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Former 1D bandmates Zayn and Louis Tomlinson debut new solo music

January 21, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Two former One Direction bandmates are debuting new music.

Zayn kicked off his seven-show Las Vegas residency Tuesday night at Dolby Live at Park MGM, debuting five new unreleased songs: “Nusrat,” “Used to the Blues,” “Take Turns” and the new single “Die for Me.”

He also performed hits including “PILLOWTALK,” “What I Am” and “Swear.” Zayn continues his residency Wednesday night; it runs through Jan. 31.

Meanwhile, Louis Tomlinson debuted his new song, “Imposter,” Wednesday, along with a music video.

“Imposter was written in the jungle in Costa Rica,” Louis says in a statement. “Conceptually it leans into the idea of identity. It’s probably the most melodic moment on the record, I’m really excited for the world to finally hear it!”

He’ll be performing and sitting for a chat on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday. His new album, How Did We Get Here?, comes out on Friday.

As previously reported, Louis and Zayn will be reuniting for a 2026 Netflix series that will find them traveling across the U.S. and “opening up about life, love, loss, and fatherhood.”

Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass speaks on Trump assassination joke fallout

January 21, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Kyle Gass of Tenacious D has given his first interview since making a joke about assassinating President Donald Trump.

“It was terrible judgment, obviously,” Gass tells Rolling Stone. “I’ve felt terrible ever since, because it’s such a responsibility to not screw up like that.”

Gass made the joke during the D’s show in Sydney on July 14, 2024, which was also his 64th birthday. When asked to make a wish onstage, Gass quipped, “Don’t miss Trump next time.” A day earlier, Trump had survived an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

As Gass’ comments began to spread online, the other half of Tenacious D, Jack Black, issued a statement saying he was “blindsided.” He added, “I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form.” Black also said the remainder of the D’s tour dates would be canceled.

Gass issued an apology, which he deleted from his Instagram a few days later.

“[The apology] was out for four or five days, and I thought, ‘It looks like a dead fish just laying there,'” Gass says of removing the post. “I really did apologize, but I took it down because it’s out there. … If I would have recanted, I would’ve said, ‘I’m taking this down because now on further reflection …’ But no. It’s out there.”

As for his relationship with Black, Gass says, “We hashed it out.”

“It was hard,” Gass says. “It is like a marriage. You go through these ups and downs, and try to understand your partner.”

Gass also declares that Tenacious D will be back.

“It’s gonna be bigger than Oasis!” Gass says.

Hudson Westbrook’s ready to play on national TV

January 21, 2026 by WDNY Radio

If you’re a fan of “House Again” hitmaker Hudson Westbrook, you may want to get up early on Thursday.

“Going to be playing the @thetodayshow with the band tomorrow!” he posted on Instagram Wednesday. “Who gonna watch me and the boys?”

This will be Hudson’s national TV performance debut, and it’s set to take place in the 9 a.m. ET hour.

He’s promoting his new EP, Exclusive, which comes out Friday.

“This Friday, can’t wait for y’all to hear the whole album,” he wrote in another post, along with a clip of “Lovin’ on Me,” one of the collection’s five tracks.

Meanwhile, his breakthrough song, “House Again,” continues its run in country’s top 10.

Talking Heads to release expanded ‘Tentative Decisions: Demos and Live’

January 21, 2026 by WDNY Radio

In November, Talking Heads released Tentative Decisions: Demos and Live for Record Store Day Black Friday, featuring early band recordings. Now they are expanding the release.

The original Tentative Decisions: Demos and Live collection included 11 songs that showed the evolution of the band. The new release, dropping March 6, has been expanded to three CDs with the addition of 15 unreleased demos the band made for CBS in September 1975, along with live recordings from their early days in New York City.

As a preview of the release, an early CBS demo of the song “Love Goes to a Building Fire” has been released via digital outlets.

In addition, the Record Store Day version of the album, previously available on clear vinyl, will be released on black vinyl, also on March 6. In addition to 10 early demos and a live track, it comes with a 7-inch single of the Talking Heads classic “Psycho Killer” and “Warning Sign,” a track that appeared on the band’s album More Songs about Buildings and Food. They were both recorded when band members David Byrne and Tina Weymouth performed under the name The Artistics.

Tentative Decisions: Demos and Live is available for preorder now.

Architects announce US tour + premiere ‘Broken Mirror’ video

January 21, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Architects have announced a U.S. tour in continued support of their latest album, 2025’s The Sky, the Earth & All Between.

The headlining dates span from April 28 in Reno, Nevada, to May 15 in Indianapolis. Presales begin Wednesday at 2 p.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

Architects’ upcoming live plans also include sets at the Welcome to Rockville and Sonic Temple festivals. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit ArchitectsOfficial.com.

Along with the tour news, Architects have premiered the video for the song “Broken Mirror,” a track off The Sky, the Earth & All Between.

“The narrative follows [vocalist Sam] Carter as he undergoes brutal militia-style training, building toward a tense and visceral firefight that mirrors the song’s emotional intensity,” a press release reads. “Gritty, moody, and visually arresting, the video balances raw vulnerability with explosive action, capturing the internal struggle at the heart of the track.”

You can watch the “Broken Mirror” video on YouTube.

The Sky, the Earth & All Between also includes the single “Everything Ends,” which hit #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.

From sneaking in to headlining, Brett Young’s got history with the Mother Church

January 21, 2026 by WDNY Radio

When Brett Young kicks off his 2.0 Tour Thursday at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, he’ll likely have lots of memories floating through his mind.

