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Alicia Keys to perform ‘Empire State of Mind’ at New York Knicks championship parade

June 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Since the Empire State is in celebration mode following the New York Knicks’ championship, who better to perform at the parade than Alicia Keys? The singer has been tapped to take the stage at City Hall, where she will perform her song “Empire State of Mind” on Thursday.

Alicia posted a video of her FaceTime chat with OG Anunoby, who asked whether she would be attending the festivities. “The city’s been asking for you. Are you pulling up?” he asks, to which her son Egypt responds, “I’ll make sure she gets there.”

“I just feel like if there’s a time for you to smile, it’s right now,” Alicia said.

“How could I not? This is my city, and the city’s on fire, like there’s so much love in the city. It’s crazy, like imagine y’all brought all that energy, like everybody just united, feeling amazing, so I’m excited,” she continued. “We’re proud of you, we’re excited. … We’ll see you there.”

Alicia wrote in the caption, “New York, we’ve been waiting for this one!!! My brother @oanunoby said the city is calling….. Meet me tomorrow at City Hall to celebrate our World Champion @nyknicks!!!!!! Don’t worry @egyptdean_ wouldn’t let me miss this.”

Alicia’s performance, celebrating the Knicks’ first championship win in 53 years, is scheduled to take place at approximately 1 p.m. ET.

Kelsea Ballerini wants ‘Another Drink’ with Marshmello

June 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

What’s Kelsea Ballerini been up to? Well, it seems she’s been in the studio — and at the bar — with Marshmello.

On Tuesday, the “half of my hometown” hitmaker posted a video lamenting the behavior of the opposite sex.

“It’s like every guy in the world just thinks every girl in the world goes to a bar to just like, what, like get hit on?” Kelsea says, making a gagging sound for effect. “If one more guy comes up to me and says that he has a truck parked outside, like that’s like, good job,” she continues, feigning applause this time. “Like, when’s the last time you called your mom?”

“Do you want another drink?” she adds, as the next shot reveals she’s been talking to ‘Mello the whole time, who nods affirmatively.

Wednesday’s post reveals a snippet of Kelsea performing the song that seemed to be playing in the background of the previous clip.

“boy, you’re outta luck, @marshmello,” the caption reads, revealing the title is likely “Another Drink.”

Stay tuned to see what’s next.

In April, Marshmello released “Where We Go” with Thomas Rhett, following 2025 collabs with Hudson Westbrook and Jelly Roll. He previously claimed two country number ones with Kane Brown with 2024’s “Miles on It” and 2019’s “One Thing Right.”

Watch the trailer for star-studded Sia concert film, coming to theaters in July

June 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Sia’s new concert film isn’t really “new,” which may be why it’s called Sia: Nostalgic for the Present.

The film captures Sia’s performance at Coachella a decade ago and will screen in cinemas worldwide for a limited time starting July 23. Tickets are available now at nostalgicforthepresent.com.

In addition to Sia, the elaborate 2016 performance featured dancer Maddie Ziegler, comedian Tig Notaro and actors Kristen Wiig, Paul Dano, Ben Mendelsohn and Gaby Hoffmann. Sia later toured the world with the same production, which incorporates choreography, special effects, acting and costumes.

Sia says in a statement, “Working with some of the greatest artists of our time was a thrilling, tremendous journey that I would take over and over again, if given the opportunity. I am humbled by the talent of everyone involved and so grateful for the experience.”

The performance includes Sia’s hits “Chandelier,” “Cheap Thrills,” “Unstoppable” and “Titanium,” as well as her version of the hit she wrote for Rihanna, “Diamonds.”

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda teases upcoming ‘Unshatter’ documentary

June 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda has shared more details about the band’s upcoming documentary, Unshatter.

The “Numb” outfit first announced the project, which is directed by band member Joe Hahn, earlier in June alongside a teaser trailer.

Speaking with the BBC, Shinoda says that the idea for a Linkin Park film has long been in the works, dating back to before frontman Chester Bennington’s death in 2017.

“[Hahn] always wanted to do something that kind of, like, explained our universe to people,” Shinoda says.

Explaining that universe became that much more emotional following Bennington’s passing. Unshatter, Shinoda says, follows the band members as they “pick up the pieces” and make the decision to relaunch Linkin Park with a new singer, Emily Armstrong.

“More info will come out soon,” Shinoda says of Unshatter. “We’re very excited about it, really proud of Joe.”

Linkin Park released their first album with Armstrong, From Zero, in 2024. They’re currently on tour in Europe.

Jon Bon Jovi says he’s ‘fully recovered’ from vocal cord surgery ahead of Forever Tour

June 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Bon Jovi is set to launch their Forever Tour in July, their first tour since frontman Jon Bon Jovi underwent vocal cord surgery in 2022. In a new interview with People, the rocker is letting fans know he’s ready to get back onstage.

“I’m fully recovered,” he tells the mag in their latest issue, on newsstands Friday. “It was longer than I’d ever expected, but it had to be right. We never lost faith.”

Jon reveals he was a bit surprised when he found out he had a damaged vocal cord.

“I’d often joked and said the only thing that’s ever been up my nose was my finger. I never did anything to hurt the cords; I didn’t have any excesses. I’m a trained vocalist. I’ve practiced the craft,” he says. “So when a doctor had to explain to me that one of the cords was literally atrophying, it was confusing.”

