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Harry Chapin ‘Cat’s in the Cradle’ documentary coming to DVD, streaming

September 30, 2025 by WDNY Radio

A new documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of Harry Chapin’s classic song “Cat’s in the Cradle” is coming to DVD and streaming on Nov. 4.

Harry Chapin – Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives, directed by Rick Korn, delves into the lasting impact of the iconic tune. It features interviews with artists like Billy Joel, Pat Benatar, Chicago’s Robert Lamm, Judy Collins, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider, Run-DMC’s Darryl McDaniels and more.

“What makes this song so amazing is the multi-generational and multi-cultural effect it has on people around the world even to this day,” says Korn.

“My father wrote many unforgettable story songs but ‘Cat’s in the Cradle’ is by far his best known and it continues to have an impact on millions of people around the world,” says the singer’s son Jason Chapin, who’s a producer on the film. “I’m thrilled at how the film captures so many wonderful stories about the song and my father told by music legends, fans, family and others.”

On Nov. 1 the film will get a special benefit screening at the Cinema Arts Centre in Harry’s hometown of Huntington, Long Island, with proceeds going to Long Island Cares and the Cinema Arts Centre of Huntington.

Released in October 1974, “Cat’s in the Cradle” tells the story of the relationship between a father and a son. It written by Harry and his wife, Sandy Chapin, and hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the singer/songwriter’s only chart-topper. The tune earned Chapin a Grammy nod for best male pop vocal performance in 1975. In 2011 the tune was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Styx adds new Florida shows to 2026 schedule

September 30, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Styx has announced some new tour dates for 2026.

The band is set to play six shows in Florida, with dates kicking off Feb. 22 in Pompano Beach. They’ll also play Orlando, Estero and Clearwater, before wrapping their Sunshine State stint on Feb. 28 in St. Augustine.

Tickets for all shows are on sale now.

The Florida dates will follow the band’s already announced 2026 residency at The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. The five-show stint, where they’ll be playing their 1978 album, Pieces of Eight, in its entirety, begins Jan 23.

A complete list of dates can be found at StyxWorld.com.

And speaking of Florida … Styx’s three-day Florida festival, Rockin’ In Paradise with Styx + Friends, is set to launch Oct. 9 in Miramar Beach. The “friends” in the lineup include Cheap Trick, Loverboy, 38 Special, Collective Soul, John Waite and Edwin McCain.

HARDY adds 4 new tracks and an extra ‘COUNTRY!’ to new album

September 30, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Even though HARDY‘s new album, COUNTRY! COUNTRY!, just came out on Friday, he’s already following it up with a deluxe edition.

The expanded version, titled COUNTRY! COUNTRY! COUNTRY!, features stripped-down versions of the album tracks “Dog Years,” “Country in Me” and “Take the Country and Run,” as well as the new song “Good Ole Boy.”

There’s also an accompanying music video for the new track. The “Good Ole Boy” visual was shot on location at an amphitheater stop on the Jim Bob World Tour.

It traces the day from load-in until HARDY hits the stage, with stops at the merch table and the meet-and-greet, including a birthday surprise for one special fan, who also makes an appearance during the show.

You can check out the “Good Ole Boy” video now and stream the deluxe COUNTRY! COUNTRY! COUNTRY!

Nicki Minaj and Cardi B go back and forth in heated social media exchange

September 30, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Nicki Minaj reignited her longstanding feud with Cardi B Monday following the first-week sales of Cardi’s new album, Am I the Drama? She seemingly suggested Cardi inflated album sales with a post that read “4.99,” the cost of Cardi’s album on iTunes.

Nicki also mocked Cardi’s song “Magnet,” replacing the lyrics with bars that take aim at Cardi and her pregnancy. “Abcdefgeeeee/ Fallin off the charts wit a big bellyyyy/ RUNNING TRAINS/ Barefoot, still smellyyyyy/ Still. You. Could. Not. outsell. meeeeee,” Nicki wrote of Cardi, who she nicknamed “Barney B.” The posts have since been deleted.

Cardi caught wind of the shots and responded with her own slew of messages to the Queens rapper. “Nothing more annoying than a bored btch,” she wrote.

She followed up with her own remix to “Magnet,” featuring bars that take aim at Nicki’s husband, Kenneth Petty, who is a registered sex offender, and her brother Jelani Maraj, who was convicted of predatory assault against an 11-year-old girl.

