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Stevie Wonder and Common to perform for Stand Up to Cancer telethon

August 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

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The seventh annual Stand Up to Cancer telethon has tapped Stevie Wonder and Common to perform during the hour-long special.

Brittany Howard will also take the stage during the charity event, set to air on August 21. Ken Jeong and his wife Tran Ho, as well as Anthony Anderson and Sofia Vergara, will serve as the night’s hosts.

Reese Witherspoon, alongside husband Jim Toth, have signed on as the fundraiser’s executive producers.

Other recognizable names participating in the Stand Up to Cancer telethon to help raise funds will be Matthew McConaughey, Tony Hale, Jennifer Garner, Katie Couric, Jaime Camil, Max Greenfield, Chandra Wilson, Kate del Castillo and MJ Rodriquez.

In addition to the star power, those personally affected by cancer will share their experiences with the disease.

The commercial-free fundraiser will be telecast across all major networks on August 21, including ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox, as well as major streaming networks, starting at 8 p.m. ET.

To date, Stand Up to Cancer has raised over $600 million for its mission to fund research aimed at curing the disease, which has led to several new therapies and hundreds of clinical trials.

‘Revived Remixed Revisited’: Reba McEntire revamps her massive catalogue with a three-disc box set

August 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Reba McEntire will shed new light on some of the biggest hits of her career this fall, dropping a three-part box set that spans her four-decade-plus career to date.

Called Revived Remixed Revisited, the project divides its track list into three categories, and one selection from each disc is already out. Revived spotlights Reba’s touring band, applying new and live show-inspired arrangements to classics like “Is There Life Out There,” which is available to hear now.

Remixed gives Reba’s older songs a modern twist: For example, her 2001 song “I’m a Survivor” — which recently found new life as a TikTok challenge — gets a makeover from musician and producer Lafemmebear. That song, also out now, previews the new remixed versions on the track list.

Finally, Revisited finds Reba re-cutting stripped-back versions of some of the biggest hits of her catalogue, in collaboration with ace Nashville producer Dave Cobb. Reba will go toe-to-toe with another titan of the genre on that track list, enlisting Dolly Parton for a version of “Does He Love You.”

You’ll have to wait until release day for that duet, but you can hear “Consider Me Gone” off the Revisited collection right now.

Revived Remixed Revisited drops in full on October 8.

Michelle Branch to perform ‘The Spirit Room’ in its entirety to mark 20th anniversary

August 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

This Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Michelle Branch‘s hit debut album, The Spirit Room, and she’s planned a special performance to celebrate that milestone.

Michelle will do a one-night-only livestream on September 10, a solo acoustic performance during which she’ll perform the album in its entirety. In addition to buying tickets for the livestream, limited edition merchandise, virtual meet and greets and a virtual Q&A session with Michelle are also available.

You can get tickets for The Spirit Room — 20th Anniversary Livestream now via Moment House.

Michelle has also released a new 20th anniversary version of “You Get Me,” a song from The Spirit Room. It’ll be featured on a 20th anniversary edition of The Spirit Room that’s coming out as a double vinyl LP.

Michelle was just 17 when she released The Spirit Room. It sold over two million copies and included the hits “Everywhere” and “All You Wanted.” She was nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist, and won a Grammy that same year for singing “The Game of Love,” a collaboration with Carlos Santana.

It’s worth noting that Michelle was also a huge influence on another up-and-coming female teen singer/songwriter: Taylor Swift.

Since The Spirit Room, Michelle has released several more albums, the most recent being 2017’s Hopeless Romantic. She also formed a successful country duo called The Wreckers. Michelle, currently married to The Black Keys‘ Patrick Carney, is also mom to two children: daughter Owen and son Rhys.

Justin Bieber jumps on his personal “song of the summer”: Wizkid’s “Essence”

August 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

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Remember when Justin Bieber jumped on the remix of “Despacito,” and helped drive the Latin pop track to a record-setting run at number one? Well, he may be about to do something similar for the Afrobeats genre.

Justin has joined Nigerian singer Wizkid — whom you may remember from his appearance on Drake‘s number-one hit, “One Dance” — for a remix of his hit “Essence.”

