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Bruce Springsteen to perform at autism charity concert hosted by Steve Earle in December in NYC

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Bruce Springsteen is part of the lineup for the seventh annual John Henry’s Friends Benefit concert, which will take place December 13 in New York City at The Town Hall.

The show is hosted by veteran Americana artist Steve Earle and raises money for The Keswell School, an educational program for children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Earle’s son John Henry, after whom the fundraiser is named, is a student in the program.

In addition to Springsteen, the concert will feature performances by Earle and his band The Dukes,plus Rosanne Cash, Willie Nile and others.

“The John Henry’s Friends concerts are obviously a labor of love for myself as well as an expression of the generosity of all the performers who have suited up and showed up over the years,” says Earle. “I’m especially grateful for this year’s new friends, my neighbor Willie Nile, my old friend Rosanne Cash and my hero Bruce Springsteen.”

General admission tickets for the show will go on sale to the public on Friday, November 5, at TheTownHall.org at 3 p.m. ET. VIP packages will go on sale to the public this Friday, October 29, at CityWinery.com at 3 p.m. ET.

General admission pre-sale tickets will be available to Town Hall and City Winery members starting on Wednesday, November 3, at 3 p.m., and pre-sale VIP packages will go on sale beginning Wednesday, October 27, at 3 p.m. ET.

As previously reported, Springsteen’s new book, Renegades: Born in the USA, which he co-authored with former President Barack Obama, was released today. The book focuses on conversations between Springsteen and President Obama that were featured on the eight-part podcast of the same name, which premiered on Spotify earlier this year.

Lit returns with new song “Yeah Yeah Yeah”

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

If you’ve had “My Own Worst Enemy” stuck in your head since watching the Woodstock ’99 documentary, perhaps it’s time to replace it with another Lit song.

The “Miserable” rockers have returned with a fresh tune called “Yeah Yeah Yeah.” It’s the first preview off the group’s forthcoming album, due out next spring.

“When we started firing up to write the new Lit material, we wanted to try and get our heads in that space we had landed in during the late ’90s and early 2000s,” says lead vocalist Ajay Popoff. “We not only got back to our old school roots, but also found a good marriage between the classic sound of 1999 with a modern production vibe.”

The upcoming album will be Lit’s seventh studio effort, and follows 2017’s These Are the Days.

Along with Popoff, Lit still consists of fellow original members guitarist Jeremy Popoff — Ajay’s brother — and bassist Kevin Baldes. Original drummer Allen Shellenberger died in 2009 of cancer.

Megan Thee Stallion is ready to graduate from college

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

After winning three Grammys and achieving superstardom, Megan Thee Stallion is fulfilling her late mother’s wish that she graduate from college.

“2021 finna graduate collegeeee, taking my graduation pics today,” the Hot Girl Summer wrote Monday on Instagram. “I can’t wait for y’all to see.”

Megan began her college studies at Prairie View A&M University, then when her career took off, she eventually switched to part-time, online courses to receive a bachelor’s degree in health administration from Texas Southern University.

“I want to get my degree because I really want my mom to be proud,” the 26-year-old rapper tells People. Her mother died in March 2019 after battling brain cancer. “She saw me going to school before she passed.”

Now with a sizzling music career, plus fashion endorsements, and recently becoming a Popeyes franchise owner, Megan has special plans to utilize her degree.

“I’m gonna open an assisted-living facility and use the money that I make from rapping to open it,” she says. “Then I’m gonna let my classmates run it.”

As she prepares for graduation, Megan is ready for Halloween. She posted an Instagram photo of her dressed as Pinhead from the 1987 classic horror movie, Hellraiser, complete with needles sticking out of her head and wearing all white body paint.

“Pain has a face. Allow me to show you. Gentlemen I am pain #hottieween,” she wrote, referencing a line from the film. “Scary how good you look…even dressed as an acupuncture face white man,” commented boyfriend Pardi Fontaine.

