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Rod Stewart helps displaced Ukrainian family, calls Russian invasion “pure evil”

October 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Horrified by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Rod Stewart is taking action. After bringing supplies to Ukraine, the singer is now personally helping a displaced Ukrainian family get back on its feet.

The legendary singer has rented out a home in Berkshire, England, for the family of seven and will be taking care of their bills for at least a year. He spoke to Daily Mirror about what inspired his good deed, which he says is his job as a knight.

Stewart was knighted in 2016 because of his philanthropic and musical efforts.

“I usually keep all my charitable efforts nice and quiet and just do it. But I thought, ‘I am a knight, I have been given this knighthood because of the things I’ve achieved in my life and the charity work I’ve done over the years,'” he explained.

Stewart added he couldn’t sit back as he watched reports of Ukraine being torn apart by the war. He said, “Words couldn’t describe what we were watching. The bombing of innocent children, the bombing of hospitals and playgrounds. Like everyone else, we were completely beside ourselves. I don’t wish that one anyone. This is evil, pure evil.”

The singer adds he was born after World War II and spoke of how the memories impacted his family. “That’s how devastating it was to me. I didn’t think we would see the likes of land war with tanks again,” he added.

He and wife Penny Lancaster are assisting couple Rostyslav and Olena, as well as their five children. Their youngest child is 2 and their eldest is 17.

Stewart says the family fled Ukraine when Russia began its invasion in February. They met when he drove 16 refugees to Berlin after bringing supplies to Ukraine.

Billie Eilish is heading home for two special encore shows

October 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Billie Eilish just wrapped her Happier Than Ever, The World Tour — and now, she has something very special planned for her old stomping grounds.

She will revive her Happier Than Ever tour this winter for two encore events set at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. Titled Happier Than Ever, The Hometown Encore, the two-night event takes place December 15 and 16.

“I’M COMING BACKKKKKKKK!! Happier Than Ever, the hometown encore!!!!!!!” she celebrated on Instagram. “LA i am so excited to see you one last time for the year!!!”

The hitmaker also shared a photo of her swarmed by fans at one of her concerts.

Billie is doing what she can to ensure her fans have first dibs on tickets and has partnered with Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program. Those hoping to score tickets can register for a presale by signing in with their Ticketmaster account by 11:59 p.m. PT on October 23.

Those who check all Billie’s boxes will then be sent a unique code to purchase tickets in advance, starting October 25 at 10 a.m. PT. General ticket sales go live the following day at 10 a.m. PT on Billie’s official website.

This encore event is meant to celebrate her successful global tour — her sixth overall — that sold out multiple arenas. At this time, it is unknown just how much the tour grossed across its seven-month run.

Amber Rose, Iman Shumpert, Tiffany “New York” Pollard to join ‘College Hill: Celebrity Edition’ on BET+

October 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Class is back in session on BET.

BET+ revealed the cast for the second season of College Hill: Celebrity Edition includes stars Amber Rose, Joseline Hernandez, Tiffany “New York” Pollard and, returning for a second season, Ray J.

Also joining the college-centered series will be Parker McKenna Posey, most notably known for her role as Kady on My Wife and Kids; professional basketball player Iman Shumpert; social media star Kwaylon “Blame It On Kway” Rogers; and O’Ryan Browner, brother of former B2K member Omarion.

The show follows the celebs, who all live together, as they navigate life as students at the HBCU Alabama State University. The cast will step out of their star roles and into academia to complete a special certificate program with hopes of crossing the stage at graduation.

Last season’s class included NeNe Leakes, Big Freedia, India Love, Lamar Odom, DreamDoll, Slim Thug and Stacey Dash.

“We’re thrilled to partner with Edmonds Entertainment and This Way Out Media for the second season return of the hit reality series College Hill: Celebrity Edition,” Tiffany Lea Williams, executive vice president of BET unscripted programming, said. “We couldn’t be prouder to film on the campus of HBCU Alabama State University (ASU), which is steeped in a rich legacy of producing academic excellence within the Black community. We have a new class of celebrities ready to hit the books and embrace campus life.”

Williams added, “This season we are in Montgomery, Alabama, which provides us the unique opportunity to highlight our history and call attention to the importance and power of the community’s role in civic engagement across the country.”

Season 1 of College Hill: Celebrity Edition is available on BET+. The new season premieres in 2023.

Ingrid Andress’ backstage antics on Keith Urban tour

October 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Looks like Ingrid Andress is having fun on Keith Urban‘s Speed of Now World Tour.

