Eric Clapton revisiting 1991 Royal Albert Hall run with new ‘The Definitive 24 Nights’ box set

April 12, 2023 by WDNY Radio

In 1991, Eric Clapton broke his own record for the longest run of shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall with 24 concerts. That legendary run was commemorated with a double live album and home video, but now fans are getting more.

The record-setting run will be celebrated with a new limited-edition box set, The Definitive 24 Nights, dropping June 23. It features six hours of live music from those shows, with 35 never-before-released performances, including a previously unreleased orchestral version of “Layla,” which is out now.

The 24-night run featured Clapton performing with one of three lineups — a rock band, a blues band, or an orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen — and the set will feature what amounts to a full concert of each genre.

The Definitive 24 Nights will be released in a six-CD or eight-LP set, with both featuring three Blu-ray discs, a hardcover book and an individually numbered lithograph of a Clapton photo by Carl Studna. There will also be standalone versions of each concert — 24 Nights: Rock, 24 Nights: Blues and 24 Nights: Orchestra. All options are available for preorder now.

See Russell Dickerson’s reaction to Kailey’s pregnancy news

April 12, 2023 by WDNY Radio

It’s a boy for Russell Dickerson and wife Kailey. The couple announced that they are expecting a second child, a boy, through a heartwarming montage shared on social media.

The clip opens with Kailey’s positive pregnancy test result, before she taps their 2-year-old son, Remington Edward, to reveal to “daddy” the exciting news. As Remington and Kailey surprise Russell with the news halfway through his workout, a smile lights up his face. “No way!” he laughs, before embracing Kailey.

This pregnancy news arrives after Russell and Kailey shared that they experienced a miscarriage in 2022.

Watch the rest of the video to see footage of the couple’s gender reveal party and Kailey’s reaction when she finds out “it’s a boy.”

Russell’s latest single, “God Gave Me A Girl,” is rising up the country charts. The track is off his 2022 self-titled album, which featured the Jake Scott-assisted duet, “She Likes It.”

Machine Gun Kelly announces one-night-only theatrical screening for ‘Live from Cleveland’ concert film

April 12, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Machine Gun Kelly has announced a one-night-only theatrical screening for a new concert film.

Titled Machine Gun Kelly: Mainstream Sellout Live from Cleveland: The Pink Era, the movie was recorded during the “Bloody Valentine” rocker’s 2022 concert in his Ohio hometown during his tour last year supporting 2022’s Mainstream Sellout album.

“You ever have one of those nights that you never wanted to end?” Kelly asks in the film’s trailer. “For me, this was definitely one of those nights.”

Along with the performance, Live from Cleveland includes previously unseen behind-the-scenes footage exclusive to the film.

Live from Cleveland will be shown in cinemas worldwide on May 13. For the list of participating theaters and all ticket info, visit MainstreamSelloutMovie.com.

Music from Queen Latifah and Mariah Carey inducted into National Recording Registry

April 12, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Music from Queen Latifah and Mariah Carey has been added to the National Recording Registry. All Hail the Queen and Mariah’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” were named among 25 audio recordings deemed worthy of preservation for all time in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.

The addition of Queen’s debut album marks a history-making moment, as she’s the first female rapper to join the National Recording Registry. It showed the ability for rappers to cross genres and paved the way for other female rappers.

“All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah’s first entry in the National Recording Registry, shared the singer’s wish for the Christmas holiday following a turbulent childhood.

“I tried to tap into my childhood self, my little girl self, and say, ‘What are all the things I wanted when I was a kid?’” she said in a statement. “I wanted it to be a love song because that’s kind of what people relate to, but also a Christmas song that made you feel happy.”

“I’m most proud of the arrangements, the background vocal arrangements,” she added of the song behind her Queen of Christmas nickname. “‘All I Want for Christmas’ is sort of in its own little category, and I’m very thankful for it.”

Madonna‘s “Like a Virgin,” Daddy Yankee‘s “Gasolina” and the Super Mario Bros. theme were some of the other inductees in the National Recording Registry’s 2023 class.

Paul Simon dropping new album, ‘Seven Psalms,’ on May 19

April 12, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Owl Records and Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

Paul Simon is ready to share new music and there’s a specific way he wants you to listen to it.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will release the new album Seven Psalms next month, which, as the press release notes, is “intended to be listened to as one continuous piece.” The 33-minute album features seven songs, all recorded on acoustic instruments. It features a guest appearance by his wife Edie Brickell, along with British vocal ensemble VOCES8.

“This whole piece is really an argument I’m having with myself about belief or…not,” Simon explains in a trailer for the album.

