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Dolly Parton is curating rose bouquets for International Women’s Day

March 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

On March 8, Dolly Parton will celebrate her just-released novel, Run Rose Run, and its companion album of the same name.

But that’s not all. March 8 is International Women’s Day, and the country legend plans to celebrate the best way she knows how: With flowers. Dolly has curated three special floral arrangements for 1800Flowers.com.

Of course, roses are at the center of all three bouquets. Fans hoping to pick up some Dolly-themed items for the special woman in their life can choose between a simple bouquet of yellow roses — the singer’s favorite flower — a mix of yellow roses and lilies, or Dolly’s Roses of Many Colors bouquet, featuring flowers in pink, white, red and yellow.

“I remember as a little girl, running into the meadows behind our house so I could pick fresh flowers for my mama,” Dolly says. “I loved the smell and that they felt like a little ray of sunshine that I could share. To this day, I feel the same way. I’m partial to yellow roses, but I love all different kinds of flowers.”

Fans can place their orders through March 11. For the complete Dolly-style celebration of International Women’s Day, add her album and novel to your cart at checkout.

Mary J. Blige set to produce a movie inspired by her hit “Real Love”

March 3, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Mary J. Blige, the nine-time Grammy Award winning R&B singer/songwriter who rose to fame in the early ‘90s, is showing no sign of slowing down.

On Wednesday, the “Queen of Hip Hop Soul” announced she’s teaming up with Lifetime to executive produce Real Love, a film inspired by her 1992 hit of the same name.

“I wrote ‘Real Love’ based on my real-life experiences and my fans connected to it in a deeply personal way,” Blige said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly. “It’s exciting to now use this song and my music to create a new story by way of film, continuing to build on a pillar of the foundation of my production company, Blue Butterfly. My passions for acting and music now include developing diverse stories with music as the backdrop.”

The Lifetime coming-of-age drama will follow a “determined” Kendra who goes off to college in upstate New York. Kendra tries hard to keep a professional relationship between her and film class partner Ben, but things don’t go as planned. “Despite disapproving parents, financial hardship, and competition for the top spot in class, Kendra and Ben find themselves falling hard for each other and ultimately learn the meaning of real love,” the press release detailed, according to EW.

Though widely recognized for her musical talents, Blige is no stranger to television. In addition to her popular role as Monet Tejada in Power, Blige produced the 2020 movie The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel for Lifetime.

“We are so thrilled to be able to partner with her again on this new opportunity to bring her music to life in the form of a movie that we know audiences will love,” Tanya Lopez, EVP of scripted content at Lifetime, said.

Carl Palmer on Asia’s new Official Live Bootlegs box set: “We just went for the best live recordings”

March 2, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Asia recently released a 10-CD box set titled The Official Live Bootlegs Volume 1 featuring recordings of five full concerts by the prog-rock supergroup’s original lineup from various years of their career.

Drummer Carl Palmer, who helped put the collection together, tells ABC Audio that choosing shows from various locations or with diverse set lists weren’t important criteria for what made it to the box set.

“We just selected the best live recordings, and wherever they came from, they came from,” he explains. “We didn’t really go for certain countries, we just went for the best live recordings. So that’s how it’s made up.”

Palmer adds, “[I]f there was a better set list but the sound wasn’t as good, then that wouldn’t make it…[W]hen you’re talking about live recordings, you’ve got to go for the best sound, not necessarily the best set list.”

That being said, the five concerts all come from different years and locations, with at least some set variations between each show.

The first concert was recorded at Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo, New York, in May 1982. The second show was held at The Centrum in Worcester, Massachusetts in August 1983.

The other three concerts were captured after Asia’s classic lineup reunited for its 25th anniversary — in March 2007 at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil; in May 2008 at the International Forum in Tokyo; and in December 2010 at The Forum in London.

Palmer says the timing of the box set’s release was appropriate, with Asia celebrating its classic 1982 self-titled debut’s 40th anniversary, noting that versions of many of the songs from first album are featured on the live recordings.

As previously reported, the current Asia lineup will launch a 40th anniversary tour this summer.

