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U2 releases another surprise EP, ‘U2 – Easter Lily’

April 3, 2026 by WDNY Radio

U2 just surprised fans with some more new music.

After releasing the surprise EP U2 – Days of Ash in February, the Irish rockers are back with another surprise EP, U2 – Easter Lily.

While Days of Ash was written as a response to the current chaotic state of the world, Easter Lily is described in a press release as more reflective “exploring themes of friendship, loss, hope, and ultimately, renewal.”

“With Easter Lily we ended up asking very personal questions like: Are our own relationships up to these challenging times? How hard do you fight for friendship? Can our faith survive the mangling of meaning that those algorithms love to reward? Is all religion rubbish and still ripping us apart?” Bono says in a note to fans. “Or are there answers to find in its crevices? Are there ceremonies, rituals, dances that we might be missing in our lives? From the rite of Spring to Easter and its promise of rebirth and renewal.”

He also says the EP’s title is a nod to Patti Smith and her album Easter, explaining it “gave me so much hope when it was released in 1978.”

Like they did with Days of Ash, U2 has also released a special digital edition of their magazine Propaganda, featuring contributions from the band, including in-studio photos shot by Larry Mullen Jr., song lyrics and more.

U2 – Easter Lily is available now via digital outlets, with lyric videos on YouTube.

The EP comes as U2 is in the studio recording a new album, with Bono describing it as a “noisy, messy, ‘unreasonably colourful’ album to play LIVE,” adding, “We still look to vivid rock n roll as an act of resistance against all this awfulness on our small screens.”

Here is the track list for U2 – Easter Lily:

“Song for Hal,” ft. The Edge on lead vocals
“In a Life”
“Scars”
“Resurrection Song”
“Easter Parade”
“COEXIST (I Will Bless the Lord at All Times?)” – ft. a new soundscape by Brian Eno

Breathe in, breathe out with Bush’s ’Tiny Desk’ performance

April 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Bush is featured in the latest edition of NPR’s Tiny Desk performance series.

While seated behind the titular tiny desk, Gavin Rossdale led the band through performances of the Sixteen Stone hits “Machinehead” and “Glycerine,” the latter of which featured him singing a cappella.

They then played the deep cut “Out of This World” off 2001’s Golden State album before closing the set with the title track off the most recent Bush record, 2025’s I Beat Loneliness.

You can watch Bush’s Tiny Desk performance on YouTube.

Bush will launch a U.S. tour in support of I Beat Loneliness April 7 in Pittsburgh.

Music notes: KATSEYE, Charlie Puth and more

April 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

KATSEYE has shared the first teaser for the music video for “Pinky Up,” their new single. The song and the video drop April 9 at 9 p.m. PT. Meanwhile, some fans are upset that group member Manon Bannerman doesn’t appear to be in the video. The group’s record labels announced in February that she would be “taking a temporary hiatus from group activities to focus on her health and wellbeing.”

By his own admission, Charlie Puth isn’t much of an athlete, but he’s going to give a couple of the songs from his new album, Whatever’s Clever!, their live debuts on a sports-centric show. Charlie will perform Saturday on Amazon Music presents: In the Paint, which will stream during NBA Nightcap, Prime Video’s postgame show. It follows Prime Video’s presentation of the face-off between the San Antonio Spurs and the Denver Nuggets.

Zedd, Marshmello and Nelly are among the acts providing the entertainment for the Formula 1 @ Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, set for May 1-3 in Miami Gardens. They, along with Loud Luxury and Kane Brown, will perform at the race’s Hard Rock Beach Club stage. Visit F1MiamiGP.com for tickets.

Illenium has released the official music video for “Don’t Want Your Love,” his collab with Ellie Goulding. The song, co-written by Charli XCX, is from Illenium’s album Odyssey. Ellie welcomed daughter Iris Edeline Minniear-Goulding on March 6 with her boyfriend, Beau Minniear. It’s not clear if she was pregnant when she filmed the video, but we either see her from the shoulders up, or with her middle obscured by special effects.

Nashville notes: Kane Brown’s Grand Prix gig + Max McNown’s Summer Vacation

April 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Kane Brown is among the acts providing the entertainment for the Formula 1 @ Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, set for May 1-3 in Miami Gardens. Along with Loud Luxury, Zedd, Marshmello and Nelly, he’ll perform at the race’s Hard Rock Beach Club stage. Visit F1MiamiGP.com for tickets.

Max McNown will kick off The Summer Vacation Tour July 8 in his home state of Oregon. The trek wraps Aug. 19 in New York City. On Thursday, he plays the second of two sold-out shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, on the heels of his top-10 hit “Better Me for You (Brown Eyes).”

Toby Keith’s 35 Biggest Hits will be available on vinyl for the first time May 22. Originally released in 2008, it made it to #1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 in 2024.

Gov’t Mule announces new summer tour dates

April 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Gov’t Mule has revealed a new set of summer tour dates.

The Warren Haynes-led band has added 10 new summer headlining shows to their schedule, dubbed the Kicking In Your Stall Tour.

The new shows begin July 22 in Deerfield, Massachusetts, and run through Aug. 23 in Vail, Colorado. The dates fall between the band’s summer co-headlining tour with Joe Bonamassa.

An artist presale for tickets begins April 8 at 12 p.m. ET, with tickets going on sale to the general public April 10 at 12 p.m. ET.

But fans don’t have to wait until summer to see Gov’t Mule on the road. They launch a new spring tour on April 7 in Shipshewana, Indiana, which runs until May 1 in New Orleans. The spring shows include co-headlining dates with Larkin Poe.

