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Bret Michaels reveals skin cancer scare, urges fans to get checked out

October 3, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Bret Michaels recently had a cancer scare, but it didn’t keep him from rocking. In an Instagram post, the Poison frontman showed off a scar on his hip from a biopsy he had done Friday.

“Just knowing that I absolutely love the outdoors & the sun but with the recent passing of my friend Jimmy Buffett, I decided it was time for a more recent check up of something I thought was nothing,” he writes. “Turns out, it was something.” Buffett passed away September 1 after a four-year battle with Merkel cell skin cancer.

Michaels says his own procedure “not only may have saved my life but surely extended it,” adding he’s “not completely out of the woods yet.”

He concludes the post by encouraging his followers, especially those who love the outdoors, to get themselves checked out. “You are never out of the fight until the fight is out of you…Remain unbroken, my friends!” he notes.

Michael’s procedure hasn’t slowed him down. Not long after the biopsy, he took the stage in Houston, Texas. His next show is happening October 13 in Corbin, Kentucky. A complete list of dates can be found at bretmichaels.com.

Music notes: Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and more

October 3, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s rumored romance has coincided with spooky season, and one family of Swifties is getting in on the Halloween spirit. Indiana resident Michal Owens has displayed two 12-foot decorative skeletons in her front yard. One of the skeletons, affectionately named Skaylor Swift, dons a blond wig and a blue, sparkly ensemble. The other skeleton, standing mere feet away from Skaylor, rocks Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs jersey and signature mustache.

That’s movie star Justin Timberlake to you. The multihyphenate performer’s new crime thriller film, Reptile, is dominating the Netflix charts. It landed atop the English Films chart, garnering 17.7 million total views. That made it the second-most viewed title of the week, falling only behind the Spanish film Nowhere.

Cher debuted a new holiday song at the Paco Rabanne x H&M launch party in Paris Monday night. “On my way to debut my FIRST song from my NEW album for the FIRST time at the #RabanneHM launch party tonight,” she wrote on Instagram ahead of the performance. The song, “DJ Play a Christmas Song,” will appear on her upcoming Christmas album.

Music notes: Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan and more

October 3, 2023 by WDNY Radio

In a new YouTube video for Pitchfork’s Over/Under series, Olivia Rodrigo shares her ratings on various things. What does she find overrated? Being a teenager, high heels and rom-coms, to name a few. As for what she considers to be underrated: American Girl dolls, being in your 20s and heartbreak, of course. “I feel like if I never endured any heartbreak in my life, I wouldn’t be half of the person that I am today,” Olivia said.

Everything’s alright, because Noah Kahan got that call back. The musician announced Tuesday that he’s collaborated with Kacey Musgraves on a duet version of his song “She Calls Me Back.” Noah posted a voice message recording on Instagram to announce the collab. “Hi, you’ve reached the voicemail box of Kacey Musgraves and Noah Kahan,” Kacey says in the recording. “We’ll call you back October 6th.”

That’s movie star Justin Timberlake to you. The multihyphenate’s new crime thriller film, Reptile, is dominating the Netflix charts. It landed atop the English Films chart, garnering 17.7 million total views. That made it the second-most viewed title of the week, falling only behind the Spanish film Nowhere.

Grammy Museum celebrates hip-hop’s 50th with new exhibit featuring artifacts from Saweetie, Lil Wayne + more

October 3, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary continues with the Grammy Museum’s new exhibit.

Presented by Google Pixel, Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit, will explore “the profound impact and influence of hip-hop culture” via an immersive, expansive and interactive experience, featuring artifacts from some of the genre’s biggest stars.

Included in the exhibit are The Notorious B.I.G.’s iconic red leather pea jacket, Lil Wayne‘s Best Rap Album Grammy, custom sets of Saweetie‘s acrylic nails and more, as well as interviews with the likes of MC Lyte and Cordae, who discuss their creative process.

There will also be an interactive photo experience and a five-station Sonic Playground that allows visitors to DJ, rap and sample, and includes The Rap City Experience. Like the old BET show, Rap City: The Basement, that station will feature former host Darian “Big Tigger” Morgan and give visitors the opportunity to freestyle over beats.

The exhibit is open from Saturday, October 7, to September 4, 2024, with a special opening event preceding the launch on October 6 at 8 p.m. PT. Tickets are available on universe.com.

The Grammy Museum, in partnership with The Debut Live, will also launch a multi-part event series highlighting iconic hip-hop albums. The conversations with Billboard’s Deputy Director Carl Lamarre and artists including DJ Khaled, Joey Bada$$, Rick Ross and T.I will be available to stream October 6, exclusively on the GRAMMY Museum’s streaming platform COLLECTION:live™.

BET and Mass Appeal will then screen the first two episodes of the upcoming Welcome to Rap City documentary on October 9.

Roger Waters previews upcoming ‘The Dark Side of the Moon Redux’ shows

October 3, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters is set to promote the release of his upcoming album, The Dark Side of the Moon Redux, with live shows at The London Palladium October 8 and 9, and he’s giving fans a preview of what to expect.

The rocker has shared some clips from rehearsals on Instagram, including footage of him performing “Us and Them” and “Money.” There’s also a clip of Waters giving his band some direction, and he appears to be pleased.

