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Gwen Stefani celebrates 15th anniversary of her “milestone” album ‘The Sweet Escape’

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Hard to believe it’s been 15 years since Gwen Stefani released her smash-hit album The Sweet Escape, but here we are. If you forgot, Gwen made sure to remind her fans the significance of December 1.

“Happy 15th birthday to my second solo album!!” she celebrated on Instagram, and shared several key photos from the album’s cover shoot. She also reflected on the impact The Sweet Escape had, calling it “such a milestone in my career.”

Gwen signed off by telling fans, “I hope it’s still satisfying ur sweet tooth all these years later.”

The Sweet Escape debuted on December 1, 2006 and is RIAA-certified Platinum after selling over 1.7 million copies in the U.S. It produced the hit songs “Wind It Up,” “4 in the Morning” and the album’s title track.

Also, here’s a fascinating fact: The album’s original working title was Candyland, which is also the name of a song that was meant to appear on the track list. Because Gwen decided to keep “Candyland” in the vault for a little longer, she changed the title to match the album’s second track.

Gwen has yet to officially release “Candyland” as a single, but there are supposed B-side versions of the song floating around online, if you’re curious.

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Might as well “Jump” with Dave Grohl & Greg Kurstin for latest ’Hanukkah Sessions’ cover

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin are adding some hops to their Hanukkah Sessions celebration for night four with a cover of Van Halen‘s “Jump.”

The performance pays tribute to VH vocalist David Lee Roth, who is Jewish.

“Quite possibly the loudest and proudest of hard rocking Jews, David Lee Roth has gone on record crediting his Bar Mitzvah preparation as his earliest vocal training,” Grohl says. “He became a rockstar the day he became a man.”

You can watch the “Jump” cover streaming now on YouTube. Be sure to stick around for Kurstin’s ripping keytar solo.

Grohl and Kurstin launched The Hanukkah Sessions in 2020 with covers of eight different Jewish artists for each night of the holiday. This year’s series has so far included Lisa Loeb‘s “Stay (I Missed You),” Ramones‘ “Blitzkrieg Bop” and Barry Manilow‘s “Copacabana.”

Katy Perry’s cover of The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” raises $100,000 for charity

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Katy Perry’s cover of The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” raises 0,000 for charity

Katy Perry announced that her cover of the classic Beatles song “All You Need Is Love” has raised $100,000 to help needy children.

Katy told her fans on Twitter, “Pleased as punch that so many of you streamed my All You Need is Love track on @Spotify. Because of it, @Gap will be donating $100k to @baby2baby #GivingTuesday.”

Katy launched her fundraiser in October as part of her holiday campaign with the Gap, where a dollar would be donated to Baby2Baby every time someone streamed the song on Spotify, for a maximum donation of $100,000.

The Grammy-nominee previously said in a statement that Baby2Baby, which provides basic necessities to children living in poverty, is “a charity that’s close to my heart.”

Katy, who is the mom of one-year-old Daisy Dove, added, “Children are our future. We need to lift kids and help them find their value, self-worth and self-respect.”

“All You Need Is Love” is now available for purchase and streaming. You can also hear a clip of Katy’s cover on the Gap’s Christmas commercials that are airing now.

Pleased as punch that so many of you streamed my All You Need is Love track on @Spotify. Because of it, @Gap will be donating $100k to @baby2baby #GivingTuesday pic.twitter.com/MB8dzAZTiI

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) November 30, 2021

Michael Bublé explains how his son’s cancer battle taught him to “live a much deeper life”

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Michael Bublé isn’t taking for granted any moment with his eight-year-old son, Noah. The singer lived through his worst nightmare when then-three-year-old Noah diagnosed with liver cancer.

Although doctors gave Noah the all-clear four years ago, Michael says that journey permanently changed his outlook on life.

“I live a much deeper life now,” the singer revealed to People. He explained that painful part of his life taught him the value of seeing the silver lining around every dark cloud.

“I don’t wish that kind of pain upon any human being, but I do feel that when you’ve truly suffered, when you’ve truly felt fear and loss, it allows you to live a deeper life,” the four-time Grammy winner admitted. “Once you’ve felt those things, you are able, in context, to truly feel joy, gratitude and happiness.”

