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Six originals, Randy Houser + Hannah McFarland: Riley Green’s deluxe additions

August 13, 2025 by WDNY Radio

After teasing fans with the news on Tuesday, it’s official: The deluxe version of Riley Green‘s Don’t Mind If I Do will arrive Aug. 29.

The expanded edition of the 2024 album adds six new songs to the record’s 18 original tracks: “Make It Rain,” which he’s been previewing on his Damn Country Music Tour, “Cowboy As It Gets” with Randy Houser, the duet “I Just Need You” with newcomer Hannah McFarland, “What Am I Supposed to Do Now,” “Bet They’re Biting” and “One to Willie.”

Here’s the complete track listing for Riley Green’s third album, Don’t Mind If I Do (Deluxe), which has already been certified Gold:
“That’s A Mistake”
“Change My Mind”
“Reel Problems (featuring Luke Bryan)”
“Turnin’ Dirt”
“Jesus Saves”
“Too Early To Drink”
“Pick A Place”
“Way Out Here”
“Waitin’ All Day”
“Chip Off The Ol’ Block”
“Alchohall Of Fame”
“Rather Be”
“Good Morning From Mexico”
“Torn”
“Damn Good Day To Leave”
“Looking Back On This”
“Don’t Mind If I Do (featuring Ella Langley)”
“Worst Way”
“Make It Rain”
“Cowboy As It Gets (featuring Randy Houser)”
“I Just Need You (featuring Hannah McFarland)”
“What Am I Supposed To Do Now”
“Bet They’re Biting”
“One To Willie”

Elton John hosting online charity competition ‘Style Icon’

August 13, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Elton John, reality competition host? Well, sort of.

Elton, his husband David Furnish and their pal Charlotte Tilbury, of the makeup line of the same name, are teaming up to host an online competition called Style Icon. Here’s how it works: Go to StyleIcon.org to submit your photo and a short application spotlighting your personal style. Then, share your profile and encourage friends, family and fans to vote.

The public will then vote for their favorite Style Icon, which will involve supporting the Elton John AIDS Foundation in some way — it’s not clear how at the moment. The stylish winner will get tickets to Versace’s show at Milan Fashion Week 2026, $20,000 and an exclusive feature in Flaunt magazine.

“You’ve got flair, and the world needs to see it,” says Elton in an Instagram post announcing the competition.

“If you’re a bold trendsetter who inspires the world with your signature style, join us in our search for the next style icon,” David says.

“But it’s more than glitz and glam,” Elton continues. “This competition is about using your voice and your platform for good.”

“Through your participation, you are supporting lifesaving work,” notes David.

Radiohead releases ‘Hail to the Thief Live Recordings 2003-2009’ compilation

August 13, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Radiohead has released a new compilation called Hail to the Thief Live Recordings 2003-2009.

As its title suggests, the collection includes live performances of songs from Radiohead’s 2003 album, Hail to the Thief. It’s out now via digital outlets, and will be released on vinyl and CD on Oct. 31.

The rendition of the song “There, There” recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2009 is accompanied by a video, which you can find on YouTube.

The idea for the compilation came up as Thom Yorke was reworking Hail to the Thief to accompany a theatrical production of Shakespeare‘s Hamlet.

“In the process of thinking of how to build arrangements for the Shakespeare Hamlet/Hail to the Thief theatre production, I asked to hear some archive live recordings of the songs,” Yorke shares. “I was shocked by the kind of energy behind the way we played. I barely recognized us, and it helped me find a way forward.”

“We decided to get these live recordings mixed and released (it would have been insane to keep them for ourselves),” he continues. “It has all been a very cathartic process. We very much hope you enjoy them.”

David Byrne explains why he won’t be reuniting with Talking Heads

August 13, 2025 by WDNY Radio

David Byrne reunited with his Talking Heads bandmates in 2023 to promote the rerelease of their 1984 concert film, Stop Making Sense, but anyone holding out hope for a reunion tour will be disappointed.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Byrne says doing press for the movie together resulted in him and his bandmates – Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth – feeling “more comfortable with one another” but it won’t lead to anything else.

“I didn’t feel like, ‘Oh, yeah, let’s go out on tour again.’ Or, ‘Let’s make another record,'” he says. “Musically, I’ve gone to a very different place. And I also felt like there’s been a fair number of reunion records and tours. And some of them were probably pretty good. Not very many.”

“It’s pretty much impossible to recapture where you were at that time in your life,” he adds. “For an audience … that was formative music for them at a particular time. They might persuade themselves that they can relive that, but you can’t.”

