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Foo Fighters, Metallica, boygenius & more among 2024 Grammy rock nominees

November 10, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The nominations for the 2024 Grammys were announced on Friday, November 10. Here’s who’s competing in the dedicated rock categories:

The Best Rock Album nominees are Foo Fighters‘ But Here We Are, Great Van Fleet‘s Starcatcher, Metallica‘s 72 Seasons, Paramore‘s This Is Why and Queens of the Stone Age‘s In Times New Roman…

In the Best Rock Song category, you’ll find Foo Fighters’ “Rescued,” QotSA’s “Emotion Sickness,” The Rolling Stones‘ “Angry,” boygenius’ “Not Strong Enough” and Olivia Rodrigo‘s “ballad of a homeschooled girl.”

Best Rock Performance includes “Rescued,” “Not Strong Enough,” Metallica’s “Lux Æterna,” Arctic Monkeys‘ “Sculptures of Anything Goes” and Black Pumas‘ “More Than a Love Song.”

The Best Alternative Music Performance nominees are Paramore’s “This Is Why,” boygenius’ “Cool About It,” Arctic Monkeys’ “Body Paint,” Lana Del Rey‘s “A&W” and Alvvays‘ “Belinda Says.”

Arctic Monkeys’ The Car, boygenius’ the record, Del Rey’s Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd, Gorillaz‘s Cracker Island and PJ Harvey‘s I Inside the Old Year Dying will compete for Best Alternative Music Album.

Up for Best Metal Performance are Metallica’s “72 Seasons,” Disturbed‘s “Bad Man,” Slipknot‘s “Hive Mind,” Spiritbox‘s “Jaded” and Ghost‘s cover of Iron Maiden‘s “Phantom of the Opera.”

The 2024 Grammys will air February 4 on CBS.

SZA tops Grammy nominations with nine nods; Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo have six each

November 10, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Six is the magic number when it comes to the nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards, announced the morning of November 10. No less than seven artists received six nominations this year.

But the leading nominee is SZA, who has a whopping nine nominations, including Album of the Year for SOS and Record and Song of the Year for “Kill Bill.” Next up is Phoebe Bridgers with seven nods, six of which come from her work with her group boygenius. Singer/songwriter Victoria Monét also has seven nominations.

In the six nominations club are Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, boygenius, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Jon Batiste, country/Americana artist Brandy Clark and producer Jack Antonoff. Of note, Taylor’s Midnights is up for Album of the Year, tying her with Barbra Streisand for the most career Album of the Year nominations by a female artist.

The 2024 Grammys will air February 4 on CBS.

Here are the nominations in the so-called “Big Four” Grammy categories: Song, Record and Album of the Year, and Best New Artist:

Record of the Year

“Worship,” Jon Batiste
“Not Strong Enough,” boygenius
“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus
“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie,” Billie Eilish
“On My Mama,” Victoria Monét
“Vampire,” Olivia Rodrigo
“Anti-Hero,” Taylor Swift
“Kill Bill,” SZA

Album of the Year

World Music Radio, Jon Batiste
The Record, boygenius
Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus
Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey
The Age of Pleasure, Janelle Monáe
GUTS, Olivia Rodrigo
Midnights, Taylor Swift
SOS, SZA

Song of the Year

“A&W” — Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey & Sam Dew, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
“Anti-Hero” — Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
“Butterfly” — Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
“Dance the Night” — Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
“Flowers” — Miley Cyrus, Gregory Aldae Hein & Michael Pollack, songwriters (Miley Cyrus)
“Kill Bill” — Rob Bisel, Carter Lang & Solána Rowe, songwriters (SZA)
“Vampire” — Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Oliva Rodrigo)
“What Was I Made For?” — Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

Best New Artist

Gracie Abrams
Fred Again
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Coco Jones
Noah Kahan
Victoria Monét
The War and Treaty

Ex-Linkin Park session bassist sues band over royalties

November 10, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Kyle Christner, a former session bassist for Linkin Park, is suing the band over alleged unpaid royalties, Rolling Stone reports.

Christner briefly played bass with Linkin Park in place of founding member Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, who was briefly absent from the band between their formation and the release of Hybrid Theory in 2000.

