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Taylor Swift welcomes Beyoncé to her movie premiere: “She’s been a guiding light”

October 12, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Anyone who thought Beyoncé was somehow “copying” Taylor Swift by releasing her own concert film directly through theaters had to put that thought to rest on October 11, when Taylor welcomed Queen Bey to the premiere of her Eras Tour film.

Taylor posted footage of the two together sitting in the theater and wrote, “I’m so glad I’ll never know what my life would’ve been like without @beyonce‘s influence. The way she’s taught me and every artist out here to break rules and defy industry norms. Her generosity of spirit. Her resilience and versatility.”

“She’s been a guiding light throughout my career and the fact that she showed up tonight was like an actual fairytale,” Taylor concluded.

Beyoncé posted a photo of the two together at the premiere on the splash page of her website.

Other stars who attended the premiere at the Grove in LA on Wednesday night included Adam Sandler, Maren Morris, Julia Garner, Simu Liu, Mariska Hargitay — one of the co-stars of Taylor’s video for “Bad Blood” and the inspiration for the name of her cat Olivia Benson — and confirmed Swiftie Flavor Flav.

Taylor stopped into each theater showing the movie and said a few words. “I’ve never had this much fun in my life as I have had on the Eras Tour. It is far and away just the most electric experience of my life,” she said.

She then thanked the fans who attend the tour, noting that whatever she, her band and her dancers might have been going through on any given night, their enthusiasm and passion “pulled us out of anything rough that might have been going on in our lives … thank you so much for doing that for us.”

Jimi Hendrix doc getting special New York screening

October 12, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The Jimi Hendrix documentary Music, Money, Madness … Jimi Hendrix In Maui is getting a special screening in New York City.

The special event will take place October 25 at the LOOK Dine-In Cinemas W57 in Manhattan and will feature a Q&A with the film’s producers: Janie Hendrix, Hendrix’s sister and Experience Hendrix CEO, and John McDermott, who also directed the film. Eddie Kramer, Hendrix’s original audio engineer, will also take part in the Q&A.

Music, Money, Madness … Jimi Hendrix In Maui follows the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s 1970 visit to Maui and their participation in the critically panned counterculture film Rainbow Bridge, produced by their controversial manager Michael Jeffery. It features never-before-seen original footage, along with new interviews and more.

Tickets for the screening are on sale now.

The musician Jon Bon Jovi’s son admires most … isn’t his dad

October 12, 2023 by WDNY Radio

What does it take to impress a kid these days? Even being a global superstar and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer isn’t enough for Jon Bon Jovi‘s son.

In a joint interview with Barron’s, Jon and his son Jesse Bongiovi discuss their award-winning rosé, Hampton Water, which is now available in all 50 states, as well as more than 50 countries. As part of the interview — in which they hint they may be expanding their line of wines — the father and son answer a series of fill-in-the-blank questions, such as naming their go-to meals and favorite vacations.

But things get sticky when the question turns to, “The musician I admire the most is … .” Jon’s answer? “Paul McCartney. He is still singing, touring and writing. Of course, he was part of the greatest band that ever existed.”

But Jesse’s response is, “Harry Styles. He is the man.” Awkward!

And things don’t get much better when Jesse’s asked what song of his dad’s he listens to the most.

“I don’t sit around and listen to my dad’s songs much,” he says. “If I had to pick, it would be ‘Bed of Roses.'”

And it seems we won’t be hearing Jon perform that ballad — or any other love song — at his other son Jake‘s wedding to actress Millie Bobby Brown: She’s already said her future father-in-law won’t be singing at their wedding because “the man needs a break.”

Green Day adds more personal guitars & gear to reopened Reverb shop

October 12, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Green Day is reopening the band’s Reverb shop.

After first teaming up with them in 2019, Billie Joe Armstrong and company have reunited with the online gear marketplace to sell various personal instruments, including the Gretsch Electromatic guitar seen in the “Back in the USA” video.

Other items available include Armstrong’s 1956 Gibson Les Paul Jr. and Fender Bullet Deluxe guitars, which he’s used to practice on tour buses and hotels.

The shop will open on October 18. If you sign up for email updates, you’ll be entered to win a unique prototype of Armstrong’s signature Les Paul Jr. guitar.

For more info, visit Reverb.com.

Green Day, meanwhile, just released a 30th anniversary reissue of their breakout 1994 album, Dookie, in September. They’ve also launched a website, TheAmericanDreamIsKillingMe.com, which teases something happening on October 24.

New blink-182 song “FELL IN LOVE” dropping Friday

October 11, 2023 by WDNY Radio

More new blink-182 music is coming this week.

