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20 years ago, Rod Stewart turned classic crooner with first ‘Great American Songbook’ album

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the release of an unlikely hit album: It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook by Rod Stewart.

The raspy-voiced rocker surprised everyone by recording an entire album of standards including “That Can’t Take That Away From Me,” “The Way You Look Tonight” and “The Nearness of You.” Fans liked what they heard: The album reached number four on the Billboard album chart, becoming his first release to hit the top five since 1978.

In fact, the album was such a hit that it spawned no less than four Songbook sequels, all of which reached the top five. The third installment, 2004’s Stardust, was Rod’s first number one album since 1978’s Blondes Have More Fun, and it even won him his first, and to date only, Grammy.

After volume four of Songbook, Rod released yet another album made up of covers, except this one was rock: 2006’s Still the Same: Great Rock Classics of Our Time. That was followed by Soulbook, another covers album which featured him singing R&B and Motown hits, his final Great American Songbook album, 2010’s Fly Me to the Moon and a 2012 holiday album, Merry Christmas Baby.

Finally, in 2013, Rod, who’d always thought of himself as a songwriter first, released an album of original material: Time. He explained that he’d done all those covers albums because he’d been suffering from writer’s block, but reliving his life story for his 2012 autobiography led him to rediscover his love of songwriting.

Since then, Rod’s released no less than three additional albums of original material, the most recent being 2021’s The Tears of Hercules.

Coco Jones celebrates first music nomination: “I’m BESIDE myselfff”

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Congrats are in order for Coco Jones, who just earned her first-ever award nomination as a musician.

The “Caliber” singer took to social media to celebrate her Best New Artist nomination at the 2022 BET Soul Train Awards.

“BE FORREALLLL??? My first nomination as a musician I’m BESIDE myselfff @SoulTrain thank you!!!” she tweeted.

While the nomination marks the first of her music career, Jones was recognized by BET in June when she was nominated for Best Actress at the 2022 BET Awards. Her role as Hilary Banks on the hit Peacock series Bel-Air cemented Jones as a star on the rise. Now, she’s making a name for herself in the music world.

After alerting fans of new music this month, Jones dropped her latest track “ICU” on Friday. She then shared clips of what looks to be the song’s music video but has yet to release an official video.

Up against Jones for Best New Artist are CKay, Dixson, Doechii, Fireboy DML, Muni Long, Steve Lacy and Tems.

The Soul Train Awards 2022 takes place November 13 in Las Vegas and premieres Sunday, November 27 at 8 p.m. ET on BET and BET Her.

Ashley McBryde announces date of her Grand Ole Opry induction ceremony

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ashley McBryde’s got a very important date with the Grand Ole Opry: On December 10, she’ll attend a special induction ceremony where she’ll officially become a member of the hallowed institution.

In case you missed it, Ashley got a surprise invite to join the Opry during an in-studio appearance on CBS Mornings earlier this month.

None other than Garth Brooks — a living legend and Opry member since 1990 — crashed her TV interview via video chat to extend the invitation, which left Ashley speechless and tearful. The singer’s whole team was in on the surprise — her mom was even on hand for the moment, unbeknownst to Ashley.

To celebrate her Opry induction, Ashley has booked not one but two shows for the big day. You can catch her early show at 7 p.m. ET or her late show at 9:30 p.m. ET. Tickets for both are available now.

It’s been a very busy few weeks for Ashley, who dropped her new, character-driven album Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville in late September. The singer will bring Lindeville to life with a two-night stand at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, set for February 15 and 16.

When We Were Young prep: Listen to new releases from The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus & The Used

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ahead of their performances at the much-anticipated When We Were Young festival this weekend, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and The Used have shared new releases.

RJA has premiered a “Symphonic Edition” of the band’s 2006 single “Face Down.” The updated recording, which replaces the pop punk guitars of the original with sweeping orchestration, is being released now in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and in partnership with DomesticShelters.org.

