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Lady Gaga stops Tokyo concert to speak out: ‘My heart is aching’

January 29, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Lady Gaga paused her concert in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 29 to speak out about recent events in Minneapolis and in the U.S.

During the portion of her Mayhem Ball show where she performs solo on piano, Gaga told the crowd, “I want to take a second to talk about something that’s extremely important to me. Something important to people all over the world and especially in America right now.”

As documented in fan-shot video, Gaga continued, “In a couple of days, I’m gonna be heading home and my heart is aching thinking about the people, the children, the families, all over America, who are being mercilessly targeted by ICE.”

“I’m thinking about all of their pain and how their lives are being destroyed right in front of us,” she went on. “I’m also thinking about Minnesota and everyone back at home who is living in so much fear and searching for answers on what we all should do.”

Gaga then said she wanted to dedicate a song that has “some hope” to “everyone who is suffering, to everyone who’s feeling alone and helpless, anyone who’s lost a loved one and is it having a difficult time, an impossible time, seeing when the end will be near.”

Becoming emotional, she added, “I hope our leaders are listening. I hope you’re listening to us ask you to change your course of action swiftly and have mercy on everyone in our country.”

She then performed “Come to Mama” from her album Joanne.

The Japanese leg of Gaga’s tour ends Jan. 30. She’s nominated for seven awards at Sunday night’s Grammys, including album of the year for Mayhem and song and record of the year for “Abracadabra.”

Dylan Scott says ‘the one about me dying’ is his wife’s favorite song

January 29, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Dylan Scott‘s latest hit, “What He’ll Never Have,” is a family affair.

“It’s a special song to me,” he tells ABC Audio. “One, I’ve got my little brother, he’s a co-writer on the song. He’s my lead guitar player. It’s his first-ever song that’s being recorded. Top 40, top 20 now. So it’s fun watching him get excited about all this stuff, you know. It makes me happy.”

Dylan’s brother, Logan Robinson, can be even more excited now, since “What He’ll Never Have” just broke into the top 15.

What mystifies Dylan about his hit, however, is how his muse, wife Blair Robinson, feels about the tune.

“Here’s what I don’t understand about the song,” he reveals. “I’ve written all these love songs, right? ‘My Girl,’ ‘Nobody,’ ‘Can’t Have Mine,’ all these brownie-point songs for my wife. And then I write this song and it’s her favorite one, the one about me dying. Can you explain that to me?”

“She said, ‘What female [doesn’t] want to hear that? “If I was to die, just know that whoever you find, the love I have for you, he’ll never have.”‘ Like, what?” he asks. “I don’t know. She was right, though. It’s a big hit for us.”

Dylan sets his Till I Can’t I Will Tour in motion March 12 in Syracuse, New York.

Jason Derulo says fans will see ‘the new version of me’ on tour, even if they don’t go in person

January 29, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Following the release of The Last Dance (Part 1), Jason Derulo has dropped a new video for one of its songs, “Sexy For Me.” He says the clip — along with his new tour, which kicks off Thursday — will give fans a look at his “next chapter.”

Of the clip, which features Jason and a group of scantily clad women, he tells ABC Audio, “There’s a ton of dance in it. My fans love when I’m really, really dancing in videos. And it’s been a while since I’ve danced quite like this. … This is some next-level dancing and vibes.”

As for the tour, which is currently limited to the U.K. and Europe, he says, “What’s interesting is you’ll see the new version of me on tour” — even if he doesn’t make its way to North America.

“I feel like with social media, you’re able to see somebody’s show without even going,” he laughs. “So I think people will get a glimpse of what is to come.”

He adds that the video also offers a peek at his new era.

“While the audio feels nostalgic, the look and feel of the [tour] performance and music video” is “of the next chapter,” he notes.

That “next chapter” means he’s closing the book on what’s come before, but looking back, Jason says he has plenty to be proud of.

“I think it’s incredible to be part of people’s lives when people are coming to me and saying, ‘Marry Me’ is the song that I used to propose to my wife, or ‘Ridin’ Solo’ helped me through a breakup or ‘Savage Love’ got me through the pandemic, or ‘Swalla’ [and] ‘Talk Dirty’ are my club anthems,” he told ABC Audio.

