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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame star

July 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are officially Hollywood Walk of Fame honorees. The group received a star in the recording category Thursday, following tribute speeches by Big Boy, Fat Joe and Ice-T.

Flesh-N-Bone reflected on the group’s journey, saying, “From the trenches to the stars, we’ve been through it all through the fire and the rain. We came from a place where opportunities were way too limited so to be here standing with my brothers is something that I don’t take for granted.”

“All we wanted to do was share our particular sound to inspire the world, and I thank God for giving us another chance to celebrate together,” he continued. “Thank you to everyone who stayed with us for giving us the chance to keep writing our story and to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for this honor. To all of our fans, who are more like family, this star is yours as well. We love you.”

Krayzie Bone expressed gratitude to his family, fans, Ruthless Records and DJ U-Neek for helping shape the group’s career. Bizzy Bone also thanked his family and fans while recognizing Fat Joe, Ice-T and Eazy-E’s wife, Tomeca Woods Wright, “for picking up the gauntlet when Eazy passed away.” Eazy famously signed the group to Ruthless Records.

Wish Bone used the moment to tease upcoming Bone Thugs music. “We still doing it, we still rocking, we still making music, so y’all stick with us,” he said. “We still got something for you.”

Layzie Bone then wrapped things up, saying, “All I ever wanted to see was my homeboys successful, man. All I ever wanted in life was for us to prosper. … Thank ya’ll for supporting us.”

The ceremony is available to stream on YouTube.

Backstreet Boys headlining F1 Afterparty at Sphere

July 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Backstreet Boys are making a pit stop at the Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The group is on track to headline the first official F1 Afterparty at Sphere on Nov. 21.

“Las Vegas is the only place in the world where Formula 1, the Backstreet Boys and Sphere can come together for one unforgettable night,” said Emily Prazer, president and CEO of Las Vegas Grand Prix, Inc. “F1 Afterparty reflects what makes the Las Vegas Grand Prix so distinctive, giving fans the opportunity to see an iconic group like the Backstreet Boys perform at Sphere as part of a race weekend experience you can’t find anywhere else.”

Ticket packages are on sale now.

Backstreet Boys are no strangers to Sphere. They’ve been performing their Into the Millennium residency there since last July. Their final summer shows at Sphere kick off July 16 and run through August.

On This Day, July 9, 1995: Grateful Dead played their last show with Jerry Garcia

July 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, July 9, 1995…

The Grateful Dead headlined a show at Soldier Field in Chicago, the band’s last concert with founding member Jerry Garcia.

He died one month later on Aug. 9 from a heart attack.

The surviving members of the Grateful Dead decided to disband, although in 1998, members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart formed a new band with other musicians. Dubbed The Other Ones, they performed mostly Grateful Dead tunes, went on tour and released a live album in 1999.

In 2000, Dead member Bill Kreutzmann joined The Other Ones for a tour excluding Lesh, who returned in 2002. That tour marked the first time all four surviving members of The Dead toured together since Garcia’s death.

John Mellencamp breaks out the hits, brings back some classics at tour rehearsal

July 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

John Mellencamp gave fans a sneak peek at what to expect from his upcoming Dancing Words Tour.

The rocker invited fans to an open rehearsal at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, on Wednesday. As promised when he announced the tour, he broke out some songs he hasn’t played in a very long time.

According to setlist.fm, some of those songs included “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60’s Rock),” which he hadn’t played since 2015; “Love and Happiness,” his first performance of the song since 2012; the Van Morrison cover “Wild Night,” for the first time since 2005; and his 1978 debut single, “I Need A Lover,” which he hadn’t performed since 2009.

The tour is billed as a greatest hits tour, hence he performed several of those as well. Some of those hits included “Ain’t Even Done With The Night,” “Small Town,” “Lonely Ol’ Night,” an acoustic “Jack & Diane,” “Rain on the Scarecrow,” “Authority Song,” “Crumblin’ Down,” “Pink Houses,” “Check It Out,” “Cherry Bomb” and “Hurt So Good.”

