Music – Page 406 – 105.7 WDNY

A glimpse inside Cody Johnson’s 4,000-square-foot trophy lodge

November 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Cody Johnson will be vying for four trophies at Wednesday’s CMA Awards, competing for entertainer and male vocalist of the year, plus musical event and music video for “I’m Gonna Love You” with Carrie Underwood.

Should Cody add to his collection, he has quite an impressive place to display his new accolades — thanks to an extensive home renovation and the fact that his wife asked him to keep his hunting trophies elsewhere.

“I redid my rodeo arena at my house,” he explains. “At the end of the arena, there’s a 4,000-square-foot trophy lodge and it has given me a place to put all my stuff.”

“Because I’ve been in athletes’ houses before where it looks like a shrine to them,” Cody continues. “It’s like, ‘There’s not even a damn family photo in here.’ And with this forever home, I want [my kids] to have a place where it feels like home. It is this big, nice, beautiful home that dad went to work and provided for, and I want family pictures, and I want it to be about them.”

Cody confesses there’s obviously an upside for “dad” as well.

“If I condense all these trophies, when you walk into the trophy lodge, then you think, ‘Wow, this is all really cool,'” he says.

Tune in to the 59th CMA Awards Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC to see how Cody fares.

Movies, music, madness: Robbie Robertson’s ‘Insomnia’ tells ‘origin story’ of his partnership with Martin Scorsese

November 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Robbie Robertson‘s final solo album, 2019’s Sinematic, features “Beautiful Madness,” a song inspired by the two years he and Martin Scorsese lived together after their respective marriages collapsed. That “madness” is now detailed in The Band guitarist’s brutally honest new book Insomnia, the sequel to his memoir, Testimony.

In Insomnia, Robertson and Scorsese are creatively on fire. As The Band dissolves, they work on The Last Waltz and Raging Bull; hang with Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and Warren Beatty; travel the world; bed beautiful women and do ridiculous amounts of drugs, stopping only after Scorsese nearly dies. Their creative partnership, though, continued for decades.

“I think they both admired each other greatly … Robbie thought Marty was a genius filmmaker, and I think Marty thought Robbie was an amazing writer and an amazing storyteller,” Robertson’s longtime manager, Jared Levine, says of their relationship.

Levine says Robertson had wanted to tell the “origin story” of his friendship with Scorsese for years, but in the form of a movie, which David Fincher planned to direct. Dissatisfied with the screenplay, Levine says, “Robbie was like, ‘You know what? I need to write the story for this to be done properly.'”

While Robertson completed Insomnia’s first draft prior to his unexpected 2023 death, Levine says, “We didn’t rush to release it” — in part because Robertson’s family was “ambivalent” about it. “They weren’t prepared for what this book was,” Levine notes.

“It’s so irreverent and so much about being a bad boy,” Levine says, noting the guitarist’s descriptions of his affairs with actresses and models “aren’t things that Robbie ever talked to his kids about.” He continues, “To read it after he had passed, it was even more so a difficult thing.”

Consequently, Insomnia includes an afterward by Robertson’s ex-wife and lifelong friend, Dominique Robertson, providing context for that period.

Filmworks: Insomnia, an LP collecting Robertson’s music for The Last Waltz, Raging Bull and his acting debut, Carny, arrives on Record Store Day Black Friday, happening Nov. 28.

Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil talks progress of new album: ‘We always think, “What would Chris like?”

November 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Soundgarden has been working on a new album featuring frontman Chris Cornell‘s final recordings since his death in 2017. Speaking with ABC Audio on the red carpet of the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, guitarist Kim Thayil shared an update on the record’s progress.

“We’re missing a member in making these judgements,” Thayil said, referring to Cornell. “We need to spend time to learn the material, reacquaint with it and think about the direction in which the material can go in order to make it the best that it can possibly be.”

Thayil is making those decisions alongside drummer Matt Cameron and bassist Ben Shepherd, as well as in collaboration with the producers the three are working with.

“We always think, ‘What would Chris like, what would he do, what do we like?'” Thayil said. “The producers’ input on that regard, ’cause they all have worked with Chris before, is very helpful.”