“‘Face Down’ is a song I’d play until I’m 96 years old because it’s based on the experience of my brother and I growing up with domestic violence,” says frontman Ronnie Winter. “The number of people who’ve reached out to us since ‘Face Down’ came out is staggering and it shows just how many people experience abuse.”

Winter adds that the “Symphonic Edition” focuses on the song’s “new life she has found” lyric.

“It’s about healing and how it’s hard and messy, but it happens and it’s worth working towards,” he says.

You can listen to “Face Down (Symphonic Edition)” now via digital outlets. Its accompanying video will premiere October 28.

The Used, meanwhile, has dropped a new single called “F*** You.” The profane yet sensitive track finds frontman Bert McCracken raising a middle finger to an unnamed force “making me feel like I do.”

“F*** You” is available now via digital outlets and is accompanied by a live video featuring footage from The Used’s tour this year with Rise Against. You can watch that streaming now on YouTube.

The new track follows The Used’s 2020 album, Heartwork, which includes collaborations with Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker, FEVER 333‘s Jason Aalon Butler and Beartooth‘s Caleb Shomo. A deluxe version of the record was released in 2021.

If you are affected by abuse and needing support, or know someone who is, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800- 656-HOPE (4673). You can also chat online at thehotline.org or online.rainn.org, respectively.

Post Malone drops to his knees after twisting his ankle during Atlanta concert

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Poor Post Malone! The singer can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to injuring himself at his concerts.

TMZ reports Posty twisted his ankle while performing in Atlanta; it’s clear it was causing him a lot of pain because he wound up falling to his knees. He stayed down for a few seconds, which caused the arena lights to go on and the music to stop playing.

The singer was a trooper, and he forced himself back on his feet and continued the show. He did joke he would have to put his dance moves on ice because of the new injury.

You may be wondering how Post keeps injuring himself. Well, it may be because of the way his stage is designed for this tour. In the middle of the stage setup, there is a big hole that allows for pyrotechnics, and if Posty isn’t careful, he could fall right on in.

As we know, that already happened last month when he was forced to shorten his set after falling into that same opening, which injured his ribs, while performing at St. Louis Enterprise Center. He “woke up to a cracking sounds on the right side of my body” and was “having a very difficult time breathing,” forcing him to postpone a show in Boston because he had to be hospitalized.

For this new accident, he apparently miscalculated his steps around that gap and twisted his ankle.

The extent of his new injury is currently unknown, but sources tell the outlet it’s nothing serious and that he’s ready to perform in Dallas on Friday.

Weezer will buy you a billboard if you win their pumpkin carving contest

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ever dream of having your name on a billboard? Well, here’s your chance to make that a reality, with some help from Weezer.

Rivers Cuomo and company have announced a Weezer-themed pumpkin carving contest. If you’re the grand prize winner, Weezer will get you your own billboard that will go up “somewhere in America.”

Why a billboard, you ask? It seems the prize was inspired by a recent TikTok in which a Weezer fan purchased a billboard above their business featuring the band’s name. Weezer then bought their own billboard in the area reading, “Thanks to whoever bought the billboard down the road — Weezer.”

If you think you have the pumpkin-carving skills to earn the attention of not just Weezer but random highway drivers, you can enter the contest via Weezerween.com.

In other seasonal Weezer happenings, the band released their latest SZNZ EP, Autumn, in September. The project, which also includes this year’s Spring and Summer EPs, is set to conclude in December with Winter.

Balenciaga ends fashion relationship with Ye

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ye x Balenciaga is no more.

The French fashion house announced the end of its relationship with the rapper but did not cite a specific reason for the split.

According to Women’s World Daily, Kering, the parent company of Balenciaga, released a statement saying, “Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist.”

The news follows Kering’s third-quarter earnings report, which released Thursday, as well as a string of Ye’s recent controversial public remarks, including anti-Semitic comments posted to Twitter.

Last month, Gap announced the end of their Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga collection, a two-year relationship originally envisioned as a 10-year deal. German fashion brand Adidas then announced its partnership with the Grammy winner would be placed “under review.”

