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Jim Gaffigan Tour Offers Up Laughs
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PITTSBURGH SUMMER DREAMS INCLUDE COLDPLAY TOUR STOP By: Pam Thompson
Coldplay’s A Head Full of Dreams Tour comes to Pittsburgh this summer when the acclaimed Brit band performs at venues across the United States. It will be Coldplay’s first appearance at CONSOL Energy Center which will host one of the band’s 22 U.S. concerts. Singer/songwriter Alessia Cara will be the special guest and Foxes will open for Coldplay in Pittsburgh. Among the world’s best-selling band’s with sales exceeding $80 million, Coldplay is Chris Martin, lead vocalist and pianist, Jonny Buckland, lead guitarist, Guy Berryman, bassist, and Will Champion, drummer. A Head Full of Dreams, released last December, is Coldplay’s seventh studio album. Coldplay kicked off its seventh tour in support of the album in March with 10 shows in Latin America followed by a string of 22 shows throughout Europe. The A Head Full of Dreams Tour will play four continents. In December, Coldplay heads to Australia and New Zealand with plans for concerts in Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. A highlight of the European tour for Coldplay’s Martin was headlining the BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in May at Powderham Castle in Exeter, his hometown in the U.K. Continued on page 4
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BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend is the station’s flagship live music event and Europe’s largest free ticketed festival. It has a reputation for attracting live performances from some of the biggest and newest acts from the U.K. and around the world. Martin says, “I was born and raised in Exeter so being part of Radio 1’s Big Weekend this year means a huge amount to me personally.” He says that he lived the first few years of his life less than 500 yards from where the Big Weekend takes place.
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A Head Full of Dreams made its U.S. debut at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. It’s first week of sales totaled 210,000 equivalent album units, and it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of American by early March. In the title track Coldplay sings:
…leave your broken windows open and the light just streams and you get a head, A Head Full of Dreams… The album certainly is fulfilling some dreams for Coldplay. Nominated for the Brit Award for British Album of the Year, A Head Full of Dreams reached the top 2 in most major markets, battling Adele’s 25 for the No. 1 spot. A Head Full of Dreams topped the U.K.’s Downloads Chart and the Official Vinyl Albums Chart. Its $235,975 in first week sales were noteworthy in the U.K. where it went to No. 2 on the Albums Chart which represents Coldplay’s highest first week album sales since Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends had $302,074 in first week sales in 2008. A Head Full of Dreams was ranked No. 35 on NME’s 2015 list of best albums. Coldplay began work on A Head Full of Dreams in the summer of 2014 while on the Ghost Stories Tour. The Continued on page 7
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band recorded its work through the middle of 2015. It includes among its collaborators Beyoncé, Noel Gallagher, Tove Lo, Khatia Buniatishvili and Merry Clayton. Its seventh track, “Kaleidoscope,” is unusual for its work within the work. The recording includes a recording of President Barak Obama singing “Amazing Grace” at Clementa C. Pinckney’s funeral. The album’s tracks include: o “A Head Full of Dreams” o “Birds” o “Hymn for the Weekend” o “Everglow” o “Adventure of a Lifetime” o “Fun” o “Kaleidoscope” o “Army of One” o “Amazing Day” o “Colour Spectrum,” and o “Up&Up.” The first single, “Adventure of a Lifetime,” was released last November in advance of the album’s debut. Two other singles followed: “Hymn for the Weekend” in January and “Up&Up” in April. “Adventure of a Lifetime” remained in the U.K. Top 20 longer than any other Coldplay single. Done in a pop/disco/dance-pop style, it was co-written by the four band members. It was listed at No. 41 on Rolling Stone’s Best Songs of 2015. It’s gone gold, platinum and double platinum on 10 countries’ charts around the world. Receiving critical acclaim and commercial success, “Adventure of a Lifetime” topped the U.S. charts for Alternative, Adult Alternative and Dance Club songs. It made it into the top 20 in 24 markets around the world. The song went to No. 7 on the U.K. Singles Chart and No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. In early January with a wish for a fantastic New Year for all, Coldplay released its “Birds” official video. That same month, the band received the NME Godlike Genius Award for its work. Continued on page 8
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By the end of January, the group released its second single which became the band’s 17th U.K. Top 10 hit, following the band’s performance of the song at this year’s Brit Awards. Coldplay calls its third single, “Up&Up,” the album’s “anthemic closer” and the song provided the finale for Coldplay’s sold-out stadium shows across Latin America this spring. “Up&Up” features guest vocals from Beyoncé and “Gimme Shelter” singer, Merry Clayton, as well as a guitar solo from Noel Gallagher.
