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Alex Van Halen says Van Halen reached out to Michael Anthony about 2006 David Lee Roth reunion

May 13, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Alex Van Halen is setting the record straight about not having Michael Anthony in Van Halen for their 2006 reunion with original frontman David Lee Roth.

In an interview with the Brazilian outlet KazaGastão, Alex says that when the band decided to reunite with Roth they reached out to Anthony, but wound up going with Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang Van Halen when Anthony didn’t respond.

“We did call,” Alex says. “To put the record straight, we did call Mike cause we owed him that, and we did call, he just didn’t answer.”

“You know, and I’m not angry at him, I love Mike,” he adds, noting that he was his “drinking buddy.”

Alex says Wolfgang wound up getting the gig because he impressed him and Eddie in the studio.

“People think … that there’s family influences in how he became part of the band, which is just simply not true,” he says.

Anthony’s last tour with Van Halen was their 2004 reunion tour with Sammy Hagar. Anthony is currently playing with Hagar on his The Best of All Worlds Tour, which has Hagar performing a set filled with Va Halen classics. The next U.S. leg launches June 13 in St. Louis.

Russell Dickerson, Carly Pearce, Shaboozey & Ashley McBryde take center stage at Fan Fair X

May 13, 2026 by WDNY Radio

As CMA Fest 2026 approaches, the Country Music Association is revealing what’s in store for Fan Fair X inside Music City Center.

From Thursday, June 4, through Sunday, June 7, the Nashville venue will be open from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., giving fans one of their best chances to get closer to the stars they love.

Russell Dickerson will be Thursday’s Artist of the Day, while Carly Pearce will do the honors on the CMA Close Up Stage on Friday. Shaboozey and Ashley McBryde take over on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

Thursday will also bring Sound & Story: An Artist Exchange featuring Melissa Etheridge and Gretchen Wilson, with Legends & Friends with Clint Black following on Friday.

Saturday boasts both 40 Years of Randy Travis: Exploring the Icon’s Legacy and Impact and The Last Take: Behind “On My Way to Heaven” with Tanya Tucker and Dennis Quaid.

Sunday features Up Close with Brandon Lake, the Christian/country crossover artist.

Both single-day tickets and four-day passes are on sale now.

Fetty Wap announces Nostalgia tour

May 13, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Fetty Wap has played a few shows since becoming a free man, but now, he’s ready to go on tour. He’s announced the Nostalgia Tour, described in a press release as “a celebration of the music that shaped a generation of rap fans.”

Kicking off June 6 at The Bourbon Room in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the tour will include stops in Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities, as well as performances at the Summer Smash Festival and City Festivals in Chicago and Detroit, respectively.

A Citi presale for the Sept. 12 show kicks off Wednesday at 2 p.m. local time and will be followed by artist, Live Nation and venue presales. General ticket sales begin Friday at 10 a.m local time via LiveNation.com.

“We really about to get back out there. We gonna turn up with all the old and some of the new music,” Fetty said in a statement. “Got a lotta surprises on the way and I can’t wait to hit the stage and vibe with y’all.”

Jack Osbourne shares update on Ozzy Osbourne biopic: ‘We are moving ahead’

May 13, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Jack Osbourne has shared an update on the upcoming biopic about his father, the late Ozzy Osbourne.

“I can tell you this, we are moving ahead,” Jack said in a livestream on Tuesday. “I was on calls today about it, the script is, like, right there. We are good, this movie will absolutely happen.”

Jack added that the movie probably won’t come out until 2028.

“But you never know,” he said. “We’re full steam ahead, we’re about to start going out and getting a director attached.”

The Ozzy biopic was officially announced in 2021, and is said to focus on his relationship with his wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne.

Watch *NSYNC’s Joey Fatone and Lance Bass reunite on Broadway for ‘It’s Gonna Be Me’

May 13, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Fans who attended the evening performance of the Broadway musical & Juliet on Tuesday night were rewarded with a mini-*NSYNC reunion.

Joey Fatone, who has appeared in & Juliet on Broadway and in the touring production of the show, was in the house on Tuesday night to lead a special singalong. During a performance of *NSYNC’s “It’s Gonna Be Me,” featuring Joey and the whole cast, none other than Lance Bass popped up at the end to join in the fun. Of course, the audience went nuts.

“It’s Gonna Be Me” is actually a regular part of & Juliet, because the entire show is built around the hits of Max Martin, including “Roar,” “Since U Been Gone,” “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” “…Baby One More Time,” “I Want It That Way” and more.

According to People, Lance almost didn’t make it, because he was seeing another musical, Titanique, in a different theater. But since that show was just 90 minutes long, Lance was able to run across Times Square and arrive just in time for the performance.

“I almost got hit by six taxicabs, but I made it by the last note!” Lance said in an Instagram video.

To bring the story full circle, Joey is actually a co-producer on Titanique, along with *NSYNC’s JC Chasez and others.

