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Drake and 21 Savage’s new album ‘Her Loss’ is finally here

November 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

After a week of spoofs, reveals, and more, Drake and 21 Savage‘s collaboration album, Her Loss, has arrived.

The highly anticipated album dropped Friday at midnight and boasts a total of 16 tracks. Although the majority of the songs feature both rappers, they also each have solo songs. 21 Savage has “3AM in Glenwood” all to himself while Drake takes the solo reins on “Middle of the Ocean,” “Jumbotron S*** Poppin,” “I Guess It’s F*** Me,” and “BackOutsideBoys.”

Her Loss sees Drake return to more traditional hip hop beats, a complete 180 from his most recent album Honestly, Nevermind, which saw the Canadian artist dabble in techno. Fans also get a bit of R&B Drake on this new project.

21 Savage and Drake first announced their new album on October 22, in the middle of their “Jimmy Cooks” music video. About 1:25 into the clip, they revealed the album is called Her Loss and it’ll be here on Friday, October 28. A few days later Drake shared that the release was pushed back a week to November 4 after their producer producer Noah “40” Shebib caught COVID-19.

Drake and 21 Savage are frequent collaborators, having previously teamed up on “Knife Talk,” from Drake’s album Certified Lover Boy, and “Mr. Right Now,” off 21 and Metro Boomin’s album Savage Mode II. They also joined forces on the tracks “Sneakin’” and “Issa.”

Mickey Guyton joins Elmo and the gang in a new ‘Sesame Street’ episode

November 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Mickey Guyton’s the latest country star to head down to Sesame Street for an episode of music and fun. The singer is guest-starring on a new episode of the classic children’s TV show.

She posted about the experience on social media, sharing a couple of snapshots of her time on set. In the photos, Mickey pals around with Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster and the rest of the gang.

The experience is extra sweet because Mickey’s a mom herself; she hopes that her toddler son, Grayson, will enjoy her performance on the show.

“I had the best time on [Sesame Street]!” she wrote. “I can’t wait to watch it with Grayson.”

Mickey is the latest in a long line of country stars to make their way to 123 Sesame Street for a fun musical adventure. Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett are two of the artists who’ve guest-starred on the show in the past.

Peter Gabriel says new studio album is “reaching completion”

November 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

It’s been over 20 years since Peter Gabriel released an album of new, original songs, but the acclaimed singer/songwriter has hinted that his next record will likely be arriving soon.

During a recent gallery event in New York City promoting his daughter Anna‘s new photo book, Eye-D, Gabriel told ABC Audio, “It’s reaching completion. I’m just finishing things up. So, there should be … some news about it soon.”

Gabriel’s last studio album of new music, Up, was released in September 2002. The new album is tentatively titled I/O.

Meanwhile, Peter and his daughter also shared some details about a new multimedia project they’re involved with, called Reverberation. The project, as Anna explained to ABC Audio, focuses on “how music can affect your brain and sort of the power of music and how to use it in your daily life.”

In conjunction with the project, a book called Reverberation: Do Everything Better with Music, featuring a foreword by Peter, was recently published. Anna also noted that the book will be followed by a TV show, a podcast and more.

Peter also discussed some of the interesting scientific studies tied in with Reverberation about the positive effect music and sound can have on people.

As he pointed out, “Some older folk that had lost the capacity to talk, when they were played music that was significant in their teens to them, they were able to talk again … not permanently, but it just shows the power [music has] to activate certain switches in the brain.”

Visit AbramsBooks.com for more info about Reverberation: Do Everything Better with Music.

Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach guests on new August Burns Red song, “Ancestry”

November 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach guests on a new song called “Ancestry” from August Burns Red.

“I loved this song in every phase since its inception,” says ABR guitarist JB Brubaker. “From the instrumental rendition, to the lyrics and vocals being added, to finally bringing it all together with Jesse’s anthemic guest vocals, ‘Ancestry’ is a song we’ve been looking forward to sharing with the world for a long time.”

Leach is also featured in the accompanying “Ancestry” video, which is streaming now on YouTube.

“Ancestry” will appear on the upcoming August Burns Red album Death Below, due out March 24, 2023. The record also includes a collaboration with Underoath‘s Spencer Chamberlain.

Leach, meanwhile, just lent his voice to a new Anti-Flag song called “Modern Meta Medicine,” which dropped in October. Killswitch Engage’s most recent album is 2019’s Atonement.

Interpol premieres fan-animated video for ’The Other Side of Make-Believe’ track “Passenger”

November 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Interpol has premiered the video for “Passenger,” a track off their new album, The Other Side of Make-Believe.

The clip was animated and directed by a fan named Jamie McDonald. After McDonald posted the video on Interpol’s social media, the “Evil” outfit asked if they could officially release it.

“The idea behind the music video visually, is that of a fever dream,” McDonald says. “We’re exploring the subconscious, delving into dreams, and delving even deeper into nightmares. This is really a passion project for me.”

You can watch the “Passenger” video streaming now on YouTube.

The Other Side of Make-Believe, the seventh Interpol album, dropped in July. After a U.S. run with Spoon over the summer, Interpol will continue touring in support of The Other Side of Make-Believe, with South American dates alongside Arctic Monkeys throughout November.

Music notes: Taylor Swift, Pentatonix, Cher and more

November 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

After becoming the first artist to claim the entire top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Taylor Swift is dominating the Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart, as well. She has claimed the entire top 13 on that song chart with tracks from her latest album, Midnights. This feat is second only to Drake, who claimed the entire top 14 on the Streaming Songs chart with songs from Certified Lover Boy in 2021.

