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Billy Idol documentary ‘Billy Idol Should Be Dead’ sets theatrical release

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Billy Idol documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead is finally hitting theaters in the U.S. on Feb. 26.

Ahead of the opening, the film will get two special premieres, Feb. 23 in Los Angeles at the TCL Chinese Theatre and Feb. 25 in New York at the Regal Union Square. Both screenings will feature an acoustic performance by Idol, and his longtime guitarist and collaborator Steve Stevens.

Billy Idol Should Be Dead, directed by Jonas Åkerlund, had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival in June 2025. The film explores the rock star’s career and personal life, and features never-before-seen archival and personal interviews with Idol, as seen in a just-released teaser for the flick. It also includes interviews with Idol’s family, peers and collaborators.

The film features the new song “Dying to Live,” which Idol wrote with Academy Award-nominated songwriter J. Ralph.

Info on screenings and tickets can be found at billyidolshouldbedead.com.

Gary Clark Jr. launches new signature guitar with Gibson

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Gary Clark Jr. has launched a new signature guitar with Gibson.

The Gibson Custom Gary Clark Jr. ES‑355 marks Clark’s third collaboration with Gibson, following his signature SG and Epiphone Casino guitarist.

“Inspired by the first time he saw B.B. King command the stage with one, the ES‑355 has become Clark’s new number‑one guitar, now reimagined with the craftsmanship and detail of the Gibson Custom Shop,” a press release reads.

The guitar costs $7,999. It’s available online at Gibson.com, and at the Gibson Garage locations in Nashville and London.

Clark’s most recent album is 2024’s JPEG RAW.

Metallica among honorees for 2026 Red Cross Gala in SF

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Metallica will be honored as the visionary partner of the year at the 2026 Red Cross Gala in San Francisco, taking place March 21.

The distinction comes after the “Enter Sandman” metallers teamed up with the Red Cross in 2025 to set up blood drives alongside stops on their M72 tour.

“Giving back as a united, engaged community has always been at the core of [Metallica’s charity foundation] All Within My Hands, and working alongside the Red Cross has shown us just how powerful that can be,” Metallica says. “From last year’s fan-fueled Red Cross × Metallica blood drive series — which blew us away by hitting more than 1,000 donations in its first month — to years of teaming up on disaster relief, we’ve seen firsthand how acts of kindness can save lives.”

The band adds, “Thank you to the Red Cross for this incredible recognition, and thank you to the #MetallicaFamily, who prove every day that doing good is something we all can amplify. Seeing fans, volunteers, and entire communities show up again and again shows just how much this work matters.”

Uncle Luke announces Congressional run

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

It’s official: Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell will be running for Congress. After stepping down as head football coach at Florida’s Miami Edison Senior High School and contemplating his return to politics, he announced the news in a statement on Facebook Monday.

“After decades of fighting for my community—from the courtroom defending free speech all the way to the United States Supreme Court, to building businesses that created jobs across the South, to mentoring and coaching thousands of young people into college—I have officially decided to run for Congress in Florida’s 20th District,” the statement reads.

“For more than 35 years, I have worked on the ground in Liberty City and throughout South Florida—co-founding Liberty City Optimist, partnering with city and county leaders, building relationships with corporate sponsors, and helping hundreds of thousands of young people access education and opportunity through sports and mentorship. I’ve done the work. I have the relationships. And I know how to get things done,” it continues.

Luke adds that his goal “is to make [Congressional District 20] the standard of what a congressional district in America should look like—revitalized, respected, and resourced.”

He concludes, “It’s time to turn influence into impact.”

Florida’s Congressional 20th District, which includes West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, is currently represented by Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.

Luke previously ran for mayor of Miami-Dade County in 2011.

Sarah McLachlan will never live down that ASPCA ad

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

In the 2000s, Sarah McLachlan filmed a heartbreaking PSA for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals that featured her 1997 hit “Angel.” Ten years later, we’re still talking about it.

Appearing on Amy Poehler’s podcast, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, Sarah told Amy that the PSA raised $30 million for the organization in the first year alone. When Amy asked her if people assume that she’s “constantly fostering and adopting animals,” Sarah began to laugh.

“Oh yeah,” she said. “And also, just, you know, like, 10 or 20 letters a week about, you know, people sending me all their rescues or, ‘I’m doing this charity. I’m working with this. Can you help?’”

“It took on such a life of its own, I remember I was doing a food bank charity gig in New York eight years later and they said, ‘Can you please not play “Angel”? Because it’s so synonymous with this other charity, there’s going to be some brand confusion,'” Sarah continued. “I’m like, ‘God, are you serious?'”

Sarah told People last year that “in some ways, [the ad] brought me to a whole new audience,” even though she didn’t like it at first.

“I couldn’t watch it. It was just like, ‘Oh, God, it’s awful,'” she told People. “But it worked like a hot damn.”

Iron Maiden reveals details of 50th anniversary celebration, Eddfest

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

When Iron Maiden announced dates for their Run For Your Lives World Tour, they revealed that it would include a special show in the U.K. The band has since shared what’s so special about it.