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Coldplay headlined the Super Bowl’s golden anniversary halftime show in February. The spectacle filled the stage, gridiron and all of the seats in California’s Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara when the crowd held up placards to create the message “Believe in Love.” Coldplay’s Martin opened the show with “Yellow,” and the band performed “Viva la Vida” and “Paradise,” before Bruno Mars and his band and then Beyoncé and her dance team joined in, with the three acts performing “Uptown Funk.” Coldplay closed the show with a medley of their hit, “Fix You” and “Up&Up” while the stadium’s big screens showed famous past Super Bowl halftime moments. Following Coldplay’s Super Bowl appearance, A Head Full of Dreams became the group’s seventh No. 1 album in the U.K. Following the Super Bowl and prior to the start of this year’s tour, Coldplay performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, playing the album’s title track and “Up&Up.” Martin told Fallon that Coldplay’s idea for the halftime extravaganza was to “show a picture of togetherness in this time of everyone being so divided.” The band’s front man joked that the concept was altered somewhat when Mars, who Martin had invited to perform, suggested a “dance off.” Martin says that he came in last in the competition. Continued on page 11
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Last October, a version of the album cover appeared on anonymous posters in the London Underground. Its “flower of life” pattern appeared with the simple note, “December 4.” Some fans claimed that the posters resembled the design on the t-shirt that Martin wore for the Global Citizen Festival in New York City a month earlier. This festival also was the first time that Coldplay performed “Amazing Day” live, the ninth track on A Head Full of Dreams. Similar images appeared in London and online this spring when Album Artists staged a third exhibition for Coldplay. The free exhibition and sale included the original collage by Coldplay and artist Pilar Zeta which became the band’s A Head Full of Dreams cover art. Also in the exhibition were previously unseen works from the development of the album artwork and Zeta’s personal works which inspired Coldplay to commission her. All proceeds of the sale of the A Head Full of Dreams art benefited charities working with disadvantaged children in London. Zeta also donated proceeds from her art to the same charities. Continued on page 12
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Coldplay is widely known for the band’s practice of giving 10 percent of its profits to charity and asking that gifts intended for them instead be donated to charity. The band’s charitable works also have included performances to benefit Amnesty International and Hope for Haiti Now to provide relief for earthquake victims.
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Coldplay is widely known for the band’s practice of giving 10 percent of its profits to charity.
Coldplay has collected more than 60 awards from some 200 nominations for its work which includes the studio albums: o Parachutes (2000) o A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) o X&Y (2005) o Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008) o Mylo Xyloto (2011), and o Ghost Stories (2014). Coldplay owns seven Grammy Awards from a total of 31 nominations for: o Parachutes, 2002 Best Alternative Music Album o “In My Place,” 2003 Best Rock Vocal Performance by a duo or group o A Rush of Blood to the Head, 2003 Best Alternative Music Album o “Clocks,” 2004 Record of the Year o “Viva la Vida,” 2009 Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a duo or group o Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends,” 2009 Best Rock Album. The band has won nine Brit Awards, including o Best British Group four times in 2001, 2003, 2012 and 2016 o Best British Album twice for Parachutes in 2001 and A Rush of Blood to the Head in 2003 o Best British single in 2006 for “Speed of Sound” o Mastercard British Album of the Year for X&Y in 2006, and o Best Live Act in 2013. | 12 |
It’s five MTV Video Music Awards are for: o “Trouble,” Best Art Direction in 2002 o “The Scientist,” Breakthrough Video, Best Direction and Best Group Video in 2003, and o “Paradise,” Best Rock Video in 2012. Coldplay also holds Juno and Billboard Music awards among many other honors.
Alessia Cara
One of Canada’s newest artists, singer/songwriter Alessia Cara is Coldplay’s special guest for the A Head Full of Dreams Tour. She will turn 20 a couple of weeks before she appears in Pittsburgh, and she already has won her country’s 2016 Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year and garnered Juno nominations in four other categories. “Here,” the lead track on her first EP, Four Pink Walls which was released in August 2015, made Rolling Stone’s list of the 50 best songs of 2015, coming in at No. 21 in the ranking. “Here” also gave Cara 2015 most viral song in America, coming in ahead of fellow Canadian Drake, who was second for “Hotline Bling.” Continued on page 14
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Her debut album, Know-It-All was released last November. The album peaked at No. 8 in Canada and No. 9 in the U.S. and provided the fuel for her first headlining tour of the same name. Cara made her TV debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last summer. The official video for her single, “Wild Things” was released in March.
Foxes
Foxes, the 27-year-old English singer/songwriter who opens for Coldplay in Pittsburgh, released her second album, All I Need, in February. Its singles include “Body Talk,” “Better Love,” “Amazing” and “Cruel.” Her debut album, Glorious was released in the U.K. in 2014 and features three Top 20 singles, “Youth,” “Let Go for Tonight” and “Holding onto Heaven.” Foxes was the featured vocalist on Zedd’s 2012 single, “Clarity,” which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy for Best Dance Recording.
