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The Who kicks off North American farewell tour with live debut of ‘Going Mobile’

August 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The Who kicked off their The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour Saturday in Sunrise, Florida, treating fans to a song they’ve never played live before.

According to setlist.fm, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers performed the Who’s Next track “Going Mobile,” with Pete Townshend’s brother, guitarist Simon Townshend, handling lead vocals. It marked the first time The Who had ever played the 1971 song live in concert.

“Going Mobile” was part of four straight songs from Who’s Next, with the band performing “Bargain.” “Love Ain’t For Keeping” and “Behind Blue Eyes” right before it. Later in the concert they also played “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “The Song Is Over,” and “Baba O’Riley,” from the same album.

The set was filled with a whole host of other Who classics. They opened with “I Can’t Explain,” and also played tracks like “Who Are You,” “I Can See For Miles,” “Pinball Wizard,” “My Generation,” “You Better You Bet,” “The Real Me,” “Eminence Front,” and more.

According to USA Today, while the band did work through some technical difficulties during the show, Roger Daltrey noted it would make the gig more memorable.

“You’ll never remember the perfect show,” Daltrey said after an issue before “You Better You Bet.” “You’ll remember the f***-ups.”

They also joked about their drummer drama, referring to the fact that they they fired, then re-hired, then fired drummer Zak Starkey earlier this year. When introducing new drummer Scott Devours, the drummer for Daltrey’s solo tours, Townshend joked, “I have no idea who he is.”

The Who’s The Song Is Over North American Farewell tour hits Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, with dates confirmed through Sept. 28 in Las Vegas. A complete list of dates can be found at TheWho.com.

Rome announces debut solo EP, ‘Gemini’

August 15, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Rome, formerly of Sublime with Rome, has announced his debut solo EP.

The set is called Gemini and will drop Sept. 19. It includes the single “Slow & Easy” featuring Dirty Heads.

“This is the most fun I’ve ever had making music,” Rome says of the EP. “It’s the culmination of waking up every day and choosing to write something from the heart with my friends and family. Every note is intentional, every word means something real to me. The world is getting to know another side of me, and I couldn’t be more excited.”

Rome launched his solo career following the dissolution of Sublime with Rome, which was originally founded in 2009 as an offshoot of Sublime. Sublime with Rome ended with a 2024 farewell tour after original Sublime members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh reformed the band with Jakob Nowell, son of the late Bradley Nowell.

A$AP Rocky talks Denzel Washington’s love of hip-hop: ‘I did not know that that man was such a fan’

August 15, 2025 by WDNY Radio

A$AP Rocky and Spike Lee were guests on Wallo and Gillie‘s Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, where they promoted their latest film with Denzel Washington, Highest 2 Lowest. Though a fan of Denzel, Rocky shares he was surprised to learn of the actor’s love of hip-hop.

“Denzel was such a great actor, he did something that wasn’t even on the script,” Spike recalled. “He started rapping from Nas’ Ilmatic. And it wasn’t scripted but [A$AP Rocky] was rolling with it. And he says at one point, ‘What is it, a rap battle?'”

Rocky noted that the moment “was crazy because I did not know that that man was such a fan of hip-hop like that.”

“I presumed that he was on some Miles Davis s***, maybe some Alice Coltrane,” he continued. “Your man came on set talking about Moneybagg Yo lyrics, NLE Choppa lyrics, DMX lyrics. So in the scene, he just starts freestyling like regular, so it caught me off guard.”

Rocky admits he was “fanning out the whole time. …And just to see him freestyle, he got me up out of there,” he says. “I lost a battle to Denzel.”

Denzel and Rocky star in Highest 2 Lowest, Spike’s reimagining of Akira Kurosawa‘s 1963 Japanese film High and Low, is out now in select theaters.

Avenged Sevenfold announces Chicago pop-up shop

August 15, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Avenged Sevenfold is launching a pop-up shop in Chicago to celebrate their shows with System of a Down at the Windy City’s Soldier Field.

The store will be open Aug. 29 through Sept. 1 at 39 S State St. It promises to include exclusive merchandise and experiences.

A7X’s shows with SOAD take place Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Their upcoming touring plans also include headlining Kentucky’s Louder than Life festival in September.

System of a Down, meanwhile, is also playing shows at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Aug. 27 and Aug. 28, and Toronto’s Rogers Stadium on Sept. 3 and Sept. 5. Korn is on the bill for the Jersey shows, while Deftones will be opening in Toronto.

Pink pulls off viral Nicki Minaj stiletto challenge — and rapper approves

August 15, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Pink can fly over stadiums hanging upside down while singing in tune — so why can’t she balance precariously on one leg while wearing high heels?

The “Try” singer posted a TikTok on Thursday that showed her successfully completing the viral “Nicki Minaj stiletto challenge.” It’s named after a scene in a 2013 video by the rapper, in which she squats and balances on one leg, and crosses her other leg, all while wearing stiletto heels. People have so far managed to do the pose while balancing on things like podiums, dumbbells and paint cans, while others try and wipe out.

In Pink’s TikTok, she’s doing the pose while balancing on top of a box, wearing a bathing suit and casually drinking a bottle of beer and laughing. She captioned it, “Why my friends always wait till my third beer to make me do dumb s*** on TikTok.”

Nicki reposted the video on X and added heart, grimacing face and pink bow emojis.

