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Ringo Starr to share some special news Thursday during TalkShopLive event

August 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Ringo Starr has announced that he’ll be paying a visit to the TalkShopLive social-networking site’s Rock n Roll Channel this Thursday, August 12, at 7 p.m. ET to share some exciting news with fans.

In a video message promoting his appearance, the famed ex-Beatles drummer says, “Peace and love, everyone. Peace and love. Everyone, it’s Ringo, I’m here and I’m coming to TalkShopLive with some news for you on August the 12th at 4 p.m. [PT]…See you there!” Visit TalkShop.live for full details.

While it’s unclear what Starr will be announcing, Peter Frampton revealed in a post on his Twitter feed in early July that he’d visited Ringo and got to hear an upcoming EP Starr has recorded. Frampton also posted photos on his Instagram that appear to show him possibly laying down guitar parts for a new Ringo project.

Starr’s most recent release was the Zoom In EP, which hit stores in March.

Normani talks coming into her own with “Wild Side”: “I feel like a woman now”

August 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

With her solo career, Normani is getting to explore aspects of herself that she never got the chance to as part of the pop girl group Fifth Harmony.

In a new cover story for Allure, the singer says that she “didn’t get to really sing in the group” and felt like she was “overlooked.”

But now, with songs like “Wild Side,” featuring Cardi B, Normani finally feels like she’s becoming the artist she was meant to be.

“A lot of people aren’t expecting this [song] and that’s why I wanted to put it out first,” she says of “Wild Side.” “I went to [songwriter Starrah] and said, ‘I want something really sexy.’ I just felt this sense of me coming into my own. I feel like a woman now. That’s the record I need to also feel like a bad b****.”

Normani’s music also speaks to a higher purpose.

“My purpose in this work that I do is for other people that feel like they have Black women figured out. There’s so many layers to us, there’s so many textures, there’s so much that we’re capable of doing,” Normani says.

Normani is currently working on her debut solo album.

Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am putting his “angst” aside and focusing on the “joy” of Global Citizen Live

August 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

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The Black Eyed Peas are among dozens of acts who’ll be performing across six continents on September 25 as part of the Global Citizen Live concert series, which will encourage governments and the private sector to help with vaccine equality, famine relief and climate change. The Peas are performing at the Paris edition of the event, along with Ed Sheeran and Doja Cat, though frontman will.i.am says he’s a bit nervous about traveling now, while the pandemic is surging.

“Flying to Paris brings about angst. I’m not going to lie,” he tells ABC News. “[I’m feeling] angst to get on an airplane and be in front of 20,000 people, but then there’s this other part that’s joy. So there’s this equal emotion.”

He adds, “I’m just super-excited to share this moment, because if your job is to bring joy and give a little escape for a moment and shed light on issues, you have to do that.”

As an example, Will brings up the Peas’ breakthrough hit, “Where Is the Love?,” which was inspired by 9/11 and its aftermath.

“You can’t stay at home when there’s other problems to be solved. You have to go out there and solve problems,” he maintains. “When 9/11 happened, we could have stayed home afraid, but we went out…on the road and what came out of that was ‘Where Is the Love?'”

Will concludes, “It’s an honor to contribute and help on the cause at the same time that Ed Sheeran is gonna be there, and all the artists from around the world.” (AUDIO IS ABC 1-ON-1)

Other acts who’ll be performing include Billie Eilish, Jennifer Lopez, Shawn Mendes and many more. You can either buy VIP tickets to the events, or earn free tickets by taking action. Find out how at GlobalCitizen.org.

Cold War Kids take a long journey with new song, “Wasted All Night”

August 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Cold War Kids have released a new song called “Wasted All Night.”

The winding track, which lasts over seven-and-a-half minutes, is available now for digital download, and is accompanied by an equally epic video. You can watch the clip streaming now on YouTube.

“Wasted All Night” will appear on the upcoming Cold War Kids release New Age Norms 3, the final installment in a trilogy of miniature albums, following 2019’s New Age Norms 1 and 2020’s New Age Norms 2. New Age Norms 3, which also includes the single “What You Say,” is due out September 24.

Cold War Kids are currently on tour opening for Kings of Leon.

“Cold Beer Calling My Name”: That time Luke Combs got Jameson Rodgers drunk onstage

August 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Jameson Rodgers is knocking back the second top ten of his career right now: “Cold Beer Calling My Name,” with longtime supporter and label mate Luke Combs.

It’s quite fitting that Jameson and Luke are finding success with an alcohol-related tune, since having a drink or two is definitely part of their friendship. Back in 2019, Luke took Jameson on the road with him, and the relative newcomer was bracing for his first end-of-tour prank.

“I’d never been on a tour like that, and so I was nervous,” Jameson explains. “I was like, ‘Man, I’m about to be onstage in front of 12,000 people and they’re gonna come up here and do something crazy and embarrass me.'”

“And so I made the band take…like, three shots before the show,” he recalls. “I was like, ‘If they’re gonna come up here and do anything, at least we’re gonna be a little buzzed.'”

That turned out to be a prophetic mistake.

“We get up there, play the first song, and here they come with a shot,” Jameson remembers. “And I was like… ‘That was an easy prank. One shot?'”

“So we play the second song,” he continues. “Here they come again with another shot. Third song, another shot.”

“And it was a different kind of liquor every time, too,” he adds. “So it’d be like vodka, Jack Daniels, tequila. I mean, it was just mixing ’em. And the last one was Jager. And it took everything in my body not to projectile vomit in front of 12,000 people in an arena in Omaha, Nebraska.”

