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Two for the Road: The Scotty McCreery/Dustin Lynch duet debuts on tour

November 6, 2025 by WDNY Radio

When the Two for the Road Tour kicks off Thursday night in Saginaw, Michigan, fans will get to see Scotty McCreery, Dustin Lynch and a little something more.

“We’ll be doing something together,” Scotty tells ABC Audio. “We’ve been kinda bouncing back ideas as far as songs and production and that kinda thing. So it’s gonna be exciting.”

“We’re both gonna have our shows,” he continues. “If you’re a fan of Dustin, you’re gonna see Dustin’s full show. If you’re fan of me, you’re gonna see my full show, and then we’ll come together at the end for a big little party to close it all out.”

Even though it’s a new experience for Scotty, he couldn’t be more excited.

“I’ve never done the co-headline thing before,” Scotty says. “I love everything about … the idea. … Just put all of our stuff together on one big stage, make it one big show, and bring all the fans together and just have fun. At the end of the day, that’s what it’s all about.”

Scotty and Dustin will be together for a dozen shows that run through Dec. 6 in Duluth, Minnesota.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025: Simon Kirke says Bad Company’s induction is ‘long overdue’

November 6, 2025 by WDNY Radio

After 26 years of eligibility, Bad Company is getting into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, and the band’s drummer Simon Kirke tells ABC Audio it’s about time.

“It feels like the end of a long journey,” he says. “I don’t want to sound uppity, but I think it’s long overdue.” He adds, “We have influenced a lot of bands, who in turn will influence other bands, but we’ve been around a long time and I think it’s justifiable.”

Kirke says the recognition is “the cap on a very long and very successful career,” and he’s happy and honored by it. He notes that if it didn’t happen, “I would have left this earth thinking s***, why didn’t we get inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for God’s sake?!”

While Bad Company’s career has been filled with hits, for Kirke there are two tunes that stand out as the most quintessential Bad Company songs: “Bad Company” and “Feel Like Makin’ Love.”

“It’s kind of a no-brainer for me but ‘Bad Company,'” he says. “Because the others are a tip of the hat to the songs.”

As for what he’ll say on induction night, Kirke says he plans to mention his late bandmates Mick Ralphs and Boz Burrell, but worries he won’t have enough time to get in all they want to say.

He notes, “The last thing I want is for that shepherd’s crook to come around the neck and start drawing me off.”

The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held Saturday in Los Angeles and will stream live on Disney+ starting at 8 p.m. ET. ABC will also air a highlights special on Jan. 1, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET.

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025: Spotlight on The White Stripes

November 6, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The White Stripes will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during Saturday’s ceremony in Los Angeles, streaming live on Disney+.

Jack White and Meg White formed The White Stripes in 1997. Their 1999 self-titled debut album and its sophomore follow-up, 2000’s De Stijl, foreshadowed the garage rock revival of the early 2000s.

The band’s third album, 2001’s White Blood Cells, made them alternative rock stars thanks to the singles “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” and “Fell in Love with a Girl,” which was accompanied by a video of animated Lego blocks.

The White Stripes made their mainstream breakthrough with 2003’s Elephant, which spawned their signature hit, “Seven Nation Army.” The track’s instantly iconic guitar riff became a stadium anthem and can still be heard today sung by crowds at sporting events.

Jack and Meg publicly claimed to be siblings, however it was later revealed that they were actually ex-husband-and-wife. Even after that info came out, Jack and Meg still referred to each other as siblings.

After Elephant, The White Stripes took a detour into a more stripped-down and piano-driven direction with 2005’s Get Behind Me Satan before returning to a more electric sound on 2007’s Icky Thump.

In the middle of their tour supporting Icky Thump, The White Stripes announced that all further dates would be canceled due to Meg’s anxiety. They returned in 2009 for a single late night TV performance before breaking up for good in 2011.

Meg has since continued to stay out of the public eye, while Jack has become one of the main figures in modern alternative rock. Along with launching the bands The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, Jack has embarked on a successful solo career.

