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Music notes: Billie Eilish, Jennifer Lopez and more

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Billie Eilish is the face of Gucci’s newest campaign. The brand’s latest launch features the Gucci Horsebit 1955, its first bag made using Demetra, its vegan alternative to leather. Gucci posted a promotional video to its socials, which features Billie showing off the collection.

Jessica Alba and Paris Hilton channeled the princess of pop this Halloweekend. Both ladies were inspired by Britney Spears in the “Toxic” music video. Jessica went all out in a recreation of Britney’s iconic nude bodysuit and sparkly makeup look, while Paris wore Britney’s flight attendant costume.

Major League Baseball 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.

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.

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.

Guess who’s suing each other? The Guess Who

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Founding members of The Guess Who, Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman, are suing two of their former bandmates.

The pair has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court against original members Jim Kale and Garry Peterson, accusing them of misleading fans into thinking that they are included in the current lineup.

Peterson is the only original member still performing with the group; the suit accuses him and Kale of “concocting a deceptive scheme” that has tricked fans into buying tickets to Guess Who shows thinking Burton and Cummings are still performing with the band. Burton and Cummings say fans are instead getting “a cover band.”

The suit also accuses Kale and Peterson of replacing original photos of The Guess Who with pictures of Peterson’s version on streaming services and of using songs written by Burton and Cummings to promote the current lineup’s tour. They say all of this has left them unable to tour and has “tarnished the band’s legacy.”

Cummings and Bachman are seeking in excess of $20 million; they want a judge to force Kale and Peterson to inform the public and venues of the truth of who’s performing.

“With this lawsuit, Randy and I hope to set the record straight and protect fans from imposters trying to rewrite history,” says Cummings. “Even after we’re gone, the legacy of The Guess Who will live on, and we want to make sure that legacy is restored and preserved truthfully.”

Bachman adds, “Anyone presenting and promoting themselves as The Guess Who are clones who are ripping off our fans and tainting the legacy of the band. It’s about time for the real story to come out.”

Nashville notes: ERNEST’s “Kiss of Death” + Carrie’s Halloween treat

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

ERNEST is kicking off a new chapter of music with “Kiss of Death.” “I’m digging deeper into some of the stuff I was cutting my teeth on as a real young kid with a banjo and a dream,” says ERNEST, who co-wrote the track with Andy Albert and Ryan Vojtesak. “I’ve been playing ‘Kiss of Death’ and some other new ones on the road already, and seeing our crowd’s reactions to the new music is priceless.”

If you’re looking to grab new Carrie Underwood merch, now might be the time to. From October 30 to October 31, every purchase on Carrie’s merch store will come with a free metal CU keychain. For more information and to shop Carrie’s item, visit store.carrieunderwood.fm.

Travis Denning is set to drop his new song “Going Places” on Friday, November 3. You can hear a preview of it now on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Cher’s ‘Christmas’ debuts at #1 on the Top Holiday Albums chart

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

It sounds like a lot of people want Cher to help them get into the holiday spirit. The singer’s brand new holiday album, Christmas, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart.

Cher moved 21,000 equivalent album units of Christmas to land at #1, with the album also debuting at #32 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart.

The album is now Cher’s 14th top 40 album; she joins Barbra Streisand as only the second female artist to have top 40 records in every decade since the 1960s. Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones have done so, as well.

Cher’s Christmas has her covering holiday classics like “Santa Baby,” “Run Run Rudolph” and more, along with four original tunes. It features guest appearances by Stevie Wonder, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Bublé, Darlene Love and Tyga.

Doja Cat releases new tour merchandise with Amazon Music

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Paint the town in new, exclusive Doja Cat tour merchandise, courtesy of Amazon Music.

Fans can purchase The Scarlet Tour merchandise on Doja’s official Amazon store or the Amazon Music Artist Merch Shop before she kicks off her run of 24 sold-out shows this Halloween.

The collection will be available to purchase inside the venue at every stop of the tour. A Doja-themed trailer truck will also be selling merch in select cities, starting Tuesday, October 31, in San Francisco. There will also be a separate merchandise collection exclusive to tour attendees.

Available products include hooded sweatshirts, a variety of tees, sweatpants, shorts, a hat, socks and a poster, all themed to represent Doja’s new studio album, Scarlet.

Bob Dylan adds New York’s Beacon Theatre to Rough and Rowdy Ways tour

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Bob Dylan has added a New York City date to his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour. The rocker will now play the Beacon Theatre on November 16, one of seven shows in the New York/New Jersey area.

