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Kacey Musgraves to be honored with GLAAD’s Vanguard Award

March 9, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Kacey Musgraves is receiving a distinct honor from the LGBTQIA+ community.

The multi-Grammy winner will be bestowed with the Vanguard Award at the 2022 GLAAD Media Awards for her support for the LGBTQIA+ community throughout her career, including the release of her queer-friendly song, “Follow Your Arrow,” fighting against legislation that targets LGBTQ people, and taking part in GLAAD’s anti-bullying campaigns.

“THANK YOU x A TRILLION, @glaad,” Kacey writes on Twitter about the award, alongside a rainbow and heart emoji.

“From speaking out against anti-LGBTQ legislation in her home state of Texas, to raising awareness about bullying affecting LGBTQ youth, to uplifting the work of LGBTQ artists, Kacey continues to raise the bar for what it means to be an authentic ally and to inspire her fans to do the same,” GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis says in a statement.

Past recipients of the Vanguard Award include Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, and Beyoncé and Jay-Z.

The GLAAD Media Awards take place on April 2 in Los Angeles.

Five shows on all-star Beatles tribute tour postponed after member of “band’s team” tests positive for COVID

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Things have not gone so fab for the recently launched “It Was Fifty Years Ago Today: A Tribute to The Beatles” tour: Five consecutive shows have been postponed after someone associated with the participating musicians tested positive for COVID-19.

As previously reported, the trek features Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, founding Moody Blues and Wings member Denny Laine, Badfinger‘s Joey Molland, and former Chicago singer/bassist Jason Scheff performing songs from The Beatles‘ Rubber Soul and Revolver albums, as well as select tunes from their own careers.

According to a post on Rundgren’s Facebook page, the concerts were postponed “out of an abundance of caution…due to an individual on the band’s team having tested positive for COVID.”

The affected shows had been scheduled for March 5 in Westbury, New York; March 7 in Red Bank, New Jersey; March 8 in Annapolis, Maryland; March 9 in Medford, Massachusetts; and March 10 in Derry, New Hampshire.

The concerts will be rescheduled and tickets that have been already purchased will be honored for the new dates. More details will be announced soon.

The next scheduled date on the tour is a March 11 show in Staten Island, New York. The trek currently is slated to wrap up on March 27 in Kansas, City, Missouri.

Fine Point: Tears for Fears’ new album, ‘The Tipping Point,’ debuts at #8 on ‘Billboard’ 200

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

After releasing their first new studio effort in over 17 years late last month, Tears for Fears is making an impact again on the U.S. charts.

The British new wave veterans’ new album, The Tipping Point, has debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200, tying the band’s second-highest chart position ever on the tally.

Tears for Fears previously topped the Billboard 200 in 1985 with Songs from the Big Chair, while their 1989 album The Seeds of Love also peaked at #8.

The Tipping Point also bowed at #1 on a number of Billboard charts, including the Top Album Sales tally, which is based on traditional album sales. The album sold 29,000 copies during the week ending March 3, according to MRC data. Of that 29,000 figure, 12,000 sales were for CDs and 9,500 were for vinyl LPs.

In addition, The Tipping Point currently is #1 on Billboard‘s Top Rock Albums, Top Alternative Albums, Top Album Sales and Top Current Album Sales charts.

Tears for Fears will launch a U.S. tour in support of The Tipping Point on May 20 in Cincinnati. The trek, which will feature veteran alt-rockers Garbage as the opening act, is mapped out through a June 25 show in Wantagh, New York.

D.L. Hughley weighs in on Kanye & Kim divorce, Keyshia Cole gets personal on #Uncensored, and more

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NOTE LANGUAGE) In a recent interview with entertainment interviewer DJ Vlad, actor and comedian D.L. Hughley offered up his thoughts on Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s divorce.

DJ Vlad kicked off the Kanye/Kim portion of the chat by mentioning how he initially found humor in Kanye’s response to the divorce. But Hughley shook his head in disagreement before responding, “It’s never been funny.”