“Being a part of people’s lives, I think is pretty crazy.”

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

Ariana Grande’s brought a ‘very, very new sensibility’ to ‘Fockers’ franchise, says Ben Stiller

January 29, 2026 by WDNY Radio

After spending years portraying Glinda in the Wicked films, Ariana Grande will get to show off her comedic chops in the upcoming movie Focker-In-Law — and Ben Stiller says he’s glad she’s shaking the franchise up.

“It was great to have her energy coming into this franchise that has been around a long time, and we hadn’t done for a very long time,” Stiller tells Entertainment Weekly. “She’s incredibly professional, and watching her on SNL, she knows comedy, and she was just a joy to work with.”

“I had a blast working with her, and I think what she brought to the movie is just a very, very new sensibility that also felt very much like it worked within the tone of the movie,” he added.

In the film, Ariana plays the partner of Henry, the adult son of Stiller’s Greg Focker. According to the actor, Ariana’s character has a “fun relationship” with Robert De Niro‘s character, Jack Byrnes, Greg Focker’s intimidating father-in-law.

“Watching him and her together — I can’t really give away too much, but the connection between them in the film is pretty fun,” he noted. “And it plays into the dynamic of Greg Focker always kind of being stuck on the outside.”

Stiller also has high praise for Benson Boone, his co-star in a new Super Bowl commercial for Instacart. Even though Benson has never acted before, Stiller said, “He just has this incredible ability to put himself out there.”

“What I was most excited about is that this guy’s really an actor, and it was cool to see that, ‘Oh, he could do this if he wanted to do it,'” Stiller added.

Spiritbox returns to the ‘big kids table’ with third Grammy nomination

January 29, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Spiritbox is headed back to the Grammys for the third straight year.

After being previously nominated in 2024 and 2025, the Canadian metallers are once again up for best metal performance for the 2026 ceremony with their song “Soft Spine.” For guitarist Mike Stringer, getting nominated for a Grammy feels like being “invited to the big kids table.”

“It’s a huge honor,” Stringer tells ABC Audio. “It’s something that you think about your entire life, and then when it happens, you’re like, ‘Holy s***.’ It’s very unbelievable.”

That feeling is only amplified once you actually arrive at the Grammys.

“It’s just a whole thing, it’s crazy,” Stringer says. “It’s something that you never think that you’re gonna be involved in, and then you get there, and it’s just, like, go go go. There’s all these people you never thought in a million years you’d be in the same room with, all these cameras, everyone’s dressed to the nines.”

We’ll see if the third time is the charm for Spiritbox, but Stringer says he’ll be happy either way.

“Honestly, if we’re invited, that’s incredible,” Stringer says. “If we win, that’s also incredible, but just being asked to go and being recognized by that whole board is just nuts.”

The 2026 Grammys will air Sunday starting at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Spiritbox will be performing during the Grammy Premiere Ceremony, which streams on YouTube Sunday beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET.

The Grammys will air on ABC in 2027.

Rush to donate portion of Fifty Something tour proceeds to Neil Peart memorial

January 29, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Rush‘s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are doing what they can to help make a Neil Peart memorial in St. Catherines, Ontario, finally happen.

The St. Catherine Standard reports that Lee and Lifeson plan to donate a portion of the proceeds from Rush’s upcoming Fifty Something tour to the St. Catharines memorial, which will help the city where Peart grew up meet the $1 million goal it has targeted for the Peart tribute.

The plan is to commemorate the Rush drummer with a bronze sculpture installation in Lakeside Park. It will feature two Peart statues, connected by a pathway, one of him in his younger years and one of him in his later years.

The Neil Peart Commemorative Task Force was established in April 2020 to move the project forward, with the plan to raise all funds through donations. After a soft fundraising launch in 2021, the official fundraising campaign began in September 2024. It has so far raised $208,000 for the project.

According to the paper, Rush’s contributions will come from sales of VIP experiences to their shows.

Peart died Jan. 7, 2020, at 67 after a battle with brain cancer.

Rush’s Fifty Something tour, featuring Anika Nilles behind the drum kit, kicks off June 7 in Los Angeles and wraps Dec. 17 in Vancouver, British Columbia. It will be their first tour in 10 years and the first tour since Peart’s death.