But Byrne says he can “totally understand” why fans want a Talking Heads reunion tour.

“I’m a music fan like other people,” he says, noting there are bands that have broken up that he’s missed.

“But you realize you can’t turn the clock back,” he says. “When you hear music at a certain point in your life, it means a lot. But it doesn’t mean you can go back there and make it happen again.”

Byrne is set to release a new solo album, Who is the Sky?, on Sept. 5 and just released another song from the record, “The Avant Garde,” to digital outlets.

He’s also hitting the road on a new tour that kicks off Sept. 14 in Providence, Rhode Island. A complete list of dates can be found at DavidByrne.com.

Chrissie Hynde teams with famous friends for new album ‘Duets Special’

August 13, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde has recruited some of her famous friends for a new solo album, Duets Special, dropping Oct. 17.

The album features Chrissie collaborating with artists like Blondie’s Debbie Harry, The Killers’ Brandon Flowers, Garbage’s Shirley Manson, The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, the late Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan, k.d. lang, Lucinda Williams, Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan, Julian Lennon and more.

Hynde is offering up the first preview of the record with the digital release of the classic “Always on My Mind,” featuring Rufus Wainwright.

“I never thought about doing a Duets album before. I think the idea came about in 2023,” Chrissie shares. “I was talking to Jörn (Weisbrodt), Rufus Wainwright’s husband, on the phone. I think we were recommending novels to each other, and for some reason, I said ‘Hey, maybe Rufus and I should do something,’ and quickly scribbled out 10 songs off the top of my head.”

She adds, “So Jörn asked Rufus, who was up for it, and that’s how it started. A spontaneous and what I thought would be a fun thing.”

Duets Special, Hynde’s fourth solo album and the first since 2021’s Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan, will be released digitally, and on black vinyl and CD. It is available for preorder now.

Here is the track list for the album:

“Me & Mrs Jones” (feat. k.d. lang)
“Can’t Help Falling In Love” (feat. Mark Lanegan)
“Sway (feat. Lucinda Williams)
“Dolphins” (feat. Dave Gahan)
“First of the Gang to Die” (feat. Cat Power)
“Always on My Mind” (feat. Rufus Wainwright)
“Every Little Bit Hurts” (feat. Carleen Anderson)
“I’m Not in Love” (feat. Brandon Flowers)
“It’s Only Love (feat. Julian Lennon)
“Try to Sleep” (feat. Debbie Harry)
“County Line” (feat. Alan Sparhawk)
“Love Letters” (feat. Shirley Manson)
“(You’re My) Soul And Inspiration” (feat. Dan Auerbach)

Man, I feel like a side of fries: Shania Twain is lovin’ it at McDonald’s

August 13, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Shania Twain worked at McDonald’s when she was growing up in Canada. Now she’s teamed with the fast-food chain to curate a selection of menu items in her home country.

The limited-edition Shania’s Sides menu items, which launched Tuesday, include a strawberry pie and All Dressed McShaker Fries. Those are McDonald’s fries coated in what Canada calls “all-dressed” seasoning — a mix of ketchup, barbecue, sour cream and onion, and salt and vinegar flavors. There’s also a cowboy boot keychain you can get with the purchase of an Extra Value Meal.

“This collaboration feels like a homecoming for me,” Shania says in a statement. “I fell in love with McDonald’s fries while working as a crew member in Toronto, so being able to dress them up with my personal touch was surreal.”

Shania also told the Toronto Star of her time working at McDonald’s, “I always thought I made the perfect fries. I really did enjoy [working] the drive-thru because you do it on a microphone and that was fun. I would sort of sing little lines and be goofy.”

Taylor Swift pokes fun at herself in ‘GMA”s exclusive clip of her ‘New Heights’ appearance

August 13, 2025 by WDNY Radio

ABC’s Good Morning America is sharing an exclusive first look at Taylor Swift’s highly-anticipated, first appearance on the New Heights podcast, co-hosted by her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce.

“Our guest today is a singer, songwriter and producer and director from … Reading, Pennsylvania,” Jason says as he introduces the pop superstar.

In the exclusive clip, Travis introduces his girlfriend by using his nickname for her.

“Tay tay, welcome to New Heights,” Travis says.

“Thank you! Thanks for having me on my favorite podcast,” Taylor responds. Then, she jokes, “As we all know, you guys have a lot of male sports fans that listen to your podcast and I think we all know that if there’s one thing that male sports fans want to see in their spaces and on their screens, it’s more of me.”

