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Silk Sonic’s Anderson .Paak jokes he should have collaborated with Taylor Swift instead of Bruno Mars

November 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Could an Anderson .Paak–Taylor Swift collaboration be on the way?

On Tuesday, .Paak, who with Bruno Mars is one half of the duo Silk Sonic, took to Twitter to joke that he’d teamed up with the wrong artist, after sharing a screenshot that revealed that the duo’s debut, An Evening with Silk Sonic, was second in sales to Taylor’s Red (Taylor’s Version) on the U.S. music charts.

“Looks like I linked up with the wrong pop star!” he teased. “Hey @taylorswift13 is your number still the same!? Lmk if you need help with [re-recording your album] 1989, I’m available! #ShakeItOff.”

Bruno then retweeted the post, adding “It’s the betrayal for me.” In a follow-up tweet, he shared a photoshopped version of Taylor’s 1989 album that showed .Paak peeking out from behind the pop star.

Silk Sonic dropped their long-awaited debut on the same day as Taylor’s re-recorded Red album was released.

Ed Sheeran teaming with Pokémon GO for special performance

November 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

If you’re an Ed Sheeran fan, you probably know that he’s a huge Pokémon fan. Now, he’s going to live his dream by actually appearing in the game.

Ed’s teaming with Pokémon GO for a special performance that will be accessible through the game. The performance video will be available to view from November 22 at 2 p.m. ET through November 30 at 4 p.m. ET. Ed will be performing some of his biggest hits and his new songs, like “Bad Habits” and “Shivers.”

Ed’s favorite Pokémon character, Squirtle — wearing sunglasses — will also appear in the game for players to capture. In addition, players can redeem a code to get an exclusive in-game avatar featuring Ed’s album art for his new album Equals, which will be on the outfit he’ll be wearing while performing.

You can redeem the code — 4SQS6N359Y7NPCUW — via Pokémon GO starting November 22 at 4 p.m. ET.

The full details of all the Pokémon GO fun can be found on the game’s blog.

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Tamar Braxton says her home was burglarized by “bum” man she knows

November 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Tamar Braxton says her home was burglarized, but surprisingly she’s “not angry” about it.

Early Wednesday morning, the singer and television personality took to Instagram to share the unfortunate news with fans, writing, “A few hours ago, this broken, bum a** man (one that I know) broke into my home and stole my safe only.”

Tamar revealed that although nothing else was stolen, the culprit “broke mirrors” and “turned my bed upside down.”

Despite having her home ravaged, the R&B singer said, “I want you to know first hand that I’m not angry. You did not break me. You did not violate me.”

“What your broken a** don’t realize that God gave me that home and EVERY single thing in it during a pandemic, & also during the time when I was all of those things. God personally put the pieces of my life back together again,” Tamar continued.

“So pumpkin, you did not steal from me. Those things you took, he will give back to me a million times fold!!! You took from God!!!” the former talk show host declared. “I know that is not a payback you are not [sic] prepared for..but get ready. This time you really did it!!”

“Im not sure you realize that I am truly a kings kid and I’m VERY special to him. So I’m sure this one he’s going to take very personally,” she concluded. “And Father, have your way – Amen.”

Tamar captioned the note, “Things hit different when you are a kings kid. Goodnight,” and added the kissing face emoji.

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Drake pulls “Splash Brothers” from French Montana album

November 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Fans will have to wait a little while longer the hear French Montana and Drake‘s song, “Splash Brothers.”

The track was set to appear on French’s upcoming album, They Got Amnesia, due out Friday, but Variety confirmed that Drake pulled the song out of respect for victims of the Astroworld tragedy that occurred on November 5.

It’s expected that “Splash Brothers” will appear on a deluxe or extended version of Montana’s album whenever that drops. However, some fans believe the track was taken off the project because of the Canadian rapper’s lyrics.