Jameson confesses he doesn’t even remember playing the last two songs in his show that night.

“Cold Beer” is the follow-up to Jameson’s debut #1, “Some Girls.”

The Doors’ Robby Krieger schedules Whisky a Go Go concert; recalls Jim Morrison as “a word…magician”

August 10, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Doors guitarist Robby Krieger has lined up a solo concert at one of his old band’s famous haunts in the Los Angeles area, the Whisky a Go Go club, on December 8.

The show, which currently is Krieger’s only confirmed upcoming gig, coincides with what would’ve been late Doors frontman Jim Morrison‘s 78th birthday. Tickets are available now at WhiskyaGoGo.com.

Meanwhile, Krieger and The Doors’ other surviving band member, drummer John Densmore, were interviewed together for a segment about Morrison that aired on CBS Sunday Morning over the weekend.

The segment celebrates the recently published book The Collected Works of Jim Morrison: Poetry, Journals, Transcripts and Lyrics, which Jim’s sister, Anne Morrison Chewning, helped compile and which features most of Morrison’s previously published work, as well as a bounty of unpublished writing.

Asked what kind of musician Jim was, Krieger says, “He wasn’t really a musician, he was more of a word musician…magician.”

Robby goes on to explain, “Those first songs he came up with, he actually heard them in his head. It was like a concert being played in his head.”

Densmore adds, “He said to me he thought of melodies to remember the words. So that’s really a gift.”

Listen to new Ice Nine Kills song, “Assault & Batteries”

August 10, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Ice Nine Kills has premiered a new song called “Assault & Batteries,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, Welcome to Horrorwood: The Silver Scream 2.

“Assault & Batteries” follows the Jacoby Shaddix-featuring Horrorwood lead single “Hip to Be Scared.” While “Hip to Be Scared” references the movie American Psycho, “Assault & Batteries” was inspired by Child’s Play and the Chucky films.

You can download “Assault & Batteries” now via digital outlets. Its accompanying video is streaming now on YouTube.

Welcome to Horrorwood: The Silver Scream 2 will be released October 15.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

Watch St. Vincent perform acoustic version of “Sad but True” cover

August 10, 2021 by WDNY Radio

St. Vincent is sharing a different version of her cover of Metallica‘s “Sad but True.”

The “Los Ageless” rocker has shared an Instagram video of her performing the opening riff of the Black Album classic on an acoustic guitar.

“Prepping for my ‘Sad but True’ cover,” she wrote in the caption. “Acoustic metal. Omg is that already a genre?”

St. Vincent previously premiered her electric, industrial-rock-influenced cover of “Sad but True” in June for the upcoming The Metallica Blacklist tribute album. The all-star compilation includes 53 artists covering every song off The Black Album in honor of its upcoming 30th anniversary.

The Metallica Blacklist will be released September 10, along with a 30th anniversary deluxe reissue of The Black Album.

St. Vincent, meanwhile, released a new album called Daddy’s Home in May.

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Stevie Nicks cancels all 2021 concerts: “My primary goal is to keep healthy”

August 10, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Though she only had five concerts planned for 2021, Stevie Nicks is calling them all off.

The singer, who spent much of last year isolated and asked fans to respect social distancing and wear masks, has now announced that out of an abundance of caution, she won’t be performing this year.

In an Instagram post, she writes, “These are challenging times with challenging decisions that have to be made. I want everyone to be safe and healthy and the rising COVID cases should be of concern to all of us.”

The longtime Fleetwood Mac member continues, “While I’m vaccinated, at my age, I’m still being extremely cautious and for that reason have decided to skip the [five] performances I had planned for 2021.”

She concludes, “Because singing and performing have been my whole life, my primary goal is to keep healthy so I can continue singing for the next decade or longer. I’m devastated and I know the fans are disappointed, but we will look towards a brighter 2022.”

Stevie was to have performed at the 2021 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, but that event was called off a few days ago anyway. She had also been scheduled to perform at the Jazz Aspen Festival in Snowmass, Colorado, and California’s BottleRock Napa Valley, both over Labor Day weekend, as well as twice during Texas’ Austin City Limits Music Festival in October.

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Camila Cabello visits the U.S.-Mexico border to see “the heartbreaking realities” first hand

August 10, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Camila Cabello, who immigrated from Cuba at the age of six, recently visited the U.S./Mexico border so she could get a deeper understanding of the situation there. Speaking to People, she calls the visit, conducted alongside the organization This Is Humanity, “transformational.”

Camila visited the Caritas migrant shelter in Tijuana, and she tells People, “Without a doubt, these are some of the most resilient people I have ever met. Many of them are fleeing life-threatening situations and experiencing unspeakable traumas just for the chance to live a safe life with more opportunity.”

“These parents have some of the same hopes and dreams for their children as my mom had for me when we left Cuba,” the singer notes. “Our stories started out in search of a better life but timing created two completely different outcomes. This realization will always stay with me.”

“There are so many articles in the news about policies and crises at the border, but it is important to remember that these are stories about real people,” says Camila.

She adds, “Spending time with and hearing the stories of these families and children during our trip was transformational for me….the visit helped me better understand…the heartbreaking realities that so many migrants and asylum seekers are facing at our borders.”

Camila explains that watching the young children at the shelter was “a simple but heartbreaking reminder that they are all just kids.”

“The difference is that these children are forced to deal with incredible challenges and trauma that no child or person should ever have to face,” Camila notes.

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