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Pierce the Veil shares new ’The Jaws of Life’ song, “Even When I’m Not with You”

January 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Pierce the Veil has released a new song called “Even When I’m Not with You,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, The Jaws of Life.

“Musically, [‘Even When I’m Not with You’ is] the first song we’ve ever created that utilizes the same looping riff throughout nearly the entire song,” says frontman Vic Fuentes. “This was something that I have been trying to accomplish for years with our band and I’m excited that we finally found a way to do it with this one.”

You can listen to “Even When I’m Not with You” now via digital outlets.

The Jaws of Life, the follow-up to 2016’s Misadventures, arrives February 10. It also includes the previously released songs “Pass the Nirvana” and “Emergency Contact.”

Ed Sheeran, Lizzo set to headline New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

January 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Ed Sheeran and Lizzo are heading down to the Big Easy this spring to headline this year’s installment of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

The two artists will headline the first weekend of the festival, which takes place April 28, 29 and 30. Since the North American leg of Ed’s Mathematics tour doesn’t start until May 6, this is a good opportunity to get a preview of his set.

Also on the bill for that weekend are Kenny Loggins, rock legend Robert Plant and his musical partner Alison Krauss, R&B stars Jill Scott and Jazmine Sullivan, classic rock group Steve Miller Band and rap legends Wu-Tang Clan, to name just a few.

The lineup for weekend two, which takes place May 4, 5, 6 and 7, features The Lumineers, Dead & Company featuring John Mayer, H.E.R., country/pop star Kane Brown, Melissa Etheridge, Ne-Yo, Mumford & Sons, classic rockers Santana, Jon Batiste, rapper Ludacris and legendary crooner Tom Jones, plus dozens more.

You can check out the full lineup and get all the ticket information at NoJazzFest.com.

The Strokes share “The Modern Age (Rough Trade Version)” from upcoming ‘The Singles’ box set

January 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The Strokes have dug up an early version of their song “The Modern Age,” which will be included in the band’s upcoming The Singles — Volume 01 box set.

The recording was first released on an EP in January 2001 by the London label Rough Trade, which built significant buzz for the then-new band. “The Modern Age” was later rerecorded for The Strokes’ 2001 debut album, Is This It.

You can listen to “The Modern Age (Rough Trade Version)” now via digital outlets.

The Singles — Volume 01 collects 10 singles from the first three Strokes albums — Is This It, 2003’s Room on Fire and 2006’s First Impressions of Earth — along with their respective B-sides. The package is due out February 24.

The Strokes’ most recent album is 2020’s The New Abnormal.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival announces 2023 lineup featuring H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan and more

January 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will entertain fans with two weekends of jam-packed performances. Organizers for the event dropped the lineup on Friday, and among the names on the bill are H.E.R., Jill Scott, Ludacris, Jazmine Sullivan and Wu-Tang Clan + Soul Rebels.

The festival will take place April 28-30 at the New Orleans Fair Grounds with performances from artists including, but not limited to, Lizzo, Wu-Tang Clan + The Soul Rebels, Jazmine Sullivan and Big Freedia.

Weekend two, which continues May 4-7, will see the likes of Jon Batiste, H.E.R., Kane Brown, NE-YOand Maze featuring Frankie Beverly take the stage.

Information about tickets, hotel packages and more can be found on nojazzfest.com.

Stevie Wonder reflects on relationship with Jeff Beck

January 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Stevie Wonder has paid tribute to guitar legend Jeff Beck, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 78.

“He was a great soul who did great music,” Wonder told the Detroit Free Press. “I’m glad that I was able to meet him and have him in my life, giving some of his gift to my music.”

Wonder and Beck met in 1972 as Wonder was recording Talking Book, the follow-up to his classic Music of the Mind. They wound up working together on some tracks.

“I really didn’t know too much about him,” Wonder said. “But then I heard him play in New York. We were working on ‘Lookin’ for Another Pure Love’ (in the studio) and I said to him, ‘Why don’t you play on this?’ He thought that would be great. He laid one part down, then another part and another part. It was just amazing.”

Wonder added, “It was just a wonderful thing, the whole deal. … It was great. He put his touch on it. It was just really cool.”

This relationship led to both Wonder and Beck recording the classic “Superstition.” In fact, it was Wonder who encouraged Beck to record the tune, which appeared on the 1973 self-titled debut of Beck’s band Beck, Bogert & Appice.

Wonder’s version wasn’t supposed to be Talking Book‘s lead single, but the label insisted, and it wound up being released before Beck’s and went on to be a huge hit. While some have suggested it caused tension in their relationship, Wonder says that’s not true. In fact, the pair came together to perform it at a 2009 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert.

Pink’s husband reveals he’s battling an infection: ‘Gonna be a long 6 weeks’

January 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Pink‘s husband, Carey Hart, is battling an infection and is admittedly nervous about the treatment plan.

Sharing photos of himself pumping antibiotics into a catheter that’s attached to his chest, the motocross athlete remarked, “Well this sucks.”

“Found out a couple days before Christmas that I have an infection in some old hardware in my body. After stressing my brains out through the holidays, I got this tunneled catheter installed in my chest,” he explained. “Now for the next 41 days I have to inject antibiotics to knock this sucker out.”

