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Report: Dead & Company plan to discontinue touring after 2022

April 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Grateful Dead spin-off group Dead & Company are planning to stop touring after 2022, unspecified sources have confirmed to Rolling Stone.

The band, which includes three core Grateful Dead members — Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart — as well as singer/guitarist John Mayer, recently announced a U.S. summer trek running from June 11 through July 16. Tickets for the shows are available now at the group’s official website.

Last year, Kreutzmann missed some Dead & Company concerts because of heart-related issues, which also led him withdraw from his planned appearances at the group’s Playing in the Sand destination festival in Mexico this past January. The festival wound up being canceled because COVID-related issues. It’s not known if Kreutzmann’s heath is a factor in the band retiring from touring.

Dead & Company formed in 2015 and have been a very popular touring act ever since. The band’s other members are ex-Allman Brothers Band bassist Oteil Burbridge, and RatDog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti.

Rolling Stone says the band’s management declined to comment on the reports of the group’s plans to stop touring.

Harry Styles’ “As It Was” debuts at number one in the UK as fastest-selling single of 2022

April 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Unsurprisingly, Harry Styles‘ new single “As It Was” has scored a huge debut on the singles chart in his native U.K.

“As It Was” debuts at number one on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart with the biggest opening week of any single in 2022 to day. It sold 94,000 copies in its first week and racked up 10.5 million streams — that’s more U.K. streams than any other 2022 song has earned in its first week.

“As It Was” is Harry’s second number-one single back home, following “Sign of the Times,” which was released five years ago this week.

As MusicWeek notes, Harry is now the One Direction member with the most U.K. number ones, and the most U.K. solo hits: He’s had 12, while Zayn Malik has had 11. Niall Horan and Liam Payne have each had eight hits, while Louis Tomlinson‘s had four.

“As It Was” is from Harry’s upcoming third solo album, Harry’s House. We won’t know where the song will land chart-wise in the U.S. for a few days.

Sting releases duet version of his Spanish-language tune “Por Su Amor,” featuring Mexican singer KURT

April 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Sting has just released an updated duet version of “Por Su Amor,” the recent Spanish-language adaptation of his 2021 song, “For Her Love.”

The new recording features the former Police frontman joined by Mexican singer/songwriter KURT, an emerging Latin pop star.

The song is available now via streaming services and as a digital download, while a music video featuring Sting and KURT performing the tune together has premiered on YouTube.

“KURT is a wonderful singer who performs with great authority, sensitivity, and passion,” Sting says in a statement. “I thoroughly enjoyed working together with him on this song.”

Adds Kurt, who used to perform Sting’s songs when he would perform in bars early in his career, “For me, collaborating with Sting has been like getting to know one of my music superheroes…it’s a dream come true, and a true honor.”

As previously reported, “For Your Love” was featured on Sting’s most recent studio album, 2021’s The Bridge, and he was inspired to create a Spanish version during a trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where he was captivated by the scenery of Baja, California, and the views of the Gulf of California. The original version of “Por Su Amor” was released in February.

The Spanish lyrics for the tune were written by musician, songwriter and producer Martin Kierszenbaum, who is also Sting’s manager. Martin also co-wrote of “For Her Love” and co-produced The Bridge album with Sting, as well as contributing keyboards to “Por Su Amor” and The Bridge.

Watch Jack White perform instrumental version of national anthem ahead of Detroit Tigers’ Opening Day game

April 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

It’s a big day for Jack White. In addition to releasing his new solo album Fear of the Dawn on Friday, he performed the national anthem ahead of his hometown Detroit Tigers baseball team’s Opening Day game.

The White Stripes/Raconteurs/Dead Weather rocker led a slide-heavy instrumental rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” on electric guitar, while backed by a three-piece band featuring drums, bass and keys.

White, of course, is a big baseball fan — you may remember that he co-owns the baseball bat company Warstic. However, his love of baseball may be overshadowed by the Sad Jack White meme, which captured him looking grumpy at a Chicago Cubs game several years ago.

