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Jay Weinberg releases new solo track, ‘Drown Fountain’

July 8, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has released a new solo song called “Drown Fountain.”

The track features the band Softcult and also marks Weinberg’s official vocal debut.

“‘Drown Fountain’ is this weird song I started writing back in 2013 that I’d keep revisiting over the years, but I could never figure out how to get it across the finish line,” Weinberg says in a statement. “It took my introduction to Softcult’s music and reaching out to see if they’d be interested in collaborating for the song to finally become what it was meant to be. It’s an honor to work with them on this song, especially in that it feels more vulnerable than anything I’ve created in the past.”

“Drown Fountain” marks Weinberg’s third solo single, following “Sandstone” featuring Deafheaven’s George Clarke and “Drone Operator” featuring NOWHERE2RUN.

You can also hear Weinberg play drums on the upcoming album from death metal band Fuming Mouth, The Ringing Bell, due out July 17.

Rihanna uplifts fan with cancer, jams to Yung Miami’s ‘Spend Dat’

July 8, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Rihanna appeared in a new Hollywood Unlocked YouTube segment with Jason Lee called Grocery Shopping With Rihanna!, where she encountered a fan who has cancer.

While standing in the checkout line at Bristol Farms in Southern California, the fan, who later revealed her name is Robyn, asked Rihanna for a photo while admitting she felt self-conscious.

“I look terrible. I live with cancer. Can I take a picture with you?” Robyn said, to which Rihanna replied, “You don’t look terrible.”

“I do. … Everyone knows me. I don’t have my wig on,” she continued. “And your name’s Robyn like mine.”

Robyn told Rihanna she’s a “big fan” and showed her a photo of herself wearing a wig.

“You know what I live for? A good hairline, honey. This is what I like to see,” she said of Robyn’s natural look. “Anytime you meet anybody, don’t do that s***. You’re fire just like that.”

When Robyn asked if she could quote her on that, Rihanna responded, “Hell yeah … verbatim,” before reiterating, “Don’t ever do that again.”

“Thank you,” Robyn said. “You make me feel good.”

Throughout the episode, Rih poses for pictures with fans and speaks to Yung Miami about how well “Spend Dat” is connecting with fans this summer.

“not Rihanna and Jason Lee called me mid-melt while my wig was off singing ‘Spend Dat.’ B****!!!!!!!!!” Miami wrote on Instagram alongside several crying-laughing emojis.

“Spend Dat” is now in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and is #7 on Urban radio. The track has also been deemed one of the songs of the summer.

The Cranberries announce new live album, ‘Live at The London Astoria II, 1994’

July 8, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Cranberries have announced a new live album called Live at The London Astoria II, 1994.

The set, due out Sept. 4, was recorded in between the release of the band’s 1993 debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?, and their 1994 sophomore effort, No Need to Argue. It includes performances of songs such as “Linger” and “Dreams,” as well as “Zombie” before it was officially released.

“This was our first concert back in London after achieving such success in America,” says drummer Fergal Lawler in a statement. “We were delighted to see a few of our hardcore fans at the front of the stage, I think we felt proud that all our hard work had finally come to fruition.”

The Cranberries released their final studio album, In the End, in 2019. It includes the final vocal recordings from frontwoman Dolores O’Riordan, who died in 2018.

Ringo Starr receives honorary doctorate from University of Liverpool

July 8, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Ringo Starr got quite a gift for his 86th birthday Tuesday. The rocker just received an honorary doctorate from the University of Liverpool.

Wendy Beetlestone, University of Liverpool chancellor and United States district judge, presented Ringo with his honor at his annual Peace & Love celebration in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

“It is a great privilege to recognise Ringo, whose influential musical work, particularly in The Beatles, has helped shape the identity and global reputation of Liverpool,” Beetlestone said in a statement. “His contribution has played a key role in making the city a place that inspires people to visit and to study.”

“I want to thank the University of Liverpool for this Honorary Degree and for coming all the way to LA to bestow it,” Ringo, who was born and raised in Liverpool, said. “I’m really honoured.”

