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Simon Cowell searches for the next boy band in new Netflix show

July 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Simon Cowell is hoping to recreate the magic of One Direction.

The music mogul has a new show with Netflix, Simon Cowell: The Next Act, where he’ll try to find the next boy band superstars.

Simon helped launch the careers of One Direction and girl groups Little Mix and Fifth Harmony. He’s served as judge on a variety of music competition series, including Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor and The X Factor UK, and Britain’s Got Talent and America’s Got Talent.

According to Tudum, the new unscripted series will give viewers “an even more intimate look at Cowell’s process and unparalleled ability to identify and foster talent.” The six-episode series will follow the process “from raw open casting calls to the release of the group’s debut single.”

Simon Cowell: The Next Act will debut on Netflix in December.

Bruce Springsteen to be honored at the 2025 Academy Museum gala

July 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Bruce Springsteen will be honored at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures annual fundraising gala this fall.

Springsteen, who won an Academy Award in 1994 for his song “Streets of Philadelphia,” is set to receive the inaugural Legacy Award, which “honors an artist whose body of work has inspired generations of storytellers and deeply influenced our culture.”

Springsteen will also perform at the event, which raises money to support the museum’s exhibitions, education initiatives and public programming.

Last year’s gala raised more than $11 million for the museum.

The fifth annual Academy Museum Gala, which will also honor actress Penélope Cruz, director Walter Salles and comedian Bowen Yang, will be held Oct. 18.

Bonnaroo announces 2026 return following 2025 cancellation

July 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Bonnaroo will be back in 2026 after it was cut short in 2025.

Organizers have announced that the festival is set to return June 11-14 in its usual site in Manchester, Tennessee. They’ve also shared plans on how they’re updating the site to help deal with extreme weather, which forced three of the four planned 2025 days to be canceled.

“In the 2025/2026 off-season we’ll be dedicating an additional multi-million-dollar budget and initiating improvements that prioritize the campgrounds and other areas affected by the extreme weather in 2025,” reads a statement posted to the Bonnaroo Instagram. “Some of these projects will include reseeding the property, continuing to increase access roads within the campgrounds, adding more drainage and reinforcing primary water runoff pathways.”

The lineup and ticket info for Bonnaroo 2026 have yet to be announced. The 2025 bill included Queens of the Stone Age, Hozier, Vampire Weekend, Glass Animals, Megadeth and Avril Lavigne.

Megan Moroney mans the Karma Now! Hotline in ‘6 Months Later’ video

July 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Megan Moroney‘s dishing out revenge in the slapstick new video for “6 Months Later.”

Megan plays multiple roles in the fun clip, including a glamorous fitness instructor on TV, a heartbroken ex-girlfriend in her bedroom and an operator at the Karma Now! Hotline.

Thanks to that service, the hunky ex-boyfriend gets what’s coming to him, including a cold shower, some bad milk and meat, and a face-plant in a pile of garbage.

A bell rings and a hot pink alarm flashes at the hotline when “what doesn’t kill you calls you six months later,” just like the song says.

You can check out the “6 Months Later” video now, which Megan co-directed.

Ghost announces debut ’Tonight Show’ performance

July 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Ghost has announced their debut performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

The Swedish rockers will take the stage on the NBC talk show on July 23.

“We wish to inform you that Ghost is prepared to put the ROCK in 30 Rock,” the band says, referring to the famed NBC Studios address. “Haunting Studio 6B, Wednesday, July 23, for their Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon debut! Everybody knows, in the middle of the night it feeds!”

The Tonight Show airs at 11:35 p.m. ET.

Ghost released their new album, Skeletá, in April. They’re currently on a U.S. tour.

Jimmy Page launches smaller Nymph edition of signature Sundragon amp

July 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Jimmy Page has announced a new version of his signature Sundragon amp, the Nymph.

The updated amp is a smaller edition of the original Sundragon, which was inspired by the amp Page used on Led Zeppelin‘s 1969 debut album.

