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Johnny Marr details ‘Fever Dreams Pts 1-4’ solo album

October 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Johnny Marr has revealed the details of his upcoming Fever Dreams Pts 1-4 album.

The fourth solo effort from The Smiths guitarist is set to arrive February 25, 2022. It’s a double album, boasting 16 songs that can be divided into four different four-track EPs, thus the Pts 1-4 title.

As previously reported, the Fever Dreams Pt 1 EP, featuring the previously released single “Spirit Power and Soul,” will arrive this Friday, October 15.

Marr has also announced a streaming concert, during which he’ll perform Fever Dreams songs from his Crazy Face Factory studio, where he recorded the album. The virtual event is set to premiere November 10.

You can also catch Marr in person opening for The Killers‘ 2022 U.S. tour.

Here’s the Fever Dreams Pts 1-4 track list:

“Spirit Power and Soul”
“Receiver”
“All These Days”
“Ariel”
“Lightning People”
“Hideaway Girl”
“Sensory Street”
“Tenement Time”
“The Speed of Love”
“Night and Day”
“Counter-Clock World”
“Rubicon”
“God’s Gift”
“Ghoster”
“The Whirl”
“Human”

Elton John now the first act to score a UK top-10 single in six different decades

October 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Another day, another chart record for Sir Elton John.

Earlier this week, he officially registered 50 years of top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and now he’s set a similar record for longevity back home in the U.K. Specifically, he’s now the only act in the history of the U.K. singles chart to score a top-10 hit in six different decades, thanks to his Dua Lipa collabo, “Cold Heart.”

“Cold Heart” is Elton’s 33rd top 10 on the chart. His first one came in 1971, with “Your Song.” Overall, he scored 10 top 10s in the ’70s, seven in the ’80s, eight in the ’90s, seven in the 2000s, one in the 2010s, and one in this decade.

Overall, Elton’s notched seven number-one singles but that number could increase to eight, because “Cold Heart” is poised to take over the top spot this week, dethroning Ed Sheeran‘s “Shivers.”

In other Elton news, the U.K. tabloid The Sun reports that he’s going to have to miss a reception honoring his late friend, Princess Diana. The October 19 event will celebrate the unveiling of a statue of the late princess, and Elton was invited by Diana’s son, Prince William. However, The Sun has confirmed he’s sent his regrets because he’s recovering from a hip operation.

A source told The Sun, “Elton underwent hip replacement surgery at the start of the month. It went well and he is on the mend but is taking things slow.“

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ next album is “almost done,” says Chad Smith

October 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Red Hot Chili Peppers might have some new music to play on their 2022 worldwide tour.

As drummer Chad Smith tells Rolling Stone, the band’s next record, their first with guitarist John Frusciante back in the fold since 2006’s Stadium Arcadium, is “almost done.” The album also reunites the Peppers with longtime producer Rick Rubin, who was absent from 2016’s The Getaway after working on every RHCP album from 1991’s Blood Sugar Sex Magik through 2011’s I’m with You.

Smith explains that work started on the new album amid the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which they isolated themselves together and started writing.

“We could just plow through and write, and that’s what we did,” Smith shares. “It was kind of a blessing, because we want to come out with new music and play some new songs. It’s gonna be great when we finally go out next year and have a record to play, and a bunch of other stuff, obviously.”

As for what we can expect from the album, Smith teases, “It sounds like Red Hot Chili Peppers, but it’s different and new.”

He adds, “We really like it and we’re proud of it and it has to start there. If other people like it, great. If people compare it to this or [say] it doesn’t sound like that, we have no control over that. But yeah, we’re all really happy with the record.”

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 2022 tour begins with a European run in June. It’ll launch in the U.S. in July.

Kacey Musgraves weighs in on the exclusion of ‘star-crossed’ from Grammy country categories

October 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Earlier this week, the Recording Academy revealed their decision to exclude Kacey Musgraves’ newest album, star-crossed, from consideration in country categories at next year’s Grammy Awards ceremony.

That’s due to the fact that the Academy ultimately didn’t believe that Kacey’s new album has sufficient sonic and stylistic elements to be considered as a part of the genre.

The news sent fans reeling, and Kacey’s label — Universal Music Group Nashville — also expressed their displeasure at the decision, with label president Cindy Mabe penning an open letter to the Recording Academy that made a case for star-crossed to be considered a country album.

But Kacey herself didn’t offer any thoughts — until now. The singer shared a quippy, brief and oblique reply on social media, tweeting a snapshot of herself as a child wearing a broad, pink cowboy hat.

“You can take the girl out of the country (genre) but you can’t take the country out of the girl,” she wrote.

Kacey released star-crossed last month. It’s the follow-up to Golden Hour, which won her four Grammy trophies at the 2019 ceremony, including Country Album of the Year — a title she won’t be eligible for in 2022.

You can take the girl out of the country (genre) but you can’t take the country out of the girl. pic.twitter.com/dZaqoFsI7I

— K A C E Y (@KaceyMusgraves) October 13, 2021

The Wanted releases new single, “Rule the World,” after seven-year hiatus

October 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The Wanted is back with new music.

The British boy band released their first new single in seven years on Wednesday, an uplifting track called “Rule the World.” In the video for the song, we see Tom, Max, Siva, Nathan and Jay having just parachuted onto a beautiful shore. They all come together by the end for a dazzling fireworks display.

The guys recently announced that they were reuniting after going on hiatus in 2014. They’ll be releasing a greatest-hits album, Most Wanted — The Greatest Hits, on November 12, and will hit the road for a U.K. arena tour in March 2022.

