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Elton John’s Oscar viewing party returns in person, will feature performance by Brandi Carlile , but no Elton

February 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Last year, Elton John‘s Oscar viewing party went virtual, but this year, it’s returning in-person.

The event on March 27 in West Hollywood Park will be the 30th annual installment of the event, which over the years has raised $515 million for Elton’s AIDS Foundation and the global fight against HIV/AIDS.

Last year, Elton John‘s Oscar viewing party went virtual, but this year, it’s returning in person.

Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile, a good friend of Elton’s who appears on his Lockdown Sessions album, will perform at the bash. Other performers are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

In a statement, Elton says, “[My husband and manager] David [Furnish] and I are so grateful to celebrate 30 years of the Foundation and especially grateful to Brandi Carlile and the many fabulous guests supporting us for another magnificent night in West Hollywood Park.”

He continues, “Our success reflects the passion, commitment, and generosity of our supporters. Together, we are making a difference and bringing light and hope to people living with HIV around the world.”

Brandi adds, “Getting to perform for such a significant milestone of one of the most legendary Oscar Parties is an absolute honor.”

Elton currently has a concert scheduled for March 27 in Lincoln, Nebraska, so ABC News has confirmed that unfortunately, he won’t be able to attend the party himself.

Kenny Chesney adds amphitheater shows to his Here and Now Tour

February 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Kenny Chesney‘s summer has become even more exciting with the announcement of an amphitheater tour.

In between his stadium shows, Kenny will headline amphitheaters across the country. The 20-date amphitheater trek kicks off May 5 at the Ruoff Music Center in Indiana, making stops at The Wharf Amphitheater in Orange Beach, AL, Jiffy Lube Live in Bristol, VA, a two-night stay at Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harvey’s in Nevada and Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Oregon along the way.

Carly Pearce, who serves as one of the opening acts on the stadium-sized Here and Now Tour, will also open for the “Knowing You” singer on his amphitheater tour. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

“There is something about amphitheaters that creates an immediacy that is so intimate. The energy is very different from a stadium show, and it almost opens the songs up in completely different ways,” Kenny describes. “It’s pretty cool to feel that difference between the two kinds of venues, but I can tell you: both are absolutely the greatest sensations in the world.”

The superstar embarks on the Here and Now Tour on April 23 in Tampa, FL, with Dan + Shay and Old Dominion serving as additional opening acts.

Can’t find a better band: Nikki Sixx calls Pearl Jam “boring” in response to Eddie Vedder’s Mötley Crüe diss

February 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Nikki Sixx kickstarted his weekend by dissing Pearl Jam as “one of the most boring bands in history.”

The Mötley Crüe bassist was responding to an interview Eddie Vedder recently gave to The New York Times Magazine, in which the PJ frontman said he “despised” Sixx’s band.

“I hated it,” Vedder said of the “Girls, Girls, Girls” outfit. “I hated how it made the fellas look. I hated how it made the women look. It felt so vacuous. Guns N’ Roses came out and, thank God, at least had some teeth.”

In a tweet this past Saturday, Sixx fired back with, “Made me laugh today reading how much the singer in Pearl Jam hated @MotleyCrue.”

He added, “Now considering that [Pearl Jam is] one of the most boring bands in history it’s kind of a compliment isn’t it?”

Vedder, who’s currently on tour in support of his forthcoming solo album Earthling, has not yet publicly responded to Sixx’s comments.

Mötley Crüe, meanwhile, is preparing for the band’s long-in-the-works reunion tour, which is set to kick off this June, which has been delayed since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lizzo bares it all, seemingly teases new music: “If you love me, love all of me”

February 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

It’s all or nothing for Lizzo.

Over the weekend, the “Truth Hurts” singer bared it all while promoting a powerful message about love. Taking to social media, she shared an 11-second video of herself in the buff as she caressed her arm before looking deeply into the camera.

“If you love me… you love all of me. You don’t get to pick and choose,” she captioned the clip. “We should be unconditionally loving of one another, starting with being unconditionally loving to ourselves. Take a moment today and think about the conditions we hold so tightly to that keep us from the freedom of true love. Do you really wanna be so tightly wound?”

