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Rihanna appeared at last night’s Met Gala…as a pregnant marble statue

May 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Unfortunately, Rihanna skipped the red carpet at Monday night’s Met Gala, robbing us all of the opportunity to see what kind of fabulous maternity fashion she would’ve come up with. However, she was still there in spirit — in the form of a statue.

Vogue created what looks like a marble statue of the star, based on Rihanna’s latest Vogue cover, in which she poses in a form-fitting Alaïa bodysuit with her pregnant belly prominently on display. It was erected inside one of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s sculpture galleries for the event, taking the place of another female figure.

“The statue of “Eirene (The Personification of Peace)” is usually the highest-profile marble goddess @themetmuseum Greco-Roman galleries,” reads the caption. “But now we’ve got @badgalriri, straight off this month’s Vogue cover.”

A delighted Rihanna re-posted Vogue‘s video of the statue, with the caption, “shut down the met in marble! what’s more gilded than that? Lol! Thank you @metmuseum and @voguemagazine for this historic tribute! y’all bad for this one!”

Rihanna and boyfriend A$AP Rocky are expecting their first child. Speaking about her out-and-proud maternity looks, Rihanna told Vogue for its cover story, “My body is doing incredible things right now, and I’m not going to be ashamed of that. This time should feel celebratory. Because why should you be hiding your pregnancy?”

Carrie Underwood’s workout playlist proves her love of rock and metal music

May 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Carrie Underwood‘s work out playlist proves she’s a loyal fan of hard rock and heavy metal music.

Despite being a country queen, Carrie was introduced to rock music through her older sisters, Shanna and Stephanie, when they’d listen to it on the radio growing up in Oklahoma. They passed their love on to Carrie, who’s since shared stages with Axl Rose, Steven Tyler and Joan Jett.

When she’s not singing with rock n’ roll royalty, Carrie’s listening to it during her daily workouts. “Working out, I honestly listen to metal or super hard rock music,” Carrie previously shared with CBS, citing I Prevail as one of her favorite rock bands to work out to, particularly their Grammy nominated 2019 album, Trauma.

Scrolling through her workout playlist, fans will also see Mötley Crüe‘s “Kickstart My Heart,” “State of My Head” by Shinedown, Beastie Boys‘ “Sabotage,” “Na Na Na” by My Chemical Romance, and more.

But Carrie isn’t above including her own music too, with her fierce duet with Ludacris, “The Champion,” also making the list, along with her uplifting single, “Love Wins.”

Scroll through to see all of Carrie’s favorite workout tunes on her YouTube channel.

Graham Nash live album featuring full performances of his first two solo studio efforts arrives this Friday

May 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Graham Nash‘s long-awaited live album showcasing a series of special concerts he played in September 2019 during which he performed his first two solo album — 1971’s Songs for Beginners and 1974’s Wild Tales — in their entirety, finally will be released this Friday, May 6.

Graham Nash: Live — Songs for Beginners/Wild Tales features renditions of every tune from Nash’s two studio efforts, including the 1971 hit “Chicago/We Can Change the World,” and gems like “Military Madness,” “Simple Man,” “Prison Song” and “Oh! Camil.”

The full-albums concerts, which took place at four venues in the northeastern U.S., featured Nash performing with his two regular backing musicians — guitarist Shane Fontayne and keyboardist Todd Caldwell — plus a drummer, a bassist, a pedal-steel guitarist and two female backup singers.

In advance of the album, Graham released his live version of “Military Madness” digitally.

Reflecting on why the Songs for Beginners and Wild Tales albums were so popular with fans, Nash says, “I think it’s that intimacy and that immediacy of my emotions.”

He also laments that some of the topical songs he wrote during the ’70s remain relevant today.

