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‘Sinners’ wins big, Salt-N-Pepa accepts Hall of Fame award at NAACP Image Awards 2026

February 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Black excellence was celebrated at the 57th annual NAACP Image Awards Saturday.

Host Deon Cole kicked off the night with a comedic prayer, which included a request for more pettiness from 50 Cent and poked fun at Nicki Minaj’s support of President Donald Trump. He also made reference to the incident at the BAFTA Film Awards, during which John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, yelled racial slurs as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on the stage.

Regina Hall praised Jordan and Lindo for responding with class, before presenting Sinners star Miles Caton with outstanding breakthrough performance (motion picture). Lindo later thanked everyone who showed him and Jordan support in the wake of the incident.

Quinta Brunson received the award for outstanding actress in a comedy series for Abbott Elementary. Angela Bassett won outstanding actress in a drama series for 9-1-1, and Sterling K. Brown took home the male equivalent for Paradise, shouting out Black women for supporting him throughout his journey.

Cynthia Erivo was named outstanding actress in a motion picture for Wicked: For Good. Michael B. Jordan was named Entertainer of the Year and won outstanding actor in a motion picture for Sinners, where he paid homage to Chadwick Boseman in his speech. Sinners later took home the award for outstanding motion picture.

NAACP President Derrick Johnson paid tribute to the late Jesse Jackson, with Samuel L. Jackson sharing how Jesse inspired him to believe in himself with the famous chant, “I am somebody.”

Viola Davis was honored with the Chairman Award; she acknowledged “the people that we forget, the people that we don’t think about” and “those caring for her mother who has dementia,” among others.

Salt-N-Pepa and DJ Spinderella received the Hall of Fame award, and Colman Domingo was honored with the President’s Award. An in memoriam tribute remembered late Black entertainers including Malcolm Jamal Warner, D’Angelo, Angie Stone, Roberta Flack and Sly Stone.

Olivia Dean wins big at BRIT Awards, Harry Styles opens show with massive dance number

February 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Olivia Dean went four for five Saturday night at the BRIT Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys.

After winning the Grammy for best new artist, Olivia was nominated in five categories at the BRITs, held in Manchester, England. She took home four: artist of the year, pop act, Mastercard album of the year for The Art of Loving and song of the year for “Rein Me In,” a collaboration with singer/songwriter Sam Fender that’s currently #1 on the U.K. singles chart. She also performed “Man I Need” during the show.

Lola Young, who was also up for five trophies, won breakthrough artist, accepting the trophy from Myles Smith.

Opening the show, Harry Styles gave the first live performance of his #1 single “Aperture.” It was a huge number with a full chorus of background singers and more than a dozen male dancers, and featured some fancy footwork from Harry himself. He wore black-and-white pinstriped trousers, a pinstriped shirt, a striped tie and bow-trimmed ballet flats, all by Chanel, according to People.

The winner for international song of the year was “APT.” by ROSÉ & Bruno Mars, marking the first-ever BRIT Award for a K-pop artist. And speaking of K-pop, the voices of KPop Demon Hunters’ HUNTR/X — EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami — were also seen performing “Golden” on the show.

Mark Ronson won the outstanding contribution to music award, and performed a career-spanning medley, during which he was joined by frequent musical collaborator Dua Lipa, among others.

The late Ozzy Osbourne was posthumously honored with a BRITs Lifetime Achievement award, introduced by Dolly Parton via a pre-recorded message. His widow, Sharon Osbourne, accepted the trophy.

Alex Warren, RAYE and sombr also performed during the ceremony.

Noel Gallagher, Ozzy Osbourne honored at 2026 BRITs; Sam Fender, Wolf Alice among winners

February 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Noel Gallagher and Ozzy Osbourne were honored Saturday at the 2026 BRIT Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys.

The Oasis guitarist received the songwriter of the year award despite not having not released a new song in the past year, though it’s hard to deny the impact of his and his brother Liam Gallagher’s reunion tour in 2025.

In accepting the prize, Noel thanked his aforementioned brother as well as the rest of Oasis for bringing “those songs to life.”

The late Prince of Darkness, meanwhile, was posthumously honored with the BRIT lifetime achievement award. The ceremony also featured a performance of the song “No More Tears” featuring Ozzy band members including Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, guitarist Zakk Wylde, keyboardist Adam Wakeman and drummer Tommy Clufetos. The rendition was fronted by English pop star Robbie Williams.