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Ariana Grande’s planning something ‘stage-related,’ but confirms music will be ‘in my life forever’

November 6, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Ariana Grande has the Wicked sequel coming out in a few weeks, plus a 2026 tour, and roles in both the Meet the Parents sequel Focker In-Law and the new season of American Horror Story. But it turns out she’s also plotting a project that’s not a movie, TV show or concert.

Speaking to The New York Times, Ari said she’s got something the Times describes as “stage-related” that’s “coming up soon.” As she puts it, “It’s not on Broadway, but it’s something that I’m very excited about and inspired by.”

Ariana appeared on Broadway as a teenager in 2008, when she starred in the musical 13.

However, Ari wants to assure her fans that her original day job — singing — isn’t going away. “Of course, music will be in my life forever,” she said. “I have to say that for my fans who are reading this who are going to have a heart attack.”

Ariana also said that making the Wicked films is what reignited her interest in pop music.

“There was something broken about my relationship to [it] that was healed recently through the time away,” she said. “Nothing prepares you for what comes with [pop music stardom]. Until quite recently, it was really hard for me to navigate and I think it stripped a lot of joy out of this for me.”

Now, she said, “I’ve never felt this connected to my art or inspired, and that’s just been such a tremendous gift. It’s like, ‘Oh, I don’t actually have to take on those things that were projected onto me. I can focus on my art and that can be a separate entity.'”

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025: Spotlight on Salt-N-Pepa

November 6, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Salt-N-Pepa will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Saturday night.

The group is known for entering the male-dominated game and paving the way for women who wanted to become rappers, with a flamboyant style and lyrics to match. They tackled topics like safe sex on “Let’s Talk About Sex” and encouraged women to get their dance on with their hit song “Push It.”

With five studio albums under their belt, Salt-N-Pepa sold over 15 million records worldwide while making history a few times along the way.

Their 1986 debut album, Hot, Cool, & Vicious, made them the first female rap act to be certified Gold and Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Their fourth project, Very Necessary, earned them the title of highest-selling rap album by a female act at the time with over 7 million copies sold worldwide.

It also included the Grammy-winning hit “None of Your Business,” which won best rap performance by a duo or group at the 1995 show and made them the first female rap group to take home a Grammy.

Other well-known songs by Salt-N-Pepa include “Shoop” and “Whatta Man” with En Vogue. Their contributions to hip-hop were honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021.

The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place Saturday, Nov. 8, in Los Angeles and will stream live on Disney+ starting at 8 p.m. ET. A highlights special will then air on ABC Jan. 1, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET.

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Guns N’ Roses, The Killers, Deftones playing Mexico’s 2026 Tecate Pa’l Norte festival

November 5, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Artist including Guns N’ Roses, The Killers and Deftones are playing the 2026 Tecate Pa’l Norte festival, held March 27-29 in Monterrey, Mexico.

The bill also includes Turnstile, The Lumineers, Interpol, Simple Plan, Djo, The Warning, Royel Otis and Nothing but Thieves.

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit TecatePalNorte.com.

Music notes: *NSYNC, Sabrina Carpenter and more

November 5, 2025 by WDNY Radio

(NOTE LANGUAGE) Now it can be told: *NSYNC owes their entire career to Richard Marx — sort of. JC Chasez and Lance Bass appear on the latest episode of Marx’s podcast Stories to Tell, and in a clip posted on Instagram, JC reveals that the first song he ever sang in public was a Richard Marx song. He did it at a talent show — and won. “That is so f****** awesome!” says Richard in the clip. By the way, Richard wrote and produced *NSYNC’s hit “This I Promise You.”

During Sabrina Carpenter‘s Tuesday night show in Nashville, the person she “arrested” for being too hot was Nicole Kidman. Offering Kidman her fuzzy pink handcuffs before her performance of the song “Juno,” Sabrina said, “Will you be my one and only dream girl tonight?” Kidman is the second Oscar winner Sabrina has arrested during this leg of the Short n’ Sweet tour, following Anne Hathaway.

Jessie J‘s video for her 2011 hit “Price Tag,” featuring rapper B.o.B., has racked up a billion views on YouTube. It’s her second visual to join the Billion Views Club, following her Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj collab “Bang Bang.”

