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Ariana Grande’s brought a ‘very, very new sensibility’ to ‘Fockers’ franchise, says Ben Stiller

January 29, 2026 by WDNY Radio

After spending years portraying Glinda in the Wicked films, Ariana Grande will get to show off her comedic chops in the upcoming movie Focker-In-Law — and Ben Stiller says he’s glad she’s shaking the franchise up.

“It was great to have her energy coming into this franchise that has been around a long time, and we hadn’t done for a very long time,” Stiller tells Entertainment Weekly. “She’s incredibly professional, and watching her on SNL, she knows comedy, and she was just a joy to work with.”

“I had a blast working with her, and I think what she brought to the movie is just a very, very new sensibility that also felt very much like it worked within the tone of the movie,” he added.

In the film, Ariana plays the partner of Henry, the adult son of Stiller’s Greg Focker. According to the actor, Ariana’s character has a “fun relationship” with Robert De Niro‘s character, Jack Byrnes, Greg Focker’s intimidating father-in-law.

“Watching him and her together — I can’t really give away too much, but the connection between them in the film is pretty fun,” he noted. “And it plays into the dynamic of Greg Focker always kind of being stuck on the outside.”

Stiller also has high praise for Benson Boone, his co-star in a new Super Bowl commercial for Instacart. Even though Benson has never acted before, Stiller said, “He just has this incredible ability to put himself out there.”

“What I was most excited about is that this guy’s really an actor, and it was cool to see that, ‘Oh, he could do this if he wanted to do it,'” Stiller added.

Spiritbox returns to the ‘big kids table’ with third Grammy nomination

January 29, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Spiritbox is headed back to the Grammys for the third straight year.

After being previously nominated in 2024 and 2025, the Canadian metallers are once again up for best metal performance for the 2026 ceremony with their song “Soft Spine.” For guitarist Mike Stringer, getting nominated for a Grammy feels like being “invited to the big kids table.”

“It’s a huge honor,” Stringer tells ABC Audio. “It’s something that you think about your entire life, and then when it happens, you’re like, ‘Holy s***.’ It’s very unbelievable.”

That feeling is only amplified once you actually arrive at the Grammys.

“It’s just a whole thing, it’s crazy,” Stringer says. “It’s something that you never think that you’re gonna be involved in, and then you get there, and it’s just, like, go go go. There’s all these people you never thought in a million years you’d be in the same room with, all these cameras, everyone’s dressed to the nines.”

We’ll see if the third time is the charm for Spiritbox, but Stringer says he’ll be happy either way.

“Honestly, if we’re invited, that’s incredible,” Stringer says. “If we win, that’s also incredible, but just being asked to go and being recognized by that whole board is just nuts.”

The 2026 Grammys will air Sunday starting at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Spiritbox will be performing during the Grammy Premiere Ceremony, which streams on YouTube Sunday beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET.

The Grammys will air on ABC in 2027.

Cannons announce new album, ’Everything Glows’

January 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Cannons have announced a new album called Everything Glows.

The fifth studio effort from the “Fire for You” outfit is due out March 27. It includes the previously released single “All I Need”; a second track, titled “Starlight,” drops Friday.

“Everything Glows is the most vulnerable album we’ve made,” says frontwoman Michelle Joy. “It came from taking a step back and really reflecting, both as a band and as individuals, instead of just pushing forward. That space became transformative for us, a kind of rebirth.”

Everything Glows is the follow-up to 2023’s Heartbeat Highway, which spawned the single “Loving You.”

Cannons will launch a U.S. tour in March alongside Bob Moses.

Here’s the Everything Glows track list:
“All I Need”
“Starlight”
“Carousel”
“I Get Weak”
“These Nights”
“Shine”
“Light as a Feather”
“Fool for You”
“Good Luck Charm”
“Photographs”
“Take Me to Tokyo”

Three Days Grace announce vinyl debut of ’Transit of Venus’

January 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Three Days Grace‘s 2012 album, Transit of Venus, is coming to vinyl for the first time.

The record will make its wax debut on March 20. You can preorder your copy now.

Transit of Venus marked the fourth Three Days Grace album and spawned the singles “Chalk Outline,” “The High Road” and “Misery Loves My Company.” It also marked the last 3DG record prior to the departure of frontman Adam Gontier in 2013.

Three Days Grace then released three albums with new vocalist Matt Walst before Gontier rejoined in 2024, forming a two-singer lineup. Their first album featuring both Walst and Gontier, Alienation, was released in 2025.

Three Days Grace will launch a U.S. tour in support of Alienation in February.

Neil Young takes aim at Verizon and Apple over Trump support

January 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Neil Young continues to be outspoken about companies who he says support President Donald Trump and his policies.

In his latest post on his Neil Young Archives website, the rocker rails against Verizon and Apple, writing that he’s upset he may have to get rid of his phone because it’s from Verizon.

“I can’t use a Verizon phone,” he writes. “Verizon is a supporter of Trump, with big $. What can I do? I’m checking with our office to see if I can get a T-Mobile flip phone. T-Mobile is not a supporter of the Trump fascist regime.”

He adds, “I am trying to not support the companies that support the regime with huge donations, just to cover their own a*****, while people are being shot in the streets of America, not just Minnesota, America!”

Young’s also rethinking the fact that he uses an Apple computer, though his manager told him he could keep it since it’s already paid for.

“I have to stop and re-assess,” he writes. “No more upgrades! That feeds Apple, Apple supports ‘The Regime.’ That money is going to Apple now. Tim Cook, the CEO, falling over backwards to support the regime!”

