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Jennifer Lopez explains why she didn’t want the ‘Marry Me’ soundtrack to be “a J. Lo album”

February 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Jennifer Lopez is counting down the days until her new rom-com, Marry Me, bows in theaters next Friday. Ahead of its February 11 release, the singer/actress opened up about the challenges of making the movie’s soundtrack.

She told Billboard it was “really difficult” to make the songs for the Marry Me movie. She plays pop superstar Kat Valdez in the film, but Jennifer said the main challenge was ensuring that Kat’s music did not come across as J. Lo songs.

“I wasn’t making it a J. Lo album. I was making a different character, and also, I was weaving the songs and writing them for the story,” she explained. In the end, she found those eight tracks — but only after combing through “a hundred” songs that “every producer and writer” sent to her.

The singer added that she’s a big fan of rom-coms and won’t tolerate critics besmirching their contribution to entertainment. “First of all, romantic comedies are not light movies,” said Jennifer. “They’re necessary, beautiful movies, and I don’t know why people feel like they have to put them down when everybody enjoys them so much. It’s like chick flicks. I don’t know guys who don’t love to go to the movies and watch a rom-com with me.”

Marry Me ties the knot in theaters on Friday, February 11. To help tide fans over, the movie’s eponymous lead single was released Thursday.

In other J. Lo news, the “On the Floor” singer celebrated the second anniversary of her groundbreaking Super Bowl Halftime show with Shakira on Wednesday in an Instagram post.

“A lot has happened since then…the world has changed…that’s why I’m especially thankful to my#JLovers for being so incredible and being by my side through it all,” she wrote.

Coldplay & Selena Gomez collaborative single coming on Monday

February 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Coldplay‘s latest album, Music of the Spheres, features a collaboration with Selena Gomez called “Let Somebody Go,” and now it’s being released as a single.

The ballad — and possibly a music video — are coming on Monday, according to Coldplay’s socials. The announcement came with a pic of Selena and Coldplay’s Chris Martin embracing on the set of a video directed by Dave Meyers. According to the photo, it appears as though the video was filmed last October.

Coldplay recently performed the song without Selena on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Coldplay’s collaboration with BTS on another Music of the Spheres single, “My Universe,” gave the British band its second U.S. number-one hit — more than 13 years after its first, “Viva La Vida,” in 2008.

Faith Hill remembers her “terrifying” experience of singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl

February 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill appeared on back-to-back nights of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this week, each offering separate perspectives on their 1883 roles and more.

During Faith’s stop on the show, she looked back on her “terrifying” experience singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl, saying that it was “the most extraordinary amount of pressure ever.”

By the time she sang at the Super Bowl, she knew first-hand the perils of what could go wrong: Early on in her career, she sang the national anthem at a Dallas playoff game, and completely blanked on the lyrics.

“I’m walking out to the center of the field, with this…very generous woman that was walking me out, and I say to her, ‘Would you happen to know just the first word of the national anthem?’” Faith remembers.

“And she said, ‘Seriously?’ And I said, ‘I’m serious. I’m very serious,’” she continues. “She said, ‘Honey, I don’t know.’”

Fortunately, once the spotlight hit and it was Faith’s time to sing, the words came to her. But she had a back-up plan — if she couldn’t remember the words, she was going to pivot and sing “Amazing Grace.”

“I thought I would sing ‘Amazing Grace’ and be forgiven!” she adds.

This year’s Super Bowl is coming up, and another rising country superstar will sing the national anthem in 2022: Mickey Guyton was just announced as the performer, much to Faith’s excitement.

“I am such a huge fan and supporter. She is going to slay it,” Faith adds.

Listen to new Oliver Tree song, “Freaks & Geeks”

February 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Oliver Tree has released a new song called “Freaks & Geeks,” a track off his upcoming album, Cowboy Tears.

The tune continues the “Life Goes On” artist’s folksier sound, first heard on the Cowboy Tears lead single, “Cowboys Don’t Cry.”

“Freaks & Geeks” is available now for digital download. It’s accompanying video, which finds Tree adding a bit of a Hot Topic goth-twist to his cowboy getup, is streaming now on YouTube.

Cowboy Tears will be released February 18. It’s the sophomore follow-up to Tree’s 2020 debut, Ugly Is Beautiful.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine continue their commitment to education with Adidas

February 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

After Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine co-founded Beats Electronics in 2006, they focused on creating educational opportunities for minority youth in Los Angeles. In 2013, they donated $70 million to the University of Southern California to create the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology, and the Business of Innovation.

Now they are collaborating with Adidas to design a new education program in South Los Angeles that blends fashion, technology, and entrepreneurship, according to Rolling Stone. Adidas says in a statement, “Design and creative hobbies have become more than just that – they are an opportunity for youth to explore a future that can become a career.”

In addition to the new program with Adidas, Iovine, and Dre, who is performing in the Super Bowl halftime show, are launching a magnate school in South LA, set to open on September 22, 2022. Many youth in South LA come from low-income families, however Iovine says they can overcome their obstacles.

“A lot of these kids, they have all these words for them: under-served, disadvantaged,” the entrepreneur says. “But what they really have is superpowers.”

Iovine and Dre have become a super duo, producing several multi-platinum albums, and launching Beats by Dre. They were the subject of the 2017 Grammy Award-winning HBO docuseries, The Defiant Ones.

“We come from two different cultures, and we’ve collaborated for 30 years now,” the Interscope Records co-founder says. “We really complement each other.”

Following their success in music and audio, they hope for similar results in affecting education. “I grant that it’s a big idea, but we also believe that if you were to create a spark that’s powerful enough, a fire will happen,” Iovine says. “We think that this will catch on.”

