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Report: Travis Barker boards first flight since near-fatal 2008 plane crash

August 16, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Travis Barker has reportedly refused to get on a plane since surviving a crash in 2008 that killed nearly everyone aboard. That changed on Sunday when he was photographed climbing aboard a jet — supposedly for the first time in 13 years — with girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian.

TMZ snapped photos of the Blink-182 drummer on a flight to Cabo on Kylie Jenner‘s private plane. He and Kourtney were joined Corey Gamble and Kris Jenner. TMZ reports that the flight landed safely at its destination.

In a May interview with Men’s Health, Barker shared his struggle with survivors guilt stemming from the 2008 crash, which claimed the lives of the two pilots, assistant Chris Baker and security guard Charles Stil, — and left much of his body covered in third-degree burns. Barker and Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein were the only two survivors, but Goldstein died of an overdose a year later.

The drummer, who was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder stemming from the incident, says he committed himself to flying on a plane again because “I want to make the choice to try and overcome [my fear.]”

“Why should I still be afraid of airplanes?” he declared.

Korn cancels weekend concert after someone “within the Korn camp” tests positive for COVID-19

August 16, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Korn was forced to cancel a Saturday night concert in Pennsylvania a few hours before start time after a member of their “camp” tested positive for COVID-19.

In a statement on social media, the “Freak on a Leash” rockers tweeted, “Unfortunately, there has been a confirmed COVID-19 case within the Korn camp. The safety of our artists, crew, venue staff, and fans are our top priority, so we must postpone the show tonight.”

“We’re deeply sorry for this unfortunate last minute news, but please hold on to your tickets while we work to get your rescheduled date sorted ASAP with Live Nation and the pavilion at Montage Mountain,” the tweet continues. “Thank you for your understanding, and stay safe out there. We’ll be back soon.”

Korn didn’t disclose who contracted the illness and have not returned request for comment. It’s unknown how the positive COVID case will affect their future tour dates.

Korn’s next scheduled to perform this Tuesday in Wantagh, NY, at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater.

Ludacris releases new song, “Butter.Atl,” and video in partnership with Jif

August 16, 2021 by WDNY Radio

If you thought peanut butter and jelly is the perfect pair, think again — it’s peanut butter and Ludacris.

The rapper has teamed up with Jif to launch the That Jif’ing Good ad campaign. Luda tells ABC Audio that while brainstorming ideas for their partnership, “it sparked the inspiration of going in the studio and making a song.” And, so he did just that.

Luda linked up with Bubba Shakespeare to produce the song “Butter.Atl,” which was released on Friday. For the visuals, he tapped Emmy-winning music video and film director, Dave Meyers.

Together, with some help from Atlanta’s finest new school hip-hop artist, Gunna, the components tell the humorous story of how Ludacris’ legendary flow evolved — all thanks to Jif peanut butter.

“It’s like a dream collaboration,” he shares.

Also joining Luda on the project is his daughter, Karma Bridges, who makes a brief cameo in the advert, expressing her love for the song, saying, “Dad, this slaps!” The opportunity to have his daughter participate is one that Luda says was only natural.

“Once you get [to] a certain time in hip-hop, it’s like you’re children are telling you what’s cool,” he explains. “She’s telling me about the track and the commercial and that’s why it was organic to put her in.”

The collaboration with Jif was also organic for Luda, who shares that he’s loved the brand since he was a kid and that, after 20 years in the entertainment industry, he only does partnerships that are “organic to my lifestyle.”

“It truly is my favorite peanut butter,” he expresses, adding that “everyone around me knows the one thing that I do and never get tired of every day is eat peanut butter.”

“Butter.Atl” is now available on all streaming platforms.

Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ tops ‘Billboard’ 200 for second week

August 16, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Billie Eilish‘s sophomore album, Happier Than Ever, held on to its crown as the number-one album in the country for a second week in a row.

The album, released July 30, topped the Billboard 200 after moving an additional 85,000 units in its second week of release.

Eilish’s fans streamed Happier Than Ever 66.1 million times in the past week and purchased 36,000 physical copies.

This is only the second time this year an album has stayed at number one in its first two weeks of release. Morgan Wallen‘s Dangerous: The Double Album accomplished that feat at the start of the year.

Another teenager has jumped to the number-two spot on this week’s chart, with Olivia Rodrigo‘s SOUR rising to second place, moving an additional 61,000 units. The album is boosted by two of Rodrigo’s singles, “good 4 u” and “Deja Vu,” taking spots two and nine, respectively, in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10.