“I have to re-asses everything I am doing,” he concludes. “I will sue Apple if my computer doesn’t work without the new costly upgrade. What about Warner Brothers?”

In the post, Young notes there’s a list of companies supporting Trump on his Archives editorial page, along with numbers to contact the CEOs of the companies.

Young’s latest post follows his recent announcement that he’s making his Neil Young Archives site available for free to people in Greenland. He also encouraged his fans not to use Amazon, calling Jeff Bezos “a billionaire backer of the president.”

You can now learn to play John Fogerty classics on Rocksmith+

January 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Three of John Fogerty’s classic tunes are now available on the subscription-based music education service Rocksmith+.

Fogerty’s Creedence Clearwater Revival tracks “Bad Moon Rising,” “Down on the Corner” and “Proud Mary” can now be found on Rocksmith+. All three versions are ones Fogerty rerecorded for his most recent album, Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years.

Rocksmith+ can be accessed by downloading the mobile app for iOS and Android, or on PS5, PS4 or PC. It allows subscribers to learn tracks by using their own instruments to play along with songs in the Rocksmith+ library.

Fogerty released Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years in August. The 20-track album is made up of newly recorded versions of his classic CCR tunes. All songs were labeled (John’s Version), similar to what Taylor Swift has done when rerecording her early albums.

Next up, Fogerty is set to play a music festival in Mexico in March, before launching a three-night residency at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas March 18.

A complete list of dates can be found at JohnFogerty.com.

Rihanna earns new RIAA certifications as ‘ANTI’ turns 10

January 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

J. Cole isn’t the only one celebrating a birthday. Wednesday also marks the 10th anniversary of ANTI, the last album Rihanna released. While that is enough for a celebration, there’s even more reason to toast: The album’s tracks have earned new certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America.

“James Joint” and “Woo” have officially earned Platinum status, while “Consideration” is now double Platinum. “Desperado” is certified three-times Platinum, while “Kiss It Better” and “Sex With Me” are four-times Platinum.

“Work” featuring Drake is now 11-times Platinum, “Needed Me” sits at 12-times Platinum and “Love on the Brain” leads the pack with a Diamond certification.

Spotify also shared data highlighting ANTI’s growth in the years after its 2016 release.

According to the platform, streams have increased by 130% over the past five years, reaching an all-time peak on Feb. 13, 2023, following Rih’s Super Bowl halftime performance. Part of this resurgence can be credited to Gen Z listeners, with 5 million of them discovering her music in 2025.

“Love on the Brain,” “Needed Me” and “Work” all joined Spotify’s Billions Club, and ANTI marked its biggest streaming debut to date this January.

The album’s most-streamed tracks on Spotify in order are: “Love on the Brain,” “Needed Me,” “Work,” “Kiss It Better,” “Desperado,” “Woo,” “Consideration,” “Yeah, I Said It,” “Same Ol’ Mistakes,” “James Joint,” “Higher,” “Close to You” and “Never Ending.”

With Rihanna’s focus seemingly on Fenty Beauty, Savage X Fenty and being a mother, fans continue to wonder if she will ever release another album.

In 2025, she told Harper’s Bazaar, “I just cracked the code on what I really want to do for my next body of work. I am actually feeling really good about this.”

Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo songs featured in ‘Bridgerton’ season 4

January 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Part 1 of Bridgerton season 4 arrives Thursday, and in advance of that, Netflix has revealed the songs that you’ll hear performed as instrumentals in those four episodes.

In addition to the three songs previously announced from the first episode — Coldplay‘s “Life in Technicolor,” Usher and Pitbull‘s “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love” and Third Eye Blind‘s “Never Let You Go” — you’ll hear Taylor Swift‘s “Enchanted” in episode 2, Paramore‘s “All I Wanted” in episode 3 and Olivia Rodrigo‘s “bad idea right?” in episode 4.

You can stream the part one soundtrack starting Thursday at 12 a.m. PT. Part two arrives Feb. 26.

Songs that were given the classical treatment by Bridgerton in previous seasons have experienced huge streaming boosts. For example, streams of Sia‘s “Cheap Thrills” increased by 9,500%, according to Netflix, while streams of Billie Eilish‘s “Happier Than Ever” went up 11,000%.

Nashville notes: Tracy Lawrence’s No Alibis Tour + Ian Munsick’s ‘Geronimo’

January 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Tracy Lawrence will launch his 2026 No Alibis Tour March 12 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Presales are underway now, with tickets becoming available to the public on Friday.

Tyler Braden‘s new track, “Dry County,” drops Friday. It’s the first taste of his new project, due during the first half of 2026.

Ian Munsick will release his new song, “Geronimo,” on Friday, as part of his new partnership with Triple Tigers Records.

The Maine releases new song ‘Die to Fall’ off upcoming ’Joy Next Door’ album

January 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Maine has released a new song called “Die to Fall,” the first single off the band’s upcoming album, Joy Next Door.

“‘Die to Fall’ is a dialogue with myself about the desire to let go,” says frontman John O’Callaghan. “Let go of my insecurities, my ego, my worries, let go of ‘me’ for even just a second and truly feel the gravity of all the little moments we can often take for granted. If none of the above resonates, then at the very least, it’s a song to rage to.”

You can watch the “Die to Fall” video on YouTube.

Joy Next Door is due out April 10. It’s the follow-up to The Maine’s 2023 self-titled effort, which includes the singles “blame” and “thoughts i have while lying in bed.”

The Maine will launch a U.S. tour in March.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

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