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Carly Pearce shares why she’ll “always cherish” ACM Awards co-host Dolly Parton

March 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

There’s many reasons for Carly Pearce to be excited about the ACM Awards, but perhaps the biggest one is that her idol, Dolly Parton, is co-hosting.

As a teenager, Carly and her family moved from their native Kentucky to Pigeon Forge, TN, where she became a performer at Dollywood, an experience that trained the “Every Little Thing” singer for her future success.

“Dolly Parton has always been a huge inspiration in my life ever since I was a little girl,” Carly tells Hello! magazine. “She has taught me so much over the years from her kindness and the way she treats others, to her incredible songwriting and her ability to speak from the heart in all of her songs. Her impact on myself and country music as a whole is something I’ll always cherish.”

The country legend is co-hosting the 57th annual ceremony with Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett, where Carly is nominated for four of the night’s awards: Album of the Year for 29: Written in Stone, Female Artist of the Year, Music Event of the Year and Video of the Year, the latter two for her duet with Ashley McBryde on “Never Wanted to Be That Girl.”

Carly and Ashley will perform the track when the ACM Awards air live from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas tonight at 8 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video.

ZZ Top to release new album, ‘Raw,’ in July, dedicated “in righteous memory” of late bassist Dusty Hill

March 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

ZZ Top has will release a new album called Raw on July 22 that was recorded in conjunction with the famed blues-rock trio’s 2019 documentary, That Little Ol’ Band from Texas.

That film included a segment where ZZ Top’s classic lineup — singer/guitarist Billy Gibbons, bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard — played an intimate set of songs from their back catalog at historic Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas, and that “raw” performance served as the basis for the album.

The 12-track collection boasts versions of such classic ZZ Top hits as “Legs,” “Tush,” “La Grange” and “Gimme All Your Lovin’,” and other gems like “I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide” and “Tube Snake Boogie,” as well as renditions of “Brown Sugar” and “Certified Blues,” two tunes from the band’s 1971 debut, ZZ Top’s First Album.

Raw, which was produced by Gibbons, is dedicated “in righteous memory” of Hill, who died in July 2021 at age 72. The record will be available as a 180-gram vinyl LP, on CD and via digital formats.

In liner notes for Raw, Gibbons and Beard write jointly about the album, “[I]t was, in a very real way, a return to our roots. Just us and the music, no audience of thousands, no concession stands, no parking lot social hour, no phalanx of tour buses. Just us and the music.”

They add, “‘The Dust’ may have left the building but he’s still very much with us.”

In other news, ZZ Top will launch a new U.S. trek on May 27 in San Diego. Dubbed the Raw Whisky Tour, the outing is mapped out through a July 23 concert in Watertown, New York. Tickets for most dates go on sale on March 11.

Here’s full Raw track list:

Side 1
“Brown Sugar”
“Just Got Paid”
“Heard It on the X”
“La Grange”
“Tush”
“Thunderbird”

Side 2
“I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide”
“Gimme All Your Lovin'”
“Blue Jean Blues”
“Certified Blues”
“Tube Snake Boogie”

The Prodigy announces first tour since death of Keith Flint

March 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The Prodigy will be returning to the road this summer for their first tour since the death of vocalist Keith Flint in 2019.

The U.K. outing launches in July, will also celebrate the 25th anniversary of the group’s 1997 multi-platinum album The Fat of the Land, which spawned the single “Firestarter.”

“We can’t wait to get back onstage and play our tunes for the people again,” remaining members Liam Howlett and Maxim say in a statement. “The 25th anniversary of Fat of the Land felt like the right time for us to step up. We’ll be droppin’ tunes from all our albums and maybe some s*** [you] haven’t heard before.”

The pair adds, “This one’s for Flinty.”

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit TheProdigy.com.

The Prodigy played their last show in February 2019, about a month before Flint’s death. In August 2019, the band announced they were working on new music.

Sam Smith and Normani slapped with lawsuit over “Dancing with a Stranger”

March 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Sam Smith is the latest artist to be hit with a major lawsuit over alleged idea theft. He and his “Dancing With a Stranger” collaborator, Normani, have been accused of plagiarizing their 2019 hit.

Billboard reports that songwriters Jordan Vincent, Christopher Miranda and Rosco Banlaoi filed suit against Sam and Normani on Friday, claiming the duo stole their 2015 song, “Dancing with Strangers.”

“The hook/chorus in both songs — the most significant part and artistic aspect of these works — contains the lyrics ‘dancing with a stranger’ being sung over a nearly identical melody and musical composition,” the lawsuit states. “In both songs, the title, hook, chorus, lyrics, and musical composition are all the same — and are repeated throughout the song giving both songs their identities.”

The 2015 song had allegedly been shopped to other labels before it was ultimately released on SoundCloud a year later, then debuted on Spotify and YouTube in 2017. The songwriters claim it was “immediately obvious” that Sam and Normani swiped their song upon hearing it in 2019.

“It is beyond any real doubt that Smith, Normani, and the other defendants copied Plaintiff’s work,” the suit declares. “The protected expression in both the Infringing Song and Plaintiff’s preexisting work is nearly identical and is strikingly similar.”

The trio also claim Sam and Normani stole elements of their music video for their own, saying it bears “extraordinary similarities” to their earlier work.

Vincent, Miranda and Banlaoi are seeking unspecified monetary damages as well as “declarations of authorship and ownership,” among other demands. They have requested a jury trial.

Phoebe Bridgers announces US headlining tour

March 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Phoebe Bridgers has announced a U.S. headlining tour.

