(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Indiana 116, Detroit 111 Toronto 135, Denver 111 Milwaukee 121, Boston 119 Memphis 116, Oklahoma City 107 Cleveland 103, Chicago 94 Orlando 112, Phoenix 111 Dallas 128, Minnesota 108 Charlotte 122, Houston 97 LA Clippers 134, San Antonio 101 Utah 118, Brooklyn 88 Sacramento 110, Atlanta 108 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Ottawa 3, Calgary 1 Minnesota 3, Anaheim 2 Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 2 San Jose 4, Los Angeles 2 Winnipeg 5, Vancouver 1 Edmonton at Montreal (Postponed)
Jeff JohnsonToday, Chris Young unveils the music video for his top-25 hit, “Famous Friends.”
One of his co-stars in the clip is, of course, the famous friend who joins him on the collaboration, Kane Brown. From the beginning, Chris says there was no one else he’d rather have on the song.
“He was the first person that popped in my head,” Chris reveals. “I was like, ‘I want to do this, I want to add somebody else to this and it’d be really cool if it was me and Kane,’ because I’ve guested on his stuff before, but I’ve never had him guest on something of mine.”
“The biggest thing for me, as far as why I asked Kane,” he explains, “is because we ARE friends and it extends further than just the ‘Hey, you’re friends, because you’re both in music together.'”
“Like, I love that dude!” he adds.
Though Chris and Kane are label mates now, their relationship goes back even farther than that.
“He really liked my music,” Chris recalls, “and he had been writing with some mutual friends of ours, and they kind of put us together in the writing room. So I met him a long time ago, actually, I think before he was on Sony.”
“So it was really cool for me to get to know him and then have that basis of a friendship,” Chris continues, “especially for a moment like this, where it kind of comes full circle.”
Keep your eye on Chris’ socials and his YouTube channel to see the music video as soon as it comes out today. You can expect to see some of the everyday folks who are really Chris’ “Famous Friends” in the clip as well.
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES) — Netflix is already getting ready for summer, with the teen musical A Week Away, streaming Friday.
A Week Away is a little different than most teen films — this one is faith-based and a lot of the songs are on the spiritual side. Bailee Madison, who produced and stars in the movie, tells ABC Audio she was thrilled to be able to put something like that into the world.
“It’s obviously so exciting for us to have a film that feels like it’s for us, but it doesn’t feel separate from anyone else, and that is something that I really love about it,” she says. “Hopefully it has something for everyone and it can spread a little bit of hope and love and light and for me that was exciting.”
The 21-year-old Bridge to Terabithia star says it should come as no surprise that she has decided to make a faith-based film, having been vocal about her faith in spite of the possible repercussions.
“I remember being eight years old and my mom looking at me and being like, ‘Are you sure you want to do this? Because that’s going to open up a window of just immediately being viewed differently in the business or outside of it or whatever,'” she reflected.
However, Bailee thinks “faith-based” simply means “inclusive.”
“You’re open to all and you love all, no matter what their journey is or who they are or what they’re going through,” she suggests.
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(WASHINGTON) — When he took over as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he was going to tackle the issue of sexual assault in the military head-on and look for new approaches.
He also launched an Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military to take 90 days to address sexual assault and harassment in the ranks.
“These service leaders and department officials will be challenged to think of new ideas, to envision what is possible to meet the secretary’s directive that all options should be on the table,” said Lynn Rosenthal, the chair of the new commission at a Pentagon news conference following the panel’s inaugural meeting Wednesday.
Ten of the 13 members of the newly formed panel are women and include civilian prosecutors, prevention specialists, civilian advocates, two West Point graduates and experts from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In addition to announcing the commission members and their support staff, Rosenthal said a website would be set up where victims of sexual assault could provide their stories to help inform the panel.
“The most powerful voices, sadly, come from trauma and from pain,” said Rosenthal. “These are the voices that we must hear … and we are committed to doing so.”