While it took a lot of hard work to get him ready to tour again, Jon says his bandmates were confident it would happen.

“They never doubted [me] and never looked for work or decided to retire,” he says. “The sacrifices that each one of them have made to be there for me is on a whole ’nother level. They said, ‘No, we’re with you.’ Every day of every rehearsal they were there with me. My love for them has only deepened.”

As for getting back onstage again, Jon notes, “I think that this is a rebirth,” adding, “It is simply about the joy.”

Bon Jovi’s Forever Tour kicks off July 7 with a nine-show stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The tour is also headed to the U.K., wrapping in September with three shows at Wembley Stadium in London.

A complete list of dates can be found at BonJovi.com.

ICYMI: T.I., Fivio Foreign and more

June 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

T.I. has announced the release date for his final album, Kill the King. “The wait is over!!!! 6-26-26 ‘Kill The King’ It’s TIME!!!” he wrote on X. The album is now available for presave.

Fivio Foreign wants to perform at the New York Knicks championship parade on Thursday. “Idk who need to hear this but I better b performing in that parade in NY on Thursday!!” he wrote on X Tuesday. This post comes days after he released the “GCB Freestyle (Game 4).” “The Knicks made Fivio Foreign drop!” he wrote. “OMG We needed this.”

Common, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Marsai Martin, Stevie Wonder, The Roots and Tems are all set to perform at the grand opening ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center. The event will be livestreamed globally at 11 a.m. CT on Thursday. Barack Obama and Michelle Obama will be giving speeches.

Chicago founding member Walter Parazaider dies at 81

June 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Walter Parazaider, founding member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Chicago, died Wednesday at the age of 81.

His death was confirmed by his daughter Felicia Parazaider on Facebook, who wrote, “My father, my hero, is gone. He went peacefully about 20 minutes ago. There’s no more pain. No more struggle.”

Parazaider was part of the original lineup of Chicago, which was formed in its namesake city in 1967. Other original members included Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane, James Pankow and Danny Seraphine. He, Loughnane and Pankow made up the band’s brass/woodwind section, while Parazaider played a variety of instruments, including saxophone, flute and clarinet.

Chicago — best known for such hits as “Saturday In The Park,” “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day,” “If You Leave Me Now,” “25 or 6 to 4,” “You’re The Inspiration” and more — sold over 40 million units in the U.S. and had five consecutive #1 albums on the Billboard 200 between 1972 and 1975.

They were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.

Parazaider retired from Chicago in 2017 and announced in 2021 he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

“This was the worst six years. The hardest season of my life,” Felicia wrote in her post on Facebook. “And I’m so grateful that my dad is not suffering anymore.”

The Real Thing: Bill Gould confirms return of Faith No More

June 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Faith No More bassist Bill Gould has confirmed the band’s reunion.

“We’re gonna do it,” Gould tells the Rock Talk podcast. “We’re gonna play.”

Gould’s comments come after the Faith No More Instagram posted an image Tuesday of the band’s logo alongside the year 2027.

“Our music is very physical, and a big concern is, like, pretty soon we’re not gonna be able to do this the way we wrote it,” Gould says. “We wrote it as 20-year-olds, and it’s always been very physical it has to be that way.”

“We all kind of decided, like, we think we can do it,” he continues. “We could do for a few more years, and we can do it the right way, so we’re gonna give it a go.”

Faith No More hasn’t performed live since 2016. They were set to return to the live stage in 2021, but their dates were canceled due to frontman Mike Patton’s mental health. Patton later shared that he’d been diagnosed with the anxiety disorder agoraphobia.

Since then, the band members have made comments suggesting that Faith No More was done for good. Drummer Mike Bordin said in a 2025 interview that he felt Patton, who’d returned to touring with the band Mr. Bungle after the Faith No More cancelation, demonstrated he was “unwilling to do shows with us.” Meanwhile, keyboardist Roddy Bottum responded to a question about a potential FNM reunion in a separate 2025 interview, saying, “I don’t think anyone’s sort of up for it at this point.”

While we wait for Faith No More to announce the dates of their live return, you can catch Patton performing select FNM songs on tour with AVTT/PTTN, his collaboration with the folk band The Avett Brothers.

On This Day, June 17, 1981: Roger Waters played his last full concert with Pink Floyd

June 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, June 17, 1981…

Pink Floyd wrapped the 31-date The Wall Tour at London’s Earl’s Court, the final show of a five-night stand at the venue. It was Roger Waters’ last full concert with the band.

The tour launched in February 1980 in support of Pink Floyd’s concept album, The Wall, visiting the U.S., the U.K. and Germany. It featured pyrotechnics and elaborate staging, including an airplane that flew over the audience and crashed into a giant wall onstage. The wall also got torn down at the end of each show.

Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985, two years before their next tour, 1987’s A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour. He later reunited with his bandmates to perform at Live 8 in July 2005.

On This Day, June 17, 1981: Roger Waters played his last full concert with Pink Floyd

June 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, June 17, 1981…

Pink Floyd wrapped the 31-date The Wall Tour at London’s Earl’s Court, the final show of a five-night stand at the venue. It was Roger Waters’ last full concert with the band.

Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985, two years before their next tour, 1987’s A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour. He later reunited with his bandmates to perform at Live 8 in July 2005.

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