A complete list of dates can be found at Rush.com.

Cannons announce new album, ’Everything Glows’

January 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Cannons have announced a new album called Everything Glows.

The fifth studio effort from the “Fire for You” outfit is due out March 27. It includes the previously released single “All I Need”; a second track, titled “Starlight,” drops Friday.

“Everything Glows is the most vulnerable album we’ve made,” says frontwoman Michelle Joy. “It came from taking a step back and really reflecting, both as a band and as individuals, instead of just pushing forward. That space became transformative for us, a kind of rebirth.”

Everything Glows is the follow-up to 2023’s Heartbeat Highway, which spawned the single “Loving You.”

Cannons will launch a U.S. tour in March alongside Bob Moses.

Here’s the Everything Glows track list:
“All I Need”
“Starlight”
“Carousel”
“I Get Weak”
“These Nights”
“Shine”
“Light as a Feather”
“Fool for You”
“Good Luck Charm”
“Photographs”
“Take Me to Tokyo”

Three Days Grace announce vinyl debut of ’Transit of Venus’

January 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Three Days Grace‘s 2012 album, Transit of Venus, is coming to vinyl for the first time.

The record will make its wax debut on March 20. You can preorder your copy now.

Transit of Venus marked the fourth Three Days Grace album and spawned the singles “Chalk Outline,” “The High Road” and “Misery Loves My Company.” It also marked the last 3DG record prior to the departure of frontman Adam Gontier in 2013.

Three Days Grace then released three albums with new vocalist Matt Walst before Gontier rejoined in 2024, forming a two-singer lineup. Their first album featuring both Walst and Gontier, Alienation, was released in 2025.

Three Days Grace will launch a U.S. tour in support of Alienation in February.

Neil Young takes aim at Verizon and Apple over Trump support

January 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Neil Young continues to be outspoken about companies who he says support President Donald Trump and his policies.

In his latest post on his Neil Young Archives website, the rocker rails against Verizon and Apple, writing that he’s upset he may have to get rid of his phone because it’s from Verizon.

“I can’t use a Verizon phone,” he writes. “Verizon is a supporter of Trump, with big $. What can I do? I’m checking with our office to see if I can get a T-Mobile flip phone. T-Mobile is not a supporter of the Trump fascist regime.”

He adds, “I am trying to not support the companies that support the regime with huge donations, just to cover their own a*****, while people are being shot in the streets of America, not just Minnesota, America!”

Young’s also rethinking the fact that he uses an Apple computer, though his manager told him he could keep it since it’s already paid for.

“I have to stop and re-assess,” he writes. “No more upgrades! That feeds Apple, Apple supports ‘The Regime.’ That money is going to Apple now. Tim Cook, the CEO, falling over backwards to support the regime!”

“I have to re-asses everything I am doing,” he concludes. “I will sue Apple if my computer doesn’t work without the new costly upgrade. What about Warner Brothers?”

In the post, Young notes there’s a list of companies supporting Trump on his Archives editorial page, along with numbers to contact the CEOs of the companies.

Young’s latest post follows his recent announcement that he’s making his Neil Young Archives site available for free to people in Greenland. He also encouraged his fans not to use Amazon, calling Jeff Bezos “a billionaire backer of the president.”

You can now learn to play John Fogerty classics on Rocksmith+

January 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Three of John Fogerty’s classic tunes are now available on the subscription-based music education service Rocksmith+.

Fogerty’s Creedence Clearwater Revival tracks “Bad Moon Rising,” “Down on the Corner” and “Proud Mary” can now be found on Rocksmith+. All three versions are ones Fogerty rerecorded for his most recent album, Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years.

Rocksmith+ can be accessed by downloading the mobile app for iOS and Android, or on PS5, PS4 or PC. It allows subscribers to learn tracks by using their own instruments to play along with songs in the Rocksmith+ library.

Fogerty released Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years in August. The 20-track album is made up of newly recorded versions of his classic CCR tunes. All songs were labeled (John’s Version), similar to what Taylor Swift has done when rerecording her early albums.

Next up, Fogerty is set to play a music festival in Mexico in March, before launching a three-night residency at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas March 18.

A complete list of dates can be found at JohnFogerty.com.

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