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“Stay”-ing power: Justin Bieber and Dua Lipa achieve new chart milestones

August 30, 2021 by WDNY Radio

“Stay” is staying on top of the charts for yet another week.

The Justin Bieber/The Kid LAROI collab has notched a fourth week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. That makes “Stay” Justin’s longest-running number-one hit as a lead artist, passing “Sorry,” which was number one for three weeks in 2016.

Yes, Justin was number one for 16 weeks with “Despacito,” but as Billboard notes, he was just a featured artist, not a lead artist, on that track, which was officially credited to Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee.

“Stay” has also just hit number one on Billboard‘s Pop Airplay chart for the first time. It’s LAROI’s first number one on that chart, and Justin’s ninth. He’s now tied with Bruno Mars among male solo artists for the most Pop Airplay chart-toppers.

Meanwhile, Dua Lipa has set a new record with her hit “Levitating.” It’s now spent a whopping 34 weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 — the longest stay there ever for a song by a woman. The record was previously held by Cardi B as part of her collaboration with Maroon 5, “Girls Like You,” which lasted 33 weeks in the top 10.

The only songs overall that have spent more weeks in the Hot 100’s top 10 are Post Malone‘s “Circles” with 39, and The Weeknd‘s “Blinding Lights” with 57. It seems possible that Dua might pass Post Malone in the near future.

Drake confirms ‘Certified Lover Boy’ release date

August 30, 2021 by WDNY Radio

After cryptically teasing the release of his long awaited Certified Lover Boy album with a handwritten note Friday on ESPN’s Sportscenter, Drake confirmed the release date Monday morning on Instagram.

The “What’s Next” rapper posted, “Certified Lover Boy September 3” with twelve emojis of pregnant women. Numerous stars responded very enthusiastically, including Offset from Migos, who posted two hands-up emojis and two fire emojis. Trina was even more excited, commenting with six fire emojis, and Sevyn Streeter also commented with four fire emojis. black-ish star Marsai Martin is also pumped about the album, posting, “Yessirr.”

As previously reported, Sportscenter opened Friday morning with its usual montage of sports highlights. Then suddenly, an image appeared, reading “CLB September 3,” as captured by XXL Magazine.

The Champagne Papi’s sixth studio album was delayed after originally being scheduled for release in January. It follows Drake’s 2018, RIAA five-times Platinum album Scorpion, which features the number-one hits “Nice for What,” “In My Feelings,” and “Nonstop.”

Since the release of Scorpion, Drizzy dropped his Care Package compilation project in August 2019, the Dark Lane Demo Tapes mixtape in May 2020, and his Scary Hours 2 EP in March.

The first single from Certified Lover Boy, “Laugh Now Cry Later,” featuring Lil Durk, was released August 14, 2020 and hit number one.

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Watch first trailer for director Todd Haynes’ upcoming Velvet Underground documentary

August 30, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The first trailer has been released for acclaimed indie-film director Todd Haynes‘ upcoming documentary about The Velvet Underground, the influential New York City-based band fronted by Lou Reed during the late 1960s and early ’70s.

The movie, simply titled The Velvet Underground, will premiere in theaters and on the Apple TV+ network on October 15.

The documentary features new interviews with surviving Velvet Underground members John Cale and Maureen Tucker, as well as with other people associated with the band and with late artist Andy Warhol, who managed and helped promote the group during its early years.

The film also includes previously unseen Velvet Underground performance footage, as well as clips of rare recordings and Warhol films.

The trailer features brief snippets of the Welsh-born Cale sharing his recollections of how filthy New York City seemed when he first arrived there, and discussing the band’s sonic explorations, and Tucker commenting about how the group began gaining a following but couldn’t get radio airplay.

The Velvet Underground, classic lineup of which featured Reed on lead vocals and guitar, Cale on bassist and viola, Tucker on drums and the late Sterling Morrison on lead guitar, came to fame as the house band at Warhol’s psychedelic multimedia show The Exploding Plastic Inevitable. The group’s songs explored dark themes such as drugs, kinky sex and domestic violence in the midst of the “Flower Power” era. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

Meanwhile, a companion soundtrack album also is due out on October 15. The collection, which will be available as a two-CD set and in digital formats, will feature a mix of classic Velvet Underground tunes and rare recordings.