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ENTRANCES AND EXITS There are four (4) points of entry into CONSOL Energy Center: Peoples Gate (Fifth Avenue and Washington Place), Trib Total Media Gate (Centre Avenue Lower Entrance), Verizon Gate (Centre Avenue Upper Entrance), and a private parking garage entrance for suite ticket holders.
FIRST AID There are two (2) First Aid Stations presented by UPMC, one on each level of CONSOL Energy Center. First Aid is located adjacent to the Guest Services office outside section 104 and behind the concession stand at section 232.
PROHIBITED ITEMS Bags, back packs, air horns, coolers (hard/ soft sided), thermoses, large purses, cans, bottles, flasks, alcoholic beverages, laser pointers, video or audio recording devices, professional cameras/lens, tripods, banners or signs on poles, weapons or any other items deemed dangerous and/or inappropriate are strictly prohibited. Small purses, camera cases, binocular cases and diaper bags will be permitted, however, all items that do not pass security must be returned to vehicles.
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TAG-A-KID In the event a parent and child might be separated at a CONSOL Energy Center event, parents can register their child with the Tag-A-Kid program. A wristband with the parent’s seat location and contact number will be given to the child. Registration is available at the Guest Services office located outside section 104.
VIDEO CAMERAS Use of video or audio recording equipment is strictly prohibited. CONSOL Energy Center reserves the right to confiscate any tape or film and remove the patron from the building.
WHEELCHAIRS A limited number of wheelchairs are available for transporting guests that are disabled to their seating location. Guests can be transported from the gates to their seats. If a wheelchair is needed for the duration of the event, guests must supply their own wheelchairs. Wheelchairs cannot be reserved in advance. Upon arrival, guests can arrange for a wheelchair at any entrance of CONSOL Energy Center. Please see a CONSOL Energy Center employee to assist with wheelchair transportation.
WILL CALL Tickets ordered or prepaid can be picked up at the DICK’S Sporting Goods Box Office, located in the lobby of the Trib Total Media Gate. Will Call windows open one (1) hour prior to events and patrons must present valid photo identification and the credit card of record when picking up tickets.
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JIM GAFFIGAN TOUR OFFERS UP LAUGHS By: Pam Thompson
Introspective Jim Gaffigan brings his humor to Pittsburgh this summer with his new tour, Fully Dressed. Appearing at CONSOL Energy Center for the first time, Gaffigan, who gleans his perspectives from his own experiences, shows audiences the laughs in everyday situations. Unabashedly, he dispenses his thoughts on fatherhood, eating, his religion and contemporary culture with little profanity and just a minute application of edginess. The tour kicked off on July 7, which happened to be the comedian’s 50th birthday. Gaffigan’s wife and collaborator, Jeannie, produced the tour. Fully Dressed is scheduled for 61 shows throughout the United States, Canada and on a Carnival cruise to the Bahamas. Two performances also are slated in London in October before the tour returns to the U.S. for four additional shows by yearend. Gaffigan currently has his own show on TV Land and this year he appears in commercials for Chrysler and KFC. He is a Grammy nominated comedian, New York Times best-selling author, top touring performer, and multi-platinumselling father of five. The Jim Gaffigan Show, a work of fiction, does resemble the comic’s real life. It premiered its second season on Father’s Day with back-to-back episodes. Continued on page 30
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The show’s similarities to Gaffigan’s life include that the title character is a standup comedian, married to a woman named Jeannie. They are Catholic, have five children and live in a two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Gaffigan is one of six siblings himself. His humorous observations include: “Big families are like waterbed stores; they used to be everywhere, and now they’re just weird.” In addition to Jim being the star of the show, the Gaffigans both serve as executive producers and showrunners. Gaffigan and his wife, along with Peter Tolan, developed the TV show. The Los Angeles Times called it “fun and funny,” and People Magazine reported that the debut season was “…one of summer TV’s bright spots.” The comedy co-stars Ashley Williams, Michael Ian Black, and Adam Goldberg. It revolves around Gaffigan’s struggle to balance fatherhood, stand-up comedy and an insatiable appetite in New York City. Williams portrays Jeannie on the show, and there are television versions of the five real-life Gaffigan children. In June, the Gaffigans’ schedule included the ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas, for The Jim Gaffigan Show Panel, which included Jeannie, Black and Williams. Also planned for the Gaffigans that same month was a New York City appearance for A Conversation with Nathan Lane. When Gaffigan’s comedic career hit a lull in the ‘90s, he auditioned for commercials at the suggestion of a friend, and it was the start of what would become a flourishing, long-time endeavor for him. He has appeared in more than 200 television commercials for Rolling Rock, ESPN and Super Bowl ads for Sierra Mist along with his TV co-star Black. This year, Gaffigan shills for the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica and KFC. In his commercials for Pacifica, he talks about his “Huge Dad Brand.” His real-life wife and children back him up in the sales sketches. Continued on page 33
