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St. Vincent to perform at Willie Nelson’s 2026 Luck Reunion festival

February 18, 2026 by WDNY Radio

St. Vincent will be performing at the 2026 edition of Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion festival, taking place on March 19.

The annual event, now in its 14th year, is held on the country icon’s famed Luck ranch in Spicewood, Texas. The 92-year-old Nelson will also perform.

“We’re thrilled to welcome our Luck Family back home to Willie’s backyard for another incredible year,” says Matt Bizer, CEO and founder of Luck Presents. “Fourteen years in, Luck Reunion continues to be about bringing people together in meaningful ways. This year’s lineup beautifully represents that spirit, with legendary artists who’ve been part of our story from the beginning, new voices we’re excited to introduce to our community, and more than a few surprise guests that we can’t wait to reveal.”

For more info, visit LuckPresents.com.

In other St. Vincent news, the “Los Ageless” rocker has announced a show at the Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl alongside the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. The performance, taking place Aug. 2, is part of an upcoming series of orchestra-accompanied St. Vincent concerts.

For ticket info, visit HollywoodBowl.com.

St. Vincent to perform at Willie Nelson’s 2026 Luck Reunion festival

February 18, 2026 by WDNY Radio

St. Vincent will be performing at the 2026 edition of Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion festival, taking place on March 19.

The annual event, now in its 14th year, is held on the country icon’s famed Luck ranch in Spicewood, Texas. The 92-year-old Nelson will also perform.

For more info, visit LuckPresents.com.

For ticket info, visit HollywoodBowl.com.

Joan Jett, Cheap Trick & more to play Kentucky’s Bourbon & Beyond Festival

February 18, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Cheap Trick and Squeeze are among the artists set to play the 2026 Bourbon and Beyond Festival.

The festival, which will feature over 100 artists on five stages, will be held Sept. 24-27 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.

Festival headliners include Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Mumford & Sons, Kacey Musgraves, Chris Stapleton, The Red Clay Strays, Dave Matthews Band and Hootie & the Blowfish.

Other artists on the bill include Counting Crows, 4 Non Blondes, Adam Ant, Violent Femmes, Better Than Ezra, Joan Osbourne, The Fray and Lisa Loeb.

Tickets for the four-day festival are on sale now. More info, including the complete lineup, can be found at BourbonandBeyond.com.

On This Day, Feb. 18, 1977: KISS plays their first-ever concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden

February 18, 2026 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, Feb 18, 1977…

New York natives KISS headlined Madison Square Garden for the very first time.

The show was part of their Rock and Roll Over tour and featured opening act Sammy Hagar, who was also making his Madison Square Garden debut.

According to setlist.fm, the band’s set included KISS favorites like “Detroit Rock City,” “Rock and Roll All Nite,” “Beth” and “Black Diamond.” During the show, Paul Stanley was injured when he was hit by a beer bottle thrown by somebody in the audience.

KISS went on to headline MSG multiple times over the years.

They wrapped their last-ever tour, dubbed the End of the Road World Tour, at the historic venue with two shows that took place Dec. 1 and 2, 2023.

Olympic skier Breezy Johnson says Taylor Swift is ‘of course’ invited to her wedding

February 18, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Olympic skier Breezy Johnson says Taylor Swift is “welcome” to attend her wedding after she responded to her engagement post.

On Feb. 11, Breezy’s boyfriend Connor Watkins proposed to her at the finish line of the super giant slalom race, using a wooden ring box engraved with these lyrics from Taylor’s song “The Alchemy”: “Who are we to fight the alchemy?”

When Breezy posted the moment on Instagram, Taylor commented with another lyric from the song — “Where’s the trophy? He just comes running over to me” — and added, “CONGRATULATIONS!!!”

Johnson told People that the lyrics Taylor used to comment are some of her other favorite lyrics from “The Alchemy,” which appears on The Tortured Poets Department and is widely assumed to be about Taylor’s fiancé, Travis Kelce.

“The Taylor Swift comment was not something that I ever expected,” Breezy added. “It was really cool seeing her comments, seeing her just love love,” Breezy said People.

When asked whether she’s going to invite Taylor to her nuptials, Breezy laughed, “I mean, listen, Taylor can probably go to any wedding in the U.S. and everybody would welcome her with open arms. She is of course welcome to join. I do not expect her to have any time to do that, but…”

By the way, Breezy’s proposal wasn’t a surprise. She’d been telling Connor that she loved the “idea of getting engaged at the Olympics” for more than a year. “Everything kind of went to plan … It was perfect,” she told People.

Paul McCartney and Wings exhibit to open at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

February 18, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Paul McCartney and Wings will be the subject of a new exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.

The exhibit, opening May 15, is described in a press release as “the first major museum exhibit” to explore McCartney’s post-Beatles band, which released its self-titled debut in 1970 and broke up in 1981.

Simply titled Paul McCartney and Wings, the exhibit will feature the largest collection of artifacts from McCartney’s personal archives, including instruments played during recording sessions and concert performances, handwritten lyrics, clothing worn by the band, tour memorabilia and previously unseen photography, plus archival video and audio.