Christina Perri posted an adorable new photo of her 4-year-old daughter, Carmella, cradling her new baby sister, Pixie Rose. “brb never gonna recover from this photo,” Christina wrote. “our libra pixie girl has brought balance to our family and she knows it.”

Disney+ is giving us a taste of Pentatonix’s new holiday special. The first trailer was released for Pentatonix: Around the World for the Holidays, which airs December 2. Disney is the parent company of ABC News.

Does Cher have a new man in her life? The 76-year-old singer was spotted in Los Angeles Wednesday holding hands with 36-year-old music executive Alexander “AE” Edwards.

Joss Stone has released a new music video for her cover of the Stevie Wonder holiday classic “What Christmas Means to Me.” The song is featured on Joss’ upcoming holiday album, Merry Christmas, Love, which comes out November 11.

Music notes: Taylor Swift, Christina Perri, Pentatonix and more

November 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Johnny Depp is making an appearance in Rihanna‘s Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4, airing on Prime Video on November 9. TMZ first reported his surprise appearance and ABC Audio has confirmed it. As previously reported, the lineup also includes performances by Anitta, Burna Boy, Don Toliver and Maxwell, as well as appearances from celebrities like Taraji P. Henson, model and actress Cara Delevingne, Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Marvel Cinematic Universe actors Simu Liu and Winston Duke.

Tate McRae and Tiësto have teamed up with Dubai’s new luxury resort Atlantis The Royal to release a song called “10:35.” The video for the track features the two artists performing all throughout the resort.

Is Paramore about to announce an arena tour?

November 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Is Paramore about to announce more tour dates?

On Thursday, several arenas across the country, including New York City’s Madison Square Garden and San Francisco’s Chase Center, tweeted photos of the cover of Paramore’s upcoming album, This Is Why, superimposed on their respective venues.

Paramore has also been hinting at some sort of announcement via the band’s website calendar, which is currently teasing that “more” will happen on Friday.

Throughout the fall, Paramore has been touring more intimate theaters across the U.S., marking Hayley Williams and company’s first live shows in four years. Their current 2023 plans include headlining New Jersey’s Adjacent Festival and opening for a date on Taylor Swift‘s stadium tour, as well as a tour of the United Kingdom and South America.

This Is Why, the follow-up to 2017’s After Laughter, is due out February 10, 2023.

Meanwhile, you can catch Paramore perform on NBC’s The Tonight Show Thursday.

Clive Davis shares thoughts on upcoming Whitney Houston biopic

November 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Some have tried their hand at a Whitney Houston biopic, but an authorized story of the singer’s life will soon make its debut. I Wanna Dance with Somebody, named after her 1987 hit, is due out December 17 — amid the merry holiday season.

The film is about Whitney’s rise to fame, but centers on her relationship with mentor/record executive Clive Davis, who serves as a producer on the project.

Speaking to Billboard, Clive says it was time that “a full-fledged theatrical biopic be done on Whitney.” To ensure the biopic was an accurate depiction of her life, he made sure Anthony McCarten, who wrote the film, researched “every aspect of Whitney,” and even went as far as introducing him to her family and collaborators.

When he felt that the final script “was authentic, honest and understood the full nature of Whitney’s life,” Clive brought McCarten to Pat Houston, executor of Whitney’s estate, and Larry Mestel, CEO and founder of Primary Wave. They produced the film alongside Davis, Sony Tristar and Compelling Pictures.

With the film complete, Clive says he’s satisfied, especially with the portrayal of his relationship with Whitney. He notes that the film “hit home,” is realistic and is “very accurate in its portrayal of the dialogues we had.”

The record exec hopes the biopic has “a very positive effect” on Whitney’s legacy, as “it shows real depth and understanding of who she was, as well as the magnitude of what her musical life represented.”

He says seeing Whitney be celebrated again brings him “a combination of enormous pride, enormous regret at her premature passing, wonderment at the uniqueness of her incomparable voice and the impact she had on musicians, artists, singers everywhere.”

“It’s been quite the emotional human experience,” Clive adds.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Hello Metaverse: Elton John announces Roblox collaboration

November 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Earlier this year, Elton John‘s husband and manger, David Furnish, told MusicWeek about the possibility of bringing the Rocket Man into the metaverse. Now, that virtual dream has become a virtual reality.

Elton has announced a collaboration with the popular online game platform Roblox. Titled Beyond the Yellow Brick Road, the virtual experience will, as a press release puts it, “let fans follow the yellow brick road through an interactive world inspired by Elton’s life and legacy.”

Users will be able to collect digital items inspired by John’s famed stage outfits, including the sequined Los Angeles Dodgers uniform he wore during his 1975 Dodger Stadium concerts.

In a statement, Elton shares that he’s “absolutely thrilled” about the project.

“I’ve always been myself and used my image, eyewear, and music to express myself, and Roblox really encourages that self-expression,” Elton says. “Now my fans can do the same, and that’s really exciting.”

“At every step of my career, I’ve always wanted to push forward and look to the future, and ‘Beyond the Yellow Brick Road’ is the next step on that journey as I prepare to step away from live touring after 50 years on the road,” he continues. “It’s genuinely thrilling, and I can’t wait to see the response from my fans and the Roblox community.”

Elton is set to play his final U.S. concert, taking place in Dodger Stadium, on November 20. The show will stream live on Disney+.

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