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Bruno Mars to perform on Grammy Awards, serve as Record Store Day ambassador

January 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

It’s hard to imagine a Grammy Awards ceremony without Bruno Mars — after all, he’s won more than 30 Grammys in his career. So it’s not surprising that he’ll join his duet partners Lady Gaga and ROSÉ at the ceremony Sunday night.

The official Grammys Instagram account posted a photo of the “I Just Might” singer and wrote, “Guess who? You asked and we delivered. Bruno Mars is popping out at the 2026 GRAMMYS! You don’t wanna miss this.”

Bruno is nominated for three Grammys this year: record of the year, song of the year and best pop duo/group performance for “APT.,” his duet with BLACKPINK singer ROSÉ. He won in the latter category last year with his Gaga duet, “Die with a Smile.” Both Gaga and ROSÉ will be performing, as well.

In other Bruno news, he’ll be serving as Record Store Day ambassador for this spring’s event, which takes place April 18. He’ll be releasing a compilation vinyl called The Collaborations as part of the partnership, featuring his many duets, including the Gaga and ROSÉ tracks, and the Mark Ronson collab “Uptown Funk.”

In addition, listening parties in 200 record stores across the U.S. on Feb. 25 will preview Bruno’s new album, The Romantic, ahead of its release on Feb. 27. A complete list of participating stores is available at RecordStoreDay.com.

In a video, Bruno says he loves record stores because “I love being able to physically be surrounded by music. Not just staring at your phone and downloading something or listening to something on your phone, but to actually see all of this beautiful art around you. It inspires me.”

Listen to ’86 mix of The Cure’s ‘Boys Don’t Cry’

January 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Cure has officially released their 1986 mix of the band’s classic song “Boys Don’t Cry.”

Following its original debut in 1979, frontman Robert Smith rerecorded the vocals for “Boys Don’t Cry” and remixed the backing track for The Cure’s 1986 best-of compilation, Standing on a Beach. However, the updated “Boys Don’t Cry” was left off the final Standing on a Beach track list.

“I re-sang it in 1986 because I thought I could do a bit more with the song – I felt I was improving as a singer, becoming more confident,” Smith says. “So although I didn’t really deviate too much from the original vocal melody or phrasing, I knew I could get a bit more tone and emotion into the rework.”

Now, after 40 years, you can listen to the 1986 mix of “Boys Don’t Cry” to your heart’s content via the digital outlet of your choice. It’s also now been released on vinyl and CD.

Considered one of The Cure’s signature songs, the legacy of “Boys Don’t Cry” lives on decades after its premiere. It joined Spotify’s Billions Club earlier in January, and according to Billboard, has been undergoing a resurgence on TikTok.

On This Day, Jan. 30, 2025: Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart & more play FireAid benefit concerts in Los Angeles.

January 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, Jan. 30, 2025…

Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash were among the artists who performed at the FireAid benefit concerts, held to raise money for those affected by the January 2025 California wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area.

The event took place at two venues: the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.

Other artists who performed included John Fogerty, Joni Mitchell, The Black Crowes, Sting, a reunited Nirvana joined by Joan Jett, Kim Gordon and Violet Grohl, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Earth, Wind & Fire and Green Day.

The concert was broadcast live on several streaming platforms.

Stream it away: New Red Hot Chili Peppers doc to premiere on Netflix

January 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

A new documentary on Red Hot Chili Peppers is coming to Netflix.

The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers focuses on the early years of the “Californication” outfit and specifically the artistic vision of original guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died in 1988. It will feature interviews with RHCP frontman Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea, as well as “others close to Slovak,” according to the doc’s description.

“The film explores the band’s early evolution on the LA music scene and the deep bond of their childhood friendship,” the description reads.

The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers will premiere on Netflix March 20.

Stream it away: New Red Hot Chili Peppers doc to premiere on Netflix

January 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

A new documentary on Red Hot Chili Peppers is coming to Netflix.

“The film explores the band’s early evolution on the LA music scene and the deep bond of their childhood friendship,” the description reads.

The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers will premiere on Netflix March 20.

Metallica announces collegiate winners of marching band competition

January 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Metallica has announced the collegiate winners for the latest edition of the metal legends’ annual marching band competition.

The grand prize Division 1-winning school was the University of South Carolina, which was awarded with $50,000 in prizing, including instruments and equipment. Additionally, the Gamecocks marching band will have the opportunity to record a Metallica track as well as the theme song for a future EA Sports College Football video game.

The Division 1 second and third place winners were Virginia Tech and University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign, respectively.

California’s Riverside City College won first place in the Division 2/3 category, followed by Virginia’s Bridgewater College in second and Indiana Wesleyan University in third.

The University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign also won the fan-favorite prize, which was determined by public vote.

Noah Kahan details guilt over friend’s struggle in new single ‘The Great Divide’

January 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Fans probably won’t be divided over Noah Kahan‘s new single.

