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This Is It: Kenny Loggins announces final tour

January 17, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Kenny Loggins is ready to say goodbye to the road. The artist just announced dates for his final tour, aptly titled the This Is it tour.

“It’s been an amazing journey since starting with Jimmy Messina in 1971, and I’m fortunate to have had such a long touring career,” Loggins says. “I don’t see this as the end of my professional career, but certainly a halt to the grind of major touring.” As for why he’s decided to retire, he notes, “after spending a lifetime on the road, I want to have more time at home.”

The trek is set to kick off March 10 in Sarasota, Florida, with dates confirmed through October 27 in Inglewood, California, and more dates to be announced soon.

As for what fans can expect on the tour, Loggins shares, “I’ll be playing songs that I feel sum up the emotional story of my music. This will include 90 percent of the hits and 10 or so percent of the deeper cuts.” He is also teasing possible special guests, sharing, “We’re hoping to have some of my longtime friends sit in whenever possible.”

For more information on Loggins’ tour, click here.

Mastodon & Gojira announce co-headlining Mega-Monsters tour

January 17, 2023 by WDNY Radio

In what sounds like a sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong, Mastodon and Gojira are hitting the road together.

The two metal outfits have announced the co-headlining Mega-Monsters tour. The joint outing will run over two legs, first from April 18 in Portland, Oregon, to May 11 in Reading, Pennsylvania, and then from August 9 in Cincinnati to September 2 in Denver.

Lorna Shore will also be on the bill.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 20, at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit MastodonRocks.com or Gojira-Music.com.

Mastodon and Gojira will be supporting their respective 2021 albums, Hushed and Grim and Fortitude.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT & more playing 2023 Just Like Heaven Fest

January 17, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Yeah Yeah Yeahs and MGMT are playing the 2023 Just Like Heaven Fest, taking place May 13 in Pasadena, California.

Karen O and company will headline the lineup, while the “Kids” outfit will be performing their 2007 debut album Oracular Spectacular in full in honor of its 15th anniversary.

Other artists on the bill include Future Islands, Empire of the Sun, M83, The Walkmen and The Bravery.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 20, at 10 a.m. PT.

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit JustLikeHeavenFest.com.

Phil Lesh, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss & more set for Florida’s Echoland Festival

January 17, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Phil Lesh & Friends, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and Nile Rodgers & Chic are among the artists booked to perform at the 2023 Echoland Festival, taking place May 11 to 13 in Live Oak, Florida.

The festival, which goes down at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, also features Gov’t Mule, The Flaming Lips performing the album Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots in its entirety, Tyler Childers, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Tenacious D, Grace Potter and more.

Early access tickets go on sale January 19 at 10 a.m. ET. Click here for more info and the full lineup.

Kelsea Ballerini responds to Chase Stokes romance rumors

January 17, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Are they or aren’t they? Kelsea Ballerini reacts to rumors she’s dating Outer Banks star Chase Stokes.

In a clip shared to Tik Tok Monday, the country singer appears in front of a screenshot of the celebrity gossip account DeuxMoi that speculates that she and the Netflix star are dating.

“I know, I know, I know. Stop reading, stop reading. Stop looking. But what is happening guys,” Ballerini says in the clip. “Let’s not do this, you know.”

She captioned the post, “i’m about to break up with the internet 5 sure.”

The post comes after Ballerini, 28, and Stokes, 30, sparked romance rumors after being spotted together at the College Football National Championship Game last week.

The “Heartfirst” singer did not explicitly confirm or deny the rumors, which come about five months after she announced her split from husband Morgan Evans after five years of marriage.

“This deeply difficult decision is the result of a journey of love, growth, and effort that ultimately has come to an end,” Kelsea wrote on her Instagram Story at the time. “It’s hard to find the words here…but I feel extremely grateful for the years of marriage to Morgan and hopeful for the next seasons.”

Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” is now her longest running #1 song

January 17, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Everybody agrees Taylor Swift‘s “Anti-Hero” is a bop, because it’s officially her longest-running #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.

The single has notched its eighth official week on top of the chart, which beats the personal seven-week record her 2014 song “Blank Space” held.

When it comes to songs scoring multiple weeks atop the Hot 100, only five of her singles have managed to do so. Aside from “Anti-Hero” and “Blank Space,” her 2014 hit “Shake It Off” dominated the chart for four weeks, while “Look What You Made Me Do” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” both enjoyed three-week rules.

Four other songs of hers hit #1 for a week, which are “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version),” “Willow,” “Cardigan” and “Bad Blood” featuring rapper Kendrick Lamar.

