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U2 attends 2026 Street Child World Cup Finals Tournament in Mexico

May 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

After filming their new music video in Mexico City, the members of U2 — Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. — stuck around to attend the 2026 Street Child World Cup Finals Tournament in Texcoco, Mexico.

Mullen even handled the coin toss for the game.

The tournament is put on by Street Child United, an organization that uses the power of sports to give street-connected young people a voice. It saw 30 teams from around the globe compete.

“We’re here in Mexico City and as usual loving every minute of it,” says The Edge. “As supporters of Street Child United, we wanted to come along today to support this great cause, see some football and soak up the atmosphere. There’s no better town to host such a brilliant event.”

Earlier in the week, U2 took over a street in Mexico City, near Plaza Santo Domingo, to shoot a music video for “Street of Dreams.” The upcoming single from their yet-to-be announced studio album is expected out later this year.

The Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi ‘taking a temporary break’ from touring

May 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Strokes will be without guitarist Nick Valensi onstage for the time being.

The “Last Nite” outfit has announced in an Instagram Story that Valensi is “taking a temporary break from the scheduled tour.”

“But we look forward to his return,” the post adds.

Stepping in for Valensi will be guitarist Steve Schiltz, who previously played with The Strokes for a couple shows earlier in the year and joined them for their performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Thursday.

The Colbert appearance featured a rendition of the song “Falling Out of Love,” a track off the upcoming Strokes album, Reality Awaits, due out June 26.

The Strokes’ upcoming live schedule resumes in June with their set at Bonnaroo, followed by a run of U.S. headlining dates.

Five Finger Death Punch enters the ‘Eye of the Storm’ on new single

May 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Five Finger Death Punch has premiered a new song called “Eye of the Storm.”

The track marks the first preview of the Las Vegas metallers’ upcoming milestone 10th studio album, due out later in 2026.

“The new music has been turning out heavier than anything we’ve done in years, with a cinematic undertone running beneath it,” says guitarist Zoltan Bathory in a statement. “We had three years to write this record and really live with it. We started with nearly 30 songs and carved it down to 14 or 15, we even considered a double album at one point. This is our 10th studio album and our 20th anniversary as a band, we knew we had to hit it hard.”

You can watch the lyric video for “Eye of the Storm” streaming now on YouTube.

The most recent Five Finger Death Punch album is 2022’s AfterLife. They also put out a two-part Best Of compilation in 2025, consisting of rerecorded versions of the band’s biggest hits.

Five Finger Death Punch will launch a U.S. tour in July.

On This Day, May 15, 1982: Asia hits #1 with their self-titled debut album

May 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, May 15, 1982 …

British rock super group Asia – made up of King Crimson’s John Wetton, YES’ Steve Howe and Geoff Downes, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Carl Palmer – went to #1 their self-titled debut album.

The album, which spent nine weeks atop the Billboard 200 Albums chart, featured the lead-off single “Heat of the Moment,” which peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went to #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart. Another single, “Only Time Will Tell,” peaked at #17 on the Hot 100.

Asia would go on to be the #1 album in the U.S. for 1982, and was certified four-times Platinum by the RIAA.

Shania Twain’s bringing the glam to the ACMs, but it may be about quality over quantity

May 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

From Reba McEntire to Carrie Underwood and beyond, country music has a great tradition of hosts who bring it when it comes to fashion on the big awards shows.

And when Shania Twain leads the 61st ACMs on Sunday, you can bet her glam will be on par with her predecessors.

“I think by now, everyone who knows me, whether it’s a fan or [someone] that works around me, they know I’m gonna be very, very involved in this because it’s part of my joy,” she says. “It’s part of my pleasure.”

The Canadian country/pop superstar seems to be hinting her approach will be more about quality than quantity.

“I don’t plan on making it hectic. I want to enjoy this night. I will not do a crazy amount,” she reveals. “The talk will not be about how many changes I have. I wanna make each one count.”

When you’re in Sin City hosting one of country music’s biggest nights, Shania believes it’s the only option.

“I do love glamour, so I will definitely aim towards being glamorous because it’s an opportunity to dress up. Listen, I love a great pajama day, too. You know, I love a bad hair day,” she adds. “But when you’re hosting the ACMs and you’re in Las Vegas, you go for it.”

Tune in for all the fashion and fun as Shania kicks off the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards live from MGM Grand Garden Arena Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on Prime Video.

Rock Hall’s new ‘Paul McCartney and Wings’ exhibit will ‘reexamine their impact and legacy,’ says president

May 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The new exhibit Paul McCartney and Wings opens at Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Friday. It’s the first major museum exhibit to explore McCartney’s post-Beatles band, which featured him, his wife Linda McCartney and a rotating lineup. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame President Greg Harris tells ABC Audio the exhibit sheds light on this integral part of McCartney’s post-Beatles artistry.

“It’s a chance for people to reexamine their impact and their legacy,” Harris says of the band, which scored multiple hit singles and albums before breaking up in 1981.

“The songs are incredible, but we also talk about that approach that they took, that DIY approach, and Linda’s integral role with the band,” Harris says of the exhibit.

That “DIY approach” refers to the fact that when Wings first formed, they embarked on a low-key tour of U.K. universities, showing up unannounced in a van and offering to perform for next to nothing.

