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19-year-old Mexican immigrant dies in ICE custody this week, agency says

March 19, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(MOORE HAVEN, Fla.) — A 19-year-old Mexican immigrant died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody this week, according to a notice sent to lawmakers.

Royer Perez-Jimenez, 19, died March 16 at the Glades County Detention Center in Moore Haven, Florida, according to the notice from ICE that was reviewed by ABC News.

Perez-Jimenez is the 44th person to die in ICE custody during the second Trump administration, according to lawmakers.

“He died of a presumed suicide; however, the official cause of his death remains under investigation,” ICE stated.

In the notice, ICE said the 19-year-old entered the United States from Mexico on Feb. 19, 2022, and was granted voluntary return. On an unknown date, according to ICE, he reentered the U.S.

The notice said Perez-Jimenez was arrested in Florida and charged with felony fraud for impersonation and misdemeanor resisting an officer. ABC News has not verified this claim from the Department of Homeland Security.

“ICE placed an immigration detainer on him that same day, and he was transferred into ICE custody on February 21, 2026,” the agency said in the notice.

ABC News reached out to DHS for comment.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ shatters records to become most-watched movie trailer

March 19, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Tom Holland launches the official trailer for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ at sunrise on March 18, 2026, from the top of the Empire State Building. (Marion Curtis/StarPix for Columbia Pictures)

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is now the most-watched movie trailer of all time.

The trailer for the upcoming Sony Pictures film was released on Wednesday. It obtained a historic 718.6 million views in its first 24 hours, according to WaveMetrix.

The Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer surpassed former record holder Deadpool & Wolverine‘s movie trailer within eight hours of its launch. It reached 373 million views at that time, surpassing Deadpool & Wolverine‘s previous 24-hour record of 365 million.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day also surpassed the record set by the trailer for the video game Grand Theft Auto VI, which previously claimed the title of the biggest video launch of all time in 2025. It received 475 million views over its first 24 hours.

This new film finds Peter Parker in a completely different time in his life. It’s set four years after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home.

“Peter is now an adult living entirely alone, having voluntarily erased himself from the lives and memories of those he loves,” according to an official description from Sony. “Crime-fighting in a New York that no longer knows his name, he’s devoted himself entirely to protecting his city — a full-time Spider-Man — but as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, even as a strange new pattern of crimes gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced.”

Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando and Mark Ruffalo star in the film, which is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into movie theaters on July 31.

A battle for the ladies: Tyrese and Tank going to head-to-head in March 26 Verzuz

March 19, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The next Verzuz battle has been announced, and it’s all for the ladies. Tank and Tyrese, who have worked together as members of TGT, will be going song for song in a competition that also doubles as a celebration of their discographies.

The Verzuz will stream live on Apple Music on March 26 at 5:30 p.m. PT, according to an Instagram post. In the comments, Tyrese appeared to share more details about the event.

“200 ladies only……. no dudes…. in LA…. intimate…. live, in-studio guests,” he wrote, before teasing an opportunity for fans to meet them in person. “Tank….. I don’t know, bro—should we do VIP meet-and-greets after?”

Tank posted an old video on his Instagram Story, in which he asks Siri how many #1 records Tyrese has. When Siri responds “four,” he looks at the camera and says, “Enough.” The clip is then followed by Kendrick Lamar’s “TV Off,” specifically the lyric: “It’s not enough (Ayy)/ Few solid n***** left, but it’s not enough/ Few b****** that’ll really step, but it’s not enough.”

On Tyrese’s end, he posted a photo of himself sleeping on a throne, with the words “Verzuz Easy Work.”

He also said he “might not sing any of my obvious monsters.”

“I think I might try and lose on purpose… I’m about to give the real Tyrese fans and supporters some B-side classics that they always ask me to sing,” he wrote, adding that his Beautiful Pain album “is about to finally be on the main stage.”

He then asked for recommendations on what other songs from the album he should perform: “I am really really about to do this for you the real ones….. Should I finally do WILDFLOWER?”

Gov’t Mule announces details for rescheduled Island Exodus 16

March 19, 2026 by WDNY Radio

After having to postpone their Island Exodus 16 this year due to hurricane damage, Gov’t Mule has announced dates for the rescheduled festival, happening in 2027.

Island Exodus 16 will now take place Jan. 17-21, 2027, at Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters Montego Bay in Trelawny, Jamaica.

The lineup for the 2027 edition will be exactly the same as the planned lineup for 2026. It will include three two-set shows from Gov’t Mule, with guitarist John Scofield sitting in with the band as a special guest. It will also feature Mule frontman Warren Haynes headlining a special afternoon solo show.

Other artists on the bill include moe. and Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country doing two shows each.

The festival will include a whole host of events, including a Q&A with Haynes, a cornhole tournament, yoga, beach tie-dye and more.

Presale for previous Island Exodus attendees opens March 30, with reservations open to the general public April 1 at 10 a.m. ET.

More details can be found at islandexodus.com.

Gov’t Mule launched the annual Island Exodus back in 2010. The 2025 festival also featured three two-set beachfront concerts from Gov’t Mule, plus a headlining afternoon solo set from Haynes. Other artists on the bill included Drive-By Truckers, Karina Rykman, Big Sugar and Ron Holloway.

Muse announces new album, ’The Wow! Signal’; listen to single ‘Be with You’ now

March 19, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Muse has announced a new album called The Wow! Signal.

The milestone 10th studio effort from the “Supermassive Black Hole” rockers drops June 26. It’s the follow-up to 2022’s Will of the People.

Along with the album news, Muse has premiered a new song called “Be with You,” which they’d been teasing over the last week. You can watch the “Be with You” video on YouTube.