Here’s the track list:

Disc 1
“Venus in Furs” — The Velvet Underground
“The Wind” — The Diablos featuring Nolan Strong
“17 XII 63 NYC The Fire Is a Mirror” — The Theatre of Eternal Music
“Heroin” (Mono) — The Velvet Underground
“Road Runner” (Live) — Bo Diddley
“The Ostrich” — The Primitives
“I’m Waiting for the Man” — — The Velvet Underground & Nico
“Chelsea Girls” — Nico
“Sunday Morning” — The Velvet Underground & Nico

Disc 2
“Sister Ray” (Live) — The Velvet Underground
“Pale Blue Eyes” — The Velvet Underground
“Foggy Notion” — The Velvet Underground
“After Hours” (Live) — The Velvet Underground
“Sweet Jane” — The Velvet Underground
“Ocean” — The Velvet Underground
“All Tomorrow’s Parties” — The Velvet Underground & Nico

OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder on selling his songs for $276 million: “I got really lucky”

August 30, 2021 by WDNY Radio

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For most of his career, OneRepublic‘s Ryan Tedder admits, he thought of the money side of the music biz as “grotesque” and didn’t pay attention to it. But now he’s changed his attitude, which led to the recent sale of his song catalogue for $276 million.

“For me, it was just a perfect storm,” Ryan tells The Sydney Morning Herald. “If I’d done it four years ago it probably would’ve sold for half that, so I got really lucky. My business team was like, ‘Ryan, if you’re ever going to do it, it’s now or never.’”

Ryan explains that in his 20s and 30s, he “didn’t want to be bothered with anything that had to do with money” because “I thought it was grotesque…it undermined the reason why I got into music.” But, he adds, “In the last five years I’ve sharpened up and I’ve been using my left brain more often.”

Ryan also admits he doesn’t have any “emotional or sentimental attachment,” to any of his songs. As he explains, “The fact that I sold it, I don’t sit there and go, ‘Oh, it’s not my song anymore.’ I wrote that; that’s still my song and I can still perform it.”

And besides, Ryan points out, “In the U.S., your copyrights are legally returned to you after 35 years. I’ll be an old man by then but at least I know all those songs that I just sold I’ll get back and my kids and my grandkids will have them.”

Now, Ryan says he’s focusing on “building a whole new catalogue,” including OneRepublic’s new album, Human, and the songs he’s writing for everyone from Avril Lavigne to Lil Nas X.

Beyoncé, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Uzi Vert, and many more stars join Jay-Z for his 40/40 club 18th anniversary

August 30, 2021 by WDNY Radio

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Jay-Z was definitely in a “Empire Stare of Mind” as Beyoncé and many of their celebrity friends joined them as he hosted the 18th anniversary party for his 40/40 sports club Saturday in New York City.

Megan Thee Stallion, Swizz Beatz, Meek Mill, Busta Rhymes, Lil Uzi Vert, Remy Ma, Pusha T, JT from City Girls, J Balvin, and Vic Mensa were among the stars arriving on a blue carpet at the bi-level venue in Manhattan, according to Billboard.

The name “40/40” represents the rare baseball achievement of hitting at least 40 home runs and stealing at least 40 bases in a single season. Only four MLB players — Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Jose Canseco and Alfonso Soriano — have accomplished the feat.

Hova and Queen Bey star in the new Tiffany ABOUT LOVE ad campaign in which she wears wears the iconic Tiffany Yellow Diamond, and Hova was flowing with words of praise for his wife.

“She’s super detail oriented, obviously, as you can see from her work,” Jay told Entertainment Tonight. “She’s an incredibly hard worker, super talented, very inspiring.”

The Roc Nation CEO has partnered with Fanatics to bid on opening a sportsbook in NYC, and he’s thrilled about the prospect of bringing mobile sports betting to his hometown.

“New York City’s a big thing, obviously, [I’m] a kid from Brooklyn, you know, so it’s big for us,” he said.” It’s very important because typically in these things there’s no sort of diversity, there’s no one that represents the city, no one from the city. So, all those things make it a real exciting opportunity.”

The sportsbook would add to Jigga’s many sports ventures, which include representing over 100 professional athletes and consulting the NFL on the Super Bowl halftime show and other special events.

Incubus headlining Rebel Rock Festival in place of Limp Bizkit

August 30, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Incubus is headlining the 2021 Rebel Rock Festival in Orlando, Florida.

The “Drive” rockers take the place of Limp Bizkit, who announced last week that they were canceling all of their 2021 tour dates.

