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State Memorial Service for Olivia Newton-John scheduled for February 26 in Melbourne

February 3, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Australia will formally say goodbye to one of its most beloved stars on February 26, when a State Memorial Service will be held to honor Olivia Newton-John. The iconic singer, actress and activist died of cancer August 8 at age 73.

The memorial service is a free ticketed event scheduled for Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, and is being planned along with representatives of Olivia’s family. There will be tributes from friends — presumably some of the more famous ones — and a musical performance by Australian singer Delta Goodrem.

“Dame Olivia Newton-John was an inspiration to many around the world — her work in cancer research and treatment saved lives and changed lives and her music was the soundtrack to a generation,” said Daniel Andrews, premier of the Australian state of Victoria, in a statement.

He added, “We know Victorians are eager to celebrate the life of a driving force in medical research and an icon of film and music, with a service befitting her international acclaim.”

If you want to travel Down Under for the event, you’ll need to register for the free tickets starting February 10 — visit vic.gov.au/olivia-newton-john for details on how to do it. If you want to watch the service online, it’ll stream live at that same web address at 4 p.m. Melbourne time, which is midnight EST.

You can also make a donation in honor of the late Grease star to the Wellness Programs at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre. To donate, visit onjcancercentre.org/donate.

Ozzy Osbourne’s competing for Grammys with “way heavier” ’Patient Number 9’ album

February 3, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Andrew Watt has become Ozzy Osbourne‘s go-to producer of late, having worked with the Prince of Darkness on his last two solo albums, 2020’s Ordinary Man and 2022’s Patient Number 9. Perhaps no one is more surprised about that development than Watt himself.

“When they first asked me, I kinda was timid about it,” Watt tells ABC Audio. “Not because I didn’t want to work with Ozzy, I just didn’t want to be responsible for making the worst Ozzy album that he’s ever made.”

That, of course, didn’t happen — Ordinary Man was hailed as a critical and commercial comeback for the Prince of Darkness, while Patient Number 9 earned Ozzy four nominations at this Sunday’s Grammys, including Best Rock Album. Working on Patient Number 9, Watt says, was “a little bit tougher” than Ordinary Man, but “in a good way.”

“It was, I would say, a challenge … to set it apart [from Ordinary Man],” Watt says. “What we did to set it apart was I feel like [Patient Number 9 is] way heavier, and it’s got all the guest guitarists.”

Those guest guitarists, which include Eric Clapton, Pearl Jam‘s Mike McCready, Black Sabbath‘s Tony Iommi and the late Jeff Beck, basically turned Patient Number 9 into Watt’s own superhero team-up movie.

“It’s so much fun to dream up these scenarios,” Watt says. “Let’s put Mike McCready on this, like, Van Halen-y, ’80s-sounding Ozzy song. Like, Mike McCready loves Ozzy and Randy [Rhoads] and Van Halen so much, he’s gonna f***ing come in and crush this.”

Should Ozzy want to reunite for a third album, Watt is at the ready.

“He’s become one of my best friends and like a family member,” Watt says. “I’ll make as many albums with him as he wants.”

The role Miranda Lambert played in Ashley McBryde’s Grammy-nominated ‘Lindeville’

February 3, 2023 by WDNY Radio

At Sunday’s Grammys, one of the unlikeliest records is up for the coveted Best Country Album trophy: Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville. Unlikely, because even Ashley herself agrees it’s a project that by conventional standards would probably never have gotten the green light.

Lindeville‘s a concept album about a fictional town and its residents, written and performed by some of Nashville’s most talented tunesmiths and singers.

“It started out with like, ‘We should go do a thing and write these songs,'” Ashley tells ABC Audio. “And then we did. And we’re like, ‘We love them!'”

“And then we got home and we’re playing the work tapes for people,” she continues. “Like, I was over at Miranda [Lambert]’s one day and it was like me and Caylee [Hammack] were over there and hanging out, and I was like, ‘You got to listen to this bra song.'”

“And then people that we’re playing the work tapes for are like, ‘This is dope.’ And I was like, ‘I know. But maybe we can make some demos of it.'”

From there, Ashley got an unexpected avalanche of yeses, from getting the go-ahead to spend money on demos to landing her pal John Osborne as producer.

“I sent him the work tapes, and he was like ‘Hell yes,'” she says, remembering her reaction: “What is happening? Several of these should have been nos.”

Ironically, Miranda may’ve accidentally created some competition for herself. Her record, Palomino, is up for Best Country Album as well, alongside Luke Combs‘ Growin’ Up, Maren Morris‘ Humble Quest, and Willie Nelson‘s A Beautiful Time.

You can find out who wins Sunday as the Grammys air live from Los Angeles starting at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

Bonnie Raitt on her first Grammy nomination for songwriting

February 3, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Bonnie Raitt is no stranger to Grammy Awards. Not only has she won 10, she’s been nominated 30 times, including four nominations this year. But surprisingly, this year she’s received her first nomination as a songwriter, with her tune “Just Like That” up for Song of the Year.

“I was never expecting this song of the year nomination. But I was very proud of the song, especially since it was so inspired by John Prine, and we lost him,” she tells the New York Times. “I put my heart and soul into every record, and I never know which ones are going to resonate. But I can tell people are really moved, looking out there in the audience.”

Raitt will be in attendance at this Sunday’s Grammys, where she’ll perform in the tribute to Fleetwood Mac‘s Christine McVie, and it sounds like for many artists Grammy night is about way more than trophies.

“I think all of us are like a kid in a candy store backstage,” she shares. “My favorite story about the Grammys was going through the metal detector at the Staples Center, at the afternoon ceremony. I was in the line between two guys in Slipknot, and the guy behind me is like in a Hannibal Lecter kind of a mask, and he goes, ‘I really dig your music!’”

