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Miley Cyrus is ‘so in’ to record song for ‘Heated Rivalry,’ but budget may be an issue

January 5, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Miley Cyrus is down to do a song for the next season of Heated Rivalry — but one of the show’s stars is afraid they won’t be able to afford her.

At the Palm Springs International Film Festival gala on Saturday, Miley told Variety that she hasn’t watched the steamy Canadian hockey romance yet, but she’s “so in” to do music for it. “Book me! Get me booked!” she exclaimed.

“I have not watched yet, but this is on my to-do list now,” she added. “It’s all I’ve heard about — every conversation I’ve had today has started with, ‘You have to [watch it].’”

When informed of Miley’s comments at the Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday, Heated Rivalry star François Arnaud told Variety, “I think we might get a little bit bigger budget for Season 2, but I don’t know if we get Miley budget. I think if she sees the show, she might give us a discount.”

On Sunday, Miley received the Outstanding Artistic Achievement trophy at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. In her acceptance speech, she admitted she had been hoping for an Oscar nomination for “We Dream As One,” her song from Avatar: Fire and Ash, before criticizing the competitive nature of awards shows.

“So often during awards season, we’re set up to be competitors but we’re meant to be a community. Not opponents,” she said. “There is no single best. It’s only our personal best work … performance runs much deeper than a scoreboard.”

On This Day, Jan. 5, 1976: Bob Dylan releases his 17th studio album, ‘Desire’

January 5, 2026 by WDNY Radio

On This Day Jan. 5, 1976…

Fifty years ago, Bob Dylan released his 17th studio album, Desire, which went to #1 on the Billboard chart, and remained there for five weeks.

The album, the follow up to 1975’s Blood on the Tracks, had Dylan backed by the musicians he used for his Rolling Thunder Revue tours, with Emmylou Harris and Ronee Blakley providing backup vocals.

Notable songs on the album include “Hurricane,” which he wrote about the murder case against boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, as well as “Isis” and “Sara,” the latter of which was written about his wife.

Many of the tunes on the album were co-written by Jacques Levy, and in 2020 Levy’s estate sued Dylan and Universal Music Group claiming they were entitled to compensation from the sale of Dylan’s catalog. Dylan’s lawyers claimed Levy was hired under a “work for hire” arrangement, and Dylan won the suit.

Desire went on to become one of Dylan’s best-selling studio albums, and has been certified double platinum by the RIAA.

Måneskin’s Damiano David confirms engagement to Dove Cameron

January 5, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Damiano David and Dove Cameron are officially engaged.

The Måneskin frontman confirmed the news in an Instagram post Saturday including photos of him and Cameron along with a closeup on her ring.

“It’s gonna be a beautiful year,” David writes in the caption alongside a ring and heart emoji. On her Instagram, Cameron posted the same photos along with the caption, “my favourite part of being alive. happy new year.”

David and Cameron went public with their relationship in 2024 after first being linked in 2023. Reports that David had popped the question first surfaced in October.

David released his debut solo album, FUNNY little FEARS, in May. Cameron, best known for her role in Disney’s Descendants and her 2022 hit “Boyfriend,” released five singles in 2025, all from her upcoming debut full-length solo album.

The Old Dominion ‘party crowd’ is alive around the globe

January 5, 2026 by WDNY Radio

2025 was the year Old Dominion conquered the globe with their How Good Is That World Tour, and there’s more to come in 2026.

The trek started in the U.S. in June, before heading to Canada in August. By October, they were ready for their most extensive schedule yet in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom.

“We’ve put in the work. We’ve been to Europe for years now and slowly built it. But this is the first time that we really saw it pay off,” Trevor Rosen reflects. “I mean, the crowds were with us early and have been building. And now, we were just over there playing to some pretty big arenas.”

“And the fans really seem to have connected to us,” he continues. “You know, they know all the music, and Europe is more of a listening crowd sometimes. And I felt like this time it really was sort of that Old Dominion vibe/party crowd. It felt like some of the shows in the States. It really seems to have grown into that over there.”

In March, the ACM group of the year heads Down Under for half a dozen more dates on the global stage.

“We continue the world tour and we hit up Australia, New Zealand, Canada,” Matthew Ramsey says of their 2026 schedule.

Even with Barbara out last August, OD’s already thinking about what’s next.

“We’ll go back in the studio. We’ll make some more new music,” Matthew adds. “So we just continue to grind.”

A Rolling Stones collectible mini turntable to be released for Record Store Day

January 5, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Fans of The Rolling Stones are going to want to get their hands on a unique collectible that will be available for Record Store Day this spring.

Crosley Radio, a founding sponsor of Record Store Day, is set to release The Rolling Stones RSD3 Mini Turntable, a limited-edition, fully functioning turntable dedicated to the legendary band. The collectible is decorated with exclusive Rolling Stones artwork and comes with a matching storage crate that can hold up to 16 3-inch records.

The turntable also includes six 3-inch singles — “Get Off of My Cloud,” “Play With Fire,” “Heart of Stone,” “Mother’s Little Helper” “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby Standing in the Shadow?” and “Honky Tonk Woman” –- all featuring reproductions of their original picture sleeves.

“We’re thrilled to add this Rolling Stones product to our exclusive Record Store Day releases,” said Crosley Radio President Keith Starr. “Combining Crosley’s passion for records with the band’s legendary legacy creates a collectible we know fans will be excited to spin.”

The mini turntable has regular turntable features like a headphone jack, adjustable pitch control and more, and also gives music fans the ability to stream vinyl using external speakers with a Bluetooth transmitter.

It will be available at independent record stores on April 18.

