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Demi Lovato talks alien abductions and why there’s nothing to fear

September 27, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Before the release of Demi Lovato’s new Peacock series Unidentified with Demi Lovato this week, the singer is opening up about their experiences with UFOs and extraterrestrial beings.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Demi says in making the show, they now believe they may have been abducted by aliens at one point.

“We were looking into [abductions], and as I started talking to these abductees, I was realizing that I had some very similar experience[s],” Demi says. “I had an experience where I feel like I astral-projected in my sleep, and I’m realizing that maybe it wasn’t that and it was possibly that I went somewhere.”

The unscripted series features Demi, their skeptical friend Matthew and their sister Dallas, as they visit known UFO hot spots, talk to experts, examine alleged “secret government reports” and interview people who’ve had first hand encounters with E.T.s.

Demi says they hope that people will watch with an open mind and realize that these “beings” are nothing to fear. “You would think that I would be freaked out, but what I have found in these experiences is the love, and there’s no fear,” they say.

Demi adds, “I think they’re very caring, very intelligent beings that are just looking out for the best interest of our planet, because we need some help.”

All four episodes of Unidentified with Demi Lovato debut September 30 on Peacock.

Maren Morris says her next album is “my happiest work”

September 27, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Maren Morris is bidding a fond farewell to the Girl era as she welcomes in new music.

During an appearance at Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival in Franklin, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville on Saturday, Maren revealed that it was her final show before she releases new music. She followed up the claim with a social media post with photos from the stage, writing, “End of an era” with a blue heart.

She bared even more of her heart on her Instagram Stories, citing the past two years since Girl was released, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, as “quite possibly, the most formative years of my existence thus far.”

In addition to growing in her marriage with husband Ryan Hurd and becoming a mother to one-year-old son Hayes, Maren says she also developed a closer relationship with her fans.

“I am ready to rest and recalibrate so I can finally give birth to what I’ve been toiling away at for the last two years. It is my happiest work. I can’t wait to share it,” she reflects, adding, “I love you, I do.”

Following its release in 2019, Girl spawned three singles: the chart-topping title track, crossover smash “The Bones,” and current single “To Hell & Back.”

Maren and Ryan’s first duet, “Chasing After You,” is currently climbing into the top 10 on country radio.

Netflix drops trailer for ‘Jeen-Yuhs’ Kanye West documentary

September 27, 2021 by WDNY Radio

A 25-year-old Kanye West previews a song from his debut album in the trailer for his new Netflix documentary, titled Jeen-Yuhs.

Yeezy appears with Yasmine Bey, then known as Mos Def, and they rap “Two Words” from West’s 2004 album, The College Dropout. The project was RIAA-certified four-times Platinum and remains Kanye’s best-selling project of his 17-year recording career. It features Jay-Z, Jamie Foxx, Ludacris, Common, Talib Kweli, Freeway, Twista, and the Boys Choir of Harlem.

Jeen-Yuhs has been in production for 21 years for a reported $30 million, according to Pitchfork, and will debut in 2022. A release date will be announced later.

In other news, Kanye’s Donda album falls from number two to number four this week on the Billboard 200 after debuting at number one earlier this month.

Metallica plays ‘The Black Album’ in full & in reverse during Louder than Life festiva

September 27, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Metallica continued to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Black Album at his past weekend’s Louder than Life festival.

For their second of two headlining sets at the event, the metal legends performed their iconic 1991 record in its entirety and in reverse order, starting with closer “The Struggle Within,” and ending the main set with “Enter Sandman.”

While Black Album singles “Sandman” and “Nothing Else Matters” are staples in Metallica’s sets, the band hadn’t played deeper cuts such as “Struggle” or “Don’t Tread on Me” in concert since 2012.

Earlier this month, Metallica released a deluxe reissue of The Black Album in honor of its 30th anniversary. They also put together The Metallica Blacklist, a 53-track tribute compilation featuring covers of every song off the record.

Shinedown bassist Eric Bass tests positive for COVID-19

September 27, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Shinedown bassist Eric Bass has tested positive for COVID-19.

In an Instagram post announcing the news, frontman Brent Smith writes that Bass is “doing fine” and is currently quarantining, and is set to return to the road once he tests negative.

