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Jason Aldean & Darius Rucker make a Full Throttle effort to help kids with cancer

August 18, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Thirteen-year-old Houston native Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel managed to raise $200,000 to help kids fighting cancer, with a little help from his new friends Jason Aldean and Darius Rucker.

DJ himself suffers from a rare form of brain and spinal cancer, but continues to fight, even though he was told almost eight years ago he only had five months to live. Since then, he’s been working to help others facing similar battles.

Back in June, he posted an Instagram video asking “Hey, does anybody know Jason Aldean? Because we’re trying to do a country show down here to raise money for kids with cancer.” Darius happened to be with Jason at the time, and the two responded with a promise to help.

The end result was a day of fun for DJ and other kids prior to Jason’s sold-out Full Throttle show Aug. 15 in Houston. There was mini-golf, batting practice, meet-and-greets with the Astros, plus tickets to a future game.

DJ ended the day joining Jason onstage at the concert. Along the way, the “Whiskey Drink” hitmaker also made a $200,000 donation to Heroes for Children, a non-profit that helps kids and families dealing with cancer.

Joey Bada$$ announces ‘Dark Aura’ music video and tour

August 18, 2025 by WDNY Radio

It feels like a dark aura for Joey Bada$$, who has just released a brand-new music video.

The visual for “Dark Aura” begins with Joey counting money at a desk, before the camera pans over to watch as he gets dressed for a night out at New York City’s Blue Note. Other clips see him boxing, in the studio and rapping in various settings including the back of a car, the woods and in front of a garage that reads, “Lonely at the Top” in graffiti.

Lonely at the Top is the name of Joey’s upcoming album. It arrives Aug. 25 and will soon be supported by his 25-city headlining Dark Aura Tour. The trek is set to kick off on Oct. 16 with special guests Rapsody and Ab-Soul.

Tickets will go sale Tuesday starting with an artist presale; a general sale will follow on Thursday.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

Nothing More premieres video for ’CARNAL’ track ‘EXISTENTIAL DREAD’

August 18, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Nothing More has premiered the video for “EXISTENTIAL DREAD,” a track off the band’s latest album, CARNAL.

The clip cycles through different fantastical images, including hooded figures drowning in a river of gold. In a post previewing the video, fans expressed that it looked like it was made with AI.

“AI didn’t make a video for us,” frontman Jonny Hawkins wrote in response. “We hired an artists, I plotted out a vision, theme and visuals. Then that artist (Tristan) used AI to start generation images that he edited together through multiple versions with notes… and then tweaked that into a visual experience for the viewer.”

“If you think it’s ‘just machines creating it’ then I would challenge you to come up with anything as compelling as Tristan did for the same price with different tools,” Hawkins continued. “Would love to see what you come up with. Out compete him if what you say is true.”

The “EXISTENTIAL DREAD” video is now on YouTube.

CARNAL was released in 2024, and a deluxe version dropped in March. Together, both versions have spawned #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with “IF IT DOESN’T HURT,” “ANGEL SONG” featuring Disturbed‘s David Draiman, “HOUSE ON SAND” featuring I Prevail‘s Eric Vanlerberghe and “FREEFALL” featuring Chris Daughtry.

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Neil Young plays anti-corporate track ‘This Note’s For You’ for the first time since 1997

August 18, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Neil Young famously blasted corporate sponsorship invading rock and roll in the 1988 song “This Note’s For You,” and it appears that he’s still not happy about it.

During his show Sunday night, he performed the song during his encore, which according to setlist.fm marked the first time he’s performed the track since 1997. The song directly calls out corporations like Coke, Pepsi and Budweiser in its lyrics. The choice to add it to his set Sunday was notable as he was headlining a venue sponsored by a corporation, the Budweiser Stage in Toronto.

“This Note’s For You” was the subject of some controversy when the song was released. The title was inspired by Budweiser’s “This Bud’s For You” campaign, and the video for the track parodied popular ads that featured music and appearances by artists like Eric Clapton, Genesis and others, and included impersonators of Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson.

MTV initially refused to air it but the network eventually added it to the rotation and it went on to win video of the year at the 1989 MTV VMAs.

And Young fans in Canada may get to hear him perform the song again. He’s set to play the Budweiser Stage in Toronto again on Tuesday.

Twenty One Pilots share new song, ‘Drum Show’; ‘Not sure’ about future touring plans

August 18, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Twenty One Pilots have shared a new song called “Drum Show,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, Breach.

Befitting of its title, “Drum Show” features vocals by drummer Josh Dun, who also provides a characteristically energetic beat.

You can watch the “Drum Show” video streaming now on YouTube.

Breach, the follow-up to 2024’s Clancy, drops Sept. 12. It also includes the lead single “The Contract.”

In other news, frontman Tyler Joseph has shared a statement regarding Twenty One Pilots’ future live plans following their upcoming U.S. Breach tour, which begins Sept. 18 in Cincinnati.

“Then after that…I’m not sure,” Joseph writes in an Instagram post. “I’m not saying it’s our last tour ever; I’m just saying, other than maybe some festivals next year, it will be the first time in our career we won’t know when we will tour again.”