“My first experience at the Ryman was sneaking into a Keith Urban performance there,” he tells People. “I remember just thinking, ‘What would it be like one day to play in this room?’ I mean, I’ve gotten to do some pretty cool things there. I’ve gotten to jump up [onstage] with Darius [Rucker] for one of his shows and I got to perform in front of Tim McGraw, but I’ve not gotten to kick off a tour at the Ryman until now, so that’s going to be really special.”

The trek coincides with the 10th anniversary of Brett’s debut single, “Sleep Without You,” which was released in April 2016.

“What made me fall in love with country music is the storytelling,” he tells People. “And so, I feel like I’ve gotten to a place in my career where my fans are familiar with me enough that I can slow things down a little bit and dig in further than the three and a half minutes of the song. I always say it’s our job to pull back the curtain a little bit more every year.”

Brett will play 18 dates on this tour before wrapping Feb. 28 in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.

J. Cole details the ‘enjoyable’ process of recording ‘Disc 2 Track 2’

January 21, 2026 by WDNY Radio

J. Cole raps about his life in reverse on his latest single, “Disc 2 Track 2” — an approach he admits was challenging for him. In a clip shared from an interview with Timmhotep Aku, he talks about the process of putting the song together.

“That was so much time spent downstairs in my crib in the studio while the kids are at school,” Cole explains. “Sitting in one spot, like putting a puzzle together. So enjoyable. Took so much time. I don’t say that to say it was, like, work. It was like putting a puzzle together to challenge myself.”

He tells Aku that when the song began to come together, he started to “get excited and scared simultaneously.”

“I get excited because I go, ‘What if? What if you could do this whole rhyme about your life story in reverse, but you gotta keep — I’m setting rules. You can’t cheat. You gotta keep four syllables minimum. What if?'” Cole recalls. “And I get excited, because I’m like, that would be so amazing. But then the fear comes in, almost a voice like, ‘Don’t try it, n****. Why? You know that’s not possible.'”

He says he gave himself an ultimatum to either stop or “take the mission,” and decided to go with the latter option.

Cole also talks about the happiness he felt as the lyrics came to him, the fear of wondering whether he’d be able to come up with enough rhymes and the joy that came when the record was complete.

“Those moments, writing it? That’s the #1 experience,” he says, adding the actual release pales in comparison to the recording process. “The reactions are at the bottom of the pole … because no fulfillment comes from that.”

“Disc 2 Track 2” was released following the announcement of The Fall-Off, which is set to arrive on Feb. 6.

Puscifer announces ‘Normal Isn’t: Puscifer Live at the Pacific Stock Exchange’ concert film

January 21, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Puscifer has announced a new concert film called Normal Isn’t: Puscifer Live at the Pacific Stock Exchange.

The set was recorded during a performance at the former Los Angeles Stock Exchange Building, and features renditions of songs of Maynard James Keenan and company’s upcoming album, Normal Isn’t.

Normal Isn’t: Puscifer Live at the Pacific Stock Exchange will screen in select independent record stores across the U.S. Feb. 6-8. It will then be available to purchase via Puscifer.com on Feb. 9.

“Brick and mortar vinyl shops are the lifeblood of independent bands,” Keenan says. “There is a symbiotic relationship that was almost obliterated by the age of digital downloads and streaming. Thankfully we survived by working together.”

The album Normal Isn’t is due out Feb. 6. It’s the follow-up to 2020’s Existential Reckoning.

Puscifer will launch a U.S. tour in March.

New box set explores The Beach Boys’ mid-’70s era

January 21, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Beach Boys‘ mid-1970s era is being explored in a new box set.

We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years, dropping Feb. 13, is a three-CD, three-LP box set highlighting music recorded between 1976 and 1977. It’s made up of 73 tracks, 35 of which are previously unreleased, along with 22 newly mixed tracks. All were recorded at Brother Studio in Santa Monica, California.

According to the press release, the set “reframes 1976–77 as one of the most revealing and creatively restless chapters of the band’s evolution — a moment when all five Beach Boys were navigating change, rediscovering their creative identities, and shaping a deeply human turning point in the continuing story of The Beach Boys.”

We Gotta Groove includes a newly remastered version of the band’s 1977 album The Beach Boys Love You, plus 10 session outtakes, as well as the first-ever official release of the shelved album Adult/Child, which was recorded in 1977, and previously only available through collector’s tapes and bootlegs. The set also includes outtakes and alternative recordings from the sessions for their 1976 album 15 Big Ones.

One of those Love You outtakes is “We Gotta Groove,” which is out now.

Along with the music, there’s a 40-page booklet with extensive liner notes, plus rare photos and more.

We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years is available for preorder now.

To mark the release of We Gotta Groove, the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles is hosting a special evening on Feb. 12 featuring the set’s producer James Saez and Beach Boys historian Howie Edelson, along with Brother Studio engineers Stephen Moffitt, Earle Mankey and John Hanlon, reuniting for the first time since the Beach Boys sessions 50 years ago.

On This Day, Jan. 21, 2025: The Band’s Garth Hudson died at age 87

January 21, 2026 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, Jan. 21, 2025…

Keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson, who was the last surviving member of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Band, died at age 87.

He passed away in his sleep in a nursing home near Woodstock, New York.

The oldest and only classically trained member of The Band, Hudson was best known for his distinctive Lowrey organ work on songs like “Chest Fever” and its dramatic live improvised intro, which is known as “The Genetic Method.” He also played saxophones, woodwinds, synthesizers, accordion and other instruments on the group’s acclaimed albums.

Hudson and The Band were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and received the Grammy Lifetime of Achievement Award in 2008.

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