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Selena Gomez speaks out about “violence and terror” amid social media break

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Selena Gomez is speaking out amid her recent social media absence.

“I’ve been taking a break from social media because my heart breaks to see all of the horror, hate, violence and terror that’s going on in the world. People being tortured and killed or any act of hate towards any one group is horrific,” she wrote in an Instagram Story late Monday, October 30. “We need to protect ALL people, especially children and stop the violence for good.”

“I’m sorry if my words will never be enough for everyone or a hashtag. I just can’t stand by innocent people getting hurt. That’s what makes me sick,” the Only Murders in the Building star continued. “I wish I could change the world. But a post won’t.”

Selena’s statement appears to reference the ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas, where thousands of Palestinians and Israelis have lost their lives since early October.

The posts comes after fans had noticed her absence on social media, with her last post dating back to October 7, in which she promoted a partnership between her beauty brand, Rare Beauty, and Sephora to support the Rare Impact Fund — a charitable organization dedicated to expanding mental health services for young people.

This marks her second social media break this year, as she had previously taken a brief hiatus in February.

Elton John’s 1994 speech delayed Bernie Taupin’s own Rock Hall induction, Taupin says

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

When Elton John was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, he said, “Without Bernie [Taupin] there would never have been an Elton John at all.” He then called Taupin, his longtime songwriting partner, onstage and handed him his trophy. And that, claims Taupin, is why he’s only now being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Speaking to Cleveland.com, Taupin, who co-wrote all of Elton’s most beloved hits, said, “In a lot of people’s minds, that’s the reason I was not inducted before now, because certain elements of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame didn’t like the fact Elton brought me up on stage … and gave me his award.”

“So they just assumed that I already had the award so I didn’t need to be inducted myself — which is pretty puerile, if you think about it, and pretty childish and churlish at the same time,” Taupin added.

“But, hey, that’s all in the past. What’s gone is gone and it’s all forgotten now and God’s in his heaven and all is good,” Bernie said.

Taupin said that Elton is “ecstatic” about the induction. Elton will also attend the induction ceremony November 3 in Brooklyn, New York, presumably to induct Taupin. The songwriter is being ushered into the Hall under the category of Musical Excellence, along with Chaka Khan and singer, songwriter, producer and keyboardist Al Kooper.

“I had a lot of people pushing for me and having my back,” Taupin says of the campaign to get him inducted. “I’m grateful to all of them.”

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will stream live on Disney+ at 8 p.m. ET and will be available for viewing afterward. On January 1, a highlights special will air on ABC TV.

The Raconteurs have a “hard day’s night” in new photo

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Is there new music from The Raconteurs on the horizon?

The Jack White-led band as been pretty quiet since wrapping a tour behind their last album, 2019’s Help Us Stranger, but, as seen in an Instagram Story photo posted by drummer Patrick Keeler, the group may be jamming again.

The photo, presumably taken by Keeler, shows White sitting in a circle with guitarist and co-vocalist Brendan Benson and bassist Jack Lawrence. In the caption, Keeler writes, “Hard day’s night.”

We’ll see if this leads to new Raconteurs music, but in the meantime, the band’s first two albums — 2006’s Broken Boy Soldiers and 2008’s Consolers of the Lonely — are being reissued on vinyl on November 17.

White, meanwhile, has been busy over the last year with his solo career, releasing two new records in 2022: Fear of the Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive.

Touring with Metallica is like “moving a city,” says Five Finger Death Punch guitarist

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

It’s been a while since Five Finger Death Punch was an opening band, and Metallica may be the only act to get them to reprise that role.

“We have been an arena band for a few years now,” guitarist Zoltan Bathory tells ABC Audio. “So we would not open for a band at this point, it makes no sense.”

But, as Bathory puts it, “Metallica’s Metallica.”

“Metallica is more than a band at this point,” Bathory says. “To me, that’s the crystallization of this [heavy metal] genre.”

FFDP is among the openers on the bill for Metallica’s ongoing M72 tour, supporting their new album, 72 Seasons. Their next show with the “Enter Sandman” legends takes place Sunday, November 5, in St. Louis.

“When we tour, we have a giant infrastructure ourselves, but … [the M72 tour] is like five times that,” Bathory laughs. “It’s absolute insanity.”

“You have to see it to believe it,” he adds. “It’s massive. It’s moving a city, almost, like every week.”

The Rolling Stones set new chart milestone with ‘Hackney Diamonds’

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The Rolling Stones have reached a new milestone on the Billboard chart.

With the band’s latest album, Hackney Diamonds, debuting at #3 on the Billboard 200 this week, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are now the first act to have albums land in the top 10 in every decade from the 1960s to the 2020s.

Overall, The Stones have had 38 top 10 records, the most of any artist in the history of the list. They had their first top 10 in 1964 with 12 x 5; prior to Hackney Diamonds, their last was 2010’s Blue & Lonesome.

