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Brandy talks new holiday album: “I put my heart and soul into it”

October 20, 2023 by WDNY Radio

“Have You Ever” felt you were on “Top of the World” after accomplishing something great? Brandy sure has.

The iconic R&B artist said so in a recent chat with ABC Audio, sharing that she’s “so excited” and so in love with her new holiday album, Christmas with Brandy.

“I put my heart and soul into it and just, just poured it all into this music,” Brandy said prior to the public announcement of the project’s release date.

The holiday album is a first for the “Best Friend” singer, but it’s a project she’s particularly looking forward to delivering to fans, especially because she’s a lover of all things holiday.

“My mom only cooks twice a year and that’s Thanksgiving and Christmas,” she said. “So I just love the holidays— being with my family and celebrating and opening up gifts and cooking and drinking … it’s all great.”

As for what to expect on the album, Brandy will bring her beloved vocal abilities to holiday classics like “Someday at Christmas,” “Jingle Bells” and “Deck the Halls.” She’ll also offer a few festive originals, like the love-filled “Christmas Party for Two” and the holiday breakup anthem “Feels Different.”

If the mix of jingles isn’t enough, there’s also “Christmas Gift,” Brandy’s cheerful new track featuring her daughter, Sy’Rai.

With all there is to offer on the star’s upcoming holiday collection, Brandy says she thinks “people are going to really love the project.“

Christmas with Brandy is due out November 10.

Neil Young to release ‘Before and After’, a solo acoustic album of reworked songs

October 20, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Neil Young is revisiting some old tunes for a new album.

On December 8, the rocker is set to release the new album Before and After, a solo acoustic record made up of reworked songs, designed to be listened to as one whole piece. It also features one previously unreleased tune, “If You Got Love.”

“Songs from my life, recently recorded, create a music montage with no beginnings or endings,” Young shares. “The feeling is captured, not in pieces, but as a whole piece — designed to be listened to that way. This music presentation defies shuffling, digital organization, separation. Only for listening. That says it all.”

Young fans are getting their first preview of the record with the release of three songs, “I’m the Ocean,” “Homefires” and “Burned,” which are out now.

Before and After is available for preorder now in a variety of formats, including black vinyl, limited edition clear vinyl, CD and Blu-ray featuring Atmos mix, Binaural mix and Hi-Res 96/24 stereo.

Here is the track list for Before and After:

“I’m The Ocean”
“Homefires”
“Burned”
“On The Way Home”
“If You Got Love”
“A Dream That Can Last”
“Birds”
“My Heart”
“When I Hold You In My Arms”
“Mother Earth”
“Mr. Soul”
“Comes A Time”
“Don’t Forget Love”

Adele adds final 32 shows to her Las Vegas residency

October 20, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Adele has added a final extension to her Weekends with Adele residency.

Thirty two additional dates have been added to her residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning January 19 and extending through June 15. These performances are advertised as the final show dates. Fans can register for them now through Monday, October 23.

After registration ends, select fans will be randomly selected and sent a code to grant them access to purchase tickets on Thursday, October 26.

“Being on stage over the last year so up close and personal with an audience again after all these years has been a truly extraordinary restorative experience that I’ll never forget. All the hilarious, soulful, wild and heartbreaking interactions we’ve had are banked in my mind for life,” Adele wrote on social media. “So let’s go one last time before I turn into a showgirl forever! Love you and I’ll see you on the otherside soon.”

Britney Spears recounts her brief fling with Colin Farrell: “We were all over each other”

October 20, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Another day, another revelation from Britney Spears’ upcoming memoir.

People reports that in The Woman in Me, Britney touches on her brief fling with actor Colin Farrell, which took place not long after her breakup from Justin Timberlake.

She says she met Farrell in 2003 when he was working on the movie S.W.A.T. and describes their relationship as a “two-week brawl.”

“Brawl is the only word for it — we were all over each other, grappling so passionately it was like we were in a street fight,” she writes, according to People.

Farrell brought Britney as his date to the January 2003 premiere of his film, The Recruit, but told reporters at the time that they were not dating and “just mates.”

Britney writes in her book that she tried not to get too attached to Farrell.

“As I had before when I’d felt too attached to a man, I tried to convince myself in every way that it was not a big deal, that we were just having fun, that in this case I was vulnerable because I wasn’t over Justin yet,” she writes.

The Woman in Me is out October 24.

Duff McKagan premieres video for solo song “I Just Don’t Know” featuring Jerry Cantrell

October 20, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan has premiered the video for his solo song “I Just Don’t Know,” which features Alice in Chains‘ Jerry Cantrell.

The clip finds McKagan and Cantrell sitting in a dark room beneath a flickering screen as they strum acoustic guitars. The songs itself may not be what you’d expect from a collaboration between GN’R and AiC members, though things get more electric toward the end.

