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Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Jimmy Buffett featured on duets album by ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro

September 10, 2021 by WDNY Radio

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Musicians and singers including Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald of The Doobie Brothers and Jimmy Buffett, are featured on Jake & Friends, new collaborative album by Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro that’s due out on November 12.

Other artists who contributed to the 16-track collection include ex-Yes frontman Jon Anderson, Bette Midler, Jesse Colin Young, former Allman Brothers Band guitarist Warren Haynes, Willie Nelson, Ziggy Marley, Jack Johnson and Vince Gill.

“I have to pinch myself when I see those names on my own album,” Jake says of the duets project. “It’s like, ‘Did that really happen?’ Making the album was a real challenge, but I’m deeply honored that all of the artists agreed to record with me.”

Loggins appears on a version of his own original tune “Why Not,” which he previously recorded with his Blue Sky Riders side group. McDonald contributes to a rendition of the early Moody Blues hit “Go Now,” and Buffett revisits his 1974 composition “Come Monday.”

Anderson sings on a cover of The Beatles‘ “A Day in the Life,” while Midler delivers an updated rendition of her hit 1980 ballad, “The Rose.”

Young, meanwhile, is featured on a new version of the folk-rock classic “Get Together,” popularized by his old band, The Youngbloods.

Jake & Friends also includes two other Beatles covers — “All You Need Is Love” sung by Marley, and “Something,” a duet featuring Gill and his wife, Amy Grant.

Two songs have been released as advance singles from the album: an updated rendition of one of Willie Nelson‘s signature tunes, the 1920s standard “Stardust,” featuring the country legend, and a new version of Nashville indie-rock group Moon Taxi‘s 2017 hit “Two High.”

Jake & Friends can be pre-ordered now. Here’s the full track list:

“A Place in the Sun” — featuring Jack Johnson and Paula Fuga
“Sonny Days Ahead” — featuring Sonny Landreth
“All You Need Is Love” — featuring Ziggy Marley
“Why Not” — featuring Kenny Loggins
“Smokin’ Strings” — featuring Billy Strings
“Find Yourself” — featuring Lukas Nelson
“On the Road to Freedom” — featuring Warren Haynes
“Come Monday” — featuring Jimmy Buffett
“Something” — featuring Vince Gill and Amy Grant
“Two High” — featuring Moon Taxi
“A Day in the Life” — featuring Jon Anderson
“Go Now” — featuring Michael McDonald
“Wrapping Paper” — featuring Ray Benson & Asleep at the Wheel
“Stardust” — featuring Willie Nelson
“The Rose” — featuring Bette Midler
“Get Together” — featuring Jesse Colin Young

Jon Anderson, Michael McDonald, Warren Haynes featured on duets album by ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro

September 10, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Musicians and singers including ex-Yes frontman Jon Anderson, Michael McDonald of The Doobie Brothers and former Allman Brothers Band guitarist Warren Haynes, are featured on Jake & Friends, new collaborative album by Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro that’s due out on November 12.

Other artists who contributed to the 16-track collection include Moon Taxi, Jack Johnson, Kenny Loggins, Jimmy Buffett, Jesse Colin Young, Ziggy Marley, Willie Nelson, Bette Midler and Vince Gill.

Anderson appears on a version of The Beatles‘ “A Day in the Life,” McDonald contributes to a rendition of the early Moody Blues hit “Go Now,” and Haynes lends his talents to “On the Road to Freedom,” a song by late Ten Years After frontman Alvin Lee.

Young, meanwhile, is featured on a new version of the folk-rock classic “Get Together,” popularized by his old band The Youngbloods.

Jake & Friends also includes two other Beatles covers — “All You Need Is Love” sung by Marley, and “Something,” a duet featuring Gill and his wife, Amy Grant.

Two songs have been released as advance singles from the album: a new version of Moon Taxi’s 2017 hit “Two High,” and an updated rendition of one of Willie Nelson’s signature tunes, the 1920s standard “Stardust,” featuring the country legend.

Jake & Friends can be pre-ordered now. Here’s the album’s full track list:

Listen to Iggy Pop’s contribution to ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’ tribute album

September 10, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Iggy Pop has released a cover of The Velvet Underground‘s “European Son.”

The track was recorded in collaboration with guitarist Matt Sweeney — formerly of the Billy Corgan-led band Zwan — for an upcoming compilation paying tribute to The Velvets’ 1967 debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico. You can listen to it now via digital outlets.

Other artists featured on the tribute, titled I’ll Be Your Mirror, include Michael Stipe of R.E.M., St. Vincent, The National‘s Matt Berninger, Kurt Vile, and Courtney Barnett. The album will be released September 24.

