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Santana finds “Joy” with new collaborative tune featuring country star Chris Stapleton

October 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Carlos Santana has released a fourth advance track from his upcoming studio album, Blessings and Miracles, a genre-blending song titled “Joy” that features the guitar legend collaborating with Grammy-winning country star Chris Stapleton.

“Joy,” which was co-written, produced and sung by Stapleton, combines elements of reggae, rock, country, blues and gospel music.

“I was very intrigued to work with Chris,” Carlos says. “We talked on the phone about the COVID situation and how there’s so much fear in the world, and I said, ‘We need to create music as a healing force. We must bring hope and courage and disinfect twisted minds infected with darkness.’ That gave him the ammunition to write such incredible words.”

He adds, “Somewhere I said, ‘flying on the wings of angels,’ so it’s a collaboration. And what an incredible song it is. The choir in it — it’s like the Staple Singers.”

“Joy” is available now via digital formats, and you also can check out a colorful, animated lyric video for the tune at Santana’s official YouTube channel. The clip brings images from the Blessings and Miracles cover art to life.

Blessings and Miracles, which you can pre-order now, will be released this Friday, October 15. As previously reported, the album features Carlos and his band teaming up with an eclectic variety of guest musicians. The three other tracks that already have been released from the record are a cover of the Procol Harum classic “A Whiter Shade of Pale” featuring Steve Winwood; the new Rob Thomas collaboration, “Move“; and “She’s Fire,” a song written by acclaimed songwriter Diane Warren that also features singer-rapper G-Eazy.

Coldplay reveals ‘Music of the Spheres’ lyrics via London billboard

October 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

If you live in London, you might’ve caught a sneak peek of Coldplay‘s upcoming album, Music of the Spheres.

As flagged by the fan account @ColdplayXtra, a digital billboard recently popped up in the English capital, featuring lyrics from the unreleased Spheres song, “Biutyful.”

The song begins, “All I know is I love you/I hope that you get everything you want in this biutyful live.” We assume that “Biutyful” is pronounced like “beautiful,” but we’ll find out for sure when Music of the Spheres arrives this Friday, October 15.

Music of the Spheres includes the previously released lead single “Higher Power” and the hit BTS collaboration “My Universe.” The album also includes a song with pop star Selena Gomez, titled “Let Somebody Go.”

Lyrics to Coldplay’s track Biutyful, from new album Music of the Spheres, have appeared on a digital billboard in London at the @alienradiofm coordinates

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— ColdplayXtra (@coldplayxtra) October 11, 2021

Chart-topping hits by Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran, Elton John win BMI London Awards

October 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Lewis Capaldi‘s smash hit “Before You Go” was named Song of the Year at the 2021 BMI London Awards, given out annually the music rights management and licensing company BMI.

“Before You Go,” which was the most-performed song in the U.S. in 2020 by a U.K. or European songwriter, spent 52 weeks on the Billboard chart and eventually became Lewis’ second U.S. top 10, after “Someone You Loved.” One of Lewis’ co-writers, Tom Barnes, said, “The song really resonated with people during the pandemic because many had to say goodbye to people without really saying goodbye.”

Also at the event, iconic songs that have been broadcast on TV and radio more than a million times were recognized. Elton John‘s “Bennie and the Jets” and “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” were honored for seven million performances each, while “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues” was honored for six million performances.

Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” were also honored for six million performances, and a song he co-wrote — Justin Bieber‘s “Love Yourself” — was honored for four million performances. “Every Breath You Take” by The Police earned its composer Sting an honor for a whopping 16 million performances. Of all the songs that BMI administers the rights to, that’s the most-played song.

Strike a pose: Drake celebrates son Adonis’ 4th birthday

October 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Drake is giving some major Instagram love to his son Adonis, in celebration of his fourth birthday.

Over the weekend, Drake, who shares Adonis with ex Sophie Brussaux, took to Instagram to share photos from his son’s race-car-themed birthday party.

“TEACHA,” Drake captioned one photo that showed him smiling as he crouched down and posed next to his son. “MORE LIFE KID.”

