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Duran Duran releases new song ‘Free to Love,’ featuring Nile Rodgers

April 23, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Duran Duran has reteamed with Nile Rodgers for a brand new song.

The artists have just released the new song, “Free to Love,” described as an “uplifting, high-energy track built around a euphoric groove.”

“‘Free to Love’ is disco for the 2020s,” says Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon. “It’s up-beat and up-tempo; it’s about freedom; it’s about loving the modern world instead of hating it, and that is something we need right now. Be free! Be free to love!”

“True love is free and unconditional,” Rodgers, who co-wrote the song, adds. “My love for Duran Duran, and what our music together has always been about, is the love we share for our song’s deepest meanings. Whatever chaos is going on outside, inside the studio we’re free to love our peace.”

“Free to Love,” now available via digital outlets, is accompanied by a music video, directed by Jonas Åkerlund.

Duran Duran has a long history with Rodgers, starting with his 1984 remix of “The Reflex,” which became Duran Duran’s first #1 song.

“Every time we plug in and play with Nile, the electricity he generates could light up a whole city,” says Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes. “We share a common belief that music is a force for good and something that brings positive energy into the world.” He noted that the song “has a simple message, there is nothing more important than freedom and love. We certainly need a lot more of both in the world right now.”

The song’s release comes as Duran Duran is getting ready to headline the BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on May 1. They’ll then head to Las Vegas for four nights at the Fontainebleau, May 2, 6, 8 and 9.

Spotify reveals most-streamed artists, songs, albums of all time for 20th anniversary

April 23, 2026 by WDNY Radio

April 23 marks the 20th anniversary of Spotify, and to celebrate the occasion, the digital service has released its most-streamed albums, artists and songs of all time.

The most-streamed artist of all time on Spotify is Taylor Swift, followed by, in descending order, Bad Bunny, Drake, The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, Eminem and Kanye West. Other artists who missed the top 10 but who made the top 20 include Bruno Mars, Coldplay and Rihanna.

When it comes to the most streamed songs all time, Taylor didn’t even make the top 20. “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd is tops, followed by Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” and The Neighbourhood’s “Sweater Weather.”

The Weeknd pops up again at #4 with “Starboy,” followed by Harry Styles’ “As It Was”; “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi; “Sunflower” by Post Malone and Swae Lee; “One Dance” by Drake, Wizkid and Kyla; “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran;” and “STAY” by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber.

The most-streamed album of all time is Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti, followed by The Weeknd’s Starboy, the deluxe version of Ed Sheeran’s Divide, SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo, The Weeknd’s After Hours, SOS by SZA, and Post Malone’s Hollywood Bleeding.

Taylor’s in at #8 with Lover, followed by AM by the British band Arctic Monkeys at #9 and Billie Eilish’s WHERE WE ALL FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO? at #10.

Albums that ranked from #11 to #20 include Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia, Doo-Wops & Hooligans by Bruno Mars and Taylor’s Midnights.

On This Day, April 23, 1976: The Rolling Stones release ‘Black and Blue’

April 23, 2026 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, April 23, 1976…

The Rolling Stones released their 13th studio album, Black and Blue, which was their first following the departure of guitarist Mick Taylor.

His eventual replacement, Ronnie Wood, is featured on three songs on the album. The Stones used the recording sessions as auditions for Taylor’s replacement, with other guitarists like Jeff Beck, Robert A. Johnson and Wayne Perkins taking part.

The album went to #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, where it spent four weeks.

In November, ahead of the album’s 50th anniversary, The Stones reissued the album as a five-LP or four-CD super-deluxe box set, featuring an album of outtakes and jams, and a recording of a 1976 concert at Earls Court in London, which was part of a six-night residency at the venue.

Teddy Swims’ love for live music meshes with new partnership: ‘I love being arm-to-arm with strangers’

April 23, 2026 by WDNY Radio

With two Coachella appearances under his belt, a Stagecoach set and a fall headlining tour, Teddy Swims clearly values live music. That’s why he wants to help fans enjoy it, too.

Teddy’s partnering with White Claw this summer to promote the idea of live music being an opportunity to make in-real-life connections. Fans will have a chance to win a trip to see Teddy live, and a lifetime supply of free concert tickets for you and a friend.

