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Hear a preview of Metallica’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ version of “Nothing Else Matters”

July 29, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Get ready to hear Metallica as you’ve never heard them before.

Last fall, it was revealed that the metal legends had recorded an orchestral version of their song “Nothing Else Matters” for the upcoming Disney movie Jungle Cruise. Now, with the pandemic-delayed film set to finally be released this Friday, we’ve gotten our first preview of what Disney Metallica sounds like.

Brief snippets of the track can be heard in a new Jungle Cruise teaser, which Metallica tweeted Thursday. According to the band, you’ll hear “Nothing Else Matters” not once, but twice in the film.

“It was an honor to work with renowned, legendary [composer] James Newton Howard as we reimagined the song by performing his arrangement and creating a rendition we like to think is fit for an excursion through the Amazon,” Metallica says.

You’ll be able to hear the recording in full when the Jungle Cruise soundtrack drops tomorrow alongside the film, which will screen in theaters and on Disney+ via Premier Access.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News.

Planning to watch @JungleCruise in theaters or on Disney+ Premier Access tomorrow? Keep an ear out for a totally new and different version of “Nothing Else Matters,” appearing twice in the film! Check out this sneak peek. #JungleCruise pic.twitter.com/APbKEk7d1h

— Metallica (@Metallica) July 29, 2021

After “mind-blowing” one billion video views, documentary on Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” is coming

July 29, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Rick Astley is never gonna give up being happy about the success of his video for “Never Gonna Give You Up.”

As previously reported, the video for the 1987 number-one hit has just hit one billion views on YouTube, making it only the fourth clip from the ’80s to reach that milestone. In a video reacting to the news, Astley says, “I’ve just been told that ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ has been streamed a billion times on YouTube. That is mind-blowing. The world is a wonderful and beautiful place and I am very lucky.”

Then, in another post, the British singer announced, “To celebrate 1 Billion views for Never Gonna Give You Up I’m releasing a limited & numbered 7” blue vinyl of the song, 2500 of them and I’ll be signing them all!”

You can pre-order your copy now at Rick’s official online store.

But wait, Rick’s not gonna let you down: There’s also a mini-documentary coming about the video, which was filmed in London and features the singer dancing in an oversized raincoat. The doc will feature new interviews with the singer, as well as Pete Waterman and Mike Stock of Stock Aitken Waterman, the songwriting and production team that created the track.

The video’s producer will also be interviewed, as well as Simon West, who directed the video before going on to make feature films like Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and The Expendables 2. More participants will be announced soon. So far, there’s no release date for the doc.

Meanwhile, Rick has a U.K. arena tour planned for October, which will include free shows for health care and front-line workers.

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Luke Bryan’s boys have impeccable manners, and the singer says he’s got his wife to thank

July 29, 2021 by WDNY Radio

This December, Luke Bryan and his wife Caroline will celebrate 15 years of marriage. It’s a feat they’ve accomplished by always having fun together, the star tells People in a new cover story interview.

“We just have a ball in life and have a ball with our kids,” Luke explains.

That’s no surprise to fans who follow either Luke or Caroline on Instagram. Their household is filled with pranks, from their annual holiday tradition of “Pranksmas” to their newest routine, the “Summer of the Goose.”

But despite all the goofy family fun, Luke adds that it’s also important to the couple to set a positive example for the kids they’re raising, including their sons –13-year-old Bo and 10-year-old Tate — and college-aged nephew, Til.

“I can’t take my children anywhere where someone does not compliment them on their manners and behavior, and that is one thousand percent her art,” Luke explains. “…She’s always said, ‘My children are gonna know how to act and be respectful.’”

Part of what makes the couple’s relationship work so well is the fact that they know how best to support each other. For his wife, Luke says, that means letting her know that her hard work as a mom is noticed and appreciated.

“I try to let her know when those moments happen, because that’s a big thing,” he adds.

ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons says band will continue following the death of bassist Dusty Hill

July 29, 2021 by WDNY Radio

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Following Wednesday’s sad news of the death of longtime ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, the band’s frontman, Billy Gibbons, has revealed that the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers plan to continue.

Yesterday, rock radio personality Eddie Trunk took to his Twitter feed to share a text message Gibbons sent him that reads, “As Dusty said upon his departure, ‘Let the show go on!’ and…with respect, we’ll do well to get beyond this and honor his wishes.”

The 71-year-old singer/guitarist added, “Dusty emphatically grabbed my arm and said, ‘Give Elwood the bottom end and take it to the Top.’ He meant it, amigo. He really did.”