In later posts, she questioned why Nicki was poking fun at her pregnancy and comparing herself to a rapper in another generation.

“Why you keep bringing up my album?? It’s not the gag that you think it is,” Cardi wrote. “You been in the game like 16 years.. you need to compare yourself to YOUR peers that started around YOUR time. Rihanna, Taylor [S]wift, Drake…those are the numbers you need to be competing wit and you can’t cuz you doing lower than all of them.”

Am I the Drama? is now double Platinum.

Listen to new music from New Found Glory & Bowling for Soup

September 30, 2025 by WDNY Radio

It’s a big day for fans of late ’90s/early 2000s pop-punk.

New Found Glory has announced a new album called Listen Up!, due out Feb. 20, 2026. Listen Up! marks the first original record from the “My Friends Over You” outfit in nearly six years.

“The overall message/theme of this album is to encourage hope through hard times, while also looking at the world as somewhat of a fly on a wall: seeing people’s fear, negativity, and stress about small things that only scratch the surface of what life will eventually – but bring in a hopeful way,” NFG says. “We want to encourage hope that the hard times will bring growth and strength. So the music is super fun and anthemic and loose feeling. We’re singing loud and proud about the scars and not in a pity party sort of way.”

Listen Up! includes the previously released song “100%.” A second cut, called “Laugh It Off,” is out now.

Meanwhile, Bowling for Soup has premiered a new single called “Holding on to That Hate,” marking their first original material since 2022.

“Spreading a message of moving on and positivity through their expert self depreciating lens mixed with Bowling for Soup’s trademark charm and wit, ‘Holding on to That Hate’ is set to become a new favorite of Bowling for Soup fans old and new across the generations,” a press release reads.

Bowling for Soup is also putting out a new live album, A Hangover You Definitely Deserve, on Oct. 24.

Tate McRae, Gracie Abrams make ‘TIME100’ Next list

September 30, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Instead of asking what’s next, you should ask who’s next — because TIME has the answer.

The mag has published its annual TIME100 Next list, spotlighting who it calls “100 emerging leaders from around the world.” Gracie Abrams and Tate McRae are both on the list, alongside Becky G, Jonathan Bailey, Kaitlyn Dever, A Complete Unknown‘s Monica Barbaro, Too Much and Hacks star Megan Stalter and Severance Emmy winner Tramell Tillman.

Gracie’s BFF and collaborator, “Sue Me” singer Audrey Hobert, writes of her pal, “She is a special person. Razor-sharp and smart, which makes her fun. … Gracie is funny and has opinions, even when the opinion is ‘This is not something I care about.’ Either way, all the time, she is deeply interesting, she is creative, and she is my bar for friendship in this life. Hard to beat.”

Actress Dakota Johnson writes of Tate, “In sincerity, getting to know Tate has been a special experience for me. I’ve witnessed her quiet confidence, and how genuinely present she is. … I’ve seen her brain working and her soul expanding. She is tender and deeply kind. … I can’t wait to watch her artistry unfold and evolve while she sinks further into the DNA of pop music.”

Selena Gomez writes of Becky, “She has a rare gift for bridging cultures and making everyone around her feel seen. … The world needs more energy like my friend Becky’s.”

Ariana Grande writes of Jonathan, “I’m so thankful that I get to spend so much time with this incredibly gifted, playful, and caring human being who is so endlessly curious about art and life and the many which ways they intertwine. I’ll forever be along for the ride.”

James Taylor to make his Grand Ole Opry debut

September 30, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer James Taylor is set to make his Grand Ole Opry debut on Nov. 11 in Nashville.

“The Opry has been built over the last 100 years in large part by songwriters and storytellers,” Opry executive producer Dan Rogers says. “To have one of the very best ever with us to celebrate 100 years is amazing to so many of us.”

While Taylor may not be a country star, he has collaborated with several of them over the years, including Chris Stapleton, and Opry members Vince Gill and Alison Krauss. His collaboration with Krauss on the song “How’s the World Treating You?” earned Taylor a Grammy for best country collaboration of the year.

The “Sweet Baby James” singer’s appearance is part of the Opry’s ongoing 100th anniversary celebration. He will be joined by Gill and Opry member Emmylou Harris.

