(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION LA Lakers 113 Milwaukee 106 Utah 129, New Orleans 118 New York 119, Golden State 104
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NY Islanders 4, New Jersey 1 Winnipeg 4, Ottawa 1 Tampa Bay 3, Columbus 2 (OT) Boston 5, Philadelphia 4 (SO) Montreal 7, Vancouver 3 Los Angeles 4, Colorado 2 Florida at Carolina (Postponed) TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Indiana 81, Iowa 69 UCLA 61, California 57
Dustin HaneyToday, Matt Stell unveils his new acoustic performance of the track “Look at Me Now” exclusively via ABC Audio.
“Look at Me Now” is the final track on the Arkansas native’s Better Than That EP, which also features his second consecutive number one, “Everywhere But On,” which topped the chart back in November, alongside his breakthrough hit, “Prayed for You.”
The stripped-down, emotional “Look at Me Now” has the potential to become a wedding favorite just like Matt’s debut single, as the groom in the new song unexpectedly fights back tears as he sees his bride walk down the aisle.
Even though Matt didn’t write it, he knew he had to record it.
“When I first heard ‘Look At Me Now’ I thought it was one of the best love songs I’d heard in a long time,” he recalls. “And love songs aren’t always my thing.”
“It’s just a really well written song and from the first time I heard it I knew I wanted to record it and share it with folks,” he adds.
You can check out the new “Look at Me Now” performance online, as Matt prepares to perform as one of 2021’s New Faces of Country Music at next month’s virtual Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. With artists chosen by radio, the annual show is revered as one of the best predictors of who will find long term success in country music.
John Shearer/Getty ImagesChristina Ricci’s divorce just got a little messier, as the actress has been granted a domestic violence restraining order from her estranged husband James Heerdegen.
The restraining order, obtained by Entertainment Tonight requires Heerdegen to stay 100 yards away from Ricci at all times. Additionally, he’s been denied visitation rights with the couple’s six-year-old son, Freddie, and must stay away from the family dog.
The order claims Heerdegen physically abused the 40-year-old actress multiple times. The docs state that Ricci told Heerdegen she wanted a divorce early last year, but “found herself trapped in a house with a violent abuser” during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the country shut down due to COVID-19.
Ricci filed for divorce from the cinematographer back in July, citing irreconcilable differences. The actress was reportedly granted an emergency protective order by cops at the time after claiming an altercation took place and that Heerdegen allegedly spit on her, according to ET.
Urban as Billy Butcher – Courtesy Amazon Studios(NEW YORK) — (NOTE LANGUAGE, CONTENT)The Boys, Amazon’s skewed superhero show, is about to go where only the Garth Ennis’ original graphic novel dared — a storyline called “Herogasm.”
To put it as delicately as possible, the storyline has Homelander telling the public that he and the world’s other super-powered people have to leave earth for a mission in space, when in reality, they head to a deserted tropical island for a supes-only, super-hedonistic getaway. Typical Homelander.
The series’ executive producer and head writer Eric Kripke confessed on a Reddit AMA he’d been “dared” to do that particular episode from the start, but struggled with how to bring it to TV “…so it’s not just an hour of hardcore porn.”
Kripke and co-producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are expert at pushing the show’s limits just far enough, says Karl Urban, who plays Homelander’s nemesis Billy Butcher.
“The graphic novel for The Boys is… a lot more graphic and a lot more dark,” he tells ABC Audio. “And I think that [they]…did a wonderful job of taking the very essence of [the material] and done so in a way to make sure it didn’t lose its original impact, but yet was more digestible.”
Antony Starr, who plays Homelander, agreed. “Even as an adult…I was still a little shocked at the content in the comics,” he laughed to ABC Audio.
“It was: ‘Whoa’ – that’s quite full on!’ I mean…if you just shot what was in the comics, nobody could air it…”
“…[W]hat the show has done is take the structure and the spirit of the comics, but maybe trim some of the excesses and made it possible to screen.”
John Shearer/Getty Images for Academy of Country MusicWith his next musical chapter on the horizon, Chris Young is busy perfecting his new batch of songs: And he offered fans a sneak peek into that process on social media on Thursday.
On Instagram, Chris posted a video snippet of himself in the studio, masked up and listening to his band hard at work. “Just vibing,” he captioned the clip, which shows him nodding along to the music.
He shared a similar post on Twitter, uploading a snapshot of himself in the studio with songwriter and producer Josh Gleave.
“Getting some studio work done today,” Chris said. “Love seeing your growth and your desire to continually top yourself day after day! Cheers bro!”
Chris has already shared three singles off of his upcoming project, “Raised on Country,” “Drowning” and “Famous Friends.” The latter song, a duet with Kane Brown, is currently a Top 40 hit at country radio.
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