Demi Lovato Give Powerful Message In New Single I Love Me

Demi Lovato Give Powerful Message In New Single I Love Me

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by | Mar 7, 2020 | Celebs, Featured

Demi Lovato is back, on Friday (March 6) she released an upbeat anthem about her journey towards self-love and self-acceptance entitled “I Love Me.”

The 27-year-old singer dropped her new single with an accompanying visual, as a follow up to “Anyone,” the vulnerable ballad she performed at The 62nd Grammys last month. This empowering anthem produced by Alex Niceforo, Kieth Sorrells, and OAK, recounts the hurdles that get in the way of self-acceptance. The video depicts Demi’s relapse in 2018 and her hospitalization of an overdose.

Demi has been an open book for her fans when it comes to journey, back in October of 2017 she released Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated, on YouTube. Documenting her life and career as an American singer, songwriter, and actress in support of her sixth studio album Tell Me You Love Me. The film dealt with heavy topics such as her issues with substance abuse and the journey to her sobriety. Give us all first-hand look into the person she has become today.

This single is a far cry from the theme of the previous album Tell Me You Love Me, wherein the title track of the same name she sings ” Oh, tell me you love me I need someone On days like this…No, you ain’t nobody ’til you got somebody,”

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“This song is fun and light-hearted, it’s got a positive, upbeat message. There are songs on the album that are ugly, honest and heavy, and will make you cry, and take you there. But I’m so excited,” said Demi during her sit down with Ellen.

Demi Lovato’s declaration of self-love has resonated with adoring fans in this week’s results of billboard.com’s music poll  “I Love Me,” which accounted for nearly half of the vote with a 45% turnout, netting nearly double the vote of the second-place song.

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“It talks about how hard we are on ourselves and this, the negative self-talk,” she said on NMD w/ Zane Lowe ” You know, how easily we can listen to that. But when is loving yourself gonna be enough?”

In all “I Love Me,” is more than a catchy song, it’s about the journey to finding happiness through self-love. Check out the video below:

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Breaking: Nets’ Kenny Atkinson Agrees To Step Down As Head Coach

Breaking: Nets’ Kenny Atkinson Agrees To Step Down As Head Coach

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by | Mar 7, 2020 | Featured, NBA

The Brooklyn Nets announced Saturday they’ve decided to mutually part ways with head coach Kenny Atkinson after just three-plus years with the team.

Brooklyn owns a 28-34 record and over the last three-plus years, Atkinson has accumulated a 90-156 record during his tenure as the man in charge of the seventh-seeded team in this year’s playoff listing.

In what was one of the more jarring moves of the season, the Nets will now look to current assistant coach Jacque Vaughn to take over all head coaching responsibilities for the remainder of the 2019-2020 season. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke down the details on Atkinson’s departure, citing the sense that Nets General Manager Sean Marks and Atkinson were deep in several conversations pertaining his job status as head coach, and that a change was “inevitable”, with both sides agreeing that both sides decided that there was no sense on waiting until the end of the season to let Atkinson walk.

Both had felt that it was necessary to look in different directions, as the bonding of Atkinson and the Nets had “run its course” together.

Brooklyn was already on a tailspin losing five of their previous six games before Friday night’s win over San Antonio. During a season that wouldn’t see the return of the hampered Kyrie Irving, who just underwent successful arthroscopic shoulder surgery a week prior, Atkinson seemingly knew things were peeling off at the seams.

“You’ve got to get a little uncomfortable when you’re not doing well. I think that’s part of the philosophy. You’ve got to feel that,” Atkinson confessed to reporters Monday. “It’s great having days like this, two days in between, allows you to really practice and get things done.”

Other reports surrounding Atkinson’s exodus were that some players actually wanted him out of the building.

The process, as Nets fans and management probably felt, was to let this year go by, and by next year when new Brooklyn Net Kevin Durant gets fully healed, challenge for an NBA Finals berth in the tedious Eastern Conference next year with both Durant and Irving rejuvenated from the ailments that have kept them on the sidelines this season, all with Atkinson leading the charge.

His blue-collar identity was what got them to this point, as he’s been known to build playoff-ready rosters out of non-household name core pieces, especially during this season with players like Spencer Dinwiddie, Caris LeVert, Garrett Temple, Jarrett Allen, and others. Now, Marks will be extemporaneously put to the test in finding a worthy enough suitor for a head coach to lead Brooklyn to the forefront of a tough and unforgiving conference in future seasons.

The 52-year-old native New Yorker was previously employed by the cross-borough rival New York Knicks as an assistant coach for four years (2008-2012) and then transferred to Atlanta to be their assistant coach for three years (2013-2016), before being hired by the Nets to become their head coach in April 2016. The team got to the postseason once, in Atkinson’s time with the team, and never advanced past the first round of the playoffs as they got bounced by the Philadelphia 76ers in last year’s race to the Larry O’Brien Trophy.

Brooklyn still possesses a five-game advantage over Washington (23-39), the current ninth seed in the East, and should be good to reach the postseason for a second-straight year. As for their new interim head coach, Jacque Vaughn is a former NBA point guard who won a championship as a backup guard with the Spurs in 2007. He retired in 2009, and just like Tim Duncan today, became an assistant head coach under Gregg Popovich in 2010.