“To be crystal clear everyone on the tour including bands, and crew were tested today all of which are all negative,” Smith says.

With Bass out of commission for a bit, the remainder of Shinedown — Smith, guitarist Zach Myers and drummer Barry Kerch — performed as a three-piece during their two shows this past weekend. Josh Sturm, husband of ex-Flyleaf singer Lacey Sturm, will fill in going forward.

Bass is the second Shinedown member to contract COVID-19 in as many months — Kerch tested positive back in August.

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Celine Dion quasi-biopic ‘Aline’ will open in the U.S. in early 2022

September 27, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Aline, the movie that’s a thinly-veiled biopic of Celine Dion, will get an American release in early 2022 after premiering earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival, Variety reports.

Aline was directed and co-written by French actor/comedian Valérie Lemercier, who also stars as the title character and plays her from youth to adulthood, though Lemercier is 57. In the film, Aline is a singer from Quebec who grew up with 13 siblings, just like Celine Dion did.

The movie follows Aline as she’s discovered by a producer, who makes her a star and then marries her — just like Celine’s late husband René Angelil did. And just like Celine, she does a Las Vegas residency and has three children after struggling with infertility problems. Celine’s songs are featured, with Aline’s singing voice provided by a Celine soundalike named Victoria Sio.

When the movie opened in Cannes, Lemercier told Variety of its inspiration, “Nothing is against [Celine], but some things are invented to be more cinematic and romantic sometimes.” She also claimed Celine’s French manager O.K.’d the project, but that Celine hadn’t read the script and, at that point, hadn’t seen it.

Aline will be distributed by Roadside Attractions and Samuel Goldwyn Films, who brought you the Oscar-winning movies Judy and Another Round. In a joint statement published by Variety, the two companies said, “Valérie’s tour de force performance…created an enormous splash at Cannes this year, and we think American audiences will be every bit as thrilled to discover this one-of-a-kind entertainer.”

They also called the film a “love letter” to Celine. In July, Variety described it as “kooky.”

Guns N’ Roses releasing new songs “Hard Skool” & “Absurd” as EP

September 27, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Guns N’ Roses are releasing an EP featuring the band’s 2021 singles, “Hard Skool” and “Absurd.”

The set will include studio versions of both songs — which mark the first new music from GN’R since 2008’s Chinese Democracy, as well as the first new tracks from the group since Slash and Duff McKagan rejoined Axl Rose in 2016 — as well as live versions of classics “Don’t Cry” and “You’re Crazy.”

You can pre-order the EP on CD and cassette now via GNRMerch.com. You can also grab a seven-inch vinyl single featuring “Hard Skool” and a live rendition of “Absurd.”

Meanwhile, Guns just performed the live debut of “Hard Skool” during their concert Sunday night in Baltimore. Fan-shot footage is streaming now on YouTube.

The Rolling Stones pay tribute to Charlie Watts at 2021 tour kickoff in St. Louis

September 27, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The Rolling Stones kicked off their first tour ever without longtime drummer Charlie Watts on Sunday at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis.

The show began with a tribute to Watts, who died August 24 at age 80, and marked the band’s first official concert with Charlie’s handpicked fill-in, acclaimed drummer Steve Jordan.

The Stones played a 19-song set made up mainly of classics from their back catalog, and also included a rendition of their 2020 single, “Living in a Ghost Town.”

A few days before the concert, fans were given the chance to vote on one song that would appear in the set, and the 1971 hit “Wild Horses” was chosen over “Angie,” “Fool to Cry” and “Ruby Tuesday.”

The Rolling Stones kicked off the show with “Street Fighting Man” and wrapped things up with their signature tune “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” As the band gathered at the front of the stage at the end of the gig, a photo of Watts appeared on the screen behind them.

Frontman Mick Jagger has posted a brief video clip from the show on his social media pages showing him singing a segment of “Midnight Rambler,” and accompanied by the message, “Thanks St. Louis for a great night!”

In addition, the band has posted an image of guitarist Ronnie Wood‘s illustrated set list for the St. Louis concert at the band’s own social media sites, and limited-edition prints of the hand-drawn list have been made available for purchase at Wood’s official online store.