In addition to the Beacon, Dylan is already set to play The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, on November 7 and 8, Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre November 14 and 15, and Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center on November 20 and 21.

Tickets for the Beacon show go on sale Friday, November 3, at noon ET. A complete list of dates can be found at bobdylan.com.

Dylan brought his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour to Montreal on Sunday, October 29. Rolling Stone reports he surprised the crowd with a cover of “Dance Me to the End of Love” by Leonard Cohen, a Montreal native. Dylan’s been covering local artists at many of his shows; he’s played John Mellencamp in Indiana, Chuck Berry in St. Louis and more.

‘Live from Daryl’s House’ returns November 1 with new shows, new guests

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Live from Daryl’s House, the award-winning show starring Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Daryl Hall, is coming back after a five-year hiatus.

Variety reports that the show, which debuted in 2007, will return on November 1 on a dedicated YouTube channel. The first guest will be Glenn Tilbrook from Squeeze; new episodes will arrive weekly, featuring Charlie Starr of the band Blackberry Smoke, King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp, Andy Grammer, Lisa Loeb and Howard Jones.

According to Variety, in the November 1 episode the Hall & Oates legend says that Live from Daryl’s House was initially “an idea I had to use the Internet for entertainment, which hadn’t really been done before.” He adds, “Hard to believe but there wasn’t anything like it. So much has changed since then. I was kind of a pioneer.”

“I’m unbelievably excited about the new season,” he continues. “I love all the guests we’ve booked and I think we’ve gone to places, musically, that we’ve never gone to before.”

Before the five-year hiatus, the show, which comprises 90 episodes, shot its final episodes in 2018; the last two aired in 2020. In 2010, the series won a Webby Award for Best Variety Show.

Peter Gabriel releases new ‘i/o’ track “And Still”

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Peter Gabriel shared another track from his upcoming album i/o over the weekend, coinciding with October’s full moon. The latest is “And Still,” a song he wrote for his mother after she passed away.

“I wrote a song for my dad a number of years back, which I was actually able to play him, which was ‘Father, Son,'” Gabriel says. “When my mum died, I wanted to do something for her, but it’s taken a while before I felt comfortable and distant enough to be able to write something.”

He adds, “In the middle I wanted to write my mum a beautiful melody. She loved classical music, so we have a beautiful cello playing there. It took a while to get that right, it can’t be too emotional or too underplayed, but I think we got there in the end.”

You can listen to “And Still” now via digital outlets and YouTube.

As he’s done with all the other songs he’s shared from i/o, Gabriel plans to release several different remixes of “And Still.” The first is the Tchad Blake (Dark-Side Mix), which will be followed by Mark “Spike” Stent‘s (Bright-Side Mix) and Hans-Martin Buff’s Atmos mix (In-Side Mix).

i/o, Gabriel’s first album of new material since 2010’s Scratch My Back, is due out December 1. It is available for preorder now.

The Snowman is coming: Jeezy to double up on album drops this Friday

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Jeezy will soon make his return to music with the release of not one but two albums.

From the looks of his Instagram announcement on Monday, October 30, the first project will be named “I Might Forgive,” with the second titled “But I Don’t Forget.”

The new music is expected on Friday, November 3.

Along with the news, the rapper unveiled album cover art — a throwback picture of a seemingly younger Jeezy.

The update follows Jeezy’s appearance on the Tamron Hall Show, where he chatted about his New York Times bestselling book, Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe, and opened up about being freed from the stigma around mental health.

“I learned that vulnerability is power,” he said, revealing he had been depressed for eight years.

It also comes after Jeezy made his first public address on his divorce from TV host Jeannie Mai. He said in a statement, “The decision to end this chapter in my life was not made impulsively and comes with a heavy heart.”

Dylan Scott joins Dylan Marlowe for “Boys Back Home”

October 30, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Country music’s latest Dylan-squared collab has arrived.

Dylan Scott and Dylan Marlowe have teamed up for their anthemic new song, “Boy Back Home.”

Marlowe penned the track with Joe Fox and Seth Ennis, and the autobiographical tune pays homage to Marlowe’s buddies back home in Statesboro, Georgia.

“The song came from a real spot,” says Marlowe. “When I moved to Nashville I kind of missed a lot of my guys I hung out with back home. And I feel like there’s a lot of songs about girls but there’s not enough songs about the boys.”

“Thank you @_dylanmarlowe for letting me hop on this song with you!!!” Scott shares on X, formerly known as Twitter, alongside a video of him singing along to the song on his tour bus.

Scott is currently #5 and ascending the country charts with “Can’t Have Mine (Find You a Girl).”

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