In his lawsuit, Christner claims that an LP manager contacted him to say he was owed royalties on three demos included in the 2020 Hybrid Theory reissue box set. Upon further review, Christner found that he contributed to more than 20 recordings. He says the manager who initially contacted him cut off contact after he sent them his findings.

“It would be unjust for defendants to retain such benefit without paying plaintiff his fair share,” the suit reads.

Linkin Park followed the Hybrid Theory reissue with a 20th anniversary edition of 2003’s Meteora, released in April. The collection includes the unearthed single “Lost.”

Rod Stewart says he’s releasing a swing album in 2024

November 10, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Rod Stewart sang some of the greatest slow songs ever written on his Great American Songbook albums, but now, he’s picking up the tempo.

In an interview with Bryan Adams for the October issue of Classic Rock magazine, Rod reveals his plans for his next album. “You know Jools Holland? We’ve nearly completed a swing album,” he says.

Holland, the former keyboard player for Squeeze, is well-known in England for hosting the influential music show Later…with Jools Holland, and being a bandleader of a large ensemble that plays swing, big band, jump blues and R&B.

“The Great American Songbook was all ballads, but this is all up-tempo stuff with [Jools’] band, which is probably one of the best I’ve ever heard,” Rod adds.

Rod tells Bryan he and Jools have been so busy, they weren’t able to release the album in September as they originally planned. He predicts, “It’ll come out next year now, probably March or April.”

Bryan, who teamed with Rod and Sting for the 1994 #1 hit “All for Love,” told Classic Rock that he wanted to interview Rod because, he says, “I love Rod’s voice. Classic. Simple as that.”

“Your voice is just so identifiable and inspiring to so many people,” he tells Rod. “It’s a classic rock voice.”

What Rod does to keep his voice in shape may surprise you.

“Some people think you shouldn’t drink when you sing, but I do,” Rod reveals. “But I do have a proper way of doing it. I don’t drink till I’m totally warmed up, which takes me about an hour. And then I have a little rum and coke and then I have a hot lemon water.”

On This Day, November 10, 1975: Patti Smith releases her debut album, ‘Horses’

November 10, 2023 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, November 10, 1975 …

Patti Smith released her debut album, Horses, considered one of punk rock’s seminal albums.

Recorded at New York’s Electric Lady Studios, the album was produced by Velvet Underground’s John Cale.

While it was only a modest commercial success, Horses was a critical darling and has often appeared on lists of the greatest albums of all time. It is often cited as a major influence for new wave, alternative rock and grunge artists.

In 2009, Horses was chosen by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry.

Måneskin premieres video for deluxe ‘RUSH!’ album bonus track “VALENTINE”

November 10, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Måneskin has premiered the video for “VALENTINE,” a bonus track off the just-released deluxe version of their latest album, RUSH!

The black-and-white clip finds the Italian rockers delivering an impassioned performance of the slow-burning tune in an ornate room beneath a swinging chandelier. You can watch it streaming now on YouTube.

Along with “VALENTINE,” the deluxe RUSH! album, dubbed RUSH! (ARE U COMING?), boasts four more additional tracks, including the single “HONEY (ARE U COMING?).”

The original RUSH! was released in January; it features the singles “SUPERMODEL” and “THE LONELIEST.”

Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker co-wrote & co-produced new Dua Lipa single, “Houdini”

November 10, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Kevin Parker collaborated with Dua Lipa on the pop star’s much-anticipated new single, “Houdini.”

The Tame Impala frontman co-wrote and co-produced the track, which is the first preview of Lipa’s next album, the follow-up to her hit 2020 effort, Future Nostalgia.

“Feeling so filled with love and joy to get to do this with ‘the band’ and to share this moment with the world,” Lipa says, referring to her collaborators Parker, Caroline Ailin, Danny L Harle and Tobias Jesso Jr.

You can listen to “Houdini” now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video streaming now on YouTube.

Parker previously ventured into the pop world when he worked on Lady Gaga‘s single “Perfect Illusion.”

The Beatles’ ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ album reissues, with 21 new tracks, out now

November 10, 2023 by WDNY Radio

In the wake of the release of The Beatles‘ “final” song, “Now And Then,” reissues of the band’s beloved 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 compilations — known respectively as the Red and Blue albums — are out now.

