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All Time Low denies allegations of sexual misconduct as “absolutely and unequivocally false”

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

All Time Low has issued a statement denying recent allegations of sexual misconduct as “absolutely and unequivocally false.”

The statement does not specify the exact allegations, but refers to a TikTok video that “gained traction a few weeks ago alluding to inappropriate behavior within our camp.” The presumed TikTok shows a woman sharing that a “famous pop punk band” invited her on their tour bus when she was 13, adding that they tried to take her bra for their “nasty collection” and offered her alcohol.

That video was then followed by a lengthy statement from an anonymous social media account specifically accusing guitarist Jack Barakat of grooming, abuse and sexual assault.

In their statement, which is credited to all four member of All Time Low, the “Monsters” rockers write that “we have to state with outright certainty that what is being said about us is completely and utterly false.”

“We are investigating further the source of these false accusations, and will be seeking legal recourse as we take these allegations very seriously,” the statement reads.

“We stand with victims and always wish to amplify the voices and stories of those who have suffered abuse and trauma,” the band continues. “But we cannot and will not fuel or amplify lies that only cloud and distort the true stories of those who need to be heard and represented.”

Bakarat also issued a separate statement, reading, “While the four of us wrote this statement together, I feel the need to personally refute the claims being made against me and us, as they are 100% false.”

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— All Time Low (@AllTimeLow) October 25, 2021

Queens’ Naturi Naughton reflects on her character’s difficult journey

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Episode two of the new ABC Drama Queens premieres tonight, and it was a particularly difficult one for series star Naturi Naughton.

We found out in the first episode that Naughton’s character, Jill, is living a double life — hiding the fact that she’s gay from her friends and family.

Naughton tells ABC Audio that getting comfortable in Jill’s skin was “a little scary at first.” “It’s not my real experience,” she explains, “and I always want to be as authentic as possible.”

That led the 37-year-old singer, songwriter and actress to do some research.

“I’ve even talked to a few friends and people who’ve actually lived that,” Naughton says. “The journey that I’ve kind of decided to tap into is that she really is trying to assert something that she has suppressed for so many years because of the hip hop background, because of her religious backgrounds.”

It’s rare to see a gay woman of color in a lead role on a network TV show, even in this day and age, and Naturi hopes her representation helps.

“There’s so much pressure on Jill and one thing that I hope my character inspires people is to release that pressure. To release that worry about what people may think,” Naughton offers. “And that’s actually what my character deals with constantly. But also don’t take on too much at once. Like, say your truth and it’s OK if you’re not perfect. It’s OK if you’re not the spokesperson for the entire movement.”

Queens airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.

Adele announces two shows in London’s Hyde Park, films her CBS concert special

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Adele is returning to the concert stage…next year.

The superstar has announced two shows in London’s Hyde Park for 2022, on July 1 and 2. Fans who want first crack at the tickets can sign up at her website now for the presale, which starts Thursday, October 28 at 5am EST. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Saturday at 5 am EST.

Meanwhile, Adele did a bit of a warmup for what will hopefully be even more live performances: On Sunday, she filmed the concert portion of her upcoming CBS special Adele One Night Only, Page Six reports. A source shared that the performance, which was held at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, consisted of four songs, including “Easy On Me.”

“[The] songs [were] about being yourself and not caring,” the source added, noting that Adele sang songs that “she’s never done live before.”

An insider revealed that Adele performed in front of a 300-person audience which included Oprah — who’ll be interviewing Adele for the special — as well as Drake, Kris Jenner, Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi, Lizzo, James Corden, Sarah Paulson, Gordon Ramsay and Gayle King. Adele’s ex-husband, Simon Konecki, and their nine-year-old son, Angelo, were also present.

Adele One Night Only is set to air Sunday, November 14, followed by the release of her highly anticipated fourth studio album, 30, on November 19.

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Britney Spears warns her family “I still want justice” in latest Instagram update

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Britney Spears left another strongly-worded message to her family, telling them that she has not forgotten how their actions hurt her over the course of her 13-year conservatorship.

On Monday night, the “Toxic” singer took to Instagram to unload on her relatives and appeared to follow up on the comments she made during her bombshell June 23 testimony about wanting to sue her family.

Spears, 39, spoke about how she used to “jump through hoops” to connect with her loved ones before claiming she finds it “weird” she’s the only one putting in the effort.

“It’s humiliating and it’s like every person I’ve ever opened to immediately says they’ll be gone on a trip for two weeks after … OK I get it … they’re only available to me when it’s convenient for them,” she wrote. “Well I’m no longer available to any of them now.”

