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The Black Crowes schedule new Las Vegas engagement in February 2022

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Last month, The Black Crowes played a special two-night Las Vegas engagement at the House of Blues, and now the veteran rockers have announced plans to return to the venue in February 2022 for a pair of new concerts.

The band’s residency, dubbed The Black Crowes: Twice as Hard, will take place on February 11 and February 12, and will feature the group — led by brothers Chris and Rich Robinson — playing their biggest hits, as well favorites from the band’s 1990 debut album, Shake Your Money Maker. The concerts will be held just before Super Bowl LVI, which is scheduled for Sunday, February 13, at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles.

Tickets for the new Vegas shows go on sale to the general public this Friday, December 3, at 10 a.m. PT. Black Crowes band, Live Nation and MGM pre-sale offers are all available now. Visit the group’s official website and social media pages and Ticketmaster.com for more details.

Besides the Las Vegas gigs, Chris and Rich Robinson are scheduled to perform as their Brothers of a Feather duo incarnation on January 15 at the 30A Songwriters Festival in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. The Black Crowes also are part of the 2022 Stagecoach Festival lineup and are slated to play that event on May 1 in Indio, California.

Maxwell find himself alone in a desert in new “Off” video

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Maxwell croons for an erotic encounter with the lady he’s missing as he finds himself alone in a vast desert in the video for his new single, “Off.” The sensual track is the first release from his upcoming BLACKsummers’NIGHT album, coming out spring of 2022.

As previously reported, the three-time Grammy winner received the Legend Award at the Soul Train Music Awards, which aired Sunday night on BET. In accepting the honor, he said, “The radio was the window to my dreams. And to be able to stand here before all of you and to be part of the community of R&B and soul music is truly the award that I’ve always wished for, but this literally is blowing my entire mind.”

Maxwell also performed a medley of his hits on the show, including “… Til the Cops Come Knockin’,” “Bad Habits,” “Lifetime,” “Sumthin’ Sumthin’,” “Ascension,” and “Off.”

The “Fortunate” singer will headline the NIGHT tour in 2022 featuring Anthony Hamilton and Joe. They will perform 25 shows, beginning March 2 in Dallas. Other cities will include New Orleans, Charlotte, Memphis, Chicago, Detroit, and Oakland, and the tour will wrap up in Miami on May 8. Tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster.com.

Soul Train Music Awards winner Jazmine Sullivan announces The ‘Heaux Tales’ Tour

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Double Soul Train Awards winner Jazmine Sullivan is taking her Heaux Tales on the road.

The “Need U Bad” singer announced that she will headline The Heaux Tales Tour, named after her latest album, which will kick off in February 2022.

“Ask and you shall receive. The Heaux Tales Tour is finally here. I can’t wait to see all of you there,” Jazmine commented as she revealed the tour itinerary on Instagram. She will perform 34 shows, beginning Valentine’s Day, February 14, in Vancouver, Canada, followed by a show February 15 in Portland, Oregon. Other tour stops include Oakland, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Cleveland and Detroit. The trek wraps up March 30 in Chicago.

Pre-sale began Wednesday on Ticketmaster.com, and the public sale starts this Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

Sullivan won Album of the Year for Heaux Tales, and the Best R&B/Soul Female Artist honor, at the 2021 Soul Train Music Awards, which aired Sunday from the Apollo Theater in New York City. Last week, she was nominated for three Grammys: Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for “Pick Up Your Feelings,” and Best R&B Album for Heaux Tales.

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Gwen Stefani celebrates 15th anniversary of her “milestone” album ‘The Sweet Escape’

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Hard to believe it’s been 15 years since Gwen Stefani released her smash-hit album The Sweet Escape, but here we are. If you forgot, Gwen made sure to remind her fans the significance of December 1.

“Happy 15th birthday to my second solo album!!” she celebrated on Instagram, and shared several key photos from the album’s cover shoot. She also reflected on the impact The Sweet Escape had, calling it “such a milestone in my career.”

Gwen signed off by telling fans, “I hope it’s still satisfying ur sweet tooth all these years later.”

The Sweet Escape debuted on December 1, 2006 and is RIAA-certified Platinum after selling over 1.7 million copies in the U.S. It produced the hit songs “Wind It Up,” “4 in the Morning” and the album’s title track.