The end of Ye x Balenciaga marks the close of one of the rapper’s oldest fashion partnerships. According to Rolling Stone, the rapper and Demna Gvasalia, current head of Balenciaga, have a relationship dating back to 2014. WWD says Demna is also close with Ye’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian.

Ye sparked widespread backlash earlier this month after wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt during a Yeezy fashion show in Paris. Jaden Smith, who was in attendance at the show, left after seeing the Donda rapper’s outfit.

“I Had To Dip Lol,” he tweeted before adding, “True Leaders Lead.”

‘Merry Christmas, Y’all’: Thomas Rhett drops a four-pack of holiday classics

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

It’s (almost) the most wonderful time of the year, and as he gears up for the holiday season, Thomas Rhett is releasing a four-track collection of beloved Christmas songs.

The singer surprised fans with the new music on Friday, bringing his own signature style to some of the best-loved tunes of the season for his holiday release, Merry Christmas, Y’all. “Winter Wonderland,” “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” all get the TR treatment on this four-pack.

“I love everything about Christmas — there’s nothing like the holiday season,” Thomas says in a statement. “I wanted to record some of the Christmas songs that my family and I enjoy every year. I hope this music gets everyone in the holiday spirit!”

Although the country star dropped his holiday release without announcing it first, there was at least one clue on his social media. The day before, he shared a video of himself listening to a classic recording of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”

You know what that sounds like?” he asks the camera amid the opening piano bars of the song. “A warm fire. Christmastime, baby.”

Remastered deluxe edition of ‘Olivia Newton-John’s Greatest Hits’ album is out now

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Olivia Newton-John‘s memory is being kept alive thanks to a newly released, remastered and deluxe edition of her Greatest Hits album.

The landmark Olivia Newton-John’s Greatest Hits album is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year. The work encompasses the singer’s biggest hits spanning from her 1971 debut, If Not For You, to her 1976 effort, Come On Over.

Songs in this newly released deluxe album include “Have You Never Been Mellow,” the 1974 Grammy-winning song “Let Me Be There” as well as the two-time Grammy-winning hit “I Honestly Love You.” Every track featured on this album has been restored and remastered.

Olivia spoke of the album’s 45th anniversary before her death. She remarked in May, “It’s hard to believe that it is the 45th anniversary celebration for my first collection of hit 45s. I was lucky enough to have various songs become hits around the world and that gave us the ability to create versions of the album to represent the biggest hits in each country/region.”

“If I remember correctly,” she continued, “here were five international versions released by different labels – USA and Canada; UK, Europe, Mexico and South America; Scandinavia; Japan; Australia and New Zealand.”

What makes this album even more special is that all the international versions of the 1977 issue of Olivia Newton-John’s Greatest Hits has been combined into this 2022 re-release.

There’s a separate “Japan Deluxe Edition” of this album as a two-disc JCD package. It also contains a double-sided poster as well as a copy of the letter Olivia wrote for her Japanese fans.

Collectors can also get their hands on a special two-color vinyl edition of this deluxe release, which will be sold exclusively at Target on November 18.

Olivia died August 8.

K.Flay reveals she’s gone deaf in one ear

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

K.Flay has revealed that she’s gone deaf in one ear.

In a video posted to her Twitter Thursday, the “Blood in the Cut” artist, born Kristine Flaherty, shares that she woke up some weeks ago without the ability to hear out of her right ear.

“Very scary, I was super worried,” Flaherty says. “I felt some types of hopelessness and depression.”

Despite receiving various medical treatments — including getting various shots in her ear and inhaling “pure oxygen in a chamber in the basement of UCLA” — Flaherty reveals that “it does not look like I will be getting any of my hearing back.”

“I have single-sided deafness in this right ear,” she says.

Looking on the bright side, Flaherty notes that her ongoing physical therapy is going “very well” and that the experience has strengthened her relationships with the people closest to her.

“I’ve had to receive a lot of help, which I think can be hard to do sometimes for people, to receive as opposed to give,” Flaherty shares. “It’s really vulnerable and scary, but it’s brought me even closer to the people that I love.”

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