“Free yourself in love. You deserve it,” the 33-year-old singer concluded.

In the background of the video, Lizzo sings a cappella, “If you love me, you love all of me / Or none of me at all.”

She later shared a snapshot taken from the same set and simply titled it, “Art.”

Although Lizzo didn’t explicitly state any plans for releasing a song, fans are eagerly awaiting it.

“Release the song lizzo please,” one Instagram user commented, while another raved, “New music Lizzo yess Queen.”

Who’s back: The Who announces North American tour starting in April

February 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Last year, Roger Daltrey said that The Who would return to the stage in April of 2022, and he wasn’t lying. The band has announced The Who Hits Back! Tour for North America, kicking off April 22 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

The spring leg of the tour wraps May 28 in Bethel, NY and the fall leg gets underway October in Toronto. Those dates are scheduled through two shows in Las Vegas on November 4 and 5. In May, for the first time in 43 years, the band will perform in Cincinnati, the site of the 1979 incident in which 11 people were killed when fans rushed the doors of the Riverfront Coliseum ahead of the Who’s show there.

The dates will feature the Who’s full live band — including Zak Starkey on drums, Jon Button on bass and Simon Townshend on guitar and vocals — as well as local orchestras.

In a statement, Daltrey says, “Pete and I said we’d be back, but we didn’t think we’d have to wait for two years for the privilege. This is making the chance to perform feel even more special this time around. So many livelihoods have been impacted due to Covid, so we are thrilled to get everyone back together — the band, the crew and the fans”.

We’re gearing up for a great show that hits back in the only way The Who know how: by giving it everything we’ve got,” Daltrey adds.

Tickets go on sale February 11 at 10 a.m. local time via LiveNation.com. The Who Fan Club pre-sale starts Tuesday, February 8th at 10:00 a.m. local time and runs through Thursday, February 10th at 10:00 p.m. local time.

Kanye West deletes posts calling out Kim Kardashian, including claims she accused him of “putting a hit out on her”

February 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Kanye West appears to have deleted all the Instagram posts where he called out his estranged wife Kim Kardashian.

In the since-deleted posts, the Donda rapper, 44, slammed Kim, 41, and voiced concerns about his oldest daughter, North, being on TikTok, made claims that she stopped him from seeing their children, and even claimed that he was accused of putting a hit out on Kim.

“YESTERDAY KIM ACCUSED ME OF PUTTING A HIT OUT ON HER,” Ye claimed in a lengthy post shared to Instagram on Sunday, according to Page Six.

“SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT I BEG TO GO TO MY DAUGHTERS PARTY AND IM ACCUSED OF BEING ON DRUGS THEN I GO PLAY WITH MY SON AND I TAKE MY AKIRA GRAPHIC NOVELS AND IM ACCUSED OF STEALING,” he continued. “THESE IDEAS CAN ACTUALLY GET SOMEONE LOCKED UP.”

“THEY PLAY LIKE THAT WITH BLACK MENS LIVES WEATHER [SIC] ITS GETTING THEM FREE OR GETTING THEM LOCKED UP,” the Yeezy founder wrote, adding, “IM NOT PLAYING ABOUT MY BLACK CHILDREN ANYMORE.”

Kim, filed for divorce from Ye in February 2021 after almost seven years of marriage and filed to be legally single in December 2021. They have four children together North, 8, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 2.

Beartooth announces signature whiskey brand

February 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

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Beartooth has launched a new, signature whiskey brand.

The 96-proof beverage is called Barry’s Batch Whiskey, and was created in collaboration with Middle West Spirits, based in the “Hated” outfit’s hometown of Columbus, Ohio.

“We are so thrilled to be partnering with Columbus, Ohio’s own Middle West Spirits to present to you our first-ever whiskey — Barry’s Batch!” says bassist Oshie Bichar. “This exceptional straight rye whiskey was hand-picked by us, and we can’t wait for you to taste how delicious it is.”

Along with Barry’s Batch, Beartooth is also selling a special edition vinyl variant of the band’s 2021 album Below with a whiskey and barrel-inspired color.

For more info, visit KegnBottle.com.

Beartooth is set to launch a U.S. headlining tour in support of Below in March.