The 45-year-old University of Kansas export was previously employed by the Orlando Magic from 2012 to 2015, compiling a 58-158 record. He has been under Atkinson’s wing as an assistant since Atkinson’s hiring four years ago.

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SR – NBA Prime Time Preview: Milwaukee Bucks at Los Angeles Lakers

SR – NBA Prime Time Preview: Milwaukee Bucks at Los Angeles Lakers

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by | Mar 7, 2020 | Featured, NBA

In the second Friday night ESN Prime Time NBA showdown of the night, LeBron James gets another crack at knocking off the league-best 53-9 Milwaukee Bucks who visit the Staples Center this time around, tipping off at 10:30 p.m. ET.

It’s a full-fledged battle of the titans in ESPN’s second televised game of the night, as both teams who are respectively No. 1and No. 2 in a variety of different team stats square off for the second and final time unless the two squads see each other in June during the 2020 NBA Finals.

A surprising defeat against the Memphis Grizzlies is the lone blemish for the Lakers in their last ten games, as they’ve maintained their Western-best record of 47-13. After returning home, they found a way to stifle the length and height of a  banged-up Sixers squad, and in sound fashion in their 120-107 win, albeit with Philly missing both Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.

Anthony Davis and LeBron James combined for 59 points, and at times AD just looked unstoppable in his quest to dominate Philly, scoring from any and everywhere on the court. Davis remains one of the most devastating pick-and-roll threats in the league, and Giannis is going to have his hands full in not only attempting to replicate the defensive tenacity he showed in their previous game against the Lakers back on December 19.

In that game, in which the Lakers succumbed to the hot shooting of the Bucks in a 111-104 loss, the two teams were even when looking at the stats and overall field goal percentages from both teams, but weren’t able to defend the transition attack by Antetokounmpo, Brook and Robin Lopez, and a majority of their offensive attack was carried out without Eric Bledsoe.

Tonight, both teams will be healthy, with only Los Angeles’ Alex Caruso potentially missing out on this Finals preview, so LeBron James and Giannis will more than likely put on a show.

So make sure you don’t miss it!

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SR – NBA Prime Time Preview: Miami Heat at New Orleans Pelicans

SR – NBA Prime Time Preview: Miami Heat at New Orleans Pelicans

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by | Mar 7, 2020 | Featured, NBA

The New Orleans Pelicans and Zion Williamson prepare to perform yet again in front of the nationally televised spotlight in a contest versus the Miami Heat, who are coming off of arguably the most momentous win of the season over Milwaukee earlier this week.

Miami begins a quick two-game road trip by heading down south to play New Orleans and then will head back up north to play Washington on Sunday night. This marks the first time that the likes of the defensively stout Heat get a taste of the bully-ball-savvy Williamson, who has averaged an absurd 24 points per game and has scored 20+ points in 13 straight games.

These teams both matchup well, and poorly with one another, further upping the interest factor in what might turn out to be a shootout down the stretch. Lonzo Ball and the now-healthy Kendrick Nunn will be a fun battle to witness during prime time, as will the duel between Jrue Holiday against Duncan Robinson and Goran Dragic. For another game, however, Miami will have to coach around Tyler Herro’s absence as he will not be in attendance due to him rehabbing a lingering ankle injury.

And of course, what would this game be without Jimmy Butler and Brandon Ingram going toe-to-toe for the entire night, or whenever Pels coach Alvin Gentry and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra have them on the court simultaneously.

Expect a mix of different zone defensive coverages from both teams, since it’ll be difficult for a litany of skillful players at each position to guard their initial assignments 1v1 for the duration of the 48-minute contest. What’s for sure though, is that Williamson will be tasked with getting his shot and bumping down low with Bam Adebayo, this year’s Most Improved Player award frontrunner with his 16.1 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. He usually towers over ballhandlers who dare to enter his paint but will have his hands full with a rookie that packs a punch in Williamson.

Miami has won four in a row, all at home, and are looking to continue to create space between them and the Pacers as well as the Philadelphia 76ers, who are quite banged up at the moment. As for New Orleans, they’re fading quickly out of the playoff predictions as locks to make it to the April tournament, losing their last three games to the Lakers, Timberwolves, and Mavericks. These losses coming at the most inconvenient time, as they’ve dropped five of their last eight and are in danger of dropping to a one-game cushion ahead of Phoenix for the 12th spot in the West.

Tip-off is at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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New York Jets Defensive Lineman Quinnen Williams Arrested

New York Jets Defensive Lineman Quinnen Williams Arrested

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by | Mar 6, 2020 | Featured, NFL

At 9:15 PM EST on Thursday night, New York Jets defensive lineman Quinnen Williams was arrested while attempting to board a flight at LaGuardia Airport in Queens.

Andy Vasquez of USA Today Sports was the first to report on the incident:

Williams was detained after the authorities found a Glock 19 pistol on him as he tried to board his flight to Alabama. The former third overall pick has a permit to carry in the state of Alabama, however, he does not have one for the state of New York.

The 22-year-old will now have the Queens district attorney handle the rest of the case as reported by ABC New York’s Morena Basteiro:

ESPN’s Rich Cimini is reporting that Williams will be in court on March 25th:

As John P. Gilbert notes on Twitter, a big detail will be whether or not the firearm was loaded while it was in Williams’ possession:

Williams’ agent, Nicole Lynn of Young Money Sports issued the following statement:


This story will be updated as more information comes out.

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