When she’s not onstage opening for Keith, Ingrid occupies her time with backstage antics, according to a video of her scaring one of her crew members.

In an Instagram video, Ingrid hides in a giant yellow laundry cart. When one of the crew members opens the lid, Ingrid pops out and says, “Surprise, b****,” startling the man as he slams the lid closed.

Ingrid can be heard laughing from inside the cart as other members of the crew laugh along with her, one of them giving her a high five.

“I think I’m fired from this tour,” she captions the video. “Y’all having TOO MUCH fun,” one fan comments. Another added, “highlight of tour” with a series of crying laughing emojis.

Ingrid has been on the road with Keith as an opening act since the tour launched in June. It wraps up on November 5 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The singer is currently climbing the charts with her top-five duet with Sam Hunt, “Wishful Drinking.”

John Mayer opens up about his “thoughts and intentions for the future”

October 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

John Mayer wrapped his Sob Rock Tour back in April and recently announced he’ll be hitting the road again for Dead & Company‘s final tour, but he’s already thinking about what’s next.

The hitmaker took to Instagram and penned an open letter to fans about his “thoughts and intentions for the future.”

“Hello from the studio,” his note began, which captioned several photos of him working on new music. “I know it’s been a while since I’ve updated you on what’s next, and since many of you have asked when the next leg of touring is, I thought I’d share my thoughts and intentions for the future.”

John continued, “I love touring and will continue to play live shows, but in staying open to what’s driving me creatively, it felt like making more music was the most inspired feeling I had. I know the Sob Rock tour was only in the US, and though I will make it to other cities and countries in the future, I’ve just got more songs to make.”

The Sob Rock Tour was in promotion of his eighth studio album of the same name.

“I’m having the time of my life writing and recording, and it won’t be long before I share some very exciting news about some new projects,” John continued before closing with, “I’m grateful beyond description for all the love and support I’ve got in you all, and I’m the luckiest person in the world to still be on this big beautiful ride with you all.”

He included three photos in his announcement — all of which feature him and a pink electric guitar. While one photo is of him posing in the studio, another is of him singing into the microphone, while the final one is of him playing the piano.

Wendy Williams health update: TV host says she’s “back and better than ever”

October 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

It seems that Wendy Williams is in great health.

In a status update provided to Entertainment Tonight, Williams’ publicist, Shawn Zanotti, said the beloved TV host is no longer staying at the wellness facility she had recently checked into, and is now “home and healing.”

“Thank you to my fans for your love, support and many prayers,” Williams said in a message to her fans and supporters. “I am back and better than ever.”

With her health in good shape, Wendy is likely to continue plotting her next big move. Speaking of those career plans, Zanotti told ET, “Wendy is excited about the road ahead and looking forward to releasing her many projects.”

Last month, Zanotti shared that the 58-year-old star checked into a wellness facility to focus on her “overall health issues.” He told ABC News at the time that while “being treated by a team of some of the best doctors in the world,” Williams looked forward to shifting her attention to The Wendy Experience Podcast. He also said she was working on the second part of her documentary.

It was announced in June that Williams’ long-running talk show, The Wendy Williams Show, was ending. Rumors circulated about why the show was ending, including the most notable: Williams’ potential health decline.

Shortly after the show’s final episode in June, which was hosted by fill-in host Sherri Shepherd, Williams posted an image of herself to her podcast’s Instagram with the caption, “When one door closes a LARGER one Opens!”

Meghan Trainor recalls traumatic experience when baby Riley “didn’t wake up for a week”

October 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Meghan Trainor opened up about the trauma she experienced after giving birth to her first child, Riley, in February 2021.

Speaking with People, the hitmaker said her son spent hardly any time awake after he was born via C-section. When she and husband Daryl Sabara sought answers, Meghan says the medical staff made her feel that she was to blame for it.

“They were like, ‘Sometimes it happens,’ and then some nurses were like, ‘Well, it’s because you’re on antidepressants.’… “And I’m like, ‘Yeah, but I’ve been told by others that it’s not that,'” she reflected.

Meghan found it “really frustrating” that she didn’t know “why my kid didn’t wake up for a week.”

Although everything worked out in the end, Meghan admitted she was traumatized by the ordeal and sought the help of a therapist to process what happened. “I was having PTSD at nighttime when I would try to go to sleep… I would be back in the C-section, on the table,” she confessed.

That experience is also weighing on her now that she and Sabara are trying to expand their family. “It’s scary going into another pregnancy being like, ‘Well, I hope that doesn’t happen again,'” she offered, adding, “Do I have to change up my whole life? I don’t know… So it’s infuriating.”

