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Graham Nash joins Neil Young, Joni Mitchell in removing his music from Spotify

February 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Graham Nash has joined Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and others in asking that his music be removed from Spotify because the streaming service has been hosting Joe Rogan‘s popular podcast, which many medical and scientific professionals have charged with spreading potentially harmful misinformation about COVID-19 and the vaccines.

Nash has issued a statement explaining his decision to have his solo recordings pulled from Spotify, which also appears to reference comments Rogan made in an Instagram video posted Monday in which the host addressed some of the accusations regarding his podcast.

“There is a difference between being open to varying viewpoints on a matter and knowingly spreading false information which some 270 medical professionals have derided as not only false but dangerous,” Graham writes. “Likewise, there is a difference between misinformation, in which one is unaware that what is being said is false, versus disinformation which is knowingly false and intended to mislead and sway public opinion. The opinions publicized by Rogan are so dishonest and unsupported by solid facts that Spotify becomes an enabler in a way that costs people their lives.”

In Rogan’s video, he denies “trying to promote misinformation,” adding, “I’m not trying to be controversial. I’ve never tried to do anything with this podcast other than just talk to people and have interesting conversations.”

After Young and Mitchell announced they were removing their music from Spotify, the company announced that it will be adding content advisories before podcasts that discuss COVID-19.

“Personally, there are plenty of individuals and views on Spotify that I disagree with strongly,” wrote Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek. “It is important to me that we don’t take on the position of being content censor while also making sure that there are rules in place and consequences for those who violate them.”

CMT Awards to air on April 11 on CBS

February 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The 2022 CMT Awards have found a new venue and air date.

The show will air live from Nashville at the historic Municipal Auditorium, in addition to other venues across the city, on April 11 at 8 p.m. ET. This marks the inaugural broadcast of the CMT Awards on CBS.

A statement from CMT hints that the show will feature “world premiere performances and one-of-a-kind collaborations from in and around Music City.”

The CMT Awards was originally slated to air on April 3, but the date was moved after the Grammy Awards, which also air on CBS, had to be rescheduled from January 31 to April 3 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Details on the nominees and voting process for the 2022 show will be announced in the coming weeks. The CMT Awards will also be available to stream on Paramount+.

Dave Matthews Band scheduled summer North American tour

February 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Dave Matthews Band is returning to the road this summer.

The “Ants Marching” outfit has announced a North American headlining tour, set to kick off May 11 in Austin, Texas. The lengthy outing will come to a close with a two-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on September 19 and 20.

Tickets won’t go on sale to the general public until February 25, but if you’re a member of the DMB Warehouse fan club, you can request access to pre-sale tickets now through February 8 at 3 p.m. ET.

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

DMB’s most recent album is 2018’s Come Tomorrow.

Selena Gomez reveals how she overcame society’s pressures to look “perfect”

February 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Selena Gomez opened up about how society’s impossible beauty standards — specifically about always looking young and beautiful — were harmful to her mental health. The 29-year-old now hopes to help her impressionable young fans to also walk away from that same, unhealthy mindset.

“From the time I can remember, I’ve always felt like I had to be perfect or look a certain way,” Selena told Glamour UK. “Being in the public eye from such an early age certainly comes with a lot of pressure. It’s hard to feel comfortable when you feel like everyone is watching, judging, and commenting on the way you look.”

Selena continued, “It took me a long time to realize that I only wanted to be myself — that what made me unique was also what made me beautiful… Self-confidence is still something I work on daily, but when I stopped trying to conform to society’s unrealistic standards of beauty, my perspective entirely shifted.”

Looking back at the life lessons she’s learned, Selena wishes most to tell her younger self, “Makeup is something to have fun with, but not something you need.”

“I used to think I needed to wear makeup to feel pretty, and I can definitely say that has changed as I’ve gotten older,” the Rare Beauty mogul explained.

As for the advice she’d give her fans who may be struggling to overcome the same insecurities, Selena had several ideas. “I’m a big advocate for therapy,” she began. “I also love to keep sticky notes around my house with positive affirmations. I have a lot of various ones, but “I am enough” is a favorite of mine — I call them ‘Rare Reminders.'”

She also endorses “taking a scrolling break from social media” to help combat the pressure to appear a certain way.

“I am grateful”: Mickey Guyton to sing national anthem at Super Bowl

February 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The NFL has announced its pregame entertainment lineup for the Super Bowl, and country music will be represented with Mickey Guyton.

The Grammy nominated country star is set to perform the national anthem ahead of the game, when the Cincinnati Bengals will face off against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA on February 13 at 6:30 p.m. ET.

“Look at God. I am shook, I am grateful, I am praise dancing,” Mickey shares on Twitter. “So excited to be singing the national anthem at #SBLVI on February 13th!”

As previously reported, the halftime entertainment for Super Bowl LVI will include Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar. Zedd, Maren Morris‘ collaborator on “The Middle,” will serve as the pregame DJ during player warmups.

The Super Bowl will air on NBC and Telemundo and stream live on Peacock.

Meat Loaf’s ‘Bat Out of Hell’ album reaches new chart peak after singer’s death

February 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Following Meat Loaf‘s death at age 74 on January 20, the powerhouse singer’s albums and songs have shot up the Billboard charts like, well, bats out of hell.

