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Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Olivia Rodrigo nominated for MTV Movie & TV Awards, plus UNSCRIPTED awards

May 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Several musicians are among the nominees for both the MTV Movie & TV Awards, and the “UNSCRIPTED” version of those awards, which honor reality TV and other unscripted shows.

Lady Gaga way not have been nominated for an Oscar for House of Gucci, but she’s been honored with a nod for it here, in the category of Best Performance in a Movie. Her competition includes Robert Pattinson for The Batman, Sandra Bullock for The Lost City, Timothée Chalamet for Dune, and Tom Holland for Spider-Man: No Way Home.

In the new category of Best Song, the nominees include Jennifer Lopez‘s “On My Way (Marry Me),” from the movie Marry Me; Jennifer Hudson‘s “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home),” from Respect; “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” by the cast of Encanto; and Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi‘s “Just Look Up,” from the movie Don’t Look Up.

On the UNSCRIPTED side of things, Kelly Clarkson is up for Best Host, while her self-titled talk show is up for Best Talk/Topical Show. Selena Gomez‘s Selena + Chef is up for Best Lifestyle Show, while American Idol and The Masked Singer are both up for Best Competition Series.

Finally, Olivia Rodrigo‘s driving home 2 u (a SOUR film) is up for Best Music Documentary, as are Lifetime/A&E’s JANET JACKSON. and the Disney+ series The Beatles’ Get Back, among others.

Both award shows will air Sunday, June 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Charlie Puth, Halsey and more attend Adam Sandler’s daughter’s bat mitzvah

May 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Adam Sandler‘s daughter, Sunny, had quite the impressive turnout for her bat mitzvah. Guests included Halsey, Charlie Puth, Jennifer Aniston and more.

Page Six reports the coming-of-age celebration’s theme was sugar and candy, where guests enjoyed large balloons, flower arrangements and posed with stuffed candy toys. While Halsey and Charlie were guests, both also took the stage to belt out a few hits for the crowd. It is unknown what songs they performed.

Aside from Aniston, other guests included Twilight actor Taylor Lautner, Jessie stars Peyton List and Karan Brar, as well as Sophie Reynolds and Spencer List.

Sandler shares Sunny and a 16-year-old daughter, Sadie, with wife Jackie Sandler.

Zakk Wylde loses voice; Black Label Society shows postponed

May 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Black Label Society postponed several concerts this week due to frontman Zakk Wylde losing his voice.

The shows affected include Wednesday’s scheduled stop in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as well as this past Monday and Tuesday’s dates in Lexington, Kentucky, and Raleigh, North Carolina.

All three concerts have already been rescheduled: the Lexington show will now take place May 23, while the Raleigh and Chattanooga performances will be held August 30 and August 31, respectively.

Black Label has been on the road touring the band’s new album, Doom Crew Inc., which dropped last November. Nita Strauss is also on the bill. The tour is currently scheduled to continue Friday, May 13, in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

This summer, Black Label will launch a co-headlining U.S. tour with Anthrax.

Mariah Carey scoops up Atlanta mansion for $5.65 million

May 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Mariah Carey scoops up Atlanta mansion for .65 million

Mariah Carey can now call Atlanta, Georgia, her home, because she is the proud new owner of a multi-million-dollar mansion there.

Realtor.com reports the Grammy winner quietly bought the colonial estate for a cool $5.65 million last November in what appears to be an off-market deal.

The impressive abode boasts more than 12,500 square feet for Mariah and her family to roam. It comes with eight bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, a tennis court, guesthouse, home theater and private gym.

The home, which was constructed in 1992, was once rented by actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. For those who may have forgotten, Johnson famously ripped the gate off its hinges in 2020 to make it to a film shoot after a power outage knocked it out of service. Realtor.com notes that, should the front gate malfunction, Mimi definitely knows who to call.

Mariah also owns homes in Beverly Hills and New York City.

Sara Bareilles to headline opening ceremony of the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games

May 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Sara Bareilles is heading to Orlando, Florida, next month to open the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games, where she will headline this year’s opening ceremony.

The Orlando Sentinel reports the “Brave” singer will kick off the ceremony with a live concert on June 5 in Florida’s Exploria Stadium. The ceremony will be helmed by Disney Live Entertainment.

“I am honored to take part in the opening ceremony,” Sara said. “Music unites and inspires, and that is what Special Olympics does every day. To be a part of the USA Games and perform for the athletes and their families as they begin this amazing week is a true gift.”

The 2022 Special Olympics begin June 5 at 8 a.m. ET. Mmost of the events are scheduled to take place at Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Tickets for the opening ceremony, which start at $55, are on sale now on the event’s official website and on Ticketmaster.

If you’re unable to make the opening ceremony, you can watch it on ABC starting at 12 p.m. on June 5.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News.

Nine Inch Nails joins MCR & Misfits on 2022 Riot Fest bill; lineup also includes reunited Yellowcard

May 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Nine Inch Nails will be the 2022 Riot Fest’s third headliner, joining the previously announced My Chemical Romance and The Original Misfits.

The full bill also includes the reunited Yellowcard, which had broken up in 2017, as well as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yungblud, Alkaline Trio, Portgual. the Man, Bleachers, Sunny Day Real Estate, Placebo, Bad Religion, Jimmy Eat World, Sleater-Kinney, The Linda Lindas, Alexisonfire, jxdn, The Maine and PVRIS, among many others.