Meanwhile, you can also hear Iggy on a new version of “I Wanna Be Your Slave,” the viral rock track from Italian band Måneskin.

New Music Friday: Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne & DaBaby, Chloe Bailey and Ari Lennox

September 10, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Alicia Keys released a seductive new collabo with Swae Lee from Rae Sremmurd, titled “LALA,” on Friday.

“This song is the beginning of a world you’ll never want to leave,” the 15-time Grammy winner commented on Instagram.

Alicia and Swae sing in unison, “I’m ready when you’re ready/Someone watchin’ would be so jealous/I try not to think but you made me/All in my satin sheets, you’re layin’.”

Keys will appear Sunday on the MTV VMAs, and promises “a showstopping performance.”

Following a series of recent freestyles, DaBaby dropped his new single, “Lonely,” featuring Lil Wayne. He calls Weezy the greatest rapper of all time, and he posted an Instagram video of Wayne recording his verse.

On the track, DaBaby reacts to the backlash from his recent homophobic comments that led to him being banned from several events. “People try to, you know, assassinate your character, man, assassinate who you are, man, and everything you put that hard work in for,” he raps. “Sometimes you gotta demonstrate, you know, that’s how I came in. I don’t mind demonstrating. I don’t mind exercising, you dig what I’m saying?”

Chloe Bailey from Chloe x Halle makes her solo debut with “Have Mercy.”

“It feels like a dream. Love you guys, can’t wait to perform it at the VMA,” 23-year old singer posted on Instagram.

Chloe will perform the song live for the first time Sunday on the MTV Video Music Awards. She’s signed to Beyoncé‘s Parkwood Entertainment, and she recruited Queen Bey’s mom, Tina Lawson, for a cameo in the ultra sexy video.

Finally, Ari Lennox dropped her new single, “Pressure,” produced by Jermaine Dupri, with a video she says was “inspired by Diana Ross, Donna Summer, and every fine a** woman in the 2000s.”

Report: Restraining order filed on behalf of Josh Homme’s children denied

September 10, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The restraining order filed against Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme on behalf of his two sons has been denied, TMZ reports.

According to the site, Homme’s ex-wife, Brody Dalle of The Distillers, brought the request to judges in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California, and was denied in both cases.

As originally reported by TMZ, and confirmed by Rolling Stone, Homme and Dalle’s sons Orrin, 10, and Wolf, 5, alleged that their father physically and verbally abused them. They claimed that Homme hit and threw things at them, grabbed them inappropriately, and threatened in front of them to kill Dalle’s boyfriend. The kids also allege that Homme drove them while drinking alcohol.

The restraining order request, which was submitted by Dalle, asked that a judge require Homme to stay 100 yards away from Orrin and Wolf.

In a statement to Rolling Stone, Homme’s lawyer called the allegations “categorically false,” adding “In order to protect the children, we will not be making any further statements.”

Rolling Stone notes that the possibility of restraining orders could be discussed at an upcoming court date, taking place September 13.

Both Homme and Dalle have issued restraining orders against each other since divorcing in 2019. Orrin and Wolf also have an older sister, Camille.

For anyone affected by abuse and needing support, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or if you’re unable to speak safely, you can log onto thehotline.org or text LOVEIS to 1-866-331-9474.

Dan + Shay resume The (Arena) Tour with sold-out show

September 10, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Dan + Shay are back, and better than ever. The duo, made up of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, celebrated the return of their highly-anticipated The (Arena) Tour with a sold-out show at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, in Greenville, SC.

“Just wanna say thank y’all for the love tonight,” Dan + Shay said after the show. “We needed it more than you know.”

Dan + Shay were one of the first acts last year to announce they were canceling their tour, as cases of COVID-19 began to rise, vowing even then to make their shows better than ever in 2021.

“This tour is so important to us,” Dan said on Twitter at the time. “We’ve worked our entire lives to get to this position … We promise when we come back in 2021, the shows will be even bigger and even better than they were before.”

It’s a big week for Dan + Shay. In addition to resuming life on the road, they also received a CMA Award nomination for Vocal Duo of the Year, a category they share with Brothers Osborne, Florida Georgia Line, Brooks & Dunn and Maddie & Tae.

Mel C says she’s hoping for a Spice Girls reunion on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

September 10, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Will a Spice Girls reunion happen on Dancing with the Stars this season? Contestant Mel C — aka Sporty Spice — doesn’t rule it out.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight ahead of the DWTS season 30 premiere on Tuesday, she was asked whether we’ll see her group mates cheering her on in the ballroom.

“It’d be rude not to, right?” she jokes.

The Spice Girls have taken the DWTS stage before — they previously performed on the show in 2007 when Scary Spice Mel B competed on season five. Mel C says she really hopes they’ll be able to do that again this season. “Should we manifest that that is gonna happen?” she says.