The “Elwood” Billy mentions is Elwood Francis, ZZ Top’s longtime guitar tech, who’d been filling in for Hill on bass at recent concerts by the band.

Before Hill’s death, ZZ Top announced on their Facebook page that Dusty had to exit the band’s tour and return home to Texas “to address a hip issue,” and that Francis was stepping in “with his slide guitar, bass guitar, and harmonica playing in full swing.”

ZZ Top canceled their show on Wednesday, July 28, in Simpsonville, South Carolina, but the band is still slated to play its next scheduled gig this Friday, July 30 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

On Wednesday, ZZ Top announced that Hill had “passed away in his sleep at home in Houston.” He was 72. No cause of death has yet been publicly revealed.

Jon Bon Jovi now offering fans sneakers to match his signature rosé

July 29, 2021 by WDNY Radio

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When your shoes clash with your wine…ugh, so embarrassing, right? Well, Jon Bon Jovi is here to save you from that fashion faux pas.

As Wine Spectator reports, Hampton Water rosé, the acclaimed wine created by Jon Bon Jovi and his son, Jesse Bongiovi, is teaming with the Italian sportswear brand Superga to create Hampton Water-branded shoes. According to Jesse, he first encountered the Superga team at a wine event; they “hit it off,” he says, and that led to the idea for the footwear.

The limited edition “Superga x Hampton Water 2750 Cotu Classic 2021” is a canvas sneaker with a hand-painted Hampton Water logo. It also has the words “Hampton Water” stitched across the heels and comes with two colors of dip-dyed shoelaces — one in “rosé pink,” of course, and the other in “Mediterranean blue.”

Two hundred pairs are now available for pre-order, via Superga’s website for $99. The official release date is August 30, which means you won’t be able to spend Summer 2021 sipping Hampton Water in your Hampton Water sneakers. But there’s always 2022, and maybe Bon Jovi will be back on the road by then.

Previously, Hampton Water teamed with the high-end candy brand Sugarfina to sell a line of branded rosé-flavored gummies.

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Brittany Daniel & Pooch Hall join ‘The Game’ reboot; ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood’ revived at BET+; and more

July 29, 2021 by WDNY Radio

L-R: Brittany Daniel and Pooch Hall in 2006; Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Brittany Daniel and Pooch Hall, two of the original The Game stars, are coming back for the Paramount+ reboot.

The two have signed on to make special appearances on the ten-episode series, with Daniel to reprise her role as Kelly Pitts and Hall as Derwin Davis. New cast members include Adriyan Rae, Vaughn Hebron and Analisa Velez. As previously reported, the new series is set in Las Vegas and centers on a “modern-day examination of Black culture through the prism of pro football.” A release date for The Game has yet to be announced.

In other news, BET+ has given a greenlight to a six-episode revival of BET’s reality TV parody show Real Husbands of Hollywood, Deadline has learned. The limited series will include original series stars Kevin Hart, Boris Kodjoe, Duane Martin, JB Smoove, Nelly, Nick Cannon, Robin Thicke, Cynthia McWilliams and Jackie Long. Other celebrity guest stars have yet to be announced. Real Husbands of Hollywood is currently in production in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, DeWanda Wise has joined the upcoming Showtime series Three Women, Variety reports. Based on Lisa Taddeo‘s novel of the same name, the series follows three women on “a crash course to radically overturn their lives.” Wise will play Sloane, a “glamorous entrepreneur in a committed open marriage” that is threatened by two sexy new strangers.

Finally, Spotify is launching LOUD, a new investigative podcast focused on reggaeton. Hosted by Puerto Rican singer-rapper Ivy Queen, the new series will chronicle the history and evolution of the reggaeton movement as well as the artists that expanded the genre. Special guests include Nicky Jam,Raw Alejandro, Maluma and more. LOUD premieres Wednesday, August 4, with new episodes released every week.

Listen to rare 1968 Joni Mitchell performance of “The Dawntreader” recorded by Jimi Hendrix

July 29, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The upcoming archival Joni Mitchell compilation Archives Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971) includes a full unreleased live performance Mitchell gave in March 1968 at Le Hibou Coffee House in Ottawa, Canada, that — amazingly — was recorded by Jimi Hendrix.

Now, Mitchell’s rendition of her early song “The Dawntreader” from the concert has debuted as an advance track from the compilation, which is due out October 29.

