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You can dance, you can jive: ABBA to celebrate 50 years of ‘Dancing Queen’ worldwide

July 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

On Aug. 16, ABBA’s signature song “Dancing Queen” will officially celebrate its 50th anniversary, and the Swedish Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are marking the milestone with global celebrations.

ABBA’s website details all the cities, days and locations the celebrations will take place, starting Aug. 13 in Gothenburg, Sweden, and Mexico City. Celebrations will also take place London, Warsaw and Berlin on the 14th and Amsterdam, Sydney and the band’s home city, Stockholm, on the 15th.

The Stockholm celebration will take place at ABBA The Museum; the other cities’ events will take place at a variety of clubs and venues. As for the U.S., the group’s website says, “Location and city to be confirmed.”

“Dancing Queen,” released Aug. 16, 1976, was ABBA’s only #1 hit in the U.S. and topped the charts in 15 other countries. It’s been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. It appears on the album Arrival, which also features the hits “Knowing Me, Knowing You” and “Money, Money, Money.”

Don’t mess with ‘Texas’: Ella Langley marks 15 weeks at #1

July 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Another day, another chart record for Ella Langley and her smash hit “Choosin’ Texas,” which has just notched its 15th week on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song has now surpassed Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” and Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” to claim the sole title of most weeks at #1 for a nonholiday song by a solo female artist.

Of course, Mariah still owns the record of the all-time longest-running #1, holiday or otherwise, with “All I Want for Christmas” — 22 weeks — but who’s to say that Ella can’t hang on for another eight weeks and beat her?

And speaking of women setting records, Shakira’s 2026 World Cup anthem “Dai Dai,” recorded with Burna Boy, has become the highest-charting World Cup anthem ever on the Billboard Hot 100; it’s just risen to #17 on the tally.

Of all the previous World Cup songs that have charted on the Hot 100, Shakira’s previous effort — 2010’s “Waka Waka” — is the only one that even made it to the top 40. It peaked at #38. Even Ricky Martin’s 1998 favorite “The Cup of Life” only managed to reach #45. The 2014 song, “We Are One (Ole Ola)” by Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte, stalled at #59.

Lionel Richie announces new fall Las Vegas dates

July 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Lionel Richie is headed back to Las Vegas this fall.

The singer has added six new dates to his Lionel Richie: King of Hearts residency at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. The new shows kick off Oct. 14 and run through Nov. 14.

A fan club presale for tickets begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT, followed by an Amex presale starting Thursday at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. PT.

Richie started his residency at the Encore Theater at the Wynn in 2019. He is currently on the Sing A Song All Night Long tour with Earth, Wind & Fire, with their next show Tuesday in San Antonio, Texas. That tour runs until Oct. 2 in Columbus, Ohio.

A complete list of tour dates can be found at LionelRichie.com.

The ‘Wagon Wheel’ turns more than a billion times on Spotify

July 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Darius Rucker found out he’s a member of the Spotify Billions Club just before going onstage Saturday at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

He and Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor were presented a plaque signifying that “Wagon Wheel” has passed that many streams on the service, before singing it together later in the night.

Ketch is one of the song’s writers, having finished it from a lyric started by the legendary Bob Dylan.

“You never know where a song is going to take you, and I don’t think any of us could’ve imagined ‘Wagon Wheel’ would still mean this much to people all these years later,” Darius says. “To celebrate a billion streams with Ketch right before we walked out at Red Rocks made it even more special. I’m grateful to everybody who’s made this song part of their lives, and I’ll keep singing it as long as y’all let me!”

Old Crow Medicine Show released the original version of “Wagon Wheel” in 2004, before it arrived on Darius’ True Believers album in 2013.

LOCASH’s new EP paves the way for new radio single, ‘Talkin Bout’

July 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

LOCASH will Let the Country Music Play with their new EP of the same name that arrives Aug. 7.

The five-song set features the title track, their collab with Parmalee that takes Rupert Holmes’ “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” and recasts it in the world of Music City.

As well as “Yes,” which came out in May, it also boasts their new radio single, “Talkin Bout,” plus “I Aint Goin Nowhere” and “Love Always Wins.”

It’s Preston Brust and Chris Lucas’ follow-up to their Bet the Farm album, which features “Hometown Home,” one of the top-five hits of the entire year of 2025.

Watch video for Primus’ ‘The Ol’ Grizz’ song

July 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Primus has premiered the video for “The Ol’ Grizz,” a song off the band’s new EP, A Handful of Nuggs.

