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Jonas Brothers will be ‘Burning Up’ the road this fall

August 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

After taking their Burning Up Tour All Over Again to New York’s Madison Square Garden this month, Jonas Brothers are planning to burn their way across the U.S.

The shows, initially announced for Aug. 20, 21 and 22 at the Garden, have now been expanded into a 45-city North American tour, with opening acts Franklin Jonas, All Time Low and Magnus Ferrell.

“Our last tour reminded us just how much this music means to us and to the fans who’ve been with us from the start,” said Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas in a statement.

“The response was so overwhelming announcing the MSG shows that we knew we couldn’t stop at New York. We’re taking The Burning Up Tour All Over Again on the road so we can relive it with all of you, city by city. We can’t wait to run it back with all of you.”

The tour starts Sept. 25 in Boston and wraps up Dec. 21 in Newark, New Jersey. Tickets will be available beginning Tuesday as part of the Spotify Reserved presale at 8:28 a.m. local time. Eligible fans will be notified via Spotify and will have the opportunity to buy two tickets. Visit ReservedbySpotify.com to learn more.

More presales will run through the week; the general sale begins Friday at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. VIP packages are also available through VIPNation.com.

Sid Wilson marks departure from Slipknot with bio change

August 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Former Slipknot turntablist Sid Wilson is marking the end of a chapter in his life.

Following the news that he’d parted ways with the masked metal outfit, Wilson updated the bio section on his Instagram to read, “@slipknot 1997-2026.”

According to outlets including the Knotfest website, Slipknot confirmed Wilson’s departure in an update late Friday. The news followed a TMZ report published in July that Wilson had been fired from the band.

With Wilson no longer in Slipknot, only four members of the group’s classic nine-piece lineup remain: frontman Corey Taylor, percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan, and guitarists Jim Root and Mick Thomson. Bassist Paul Gray died in 2010, while drummer Joey Jordison was let go from the ‘Knot in 2013 and died in 2021. Percussionist Chris Fehn and sampler Craig Jones parted ways with Slipknot in 2019 and 2023, respectively.

Usher and Chris Brown expand R&B tour

August 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Usher and Chris Brown have added dates to their ongoing R&B tour.

According to a new post announcing the update, the decision stems from the love and support they’ve received from fans thus far.

“You all are STILL not playing about The R&B Tour!” reads the post’s caption. “The love has been unreal, so we’re keeping it going and adding MORE DATES.”

It continues, “The fans have made this tour what it is. We see you. Let’s keep making it BIGGER!”

The newly added dates include third stops at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Oct. 15, Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on Nov. 5 and SoFi Stadium in LA on Nov. 16; a second stop in Miami on Dec. 6; and shows in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Columbia, South Carolina.

Fans have until Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET to sign up for access to the presale, which starts Thursday at 10 a.m. local time.

Tickets go on sale to the general public Aug. 24 at 10 a.m. local time.

Usher and Chris are set to play Monday at the Gillette Stadium in Boston.

A ‘Wicked’ reunion: Cynthia Erivo joins Ariana Grande onstage in London

August 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Ariana Grande defied fans’ expectations Sunday night, when she brought out her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo during her concert at London’s O2 arena.

Ari is in the middle of her 10-show series at the venue, and the shows mark her first performances in that city in seven years. During Sunday’s show — the second in the series — Ari and Cynthia, both dressed in white, sang “For Good,” as well as the mashup of “Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again” that they first performed on the Wicked TV special in November.

Ariana’s London shows wrap up Sept. 1, after which she plans to take a step back from the spotlight.

In May, Cynthia told Variety that her close relationship with Ari, which was on display for several years as part of the seemingly endless Wicked press tours, was no act.

“I think that people didn’t really believe that we were actually friends,” she said. “But that’s also because people don’t know me very well. If I’m a friend, then I’m a friend. If I’m not, then I’m not.”