The Wow! Signal also includes the 2025 single “Unravelling.” Here’s the full track list:
“The Dark Forest”
“Nightshift Superstar”
“Shimmering Scars”
“Cryogen”
“Be With You”
“Hexagons”
“The Sickness in You & I”
“Unravelling”
“Hush”
“Space Debris”

Olivia Rodrigo previews the ‘sad love songs’ of ‘OR3’

March 19, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Olivia Rodrigo’s third album is coming, and just as fans predicted, it’s full of love songs — but it’s not that simple.

Liv previewed three tracks for British Vogue and later clarified that they’re “sad love songs,” adding, “I realised all my favourite romantic love songs were beautiful because they had a tinge of fear or yearning in them.”

The magazine reports that the songs are “instantly transporting, cinematic and … intimate.” The first is about finding the man of your dreams — Olivia says, “The person that the song is about is great.”

The second song is about how much you miss your other half when they’re not around. Olivia says it was inspired by something Miranda said to Steve on Sex and the City: “Whenever something funny happens, I always want to tell you about it.”

The third song, Olivia says, is about how love won’t fix all your problems. As she tells the magazine, “[T]he second I’m in a really great relationship, [I think that] I’m gonna start feeling good about myself and this stuff is going to fall into place, but it just doesn’t work like that.”

“[It’s] what I think being in love feels like,” Olivia says of the song. “You’re getting to the core of all of your issues: how you feel about yourself, your insecurities, what makes you joyful. It feels like the most raw form of you, which is so scary and terrifying and uncomfortable, sometimes, but beautiful at times.”

Olivia’s best friend Madison Hu has heard “most” of the album and tells the magazine it’s “honest,” adding, “I’ve always been very in awe of how willing to spill to the world she is with her music.”

So far, there’s no release date or title for the album.

Wyclef Jean teams with The Paley Museum to give preview of upcoming project, ‘Quantum Leap’

March 19, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Wyclef Jean is giving fans a first listen at music from his upcoming project, Quantum Leap. He’s teamed with The Paley Museum for an event titled An Exclusive Evening with Wyclef Jean: Quantum Leap, during which he’ll play unreleased music, share the inspiration behind the album, look back on his musical journey, and discuss music and AI.

“Wyclef Jean is a true innovator, whose incredible sound and artistry have left an indelible mark on music and culture,” Paley Center of Media President and CEO Maureen J. Reidy said in a statement. “We are honored to welcome him to The Paley Museum, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to be the first to host this exclusive preview of Quantum Leap.”

The event will take place April 28 at 6:30 p.m. ET at The Paley Museum in Midtown Manhattan. A presale is now underway for Paley President’s Circle, Partner and Patron Circle Members, the last of whom will get to meet Wyclef during a special VIP reception. Tickets then go on sale to the general public on Saturday at noon ET.

As for Quantum Leap, it will feature seven albums with seven tracks each, centered on a genre that molded Wyclef into the musician he is today. The first, Black Moses, is a hip-hop project set to arrive on April 24. Subsequent projects will be released on the last Friday of each month, leading to the 30th anniversary of his debut album, The Carnival, which arrived on June 24, 1997.

His group The Fugees are celebrating 30 years of their The Score album this year.

Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine to release ’In My Darkest Hour’ memoir in September

March 19, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has announced a new book called In My Darkest Hour.

The memoir, due out Sept. 8, finds Mustaine reflecting on his battle with throat cancer, which he was diagnosed with in 2019.

“One of most harrowing experiences of my adult life has been my seven-year journey through cancer treatment and onward into remission,” Mustaine says in a statement.

“This story is considerably more than just go to the doctor, get diagnosed, get treatment and hopefully I live happily ever after,” he continues. “This was a journey of me saving myself, staying alive, keeping my family together, and continuing to make music through it all.”

Mustaine previously wrote the books Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir and Rust in Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece.

Megadeth, meanwhile, just released their self-titled final album in January, which they’ll support on a multiyear farewell tour.

Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson & Riley Green are booked to play the 61st ACMs

March 19, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Riley Green make up the first round of artists confirmed to perform at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards.

In 2026, the show returns to its longtime home in Las Vegas at MGM Grand Garden Arena. It’ll also be back in its traditional time slot on May 17, when it streams live on Prime Video at 8 p.m. ET.

Lainey will deliver the world premiere performance of her new track, “Can’t Sit Still,” while Riley’s set to do his current hit, “Change My Mind.”

Tickets for the ACM Awards and its accompanying events are on sale now. Look for more performers to be revealed in the coming weeks.

‘Sonic the Hedgehog 4’ announces full cast a year before film’s release

March 19, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The full cast of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 has been revealed.

Ben Schwartz, who has voiced Sonic in all three of the Paramount Pictures franchise’s previous films, made the official casting announcement in an Instagram post on Thursday celebrating exactly one year until the release of the film.

Schwartz first confirmed that Jim Carrey will return as the evil Dr. Robotnik, before noting that franchise staples James Marsden and Tika Sumpter will also return as Tom and Maddie Wachowski.

“One year to go til Sonic 4. Jim is back and look who else is coming to play,” Schwartz captioned his post.

Newly announced to join the cast are Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry and Nick Offerman. The latter previously starred with Schwartz in the beloved sitcom Parks and Recreation.

Also returning are Idris Elba, Keanu Reeves and Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Knuckles, Shadow and Tails. Lee Majdoub will also be back as Agent Stone.

Kristen Bell was previously announced to join the franchise as the voice of Amy Rose.

While a plot for the fourth film has yet to be unveiled, it will be directed by Jeff Fowler, who also helmed the previous three films in the franchise. It is scheduled for release on March 19, 2027.

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