The reunited trio will drop a track called “FELL IN LOVE,” another cut off their upcoming comeback album, ONE MORE TIME…, on Friday, October 13.

“FELL IN LOVE” follows the previously released ONE MORE TIME… tunes “EDGING,” “MORE THAN YOU KNOW,” “DANCE WITH ME” and the title track. The album, blink’s first with the classic lineup of Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker in over 10 years, arrives in full on October 20.

Leading up to ONE MORE TIME…, blink will premiere a wide-ranging interview conducted by Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, which they previously teased in the trailer for the album, on October 18. That same day will also see the debut of one more ONE MORE TIME… song, “YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE GOT.”

Drake & 21 Savage’s ‘Her Loss’ reportedly submitted for 2024 Grammy Awards

October 11, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Drake and 21 Savage could soon add a Grammy to each of their lists of long accolades.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, their joint Billboard #1 album, Her Loss, has been submitted for consideration at the upcoming 2024 Grammy Awards.

A source told the magazine that the project will be up for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album, with songs “Rich Flex” and “Spin Bout U” submitted for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance.

Although Her Loss was released in November 2022, it still qualifies for the 2024 show, per THR.

John Fogerty buys Sylvester Stallone’s California ranch

October 11, 2023 by WDNY Radio

John Fogerty has found a new California home.

According to the Robb Report, the Creedence Clearwater Revival rocker recently purchased Sylvester Stallone’s 2.2-acre ranch in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley.

Fogerty reportedly paid $17.2 million for the property, which was a bargain considering Stallone was asking for $22.5 million. The sale price was also less than what Stallone initially paid for it in 2022.

The home is located in the gated community of Hidden Hills, home to several other stars. In addition to the main house, a guest house and a large cabana, it features a horse barn and arena for horse riding. There’s also a vegetable garden and fruit-bearing trees, a private swimming pool, fire pit area and more.

Cher denies report that she hired men to “kidnap” her son Elijah

October 11, 2023 by WDNY Radio

In September, Entertainment Tonight obtained court documents in which Marie Angela King, the estranged wife of Cher‘s son Elijah Blue Allman, claimed the legendary diva hired four men to kidnap him in 2022 to prevent their reconciliation. Cher is now denying that report.

King claimed in the documents that she’s been told Allman is “currently in lockdown at a treatment facility that is undisclosed to me” with “no access to his phone.”

Speaking to People, Cher says of the report, “That rumor is not true.” She wouldn’t comment any further. However, she did confirm that her son is having ongoing substance abuse issues.

“I’m not suffering from any problem that millions of people in the United States aren’t,” Cher tells People. “I’m a mother. This is my job — one way or another, to try to help my children. You do anything for your children. Whenever you can help them, you just do it because that’s what being a mother is.”

“But it’s joy, even with heartache — mostly, when you think of your children, you just smile and you love them, and you try to be there for them,” she adds. “I could fill a … I don’t even know, something gigantic with what I don’t know [about parenting]. I just keep trying.”

King’s claims were part of her and Elijah’s ongoing divorce proceedings; the case is due back in a Los Angeles court on October 27. Elijah, 47, is Cher’s youngest child. His father is the late rocker Gregg Allman, to whom Cher was married from 1975 to 1978.

Def Leppard’s Rick Allen, Mötley Crüe & more donate items to Raven Drum Foundation auction

October 11, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx, drummer Matt Sorum and Styx are among the artists donating items to a new auction benefiting Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen’s Raven Drum Foundation.

The 12 Drummers Drumming auction helps raise money for Raven Drum Foundation’s mission to help veterans, first responders and others dealing with trauma. Now in its third year, the auction is open for bidding through November 11 at 12 p.m. PT.

Items available this year include a signed bass by Sixx; a drumhead signed by Lee and Allen; a Sorum package that includes three pairs of signature drumsticks, one set each from his time with Guns N’ Roses, The Cult and Velvet Revolver; and a Rick Allen handprint on a canvas.

There is also a custom Dave Matthews guitar with hand-drawn artwork, part of a partnership with Musicians on Call to bring music to VA hospitals throughout the country.

Previous auctions have raised over $120,000.

Opry Country Christmas: Scotty, Lady A, Trace + more join lineup

October 11, 2023 by WDNY Radio

It’ll soon look a lot like Christmas at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry.

That’s because the annual Opry Country Christmas special is returning with a total of nine shows this year. Upcoming Opry member Jon Pardi will kick off the festive run on November 26. Afterward, Scotty McCreery, Lady A, Lauren Alaina, Trace Adkins, Chris Young and more will take the hallowed stage to sing yuletide tunes on select dates.

For the full Opry Country Christmas schedule and lineup, visit opry.com.

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