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Gaffigan’s KFC ads began during this year’s Super Bowl where he appears as a nightmare plagued Colonel Sanders. In a KFC follow-up commercial, he is an overly confident portrayer of the Colonel threatening a misconceived strike. He received Grammy nominations for Best Comedy Album last year for Obsessed, and in 2013 for Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe. His specials — Mr. Universe, Obsessed and Beyond the Pale — are available on his website, www.jimgaffigan.com. Gaffigan donates 20% of every sale of Mr. Universe to The Bob Woodruff Foundation to help veterans and their families. He is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, his memoirs – Dad Is Fat, and Food – A Love Story. In Dad Is Fat, Gaffigan calls his wife Jeannie, the only woman that he has ever loved, and “the funniest person I know.” Food and eating are fertile topics in Gaffigan’s repertoire. His views frequently deal with bacon: o “Bacon bits are like the fairy dust of the food community.” o “Do you want to know how good bacon is? To improve other food, they wrap it in bacon.” o “There is something dishonest, though, about putting bacon in a salad. You know. It’s kind of like smoking while you jog.” His thoughts on modern culture include fitness, selfies and sunscreen: o “I saw this woman working out at the gym and I could literally see her ribs. And all I could think was, ‘Man, I haven’t had a McRib in forever.’” o “Instead of enjoying this moment, let’s take pictures.” o “You know what’s easier than applying sunscreen? Not going outside.” Gaffigan holds a Finance degree from Georgetown University where he also played football. His career began veering toward entertainment after graduation. He headed to New York City where he got a day job in advertising and took acting classes at night. The effort that he put into his classes and pursuing his passion for performing stand-up adversely affected his advertising job. Following a successful gig on The Late Show with David Letterman, his career path in entertainment turned into a multi-lane highway. Gaffigan has worked in movies and television. He has appeared in the shows, Portlandia, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, Law & Order, Welcome to New York, and The Ellen Show, as well as a string of movies, including It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Experimenter, The Bleeder, and Super Troopers and 30 Years to Life, both of which were selected for the Sundance Film Festival. | 33 |
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HILLSONG UNITED, GUEST LAUREN DAIGLE TO PERFORM AT CONSOL ENERGY CENTER By: Pam Thompson
Hillsong UNITED fans in Pittsburgh get the next-to-the-last concert of the band’s Empires Tour featuring special guest Lauren Daigle this summer. It is Hillsong UNITED’s third tour to appear at CONSOL Energy Center, following concerts in 2011 and 2013. “We haven’t really done our own thing in the USA since WelcomeZion 2013, so we are super excited to be bringing the Empires Tour to the states,” says Joel Houston, a Hillsong UNITED front man and worship leader. Houston says, “We write songs to be sung with people – they are always for the people – so when we get to sing these songs with people on the road, it is the purpose of why we do what we do. We can’t wait to worship with people singing all the new Empires songs as well as everyone’s favorites.” The group says that the tour transforms concert venues into nights of worship and music. “Our hope always has been that people bring someone who doesn't know Jesus and who might not feel comfortable in a church, but would be okay with going to an arena,” says Taya Smith of Hillsong UNITED. “We are called to be invitational with the love, hope, mercy and grace that we have encountered ourselves.” The second leg of the Empires Tour through North American arenas began in April and included 23 concerts. Continued on page 36
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In June, the band was nominated for the KLove Fan Awards Group of the Year title, and in September, a documentary on the band, Hillsong: Let Hope Rise is scheduled for release. Empires, released in May 2015, peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, repeating the achievement of the band’s third studio album, Zion on that U.S. chart. Zion also topped the Billboard Christian & Gospel album and digital charts. The new album also topped the U.S. Christian Albums chart becoming UNITED’s 5th No. 1 album in this category, following Zion in 2013, Aftermath in 2011, Across the Earth in 2009, and All of the Above in 2007. Empires made Worship Leader’s list of Top 20 Albums of 2015, coming in at No. 12. Charting on nine international charts, Empires topped the Australian Albums Chart, and it came in at No. 53 on the Australian Albums 2015 year-end chart. Every track made the top 50 on the U.S. Hot Christian Songs Chart with “Touch the Sky” leading the album’s tracks at No. 5. Houston receives credit for writing 11 of the album’s 12 tracks, either individually or in collaboration with others. He also is the worship leader on four of the tracks. Smith is worship