Reformed Pantera announces headlining 2024 tour dates

November 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The reformed Pantera has announced a run of 2024 headlining tour dates.

The arena outing kicks off February 3 in Sunrise, Florida, and wraps up February 27 in Quebec City. Lamb of God will also be on the bill.

A presale begins Tuesday, November 14, at 10 a.m. local time, followed by the general onsale starting Friday, November 17, at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit Pantera.com.

Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown reunited in 2022 to launch the band’s first tour in 20 years. They recruited Black Label Society‘s Zakk Wylde and Anthrax‘s Charlie Benante to fill in for the late Abbott brothers, guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul.

You can also catch Pantera live in 2024 opening for select dates on Metallica‘s M72 tour.

ICYMI: 50 Cent teases new BMF spinoff, Sha’Carri Richardson gets her own day + track in Dallas and more

November 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

A new BMF spinoff is on the way, says executive producer 50 Cent. The rapper took to Instagram over the weekend to tease an upcoming show based on the character Lamar, played by Eric Kofi-Abrefa. The London-born actor make an appearance in a video that features footage of the Manchester stop of 50’s The Final Lap Tour. “BMF LAMAR SPIN OFF COMING SOON!” 50 captioned the post.

World champion track star Sha’Carri Richardson celebrated having a day named in her honor in her hometown of Dallas, Texas. She shared images of the special ceremony on Instagram, writing, “to have November 10, 2023 dubbed Sha’Carri’s Richardson Day is incredible.” Richardson, world’s fastest woman, also now has a track named after her, as Dallas ISD renamed the John Kincaide Stadium track the Sha’Carri Richardson track. “I literally can’t even put into words the honor it is,” she wrote.

Nick Cannon partied alongside the mother of three of his children, Abby De La Rosa, to celebrate their youngest daughter’s birthday. “11:11 A Beautiful Time and a Beautiful Day!” Cannon captioned his Instagram post of a party photo. “Happy 1st birthday to my daughter Beautiful Zeppelin Cannon Daddy Loves You!!!”

On This Day, November 13, 2016: Leon Russell dies at age 74

November 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, November 13, 2016…

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell died in his sleep at age 74.

His songs, including “Superstar,” “A Song for You,” “Delta Lady” and “This Masquerade,” were big hits for other artists, and he worked with everyone from Bob Dylan and Joe Cocker to George Harrison and The Rolling Stones.

In 2010, Elton John, who called Russell a “mentor,” helped revive Russell’s career with their joint album, The Union, which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the song “If It Wasn’t for Bad.”

In 2011, Russell was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Michael Bublé joins Jonas Brothers onstage: “A night we’ll never forget”

November 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Earlier this year, Michael Bublé joined Foo Fighters onstage. Now, he’s hit the other end of the musical spectrum — by joining Jonas Brothers.

The collab took place on November 11 when JoBros were in Michael’s hometown of Vancouver, B.C. Toward the end of the show, during the “side project” section of the concert, Michael came out and sang one of his signature songs, “Feeling Good.”

“Truth is, I love the @jonasbrothers more than the Jonas Brothers love the Jonas Brothers. Thank you Kevin, Nick, Joe and the crew for being so amazing to my kids,” Michael wrote on Instagram. “What a performance! I was blown away. It’s a night we’ll never forget.”

Michael’s post also featured a bunch of videos leading up to the show, where he pretends he’s taking his kids and their friends to the show under duress, but ends up being the biggest JoBro fanboy.

As for Jonas Brothers, they posted a video of Nick and Kevin surprised to find Michael and Joe backstage in front of a Christmas tree, sharing Michael’s new signature whiskey, Thompson & Fraser.

Martin Scorsese to host celebration of the late Robbie Robertson’s life and music

November 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The late Robbie Robertson will be celebrated this week with a memorial hosted by his friend and longtime collaborator, director Martin Scorsese.

Robbie Robertson: A Celebration of His Life and Music is taking place Wednesday, November 15, at The Village Studios in Los Angeles, California.

Scorsese is expected to speak at the memorial tribute concert, which will be attended by Killers of the Flower Moon actress Lily Gladstone and Robertson’s longtime manager, Jared Levine. It will also feature performances by Jackson Browne, Citizen Cope, Rocco DeLuca, Angela McCluskey and Blake Mills Group.

Robertson, the guitarist and main songwriter for Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Band, died August 9 at the age of 80. He and Scorsese collaborated several times on such films as Gangs of New York, The Wolf of Wall Street, the recent release Killers of the Flower Moon and more. Scorsese also directed The Band’s legendary final concert film, The Last Waltz.

Radiohead offshoot The Smile details sophomore album, ’Wall of Eyes’

November 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The Radiohead offshoot band The Smile has announced a new album, Wall of Eyes.

The sophomore effort from the group, which consists of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and drummer Tom Skinner of the band Sons of Kemet, will arrive on January 26.

You can listen to the Wall of Eyes title track now via digital outlets. Its accompanying video, directed by frequent Greenwood collaborator Paul Thomas Anderson, is streaming now on YouTube.