“He is stalking her,” Hughley said. “You can think it’s cute. If it was my daughter, I’d do something about it. I don’t think it’s funny.” He added that the “difference between [Kanye] and a restraining order is about 20 hits and a couple of hundred million dollars.”

R&B singer Keyshia Cole opened up about romantic relationships, past friendships and her late mother’s battle with addiction on Sunday’s premiere episode of TVOne’s #Uncensored. In the hour-long special, the 40-year-old Oakland, California native recounted the events that led to a fallout between her and rapper Eve.

“We’re walking out, and somebody grabbed her bag or something like that and I kind of turned around and slapped the girl,” Cole started to explain. “And Eve is really pissed off about that, like, we stopped hanging out.”

Cole said she was confused, telling Eve, “I slapped somebody for you, what the f*** is this?”

The premiere episode of #Uncensored, directed by TV personality Tami Roman, garnered kudos by fans who commended Cole for her transparency and openness.

Lastly, Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan are set to star in the upcoming I Am Legend sequel, I Am Legend 2. According to Variety, the film is in the works at Warner Bros. and will be produced by Smith’s Westbrook Studios as well as Jordan’s Outlier Society.

Mick Fleetwood tapped by pop star Harry Styles as the face of Styles’ new Pleasing campaign

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Many fans know that Stevie Nicks is very close with pop star Harry Styles, but now Harry has tapped one of Stevie’s Fleetwood Mac‘s band mates to star in the new campaign for his beauty and lifestyle brand, Pleasing.

Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood, 74, is starring in the campaign for Pleasing’s new Shroom Bloom line of products, out on March 15. According to Vogue, the line features face and nail products, including four new shades of polish, as well as limited-edition apparel. The campaign was shot at Fleetwood’s home in Maui, Hawaii, and even includes a guest appearance from his pet pig, Tilly.

Mick and Harry first met eight years ago when the drummer took his twin daughters, who were 12 at the time, to see One Direction and then backstage for a meet-and-greet. But since Mick is six-foot-five, he wasn’t exactly fading into the background, and Harry, a huge Fleetwood Mac, noticed him. That’s how their friendship started.

In the photos, Fleetwood is wearing theatrical, colorful outfits and different colors of nail polish. “Oh, I loved that. I kept the varnish on for two weeks!” Mick tells Vogue. “Back in the day in London, I used to wear nail polish and all sorts of stuff, and the attitude was, ‘so what?’ It didn’t have anything to do with sexuality. It’s not about that. It’s about having fun.”

As for why Styles chose Fleetwood for the campaign, he tells Vogue that the drummer “is a magical man,” adding, “Mick is someone who brings me — and countless others — great joy.” He continues, “I felt there couldn’t be a better embodiment of Pleasing, or a person who could so naturally capture the wizardry that we love.”

Glass Animals celebrate number one with bagels, hugs in their underwear

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

After a record 59-week climb, Glass Animals have finally topped the Billboard Hot 100 with their song “Heat Waves.” So how did they celebrate? Well, since they were on their tour bus when they got the news, their options were limited.

“We were all in the bus, and our bass player has the bunk above me. And he shouted, “F**KING NO. 1!!” And that’s what woke me up in the morning,” frontman Dave Bayley, who wrote and produced “Heat Waves,” tells Billboard.

“I jumped out of bed…and we were in our underpants, and we gave each other a hug. And we couldn’t believe it. That was how we celebrated,” he continues. “And then we woke up the whole bus, and everyone had a bit of a hug in our pajamas.”

Then, when the tour bus arrived in Portland, Oregon, Dave says, “I went to my favorite deli, [which] is here. So…I got a bagel, and it was awesome. It was the best bagel I ever had in my life.”

Dave says he’s also receiving tons of congratulations from all over. “I’m getting phone calls from people I haven’t spoken to in years,” he reveals. “And other artists, my favorite artists in the world, people I’ve, like, looked up to for decades, are sending messages in.”

When “Heat Waves” hit number one, it knocked out “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” the viral hit from Encanto, which had held the top spot for weeks. So, is Dave a fan?

