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Egg hunts, ‘hideous’ pastel outfits and more: Jordan Davis remembers Easter in Louisiana

April 3, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Easter coming up on Sunday brings back a flood of memories for Jordan Davis — though he admits he doesn’t treasure every single one.

“We would always have the Easter egg hunt before church,” he recalls. “My mom, she would dress us in these ridiculous, pastel-colored — good Lord, I’m sorry for saying this, but the worst part about Easter for me is some of the photos that I have of what my mom dressed us in. It was hideous.”

Hideous outfits aside, Jordan remembers childhood Easters in Louisiana fondly.

“For me early on, and probably like with a lot of kids, Easter was just another Sunday where it was just a very mini, mini Christmas,” he says. “You know, we would get some candy. Every once in a while, we’d get a present, something we wanted.”

“You know, we’d go to church, and everybody looked great, [they’d] wear the new dress or the guys had these crazy ties on or something like that. And it really wasn’t until my high school years I realized how special that holiday was,” he adds.

With four kids of his own now, ranging in age from 10 months to 6 years, it’s likely to be an eventful Easter at the Davis household.

Jordan does seem to have a bit of time off, since his next show isn’t until April 11 at Boots in the Park in San Diego.

Elton John Record Store Day remix album getting digital release

April 3, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Dance remixes of Elton John songs make up the upcoming Record Store Day release Positiva Presents: Elton John – The Remixes, and now fans who don’t snag a copy will still have a chance to enjoy the music.

While glow-in-the-dark vinyl pressings will be released for Record Store Day on April 18, Positiva Presents just announced that the album is also getting a digital release on April 19.

The album, curated by Elton, features remixes of “Cold Heart,” his hit with Dua Lipa, and “Hold Me Closer,” his collaboration with Britney Spears.

There are also remixes of “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” “Rocket Man,” “Philadelphia Freedom” and “I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That.” Some of the remixes on the album have previously been unavailable on streaming platforms.

“Record Store Day is incredibly important to me, and with this package I really think we’ve made something special for dance music fans,” Elton says.

The digital release is available for preorder now. Vinyl copies will be available at participating independent record stores.

Olivia Dean dumps social media, prefers to live in ‘sweet ignorance’

April 3, 2026 by WDNY Radio

If you have a hot take on Olivia Dean, she doesn’t want to hear it — even if it’s positive.

Speaking to ELLE, the singer says after she won the Grammy for best new artist, she deleted all the social media apps from her phone. “I’ve been thinking about doing it for a while,” she says. “Even though the love has been overwhelming, even that is not healthy sometimes.”

“I don’t think you’re supposed to know everyone’s opinion about you,” she notes. “And I’ve decided I want to live in sweet ignorance.”

But one app she won’t delete is The New York Times’ Games: Wordle & Crossword. Olivia loves the mini crossword puzzle on the app, and tells ELLE she was thrilled when she was a clue: a word that describes the music both she and Daniel Caesar make. Unfortunately, she got the answer wrong. She laughs, “I bet it was ‘R&B.’ I wouldn’t really say that, guys, but okay, sure.”

Olivia will bring her sold-out tour to the U.S. in July and August, and hints to ELLE that she’ll have a custom look for every city. She took a stand against ticket resellers who were overcharging fans on the secondary market, and forced Ticketmaster to refund fans who overpaid on the platform.

“There is no way that I’m going to get up on that stage and sing my heart out while somebody sits at home and makes $500 or $600 off of me and you,” she tells ELLE. “I want people to be able to afford to come to the show. I don’t think you need to be someone who’s got loads of money to enjoy your favorite album. Full stop.”

U2 releases another surprise EP, ‘U2 – Easter Lily’

April 3, 2026 by WDNY Radio

U2 just surprised fans with some more new music.

After releasing the surprise EP U2 – Days of Ash in February, the Irish rockers are back with another surprise EP, U2 – Easter Lily.

