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Billy Idol announces new leg of the It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again! tour

April 7, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Billy Idol is hitting the road again this summer.

The “Rebel Yell” rocker has announced dates for a new leg of the It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again! tour, kicking off Aug. 7 in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

The trek will hit cities in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, and more, before wrapping Sept. 27 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

A Citi presale for tickets begins Wednesday at 12 p.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 12 p.m. local time.

Idol launched the It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again! tour in April 2025. In addition to the newly announced shows, he will headline the weeklong Hot in the City Las Vegas residency at the Fontainebleau from Aug. 28 to Sept. 5.

A complete list of dates can be found at BillyIdol.net.

Idol is currently nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Inductees will be announced April 13 on American Idol. In addition, his new documentary, Billy Idol Should Be Dead, directed by Jonas Åkerlund, is currently streaming on Hulu.

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo to serve as ‘American Idol’ mentors for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame episode

April 7, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo are set to appear on this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-themed episode of American Idol, airing April 13 live on ABC.

The pair, who were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, will perform on the show and serve as mentors to Idol’s top 11 finalists, who will perform songs from previous Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees.

The episode will also feature the live announcement of the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class.

This year’s Rock Hall nominees include Phil Collins, Billy Idol, The Black Crowes, Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan, New Edition, INXS, Iron Maiden, Melissa Etheridge, Jeff Buckley, Pink, Shakira, Luther Vandross, Lauryn Hill, Mariah Carey, Joy Division/New Order and Sade.

Céline Dion adds six new shows to Paris residency

April 7, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Because you loved her, Céline Dion’s upcoming Paris residency just got bigger.

Due to “unprecedented demand,” she’s added six dates to her upcoming comeback in the City of Lights this fall: Sept. 18 and 25, and Oct. 2, 9, 16 and 17. The artist presale, open to preregistered fans, runs from Tuesday through Thursday at 5:59 a.m. ET. If you aren’t selected for that, you’ll be added to the waiting list. Alternately, you can try the Visa presale that starts April 8 at 4 a.m. ET.

CELINE DION PARIS 2026 will feature the Canadian icon performing over five weeks at Paris La Défense Arena starting Sept. 12. It’s being designed by Willo Perron, who’s done everything from Rihanna’s Super Bowl performance to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour.

Céline last performed a full concert on March 8, 2020; she was forced to cancel her Courage World Tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A planned 2021 residency in Las Vegas never materialized due to her stiff-person syndrome diagnosis, a rare condition that causes debilitating muscle spasms.

Céline choosing Paris as the city for her engagement is fitting: Her first public performance after revealing her diagnosis took place at the Eiffel Tower during the 2024 Olympics.

Ella Langley picked ‘Dandelion’ very deliberately

April 7, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Ella Langley not only chose the title of her second album very deliberately, she decided on Dandelion long ago.

“I’m so excited for these new songs,” she tells ABC Audio. “We’ve been working so hard on it. … I’ve known the title for this record, I mean, over a year now. It’s been like a year and a half.”

“So it’s really been a long process, but [I] wanted to take the time and live a little life in between my records and, you know, kinda grow up a little bit,” she says. “And, I don’t know, it’s the next chapter of me. It’s not just [as] an artist, but [as] a human.”

The Alabama native will celebrate her 27th birthday on May 3.

Part of Ella’s journey turned out to be canceling a couple weeks of shows last August and going back home to spend time with her family, something she revealed when she put out the album’s “Loving Life Again.”

The release announcing the record explained more about the title’s significance, saying, “Dandelions are masters of survival, thriving in even the harshest environments. Often dismissed as a common weed, this unassuming plant carries a deeper symbolism of hope, healing, and resilience.”

Ella added that dandelion tea is a natural detox for the liver, something she thought fitting since her debut album was called hungover.

Dandelion arrives in full on Friday.

Jon Bon Jovi takes fans inside Forever Tour rehearsals

April 7, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Jon Bon Jovi is giving fans a peek inside rehearsals for Bon Jovi’s upcoming Forever Tour.

The “Livin’ on a Prayer” rocker shared a short video from inside rehearsals on social media, captioning the post, “We cannot wait to see you all this summer .. Get your tix !!”

“Hey everybody, JBJ coming to you almost live from rehearsal,” Jon says in the clip, as he gives fans a look at the rehearsal space. “Me and the boys getting ready to be back on the big stage.”

“See you on the big stage soon,” he adds.

As he pans the room you can see keyboardist David Bryan and guitarist Phil X in the background.

The Bon Jovi Forever Tour kicks off with a nine-show stand at New York’s Madison Garden, running July 7-26. It then heads to Edinburgh, Scotland, and Dublin, Ireland, before wrapping with three shows at London’s Wembley Stadium, starting Sept. 4.

The tour is the band’s first trek since Jon Bon Jovi underwent vocal cord surgery in 2022.