According to Cynthia, she and Ariana still text nearly every day. She told Variety, “It’s very interesting, watching what people’s perception is versus what the reality actually is — lots of psychologists seated at home deciding who we were, what we were going through, what we were doing and why.”

Springsteen mourns his biographer, rock critic Dave Marsh

August 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to legendary rock critic, journalist and author Dave Marsh, who passed away Friday at the age of 76.

“Here on E Street, the irreplaceable loss of Dave Marsh has us heartbroken,” Springsteen wrote on Instagram. “My great friend Dave, with his straight out of Detroit attitude, was a true Rock ‘n’ Roll lifer. He was soulful, intelligent, heartfelt, opinionated, bruising and often fantastically argumentative.”

Marsh, who throughout his career wrote numerous books on music and musicians, was the author of the 1979 Springsteen biography Born to Run, as well as other books on The Boss. Springsteen noted in his tribute that Marsh “always had my back.”

“He deeply believed in what I was trying to accomplish and his lifetime of support meant the world to me,” Springsteen added. “More than anything else, I admired Dave as a man of conscience and commitment. He lived and stuck by his values come hell or high water.”

Springsteen concluded the post, writing, “Wherever he is, I hope he’s receiving some of the grace, happiness and reward he’s brought into my life. God bless you Dave.”

E Street Band member Nils Lofgren also paid tribute to Marsh, as did his bandmate Stevie Van Zandt, who wrote, “He was fearless, relentless, arrogant, everything you’d want in a RocknRoll troublemaker,” adding, “And by the way, a tremendous writer.”

In addition to Born to Run, Marsh wrote The Who biography Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who, which was published in 1983; 1980’s The Book of Rock Lists; and 1989’s The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made.

Jonas Brothers honored as Disney Legends at D23 fan event

August 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Jonas Brothers are Disney Legends.

They were honored Sunday at the company’s biannual fan event, D23, where Disney previews upcoming movies, shows, experiences and products while also honoring its history. Fellow Disney kid Vanessa Hudgens was on hand to do the honors.

After taking the stage, the brothers reflected on their longtime connection to Disney. Joe Jonas revealed that his first word was “Gaston” after repeatedly watching Beauty and the Beast, while Nick Jonas recalled playing Chip in the musical on Broadway.

“To our incredible fans, thank you for letting us be a part of your childhood and growing up alongside you all these years,” Nick Jonas said. “You gave three brothers from New Jersey, a life beyond anything we could have imagined. We’re so grateful.”

In addition to Joe, Nick and Kevin, other Disney Legends honored Sunday included Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Ahead of the ceremony, Joe Jonas told ABC News, “Honestly, it’s kind of mind blowing that we get to be a part of such like an iconic list of people that we’ve always looked up to, people that have big imaginations and we’re going home as legends.”

“I think that we started as fans, like most people, and to get to then work with Disney, have those early days of just being on a set, the confidence they instilled in us as performers and songwriters was invaluable, and it really set us up for success in our career,” Nick added.

“And finding our way back the last couple years with the various projects we’ve done has been so full circle and gratifying.”

The brothers reprise their roles as the band Connect 3 in the new Camp Rock 3 movie, which is streaming now on Disney+.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News.

Evanescence’s Amy Lee reflects on the success of ‘End of You’: ‘It was really, really cool to see’

August 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

In 2025, Evanescence’s Amy Lee, Poppy and Courtney LaPlante dropped a bombshell on the world of hard rock and metal with their collaborative single, “End of You.” With the track’s one-year anniversary approaching in September, Lee looks back at “End of You” while speaking with ABC Audio.

“[Producer] Jordan [Fish] reached out to me, Jordan and Poppy had been working on a song and they just had the idea, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to make this an all-girl collab?'” Lee remembers. “Then we got Courtney, too, and everybody put in their spices and it turned into a song that blew up.”