She says, “I wouldn’t have expected Slipknot guys to know me. You know, maybe a ‘My mom loves you’ kind of thing, but he was clearly a fan. And I just never expected the number of people that come up and tell each other that. I got to tell Dave Grohl what a fan I am of the Foo Fighters, and he was so surprised on the red carpet.”

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross’ ‘Mank’ score released on vinyl

February 2, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross‘ score of the 2020 film Mank is now available on vinyl.

The movie reunited the Nine Inch Nails duo with director David Fincher, who they also worked with on The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Gone Girl. Mank was nominated for the Best Original Score Oscar, but lost out to the soundtrack for Soul, which was composed by — wait for it — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, along with Jon Batiste.

You can order your Mank vinyl now via NIN.com.

Meanwhile, Reznor and Ross are also composing music for Fincher’s upcoming film The Killer, which will premiere November 10 on Netflix.

Other recent Reznor and Ross film scores include Bones and All and Empire of Light.

Music notes: Kelly Clarkson, Winona Ryder, The Weeknd, Harry Styles and Ok Go

February 2, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Kelly Clarkson was feeling nostalgic for the ’90s, so she belted out Mark Morrison‘s “Return of the Mack” on the Kellyoke segment of her daytime talk show. She gave the track, which is about bouncing back after a bad breakup, a more sensual twinge.

Speaking of the ’90s, Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard is admittedly peppering Winona Ryder with questions about all the rockstars she dated in that era — such as Dave Grohl and MCA from the Beastie Boys. Finn told GQ, “I could literally ask her what it was like knowing Kurt Cobain, and she just tells me everything.”

Another project from The Weeknd is heading to HBO. He announced his concert at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium is being turned into a concert film, titled The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium. It will start streaming on HBO Max on February 25.

Harry Styles felt the birthday love at his concert in Palm Springs, California, which also marked his final North American tour stop. Billboard says he told fans at the show, “Obviously, I have a fear of people not coming to my birthday party. So, I just thought I would do a show and maybe you might come.”

Ok Go, the band that danced on treadmills for their “Here It Goes Again” music video, is suing Post Foods for naming a new grab-and-go breakfast option OK GO! Variety reports the band alleges Post Foods is violating and diluting their trademark, which they’ve had since 2008. They want the cereal option to be called something else.

Nashville notes: Rewatch Reba + Kelsea’s a ‘Storyteller’

February 2, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The second season of CMT Storytellers premieres Thursday, February 16, at 10 p.m. ET, with an episode starring Kelsea Ballerini.

If you missed the livestream of Reba McEntire‘s concert at the grand opening of Reba’s Place in Atoka, Oklahoma, last Thursday, you can check out the full show on her YouTube channel.

Trademark victory: Lizzo is officially 100% that you-know-what

February 2, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Lizzo can celebrate a new victory. The U.S. Patent and Trademark office approved her application to trademark the phrase “100 percent that b****.”

A tribunal ruled Thursday that Lizzo owns the saying and can use it however she likes, including on merchandise. The singer famously used that phrase to open her 2019 hit song “Truth Hurts.”

It should be noted the singer didn’t actually create the phrase. The saying was once used as a viral meme and its true creator, Mina Lioness, has since been given songwriting credit on “Truth Hurts.”

Lizzo attempted to trademark the phrase after the song took off, but its fate was in limbo for literal years as the agency debated if the wording was unique enough to warrant trademark protection. Lizzo’s application was actually tossed last year, with the ruling saying the wording was too commonplace and that she didn’t have the right to appropriate it.

Billboard reports the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board reversed that decision because they believe Lizzo is inherently connected to the phrase. Part of their argument was that if a person were to read “100 percent that b****” on a shirt, they would most likely think of the rapper.

The ruling reads, “Consumers encountering ‘100% That B****’ on the specific types of clothing identified in the application ― even when offered by third parties ― associate the term with Lizzo and her music.”

The TTAB argued that Lizzo popularized a phrase, adding it was “lesser known” before it was featured on “Truth Hurts.”

“Lizzo did not originate the expression she encountered as a Twitter meme,” the ruling stated. “Nonetheless, lyrics from songs are more likely to be attributed to the artists who sing, rap or otherwise utter them, rather than the songwriters.”

Vicky Cornell comments on Soundgarden’s Rock Hall nomination: “I know that Chris would be so proud”

February 2, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Chris Cornell‘s widow, Vicky Cornell, has shared a statement regarding Soundgarden‘s nomination to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

In an Instagram post, Vicky writes, “Thank you Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for nominating Soundgarden for induction in 2023!”

“I know that Chris would be so proud and his fans will be so happy to see his band recognized and honored,” she continues. “On Chris’s behalf, I want to thank every one of you in advance for your love and support for his music and legacy.”

Soundgarden is on the ballot for the second time, following their first nod in 2020. Both nominations have come after Chris’ death in 2017.

Guitarist Kim Thayil previously told Billboard that the latest nomination is a “pleasant surprise.”

The 2023 Rock Hall inductees will be announced in May.

Keith Urban and Tim McGraw take their Boots and Hearts to Canada

February 2, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and Nickelback will headline this year’s Boots and Hearts festival in Canada.

Riley Green, BRELAND, Lauren Alaina, Blanco Brown, Bailey Zimmerman, Travis Denning, Kylie Morgan, Adam Doleac, Seaforth and many more round out the lineup for the August 10-13 event.

Known for being Canada’s largest camping festival, Boots and Hearts takes place in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds. You can find out more at BootsAndHearts.com.

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