Fans were asked to bring nonperishable items to donate to the Evansville Rescue Mission to gain entry to the free rehearsal.

John Mellencamp’s Dancing Words Tour — The Greatest Hits kicks off Friday in Grand Rapids, Michigan, wrapping Aug. 12 in Mountain View, California. A complete list of dates can be found at Mellencamp.com.

Coldplay to perform alongside PS22 Chorus at 2026 FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show

July 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Coldplay is set to perform at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show, taking place July 19 at New York New Jersey Stadium.

Chris Martin and company will take the stage alongside the public elementary school chorus PS22 Chorus.

The show lineup, which was curated by Martin, also includes Madonna, Shakira, BTS and Justin Bieber, among others.

“As the world unites for the most significant football match in history on Sunday, 19 July 2026 at the New York New Jersey Stadium, this groundbreaking spectacle, curated by Chris Martin of Coldplay, will celebrate football, music and our shared values, ensuring a legacy that transcends the final whistle,” says FIFA President Gianni Infantino in a statement.

Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward shares health update: ‘I’m not in retirement or ill or giving up’

July 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward has shared an update on his health.

In a Facebook post published Thursday, the 78-year-old drummer writes, “I’m announcing today somewhat sadly but nonetheless truthfully, that I’ve reached a place where publicly more and more I need to use a wheelchair, mostly in airports, or public events.”

“I can still walk, let there be no doubt,” Ward continues. “But I can’t walk very far without needing to rest, meaning I need to sit down.”

Ward adds that he’s “still a drummer” and feels he “can still play pretty good for 78 years old.”

“My talents and ambitions, and my unyielding need to be artful, and to play drums, is still as strong as it was so many years ago now,” Ward writes. “I’m just saying if you see me in a wheelchair, I’m just catching a ride, I’m not in retirement or ill or giving up, or any of those thoughts that ignite when we see people in wheelchairs. I’m making myself public and transparent about my new transport, and letting you know I’m OK.”

He concludes, “Much love to you all and I’ll keep rocking until I’m dead.”

Ward reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler in 2025 for the massive Back to the Beginning concert, which marked the final live performance by the legendary metal outfit’s original lineup. Ozzy died just over two weeks later at age 76.

The Rolling Stones light up the London sky at star-studded ‘Foreign Tongues’ release party

July 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Rolling Stones celebrated the upcoming release of their new album, Foreign Tongues, Wednesday at a star-studded party in London.

The event, held at the St. Clement hotel, included a light show over the River Thames. The show was soundtracked to the Foreign Tongues single “In The Stars” and featured drones lighting up the sky with images of the band’s tongue logo, album artwork and more.

The Stones’ Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood attended the festivities and even performed the Foreign Tongues track “Ringing Hollow” for their A-list audience.

Attendees included Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Sam Fender, Sacha Baron Cohen, Simone Ashley, Christian Louboutin, John McEnroe and Glen Matlock.

“We put this album together in under a month at Metropolis Studios in our hometown of London – it was a lot of fun,” said The Stones. “The critics seem to like it, we hope everyone loves it!”

Foreign Tongues, The Rolling Stones’ 25th studio album, comes out Friday.

‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ singer Bonnie Tyler dead at 75

July 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Bonnie Tyler, the singer known for hits including “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero” died on Wednesday, according to a statement attributed to her family and team. She was 75.

The Welsh singer died in a hospital in Portugal, where she was being treated for an illness, according to the statement, which was posted on the singer’s official social media channel.

“We will issue a further statement shortly but for now ask for privacy to deal with this tragedy,” the statement said.

Born Gaynor Hopkins on June 8, 1951, in Wales, Tyler’s distinctive husky voice helped her climb the charts. She landed her first big hit in 1977 with the track “It’s a Heartache,” which peaked at #3 in the U.S. and #4 in the U.K.