In another post, which appeared to be taken at a photo booth, Drake holds his son, who stretches out into a Superman pose. Drake simply captions the image with a runner emoji.

The “One Dance” performer also posted footage on his Instagram Story of Adonis sharing some popcorn with someone in a Bugs Bunny costume from the film Space Jam: A New Legacy.

This isn’t the first time Drake showed his baby boy on Instagram. Last year, Drake shared a rare photo of Adonis, writing in part that he “love[s] and miss[es] [his] beautiful family and friends..”

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Machine Gun Kelly reacts to ‘SNL’ impression; teases “more guitar-heavy” new album

October 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Machine Gun Kelly has joined the pantheon of celebrities who were impersonated on Saturday Night Live.

This past weekend’s episode featured a sketch in which host Kim Kardashian West played her sister Kourtney as the judge in a court show called The People’s Kourt. In the middle of the skit, Kourtney introduces her “bailiff and best friends,” MGK and Megan Fox, played by SNL cast members Pete Davidson and Chloe Fineman.

“Wait, why are we best friends?” Fineman’s Fox asks. “Because our boyfriends have tattoos for necks,” Kim’s Kourtney replies.

Kourtney’s boyfriend, of course, is Blink-182‘s Travis Barker, who collaborated with Kelly on his 2020 album Tickets to My Downfall. Barker also shows up in the sketch, as played by Mikey Day.

In a tweet in reaction to the sketch, Kelly wrote, “I think it’s time for me to come on the show as Pete.”

While he waits for the call from SNL, Kelly has been working on his Tickets follow-up album, Born with Horns. In an interview with NBC’s Sunday Today, Kelly teased that Born with Horns, which will also be produced by Barker, is set to be “more guitar-heavy” than its predecessor.

“Every album is a juxtaposition of the last album,” Kelly explained. “So I went and studied Tickets, and I heard the bright sound that I had, and for this album I just turned the lights off.”

Kelly dropped the lead Born with Horns single, “Papercuts,” back in August. As for the rest of the record, Kelly hinted at a release date in the interview.

“I almost feel like the second you open your eyes and it’s 2022…you’ll have something to listen to,” he said.

Blake Shelton and Dierks Bentley become “Team D-lake” on ’The Voice’

October 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Dierks Bentley and Jason Aldean will try their hands at coaching on The Voice.

The country superstars are both serving as advisors during the Battle Rounds, Dierks coaching Blake Shelton‘s team while Jason lends his talents to Kelly Clarkson‘s contestants.

In a preview of the upcoming episodes, Blake and Dierks can’t get over each other’s hair upon reuniting.

“What happened to your hair?” Blake exclaims. “It’s the longest I’ve ever seen it.”

“What happened to yours?” Dierks jokes, referring to the mullet Blake used to have at the start of his career. “Yours is as gray as I’ve ever seen it.”

Between jabs, the “What Was I Thinkin'” singer meets the four contestants of Team Blake, in addition to coming up with a new team name, like that of celebrity couples.

“Team D-lake. The two of us,” Dierks calls them.

“D-lake, I like it,” Blake approves with a smile.

Meanwhile, Kelly and Jason reminisce on their hit duet, “Don’t You Wanna Stay” that earned them a Grammy nomination and led them to previously appearing on The Voice together.

“It was a huge song that introduced me to a whole different fan base,” Jason remarks, citing it as “the biggest duet of my career,” while Kelly calls it “one of my favorite songs ever. …I feel very fortunate to have the career I’ve had and to be able to come and share that.”

“I’m so excited to get a chance to go in there and offer any advice that I can that’s going to help them not only here at The Voice but down the road with whatever they do with their career,” Dierks reflects.

The Voice Battle Rounds begin airing tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

Halsey addresses unrealistic expectations about post-baby body

October 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Following their performance on SNL over the weekend, Halsey took to social media to address comments about their post-baby body.

The singer shared photos of what their body really looked like post-pregnancy — stretch marks and all — and acknowledged it’s still changing.

“I did SNL two nights ago and a lot of people were quick to say how good I looked,” they write. “That was a weird feeling. My body has felt like a stranger’s for a long time.”