The night’s winners included Sam Fender for alternative/rock act and song of the year for his collaboration with Olivia Dean, “Rein Me In,” Wolf Alice for group of the year, Lola Young for breakthrough artist and Geese for international group.

Wolf Alice also performed, as did sombr, who was seemingly accosted by a stage-rushing fan during his set. However, a rep for sombr confirms to Variety that the incident was staged and was intentionally part of the production.

‘Life Changes’: Thomas Rhett is finally the father of a boy

February 28, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins are now the parents of a baby boy, the two revealed on Instagram Friday evening.

“Oh. my. goodness. Our hearts are just in a big ole puddle with this precious baby BOY,” Lauren begins, leading with a photo of the little one, who has a full head of dark hair, with his arms wrapped around a stuffed duck.

“Brave Elijah Akins was born last week at almost 10 pounds and almost 2 weeks early-thank you Jesus this big boy didn’t wait another 2 weeks to be born,” she says. “Thomas Rhett was my biggest champion in labor & delivery.”

“He helped deliver him,” she continues, adding a crying emoji, “was the first one to see and *tearfully*, mixed with a bit of shock announce to us all in the room ‘It’s a BOY.’”

“We are so grateful God chose us to have YOU cutie pie,” she closes. “Your four sisters are smitten and we are completely over the moon in love with you big Brave boy.”

The post includes a full carousel of photos of the whole family, including his sisters, Willa Gray, Ada James, Lennon Love and Lillie Carolina, who range in age from 10 to 4.

Blood, slaps and Paris: Watch Alex Warren lead a tour of stars’ homes in new video for ‘Fever Dream’

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Alex Warren’s video for his new song “Fever Dream” lives up to its name.

The video starts with Alex as the driver on one of those buses that take you around to stars’ homes in Hollywood. As he passes by the houses, calling out the names of the stars who live there, he spots a mysterious woman looking through a window. He runs into the house to find her and instead stumbles across a horror movie set, with his wife, Kouvr Annon, playing the victim who’s getting stabbed. Alex ends up covered in blood.

He runs into another room in the house and finds himself in the back of a limo with two mysterious figures and some balloons. He then exits the limo and fights his way through a horde of paparazzi, only to wake up lying on a street being revived with defibrillator paddles.

Alex then finds himself in front of a sorority house and dances around with the girls there. Suddenly, he’s back in the limo, then he’s fighting off the paparazzi again. Finally, he’s in a field with the tour bus, and his customers are yelling at him. Suddenly, he sees the girl he’s been chasing in the field and runs up to her. When she turns around, we see it’s Paris Hilton.

“Paris?” he asks. “Yeah?” she responds. “It’s been you the whole time?” he asks. “Duh,” she replies. “Is this even real?” he asks. “It’s time to wake up, Alex,” says Paris, and then slaps him.

Next thing you know, he’s waking up on Hollywood Boulevard wearing different clothes. We see that he’s actually a musician busking on the street for money, and none of any of what we’ve just seen was real. Or was it?

‘Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,’ ‘Laughter in the Rain’ singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka dead at 86

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka died Friday at the age of 86, ABC News has confirmed.

“Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Neil Sedaka,” read a statement from the musician’s family. “A true rock and roll legend, an inspiration to millions, but most importantly, at least to those of us who were lucky enough to know him, an incredible human being who will be deeply missed.”

Sedaka rose to fame in the late ’50s and early ’60s, thanks to popular hits like “Calendar Girl,” “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen,” “Oh! Carol,” and what became his signature song, “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” which went to #1 in 1962. In 1975, he released a slowed-down version of the same song, which became a top 10 hit in 1976 and earned him a Grammy nomination.

Sedaka’s career as an artist saw a decline in the mid-’60s, due to the popularity of The Beatles and the so-called British Invasion, although he had continued success writing songs for other artists like Frank Sinatra, The Monkees and others. He also remained a successful performer in the U.K. where he released a trio of popular albums: Emergence, Solitaire and The Tra-La Days Are Over. Those albums prompted Elton John to signed Sedaka to his Rocket Records label, and helped reintroduce him to American audiences.

Sedaka saw a renewed popularity as a performer in the mid-’70s, thanks to the albums released on John’s label. One, Sedaka’s Back, featured the #1 song the “Laughter in the Rain,” while The Hungry Years included another #1 hit, “Bad Blood,” with an uncredited Elton John on backing vocals.

Sedaka also maintained a successful songwriting career, writing tunes for other artists, including the Captain and Tennille song “Love Will Keep Us Together,” which went to #1 and earned Sedaka and co-writer Howard Greenfield a Grammy for record of the year.