Check out 5 Seconds of Summer’s new song and video “Complete Mess”

March 2, 2022 by WDNY Radio

5 Seconds of Summer are back with a new single, the first from their upcoming fifth album.

It’s called “Complete Mess,” and it’s the first song to be entirely written and produced by the band — specifically, guitarist Michael Clifford produced it. “For this record we realized if you want something done that truly represents how you feel, you’ve got to do it yourselves,” the Aussie group says in a statement.

“We wanted that expansive sound that we naturally gravitate towards when we play together, so we had to learn how to record that,” they add. “This new music is so authentically us. It’s exactly the kind of music we want to be making right now and it’s a good song to be able to reconnect to our fans after such a long time of not releasing music. We can’t wait for everyone to hear what we’ve been working on.”

The song’s chorus goes, “You make me complete/ You make me a complete mess,” a phrase inspired by a t-shirt that singer Luke Hemmings used to wear.

A music video for the tune also debuted today. The clip, which you can watch on 5 Seconds of Summer’s official YouTube channel, features the band members wandering around in the desert.

5SOS will launch the North American leg of their 2022 World Tour on June 11 in Vancouver, Canada. The trek is set to wrap up July 24 in Maryland Heights, Missouri.

Smash Mouth introduces new singer, Zach Goode; releases “Never Gonna Give You Up” cover

March 2, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Hey now, Smash Mouth has a new singer.

The “All Star” outfit announced Tuesday that Zach Goode will now be fronting the band. Goode takes the place of founding vocalist Steve Harwell, who announced his retirement last fall to focus on his health issues.

Goode has played in a number of bands throughout his career, including several tribute acts. One of his groups, called Geezer, is described as blending “rock, comedy, rap and barbershoppe to hilariously swing the entire history of popular music from AC/DC and Dr. Dre back to Buddy Holly and the Beatles, mashed up mid-song with spot-on Weezer and Beastie Boys hits.”

Smash Mouth’s first song with Goode on vocals is a cover of Rick Astley‘s ever-memed classic “Never Gonna Give You Up,” which certainly sounds like a joke, but is, in fact, a real thing. You can listen to it streaming now on YouTube.

Listen to SHAED’s Fleetwood Mac-meets-Daft Punk cover of Nirvana’s “Come as You Are”

March 2, 2022 by WDNY Radio

SHAED has released a cover of the Nirvana‘s “Come as You Are,” which was first released as a single 30 years ago today.

The “Trampoline” trio certainly put their own spin on the Nevermind classic, turning the grunge rocker into a dancey, disco-esque tune.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re 13 or 70 — chances are you’ve heard ‘Come as You Are’ and can sing along — it’s just that good and timeless,” SHAED says. “We wanted our version to feel classic but danceable and we landed on something that we hope feels like the love child of Fleetwood Mac and Daft Punk.”

You can listen to the cover now via digital outlets.

In other SHAED news, band mates and husband-and-wife Spencer Ernst and Chelsea Lee have welcomed their first child together. The baby, named June River, was born January 29.

Wendy Williams’ ex-husband is suing, Laverne Cox will apologize to Jada and Will, and more

March 2, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Wendy Williams’ ex-husband Kevin Hunter is suing production company Debmar-Mercury for wrongful termination from The Wendy Williams Show.

In court documents obtained by ABC News, Hunter claims his firing was based strictly upon his marital status. He also believes that Sherri Shepherd’s upcoming Debmar-Mercury-produced daytime show will benefit from concepts he created for The Wendy Williams Show.

Per the document, Hunter seeks “compensatory, punitive damages, an award of costs, interest and attorney’s fees, and such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper.”

Actress Laverne Cox took to Instagram Live on Wednesday to address the joke she made about “entanglements” to Will and Jada Pinkett Smith on Sunday’s SAG Awards carpet.

“I’ve been thinking about it…No one is above critique, I like to hold myself accountable… I think my error was, I had so much I wanted to say to the Smiths,” the actress said. “This is not an apology, if the Smiths need an apology from me, I’ll find out privately and I’ll do that privately.”