Riot Fest 2022 takes place September 16-18 in Chicago. Tickets are on sale now.

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit RiotFest.org.

Rapper Gunna surrenders to Georgia authorities, faces charges under same indictment as Young Thug

May 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Atlanta rapper Gunna, born Sergio Kitchens, is expected to appear in court Wednesday after surrendering to authorities at around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to ABC Affiliate WSB TV. His arrest comes two days after he was named as one of at least 28 people in a gang indictment that also included rapper Young Thug, whose birth name is Jeffery Williams.

Kitchens, who is signed to Williams’ Young Stoner Life (YSL) record label — a moniker similar to that of the alleged Young Slime Life gang authorities say Williams is the leader of — is charged with Conspiracy to Violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

As previously reported, Williams was the first of the superstar rap duo to be arrested, at his Buckhead, Atlanta home on Monday. The 30-year-old rapper is currently being held on felony charges related to RICO offenses as well as participation in street gang activity, according to jail records. In full, the 88-page, 56-count indictment includes murder, robbery and assault charges among others, dating back to 2013.

The Fulton County District Attorney’s office said it worked for more than a year on the case. In a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant called Williams “one of the top offenders” in the city, while Fulton County DA Fani Willis said the YSL gang is responsible for up to 80% of violent crime in Atlanta.

Speaking to WSB about Williams’ involvement in the case, his attorney, Brian Steel, said, “Mr. Williams committed no crime whatsoever and we will fight to my last drop of blood to clear him.”

Young Thug’s father, Jeffrey Williams Sr., told WSB his son is getting blamed for something he didn’t do. “I’m gonna fight for him to the end,” Williams Sr. said. “I’m his father. That’s what I do.”

“Half of My Hometown”: Kelsea Ballerini attends high school reunion in Knoxville

May 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Kelsea Ballerini recently took a walk down memory lane at her high school reunion.

Born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, Kelsea attended Central High School during her freshman and sophomore year before moving to Nashville at age 15 to pursue her country music dreams. Though she graduated from Centennial High School in Franklin, Tennessee, in 2011, Kelsea will always be a “Bobcat” at heart, which she proved by attending her class reunion at Central High School.

“So much life happened here. crushes. music. friendship. heartbreak. insecurity. drive,” she reflects in an Instagram post, which also features photos from the special event, including images of the the singer holding up a “11 Year Reunion” sign and of her lovingly posing and dancing with her former classmates.

She also shares that the first time she performed one of her original songs in public was at the school’s auditorium, saying there was “tragedy” and “magic” in her high school experience.

“It made leaving this community to go chase down this naive knowingness the truest meaning of bittersweet,” she writes. “So after 13 years of being in Nashville, I decided to go to my reunion to be nostalgic with the people that made me love my hometown like I do. Go bobcats for effing ever.”

The superstar also shared her high school year book photo and the certificate from her classmates awarding her the superlative of “World Traveler.”

Kelsea pays homage to Knoxville in her chart-topping hit, “Half of My Hometown,” and filmed part of the music video at Central High School.

Bob Dylan’s portion of Traveling Wilburys catalog purchased by Primary Wave Music company

May 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Bob Dylan‘s music catalog from his contributions to the super group the Traveling Wilburys has been acquired by the Primary Wave Music company, Variety revealed in an exclusive report.

According to the outlet, the deal includes Dylan’s “master royalties and neighboring rights royalties” for both of the band’s albums — 1988’s Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 and 1990’s Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 — as well as the 2007 box set The Traveling Wilburys Collection.

Traveling Wilburys initially consisted of Dylan, ex-Beatles guitarist George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Electric Light Orchestra frontman Jeff Lynne. Orbison died of a heart attack shortly after the release of the debut album, which featured the classic songs “Handle with Care” and “The End of the Line,” and peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200.

The group continued as a quartet and released one more album, Vol. 3, which reached #11 on the Billboard 200. The box set featured both albums, plus bonus tracks, as well as a DVD. Dylan is credited with co-writing all of the Wilburys’ original tunes along with the group’s other members.

During the past two years, Dylan has sold his recorded-music catalog and publishing rights, respectively, to Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group, respectively, for nine figures each. As Variety points out, “most people probably did not realize” that the folk-rock legend’s Traveling Wilburys catalog was included in those deals.

Primary Wave Music executive Samantha Rhulen said in a statement, “To acquire even a small portion of Bob Dylan’s work as part of Traveling Wilburys is exciting, to say the least. We’re honored to add this bit of history to our growing music catalog.”

Terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed.

The Smashing Pumpkins announce Spirits on Fire tour with Jane’s Addiction

May 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a North American tour alongside Jane’s Addiction.

The arena run, dubbed the Spirits on Fire tour, will launch October 2 in Dallas, and will conclude November 19 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Depending on the date, either Meg Myers or pop/metal artist Poppy will also be on the bill.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 13, at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit SmashingPumpkins.com.

To celebrate the tour announcement, the Pumpkins are headed to the TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles later today to put their handprints in cement at the historic cinema. They’re also performing on CBS’ The Late Late Show with James Corden Thursday night.

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