Sampoerna opened a new third-party operator (TPO) factory for hand-rolled kretek cigarettes (SKT) in Jaten Owned and operated by Attin Sigaret Indonesia Jaten facility employs approximately 2,000 people Directorate General of Customs and Excise Representative Iyan Rubiyanto lauded the anticipated economic impact of the new factory “We hope that the opening of this TPO will continue to absorb workforce and create a multiplier effect on the surrounding economy,” he was quoted as saying “The sustainability of the industry is among the focus of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise let’s maintain economic sustainability as a positive impact of the SKT industry.” the SKT segment started recovering in 2020 after the government started supporting the segment in an effort to boost employment the SKT’s share of the tobacco market increased from 17 percent in 2019 to 28 percent in 2023 TPO Jaten is one of five new TPOs that officially started operations in the first quarter of 2024. It complements Sampoerna’s other new SKT partnerships in Cilacap, Purwodadi, and Kebumen Regencies in Central Java, as well as Bojonegoro Regency in East Java Sampoerna now has partnerships with 43 TPOs all of which are owned and operated by local entrepreneurs and/or local cooperatives about 90 percent of whom are working in SKT production facilities ©2025 Nicotine Resource Consortium Montreal and Vancouver in support of forthcoming new album 'I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2)' BY Megan LaPierrePublished Oct 1 Teddy Swims — the face-tatted GA-raised soul singer-songwriter born Jaten Collin Dimsdale — has announced the second part of his debut album and an extensive run of North American tour dates behind it for next year The itinerary includes Canadian stops in Toronto I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) (is this supposed to be a joke? Please try therapy) arrives January 24, 2025, via Warner Records the "Lose Control" singer will hit the road through Europe and the UK followed by a sprawling North American leg He ventures to Canada toward the end of that month to perform at Toronto's Coca-Cola Coliseum (May 23) and Montreal's Bell Place (May 24) Teddy Swims his way back to Canadian soil on August 30 to play Vancouver's Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Centre ahead of completing the tour in the US It's currently slated to wrap up on September 9 in Los Angeles Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday (October 4) with presales getting underway today at 11 a.m Check out the full list of North American dates below Be the first to get our biggest stories delivered to your inbox. and sharing love and drugs and all sorts of other things The 31-year-old powerhouse vocalist, whose real name is Jaten Dimsdale has been shattering the notion of genres since he stepped on the scene in 2019 His moniker is an acronym for "Someone Who Isn't Me Sometimes" and he sees songwriting as a form of therapy and you never know what your heart's really trying to tell you or your subconscious is trying to communicate to you until you're like Swims carefully transmutes the weighty melancholia of painful memories into transformative experiences for his listeners just broke the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 Chart for the first time in January with the single “Lose Control” coming in at #8 for his debut entry Known early in his career for his viral presence on YouTube has made a name for himself by forfeiting the stereotypical notions of what an artist should be “I'm just so happy for the time because if it had been many times before this I would have not been ready for this mentally "I couldn't have done it any time before right now I'm happy I'm in a clear space in my life." Chapman Baehler Swims had early success uploading videos singing covers of anyone and everything—from Michael Jackson’s “Rock With You” to Shania Twain’s “Still the One” and a moving cover of H.E.R.'s “Focus”—before catching the attention of Warner Records “It's quite nuts how that can happen we've been writing for like four years or something," he muses "And it all just—it all lines up to one particular thing.” Swims is speaking after a few days off his touring schedule on the day of our interview He spent that time at Las Vegas' When We Were Young Festival where he sang alongside the famed pop-punk band All Time Low “So I got to go up there and play a song with them which is such a full-circle moment for me because I'd seen them when I was coming up," Swims says and going out and playing a song with All Time Low was just like this is the kind of moment where you're like With a massive repertoire and an even longer résumé studded with major names in contemporary music teaming up with everyone from country superstar Maren Morris to prolific singer-songwriter Megan Trainor a close friendship with famed UK dance music producer Stuart Crichton formed on a fluke leading to electronic music collaborations with the likes of ILLENIUM “So this guy is a huge collaborator of mine Stu Crichton,” Swims says of the Scotland-born producer “He's just the best at those kind of things And he'll come to me and have me work with some people but we'll just come up with like… usually and then it'll turn into sending it to whoever and they just kind of have the EDM spin on top of something we've already written.” who has recorded and written for Kylie Minogue has been nominated for a slew of Grammys and other prestigious awards "Stu Crichton is one of my best friends in the whole world.. we live like three houses down from each other too so I can always pop over there," Swims gushes "His wife feeds us cooked soup and scones and we just This wasn’t the first time Swims had pushed himself to merge his sound but one of the more challenging endeavors he’s faced as a recording artist The first obstacle was to stand out in a subset of the industry wherein female artists have driven the standard in vocal house music for decades plus veering himself towards a facet of the music business to which he was a relative stranger Swims' collaboration with ILLENIUM, "All That Really Matters," starts off slowly with the former's velvety vocals layered atop soft keys that quickly lead into the melodic dubstep and future bass sounds for which the latter has become so well known the song with ILLENIUM came about," Swims recalls "I came in way later and heard the song and it's just like I would be honored to sing this song.' And they shot it to ILLENIUM and we played it every night It's such a beautiful song to me and I love that song." May 2, 2025Driven by lyrics deeply ensconced with meaning, the song progresses in undulations, with gentler moments segueing into soaring beat drops—the sort that conjures a sea of heads to intensely nodd in unison. Above all, the track is still very much on-brand for Swims, because despite the departure in sound, its message weaves back into the narrative reflected in many of his other records. Swims took a risk with the initial track, “Some Things I’ll Never Know,” on I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy, for example, by placing a slow and haunting ballad in a slot where many other artists would have chosen to go in the complete opposite direction. Moreover, a tie that directly binds Swims’ music to the EDM genre is a penchant for emotional lyrical content touching on various life struggles—material that both audiences find to be highly relatable. “What it's kind of about, when somebody walks out of your life, it can be a significant other or your friend, but there's no real closure for why people walk out of your life," Swims says. "Sometimes they just leave, sometimes they just cut you off and you have no idea what went wrong, what you could have done, or you feel somebody starting to slide away from you.” “There's a world sometimes where I feel like I love you so much and I do anything for you and I can do anything to make it better if I can," he continued. "Just let me know what's going on, I can try to make it better, I can try to do anything for you. I love you so much and I believe I'm always your best friend and I can do anything for you.” Regardless of any sort of genre restraints, Swims has effortlessly tapped into the collective energy surrounding the spirit of dance music—one that’s filled with passion, longing and an unwavering sense of desire. “It's also not about you either, nobody's hurting you because they're just out here to hurt you and they want you to hurt. They're doing something that's probably best for their life. You've got to just reconcile that with them yourself and give yourself some sort of closure that you're never going to get.” His chance friendship with Crichton, however, has opened up new pathways in Swims’ career, but also on his own personal healing journey, reflecting capacities within himself as an artist and as a man that he previously didn’t know he had in him. “It's hard work. I don't even know how I tried that," he explains. "Yeah, I don't listen to a lot of EDM. I didn't listen to a lot of that coming up. I'm a fan of course, but just never been like an EDM listener. But I'm a priority in the world.” Now Swims sees the genre with entirely new eyes. The farther he’s immersed himself into it, the more he finds himself in a home away from home he never knew was available to him, one that welcomes him with open arms. “It's such a loving, family oriented… everybody at a festival, when you go to an EDM festival, everybody's just in this like… moment.” “Everybody just loves on each other, and sharing love and drugs and all sorts of other things. It's just beautiful, man. Everybody's just there getting along and it doesn't seem like a problematic place. It never is. I got a chance to go to Counterpoint like the first year in Atlanta. It was so fun to do it, man. I just warped out of my mind a lot of it, three days in a row. It was amazing. It was a great vibe to be tapped into.” With a live album version of I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy just dropped in January and a full European tour slated for early 2024, Swims has hardly been able to catch his breath. He also had 2023 appearances on the The Voice, where he duetted “Lose Control” with Kelly Clarkson on the season finale, and the Today Show, where he was paired with another superstar guest. “I got to meet Elmo too, that was fucking sick. It's Elmo. It was fucking Elmo!” And speaking of Jim Henson’s creations, Swims is also a lifelong Star Wars fan who, in high school, co-wrote and starred in a music theater rendition of the iconic film, substituting music from Les Miserables. At this point in his career, Swims can very much relate to the words of Yoda: “What you are seeking is also seeking you.” “That's what you want out of music, you know, something you can celebrate," he says. "Something you can turn trauma into positive things is just like the greatest part of my job, I think, is turning all my awful shit into good positive feelings and emotions for people. And it becomes a tap into their memories and their specific relationships and their circumstances. And that's what it's like. So it's just no longer about me.” it’s great to just take a step back and find what really matters." Just as Jaten Allen's career with the Wylie boys soccer team is coming to a close Allie Allen is beginning her journey with the girls team as the siblings make their mark on the program Jaten will celebrate Senior Day on Fridaym when the Bulldogs finish their season against District 4-5A champion Lubbock Monterey Allie will travel to Lubbock with the Lady Bulldogs as they battle Monterey for the No but as the pair have combined for 35 goals and 20 assists they have been a big part of the success both teams have had While the two older Allen brothers moved on to different sports The Wylie soccer program has benefited from it "We’re the two that stuck with it and keep doing it," Jaten said "It’s really different having a sibling that shares an interest for the game and a passion for it Sibling rivalryThough Jaten and Allie are on different teams in the same program that doesn't mean there is any less of a rivalry between the two And when Allie was the ARN's Local Player of the Week on Jan especially when she got Player of the Week," Jaten said "(Wylie boys) coach (Clay Vaughn) kept giving me a little bit of nudging every day Jaten was named Player of the Week the next week But little sister still gets to brag that she was first "We push each other to get better," Allie said we got to watch some of her games," Jaten said "Just kind of giving her tips on things she could have done a little bit different and how it could have helped "She’s a great player by herself and I know she’s more than capable of learning herself And while it might be hard for Allie to listen to her big brother in the moment she admitted he knows what he's talking about "I kind of shrug it off at first," Allie said "Then I think about it more when he’s not around me." Jaten was moved up to varsity at the end of his freshman year and has been a fixture on the top team ever since.  "Jaten’s been around it for four years now," Vaughn said around a bunch of guys that we’ve had go through and the leadership he’s brought and the intensity in practice but also that leadership aspect of showing the freshmen and sophomores how to play and the intensity level and how we want to play and what we want to do has been pretty huge this year for us." There was the transition from a young player who looked to older players for leadership and guidance to becoming a player the young ones could lean on.  "I looked up to all the seniors and juniors and then as you go you start to get looked up to and it’s a whole new mindset," Jaten said You see a ton of guys come through the program who are different than anyone else You get to bond with them over the game and all the free time you have at practices and all the trash talking Jaten has scored 14 goals and has 11 assists for the Bulldogs He also has stepped into goal for a pair of penalty shootout wins (Starting goalie) Victor (Charo) came off the field and said ‘Jaten’s going in.’ I don’t know what it is about it but he can just see it and read it and he’s able to do that stuff and the kids see it To have a kid that’s able to do all of that is a great benefit to the team but he’s setting people up and he’s helping you win when the game is on the line." Wylie girls coach Madison McAdams wasn't sure what to expect from Allie as a freshman on varsity there's the chemistry of getting along with older players and several other things Allie has passed all with flying colors to the tune of 21 goals and nine assists "I knew she was going to be a good asset to the team coming in but you never know with a talented freshman how they’ll mesh with everybody," McAdams said "She’s come right in and connected with everybody She’s created a lot of good goals for us I’m excited that she’s young and going to keep growing and getting better." it shouldn't be a surprise that Allie was able to hold her own and thrive "It always made it competitive," Allie said "We’d go outside and play games and I’d want to be on the winning team every time I got mad and stormed off into the house." And she's playing for the 11 seniors on this year's team but we come into every game with a new mindset,” Allie said “I just want to give the seniors one last ride for them I’m really looking forward to the next game and playoffs." Different rolesThough both are catalysts for their team they are in different points of their careers Jaten is trying to leave the program better than he found it Wylie boys won seven games in 2019 and just two a year ago the Bulldogs have nine wins and had a six-game winning streak during non-district play "We are disappointed and we were wanting to make the playoffs this year and take that step "We stepped up from not being in games to competing and being truly disappointed because we had opportunities and we had chances We did take a step up and it’s just continuing to build and continuing to take those steps The leadership that Jaten is a part of with that senior group it’s been a big learning year for us and they’ve helped us step up." And it leaves something for the team to build on next year even when Jaten and the other seniors are gone There's a chance to take the next step and find nondistrict success again and then turn it into success once district play begins "We grind away at it and get some wins here and there," Jaten said We focused on the game and getting better each week and really trying to find that team chemistry every single day It felt really good to have all those wins this year even if they weren’t the important ones they were important for the team to get those wins and enjoy (some success)." Allie is helping the Lady Bulldogs program return to the success it found in Class 4A The Wylie girls were in line for a playoff spot last year when the season abruptly ended This year officially will be its first postseason as a Class 5A program Wylie travels to Lubbock Monterey with the No 2 seed on th eline while the loser will finish third Alliealready has proven things don't get too big for her but we want to keep pushing and get second with a win on Friday," McAdams said If the game’s not going her way or not going our way she just fights through it and has a strong mentality so it’s good that she already has that." and one as strong as Jaten and Allie's passion for soccer They have been able to share that bond at an even higher level this year but once you have that sibling in the same sport you can connect," Jaten said you still share that love and passion for the game It’s crazy to see how my years have gone by so fast and me being a freshman when my brother was a senior I really liked it when she was into soccer at a young age It really changes how you look at each other as siblings." McAdams is familiar with that feeling She played alongside younger sisters McKenzie and Morgan at Wylie and then again with Morgan at Hardin-Simmons all three of us actually got to play her together at Wylie "Even though Jaten and Allie aren’t on the same team they’re still representing the same program and they’re going to be able to share these memories forever No matter how many times they have clashed having someone in the house to bounce ideas and thoughts about soccer off of and share the game will be missed next year "I’m going to miss it," Allie said "Sharing the passion of soccer with your brother you’re family so there’s nothing like it When he leaves I’m going to be lonely at the house … I’m going to miss it." Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" but the American singer-songwriter Teddy Swims will let you know who he is and what it sounds like when you earn your musical chops playing Hip Hop and Soul anywhere that would have you between Atlanta and the Atlantic Ocean tells us about how his overnight success wasn’t actually overnight and how playing cover songs is critical to learning your craft Read along with us as Swims talks us through his early years with his irrepressible good nature and charming southernisms that left our man in Phoenix wishing he had more time with this artist you should be listening to Inked Magazine – How would you describe your music in the beginning and its evolution over the last few years Teddy Swims – I’d say it’s definitely gotten more vulnerable and honest the further I get from who I thought I was It has changed a lot from what I thought I would want and what I thought I would want to make and what I thought I would want to sound like I don’t know if I’ll ever find the sound you know I think the way I would always describe music that I’ll make and I know it to be consistently true is that I think we’re either making love or we’re crying about losing love if you want to make love or cry then I’m your guy I think people have this idea that cover music and bands playing cover songs when they start out is a new thing Some iconic songs like Jimi Hendrix version of Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” or Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” by Dolly Parton and almost anything Joe Cocker ever recorded Where do you see cover music in the music zeitgeist The Beatles themselves were big cover band I would argue that Wilson Pickett’s version of “Hey Jude” is better than the Beatles’ original version you can’t listen to the Beatles version anymore It also didn’t hurt that Pickett got Duane Allman to play guitar on that track Do you think covers were part of your evolution I never intended on doing the YouTube covers and I wanted to pay homage to Michael Jackson because it was the 10-year anniversary of his death we did “Rock With You” to just kind of like pay homage and we uploaded it on YouTube and Facebook and it just started going crazy I guess we gotta keep on doing cover songs I was singing in restaurants and bars with my buddies that I still play with today JJ and Jesse and me were playing like three hours of cover songs in little bars in We would play in any little town that would have a shitty little bar that would have us I think playing covers definitely changed my life and I think we’re all just regurgitating the same ideas I think they’ve helped me become a writer and get to know my own voice better I feel like the best covers come from people hearing music so differently They attach their own feelings and their own memories to those songs Doing a lot of covers has also set me up for a lot of self-comparison in my life too because I’d covered some of the best songs in the world and then compared my version to the original I was moving towards my own original tunes and it was harder for me to give myself anything because I was like It is too hard to compare yourself to icons and their songs like that It’s a constant self-comparison to some of the greatest songwriters and they only see this overnight sensation It sounds like it didn’t really happen overnight We started out in every shitty bar between Athens and Atlanta and anywhere else that would have us I understand that you are a real student of the voice as an instrument I think I think it is the most communicative Your voice is also so dependent on how you treat it this voice is such a beautiful instrument and such a communicator I do whatever I can do to learn about this voice and protect this and get the know this better and better and better I think it’s everyone’s duty that has a voice to figure that out Because it’s the only thing that’s truly yours this would be the only thing that would stand out Where does your breadth and depth of musical style come from I definitely think that I’m a product of my environment I am also someone who wants to learn how to use my voice in different ways I want to just be able to master this craft where I think it’s really musically the prime place for anyone to grow up We have everything from the best of hip hop I was very lucky that my mom’s side of the family was super Pentecostal with my granddad on that side of the Pentecostal pastor and the music that that included My dad’s side provided very different musical experiences I feel like I got a both sides of the coin on a lot of different things in life and got exposed to a lot of good music and good things I just fell in love with music and the craft and the communication that it is I think I’m just very lucky that my family and my friends and growing up with who I did and that was the only thing I ever wanted in my life Do you think that all these different influences helped you to get along with so many diverse people I’ve never met a friend that ain’t my best friend you must be just like a real piece of shit How do you keep that kindness alive in an industry that is notorious for changing people I’ve been playing with the same cats