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Elton, Britney and Harry reach new milestones on ‘Billboard’ airplay chart

September 29, 2022 by WDNY Radio

“As It Was” may be ruling the Billboard Hot 100, but over on one of the publication’s other charts, a different Harry Styles song is on top.

Harry’s track “Late Night Talking,” another song from his album Harry’s House, has topped Billboard‘s Adult Pop Airplay chart. That makes Harry the only artist so far this year to score two number ones on that chart, the other being “As It Was.” Last year, both Olivia Rodrigo and The Kid LAROI doubled up at the top.

Meanwhile, “Hold Me Closer,” Elton John‘s collaboration with Britney Spears, reached the top 10 on that same chart. It’s Elton’s third top 10 on the chart overall and his second this year: “Cold Heart,” his collab with Dua Lipa, reached number one in March.

But surprisingly, “Hold Me Closer” is Britney’s first-ever top 10 on the Adult Pop Airplay chart. The highest she’d ever gotten previously was #19, with 2011’s “Till the World Ends” featuring Nicki Minaj and Kesha.

Muse announces 2023 North American arena tour with support from Evanescence

September 29, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Muse has announced a 2023 North American arena tour with support from Evanescence.

The outing launches February 25 in Chicago and wraps up April 20 in Salt Lake City. Tickets go on sale next Friday, October 7 at 10 a.m. local time. You can also register for a presale beginning Tuesday, October 4 at 10 a.m. local time now via WillofthePeopleTour.com.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit Muse.mu.

Muse will be touring behind their new album, Will of the People, which dropped in August. The record includes the singles “Won’t Stand Down” and “Compliance.”

Evanescence, meanwhile, dropped their latest album, The Bitter Truth, in 2021. It marked the first all-original, full-length effort from the “Bring Me to Life” rockers in 10 years.

Shaquille O’Neal discusses Ime Udoka and Adam Levine cheating scandals, “I was a serial cheater”

September 29, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t have much to say when it comes to Ime Udoka and Adam Levine‘s recent cheating scandals.

On the latest episode of The Big Podcast with Shaq, the former NBA star decided to “step down” from the conversation due to his own previous indiscretions.

“I was a serial cheater,” said O’Neal, who split from wife Shaunie O’Neal in 2011. “It would be crazy and blasphemous for me to get up here and say, ‘Boom, boom, bam.’ I can’t do that.”

The New Jersey Native added, “I know these guys personally. I know they’re going through a lot because I went through a lot.”

“I’m never the guy that’s going to get up here because of my platform and fake it. I did it. I was the best at it. I’m not proud of it. I lost my family doing it and I lost valuable and important years with my children from doing it,” he continued. “So, I refuse to get up here and be like ‘You shouldn’t do this, you shouldn’t have done that.’ I’m not that guy. I’m real with the situation.”

Although Shaq wouldn’t dish out advice for Udoka and Levine, he did “wish the two fellas the best.”

“I hope they do not lose their families over what was done,” he added.

Jason Aldean’s two young kids are inseparable in sweet video of them saying goodbye

September 29, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Jason Aldean shares two toddlers with his wife, Brittany Aldean, and the kids aren’t just close in age — they’re also best friends.

Brittany, who frequently shares glimpses into her family life on social media, proved how inseparable the siblings really are in a video of them going off to spend the night with separate grandparents.

“This is the first time ever spending the night away from each other,” the singer’s wife wrote in the caption.

In the clip, 3-year-old Navy goes over to hug her big brother — 4-year-old Memphis — as he prepares to leave. “I’ll miss you, Memphy,” she says. “Then I’ll call you,” he replies. “Love you Memphy,” she says, as her older brother takes his grandparent’s hand to leave. “Love you, sissy,” he replies.

After Memphis leaves, Navy looks a little sad and tells her off-camera parents that she misses her brother.

Brittany assures fans that overall, the kids are having a great time with their grandparents.

“They are having the best time but the goodbyes were harder than expected,” she writes.

Cher wears spandex catsuit while walking in finale of Balmain fashion show in Paris

September 29, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Most 76-year-old women wouldn’t feel “Strong Enough” to walk around in public in a spandex catsuit — but Cher’s not your average 76-year-old.