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

Bruno Mars teams with Hello Kitty for pop-ups on The Romantic Tour

April 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

When Bruno Mars kicks off his The Romantic Tour in Las Vegas, he’ll have a special guest on hand: Hello Kitty.

A limited-edition pop-up shop with exclusive, limited-edition Hello Kitty X Bruno Mars merch will debut April 9 at a pop-up store at The Shoppes at Mandalay Place. The beloved character will also be appearing in different Vegas locations, including an April 11 meet-and-greet at one of the city’s Hello Kitty cafes.

The tour begins with two shows at Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on April 10 and 11. But it’s not just fans in Las Vegas who will enjoy the experience: the pop-up with the merch will then travel to select tour stops, including Glendale, Arizona; Arlington, Texas; Atlanta; Detroit; Chicago; and Toronto.

If a Bruno/Hello Kitty crossover seems somewhat random, it might be, but it’s not new. It’s actually Bruno’s second collab with the cartoon creature. In 2024, he launched a line of branded Hello Kitty limited-edition merch to celebrate his holiday residency at Park MGM Las Vegas, and a similar meet-and-greet at the Hello Kitty cafe at that hotel.

Noah Kahan reveals track list for ‘The Great Divide’ with help from fans

April 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Noah Kahan recruited his fans to help reveal the track list for his new album, The Great Divide.

A select group of fans were sent special patches — the kind you sew onto your jacket — with the song titles on them. Each fan then posted their patch on social media, revealing one track at a time. You can see all the posts on the Instagram Story of one of Noah’s official sites, @kahanhq.

But if that’s too difficult, Noah has now organized all the song titles into a list on his website. Several tracks are songs he’s performed live in the past, such as “Deny Deny Deny,” “Haircut” and “Doors.”

There aren’t any features on the record — yet. After all, we’re talking about a guy who released a version of his last album, Stick Season, with guest stars ranging from Hozier and Gracie Abrams to Post Malone and Brandi Carlile, so who knows what he’ll do in the future?

On Noah’s website, you can enter for a chance to win a full set of The Great Divide patches. The album is out April 24.

Here’s the track list for The Great Divide:
“End of August”
“Doors”
“American Cars”
“Downfall”
“Paid Time off”
“The Great Divide”
“Haircut”
“Willing and Able”
“Dashboard”
“23”
“Porch Light”
“Deny Deny Deny”
“Headed North”
“We Go Way Back”
“Spoiled”
“All Them Horses”
“Dan”

Heart to perform at 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala

April 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Heart has been added to the 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala, taking place May 8 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

The event celebrates recordings being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame this year, including Heart’s 1975 debut album, Dreamboat Annie.

Other additions to the lineup include George Clinton, celebrating the induction of Funkadelic’s Maggot Brain; Lucinda Williams, whose album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road is also being inducted; and Take 6.

They join previously announced performer Norah Jones, who will be honored at the event with the Ray Charles Architect of Sound Award.

Overall, nine albums and five songs have been chosen for induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame this year, including recordings from Janet Jackson, Radiohead, 2Pac and Nick Drake.

Released in September 1975, Dreamboat Annie was a top-10 hit for Heart, peaking at #7 on the Billboard 200. It features two songs that would go on to become Heart classics: “Magic Man,” which was their first top-10 single, and “Crazy on You,” a top-40 hit.

‘Stop f****** asking me’ about Taylor Swift’s wedding, says her future sister-in-law

April 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Kylie Kelce is Not Gonna Lie: she’s sick and tired of people trying to milk her for information about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding.

On the new episode of her podcast, Not Gonna Lie, Kylie, wife of Travis’ brother, Jason Kelce, announced, “I just want to say to literally everybody, I know it usually comes from a good place — not always — but quit asking me and my mother-in-law about upcoming nuptials.”

“Nobody’s f****** telling you anything,” she continued. “I don’t have any details. I don’t have any details. I don’t have any details. I have no details. I have none. … Stop f****** asking me. Stop f****** asking my mother-in-law.”

“TMZ, f****** being creeps in the f****** airport. Ew,” Kylie went on, referring to the fact that her mother-in-law, Donna Kelce, was recently pressed for information about the wedding at LAX.

“Here’s the deal,” Kylie said to the camera. “Even if I did have any information, I’m not f****** telling you. That’s private information, if I had it, private information between family. So, A and B, ‘C’ your way out. You see what I did there?”

“And while we’re talking about A and B and C and letters — TMZ, SMA. How about that? For anyone who’s confused about that, suck my a**.”

“Great, perfect. I feel like we appropriately nailed that,” Kylie concluded.

But then she went on say, “You know what? Keep f****** asking. You know what my answer’s gonna be? ‘I know nothing. Suck my a**.'”

Taylor and Travis haven’t confirmed any details about their wedding. There have been multiple reports that it’s going to be held June 13, as well as reports that it’s going to take place in Rhode Island. However, all of this is simply speculation.

J. Cole to make return to professional basketball

April 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

With his album The Fall-Off now in fans’ possession, J. Cole is nurturing another one of his loves. ESPN’s Shams Charania has reported that Cole is making a return to basketball and will be playing for the Chinese Basketball Association.

“J. Cole has signed a contract to play in the Chinese Basketball Association with the Nanjing Monkey Kings,” he writes. “The multi-time Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum artist had committed to playing a few games for the Chinese team last year, and now follows through.”

Footage of Cole warming up with the team has also been posted on social media.

Cole, who is minority owner of the Charlotte Hornets, has been open about his desire to play for the NBA. His professional run includes a few games as a member of the Rwanda Patriots in the Basketball Africa League in 2021 and with the Scarborough Shooting Stars in the Canadian Elite Basketball League in 2022.

He’s set to go on tour in July in support of The Fall-Off.

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