This isn’t the first mini-turntable Crosley has released for Record Store Day. In 2024, they released a Beatles mini-turntable in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the band touching down in America.

Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley feels inspired to ‘play and write songs more lately’ with new guitars

January 5, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Sum 41 may be over, but frontman Deryck Whibley is still “In Too Deep” in the music world.

In an Instagram post reflecting on 2025, Whibley shares that he began the year making a vow: “NO more guitars for a while.”

“I was planning on stepping back from music, leaving my day job, and putting everything into starting @walkingdisaster clothing,” Whibley writes. “Instead… this happened.”

By “this,” Whibley means acquiring 10 guitars over the year, including a 1959 Les Paul Standard Sunburst.

While he may not have kept his 2025 New Year’s resolution, Whibley says there is a bright side.

“The one good thing about breaking this promise is that it’s actually inspired me to play and write songs more lately!” Whibley writes.

Sum 41 concluded their farewell tour in January 2025 and played live for the last time in March upon being inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

Charlie Puth’s preparing to welcome his baby into ‘a very beautiful world’

January 5, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Charlie Puth has a big year coming up: He’s singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl, releasing a new album in March and becoming a first-time dad around the same time. That’s probably why he’s currently got a pretty great outlook on life.

When asked what he’s hoping for in 2026, Charlie told ABC’s On the Red Carpet, “I‘m manifesting for people to be a bit more present, myself included, I think it’s really easy to get caught into the world of social media and we live in a very beautiful world, more beautiful than ever.”

Charlie also revealed that he’s already trying to get his child interested in music while they’re still in utero — but he’s going for a 1970s soft rock vibe rather than his own songs.

“I’ve definitely sang to the belly a couple of times and showed baby my favorite music, my favorite James Taylor songs,” he shared. He also played the baby “the really sad Dan Fogelberg [track], ‘Same Old Lang Syne,'” noting, “God, that’s a good song!”

All of it is in preparation for a time when, Charlie said, he’ll be able to celebrate the holidays surrounded by his growing musical family.

“I can’t wait to have a Christmas where there’s a bunch of kids and, you know, typical fireplace and I’m at the piano and, maybe, baby will know how to play piano too,” he told On the Red Carpet. “That would be impressive if the baby knew how to play piano at like one year old.”

Then again, there’s always the possibility of the other extreme.

“Can you imagine if they just want nothing to do with music?” Charlie laughed, before adding quickly, “And that’s okay, too!”

Wyclef Jean looks forward to Haiti’s 2026 World Cup run + a family milestone

January 5, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Wyclef Jean helped ring in the new year as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest. Now that 2026 is officially underway, he’s already looking ahead to what’s next. At the top of his list: his native country Haiti’s qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

“Haiti, we ain’t been in the World Cup for close to 50 years. We made it this year, we’re qualified. So here we go,” he tells ABC’s On the Red Carpet during rehearsals for NYRE. “2026. God, Please,” he continues. “[I’m] excited about the World Cup. You know, when a place is going through so much and for, you know, a team to be qualified. That’s gonna be amazing.”

Wyclef is also celebrating personal milestones in 2026, including his daughter heading to New York to pursue higher education, while remaining grateful for his family and their many blessings.

“I’m looking forward to my daughter. She’s going to college and she’s going in New York,” he said. “It’s just been amazing again just to see the family every day. I wake up, I cheese because I know God is good and he’s looking down on me.”

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off June 11. Haiti, which celebrated its independence day on Jan. 1, has been placed in group C. The team will face Scotland in its opening match on June 13, followed by games against Morocco and Brazil.

BTS confirms comeback album release date, world tour to follow

January 4, 2026 by WDNY Radio

After their record label confirmed that March 20 would mark the group’s “comeback,” BTS announced on Sunday that that date would bring a new album from the K-pop superstars, who’ve been on hiatus for several years.

The album, their fifth full-length release, will drop at midnight ET. It includes 14 tracks, and is described as “driven by each member’s honest introspection.” The album “defines the group on its own terms,” according to a press release.

BTS will also hit the road for a world tour in support of the album, with details being announced Jan.14 at midnight KST. It’ll be their first major tour since 2022.

The group took a collective hiatus so that all the members could complete mandatory military service in their home country of South Korea. During that time, all of the group’s members released solo projects.

Billy Joel joins tribute band onstage, gives first live performance since brain condition diagnosis

January 3, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Imagine playing in a tribute band, and the artist whose music you’re paying tribute to joins you onstage. That’s what happened to the Billy Joel tribute band Turnstiles Friday.

According to the Palm Beach Post, Billy, who owns a home in the Palm Beach area, attended a Turnstiles concert at an amphitheater in Wellington, Florida, and ended up joining them for two songs. He took the stage wearing a jacket and a black knit cap, walking with the help of a cane.

As he sat at the piano, he laughed, “I wasn’t planning on working tonight,” before playing “We Didn’t Start the Fire” and “Big Shot.” His two youngest daughters — Della, 10, and Remy, 8 — sang and danced alongside him onstage.

The show marked the Piano Man’s first live appearance since he’d announced in May that he’d been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a brain condition that can cause balance, vision and hearing problems. At the time, a statement noted that he was receiving “specific physical therapy.”

As a result of the diagnosis, Billy was forced to cancel all his scheduled performances, as well as a planned appearance at the New York City premiere of the HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes.

In a statement to People in July, Billy reassured fans, “I know a lot of people are worried about me and my health, but I’m okay. What I have is something very few people know about, including me, no matter how much you try to research it. I’m doing my best to work with it and to recover from it.”

He added, “I just wanted to let people know, don’t worry about me being deathly ill or anything.”

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