashville, TN – Buy Tickets
May 27 – SPACE – Chicago, IL – Buy Tickets
May 28 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN – Buy Tickets

Listen to “Suitcase” below and pickup a copy of the single on iTunes now!

Be sure to follow Steve Moakler & Secret Fangirls for more updates!

Artist to Watch, Music, On Tour

SWMRS Premiere “Figure It Out” Music Video

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SWMRS premiered the brand new video for their breakout single “Figure It Out” just before the release of their debut album “Drive North” out now on their own label, Uncool Records.

The album was produced by FIDLAR front man Zac Carpenter and captured the bands explosive, youthful energy that they hope to bring to cities around the United States on their headlining tour this Spring.  SWMRS are hitting the road with The Frights beginning February 16th.  Check out all of the tour dates here and get your tickets before they sell out!

Watch the official video for “Figure It Out” directed by Kreayshawn!

Pickup your copy of “Drive North” on iTunes or Amazon now.

Follow SWMRS and Secret Fangirls on Twitter for the latest updates.

Andy Grammer, Music, Sports

Andy Grammer To Play New York Mets Postgame Concert June 18th

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The New York Mets just announced the first performer for their postgame concert series for the 2016 season!  Andy Grammer is kicking things off on June 18th following the Mets game against the Atlanta Braves.  The concert is included with your ticket and takes place about 20 minutes following the game from a stage behind second base.  Artist typically play full sets (around 10 songs or more!) and recent performers have included Boyz II Men and Austin Mahone.   Baseball & a concert under the stars sounds like a perfect Summer night to us! Tickets for the game are on-sale now.  Stay tuned for more artist announcements!

New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
Andy Grammer Postgame Concert
Saturday, June 18th 2016
Citi Field – Flushing, NY
Buy Tickets

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Watch Andy Grammer’s video for “Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah)” and pickup a copy of his album “Magazines or Novels” on iTunes now!

Be sure to follow Andy Grammer, New York Mets and Secret Fangirls for more updates!

90s, Boy Bands, Music, Music Video

Watch Nick Carter’s “19 in 99” Video

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Nick Carter just dropped the music video for his brilliantly titled new single “19 in 99.”  Don’t we all wish we could go back to 1999?  Think of all the concerts and “TRL” tapings you could go to!  We can’t decide which Nick in the video is our favorite, although we might have to go with Backstreet Nick dressed in all white.  Look out for a familiar pizza delivery man in the video too.  We can’t wait to hear this song on Nick’s upcoming solo tour!  Check out all of the dates HERE!  Watch “19 in 99” below!

Pickup a copy of Nick’s new album “All American” on iTunes now!

Be sure to follow Nick Carter & Secret Fangirls for more updates!

Austin Mahone, Music, On Tour

Austin Mahone Announces 2016 European Tour

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Calling all Mahomies in Europe! Austin Mahone is heading your way in April! He just announced dates for his European Tour, kicking off on April 12th in Stockholm. Pre-sales for Mahomie members are on now, with public on-sales this Friday at 10am local venue time. We can only hope a US tour is coming soon! Check out the dates below.

Austin Mahone Spring 2016 European Tour
April 12 – Fryshuset – Stockholm, Sweden – Buy Tickets
April 13 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, Norway – Buy Tickets
April 14 – Falconer Salen – Frederiksberg, Denmark – Buy Tickets
April 15 – Docks – Hamburg, Germany – Buy Tickets
April 17 – La Cigale – Paris, France – Buy Tickets
April 18 – Melkweg – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Buy Tickets
April 19 – Indigo @ The 02 – London, England – Buy Tickets
April 21 – Fabrique – Milan, Italy – Buy Tickets
April 23 – Coliseu do Porto – Porto, Portugal – Buy Tickets
April 24 – Sala La Riviera – Madrid, Spain – Buy Tickets

Stream “This Is Not The Album” on SoundCloud now!

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Sports, Tennis

Tennis Tuesday: ATP News of the Week

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It’s no secret that the only thing we love as much as music is tennis!  Lucky for us, the tennis season lasts nearly the entire year, hitting every corner of the globe.  We thought we’d take a weekly look at the ATP World Tour action, both on an off the court.