Spears, while adding she doesn’t “mind being alone,” closed with a stern warning “to my family … for hurting me deeper than you’ll ever know.”

“I know the conservatorship is about to be over but I still want justice !!! I’m only 5’4″ and I’ve played the bigger person my entire life … do you know how hard that is ???,” the Grammy winner remarked.

During Britney’s bombshell testimony in June, she told Judge Brenda Penny, “I would honestly like to sue my family, to be totally honest with you. I also would like to be able to share my story with the world, and what they did to me, instead of it being a hush-hush secret to benefit all of them.”

Britney also previously had expressed, “Lord have mercy on my family’s souls if I ever do an interview !!!”

The next hearing, set for November 12, will focus on terminating the conservatorship itself.

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Bruce Springsteen discusses his latest projects and performs “The River” on ‘The Late Show’

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Bruce Springsteen paid a visit to CBS’ The Late Show on Wednesday, where he discussed, among other things, Renegades: Born in the USA, the book Bruce co-authored with former president Barack Obama coming out on Tuesday; and The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts, a film and album documenting Springsteen’s performances with the E Street Band at the historic MUSE benefit concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden, being released in various formats in November.

When asked how how he came to write the book with Obama, Springsteen told host Stephen Colbert, “It was the president’s idea. He called me. I thought he had the wrong number, because he’s a Columbia graduate, teacher of constitutional law, University of Chicago Law School, first African-American president of the United States,”

On the other hand, joked Springsteen, “I am a guitar player, I am a Freehold High school graduate.”

After playing a throwback clip of Bruce’s high energy performance from 1979, the Boss recalled it took place on his 30th birthday. When asked to compare that 30-year-old guy with the now 72-year-old version, he offered, “Well, it’s funny, on stage I don’t know if there’s a lot of difference… we still come out, and we take it all the way every night that we’re on stage. So, I mean, that’s a completely different person.”

Added Springsteen, “At 30, I was still a kid, and that was my entire life, what you’re viewing right there, you know…So that was different. But basically, I still feel about it the way that kid would have. That hasn’t changed at all.”

Springsteen closed out the show with a live acoustic performance of the title track from his 1979 album, The River.

Go-Go’s drummer Gina Schock “very, very excited” about new photo book, thinks it will “make people smile”

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

With The Go-Go’s being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this Saturday, drummer Gina Schock has just released a new autobiographical photo book focusing on her long career with the famous all-female group.

Made in Hollywood: All Access with the Go-Go’s is highlighted by a bevy of personal photos that Schock took during the group’s 1980s heyday, as well as a variety archival images.

“I am very, very excited about my book, because it’s my life, and it’s from a band member’s perspective,” Schock tells ABC Audio. “[I]t’s taken me years to put it together. [O]ver 40 years of photographs and tales to tell are in this book.”

Gina notes that during the band’s early years, “I was carrying a camera around with me all the time and snapping shots…everywhere, on the tour bus, in hotel rooms, backstage.”

Schock also wrote commentary to accompany many of the pics in the book.

“I think I recapped things pretty evenly and pretty honestly,” she says. “And people will get an inside look at the band in a way they never have, because it’s being shown to them visually, and I’m writing text to it.”

Made in Hollywood also features essays from the other Go-Go’s, as well as from some of the group’s famous fans and friends, including as The B-52s‘ Kate Pierson, Jodie Foster, Eurythmics‘ Dave Stewart and Paul “Pee Wee Herman” Reubens.

“Everybody was pretty honest and was telling…when they first met the band, what happened, how we first came together,” Schock explains. “It’s great to relive all that.”

Gina says she thinks fans will love the book.

“[T]hey’re gonna look at this and they’re going to remember what they were doing [then],” she maintains. “It’s gonna make people smile.”

New Journey record to be a double album, new drummer Narada Michael Walden reveals

October 25, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Journey has been preparing a new studio album, and now comes word that the forthcoming release will be supersized.

Narada Michael Walden, who replaced longtime Journey member Steve Smith as the band’s new drummer last year, and also is producing the new record, posted a message Friday on his Facebook page revealing that he was in the studio with Neal Schon “wrapping up the exciting new Journey double album.” He added, “Stay tuned.”

On the same day, Schon posted a video on his Facebook page showing him laying down a guitar track, along with the message, “We had some fun today as I replayed all Guitar’s [sic] on this 1st track we cut over a year ago when we began the new Journey album. It’s a [wrap]!”

Journey gave fans the first taste from the upcoming album in June with the release of their latest single, “The Way We Used to Be.”