leader on six of the tracks. Other band members receiving writing credits on Empires include Michael Guy Chislett, Matt Crocker, Ben Tennikoff and Dylan Thomas. Crocker, Jonathon Douglass and Jad Gillies also are worship leaders on Empires tracks. The third track on the album, “Heart Like Heaven,” was No. 6 on Worship Leader’s list of Top 20 Songs of 2015. Empires’ lead single, “Touch the Sky” was released in March of last year, and its second single, “Say the Word” was released this year in February. “Touch the Sky,” performed on the Today Show shortly after its release in 2015, peaked at No. 1 on the Christian Digital Songs Chart, No. 3 on the U.S. Christian Chart, No. 5 on the Christian Airplay Chart, and No. 8 on the Christian Streaming Songs Chart. Tracks from Empires include: o “Here Now (Madness)” o “Say the Word” o “Heart Like Heaven” o “Touch the Sky” o “Street Called Mercy” o “When I Lost My Heart to You (Hallelujah)” o “Even When It Hurts (Praise Song)” o “Prince of Peace” o “Empires” o “Rule” o “Captain,” and o “Closer Than You Know.” Continued on page 39
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DRAKE’S SUMMER SIXTEEN TOUR BRINGS FUTURE, SPECIAL GUESTS TO STEEL CITY By: Pam Thompson
The Drake Summer Sixteen Tour with Future and special guests comes to Pittsburgh as part of a North American journey in support of Drake’s new album, Views. The tour also supports Future’s fourth studio album, EVOL, also released this year, as well as last year’s mixtape collaboration by Drake and Future, What a Time to Be Alive. The Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum selling Drake, in addition to Future, has lined up Roy Woods, dvsn, and other special guests to perform on the tour. It has been nearly three years since Drake’s last performance at CONSOL Energy Center when he brought his Would You Like a Tour? to Pittsburgh. That tour supported his album, Nothing Was the Same. Drake’s first two tours were Thank Me Later in 2010, and Take Care in 2011. Drake’s new tour plays Pittsburgh in August and continues into mid-October.
Views
Views was released this spring and by June, the album had logged four straight weeks at the top of the Billboard 200 chart, making it the longest run at No. 1 on the chart for a man since 2012. In those early weeks, Views tracks generated more than one billion ondemand audio streams in the United States, leading other top streaming albums, such as Justin Bieber’s Purpose, and The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness, as well as Drake’s own, If You Are Reading This It’s Too Late. Views peaked at No. 1 on 11 charts around the world including Canada, the U.K., and Australia. Continued on page 42
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All of this puts Views on track to the same sales success as Drake’s three previous albums: Thank Me Later, Take Care and Nothing Was the Same. All of them have attained platinum or multi-platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America. The album's multi-platinum certified lead single, "Hotline Bling," became a hit reaching No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs and Billboard Rhythmic charts. Three of the album's subsequent singles, "Summer Sixteen," "Pop Style," and "One Dance," all made the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs charts with "One Dance" and "Pop Style" sitting at the No. 1 and No.3 spots respectively on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Digital Songs at the same time. By late May, 18 songs from Views charted on the Billboard Hot 100, a new record. Views tracks include: o “Keep the Family Close o “9” o “U With Me?” o “Feel No Ways” o “Hype” o “Weston Road Flows” o “Redemption” o “With You” featuring PartyNextDoor o “Faithful” featuring Pimp C and dvsn o “Still Here” o “Controlla” o “One Dance” featuring Wizkid and Kyla o “Grammys” featuring Future o “Childs Play” o “Pop Style” o “Too Good” featuring Rihanna o “Summers Over Interlude” o “Fire & Desire” o “Views,” and o “Hotline Bling,” the bonus track.
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Early in June, just a few weeks after the release of Views, Drake released three new songs at once: o “One Dance,” featuring Justin Bieber in a remix of the Views single o “4PM in Calabasas,” a solo, and o “Back on the Road,” a collaboration with Gucci Mane. Continued on page 44
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Awards
This year, Drake received the Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Artist. He also had nominations in 10 other categories. He won a Juno Award for the Rap Recording of the Year for “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.” In 2013, Drake won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for Take Care, three BET Awards for Best Collaboration for “Problems,” Video of the Year for 2 Chainz “No Lie,” and Coca-Cola Viewers Choice for “Started From the Bottom,” and the Juno Award for Video of the Year for “HYFR.” He performed a medley of “Hold On, We’re Going Home” and “Started From the Bottom” at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards and was nominated for Moonman awards for Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Direction for “Started From the Bottom.” Internationally, he was nominated for an MTV European Music Award for Best Hip Hop. This year and in 2014, Drake was the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live. He first appeared on the show in 2011 as the musical guest.