White’s eventful day continues Friday with the launch of his Supply Issues headlining tour in Detroit. The massive outing is set to stretch all the way into September.

Sam Smith embraces their flop songs: “Having a few absolute stinkers in there is wonderful”

April 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Don’t count Sam Smith among the artists who become upset when a song of theirs flops. In fact, the “Stay with Me” singer is grateful for the experience.

“I think having a few absolute stinkers in there is wonderful… Because you’ve got to dare greatly right?” Sam tells Spotify.

Noting their 2014 song “Money On My Mind,” the British singer revealed, “I’m really happy that I shot for the sky with some songs.”

Sam believes more artists should adopt this mindset, explaining, “There’s so much music snobbery out there.” They add, “Every single person has made a bad song. That is a fact,” which means artists should turn that disappointment into a learning opportunity to become even better.

The “Latch” singer also hinted against taking oneself seriously in the music industry because, according to them, “Absolutely no one knows what they’re doing.”

“Even the biggest writers in the world, who have written so many hits, they can pretend like they do, but they don’t know. They don’t know the magic,” they attested.

Sam reflected on their bigger hits and said the best advice they have about finding success is, “Keep your ears open at all times.”

“With writing music in the room with people, you just need to lean into the thing you’re good at,” they continued. “Some people are led by lyrics, but I’m definitely always led by a melody. When I’m in the room… I just sing and sing and sing until someone says, ‘That makes me feel good.'”

Another piece of advice is: “Never lower your standards.”

Said Sam, “You know what you need. And if you don’t know what you need, you need to ask yourself what you need. And then do not stop until you get that.”

Jack Johnson announces new album, ’Meet the Moonlight’; listen to single “One Step Ahead” now

April 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Jack Johnson has announced a new album called Meet the Moonlight.

The eighth studio effort from the “Flake” artist will arrive June 24. You can listen to the lead single “One Step Ahead” now via digital outlets.

“When [producer] Blake [Mills] and I first got in touch we’d send each other playlists, and over time we realized we were drawn to music that sounds effortless despite all the effort put into making it,” Johnson says. “After a while we got a language together and I gained a trust in him that allowed me to let go, push outside my comfort zone, and get to a sound I really loved.”

Meet the Moonlight is Johnson’s first album in five years, following 2017’s All the Light Above It Too. More recently, he teamed up with Milky Chance for the 2020 single “Don’t Let Me Down.”

Johnson will launch a U.S. tour in support of Meet the Moonlight in June. The outing will stretch all the way into October.

Here’s the Meet the Moonlight track list:

“Open Mind”
“3AM Radio”
“Calm Down”
“One Step Ahead”
“Meet the Moonlight”
“Don’t Look Now”
“Costume Party”
“I Tend to Digress”
“Windblown Eyes”
“Any Wonder”

Rolling Stones, Genesis, Green Day receive multiple nominations for 2022 ‘Billboard’ Music Awards

April 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The Rolling Stones, Genesis and Green Day are among the artists who have been nominated for multiple honors at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.

All three bands are in the running for the Top Tour and the Top Rock Tour awards — The Rolling Stones for their No Filter tour, Genesis for its The Last Domino? trek, and Green Day for the Hella Mega tour with Fall Out Boy and Weezer.

The Eagles‘ Hotel California trek and pop star Harry Styles‘ Love on Tour also received nods for the Top Tour honor.

Meanwhile, Elton John will be competing for the Top Dance/Electronic Song prize for his duet with Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix),” while the Sing 2 soundtrack, which features the new U2 song “Young Song Saved My Life,” has been nominated for the Top Soundtrack trophy.

The 2022 Billboard Music Awards will air live May 15 on NBC. The winners will be decided based on Billboard chart figures for the tracking period between March 26, 2021, through March 17, 2022.

For more info and to check out the full list of nominees, visit Billboard.com.