The exhibit includes “the largest assemblage of Paul McCartney materials ever,” says Harris, including instruments, clothing, artwork and lyrics. “It’s all gonna be an immersive experience with lots of video, lots of photos, lots of images and of course sound,” he adds.

While McCartney is a two-time Rock Hall nominee, as a solo artist and as a member of The Beatles, Wings has yet to appear on the ballot. Might this exhibit be a precursor to a future nomination? “They’re certainly eligible,” Harris says. “And their impact, of course, and influence as told in this exhibition is super powerful.”

As for whether Sir Paul intends to drop by, Harris says, “We’re optimistic that we’ll get him to visit it sometime this spring, and we can share it with him and celebrate it with him.”

Harry Styles’ opening act Shania Twain loves his relationship with his mom

May 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Harry Styles’ Together, Together tour is launching Saturday night in Amsterdam. After his mini-residency there, Harry will head to London, where his opening act will be his pal Shania Twain. Shania, who’s old enough to be Harry’s mother, says one of the things she likes about him is the relationship he has with his actual mother, Anne Twist.

Shania and Harry first connected when he brought her out at Coachella as a special guest in 2022. Shania, 60, tells Apple Music working with Harry, 32, is “a beautiful chapter and to me, it signifies bridges. Bridging generations, bridging audiences, bridging everything — unity brings us all together.”

She goes on to say, “I think music should wrap its arms around everybody who wants to listen to it, and Harry does that. Harry’s got that personality, too. He’s so likable and sweet, and he makes music that is beautiful. It sounds unique when it’s Harry’s voice.”

But also, Shania says, “I am very warmed by his relationship with his own mother. It’s very fitting right now for me to be around them and witness them together as mom and son. I am a mother, I have a son, and [it makes me] think of my own mother and how she would have loved to have watched me go through my career.”

Shania’s mother and stepfather died in a car crash in 1987. Shania was 22 at the time and had yet to launch her record-setting career.

Shania’s dates with Harry begin June 12; she’s releasing a new album, Little Miss Twain, on July 24. She says she plans to tour behind the new album, but first, “I gotta get through my time with Harry, so that’s my focus.”

Rihanna, Shakira are among ‘TIME”s biggest philanthropists

May 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Rihanna and Shakira are global music stars, but they’re also very generous. Both artists have landed on the TIME100 Philanthropy list, which highlights the “world’s most influential givers, leaders, advocates, and thinkers.”

The mag notes that the people on the list are “representing the most compelling stories in philanthropy today, in a field that moves more than $1 trillion globally each year.”

Rihanna made the cut thanks to her Clara Lionel Foundation, founded in 2012 after her grandmother’s death and named after her grandparents. Over the years, the charity has donated over $100 million toward climate resilience, women’s entrepreneurship, arts and culture, education and healthcare, not just in her native Caribbean, but also in the U.S. and East Africa.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the foundation gave away $33 million in a single year. Most recently, when Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica in October 2025, the foundation started a fund to rebuild the island’s impacted health care services and improve access to water and education.

As for Rihanna’s “Can’t Remember to Forget You” duet partner Shakira, she’s been building schools in her native Colombia via her charity, the Barefoot Foundation, for almost 30 years. Nineteen schools have been built, 12,000 teachers have been trained and 224,000 children have been helped thanks to the charity, according to TIME.

Other musicians on TIME’s list include Elton John, Chance the Rapper and country music icon Willie Nelson.

A Perfect Circle and Puscifer announce joint Hawaii show

May 14, 2026 by WDNY Radio

A Perfect Circle has announced a show in Hawaii alongside fellow Maynard James Keenan band Puscifer.

The concert will take place Dec. 19 in Honolulu. Presales begin May 19 at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on May 22 at 10 a.m. local time.

For all ticket info, visit APerfectCircle.com or Puscifer.com.

A Perfect Circle and Puscifer previously toured together during Keenan’s Sessanta tours in 2024 and 2025. They’re also set to play a run of international dates together in the fall.

The most recent APC album is 2018’s Eat the Elephant. Puscifer, meanwhile, put out a new record called Normal Isn’t in February.

Charli XCX says she isn’t ‘gonna explain where i was coming from’ with ‘Rock Music’

May 14, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Charli XCX’s new song is called “Rock Music,” and while it does incorporate an electric guitar, she denies that it actually is rock music. Now, she’s taken to Instagram to share her thoughts on the divisive feedback she’s been getting about the song.

“seeing all the different reactions to my song rock music has been really interesting,” she writes, adding, “i’m not gonna explain where i was coming from with ‘rock music,’ but all i know is that things can be funny, earnest, sincere, and joyful all at the same time and that’s what i feel about a lot of the things i make.”

“i love talking about music and art w my friends, so im happy people are throwing out thoughts,” Charli writes, concluding, “anyways, just was thinking about things and thought i’d put them on the internet, will probably regret it lol.”

Charli has also posted a behind-the-scenes look of the making of the song’s video, revealing that in one scene, she decided to throw a salt shaker and accidentally hit her husband, George Daniel, right in the head. “I feel so terrible,” she says. In another part of the clip, we learn that she’s wearing her actual wedding dress under a black leather jacket in several scenes.

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