The Stones’ 2021 No Filter Tour of the U.S. continues this Thursday, September 30, with a show in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Here’s the band full set list from the St. Louis concert:

“Street Fighting Man”
“It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)”
“Tumbling Dice”
“Under My Thumb”
“19th Nervous Breakdown”
“Wild Horses”
“Can’t Always Get What You Want”
“Living in a Ghost Town”
“Start Me Up”
“Honky Tonk Women”
“Happy”
“Slipping Away”
“Miss You”
“Midnight Rambler”
“Paint It Black”
“Sympathy for the Devil”
“Jumpin’ Jack Flash”
“Gimme Shelter”
“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”

Thank you St. Louis for a great opening night! You can order a special print of @ronniewood’s set list at: https://t.co/He4mYU5ehQ pic.twitter.com/QGG8fNX7CS

— The Rolling Stones (@RollingStones) September 27, 2021

Thanks St. Louis for a great night! pic.twitter.com/eQauxqXsla

— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) September 27, 2021

Tool announces 2022 tour dates

September 27, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Tool will return to the road in 2022.

Maynard James Keenan and company have announced a huge world tour for next year, marking their return to the stage since playing their pre-pandemic show in March 2020.

The U.S. leg is set to kick off January 10 in Eugene, Oregon, and will wrap up March 20 in Cleveland. A European leg will then launch in April.

“It is with great pleasure I get to announce our return to the road,” says drummer Danny Carey. “These past 18 months have been trying to say the least but from great trials come great lessons and great rewards. We are genuinely looking forward to sharing them with you.”

Keenan adds, “Let’s finish what we started. Shall we?”

Tickets for the U.S. shows go on sale this Friday, October 1, at 10 a.m. local time. Members of the Tool Army fan club will have access to a pre-sale.

For the full list of dates and ticket info, visit ToolBand.com.

Tool had been touring last year in support of their 2019 comeback album Fear Inoculum when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Keenan himself contracted the virus twice.

Ex-Blue Öyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard releasing ‘Re Imaginos’ sequel, ‘Imaginos II,’ in October

September 27, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Last year, former Blue Öyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard released a reimagined version of his old band’s 1988 concept album, Imaginos, aptly titled Re Imaginos. Now Bouchard has announced plans for a sequel record that will be the second installment of a planned Imaginos-themed trilogy.

Imaginos II — Bombs over Germany (minus zero and counting), which will be released on October 22, continues the story based on the writings and poems of late Blue Öyster Cult manager, producer and songwriter Sandy Pearlman about an alien conspiracy that comes to fruition during the late 1800s and early 1900s through the actions of an evil character named Imaginos.

The new album features guest contributions from longtime Blue Öyster Cult members Eric Bloom and Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser and the group’s former bassist, Joe Bouchard, and current multi-instrumentalist Richie Castellano, as well as from Dictators guitarist Ross the Boss.

Imaginos II features new versions of a variety of early Blue Öyster Cult songs, including “Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll,” “The Red and the Black” and “Dominance and Submission.”

The album’s lead single, an updated rendition of the 1973 BÖC tune “OD’d on Life Itself,” has been released as an advance digital track, and a lyric video for the song has premiered on YouTube.

“This version of ‘OD’d on Life Itself’ is a very different take on the song that was recorded for BÖC’s second album, Tyranny and Mutation,” Albert explains. “The lyrics return to the original lyrics written by Sandy Pearlman, much less sarcastic and much more spooky.”

Imaginos II can be pre-ordered now on CD at MerchBucket.com, and limited-edition bundles also can be purchased that include an autographed CD and poster, plus a T-shirt and a guitar pick.

Here’s the album’s full track list:

“When War Comes”
“Independence Day”
“7 Screaming Dizbusters”
“OD’d on Life Itself”
“Il Duce”
“Bombs over Germany”
“Before the Kiss (A Redcap)”
“Three Sisters”
“Quicklime Girl (Mistress of the Salmon Salt)”
“The Red and the Black”
“Dominance and Submission”
“Shadow of California”
“Cities on Flame (with Rock and Roll)”
“Half Life Times”

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