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Pharrell launches his new community brand, Virginia

August 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Pharrell Williams attends the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 08, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Virginia is not only the name of Pharrell‘s home state, it’s now the name of his creative alias, community platform and brand. It’s a platform for him to experiment, tell stories and connect with his audience while bringing them into his converged world of music, fashion, design and community, according to a release.

“Virginia is where I’m from, but it’s also who I am creatively,” Pharrell says in a statement. “It’s my space to dream, and a way to connect with people who are dreaming too.”

Through the brand, Pharrell will offer new music, live events and limited-edition drops, starting with a collection featuring surfboards, swimwear and other merch embellished with the word “Virginia.” Some items are available on Blackyachtrock.com.

Also on the site are the Virginia Adistar Jellyfish sneakers Pharrell designed for the brand, as well as BLACK YACHT ROCK VOL 1 CITY OF LIMITLESS ACCESS — an album honoring the music that shaped Pharrell’s childhood.

Superfans can unlock access to Virginia’s offers on the website through karaoke or the use of their voice.

Ashley McBryde books Nightfall at the Hall

August 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Ashley McBryde‘s set to play the 13th annual Nightfall at the Hall concert Oct. 6 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

The yearly after-hours celebration is a gathering for the museum’s Troubadour members. The group of young professionals between the ages of 21 and 45 work together to support both the community and the museum. You can find out more about membership online.

Jordan Davis, Lauren Alaina, Ian Munsick and Hannah Dasher have all played the special show in the past.

Lady Gaga heard but not seen in new ‘Wednesday’ season 2 part 2 trailer

August 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Many fans who expected to see Lady Gaga in the new season of Wednesday were likely disappointed when she didn’t show up in the first four episodes. But in the trailer for the second half of the season, she makes her presence known — subtly.

We hear Gaga’s voice at the end of the trailer saying, “Beware. There will be a price to pay.”

As previously reported, Gaga is playing Rosaline Rotwood in the hit Netflix series, a “legendary teacher at Nevermore.” Wednesday’s mom, Morticia, is staying in a separate building on the school grounds that is called Rotwood Cottage, so presumably that’s connected to Gaga’s character somehow.

Gaga made her debut in the world of Wednesday back in May, when she appeared at Netflix’s Tudum fan event, performing a medley of “Zombieboy,” “Bloody Mary” and “Abracadabra,” with the Addams Family theme thrown in for good measure.

Oasis shares live ‘Little By Little’ recording from reunion tour

August 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Oasis has shared a live version of their song “Little By Little,” recorded during their ongoing reunion tour.

This particular performance is from the “Wonderwall” outfit’s Aug. 2 performance at London’s Wembley Stadium. In between Noel Gallagher‘s lead vocals, you can hear the roar of the crowd singing along.

“Little By Little” appears on Oasis’ 2002 album, Heathen Chemistry, and is the band’s only post-2000s song included on the tour set list.

Oasis’ reunion tour marks the first time Noel and his formerly estranged brother Liam Gallagher have shared the live stage since 2009. The run will come to North America starting Aug. 24 in Toronto.

Alongside the tour, Oasis pop-up shops will open in Toronto, Chicago, New York City and Los Angeles.

Robert Plant, Saving Grace preview first album together with release of ‘Gospel Plough’

August 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Robert Plant has released another track off his upcoming album with his acoustic band Saving Grace. The latest is the tune “Gospel Plough,” which is now available.

According to a description on Instagram, with “Gospel Plough” the band transforms “a centuries-old spiritual number into a hypnotic mélange of vocals, steel banjo, acoustic guitar, and percussion.”

Plant and Saving Grace are set to release their debut album, Saving Grace, on Sept. 26. It’s an album that’s six years in the making, as Plant began working with Saving Grace — drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo and string player Matt Worley, cellist Barney Morse Brown and vocalist Suzi Dian — in 2019.

The album, which Plant describes as “a song book of the lost and found,” was recorded between April 2019 and January 2025. It has them covering songs by Memphis Minnie, Bob Mosley of Moby Grape, Blind Willie Johnson and more.

Plant and Saving Grace are set to launch their first U.S. tour on Oct. 30 in Wheeling, West Virginia, with dates confirmed through Nov. 23 in Valley Center, California. A complete list of dates can be found at RobertPlant.com.

Killer Mike announces new podcast, ‘Conversate with Killer Mike’

August 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Killer Mike has launched a new podcast with the hope of inspiring people to have more conversations. Hosted alongside Outkast DJ Cutmaster Swiff, Conversate with Killer Mike promises weekly conversations that are “part bars and business, part books and barbershop banter, but across the board authentic,” according to a press release. Listeners should expect unscripted episodes with life stories, surprise co-hosts and advice that might change the way they think about life.

“I created the show because I think that people need to converse more,” Mike says in a statement. “People need to sit with people that don’t look like them, that aren’t from the same background, that don’t even see the world in the same way and just simply have conversation. I think it grows our perspective.”