In an effort to wrap up her SAG pre-show interview with the couple, she mentioned, “We can’t wait for more Red Table Talk and more, more entanglements.”

She was immediately scrutinized on social media; fans thought the joke was untimely and unnecessary.

Kanye’s new music video features an unlikely co-star — Pete Davidson. Sort of. The 44-year-old rapper released the music video for his new song “Easy,” and posted it on his Instagram page for his 15 million followers to watch him bury a cartoon version of Davidson.

“God saved me from that crash, just so I can beat Pete Davidson’s a**,” Ye says in the song of his ex Kim Kardashian‘s new boyfriend.

Check out “Look Inside,” the latest song from Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson’s new band, Envy of None

March 2, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson‘s new band Envy of None has released a second advance track from its forthcoming self-titled debut album, an ominous, atmospheric tune called “Look Inside.”

The song, which is available now as a digital download and via streaming services, showcases singer Maiah Wynne‘s ethereal, dreamy vocals, which are accompanied by swirling layers of electronic and reverb-laden instrumentation.

Envy of None has posted a snippet of “Look Inside” on its and social media pages and on the Kscope label’s official YouTube channel.

As previously reported, the Envy of None album is an 11-track collection that will be released on April 8. In addition to Lifeson and Wynne, a Portland, Oregon-based singer/songwriter, the band also features bassist Andy Curran of the veteran Canadian rock group Coney Hatch and guitarist/keyboardist Alfio Annibalini.

Prior to releasing “Look Inside,” Envy of None debuted another track from the album, titled “Liar.” Check out a lyric video for the latter song on YouTube.

Justin Bieber shares birthday wishes from celebrity pals…and Martha Stewart

March 2, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Tuesday, March 1, was Justin Bieber‘s 28th birthday and on Wednesday, he used his Instagram Stories to share some of the nice shout-outs he received from his celebrity pals.

Justin’s “Intentions” duet partner Quavo of rap trio Migos wrote, “Love this guy, always keep it 100, never switched up! Real Day 1 [Partner] HBD my boy!”

The Kid LAROI, who teamed with Justin for the smash number-one hit “STAY,” wrote, “Happy Birthday to a living legend. Thank u for changing my life. Words can’t describe how grateful I am for you. Love you dawg.”

Diddy wrote, “Happy birthday, King!” while Big Sean wrote, “Happy birthday, JB.” Actor Evan Mock of HBO Max’s Gossip Girl wrote, “HBD J Fever,” and DJ Khaled, who teamed with Justin for two big hit songs, wrote, “Happy b day, love brother.”

Kanye “Ye” West simply posted a picture of himself smiling at a photo of Justin in a ball pit.

One of Justin’s friends posted a photo of Justin posing with Martha Stewart, of all people, who was one of the celebs who took part in his 2015 Comedy Central Roast. The friend got the picture from Stewart’s own Instagram: She posted a photo of herself with Justin after running into him at the restaurant where he was celebrating his birthday.

“Looking skinny yet fit and happy with a very attractive bunch of friends @justinbieber was at sushi park restaurant celebrating his 28th birthday!” the lifestyle guru wrote. “Happy birthday !!”

And of course, Justin’s mother, Pattie Mallette, and his wife, Hailey Bieber, also posted heartfelt wishes to Justin. Pattie wrote, “You are a delight and a true joy in my life. So grateful you were born! This world would NOT be the same without you.” Aww.

Metallica side project The Wedding Band announces California show

March 2, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo have announced a new show with their covers side project, The Wedding Band.

The concert takes place May 27 in Napa, California, and is an official after-show of the BottleRock Napa Valley festival, which Metallica is headlining.

Tickets go on sale this Thursday, March 3. For more info, visit BottleRockNapaValley.com.

Along with Hammett and Trujillo, The Wedding Band features a rotating lineup, including Queens of the Stone Age drummer Jon Theodore, Bad Wolves guitarist Doc Coyle and Ugly Kid Joe vocalist Whitfield Crane. The group’s sporadic live shows consist entirely of covers.

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