Future
Future was nominated for this year’s Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Artist; the prize went to Drake. Together, Future and Drake were nominated for Billboard’s 2016 Top Rap Album Award for What a Time to Be Alive. What a Time to Be Alive made its debut in 2015 at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as well as Billboard’s R&B and Hot Rap Songs charts. Future has released four studio albums: Pluto in 2012, Honest in 2014, DS2 in 2015, and EVOL in 2016. In 2013, Future toured with Drake as a special guest on his Would You Like a Tour? concerts.
Roy Woods
The Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, Roy Woods, 20, released an EP, Exis, last summer. It peaked at No. 10 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 27 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In June, two new tracks, “Gwan Big Up Urself” and “How I Feel” were released. His new album, Waking at Dawn is due this July.
dvsn
The Canadian R&B duo, dvsn released four songs last year and its debut album, Sept. 5th was released this spring. The duo is featured on the Views track, “Faithful.” Their singles are: “The Line,” “With Me,” “Too Deep,” and “Hallucinations.” | 45 |
JOEL OSTEEN RETURNS WITH ‘A NIGHT OF HOPE’ By: Pam Thompson
"A Night of Hope" with Joel and Victoria Osteen comes to Pittsburgh | this summer. The event, an outreach of Joel Osteen Ministries, first came to CONSOL Energy Center five years ago. The night of praise and worship features an inspirational message from Osteen and his wife Victoria along with the music of the Lakewood Band and Ensemble. Osteen is the pastor of America¹s largest congregation, the 52,000-member Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. It is housed in the former Compaq Center. Each week, Osteen preaches in person to 38,000 church-goers. The 16,000seat arena is now the largest regularly used worship facility in the United States. Referred to as a pastor for a new generation, Osteen is considered by many as a voice of hope. He reaches one of the largest audiences in the United States and around the globe. Millions of people worldwide see Osteen’s weekly television broadcasts, his New York Times bestselling books, worship events, his popular weekly podcast, as well as social media where Joel Osteen Ministries has more than 13.6 million Facebook likes and the pastor has more than 4.5 million Twitter followers. Nielsen Media Research says that Osteen is the most-watched inspirational figure in America. His weekly sermons are broadcast in every U.S. television Continued on page 49
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market and viewed by seven million Americans each week. The weekly broadcasts also are seen in nearly 100 nations worldwide. Osteen’s first book, Your Best Life Now made its debut in 2004 and topped the New York Times Bestsellers List. It remained on the list for more than two years. His newest work, The Power of I Am: Two Words That Will Change Your Life Today, was released in 2015. Osteen did not begin preaching until he was 35. His father, John Osteen, a minister of the Gospel and the founder of Lakewood Church had frequently asked his son to give a sermon. The younger Osteen preferred to stay behind the scenes and declined his father’s requests to preach until January 1999. After studying radio and television communications at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., Osteen returned to Houston in 1982 and founded Lakewood's television ministry. He produced his father’s televised sermons for 17 years. Looking back, he says, “It was funny. My dad called that Monday and asked me to preach that Sunday like he had a thousand times before.” “I did it for my father,” and at the time Osteen thought that he had fulfilled a one-time request for his dad. It was the last Sunday of his father’s life. “When my Dad died, I took a step of faith” says Osteen, who preaches that God has a plan for every person. “I never dreamed it would lead to all it has led to.” In 2006, Osteen was named to Barbara Walters' list of the ten “Most Fascinating People” of the year. In the same year, he was selected as the "Most Influential Christian” of the year by the readers of Church Report Magazine. Lakewood Church grew and Osteen moved it into its present location in 2005. Osteen’s 12 books are offered in print, audio and electronic formats, as well as a half dozen languages. The New York Times best-selling author theorizes about what has caused people to flock to him and the Lakewood Church. He says: “I think that there’s the message that’s positive and hopeful…. Many things pull us down, like the economy and natural disasters. Our message is about hope…. It’s practical. Lots of churches are making their messages more practical.” He says, “My goals personally are to keep growing, learning and getting better at what I do.” Osteen’s “A Night of Hope” is scheduled in Pittsburgh on Aug. 19, at 7:30 p.m.