The concert at Knebworth Park on July 11, featuring special guests The Hu, The Darkness, Airbourne and The Almighty, will be part of what the band’s dubbed Eddfest, after their mascot, Eddie. The July 10-11 event is described as the “ultimate once in a lifetime celebration of all things Iron Maiden for their 50th anniversary,” featuring live music, themed areas, immersive attractions and more.

Some of those attractions include the Infinite Dreams Museum Experience, featuring Iron Maiden stage props and relics, plus an area called Maidenville, which will feature a second stage of music, Eddie’s Ultimate Dive Bar, and the Unfair Funfair with rides and Eddie-themed games.

For more information and to purchase tickets, go to IronMaiden.Knebworth.com.

‘Devastated’ RAYE offers fans turned away at Paris show their choice of free tickets

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Some chaos at RAYE’s concert in Paris, France, on Sunday has led the singer to offer fans free tickets as an apology.

On her Instagram Story on Tuesday, the “Where Is My Husband!” singer wrote that she was devastated that 65 fans who’d purchased tickets to the show at the Accor Arena were turned away, which she called “completely unacceptable and wrong.”

“I have been told this was a system error at Ticketmaster, meaning 65 tickets were not fully validated when they were purchased,” she explained, noting that it was “outside of anything I could control and I feel saddened and let down.”

While the unlucky fans received refunds, RAYE said she wants to go the extra mile to make it up to them.

“I’d like to offer all of these 65 people who didn’t get in to the show complimentary tickets to any Raye future show of their choice and a signed vinyl,” she announced. “[Y]ou will be contacted shortly about this.”

The singer went on to write that she knows “this doesn’t even remotely make up for this mess,” but added that “it’s all I can think of in this moment to soften the blow.”

She signed off by offering her “deepest apologies.”

RAYE’s This Tour May Contain New Music arrive in North America on March 31.

Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde pays tribute to ‘I’ll Stand By You’ co-writer Billy Steinberg

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde has paid tribute to songwriter Billy Steinberg, who, along with his songwriting partner Tom Kelly, co-wrote the band’s classic tune “I’ll Stand By You.”

Steinberg died Monday in Los Angeles at the age of 75.

“Very sad to hear of the passing of my dear friend Billy Steinberg,” Hynde wrote on social media. “Billy and I, along with his songwriting partner Tom Kelly, enjoyed hours of mirth writing songs together in LA and London.”

“It was with Billy and Tom that I learned to collaborate with other songwriters…. and we wrote some crackers, including I’ll Stand By You,” she added. “Billy, a gentle soul and great talent will be greatly missed.”

“I’ll Stand By You,” a top-20 hit for the Pretenders, appeared on their 1994 album, Last of the Independents, which featured several other songs co-written by Hynde, Steinberg and Kelly. Hynde helped induct Steinberg and Kelly into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011.

Steinberg and Kelly also wrote such iconic tunes as Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors,” Heart’s “Alone” and The Bangles’ “Eternal Flame.”

Luke Combs’ Category 10 forecast to hit Orlando

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Luke Combs’ Nashville bar is heading south.

“The forecast is in… Category 10 is coming to Orlando,” the hitmaker revealed on Instagram. “Set to open in late 2027, Category 10 Orlando will sit right in heart of Orlando Universal’s CityWalk[.] Get ready for live music, free line dancing, Carolina-style eats and more! You won’t want to miss this[.]”

Category 10 is a partnership with Opry Entertainment Group, which transformed Nashville’s well-known Wildhorse Saloon into the new venue in 2024. The name is a play on Luke’s breakthrough hit, “Hurricane.”

A new location is set to open in Las Vegas this fall, as well.

Darius Rucker, Jake Owen & many more join Old Dominion’s Odies Beach Vacation

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Old Dominion has revealed the lineup for the second year of their Odies Beach Vacation Oct. 1-3 in Miramar Beach, Florida.

Darius Rucker, Flo Rida, Fitz and The Tantrums, Jake Owen, Phil Vassar, Uncle Kracker and Nashville Yacht Club Band are set to play the getaway, named for the band’s die-hard fans. Of course, the gathering also includes two headlining shows by the ACM group of the year.

“We can’t wait to throw this party on the beach again!” the band says in a news release. “Last year was great and this year, with this group of artists, is going to be nothing but positive energy! We’re already counting the days until October.”

Tera Lynne, Rachel Horter, Stacey Kelleher, Presley & Taylor, Amanda Raye and Ginn will all play the Odies Grove Stage, populated by singer/songwriters who frequently play Odie’s in Nashville.

“We wanted to bring a piece of our Nashville home to the beach,” the band says. “The Odie’s Grove Stage is our tribute to the craft of songwriting and a way to spotlight the same artists who play at Odie’s year-round. Bringing their talent to this world-class beach setting is a natural extension of what we love — connecting people through live music, whether that’s in Nashville or on the sand.”

You can sign up for the presale now, before tickets go on sale to the public March 6.

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