Gladys Knight responds after son accuses her husband of elder abuse

August 15, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Legendary singer Gladys Knight‘s health is in the spotlight amid a family dispute.

Despite her son Shanga Hankerson raising concerns about her cognitive health and her ability to work in an interview with entertainment media outlet The Shade Room, Knight says she’s “doing very well.”

“I’m sorry that my health and performances have been misrepresented,” Knight said in a statement to ABC News. “I want my fans and those concerned to rest assured I am doing very well for someone who has been on stage for three quarters of a century, hard to believe, right?”

“I’m healthy and happy and visiting friends and family these last few months,” she continued. “I’m excited to get back on the road with my sisters and on stage with The Queens Tour – see you soon.”

Knight’s publicist, Laura Herlovich, added in a separate statement to ABC News Friday, “Gladys and her team are greatly saddened by Shanga’s unfounded allegations, especially as he has had no substantial contact with her. She has not been on tour since June 1st and can’t wait to begin touring again in September. At this time our lawyers have no choice but to explore any and all legal remedies due to Shanga’s defamatory comments.”

Hankerson had previously told The Shade Room that he didn’t want his mother to tour again.

“I don’t want my mom out on tour, on a tour bus, wondering where she’s at,” Hankerson said.

Hankerson said he noticed in 2024 that his mom might not be in good health.

“She zoned out. They’re having to rewind the teleprompters because my mom is forgetting to even look at them,” he said.

Hankerson claimed he filed a complaint with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, accusing his mother’s current husband, William McDowell, of elder abuse.

“Not knowing where, who she is, not knowing where William is, is a big thing for her. And that’s my biggest issue,” Hankerson said.

McDowell told ABC News that he is letting Knight’s statement speak for the situation and wouldn’t be making any additional comments.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services told ABC News complaints are confidential and the agency does not comment on investigations.

Civil trial attorney Tre Lovell, who is not involved in the matter and does not represent Hankerson, Knight, or McDowell, told ABC News that if there is a complaint, the agency will need to investigate to figure out whether the claims are valid or not.

“North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, they need to step in, conduct their own investigation with their own health care experts, and determine whether or not somebody is suffering from some type of mental cognitive disability or condition and the type of remedy that that’s going to require,” Lovell said.

Known as the “Empress of Soul,” Knight burst onto the music scene with the Motown R&B group The Pips in 1961. Knight has won seven Grammys.

Talking Heads team with Welcome Skateboards for new limited-edition collection

August 15, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The legendary Talking Heads have teamed up with Welcome Skateboards for a once in a lifetime collaboration.

The skateboard company has just launched a limited-edition merch collection celebrating the band’s debut album, Talking Heads: 77. The line includes two graphic tees and a custom skateboard deck, with all items featuring early shots of Talking Heads taken by the late photographer Mick Rock.

“We’ve always been inspired by artists who disregard rules and create new genres, and Talking Heads are the epitome of that,” said Jason Celaya, founder of Welcome Skateboards. “This collaboration is a nod to the creative rebellion that Talking Heads brought to the music world.”

The Talking Heads X Welcome collaboration is currently available online and at select skate shops worldwide.

Nashville notes: Zach Top’s tour additions + Karley Scott Collins’ ‘Girlfriend’

August 15, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Zach Top is serving up five more rounds of Cold Beer & Country Music, adding as many new shows to his fall tour. Tickets for the dates at Greensboro’s First Horizon Coliseum, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena and two hometown shows in Kennewick, Washington, go on sale Aug. 22, with presales starting Aug. 19.

“Girlfriend” is the latest track from Karley Scott Collins, ahead of the release of her debut album, Flight Risk, on Sept. 26. She resumes her opening spot on Keith Urban‘s High and Alive Tour Sept. 10 in Vancouver.

The Randy Rogers Band‘s new EP, The Going, drops Oct. 24. You can check out the title track now.

Bastille’s Dan Smith releases ‘”&” (Ampersand)’ EP

August 15, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Bastille frontman Dan Smith has released a new EP to accompany his 2024 album, “&” (Ampersand).

The set is described as the conclusion of the “&” (Ampersand) story, which “intertwine[s] the lives and wide worlds of startling people.” It includes four new tracks, plus four live recordings.

“The EP continues the project’s mission: to connect us through other people’s stories and to find humanity in overlooked corners of history and myth,” a press release reads.

Smith supported “&” (Ampersand) with a run of 2024 theater live dates.

How Huey Lewis caused a ‘Late Great Heartbreak’ for Old Dominion

August 15, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The creation of Old Dominion‘s newest song, “Late Great Heartbreak,” started with a simple question: “What if we made a Huey Lewis song?”

Of course, he’s the man responsible for ’80s hits like “The Power of Love,” “The Heart of Rock & Roll” and “If This Is It,” along with his band The News. Invoking his name opened a new vein of creativity for OD.

“The freedom we feel now comes through in the amount of fun we have during the recording process,” lead singer Matthew Ramsey says. “It was inspiring to goof off. There wasn’t any pressure in the room. We just wanted to laugh our a**** off and make a song that was catchy as hell.”

“Late Great Heartbreak” is the final preview of the band’s sixth album, Barbara, before it arrives Aug. 22. Old Dominion has revealed nearly half the record, including the tracks “Making Good Time,” “Me Most Nights,” “Water My Flowers,” “Man or the Song” and “Miss You Man.”

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