On Wednesday, a snippet of the song was briefly released online and featured the Certified Lover Boy rapping about being intimate with another rapper’s wife. Many assumed he may have been talking about Kim Kardashian, Kanye West‘s estranged wife, and, in light of the two recently squashing their beef, Drake decided to delay its release. Whether that was part of it Drizzy’s decision is unknown.

What is known is that Drake was a special guest at Travis Scott‘s Astroworld Festival in Houston, where 10 died and hundreds more were injured after a crowd surged the stage. Shortly after the tragedy, Drake, who is being sued along with Scott and others, took Instagram to address the matter.

“I’ve spent the past few days trying to wrap my head around this devastating tragedy… My heart is broken for the families and friends of those who lost their lives and for anyone suffering,” he wrote.

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U2’s chart-topping 1991 album ‘Achtung Baby’ was released 30 years ago today

November 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

U2‘s Achtung Baby album celebrates its 30th anniversary today. Released on November 18, 1991, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified eight-times platinum by the RIAA.

Achtung Baby was the follow-up to the companion album to the Irish rocker’s 1988 documentary Rattle and Hum. Moving away from the Americana sounds of Rattle and Hum, the band went back to more of an alternative-rock sound for Achtung Baby, while also adding industrial and electronic music elements. The new sound was prevalent in songs like the funk-rock-inflected “Mysterious Ways” and the hip-hop-influenced “The Fly.”

U2 began recording Achtung Baby in Germany’s Hansa Studios just a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Though the band hoped to be inspired by German reunification, Achtung Baby became a very dark and personal album. U2’s members fought throughout the recording sessions, though things started to really come together when they wrote “One,” which has become one of the band’s most well-known songs.

Two singles from the album reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, “Mysterious Ways” and “One,” which peaked at #9 and #10, respectively. Achtung Baby also yielded two other top-40 hits — “Even Better Than the Real Thing” and “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses.”

U2 supported Achtung Baby with the Zoo TV tour, which used elaborate visuals and other multimedia to emphasize the theme of “sensory overload.” Throughout the trek, Bono dressed up as different characters, and the band embraced a more humorous and ironic tone.

Considered by many to be one of U2’s greatest works, Achtung Baby returned the band to critical favor, and paved the way for the group’s continued musical exploration during the 1990s.

Here’s Achtung Baby‘s full track list:

“Zoo Station”
“Even Better Than the Real Thing”
“One”
“Until the End of the World”
“Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses”
“So Cruel”
“The Fly”
“Mysterious Ways”
“Tryin’ to Throw Your Arms Around the World”
“Ultraviolet (Light My Way)”
“Acrobat”
“Love Is Blindness”

More “Life Changes” for Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins, as they welcome Lillie Carolina

November 18, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Thomas Rhett‘s now officially a father of four, after his newest daughter arrived on Monday.

“Lillie Carolina Akins, born November 15th. 7.5 pounds of pure joy,” he announced late Wednesday night on his socials.

“[Lauren Akins] you are my hero,” he added, along with a photo of mom and dad with the little one.

“Watching a child being born is legit a miracle,” he continued. “4 under 6 here we go!”

TR and Lauren started their family by adopting now 6-year-old Willa Gray from a Ugandan orphanage in 2017. Ada James was born in August of that same year, followed by the arrival of Lennon Love in February of 2020.

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David Bowie’s widow Iman releases fragrance inspired by late husband, Love Memoir; says she’ll never remarry

November 17, 2021 by WDNY Radio

David Bowie‘s widow, Somali-born supermodel Iman, has just released a fragrance called Love Memoir that she says is an homage to her “epic romance” with and “everlasting love” for her late husband, who died of liver cancer in 2016 at age 69.

Iman tells People that creating fragrance, which is available now exclusively via the HSN network and HSN.com, helped to ease her sorrow as she grieved for her rock-legend husband during the COVID-19 pandemic while spending time at the home they shared in upstate New York.