“Live music … should be the most celebrated thing in the world, especially in a time where everything’s so doctored,” Teddy tells ABC Audio. “I love being arm-to-arm with strangers and sharing the same love for something.”

“You make such beautiful friends that are coming from the same sort of traumas … heartbreaks or … celebrations as one another,” he says of concerts. “And it’s a chance to see that we’re all not that different.”

Teddy found himself arm-in-arm with a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer at Coachella: former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth joined him for both appearances, duetting on Van Halen’s “Jump.” The two met after rehearsing next to each other and started hanging out.

“He has told me the craziest stuff,” Teddy says. “He’s the coolest guy ever and [gave] such good advice and mentorship on what to do and, as you can imagine, probably what not to do, too.”

In addition to live music, Teddy likes a good house party, like the one he attends in the White Claw campaign commercial. It’s soundtracked to his hit “The Door,” but Teddy says he’d rather be jamming out to his new single, “Mr. Know-It-All,” or his song “Some Things I’ll Never Know.”

“I’d want it to be a little more upbeat, but I’m also a big fan of healing and crying together and loving on each other and having that big pow-wow together,” he says.

Thomas Rhett’s expecting to see all his cousins — and Niall Horan — at Nashville’s Geodis Park

April 23, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Thomas Rhett kicked off his 2026 concerts supporting Morgan Wallen on his Still the Problem Tour April 10 in Minneapolis.

TR has a couple more stadium dates with Morgan in May, but in July, he sets his Soundtrack to Life trek in motion with a stadium show of his own, this time at Nashville’s Geodis Park.

“I can only imagine how awesome it’s gonna be to play a concert here,” he told reporters during a news conference at the venue. “We get to kick off our tour here, which is awesome. Hometown shows are always amazing and full of pressure because every cousin that you’ve ever known — or did not know — shows up and is in [the] meet and greet.”

He’s not a cousin, but a longtime pal — this one of One Direction fame — will join him to co-headline the night.

“My buddy Niall Horan, who I’ve been buddies with for a decade now — I think a lot of people thought, ‘That’s so interesting. Why would they tour together?'” TR said. “We’ve been friends for a while and been talking about touring together for a minute.”

“And so to be able to kick our tour off here in Nashville, getting to co-headline this spot is gonna be just such a blast,” he continues. “So I’d encourage anybody who wants to come to a show, come on out July 9. It’s gonna be a blast. “

TR and Niall previously collaborated on “Old Tricks” for TR’s About a Woman (Deluxe) album.

They’re also set to play July 18 at Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark Stadium, with Kashus Culpepper and Emily Ann Roberts opening both nights.

Now on Netflix: One of rock legend Robbie Robertson’s final projects

April 23, 2026 by WDNY Radio

New on Netflix in April is Sitting Bull, a two-part History Channel documentary about the legendary leader of the Lakota people. But rock fans may not be aware that its main title theme is one of the last things Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Robbie Robertson worked on before his 2023 death.

The theme was created by Robbie and his son, Sebastian Robertson, drawing from their Native American heritage. Earlier this year, it won both of them a CLIO Award.

“The idea was, I was going make the piece of music, get it into a pretty good place and share it with my dad, and then we were gonna build it together,” Sebastian told ABC Audio.

“He was really happy with the first demo I did … and that’s, like, an impossible thing to have happen with my dad. He’s very picky and very detail-oriented.”

Sebastian and Robbie then joined forces. “We sat down in his studio with it. We batted back and forth some guitar ideas,” he explains. He also incorporated a melody that Robbie began humming.

“I made it into something that I thought worked for the theme. And I said, ‘I think we should send this in’ … and they loved it,” he said.

Robbie passed away during the production of documentary, and while Sebastian finished the theme for broadcast, he said he continued to feel his dad’s presence.

“My dad was still there working with me,” he recalled. “And we were just kind of working on a mystic level at that point. And by the end of it, you know, I felt incredibly proud of the music.”

“It probably will always be the most memorable and important thing that I do,” he added. “Because it will be the last thing that I ever did with my dad.”