The long-winding trek launches April 13 in Phoenix, and will run all the way through late August. Tickets will go on sale this Thursday, March 10, at noon local time through Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan platform. Registration is open now through Tuesday, March 8, at noon ET.

Bridgers will be touring in continued support of her 2020 album, Punisher, which features the Grammy-nominated single “Kyoto.”

Along with the headlining dates, Bridgers will play a number of festivals this year, including Coachella, Forecastle and This Ain’t No Picnic.

How ‘King Richard’ star Aunjanue Ellis wants to honor her late mother with her Oscars dress

March 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Aunjanue Ellis has a special request for whoever designs the dress she wears at her first-ever Academy Awards ceremony.

The King Richard actress, who’s nominated for best supporting actress, told Good Morning America Monday she wants to honor her late mother on Oscars night.

“Whoever I’m wearing, I’m just insisting that my mother’s name be somewhere on the dress,” Ellis, 53, said. “She left me a couple years ago and I want her with me that night in some sort of way.”

While Ellis is planning to honor her own mother, she might be winning an Oscar thanks to playing Oracene Price, the mother of Venus and Serena Williams, in King Richard.

The film, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, is all about Richard Williams, the tennis stars’ father. Will Smith plays Richard in the movie, with Saniyya Sidney as Venus and Demi Singleton as Serena.

King Richard is nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture, best actor for Smith, best supporting actress for Ellis, best original screenplay, best film editing and best original song for “Be Alive,” by Beyoncé.

Ellis also told GMA the person she most wants to meet at the Oscars is Beyoncé — who, like Ellis, is also nominated for her first-ever Oscar this year.

“Putting it out to the universe,” Ellis said of wanting to run into the Grammy winner at the star-studded event. “Hear me, universe. It’s all I want.”

The 94th Academy Awards will air live Sunday, March 27, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

Can Brothers Osborne knock Dan + Shay out of a three-year ACM Duo of the Year winning streak?

March 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Brothers Osborne reclaimed their status as Vocal Duo of the Year at the CMAs last November, beating out Dan + Shay — a group who’d previously won the award two years in a row.

But can the brother duo repeat their success at the 2022 ACM Awards? Dan + Shay have had a tight grip on the ACMs Duo of the Year title ever since the Brothers last won in 2018.

“I hope so!” TJ Osborne says cheerfully. “We haven’t yet been back, coming back on an ACM. But that’s the plan.”

The brothers and band mates joke that they’re visualizing a win ahead of the big night — so much so that they left a little extra room for a trophy in their luggage. “I packed a little light this time, left a little room in my suitcase,” TJ adds.

But the competition between the duos is all in good fun. In fact, TJ’s joking about his extra trophy space, too.

“That’s also a total lie!” He clarifies, admitting that he might even have overpacked for his trip to Vegas. “I was, like, jamming that thing together.”

The 2022 ACM Awards are streaming tonight on Amazon Prime Video beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Dolly Parton will co-host the event with Gabby Barrett and Jimmie Allen, live from the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Asking Alexandria & Nothing More announce co-headlining tour

March 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Asking Alexandria and Nothing More have announced a co-headlining U.S. tour.

The joint outing launches May 13 in Kansas City, Missouri, and wraps up June 19 in Houston, Texas. Atreyu and Eva Under Fire will also be on the bill.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 11, at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit AskingAlexandria.com or NothingMore.net.

Asking Alexandria will be touring in support of their 2021 album See What’s on the Inside, which features the singles “Along Again” and “Never Gonna Learn.” Nothing More is currently working on a new record, the follow-up to 2017’s The Stories We Tell Ourselves.

Britney Spears demands “justice” for her alleged abusers: “They all got away with it!!!”

March 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

If you ever find yourself thinking, “Boy, Britney Spears goes on a lot of exotic vacations,” well, she’s here’s to tell you that she deserves to after suffering years of abuse from her conservators.

She writes on Instagram, “After 13 years damn straight I should go [on vacation] !!! I was treated less than, demoralized and embarrassed … nobody should ever be treated the way I was.” Britney then goes on to detail what her life was like during what she claims was a four-month period during her conservatorship.

“In a world where it’s okay to lock your daughter up and make her work 7 days a week…8:00 am to 6:00 pm…no days off… No private baths … seen naked when changing … drugged … can’t even speak or talk,” she writes.

Britney then says she had to go to bed at 9 p.m. every night and give “like 8 gallons of blood weekly,” and concludes, “this happened to me for 4 months after I worked for my dad and my family for 13 f***king years.”

The singer then says she was “nothing more than a puppet to my family,” and that her treatment was “accepted and approved by the people I loved the most.” She then notes, “The reason I bring this up is because ending the conservatorship is a huge deal but come on … THAT’S IT ??? They all got away with it !!!”

She ends her post noting that “you would be upset too” if you were “in shock for four months.”

“I’m not done … I want justice and won’t stop until something is done to those who harmed me … and YES I was harmed !!!!” Britney rages. “This is a message to all who have been threatened for their life … You are NOT ALONE !!!!”

Dua Lipa collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion coming on Friday

March 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

They’re tour mates, and now they’re about to team up on record as well.

Dua Lipa‘s Future Nostalgia tour will feature Megan Thee Stallion as the opening act starting March 15, so the two are now dropping a collab this Friday. Both artists teased the track on their Instagrams; Dua’s features a tiny snippet of the song, while Megan’s shows photos of herself and Dua on a series of cakes.

According to Genius, the song is called “Sweetest Pie” but that hasn’t been confirmed yet. Genius has the lyrics as, “Uh, baby, we can go fast/I’ll drive and you just lay back/I got the flavor that lasts/Yeah, the sweetest pie.”

Megan and Dua started teasing a song together a while ago.

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