“There is an alchemy and magic to it,” Iman says. “I put in the woodsy vetiver that reminds me of David and the cologne he wore the night we met [Grey Vetiver by Tom Ford], and then the bergamot of Tuscany [Italy], where we were married.”

Iman tells People that she knows Bowie would have been proud of her fragrance venture, noting that he was very encouraging during the 1990s when she started her Iman Cosmetics company.

“As much as I find myself confident, I’m actually very apprehensive of starting things, especially businesses,” she notes. “If David was not in my life, I don’t know if I would have had the courage to start Iman Cosmetics — he’s fearless in that way. He gave me the courage.”

The couple were married in 1992 and had one daughter together, now-21-year-old Alexandra “Lexi” Jones.

Iman says after losing Bowie, she won’t consider getting married again, something he told her daughter when Lexi asked her how she felt about the subject.

“I still feel married,” Iman explains to People. “Someone a few years ago referred to David as my late husband and I said ‘No, he’s not my late husband. He’s my husband.'”

Eternal love.. Eternal Memories
Love Memoir by IMAN#IMANLoveMemoir #LoveMemoir #BowieForever https://t.co/ThW9CLR9eZ pic.twitter.com/HG2F2IaOx6

— Iman Abdulmajid (@The_Real_IMAN) November 16, 2021

The Lumineers premiere new Brightside song, “A.M. Radio”

November 17, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The Lumineers have released a new song called “A.M. Radio,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, Brightside.

“‘A.M. Radio’ features the biggest chorus we’ve ever recorded, while colliding with an intimate verse,” says Lumineers frontman Wesley Schultz. “The song is an anthem about the supernatural pull of one’s calling in life — for [drummer] Jeremiah [Fraites] and me, it was songs.”

You can download “A.M. Radio” now via digital outlets. It’s the third Brightside cut to be released, following the title track and the song “Big Shot.”

Brightside, the fourth Lumineers album and the first since 2019’s III, arrives in full on January 14, 2022.

Ghost’s Tobias Forge brings back Mary Goore character for new Me and That Man track

November 17, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Ghost‘s Tobias Forge guests on a new track from Me and That Man, the solo project of Behemoth frontman Adam “Nergal” Darski.

The track, which is called “Under the Spell,” finds Forge bringing back his character Mary Goore, which was his pre-Ghost stage name.

“It’s rockabilly on steroids,” Nergal says of “Under the Spell.” “It’s a part of Me and That Man that we hadn’t yet explored in this form.”

You can download “Under the Spell” now via digital outlets. It’ll also appear on the upcoming Me and That Man album New Man, New Songs, Same S***, Vol. 2, which arrives this Friday, November 19.

Previous Me and That Man collaborators include Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor and Trivium‘s Matt Heafy.

Ghost, meanwhile, just released a new song in September called “Hunter’s Moon” for the Halloween Kills movie. The band’s most recent album is 2018’s Prequelle.

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss announce ‘Raise the Roof’ livestream performance taking place Friday

November 17, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have announced a livestream performance to celebrate the release of their upcoming collaborative album, Raise the Roof.

The virtual event is set to premiere the same day Raise the Roof arrives, Friday, November 19. It will feature the debut performances of several of the album’s songs from Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville.

You can tune in to watch via both Plant and Krauss’ YouTube channels starting at 1 p.m. ET.

Raise the Roof is the Led Zeppelin singer and acclaimed country-bluegrass artist’s second joint album, following 2007’s Grammy-sweeping Raising Sand. The record is primarily a covers collection paying tribute to “legends and unsung heroes of folk, blues, country and soul music,” although it does include one original called “High and Lonesome” that Plant co-wrote with producer T Bone Burnett.

Along with the livestream, Plant and Krauss will mark Raise the Roof’s arrival with performances Friday on CBS Mornings and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and Saturday on CBS Saturday Morning.

You can pre-order Raise the Roof now.

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