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Durand Bernarr’s the latest guest on Songs of U.S. series

July 21, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Durand Bernarr took the stage for Salt Lick Sessions’ Songs of U.S., a YouTube series in which musicians from different genres reimagine songs that have shaped the country’s cultural identity, according to a press release.

He sings George Gershwin’s “Summertime,” which Ella Fitzgerald famously covered, as well as Alanis Morissette’s “Ironic” and his original track “Undivided.”

“I wanted to talk about … the challenges that I’ve been going through with my star rising and people seeing this fire that has been closely observed by my community and by my tribe, and so now it’s gotten bigger and the world is able to experience it and it’s taken me away from people,” he explains of “Undivided.” “It’s my letting the people in my life that I’m closest to know this is what’s been going on.”

Durand’s performances of “Summertime” and “Ironic” are out now. The “Undivided” performance premieres on YouTube Wednesday.

Dropout Kings premiere ‘Brace Yourself’ video in tribute to late Adam Ramey

July 21, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Dropout Kings have premiered the video for “Brace Yourself” in tribute to the band’s late vocalist, Adam Ramey, who died in May 2025 at age 32.

The track is included on the 2025 Dropout Kings album, Yokai, which featured Ramey’s final recordings. Its video, which you can watch now on YouTube, features throwback footage of Ramey performing with the band.

“Music. Friendship. Purpose,” Dropout Kings say in a statement. “For these reasons and many more, we come together as people. We find time to create, not just for ourselves, but in hopes it brings joy and inspiration to others. We struggle to express what we feel as we struggle in feeling it, pushing towards a light we aren’t always sure is even there.”

“Yet, the art has a way of compelling us to heal through the process of both sharing and listening,” the band continues. “A way of making family out of strangers and dreams from suffering. New people we meet turn into old stories we tell as we grow closer together, becoming the best reminders of both where we came from and where we want to go.”

The statement concludes, “It’s in this spirit that we ask you to look back with us at and share what made us who we are and our beloved King who started it all. Our brother, Adam Ramey.”

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show gives Madonna, BTS and Bieber boost

July 21, 2026 by WDNY Radio

If you’re wondering why Madonna and Justin Bieber performed at the FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show on Sunday, it may be the streams.

According to Spotify, after Madonna’s opening appearance at the show, her song “Music” — performed as a mashup with her new single “Danceteria” — saw a 180% increase in streams. As for Justin, his song “Everything Hallelujah,” from his album Swag II, got a major boost, surging 240% after he performed it during the 11-minute extravaganza.

Meanwhile, BTS saw a 105% increase in their song “Dynamite,” which they performed with new, football-inspired lyrics. Streams of “Dai Dai,” the official World Cup song by Shakira and Burna Boy, increased by 155%.

The biggest winners, however, were British pop superstar Robbie Williams and Italian singer Laura Pausini. Their Official FIFA Anthem, “Desire,” hadn’t received much attention until they sang it ahead of the game on Sunday alongside Nicole Scherzinger. Following the performance, the song’s streams increased by 945%.

Overall, throughout the World Cup, “Dai Dai” earned the most in-tournament streams on Spotify than any other anthem this year. Since June 11, the track has racked up more than 138 million global streams.

Music Notes: J. Cole, Travis Scott and more

July 20, 2026 by WDNY Radio

While performing his song “Work Out” at a stop on his Fall-Off World tour, J. Cole was gifted a bra from the crowd. He laughed as the item landed on the stage, but didn’t miss a beat, continuing through the verse. At the end of the song, he said, “N**** ain’t got a bra onstage in a long motherf****** time. You got to cherish that s***.”

Netflix released the first-look photos for A Different World ahead of its Sept. 24 premiere. The images feature a blend of Hillman College’s new generation, alongside some fan-favorites, including Jasmine Guy’s Whitley Gilbert, Kadeem Hardison’s Dwayne Wayne, Charnele Brown’s Kimberly Reese, Cree Summer’s Freddie Brooks and Darryl M. Bell’s Ron Johnson.

Travis Scott performed at Fanatics Fest Sunday, with his daughter, Stormi, by his side. During his performance of his song “FE!N,” he brought her onstage, where she quietly mouthed the words while standing behind him.

Greta Van Fleet announces new single, ‘Saw You Stand’

July 20, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Greta Van Fleet has announced the release of a new single called “Saw You Stand.”

The track, which the “Highway Tune” rockers have been teasing on social media over the past month, will officially premiere on July 31. It’s available to presave now.

“Saw You Stand” will be the second new Greta Van Fleet song of 2026, following May’s “Play Your Games.” Before that, the band had fans worried that they’d broken up when they posted a video titled “Thanks for the Wild Ride” before later confirming they were back in the studio.

The most recent Greta Van Fleet album is 2023’s Starcatcher.

Music notes: Adele, Britney Spears and more

July 20, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Adele’s been out of the spotlight lately, but don’t worry, she’s living her best life. People has photos of her swimming — in the deep, of course — and kayaking off Italy’s Amalfi Coast on Sunday with friends. Among those friends was Tom Ford, who cast the singer in his upcoming movie Cry to Heaven. Based on the Annie Rice novel, it’s reportedly due out later this year.