Hart said he draws the line at this type of treatment. “I can handle a bone sticking out of my skin, but this catheter is definitely nerve racking [sic],” he confessed, but joked that he’s flirting with the idea of injecting caffeine through his new tool.

The athlete continued, “It’s not how I wanted to start 2023, but thankful it was found and modern medicine has the tools to treat it. Gonna be a long 6 weeks, but I got this.”

The news comes a little over a month after announcing his neck surgery, in which doctors “went in to do my fusion in my neck,” went smoothly. Hart did not say if the new infection is related to the surgery.

Hart and Pink wed in 2006 and share two children: an 11-year-old daughter, Willow, and a 6-year-old son, Jameson.

Melissa Etheridge mourns friend and fan Lisa Marie Presley: “I can’t believe she is gone”

January 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Melissa Etheridge took to Twitter to mourn her late friend Lisa Marie Presley. Elvis Presley‘s only child died Thursday at the age of 54 after being rushed to the hospital.

“Lisa, @LisaPresley was a friend of mine. She was kind and fun and living a strange life as best she could,” Melissa tweeted. “I am thinking of her family that has endured so much loss and sending all, so much love. She was special with a talent all her own. She will be missed.”

Melissa also noted that Lisa Marie wasn’t just a friend but also a fan. “She once told me that the first song she ever sang for anyone was ‘Similar Features,'” Melissa tweeted, referring to a popular track on her debut album. “I was honored. I can’t believe she is gone.”

In 2015, Lisa Marie wrote a piece for TIME about her friendship with Melissa, describing what a fan she was and explaining that they became friendly after Melissa emailed her following the release of her debut album, because her sound had been compared to Melissa’s. Their friendship grew after Melissa and her then-partner moved into Lisa Marie’s neighborhood.

Sadly, Melissa and Lisa Marie had something in common other than music: Both had sons who died tragically in 2020. Melissa’s son Bennett died of causes related to opioid addiction in May 2020. He was 21. Lisa Marie’s son, Benjamin, died by suicide in July 2020 at the age of 27.

Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers among 2023 New Orleans Jazz Fest headliners

January 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers are among the headliners for the 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, taking place April 28-30 and May 4-7.

The bill also includes Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Gary Clark Jr. and, The Revivalists. Dead & Company, Ed Sheeran, Lizzo, Santana, Jon Batiste and Jill Scott will headline, as well.

Jazz Fest marks Mumford & Sons’ return to the stage following frontman Marcus Mumford releasing his debut solo album last September.

Tickets to Jazz Fest are on sale now. For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit NOJazzFest.com.

Dierks Bentley shares ‘Gravel & Gold’ track list, drops new single “Same Ol’ Me”

January 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Dierks Bentley is sharing some more news about his new album, Gravel & Gold, which is due out February 24.

Dierks just revealed the track list for the record, which features 14 songs. Ashley McBryde will guest on the tune “Cowboy Boots,” while Billy Strings joins Dierks on “High Note.” He also gave fans another taste of the record with the new single “Same Ol’ Me.”

Gravel & Gold, Dierks’ first album since 2018, is his 10th record and his first as a producer.

“It’s been four years since I put out an album, and part of the reason for that is that I wrote and recorded two records that I didn’t feel were good enough and had to start over … twice,” Dierks shares. “I’m going to be able look back on it for the rest of my life and be like, yeah, that was harder than I thought it would be, but zero regrets. I had to get it right. That’s the Gravel & Gold of it all.”

Check out the track list below:

1. “Same Ol’ Me”
2. “Sun Sets In Colorado”
3. “Heartbreak Drinking Tour”
4. “Something Real”
5. “Still”
6. “Beer At My Funeral”
7. “Cowboy Boots” (Featuring Ashley McBryde)
8. “Gold”
9. “Walking Each Other Home”
10. “Roll On”
11. “All The Right Places”
12. “Ain’t All Bad”
13. “Old Pickup”
14. “High Note” (Featuring Billy Strings)

Armani White taps Floyd Mayweather for “Goated” music video

January 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Following the success of his breakthrough single “Billie Eilish,” Armani White‘s back again. This time around, he’s teamed up with Denzel Curry for a song titled “Goated.”

The song dropped Friday and is accompanied by the release of a visual that features boxing GOAT Floyd Mayweather. The music video, directed by Mikey D’Amico and Davey Robinson, sees the rapper training alongside the boxer.

Speaking to ABC Audio ahead of the release, Armani said “Goated” is a song in which he claims to be “up there” with some of music’s legends.

“It’s kind of just like a trophy to symbolize a moment of like, you know, we brought Ludacris out of retirement for ‘Billie Eilish.’ We got Floyd Mayweather. We got all of these, like, GOAT legendary people. Nile Rodgers,” he said. “It’s almost a moment to just say, like, ‘Oh, I think I’m up there with these folks.'”

The star-studded collaborations, Armani adds, “kind of happens naturally” when you have a hit record like he does.

“When you got a record like ‘Billie Eilish,’ you can do whatever you want in the world, I ain’t gonna lie to ya,” he says.

(Video includes uncensored profanity.)

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