“I’ve been thinking back on my life a lot lately – and when I chose to become a drummer full time – my family discouraged me. And they could have been right! But they weren’t – it all worked out,” he continued. “So to all the graduates back in Liverpool – I send Peace & Love and want to say don’t be afraid to follow your dreams – or take that right turn and see where it goes …. it could lead to an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Liverpool.”

Starr’s annual Peace & Love celebration included performances from artists like Molly Tuttle, Sarah Jarosz, Daniel Tashian and Ketch Secor. There were also appearances by Ringo’s All-Starr Band members Gregg Bissonette and Steve Lukather, former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum and children from his nonprofit Adopt The Arts. The event ended with the band and crowd singing “Happy Birthday” to Ringo.

Travis Kelce talks proposing to Taylor Swift in 1st post-wedding podcast

July 8, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Travis Kelce is looking back on his proposal to Taylor Swift in his first podcast episode released since the couple’s wedding last week.

In an episode of New Heights released Wednesday morning — the show’s season 4 finale featuring NFL star Tom Brady — Travis reflected on asking Taylor to be his wife last August after she appeared on the show.

“Ending this season with Tom Brady. Pretty epic. Starting it with Taylor. Pretty epic,” he said.

“During that recording, the entire time I’m planning, like I’m gonna ask this woman to marry me after this,” he said.

“Obviously, the beginning of it, with Taylor, is one I’ll remember forever,” he added.

New Heights co-host Jason Kelce, Travis’ brother, chimed in, “It’s by far our most viewed episode of all time.”

Taylor appeared on the podcast last August and touched on her relationship with Travis, including meeting him for the first time.

The Kansas City Chiefs star tried to give the singer a friendship bracelet with his number on it before they eventually met, but the plan fell through.

“It was such a wild romantic gesture,” she said about Travis’ attempt to give the Grammy winner his bracelet.

Taylor said the attempt “felt more like I was in an ’80s John Hughes movie and he was like standing outside of my window with a boombox, just being like, ‘I wanna date you!'”

Taylor and Travis wed last Friday in a high-profile Madison Square Garden event that saw a flurry of high-profile celebrities converge in the iconic New York City venue to celebrate the music icon and NFL star.

Social Distortion premieres video for ’Born to Kill’ track ‘Tonight’

July 8, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Social Distortion has premiered the video for “Tonight,” a track off the band’s new album, Born to Kill.

The clip follows a young couple as they hang around town in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in between footage of frontman Mike Ness strumming an acoustic guitar. Half of the couple is played by Ness’ son, Johnny Angel Rios-Ness.

“The two generations deliver star turns, weaving Ness’ riveting performance with a narrative inspired by the song’s tribute to his wife of more than three decades, Christine,” a press release reads.

You can watch the “Tonight” video on YouTube.

Born to Kill, which dropped in May, marks the first Social D album in 15 years. The record’s title track was released as its lead single.

Social Distortion will launch a North American headlining tour July 17 in Montreal.

Bon Jovi kicks off Forever Tour at New York’s Madison Square Garden

July 8, 2026 by WDNY Radio

After four years off the road, Bon Jovi returned to the stage Tuesday night for the opening night of their Forever Tour at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

According to setlist.fm, the band opened with a cover of The Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends,” before treating fans to a 21-song set filled with a good mix of newer tunes and classic hits.

Newer tracks included “Legendary” and “Living Proof,” off their 2024 album Forever, plus “Beautiful Drug” from the album 2020 and “This House of Not for Sale,” the title track to their 2016 album.

There were also plenty of iconic Bon Jovi hits including “You Give Love A Bad Name,” “Who Says You Can’t Go Home,” “Livin’ On A Prayer,” “Keep The Faith,” “Have a Nice Day,” “Born to Be My Baby” and “Wanted Dead or Alive.”

The band wrapped the show with the New Jersey classic “Bad Medicine.”

The Forever Tour is Bon Jovi’s first tour since 2022 and their first since frontman Jon Bon Jovi underwent surgery on his vocal cords.

“A lot of hard work and talented people helped get us here,” Bon Jovi wrote on Instagram before the show. “Thank you to everyone who had a hand in building the Forever Tour Now it’s our turn to do what we do best Let’s do it boys!!”