Sedaka was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983, which also gave him the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.

New Deadhead documentary, ‘Summer Tour’, to screen this summer

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Grateful Dead have a loyal fan base, and a new movie about them is set to hit theaters this summer.

Summer Tour, directed by Mischa Richter and co-produced by actress Chloe Sevigny, focuses on the Deadhead community as they follow Dead & Company on the band’s final tour in 2023.

The film debuted at the 2025 Telluride Film Festival and was just acquired by Utopia. As a shout out to Deadheads, the company plans to roll out the film this summer with a multi-city tour across America that will include screenings and performances by Dead-inspired bands.

“We are so happy that Summer Tour has found a home with Utopia,” says Richter. “We can’t think of a better fit for our film due to Utopia’s experience with and love for music documentaries.”

“Summer Tour is a lovingly crafted hang-out documentary that roadtrips alongside such an iconic music fandom,” Utopia’s Charlie Sextro notes. “There’s a timeless quality to Mischa’s film. It’s a love-letter to community, music, alternative lifestyles and gathering together irl.”

Aerosmith release ‘Walkin’ The Dog’ live performance from reissue of their self-titled debut

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Aerosmith is set to reissue their self-titled debut album in March, and they are giving fans a preview of the bonus material that will come with it.

The Boston rockers have released “Walkin’ The Dog (Live At Paul’s Mall, 1973)” to digital outlets. It’s part of the limited-edition five-LP Aerosmith (Legendary Collector’s Edition), dropping March 20.

In addition to the 1973 live performance at Boston venue Paul’s Mall on black vinyl, the set includes the original album remastered on clear vinyl, along with a 2024 Album Mix on translucent red vinyl. The set also includes unreleased studio tracks on black vinyl and a UV cloud-effect 12-inch vinyl, featuring both the 2024 remaster and mix of the band’s iconic single “Dream On.”

The set also comes with a hardcover book featuring never-before-seen photos, plus liner notes with new interviews with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer. There are also contributions from musicians like Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, Dolly Parton, The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson, Guns N’ Roses’ Slash and more.

In addition to the Collector’s Edition set, Aerosmith will release Aerosmith (Legendary Edition) as four-LP and three-CD sets, as well as digitally, as a single CD and as a single LP, available in both black and translucent red.

All formats are available for preorder now.

New Music Friday: RAYE, Alex Warren, Jessie Murph and more

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

RAYE has released “Nightingale Lane.” from her upcoming album, This Music May Contain Hope. There’s also a live video, recorded at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios with the London Symphony Orchestra and a choir. “This song is about the greatest heartbreak I’ve ever known,” RAYE says before she starts singing the ballad. The album is out March 27.

Alex Warren has been teasing his song “Fever Dream” for weeks, and the song is finally out. Fans seem to agree that they really like the song but wish it was longer. Like his breakthrough hit “Ordinary,” the song is about his wife, Kouvr Annon. It’s the first taste of new music from the Grammy-nominated singer ahead of his upcoming tour, which launches in April. He performs at the BRIT Awards on Sunday.

Jessie Murph has a new song on the soundtrack of Scream 7, the latest installment in the long-running horror franchise. The slinky track is called “Criminal.” The movie’s in theaters now.

Lauv has returned with a new EP called songs i couldn’t forget, a set of demos he’s been sitting on for years. In a statement, he writes, “back in 2018, i wrote these songs during a time that shaped me. years later, i still can’t get them out of my head, so i put them together into my new EP … it’s a collection of songs that still mean a lot to me — lessons learned, moments shared, and love lost. in any case, i hope you love them.” The single, ‘mariah,’ is about listening to old songs by Mariah Carey. Lauv launches a co-headlining tour with Khalid called It’s Always Summer Somewhere, starting May 15.

Nashville notes: Warren Zeiders was ‘Born to Be Yours’ + ERNEST’s new ‘Boat’

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Avery Anna’s new EP, forgive, forget, will arrive March 13. The six-song collection features her latest release, “Man Downstairs.”

“Boat Named After You” is the latest preview of ERNEST’s third studio album, Deep Blue, which is set for release sometime later this year. It will also feature the previously released “Lorelei.”

“Born to Be Yours” is Warren Zeiders’ first new music since January’s Live from the 717. The 21-track album was recorded during his sold-out Giant Center performance in his hometown of Hershey, Pennsylvania.

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