Alter Bridge plans to pull from both ends of the catalog on US tour

April 23, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Alter Bridge will launch a U.S. tour Saturday in Orlando, Florida. The band will be supporting their new, self-titled album, which means Myles Kennedy and company now have 12 more songs they could possibly add to the set list.

“You have songs as a fan you’re gonna wanna hear, we can’t not play ‘Blackbird,'” Kennedy tells ABC Audio. “But when you have now eight records, it’s a delicate dance. How do you incorporate all those tracks with some new tracks?”

For this tour, Kennedy says Alter Bridge will likely be leaning on the very new and the very old.

“What we’re gonna do is we’re gonna play obviously some of the newer stuff,” Kennedy says. “We’re also gonna go back and do some real old stuff that we haven’t done in a long time, kinda pepper those in the set.”

Kennedy also hopes the shows will feature some new visual elements reflective of the Alter Bridge album.

“You’re always just trying to make it interesting,” Kennedy says. “Especially [because] we have such an incredible, die-hard fanbase.”

The album Alter Bridge is out now. It includes the single “Silent Divide.”

Openers for Alter Bridge’s tour include Filter, Sevendust and Tim Montana, depending on the date.

CHVRCHES side project The Leaving announces live debut

April 23, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The CHVRCHES side project The Leaving, featuring founding member Martin Doherty and longtime live drummer Jonny Scott, has announced their debut live concert.

The show will take place June 6 in Los Angeles. Visit TheLeaving.fm for ticket info.

The Leaving launched in 2025 with the single “Saved.” The band’s debut album, Ultimate Buzz, is due out Friday.

CHVRCHES, meanwhile, have been in the studio working on new music to follow their most recent album, 2021’s Screen Violence. Frontwoman Lauren Mayberry also put out her debut solo record, Vicious Creature, in 2024.

Ne-Yo says he’s been embraced ‘with open arms’ as he creates country music

April 23, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Ne-Yo has been exploring his music as a country artist, an experience he says has been much better than he expected. He tells Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast that he was prepared to enter a world that might not be very welcoming.

“It came with all these warnings and all this fear that people were trying to put on me. ‘They’re not real accepting of anything outside of what they do over there, in Nashville. It’s cliquey, and if you don’t know this person or haven’t done this, they’re not gonna,’” he says. “I hate to admit it, but I came out here kind of expecting something like that.”

Instead, he says, “My experience has been the exact opposite. Every single person I’ve worked with has embraced what I’m trying to do with open arms. Everybody’s interested and intrigued about how I’m going to take what I do and what country music is and fuse them together.”

“I’ve yet to meet the drunk racist guy. He hasn’t showed up yet,” Ne-Yo says. “I’m waiting to meet whoever the hell it is that’s going to be the bane of my Nashville existence. This person has not reared their head yet.”

His country singles “Simple Things” and “Up Out & Gone” are now available on DSPs.

Eagles release live recording of ‘Best of My Love’ from ‘One of These Nights’ reissue

April 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Eagles will be reissuing their 1975 album, One of These Nights, on May 1, and they’ve just shared another bonus track from the release.

One of These Nights (Deluxe Edition) includes a previously unreleased concert, recorded Sept. 28, 1975, at Anaheim Stadium in California. They’re previewing the concert with the digital release of a live performance of the On the Border track “Best of My Love.”

The concert features Eagles members Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner, Bernie Leadon and Don Felder performing tracks from One of These Nights, as well as other hits. The show, Leadon’s final performance with the band, features his eventual replacement, Joe Walsh, joining them for the encore to perform his track “Rocky Mountain Way.”

One of These Nights (Deluxe Edition) will be released as a three-CD/Blu-ray set, featuring a new mix of the album and the 1975 concert. The Blu-ray features Dolby Atmos and high-res stereo mixes of both the album and concert. It will also be available digitally and as a three-LP set featuring the new album mix and the concert. All formats are available for preorder now.

The deluxe reissue is coming out just one day before the Eagles headline New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 2. They also have May shows in Atlanta; Nashville; Arlington, Texas; and Hollywood, Florida. A complete list of dates can be found at Eagles.com.

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