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Queen Latifah to celebrate 30 years of ‘Chicago’ on Broadway and all that jazz at Tony Awards

June 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Fresh off her hosting gig at the American Music Awards, Queen Latifah is set to perform at the Tony Awards.

She will take part in a special performance celebrating Chicago‘s 30-year run on Broadway. The musical originally opened on Broadway in 1975 before returning in 1996, where it continues to run today. According to a press release, it is now the longest-running American musical in Broadway history.

Queen Latifah will be joined by Tony Awards host P!nk, as well as Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Adrienne Warren, Alex Newell, Julianne Hough, Whitney Leavitt, Dylan Mulvaney and more.

The Tony Awards will take place Sunday at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Queen is also set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November.

‘Stages’ of CMA Fest: Midland’s free show at Garth Brooks’ honky-tonk

June 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Fans in Nashville for CMA Fest can get a preview of Midland’s new album during a special show on Friday.

Mark Wystrach, Cameron Duddy and Jess Carson will take over the Friends in Low Places Rooftop from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. CT for the live debut of songs from their upcoming album, Stages.

The show is free and open to the public, and there’s even a meet-and-greet afterward. You just need to be 21 or over to get in.

Stages arrives June 12 and features the previously released “Marlboro Man,” “Shooting Memories with Tequila,” “Glass Half Empty,” “I Wish You Would” and “Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey” with Mackenzie Carpenter.

Def Leppard extends 2026 world tour

June 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Def Leppard has extended their 2026 world tour.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced an Oct. 15 show in Hollywood, Florida. That will be followed by a tour of Mexico and South America, featuring special guests Extreme.

The Mexico dates kick off Oct. 17 in Querétaro, followed by stops in Mexico City and Guadalajara. The band then heads to San Salvador, El Salvador, on Oct. 24, followed by shows in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia and Argentina. The tour wraps Nov. 8 in Santiago, Chile.

A complete list of dates and ticket information can be found at DefLeppard.com.

Next up, Def Leppard will launch a European and U.K. tour starting June 13 in Rättvik, Sweden, and wrapping July 8 in Paris. They’re also booked to play Wacken Open Air 2026 in Wacken, Germany, which runs from July 29-Aug. 1

Violent Femmes book four 45th anniversary shows

June 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Violent Femmes will celebrate their 45th anniversary with four special shows in LA this summer.

The “Blister in the Sun” band will perform at LA’s The Bellweather on July 28, 29, 30 and 31. Tickets are on sale at TheBellweatherLA.com.

On July 28 and 29, the band will play both their 1983 self-titled debut album — featuring “Blister in the Sun,” “Add It Up,” “Gone Daddy Gone” and “Kiss Off” — and their 1984 sophomore album, Hallowed Ground, in full.

On July 30 and 31, the band will play selections from 1986’s The Blind Leading the Naked with special guest Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads, who produced that record. Greatest hits and fan favorites will be performed on all four nights.

Violent Femmes formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1981. Their debut was RIAA-certified Gold and then Platinum. It finally made the Billboard 200 chart in 1991, peaking at 171.

Avenged Sevenfold featured on new Pussy Riot song

June 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Avenged Sevenfold is featured on a new song from the Russian activist and punk rock collective Pussy Riot.

The track, “Candy Dopamine,” is from Pussy Riot’s debut album, CYKA, which will be released June 12.

“This song is kind of a love & hate song to prescription and designer drug culture,” Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova says. “It started with my dependence on anti depressants, but it’s also looking at everyone now mentalhealthmaxxing and looksmaxxing via pills and injections.”

She adds, “It’s not a judgement, it’s just an observation and my personal experience with these things is that I have to be in a long term relationship with them for my PTSD and depression.”

“Candy Dopamine” is available now via digital outlets.

This isn’t the first time Avenged Sevenfold and Pussy Riot have collaborated on a song. In 2023 they teamed up for a new version of Avenged Sevenfold’s “We Love You,” from their album Life Is but a Dream… The new version was renamed “We Love You Moar.”

Michael Stipe to perform on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

June 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Michael Stipe is headed to late-night TV.