since I was 12 or 13 years old We build a bigger table not a taller fence so we’re just family Your family keeps growing if you do it right When you look at the trajectory of your career can you look at pieces of music or moments and see when you made choices that were key to your success I can definitely see how it was coming together That first cover on YouTube changed the course of everything And then all of us decided that we should keep on doing this Then I asked all my buddies to give me six months I knew that if we could just focus on this Teddy Swims thing for six months I think it was like 10 or 11 of us living there and others would come over during that time We built plywood walls to split one room into two rooms we lived and worked there for six months trying to make this happen We all had regular jobs and would work on music together when we got home and we made it through the pandemic together We were able to be together and create together in quarantine That situation really helped us a lot because it was a time when people couldn’t work with people in the studio That time stuck together ended up being a blessing for us There have been so many times in my life where I feel like things like that have just happened I think when you’re on the right path and you’re walking with purpose or an intention that all those moments are going to continue to happen and happen more often How do you keep things going when you aren’t having those moments I mean it goes back to the intention of my footsteps and promises made to my buddies I didn’t always know how to keep the promises I made My motto has always been to make more promises because I am not going to lie to my buddies and fail to keep a promise and they will always help me keep promises to people We work together to back up my commitments at all costs So the guys are sort of like a promise fulfillment team and they have to figure out how to make them come true you get people like that in your life who will protect my heart and don’t ever want me to change I get to be a big man-child during this time and they protect me and let me be who I am how do you continue to evolve and grow as an artist and person I feel responsible because I have a platform and something positive to say I feel like I have a responsibility to touch people’s lives and interact with as many people as I possibly can in a positive way It has been a blessing to give something positive to people Something that really stuck with me and might be why I’m still doing this There is something special in you and you’re going to do whatever it is that God has called you to do God wants you to talk to his people and lead his people I see the way you influence people around you and you need to figure out right now what it is you’re going to influence them for or if you lead people to yourself for your own fulfillment you need to decide what it is that you want say to them and where you are going to take them” That must have been pretty heavy for a kid to hear but it is something that I have carried with me in my life It has made me very intentional in the way that I speak to people and interact with them I want them to know that they have all of me and my attention right now you’re the most important person in the world I just want people to feel magic is real and that people are innately good and want to do the right thing I think there’s just not enough of that in the world I’ll always be working on just making sure people feel like What advice would you give a 16-year-old Teddy Swims I would tell him to be patient and to calm down because it’s still something I have a hard time with because if I would have gotten this success when I was younger I would say to that 16-year-old to sit down Concert posters evolved from marketing tools to collectible art preserving music history and inspiring a thriving creative collector scene Explore the best motorcycles and gear for every rider plus must-have accessories for performance and safety American Metal Whiskey is an iconic spirit born from custom hot rod and motorcycle culture Input your search keywords and press Enter The Wylie boys soccer team went 3-0 at the Kurt McGrath Memorial Tournament in Alvarado Allen opened with both goals in a 2-0 win against Lake Worth and scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Ferris Wylie finished the tournament with a 5-0 win against Keene as Allen scored twice and had an assist He finished the weekend with five goals and an assist in three games Allen earned 54 percent of the vote to be named the Abilene Reporter-News Local Player of the Week for the week ending Jan The Bulldogs won their fourth-straight game with a 4-2 win at Brownwood on Tuesday and open the Joshua Tournament at 3 p.m Melton continued her strong play for the Lady Bulldogs doing a little bit of everything on the court 8 Lubbock-Cooper and followed with 16 points three steals and three assists against Lubbock High Jemison was the Cougars' points co-leader in both games Watts helped lead the way for the Eagles in both games over the week He scored a team-high 17 points in the win against San Angelo Central and followed with 13 against Odessa Permian Roberson played a major role in the Lady Eagles victory at Odessa Permian It was the only Abilene High game of the week after a against San Angelo Central was postponed Roberson scored a game-high 29 points in AHS' second District 2-6A victory Damian played a big role in the Cougars success He opened with three saves in a win against Brownwood He then picked up 1-0 shutouts against Graham Springtown and Marble Falls Faith Academy at Stephenville's tournament AHS (Scored 17 points against SA Central and 10 against Permian); Morgan Travis 8 Lubbock-Cooper and five against Lubbock High); Amayah Starks AHS (Scored 17 points in win against Permian); Jalen Cherry Cooper (Scored 14 points against Coronado); Dylan Jennings Wylie (Scored 16 points against Lubbock High after a five-point effort against Lubbock-Cooper); Jazlyn Hatcher Cooper (Scored 13 in win against Coronado); Avery Brekke Wylie (Scored 13 points against Lubbock High after eight points against Lubbock-Cooper); Kaleigha Kemp Cooper (Scored 13 in win against Coronado); Andrew Gonzalez Cooper (Scored 12 points in win against Coronado); Bri Garcia Cooper (Scored 12 in win against Coronado); Noah Garcia Cooper (Scored 11 in win against LHS and 10 against Coronado); Jaelyn Rivera Cooper (Scored 10 points in win against LHS and 10 against Coronado); D.J AHS (Scored 10 points against SA Central and six against Permian); Colin Reed Cooper (Scored 10 points against Coronado); Colton Cogburn Wylie (Scored two goals against Keene); Ella Scott Wylie (Helped set up three goals in a 4-0 win against Liberty Christian); John Michael Albarado Cooper (Scored against Springtown and Faith Academy); Bryson Delay Wylie (Had an assist against Lake Worth and Farris); Denzel Hernandez Cooper (Scored in wins against Brownwood and Graham) Here we break down everything you need to know about the singer’s girlfriend ahead of the Grammys And they even performed duets together on stage Swims confirmed the romance in a July 2024 episode of the podcast The Kyle & Jackie O Show “Because it’s like maybe 3 a.m and I’m calling her and she’s like ‘Yeah I’m recording vocals.’ And I’m like The couple recently announced to the world they’re expecting their first child together "We can’t wait to meet you baby," the couple wrote on Instagram on January 8 alongside photos of Wright's baby bump Swims also recently shared with the magazine that his partner had been “really helpful” when he was going through chronic nightmares “I wake up sometimes every 30 minutes, and she's been so wonderful and such a holistic person about, 'Here, take some magnesium or take some of this and that,' ” he said “And it has just really helped me turn my.. regulating my little nervous system.” Swims and Wright have more in common than crooning His dad turned him onto soul music while he was a kid and Al Green who were no doubt highly influential in Swims’s own blend of soulful pop {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"/2025/03/18/teddy-swims-announces-two-nz-shows/"},"datePublished":"2025-03-17T19:37:53.24Z","dateModified":"2025-03-17T19:37:53.24Z","headline":"Teddy Swims announces two NZ shows ","description":"In October the 32-year-old from Atlanta (whose real name is Jaten Dimsdale) will bring his I've Tried Everything But Therapy tour to Christchurch and Auckland across two nights the 32-year-old from Atlanta (whose real name is Jaten Dimsdale) will bring his I've Tried Everything But Therapy tour to Christchurch and Auckland across two nights behind songs like chart topper Lose Control will take the stage Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch and Auckland's Spark Arena on October 9 General tickets go on sale on Monday, March 24 at 11am on the ticketmaster website Grammy-nominated singer Teddy Swims will perform two shows in New Zealand later this year General tickets go on sale on Monday, March 24 at 11am on the ticketmaster website. 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Two arrested over alleged plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in RioBrazilian police said they thwarted an alleged bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga's concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. Lady Gaga rocks Copacabana Beach with free concert for over 2 million fansSun, May 4 Lorde announces new album name, dateThu, May 1 Kim Kardashian to testify in Paris trial over 2016 armed robberyMon, Apr 28 Chubby Checker, Outkast, Cyndi Lauper join Rock & Roll Hall of FameMon, Apr 28 Kim Kardashian to testify in Paris trial over 2016 armed robberyMon Lady Gaga gave a free concert Saturday night in front of 2 million fans who poured onto Copacabana Beach for the biggest show of her career (...) Thank you for making history with me,” Lady Gaga told a screaming crowd kicked off the show at around 22.10pm local time with her 2011 song Bloody Mary Concert organisers said 2.1 million people attended the show switching between an array of dresses including one with the colours of the Brazilian flag Some fans – many of them young – arrived on the beach at the crack of dawn to secure a good spot “Today is the best day of my life,” said Manoela Dobes a 27-year-old designer who was wearing a dress plastered with a photograph from when she met Lady Gaga in the United States in 2019 Madonna also turned Copacabana Beach into a massive dance floor last year The large-scale performances are part of an effort led by City Hall to boost economic activity after Carnival and New Years’ Eve festivities and the upcoming month-long Saint John’s Day celebrations in June “It brings activity to the city during what was previously considered the low season – filling hotels and increasing spending in bars generating jobs and income for the population,” said Osmar Lima the city’s secretary of economic development in a statement released by Rio City Hall’s tourism department last month Rio’s City Hall said in a recent report that around 1.6 million people were expected to attend Lady Gaga's concert and that the show should inject at least 600 million reais (NZ$178.3 million) into Rio’s economy Similar concerts are scheduled to take place every year in May at least until 2028 Lady Gaga arrived in Rio in the early hours of Tuesday The city has been alive with Gaga-mania since as it geared up to welcome the pop star for her first show in the country since 2012 Rio’s metro employees danced to Lady Gaga’s 2008 hit song LoveGame and gave instructions for today in a video A free exhibition celebrating her career sold out While the vast majority of attendees were from Rio the event also attracted Brazilians from across the country and international visitors More than 500,000 tourists poured into the city in the days leading up to the show according to data from the local bus station and Tom Jobim airport Rio’s City Hall said in a statement yesterday made a cross-continent trip from Colombia to Brazil to attend the show “I’ve been a 100% fan of Lady Gaga my whole life,” said Serrano who was wearing a T-shirt featuring Lady Gaga’s outlandish costumes over the years the mega-star represents “total freedom of expression – being who one wants without shame” Rio officials have a history of organising huge concerts on Copacabana Beach Madonna’s show drew an estimated 1.6 million fans last year while 4 million people flooded onto the beach for a 1994 New Year’s Eve show by Rod Stewart in 1994 that was the biggest free rock concert in history sixteen sound towers were spread along the beach Rio state’s security plan included the presence of 3300 military and 1500 police officers Among those present were Lady Gaga admirers who remember their disappointment in 2017 when the artist cancelled a performance scheduled in Rio at the last minute due to health issues “She's the best artist in the world,” the 25-year-old said I love you” in Portuguese rose from the crowd behind him whose real name is Ella Yelich O'Connor which also displayed what appears to be the album cover art — an X-ray of a pelvis "100% written in blood," the website read The new album's announcement came a week after she released her latest single What Was That The song's music video was filmed at a mysterious pop-up event in New York City's Washington Square Park that was initially shut down by police. The event ended up going ahead after all, and fans who stayed got to hear the new song for the first time. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lorde (@lorde) It was the first sign of a follow-up to Lorde's previous album Her other albums were 2013's Pure Heroine and 2017's Melodrama she collaborated with British singer Charli XCX on a remix of Girl so confusing — on a re-release of the Grammy award-winning Brat Further severe weather is forecast to impact both islands tomorrow unusually strong winds for the capital and more disruption to transport A low-pressure system is deepening and moving across the country over the next 48 hours sparking a large number of weather warnings MetService has issued orange heavy rain warnings for Bay of Plenty east of Ōpōtiki Canterbury between Amberley and Timaru including Christchurch and Banks Peninsula An orange strong wind warning is in place from tomorrow for both sides of Cook Strait coastal areas of Wairarapa and coastal Marlborough south of Blenheim Gusts of up to 130km/h could hit the capital and further disruption was expected to Cook Strait ferry services NZTA has warned motorists of possible lane closures on the Auckland Harbour Bridge tomorrow SH1 would be blocked in Northland at the Mangamuka Gorge overnight into Thursday morning Damaging wind is a real concern for parts of the lower North Island, including Wellington, later today & Thursday.Gusts may reach 120+ km/h.Likely impacts include:🌬️ Damage to trees🌬️ Risk of power cuts🌬️ Difficult travelStay on top of weather warnings from @MetService. pic.twitter.com/E4OPApFHoQ Orange heavy snow warnings were in force overnight for the Canterbury High Country with 12 to 20cm of snow expected to fall above 800 metres including heavy rain watches for the eastern Bay of Plenty Strong wind watches were also forecast for Auckland MetService's Heather Keats said the storm was "very widespread" "It's covering almost the entire country," she said "Most of us will get at least a little taste of this system." There was a "large amount of impactful rain" forecast for the east coast of the South Island including a high chance of a red warning for Canterbury north and about Amberley which was "not to be ignored" but she said it was at "unusual levels even for them" with southerly gusts approaching 130km/h alongside high sustained wind speeds possible "When the wind is combined with the swell there will be elevated impacts from this weather coastal inundation and erosion just to name a couple," Keats said It’s about to get properly windy for parts of the country over the next day and a half💨In the capital, this looks like more than just a typical Windy Welly day - unusually strong southerlies could bring gusts of 130 km/h, making trees and structures more vulnerable to damage pic.twitter.com/KotAHrhoFa She said it had been a "really wet and warm April" "We did have a relatively quiet start to 2025 so it does feel like all the rough weather is now pushing over us but we are well into autumn now and we can expect the weather to become unstable at times." Forecast swells of up to seven metres have forced a large number of cancellations on both the Interislander and Bluebridge over the coming days SH1 through the Mangamuka Gorge has been closed since yesterday due to a slip NZTA said the road would remain closed overnight "Contractors will be on-site with specialist machinery tomorrow morning to remove loose material above the slip site in a safe and controlled manner," a spokesperson said the agency said contractors were monitoring the movement of the hillside following recent heavy rain and another slip was expected "The geology and varying terrain through the Mangamuka Gorge mean it will always be susceptible to some movement during severe weather like what we’ve seen over the past two to three weeks." NZTA has warned drivers to prepare for the possibility of short-notice lane closures or reduced speeds on the Auckland Harbour Bridge "Wind gusts of 75-89 km/h are forecast for the bridge between 4am and 9am tomorrow potentially triggering a red alert," a spokesperson said "Wind gusts of 75-85km/h are forecast for between midday and 7pm The bridge will remain in a four-by-four configuration during peak traffic tomorrow speed limits may be reduced and some lanes on the bridge may close we close all lanes because it’s unsafe for any vehicle to be on the bridge and the bridge structure is vulnerable to vehicle impacts." Drivers of high-sided vehicles and motorcyclists were urged to travel around the harbour using the Western Ring Route via State Highway 18 Bay of Plenty east of Ōpōtiki – 29 hours from 10am Wednesday to 3pm Thursday Canterbury about and north of Amberley – 35 hours from 10am Wednesday to 9pm Thursday including Christchurch and Banks Peninsula – 32 hours from 10am Wednesday to 6pm Thursday Kaikōura coast and ranges – 44 hours from 10am Wednesday to 6am Friday Wellington – 21 hours from 3am Thursday to midnight Coastal areas of Wairarapa – 15 hours from 9am Thursday to midnight including the Kaikōura Coast – 21 hours from 1am Thursday to 10pm Canterbury High Country south of the Rangitata River – 12 hours from 9pm Wednesday to 9am Thursday Bay of Plenty about and west of Ōpōtiki – 11 hours from 10am to 9pm Wednesday Wairarapa – 8 hours from 1pm to 9pm Wednesday Wellington – 45 hours from 6pm Wednesday to 3pm Friday and Waikato north of Hamilton – 5 hours from 7am Thursday to noon and Hawke's Bay south of Hastings – 12 hours from 1pm Thursday to 1am Friday Horowhenua and Kapiti Coast – 13 hours from 9am Thursday to 10pm Marlborough Sounds – 18 hours from 6pm Wednesday to noon Thursday also the Nelson Lakes – 27 hours from noon Wednesday to 3pm Thursday Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — in a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper the rock duo the White Stripes and grunge masters Soundgarden the first female rap act to achieve gold and platinum status and the late singer-songwriter Warren Zevon will get the Musical Influence Award pianist Nicky Hopkins and bassist Carol Kaye will each get the Musical Excellence Award who sang at Woodstock and was best known for his cover of The Beatles’ With a Little Help From My Friends a member of Elvis Costello & The Attractions who argued that Cocker is "about as rock and roll as it gets" Soundgarden — with the late Chris Cornell as singer — get into the Hall on their third nomination They follow two other grunge acts in the Hall — Nirvana and Pearl Jam Bad Company get in having become radio fixtures with such arena-rock staples as Feel Like Makin’ Love Can’t Get Enough and Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy The Ahmet Ertegun Award — given to nonperforming industry professionals who had a major influence on music — will go to Lenny Waronker Some nominees that didn't get in this year included Mariah Carey and subsequent Let’s Twist Again are considered among the most popular songs in the history of rock 'n' roll The 83-year-old has expressed frustration that he hadn't been granted entry before including telling the AP in 2014: "I don’t want to get in there when I’m 85 years old so you better do it quick while I’m still smiling." Lauper rose to fame in the 1980s with hits such as Time After Time and Girls Just Want To Have Fun and went on to win a Tony Award for Kinky Boots have six Grammys and a reputation for pushing the boundaries of hip-hop The White Stripes — made up of Jack White and Meg White — were indie darlings in the early 2000s with such songs as Seven Nation Army Artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before they’re eligible for induction The induction ceremony will take place in Los Angeles this fall Nominees were voted on by more than 1200 artists historians and music industry professionals The selection criteria include "an artist’s impact on other musicians the scope and longevity of their career and body of work as well as their innovation and excellence in style and technique" Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton were inducted A search and rescue operation is underway for a Masterton man in his 70s missing since Sunday John Rafferty was last seen at Masterton Railway Station about midday on May 4 The 74-year-old did not board a train and left on foot about 20 minutes later Matheson said it was possible Rafferty was staying with a friend but police and loved ones "want to know he’s safe" and John doesn’t have his cell phone or wallet," he said A search team and a helicopter has been out looking for the missing man "We are really keen to know that he’s safe." Police have released an image from CCTV showing Rafferty on a station platform on the day of his disappearance He was wearing a blue jacket with 'NASA' written on the back Anyone who saw him was asked to contact police on 111 or online at 105 if there was Information after the fact The next top cop of the troubled Victoria police force embraces his "outsider" status to curb its leadership malaise and has a stern warning for crooks Former New Zealand Police commissioner Mike Bush won the race to become Victoria's chief commissioner after months of top-level staffing woes The 40-year police veteran steps into the role on June 27 with a five-year contract The Kiwi conceded the job will be no picnic with Victoria's crime rate hitting an almost decade-high in 2024 everyone knows that," he told reporters today "These crime issues are actually global they are quite similar wherever you go but it's not good enough just to turn up after the act Rising youth crime and high-profile cases of alleged offenders committing crimes while on bail spurred the Victorian government to strengthen laws in March Bush said he was familiar with the crackdown but bail laws were just one part of the solution to tackling youth crime along with a "prevention mindset" He retired from the NZ police force in 2020 after joining in 1978 and spending his final six years in the top job Whakaari/White Island volcano eruption and Covid-19 pandemic were among the biggest crises Bush confronted during his tenure Bush also made headlines in 2022 after it emerged he had a past drink-driving conviction when unsuccessfully applying to become head of the UK's Metropolitan Police Former New Zealand police minister Stuart Nash describedr Bush as hard but fair He said Bush regularly met with police forces across the Tasman in his previous role