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George Thorogood & The Destroyers announce 50th anniversary tour

December 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Next year marks the 50th anniversary of George Thorogood‘s first show, so he and his band, The Destroyers, are celebrating the milestone with a new tour. Thorogood just announced dates for the Bad All Over The World 50 Years of Rock tour, with dates set in the U.S. and Canada.

The tour kicks off with an appearance on the Rock Legends Cruise X in February, before launching March 17 and 18 in Lincoln City, Oregon. The last U.S. show has Thorogood hitting Las Vegas’ Pearl Theater at the Palms Casino Resort on March 25.

“From that very first show, we’ve stayed true to ourselves and the music we love,” says Thorogood, referring to their first gig, which was on December 1, 1973, at the University of Delaware. “We’ve decided to celebrate our first half-century by throwing the biggest and baddest rock party ever.”

After the Vegas show, the tour heads to Canada for Thorogood’s first shows there in three years. Dates are confirmed through May 17 in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Drake reveals his most-streamed artist on Spotify

December 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Social media’s been flooded with posts of users’ top Spotify listens of 2022. Among those who shared their most-streamed artists and songs was Drake.

Taking to his Instagram Story early Thursday morning, the OVO founder revealed that his top artist of 2022 was the late Tupac Shakur. He listened to him for a total of 246 minutes, which places him among the top 7 percent of Tupac listeners this year.

The annual Spotify roundups dropped Wednesday via the Wrapped Campaign, launched back in 2016. They compile info about each streamer’s activity over the past year and sum it up in a format that’s shareable on social media. Drake is Spotify’s third-most-streamed artist globally.

Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ tops ‘Billboard’s’ year-end Rock Albums chart

December 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Billboard is out with their annual year-end charts, and their list of the Top Rock Albums of 2022 certainly has a throwback feel.

Topping the list is Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 album, Rumours, followed by Queen’s Greatest Hits at two, Elton John’s Diamonds at three and Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Chronicle: The Greatest Hits at five.

And those aren’t the only classic albums on the list: Nirvana’s Nevermind is at six, with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ Greatest Hits at eight, Guns N ‘Roses‘ Greatest Hits at nine and AC/DC’s Back in Black at 10.

The only 2022 album to make the top five is Zach Bryan’s American Heartbreak.

Several classic artists also make Billboard’s year-end list of the Top Rock Artists of 2022, including Kate Bush at five, Fleetwood Mac at seven, The Beatles at eight, Elton John at nine and Queen at 10.

Elton John, The Rolling Stones & more make ‘Billboard’s’ year-end Top Tours list

December 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The past year has been a good one for touring artists, especially for some heritage acts, who made big bucks on the road this year.

While Bad Bunny tops Billboard’s year-end Top Tours chart for 2022, bringing in $373.5 million and selling 1.8 million tickets across 65 shows, acts like Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Mötley Crue and Def Leppard all make the top 10.

Elton lands just under Bad Bunny at two, with over $334 million from 63 shows; The Rolling Stones comes in at six, with over $179 million from 20 shows.

Others making the list include the Red Hot Chili Peppers at seven ($176.9 M), Def Leppard and Motley Crue at eight ($173.4 M), Paul McCartney at 15, Eagles at 16 ($105 M), Guns N’ Roses at 17 ($93.3 M) and Genesis at 25 ($81.9 M).

Kodak Black, Future and Lil Baby make YouTube’s year-end song list

December 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Songs by Kodak Black, Future and Lil Baby made YouTube’s list of top 10 songs of the year in the U.S.

Kodak’s song “Super Gremlin” came in at number two on the list, second only to “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from the Disney animated hit Encanto.

Future’s “Wait for U,” featuring Drake and Tems, ranked number five, while Lil Baby’s “In a Minute” rounded out the top 10.

Latin stars Bad Bunny and Karol G each made the list twice.

Below is the full list of YouTube’s Top 10 Songs in the U.S.:

Encanto cast – “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
Kodak Black – “Super Gremlin”
Jessica Darrow – “Surface Pressure”
Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó”
Future ft. Drake & Tems – “Wait for U”
Bad Bunny, Chencho Corleone – “Me Porto Bonito”
Karol G, Becky G – “Mamiii”
Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy”
Karol G – “PROVENZA”
Lil Baby “In a Minute”

Guns N’ Roses to headline London’s Hyde Park next summer

December 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Guns N’ Roses is going London calling next year.

The “Welcome to the Jungle” rockers will headline the English capital’s historic Hyde Park on June 30. A full lineup of supporting artists will be announced at a later date.

Tickets go on sale next Wednesday, December 7. Members of GN’R’s Nightrain fan club will have access to presale tickets beginning Monday, December 5. For all ticket info, visit GunsNRoses.com.