“End of You” didn’t just blow up, it made history, becoming the first song led by three women to hit #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart since it began in 1981.

“It was really, really cool to see such a fantastic response,” Lee says. “I’m not surprised, from the beginning I was like, ‘People are gonna love this!'”

“People are gonna love to see us join forces, see strong women in heavy music join forces, because women are kinda ruling heavy music right now,” the “Bring Me to Life” singer recalls thinking. “It deserves to have a little bit of light shined on that.”

Evanescence recently wrapped a U.S. tour in support of their new album, Sanctuary, which featured Spiritbox on the bill. They’ll launch a U.K. and European tour with support from Poppy in September.

Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard continues ‘tradition of music’ with Twenty One Pilots opening gig

August 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Death Cab for Cutie is opening for Twenty One Pilots for an Oct. 17 show at Ohio Stadium in the “Stressed Out” duo’s hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Frontman Ben Gibbard tells ABC Audio that the gig came together thanks to mutual admiration between the two bands.

“They’ve been big fans of our band for quite awhile, and they’re great dudes, they’re really great people,” Gibbard says of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun. “They asked us to play with them, and we were like, ‘Yeah, hell yeah! Let’s do it.'”

In opening for a band that came after them, Gibbard feels that Death Cab is continuing “part of a tradition of music.”

“We’re getting to that point in our lives where by the sheer fact of having been around for a long time, we’re starting to see bands that grew up on our music the same way that we grew up on, like, The Cure and Fugazi and Built to Spill and that kind of stuff,” Gibbard says.

As for how he thinks the Twenty One Pilots audience will receive Death Cab’s set, Gibbard laughs, “I don’t know how it’ll go over.”

“But those guys [Joseph and Dun] are happy, so that’s all that matters to me,” Gibbard says.

Death Cab for Cutie recently wrapped a U.S. tour of their own in support of their new album, I Built You a Tower.

Megan Thee Stallion signs distribution deal with Interscope, teases Act ‘III’

August 14, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Megan Thee Stallion has an unlocked a new level of her Hot Girl career. She’s announced she now has complete ownership of her masters and publishing, thanks to a new distribution deal with Interscope Records.

“Hotties I signed a distribution partnership with @interscope !!!!” she wrote on Instagram. “Owning my masters & publishing and maintaining my independence as an artist is always my priority!”

“Everything I’ve built has been about trusting my vision, owning my power, and never putting a ceiling on how far I can go. And now? We going HIGHER,” Meg continued. “I can’t wait for this next chapter with my new Interscope family!! I’m forever grateful!!!

She added in a statement, “I’ve always wanted to create music on my terms while building a legacy that extends beyond the industry. This distribution partnership with Interscope allows me to stay true to my creative vision while also increasing my global reach.” Meg noted she’s also excited about “the expansion of my Hot Girl Productions empire,” under which she will continue to release music.

Her next project is coming soon, according to her Instagram post. “ACT III IS ON THEE WAY HOTTIES !!!” she wrote.

I knew it: Taylor Swift sets another chart record

August 14, 2026 by WDNY Radio

If you know Taylor Swift, you know she just can’t stop breaking Billboard chart records.

Her latest single, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” has topped Billboard’s Adult Pop Airplay chart, becoming her 16th leader on that tally. That’s a new record: She was previously tied with Maroon 5 with 15. Adam Levine and company now have the #2 spot; Pink is third with 10. Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran are next; they both have eight.

Taylor’s accomplishment is more impressive when you consider that her first #1 hit on the tally was “I Knew You Were Trouble” in 2013, which was seven years into her career. Maroon 5 scored their first back in 2004. But their last #1 was in 2021, while Taylor just kept on going. From 2021 to the present day, she’s topped the chart nine times.

“I Knew It, I Knew You” is from Toy Story 5. When it was released in June, it became only the third song from an animated Disney movie to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, following “A Whole New World” from Aladdin and “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from Encanto.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News.

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