In addition to Walden, the new album marks the return of bassist Randy Jackson, who previously played with Journey in the mid-1980s, and of drummer Deen Castronovo, who was a member of the group from 1998 to 2015.

While no release date has been announced for the album, Schon told ABC Audio in July that he expected it to come out either at the end of this year or in early 2022.

Meanwhile, Journey is preparing to kick off a six-show Las Vegas residency at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in December. The dates are scheduled for December 1, 2, 7, 8, 10 and 11. The band also will be playing a special symphonic concert on December 18 in Vegas at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood shares new music from upcoming ‘The Power of the Dog’ score

October 25, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has shared new music from his score to the upcoming film The Power of the Dog.

The tracks, which premiered via Variety, are called “25 Years” and “West,” and give a preview of the tone that you can expect from the Western movie, which was written and directed by Oscar winner Jane Campion.

“Jonny Greenwood, our composer, is a genius,” Campion says. “Simple as that.”

The soundtrack for The Power of the Dog will be released in full on November 17. The film, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons, will open in select theaters that same day, followed by a Netflix release on December 1.

Greenwood, meanwhile, is also scoring the Princess Diana movie Spencer, as well as the Alana Haim-starring Licorice Pizza, which is directed by frequent collaborator Paul Thomas Anderson.

Elton John says “big mouth” Ed Sheeran jumped the gun on their joint Christmas single

October 25, 2021 by WDNY Radio

During a recent interview on a Dutch radio station, U.K. pop star Ed Sheeran randomly announced that he and Elton John were planning to release a joint Christmas single this year. But Elton wasn’t very amused, since the news was supposed to be kept on the down low — and besides, the record isn’t even complete.

Speaking to the British music publication NME, Elton laughs, “Yeah, he let the cat out of the bag didn’t he? I was sworn to secrecy and then big mouth f***ing Sheeran goes to the Netherlands!” Elton adds, “It’s supposed to come out — we haven’t finished it yet, so there’s still work to be done.”

Elton added, “I can’t say any more than that because it’s in his hands.”

If the record does come out, it’ll likely be Elton’s second big hit of 2021, following the U.K. number-one chart success of his Dua Lipa collaboration, “Cold Heart,” from his new album The Lockdown Sessions.

“Everything’s been a bonus with this record. Whether it sells one copy or a million copies, it doesn’t matter to me,” Elton says of the album. “I had so much fun and I learnt so much from doing it.”

Elton plans to resume his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour next year, and he confirms that yes, this really is it.

“At the moment, I finish supposedly in 2023, in the summer, by which time I’ll be 76,” Elton tells NME. “And that’s it, baby. I can’t wait to do it and have a great time, and I can’t wait to finish and say, ‘No more — I’ve had enough.'”

Elton confirms that he’ll continue to make records but as far as live shows, he admits, “I’ve had enough applause. I wanna be with my family. I wanna be with my boys.”

Saweetie, Yvonne Orji on season finale of ‘The Shop: Uninterrupted’; Tisha Campbell joins ‘Uncoupled’; and more

October 25, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Rapper Saweetie and Insecure actress Yvonne Orji are taking a seat in the barber’s chair for an upcoming episode of HBO’s The Shop: Uninterrupted.

The two stars will be featured on the season four finale, which airs Friday, October 29 at 9 p.m. ET. They join David Beckham, James Corden, Bubba Wallace and Paul Rivera. Hosted by Maverick Carter, The Shop: Uninterrupted centers on thoughtful conversations and debates among some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment. Past guests have include Tom Brady, Jay-Z, Drake, Will Smith, and former President Barack Obama.

In other news, Tisha Campbell and Emerson Brooks will star opposite Neil Patrick Harris in Netflix’s new comedy series, Uncoupled, Deadline reports. They join the cast as series regulars. Campbell will play high-powered real estate agent Suzanne, while Brooks will portray Billy, a TV weatherman and close friend of Harris’ Michael. Uncoupled follows Harris as Michael, a man who thought “his life was perfect until his husband blindsides him by walking out the door after 17 years.” A release date for Uncoupled has not been set.

Finally, Tessa Thompson is helping to develop Raven Leilani’s best-selling, award-winning debut novel, Luster, into a TV series. According to Deadline, Thompson’s production company Viva Maude and the studio Gaumont are teaming up to adapt the work for HBO. The book, released in 2020, follows Edie, a Black artist living in Brooklyn who begins an affair with a white man in his forties. Their relationship becomes even more complicated when Edie movies in with him and his wife and she forms “an unexpected bond with their adopted Black daughter, Akila.” Casting details for Luster has not be announced.

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