As previously reported, Joey and Lance are co-hosting a new reality competition series on E! this summer called Cocktail Wars, where mixologists face off against each other to win $10,000.

KATSEYE announces WILDWORLD TOUR

May 13, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Put your pinkies up and prepare to click the “buy” button on your ticketing app: KATSEYE is heading out on a world tour.

The WILDWORLD TOUR will travel to the U.K., Europe and North America this fall, kicking off Sept. 1 in Dublin, Ireland, and wrapping up Nov. 27 in Mexico City. The U.S. dates begin Oct. 13 in Miami.

A Weverse artist presale starts May 20 at 11 a.m. local time; members must apply for a presale link starting Wednesday through Sunday, May 17, to participate. Other presales will run throughout the week, before tickets go on sale to the general public May 21 at 3 p.m. local time at Katseye.world. VIP experiences are also available via KATSEYE’s official store starting May 21.

On May 25, KATSEYE is set to perform on the American Music Awards, where they’re up for three trophies, including new artist of the year. Their EP WILD is due Aug. 14.

If you want to see KATSEYE before the tour starts, they’re playing New York’s Governors Ball on June 5, the Hinterland Music Fest in Saint Charles, Iowa, on July 30 and the Head in the Clouds festival in Pasadena, California, on Aug. 8.

On This Day, May 13, 1970: The Beatles documentary ‘Let It Be’ opened in New York City

May 13, 2026 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, May 13, 1970 …

The Beatles documentary Let It Be opened in New York City.

Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, the film took Beatles fans inside the studio as they recorded their album Let It Be.

The documentary, which opened in London one week later, included footage from The Beatles’ January 1969 Apple Corps rooftop concert, which was their final public performance as a band. The film was released one month after the Beatles officially broke up.

Footage from Let It Be was used in Peter Jackson’s 2021 Emmy-winning docuseries, The Beatles: Get Back, which aired on Disney+. A restored version of the documentary also debuted on Disney+ in May 2024, which was the first time the movie was available in over 50 years.

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ICYMI: Chance the Rapper, Clipse and JID, and more

May 13, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Chance the Rapper will be spending the Fourth of July at the 2026 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, where he’ll make his debut alongside Trombone Shorty and Lainey Wilson. Taking place at the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, the event will feature a choreographed fireworks show and a revolutionary-themed drone show during the performance of the “1812 Overture.” The free show kicks off at 7 p.m. ET. It will also be available to stream via the CNN app and CNN.com.

Clipse and JID are coming together to take over the Red Rocks Amphitheatre. They’ll perform at the venue on Nov. 12, with Samara Cyn set to serve as the opening act. The two previously teamed on JID’s God Does Like Ugly track “Community.”

In other reunion news, mgk and Wiz Khalifa have released a new song “girl next door,” along with its accompanying music video. The song samples indie electronic duo Sweet Trip and follows their 2013 collaboration, “Mind of a Stoner.” Wiz will join mgk on the second leg of his North American lost Americana tour, kicking off on Friday.

In a recent TIME cover story, The Odyssey director Christopher Nolan explained why he cast Travis Scott as a bard in the movie. “I cast him because I wanted to nod towards the idea that this story has been handed down as oral poetry, which is analogous to rap,” he said.

The next preview of Cody Johnson’s new album is ‘Fool Proof’

May 13, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The track list for Cody Johnson’s Banks of the Trinity is out now, giving fans a preview of what they can look forward to when the album arrives June 26.

The 16-track collection includes a collaboration written especially for the CMA male vocalist of the year and Luke Combs titled “Shoot the Bull.” Brothers Osborne pop up on “Fool Proof,” which comes out Friday.

Cody wrote the album closer himself, “Yippy Ty Oh Hey Hey,” and had a hand in the creation of “Time Bomb.”

“Bible for a Boy” is dedicated to his son Jaycee Johnson, who was born Oct. 21.

You can check out the preview tracks, “Hello Lonesome” and “I Want You,” now.

Here’s the complete track listing for Cody Johnson’s Banks of the Trinity:

“Horseback”
“Hello Lonesome”
“Fool Proof” (featuring Brothers Osborne)
“Take Me Back (Leave Me There)”
“Banks of the Trinity”
“I Want You”
“I Have”
“Bible for a Boy” (For Jaycee)
“Kissing a Married Woman”
“Every Man”
“Motel Miss You”
“Shoot the Bull” (featuring Luke Combs)
“Cricket on a Hook”
“Time Bomb”
“Thank Somebody Country”
“Yippy Ty Oh Hey Hey”

The Strokes are ‘Falling Out of Love’ on latest ’Reality Awaits’ song

May 13, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Strokes have premiered a new song called “Falling Out of Love,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, Reality Awaits.

Like the previously released single “Going Shopping,” “Falling Out of Love” finds frontman Julian Casablancas experimenting with vocal effects similar to what he does with his Voidz side project.

Reality Awaits is due out June 26. It marks the first Strokes album since 2020’s The New Abnormal.

The Strokes will launch a U.S. tour in June.

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