and recalled travelling with him to every district across New Zealand once a year to chew the fat with communities and then we all had biscuits and a cup of tea," Nash told AAP "Mike is someone who had deep credibility in policing." The state government has not handed the reins of Victoria Police to an outsider since former NSW Police assistant commissioner Christine Nixon in 2001 The Kiwi was happy to wear the "outsider" tag and is already hatching plans to hit the ground running "I've got a lot to do to come up to speed," Bush said "Culture is a consequence of leadership." establishing relationships with community groups amid rising tensions and increasing police visibility on the beat were among his other top initial priorities Victoria Police was thrust into leadership turmoil in February with a no-confidence vote from officers costing chief commissioner Shane Patton his job Emergency Management Commissioner Rick Nugent became acting chief and expressed an interest in making the move permanent before throwing in the towel in April Deputy Commissioner Robert Hill will serve in an acting capacity until Bush takes over Bush intends to speak with Patton before starting and said he wouldn't shy away from pushing back if he disagreed with the government Premier Jacinta Allan said a recruitment agency was hired and instructed to find a leader capable of addressing the "challenges" plaguing the force "Mike Bush is the best person for the job," she said whose union led the no-confidence vote against Patton following a bitter pay dispute admitted there was a disconnect between members and leaders The state police union secretary welcomed Mr Bush's appointment and pledge to listen to the mounting workforce concerns "We have a police force that is currently under-resourced that needs fresh officers," he said The Commerce Commission has filed criminal charges against Woolworths NZ for alleged inaccurate pricing and misleading specials that may have breached the Fair Trading Act The commission filed the charges against Woolworths in the Auckland District Court It indicated in December last year that it would be filing separate criminal charges against Woolworths and two Pak'nSave supermarkets the commission said there were ongoing issues with pricing in the supermarket sector and the operators may have breached the Fair Trading Act deputy chair Anne Callinan said operators should know what the expectations were "Supermarkets have long been on notice about the importance of accurate and clear pricing and specials and we're not satisfied with the continuing issues we're seeing across the industry "Pricing accuracy is a consumer right and an expectation of a competitive market well-resourced businesses that should invest the time and effort to get pricing and promotions right." She said the charges were filed to remind all supermarkets that they are expected to fix the pricing accuracy issues and implement better processes In a statement when the charges were announced Woolworths managing director Spencer Sonn said it was important customers could trust prices advertised at their supermarkets Woolworths said it has cooperated with the Commerce Commission's pricing investigation for some time rnz.co.nz Former prime minister Sir John Key says he remains optimistic about Donald Trump's domestic economic policy despite opposing the tariff strategy that has sent global markets into turmoil in recent months who served as prime minister for eight years was the keynote speaker at an Auckland business summit earlier today Sir John told 1News he believed Trump would ultimately take a more moderate approach to tariffs than initially proposed "I'm not a fan of tariff policies I don't think they really work," he said as I think the stock market is telling you at the moment that actually there will be a more sensible landing place for the tariffs that he's wanting to impose." Sir John said he "wasn't entirely surprised" at Trump's call to go ahead with the policy "They're just a negotiating point I think he simply put on widespread and high rates of tariffs on every country to give himself a leverage point and a negotiating point "What I think he actually grossly underestimated was the stock market reaction You can actually make the case that his own strategy hasn't worked The reason the markets have recovered is because he's taken those tariffs off the most part 'I'm going to negotiate case by case'." Sir John suggested Trump's economic policies could still generally be positive for the US but the tariffs could be trickier for the global economy Asked whether he stood by his October comments that Trump would be good for the economy he said: "Do I think he's going to reduce regulatory burden in the United States It depends on where things shake down in terms of tariffs." Sir John acknowledged that for certain industries Trump's policies could be "a really negative thing" particularly if the president's proposed 100% tariff on the film industry were to be implemented "I can't see how it would be cost-competitive to make a movie in New Zealand with a 100% tariff on it," he said noting that films such as The Hobbit would not have been made in New Zealand without government subsidies who now served as a director of US tech company Palo Alto Networks said he had "always been opposed" to Trump's tariff policies but believes they won't be the "dominant part of his economic solutions" "I don't think it's perfect from New Zealand's point of view but I don't think we should panic either and America will still be a very big market for us to sell things to," he said "There are growing markets around the world It's not a great thing from New Zealand's point of view We've got a very sound economy with lots of options in front of us." Sir John suggested a belief that the Republican Trump was was better "on balance" for the US economy than Democratic opponent Kamala Harris he expressed concerns about Trump's tariff approach: "China doesn't pay those tariffs middle-income consumers or consumers in America do because when a tariff goes on a good that you bring into a country He added: "I don't agree with the massive tariffs and I don't think you'll follow through with all of that and I certainly don't agree with this view on trade." Audrey Backeberg disappeared from a small city in south-central Wisconsin after reportedly hitchhiking with her family’s babysitter and catching a bus to Indianapolis Nobody ever knew where she went or what happened to her All that changed last week when she was found alive and safe in another state thanks to the fresh eyes from a deputy who took over the case in February Detective Isaac Hanson discovered an out-of-state arrest record that matched Backeberg which triggered a series of investigative moves that led to finding her alive and safe in another state Turns out Backeberg chose to leave the town of Reedsburg on her own accord – likely due to an abusive husband safe and secure; And just kind of lived under the radar for that long,” he said Hanson was assigned the case in late February and he and other officials met with Backeberg’s family to see if they had a connection with that region They also started digging through Backeberg's sister's Ancestry.com account obituaries and marriage licenses from that region they found an address where a woman was living that Hanson said shared a lot of similarities with Backeberg including date of birth and social security number Hanson was able to get a deputy from that jurisdiction to go to the address "I was expecting the deputy to call me back and say ‘Oh nobody answered the door.’ And I thought it was the deputy calling me I could sense that she obviously had her reasons for leaving.” Most of the information he learned during that call he declined to share saying that it was still important to Backeberg that she not be found “I think it overwhelmed her of course with the emotions that she had having a deputy show up at her house and then kind of call her out and talk with her about what happened and kind of relive 62 years in 45 minutes,” he said Hanson described discovering her safe after more than six decades practically unheard of And while he doesn't know what will happen next in terms of her family reconnecting he said he was happy that she can reach out if she wants to so she has my contact number if she ever wants to reach out or needs anything any phone numbers of family members back here," he said "Ultimately she kind of holds the cards for that.” Shane William Pritchard has been charged with crimes he didn’t commit and chased for debts he doesn’t owe That’s because the Dunedin man is not the only Shane William Pritchard in town While the duo’s shared name and age has sometimes been a handy loophole for one Shane for the other it has caused problems for 36 years It’s been years of fearing every knock on the door Years of wondering if he’ll be hand-cuffed and taken to jail to be honest,” says Shane William Pritchard a scout and a member of the Air Training Corp remembers getting quite a shock when her friend called one evening She'd been acting as a referee for a gun licence for Shane whose friend informed her that the police had a long list of offences against Shane’s name Not long after that the police turned up to where Shane was working at the local tannery to arrest him “You're scrambling in your head to think of ways that you can prove it's not you.” Another Shane William Pritchard had been born in Otago They were separated by just two weeks and about 50 miles – one growing up in Mosgiel the other in Milton – but also by the lives they’d been leading To watch the full video story go to TVNZ+ Shane from Milton had huge problems focusing at school He was raised in foster care and then boys’ homes I just wanted to look cool and get in trouble,” he tells Fair Go Milton Shane was used to run-ins with police he got pulled over in his car and asked about his driving licence one’s got a licence and the other hasn’t.’ And I’m like ‘obviously it must be the one with a licence’.” he went to his bank to draw out an ACC payment and was asked which bank account was his He says that at that point he was trying to figure out what was going on “I thought it was just an error.” But he took advantage of the situation and withdrew a large sum of cash Mosgiel Shane became aware of the withdrawal when a scheduled car payment was declined and when Milton Shane turned up at the bank to withdraw more money Identity fraud was considered but Milton Shane was legitimately expecting an ACC payment so the withdrawal appeared to be a genuine mistake and the police couldn’t take any action 'Anything I could get away with Mosgiel Shane thought the bank incident would have alerted police to the problem But his nemesis had cottoned on to the advantages of having a second identity to use Milton Shane acquired a suite of furniture on hire-purchase Milton-Shane clocked up more driving offences Mosgiel Shane thought about changing his name but realised he’d have to provide his previous name in the process the courts and debt collectors such as Baycorp should be able to distinguish between himself and Milton Shane The police first addressed the issue in the 1990s after Mosgiel Shane went to the media He was given a letter to carry with him should he be apprehended He and his parents felt his situation wasn’t being taken seriously Mosgiel Shane went to the media a second time in the mid-2000s the police gave their word that a record in their system would stop the misidentification from happening again This does appear to have worked as far as police action goes But while Mosgiel Shane was given the same reassurance by the Ministry of Justice he continued to receive demands from the courts for unpaid fines He’d also get stopped and questioned whenever he left the country for work trips or holidays It took a huge toll on Mosgiel Shane’s mental health not realising the constant stress it