Rebel Rock takes place September 23-26. The lineup also includes Machine Gun Kelly, Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch, Rise Against, Volbeat and The Used.

As for the Bizkit, while they won’t be playing live in 2021, they are planning to release new music “very soon.” Before the canceled dates, Fred Durst and company were able to debut a new song called “Dad Vibes” during their set at this year’s Lollapalooza.

Meanwhile, Faith No More is replacing Limp Bizkit at the Aftershock festival, taking place October 7-10 in Sacramento, California.

Nick Jonas enjoys a “cheeky” snack with wife Priyanka Chopra

August 30, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Hungry, but no plates in sight? No problem: Just eat off your wife’s butt.

At least, that’s what Nick Jonas is doing in a new pic posted by his wife Priyanka Chopra Jonas. In the cheeky pic, Priyanka is lying on her stomach in a bikini while Nick eats something — it’s not clear what — off her posterior with a knife and fork. Priyanka captioned the pic, “Snack.”

According to People, Priyanka’s cousin, actress Parineeti Chopra, commented, “What is going on here [?] The family is on Instagram!”

In another pic, Priyanka is lying on her back in a bikini; the caption reads, “Sundays like this tho…,” to which Nick replied, “Yummy.”

According to People, the pictures document Nick and Priyanka’s reunion after being away from each other for a while. Priyanka’s been shooting her new TV series, Citadel, in London, and Nick’s on the road with brothers Joe and Kevin on their Remember This tour.

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‘star-crossed: unveiled’: Kacey Musgraves shares 2022 headlining tour

August 30, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Kacey Musgraves is taking star-crossed on the road.

The singer will jet across the country on the headlining “star-crossed: unveiled” tour next year, stopping at several arenas in January and February.

The trek begins on January 19 at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota and concludes at the famed Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 20. In between, she’ll perform at Madison Square Garden, Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the TD Garden in Boston and more.

Pop acts King Princess and Muna join as supporting artists. Tickets go on sale to the public on September 9 at 10 a.m. local time.

This marks Kacey’s first headlining tour since the Oh: What a Word, Tour in 2018 and 2019 in support of her critically acclaimed album, Golden Hour. That tour included her first arena headlining show in Nashville at Bridgestone.

The multi-Grammy Award winner is releasing her highly anticipated new album, star-crossed, on September 10. She’s already shared the title track and lead single, “justified.” A corresponding film will premiere on the same day as the album on Paramount+.

Visit the official tour website for a full list of dates.

No, that’s not Ariana Grande on Kanye West’s new album

August 30, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Kanye West‘s long-awaited new album Donda finally dropped over the weekend, but Ariana Grande wants you to know that’s not her vocals you’re hearing on it.

Some Ariana fans thought that the female voice you hear on the album’s title track was the “thank u next” superstar, but it’s actually a singer named Stalone. On Ariana’s Instagram Story, she re-posted Stalone’s Instagram photo of herself recording the vocals, and captioned it, “You sound beautiful @thestalone.”

Meanwhile, Stalone tweeted the full credits of the song and wrote, “I love Ari and so grateful that my vocals would even be compared to hers.”

West has been complaining that his record company released Donda — which also features The Weeknd, Lil Baby, Travis Scott, Roddy Ricch and more — without his permission.

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Nene Leakes shares heartbreaking update about husband’s cancer battle

August 30, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Nene Leakes gave an unexpected update about her husband Gregg Leakes‘ battle with cancer.

The news came while the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum was at her Atlanta lounge, The Linnethia, on Saturday. She took the mic to address fans who deemed her “rude” for not saying “happy birthday” to a patron.

“My husband is transitioning to the other side,” Nene, 53, revealed, before saying “happy birthday” to the attendee. “You don’t know what we’re dealing with right now.”

“We walked in this lounge because we had to walk in this lounge because this is our business,” the reality star continued. “So, when people approach and say, ‘You’re rude because you don’t want to say happy birthday,’ my husband is at home dying. I don’t want to say, ‘happy birthday.'”

“So please give us some respect, give us some love,” Nene added.

The speech was caught on video and ended up trending on Twitter, which Nene seemed to address on Sunday. Taking to Instagram, she shared an image that read “Broken” followed by the broken red heart and praying hands emojis.

Gregg, 67, was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer in 2018, but went into remission after treatment. In June, Nene shared that the cancer had returned and Gregg had undergone surgery.

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