Last month, The Wanted performed together at a London charity concert called Inside My Head. It raised money for Stand Up to Cancer, as group member Tom Parker has been very publicly battling an inoperable brain tumor since last year.

Rolling Stones members discuss why the band has stopped performing “Brown Sugar” in concert

October 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

“Brown Sugar” is one of The Rolling Stones‘ biggest hits and most popular songs, but the classic’s potentially racially and culturally insensitive subject matter and lyrics apparently have prompted the band to stop playing it in concert.

A recent Los Angeles Times article, which featured a new interview with Stones members Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, noted that the band had performed “Brown Sugar” 1,136 times in concert, although the song has been left off the group’s set lists for its current No Filter Tour of the U.S.

“You picked up on that, huh?” Keith Richards commented to the Los Angeles Times when asked about the tune’s omission. “I don’t know. I’m trying to figure out with the sisters quite where the beef is. Didn’t they understand this was a song about the horrors of slavery? But they’re trying to bury it.”

“Brown Sugar,” which spent two weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971, includes Jagger-penned lyrics that appear to be about a slave trader and a slave master abusing Black women.

On the subject of not currently performing the song, Jagger told the newspaper, “We’ve played ‘Brown Sugar’ every night since 1970. So sometimes you think, ‘We’ll take that one out for now and see how it goes.’ We might put it back in.”

Richards added of the matter, “At the moment I don’t want to get into conflicts with all of this s***. But I’m hoping that we’ll be able to resurrect the babe in her glory somewhere along the track.”

It’s worth noting that in 1995 Rolling Stone interview, Jagger reflected with apprehension about “Brown Sugar’s” lyrics, telling the magazine, “I never would write that song now. I would probably censor myself.”

The Kid LAROI in the studio with fellow Australian artist Tame Impala

October 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

He’s currently topping the charts with Justin Bieber and recently worked with Miley Cyrus, but now The Kid LAROI has crossed into alt-rock territory: He’s evidently working with Kevin Parker, aka Tame Impala.

Several photos of the two working together in the studio have showed up on LAROI’s Instagram Stories. He also posted a snippet of a new song on Wednesday but it’s not clear if that song is related to what he was working on with Parker, who, like LAROI, is Australian.

In addition to making psychedelic Grammy-winning music as Tame Impala, Parker has also collaborated with The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Rihanna, Kanye West, Mark Ronson and Lady Gaga — he co-wrote and co-produced Gaga’s 2016 single “Perfect Illusion.”

LAROI is currently working on his debut album and earlier this month, he tweeted, “I am making the best music I have ever made in my life right now. I love you all and I cannot wait for you to hear it.“

Alicia Keys cries tears of joy watching clip of her son Egypt performing with her

October 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

One of the special moments in Alicia Keys‘ The Untold Story docuseries is when she and 11-year-old son Egypt watch a clip of him accompanying her on piano as she sang “Raise a Man” at an awards show in 2019.

The 15-time Grammy winner says she became very emotional, with tears of joy.

“I’m not the crying type, I’m really not,” Alicia tells People. “[But] you get so sensitive just [thinking] about how life goes on, and seeing him next to me and remembering that moment. That moment was the first time that he performed with me on stage, and I remember being completely so wrapped up in him being okay because I asked him to do it.”

Egypt first resisted the request to perform with his mother, but eventually agreed.

“I was so nervous for him that I remember at midnight the night before the show, I realized I hadn’t even practiced,” Alicia said. “I remember all of this and I’m sitting there watching it with him and just…how I feel about him and seeing his growth and watching him go on stage and just completely own — it just hit me like a ton of bricks.”

Egypt is the oldest of two boys Alicia has with husband Swizz Beatz. She says he’s full of talent.

“He’s definitely a natural,” she said. “He’s been a natural since he was a baby, and he loves it, and I’m glad that he loves it. … He’s a lot like me. He’s the life of the party, he’s the one that kind of brings everyone together. He looks out for everyone, he’s that guy. And I love that about him.”

Keys, who turned 40 in January, celebrated her 11th wedding anniversary with Swizz, 43, in July.

Alicia Keys cries tears of joy watching clip of her son Egypt performing with her

October 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The 15-time Grammy winner says she became very emotional, with tears of joy.

Egypt first resisted the request to perform with his mother, but eventually agreed.

Egypt is the oldest of two boys Alicia has with husband Swizz Beatz. She says he’s full of talent.

Keys, who turned 40 in January, celebrated her 11th wedding anniversary with Swizz, 43, in July.

Blake Shelton says he’s gotten “softer” now that he’s married to Gwen Stefani

October 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Fans of The Voice have long been accustomed to Blake Shelton’s witty quips and good-natured jabs at his fellow coaches, which is why it seemed a little out of character when he offered some sympathy to Ariana Grande during this week’s episode.

He even offered an emotional Ariana a box of tissues as they embarked upon the Battle Rounds, which meant the coaches had to make some tough calls about which contestants get to stay and which must go home.

Blake says he blames his newfound sweeter side on his marriage to pop superstar and former The Voice coach Gwen Stefani.

“Look, I’m married now. I’m soft. I’m getting softer,” he joked, also offering Ariana — a first-time coach — some words of wisdom about the hard decisions that come with the gig.

“After this season you won’t ever need these again. You’ll get over it. You’ll become callous like us three,” he added, according to People.

Blake and Gwen got married back in July after dating for five years. The pair, who were married by Carson Daly, offered each other creative vows on the big day: For his part, Blake wrote a song for the occasion. Last week, he revealed in an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers that fans will eventually get to hear that song, too, as it’s on the track list of a forthcoming deluxe version of his Body Language album.

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