Wall of Eyes, which also includes the previously released song “Bending Hectic,” follows The Smile’s 2022 debut record, A Light for Attracting Attention. The most recent Radiohead album is 2016’s A Moon Shaped Pool.

Here’s the Wall of Eyes track list:

“Wall of Eyes”
“Teleharmonic”
“Read the Room”
“Under Our Pillows”
“Friend of a Friend”
“I Quit”
“Bending Hectic”
“You Know Me!”

“Right back at it”: Drake taps J. Cole for 2024 It’s All a Blur – Big As The What? Tour

November 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Drake says he’s “Right back at it.”

Fresh off the sold out run across North America with his It’s All a Blur Tour, Drake is gearing up to hit the road again soon.

Joining the “Nonstop” rapper on his newly announced It’s All a Blur – Big As The What? tour, will be J. Cole who will play most shows throughout the 3-month-long concert series kicking off in January.

Starting on January 18 and 19 in Denver, the tour will travel to major cities across the U.S., including New Orleans, Tampa, Nashville, Columbus and Memphis before making its final stop in Birmingham, Alabama, in March.

Tickets for the 22-city road show, presented by Cash App and Visa, will be available starting with a Cash App presale on Wednesday, November 15, followed by the general sale on Friday, November 17.

For more information and full tour itinerary visit Drakerelated.com.

Britney Spears shares throwback pic with Taylor Swift: “Girl crush”

November 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Pop Princesses collide! Britney Spears has posted a throwback photo on Instagram of herself and Taylor Swift, when Taylor was only 14 years old.

“This is way back when but kinda cool … During my Oops Tour, I got a knock at my door,” Britney captioned the photo. “My good friend at the time was the assistant to my manager who was trying to become a manager himself. There was a knock, and then he said, ‘I have a girl named Taylor who wants to come in and sing for you.’ I was like, ‘of course !!!'”

“He walks in, and she sings a beautiful song with her guitar,” she continued. “I was like wow wow she’s unbelievable !!! We took a picture, and she then became the most iconic pop woman of our generation. Kinda cool she plays stadiums, and I prefer her videos over movies any day. She’s stunning !!! Girl crush.”

Britney also used that Internet post to hit back at her mom Lynne regarding her personal items she left back at home, which she claimed in her book that her mom threw away. As previously reported, Lynne had written on Instagram, “Of course I still have your things, and I am happy to send them to you if you’d like me to.” She also posted photos of the disputed items, including Britney’s extensive doll collection.

But Britney responded, “Ps mom I love you so so much, but there were 3 dolls in the cabinets when I went home 2 years ago … kinda really weird you would take them out and then put them back in … so messed up. Nope, I don’t want them. Keep it all. I honestly don’t care anymore … honestly though.”

U2 creative director Gavin Friday on the Sphere residency: “We knocked ourselves out”

November 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

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U2 has been amazing concertgoers since launching their Las Vegas residency, U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere. A lot of work went into making sure it was an experience like none other. In fact, U2’s creative director, Gavin Friday, tells ABC Audio it was quite a task putting the whole thing together.

“We were working with technology we’ve never used before, the world has never used before, [a] sound system that’s going to change the face of live music,” he says. “It was otherworldly.”

The show premiered in September to rave reviews, and even Friday is amazed by what they pulled off.

“On the opening day, we all sighed a breath of relief because it was a huge success,” he shares. “And it’s like, you know, when you’re in the mine mining for that gold, you have your helmet on and your light [on] and you see nothing but the show — and we were knocked out. We knocked ourselves out, actually.”

Friday was also involved in setting up the Zoo Station: A U2:UV Experience pop-up shop at The Venetian hotel. While it’s basically a place for fans to buy souvenirs of the show, Friday says it was important to the band that it was much more than that.

“We made it quite an ambient, away from the hustle and bustle and glitz of Vegas,” he says. “We made it very much its own space because fans of U2 go back a long time and they tend to push the boat out on all levels, even if it’s selling merch.”

U2 recently added new dates to U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere, with the residency now running through February 18. A complete list of dates can be found at U2.com.

Five Finger Death Punch announces gold vinyl reissue & cassette version of ’F8’ album

November 13, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Five Finger Death Punch is revisiting their 2020 album, F8, with two new releases.

The metal outfit has announced a gold vinyl reissue of F8 as well as the record’s debut on cassette. For more info, visit FiveFingerDeathPunch.com.

“We had an extremely successful, yet tumultuous couple of years as a band,” guitarist Zoltan Bathory says of the years leading up to F8. “We didn’t just weather the storm but came out on the other side better than ever. It was a focused sober group recording its most important album to date and without a question it shows. This album represents rebirth, progression, transcendence both personally and musically.”

“This record to me is ‘absolution,'” adds frontman Ivan Moody. “Everything I’ve done in my life has led up to this moment.”

F8, the aptly titled eighth Death Punch album, spawned the singles “Inside Out,” “Living the Dream,” “A Little Bit Off” and “Darkness Settles In.” FFDP has since followed F8 with 2022’s AfterLife.

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