The half-animated clip follows the adventures of an old-timey prospector, mixed with live footage of the “My Name Is Mud” outfit. It was directed by Cage Claypool, son of frontman Les Claypool.

You can watch the video for “The Ol’ Grizz” streaming now on YouTube.

A Handful of Nuggs was released in May and also includes the Maynard James Keenan collaboration “Little Lord Fentanyl,” as well as a live cover of Dio’s “Holy Diver” and a live recording of “Duchess (And the Proverbial Mind Spread).”

The EP features new drummer John Hoffman, who joined in 2025 following the departure of Tim “Herb” Alexander.

New Janis Joplin graphic novel coming in October

July 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The life and legacy of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Janis Joplin will be the subject of a new graphic novel coming in October.

Janis Joplin: Pearl, a 128-page hardcover book, is described as “a raw, intimate portrait of an artist who gave every piece of herself to the music.”

“Joplin lived loud, loved hard, burned fast, and left behind a voice that still sounds like freedom, heartbreak, rebellion, and truth all at once,” the description adds.

The book was written by Eric Gladstone, illustrated by Marika Cresta, colored by Fares Maese and lettered by Micah Myers. According to a press release, it follows Joplin “at the height of her power, as she claws her way from a San Francisco breakout star to full-blown cultural icon.”

Janis Joplin: Pearl is available for preorder now and will ship Oct. 28. In addition to the standard book, it will be released as a set with a digital access card and Pearl poster, and as a limited-edition set that comes with the card and poster, as well as a T-shirt, enamel pin, tote bag and Polaroid with a handwritten Janis quote.

New Janis Joplin graphic novel coming in October

July 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The life and legacy of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Janis Joplin will be the subject of a new graphic novel coming in October.

Janis Joplin: Pearl, a 128-page hardcover book, is described as “a raw, intimate portrait of an artist who gave every piece of herself to the music.”

“Joplin lived loud, loved hard, burned fast, and left behind a voice that still sounds like freedom, heartbreak, rebellion, and truth all at once,” the description adds.

Miley Cyrus’ 10th album will be ‘a love story’: ‘It’s a reflection of where I am in my life’

July 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana was interviewed by another famous Hannah — Daryl Hannah — for the Summer ’26 edition of Wonderland magazine, which Miley also guest-edited. During their discussion, she talks about the follow-up to her 2025 release, Something Beautiful.

The Wonderland article reveals that Miley is at work on her 10th album and, in fact, she sent Daryl three tracks from it before they did the interview. When Daryl asks Miley, who got engaged in late 2025, “Will this record be filled with love songs?” Miley says yes, sort of.

“This album is a love story, but love stories are never one-dimensional. They’re always layered,” Miley tells Daryl. “There is definitely a romantic thread weaving through it because, like all my records, it’s a reflection of where I am in my life.”

“But this one feels especially meaningful because this feeling has stayed with me through multiple eras. That’s something I hadn’t really experienced before,” she continues. “A peaceful kind of love has become a theme across my last three records. Not just the love I share with someone else, but the love I’ve found for myself. That’s probably been the biggest evolution.”

“Once your relationship with yourself changes, every relationship around you changes too. I think this record celebrates both of those equally.”

The only other details that Miley reveals about the project are that it consists of 10 songs, that the color of her new era will be red and that she’ll “be in a leather hat.”

During their chat, Miley also takes the opportunity to pitch a project to Daryl.

“My dream has always been to work with artists I admire, and you’re one of them,” she tells her. “I think we’d make magic together, Daryl. I have an idea. Call me.”

After a decade, Brett Eldredge still has a ‘Glow’ on tour

July 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Brett Eldredge will mark a decade since his first holiday album with an anniversary tour.

The 12-stop Glow: 10 Year Anniversary Tour kicks off Friday, Nov. 27, with three dates at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium and wrap with two shows at New York’s Beacon Theatre starting Dec. 18.

“I believe in tradition and I believe it makes us who we are,” Brett says. “It gives us depth and soul. We put out Glow 10 years ago, and wow has it been an incredible ride. This album was my Christmas dream, and the tour brought it to a place where I could build a timeless tradition with my fans. This year we will celebrate a decade of magic and deepen the journey for many years to come! I can’t wait!”

Brett followed that initial yuletide collection with two more, 2021’s Mr. Christmas and 2024’s Merry Christmas (Welcome to the Family).

Presales for the tour are underway now, before tickets become available to the public on Friday.

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