Jennifer Lopez reveals she was insistent on casting a Latin artist in ‘Marry Me’: “I wanted to make a bilingual album”

February 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Jennifer Lopez stood her ground when casting the main characters for the upcoming Marry Me movie and revealed she said no to some of the biggest acts in music when casting Bastian, a role that eventuall went to Maluma.

“So many names came up. All the big musicians you can think of right now,” the “On the Floor” singer told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. “But not one Latin name came up. And I was like, ‘You know what? I really want to make a bilingual album for this for a mainstream Hollywood movie. Why don’t we pick a Spanish artist, a Latin artist. Somebody who just is in Spanish, and let’s talk Spanish in the movie.'”

Jennifer, who plays pop superstar Kat Valdez in Marry Me, continued, “I wanted to make a bilingual album,” and says hiring a Latin artist was her top priority. “When we were talking about that part, a lot of different names came up. We need somebody who’s a musician, superstar, super swag, could play this character. And all of the nuances that he has could be lovable,” she described.

Although the part called for “the perfect, right guy,” Jennifer adds there was a caveat: the person also had to be “the guy who you don’t want to marry, and who could that be?”

Maluma was eventually hired to play Bastian, Kat’s boyfriend who cheats on her the day they’re supposed to wed. Jennifer adds of Maluma, “The two songs that he wrote specifically for the movie, not as a Maluma song, but as a Bastian song, was so impressive to me. Because it showed me that he really understood the character.”

Marry Me, also starring Owen Wilson, Sarah Silverman and Game of Thrones star John Bradley, arrives in theaters Friday, February 11.

“My income went to zero dollars”: Russell Dickerson shares the story of being broke that inspired “Home Sweet”

February 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

When Russell Dickerson sings the first verse of his hit song “Home Sweet,” he’s remembering a real-life story, complete with going from “all-inclusive margaritas in Malibu” to “prayin’ we could pay rent this month.”

The song’s about his newlywed days, when he and his wife Kailey has just tied the knot — and they were broke.

“Literally, the day we got back from our honeymoon is when I got dropped from my first publishing deal,” Russell remembers. “Which was two years of great income. I was providing for the fam…and my income went to zero dollars.”

Fortunately, those lean times didn’t last: Russell found success as a country star, and he’s had four number-one hits to date. Now, “Home Sweet” is just outside country radio’s top-ten. Though most of his fans have never had a publishing deal, Russell says that most listeners can relate to the song’s sentiment.

“I think so many people, so many newlyweds or people who are just young, and you know, just struggling to pay rent…everybody’s been there,” he says. “So that’s kind of a level of relating to the song.”

“Home Sweet” comes off of Russell’s 2021 album, Southern Symphony.

Method Man achieved stardom despite constantly hearing words of rejection: “You don’t belong here”

February 7, 2022 by WDNY Radio

At the age of 50, Clifford “Method Man” Smith Jr. is proud to continue his successful career with his featured role in Power Book II: Ghost. He loves appearing in the series with co-star Mary J. Blige after winning a Grammy with her in 1996: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “I’ll Be There for You”/”You’re All I Need to Get By.”

The member of the iconic Wu-Tang Clan admits that growing up poor in New York City borough of Staten Island, it was not easy “getting by.”

“I was a Black boy living in some of the worst areas in New York,” Smith says in the cover issue of Essence‘s February digital issue. “I’ve been told that from the gate, ‘You don’t belong here.’ Sometimes even without words.”

Since then, Smith has proven that he belongs as an actor, as well as a rapper.

Next year will mark the 30th anniversary of Wu-Tung’s 1993 triple-platinum debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Beyond his group accomplishments, Method Man has forged his own identity with five solo albums, plus three collabo projects with Redman. He made the transition to acting in 1996, and his film credits include Belly, Brown Sugar, Red Tails, and 2019’s Shaft.

He tells Essence that he remembers it being difficult to convince casting directors he was ready for film and TV.

“I guess my background turned some people off. Some people aren’t willing to give you a chance, especially when you’ve already had one and you kind of squandered it,” Smith notes. “There was a changing of the guard in hip-hop. I was cool with that. I had to evolve with the business and if that meant acting, so be it.”

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