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New ‘Rolling Stone’ podcast features never-before-heard interview with the late Jeff Beck

January 17, 2023 by WDNY Radio

A never-before-heard interview with the late Jeff Beck is featured in the latest Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, where he opens up about the important role guitar played in his life.

“The only friends I had were pretty low-life,” Beck says of his childhood, in the unearthed audio from an interview with the mag’s Kory Grow. “They were one step away from jail, most of them. The guitar saved me from that.”

In the interview, Beck, who passed away Tuesday from bacterial meningitis, also discussed how it may have been a good thing that he “never made the big time.” “When you look around and see who has made it huge, it’s a really rotten place to be when you think about it,” he says. “Maybe I’m blessed with not having had that.”

In addition to the interview, the podcast features tributes to Beck by such fellow guitar legends as The Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell, Living Colour’s Vernon Reid and Joe Satriani.

You can listen to the podcast here.

Thirty Seconds to “Madness”? Jared Leto wants to collaborate with Muse

January 17, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Could we be headed toward a Thirty Seconds to Mars and Muse collaboration?

Speaking with Billboard, Jared Leto shares he’d be interested in teaming up with Matt Bellamy and company.

“We’ve toured together before, we love them,” Leto says of the “Madness” rockers. “Great guys, and I think we’d be an interesting, interesting pairing.”

Whether or not it does indeed ever happen, they best start building an arena now big enough to contain whatever giant rock anthem a Thirty Seconds to Muse collaboration would inevitably produce.

In addition to contemplating working with Muse, Thirty Seconds to Mars has been chipping away at new material to follow 2018’s AMERICA album. In a tweet earlier this month, the group shared a video of drummer Shannon Leto in the recording studio alongside the caption, “The energy we’re bringing into 2023.”

Muse, meanwhile, dropped a new album called Will of the People last August. They’ll launch a U.S. tour in support of the record in February. Evanescence will also be on the bill, as will Highly Suspect for select dates.

“It’s coming out, I swear”: Kelly Clarkson vows to release new album in 2023

January 17, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Other than her 2021 holiday album, When Christmas Comes Around, and her 2022 Kellyoke EP, Kelly Clarkson hasn’t put out a regular album of all-new material since 2017’s The Meaning of Life. Kelly’s been talking about releasing new music for quite some time now, but now she promises that 2023 is the year that we’ll finally get to hear it — and explains why it’s taken so long.

“I have an album coming out this year — I swear! I know I’ve been talking about it … and there’s a really cool way we’re releasing it that we’re formulating right now,” she said during an Instagram Live session that was posted on The Kelly Clarkson Show‘s YouTube channel.

Kelly explained the reason for the delay was that she needed to be emotionally ready to discuss her new music, because a lot of it was inspired by her divorce from husband Brandon Blackstock.

“I just had to be over it, through it, all around it,” she said. “I had to get past it in order to talk about it, because I know people want to ask me about the album and songs, and I just feel like … I needed a minute.“

But the delay ended up having a silver lining, according to Kelly.

“I’m glad I took the minute because … one of the last songs written for the album might be one of the singles that’s coming out … it’s really cool,” she explained. “And it’s a great arc of, like, a whole relationship. So it’s not all sad or mad, but that’s in there. And it’s coming out. I swear it’s coming out.”

The Used & Papa Roach announce Australian Cut My Heart into Pieces tour

January 16, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The Used and Papa Roach are teaming up Down Under for an Australian co-headlining tour.

The joint outing, set for this April, is dubbed Cut My Heart into Pieces tour, after The Used’s heart mascot and the lyric from Papa Roach’s “Last Resort.”

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit TheUsed.net or PapaRoachMerch.com.

The Used’s most recent album is 2020’s Heartwork, while Papa Roach dropped their latest effort, Ego Trip, last April.

Axl Rose remembers his good friend Lisa Marie Presley

January 16, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Axl Rose is sharing his grief over the loss of his friend Lisa Marie Presley, who died Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest. She was 54.

“I will miss my friend Lisa. Her passing, just as her son’s, or as a kid, her father’s, doesn’t seem real,” the Guns N’ Roses frontman shares with People. “Lisa loved her family, all her children. My heart goes out to them.”

Axl tells the mag that he knew Lisa Marie, the only daughter of Elvis Presley and wife Priscilla, had a hard time dealing with the July 2020 death of her son, Benjamin Keough. “It was something that, at a point, you obviously didn’t want to bring up but awkwardly would in an effort to let her know you cared and were thinking about her, about them, and to be of any comfort one could, which she appreciated.”

He also revealed that after Benjamin’s death he used to send her “jokes, news articles and lots of animal vids” to try to make her smile, sharing, “I wanted her to be happy, to feel good about things, at least as much as one could under the circumstances. But truthfully, it didn’t seem, at least without some real time passing, a reasonable reality.”

Finally, he notes, “What comes after life who knows but I’d like to think they’re together, her and Ben with her father and Ben’s grandfather in some way, and Lisa, and the most important men in her life are happy together.”

Paulina Porizkova fondly recalls first dinner with future husband Ric Ocasek

January 16, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Paulina Porizkova is sharing fond memories of her very first date with her late husband, The Cars’ Ric Ocasek.