While Days of Ash was written as a response to the current chaotic state of the world, Easter Lily is described in a press release as more reflective “exploring themes of friendship, loss, hope, and ultimately, renewal.”

“With Easter Lily we ended up asking very personal questions like: Are our own relationships up to these challenging times? How hard do you fight for friendship? Can our faith survive the mangling of meaning that those algorithms love to reward? Is all religion rubbish and still ripping us apart?” Bono says in a note to fans. “Or are there answers to find in its crevices? Are there ceremonies, rituals, dances that we might be missing in our lives? From the rite of Spring to Easter and its promise of rebirth and renewal.”

He also says the EP’s title is a nod to Patti Smith and her album Easter, explaining it “gave me so much hope when it was released in 1978.”

Like they did with Days of Ash, U2 has also released a special digital edition of their magazine Propaganda, featuring contributions from the band, including in-studio photos shot by Larry Mullen Jr., song lyrics and more.

U2 – Easter Lily is available now via digital outlets, with lyric videos on YouTube.

The EP comes as U2 is in the studio recording a new album, with Bono describing it as a “noisy, messy, ‘unreasonably colourful’ album to play LIVE,” adding, “We still look to vivid rock n roll as an act of resistance against all this awfulness on our small screens.”

Here is the track list for U2 – Easter Lily:

“Song for Hal,” ft. The Edge on lead vocals
“In a Life”
“Scars”
“Resurrection Song”
“Easter Parade”
“COEXIST (I Will Bless the Lord at All Times?)” – ft. a new soundscape by Brian Eno

Breathe in, breathe out with Bush’s ’Tiny Desk’ performance

April 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Bush is featured in the latest edition of NPR’s Tiny Desk performance series.

While seated behind the titular tiny desk, Gavin Rossdale led the band through performances of the Sixteen Stone hits “Machinehead” and “Glycerine,” the latter of which featured him singing a cappella.

They then played the deep cut “Out of This World” off 2001’s Golden State album before closing the set with the title track off the most recent Bush record, 2025’s I Beat Loneliness.

You can watch Bush’s Tiny Desk performance on YouTube.

Bush will launch a U.S. tour in support of I Beat Loneliness April 7 in Pittsburgh.

Music notes: KATSEYE, Charlie Puth and more

April 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

KATSEYE has shared the first teaser for the music video for “Pinky Up,” their new single. The song and the video drop April 9 at 9 p.m. PT. Meanwhile, some fans are upset that group member Manon Bannerman doesn’t appear to be in the video. The group’s record labels announced in February that she would be “taking a temporary hiatus from group activities to focus on her health and wellbeing.”

By his own admission, Charlie Puth isn’t much of an athlete, but he’s going to give a couple of the songs from his new album, Whatever’s Clever!, their live debuts on a sports-centric show. Charlie will perform Saturday on Amazon Music presents: In the Paint, which will stream during NBA Nightcap, Prime Video’s postgame show. It follows Prime Video’s presentation of the face-off between the San Antonio Spurs and the Denver Nuggets.

Zedd, Marshmello and Nelly are among the acts providing the entertainment for the Formula 1 @ Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, set for May 1-3 in Miami Gardens. They, along with Loud Luxury and Kane Brown, will perform at the race’s Hard Rock Beach Club stage. Visit F1MiamiGP.com for tickets.

Illenium has released the official music video for “Don’t Want Your Love,” his collab with Ellie Goulding. The song, co-written by Charli XCX, is from Illenium’s album Odyssey. Ellie welcomed daughter Iris Edeline Minniear-Goulding on March 6 with her boyfriend, Beau Minniear. It’s not clear if she was pregnant when she filmed the video, but we either see her from the shoulders up, or with her middle obscured by special effects.