Halsey, who welcomed baby Ender in July, admitted, “I have no interest in working out right now. I’m too tired and too busy playing with my darling son.”

“With that being said, the body behind all those compliments the other night was wearing a custom tailored outfit and lighted perfectly after much testing, so I could feel good and do my job,” they wrote. “I do not want to feed the Illusion that you’re meant to feel and look ‘great’ immediately postpartum. That is not my narrative currently.”

Halsey concluded by explaining that they’ll never have their “pre baby body back” and that’s OK, but they acknowledged that the journey is still “really hard” and they are “not a superhuman.”

“Doing my best to serve my art and my family whilst keeping it all so very real. Love,” they ended their message.

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Bryan Adams to release new album ‘So Happy It Hurts’ in March, do Las Vegas residency in November

October 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Bryan Adams has released the title track and video for his brand-new album, So Happy It Hurts, due out next year.

Bryan says in a statement, “The title song…is about freedom, autonomy, spontaneity, and the thrill of the open road. The album of the same name, touches on many of the ephemeral things in life that are really the secret to happiness — most importantly, human connection.”

Bryan says those themes were inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The pandemic and lockdown really brought home the truth that spontaneity can be taken away,” he explains. “Suddenly all touring stopped, no one could jump in the car and go.”

In the video for “So Happy It Hurts,” an upbeat rocker about the joys of hitting the road, Bryan does just that, driving a convertible with, variously, his real-life mother, a dog, a group of young girls dressed for a dance recital, a couple of women twerking, headbanging guitarists and a drummer, drag queens, a bodybuilder, and a dancing woman wearing a sari.

Bryan will no doubt perform some songs from the new album at a new residency he’s kicking off at the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas starting on November 10. Those dates run through November 20.

So Happy It Hurts will be available digitally, as well as a deluxe CD, and a limited edition box set that includes a hardbound book, the album on vinyl and an autographed photo. You can pre-order the album now.

So Happy It Hurts is scheduled for release March 11, 2022.

Reba McEntire adds dates, opening acts to Reba: Live in Concert Tour

October 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Reba McEntire is expanding her 2022 tour, and she’s taking a team of up-and-coming female artists with her.

On Monday, the country legend added 11 new dates to the Reba: Live in Concert Tour that kicks off on January 13 in Evansville, Indiana and concludes on March 19 in Rosemont, Illinois.Along the way, Reba and crew will make stops at arenas across the country in cities including Atlantic City, Pittsburgh, Birmingham, Biloxi, Omaha and more.

Sevenfemale country artistsjoin the “Fancy” singeras supporting acts: Tenille Townes, Brandy Clark,Brittney Spencer, Caylee Hammack, Caitlyn Smith, Reyna Roberts and Hannah Dasher.

Reba: Live in Concert was originally scheduled for 2020, but was postponed to 2021 and now 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Tickets go on sale October 15 at 10 a.m. local time.

The news comes fresh off the release of the three-part box set, Revived Remixed Revisited, that features reimagined versions of several of Reba’s biggest hits.

Watch Cardi B help marry a same-sex couple during a surprise wedding on ‘Cardi Tries’

October 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Cardi B is letting fans knows she can now officiate their wedding.

“By the way WORLD I’m licensed to marry people,” the “WAP” rapper tweeted over the weekend, following the latest episode of Cardi Tries _, where Cardi took on the role of an officiant.

During the episode, which was released ahead of National Coming Out Day, Cardi, along with “ring bearer” Raven-Symoné, helped to marry same-sex couple Brandi and Shannon during their pop-up wedding.

“I do it all and this was such a fulfilling thing to do and Raven was soo fun,” Cardi continued. “I was sooo starstruck.”

The wedding surprise was initiated by bride Brandi, who enlisted both Cardi and Raven to help her marry her bride-to-be, Shannon, with an impromptu ceremony that was originally disguised as an engagement party.

“You guys are probably wondering why I’m here,” Cardi said during the event. “I’m gonna get these two beautiful ladies married.”

She continued, “It’s not only a special day for you guys. It’s a special day for me. I want to thank you guys for making me a part of your beautiful journey.”

You can watch the entire episode now on Facebook Messenger.

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