Also, here’s a fascinating fact: The album’s original working title was Candyland, which is also the name of a song that was meant to appear on the track list. Because Gwen decided to keep “Candyland” in the vault for a little longer, she changed the title to match the album’s second track.

Gwen has yet to officially release “Candyland” as a single, but there are supposed B-side versions of the song floating around online, if you’re curious.

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Might as well “Jump” with Dave Grohl & Greg Kurstin for latest ’Hanukkah Sessions’ cover

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin are adding some hops to their Hanukkah Sessions celebration for night four with a cover of Van Halen‘s “Jump.”

The performance pays tribute to VH vocalist David Lee Roth, who is Jewish.

“Quite possibly the loudest and proudest of hard rocking Jews, David Lee Roth has gone on record crediting his Bar Mitzvah preparation as his earliest vocal training,” Grohl says. “He became a rockstar the day he became a man.”

You can watch the “Jump” cover streaming now on YouTube. Be sure to stick around for Kurstin’s ripping keytar solo.

Grohl and Kurstin launched The Hanukkah Sessions in 2020 with covers of eight different Jewish artists for each night of the holiday. This year’s series has so far included Lisa Loeb‘s “Stay (I Missed You),” Ramones‘ “Blitzkrieg Bop” and Barry Manilow‘s “Copacabana.”

Katy Perry’s cover of The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” raises $100,000 for charity

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Katy Perry’s cover of The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” raises 0,000 for charity

Katy Perry announced that her cover of the classic Beatles song “All You Need Is Love” has raised $100,000 to help needy children.

Katy told her fans on Twitter, “Pleased as punch that so many of you streamed my All You Need is Love track on @Spotify. Because of it, @Gap will be donating $100k to @baby2baby #GivingTuesday.”

Katy launched her fundraiser in October as part of her holiday campaign with the Gap, where a dollar would be donated to Baby2Baby every time someone streamed the song on Spotify, for a maximum donation of $100,000.

The Grammy-nominee previously said in a statement that Baby2Baby, which provides basic necessities to children living in poverty, is “a charity that’s close to my heart.”

Katy, who is the mom of one-year-old Daisy Dove, added, “Children are our future. We need to lift kids and help them find their value, self-worth and self-respect.”

“All You Need Is Love” is now available for purchase and streaming. You can also hear a clip of Katy’s cover on the Gap’s Christmas commercials that are airing now.

Pleased as punch that so many of you streamed my All You Need is Love track on @Spotify. Because of it, @Gap will be donating $100k to @baby2baby #GivingTuesday pic.twitter.com/MB8dzAZTiI

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) November 30, 2021

Michael Bublé explains how his son’s cancer battle taught him to “live a much deeper life”

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Michael Bublé isn’t taking for granted any moment with his eight-year-old son, Noah. The singer lived through his worst nightmare when then-three-year-old Noah diagnosed with liver cancer.

Although doctors gave Noah the all-clear four years ago, Michael says that journey permanently changed his outlook on life.

“I live a much deeper life now,” the singer revealed to People. He explained that painful part of his life taught him the value of seeing the silver lining around every dark cloud.

“I don’t wish that kind of pain upon any human being, but I do feel that when you’ve truly suffered, when you’ve truly felt fear and loss, it allows you to live a deeper life,” the four-time Grammy winner admitted. “Once you’ve felt those things, you are able, in context, to truly feel joy, gratitude and happiness.”

Michael, 46, also says that scary moment in his life reminded him of one of his grandfather’s old sayings, which was, “Today’s curse is tomorrow’s blessing.”

“Even though for some of us who have lost so much these last few years, whether it’s our jobs or our loved ones, it doesn’t all come with negative connotations,” Michael continued. “There’s always a silver lining to that cloud.”

Noah was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2016, when he was three, and went into remission the following year. Michael celebrated Noah’s eighth birthday in August, writing on Instagram, “I’ll never truly be able to express how proud I am, or how deep and profound Mommy’s and my love is for you.”

Michael shares two other children with wife Luisana Lopilato: a five-year-old son named Elias and a three-year-old daughter named Vida.