Michael, 46, also says that scary moment in his life reminded him of one of his grandfather’s old sayings, which was, “Today’s curse is tomorrow’s blessing.”

“Even though for some of us who have lost so much these last few years, whether it’s our jobs or our loved ones, it doesn’t all come with negative connotations,” Michael continued. “There’s always a silver lining to that cloud.”

Noah was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2016, when he was three, and went into remission the following year. Michael celebrated Noah’s eighth birthday in August, writing on Instagram, “I’ll never truly be able to express how proud I am, or how deep and profound Mommy’s and my love is for you.”

Michael shares two other children with wife Luisana Lopilato: a five-year-old son named Elias and a three-year-old daughter named Vida.

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New Neil Young & Crazy Horse documentary ‘Barn’ to be screened in select theaters next week

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

New details have been announced about the release of the previously reported behind-the-scenes documentary film Barn, capturing the making of Neil Young & Crazy Horse‘s upcoming album of the same name, which is due out Friday, December 10.

In addition to the movie being released as part of the deluxe edition of Barn and as a standalone Blu-ray, as previously announced, the film also will be screened in select U.S. theaters on December 9 and in Toronto on December 11.

The Barn documentary also will premiere exclusively on-demand via the AARP Members Only Access service on December 10 and will be available through January 10. Barn also will be screened on AARP’s Music for Grownups platform on December 17.

The Barn film, which was directed by Young’s wife, actress Daryl Hannah — aka “dhlovelife” — offers an intimate look at Neil and the current Crazy Horse lineup working on the album in 19th-century log barn in Colorado’ Rocky Mountains during the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year. Most of the album was recorded live.

A video for one of the songs, “Heading West,” premiered on Young’s official YouTube channel this week, and the track will be made available as the third advance digital single from the album this Friday, December 3.

Barn, which you can pre-order now, is a 10-track collection that will be available on CD, vinyl, cassette and digital formats, and as a deluxe box set. The box set includes a CD and a vinyl LP, as well as the aforementioned Blu-ray featuring the Barn film.

Here’s the list of scheduled theatrical screenings:

12/9 — Chicago, IL, Landmark Century Centre Cinema
12/9 — Santa Monica, CA, Laemmle at the Monica Film Center
12/9 — New York, NY, IFC Center
12/11 — Toronto, ON, Canada, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

Cardi B is first female rapper to score two Diamond-certified songs with Maroon 5 collab “Girls Like You”

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Cardi B says several times in her Grammy-nominated hit “I Like It” that she likes her diamonds and she just added another rock to her collection.

“Girls Like You,” Cardi’s collab with Maroon 5, crossed over into the realm of RIAA Diamond-certified songs, meaning it has sold over 10 million copies. This is Cardi’s and the band’s second Diamond-certification.

The 29-year-old has now made history as the first female rapper to score two Diamond-certified tracks. Cardi previously snagged the honor with her breakout single “Bodak Yellow.”

She took to Twitter to celebrate making history, tweeting out, “Wow I got two Diamond records! Thank you sooo much @maroon5 for including me on this song and this is the song I cater to my daughter every time I perform it. I’m forever grateful.”

The band celebrated the new achievement on Instagram, writing, “Girls Like You ft. Cardi B has been RIAA certified 10x Multi-Platinum!”

“Girls Like You,” released in 2018, spent seven weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and was one of the top-selling songs of the year. Its music video — which featured Gal Gadot, Ellen DeGeneres, Camila Cabello, Aly Raisman, Tiffany Haddish, Jennifer Lopez, Mary J. Blige and many other famous women — has amassed over three billion views on YouTube.

Sting says he still misses George Michael: “We should have helped him more”

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Later this month, we’ll mark the fifth anniversary of the tragic death of George Michael, who passed way on Christmas Day 2016 at the age of 53. Now, one of his famous friends is expressing regret at not doing enough to prevent his death.

Speaking with Apple Music, Sting tells Zane Lowe of his late pal, “You wonder where that immense talent would’ve developed. What would he be doing now? And it’s with such sadness that I think of George, because he had such potential and died far too young.”

