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The Zombies releasing mono remaster of debut album, ‘Begin Here’

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Zombies are revisiting their debut album with a new reissue.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are set to reissue 1965’s Begin Here remastered in mono on April 17. This follows the September release of a mono remaster of their iconic sophomore album, Odessey & Oracle.

The reissue of Begin Here, the second of four planned reissues, will feature all 17 tracks from the U.K. and U.S. versions of the album, with new liner notes by rock journalist David Fricke.

“Thinking of The Zombies’ first album Begin Here immediately triggers wonderful memories of late-night sessions in Decca’s West Hampstead studio fueled by pure excitement and adrenaline,” The Zombies’ Colin Blunstone says. “These tracks changed all of our lives forever and I am forever grateful. I look back on them with wonder and a great deal of affection!”

The band is previewing the reissue with the release of the mono remastered version of “It’s Alright With Me,” which is now available via digital outlets.

Begin Here (Mono Remastered) will be released digitally, and on CD and vinyl. It is available for preorder now.

Dasha celebrates her 26th birthday by reliving an Opry memory

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

To celebrate her 26th birthday, “Austin” hitmaker Dasha is putting out a new version of “Oh, Anna!” recorded live at the Grand Ole Opry.

“Stepping into the circle never loses its magic for me,” she says. “Every time I stand on that stage, I think about the little girl who used to go by Anna and dreamed about moments like this. The Opry carries so much history; it’s where country music’s story has been told for generations, and ‘Oh, Anna!’ carries my own history.”

The 2025 Opry NextStage member made her Opry debut in June 2024. The new version of “Oh, Anna!” was captured last August.

“When I sang it there this past summer, I knew it was a moment I’d want to hold onto forever,” she recalls. “Releasing this live version on my 26th birthday feels like the most meaningful way to honor where I started and who I’ve become. It’s a gift to myself I’ll always cherish.”

“Austin” put Dasha on the map in 2024, becoming a viral sensation and making it to the top 10 on the Mediabase chart.

New book highlighting George Harrison’s personal photos coming in October

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Fans of The Beatles are about to get a new look at the band from the point of view of George Harrison.

Random House is set to release the new book The Third Eye: Early Photographs in October, described as “the first ever collection of George Harrison’s personal photos taken between 1963 and 1970.”

The book will feature over 200 color and black-and-white images capturing the rise of The Beatles. The images, curated by Harrison’s widow, Olivia Harrison, were taken from the rocker’s personal photos and 8mm film stills.

According to the description, the photos give fans an “inside look at the human beings behind the Beatles, trying to hold onto themselves—and enjoy themselves—while standing at the center of the storm.”

The book will include essays by Olivia, as well as authors Colm Tóibín and George Saunders, and the photos will feature commentary, including never-before-seen quotes from George.

The Third Eye: Early Photographs will be released Oct. 6 in the U.S. and is available for preorder now. There will also be a deluxe edition coming later in the fall.

Luke Grimes is ‘Haunted’ ahead of Riley Green’s ‘Marshals’ debut

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

If you can hardly wait for the premiere of Marshals on Sunday, you can check out a new song by its star now.

Singer, songwriter and actor Luke Grimes has just dropped “Haunted,” which appears in both the new CBS show and on his new album. His sophomore record, REDBIRD, is set to arrive April 3.

Marshals continues the story of Kayce Dutton, which began on Yellowstone, and will also mark the acting debut of Riley Green — something that grew out of his friendship with Luke.

Riley tells Entertainment Tonight he was already thinking about doing some acting when he happened to meet the star from the Taylor Sheridan universe.

“As he was starting his music career,” Riley recalls. “I was kind of trying to help him out in town, and we wrote some songs together and it was really just buddies talking … and he was like, ‘Maybe you should do some acting?'”

The 13-episode debut season of Marshals starts Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.

Unreleased Harry Styles song seemingly premiered during another artist’s show

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Harry Styles’ new album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., isn’t out until March 6, but another artist has apparently given one of its tracks a surprise premiere.

According to fan-captured video and multiple reports, British producer and artist Fred Again played the song during his show at London’s Alexandria Palace on Thursday. The song is a string-drenched ballad in waltz time, in which Harry sings, “We sleep half the night with your head on my chest, me and you/ There’s only me and you.”

NME reports that fans who heard Harry’s album at the listening parties he held earlier in February have identified the song as “Coming Up Roses.”

Harry and Fred Again were seen together in London in 2024.

The only officially released song from Kiss All the Time… is “Aperture.” Harry will premiere his new music live for the first time Saturday at the BRIT Awards in London.