Speaking of Jessie J, did you know she co-wrote Miley Cyrus‘ 2009 hit “Party in the U.S.A.”? That same year, Miley released “The Climb,” and it’s now been reworked for the Gap’s new holiday campaign. In the ad, the song is sung by a 20-year-old British singer named Sienna Spiro, backed by a multigenerational choir aged 8 to 72.

Teyana Taylor says Oscar buzz ‘hits a lot harder’ at this point in her career

November 5, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Teyana Taylor is considered a front-runner in the Oscar supporting actress race thanks to her role in the Paul Thomas Anderson film One Battle After Another. After years in the entertainment industry, she tells The Hollywood Reporter the moment means more than if she’d had instant success when she started out.

“You can see my patience being in this game since I was 15, doing a little bit of everything,” says Taylor, who was introduced to the world on MTV’s My Super Sweet 16. “This moment hits a lot harder than it would’ve if everything had gone my way when I wanted it to.”

Taylor has experienced label changes, a musical retirement, a public divorce and more throughout the course of her journey. She’s also made a successful foray into acting, including projects with Ben Affleck, Kevin Hart and Niecy Nash.

Although the possibility of clickbait and negative comments about her increase with her growing success, Taylor says she’s grateful that everything is falling into place.

“There’s no such thing as complaining about answered prayers,” Taylor says. “Do you know how dope it is to be shown this much love from people who don’t know you from a can of paint?”

She also tells THR she is absorbing all she can from the stars she’s had the privilege of working with.

“Imagine having these legends for teachers,” Taylor says. “You think I’m about to fall asleep in class? No.”

“I’m going to open that notebook, pen to pad,” she continues. “I’m here to be a sponge. Even when I’m teaching, I’m a student. And I’m a straight-A student.”

Rock Hall inductee Chubby Checker pops up at show by fellow Hall of Famers ZZ Top

November 5, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Rock ‘n’ roll founding father Chubby Checker is set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Saturday night in LA, but he has said he won’t be attending the ceremony. That doesn’t mean that he doesn’t like hang out with fellow Hall of Famers, though.

Checker, 84, attended ZZ Top‘s show at Santa Barbara Bowl on Tuesday, and the band’s Billy F Gibbons stopped the show to give him a shout-out. After the show, Checker hung out with Gibbons, a longtime fan of “The Twist” singer, the rest of the band and their crew, and bonded over their shared Southern roots.

Checker previously said he was going to skip the ceremony, which will be streamed live, because he’d rather be seen performing in front of a live audience. The Hall of Fame agreed to this, so at a July concert in Des Plaines, Illinois, he was given his trophy and a camera crew recorded his acceptance speech. You can tune in Saturday to see if or how this all plays out starting 8 p.m. ET on Disney+.

In 2013, when Billboard tabulated the most popular singles in the history of the Hot 100 chart, Checker’s “The Twist” topped the list.

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Hello, yellow brick road: Elton John thanks record store owner for random act of kindness

November 5, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Elton John was recently reunited with an important artifact from his illustrious career.

Elton posted on Instagram a photo of himself and Alex Rodriguez, who owns the LA record store Record Safari and curates vinyl for Coachella. In the photo, Alex is handing Elton an orange vinyl album in a plastic sleeve marked Trident.

“Every so often, there are acts of kindness that remind you there are still a lot of good people in this world,” Elton captioned the post. “Alex Rodriguez … recently came across the original acetates from the first recordings of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. They’re still in their Trident Studios sleeves, in beautiful condition – a real piece of history.”

Elton was referring to his 1973 classic album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, which was mixed at Trident Studios in London. An “original acetate” is the first physical version of an album that’s made before it’s produced for mass consumption, so that the artist and the producers can check the sound quality. They’re extremely rare and collectible.

Elton continued in his post, “Instead of selling them or keeping them for himself, Alex reached out and offered to return them to me personally. While they’d be valuable to anyone, to me these recordings are truly priceless, and I am incredibly grateful for his kindness, generosity, and his love of music.”

“Thank you, Alex. This is a gesture I’ll never forget.”

Alex responded in the comments, “My gut feeling told me you would want this back, mostly because I know you are a fellow record collector/aficionado! Thank you for the kind words, definitely one of the coolest memories to hold on to!”

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