“We’re supposed to learn from history and it doesn’t appear as if we’re learning much,” he maintains. “Songs like ‘Military Madness’…is that not relevant today? The hope that we can change the world, isn’t that still relevant today? I’m very flattered that my music seems to have lasted this long, but I’m also a little upset that we have to keep singing a song like ‘Military Madness’ right up to the present. Enough already!”

Graham Nash: Live, which can be pre-ordered now, is available on CD, as a two-LP set and via digital formats.

Here’s the live album’s full track list:

“Military Madness”
“Better Days”
“Wounded Bird”
“I Used to Be a King”
“Be Yourself”
“Simple Man”
“Man in the Mirror”
“There’s Only One”
“Sleep Song”
“Chicago”/”We Can Change the World”
“Wild Tales”
“Hey You (Looking at the Moon)”
“Prison Song”
“You’ll Never Be the Same”
“And So It Goes”
“Grave Concern”
“Oh! Camil”
“I Miss You”
“On the Line”
“Another Sleep Song”

2021 Fab Four documentary ‘The Beatles and India’ to be released on DVD and Blu-ray in June

May 2, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The 2021 documentary The Beatles and India, a film that explores the impact of the South Asian country and its culture on The Beatles‘ lives and music, as well as how the Fab Four helped introduce Indian music to the world, will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 21.

The Beatles and India was co-directed by Ajoy Bose, author of the book Across the Universe — The Beatles in India, which served as the inspiration for the movie. The film includes rare archival footage, recordings and photographs; expert commentary; eyewitness accounts; and new segments filmed across India.

According to the film’s official website, the documentary “is the first serious exploration of how India shaped the development of the greatest-ever rock band and their own pioneering role bridging two vastly different cultures across the universe.”

The Beatles’ interest in Indian music was sparked after guitarist George Harrison bought a sitar and began to take lessons from Indian sitar master Ravi Shankar. The band first featured sitar on their classic 1965 tune “Norwegian Wood,” and Indian influences were subsequently included on such songs as “Tomorrow Never Knows,” “Love You To,” “Within You Without You” and “The Inner Light.”

The Beatles and India also looks at the band’s 1968 trip to Transcendental Meditation guru the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi‘s ashram in Rishikesh, during which many of the songs that appeared on The White Album were written.

You can pre-order the DVD and Blu-ray versions of The Beatles and India now at MVDShop.com.

Rise Against playing 2022 #iVoted Festival

May 2, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Rise Against will be playing the 2022 #iVoted Festival.

The virtual event takes place November 8 — the same day as the U.S. midterm elections. You can RSVP to watch by sending in a selfie from outside your polling location, or with a blank, vote-from-home ballot.

Those who aren’t yet of voting age can also take part in the #iVoted Festival by RSVPing with their first voting-eligible election year and sharing “why they’re excited to vote.”

Other artists on the 2022 lineup include Halestorm, Umphrey’s McGee, Run the Jewels and Bowling for Soup frontman Jaret Reddick.

For more info, visit iVotedFestival.org.

Music notes: Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and more

May 2, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Dua Lipa is the newest face of Truly hard seltzer, and promoted their new variety pack that drops May 15, which offers “tropical and blissful” flavors. Dua told USA Today she first tried hard seltzer in the U.S. because it’s not popular in England and says she enjoys the taste.

Justin Bieber added a pre-July 4th show to his Justice World Tour, where he’ll take over Los Angeles, California’s Kia Forum. The July 3 concert will close out his North American tour leg before he jumps across the pond to perform in Europe. Tickets for the event go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. PT on Ticketmaster.

Lady Gaga shared snaps of her and Tom Cruise sharing kisses on the cheek after he attended her Jazz & Piano Vegas residency. “Thank you for coming to the show last night,” she captioned the sweet pictures. “I love you my friend.” Gaga sings the track “Hold My Hand” for Tom’s upcoming Top Gun: Maverick movie.

