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America’s Gerry Beckley releasing new solo album, ‘Aurora,’ in June

March 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Co-founding America singer/songwriter Gerry Beckley will release his latest solo album, Aurora, on June 17.

Coinciding with the announcement, Beckley has released one of the album’s tracks, a catchy pop gem titled “Friends Are Hard to Find,” via streaming services.

Gerry explains that the new song “seeks to relieve the isolation all of us felt during the last nearly two years,” and was written with inspiration from “the spontaneous creativity” of famed songwriter Jimmy Webb, who is Beckley’s good friend.

Aurora is an 11-song collection that Gerry recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic at his two home studios, in Sydney, Australia, and Venice, California. The tracks on Aurora include tunes that began as unfinished demos and scratch recordings that date back as far as the early 1970s, as well as brand-new songs written during the past two years.

Beckley co-wrote one of the new songs, “Tickets to the Past,” with his America band mate Dewey Bunnell, marking the first time a tune that they wrote together will not first appear on an album by their band.

Aurora is sequenced like a traditional two-sided vinyl LP, with songs that are arranged to flow with a beginning, a middle and an end. Reflecting on the new collection, Gerry says, “When you hold a mirror up to your life, it’s hard to control how much of your life is in that reflection. I don’t want to say it’s about one thing in particular, I’d rather leave it more open-ended.”

America’s currently on tour in the U.S., and has more than 20 upcoming dates lined up this year. The band’s next concert is March 11 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

Here’s the full Aurora track list:

“Aurora”
“I Fall Down”
“Never Know Why”
“Tickets to the Past”
“Way to Go”
“Friends Are Hard to Find”
“Peace of Mind”
“Indy’s Gatho”
“Aerial”
“Superscope”
“Tears”

Watch Camila Cabello dance in her underwear and Ed Sheeran down shots in new “Bam Bam” video

March 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Camila Cabello laughs off heartbreak in the video for her new Ed Sheeran collab, “Bam Bam.”

Though the video begins with Camila crying and getting drunk outside a convenience store while yelling “F***!,” she soon cheers up and hit the dance floor with a bunch of female friends. Meanwhile, Ed, sporting a black eye, tosses down a shot at the bar and then grabs his guitar and joins in the fun.

Back on the street with her pals, Camila face-plants but keeps on smiling and singing as they wheel her and her bandaged face around in a shopping cart. She and her friends then run into a laundromat where they strip down and dance in their underwear. Camila ends the video by walking into a yoga class, sitting down on the mat, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath.

Speaking to Apple Music 1‘s Zane Lowe about the song, Camila explains, “I think what we were trying to get across in the verse is just that things change and things take really unexpected turns and just showing that through the actual details of it.”

She adds, “So this song is mostly just about like, ‘Okay, how do I make a song that shows the cycles of love, and life, and…whatever it is that’s going on in your life, whether it is a breakup, or a divorce, or…a friend breakup, or you’ve just gone through something that just is really s***ty, hopefully, this can make you be like, “It is that way now. But things are always taking crazy turns.”‘”

While acknowledging that the song is about her breakup with Shawn Mendes, Camila told Zane, “I f**king love Shawn. And I feel like there is literally nothing but love for him.”

Beyoncé remembers Bobbi Kristina Brown on her 29th birthday

March 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Beyoncé is celebrating Bobbi Kristina Brown on what would have been her 29th birthday, by posting a baby picture of the late star on her official website.

“Happy Heavenly Birthday Bobbi Kristina Brown,” reads the message on the homepage of Beyonce.com.

Bobbi Kristina, daughter of legendary musicians Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston, died an untimely death on July 26, 2015 at age 22, six months after being found unconscious and immersed in water in a bathtub in her Atlanta home, after which she remained in a vegetative state. An autopsy report obtained by ABC News revealed that the aspiring actress and singer died from lobar pneumonia and lack of oxygen, themselves a result of her bathtub accident, as well as drug intoxication.

In a special edition 20/20 interview, Bobby Brown opened up about his daughter’s passing, saying, “We should have been better…We could have been better.”

On the fourth anniversary of her death in 2019, Brown penned a special message to his daughter and announced the newly found Bobbi Kristina Serenity house in her honor.

A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel premieres debut solo single, “Poison Flowers”

March 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

A Perfect Circle guitarist Billy Howerdel has premiered his first solo single, “Poison Flowers.”

The track, which you listen to now via digital outlets, features Howerdel on vocals and every instrument except drums, which are played by his former APC band mate, Josh Freese. It’s the first preview of Howerdel’s forthcoming debut solo album, title and release date TBA.

“‘Poison Flowers’ began with the bass guitar part and all of the pieces flowed from there,” Howerdel explains. “It’s a rare feeling when the process of writing blocks out all distractions.”

“The upcoming songs reflect back to my earliest influences,” he adds. “‘Poison Flowers’ leads well into the rest of the album.”

The premiere of “Poison Flowers” follows Howerdel’s first live show as a solo artist, which took place in Las Vegas in February. His band for the show included Freese and former Nine Inch Nails touring member Danny Lohner, who also previously played in APC.

Howerdel formed A Perfect Circle alongside Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan in 1999. The band has released four studio albums, the most recent of which being 2018’s Eat the Elephant.