This Week’s Tournaments:
Memphis, TN, USA
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Del Potro Returning at Delray Beach
Juan Martin del Potro announced that he is making his return to the tour very soon at the Delray Beach Open!  We’ve missed Delpo, and it’s wonderful to see that he is healthy enough to play again!

Gasquet Wins Montpellier
Our petit-ami, Richard Gasquet, played his first tournament of 2016 in Montpellier last week.  And won!  Gasquet missed the Australian Open due to an ongoing back injury, and we’re thrilled to see him back on court and playing well!

ATP Players + Puppies = Love
We love the off-court features on the ATP site,   This week they took a look at players and their pets!  Of course there’s Djokovic’s dog Pierre, Murray’s terriers Maggie May and Rusty … and Alexandr Dogopolov has the coolest looking cat we’ve ever seen.

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#MERICA
The Memphis Open is underway, and is the first tournament to have 5 American teenagers in the draw since 1989.  Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe, Michael Mmoh, and Jared Donaldson all made it to the main draw of the tournament.   Not sure about you, but we are super excited about the future of American tennis.  USA!  USA!  USA!

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Country Music, Dan+Shay, Music

Dan + Shay Release “From The Ground Up”

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After taking a (much needed) break to re-group and work on new music, Dan + Shay are back with a brand new single!   The duo posted a “be back soon” message just before the Holidays and returned earlier this week with some exciting news: new music!  Have we mentioned how much we’ve missed them?  The song got high praise from Warner Nashville President John Esposito (side note: we have seen Espo at shows rocking out and he is the bomb) and Scooter Braun, who called it a “game changer.”  Well, the wait is over and “From The Ground Up” is here!    WE HAVE NEW MUSIC FROM DAN + SHAY!!!  Watch the video below!

The track was co-written by Chris DeStefano (who has written many of our JAMS) and is the first track off of Dan + Shay’s upcoming sophomore release.  We had high hopes for this song – Dan + Shay’s “Where It All Began” is one of our favorite albums of all time – and it did not disappoint!

A friend of ours has described Dan + Shay as a country version of Backstreet Boys, and “From The Ground Up” certainly fits the bill.  The emotional power ballad is driven by the smooth harmonies and powerful vocals we’ve come to know and love from the duo.   Dan + Shay draw from both pop songwriting and a traditional country narrative.  We’re sure this song will be played at many upcoming weddings!

Pickup a copy of “From The Ground Up” on iTunes now!

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

Album Release, Music

DREAMERS Drop “You Are Here” EP

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Brooklyn indie pop trio DREAMERS just released a new EP, “You Are Here.”  The EP features their hit “Wolves (You Got Me)” and their current single, “Drugs.”  DREAMERS got a lot of attention for their self-released debut, and recently signed with Fairfax Recordings.  They are definitely an artist you need to look out for in 2016!   We love their dreamy pop-rock sound and the range of influences you can hear in their music.  Stream “You Are Here” on SoundCloud below!

Pickup a copy of “You Are Here” on iTunes now!  Check out DREAMERS upcoming tour dates with The Karma Killers and Arkells this Spring.

DREAMERS Spring 2016 Tour Dates
March 10 – The Roxy – Los Angeles, CA
March 12 – Voodoo Room – San Diego, CA
March 14 – Rebel Lounge – Phoenix, AZ
March 16-19 – SXSW – Austin, TX
March 21 – Valley of the Vapors Fest – Hot Springs, AR
March 22 – Parish Room – New Orleans, LA
March 23 – Purgatory – Atlanta, GA
March 24 – Black Cat – Washington, D.C.
March 25 – Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY
March 28 – The Sinclair – Boston, MA
March 29 – MilkBoy – Philadelphia, PA
March 30 – Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
March 31 – The Basement – Columbus, OH
April 1 – Subterranean – Chicago, IL
April 2 – The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
April 3 – Lost Lake – Denver, CO
April 4 – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT
April 6 – Neumos – Seattle, WA
April 7 – Holocene – Portland, OR
April 9 – Social Hall – San Francisco, CA

Be sure to follow DREAMERS & Secret Fangirls for more updates!

We are all fangirls at heart.