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The Head and the Heart announce tour celebrating 15th anniversary of debut album

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Head and the Heart have announced a U.S. tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of the band’s 2011 self-titled debut album.

The outing spans from May 1 in Nashville to May 14 in Boston. For each show, The Head and the Heart will be playing their debut album in full alongside a collection of songs from throughout their career.

“We are so lucky to have had the stars align meeting one another and creating art in those early days,” The Head and the Heart say. “We are looking forward to reflecting and celebrating the moments of coming together for the first time in real time with all of you! It’ll be a show unlike anything we’ve ever done.”

Tickets will first be available to paid members of The Head and the Heart’s newly launched app starting Wednesday at 9 a.m. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit TheHeadandtheHeart.com.

You can also catch The Head and the Heart live currently opening for Brandi Carlile.

The most recent Head and the Heart album is 2025’s Aperture.

R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe makes cameo on ‘The Simpsons’

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe made a cameo on Sunday’s episode of The Simpsons.

The rocker sang a parody of the band’s classic Automatic For the People track “Everybody Hurts,” changed to “Everybody Kirks Sometimes.”

The animated Stipe, in a black suit and hat, turns up as the character Kirk Van Houten. Kirk has bipolar disorder and deals with a bout of depression following a manic episode.

“I was super flattered to be invited back into The Simpsons universe,” Stipe wrote on Instagram, “and particularly with this grand message of great hope.”

This is the second time Stipe has appeared on an episode of the long-running Fox animated hit. He previously appeared with the rest of his R.E.M. bandmates during the 13th season’s “Homer the Moe” episode.

Bad Bunny’s ‘DtMF’ tops Hot 100, three other songs in the top 10

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Never underestimate the power of a Super Bowl halftime show: Bad Bunny now has the #1 song in the U.S.

His song “DtMF,” the title track from his current album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos [I Should Have Taken More Photos], has jumped from #10 to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s his second #1 hit, following his Cardi B/J Balvin collab “I Like It” back in 2018. “DtMF” had previously reached #2 in January 2025, when the album dropped.

Billboard notes that “DtMF” is only the fourth all or mostly Spanish-language song in history to top the Hot 100 and the first by a solo artist. The others were “La Bamba” by Los Lobos; “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” by Los Del Rio; and “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber.

In addition, Bad Bunny has three more songs in the top 10, all of which he performed during his halftime show: “Baile Inolvidable” [“Unforgettable Dance”] at #2; “Nuevayol” [a Puerto Rican nickname for New York] at #5; and “Tití Me Preguntó” [“Auntie Asked Me”] at #7.

Meanwhile, Taylor Swift’s “Opalite,” which climbed as high as #2 last year after the release of The Life of a Showgirl, has jumped from #11 to #8 after its release as an official single and video.

Breaking Benjamin announces US tour

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Breaking Benjamin has announced a U.S. tour for the late summer and fall.

The headlining trek launches Sept. 2 in Camden, New Jersey, and wraps up Oct. 24 in Bristow, Virginia. Openers include Chevelle and Starset.

Presales begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit BreakingBenjamin.com.

Breaking Benjamin released a new single, “Awaken,” in 2024. They’ve been working on an album to follow 2018’s Ember.

Failure announces new album, ’Location Lost’

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Failure has announced a new album called Location Lost.

The seventh studio effort from the “Stuck on You” outfit is due out April 24. It’s the follow-up to 2021’s Wild Type Droid.

Lead single “The Air’s on Fire” is out now. The album also includes a collaboration with Paramore’s Hayley Williams called “The Rising Skyline.”

You may recall that Paramore covered “Stuck on You” on their 2006 Summer Tic EP. Williams also appears in the 2025 Failure documentary, Every Time You Lose Your Mind.

Failure will play an album release show on April 21 in Los Angeles. They’ll launch a U.S. headlining tour in May.

‘How Far Does a Goodbye Go’? All the way to #1 for Jason Aldean

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Jason Aldean’s “How Far Does a Goodbye Go” has made it all the way to #1 on both the Mediabase and Billboard Country Airplay charts.

“Man, I thought 30 was a milestone…now we’re sitting at 31 number one songs. That’s pretty wild,” Jason says in a Facebook post. “Thank you to country radio, my team, our streaming partners, the songwriters and every one of y’all who’ve listened and turned these songs into something bigger than we ever imagined.”