Taylor is expected to reveal new details of her upcoming 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl — including the cover art — on Wednesday’s new episode of New Heights, which premieres at 7 p.m. ET.

No need to even ‘Finish This Drink’ as Brothers Osborne work in their own studio

August 13, 2025 by WDNY Radio

As Brothers Osborne get closer to their follow-up to their 2023 self-titled fourth studio album, one major element has changed.

TJ Osborne and John Osborne are now able to work in John’s own studio, Pine Box. In fact, April’s “Finish This Drink” was recorded there.

“That actually is some of the first stuff that we’ve recorded in my studio,” John points out. “I’ve done a few other projects, but that’s what we’re doing right now.”

John was nominated for CMA album of the year in 2023 for his work on Ashley McBryde‘s Lindeville album.

Now, he’s finding new creative freedom working in his own space.

“It’s actually been really fun because like yesterday, before we flew out this morning, I was just in there working on the next four songs that we recorded. We can work at our own pace,” John tells ABC Audio. “We’re not having to worry about budget or the time or this producer has got another artist coming in. And it’s been really fun just recording and writing at our own pace, and I love it.”

“It’s a lot of work,” he adds, “but I love it.”

The siblings are busy on the road this summer, with Brothers Osborne’s next concert Saturday night at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, Idaho.

Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony look back at Van Halen’s ‘dark’ record ‘Balance’

August 13, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Ahead of the upcoming expanded edition release of Van Halen’s 1995 album, Balance, former members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony are reflecting on the record in a new video posted on YouTube.

In the clip, Hagar calls Balance “one of the darkest records lyrically I’ve ever done in my life.” He adds, “And a lot of it was just coming off of what was going on within the band. … Everyone’s life was going through changes on this record.”

Despite the turmoil, Sammy says Balance was a “great record,” and they both give credit to producer Bruce Fairbairn and engineer Mike Fraser.

“Without those two guys, this record probably wouldn’t have got made and the band could have broke up right there,” Sammy says.

He joked, “Instead it waited for the tour.”

Balance was the band’s last studio album with Hagar and the last to feature Anthony on an entire album.

Both Hagar and Anthony also discussed some of the “great music” on Balance, including songs like “The Seventh Seal” and “Can’t Stop Loving You.”

As for the track “Don’t Tell Me What Love Can Do,” Hagar says it was “one of the most painful vocals I’ve ever done in my life. It makes ‘Dreams’ sound easy. But great lyric.”

“These are great songs,” Sammy concludes. “Great record. Great, great, dark record.”

Balance (Expanded Edition), dropping Friday, will be released as a two-LP/two-CD/Blu-Ray set featuring a remastered edition of the original album, along with audio and video rarities. The set will also include eight live performances from the band’s 1995 show at London’s Wembley Stadium. The Blu-ray includes restored promo videos along with a previously unreleased live clip of “The Seventh Seal,” shot in Minneapolis in 1995.

Balance (Expanded Edition) is available for preorder now.

Myles Smith says ‘Nice to Meet You’ is having ‘real-life impact’ on fans’ lives

August 13, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Myles Smith is spending August opening for Ed Sheeran all across Europe, but in the U.S. his song “Nice to Meet You” has become his second hit, following “Stargazing.” Myles has said the song is about doing the things that scare you because you never know where they might lead — and he says fans have been taking the message to heart.

“Yeah, loads, loads of really cool stories,” he told ABC Audio when asked if fans have told him the song has been the impetus for taking a chance on something.

He added, “And then, with social media being the way it is, it also became this sort of soundtrack for people meeting each other virtually as well.”

And according to Myles, many of those virtual meetings turned into real-life encounters, which he was initially skeptical of.

“I had my concerns. I was like, ‘Is this safe?'” he admitted. “But I’ve seen lots of people turn into best friends and go traveling the world. There was a couple who came to the show saying that they flew across the country and now are in a relationship because of that song, because they found each other through that trend on TikTok.”

“So yeah, it’s having a real-life impact, which is really awesome,” Myles said.

On Tuesday, Myles also directed fans to a separate Instagram he has called @mylessmithlive.

“I’m a few months behind. But I have this page where I’ll be posting all of the unseen photos and footage from touring this year,” he wrote on his Instagram Story. “Who knows you may even spot yourself. I just wanted a time vault of all the moment[s] and all of the fun that we’ve had. Sometimes it all goes so quickly. You forget to take a second.”

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