He adds that his goal is for people to “walk away from every episode of Conversate with a slightly different understanding of perspectives that may not be like their own.”

Conversate with Killer Mike is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartPodcasts, Amazon Music and YouTube. New episodes come out weekly.

ICYMI: Tyler, The Creator, Keri Hilson and Lil Yachty

August 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Tyler, The Creator appears in the trailer for Marty Supreme, in which he makes his feature film debut. He’s credited as Tyler Okonma and acts opposite star Timothée Chalamet, who plays Marty Mauser. The film is about Marty, an aspiring ping-pong player who will do anything to make his dream come true. Marty Supreme arrives in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day.

On the musical front, Tyler revealed that his favorite member of G-Unit is Lloyd Banks. The admission came after a fan wrote on X that “sometimes tylerthecreator be sounding like lloyd banks,” prompting many comments. Among those was a mash-up of Tyler’s “Hot Wind Blows” and Banks’ “I’m Still Fly,” which caught Tyler’s attention. “sick. bought hunger for more the day it came out. banks was my fav from g-unit,” he wrote on X. Lloyd responded, “appreciate it.”

Keri Hilson and Method Man came together for the music video to “Searchin,” the first visual from We Need to Talk: Love. The video, now available on YouTube, exudes New York City vibes as it was filmed in the heart of Manhattan. We Need to Talk: Love is the first installment of Keri’s three-part album.

Lil Yachty says he manifested the friendship he now has with Drake. Speaking to PlaqueBoyMax during a recent livestream, he said, “I was doing acid one night, bro. And I was like, ‘Man, I would really love to work with Drake, man.’ That’s, like, one of my favorite rappers. I was just talking to the abyss, I was speaking to a higher power. And I manifested it, I did.” Yachty says Drake is now “one of my best friends.” “Manifestation’s real, deada**,” he said.

Report: Sinéad O’Connor biopic in the works

August 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The life of singer Sinéad O’Connor may be headed to the big screen.

Variety reports that a biopic on the late Irish singer is being made and has been in the works since the release of her 2022 documentary, Nothing Compares. Irish production company ie: entertainment, which worked with Sinéad on the doc, will produce, along with Irish production company Nine Daughters and See-Saw Films.

The biopic will focus on her early life and career. It will be directed by Josephine Decker, who directed the 2020 Elisabeth Moss film Shirley, with a script written by Irish writer Stacey Gregg.

O’Connor, best known for her 1990 hit “Nothing Compares 2 U,” from the #1 album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, died in 2023 at the age of 56.

New John Lennon & Yoko Ono box set celebrates their political activism and life in New York

August 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

A new box set celebrating John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s political activism and early life in New York City is on the way.

Power to the People (Super Deluxe Edition), produced by the couple’s son Sean Ono Lennon, will be released Oct. 10, on what would have been John’s 85th birthday. It’s a nine-CD/3-Blu-ray box set, featuring 123 tracks, 90 of which have either never been heard before or were previously unreleased. They include demos, outtakes, home recordings and more.

The set includes a new version of their 1972 album Sometime in New York City, as well as a completely remixed version of the pair’s 1972 One to One concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden, which were John’s only full length concerts after leaving The Beatles. The concerts will also be released outside the box set in a variety of configurations.

As a preview of the box set, a previously unreleased performance of “Come Together” from the One to One concerts has now been released.

“I was completely floored putting this collection together and getting to remix the concerts and hearing all the unreleased material from my parents’ archive for the first time,” said Sean. “People may not realize how special it is for me to hear my dad talking or to see him. I grew up with a set number of images and audio clips that everyone’s familiar with. So to come across things that I’ve never seen or heard is really deep for me, because it’s almost like getting more time with my dad.”

The super deluxe edition will come with a 204-page hardcover book and more goodies. There will also be two-CD, four-LP and two-LP colored vinyl editions.

All formats are available for preorder now.

On This Day, Aug. 14, 1971: The Who releases ‘Who’s Next’

August 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, Aug. 14, 1971…

English rockers The Who released their iconic album Who’s Next, featuring such future Who classics as “Baba O’Riley,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again” and “Behind Blue Eyes.”

The album was originally conceived as another rock opera, Lifehouse, following their 1969 hit Tommy. Pete Townshend eventually scrapped the whole project.

Who’s Next was a critics’ darling, and consistently lands on lists of the greatest albums of all time. The album was the band’s only #1 in the U.K.; it hit #4 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and has been certified triple Platinum by the RIAA.

The Who revisited Who’s Next/Lifehouse in 2023 with a new 10-CD/Blu-ray set that featured 155 tracks, with 89 songs that had never been released and 57 fresh remixes. It included Lifehouse demos, various session recordings and two complete concerts from 1971: one recorded at London’s Young Vic theater and one recorded at San Francisco’s Civic Auditorium.

The Who is getting ready to launch their last tour of North America. The Song is Over North American Farewell tour will kick off Saturday in Sunrise, Florida, and wrap Sept. 28 in Las Vegas.

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