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Edgar Winter releases new track from upcoming Johnny Winter tribute album featuring Joe Bonamassa

February 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Edgar Winter has released a second advance single from his upcoming album project, Brother Johnny: An All-Star Tribute to Johnny Winter: a rendition of his late older sibling’s 1968 song “Mean Town Blues.”

Edgar’s version of the driving blues-rock gem, which is available to stream now, also features acclaimed contemporary blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Gregg Bissonette of Ringo Starr‘s All Starr Band, and longtime John Mayer bassist Sean Hurley.

“Johnny’s most highly respected authenticity was as a blues man, particularly his style of slide guitar, and if there’s one song that best epitomizes and brings all those elements together to represent the many aspects of who Johnny was in the early days, it is ‘Mean Town Blues,'” Edgar writes in the liner notes for Brother Johnny. “Every time I hear it I think, ‘Now that’s Real Johnny Winter.’ It just captures the essence of everything he was.”

As previously reported, Brother Johnny, which Edgar organized as a tribute to his brother, blues-rock guitar great Johnny Winter, will be released on April 15. The album features contributions from an impressive list of guest musicians, including Starr, Joe Walsh, ZZ Top‘s Billy Gibbons, Michael McDonald and John McFee of The Doobie Brothers, ex-Allman Brothers Band members Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks, Foo Fighters‘ Taylor Hawkins, Toto‘s Steve Lukather, and many others.

The 17-track collection, which was curated by Edgar and producer Ross Hogarth, was put together to present Johnny’s artistic evolution. In addition to featuring various covers and renditions of songs by Johnny, it also includes two new originals by Edgar.

The album’s lead single, which was released in January, is a cover of the Chuck Berry classic “Johnny B.Goode” that features Edgar and Walsh sharing lead vocals.

Johnny Winter died in 2014 at age 70.

Check out The Scorpions’ new rocking, reggae-flavored love song, “Shining of Your Soul”

February 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The Scorpions have released another advance track from their their forthcoming studio album, Rock Believer, which is due out next Friday, February 25.

The new tune, titled “Shining of Your Soul,” is available via digital formats now, and is one of the few love songs on Rock Believer. Scorpions frontman Klaus Meine, who wrote the lyrics for the track, says it’s about the intensely passionate attraction that one person can sometimes feel for another.

Meine notes that “Shining of Your Soul” is about that emotion you may experience “[w]hen someone enters the room and you sense an aura that makes everything else fade into the background. When the atmosphere changes inexplicably, and one is enveloped in a warm glow. The shining of a soul.”

Musically, the song features verses that offer up a taste of reggae, while the choruses burst forth with the German rockers’ trademark melodic metal sound.

“Shining of Your Soul” is the fourth advance track from Rock Believer that the Scorpions have released, following “Peace Maker,” the album’s title track and “Seventh Sun.”

You can pre-order Rock Believer now.

As previously reported, The Scorpions will kick off their 2022 tour in support of the Rock Believer album with a nine-date Las Vegas residency at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, running from March 26 to April 16. Visit The-Scorpions.com for more info.

Lil Kim is Rihanna’s latest Savage x Fenty ambassador

February 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

After precious endorsements with Versace, Marc Jacobs and other top designers, Lil Kim is the latest ambassador for Rihanna‘s Savage x Fenty lingerie brand. Queen Bee lit up the Internet this week wearing a Savage x Fenty pink fishnet one-piece outfit.

Rihanna is a longtime admirer of the legendary rapper. In 2017, RiRi praised Kim as a major fashion influence during an interview with Vogue Paris.

“Powerful, creative, without any taboos, Lil’ Kim has pushed the limits like no other black artist. Her world is colorful, fun, pop, rich, and coded. She has fun. I am happy to see a phenomenon like [her] in my life,” Rihanna told the magazine.

Last month, Kim joined Ja Rule, Mase and Jadakiss as the featured performers for DJ Cassidy‘s first live “Pass the Mic” event, which closed out the 2022 Pegasus World Cup horse race in Miami.

Hello, bad buy? Paul McCartney sells NYC penthouse for $7 million less than he bought it for in 2015

February 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Hello, bad buy? Paul McCartney sells NYC penthouse for million less than he bought it for in 2015

Paul McCartney just announced a 2022 U.S. tour today, which should help him offset the big loss he recently took on the sale of a New York City penthouse he owned with his wife, Nancy Shevell.

The Wall Street Journal reports the the former Beatles star and his spouse sold their luxury apartment on Fifth Avenue overlooking the Big Apple’s Central Park for $8.5 million, which is $7 million less than they purchased the residence for in 2015.

According to the newspaper, the duplex apartment initially was listed at $12 million in June of 2021, then was reduced to $10.5 million in September.

McCartney and his wife bought the apartment, located at at 1045 Fifth Ave., for $15.5 million, which is about 40% less than they sold it for.

As reported by the Street Easy real-estate website in 2015, the co-op residence boasts wraparound balconies, a living room, library, master bedroom, and master sitting room that all face Central Park above the Jacqueline Onassis Reservoir, plus a formal dining room and “a double height gallery.” The duplex also boasts floor-to-ceiling windows that are 40 feet high.

The New York Post reports that the building was built in 1967 by late developer Manny Duell, who created the duplex for his wife. She lived there until her death in 2014.

McCartney’s upcoming trek, dubbed the Got Back Tour, is scheduled to run from an April 28 concert in Spokane, Washington, through a June 16 show in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Kevin Hart introduces real-life Olympic Jamaican Bobsled Team to ‘Cool Runnings’ star Leon Robinson

February 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Kevin Hart teamed up with Olympic Jamaican bobsled team as part of his Winter Olympics Tailgate Party, chatting with the team via remote from Beijing.