“Thank u for letting me jump on the song of the summer,” Justin wrote on Instagram. “‘Essence’ remix out now.”

The new version of “Essence” will appear on the deluxe version of Wizkid’s album Made in Lagos, due out August 27. The original version has been a popular music clip on Instagram and TikTok.

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Brothers Osborne bring Leslie Jordan to a dive bar brawl in their “I’m Not for Everyone” video

August 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Brothers Osborne’s current single, “I’m Not for Everyone,” is all about celebrating the quirks that make a person stand out from the crowd — even if some people might not accept them the way they are.

for the song’s music video, the sibling duo enlisted one of their quirkiest pals — actor-turned-social-media-star Leslie Jordan — to play the starring role of a happily off-beat guy strolling unscathed through a massive bar fight.

Dolled up in a Nudie-style suit and at least a foot shorter than everyone else in the room, Leslie ultimately becomes the star of the show. He even charms the bar’s patrons so thoroughly they quit brawling and throw their arms around each other, swaying and singing along to the last chorus of the song.

“We got our dear friend Leslie Jordan to be the protagonist and he is absolutely killing it,” says band mate John Osborne. “He doesn’t look like anyone here, and it doesn’t bother him. He sticks out like a sore thumb. The song is about not being for everyone, but the core of the song is about embracing that part of you, and Leslie does it perfectly.”

By now, the two acts are old friends. Last year, the Brothers’ T.J. Osborne had a guest spot on Leslie’s star-studded gospel project, Company’s Comin’, an album that also featured the legendary likes of Dolly Parton and Chris Stapleton.

Meanwhile, the Brothers Osborne are headed to Iowa this weekend for the next dates on their We’re Not for Everyone Tour.

Black Veil Brides premiere new ‘The Phantom Tomorrow’ track, “Torch”

August 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Black Veil Brides has released a new song called “Torch,” a cut off the band’s upcoming album, The Phantom Tomorrow.

The track, which is available now for digital download, is accompanied by a video that concludes the narrative that began with the visual for lead single “Scarlet Cross,” and continued with the songs “Fields of Bone” and “Crimson Skies.” The story is related to the character Blackbird, an important figure in the Phantom Tomorrow concept.

“We wanted to create something that felt like a fitting ending to the four-video story arc that started with ‘Scarlet Cross,'” says frontman Andy Biersack. “While this is the end of the original ‘Blackbird’ video chronology, it certainly is not the end of The Phantom Tomorrow narrative that plays out on the record and in our upcoming comic book series.”

“It’s been one of the greatest joys of my professional life getting to dream up these concepts,” he adds. “For us as a band to work with such amazing individuals and to see this story realized on the screen is an absolute honor.”

The Phantom Tomorrow is due out October 29. It’s the follow-up to 2018’s Vale.

Who’s 50? The Who’s classic fifth studio album, ‘Who’s Next,’ celebrates its 50th anniversary Saturday

August 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The Who‘s fifth studio album, Who’s Next, considered one of the group’s finest moments, was released 50 years ago this Saturday, August 14.

The follow-up to the legendary British band’s classic 1969 “rock opera” Tommy, Who’s Next was put together from songs that The Who’s main songwriter and songwriter Pete Townshend composed for a multimedia project called Lifehouse that was based around the concept of a future society where music was outlawed.

Townshend’s grand vision for Lifehouse proved impossible to pull off, and the project was abandoned, but some songs and sonic ideas, including the use of synthesizers, were salvaged for Who’s Next.

The album peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200, and was the group’s only release to reach #1 on the U.K. albums chart. It features some of The Who’s most popular and enduring songs, including “Baba O’Riley,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “Behind Blue Eyes” and “Bargain.”

“Won’t Get Fooled Again” and “Behind Blue Eyes” also were released as singles, and both made it into the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #15 and #34, respectively.

“Baba O’Riley,” the album’s lead track, is often incorrectly referred to as “Teenage Wasteland.” Its title was inspired by the names of Townshend’s guru, Meher Baba, and one of Pete’s musical inspirations, minimalist composer Terry Riley.