Thayil, Cameron and Shepherd performed together at the Rock Hall ceremony in honor of Soundgarden’s induction. They were joined by Pearl Jam‘s Mike McCready, Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless, Americana artist Brandi Carlile and original Soundgarden bassist Hiro Yamamoto.

Highlights from the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will air as an ABC primetime special on Jan. 1.

Teddy Swims reveals the lesson his 5-month-old son has taught him

November 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Teddy Swims‘ son is only 5 months old, but he’s already teaching his old man a thing or two.

Teddy and his partner, Raiche Wright, welcomed their first child on June 23, although they have not yet revealed his name. On the red carpet at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Teddy told ABC Audio the biggest lesson he’s learned now that he’s a dad.

“I think for me, the biggest thing would be presence,” he said. “So many times in my life, I was always like, ‘I gotta go get it … somebody else’s gettin’ it, I gotta be working all the time.'”

“And nowadays … even yesterday, I’m sitting on the couch doing absolutely nothing, watching TV with him and knowing that this is the most productive thing I could do is just nothing with him, and just being present. And I think it’s changed my life a lot on just being present with things.”

Days where Teddy can sit on the couch with the baby and do nothing are becoming few and far between: After going to LA for the Rock Hall induction, he’s now in Asia. He’ll perform in South Korea and Singapore before heading to Dubai, and then coming back to the U.S. for some holiday shows. But he’ll be slowing down a bit and focusing on new music in 2026.

“We’re getting ready to write. We’re taking a little bit less of touring next year, and writing and writing and writing. And I’m writing now, so we’re going to see where it goes, you know?”

Boyz II Men’s Wanya Morris says ‘now is the time’ for ‘long overdue’ tour with New Edition

November 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The New Edition Way tour kicks off in 2026, bringing New Edition onstage with Boyz II Men, a group Michael Bivins helped to launch and manage. After years of learning from the stars and succeeding on their own merit, Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men tells ABC Audio “now is the time” for them to come together.

“This is long overdue,” he says of sharing the stage with New Edition. “I mean Boyz II Men and New Edition, we’ve been grafted in each other’s lives by Michael Bivins bringing us in, and putting us in a position where we were able to express our talents and our abilities.”

Though they were inspired by many different groups, Wanya says the members of N.E. were “the ones that really put hands on us and helped us get to that next level,” which is why he’s honored “to be sharing the stage with those guys.”

He says, “We’ve always wanted to do it, and now is the time.”

N.E.’s Ricky Bell agrees that the timing is right, as it aligns with where they all are in multiple aspects of their lives.

“Just the timing of everything … not even just with our careers, I just think where we are as men, as a community, where we are spiritually and even mentally, this is just the perfect time to make this happen,” he says.

“It feels like something that is just supposed to happen in the grand scheme of things,” Ricky adds. “We always try to bring our fans something special, something that’s unique, a unique experience that you don’t get to see it all the time.”

The New Edition tour, also featuring Toni Braxton, launches in January at the Oakland Arena in California. Tickets are currently on sale.

Jack White to perform at halftime during Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving game

November 16, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Jack White is returning home to Detroit for Thanksgiving.

The “Seven Nation Army” rocker, who was born in the Motor City in 1975, will perform during halftime of the Detroit Lions’ annual T-Day game.

The Lions will host the visiting Green Bay Packers on Nov. 27, airing at 1 p.m. ET on Fox.

White’s halftime performance follows his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The White Stripes. While bandmate Meg White wasn’t in attendance, Jack delivered a speech during the Nov. 8 ceremony, which also featured tribute performances from Twenty One Pilots, Olivia Rodrigo and Feist.

Highlights from the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will air as a primetime ABC special on Jan. 1.

(Disney is the parent company of ABC News.)

Yungblud cancels remaining 2025 tour dates

November 16, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Yungblud has canceled the remainder of his 2025 tour dates.

The English rocker writes in an Instagram Story that he had recently undergone voice and blood tests that “have raised some concerns.”

“I have been ordered by my doctor to take a break from touring until the end of the year,” Yungblud says. “It is in my nature to run and run until I run myself to the ground without giving a f*** about anything apart from the music and you guys but this time I’ve been told I have to take it seriously and I can’t f*** around.”