He continues, “Sucks that we aren’t giving Breach a proper world tour, and I’m sorry to our friends outside of the States.”

‘Long Live Country Music’ is RaeLynn’s ‘love letter’

August 18, 2025 by WDNY Radio

RaeLynn shouts out Dolly Parton, George Jones and Johnny Cash in her new track, “Long Live Country Music,” namechecking Toby Keith‘s “Shoulda Been a Cowboy” as well.

“This song is basically my love letter to country music,” she says. “I’m so passionate about this new sound and what it represents for me… Every reference, every lyric, it’s all straight from my heart and full of truth.”

Early on, the season 2 contestant from The Voice scored her only top-10 hit with 2014’s “God Made Girls.” “Long Live Country Music” follows May’s “Heaven Is a Honkytonk,” both part of her return to her original label, Big Machine.

The Texas native’s currently on Jason Aldean‘s Full Throttle Tour. You can check out the “Long Live Country Music” video on YouTube now.

‘Long Live Country Music’ is RaeLynn’s ‘love letter’

August 18, 2025 by WDNY Radio

RaeLynn shouts out Dolly Parton, George Jones and Johnny Cash in her new track, “Long Live Country Music,” namechecking Toby Keith‘s “Shoulda Been a Cowboy” as well.

The Texas native’s currently on Jason Aldean‘s Full Throttle Tour. You can check out the “Long Live Country Music” video on YouTube now.

David Lee Roth jokes he was visited by the ghost of Eddie Van Halen

August 18, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Back in April, former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar released the song “Encore, Thank You, Good Night,” revealing that the tune was inspired by a dream he had about his late bandmate Eddie Van Halen. Well, now Van Halen’s other lead singer, David Lee Roth, has weighed in on it.

Fan shot footage posted to YouTube shows that during a concert in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, earlier this month, Roth seemed to mock Hagar’s dream, revealing that he too got a visit from Eddie’s ghost.

Calling Hagar “one of my esteemed colleagues” with a “great voice,” Roth joked, “I don’t know what the odds are, but last night the ghost of Eddie Van Halen visited me at the f****** hotel room. I was watching the weather report and he came in and he was laughing. His f****** ghost was laughing.”

“I said, ‘What did you do now?’ He said, ‘Dave, Dave … Dave, you know that song I gave Hagar?’ I said ‘What now?’ He said, ‘It’s actually [Iron Butterfly’s hit] ‘In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’ backwards. Don’t f****** tell him,'” Roth continued, tongue in cheek.

Roth said after laughing and sharing a cigarette together, he let Eddie know how he felt about him.

“I hugged my brother Ed, and I said, ‘Man, do I f****** miss you.’ And he said, ‘I miss you too, Dave,'” Roth shared. “He said, ‘But you know what? You should still go to hell.’ And I said, ‘Save me a seat.'”

Roth is set to bring his tour to Gary, Indiana, on Tuesday. A complete list of dates can be found at DavidLeeRoth.com.

Offset says song ‘Move On’ is about peacefully moving on from relationship with Cardi B

August 18, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Offset addresses his relationship with Cardi B on his upcoming album, Kiari, breaking down his feelings on the final song, “Move On.”

“It’s about moving on, like, peacefully,” he explains in an interview with the Associated Press. “That’s what the message is supposed to be. It’s all love and peace.”

“I just ended the album with that [song], just to end that chapter because it’s time to move on, it’s over and done with,” he continued. “It was great while it lasted. That shouldn’t be the topic for either one of us no more. It’s a book that’s closed.”

After nearly seven years of marriage, in which they welcomed three children, Cardi filed for divorce from Offset for the second time in 2024. She has since moved on to date NFL player Stefon Diggs and has been gearing up for the release of her upcoming album, Am I the Drama?

She recently dropped her single, “Imaginary Playerz,” which samples “Imaginary Player” by Jay-Z, who she says approved of the song.

“If [Jay] didn’t approve it, I probably wouldn’t even feel a certain type of way neither, because it’s like, ‘OK, maybe I just had to come a little bit harder,’” Cardi previously said on X Spaces. “But I’m glad that I came hard and he loved it.”

Watch the audience go wild as Shawn Mendes welcomes Niall Horan to the stage

August 18, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Shawn Mendes thrilled fans during his show Aug. 16 at London’s O2 Arena by bringing out a special guest.

On his Instagram, you can watch video of him saying, “Everybody please welcome Mr. Niall Horan to the stage.” The audience proceeded to lose its collective mind as the former One Direction star joined Shawn to perform his 2016 solo single “This Town.”

“I love you… and I love this guy. Take care of him,” Niall said as the song ended and he pointed to Shawn. Shawn captioned the video, “I’ll remember this for a long time. Thank you so much London.”

Shawn’s world tour will return to North America on Sept. 25. Niall, meanwhile, will return to your TV screen on Sept. 22 for season 28 of The Voice, where he’ll once again be a coach, along with Reba McEntire, Michael Bublé and Snoop Dogg.

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