The album’s iconic cover humorously appears to show the band members having just relieved themselves on a huge concrete monolith. However, only Townshend actually urinated on the structure; rainwater was used to mimic the effect for the group’s other members.

Who’s Next is The Who’s most successful U.S. album, selling over 3 million copies. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it at #77 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Here’s the Who’s Next track list:

“Baba O’Riley”
“Bargain”
“Love Ain’t for Keeping”
“My Wife”
“The Song Is Over”
“Getting in Tune”
“Going Mobile”
“Behind Blue Eyes”
“Won’t Get Fooled Again”

Metallica announces premiere date for official podcast

August 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

In one week, Metallica is off to Podcastland.

The metal legends have announced the premiere date for The Metallica Podcast: Volume 1 — The Black Album. The eight-episode series will make its debut next Friday, August 20.

As its title suggests, the podcast will chronicle the making of Metallica’s iconic 1991 self-titled record, aka The Black Album, in honor of its 30th anniversary. Members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett will all appear on the show to recall their experiences, as will former bassist Jason Newsted and producer Bob Rock.

Also contributing will be “studio and touring personnel, music critics, fellow musicians, friends, and many more,” a press release promises.

The 16-times RIAA-certified Platinum Black Album officially celebrated its 30th anniversary earlier this week. The party will continue with a massive deluxe reissue, as well as the all-star The Metallica Blacklist tribute compilation, featuring 53 artists covering every song off The Black Album. Both releases arrive September 10.

The Killers premiere animated video for “Quiet Town” song off new album, ‘Pressure Machine’

August 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The Killers have premiered the video for “Quiet Town,” a track off the band’s just-released new album, Pressure Machine.

The animated clip reflects the story of the song, in which frontman Brandon Flowers details the tragedies that have befallen his hometown, while also expressing love for where he came from. You can watch it now streaming on YouTube.

Pressure Machine, which is out today, arrives less than a year after the last Killers record, Imploding the Mirage, dropped in August 2020. With their touring plans canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Flowers and company decided to return to the studio to knock out another album.

“It was the first time in a long time for me that I was faced with silence,” Flowers explains. “And out of that silence [Pressure Machine] began to bloom, full of songs that would have otherwise been too quiet and drowned out by the noise of typical Killers records.”

Pressure Machine also includes a collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers titled “Runaway Horses.”

Listen to Elton John & Dua Lipa mash up four of his songs in new dance remix “Cold Heart”

August 13, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Earlier this week, Elton John and Dua Lipa teased their joint single, “Cold Heart,” and from a snippet, it sounded like a mashup of two Elton singles: 1990’s “Sacrifice” and the 1972 classic, “Rocket Man.” “Cold Heart” is now out and it turns out the track, created by Australian dance duo Pnau, is actually a mashup of four Elton songs.

In addition to “Sacrifice” and “Rocket Man,” the song also includes snippets of Elton’s 1983 single “Kiss the Bride” and a 1976 track called “Where’s the Shoorah?”

In the track, Elton sings the “Sacrifice” line, “Cold, cold heart/ hard done by you/ Some things look better baby/ Just passing through.” Then Dua follows by singing a line from “Rocket Man” — “And I think it’s gonna be a long, long time/ ’til touchdown brings me ’round again to find/ I’m not the man they think I am at home” — plus a line from “Kiss the Bride”: “And this is what I should have said/I thought it but I kept it hid.”

Elton and Dua have been friends since last year, when they performed at each other’s events. He reached out to her to work on “Cold Heart.”

“Having the opportunity to spend time with Dua, albeit remotely has been incredible,” Elton says in a statement. “She’s given me so much energy. She’s a truly wonderful artist, and person, absolutely bursting with creativity and ideas.”

Dua adds, “Ever since we first ‘met’ online, we totally clicked. Elton is such an inspirational artist and also has the naughtiest sense of humor — a perfect combination. It has been an absolute honor and privilege to collaborate on this track with him.”

A trippy animated video for “Cold Heart,” featuring cartoon versions of Elton and Duo, is streaming now.

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