Machine Gun Kelly teams up with Lil Wayne for new ‘Mainstream Sellout’ song “Ay!”

March 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Machine Gun Kelly has premiered a new song called “Ay!”, which will appear on his upcoming album, Mainstream Sellout.

The track features rapper Lil Wayne, who concludes his verse with the line “I smell like guns and roses,” in reference to the “Welcome to the Jungle” rockers.

“Ay!” is available now via digital outlets. Its accompanying video, which finds Kelly singing along with a paper cut-out of Wayne, is streaming now on YouTube.

Mainstream Sellout, the follow-up to 2020’s Tickets to My Downfall, will be released March 25. It also includes MGK’s WILLOW collaboration, “Emo Girl.”

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

‘Goldmine’ goes platinum: Gabby Barrett piles on more accolades for her smash hit debut album

March 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Gabby Barrett was honored at the 2022 Billboard Women in Music ceremony earlier this week, where she also performed her hit single, “I Hope,” from the event stage.

Amid that tribute, Gabby’s still racking up milestones for her 2020 full-length studio debut, Goldmine. The album has officially received RIAA Platinum certification, and two of its single got mentions, too: “I Hope” went six-times Platinum and “The Good Ones” went two-times Platinum.

Gabby was surprised with the plaques on the red carpet ahead of the Billboard Women in Music event, where she also spoke about what she’s learned from being a mom to her baby girl, Baylah, who turned one year old in January.

The singer said she hopes that Baylah will “dream big” and “never be afraid,” explaining that motherhood has taught her even more gratitude for the sacrifices her parents made for her growing up.

“It takes a lot to be a parent. It takes a lot to be a mother trying to balance another job,” she reflected. “…I just appreciate my parents more for what they’ve done for me.”

Justin Timberlake posts 40th birthday tribute to wife Jessica Biel: “I celebrate you every day”

March 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Justin Timberlake‘s wife Jessica Biel turned the big 4-0 on Thursday, and he posted a sweet birthday message for The Sinner star.

On Instagram, Justin posted a photo of himself and Jessica dressed up in wild outfits and captioned it, “MOOD: 40 AF.”

Then, on his Instagram story, Justin wrote, “”Whether it’s laid up on a couch, kicking my a** at the gym or, dressing up at ridiculous costume parties… you make it all look good. I love you and I celebrate you every day.”

On her own Instagram, Jessica posted pictures of her birthday festivities, including a shot of herself embracing her and Justin’s two sons, Silas and Phineas. There was also a shot of her birthday cake and cards, a picture of herself and Justin enjoying the cake, and a banner which read, “Happy Birthday Mommy Mom!!” signed by the boys.

“Thinking of birthdays past and remembering all the amazing ones Justin and I spent solo,” she wrote. “Now celebrating 40 with [cake] and [balloons] with my other two favorite guys on the planet. Love you family. Thanks for all the birthday love. 40 feels fresh y’all.”

Demi Lovato exits NBC comedy series, ‘Hungry’

March 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Demi Lovato is no longer starring in the upcoming NBC comedy series, Hungry.

According to Deadline, Demi had to leave the acting role due to “scheduling issues” but they’ll still serve as an executive producer on the project along with their manager, Scooter Braun.

Demi’s role is being recast. Deadline reports it’ll have to be done quickly so the pilot can remain on schedule.

Hungry follows a group of friends who belong to a food issues group and help each other along the way. It was set to be Demi’s first regular television role in over 10 years.

Red Hot Chili Peppers premiere new ’Unlimited Love’ track, “Poster Child”

March 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Red Hot Chili Peppers have shared another preview of their hotly anticipated new album, Unlimited Love.

The latest cut is called “Poster Child,” and is available now via digital outlets. An accompanying animated video is streaming now via Facebook.

“Poster Child” is the second Unlimited Love track to be released, following lead single “Black Summer.” The album, which marks the return of both longtime guitarist John Frusciante and frequent Peppers producer Rick Rubin, arrives in full on April 1.

RHCP will launch a worldwide stadium tour in support of Unlimited Love in June. The U.S. leg begins in July.

Paul McCartney headlining UK’s Glastonbury Festival

March 4, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Paul McCartney has confirmed the online speculation: He’ll be headlining the U.K.’s prestigious Glastonbury Festival on Saturday, June 25. The festival is returning in person this year after the last two editions were canceled due to the pandemic.

On February 24, McCartney tweeted what appeared to be a Wordle score, with the stats, “Wordle 121 25/6.” Since those numbers don’t actually make sense in Wordle world, fans suspected something was up, and one spelled it out: “I think 121 25/6 is saying 121 days to Glasto and Saturday Glasto is 25th June. Guessing he is headlining.”

If you’ll recall, McCartney had been slated to play a headlining set at the 2020 Glastonbury Festival, but that event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as was the 2021 edition of the fest.

As previously announced, Billie Eilish will be the headliner at this year’s festival on Friday, June 24, while rapper Kendrick Lamar has just been announced as the headliner for Sunday, June 26. Also on the bill: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Diana Ross, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Crowded House, Pet Shop Boys, HAIM, Lorde, Herbie Hancock, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream and dozens more.

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