Jason’s now tied for the fourth most number ones on the Billboard Country Airplay chart since its start in 1990, putting him in the ranks of George Strait, Alan Jackson and Luke Bryan.

“How Far Does a Goodbye Go” is the lead single from Jason’s Songs About Us album, which drops April 24.

On Thursday, he takes his Full Throttle World Tour Down Under, headlining his first show in New Zealand before heading to Australia.

Listen to Taylor Swift narrate a promo for Team USA’s Blade Angels

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Since the Winter Olympics began, Taylor Swift has sent a special message to the U.S. Olympians, wishing them good luck, and shared skier Breezy Johnson’s joy when her boyfriend proposed to her using lyrics of Taylor’s hit “The Alchemy.” During Monday night’s primetime coverage on NBC, Taylor was back in the Olympics arena, narrating a promo for the Blade Angels — three members of the U.S. Women’s Figure Skating Team.

In the promo, which is set to Taylor’s hit “Opalite,” she says, “Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to introduce you to Amber, Alysa and Isabeau. Three American showgirls on ice, who will capture your heart with their stories.”

Taylor goes on to give us background on the skaters — Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito — before concluding, “They’re teammates and friends. They call themselves the Blade Angels. And tomorrow night, they’re taking center stage when the show starts in Milan.”

The three women will be gunning for the first U.S. women’s medal since 2006, when Sasha Cohen won in Turin, Italy. The last time the U.S. women won gold was back in 2002, when Sarah Hughes won during the Salt Lake City Games.

Hear CHVRCHES cover The Postal Service’s ‘Such Great Heights’ for Tell Me Lies

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

CHVRCHES have released a cover of The Postal Service’s signature song “Such Great Heights” for the season 3 finale of the Hulu series Tell Me Lies.

The synth-pop trio previously put their spin on the Robert Palmer track “Addicted to Love” for the Tell Me Lies season 3 premiere in January.

“It was such a treat to get to make music for the season premiere and the season finale of this show,” says frontwoman Lauren Mayberry. “Bookending the insanity and the heartbreak of the season 3 arc was an [honor].”

She adds, “”Such Great Heights’ is basically a perfect song so we were excited and terrified to cover it in equal measure. The Postal Service is such a special band and their music means a lot to us.”

Mayberry also opened for The Postal Service during their 2023 joint tour with Death Cab for Cutie.

Tell Me Lies season 3 is streaming now on Hulu.

CHVRCHES, meanwhile, have been working on a new album to follow 2021’s Screen Violence.

Disney is the parent company of Hulu and ABC News.

Santana & The Doobie Brothers announce dates for the 2026 Oneness Tour

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Santana and The Doobie Brothers are teaming up for a new leg of Santana’s Oneness tour.

The artists will hit the road together starting June 13 in Chicago. The tour will hit such cities as New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Austin and more, before wrapping Aug. 27 in Shakopee, Minnesota.

Prior to the joint dates, Santana will headline two nights at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, on May 27 and 28.

A Citi presale for tickets will begin Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, followed by an artist presale that starts Tuesday at 2 p.m. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

This isn’t the first time the two artists have toured together. In 2019, The Doobie Brothers were the special guest on Carlos Santana’s Supernatural Now tour, which celebrated the 20th anniversary of his album Supernatural as well as the 50th anniversary of his Woodstock performance.

Before hitting the road with The Doobie Brothers, Santana will launch the first leg of his 2026 Oneness Tour on March 28 in Thackerville, Oklahoma.

A complete list of dates can be found at Santana.com and TheDoobieBrothers.com.

On This Day, Feb. 17, 1973: Free play their final show ever

February 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, Feb. 17, 1973 …

The rock band Free played their final show ever in West Palm Beach, Florida.

The band, made up of Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Andy Fraser and Simon Kirke, formed in London in 1968. Their biggest hit was the iconic tune “All Right Now,” which was a top-5 hit in the U.S.

Fraser left the band in 1972. Kossoff was replaced for the 1973 tour, which was in support of the band’s sixth and final studio album, Heartbreaker.

Following the breakup of the band, Rodgers and Kirke would go on to form Bad Company with Mott The Hoople’s Mick Ralphs and King Crimson’s Boz Burrell. They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2025.

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