Bon Jovi has another eight nights at Madison Square Garden, with their next show happening Thursday.
After New York, they head to the U.K. for shows in Ireland and Scotland, before wrapping with three nights at London’s Wembley Stadium on Sept. 4-9. A complete list of dates can be found at BonJovi.com.

Better with age: ‘Don’t Tell on Me’ is Jason Aldean’s 27th #1

July 8, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The second single from Jason Aldean’s 13th album has just become his 27th #1 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay ranking.

Diving deeper into the numbers, “Don’t Tell on Me” is his 50th career entry on the chart and his 42nd top-10 song.

“We just released this album and [we’re] really excited,” he says of Songs About Us. “I feel like everybody always says, ‘Oh, this is like the best album I’ve ever done.’ I kinda feel that way, but I feel as we have gotten older, the songs have kinda gotten better, and we’ve gotten more dialed in as a band and as a singer.”

“And I love it,” he continues. “I love going in the studio, working on these things and creating new music and working on things that we think are really cool. And [the] first single went #1 for us, ‘How Far Does A Goodbye Go?’ You know, it’s a big deal for us.”

Jason’s work on the road continues with stops in Youngstown and Fort Loramie, Ohio, on Friday and Saturday.

Yusuf/Cat Stevens to reissue 1974’s ‘Buddha and the Chocolate Box’

July 8, 2026 by WDNY Radio

A remastered version of Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ eighth studio album, Buddha and the Chocolate Box, will be released in September.

The follow-up to 1973’s Foreigner, Buddha and the Chocolate Box was originally released on March 21, 1974. The album had Stevens returning to the sounds fans were familiar with on albums like Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat.

The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and included the top-10 hit “Oh Very Young.” It would go on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA.

“Buddha and the Chocolate Box reopened the doors of my familiar melodious soft delivery and sentiments. Although still experimental in compositional terms, it was what most of my fans desperately wanted to hear next,” Stevens wrote in his 2025 memoir, Cat on a Road to Findout. “Following on from Foreigner, the Buddha album proved – especially to those who had no faith – that the missing Cat had simply wandered away from home for a while.”

He noted, “As far as the critics were concerned, album-wise, it marked my heralded return to ‘Cat Stevens’ form.”

The remastered Buddha and the Chocolate Box will be released digitally, on CD and on vinyl on Sept. 4. It is available for preorder now.

This is just the latest in a series of reissues from Yusuf/Cat Stevens that began in 2020. He previously reissued 1973’s Foreigner, 1970’s Mona Bone Jakon and Tea for the Tillerman, and 1971’s Teaser and the Firecat.

As ‘Bring Me to Life’ goes Diamond, Evanescence references the early days on new album

July 8, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Evanescence’s 2003 breakout hit “Bring Me to Life” was certified Diamond by the RIAA in June. As the legacy of “Bring Me to Life” continues to grow, frontwoman Amy Lee throws it back to that era of the band with the lyrics from their latest album, Sanctuary.

In the opening verse of the Sanctuary song “Forever Without You,” Lee sings, “This is the last tear fallen/ this is the last open door,” which references the titles of Evanescence’s first two records, 2003’s Fallen and 2006’s The Open Door.

“I’m making a reference to the early days, I guess, to kind of explain to anybody listening that I’m talking about the past,” Lee tells ABC Audio.

She continues, “I think dropping those in ‘Forever Without You’ is sort of the entrance to the song where I’m saying, ‘Hey, we’re about to, we’re about to talk about that time.'”

Even before “Forever Without You,” “open door” has been a repeat phrase in the world of Evanescence. Lee opens “Bring Me to Life” with the lyrics, “How can you see into my eyes/ Like open doors?”

“Generally, an open door to me means a way forward,” Lee says. “That we’re not trapped, and we’re not stuck in the past or stuck in one place, that we’re free.”

“I think the quest for freedom, freedom in your heart, is a big theme that has been with me from the beginning,” she adds.

Evanescence is currently touring the U.S. in support of Sanctuary.

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