The R.E.M. frontman is set to be the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday night, where he’ll be joined by producer Andrew Watt.

Stipe and Watt recently teamed up to record the song “I Played the Fool,” which served as the theme to Steve Carell’s HBO series The Rooster. The song featured blink-182’s Travis Barker on drums and former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer on guitar and piano.

Back in April, Stipe made an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where he debuted an unreleased song, “The Rest of Ever,” from his upcoming debut solo album. During the appearance he revealed that the long-in-the-works album, which Stipe’s been teasing since at least 2022, will finally be released at the end of 2026.

Mick Jagger ‘can’t wait’ to go on tour with The Rolling Stones

June 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

While Keith Richards recently said The Rolling Stones had no plans to tour this year, it sounds like Mick Jagger is itching to get on the road.

During an appearance on BBC Radio 2’s Tracks of My Years, which also featured bandmate Ronnie Wood, Jagger made it known that he wants to tour again.

“I’d love to go on tour, I can’t wait,” he said, although he did concede, “I don’t think it’s going to be this year. But hopefully it’s going to be as soon as possible.”

The last time The Stones hit the road was in 2024, headlining a North American tour in support of their 2023 release, Hackney Diamonds.

The appearance on Tracks of My Years comes ahead of the release of The Rolling Stones’ 25th studio album, Foreign Tongues, which is due out July 10.

Paul McCartney makes an appearance on the new album, as he did on Hackney Diamonds, and Jagger said working with him “was great.”

“We’re in Los Angeles and he did two days and he played on one song, was a punk song, and then this one’s more like a, more like a funk bass,” said Jagger. “So that was very exciting and … he was very quick, very quick learner.”

Disturbed’s David Draiman on band’s new music: ‘Everyone will be pleasantly…surprised’

June 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Disturbed’s David Draiman has given fans some insight into the new music the band’s been working on.

“I’ll tell you one thing… I’ve had a lot of time to go over these last songs we’ve written,” he wrote in a post on X. “Took time away, came back to them, and fell in love with them all over again.”

He described the songs as “Diverse, fresh, and powerful.”

Draiman noted that it will “be some time” before the new music is released, but added, “I can’t wait for these songs to see the light of day.”

He noted, “I think everyone will be pleasantly…surprised.”

When the new music is finally released it will be the band’s first album since 2022’s Divisive.

Next up, Disturbed is set to play the Inkcarceration Festival in Mansfield, Ohio, on July 17. They are also booked to play Hollywood, Florida, on July 25.

Bryson Tiller announces Neo Trapsoul Tour

June 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Bryson Tiller has packed his schedule with 61 dates for Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour.

He’s set to perform in cities around the world, with the North American leg kicking off Aug 27 in West Valley City, Utah. The tour will make stops in LA, New York, Colorado and more before wrapping up on Nov. 1. The UK and European leg begins just days later on Nov. 17. The Australian run follows in January.

Majid Jordan, Ty Dolla $ign and Austin Millz will join Bryson on select dates as supporting acts.

An artist presale begins Wednesday at noon local time in North America, the UK and Europe, and at 11 a.m. local time for the Australia and New Zealand dates. Additional presales will follow before tickets go on sale to the general public Friday at noon local time.

“new decade, new album, new tour!!” Bryson writes on Instagram. “Cannot wait to see y’all again. Don’t miss it.”

Riley Green’s Cowboy tour rides into fall

June 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

If you didn’t get enough “cowboy” on the initial run of Riley Green’s 2026 tour, you’ll have 13 more opportunities as he extends his Cowboy As It Gets shows into the fall.

The new dates start Sept. 10 in Denver, with the “Change My Mind” hitmaker hitting Long Beach, Los Angeles, Austin and more before he wraps Dec. 6 and 10 at Resorts World in Las Vegas.

Randy Houser and Kashus Culpepper will be his guests on this leg, with Hannah McFarland returning as well.

Riley’s Back 40 Duck Club will get first crack at presales on Tuesday, with public access opening on Friday.

This is Riley’s biggest tour so far, having already sold out venues like Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. His new album, That’s Just Me, arrives Sept. 18.

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