placed on his life John Pritchard says that at times his son felt his life wasn’t worth living worrying about what he was going to do to himself and that really ate me up.” he and his son were in tears as Shane admitted he was at breaking point He described going for days at a time unable to eat or sleep wondering what might happen next "Am I going to be in a position where they've got me in handcuffs or I've got debt collectors coming to the door?" ...You're spiralling into this black hole." He started taking anti-anxiety medication which helped And events regarding Milton Shane seemed to settle Milton Shane was charged for fishing without a licence in Twizel and failing to comply with fisheries officers But a court registrar incorrectly entered the birth date of Mosgiel Shane in the system both Shanes were being chased to pay the $1530 fine It was Mosgiel Shane who spotted the error and rang the court He also sent a statement from his manager saying he’d not been fishing in Twizel that day The reply he got was to say he’d been given the wrong form and that they wouldn’t accept his proof They just wanted to know how I was going to pay the fine.” The first Milton Shane knew about this was when Fair Go told him Mosgiel Shane had been chased for the fine He was told to pay up or face the consequences feeling he shouldn’t have to pay good money to correct someone else’s mistake But it cost Mosgiel Shane over $5000 in legal fees and took months of back and forth between him “Why should anybody have to pay their own money to right somebody else's wrongs and prove who they are I’m sick and tired of proving who I am all the time.” He wanted the Ministry of Justice to take responsibility and reimburse him for his legal costs saying court staff such as the registrar in this case have immunity if they make mistakes such as the one made here and if I make a mistake and it's affecting my client that it's going to cost them money to rectify a mistake that I've made.” he deserves a million apologies from those guys,” she says Milton Shane told Fair Go he still gets in trouble but wants the other Shane to know he doesn’t use his birth date anymore And he had a message for him: “We’ve got to get it sorted for you so you can have a good life with you and your family because I’m trying to get my life together with my son and my grandson” He offers to meet to see if they can sort it out together but I’m not interested in meeting him,.” says Mosgiel Shane He says he doesn’t hold any grudges and accepts Milton Shane’s apology And he believes the only way for that to happen is for the courts and the Ministry of Justice to give him a guarantee that mix-ups won’t occur in the future Fair Go asked the Ministry of Justice to appear in person to apologise and provide reassurance to Shane of its plans to guard against these mistakes The Ministry declined our request to be on camera saying any comment on an individual case would compromise the independence of the courts as the Ministry operates separately But it did send a written apology directly to Mosgiel Shane It also admitted mistakes can occur in clerical records but said instructions were clear and the importance of getting things right had been emphasised to staff Mosgiel Shane isn’t totally convinced that’s the end of it “All I want is for the Ministry of Justice and the courts to do their job I'd like to live without this hanging over me all the time his criminal check has come back showing a clean slate A stranger allegedly tried to force an 8-year-old boy into a car outside an Auckland primary school yesterday before bystanders intervened and the man drove off Police confirmed they were investigating an incident from around 3pm on Monday outside Rowandale School in the suburb of Manurewa "Police are still working to understand exactly what was occurring at the time and our enquiries are ongoing," a spokesperson said "We have spoken with the boy and will continue to work through a careful process Rowandale School principal Karl Vasau said in a statement to social media that other parents had intervened "The student then made his way home and told his parents who then came into school to let us know and then they rung the police." Vasau told 1News the pupil was "doing fine" following the incident and was surrounded by a "supportive "Our student is safe now and his family are thankful that nothing further happened to their boy but are wanting us all to be aware and stay safe It's about working with that child to make them feel safe again but also looking forward to returning back to school with a little bit of normality." Police had reacted "pretty quickly" to the reports "They've been in this morning to touch base and connect the community police constables are going to come back to tomorrow to address the whole school in relation to what had happened and around keeping themselves safe before and after school." Increased police patrols would remain in the area after school from Wednesday Anyone with relevant information should contact police on 105 It was the first sign of a follow-up to Lorde's previous album, 2021's Solar Power. Her other albums were 2013's Pure Heroine and 2017's Melodrama. Last year, she collaborated with British singer Charli XCX on a remix of Girl, so confusing — on a re-release of the Grammy award-winning Brat. Virgin is Lorde's fourth studio album. Kim Kardashian thought she was going to be raped and killed when criminals broke into her bedroom in central Paris, tied her up and stole more than US$6 million in jewellery. More than eight years later, 10 people will go on trial in Paris over the robbery, abduction and kidnapping of the media personality and the concierge of the residence where she was staying during Paris Fashion Week the night of October 2, 2016. Kardashian’s lawyers said she will testify in person at the trial starting Monday and scheduled to run through May 23. "Ms Kardashian is reserving her testimony for the court and jury and does not wish to elaborate further at this time," they said. "She has great respect and admiration for the French justice system and has been treated with great respect by the French authorities. "She wishes the trial to proceed in an orderly fashion, in accordance with French law and with respect for all parties to the case." In interviews and on her family’s reality TV show, Kardashian has described being terrified as robbers pointed a gun at her. In a 2020 appearance on David Letterman’s Netflix show, she tearfully recalled thinking: "This is the time I’m going to get raped. I’m like, ‘What is happening? Are we gonna die? Just tell them I have children. I have babies, I have a husband, I have a family.'" Twelve people were originally expected in the defendants’ box. One of them has died, and another is seriously ill and can't be tried. According to the investigation, five of the 10 defendants were present at the scene of the robbery. The French press has dubbed them The Granddad Robbers because the main defendants are elderly and have careers as bank robbers with long criminal records. Kardashian told investigators she was taken to a bathroom next to her bedroom and placed in the bathtub. Her attackers fled on bicycles or on foot and she managed to free herself by removing the tape from her hands and mouth. She had also removed the tape from her feet and rushed to her stylist’s room. She called her sister Kourtney to tell her about the theft. Shortly afterwards, Kardashian told investigators that she had not been injured. She filed a complaint, adding that she wanted to leave France as soon as possible to be reunited with her children. According to her testimony and that of the concierge, at least one of the suspects had a handgun, with which he threatened the victims. The gangsters stole many pieces of jewellery, including a ring of great value, estimated to be worth more than US$6 million (NZ$10 million). Only one piece of jewellery — a diamond cross on platinum that was lost during the suspects' escape — has been recovered. Two of the accused have partially confessed to the crime, as their DNA was found at the crime scene. The alleged ringleader, 68-year-old Aomar Aït Khedache, is one of two suspected robbers who allegedly entered the apartment. Nicknamed "Old Omar", his genetic profile was found on the tape used to gag Kardashian. He left the hotel on a bicycle, as did two other robbers, then met his son, who was waiting for him in a parked car at a nearby train station. The second robber said he tied up the concierge with cables but did not go up to Kardashian’s apartment. Yunice Abbas, 71, said he acted as a lookout in the ground-floor reception area, making sure the escape route was clear. He said he was unarmed and did not personally threaten Kardashian, but admitted he shared responsibility for the crime. Abbas was arrested in January 2017 and spent 21 months in prison before being released under judicial supervision. In 2021, he co-authored a French-language book titled I Sequestered Kim Kardashian. Didier Dubreucq, 69, known as "Blue Eyes", is the second alleged robber suspected of entering the flat. He denies any involvement, although he was filmed by CCTV cameras and numerous telephone contacts with the other co-defendants show his involvement, according to the investigation. The other defendants are suspected of providing information about Kardashian’s presence in the apartment. Others are accused of playing a role in the resale of the jewellery in Antwerp, Belgium. First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — in a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper, the hip-hop pioneers Outkast, the rock duo the White Stripes and grunge masters Soundgarden. Salt-N-Pepa, the first female rap act to achieve gold and platinum status, and the late singer-songwriter Warren Zevon will get the Musical Influence Award. The late record producer Thom Bell, pianist Nicky Hopkins and bassist Carol Kaye will each get the Musical Excellence Award. The late Cocker, who sang at Woodstock and was best known for his cover of The Beatles’ With a Little Help From My Friends, had the backing of Billy Joel, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and Pete Thomas, a member of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, who argued that Cocker is "about as rock and roll as it gets". Soundgarden — with the late Chris Cornell as singer — get into the Hall on their third nomination. They follow two other grunge acts in the Hall — Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Bad Company get in having become radio fixtures with such arena-rock staples as Feel Like Makin’ Love, Can’t Get Enough and Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy. The Ahmet Ertegun Award — given to nonperforming industry professionals who had a major influence on music — will go to Lenny Waronker, a former head of Warner Bros. Records who signed Prince and R.E.M., and had a part in records from Madonna, Randy Newman, the Doobie Brothers, Rickie Lee Jones, Paul Simon and Gary Clark Jr. Some nominees that didn't get in this year included Mariah Carey, Phish, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, Maná, the Black Crowes and Oasis. Checker’s recording of The Twist, and subsequent Let’s Twist Again are considered among the most popular songs in the history of rock 'n' roll. The 83-year-old has expressed frustration that he hadn't been granted entry before, including telling the AP in 2014: "I don’t want to get in there when I’m 85 years old. I’ll tell them to drop dead, so you better do it quick while I’m still smiling." Lauper rose to fame in the 1980s with hits such as Time After Time and Girls Just Want To Have Fun and went on to win a Tony Award for Kinky Boots. OutKast, made up of André 3000 and Big Boi, have six Grammys and a reputation for pushing the boundaries of hip-hop. The White Stripes — made up of Jack White and Meg White — were indie darlings in the early 