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New Neil Young & Crazy Horse documentary ‘Barn’ to be screened in select theaters next week

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

New details have been announced about the release of the previously reported behind-the-scenes documentary film Barn, capturing the making of Neil Young & Crazy Horse‘s upcoming album of the same name, which is due out Friday, December 10.

In addition to the movie being released as part of the deluxe edition of Barn and as a standalone Blu-ray, as previously announced, the film also will be screened in select U.S. theaters on December 9 and in Toronto on December 11.

The Barn documentary also will premiere exclusively on-demand via the AARP Members Only Access service on December 10 and will be available through January 10. Barn also will be screened on AARP’s Music for Grownups platform on December 17.

The Barn film, which was directed by Young’s wife, actress Daryl Hannah — aka “dhlovelife” — offers an intimate look at Neil and the current Crazy Horse lineup working on the album in 19th-century log barn in Colorado’ Rocky Mountains during the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year. Most of the album was recorded live.

A video for one of the songs, “Heading West,” premiered on Young’s official YouTube channel this week, and the track will be made available as the third advance digital single from the album this Friday, December 3.

Barn, which you can pre-order now, is a 10-track collection that will be available on CD, vinyl, cassette and digital formats, and as a deluxe box set. The box set includes a CD and a vinyl LP, as well as the aforementioned Blu-ray featuring the Barn film.

Here’s the list of scheduled theatrical screenings:

12/9 — Chicago, IL, Landmark Century Centre Cinema
12/9 — Santa Monica, CA, Laemmle at the Monica Film Center
12/9 — New York, NY, IFC Center
12/11 — Toronto, ON, Canada, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

Cardi B is first female rapper to score two Diamond-certified songs with Maroon 5 collab “Girls Like You”

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Cardi B says several times in her Grammy-nominated hit “I Like It” that she likes her diamonds and she just added another rock to her collection.

“Girls Like You,” Cardi’s collab with Maroon 5, crossed over into the realm of RIAA Diamond-certified songs, meaning it has sold over 10 million copies. This is Cardi’s and the band’s second Diamond-certification.

The 29-year-old has now made history as the first female rapper to score two Diamond-certified tracks. Cardi previously snagged the honor with her breakout single “Bodak Yellow.”

She took to Twitter to celebrate making history, tweeting out, “Wow I got two Diamond records! Thank you sooo much @maroon5 for including me on this song and this is the song I cater to my daughter every time I perform it. I’m forever grateful.”

The band celebrated the new achievement on Instagram, writing, “Girls Like You ft. Cardi B has been RIAA certified 10x Multi-Platinum!”

“Girls Like You,” released in 2018, spent seven weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and was one of the top-selling songs of the year. Its music video — which featured Gal Gadot, Ellen DeGeneres, Camila Cabello, Aly Raisman, Tiffany Haddish, Jennifer Lopez, Mary J. Blige and many other famous women — has amassed over three billion views on YouTube.

Sting says he still misses George Michael: “We should have helped him more”

December 1, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Later this month, we’ll mark the fifth anniversary of the tragic death of George Michael, who passed way on Christmas Day 2016 at the age of 53. Now, one of his famous friends is expressing regret at not doing enough to prevent his death.

Speaking with Apple Music, Sting tells Zane Lowe of his late pal, “You wonder where that immense talent would’ve developed. What would he be doing now? And it’s with such sadness that I think of George, because he had such potential and died far too young.”

Sting adds, “And he was a lovely, lovely man. I just miss him. I just miss him. I wish we could have helped him more. I think he was lonely and we should have helped him more.”

Sting and George were both huge pop stars in the ’80s, and sang together on the Band Aid single “Do They Know It’s Christmas.” Over the years, they collaborated onstage, and George covered Sting’s classic Police hit “Roxanne” on his 1999 album Songs from the Last Century.

In 2017, Sting dedicated his song “Fragile” to George and two other icons who left us too early: David Bowie and Prince.

Speaking about his friendships with other artists, Sting told Lowe that many of them came about thanks to the massive charity events that were so popular in the ’80s.

“Events like Live Aid or the Amnesty Tour forced us to share space, to share dressing rooms, to share the stage, to share the limelight, to share airplane journeys together,” he explains. “And some of those friendships that were forged then — for example, Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen…Tracy Chapman — those friendships are solid to this day because of that. We recognized our own situation in those other people. We didn’t feel isolated.”

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