The albums, originally released 50 years ago, were many fans’ gateway to the music of the Fab Four. Now, both compilations have been remixed in true stereo and Dolby Atmos, with 21 new tracks: 12 on Red and nine on Blue, including “Now and Then.” They’re available in a variety of configurations, including CD, vinyl and digital.

Many of the new songs that have been added to the albums are George Harrison-penned tracks, which were underrepresented in the original compilations.

The 12 new songs on the Red album are:

“I Saw Her Standing There” (2023 Mix)
“Twist and Shout” (2023 Mix)
“This Boy” (2023 Mix)
“Roll Over Beethoven” (2023 Mix)
“You Really Got a Hold on Me” (2023 Mix)
“You Can’t Do That” (2023 Mix)
“If I Needed Someone” (2023 Mix)
“Taxman” (2022 Mix)
“Got to Get You Into My Life” (2022 Mix)
“I’m Only Sleeping” (2022 Mix)
“Here, There and Everywhere” (2022 Mix)
“Tomorrow Never Knows” (2022 Mix)

The nine new songs on the Blue album are:

“Within You Without You” (2017 Mix)
“Dear Prudence” (2018 Mix)
“Glass Onion” (2018 Mix)
“Blackbird” (2018 Mix)
“Hey Bulldog” (2023 Mix)
“Oh! Darling” (2019 Mix)
“I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” (2019 Mix)
“I Me Mine” (2021 Mix)
“Now and Then”

Jung Kook misses BTS: “I felt the void of them not being next to me”

November 10, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Jung Kook, the global superstar and youngest member of BTS, sat down with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe for a reflective interview, where he spoke about the solo career he launched during BTS’ hiatus.

While he’s having a great time with his career having just released his debut solo album GOLDEN, Jung Kook said he misses the other members of BTS, and looks forward to starting back up with them in 2025.

“We were always together for so many years that I felt the void of them not being next to me. You know, I miss them. And I was thinking about them,” he said. “I think the synergy of BTS in 2025 will be incredible. I am so looking forward to it.”

The singer also opened up about the pressure he felt when launching his solo career.

“I enjoy doing my solo work. I also enjoy collaborating with others. But I think if anything, in terms of pressure, I feel more pressure with my outside work because it’s not purely mine,” Jung Kook said.

The singer said he got into the mindset that he shouldn’t be a nuisance to the music, which made him more nervous – especially while working on his song, “TOO MUCH,” with The Kid LAROI and Central Cee.

“When I went to shoot the music video for ‘TOO MUCH,’ I was more nervous because you know, I couldn’t let them down. So, if anything, I think I feel more pressure in those cases,” Jung Kook said.

Foghat brings the ‘Sonic Mojo’ with new album

November 10, 2023 by WDNY Radio

It’s been over 50 years since Foghat released their self-titled debut album and they are still making music. In fact, they’ll release their 17th studio album, Sonic Mojo, on November 10.

The album features three new songs co-written by founding member/drummer Roger Earl, along with guitarist Bryan Bassett, bassist Rodney O’Quinn and singer/guitarist Scott Holt. It also includes three songs co-written by Earl’s former Savoy Brown bandmate Kim Simmonds before he passed away in December 2022.

Discussing Simmonds, Earl tells ABC Audio that in addition to being a great blues guitarist, he was “an incredible writer.”

“The amount of songs that he’s written, every year you would have a new record out,” Earl says.

Simmonds expressed interest in writing songs for the band after a jam session at a Nashville studio; Earl agreed, as long as Simmons agreed to play on them.

“He sent me four tracks, and then after that, he started getting ill so he couldn’t play on it,” Earl says. “We actually did three of them. They’re fantastic songs and some of the best songs on the record, I think.”

With Sonic Mojo, Foghat fans can expect to hear songs that blend with the music they’re accustomed to hearing from the band. Earl notes that even though the lineup’s changed over the years, they don’t stray too far from the music fans love.

“Everybody is steeped in American classic music,” he says of his bandmates. “Foghat sound is, you know, it’s what it always was, a blues rock ‘n’ roll band and all the other stuff that comes out of America.”

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