2000s with such songs as Seven Nation Army. Artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before they’re eligible for induction. The induction ceremony will take place in Los Angeles this fall. Nominees were voted on by more than 1200 artists, historians and music industry professionals. The selection criteria include "an artist’s impact on other musicians, the scope and longevity of their career and body of work, as well as their innovation and excellence in style and technique". Last year, Mary J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton were inducted. Embed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/08/31/youtube-sensation-teddy-swims"></iframe> EmailTeddy Swims Teddy Swims has captured the ears of millions through his YouTube covers of classics by Marvin Gaye Now, the YouTube sensation with a bushy beard and inked face is out with his first original single, “Broke.” His music has also spurred reaction videos on YouTube of people blown away by the sound of his voice Swims has garnered a flock of followers through his activism on social media The proceeds from his cover of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On?” went to Black organizations including the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund Load YouTube videoThroughout his entire life Swims says he was told he had a voice that he needed to share with the world this is all I wanted was to be somebody with something to say,” he says “We're trying to do something so much bigger than us His grandfather’s teachings are at the “core of everything” he does “He's put like a covering over our entire family of work ethic of just how to be a person and how to be who you stand for,” Swims says Load YouTube videoSwims says he grew up navigating different worlds and he says he didn’t start taking singing seriously until he discovered musical theater in 10th grade falling in love with Jonathan Larson’s rock musical Swims says he was first inspired to start singing through his best friend and his father who “were like the first people I ever saw in front of me that played acoustic and sang.” and I fell in love with theater and it changed my entire life,” he says “I'm so lucky to have been raised in a place where I was exposed to a lot of different things in my life and a lot of different types of music in my life.” That foundation of discovery drives Swims to this day Through bending multiple genres and styles of music Swims says he wants to expose people to sounds they might never come across there may be the 50-year-old southern man here in Georgia that may have never heard a song by somebody like H.E.R. man I actually like this song,’ or ‘I actually like this Shania Twain song.’ Like Swims’ YouTube channel has also become a sort of refuge for people during the pandemic One commenter wrote on Swims’ cover of Mario’s “Let Me Love You” that his channel is “where grown men come to cry when no one is watching.” “I wanted to be a place that we can all come together I definitely wanted to be a safe space,” Swims says “It's the only place in my life I feel like I've truly gotten myself organized and truly living in the moment.” Load YouTube videoLoad YouTube videoLoad YouTube videoEmiko Tamagawa produced and edited this interview for broadcast with Todd Mundt. Samantha Raphelson adapted it for the web. Robin Young Co-Host, Here & NowRobin Young brings more than 25 years of broadcast experience to her role as host of Here & Now. Samantha Raphelson Associate Producer, Here & NowSamantha Raphelson is an associate producer for Here & Now, based at NPR in Washington, D.C. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Teddy Swims (@teddyswims) I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1) Say his name to an older generation of Kiwi music lovers and you might be met with blank stares and the question But for those who count themselves among his fans The artist known as Teddy Swims (Teddy is a childhood nickname Swims an acronym for Someone Who Isn’t Me Sometimes) shot to fame for his covers on YouTube before stepping out as an artist in his own right now with several EPs and a debut album to his name It’s thanks to his viral cover of Six60′s Rivers that New Zealanders are among his biggest fans, and they proved it when they lined up outside Auckland Town Hall last month to hear him. The day after the show, where he showed off his brand-new Huffer outfit as he serenaded the crowd, he spoke with the Herald at Roundhead Studios in Eden Terrace. In person, he’s as hard to define as the genre of his music, which draws from soul, pop and R&B. He’s covered in tattoos and has a raspy, powerful voice that nails the high notes, but he’s softly spoken, sweet, and a touch self-deprecating without being shy — he prefers a bear hug to a handshake and within moments of sitting down with the Herald, he’s already cross-legged on the floor. Real name Jaten Dimsdale, the preacher’s grandson from Georgia couldn’t be more excited to be back in New Zealand — and he truly believes that Kiwis have discovered the secret to happiness. “The people here I just think are so beautiful, and I think they genuinely believe people are good,” is his assessment of us. “Nobody’s just walking around just callous and angry all the time, at least in my experience. I’ve gotten such a love from this place and I just love it out here. People have stuck by me for four years here and have watched me develop as Teddy Swims and have my back.” This visit lasted only 48 hours but he’s already planning a comeback — he “wants to go see where the Hobbits are” and go to the beach. He did have the chance to do some shopping, debuting his haul of New Zealand designer wear on stage — coincidentally, the day before New Zealand Fashion Week kicked off in Auckland. He even had to buy another suitcase “cause I just couldn’t stop [in the Huffer store], I got overwhelmed there. When I first got to my hotel, Stolen Girlfriends Club left me some stuff, they gave me this cool shirt”. It’s not the only detail fans spotted in his outfit — he was also wearing two pounamu around his neck that he now reveals were gifted to him by “two beautiful ladies” during his meet and greet before the show. “One gave me this one here and one gave me another one and it was just very, very sweet,” he says, pointing them out. “What they’ve taught me is it’s passing this energy back to me. “It’s a real honour and it’s a beautiful piece of jewellery as well. I know how important it is for the culture, I feel invited with open arms. I’ll wear them forever.” He hasn’t met Six60 in person yet, but he has a text-based friendship with lead singer Matiu Walters. “We are talking about an eventual collaboration, which is huge, and they’re incredible. His voice is just out of this world. So if the timing ever works out, we’ll do something,” he promises. His first studio album, titled I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1), is out today. “This generation is the first [to] really start normalising talking about mental health in its entirety,” he muses. “But I think there’s still this generational mentality that we don’t want to go to therapy, or that ‘I’m not crazy, I don’t need a shrink’, kind of thing, you know?” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Teddy Swims (@teddyswims) Teddy Swims admits he’s fond of his own coping mechanisms drinking tequila or biting my nails or certain tics I have or biting the inside of my cheeks — I have these nervous things that I do and this anxiety I have “And I feel like I’ve grown accustomed to them and I don’t know what I’d be like if they were ever challenged or I ever had to change them or heal from some trauma that I am for some reason attached to.” Any artist will tell you that songwriting and making music is a therapeutic act in itself But he points out that constantly rehashing negative emotions can mean they never go away “I do this thing sometimes where this one thing that happens in my life and then I’ll write a hundred songs about it and a hundred different perspectives,” he says “And now I’ve taken this tiny little problem and I’ve made it so gigantic in my life that it’s made it massive and it’s become the most important problem and thing in my life One example of this is his single Lose Control on the new album about his relationship with his ex-girlfriend who struggled with substance abuse “We were drinking a lot and we were doing drugs a lot And — I don’t know how candid I can be — a lot of cocaine together,” he admits it was kind of like we were not on the same page “There were a lot of arguments and fights and toxic things that I think we both loved about the relationship — the high highs were just immaculate and the low lows were what maybe fed the highest parts to be the best they were “So it truly was just about breaking free and being able to heal and surrounding myself with rewarding love and not using substances to have substance in my life.” “I made a promise to myself that when [the album] does come out I will put myself into therapy,” he says earnestly he’s cracking a smile — as heavy as his subject material is he’s the first to gently poke fun at himself “I named it that to buy myself a couple more months of freedom of being a traumatised little s***,” he jokes 'No one was meant to hear it,' Moller said while discussing his life Roger - Jaten DimsdaleMark - Jesse HamptonCollins - Emanuel BeechamAngel - Austin RuffinJoanne - Karson Thompson (Understudy - Alexis Holliday)Maureen -  Katie Martin (Understudy - Kelsey Simmons)Mimi - Bradleigh WatlingtonBenny - Wesley GrayChorus: Meagan Johnson ---------------------------------------Salem theater earns 9 awards nominations (April 6 The musical RENT comes to life as Salem High School's theater stages the high school version of the Broadway hit from April 14-17 Based on the story of Puccini's "La Boeheme," RENT follows the lives of struggling young artists and their friends in Manhattan's gritty lower East Side under the shadow of the AIDS/HIV epidemic the experienced Salem cast belts out recognizable hits such as "Seasons of Love" and "One Song Glory." with matinee showings on April 16 and 17 at 2:30 p.m $8 for students and are available at showtix4u.com Stay up-to-date with exclusive events and content This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page  Bringing hard-core music to Rockdale County works very hard for the passion they have for their music Heroic Bear brought Rockdale News up to speed with their recently with an interview What are some of your musical or non-musical inspirations Thomas George: A lot of our lyrics are based off of art and poetry so I guess that would be our non-musical inspirations Josh Lucas: My biggest influence would definitely have to be Tony Royster Jr. He is literally the best drummer in the world Jaten Dimsdale: Jason Vena from the band Acceptance and Jesse Hampton; they got me into music solely Thomas George: I met a guy a long time ago named George Hamlon and he pretty much told me to start playing the guitar Rashene Mincy: I actually have three people who have inspired me… Mod Sun Jaten Dimsdale: I met Thomas George and Jamil Bridges at a church event and they wanted me to come in and jam with them We have had a thousand different line-ups since then Thomas George: I’ve written most of the songs so far Jaten has been helping me with music writing; his mind is a musical genius Thomas George: One thing I really drew inspiration from is Renee Margaret an artist who paints about how no one is really who they say they are I take the lyrics and apply them to my regular life Our lyrics are applicable to emotions and forgiveness even Josh Lucas: We are all very passionate about music and we are not going to do anything else in our lives but this So we are all definitely going to hit this as hard as possible and going to try to get somewhere with this “Anybody who had a fall back plan had a dream once