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AJR adds extra dates to 2022 OK ORCHESTRA tour

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

AJR‘s OK ORCHESTRA tour is expanding.

The “Bang!” outfit has added eight dates to run’s 2022 U.S. leg, set to kick off in April. New stops include Atlanta, Cleveland, San Diego, Las Vegas and even Honolulu.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, September 24, at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit AJRBrothers.com.

Meanwhile, AJR’s current 2021 tour continues Thursday in Albany, New York. It’ll run through an October 1 date in Jacksonville, Florida.

AJR released OK ORCHESTRA, their fourth studio album, in March. They just premiered a new single called “Record Player” with indie pop group Daisy the Great in August.

Biz Markie remembered in hometown with a street named in his honor

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The late Biz Markie is being honored with a street in his hometown near New York City.

“In honor of the contributions Biz has achieved as an actor, beatboxer, DJ and philanthropist, his hometown of Patchogue, Long Island will honor him with the renaming of South Street to Biz Markie Way!” his widow, Tara Davis, announced on Instagram.

The ceremony will take on Saturday, September 25 at 2 p.m. behind the 6th District Court. 150 West Main Street, Patchogue, NY. The public is invited.

Sunday night, Emmys host Cedric the Entertainer opened the show with a tribute to Markie by performing his classic, “Just a Friend,” with LL Cool J and dozens of members of the audience, including Tracee Ellis Ross, Anthony Anderson, Billy Porter, and Tom Hanks‘ wife, actress Rita Wilson.

“R.I.P. to the one and only Biz Markie,” Cedric said as he concluded the rousing performance, which brought the entire crowd to its feet.

“Thank You to @cedtheentertainer @llcoolj @cbstv and the @televisionacad for the Beautiful Tribute to TV and my husband Biz Markie and keeping his memory alive. The family loved it,” Davis commented.

Biz Markie passed away on July 16 of complications from Type Two diabetes. He was 57 years old.

LL, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Ice T, Montell Jordan, Reverend Al Sharpton and many others attended Biz’s funeral on August 2.

And this is crazy: “Call Me Maybe” turns 10

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Ready to feel old? It’s been 10 years since Carly Rae Jepsen released her now iconic pop hit, “Call Me Maybe.”

Don’t worry, she feels old too. In an Twitter post Monday, the singer shared three different versions of the single’s cover — the original, a recreation featuring a picture of her now, and a version where she’s sporting a grey old lady wig and is knitting.

“It’s been 10 years since ‘Call Me Maybe’ and this is how that makes me feel,” she joked. “Shout out to OG photographer @VanessaHeins for shooting all three covers. Future, present and past!”

In celebration of the anniversary, Carly will do a special Q&A tonight at 6 p.m. ET. You can submit your questions using the hashtag #CMM10.

It’s been 10 years since “Call Me Maybe” and this is how that makes me feel. 👵🏻 Shout out to OG photographer @VanessaHeins for shooting all three covers. Future, present and past! ❤️ https://t.co/Y4PNAD6wz5 pic.twitter.com/qrLSDBLo7p

— Carly Rae Jepsen (@carlyraejepsen) September 20, 2021

Drake remains king of the Billboard charts as Certified Lover Boy’ is number one for second straight week

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Drake is once again winning his battle against Kanye West, as Certified Lover Boy remains number one on the Billboard 200 for the second straight week.

CLB earned 246,000 units after opening week sales of 613,000 units, the most of any album this year. Kanye’s Donda album stays at number two, earning 79,000 units.

Drizzy is also dominating the Hot 100 again with nine of the top ten songs this week. “Way 2 Sexy,” featuring Future and Young Thug, is at the top of the list, followed by “Girls Wants Girls” at number two, “Fair Trade” at number three, “Champagne Poetry” at number four, and “Knife Talk” at number five.

Drake’s possible clean sweep of the top ten was interrupted by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber, who have the number six single, “Stay.”

Songs from Certified Lover Boy round out the top ten: “In the Bible,” “Papi’s Home,” “TSU” and “Love All.”

As Drake reigns on the charts, he’s expanding his brand into a new sport. As the official ambassador of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, his love of basketball is well known, but now he’s partnered with Nike for a golf fashion collection.

The NOCTA golf fashion line is described as a “a testament to Drake’s admiration for the game,” and goes on sale September 23.

Maybe we should have seen it coming: On “In the Bible,” the four-time Grammy winner raps, “Think I’m Tiger Woods.”

ABBA reunion album, ‘Voyage,’ may be very well be their last, says Agnetha

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

ABBA fans worldwide are thrilled that the Swedish superstars have reunited for their first new album in 40 years, and for an upcoming digital concert experience. But sadly, it appears that these activities mark the beginning of the end for the group, rather than a new chapter.

Speaking to Radio Sweden, ABBA’s Agnetha Fältskog said that when the group was preparing for their virtual concert experience — which will see digital avatars of each band member singing their hits — they felt “there was a vibe…’maybe it’s the last thing we do,'” and, she adds, “Same thing with this album.”

When asked if there will be more reunion activities, Agnetha replied, “I don’t really dare to say. We’re a bit older now, and have our minor ailments, ha ha. But we struggle on. But I don’t dare to say, because it’s a bit uncertain. At the moment we feel happy that we got this together, and let’s hope everything goes well in London, at the premiere [of the concert experience] over there.”

That being said, Agnetha said the group is thrilled that their new songs “Don’t Shut Me Down” and “I Still Have Faith In You” have been so well-received, adding that their fans’ emotional reactions to their new music have been “almost hard to take in, actually.”