ABC Audio has reached out to Harry’s rep for comment.

Listen to new collaborations from Drowning Pool & The Hu

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Drowning Pool has released a new song in collaboration with the artist Sorry X.

The track, called “THE WRONG ONE,” came together after Sorry X put out a cover of Drowning Pool’s signature song, “Bodies.”

“We stumbled on Sorry X’s cover of ‘Bodies’ and were impressed by the sheer brutality of her vocals,” guitarist CJ Pierce tells Revolver.

You can watch the video for “THE WRONG ONE” on YouTube.

In other collaboration news, The Hu is featured on a new song called “Pray to the Sun.” The track was recorded with composers Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli and singer Declan de Barra for the second season of the Netflix series One Piece.

(“THE WRONG ONE” video contains uncensored profanity.)

Billy Idol isn’t upset about not getting into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame the first time

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Billy Idol received his second nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Wednesday. His first came last year, and he doesn’t sound too bent out of shape that he didn’t get in the first time around.

“I started to realize you don’t always get in on your first time; that’s quite unusual, I think,” Idol tells Billboard. “It’s a process, and I can see why.”

He notes, “There’s quite a large number of people involved in deciding who gets in. It’s no guarantee.”

And it certainly sounds like Idol is excited to get another chance at the Rock Hall.

“It’s fantastic. It’s really exciting. It would be incredible this year,” says Idol, who got his start in 1976 in the band Generation X. “This is 50 years ago when I started so it would be really incredible. It would cap off an amazing 50 years.”

Looking at fellow nominees like INXS, The Black Crowes, Joy Division/New Order and Oasis, Idol says, “[W]hoever gets in will be a fantastic class.”

“We were all kind of making our way towards really doing this forever,” he says. “It’s a serious thing we all believed in, that we really wanted to see where our generation would take music.” He adds, “I think with the punk and then the music in the [’80s], we really did establish what the sound of the [’80s] would be — and beyond.”

Billy Idol’s life and career are the subject of the new documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead, which is in theaters now.

Nick Jonas’ new movie with Paul Rudd, ‘Power Ballad,’ premieres Sunday

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Power Ballad, the new movie starring Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd, will have its premiere Sunday on the closing night of the Dublin International Film Festival. Why there? Because the story is mostly set in Ireland and the film’s writer, director and producer, John Carney, is Irish.

According to the film’s official synopsis, Nick plays a “fading boy band star” named Danny, who meets Paul’s character, Rick, a “past-his-prime wedding singer,” during a gig. But after Danny turns one of Rick’s songs into his comeback hit, Rick is determined to get the “recognition he believes he deserves” from it.

The movie is described as a “feel-good story about music, self-respect, friendship, and the price of ambition.”

Power Ballad hits theaters June 5.

Nick will appear in another movie due to be released this year: the as-yet-untitled sequel to Jumanji: The Next Level. And in June he’s expected to begin filming another movie called Bodyman, about a bodyguard who stands to inherit his billionaire employer’s company, much to the dismay of the billionaire’s children.

Megan Moroney reveals there’s more to ‘Cloud 9’ than expected

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

A week after Cloud 9‘s Feb. 20 release, Megan Moroney’s already surprising fans with more music.

The bonus cut “Sorry… I Meant Tonight” expands on the 15 tracks from her third album.

“So, you pick a place and I’ll pick a time/ Under the stars or the city lights/ What are you doing for the rest of your life?/ Oh sorry, I meant tonight,” she sings on the just-released new addition.

Currently on her 9 Cities. 9 Days fan-focused promotional tour, Megan’s booked for a return appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, where she’ll play a surprise cut from Cloud 9.

She played “No Caller ID” on the NBC late-night staple in 2024.

Mumford & Sons’ ’Prizefighter’ wins bout for #1 debut in UK

February 27, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Mumford & Sons’ new album, Prizefighter, knocked out the competition to debut at #1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart.

Prizefighter gives the “Little Lion Man” outfit their second #1 in their home country in less than a year, after their last album, Rushmere, also debuted atop the Official Albums Chart after it was released in March 2025.

“Two UK No.1 albums in a year is something we never dreamed of,” Mumford & Sons say. “This one means a lot to us, and we can’t thank you enough. Keep prizefighting.”

Overall, Prizefighter marks Mumford & Sons’ fourth #1 across the pond, along with Rushmere, 2012’s Babel and 2015’s Wilder Mind.

Mumford & Sons can celebrate their latest chart achievement with their performance on Saturday Night Live on Saturday. They’ll launch a North American tour in June.

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