Madonna joined Marry Me star Maluma on stage during his Medellín, Colombia, show. NME reports the two duetted on her 2000 hit, “Music,” and on their collaborative track, “Medellín,” which was on her Madame X album. Madge shared a carousel of photos of the event to her Instagram.

Music notes: Ariana Grande, Lizzo, Maluma and more

May 2, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ariana Grande posted the spiritual successor of her “Thank u, next” music video — a commercial for her r.e.m. beauty that has her further channeling Mean Girls. The singer shared a TikTok of her celebrating her newest collection coming to Ulta, so she recited the infamous scene where Amanda Seyfried fakes being sick.

Lizzo has no idea how Beyoncé obtained a never-before-seen baby photo of her, which the “Single Ladies” singer used to celebrate her 34th birthday. “Beyoncé?! Where u get this pic?? I ain’t seen this since I was born,” Lizzo tweeted, along with a sobbing emoji. Bey has yet to reveal her secrets.

Marry Me star Maluma welcomed Madonna on stage when performing in Medellín, Colombia. NME reports the two duetted on her 2000 hit, “Music,” and on their collaborative track, “Medellín,” which was on her Madame X album. Madge shared a carousel of photos of the event to her Instagram.

Lady Gaga shared snaps of her and Tom Cruise sharing cheek kisses after he attended her Jazz & Piano Vegas residency. “Thank you for coming to the show last night,” she captioned the sweet pictures. “I love you my friend.” Gaga sings the track “Hold My Hand” for Tom’s upcoming Top Gun: Maverick movie.

Harry Styles announces “One Night Only in New York” concert

May 2, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Harry Styles is welcoming fans to Harry’s House with a one-night-only show in New York.

On May 20 — the same day his new album Harry’s House drops — Harry will perform at UBS Arena in Queens, New York, and fans can see him sing the songs from the new album live for the first time ever. Tickets cost just $25 all-in, and American Express card members can register now for early access to tickets.

If you’re selected for the pre-sale, you can buy tickets starting May 5 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET. If you aren’t an AmEx card member, you can simply register for Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan Presale, and buy tickets starting May 5 at 12 p.m. ET. There will not be a general on-sale date.

Harry’s tour of the U.K. and Ireland starts June 11.

SZA partners with Crocs for limited-edition shoe in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month

May 2, 2022 by WDNY Radio

To kick off Mental Health Awareness Month this month, singer/songwriter SZA announced her partnership with the Crocs shoe brand.

In collaboration with the “Good Days” singer, Crocs unveiled two limited-edition shoes: the SZA X Crocs Classic Clog and SZA X Crocs Classic Slide.

Featuring a color pattern of a warm wood grain and colorful custom Jibbitz charms, the shoes are meant to represent peace, comfort and calmness in support of the campaign’s mission is to promote a sound mind, Crocs proclaims.

Expressing excitement for the new collaboration, SZA posted an image of herself on Instagram, surrounded by fresh-looking greenery while wearing the slides and holding the clogs.

“DAAAAH IM SO EXCITED 😩 A chill mind deserves chill shoes. That’s why my @crocs collab is available right now at crocs.com #SZAXCrocs,” she wrote.

As part of their mental health initiative, Crocs will make donations to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, in addition to an organization chosen by “SZA’s Superheroes,” a group of social advocates who help bring awareness to mental health and self-care.

Nashville notes: Luke Bryan presale tickets, Vince Gill residency, and more

May 2, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Presale tickets for Luke Bryan‘s 2022 Farm Tour are available now.

To celebrate the Ryman Auditorium’s 130th anniversary, Vince Gill will perform a four-night residency from August 4 to August 7. The Voice season 21 runner-up Wendy Moten will open for him. Tickets go on sale May 6 at 11 a.m. ET.

Lanco has released “Low Class Lovers,” the lead single off the group’s upcoming album.

Brittney Spencer will sing the National Anthem at the 2022 Kentucky Derby on May 7. It will be broadcast on NBC just after 5 p.m. ET.

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