The entertainment icon walked in the finale of the Balmain fashion show Wednesday night during Paris Fashion Week, taking the stage arm-in-arm with designer Olivier Rousteing as her song “Strong Enough” blared from the sound system. She wore a marbled spandex bodysuit with a plunging neck, and platform wedges.

“JUST HAD BEST TIME, ON STAGE…FELT GREAT,” Cher tweeted afterwards. “SHOW WAS PROBABLY BEST FASHION SHOW ‘EVER.’ MODELS WERE BEAUTY FROM ANOTHER UNIVERSE. CLOTHES 2 DIE 4…OLIVIER 2 DIE 4.”

She added, “STAGE WAS CALLING ME cher…..oh cher….come Home….I HEAR YOU.”

It’s not surprising that Cher felt comfortable on that stage: As Billboard notes, the Balmain show took place in a massive stadium, with more than 10,000 tickets made available to fans in exchange for a charity donation.

(Cher’s entrance comes at 39:58 into the video below)

Cardi B loses “multi-million dollar” deal, tells fans to “think twice” about “quick decisions”

September 29, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Cardi B is hoping fans learn from her mistakes.

Taking to Twitter, the “Up” rapper said that she lost out on a very lucrative deal due to her recent legal woes.

“My stupid decisions from the past caused me to miss out on money now,” Cardi tweeted on Tuesday. “I had a multi-million dollar Call of Duty deal on the table that I couldn’t take because of court.”

“Guys think twice about those quick decisions! Lesson learned,” she added.

In a later tweet, Cardi explained, “I couldn’t make it cause of court couple weeks ago …I wasn’t able to do the shoot on time.”

Cardi, 29, recently resolved a criminal assault case that stemmed from two fights at New York City clubs. After pleading guilty she was sentenced to 15 days of community service.

Shania Twain isn’t worried about catching flak for her topless single cover art: “You can’t please everybody”

September 29, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Shania Twain gets back to the basics of fun, day-seizing, life-affirming joy in her peppy new single, “Waking Up Dreaming.” The song, which came out last Friday, is Shania’s first new release in five years and the start of a new album chapter, she tells The Sun.

The country legend has been famous for striking visual statements since the start of his career, and with “Waking Up Dreaming,” she’s as creative as ever. This time around, she chose a tasteful, conservative topless photo for the single’s cover art.

“I styled that photograph myself,” says Shania, who wears stiletto boots and a cowboy hat in the image.

“It was all about taking off the bra, taking off the shirt, tying the shirt around my waist,” she continues. “This is a statement of being comfortable in my own skin and just being really myself.”

And if some of her fans get upset by her choice to bear a little more skin, well, Shania says that’s just fine.

“I never really get angry with criticism,” she adds. “You can’t please everybody, that’s normal.”

Shania’s not the only woman in country music who’s shown some skin — and caught flak for it. In 2019, the genre’s more conservative fans were scandalized by Maren Morris’ decision to pose for Playboy. But there was a precedent for Maren’s feature in the magazine: Who could forget Dolly Parton’s iconic Playboy spread from 1978?

Dolly recently recreated her Playboy look — complete with bunny ears and bowtie — for her husband Carl Dean’s birthday.

Serena Williams says mom mode is why she didn’t want her daughter at her tennis matches

September 29, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Serena Williams says the reason she’d rather her 5-year-old daughter, Olympia, stay home during her tennis matches was so she wouldn’t be distracted.

She means it in a loving way, of course, afraid that she’d naturally hop into mom mode if her daughter was present and might worry about what was happening off the court versus on it.

“Well, I just was worried I’d get distracted because I would be like, ‘Wait, is she drinking? Is she doing this?'” Williams explains to host Drew Barrymore in a clip from The Drew Barrymore Show.

“She came to a match once, like super brief, and I was like, ‘Oh my god, is she wearing sun cream?’ It’s nuts. So, I would get stressed out and be like, ‘Wait a minute, oh my goodness, I’ve got to serve. This makes no sense.'”

The tennis legend says she didn’t have her daughter at matches until this summer, when Olympia rooted for her mama from the stands at what may have been Williams’ final U.S. Open.