Shanwayne Stephens, a groundbreaker as the team’s female driver, joined Hart along with her teammates Rolando Reid, Ashley Watson and Matthew Wekpe for the remote segment.

It’s Jamaica’s first Olympic bow in 20 years — so who better to join Kevin and the team than Leon Robinson, the actor who helped tell the Cinderella story of the 1998 Jamaican Olympic Bobsled team in the 1993 movie Cool Runnings?

The team shared with Kevin that, like their predecessors — and their movie counterparts — tropical Jamaica proves challenging to train for a winter sport. So without sleds to train on, they push cars.

Hart surprised the team with Leon’s appearance. For his part, he said, “We’re so proud of you! It’s not just Jamaica who loves you, everybody loves you!”

The actor was so inspired, he joked, that he tore off his stylish trench coat to reveal an official Jamaican bobsled uniform.

“One love!” Hart and his fellow actor told the team.

Kanye West officially responds to Kim Kardashian’s request to be legally single

February 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

It’s been nearly a year since Kim Kardashian filed for divorce, but her soon-to-be ex, Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, has some objections to her recent request to the court to declare her legally single.

According to court documents obtained by ABC News, Kanye has filed an opposition to Kim’s request, stating that it should be denied without prejudice so that Kim can refile it with Ye’s “corrections and requested conditions.” Essentially, Kanye is arguing Kim didn’t tick all of the legal boxes in submitting his request, though he also has some other concerns.

Among the things that Ye is requesting: He wants Kim to “waive marital privilege” until they’ve reached a final custody agreement concerning their four kids, as well as a finalized property agreement. Waiving that privilege means that all communications between her and Ye would be part of court record.

Ye also wants Kim to waive marital privilege if she remarries, so the court would be able to access any conversations they might have about custody. Additionally, he wants his assets to be safeguarded, and he’s concerned about what would happen if Kim remarries before the divorce is finalized.

A hearing has been scheduled for next month to address Kim’s legal marital status.

Luke Bryan’s mom hits the town for his Las Vegas residency: “The eagle has landed”

February 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Luke Bryan kicked off his Las Vegas residency last week, and he’s got shows booked for Friday night as well as through the weekend.

There also will be a VIP guest in the audience for his upcoming dates: His mom, LeClaire, is officially in town, according to the singer’s social media.

“The eagle has landed,” Luke captioned a recent post, along with an image of his mother with a beer in front of her and a cigarette in hand.

Over the years, LeClaire has become a star in her own right, becoming the beloved “Mama” to Luke’s enormous fan base, thanks to her hilarious social media presence and frequent participation in family pranks.

In an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America earlier this month, Luke confirmed that his mom would indeed be joining him in Vegas. “What’s the big shopping center out here? Crystals and all that? Yeah, my credit card will be in flames come Friday,” the singer joked.

Luke’s residency is taking place at the city’s Resorts World Theatre. He’s booked throughout February, with another batch of shows scheduled for June and even more dates into the early fall of 2022.

COIN announces new album, ‘Uncanny Valley’

February 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

COIN has announced a new album called Uncanny Valley.

The fourth studio effort from the “Talk Too Much” outfit arrives March 25. It includes the previously released songs “Chapstick” and “Cutie.”

A third tune from the record, titled “I Think I Met You in a Dream,” is out today.

Following Uncanny Valley‘s release, COIN will travel to Europe in April to open for 5 Seconds of Summer. They’ll return to the U.S. to play a number of festivals in May and June, including Governors Ball and Bonnaroo.

Here’s the Uncanny Valley track list:

“Learning”
“Cutie”
“Chapstick”
“Take a Picture”
“Brad Pitt”
“Killing Me”
“I Think I Met You in a Dream”
“Blackbox”
“It Works”
“Take the Stairs”
“Getting Older”
“Watering a Dead Flower”
“Plug Me In”
“Loving”

Sam Smith makes surprise appearance at London Fashion Week

February 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Sam Smith helped kick off the start of London Fashion Week on Friday by giving a surprise performance while a collection of models strutted on the catwalk.

According to the U.K.’s Evening Standard, Sam performed “I’m Kissing You” by Des’ree as models teased the new Harris Reed collection, dubbed 60 Years a Queen. The Perfect Magazine shared video from the impassioned performance on their Instagram, which featured a model wearing a top that was split in half, showing a male and a female torso. The festivities took place at a church, which helped amplify the singer’s vocals.

The “Latch” singer said in their own Instagram post that they were “honored” to be part of the “magic,” and shared some snaps from Friday’s fashion show.

Last week, Smith appeared to be teasing new music is on the horizon by sharing a black-and-white photo of them listening to something with headphones. The picture was without a caption, but fans took note that Calvin Harris was among the first to comment on the update, leading fans to predict a potential collaboration.

Slash teases arrival of new Guns N’ Roses music by June

February 18, 2022 by WDNY Radio

More new Guns N’ Roses music is on the way.

Speaking with Consequence.net, guitarist Slash reveals that the “Welcome to the Jungle” rockers plan to drop some fresh tunes ahead of their European tour launching in June.

“There is new material coming — everybody’s always asking,” Slash says. “I would imagine that there will be one or two songs that come out around the time that we hit the road in June.”

Last year, GN’R released two new songs, “Absurd” and “Hard Skool.” Prior to that, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers hadn’t put out anything since 2008’s Chinese Democracy, which featured Axl Rose as the only remaining original member in the band. Slash and bassist Duff McKagan rejoined the group in 2016 after leaving in the mid-’90s.

Ahead of the European tour, Guns N’ Roses will headline Florida’s Welcome to Rockville festival in May.

Meanwhile, Slash is currently on tour with his solo band Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators in support of their new album, 4.

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