“I’m sitting at a table at the Odeon restaurant, the very same table where, 39 years ago, I had my first dinner with the man who would become my husband,” she shares in an Instragram post. “We were having dinner with the whole band, their manager, and actor Timothy Hutton, but I hardly noticed anyone else but the tall, lanky and akwardly (sic) elegant man with turquoise eyes next to me.”

Paulina then writes about how the rocker accepted a dare during the meal to sit on top of a table where another couple was dining.

“Without a word, he pushed condiments and food aside and then got up on the table, folding his body so the entirety of him fit right on the table top, along with the plates and food,” she explains. “He sat there, mutely, for a minute, looking back and forth between the man and the woman, who gaped back at him. Then he got off, and slinked back next to me as if nothing happened.”

Paulina adds that while his band didn’t even notice what he was doing, “I thought he was the most compelling man I had ever met. Confident and funny in a absurdist Monty Python-esque way.”

The couple married in 1989 and had two sons together before announcing their separation in 2018. The Cars frontman passed away in 2019.

Music notes: David Foster, ABBA, Kelly Clarkson, Joe Jonas, The Weeknd and Sam Smith

January 16, 2023 by WDNY Radio

David Foster is reflecting on being a dad at 73 and told People what he can offer his toddler, Rennie. While David admits he likely won’t be around when his son hits his 30s and 40s, he said, “I think I can offer him wisdom from my 72 years on the planet. And maybe that’s not a bad trade-off. I hope so.”‘

ABBA joked they almost had a potential fifth member — a literal fan. Taking to TikTok, they shared a humorous video of a white pedestal fan edited to look like it was gently blowing Anni-Frid Lyngstad‘s hair during the “Chiquitita” music video. “Almost the 5th ABBA member in this video,” the group joked.

Kelly Clarkson will guest star on The Rookie, spilled star Nathan Fillion. “She played herself,” he told LIVE with Kelly and Ryan. Fillion revealed Kelly stressed over her acting, even though she only had two lines, so production “kept it real.”

Joe Jonas helped a fan design her next tattoo. He shared a video to his Instagram Story of a fan asking him to draw her next ink during a performance. According to the fan’s reveal, it was a thin cloud with a lightning strike coming from its center.

The Weeknd broke his own Spotify record by beating himself as the artist with the most monthly listeners. He shared to his Instagram Story that he clocked nearly 150,000 more streams than his previous high. The new record now stands at 95,151,776 monthly listens.

If you live in the United Kingdom, you can win a virtual meet and greet with Sam Smith — all you have to do to enter is preorder their new album, Gloria, from their official store by January 18.

Music notes: Kesha, Shakira, Joe Jonas, The Weeknd, Sam Smith and Kelly Clarkson

January 16, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Kesha is working on new music. She shared a snap of her in the recording studio and captioned it, “Writing, playing, comping, recording, crying, chocolate, singing. She’s a b**** who does it all.” No word when the new music drops.

Shakira’s feisty diss track “BZRP Music Session #53” with Argentine DJ Bizarrap is currently #1 on Spotify’s Top 50 Global chart. The song is believed to be a breakup anthem about her ex Gerard Piqué. The song might soon be blowing up on TikTok, as several people have created a dance routine for it.

Joe Jonas helped a fan design her next tattoo. He shared a video to his Instagram Story of a fan asking him to draw her next ink during a performance. According to the fan’s reveal, it was a thin cloud with a lightning strike coming from its center.

Kelly Clarkson will guest star on The Rookie, spilled star Nathan Fillion. “She played herself,” he told LIVE with Kelly and Ryan. Fillion revealed Kelly stressed over her acting, even though she only had two lines, so production “kept it real.”

Thomas Rhett teases tequila announcement, Wynonna joins Dead & Company in Mexico

January 16, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Thomas Rhett is getting ready to share some big news about his tequila brand. The singer posted a photo of him and his cousin Jeff Worn surrounded by their Dos Primos tequila, teasing, “Big announcement comin tomorrow… any guesses?”

Wynonna Judd made a guest appearance at Dead & Company’s annual Playing in the Sand destination event in Rivera Cancún, Mexico, last weekend. Wy joined the rockers for a performance of the Grateful Dead classic “Ramble On Rose.”

Report: Selena Gomez is dating a member of The Chainsmokers

January 16, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Selena Gomez famously sang “The Heart Wants What It Wants” and, according to a new report, she wants The Chainsmokers‘ Drew Taggart.

Us Weekly claims the pair are dating and that sources say the two aren’t going to extreme efforts to keep their relationship off the radar. “They aren’t trying to hide their romance by sneaking around at members only clubs,” the insider spilled, adding they are “very casual and low-key” while “having a lot of fun together.”

As for how the two have been spending time, the spy claims Selena and Drew “go bowling and to the movies.”

“Selena can hardly keep her hands off him,” they continued.

The rumored romance comes a few months after Drew, who is 33, broke off his “casual summer fling” with Steve Jobs‘ 24-year-old daughter, Eve Jobs.

As for Selena, who is 30, she appears to have stayed out of the dating game after her highly publicized breakup with Justin Bieber in 2018. She had been linked to several singers, such as Niall Horan and Zedd, but those romances were never confirmed.

It wasn’t revealed how Selena and Drew met or how long they’ve reportedly been an item.

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