When reporters asked how the panel would be different from previous efforts that have not succeeded in bringing down the number of sexual assaults in the military, Rosenthal said it would bring “fresh eyes” to the issue.
“I think what we’ll be asking — what hasn’t been tried? What happens in civilian society that is a best practice that we could try on the military side? And then, what are the unique attributes of the military environment that allows us to do things that we can’t do on the civilian side? So I think that comparison is very important,” she said.
While in the past the Pentagon has not supported Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s proposal to move commanders out of the process for approving prosecutions in sexual assault cases, Rosenthal said her panel is interested in the proposal because all options are on the table.
Meanwhile on Capitol Hill, Gillibrand, D-N.Y., presided over a hearing on sexual assault in the military where she passionately lobbied for her bill and said the Pentagon’s previous efforts have failed.
Her voice rising with each sentence, Gillibrand said, “Not one of these steps has reduced sexual assault within the ranks. We are right where we were when we started, nothing has changed. Nearly every secretary of defense since Dick Cheney has promised this country — and the service members who serve us — zero tolerance for sexual assault. Every general or commander that has come in front of this body for the past 10 years, has told us, ‘We’ve got this ma’am, we’ve got this.’ Well the truth is, they don’t have it. The military justice system simply is in the wrong hands.”
Testifying at the Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing was sexual assault survivor Amy Marsh and attorney for Vanessa Guillen’s family, Natalie Khawam.
The Guillen family has claimed that the 20-year-old soldier was a victim of sexual harassment at Fort Hood before she disappeared and was killed by a fellow soldier.
Army investigations have not proven those allegations, but Guillen’s case has served as a turning point for military sexual assault victims to step forward and for the Army to look inward at its practices in how it treats victims and allegations of sexual harassment and assault.
The I Am Vanessa Guillen Act, advocated by the family to reform how the military addresses sexual misconduct, has received support from members of Congress, including Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii. She said at Wednesday’s hearing that she would soon be re-introducing the bill in the Senate.
“We need change, we need legislation,” Khawam said. “I want to talk about — not just through legislation, we need legislation that’s actually going to create results.”
“I ask that you protect these men and women that serve like they protect us,” she added.
Marsh said she was sexually assaulted by a senior enlisted airman who worked with her husband at the base where they lived in Italy. The commanding officer of the unit initially refused to prosecute the assailant and Marsh described how the process had taken a personal toll on her and her family.
“It pains me to say this but at many points throughout this process, I felt it would have been much better if I just hadn’t reported anything at all,” said Marsh.
“If the status quo remains unchanged, bad actors will be able to continue their military careers while victims suffer in silence,” she added. “And I don’t feel any justice or fairness in the system that has failed me, and I did everything right.”
Sweet Talk PublicityTyler Hubbard and Lathan Warlick are sharing the story behind their new song, “My Way.”
In a behind-the-scenes video, breakout TikTok star Lathan reveals that he went into the mindset of the song, envisioning what every day of the week would look like if it were Friday.
“We wanted to write a fun song that had a good, positive feel, but that was still real to who we were,” Tyler says.
Lathan left second verse open for Tyler to add his own flavor, and the Florida Georgia Line star decided to rap his part of the song. He admits he was “sweating” when he sent it to Lathan and the producers, but was pleasantly surprised when it got the stamp of approval.
“For them to encourage me…and to love it, it made me feel good,” Tyler says. “I’m excited to be a part of this song. It’s really special.”
The two agree that they set out to craft a song alongside co-writers RaeLynn, Blake Hubbard and Jarrod Ingram that could uplift people during trying times.
“There’s enough negativity going on in the world today that this song right here would be something that they could listen to…Get them out of the mindset of anything negative,” Lathan says. “Just straight positive vibes with this song.”
“For three-and-a-half minutes, I’m going to have it my way and it’s going to be perfect in my scenario in life… forgetting all of the worries of the world a little bit,” adds Tyler. “I hope that’s what everybody gets out of this song.”
“My Way” will be featured on Lathan’s upcoming EP.
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