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DR. JEREMIAH TOUR PLANS FREE EVENT IN PITTSBURGH By: Pam Thompson
Dr. David Jeremiah brings his Stand Up Tour to CONSOL Energy Center in September. The free live event is one of four appearances that Dr. Jeremiah will make this fall. According to the pastor, the mission of the tour is to bring the same strong practical Bible teaching, learning, equipping, and encouragement of his television and radio programs to a live audience. “God has called me to speak to the nation at such a time as this,” says Dr. Jeremiah. “Whether you are seeking answers, feel like you need encouragement in your Christian walk or a great place to get together with fellow believers, this gathering is for you. Our prayer is that you leave more confident in your faith and committed to a deeper relationship with Christ.” The event includes special guest musicians for each city, and Dr. Jeremiah will be accompanied by his wife of more than 50 years, Donna. The free Stand Up Tour event is ticketed. Tickets will be mailed by the Monday before the tour date, Sept. 21. Tickets not received by mail in advance of the event will be available at will call the day of the program. The event will run 2 to 2-1/2 hours without an intermission. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. start. Dr. Jeremiah’s father was the pastor of a Baptist congregation in Cedarville, Ohio, where he also served as the president of Cedarville College. Following his father’s lead, Dr. Jeremiah received his undergraduate degree from Cedarville College. He earned his master’s degree in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, completed additional graduate work at Grace Continued on page 52
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Seminary and received his doctorate in divinity from Cedarville College. Dr. Jeremiah founded Blackhawk Baptist Church in Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1969, and a Christian school for kindergarten through grade 12. He grew the church from seven families to 1,300 members in the 12 years that he served as pastor. As senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in San Diego County, Calif., Dr. Jeremiah leads one of the largest churches in San Diego. It also is home to the Southern California Seminary and Christian United Schools. His teachings reach audiences via traditional print and broadcast media, as well as social media, including Twitter where Dr. Jeremiah has 102,000 followers and Facebook where his page has more than 1.1 million likes. Dr. Jeremiah founded Turning Point Ministries in 1982. Its half-hour radio program is aired on more than 2,200 stations around the world. Turning Point’s television program, also founded in 1982, reaches an estimated 200 million households internationally. It has been broadcast nationwide since 2000. The author of more than 50 books, Dr. Jeremiah’s most recent titles include: A.D. The Revolution That Changed the World, Agents of Babylon: What the Prophecies of Daniel Tell Us About the End of Days, Answers to Questions About Adversity, and Ten Questions Christians Are Asking. His work, Captured by Grace was nominated for the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) Medallion of Excellence Award in 2007, and it made the USA Today and Wall Street Journal best seller lists. The Coming Economic Armageddon: What Bible Prophecy Warns About the New Global Economy in 2010, made the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Publishers Weekly best seller lists. Signs of Life in 2007, and What in the World Is Going on? 10 Prophetic Clues You Cannot Afford to Ignore in 2008, made the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal best sellers lists. What in the World also received a Christian Retailing Retailers Choice Award in 2009. Additional information is available at http://www.davidjeremiah.org. | 52 |
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TOUR OF GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONS COMING TO PITTSBURGH IN OCTOBER By: Pam Thompson
The 2016 Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions, featuring members of the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic gymnastic teams, comes to Pittsburgh this October. Headlining the show will be: o Three-time World all-around champion Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/ World Champion Centre o 2012 Olympic team and all-around champion Gabby Douglas of Virginia Beach, Va./Buckeye Gymnastics o 2012 Olympic team and floor exercise champion Aly Raisman of Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics o 2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin o 2012 Olympic team gold-medalist Jordyn Wieber, and o members of the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Teams. “Gymnastics fans across the nation will get to see the biggest names in the sport at the Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions,” says Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics, the organization producing the tour. “The Continued on page 56
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Kellogg’s Tour is always a lot of fun and a great way for Americans to celebrate the athletes’ performances at the Olympic Games.” “This is going to be the best show we have ever produced,” says Penny. “We will celebrate our athletes’ success in Rio, as well as what gymnastics means to kids and fans of all ages. This will be a special opportunity for fans across America to see the USA’s best-known and well-loved gymnasts.” “The stars of USA Gymnastics started every morning with a dream, hitting the gym and working to achieve their full potential. They have inspired and delighted fans with their hard work and dazzling performances,” says Jeremy Harper, senior director of marketing for Kellogg Morning Foods. “As an official sponsor, Kellogg’s is proud to help bring this incredible showcase to communities around the country. Maybe we’ll help inspire future gymnasts to start their own Olympic journey.” Biles, 19, who was too young to qualify for the 2012 Olympics, went pro in July 2015. She has achieved 14 world championship medals, including three consecutive all-around gold medals in 2013, 2014 and 2015. She holds the record for the most gold world championship medals won by a female gymnast. Douglas, Raisman and Wieber are three of the Fierce Five, the U.S. gold medal gymnastics team of the 2012 Olympics. Douglas became the first gymnast to win both the all-round and team gold in the same Olympics in 2012. She also was the first African-American gymnast to win the all-around gold. She was honored as the Associated Press Top Female Athlete of the Year for her accomplishments. Raisman captained the Fierce Five and became the first U.S. woman to win Olympic gold in the floor competition. Making the 2016 Olympic team would make the 22-year-old Raisman the oldest American gymnast to compete in the Olympics in 12 years. Leading up to 2016, only Dominique Dawes and Amy Chow, in 1996 and 2000 respectively, have made multiple Olympic gymnastics teams. Wieber retired following her contributions to the 2012 gold medal team. She begins her senior year at UCLA, a few weeks after this year’s Olympics. Working toward a psychology degree, she is team manager of UCLA’s women’s gymnastics team. As a pro, she was ineligible for the collegiate team. Wieber Continued on page 59