In addition to the exhibit, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is set to host an early screening of the new Paul McCartney and Wings documentary, Man on the Run, on Feb. 21. The documentary, directed by award-winning director Morgan Neville, will hit theaters for one night only on Feb. 19 and debut on Prime Video Feb. 27.

More info on the exhibit and screening can be found at RockHall.com.

‘Time’s Ticking’ & Justin Moore thinks all his success is ‘just ridiculous’

February 18, 2026 by WDNY Radio

As Justin Moore’s latest hit, “Time’s Ticking,” rises into the top 10, he’s reflecting on how far he’s come.

“It’s pretty amazing, man,” the Arkansas native says. “When I moved to Nashville, #1 was never in the equation. [My goal] was just, have a couple of hits and be able to play music and make some money. And to be where we are — you know, to have 20-plus top-10 records and 13 number ones is just ridiculous.”

“[The] point being, I’m very, very humbled with the career that we’ve had, and it’s just ridiculous, to be honest with you,” he adds. “I don’t even know what to say about it, but ‘thank you,’ you know?”

Justin found his first chart success with 2008’s “Back That Thing Up,” though it only made it to #38. The subsequent “Small Town USA,” however, became his first #1.

His most recent chart-topper, “This Is My Dirt,” hit the pinnacle in October 2024.

‘Rolling Stone’ pays tribute to Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir with special issue

February 18, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The life and career of Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, who passed away Jan. 10, is celebrated in a new tribute issue of Rolling Stone.

The magazine’s March issue includes exclusive tributes to Weir from bandmates Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. There’s also an interview with Dead & Company’s John Mayer, intimate photos of Weir taken by his daughter, photographer Chloe Weir, and more.

“The Grateful Dead, for Bob, was freedom. It was a place for him to be Bob — his home,” Hart said of his bandmate. “He had a tough time in his early life, but in the Grateful Dead everyone could be what they wanted to be, and that was freedom. It’s everything.”

“Bob wasn’t one to talk a lot, but this was the way for all of us to fly,” he continued. “We all gave each other space, and at the same time, we all were supporting each other, and the music just started to flow. We all believed in the magic.”

Kreutzmann reflected on the surviving members of the band accepting that it was OK to continue playing Grateful Dead music following the 1995 death of Jerry Garcia.

“It took me a few years to figure that out, but I think it took Bob about five minutes — he played a show in New Hampshire the very night Jerry died,” Kruetzmann told Rolling Stone. “That was also his way of processing it.”

And Mayer told the mag about the connection he felt with Weir.

“We were aligned. Bobby and I both had the same clock — where he knew what I was going to do, and he knew I’d give it back and go, ‘All yours,'” he said. “There were times where Bobby started singing as a way of letting me know, ‘That’s the end of your solo, son.”’

Andrew McMahon announces new Three Pianos concerts

February 18, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Andrew McMahon has announced a new run of his Three Pianos concerts, featuring his projects Something Corporate, Jack’s Mannequin and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness.

The shows take place Aug. 8 in Philadelphia, Aug. 14 in Chicago and Aug. 22 in Long Beach, California. They follow the debut Three Pianos concert, which took place in 2025 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.

“Last summer’s Three Pianos show was life changing,” McMahon says in a statement. “Nothing could have prepared me for the magic I felt that night. Sharing the stage with the members of all three of my bands and getting to weave a lifetime’s worth of songs and memories into a single show is something I’d wanted to do for years but was too scared to try.”

He continues, “Having done it once, I couldn’t shake the feeling that this was a moment deserving of a few more stages and a few more nights with my friends and collaborators and the fans that gave our music a home.”

In between the Three Pianos shows, McMahon has also scheduled solo performances in Philadelphia on Aug. 6 and Chicago on Aug. 12.

Presales for all dates are open now, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

For all ticket info, visit AndrewMcMahon.com.

The ‘End of You’ is the start of history for Poppy, Amy Lee & Courtney LaPlante

February 18, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Since Billboard first launched its Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in 1981, the ranking has never seen a song led by three female artists hit #1. Forty-five years later, that has finally changed with “End of You,” the collaborative single featuring Poppy, Amy Lee of Evanescence and Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox.

Before hitting #1 and making Billboard history, “End of You” began with a simple idea from Poppy and her producer, former Bring Me the Horizon keyboardist Jordan Fish.

“We thought that it would be a really interesting take to have three women in rock music come together on a song,” Poppy tells ABC Audio. “Fortunately, [Lee and LaPlante] were both down for the idea.”

Poppy recorded with Lee in the “Bring Me to Life” singer’s house, and with LaPlante remotely. The track was a fitting full-circle moment for Poppy and LaPlante, who were confused for each other in a viral interview during the 2025 Grammys.

Working with Lee was also exciting for Poppy as a longtime Evanescence fan.

“Her voice is so epic,” Poppy says. “To hear it in a room when she was recording, it was definitely something I was blown away by.”

While they may not have predicted achieving an unprecedented chart feat, Poppy had an early inkling that “End of You” was special.

“I think for all of us, separately and together, it was a big moment,” Poppy says. “It feels like quite a statement piece.”

Lee will reunite with Poppy and LaPlante on Evanescence’s 2026 world tour, which will feature support from Spiritbox on the U.S. leg and Poppy on the European leg.

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