Megan is hosting a private Halloween bash at an undisclosed location. “Y’all already know my hottieween party abt to be LIT this year,” she wrote. “I can’t wait to see everyone’s costume.”

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Scotty McCreery’s “Five More Minutes” to become Hallmark movie

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Scotty McCreery‘s chart-topping hit, “Five More Minutes,” is getting a Christmas makeover.

The singer’s #1 single, originally released in 2017, is the inspiration behind an upcoming Hallmark holiday movie of the same name that follows a young woman as she finds her grandfather’s old journal and learns of a secret romance.

The song was inspired by Scotty’s own relationship with his grandfather and was written after he passed away in 2015. Scotty is an executive producer on the film.

The American Idol winner debuted the song at the Grand Ole Opry in 2016. It later became the lead single off his 2018 album, Seasons Change, and his first #1 hit.

Five More Minutes is slated to premiere on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel on November 20 at 10 p.m. ET.

Meek Mill complains his record label hasn’t paid him

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Meek Mill‘s latest album, Expensive Pain, is number 12 on the Billboard 200, but the Philly MC is insisting that his record label is not paying him.

“I haven’t get paid from music and i don’t know how much money labels make off me!!!!! I need lawyers asap!!!,” the “Going Bad” rapper wrote Monday in a since-deleted tweet.

Mill is signed to Rick Ross‘ Maybach Music Group, which is distributed by Atlantic Records.

“Ask the record label? How much have you spent on me as a artist?,” he continued. “Then you ask how much have you made off me as a artist? I’m about to make my record deal public by Monday just to let the world see what these people on!!!”

Meek’s post came after his star-studded Expensive Pain concert Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In addition to playing back the entire album, Meek performed with several guests, including Lil Uzi Vert, Bobby Shmurda, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, 42 Dugg, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Fabolous, Vory, Giggs, EST Gee, and Fivio Foreign.

Mill posted several videos from the show and commented, “Thank you to everybody who popped out with me!!!”

First Shawn Mendes, now Camila Cabello is releasing a single with Tainy

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Shawn Mendes collaborated with Latin hitmaker Tainy on his recent single, “Summer of Love,” and now his girlfriend Camila Cabello is also working with the Puerto Rican songwriter and producer.

Camila has announced a new single, “Oh Na Na,” dropping on Friday, a collaboration with Tainy and Puerto Rican rapper and singer Myke Towers.

Presumably the song is from Camila’s forthcoming album, Familia, which has already spun off the single “Don’t Go Yet.” Camila performed another new song from the album, “La Buena Vida,” on her NPR Tiny Desk Concert earlier this month.

The chorus of Camila’s hit “Havana” features her singing “Ooh na na,” so perhaps this song is a callback to that one. We’ll find out on Friday.

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See Nick Play: Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason’s band Saucerful of Secrets to tour North America in early 2022

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

After being forced off the road for over a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason‘s current band, Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, has announced plans for a new North American tour scheduled for early 2022.

The 26-date trek, dubbed The Echoes Tour, will kick off with two Canadian shows, on January 18 in Toronto and January 19 in Montreal, and then will head to the U.S. for 23 concerts before winding down in Vancouver, Canada, on February 28.

Tickets for 12 of the concerts will go on sale to the general public this Friday, October 29, while tickets for the remaining 14 shows will be available for purchase starting Friday, November 5. Visit TheSaucerfulofSecrets.com for more information.

“We enjoyed our 2019 tour in America so much,” says Mason. “We’re happy to be back at it and playing Pink Floyd music fans may have never had the chance to experience live.”

Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets performs Pink Floyd music that precedes the band’s classic 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. The group also features Spandau Ballet guitarist Gary Kemp, longtime Pink Floyd and David Gilmour touring bassist Guy Pratt, and veteran session musicians Lee Harris and Dom Beken on guitar and keyboards, respectively.

In 2020, Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets released Live at The Roundhouse, a concert film and album that features performances from a May 2019 stand that the group played in London.