The toddler paid homage to her mother by rocking her hair in braids with white beads, similar to how Williams had her hair styled when she won her first U.S. Open in 1999. Olympia also matched her mom’s outfit, wearing an all black Nike dress.

“Apparently she was saying like, ‘Go Mama, I’m so proud of you,’ and I was like, ‘What?’” Williams recalls to Barrymore.

“So then she comes back after I had lost in Cincinnati, she came back and she’s like, ‘It’s OK, Mama, you just have to do what you feel,’ and I literally wanted to cry. It was like, ‘Do what you feel. Do what your heart tells you.’ It was the sweetest thing ever,” Williams said.

The Rolling Stones’ ‘Bridges to Babylon’ album celebrates 25th anniversary today

September 29, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Today, September 29, marks the 25th anniversary of the release of The Rolling Stones‘ 23rd U.S. studio album, Bridges to Babylon, which peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200.

While the 13-track collection yielded no U.S. pop hits, three singles from the record broke into the top 20 of Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock chart — “Anybody Seen My Baby?,” “Saint of Me” and “Flip the Switch,” which reached #3, #13 and #14, respectively.

While The Stones were recording “Anybody Seen My Baby?,” guitarist Keith Richards‘ daughter Angela pointed out to him that the melody of the chorus was similar to that of Canadian singer k.d. lang‘s 1992 hit “Constant Craving,” so lang and her co-writer Ben Mink were given songwriting credits on the Stones tune alongside Richards and Mick Jagger.

The music video for “Anybody Seen My Baby?” features Angelina Jolie.

Bridges to Babylon was recorded at Ocean Way Recording studio in Los Angeles, and in addition to The Stones’ core members — Jagger, Richards, guitarist Ronnie Wood and drummer Charlie Watts — a variety of guest musicians and singers contributed to the sessions.

Among them were longtime Stones touring member Darryl Jones, Me’Shell Ndegeocello, Living Colour‘s Doug Wimbish and album co-producer Don Was on bass; guitarist Waddy Wachtel; keyboardists Billy Preston and Benmont Tench; jazz sax great Wayne Shorter; rapper Biz Markie; ex-Beach Boy Blondie Chaplin on multiple instruments and backing vocals; and famed session drummer Jim Keltner on percussion.

To support Bridges to Babylon, The Rolling Stones mounted a major tour that featured 108 dates and ran from September 1997 to September 1998.

The album has been certified Platinum for sales of over 1 million copies in the U.S.

Here’s the full track list of Bridges to Babylon:

“Flip the Switch”
“Anybody Seen My Baby?”
“Low Down”
“Already Over Me”
“Gunface”
“You Don’t Have to Mean It”
“Out of Control”
“Saint of Me”
“Might as Well Get Juiced”
“Always Suffering”
“Too Tight”
“Thief in the Night”
“How Can I Stop”

Coolio, “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper, dead at 59

September 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Coolio, the Grammy-winning rapper, record producer and actor best known for his 1995 hit “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died at the age of 59.

His longtime manager, Jarez Posey, confirmed to ABC News that Coolio died at a friend’s house on Wednesday evening. A cause of death has not yet been determined.

Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., rose to prominence as a member of the hip hop group WC and the Maad Circle alongside WC and his brother, Crazy Toones, and achieved mainstream success with his albums It Takes a Thief, released in 1994, and Gangsta’s Paradise and My Soul, released in 1995.

Coolio’s single, “Gangsta’s Paradise,” recorded for the 1995 film Dangerous Minds, starring Michelle Pfeiffer, became one of the most popular rap songs of all time, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and ending 1995 as the #1 single in the United States that year.

The song was later parodied by Weird Al Yankovic as “Amish Paradise.” Though Coolio said he didn’t give Weird Al permission to do so, he later said that the two had made amends.

Coolio had several other hits including 1994’s “Fantastic Voyage,” which peaked at #3 on Billboard‘s Hot 100, as well as “1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ New)” and “It’s All the Way Live (Now).” He also provided the opening track “Aw, Here It Goes!” for the 1996 Nickelodeon television series Kenan & Kel.

Beyond music, Coolio voiced the character Kwanzaa-bot on Futurama, and appeared in such movies as Dear God, Batman & Robin, Submerged and Stealing Candy.

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