“The idea came to us that we should create a new amp that embodies the sonic qualities I cherish in my favorite amplifiers, but in a smaller package,” Page says. “One that would be suitable for playing at home, at levels that wouldn’t disturb the neighbors, while retaining the tonal characteristics of the larger amps I love.”

Page first tested out a Nymph prototype following his surprise appearance at the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, during which he performed the famed Link Wray instrumental “Rumble.”

“Despite the excitement and focus that comes with just having played, I was keen to try the amp out with my double-neck Gibson,” Page recalls. “I put it through its paces, searching for familiar tones with the 6-string neck, and smiled. Then came the ultimate test: would this amp be able to stand up to the challenge of reproducing the increased output of the 12-string guitar?”

“To my amazement, not only did it reproduce the 12-string sounds — it did so with flying colors,” he continues. “I just threw my hands up. I’ve got to tell you, that amplifier is absolutely extraordinary!”

For more info, visit SundragonAmps.com.

GloRilla, BIA tapped to perform at the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game

July 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

GloRilla has secured a gig at the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game: She will temporarily take over the court at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, as she’s been tapped as the headliner of the event’s halftime show.

“You know I’m always going to represent for the ladies and I’m excited to bring that BIG GLO energy to the WNBA All-Star stage,” GloRilla said in a statement. “This one is for the women and athletes who go hard every single day.”

BIA will also take the stage with a pregame performance of “We On Go,” the anthem for the 2025 WNBA season launch campaign. The song has also been heard in some of this season’s WNBA coverage.

“I’m excited to be a part of the WNBA All-Star Game this year,” said BIA. “It’s all about powerful women doing what they do best, and I’m honored to be part of that energy.”

The 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game will take place Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET, airing live on ABC, Disney+ and ESPN+. The performances will be available to watch on ABC’s broadcast.

Thomas Rhett sells out Boston’s Fenway Park

July 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

If you were hoping to see Thomas Rhett Saturday at Boston’s Fenway Park and you don’t have a ticket yet, you may be out of luck.

“Hearing the words ‘officially sold out’ about a place I’ve always dreamed of playing in is absolutely mind blowing,” he posted on Thursday, along with a throwback photo. “That 21 year old kid here would never believe me. See y’all Saturday @fenwaypark.”

Tucker Wetmore, Teddy Swims and The Castellows are set to join TR at the home of the Boston Red Sox.

Watch trailer for Yungblud’s ‘Are You Ready, Boy?’ documentary

July 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Yungblud has shared the trailer for his upcoming documentary, Are You Ready, Boy?

The film follows the “Fleabag” rocker as he travels to Berlin’s Hansa Studios, which was famously used by artists including David Bowie and U2, ahead of releasing his latest album, Idols.

“I feel like I am sailing uncharted waters,” Yungblud says in the clip, which is available on YouTube. “I need to figure out who I am as an adult, as a man.”

Are You Ready, Boy? will screen in theaters worldwide on Aug. 20 and Aug. 24. For ticket info, visit Yungblud.film.

Idols, the fourth Yungblud album, is out now. Yungblud will launch a U.S. tour in August.

Joan Baez’s ‘Farewell, Angela’ getting 60th anniversary vinyl reissue

July 17, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Joan Baez’s sixth studio album, Farewell, Angela, is getting a new vinyl reissue to mark the 60th anniversary of its release.

The record, Baez’s bestselling album, will be released Oct. 3 on 180-gram vinyl, marking the album’s first wide vinyl reissue in almost 40 years. It will also be released on standard and hi-res digital platforms.

Farewell, Angela, which peaked at #10 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, features Baez’s first use of electric guitar. It has the artist mixing traditional folk standards with contemporary covers, including four Bob Dylan songs — “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue,” the title track, “Daddy, You’ve Been on My Mind” and “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” — plus songs written by Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger.

Farewell, Angela is available for preorder now.

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