Meghan said Riley’s happy and healthy — but admitted she’s a little jealous her toddler is only saying “Dada.”

“I’m like, ‘Does he even know I exist?” she questioned. She then revealed her son has shown her in other ways that he “knows who I am, and he loves me.”

“He gives me those running hugs. It’s like my little koala. He just squeezes me so tight,” Meghan said. “I finally feel like he loves me, and it’s the greatest feeling ever.”

Bryan Adams debuts “Kick A**” music video featuring Monty Python’s John Cleese

October 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Bryan Adams has premiered a new music video for his recent song “Kick A**,” which appears on the veteran Canadian rocker’s latest studio album, 2022’s So Happy It Hurts.

The catchy song begins with a spoken-word monologue delivered in the form of a Biblical-style sermon by legendary Monty Python’s Flying Circus member John Cleese, sporting a fake white beard and dressed in a white toga. The clip also features Adams and his backing band dressed in white and playing white instruments inside a white cubicle.

“I understand from Bryan that he thought it was wonderful to work with me. I wish I could say the same,” Cleese quips. “The smell of lentils was overwhelming.”

Added Adams, “John was amazing on set, I’ve never worked with someone so woke.”

The video was directed by Adams, who co-wrote the song with producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange. The clip arrives in advance of the October 28 release of a super deluxe, expanded version of So Happy It Hurts, a two-CD set that includes a bonus disc featuring 12 of the tracks that appeared on Adams’ 2022 Classic and Classic Pt. II digital albums.

The Classic albums, which were released in March and July, respectively, boast newly recorded versions of many of Bryan’s best-known tunes.

Meanwhile, a two-LP, 14-track vinyl edition of the Classic recordings is due out on January 18, and will be available on standard black vinyl and limited-edition orange vinyl. Both versions will feature a laser etching of Adams’ silhouette on the fourth side.

You can preorder the two-CD version of So Happy It Hurts and the Classic two-LP sets now.

Adams currently is on tour in Canada. His next show takes place Tuesday, October 18, in Peterborough, Ontario.

Dua Lipa meets with Queen Consort Camilla, speaks about her love of reading

October 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Dua Lipa met Queen Consort Camilla on Monday for the prestigious Booker Prize ceremony.

Daily Mail reports the pair met during the ceremony. Dua was announced as this year’s keynote speaker, while Camila was charged with presenting the Booker Prize for Fiction.

She handed the award to Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka for his novel The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida.

Dua opened up about her love of reading during her keynote address, where she explained how books opened the doors for her to pursue a career in music.

“Reading is a passion that has taken many forms for me. Like countless other London school children, my early obsessions included Roald Dahl and Malorie Blackman, both of whom gave me little pearls of wisdom that still guide me today,” she said.

She then saluted past Booker Prize recipient Ismail Kadare for writing books that challenged her to master her language skills, saying they helped her “connect with my family’s heritage and identity as Kosovan Albanians.”

She continued, “I learned about the Albanian spirit of resistance, that same stubborn determination that keeps Kosovans fighting for international recognition for our independence today.”

She also said reading keeps her grounded. “Today, touring commitments take me all over the globe and life is often hectic. Sometimes just to survive, I need to adopt a tough exterior,” Dua said. “And at these times, it is books that soften me.”

She thanked authors for helping readers “find our place in the word,” noting, “Good writing has the power to make people feel seen and has to tell stories that the world has ignored.”

Dua and Camilla later shared an “animated” conversation, but it is unknown what exactly they discussed.

Enter Thomas Rhett and Katy Perry’s “dreamy world” in “Where We Started” video

October 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Thomas Rhett and Katy Perry enter a dream land in the video for “Where We Started.”

The superstars take to a big empty room adorned with sheets and dark lighting as they sing of a couple remembering the good memories made at the start of their relationship.

“Those days when you’re brokenhearted/And you’re getting knocked down and you’re saying/Don’t know how far we’re gonna go just/Look at that road and think about where we started,” they sing in the chorus.

“Where We Started” is the title track of Thomas’ album, released back in April. He and Katy premiered the duet in May with a live performance on ABC’s American Idol.

“Working with Katy has been a really collaborative process. From tracking the song in the studio, to performing on it American Idol, to this video, her input has made this whole experience really special for me,” Thomas says in a statement.

“I loved being able to create a dreamy world for ‘Where We Started,’ going back to the Nashville singer-songwriter roots of where I started,” Katy says, describing it on Instagram as “a little dream of a music video.”

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