Nashville notes: Kane Brown’s Grand Prix gig + Max McNown’s Summer Vacation

April 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Kane Brown is among the acts providing the entertainment for the Formula 1 @ Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, set for May 1-3 in Miami Gardens. Along with Loud Luxury, Zedd, Marshmello and Nelly, he’ll perform at the race’s Hard Rock Beach Club stage. Visit F1MiamiGP.com for tickets.

Max McNown will kick off The Summer Vacation Tour July 8 in his home state of Oregon. The trek wraps Aug. 19 in New York City. On Thursday, he plays the second of two sold-out shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, on the heels of his top-10 hit “Better Me for You (Brown Eyes).”

Toby Keith’s 35 Biggest Hits will be available on vinyl for the first time May 22. Originally released in 2008, it made it to #1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 in 2024.

Gov’t Mule announces new summer tour dates

April 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Gov’t Mule has revealed a new set of summer tour dates.

The Warren Haynes-led band has added 10 new summer headlining shows to their schedule, dubbed the Kicking In Your Stall Tour.

The new shows begin July 22 in Deerfield, Massachusetts, and run through Aug. 23 in Vail, Colorado. The dates fall between the band’s summer co-headlining tour with Joe Bonamassa.

An artist presale for tickets begins April 8 at 12 p.m. ET, with tickets going on sale to the general public April 10 at 12 p.m. ET.

But fans don’t have to wait until summer to see Gov’t Mule on the road. They launch a new spring tour on April 7 in Shipshewana, Indiana, which runs until May 1 in New Orleans. The spring shows include co-headlining dates with Larkin Poe.

A complete list of dates can be found at mule.net.

Bruno Mars teams with Hello Kitty for pop-ups on The Romantic Tour

April 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

When Bruno Mars kicks off his The Romantic Tour in Las Vegas, he’ll have a special guest on hand: Hello Kitty.

A limited-edition pop-up shop with exclusive, limited-edition Hello Kitty X Bruno Mars merch will debut April 9 at a pop-up store at The Shoppes at Mandalay Place. The beloved character will also be appearing in different Vegas locations, including an April 11 meet-and-greet at one of the city’s Hello Kitty cafes.

The tour begins with two shows at Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on April 10 and 11. But it’s not just fans in Las Vegas who will enjoy the experience: the pop-up with the merch will then travel to select tour stops, including Glendale, Arizona; Arlington, Texas; Atlanta; Detroit; Chicago; and Toronto.

If a Bruno/Hello Kitty crossover seems somewhat random, it might be, but it’s not new. It’s actually Bruno’s second collab with the cartoon creature. In 2024, he launched a line of branded Hello Kitty limited-edition merch to celebrate his holiday residency at Park MGM Las Vegas, and a similar meet-and-greet at the Hello Kitty cafe at that hotel.

Noah Kahan reveals track list for ‘The Great Divide’ with help from fans

April 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Noah Kahan recruited his fans to help reveal the track list for his new album, The Great Divide.

A select group of fans were sent special patches — the kind you sew onto your jacket — with the song titles on them. Each fan then posted their patch on social media, revealing one track at a time. You can see all the posts on the Instagram Story of one of Noah’s official sites, @kahanhq.

But if that’s too difficult, Noah has now organized all the song titles into a list on his website. Several tracks are songs he’s performed live in the past, such as “Deny Deny Deny,” “Haircut” and “Doors.”

There aren’t any features on the record — yet. After all, we’re talking about a guy who released a version of his last album, Stick Season, with guest stars ranging from Hozier and Gracie Abrams to Post Malone and Brandi Carlile, so who knows what he’ll do in the future?

On Noah’s website, you can enter for a chance to win a full set of The Great Divide patches. The album is out April 24.

Here’s the track list for The Great Divide:
“End of August”
“Doors”
“American Cars”
“Downfall”
“Paid Time off”
“The Great Divide”
“Haircut”
“Willing and Able”
“Dashboard”
“23”
“Porch Light”
“Deny Deny Deny”
“Headed North”
“We Go Way Back”
“Spoiled”
“All Them Horses”
“Dan”

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