After their North American trek, the band will launch a lengthy trek in Ireland, the U.K. and mainland Europe, spanning from April into July.

Ed Sheeran’s daughter also has COVID-19, he says

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

It turns out Ed Sheeran isn’t the only member of his family who’s been diagnosed with COVID-19. His 14-month-old daughter, Lyra, has also tested positive.

Speaking to a reporter from the U.K.’s Daily Mail on Monday, Ed said, “I’m self-isolating with my daughter. I have been alone with her, without my wife, since we are both positive. I am now going to spend 10 days alone with her.”

He added, “Sometimes I’m away and spend just two days a week with her, so being able to be with her for 10 straight days is great. I just spoke to [my wife] Cherry and told her to relax, take long baths! Our fridge is full and we’re just eating all the time.”

On Sunday, Ed revealed his COVID-19 diagnosis and said that he’d be “doing as many of my planned interviews [or] performances I can from my house.” He’s confirmed that he’ll be appearing on the popular British talk show The Jonathan Ross Show via Zoom, from the pub that he built at his compound in Suffolk, England.

Ed’s latest album, = [Equals], is out Friday.

Whole Lotta Zep: Led Zeppelin joins TikTok, makes full catalog available to video platform’s users

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Led Zeppelin has joined the ranks of rock bands with their own official account on TikTok.

The account, @ledzeppelin, will feature official Led Zeppelin artwork and graphics, live performance clips and other video content on the social media platform.

The hard-rock legends also have made their entire catalog available to TikTok users to soundtrack their own videos creations. Led Zeppelin’s catalog spans over 100 songs, including such classics as “Whole Lotta Love,” “Stairway to Heaven,” “Immigrant Song,” “Rock and Roll,” “Black Dog,” “Ramble On” and “Kashmir.”

The launch of Led Zeppelin’s TikTok account comes in advance of the 50th anniversary of the band’s hugely successful untitled fourth album, known as Led Zeppelin IV, which was released on November 8, 1971. The album, which peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200, has sold over 23 million copies in the U.S.

It’s track list includes the aforementioned “Stairway to Heaven,” “Rock and Roll” and “Black Dog,” as well as “Misty Mountain Hop,” “Going to California” and “When the Levee Breaks.”

To commemorate the album’s anniversary, the band has launched a video series on its YouTube channel titled The History of Led Zeppelin IV. The first episode focuses on “Black Dog,” which was released as the album’s first single.

Skid Row box set featuring band’s early studio albums and EPs due out in December

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

A limited-edition Skid Row box set collecting all three studio albums released by the heavy-metal band’s original Sebastian Bach-fronted lineup, as well as two 1990s EPs, will hit stores on December 3.

Skid Row: The Atlantic Years 1989-1996 will be available either as a five-CD collection or a seven-LP 180-gram-vinyl set. The package features the band’s 1989 self-titled debut, 1991’s chart-topping Slave to the Grind and 1995’s Subhuman Race, as well as 1992 covers EP B-Side Ourselves and the 1995 concert EP Subhuman Beings on Tour!!

The Skid Row album features the band’s two biggest hits, “18 to Life” and “I Remember You,” which peaked at #4 and #6, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. The album itself reached #6 on the Billboard 200.

Slave to the Grind topped the Billboard 200 in June of ’91 and included the Mainstream Rock chart hits “Monkey Business” and “Wasted Time.”

Subhuman Race reached #35 on the Billboard 200 and features the top-30 Mainstream Rock hit “Into Another.”

B-Side Ourselves features renditions of songs by The Ramones, KISS, Judas Priest, Rush and The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The Judas Priest tune is a live cover of “Delivering the Goods” that features a guest appearance by Priest frontman Rob Halford.

Subhuman Beings on Tour!! previously was available only in Japan. The box set’s vinyl version will mark the first time that the EP has ever been issued on vinyl. Slave to the Grind and Subhuman Race will appear as two-LP sets on the vinyl collection.

You can pre-order the Skid Row: The Atlantic Years 1989-1996 box set now.

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