“I can tell you this much: if you like these two songs, you will probably like the entire album,” Agnetha added. “It’s very much the ABBA sound. We’re not trying to sound different or letting ourselves be affected by other, current things, so to speak.”

ABBA’s new album, Voyage, is due November 5.

Keith Urban shares “Crimson Blue” from ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Keith Urban is contributing to wife Nicole Kidman‘s show, Nine Perfect Strangers, in the form of a song.

In the finale episode of the hit Hulu series, fans can hear Keith’s new song, “Crimson Blue.” A departure from his country sound, the serene track features a mellow acoustic guitar and choral voices as Keith sings, “We’re returning to the stars that we’re made of/We all find our own way/In the end we’ll see we never were alone.”

To celebrate the song’s release, the superstar singer has created his own “Crimson Blue” concoction, a spoof on the drug-filled smoothies made at Tranquillum, the health and wellness center run by Kidman’s character, Masha.

In a video, Keith shows us how to make the recipe, which includes blue milk “from a very sad cow,” he quips, along with blueberries, a “micro amount” of blue cheese, and bananas. “These are special bananas from Tranquillum. It’s a wonderful resort we heard about,” he jokes.

Nicole makes a subtle appearance, lurking behind her husband in a white dress, adding in a few drops of a red liquid to the mix for a crimson touch. “Relax,” she tells him.

The final episode of Nine Perfect Strangers streams on Hulu on Wednesday.

Liam Gallagher fell out of a helicopter: “Keith Moon eat your drum skin out”

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Liam Gallagher apparently had quite the weekend.

On Saturday, the former Oasis vocalist tweeted that he “fell out the helicopter,” alongside a photo of his bruised and bandaged face.

Ever the cutup, Gallagher added, “Who said [rock n’ roll] is dead Keith Moon eat your drum skin out,” referring to the legendary and hard-partying Who drummer.

While he didn’t share any other information about the incident — such as, for example, whether this was really Noel‘s fault — Gallagher did re-post his face photo along with the caption, “Got the cover shot for [next] album.”

In other Oasis-related happenings, a documentary about the band’s iconic 1996 Knebworth concert is set to premiere in theaters this Thursday, September 23. It’ll be released as a live album and Blu-ray/DVD on November 19.

While you wait to see the whole thing, you can check out a newly released clip from the film featuring a performance of “Champagne Supernova” streaming now on YouTube.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

Halsey releases live video for “I am not a woman, I’m a god”

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Halsey has released a bloody live performance video for “I am not a woman, I’m a god,” off their latest album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power.

The clip, released Saturday, begins with Halsey singing directly to the camera as lights flash around them. As the song progresses, Halsey gets splattered with blood from all angles until they’re nearly covered by the end.

“I am not a woman, I’m a god/I am not a martyr, I’m a problem/I am not a legend, I’m a fraud/Keep your heart ’cause I already got one,” they sing on the track.

Also over the weekend, Halsey revealed their song “Darling” is featured in an AR experience they created in partnership with Verizon and FriendsWithYou, called H1DDEN13. The immersive treasure hunt will allow smartphone users to scan QR codes in participating cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Seattle.

Pearl Jam adds ex-RHCP guitarist Josh Klinghoffer to live lineup

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Over the weekend, Pearl Jam played their first full live show in three years at the Sea.Hear.Now Festival in New Jersey. Not only did it give the grunge icons their first chance to debut new songs from their 2020 album Gigaton, the set allowed them to introduce the newest member of their touring band: ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer.

“We started working with [Klinghoffer] to…fill out some of the new songs…covering all the basses and filling in some of the words,” frontman Eddie Vedder told the crowd. Throughout the show, Klinghoffer played guitar, drums and piano.

You can watch fan-shot footage of Vedder’s introduction streaming now on YouTube.

Klinghoffer’s addition to the PJ lineup isn’t totally unexpected — he previously joined them for a virtual performance of the Gigaton single “Dance of the Clairvoyants” last year, and played in Vedder’s solo band during the VAX LIVE special this past May. He as also set to open for Pearl Jam during their 2020 tour with his solo project, Pluralone, before the outing was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Pearl Jam gig comes after Klinghoffer parted ways with Chili Peppers in 2019 when longtime guitarist John Frusciante rejoined the band. He’d played with them for 10 years.

(Klinghoffer comments begin around 10:24 mark.)

After vowing never to do so, Eric Clapton plays concert that required proof of vaccination

September 20, 2021 by WDNY Radio

It seems as though Eric Clapton might have had a change of heart over playing shows that require proof of vaccination to enter.

As Rolling Stone notes, on Saturday, Clapton performed at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, which is following city regulations requiring all attendees 12 and over, plus staff, to show proof that they’ve been vaccinated, or provide the results of a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of the event. All attendees must also be masked when they’re not eating or drinking.

In July, after the U.K. announced that vaccine passes would be required to attend concerts, Clapton announced, “I wish to say that I will not perform on any stage where there is a discriminated audience present. Unless there is provision made for all people to attend, I reserve the right to cancel the show.”

Over the past year, Clapton has made headlines for his anti-lockdown stance — even releasing a song about it called “This Has Gotta Stop.” He’s also complained about what he called the “disastrous” side effects he suffered after getting the vaccine.

Rolling Stone speculates that Clapton may have realized that adhering to his promise would essentially require him to cancel numerous planned tour dates. The publication points out that the venue for his next show, in Nashville, TN, also requires fans to show proof of vaccine or a negative test in order to attend.

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