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Post Malone drops new single, “Cooped Up”; says new album is “the most honest record I’ve made”

May 12, 2022 by WDNY Radio

After teasing it on Instagram last month, Post Malone has dropped his new single, “Cooped Up,” featuring Roddy Ricch.

The last time the two worked together was on a remix of “Wow” back in 2019, and Ricch also seems grateful that Posty gave him a career boost: In the song, he raps, “Posty took me on my first damn tour date/He had me rockin’ every night, sold-out arenas.”

On the song, Post talks about returning to music and live performances after being sidelined by the pandemic, singing, “I’m about to pull up, hit switch, pull curtain/And I been waitin’ so long, now I gotta resurface…’Cause I been feelin’ cooped up.”

Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Post explains, “I’ve been out of my bag for a long time, and I’m trying to hop back in there, man.”

“Quarantine has been just so wacky. It’s just so strange going up in front of people and being able to sing for people again,” he notes, adding, “It’s about gaining that confidence back…I’m pumped to go out and meet fans again. I’m the most excited man in the world.”

“Cooped Up” is from Post’s new album, Twelve Carat Toothache, due out June 3. He tells Zane that it’s about “the bipolar aspect, the duality of everything.”

Posty says, “There’s a lot of things, very much so, on this record that are tongue-in-cheek. I think this whole record is the most honest record I’ve made…But every song in there tells a story, so this is kind of like, ‘Here’s the life that we live, but there’s always something going on in the background.’”

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

Watch Arcade Fire cover Harry Styles’ “As It Was”

May 12, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Arcade Fire has shared a cover of the Harry Styles song “As It Was.”

The performance, which Win Butler and company recorded for BBC Radio 2, stays true to the melody of the pop star’s original while adding extra instrumentation to turn it into a full Arcade Fire jam.

You can watch the cover streaming now on YouTube.

Arcade Fire just released their new album, WE, last Friday. They also announced a North American tour in support of the record, which is set to kick off in October.

Shawn Mendes to wear “sustainable” Tommy Hilfiger clothes on tour, co-design capsule collection

May 12, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Shawn Mendes is a big proponent of making environmentally conscious choices: His upcoming tour will be cutting CO2 emissions by 50% per show compared to his 2019 trek, for example. Now, he’s extended that attitude towards the outfits he’ll be wearing onstage.

Shawn has partnered with Tommy Hilfiger for #PlayItForward, an initiative that will see Shawn rocking a “sustainable” tour wardrobe — which means, essentially, recycled clothing. He’ll wear custom-made designs crafted from leftover fabrics and trimmings from previous Hilfiger collections.

Shawn also stars in Tommy Hilfiger’s “Classics Reborn” campaign, launching May 16, in which he wears vintage styles from Hilfiger’s “1985 Program” collection, including the brand’s iconic 1985 polo, now made of organic cotton. He’s also shown wearing denim made from 20% recycled cotton, which requires less water and energy to produce.

In addition, the brand and Shawn will collaborate on a capsule collection for Spring 2023, which will include “material recycling innovations.”

“I’ve always been inspired by Tommy and the iconic brand he built, and I’m excited to share our journey together with my fans,” Shawn says. “Everyone has a role to play in creating a more sustainable future and I’m inspired to see what we can achieve.”

As part of the partnership, Tommy Hilfiger is also donating $1 million to mitigate and offset the tour’s environmental impact.

Dan + Shay join Billboard Music Awards lineup after Red Hot Chili Peppers drop out

May 12, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Dan + Shay and Machine Gun Kelly are two late additions to the lineup of the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, after rock mainstay act the Red Hot Chili Peppers had to drop off the bill.

Billboard confirms Dan + Shay’s booking on the awards show, which will take place on Sunday. They’re up for an award at the show, too: The duo is a finalist in the top country duo/group award, which they previously won in 2019.

They’re joining a lineup that already has some acts repping the country genre: Miranda Lambert and Elle King are performing their collaboration, “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home),” which topped the country charts.

Controversial hitmaker Morgan Wallen is also among the evening’s performers, despite the continuing fallout from his early 2021 scandal, in which he was filmed using a racist slur. After announcing his addition to the bill, Billboard issued an internal memo explaining the decision to book Morgan.

The Peppers dropped out of the BBMAs lineup with a message on social media, citing “unforeseen circumstances.” It would have been the group’s first BBMAs performance since 1999.

Diddy says ‘Billboard’ Music Awards is about “love and forgiveness” this year

May 12, 2022 by WDNY Radio

As Diddy prepares to host the Billboard Music Awards this weekend, he’s giving Billboard a taste of what to expect.

In particular, he explains why it was important for the show to have Travis Scott and country singer Morgan Wallen perform — two artists who have been embroiled in controversy recently.

“The mood of the show is about love and forgiveness,” Diddy says. “As a musical family, none of us are saints; none of us are without things that happen to them in life. So one of the things I’m doing directly is un-canceling the canceled. That’s breaking news because people haven’t been about uncanceling. But canceling is a trend that needs to stop.”

“Travis went through a tragedy; Morgan [used the N-word] while talking to his boy,” he continues. “People make mistakes. Now we’re moving on with love and respect for everybody that was hurt or affected. It’s time to forgive.”

Diddy, who’s also executive producing the show, adds that the ceremony is about everybody “getting a second chance at life” post-pandemic. “We need love and I’m excited about celebrating that,” he says.

The Billboard Music Awards airs Sunday on NBC.

The Who’s ‘The Who Sell Out’ and ‘Tommy’ albums being reissued on half-speed-mastered vinyl in July

May 12, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Limited-edition black vinyl versions of The Who‘s first third and fourth studio albums, 1967’s The Who Sell Out and the band’s landmark 1969 rock opera, Tommy, will be released on July 6 as the second installment of a recently launched series of half-speed-mastered vinyl editions of the band’s records.