As for Eilish’s Happier Than Ever, the effort produced six Billboard Hot 100 top-40 singles: “Therefore I Am,” “My Future,” “Your Power,” “Lost Cause,” “NDA” and, as of this week, the album’s title track, which bowed in 11th.

Birthday girl Madonna strikes major catalog deal, new 40th anniversary releases coming in 2022

August 16, 2021 by WDNY Radio

2022 will mark the 40th anniversary of Madonna‘s recording debut, and today, her 63rd birthday, she’s announced that she’s entered into a new partnership that will allow her to celebrate that milestone to the fullest.

Madonna has made a deal with Warner Music Group to administer her entire recorded music catalog, including the classic albums she released on Sire/Maverick Warner: Madonna, Like a Virgin, True Blue, Like a Prayer and Ray of Light.

Her three most recent studio albums, MDNA, Rebel Heart and Madame X, will join Warner in 2025. The deal in total includes 17 studio albums, singles, soundtracks, live albums and compilations.

Thanks to the new deal, 2022 will see the release of expanded deluxe editions for many of Madonna’s classic albums, which she will personally curate. There will also reportedly be “unique releases” for “special events.”

In a statement, Madonna says, “Since the very beginning, Warner Music Group has helped bring my music and vision to all my fans around the world with the utmost care and consideration. They have been amazing partners, and I am delighted to be embarking on this next chapter with them to celebrate my catalogue from the last 40 years.”

As previously reported, Madonna will release her documentary, Madame X, on Paramount+ on October 8.

Trisha, Travis, Clint, Conlee, & Diffie: Michael Ray’s ready with his Hall of Fame picks

August 16, 2021 by WDNY Radio

This morning, Reba McEntire kicks off the week by revealing the 2021 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Having grown up singing classic country songs in his family’s band, who better to predict who may be going in than die-hard fan Michael Ray? Though only three additions will be revealed — and only two of those will be artists — the “Whiskey and Rain” hitmaker sees quite a few deserving people.

“If we look back, that class of ’89 changed everything as far as going into the nineties,” Michael reflects. “You had Clint Black, I think he’s missing. I think Travis Tritt‘s missing. I think you go back to John Conlee.”

“I also think there’s a lot of females like Patty Loveless,” Michael continues. “I don’t think Trisha Yearwood‘s in yet. You hear those songs… ‘She’s in Love with the Boy’… Come on, man. That’s the pinnacle of nineties female country songs.”

For Michael, there’s one possibility that’s even more personal.

“One I would love to see, because I think he’s been overlooked a lot in his career — and he was a big friend to me and a mentor to me and we lost him last year — and that’s Joe Diffie,” he says. “I think the nineties wouldn’t be the nineties without Joe.”

“I think he had a string of hits and one of the best voices that we had in this genre, and I would love to see him in there someday,” Michael adds.

You can tune in to watch at 11 a.m. ET via the CMA YouTube Channel.

Typically, inductees officially join the Hall during an October Medallion Ceremony, though the 2020 honorees — Hank Williams Jr., Marty Stuart, and Dean Dillon — haven’t yet had their big night because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nancy Wilson hopeful about a new Heart tour: “I think [Ann] wants to do, and I want to do it”

August 16, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Heart‘s Ann and Nancy Wilson have both been busy with solo musical projects since the band last toured in 2019, but Nancy says she thinks there’s a good chance that the Rock & Roll Hall Fame group will hit the road again, possibly as early as next year.

“[Ann and I] don’t…speak real directly really often these days, but I think she wants to do [another tour],” the Heart guitarist tells ABC Audio. “And I want to do it. She knows that I want to do it.”

Nancy continues, “I think it’s just, you know, the devil’s in the details about who’s in the band and…making all the choices, because we’re partners in the project, so, you know, prerequisite decisions have to be made first.”

With the two sisters recording and releasing their own solo projects lately, they now each have backing groups. With that in mind, Nancy notes, “To me, the most important thing is who’s in the [Heart touring] band. So, we’re gonna figure it out.”

While no definite plans are in place for a new Heart trek, Nancy reveals that Live Nation has made an offer to the band for a 2022 tour.

Meanwhile, Nancy, who released a debut solo studio album titled You and Me in May, will play a special orchestral show with her solo band and the Seattle Symphony on October 30 at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall.