You can watch the “I Just Don’t Know” video streaming now on YouTube.

“I Just Don’t Know” appears on McKagan’s new solo album Lighthouse, which is out now. The record also includes contributions from McKagan’s GN’R bandmate Slash and Iggy Pop.

By the way, Alice in Chains just wrapped a run of shows opening for Guns N’ Roses. During a show in Vancouver Monday, October 16, McKagan joined AiC onstage for their closing performance of “Rooster.”

NAT Geo announces ’Genius: MLK/X’ release date, unveils first-look clip

October 20, 2023 by WDNY Radio

National Geographic announced a two-day premiere event for the latest installment of its Genius series, Genius: MLK/X.

The new show, which focuses on two American icons and history makers — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X — will have the first two episodes premiere February 1 on Nat Geo and will stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu. After, two new episodes will debut weekly on each platform.

The fourth installment of the Emmy-nominated Genius franchise, Genius: MLK/X will be an eight-part series highlighting the impact of Dr. King and Malcolm X’s differing philosophies and how they contributed to America’s advancement through the Civil Rights Movement.

The series, as described by the network, will delve into their “formative years, where they were molded by strong fathers and traumatic injustices, to their rich, parallel stories as they shaped their identities and became the change they wished to see in the world.”

As previously reported, Genius: MLK/X is executive produced by A Different World writer Reggie Rock Bythewood and his wife, Gina Prince-Bythewood.

Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz announce joint album ’Welcome 2 Collegrove’, drop off first single, “Presha”

October 20, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz reunite for a new collaborative project called Welcome 2 Collegrove.

The long-awaited album follows the duo’s first joint effort, 2016’s ColleGrove.

To introduce fans to Welcome 2 Collegrove, Wayne and 2 Chainz will appear on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on October 20 to perform the lead single, “Presha,” which is currently available on major platforms.

Outside of their albums, the pair previously joined forces on Playaz Circle‘s “Duffle Bag Boy,” “Rich as F***” in 2013 and Juicy J‘s strip club anthem “Bandz a Make Her Dance.”

The term “ColleGrove” is named after Chainz’s Georgia hometown, College Park, and Wayne’s Louisiana hometown, Hollygrove.

Welcome 2 Collegrove is expected out Friday, November 17.

On This Day, October 20, 2001: The Concert for New York City is held at Madison Square Garden

October 20, 2023 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, October 20, 2001…

The Concert for New York City was held at Madison Square Garden to honor the city’s NYPD and NYFD first responders in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

Alongside many of the first responders, victims’ families and colleagues attended the concert, which raised $35 million.

The concert, organized by Paul McCartney, featured performances by The Who, Elton John, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, David Bowie and Billy Joel, among others.

The Who’s set — their final one with bassist John Entwistle, who died eight months later — was among the best-received.

New York native Joel performed his classic “Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out On Broadway),” telling the crowd that when he wrote it 25 years ago, “I thought it was gonna be a science fiction song. I never thought it would really happen.” He added, “But unlike the end of that song … we ain’t going anywhere.”

The concert was broadcast on VH1, and an album and DVD of the event were released in January 2002.

Queen revisits “Love of My Life” at Rock In Rio in latest episode of ‘Queen the Greatest Live’

October 20, 2023 by WDNY Radio

For episode 38 of their weekly YouTube series, Queen the Greatest Live, Queen is looking back at their iconic performance at Brazil’s inaugural Rock In Rio festival in 1985.

The band is specifically sharing archival footage of their performance of the acoustic classic “Love of My Life,” showing how they could make even a massive show in front of 400,000 fans feel intimate to those in attendance.

The clip shows guitarist Brian May asking the audience if they want to sing along, to which they oblige, and Freddie Mercury conducting them to much delight.

“I think it’s the moment we first realized they knew ‘Love of My Life,” May had previously shared. “Not only knew it but would sing it. And not only would they sing it but would sing it with a passion that brought tears to our eyes.”

Next week on Queen The Greatest Live: “A Kind of Magic.”

Pink postpones two more shows due to respiratory infection

October 20, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Pink has postponed more shows due to a respiratory infection.

After postponing her Tacoma, Washington, shows earlier in the week because of family medical issues, the singer took to Instagram and announced her Vancouver shows would be rescheduled as well.

“I am deeply sorry to share that I have a respiratory infection and my doctor has advised that I am unable to perform at the Vancouver shows on Friday and Saturday,” she wrote. “Live Nation is working to reschedule the shows.”

“I am very much looking forward to performing in Vancouver and putting on an incredible show for everyone,” she added. “In the meantime, I wish everyone good health and am sending lots of love.”

On October 16, she postponed her October 17 and 18 Tacoma shows, citing family medical issues that required “immediate attention.”

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