Both albums were mastered at London’s Abbey Road Studios by longtime Who engineer Jon Astley and cut for vinyl by acclaimed engineer by Miles Showell. The discs will be packaged in sleeves replicating the albums’ original designs, and will come with certificates of authenticity.

The Who Sell Out is noteworthy for being one of the first rock concept albums. It featured the band parodying the British pirate radio stations that were popular at the time, and included fake commercials written and recorded by the group that connected some of the songs. The album only reached #48 on the Billboard 200, but it included The Who’s first U.S. top-10 hit, “I Can See for Miles.”

Tommy is widely regarded as one of the most important albums in rock history, a double-disc collection that tells the story of a “deaf, dumb and blind kid” who becomes a pinball champion and then a spiritual leader. Tommy peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 and features many enduring Who songs, among them “Pinball Wizard,” “I’m Free” and “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” which includes the famed “See Me, Feel Me” segment.

The Who launched their half-speed mastered-vinyl series earlier this month with reissues of their first two U.K. studio albums: 1965’s My Generation and 1966’s A Quick One.

You can pre-order the half-speed-mastered The Who Sell Out and Tommy LPs now.

Here’s The Who Sell Out‘s full track list:

Side 1
“Armenia City in the Sky”
“Heinz Baked Beans”
“Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand”
“Odorono”
“Tattoo”
“Our Love Was”
“I Can See for Miles”

Side 2
“Can’t Reach You”
“Medac”
“Relax”
“Silas Stingy”
“Sunrise”
“Rael (1 and 2)”

And here’s the full track list of Tommy:

Side 1
“Overture”
“It’s a Boy”
“1921”
“Amazing Journey”
“Sparks”
“The Hawker”

Side 2
“Christmas”
“Cousin Kevin”
“The Acid Queen”
“Underture”

Side 3
“Do You Think It’s Alright?”
“Fiddle About”
“Pinball Wizard”
“There’s a Doctor”
“Go to the Mirror!”
“Tommy, Can You Hear Me?”
“Smash the Mirror”
“Sensation”

Side 4
“Miracle Cure”
“Sally Simpson”
“I’m Free”
“Welcome”
“Tommy’s Holiday Camp”
“We’re Not Gonna Take It”

Red Hot Chili Peppers drop off ’Billboard’ Music Awards

May 12, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Red Hot Chili Peppers are no longer performing at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.

The show announced Wednesday that the “Under the Bridge” outfit had to drop off due to “unforeseen circumstances.” The performance was set to be RHCP’s first on the BBMAs in 23 years.

In place of the Peppers, contemporary rocker Machine Gun Kelly has joined the performers lineup, marking his BBMA debut.

Previously announced performers include Florence + the Machine, as well as Silk Sonic, Megan Thee Stallion, Travis Scott, Ed Sheeran, Miranda Lambert and Mary J. Blige, among others.

The 2022 Billboard Music Awards will air this Sunday, May 15, on NBC.

Red Hot Chili Peppers are scheduled to kick off a world tour in support of their new album, Unlimited Love, on June 4 in Seville, Spain. The North American leg of the trek gets underway July 23 in Denver.

Red Hot Chili Peppers drop off ’Billboard’ Music Awards; Machine Gun Kelly added to lineup

May 12, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Red Hot Chili Peppers are no longer performing at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.

The show announced Wednesday that the “Under the Bridge” outfit had to drop off due to “unforeseen circumstances.” The performance was set to be RHCP’s first on the BBMAs in 23 years.

In place of the Peppers, Machine Gun Kelly has joined the performers lineup, marking his BBMA debut.

The 2022 Billboard Music Awards will air this Sunday, May 15, on NBC.

Ashley Judd reveals mother Naomi “used a firearm” to end her life

May 12, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Naomi Judd died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, her daughter Ashley Judd revealed in an exclusive interview Thursday on Good Morning America with ABC’s Diane Sawyer.

“I’ve thought about this so much, because once I say it, it cannot be unsaid,” Judd told the fellow Kentucky native during an interview on her Tennessee farm. “And so because we don’t want it to be a part of the gossip economy, I will share with you that she used a weapon. Mother used a firearm.”

“So that’s the piece of information that we are very uncomfortable sharing,” she went on, “but understand that we’re in a position that, you know, if we don’t say it, someone else is going to.”

The actress also disclosed that she was the one who found her mother on April 30, just one day before she was to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. At the time, Ashley was at her mother’s home, and had stepped outside to let in a friend.

“I went upstairs to let her know that the friend was there and I discovered her,” she said. “I have both grief and trauma from, from discovering her.”

While her sister, Wynonna, wasn’t ready to speak on camera about the tragedy, Ashley read a brief note from her, focusing on the comfort the two siblings find in each other.

Previously, the sisters had said only that “We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness.” They used Thursday morning’s interview as a chance to encourage anyone going through something similar to reach out for help.

Naomi’s life will be celebrated on Sunday during a public memorial that will air live from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on CMT.

If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, or worried about a friend or loved one, help is available. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 [TALK] for free confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Even if it feels like it, you are not alone.

Kendrick Lamar shares first look at ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ album cover

May 12, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Kendrick Lamar is giving fans a glimpse at the artwork for his new album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.

On Wednesday, the rapper took to social media to share the album cover which features him holding a child while wearing crown of thorns. In the background a woman sits on a bed, cradling another child in a diaper.

Lamar captioned the photo with the album’s name and gave credit to Renell Medrano, who shot the cover.

The reveal comes just days before the release of his fifth studio effort, which is set to drop Friday, May 13. It’s his first studio album since 2017’s Damn.

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