First of all, Meat Loaf’s classic 1977 album Bat Out of Hell re-entered the Billboard 200 at #13, one spot higher than it originally peaked back in 1978. The album, which has been certified 14-times Platinum by the RIAA, moved 28,000 album equivalent units during the most recent week-long tracking period, according to MRC Data, a 3,677% increase from the previous week.

Bat Out of Hell also debuted at #1 on the Top Rock Albums chart and re-entered the Catalog Albums tally at #1.

Meanwhile, Meat Loaf’s chart-topping 1993 sequel album Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell re-entered the Billboard 200 at #91 after notching 10,000 album equivalent units during the latest tracking period, a 2,320% surge from the previous week.

Bat Out of Hell II included Meat Loaf’s only #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That).” The tune has now debuted at the top of the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart and Hard Rock Streaming Songs tally.

Those two songs were streamed 4.4 million and 4.5 million times in the U.S., respectively, during the most most tracking week, accounting for 40% of Meat Loaf’s song streams.

As for Meat Loaf’s epic Bat Out of Hell track “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” it debuted at #1 on the Hot Hard Rock Songs and Hard Rock Streaming Songs charts.

Looking at Meat Loaf’s overall catalog, it amassed 21.1 million on-demand official audio and video streams in the U.S. during the latest tracking period, a 1,422% increase from the previous week, according to MRC Data reported by Billboard.

Radiohead side project The Smile announced first full-length tour

February 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Radiohead side project The Smile — featuring Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood — has announced the band’s first full-length tour.

The outing will make its way through Europe and the U.K. this May, June and July. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 4.

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

The Smile, which also features drummer Tom Skinner of the band Sons of Kemet, made their live debut last year at the Glastonbury 2021 livestream event, and they just played a trio of livestreamed concerts in London this past weekend. The group has so far officially released two songs: “You Will Never Work in Television Again,” and “The Smoke.”

Report: Nirvana lawyers call Spencer Elden’s latest filing “strike three” in ongoing ‘Nevermind’ cover lawsuit

February 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Lawyers for Nirvana have responded to Spencer Elden‘s latest filing in the ongoing lawsuit over the Nevermind cover, Rolling Stone reports.

In documents obtained by the magazine, Nirvana’s legal team calls Elden’s complaint, which was amended in January for the second time following the original lawsuit’s filing in August 2021, “strike three.”

“This case must end,” the motion reads.

As previously reported, Elden’s suit alleged that the artwork for Nirvana’s Nevermind constituted child pornography. The now-iconic cover features a photo of Elden, then a four-month-old baby, swimming naked underwater while reaching for a dollar bill.

Surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, as well as the late Kurt Cobain and his widow, Courtney Love, were among the defendants named in the suit.

In November 2021, Elden filed his first amended complaint with additional allegations, including that cover photographer Kirk Weddle, another named defendant, also took photos of Elden “dressed up and depicted as Hugh Hefner,” the notorious founder of Playboy.

The next month, Nirvana filed to dismiss Elden’s case, declaring not only that his claims were “not serious” and “absurd,” but that the statute of limitations on his allegations had expired. A judge then granted Nirvana’s request this past January, but allowed for Elden to amend and refile his suit, which he did just before the deadline last month.

Nirvana’s lawyers now argue “the time has run” on Elden’s suit, and request dismissal with prejudice, meaning he could no longer refile.

“Elden’s decision to not sue these defendants for the past 30 years, despite his decades-long knowledge of their same and unvaried conduct, is dispositive of his claim,” the motion reads. “It is as simple as that.”

Justin Bieber’s wife Hailey says they’ll “try” for a baby “in the next couple of years”

February 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

At the end of his Amazon documentary Justin Bieber: Our World, which was filmed in 2020, Justin tells his wife Hailey that one of his intentions for 2021 is for them to have a baby — or at least start trying. Hailey seemed surprised at the notion then, and now, she says that probably won’t happen for “the next couple of years.”

Covering WSJ. Magazine‘s Spring Women’s Fashion Issue, Hailey talks about her new skin-care brand, Rhode, as well as her relationship with Justin, and the pressure that she feels everyone seems to be putting on them to start having children.

“There’s this thing that happens for women when you get married. Everybody always assumes it’s: First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby. Well, what about all the things I want to accomplish in my business?” Hailey notes.

“I think I had it ingrained in my head that I was going to want to have kids right away and I was going to want to have kids super, super young,” she adds. “Then I turned 25 and I’m like, ‘I’m still super, super young!’”

So what’s her timetable? Hailey says, “I think ideally in the next couple of years we would try. But there’s a reason they call it try, right? You don’t know how long that process is ever going to take. Definitely no kids this year; that would be a little bit hectic, I think.”

Da Brat and fiancée Jesseca Dupart are expecting: “We are EXTENDING the family”

February 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

A baby is on the way for Da Brat and her fiancée, Jesseca Dupart!

Taking to Instagram on Monday, the rapper shared snapshots of her embracing Dupart from behind and making a heart with her hands over her wife-to-be’s stomach.

“We are EXTENDING the family,” she wrote.

This will be the first child for Da Brat, 47, while Dupart, 39, has three children from previous relationships.

The baby announcement comes just days before the two are set to tie the knot later this month. They revealed the wedding date of February 22 by showing off a picture of the date “2.22.22” tattooed on Da Brat’s back.

“TWOSDAY 2•22•22,” she captioned the pic, followed by the bride, chapel, and wedding ring emojis and the hashtags #BRATlovesJUDY #weddingdate.

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