Either way, Mel C says the girls are supportive of her.

“They’re all super excited for me, and they’re kinda, like, ‘You’ve gotta win!'” she says. “That’s a bit of pressure, so I was like, ‘I’ll do my best.'”

BLACKPINK becomes most subscribed artist on YouTube

September 10, 2021 by WDNY Radio

BLACKPINK is now officially the most subscribed artist on YouTube, with over 65.5 million subscribers.

The K-pop girl group breaks the record previously held by Justin Bieber. In a statement, the group calls the achievement “unbelievable.”

“It’s a precious moment gifted to us by our BLINKS(Fans),” they say. “We would like to dedicate this honor to all of our fans around the world who have loved and supported us throughout.”

BLACKPINK adds, “Our BLINKS contributed a lot to this achievement, therefore we hope they also enjoy this honor. The YouTube platform was one of the most effective ways of communicating with our fans under the unprecedented situation. We will continue to bring positivity and great energy through our music and videos.”

BLACKPINK also has four of the all-time top 24-hour music video debuts and boasts four entries in YouTube’s Billion Views Club. Over the past year alone, the ladies have racked up more than 9.7 billion views globally and are among the top-10 most-viewed artists in the world.

‘Spanish Model,’ Latin-music tribute to Elvis Costello’s ‘This Year’s Model’ album, released today

September 10, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Spanish Model, the unique new album featuring a variety of Latin-music artists performing Spanish-language versions of the songs from Elvis Costello‘s second studio effort, 1978’s This Year’s Model, got its release today.

As previously reported, Spanish Model features all of the songs from This Year’s Model, plus select other tunes from that record’s sessions, with newly recorded vocals by various Latin artists accompanied by the original music by Costello and his band The Attractions.

Coinciding with the album’s release, a music video for award-winning Colombian-born singer/songwriter Sebastian Yatra‘s rendition of “Big Tears,” re-titled “Llorar,” has debuted on Costello’s official YouTube channel.

“Big Tears” didn’t appear on This Year’s Model, but was released in 1978 as the B-side of the “Pump It Up” single, and also was included on Costello’s 1980 compilation, Taking Liberties.

“‘Big Tears’ should have always been on the album, as it was at least equal if not superior to some of the other songs but we always wanted to make 7″ inch singles very special by having such a great track on the flip side of a hit record,” Elvis explains. “Yatra’s wonderful rendition of the song, only confirms my feeling that the tune is now where it has always belonged.”

Among the other artists who put their Spanish-language spins on the This Year’s Model tunes are Juanes, Luis Fonsi and Vega.

Meanwhile, the first episode of a six-part documentary series focusing on Spanish Model will premiere September 13. The series, which will roll out over the course of two weeks, will include interviews with nearly all of the artists who contributed to the album, as well as with Costello, The Attractions’ members and This Year’s Model producer Nick Lowe.

Here’s Spanish Model‘s full track list:

“No Action” — Nina Diaz
“(Yo No Quiero Ir a) Chelsea” (“[I Don’t Want to Go to] Chelsea”) — Raquel Sofía y Fuego
“Yo Te Vi” (“The Beat”) — Draco Rosa
“Pump It Up” — Juanes
“Detonantes” (“Little Triggers”) — La Marisoul
“Tu Eres Para Mi” (“You Belong to Me”) — Luis Fonsi
“Hand in Hand” — Francisca Valenzuela y Luis Humberto Navejas
“La Chica de Hoy” (“This Year’s Girl”) — Cami
“Mentira” (“Lip Service”) — Pablo López
“Viviendo en el Paraiso” (“Living in Paradise”) — Jesse & Joy
“Lipstick Vogue” — Morat
“La Turba” (“Night Rally”) — Jorge Drexler
“Llorar” (“Big Tears”) — Sebastián Yatra
“Radio Radio” — Fito Páez
“Crawling to the U.S.A.” — Gian Marco y Nicole Zignago
“Se Esta Perdiendo la Inocencia” (“Running Out of Angels”) — Vega

Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney arrested for DUI in Nashville

September 10, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Rascal Flatts‘ Joe Don Rooney was arrested in Nashville early on the morning of Thursday, September 9.

According to The Tennessean, Joe Don, 45, crashed into a tree on Hillsboro Road, near Franklin, TN, located just outside of Nashville.

Williamson County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sharon Puckett confirmed Joe Don was arrested. He was booked into the Williamson County jail at 7:20 a.m. and released almost three hours later, at 10:17 a.m. He currently remains free on $2,500 bond Friday, online records show.

Last year, Rascal Flatts announced their Farewell Tour, though they’ve subsequently tabled it due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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