Hendrix had been performing at another Ottawa venue at the same time that Mitchell was playing a residency at the coffee house and he decided to catch her show there on March 19, 1968, and record it on a reel-to-reel tape machine he owned. The guitar legend documented his plan in a diary entry that reads, “talked with Joni Mitchell on the phone. I think I’ll record her tonight with my excellent tape recorder.”

After Joni’s two-set show, Jimi wrote about her, describing her as a “fantastic girl with heaven words.”

In a new interview featured in the Archives Vol. 2 liner notes, Mitchell recalls giving Hendrix permission to record the concert. “He beautifully recorded this tape,” Joni remembers. “Of course I played part of the show to him. He was right below me.”

Unfortunately, Hendrix’s tape was stolen a few days later, but the recording recently was rediscovered in a private collection that was donated to the Library and Archives Canada. The recording was then given to Mitchell, and it now will be released on Archives Vol. 2.

The five-CD collection features numerous previously unreleased live, studio and demo recordings from Joni’s early career, leading up to the release of 1971’s Blue.

The studio version of “The Dawntreader” appeared on Mitchell’s 1968 debut album, Song to a Seagull.

Visit JoniMitchell.com for full details about Archives Vol. 2.

Christmas in July: for KING & COUNTRY’s holiday tour goes on sale tomorrow

July 29, 2021 by WDNY Radio

for KING & COUNTRY recently announced their first arena tour in two years, and now they’re adding on to it with a Christmas tour.

The “Amen” duo’s A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour will kick off November 27 in Grand Rapids, MI, before wrapping up in Nashville, TN with a livestream concert event from that city’s iconic Grand Ole Opry House. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

The holiday tour will feature Joel and Luke Smallbone performing their album A Drummer Boy Christmas live in concert for the first time. That album, which features a guest appearance by Gabby Barrett, came out last October.

In a statement, the Australian duo says, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…. and one of our favorite shows to perform! We’re thrilled to be bringing A Drummer Boy Christmas to you, in person and indoors for the very first time.”

“We’ll be bringing the lights, the stage, and all the holiday cheer,” they add. “And in the spirit of giving, we’ll be supporting our friends at The Salvation Army to help families in need throughout the tour. Looking forward to ringing in this Christmas season with you!”

Listen to new Angels & Airwaves song, “Losing My Mind”

July 29, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Angels & Airwaves have released a new song called “Losing My Mind,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, Lifeforms.

“I wanted to write a song about a totally insane idea that would never happen, like, what if our own country was being torn apart by racists, a pandemic, and domestic terrorism, but all at the same time,” frontman Tom DeLonge says. “You know, just normal made up s*** that would never happen.”

The track, which is available now for digital download, is accompanied by a video that stars DeLonge alongside TikTok dancer Rampage. DeLonge plays Disco, who’s apparently the brother of the former Blink-182 guitarist’s character, Boomer, from the “First Date” video.

You can watch the “Losing My Mind” video, which DeLonge also directed, streaming now on YouTube.

Lifeforms, the sixth AVA album, is due out September 24. It also includes the previously released singles “Euphoria,” “Kiss & Tell,” “Restless Souls” and “Rebel Girl.”

Angels & Airwaves are performing this weekend at Lollapalooza. They’ll launch a headlining tour in support of Lifeforms in September.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

Dustin Lynch, Old Dominion + more will take the stage during Season 10 of “Front and Center”

July 29, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Live concert series “Front and Center” will return to public television for its 10th season this August, giving viewers a front-row seat to intimate shows from the likes of Lady A, Brantley Gilbert, Maddie & Tae and many more.

The season kicks off with a new twist on the show’s usual format, presenting an archival concert from the late Glen Campbell, which was recorded in 2008 at storied West Hollywood venue the Troubadour. This month, that show also came out as a live album titled Glen Campbell: Live from the Troubadour.

Next up, the series will spotlight exclusive performances from a wide variety of country hitmakers and acclaimed singer-songwriters, featuring Dustin Lynch, John Hiatt with special guests Jerry Douglas and Tommy Emmanuel, Old Dominion, and operatic vocalist Sangeeta Kaur with Jon Anderson and Jake Shimabukuro.

The performances took place at Analog at Hutton Hotel, an intimate Nashville venue, and were filmed either pre-pandemic or with COVID-19 safety protocols in place.

The series kicks off August 1 and runs through September 19. The episodes will be distributed nationally by American Public Television; you can also watch them on “Front and Center”’s YouTube channel.

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