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Check out new lyric video for Keith Richards solo song “999,” from his 1992 album, ‘Main Offender’

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

A new lyric video for “999,” the lead track off Keith Richards‘ 1992 sophomore solo effort Main Offender, has premiered at the Rolling Stones guitarist’s official YouTube channel in advance of the March 18 release of the album’s 30th anniversary reissue.

The clip features archival footage of Richards performing with his solo backing band The X-Pensive Winos, with whom he recorded Main Offender. Keith co-wrote the song with two key Winos members — drummer Steve Jordan and guitarist Waddy Wachtel.

Richards also has posted a recent video clip of him playing a segment of “999” solo on an acoustic guitar at his social media pages.

As previously reported, the Main Offender reissue will be available in multiple formats and configurations, including a limited-edition super-deluxe box set featuring remastered CD and vinyl versions of the album, as well as a bonus live album on CD and two LPs.

The live album featured in the box set, titled Winos Live in London ’92, features Keith and his band playing select songs from Main Offender and Richards’ 1988 solo debut album, Talk Is Cheap, as well as renditions of The Stones’ “Gimme Shelter,” “Before They Make Me Run” and “Happy.”

The super deluxe collection also features an LP version Main Offender pressed on smoke-colored vinyl; an 88-page, leather-bound book offering rare photos and Keith’s handwritten lyrics; and collectibles including a guitar pick, a bumper sticker and posters.

You can pre-order the reissue now.

“Thank you for being a light through our darkness”: Turpin siblings attend Garth Brooks’ show in San Diego

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Garth Brooks had two special guests in the audience during his show at Petco Park.

Jennifer and Jordan Turpin, two of the 13 children who lived in the “House of Horrors” that made national headlines a few years ago, attended Garth’s show over the weekend, where they got to meet the superstar and his wife, Trisha Yearwood.

Both women took to Instagram to share their experience, with Jennifer sharing how Garth’s music was a saving grace while living under the abuse of parents David and Louise Turpin. “I had a Garth Brooks DVD collection while living through hell. When D & L were gone, I’d sneak and play it on our television. Thank you @garthbrooks for being a light through our darkness,” Jennifer shared alongside a photo of her posing with the star couple inside the stadium.

Jordan also shared a photo with Garth and Trisha, all smiles as she wrapped Garth in a hug. “I had so much fun today! I love you Garth, amazing show tonight! Thank you so much!” she writes. “God bless!”

In 2018, Jordan managed to escape from the family’s house in California and called 9-1-1 to report years of abuse from her parents that included imprisonment, beatings and severe malnourishment. In 2019, David and Louise were sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 25 years.

Garth re-launched his Stadium Tour at Petco Park in San Diego on Saturday after postponing the tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Buttery Valentine: Machine Gun Kelly picks BTS as his ideal wedding boy band

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Machine Gun Kelly‘s hoping his wedding bells will be accompanied by the sounds of BTS.

In an interview on Ellen, the “Bloody Valentine” rocker picked the K-pop superstars after host Ellen DeGeneres asked him which boy band he’d want to perform at his upcoming nuptials to Megan Fox.

“Which boy band am I gonna know the most songs of? For sure *NSYNC,” Kelly answered. “But which band do I surprisingly know all these facts about? BTS.”

“I met them at the Billboard Awards, they were, like, stoked to meet me,” he added. “I think I have a better chance of getting BTS to come.”

Maybe BTS could play a mash-up of one of their songs with Kelly’s music: say, “Buttery Valentine”?

Kelly and Fox got engaged this past January.

Gabby Barrett on meeting Dolly Parton: “She was wonderful”

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Like most people, Gabby Barrett was charmed by Dolly Parton when they met for the first time.

Gabby and Jimmie Allen got to work alongside Dolly when they all co-hosted the ACM Awards on Monday night, but Gabby met the legendary singer for the first time the night before the ceremony, and had nothing but kind words to say.

“She was wonderful, of course,” Gabby shares with Entertainment Tonight. “When I stood next to her to practice and rehearse, I gave her a hug. I’m like, ‘am I hugging her too tight? Am I not hugging her tight enough?,’ just thinking of all these things.”

