Last weekend, we shared the news that General Hospital alum and Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos) was releasing his first single today on June 26th and it has indeed dropped! And for those readers who guessed that Duell’s first track out of the gate was going to be an EDM/Dance/House track … you are correct, sir!

The song entitled, “If You Need Me” is perfect for the late night clubs and can be found on Spotify and other major streaming platforms! Duell is noted as the performing artist, but as the composer/ lyricist and the beatmaker of the track. For his music projects, Chad is going solely by the name of “Duelly” which has been his social media handle for years.

Taking to his Instagram on Friday, Duell explained his deep dive into making music, expressing, “I’ve wanted to make music for a long time… I just never did it. It always felt like this huge, overwhelming thing to learn. All the technical side of it, the programs, everything that goes into actually building a track… it was easy to keep pushing it off.  A couple months ago I finally just decided to go for it.”

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BIT BY BIT PUTTING IT TOGETHER

Chad added, “Since then I’ve been putting in a lot of time learning, experimenting, figuring things out, and slowly starting to find a sound I’m really proud of. This first release is more of a dance/EDM vibe, but I’ve also been working on a lot of different styles behind the scenes that I’m just as excited about. At some point I realized I could keep holding onto everything trying to make it perfect… or I could just start putting music out and grow as I go.”

Stepping out of his own way, Duell firmly says, “So that’s what I’m doing.  My first track “If You Need Me” is out now. More coming soon… this is just the beginning.”

As GH viewers know, Chad made the decision to step away from General Hospital after a 15-year run with the series where his last episode aired in January of 2025. By May of last year, the role was recast with Rory Gibson debuting in the part.

Give a listen below to Duelly’s “If You Need Me,” and let us know what you thought of it via the comment section below.

One of the more intriguing primetime soap’s was ABC’s Revenge. It debuted in 2011 and became a smash hit. Revenge ran for 4 seasons and ended in May of 2015 after 89 thrilling and dramatic episodes.

Now, fans have a chance to be a part of the Revenge 15 year reunion when series stars Emily Van Camp (Emily Thorne/Amanda Clarke), Josh Bowman (Daniel Grayson), Nick Wechsler (Jack Porter), Gabriel Mann (Nolan Ross), Ashley Madekwe (Ashley Davenport), Connor Paolo (Declan Poter), and Christa B. Allen (Charlotte Grayson) participate in a panel discussion at the upcoming Television Academy’s Televerse festival in Los Angeles at LA Live.

The cast will reunite on stage and revisit the relationships, rivalries, and dramatic twists that made the series a watercooler phenomenon, and its influence in the years since.

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WHY REVENGE WAS SO JUICY GOOD

As those recall, Revenge was a reimagining of The Count of Monte Cristo set in the picturesque Hamptons, and followed Emily Thorne /Amanda Clarke’s mission to exact retribution on the powerful family that destroyed her father.

One of the other actors who appeared in mutiple story-arcs on Revenge was Passions, Y&R, This Is Us and now Tracker star, Justin Hartley. On Revenge, Hartley played the role of Patrick Osbourne, Victoria Grayson’s (Madeline Stowe) long-lost firstborn son who was given up for adoption when he was six months old. Patrick arrived in the Hamptons in Season 3, initially sparking a complex, romantic relationship with Nolan Ross.

In-addition, in real-life Emily Van Camp and Josh Bowman, who met on the set of Revenge have now been married since 2018 and share two daughters together, Iris and Rio.

MORE ABOUT TELEVERSE AND THE TV ACADEMY’S WORK

The TV Academy (who administrates the Primetime Emmys) will be holding their annual Televerse line-up of panels on August 14-16, as they celebrate television’s Emmy-nominated programs, innovative storytellers, and beloved content, providing attendees with an unprecedented opportunity to see beyond the screen and come face-to-face with your favorite shows.

For further information on panels and more, visit Televerse.com

So, were you a fan of Revenge when it aired on ABC? If so, who was your favorite character? Let us know via the comment section below.

Jill Abbott pays a visit to her sons, Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) and Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) on episodes beginning today June 25 on The Young and the Restless. The thing of it is; Jill will be played in a handful episodes by Days of Our Lives veteran, Lauren Koslow and not Jess Walton who has played the role for 39 years.

Y&R’s head writer, Josh Griffith spoke to Soap Opera Digest to offer up some context of how it came to pass that Koslow stepped in and what this means for the Jess Walton’s future with the top-rated soap.

Josh explained, that Walton who resides in Oregon could not make the trip to Los Angeles to tape some key and pivotal scenes. The show decided to have a temporary recast, “When we got the sad news that Jess wouldn’t be able to make it down here for this, we were just so close to when we needed to do it. The Y&R publicist (Matt Kane) and I just sat and brainstormed for two seconds.”

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Griffith noted it became obvious that Koslow was the perfect choice having written for the character of Kate when he was writing DAYS.  He noted and felt that both the characters of Kate and Jill have “similarities.”

JESS WALTON FOR ALL INTENT AND PURPOSES IS STILL JILL ABBOTT

As for Jess Walton’s place on Y&R, Josh elaborated, “We love her. She is Jill to the masses. I hope that as we move forward there will be opportunity to see more of Walton’s Jill) based on her availability.”

In story, when Lauren Koslow takes over the role look for Jill to be back in Genoa City to deal with Cane and Billy. As Griffith explained “She wants these two semi-brothers to come together and stop bickering. And she also needs to keep a huge secret that she can’t afford for Billy to find out.”

So, happy to hear from Josh Griffith that they hope when Jill is called for in story that Jess Walton will be able to make the tape dates? Looking forward to seeing Lauren Koslow step-in as Jill? Share your thoughts via the comment section.