“It’s a great movie! Lin-Manuel Miranda is brilliant, and I’m a big fan of the film, a big fan of the song,” Dave says. “The music in that movie in general is brilliant. But, uh, sorry Lin-Manuel Miranda.”

Bob Dylan publishing new book, ‘The Philosophy of Modern Song,’ in November

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Bob Dylan undoubtedly knows a thing or two about writing songs, having composed hundreds during his 60-plus-year career. Now the folk-rock legend will publish a new book later this year in which he examines what he’s learned about the craft.

The Philosophy of Modern Song, which will be released on November 8, will feature Dylan’s musings about various aspects of writing tunes, reflections on various musical genres, and more than 60 essays about songs written by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello.

Topics Dylan touches on in the book include the use of easy rhymes, how adding a syllable can affect an entire tune and much more. The Philosophy of Modern Song also will include more than 150 photos.

The book, which Dylan began writing in 2010, is a follow-up to his best-selling 2004 memoir, Chronicles, Volume One, and is his first book since he became the first songwriter to be honored with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016.

“The publication of Bob Dylan’s kaleidoscopically brilliant work will be an international celebration of songs by one of the greatest artists of our time,” says Simon & Schuster president and CEO Jonathan Karp. “The Philosophy of Modern Song could only have been written by Bob Dylan. His voice is unique, and his work conveys his deep appreciation and understanding of songs, the people who bring those songs to life, and what songs mean to all of us.”

An audiobook version of the publication will be partly narrated by Dylan, along with a mix of other readers.

The Philosophy of Modern Song can be pre-ordered now. For more information, visit SimonandSchuster.com.

Meanwhile, Dylan recently launched a spring U.S. tour that runs through an April 14 show in Oklahoma City.

In This Moment announces spring headlining dates

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

In This Moment has announced a batch of spring U.S tour dates.

The outing, which will also include DED and Bad Omens on the bill, kicks off May 13 in Poughkeepsie, New York, and wraps up May 29 in Portland, Maine.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 11. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit InThisMomentOfficial.com.

The headlining dates follow In This Moment’s run opening for Slipknot‘s Knotfest Roadshow, which begins March 16 in Fargo, North Dakota.

In This Moment released their latest album, Mother, in 2020.

Rammstein teases new song, premiering Thursday

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

It appears that new Rammstein music is dropping this week.

On Tuesday, the “Du Hast” outfit posted a cryptic teaser alongside the hashtag #ZEITkommt, which, according to Google Translate, means “Time is coming” in German. The band also shared a link to a video premiere happening at the group’s official YouTube channel this Thursday, March 10, at 11 a.m. ET.

Rammstein revealed last year that they’d recorded a new album to follow 2019’s untitled effort. This past fall, drummer Christoph Schneider premiered a new track exclusively for astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who was then the commander of the International Space Station.

This summer, Rammstein will finally launch their North American stadium tour, which had been originally scheduled for 2020 before being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kanye West drops music video for “Hurricane,” from ‘DONDA’

March 8, 2022 by WDNY Radio

In the latest from Kanye West’s album DONDA, the rapper on Tuesday released the music video for his single “Hurricane,” with Lil Baby and The Weeknd.

The four-minute video features what seems to be an army-like group dressed in all black and uses computer generated imagery throughout — Ye’s face is never shown.

“Hurricane” was released globally last September but was originally previewed in a tweet back in 2018, intended for release on Ye’s ultimately unreleased YANDHI album. Genius did the legwork to put those pieces together.

Other notable DONDA tracks Ye has released music videos for include, “24,” “Come to Life” and “Heaven and Hell,” which has a similar all-black concept to “Hurricane.”

Kanye also recently dropped a disturbing visual for “Eazy,” a single off of his upcoming 11th studio album and DONDA sequel, DONDA 2. Ye previewed the album at a star-studded listening party called the “Donda Experience Performance” in Miami last month.

As recently reported by Billboard, DONDA 2 is ineligible for Billboard chart ranking due to its release on Ye’s own branded “Stem Player,” which costs $200.

“Hurricane” is up for Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards next month. Additionally, DONDA is up for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album.

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