“The Great Divide” is the title track of his new album, due April 24. It’s out now, along with a lyric video. In it, Noah reflects on the guilt he feels over failing to recognize that a close friend was going through a tough time.

“You know I think about you all the time/ And my deep misunderstanding of your life/ And how bad it must have been for you back then/ And how hard it was to keep it all inside,” he sings.

Reminiscing about a road trip between Vermont and New Hampshire, Noah realizes his friend may have been trying to communicate through the songs playing in the car, but he didn’t acknowledge it at the time.

“I’m finally aware of how s***** and unfair/ It was to stare ahead like everything was fine,” he sings.

In a statement about the album, Noah says, “The last five years have been the single most challenging, complicatedly beautiful, and life-altering of my career. I was somewhere I understood, and suddenly I was somewhere completely foreign. I was living in the opportunity I always wanted but felt disoriented and unsure of whether I deserved it.”

“Writing for this album was a balancing act of trying to go back in time and move forward in the same moment,” he adds. “Songwriting has always been the way I reflect on my life, and I hope these songs show you a glimpse of what this journey has looked like.”

As previously reported, “The Great Divide” will premiere during Mastercard’s commercial break at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

Teddy Swims thinks he’s got ‘a pretty good shot’ at a Grammy

January 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

After being nominated for best new artist in 2025, Teddy Swims will now return to compete for the best pop vocal album trophy at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards.

Teddy is nominated for his album I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2), and he told ABC Audio that he’s happy to get some recognition for something other than his record-breaking single “Lose Control.”

“It’s such an honor to be able to be, I guess, seen as not just the song itself, but the whole album,” Teddy said. “And also to be nominated for a vocal. … I really worked so hard at being a great vocalist. So I think this is, by far, the biggest honor I’ve had, is being recognized as a vocalist and a performer.”

Teddy realizes that he’s got some stiff competition in the category, though. He’s up against Sabrina Carpenter‘s Man’s Best Friend, Lady Gaga‘s Mayhem, Miley Cyrus‘ Something Beautiful and Justin Bieber‘s SWAG.

“I mean, it’s a bunch of heavy hitters in it, so we’ll see how we fare in that matchup,” he said. “But I think I got a pretty good shot.”

The Grammy Awards will air Sunday on CBS and stream on Paramount+. In 2027, the Grammys will air on ABC.

If ‘Church Girl’ left you wondering, Carly Pearce wants to talk to you about her faith

January 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Carly Pearce goes deep and explores some potentially controversial topics on her latest release, “Church Girl.”

If you’re brave enough to check out the comments on her socials, you’ll see the conversation around it has evolved into a full-on theological debate, becoming heated enough that Carly herself had to step in and remind her fans to keep it friendly.

So where does she fall when it comes to religion?

“My faith is very important to me, and I do believe that nothing that we go through is by chance,” Carly says. “And I think when you get to that realization and you’re rooted in that kind of truth, things become a lot easier to process and to understand.”

“And I just think life experience has made me kind of get to a place over the last five years where I really do feel like I can get through anything,” she continues. “And that’s a nice place to be. And I’m really happy in my skin and I know who I am, and I think that’s a good place to be.”

Carly’s radio single “Dream Come True” preceded “Church Girl” as one of only two previews of her much-anticipated fifth studio album so far. Her fourth album, hummingbird, dates back to the summer of 2024, leaving fans hungry for new music.

Zak Starkey looks back on his life and career with new one-man show

January 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Drummer Zak Starkey is set to debut a new one-man show, Zak Starkey … Who?: An Evening of Drums and Conversation, in New York, and he tells ABC Audio there’s a simple reason why he decided to do it.

“Because I don’t have a job,” he jokes. “So I had to invent one.”

Starkey, who was The Who’s drummer from 1996 until he was let go in 2025, says someone suggested he do a drum clinic, but he’s not fond of a “clinical approach.”

Starkey, son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, instead plans to treat fans to a special evening of him sharing stories, rare photographs and personal movies, with the night also including a Q&A and, of course, some music.

“Basically, I’ll be playing along with, it’s a film of my life at first,” he says. He’ll then take questions from the audience, noting that “hopefully that can move it on to the next thing that I play, sort of what the audience guide(s) me towards.”

When it comes to the home movies, Starkey says he had “no idea” what he’d find, but he’s had a hard time choosing what to use because “there’s so much great stuff.”

Starkey adds that he’s “flexible” about what he plans to perform during the show, but expects to cover his time with Oasis, Johnny Marr and more. He has no doubt he’ll end the evening with The Who, noting, “You can’t follow The Who.”

As for what he hopes fans will take away from the evening, Starkey jokes, “a T-shirt and some drumsticks,” before getting a bit more serious.

“That [the] music’s f***** great,” he says. “It’s just been a f****** great ride.”

Zak Starkey … Who?: An Evening of Drums and Conversation will take place Feb. 20 at New York’s Gramercy Theatre. Tickets are on sale now.

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