Janet Jackson selling vintage tour merchandise for charity

February 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Following her Lifetime/A&E documentary which was viewed by over 15 million people last weekend, Janet Jackson is raising money for a girls charity by selling some of her vintage concert merchandise.

Fans can purchase items from four of her tours: janet. 1993-1995, The Velvet Rope 1998–1999, All For You 2001–2002, and Rock Witchu in 2008. Proceeds will be donated to the non-profit organization Girls Leadership that teaches girls to exercise the power of their voice through programs grounded in social emotional learning.

Janet has partnered with The RealReal company for the sale, and the company is also contributing $10,000 to Girls Leadership. Merchandise is available on TheRealReal website.

“The sooner we can teach our girls how to speak up for themselves and to stand up for one another and in what they believe in, the better position they’ll be in as they get older,” the five-time Grammy winner says in a statement. “Women need to support one another more from day one and that starts from when we’re younger. We owe it to the younger generation to teach them, so they make fewer mistakes than we did.”

Jackson’s two-part doc dominated television over the weekend, scoring the best ratings for a non-fiction premiere on cable since ESPN’s The Last Dance in 2020, and the best ratings for a Lifetime non-fiction show since 2019’s Surviving R. Kelly.

The documentary also sent viewers rushing to download her music, too. Three of her albums — Control, Design of a Decade and Rhythm Nation — hit the top 10 on the iTunes U.S. chart, and she had a total of eight albums in the chart’s top 20 overall.

Lifetime will re-air the documentary this Friday, February 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Luke Bryan’s Las Vegas residency is his chance to let loose, be “real authentic” and “free”

February 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Luke Bryan opens his Las Vegas residency with nine shows this month. As an artist-in-residency repping country music, he’s got some big shoes to fill: Carrie Underwood opened her own, dazzling Vegas show in December.

Now, Luke says he’s not trying to compete with Carrie or his fellow American Idol judge, Katy Perry, who recently launched a residency of her own.

“The girls are able to really make it more theatrical,” the country superstar tells People. “My thing is, I’m gonna throw my band on stage.”

While Luke’s availing himself of some of the extra bells and whistles that go into a classic Vegas show, he explains it’s part of a plan to “keep it real authentic to what I always have been, but just use the technology behind me to really have moments where fans can be wowed.”

Still, his Vegas set might differ a little bit from a stop on, for example, Luke’s Farm Tour. That’s because the audience will be a little different than his usual crowd, he explains.

“I think in Vegas, I’ve always been able to get away with really being myself, being free, and reacting with the fans in the moment,” he continues. “I think in Vegas, you can get away with that a little more than some conservative country music markets across the country.”

One thing’s for sure: Luke’s not planning to disappoint any concert-goers expecting a big, exciting show. “I’m going to come out there and deliver the energy, deliver the entertainment,” he promises.

Luke’s Vegas shows kick off February 11.

Korn, Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin, Evanescence playing 2022 Inkcarceration Festival

February 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Korn, Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin and Evanescence are playing the 2022 Inkcarceration Festival, taking place July 15-17 in Mansfield, Ohio.

As in previous years, Inkcarceration will be held at the historic Ohio State Reformatory, a now-defunct prison where The Shawshank Redemption was filmed.

Other artists on the bill include Papa Roach, Three Days Grace, Falling in Reverse, Seether, Lamb of God, Black Veil Brides, Black Label Society, Theory, Sleeping with Sirens, Avatar and Spiritbox.

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit Inkcarceration.com.

Alana Haim, Jonny Greenwood among 2022 BAFTA nominees

February 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Alana Haim and Jonny Greenwood are among the nominees for the 2022 BAFTAs — the U.K. equivalent of the Oscars.

The HAIM sister’s performance in the movie Licorice Pizza is up for the Leading Actress award, while the Radiohead guitarist’s The Power of the Dog soundtrack will compete for the Original Score prize.

Both Licorice Pizza and The Power of the Dog are nominated for Best Film.

The 2022 BAFTAS take place in London on March 13.

Haim’s performance in Licorice Pizza has also been nominated for a Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award, as has Greenwood’s The Power of the Dog score.

Lauren Alaina signs on for ‘Beyond the Edge,’ an extreme celebrity competition show for charity

February 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Lauren Alaina is among the stars who’ve signed on to compete in Beyond the Edge, a CBS reality show that pits celebrities from all aspects of show business against the elements. Variety confirmed the news this week.

The series, which takes some cues from Survivor, brings its star cast to the jungle of Bocas del Toro, Panama, where the celebs will battle “torrential downpours, scorching heat and deadly wildlife,” according to the network.

There’s one more twist: Instead of conventional reality show eliminations, the celebs will be able to ring a bell when they’re ready to tap out of the grueling experience. But each star will be playing for a charity of their choosing, and at the end of the two-week experience, the two top performers will battle it out in a final competition for the bragging rights of winning the most money for their charity.

Lauren’s not the only cast member repping country music: Also heading to Panama for the show is Craig Morgan, who had a viral hit in 2019 with “The Father, My Son and the Holy Ghost.”

Lauren’s charity of choice is The Next Door, a Nashville-based facility supporting women impacted by addiction, mental illness, trauma, incarceration and more.

Meanwhile, Craig is playing for Operation Finally Home, a nonprofit that provides custom-built, mortgage-free homes to military veterans.

Other stars participating in Beyond the Edge include Super Bowl MVP Ray Lewis, actor Jodie Sweetin, The Bachelor personality Colton Underwood and more. Beyond the Edge will premiere March 16 at 9 p.m. EST.

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