GN’R just played London last summer and was joined by country star Carrie Underwood for performances of “Sweet Child o’ Mine” and “Paradise City.”

The Hyde Park date marks the first announced Guns N’ Roses show of 2023. The group will close out 2022 with a show in New Zealand on December 10.

Deadheads can now do yoga on Grateful Dead yoga mats

December 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Grateful Dead fans can now show off their love for the band while improving their health, thanks to a new line of Grateful Dead yoga mats, cork yoga blocks and cotton yoga straps that’s being released by JadeYoga. The natural rubber Grateful Dead Harmony mats will feature the band’s signature dancing bears, with the bears in Tree, Downward Dog, Warrior, Crow and Dancer yoga poses.

“When I first saw the Grateful Dead inGlens Falls, NY over 40 years ago, I never would have thought I would someday have a chance to work with the band or just how fitting it would be,” JadeYoga founder Dean Jerrehian shares. “With the Grateful Dead’s history of environmental activism and support, the Dead is a perfect match for Jade’s mission of creating the best quality, most eco-friendly yoga products and giving back to the earth with each product sold.”

The mats will also help the environment because with every mat sold, Jade will plant a tree; over two million trees have been planted so far.

Fans can buy the yoga mats here.

Lil Nas X ties with Post Malone for highest-certified song in RIAA history

December 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Just two weeks ago, only one song could confidently call itself the highest-certified single by the Recording Industry Association of America: Post Malone and Swae Lee‘s “Sunflower.” Now, they are sharing the title with another dynamic duo: Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus.

Chart Data reports their 2019 smash hit “Old Town Road” is officially minted 17 times Platinum, which makes both it and “Sunflower” the highest-certified singles in RIAA history.

“Old Town Road” was released by Columbia Records in April 2019. The song, which served as Lil Nas X’s debut single, ended up spending a record 19 consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, making it the longest-running #1 in chart history.

It also became the fastest song to be RIAA-certified Diamond after it moved over 10 million total units by October 2019.

The song was nominated for three Grammy awards the following year and won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance as well as Best Music Video.

Lil Nas X nor Billy Ray have publicly reacted to their latest feat.

Disney’s ‘Encanto’ rules YouTube’s year-end music chart

December 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Looks like we talked a lot about Bruno in 2022 because according to YouTube, the signature hit from Disney’s Encanto was its top song of the year.

“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” was crowned YouTube’s biggest song of the year in the U.S. The video hit the video-sharing website on December 29, and as of Thursday, the song has been viewed over 503.2 million times.

That’s not the only song from Encanto that crept into YouTube’s top songs. “Surface Pressure,” sung by Jessica Darrow, finished in third this year after amassing over 292 million views since it was posted on December 24 of last year.

Elsewhere in the top 10 is Imagine Dragons and JID‘s “Enemy,” which was featured in the Netflix series Arcane: League of Legends. The song finished in eighth place.

Below is YouTube’s Top 10 Songs in the U.S.:

1. Encanto cast – “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
2. Kodak Black – “Super Gremlin”
3. Jessica Darrow – “Surface Pressure”
4. Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó”
5. Future ft. Drake & Tems – “Wait for U”
6. Bad Bunny, Chencho Corleone – “Me Porto Bonito”
7. Karol G, Becky G – “Mamiii”
8. Imagine Dragons x JID – “Enemy”
9. Karol G – “PROVENZA”
10. Lil Baby “In a Minute”

Disney is the parent company of ABC News.

Vinnie Paul’s estate issues statement on Pantera shows: “We are honored”

December 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The estate of the late Vinnie Paul has issued a statement regarding Pantera‘s upcoming shows.

As previously reported, Pantera members Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown are reforming the “Walk” outfit for their first concerts since 2001, with Black Label Society‘s Zakk Wylde and Anthrax‘s Charlie Benante stepping in for the late Abbott brothers “Dimebag” Darrell and Paul, respectively. Dime was murdered in 2004, and Vinnie died in 2018 of a heart condition.

In its first official comments since Billboard broke news of the Pantera shows over the summer, Paul’s estate writes, “There can never be a Pantera reunion without Vinnie and Dime. However, there is no better way to celebrate and honor Vinnie and Dime’s legacy, than to bring the music of Pantera directly to the fans.”

“We are honored that Charlie and Zakk, their very close friends and musical brothers, will share the stage with Philip and Rex, to unleash the power of Pantera live around the world,” the statement concludes.

Billboard also reported that the estates of both Dime and Vinnie gave the reconstituted Pantera lineup the “green light.”

The first Pantera show will take place this Friday in Mexico. Following trips to South America and Europe, the tour will come to the U.S. in 2023 and 2024 when Pantera opens for Metallica.

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