Fans streamed “Anti-Hero” 16.8 million times over the past week and also bought up 7,000 additional copies. The latter number was boosted by Taylor selling the song and its 10 previously released versions for a discounted .69 cents on her online store during that charting period.

Because of those numbers, the single also leads the Digital Song Sales chart for a fifth week.

HAIM, ODESZA, FINNEAS & more playing 2023 Gov Ball

January 17, 2023 by WDNY Radio

HAIM, ODESZA and FINNEAS are among the artists playing New York City’s 2023 Governors Ball Music Festival, taking place June 9-11.

The bill also includes girl in red, Oliver Tree, KennyHoopla and Sofi Tukker, along with headliners Kendrick Lamar and Lizzo.

Gov Ball 2023 will be held in Queens’ Flushing Meadows Corona Park, which also hosts the US Open tennis tournament. The festival’s previous venues include Randall’s Island and Citi Field.

Tickets are available now through a Citi card presale, followed by an early access sale beginning Thursday, January 19, at 10 a.m. ET.

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit GovBall.com.

Lil Tjay arrested for gun possession

January 17, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Lil Tjay was arrested Monday following a traffic stop in the Bronx.

As New York Post reports, the rapper and four other men were traveling in a Cadillac Escalade when they were pulled over for tinted windows and a missing front license plate. Cops discovered four loaded handguns in the vehicle and took the men into custody.

According to TMZ, Tjay was reportedly on his way to a video shoot with Ice Spice when the arrest took place.

He and two others were charged with criminal possession of a weapon.

Thomas Rhett’s ready with a new taste of tequila

January 17, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Thomas Rhett‘s expanding his line of high-end liquor, offering fans a taste of his new Dos Primos Tequila Añejo in the coming months.

Set to debut in March, Dos Primos Añejo serves up “bright amber with notes of brown spices, dried fruit and caramel on the palate.” It will run you anywhere between $40 and $55.

“Our Añejo is a super-smooth and flavorful tequila that can be enjoyed year-round,” TR says, “and we can’t wait for everyone to enjoy it with their friends and family.”

Dos Primos is a partnership with TR’s cousin Jeff Worn, who’s also a heavy hitter in the Georgia pecan industry.

“It seems like only yesterday when Thomas Rhett and I decided to create the kind of tequila we wanted to drink and share with our family and friends,” Jeff adds. “Now, we have our third Dos Primos Tequila … and I couldn’t be more proud of it and how far this brand has come in the past four years.”

Dos Primos is made from blue agave hand harvested in Los Altos and Jalisco, Mexico. It’s then aged for at least 13 months in bourbon barrels. The Añejo joins the original Blanco tequila, which TR and Jeff followed with a Reposado.

To find out where you can buy all three, visit DosPrimosTequila.com.

Limp Bizkit’s Wes Borland accuses ex-wife Carré Callaway of defamation in lawsuit

January 17, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland is accusing his ex-wife Carré Callaway of defamation in a lawsuit obtained by Rolling Stone.

The legal action stems from what Borland feels is a violation of the former couple’s divorce agreement, which stipulated that “neither party may make speeches, give interviews, or make public statements that defame the other party.”

As an example, Borland’s suit points to a 2022 interview Callaway gave to Bandcamp Daily while promoting her band Queen Kwong‘s 2022 album, Couples Only. Callaway said that, amid her and Borland’s 2019 divorce, he gave her three days to move out and find a new home for their “seven or eight cats.”

“There was a disabled one called Daisy,” Callaway said. “She died a week after [Borland] left because he was the only one who could care for her.”

Callaway’s account about having to move out and rehome the cats was then repeated in a review of Couples Only posted by Flood Magazine, which was written by the same author who did the Bandcamp Daily interview.

“These statements intentionally do what Ms. Callaway was expressly prohibited from doing: They adversely affect Mr. Borland’s public image and reputation that he has built over a twenty-plus–year career,” Borland’s suit reads.

In a statement to Rolling Stone, Callaway writes, “The truth cannot be defamatory.”

“This action is simply a tactic to bully, intimidate, and silence me,” Callaway continues. “This is an attempt to financially ruin me, exhaust my physical well-being and denigrate my credibility with the explicit intent of causing harm to my career.”

Meanwhile, Borland’s attorney maintains, “Mr. Borland’s post-judgment motion has nothing to do with any issues beyond what each of the parties agreed to do as part of the finalization of their 2019 divorce case.”

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