and was too scared to chase it.” FRANKLIN LAKES — Exhausted yet flashing a smile with a celebration all around him David Estevez said he doesn't want River Dell to suffer a similar fate as the Buffalo Bills Fueled by the third-seeded Golden Hawks' impressive 35-21 win over second-seeded Ramapo on Friday River Dell punched its ticket back to the North 1 Group 3 final for the fourth straight year They have gone 0-3 in that period -- and Estevez wants to be the man who avoids the program losing four straight championship games as the Bills did in Super Bowls from 1990-93 I'm speechless right now but our work's not done," Estevez said "We're not coming out with a loss this year River Dell will have its chance for that jewelry thanks to the nights the Golden Hawks' Big Three -- Estevez River Dell orchestrated a masterful and game-changing 16-play 87-yard drive capped by Estevez's third touchdown of the night from the 6 yards out with 8:58 left in the fourth "Nothing Dave does surprises me," River Dell coach D.J River Dell's Jack Racine picked off Ramapo QB Tom Jaten on the ensuing possession on a deflected ball from a Ramapo wide receiver The Golden Hawks extended their lead and sealed the deal with an 11-play capped by Lanza's 9-yard run with 2:25 left Sirico added one more interception on a desperation drive from Ramapo with under 2:00 to go The high-scoring affair started in wild fashion A short River Dell kickoff resulted in a Ramapo misplay and fumble recovered by Golden Hawks senior Ty Reilly as Estevez accounted for all 27 yards on five carries on the drive the Green Raiders marched 77 yards in nine plays on the ensuing possession Jaten found Dan Diaz for a key 25-yard strike RB Shane Brancaleone broke off a 22-yard run and Jaten found Diaz again on a crucial fourth-and-4 for a gain of 6 Jaten scattered 18 yards for a game-tying score Momentum swung the Green Raiders in a wild fist quarter when Colin Boel picked off Estevez 11-yard touchdown run from Brancaleone with 4:23 left in the opening frame as Ramapo took a 14-7 lead Following a 52-yard kickoff return from River Dell's Alec Lanza and 30-yard run from Estevez the Golden Hawks tied it at 14 on Estevez's second TD of the half from 1-yard out The Golden Hawks followed with another key special teams play recovering a surprise onside kick on the ensuing kickoff 48-yard drive as Lanza capped the series with a go-ahead 7-yard TD run to put River Dell back on top Ramapo responded once again on the ensuing possession as Brancaleone broke a 48-yard run to put the Green Raiders deep in River Dell territory Jaten rumbled in from 8 yards out to tie at 21 with 9:02 left in a first half in which each team punted just once The half ended when Ramapo's Jack Scordato blocked a potential River Dell go-ahead River Dell's defense posted a second-half shutout -- against a Ramapo team that entered averaging 36.8 points per game Ramapo 21Ramapo 14 7 0 0 -- 21River Dell 14 7 0 14 -- 35 First quarterRD: David Estevez 3 run (Nick Sirico kick)R: Tom Jaten 18 run (Alex DeLeo kick)R: Shane Brancaleone 11 run (DeLeo kick)RD: Estevez 1 run (Sirico kick)Second quarterRD: Alec Lanza 7 run (Sirico kick)R: Jaten 8 run (DeLeo kick) Fourth quarterRD: Estevez 6 run (Sirico kick)RD: Lanza 9 run (Sirico kick) Drew Gibbs has had his program in place for nearly two decades as head football coach at Ramapo High School The program is proven and solid enough to enable his team to be lifted from rare doldrums such as the opening-day loss to Wayne Hills The season could have been over before it started and dreams of returning to the state playoffs could have been dashed without the right attitude across the board "That was a tough one," Gibbs said of the opener "We were up by 21 points in the first half but we're a very young team and things started to go sideways but we battled back to take the lead before they regained it at the end." it seems that the Green Raiders of any year will find a way to bounce back from the lows thanks to a positive outlook and belief in what Gibbs has installed The next week of practice was not a period of deep mourning especially since the schedule proved to only increase the pressure "Our next game was with Demarest and they beat us the year before," Gibbs said "But our boys recovered well and worked hard to get ready for it." Ramapo rose up and began rolling impressively "We've had some big wins since then," the coach added The Green Raiders won there and went on to compile a 7-2 record and earn the top seed in the North 1 Group 3 tournament "[The seed] gives us the advantage of having home games ahead of us," the coach said of a hopeful run through the tournament Perhaps the season's biggest win was over River Dell the explosive defending sectional champion "Demarest and River Dell have only one loss each and they're both to Ramapo," the coach noted proudly It all has been done because the team followed Gibbs's blue print which has had amazing success over the years seniors make up most of the starting lineup and having waited their turn for an opportunity to perform on the highest stage of high school athletics "I'm sure some of the boys are frustrated sitting behind a bunch of very good players the second team as well as the starters get first-team reps and the scout team helps us prepare for the next opponent Everyone has a role in the program and we keep developing the boys They're fully prepared to move up [the depth chart]." "We've had very fine line-of-scrimmage play from Michael Hughes both on the offensive and defensive lines," he said of the four seniors Much of the acclaim has centered on junior quarterback A.J Wingfield and rightly so as one of the more visible members of the attack running the ball as well as throwing it," Gibbs said Wingfield has completed 67.5 percent of his 126 passes for 1,236 yards and eight touchdowns and run for another 751 yards and 16 scores The quarterback's top targets have been juniors Max Baker and Ty Jaten and senior Michael Graff despite having to wear a cast on a broken thumb," Gibbs said has had a great year behind our offensive line." Brancaleone has rushed for 498 yards and 10 touchdowns and caught 20 passes for 293 yards and two more scores The defensive line is strong and junior linebacker Anthony Sargenti leads the team with 51 tackles Besides the opener with Wayne Hills the Raiders had lost only one other game the two top [public school] teams in North Jersey They made a field goal and we missed a field goal Gibbs said his team was "a work in progress," and it has progressed nicely despite the first-day stumble quite a number of young backups are watching and learning and they should be fully ready when it is time for them to ascend to the Ramapo starting lineup Teddy Swims is an American singer-songwriter whose music blends pop He gained immense prominence in 2020 following the release of his debut major label single many are seeking to know if he is married to Cassidie Cottone Their relationship came to the limelight in 2021 when they were seen together on social media Swims has kept much information about their relationship from the public Here is everything you should know about Teddy Swims' wife and kids Teddy Swim was born Jaten Collin Dimsdale on 25 September 1992 in Atlanta His parents are Fred Robel (father) and Glenn Robel (mother) Jaten Dimsdale developed an interest in music at a tender age In June 2019, the American singer posted his first cover of Michael Jackson's song including You're Still and The One and Blinding Lights Photo: C Brandon (modified by author)Source: OriginalThe following year which he performed on The Kelly Clarkson Show He has also worked with artists like Armin van Buuren & Matoma He has released several other hit songs, including Evergreen, Lose Contro, Apple Juice, Bed on Fire, and The Door. MTV named him their "Push Artist of February" in 2024 Teddy is not married. The American singer is alleged to have dropped a bombshell on 4 October 2016 on X (Twitter), saying that his wife had left him. The post leaving many of his fans wondering if the singer is married Teddy is rumoured to have been married to a lady called Nelly. However, the singer denied the allegations, saying that Nelly was his girlfriend, not his wife. In February 2020, the American entertainer shared a happy Valentine's Day message to Nelly on Instagram Teddy Swims is reportedly in a relationship with Cassidie Cottone, an American tattoo artist, painter, and illustrator. She is originally from Clarksville, Tennessee, but currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. Cassidie is also a well-known entrepreneur selling branded merchandise such as T-shirts Teddy and Cassidie's dating rumours began in 2022 after they began posting each other on their social media platforms. In February 2022, Cattone shared a TikTok video celebrating their six-month anniversary with the caption Teddy Swims performs onstage during day one of the Tortuga Music Festival at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Photo: Jason KoernerSource: Getty ImagesAccording to Pop Golden estimates the American artist's alleged net worth is $3 million His income primarily stems from his successful musical career The American singer has no wife at the moment The only mention of Teddy having a wife is from a tweet he shared in 2016 claiming his wife had left him a month prior The Bed on Fire hitmaker is reportedly dating American tattoo artist Cassidie Cottone Tuko.co.ke published an article about Jenna Vulcano Jenna is a familiar face to viewers of TruTV's Impractical Jokers Sal Vulcano's sister's name tore into the minds of cameo lovers when she made her debut in this show in 2012 Jenna's rocky marriage with James Murray almost overshadowed her acting career Fans later realised that she never legally married Murray All the wedding and the marriage certificates were for the show Find out more interesting facts about Jenna Vulcano is an American singer and songwriter based in Atlanta He rose to fame for his incredible R&B songs @teddyswims404Source: UGCOther than his unmatched musical talent Teddy has an immense fan following on his social media platforms He has remained focused on making it big in the entertainment industry by doing what he loves most Where did Teddy Swims come from? The singer was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, in the 1990s. Although everyone recognizes him as Teddy Swims, his real name is Jaten Dimsdale The name Swims refers to the singer's struggle to integrate the different parts he is made of The singer has a close relationship with his family members His father goes by the name Fred Robel and mother Glenn Robel The names or whereabouts of his siblings are not publicly revealed yet Jaten Dimsdale grew up navigating different worlds. He was a football player and a music theatre student He had exposure to different music varieties It is an American-based rock band from Atlanta WildHeart was formed in 2018 and consists of the following: Some of Jaten Dimsdale's best songs are as follows: Swims went on his first US tour in 2019 as a hip hop artist with his best friend Jaten Dimsdale described the tour as a freeing experience that allowed him to expand into uncharted territory READ ALSO: Captain Smart biography: full name How much is Teddy Swims worth? As of 2020, Teddy has an estimated net worth of $573,000 A majority of this amount is earned from his music career as a singer and songwriter Teddy Swims has proven his worth in the entertainment industry by giving the best R&B songs covers His musical journey is inspiring to the young and upcoming entertainers Although she has made a name for herself through her career Victoria is probably remembered more for having dated Kofi Adjorlolo That was the onset of controversies with people claiming she was in a relationship with a guy twice her age but it appeared that she was fighting a losing war and eventually broke up with Kofi