The affected U.S. dates include shows in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Cleveland. Yungblud has also dropped off the bill for Limp Bizkit‘s upcoming Latin American tour, and has been replaced by Bullet for My Valentine.

“My heart is broken,” Yungblud says. “I don’t want to do any lasting damage to myself, we are on a journey that I want to last forever. I understand that some of you will be frustrated. I just want you to know that this is so hard for me to do but I promise I will make it up to you.”

He also tells fans that if they sign up at the address at the link with their ticket number, he will send them “a gift.”

Yungblud is scheduled to return to the road in January for a tour of Australia. His next North American tour is set to kick off in May.

Pete Townshend makes guest appearance onstage at NYC premiere of ‘Quadrophenia: A Rock Ballet’

November 15, 2025 by WDNY Radio

He wasn’t dancing, but Pete Townshend did appear onstage during Friday’s New York City premiere of Quadrophenia: A Rock Ballet, the latest iteration of The Who‘s 1973 concept album. The production, which debuted in London this past summer, is playing at New York’s City Center through Sunday.

Townshend strolled onstage nonchalantly with a guitar during the “I’m One” portion of the ballet to thunderous applause. He then sat down off to the side of the stage and played — or appeared to play — while Paris Fitzpatrick, who plays the central character of Jimmy, danced.

As the cast took their bows during the end of the show, Townshend made another appearance, sharing with the audience that he wanted the show to be a tribute to its choreographer, Paul Roberts, who died of cancer in September, after working on it right up until the end.

Referring to the ballet, Townshend said, “I brought it to New York out of my own pocket. You all know how I feel about the U.S. of A, but also this city, and I really wanted to bring it here for him and for his husband Phil, and everybody in the company.”

“Thanks for supporting us here,” he added.

Directed by Rob Ashford, Quadrophenia: A Rock Ballet debuted in the U.K. in May. It features an orchestral version of the album by Townshend’s wife, Rachel Fuller. Like the album and the 1979 film, it focuses on Jimmy, a working class mod who yearns for a different life than his parents.

In the ballet, Jimmy and the other characters — his childhood friend, the girl he loves, his parents, head mod Ace Face and rocker The Godfather — tell their story solely through dance, costumes and scenery. There are no lyrics or vocals.

Queens of the Stone Age ’ACL’ taping to be livestreamed

November 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Queens of the Stone Age‘s upcoming Austin City Limits taping will be livestreamed.

The “No One Knows” outfit will take the ACL stage on Nov. 18, and you can tune in to watch the performance on YouTube starting at 8 p.m. CT.

The QotSA set will mark the season 51 finale of the long-running music performance TV series. If you miss the livestream, an hourlong broadcast of the concert is set to air on PBS in January 2026.

The ACL taping falls in the middle of Queens’ ongoing Catacombs tour. The outing is named after QotSA’s performance at the famed Catacombs of Paris, which was recorded for a live album and concert film.

Music notes: Nick Jonas, Taylor Swift and more

November 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nick Jonas is the latest cast member to return for the upcoming Jumanji movie, which will be the third installment of a franchise that began with the 2017 reboot, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Nick will reprise his role as Jefferson “Seaplane” McDonough, a pilot in the Jumanji video game. Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan are also returning for the film, which is due to be released in December 2026.

A note that Taylor Swift wrote to late One Direction member Liam Payne is going up for auction. Taylor gave it to Liam on Dec. 1, 2017, when both of them performed at London’s Jingle Bell Ball concert. It reads, “Liam, Long time no see! I’m so excited for you, you’re crushing it out there. I’m obsessed with [your song] ‘Bedroom Floor.’ It’s so cool to see you from afar, I’m always cheering you on. Good luck tonight! Taylor.” Liam gave it to an associate as a present after he received it. It’s going on the block Dec. 2 via Omega Auctions in the U.K. and is expected to fetch anywhere between $6,500 and $13,000.

The Weeknd has donated $350,000 from his XO Humanitarian Fund to the World Food Program USA, in support of the millions of Jamaicans who were impacted by Hurricane Melissa in October.

+ More