Nancy tells ABC Audio that she feels it would “be a sweet thing” if Heart also lined up some concerts with orchestral accompaniment.

Visit SeattleSymphony.org for more details about Nancy’s Seattle show.

DJ Khaled says he and family are “all good now” after recovering from COVID

August 16, 2021 by WDNY Radio

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DJ Khaled and his family are “all good now” after recovering from COVID-19.

Late last week, the music producer took to Instagram to thank everyone for their support while battling the virus.

“Thank you for your calls and prayers! My family and I recovered from COVID and we’re all good now!!” he wrote in a text note.

Khaled also shared photos and videos of his family, which includes sons Asahd, 4, and Aalam, 18 months, who he shares with wife Nicole Tuck.

Alongside the series of snapshots, Khaled reiterated his thankfulness in the caption, writing, “Please be safe out there! Please take care of yourself.”

“Thank you to DOCTORS ,thank you Dovi thank you to my Queen thank you Rosa thank you to my WE THE BEST team my management ROCNATION and My partners at EPIC RECORDS for holding me up while Me and my family focused on recovery,” he added.

It is unknown when the “Let It Go” artist and his family tested positive.

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Long Time Here: David Crosby celebrates his 80th birthday today

August 14, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Happy 80th birthday to David Crosby, the golden-voiced folk-rock legend who co-founded The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and also has established a thriving solo career.

Among the well-known songs Crosby has penned or co-written are The Byrds’ “Eight Miles High” and “Renaissance Fair,” CSN’s “Wooden Ships,” “Guinnevere” and “Long Time Gone,” and CSNY’s “Almost Cut My Hair” and “Déjà Vu.”

The singer/songwriter also infamously struggled with drug abuse during the 1970s and ’80s, and spent nine months in jail in 1982 and ’83 after being convicted on drug and gun-possession charges. In 1994, he underwent a liver transplant, and he also has experienced various other health issues in recent years.

Crosby was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with The Byrds in 1991 and CSN in 1997.

During the 1990s and early 2000s, Crosby continued to tour and occasionally record with CSN and CSNY. Also during that period, David played and recorded with the band CPR, which also featured his son James Raymond on keyboards and guitarist Jeff Pevar.

Up until 2016, David’s main musical focus had been touring with CSN and working as a duo with Graham Nash, but a rift with Nash resulted in the trio going on indefinite hiatus and led Crosby to concentrate on solo projects.

Since 2016, David has released four solo albums. His latest, For Free, which hit stores on July 23. features major contributions from Raymond, plus collaborations with Michael McDonald and Sarah Jarosz.

In 2019, a documentary focusing on Crosby’s life called David Crosby: Remember My Name premiered. The film featured segments on David’s late-career creative resurgence and his rifts with Nash, Neil Young and Byrds frontman Roger McGuinn.

In a Twitter message posted today, Crosby revealed that he was working on songs for another new solo project.

Eagles’ 1970s studio albums getting released as high-quality two-LP vinyl sets

August 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

High-quality audiophile versions of The Eagles‘ classic 1970s albums are being reissued as two-LP 45-rpm vinyl box sets and on the SACD format by the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Billboard reports.

According to Billboard, Rhino Entertainment is licensing the band’s first six studio efforts — 1972’s Eagles, 1973’s Desperado, 1974’s On the Border, 1975’s One of These Nights, 1976’s Hotel California and 1979’s The Long Run — to the Mobile Fidelity company, with Eagles due out on August 15 and Desperado set for a September 15 release. Release dates for the other albums will be announced later.

The vinyl box sets, which are pressed on 180-gram vinyl, are priced at $125, while the SACDs cost $29.99. Only 7,500 copies of the LP collections will be available, limited to two copies per household.

“We are incredibly honored to be doing these Eagles records,” says Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab executive Josh Bizar, adding about the vinyl collections’ high price tag, “[P]eople will pay more for a quality product.”

Eagles was released in June 1972, and features such classic tunes as “Take It Easy,” “Witchy Woman” and “Peaceful Easy Feeling.” Desperado arrived in April of 1973, and includes the memorable title track, plus “Tequila Sunrise.”

Visit MoFi.com to pre-order Eagles and Desperado and to find out more info about the reissues.

Meanwhile, The Eagles are set to launch their 2021 orchestral tour celebrating Hotel California on Sunday, August 22, at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. The trek is mapped out through a recently announced November 5 show in Seattle, tickets for which went on sale to the general public today.

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