Both singers made history at the show in Las Vegas, as 76-year-old Dolly became the oldest host in ACM Awards show history, while Gabby is the youngest at the age of 22. But Dolly put any worries the former American Idol contestant had to rest with her friendly demeanor.

“It went really good, she’s very sweet, very kind,” Gabby describes. “She made me fee very comfortable so I’m thankful for that.”

Gabby took the stage multiple times during the show, performing Faith Hill‘s “Let’s Go to Vegas” during the opening number with Jimmie, and later singing a cover of Lee Ann Womack’s “I Hope You Dance.”

“We need you to win again NOW”: 50 Cent wants Mo’Nique back on top

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NOTE LANGUAGE) Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent, has posted a series of Instagram photos and videos to his Instagram, rallying for actress, comedian Mo’Nique to be given another chance in Hollywood.

“I Gotta get @therealmoworldwide back in pocket, we only suppose to cancel s*** that ain’t good for the culture. we need you to WIN again now MONIQUE,” one of 50’s posts read.

Mo’Nique, born Monique Hicks, is said to have been blacklisted by Hollywood starting in 2009, when she refused to promote her film Precious without pay. She then spoke out against streaming giant Netflix, citing unequal pay as compared to other comedians for comedy specials.

50 Cent also posted a mashup video of Power, the Starz show he executive produces, and the movie Precious, in an effort to put Mo’Nique “back on top,” and get her back to work in Hollywood.

“All in Favor of @therealmoworldwide being back on Top, Say make it happen 50 ! STOP F****** AROUND,” 50 posted.

In the comments, fans agreed with the rapper and encouraged him to “make it happen.”

Ed Sheeran takes the stand in ongoing “Shape of You” copyright case

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ed Sheeran defended himself in London’s High Court on Tuesday in an attempt to prove he didn’t plagiarize his 2017 smash hit “Shape of You.” He is being sued by singer Sami Chokri, who claims Ed sampled his 2015 song “Oh Why” in his “Oh I, oh I” hook.

The BBC reports the Grammy winner attempted to show how common the two-note melody is by singing “No Diggity” by Blackstreet and “Feeling Good” by Nina Simone during his cross-examination. “If you put them all in the same key, they’ll sound the same,” he explained. When pressed if his song was similar to Chokri’s, Ed remarked, “Fundamentally, yes, they are based around the pentatonic scale [and] they both have vowels in them.”

Andrew Sutcliffe QC, who is representing Chokri and his co-writer, Ross O’Donoghue, grilled Ed on the similarities of “Oh Why” and the “Oh, I” hook. The lawyer asked, “It sounds as though you were singing, ‘Oh Why,’ doesn’t it?”

“The lyric is, ‘Oh, I’m in love with your body,'” Ed countered, “‘Oh why I’m in love with your body’ doesn’t make sense.”

He also fended off being called an “obsessive music squirrel” by Sutcliffe and replied, “I’m a music fan, I like music, I listen to music.”

The outlet reports Ed became visibly agitated when the lawyer played an unreleased song to the court and the singer demanded, “That’s a song I wrote last January. How did you get that? I want to know how you got that.” It was later explained the song was on “Shape of You” co-writer Steve Mac‘s personal laptop and the lawyer accessed the wrong file to play the music.

The case is ongoing.

After two-and-a-half years wait, Mariah Carey will finally be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Way back in December 2019, Mariah Carey found out that she was going to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. But now, after two postponements, she’ll finally be able to accept the honor this June.

The Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala will take place June 16 in New York City, Billboard reports. It was originally scheduled for June 11, 2020, and then bumped to June 10, 2021.

In addition to Mariah, the other inductees include Eurythmics‘ Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, The Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, members of The Isley Brothers, and veteran rocker Steve Miller.

As Billboard notes, four of this year’s honorees or inductees are over the age of 80, but luckily, none of them passed away while waiting for their awards.