Bruno Mars Day parade, street naming set for April 10 in Las Vegas

April 7, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Bruno Mars is kicking off his The Romantic Tour April 10 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, but before he takes the stage, the entire city will be celebrating.

A free “Bruno Mars Day Parade” will step off at 1 p.m. that day at the Bellagio Fountains and end at Toshiba Plaza, which will be open to fans starting at 11 a.m. Bruno himself will be part of the event, which will be viewable from the sidewalks in front of the Bellagio, Cosmopolitan and Park MGM resorts. Park MGM is where Bruno’s had a residency for years.

After the parade reaches Toshiba Plaza, located in front of the T-Mobile Arena, the city’s Park Avenue will then be renamed Bruno Mars Drive, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The publication notes that MGM Resorts ran the idea past Bruno in October as part of his birthday celebration, and “he was thrilled,” an executive says.

According to the paper, the parade will feature marching bands, double-decker buses, live music, vintage cars and women firing off t-shirt cannons. “Because it is Mars, we can’t rule out a performance should the mood strike him,” notes the Review Journal.

And because it’s Bruno Mars Day, the publication says the event will also feature a ceremonial state flag from Nevada governor Joe Lombardo, and a proclamation from Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson.

Bruno and his band have drawn some 800,000 fans to Park MGM over the years; he also opened up a nightclub, The Pinky Ring, at Bellagio, another MGM Resorts property. Will he resume his residency after his tour? An MGM Resorts exec told the Review-Journal, “I mean, absolutely, yeah, I would love it. I can’t speak for Bruno, but we have an incredible partnership with this man.”

Catch the ‘surprisingly funny’ Gavin Rossdale live on Bush’s US tour

April 7, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Don’t let the laughs go by when listening to Bush.

On the song “I Beat Loneliness,” the title track off the “Glycerine” band’s 2025 album, frontman Gavin Rossdale sings, “I beat the internet,” which is arguably a greater accomplishment than beating loneliness. As Rossdale tells ABC Audio, that line is an example of his sense of humor.

“Thing is, is I have a laugh, and I think I’m quite funny,” Rossdale says. “I’m surprisingly funny. I’m English and very dry.”

However, Rossdale finds that humor isn’t exactly easy to translate through music.

“That’s really hard to get across in music, it’s really difficult, it has been almost impossible for me,” Rossdale says. “So when I make bold statements, like ‘I beat the internet/ I’m a silhouette,’ it just fills me with glee as a writer that I finally did something vaguely whimsical.”

You’ll also hear Rossdale sing, “Got married in Vegas,” on “I Beat Loneliness,” which he says is a fictional detail added to the track.

“It’s the single line that’s not autobiographical,” Rossdale says. “The rest of it is me whining about myself.”

Bush will launch a U.S. tour in support of I Beat Loneliness Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

Rapper Offset hospitalized after being shot

April 6, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Offset was shot and is currently in stable condition in the hospital, a spokesperson for the rapper confirmed to ABC News.

“We can confirm Offset was shot and is currently at the hospital receiving medical care. He is stable and being closely monitored,” his spokesperson said.

According to TMZ, which was first to report the news, the Migos rapper was shot outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Offset, whose legal name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, was previously married to Cardi B and the artists share three children together.

His fellow Migos rapper, Takeoff, was fatally shot in November 2022.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Foo Fighters announce ’Your Favorite Toy’ in-store listening parties

April 6, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Here’s your chance to hear Foo Fighters’ Your Favorite Toy in your favorite store.

Dave Grohl and company have announced a series of listening parties for their new album held in record shops around in the U.S. on April 24, 25 and 26.

For the full list of participating locations, check out the Foo Fighters’ Facebook.

Your Favorite Toy, the follow-up to 2023’s But Here We Are, will officially drop on April 24. So far, three songs from the record have been released: “Asking for a Friend,” “Caught in the Echo” and the title track.

Foo Fighters will play a one-off show in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on April 28, followed by headlining sets at the Welcome to Rockville and BottleRock Napa festivals in May. They’ll launch a full North American stadium tour in August.

Lady Gaga cancels show due to respiratory infection: ‘I’m absolutely heartbroken’

April 6, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Lady Gaga was supposed to perform in Montreal, Quebec, on Monday night, but she’s canceled just hours before the show.

On her Instagram Story, Gaga writes, “I’ve been fighting a respiratory infection for the past few days and doing everything I can to rest and recover But it’s gotten worse. My doctor has strongly advised me not to perform today and to be honest I don’t think I could give you the quality of a performance today that you deserve.”

“I know how deeply disappointing this is and I truly could not feel worst about letting you down,” she continues, adding that she’s “absolutely heartbroken and so sorry.” She notes that her previous shows in Montreal on Thursday and Friday were “magical and deeply meaningful.”

Gaga’s next show is scheduled for April 9 in St. Paul, Minnesota. She’ll conclude her Mayhem Ball tour April 13 at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

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