No, Britney Spears has not been been replaced by a clone. When that two-year-old rumor came up on his livestream on July 17, Britney’s son Jayden James Federline dismissed it. Jayden said, “I hop on TikTok and I see this one video that has 1.2 million likes, and the caption is like, ‘The biggest theory ever: Is Britney Spears still alive?’ Like, ‘Bro, you can go to her page and see her right now.'” He said the rumor is just another example of how “exaggerated and fake” so much online content is.

Jessie J has split with her longtime boyfriend, Chanan Colman, the father of her son, Sky. She wrote on Instagram that she and Colman “decided to end our romantic relationship some time ago.” She continued, “It has been a sad and difficult situation, but we have been focused on navigating the change privately and positively for a healthy and happy co parenting environment for our son, and ourselves.” The singer went on to say that she and Colman will “always continue supporting each other with love, respect and care.”

Charli XCX will release a new song and video, “Camera,” Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. ET. From the clip she’s posted, it seems to involve a car crash. The song is from Charli’s new album, Music, Fashion, Film, which arrives on Friday.

Posthumous Jimmy Buffett album in the works

July 20, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Jimmy Buffett passed away in 2023, but his music lives on.

Mac McAnally, longtime member of Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, tells Billboard that he and his Coral Reefer bandmate Michael Utley have been working on a posthumous Buffett release.

McAnally tells Billboard the album will include songs that are “for the most part, things that have never been out,” or they were “cut for a one-off purpose, a TV episode or a movie.”

“The oldest of these tracks is, like, 2003, and the newest is maybe four years ago or so,” McAnally says. “None of those things have ever been on a Jimmy Buffett album. We’re pretty excited.”

This won’t be the first Buffett album released since his death from skin cancer at 76. McAnally and Utley produced his final album, Equal Strain on All Parts, which was released in November 2023, two months after his passing.

There’s currently no release date or title for the posthumous album, which McAnally says is “really good.”

“When you hear Jimmy sing you can tell that he’s smiling; you can hear that smile, and I’ve been listening to that smile for three months finishing this record, so I’m almost sore from smiling — but I ain’t gonna quit,” he adds.

PETA crashes Ashanti’s SeaWorld performance

July 20, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Ashanti’s time to perform at SeaWorld came on Saturday, but it was interrupted by a protest by PETA activists.

While the singer was onstage at the San Diego park’s Bayside Amphitheater, a group of PETA supporters held up signs reading, “Ashanti: No Dolphin is Happy in a Tank” and “Ashanti: It’s Foolish to Support SeaWorld,” referencing two of her hit songs.

“The real heartbreak isn’t in Ashanti’s lyrics, it’s in SeaWorld’s tanks where dolphins are drugged and sexually abused, mother orcas have had their babies taken away, and thinking, feeling animals waste away in concrete prisons,” PETA President Tracy Reiman said in a statement. “PETA urges everyone to help spare animals a life of misery by never going to SeaWorld.”

According to a PETA press release, the group’s goal is “to urge SeaWorld to stop breeding dolphins and whales and send them to seaside sanctuaries where they can live in peace.”

Snippets of Ashanti’s performance showed her live renditions of “Rock Wit U (Awww Baby),” “Mesmerize” and “Foolish,” to which the crowd sang along.

The remaining performers in the SeaWorld summer concert series are Soulja Boy and Paul Wall, Jordin Sparks, Too $hort and Warren G.

Watch Dua Lipa and her husband sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to random woman

July 20, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Going out to eat in New York City on your birthday will probably cost you 100 bucks — but being serenaded by Dua Lipa at the same time? That’s priceless.

On Monday, the New York City eatery Corner Bistro posted footage of Dua and her husband, Callum Turner, singing “Happy Birthday” to a woman named Mairead Walsh as a friend brought over some cupcakes with a candle in them.

“Some birthdays come with cake. @maireadwalshh‘s came with a surprise serenade from @dualipa & Callum Turner,” the caption read.

Dua and Callum were wearing the same outfits they were later photographed in at the World Cup Final game, so they must have stopped by the restaurant en route to New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.

Dua and Callum married May 31 in London, then hosted a massive wedding party June 6 in Sicily, followed by an Italian honeymoon.

The Soundtrack to Sin City? Thomas Rhett books NFR shows

July 20, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Thomas Rhett’s heading to Sin City for his last two dates of 2026.

He’ll play The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace for two nights during the National Finals Rodeo.

Presales for the Thursday, Dec. 10, and Saturday, Dec. 12, shows start Tuesday, with tickets becoming available to the public Friday.

TR joins an ever-growing list of artists playing concerts that week, including Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Riley Green, Bailey Zimmerman, Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley and The Red Clay Strays.

The “Die a Happy Man” hitmaker joins Morgan Wallen’s Still the Problem Tour this weekend, before heading to London to play Wembley Stadium with Luke Combs July 31 through Aug. 2, before he resumes his own The Soundtrack to Life Tour.

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