Sting adds, “And he was a lovely, lovely man. I just miss him. I just miss him. I wish we could have helped him more. I think he was lonely and we should have helped him more.”

Sting and George were both huge pop stars in the ’80s, and sang together on the Band Aid single “Do They Know It’s Christmas.” Over the years, they collaborated onstage, and George covered Sting’s classic Police hit “Roxanne” on his 1999 album Songs from the Last Century.

In 2017, Sting dedicated his song “Fragile” to George and two other icons who left us too early: David Bowie and Prince.

Speaking about his friendships with other artists, Sting told Lowe that many of them came about thanks to the massive charity events that were so popular in the ’80s.

“Events like Live Aid or the Amnesty Tour forced us to share space, to share dressing rooms, to share the stage, to share the limelight, to share airplane journeys together,” he explains. “And some of those friendships that were forged then — for example, Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen…Tracy Chapman — those friendships are solid to this day because of that. We recognized our own situation in those other people. We didn’t feel isolated.”

John Mellencamp, Paul Williams, Josh Klinghoffer donate items to ASCAP Foundation holiday auction

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

John Mellencamp, famed pop songwriter Paul Williams and ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer are among the artists who have contributed items to a silent holiday auction benefiting The ASCAP Foundation, which supports music education and talent-development programs for music creators.

Mellencamp has donated a signed Jasmine acoustic guitar to the sale that has an estimated value of $2,500.

Williams, who has co-written such memorable tunes as Barbra Streisand‘s “Evergreen,” The Carpenters‘ “We’ve Only Just Begun” and the Muppets classic “Rainbow Connection,” is contributing a handwritten and signed lyric sheet to the song of the winning bidder’s choice. The document is also estimated to be worth $2,500.

Klinghoffer, who’s currently a member of Pearl Jam‘s touring band, has donated a 45-minute virtual guitar lesson to the auction that’s valued at $5,000.

Other artists who have donated items to the sale include alternative-pop superstar Billie Eilish and her brother FINNEAS, R&B artist Ne-Yo, rapper Lil Baby and country stars Chris Stapleton and Old Dominion.

Check out all the items at CharityBuzz.com.

Daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi join Beyoncé in Ivy Park trailer

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Beyoncé is decking the halls with boughs of ivy for the holidays as she appears in matching houndstooth ensembles with her daughters, Blue Ivy, 9, and Rumi, 4, in the new Ivy Park trailer.

Set in a prestigious private school, the clip promoting Queen Bey‘s line of stylish activewear features more celebrity children. Natalia Bryant, daughter of the late Kobe Bryant, wears a blazer jacket. Reese Witherspoon’s kids are also featured as Ava Phillippe reads in a lawn chair while her brother, Deacon, plays a game of table tennis.

Brooklyn Nets basketball star James Harden also makes an appearance, sitting at the chairman’s desk twirling a basketball.

The new Ivy Park collection, in collaboration with Adidas, is set to drop on Thursday, December 9 at 2:00 p.m. local time.

Billie Eilish becomes PETA’s youngest ever “Person of the Year”

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The honors keep coming for Billie Eilish. A week after she was nominated for seven Grammy Awards, PETA announced she is their youngest-ever recipient of their “Person of the Year” award.

The animal advocacy group praised the outspoken 19-year-old vegan for using her platform to educate fans on animal cruelty within the makeup and fashion industry. PETA also lauded Billie for convincing luxury brand Oscar de la Renta to permanently swear off fur. She made that her one condition, which the company agreed to, before wearing their blush pink gown to the Met Gala.

That’s not the only impact the “Happier Than Ever” singer had in the fashion industry. When partnering with Nike for her Air Jordan shoe collection, she created sneakers that were made out of “100% vegan leather with over 20% recycled material,” which Billie promoted on Instagram. The Grammy winner also released a perfume, Eilish, which doesn’t use any animal byproducts and wasn’t tested on animals.

The organization also praised Billie for promoting sustainable meals and encouraging followers to take a hard look at how their diet harms animals.

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk said in a Wednesday press release that the organization “is happier than ever to celebrate her for seizing every opportunity to point out that vegan fashion and foods are kinder to the animals and the planet we share with them.”

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