The writer who’ll receive the Hal David Starlight Award, which honors songwriters “at the apex of their career,” hasn’t been announced yet. The most recent winners were Halsey, Sara Bareilles, Ed Sheeran and Nick Jonas.

Prog-rock supergroup Asia’s classic self-titled first album celebrates 40th anniversary today

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

1980s prog-rock supergroup Asia released its self-titled debut album 40 years ago today.

While all four band members had plenty of success with their respective previous groups — drummer Carl Palmer with Emerson, Lake & Palmer, guitarist Steve Howe with Yes, singer/bassist John Wetton with King Crimson and U.K., and keyboardist Geoff Downes with The Buggles and Yes — the Asia album was the first #1 album in the U.S. for any of them.

Asia spent nine weeks atop the Billboard 200, and yielded two hit singles — “Heat of the Moment” and “Only Time Will Tell,” which peaked at #4 and #17, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. Asia wound up being the best-selling album in the States in 1982.

Palmer tells ABC Audio that he wasn’t surprised that the band members had immediate chemistry, since he, Howe and Wetton already were quite familiar with each other.

“The DNA between Steve and myself [and] John, all very close, you know,” Carl explains. “So from my point of view, it was a natural group…And obviously, Geoffrey, when he came in, having that success with The Buggles and [Yes]…all of that was great…And it worked immediately.”

Palmer says Asia’s success is all the more impressive because prog-rock wasn’t popular on radio during the early ’80s. Carl notes that the band realized that it needed to incorporate more mainstream-rock elements into its music if it wanted to get radio airplay, and it also successfully utilized music videos to promote the group as MTV was such a popular media outlet then.

Palmer says Asia was one of the few albums he recorded that he actually played “back to back several times at home,” noting, that “the melodies [of the hits] were so strong.”

Here’s Asia‘s full track list:

“Heat of the Moment”
“Only Time Will Tell”
“Sole Survivor”
“One Step Closer”
“Time Again”
“Wildest Dreams”
“Without You”
“Cutting It Fine”
“Here Comes the Feeling”

UPSAHL announces debut live album, due out Friday

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

UPSAHL has announced her debut live album, and you won’t have to wait too long to hear it.

The record, aptly titled This Is My First Live Album, will be released this Friday, March 11. It was recorded at Boston’s Brighton Music Hall during UPSAHL’s recent debut U.S. headlining tour.

For a preview of the album, you can check out the set’s performance of the song “Lunatic” streaming now on YouTube.

UPSAHL launched the tour in support of her 2021 debut album, Lady Jesus. She also guested a pair of alternative radio hits: “Happy Endings” with Mike Shinoda and iann dior, and “Palm Reader,” with Dreamers and Big Boi.

If you want to see UPSAHL live and in-person, she’s currently opening for Yungblud‘s U.S. tour, which continues March 8 in Boise, Idaho.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

Alicia Keys on how she’s working to “evolve the dialogue around beauty”

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

When Alicia Keys launched Keys Soulcare in 2020, she wanted it to be more than just another celebrity beauty brand.

In a new interview with Glossy, the singer and entrepreneur says she was looking to go beyond “just skin deep” — even as far as changing terminology around beauty, opting to call products “offerings” because “it is an offer to join a practice of paying attention to yourself.”

“We’re trying to evolve the dialogue around beauty and even what beauty standards mean, and what [those standards] do to us as humans,” Alcia says. “As women, we get caught up with feeling like we’re supposed to look a certain way or present ourselves a certain way.”

She adds, “It’s powerful to change existing concepts and allow beauty to be on the inside and how you’re fulfilling your soul and spirit. What makes you beautiful is when you are content and self-confident and know yourself.”

The most recent “offerings” for the brand dropped March 2 and include seven new ritual-based products, like an illuminating serum, a cleansing balm, a toner and a body gua sha tool.

Keys says she incorporates little rituals into her everyday life, using “mantras and affirmations” as a form of self-care and teaching her kids to do the same.

“I also love baths and sometimes read while in the tub or relax completely,” she says. “Journaling is another big one for me. [I] will write a stream of consciousness or reflect on what’s happening and how I feel.”

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