Come on now, body! Chloe Bailey dropped a sexy video for her new track, “Treat Me”

April 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

As if we needed anymore reason to love the “Have Mercy” singer, Grammy-nominated artist Chloe Bailey just released a new music video that’s got everyone on the internet glued to their screens.

The 23-year-old star is serving major seductive vibes in the Diana Kunst directed video, “Treat Me,” which she released at midnight on Friday.

Chloe unapologetically shows off her musical versatility in the new visual. She raps, sporting an all-black skin-tight leather look, flexes her vocal abilities in a sexy lingerie two-piece, and shows off her model-like figure in a sparkly, jewel-dripped bikini.

Upon the new single and video’s release, fans on social media celebrated the singer, most of them not surprised by Chloe’s fresh approach to her music.

“Chloe Bailey absolutely killed it with Treat Me, like I knew she would,” said one user on Twitter. “She DEVOURED the visuals, SHE WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS.”

On Thursday, Chloe teased the video on Instagram and tried to warn us all about the greatness she’d soon drop. “hope y’all are ready,” she wrote.

Not sure if we were, Chloe Bailey, not sure if we were.

Lauv unveils new album, ’All 4 Nothing’, releases title track

April 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

After teasing it for several months, Lauv is ready to drop his sophomore album and announced its title on Friday, All 4 Nothing. Also, mark your calendars for August 5 because that’s when it drops.

To mark the milestone announcement, Lauv also released the album’s dreamy lead single, “All 4 Nothing (I’m So In Love)” and announced he’s heading back on tour.

The singer said in a statement that his newest track “is a song about loving someone so much at a time in your life when you’re still in the process of learning how to love yourself and being scared how your own personal insecurities could ruin a love that is and could be so genuine and transformative. In essence, it’s a song about surrendering to love and life.”

Lauv also dropped the track’s music video, which takes him to the beach to enjoy falling in love with someone new. He rolls around in the water and plays various instruments on the sand. He said in a statement it was “amazing” filming the music video because it “surpassed every dream I could’ve had for shooting a video for this song.”

As for his upcoming tour, it kicks off on August 11 in Minneapolis and will take him across North America’s biggest cities before wrapping September 20 in Seattle.

Presale tickets become available Monday, April 11, beginning 12 p.m. local time with general tickets going on sale starting Thursday, April 14, at 10 a.m. local time on Lauv’s official website.

Walker Hayes leads country finalists at the Billboard Music Awards, with six nods

April 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Walker Hayes’ “Fancy Like” domination continues at the upcoming 2022 Billboard Music Awards, where he’s a finalist in six categories.

The singer earned love in genre-specific fields, but he’s seeing all-genre success, too. He’s up for Top Song Sales Artist, Top Selling Song and the new Top Viral Song category. All three mentions are heavily bolstered by “Fancy Like,” which first went viral on TikTok after a video of the singer and his daughter, Lela, dancing to the song amassed over 34.9 million views.

Another major Billboard Music Awards contender is Morgan Wallen, who’s up for four awards. Two of those are in all-genre categories: He’s a finalist for the Top Billboard 200 Album and Top Billboard 200 awards.

Morgan dominated the Billboard 200 in 2021 with his record-breaking Dangerous: The Double Album, despite the fact that he spent much of that year on the sidelines. The singer was benched by the country music industry after video footage emerged of him yelling a racist slur in February, just a month after Dangerous dropped.

Chris Stapleton is also a four-time finalist at the Billboard Music Awards, with all his nominations in country categories. Carrie Underwood’s also got four mentions, thanks both to her country output and her Christian album, My Savior.

Luke Combs earns finalist status in three categories, while Florida Georgia Line, Lee Brice, Eric Church, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Dan + Shay and Zac Brown Band are finalists, too. Taylor Swift’s name also appears in multiple country categories this year, thanks to the Taylor’s Version of her Fearless and Red albums.

The 2022 Billboard Music Awards will air live from Las Vegas on May 15 on NBC.

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