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rejoins her teammates and other gymnastics stars for the Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions. Liukin finished her competitive career with five Olympic medals and nine World medals — the second highest total of any U.S. gymnast. She headlined the 2012 Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions. In January 2013, Liukin began college at New York University, studying sports management. Liukin, the 2005 and 2006 National Champion and 2008’s All-Around Olympic gold medalist, followed her parents, who were both gymnasts, into the sport. Her dad has four Olympic gymnastics medals of his own and her mother is a world champion in rhythmic gymnastics. Beyond gymnastics, Liukin’s business ventures have included modeling, and teaming with companies for signature products. Liukin has worked as an NBC television commentator for the 2013 American Cup and U.S. National Championships including the championships in Pittsburgh in 2014, and as a special correspondent for the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. The 2016 Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions will perform at CONSOL Energy Center on Oct. 23, approximately midway through its 36-city tour of the nation, which wraps up on Nov. 13 in Boston. At each tour stop, including Pittsburgh, local gymnasts are to join the cast of gymnastics champions. A discount ticket program for gymnastics clubs is available, with club incentives based on ticket sales. Gym clubs can visit kelloggstour.com or contact CONSOL Energy Center for additional details and to secure tickets.
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Zone, which features activities in building strength, flexibility and cardiovascular exercise. Participants also receive nutritional information regarding the importance of starting each day right. According to Penny, the road to this year’s Olympics came through Pittsburgh in 2014 when the city hosted the P&G Championships. This year’s Olympic team will be decided at championships in July, and headliners from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, August 5-21 will be announced following this year’s games. In gymnastics, women compete in four events: vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise, and men compete in six events: floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar. The Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions is produced by USA Gymnastics in partnership with AEG Facilities. The Kellogg Company is the exclusive title sponsor. Other supporting partners for this year’s tour are GK Elite, Hershey’s, Hilton and Procter and Gamble. Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. Its mission is to encourage participation and the pursuit of excellence in the sport. Its disciplines include men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, acrobatic gymnastics, and group gymnastics. For more information, visit www.usagym.org.
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WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY For six Penguins players, plus head coach Mike Sullivan, the recent Stanley Cup Final against the San Jose Sharks was the first of two championships they’ll compete for in 2016. Beginning September 17, eight teams will vie to win the World Cup of Hockey in Toronto, and many of the key figures from Pittsburgh’s 2016 playoff run will play important roles in that tournament. Captain Sidney Crosby will suit up for the two-time Olympic gold medal-winning Team Canada squad; Evgeni Malkinwill play for the Russians; Olli Maatta and Finland will look to build upon a bronze medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics; Sweden will have a pair of hard-working forwards in Patric Hornqvist and Carl Hagelin; and Matt Murray will be one of three goaltenders on Team North America. Additionally, Sullivan will serve as an assistant coach for Team USA. Not only will the North American roster have Murray, but it will also feature Whitehall, Pa. native and Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson; Gibsonia’s Brandon Saad, a two-time Stanley Cup champion who now plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets; and New York Rangers forward J.T. Miller, who is from East Palestine, Ohio. Continued on page 64
Teammates will become opponents at the World Cup of Hockey.
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Gibson, Saad and Miller all played youth hockey for the Pittsburgh Hornets travel program. Before the official tournament begins, hockey fans will have the chance to experience the World Cup up close, as CONSOL Energy Center will host an exhibition doubleheader on Sept. 14. The marquee matchup that day will be the nightcap between Canada and Russia at 7:30 p.m., a contest that will feature Crosby and Malkin playing against one another. Earlier that day, Team North America, which is comprised of the best players age 23 or under from the United States and Canada, takes on the Czech Republic at 3:30 p.m. All four teams will spend several days leading up to the exhibition games practicing both at CONSOL Energy Center and the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, Pa. Tickets for the doubleheader are on sale now at ticketmaster.com. In addition to Murray and the Pittsburgh kids, Team North America will have the top-two selections from the 2015 NHL Draft, centers Connor McDavid from the Edmonton Oilers and Jack Eichel of the Buffalo Sabres, as well as the projected No. 1-overall pick in 2016, forward Auston Matthews, who skated for the Zurich SC Lions in the Swiss League this year. The six countries participating in the World Cup are the United States, Canada, Russia, Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic. Team North America is one of two teams not made up entirely of players from the same country. The other is Team Europe, which has players from all the remaining European countries. Penguins fans will have a chance to see some of the key figures from the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs in the exhibition games at CONSOL Energy Center. | 64 |
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