“Sounds great,” he says. “You guys have done a lot of proper homework.”

The Dark Side of the Moon Redux is Waters’ reimagining of Pink Floyd’s classic 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon. It drops October 6 and is available for preorder now. Anyone who presaves the release on Spotify or Apple Music will be entered into a sweepstakes to win a signed test pressing of the album.

Shop the Reba at Dillard’s fall collection

October 3, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Reba McEntire‘s kicking off autumn with her new Reba at Dillard’s fall collection.

The fall-ready clothing items include the Scoop Neck Abstract Print Long Sleeve Mesh Top, Point Collar Embroidered Denim Faux Suede Long Sleeve Statement Jacket and Long Balloon Sleeve Button Front Pointelle Midi Sweater Dress.

Check out the Reba at Dillard’s fall collection now at dillards.com.

Coming up, Reba will release her new lifestyle book, Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots, and its companion album, Not That Fancy, on October 10 and October 6, respectively.

Both the book and album are available for preorder now at NotThatFancy.com.

Billy F. Gibbons, Nancy Wilson & more to guest on upcoming second of AXS TV’s ‘Power Hour’

October 3, 2023 by WDNY Radio

ZZ Top‘s Billy F. Gibbons, Heart‘s Nancy Wilson and The Black Crowes‘ Chris Robinson are among the guests featured on the upcoming second season of Power Hour, AXS TV’s rock-themed news and interview show.

Others set to appear include Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich, Foo Fighters‘ Chris Shiflett, Green Day, Guns N’ Roses‘ Duff McKagan, Iron Maiden‘s Bruce Dickinson and Wolfgang Van Halen, as well as members of Blondie, Sex Pistols, Megadeth and more.

“The lineup of Rock & Roll legends we have for Season 2 of the Power Hour is comprised of some of the biggest names in music history,” says Power Hour co-host Matt Pinfield. “Many of these artists I have known for years and consider friends, but being able to have them join the show with [co-hosts] Josh [Bernstein] and Caity [Babs] is a new career highlight for me. We’re just as excited to turn viewers on to all of the new bands we’ve been discovering and premiering, who are the future of Rock music.”

Season 2 of Power Hour premieres Thursday, October 5, at 11 p.m. ET.

Kelly Rowland on how Nipsey Hussle inspired her parenting style

October 3, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Kelly Rowland is opening up about raising her two sons.

The singer, who’s mom to two-year-old Noah and eight-year-old Titan with husband Tim Weatherspoon, tells Kindred By PARENTS that she’s been inspired by the late Nipsey Hussle to raise her boys “to have integrity.”

“It’s amazing to me that he would talk to his kids about making the right decision even when no one is watching. That was everything,” she says. “Nobody knows how much, how hard you work, but you do it because you love it. I want them to be the kind of men who are proud of themselves. That’s really important to me—being good decision-makers.”

Nipsey, who was killed in 2019 at age 33, was dad to two children. He was vocal about the values he aimed to instill in his kids, including integrity, confidence and being a leader.

“I just want to get this right,” Kelly says. “I want to really be a part of bringing some really amazing young men forth into the world. That was my only prayer. I don’t know why I’m emotional, but my only prayer was to have really great young Black men in this world who were sure of themselves and didn’t have to be told who they were.”

Lionel Richie gets key to Alabama hometown, plants trees at “Hello Park” with Luke and Katy

October 3, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Lionel Richie said “Hello” to his hometown of Tuskegee, Alabama, on Monday, October 2, and he brought fellow American Idol judges Katy Perry and Luke Bryan with him.

The three were in town to film for the new season of American Idol, reports AL.com. While they were there, Lionel was given the key to the city by Mayor Lawrence F. Haygood Jr. Lionel, Katy and Luke also took part in a dedication and tree planting in the newly established Hello Park, a green space near Lionel’s alma mater, Tuskegee University.

The park sits on a plot of land that Lionel’s family owns near the school entrance. Lionel said earlier this year that he decided to turn it into “a place for meditation and a place to reflect” on the area’s rich history.

During the tree planting, Luke jokingly asked if the trees would grow “big enough to hold a deer stand” while Katy literally hugged one of the trees, explaining that she’s from California.

American Idol is also filming in Luke and Katy’s respective hometowns of Leesburg, Georgia, and Santa Barbara, California. The new American Idol season airs next year on ABC.

Little Feet’s ‘Highwire Act In St. Louis’ getting first-ever DVD & digital release

October 3, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Little Feet is set to reissue 2004’s Little Feat: Highwire Act In St. Louis on November 3.

Originally released on DVD, the concert will now come out as a Blu-ray/two-CD set, the first time it’s been available on Blu-ray and the first time it’s been packaged with the audio CD. It will also get its first-ever digital release.

Filmed in 2003, Little Feat: Highwire Act In St. Louis was a concert that celebrated the band’s more than 30-year career. The release includes the full show, with performances of songs like “Dixie Chicken,” “Willin’,” “Oh, Atlanta,” “Time Loves A Hero,” “Fat Man In The Bathtub” and more.

It also includes Little Feat Close Up In St. Louis, an 11-minute documentary that has band members reflecting on the history of Little Feet.

Little Feat: Highwire Act In St. Louis is available for preorder now.

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