But it was the 1983 hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart” that launched her career to superstardom. The track, written and produced by Jim Steinman, known for his hits with Meat Loaf, spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and also topped the charts in the U.K. and several other countries. The song’s video has been watched over 1 billion times on YouTube, and the tune has been streamed over 1 billion times on Spotify.

The track, which appeared on Tyler’s fifth studio album, Faster than the Speed of Night, earned Tyler a Grammy nomination for best female pop vocal performance. It went on to sell over 6 million copies and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.

Tyler’s other big U.S. hit was “Holding Out For a Hero,” also written by Steinman, which appeared on the soundtrack to the 1984 film Footloose; it later appeared on her sixth studio album, Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire. While the song was only a top-40 hit in the U.S., peaking at #34, it grew in popularity over the years thanks to its use in a variety of commercials and movie trailers, including the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy and the 2026 film Masters of the Universe.

While her biggest successes came in the ’80s, Tyler continued to put out music, releasing 18 albums over the course of her career. Her last album was 2021’s The Best Is Yet to Come.

Among Tyler’s accolades, she was nominated for three Grammy awards and three Brit Awards. In 2022 she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.

Tyler’s family shared a statement in May saying that she was in “seriously ill but stable” condition after being put in a medically induced coma as she recovered from emergency intestinal surgery.

A month later, her family shared another statement, saying Tyler was still recovering and that she “remains very unwell and in intensive care” in a hospital in Portugal.

Why Cody Johnson isn’t riding a horse on the ‘Banks of the Trinity’ cover

July 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Since the title track of Cody Johnson’s new record, Banks of the Trinity, seems like an autobiographical throwback to his Texas childhood, it’s easy to assume he wrote it specifically as the album’s anchor.

But the truth is, Cody didn’t have a hand in writing it at all — or a vision for what his sixth album would be called.

“I really didn’t have a title for my new album until I heard the song ‘Banks of the Trinity,'” he reveals. “And I went, ‘Oh, that’s it. I can paint a visual picture on this piece of work from the vinyls to the CDs to the t-shirts to the hats that’s a little bit different than, “Hey, look, it’s Cody Johnson on a horse,”‘ you know.”

“That’s what I live every day, but the song, ‘Banks of The Trinity,’ really took me back to a piece of my childhood,” he adds.

“Banks of the Trinity” was written by Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins and Josh Kear.

Since the ACM entertainer of the year grew up near the Trinity River in Sebastopol, Texas, hearing the lyrics brought back a flood of memories for him, including ones of Lawrence Grocery, which is immortalized on the cover.

And speaking of horses, they’re still getting their fair share of attention, since the album’s lead single is the humorous, rap-adjacent “Horseback.”

Dave Davies reveals issues with recent Kinks biography

July 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

A recent book about the Kinks is getting some backlash from one of the legendary band’s members.

All Day and All of the Night The Day-By-Day Story Pt 1: 1940-1971, written by Doug Hinman and Andrew Sandoval, came out in February. Now the Kinks’ Dave Davies is letting fans know he has some issues with it.

“I cannot endorse the new Kinks book by Doug Hinman and Andrew Sandoval because there’s misinformation in it about our early recording sessions,” Davies wrote on X. “I signed some copies for charity before I had read the errors.”

While he didn’t go into specifics about what information in the book is incorrect, it seems Davies hasn’t given up on the book completely.

“I’m optimistic that a correction or two will be issued in due course,” he later tweeted.

Asked whether he was given the opportunity to proofread the book before it came out, Davies replied, “No.”

Davies has often used X to set the record straight with fans. Back in 2024, he took to the social media site to shoot down the long-held rumor that Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page played guitar on the band’s hit “You Really Got Me.”

He reiterated that fact in a July 6 post, where he corrected a Wikipedia entry. He noted, “No @JimmyPage did not provide distortion on any Kinks songs period.” He also added, “I’m sick and tired of this misinformation. Jimmy Page did not play on any Kinks hits.”

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