More info can be found at opry.com.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs deserves at least 11 years in prison, prosecutors say

September 30, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Sean Combs deserves at least 11 years in prison when he is sentenced Friday on two counts of transportation for the purposes of prostitution, federal prosecutors said in a memo to the judge, arguing that despite his acquittal on more serious charges, Combs is “unrepentant” and left victims in fear.

“The defendant will not be punished for any crimes of which he was acquitted, of course, but punishment for his crimes of conviction must take into account the manner in which he committed them,” prosecutors argued.

The recommendation is far in excess of what defense attorneys sought, which amounts to about time served.

Federal prosecutors say Combs was violent, abusive and left victims in fear, so while he was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges they say he still deserves at least 11 years following his July conviction on two counts of transportation for the purposes of prostitution.

Prosecutors argued Combs held all the power over the people he transported, particularly Cassie Ventura, who ended up “bloodied and busied,” as depicted on hotel security camera video.

“The defendant also horrifically physically abused Ventura throughout their relationship, a point he conceded at trial,” prosecutors said.

They argued the sentence should reflect Combs’ “decades of unchecked violence” and “decades of psychological, emotional and physical damage he has inflicted.”

Defense attorneys call the recommendation “draconian,” saying in their earlier sentencing memo it amounts to “Verdict be damned—lock him up and throw away the key.”

The prosecution included several people who were previously in Combs’ orbit, including Cassie Ventura and Mia, a former employee who testified in court.

“I hope that your sentencing decision reflects the strength it took for victims of Sean Combs to come forward,” Ventura said in a letter. “I hope that your decision considers the many lives that Sean Combs has upended with his abuse and control.”

Mia said in a letter she hoped the court would hand down a sentence that “reflects the full measure of harm that he has caused.”

“A sentence that honors the truth, the pain, and the lives that have been destroyed. A sentence that that gives us hope, protection, and justice,” she wrote.

She added, “Please, your Honor. You have the power to show us, the world and the future that our lives, our voices, our truth, and our humanity matter. Please help us.”

If you are affected by abuse and needing support, or know someone who is, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). You can also chat online at thehotline.org or online.rainn.org, respectively.

‘Wednesday’ stars join Lady Gaga onstage for ‘The Dead Dance’

September 30, 2025 by WDNY Radio

In season 2 of the Netflix show Wednesday, the characters Enid and Agnes perform a choreographed routine to Lady Gaga‘s “The Dead Dance.” On Monday, the actresses who play those characters got to do the dance live onstage in front of thousands of fans — at Lady Gaga’s concert in London.

Gaga posted on her Instagram Story footage of Emma Myers, who plays Wednesday’s werewolf roommate Enid, and Evie Templeton, who plays Wednesday’s biggest fan/stalker Agnes, dancing behind her on the runway of her Mayhem Ball stage. You can find more fan-shot footage of the moment posted online.

Gaga also posted rehearsal footage on her TikTok with the caption, “Enid, Agnes and Rosaline snuck out of Nevermore for a night of The Dead Dance at The MAYHEM Ball.” Rosaline is the character Lady Gaga played in Wednesday season 2.

Gaga’s concert at the O2 Arena in London — the first of three — featured a performance of the song “Speechless” from The Fame Monster for the first time since 2017.

According to Billboard, even before she started the U.K. and European leg of her tour, 2025 was shaping up to be Gaga’s biggest year ever on the road. The North American leg of the Mayhem Ball has already taken in over $103 million. That’s already the highest-grossing tour leg of any trek she’s ever done, anywhere in the world.

The publication projects the tour could take in some $150 million by the time she’s done in Europe; after that, she still has Australia and Japan to cover, before returning to North America in 2026 for another 25 shows.

Nuno Bettencourt announces launch of own guitar company, Nuno Guitars

September 30, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Nuno Bettencourt has announced the launch of his own guitar company, Nuno Guitars.

“What I’m most excited about as the founder and CEO of my new company is communicating directly with players and fans who will get to play the exact guitars that I play on stage and in the studio,” the Extreme shredder says. “Together we’re forming a new community where I can personally engage with you about a mutual passion… OUR guitars.”

Bettencourt adds, “Once you own a Nuno guitar, you are forever a part of my family. LET’S RIDE!”

Preorders for the first Nuno Guitars models, dubbed the Dark Horse and the White Stallion, are coming soon. For more info, visit NunoGuitars.com.

Bettencourt recently performed with Yungblud and Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry at the MTV Video Music Awards in September as part of a tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne.

Extreme’s most recent album is 2023’s Six.

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