Since the ’60s, nine of The Stones’ 38 top 10s have gone to #1, although none since the ’80s. They include: 1965’s Out of Our Heads, 1971’s Sticky Fingers, 1972’s Exile on Main St., 1973’s Goats Head Soup, 1974’s It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll, 1976’s Black and Blue, 1978’s Some Girls, 1980’s Emotional Rescue and 1981’s Tattoo You.

Barbra Streisand is the only other artist to come close to The Stones’ feat. She has had a new top 10 in each decade from the 1960s to the 2010s.

Darius Rucker’s favorite Halloween costume involves son Jack + ‘Stars Wars’

October 31, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Darius Rucker‘s Halloween costume during his schooling years was far from spooky. In fact, it was very practical, convenient and not out of the ordinary.

“From the time I was 6 to the time I was 13, I went as a football player because you would come off a football practice to go out and trick or treat,” Darius recalls. “So instead of putting on some other costume, [you] just put your pads back on and go as a football player. So most years I went as a football player.”

While Darius hardly dresses up for Halloween these days, he says his favorite costume was when he teamed with his son, Jack, to dress up as Star Wars characters.

“My favorite costume I ever had was [when] Jack dressed up as Darth Vader, and I was Luke Skywalker. I guess he was 6 and he was walking around telling everybody, ‘I’m his father.’ It was very funny,” Darius recounts with a laugh.

Darius’ latest album, Carolyn’s Boy, is out now wherever you enjoy music.

Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band plans to go on without him

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Jimmy Buffett may be gone, but his band plans to live on. Songwriter Mac McAnally, a longtime member of Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, tells Billboard that the band plans to continue on, despite Buffett’s passing on September 1.

“The Coral Reefer Band is second family to all of us. We are a family. And Jimmy wants us to continue and we want to continue,” McAnally shares. “There’s ongoing discussions about the best way to do that, the most practical way to do that and how to do it in a way that is worthy of the legacy that we’re part of.”

He adds, “I can’t wait until we [figure it out] because we miss being out there, playing his songs to people and feeling that alternating current go back and forth from the stage to the crowd. I don’t know who’s got more energy, them or us.”

Buffett’s last time on a stage was in June when he surprised the audience at McAnally’s show in Rhode Island, where they played the Buffett/Alan Jackson tune “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere.”

“I looked back around at him because he was coming up behind me and he was 100% the happiest person on earth,” McAnally says, “because I don’t think he knew if he was going to feel it again and I don’t think he knew that he was never gonna feel it again after that.”

Alice Cooper prepares to rock in video for ’Road’ track “Dead Don’t Dance”

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Every day may be Halloween for Alice Cooper, but the “School’s Out” rocker is celebrating the spooky season with a new video.

The clip, streaming now on YouTube, accompanies the song “Dead Don’t Dance,” a cut off Cooper’s new album, Road. If features backstage and live footage of Alice and his live band on tour, and features various Halloween-esque imagery, including at least one decapitated head.

Road was released in August. It was recorded with Cooper’s live band and marks the studio debut of guitarist Nita Strauss on an Alice album.

Cooper toured in support of Road alongside Rob Zombie. The outing concluded Saturday, October 28, in Las Vegas, though Zombie did not perform due to a bout of laryngitis.

Bruce Springsteen helps induct wife Patti Scialfa into the New Jersey Hall of Fame

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Bruce Springsteen was on hand to help celebrate his wife Patti Scialfa’s induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame on Sunday, October 29, People reports.

“I met Patti at Stone Pony. Where else? She was sitting in with the house band, Cats on a Smooth Surface, and I heard that voice of hers and I wondered, ‘Who is that girl?’ I went to find out,” Springsteen told the audience at the 15th annual induction ceremony at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. “We went out for cheeseburgers at The Inkwell in my ’60 Corvette and the die was set for many cheeseburgers to come.”

Scialfa joined the E Street Band in 1984; the pair went on to marry in 1991 and have three children. Springsteen called his wife “a street-smart, fascinating, lovely, sexy, beautiful redhead with a sound completely her own,” adding, “So this is long-deserved, I love her. She’s a Jersey girl through and through.”

In accepting the award, Scialfa noted, “That was like really a lot of compliments, all in a row.” She joked, “I’m going to record him … saying this before I go to sleep or ask him to say it again.”

Springsteen was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2008.

Music notes: Jennifer Lopez, Jason Mraz and more

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Used to have a little, now she has a lot. Jennifer Lopez has sold her former Bel-Air home for $34 million. The 8-acre estate was on the market for eight months before it was purchased by businessman Walter Wang and his wife, Shirley.

Jason Mraz has partnered with Michele’s Granola for a new flavor, called the Mystical Magical Matcha Granola. The collaboration is named after Jason’s newest album and combines matcha tea with a medley of fruit.

Major League Baseball has announced that Jordin Sparks will perform the national anthem before game three of the World Series on Monday, October 30. The game takes place in Phoenix, Arizona, where the Arizona Diamondbacks will host the Texas Rangers.

It would be cruel to let the music notes go without a Taylor Swift update. “Cruel Summer” is number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the second week in a row, just one week after it became Taylor’s 10th career number one on the chart.

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