Seven Psalms, Simon’s first album since 2018’s In the Blue Light, will be released in entirety on vinyl, CD and digitally on May 19.

Here’s the track list for Seven Psalms:

“The Lord”
“Love Is Like A Braid
“My Professional Opinion”
“Your Forgiveness”
“Trail of Volcanoes”
“The Sacred Harp”
“Wait”

On This Day, April 12, 1976: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band release ”Live’ Bullet’

April 12, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band release the album ‘Live’ Bullet, recorded at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan.

Now considered one of the greatest live albums of all time, it helped Seger break through to a national audience, while the live version of “Turn the Page” became a rock radio staple.

In addition to “Turn the Page,” several songs from the record actually became hit singles, including “Nutbush City Limits” and “Lookin’ Back.”

The album was certified five-times Platinum by the RIAA, and in 2012 it ranked at 10 on Rolling Stone’s poll of the all-time favorite live albums.

Library of Congress picks classics by John Lennon, Madonna and more for the National Recording Registry

April 12, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The Library of Congress has chosen 25 new recordings to join the National Recording Registry, including classics by John Lennon, Madonna, Led Zeppelin, Mariah Carey and more.

Songs chosen for preservation based on their “cultural, historical or aesthetic importance” include Lennon’s “Imagine,” Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven,” Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” Jimmy Buffet’s “Margaritaville,” Eurhythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” “Flashdance…What A Feeling” by Irene Cara, and “What The World Needs Now is Love,” recorded by Del Shannon and co-written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

Albums chosen this year include Madonna’s Like A Virgin, The Police’s Synchronicity and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s Déjà Vu.

“The National Recording Registry preserves our history through recorded sound and reflects our nation’s diverse culture,” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden shares. “The national library is proud to help ensure these recordings are preserved for generations to come, and we welcome the public’s input on what songs, speeches, podcasts or recorded sounds we should preserve next.” She notes, “We received more than 1,100 public nominations this year for recordings to add to the registry.”

With the new additions, the National Recording Registry titles are now at 625, part of a recorded sound collection of about 4 million items.

Library of Congress picks classics by John Lennon, Led Zeppelin and more for the National Recording Registry

April 12, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The Library of Congress has chosen 25 new recordings to join the National Recording Registry, including classics from John Lennon, Led Zeppelin and more.

Recordings chosen for preservation based on their “cultural, historical or aesthetic importance” include such songs as Lennon’s “Imagine,” Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” and Eurhythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” along with the albums Synchronicity by The Police and Déjà Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

“The National Recording Registry preserves our history through recorded sound and reflects our nation’s diverse culture,” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden shares. “The national library is proud to help ensure these recordings are preserved for generations to come, and we welcome the public’s input on what songs, speeches, podcasts or recorded sounds we should preserve next.” She noted, “We received more than 1,100 public nominations this year for recordings to add to the registry.”

With the new additions, the National Recording Registry titles are now at 625, part of a recorded sound collection of about 4 million items.

Music by Madonna, Mariah & more inducted into Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry

April 12, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Anyone who thought pop music of the ’80s was disposable has now been proven wrong: The Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry has announced that it’s enshrining some of that decade’s biggest hits in its collection.

Each year, the Library of Congress selects 25 recordings that are “worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.” This year’s inductees include Madonna‘s 1984 album Like a Virgin, The Police‘s 1983 album Synchronicity, the late Irene Cara‘s 1983 smash “Flashdance…What a Feeling,” Eurythmics‘ 1983 hit “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” and even the Super Mario Bros. theme from 1985.

Also included is Mariah Carey‘s deathless holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” In a statement, Mariah says, “I’m most proud of the arrangements, the background vocal arrangements. ‘All I Want for Christmas’ is sort of in its own little category, and I’m very thankful for it.”

Other classics being inducted this year include John Lennon‘s “Imagine,” Led Zeppelin‘s “Stairway to Heaven,” John Denver‘s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Jimmy Buffett‘s “Margaritaville,” Jackie DeShannon‘s “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s 1970 album Déjà Vu and The Four Seasons‘ “Sherry.”

A playlist of all of this year’s inductees has been compiled and you can listen on your favorite streaming service.

“Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” Foo Fighters share new teaser video

April 12, 2023 by WDNY Radio

It appears Foo Fighters may be gearing up to fight foo again.

In a social media post Wednesday, Dave Grohl and company shared a mysterious 13-second video teasing “Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” while what certainly sounds like new music plays in the background.

If new Foos material is indeed in the works, it’ll be the follow-up to 2021’s Medicine at Midnight and, more notably, will be the group’s first new music following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in March 2022.

An English radio host claimed earlier this year that a new Foo Fighters album was dropping in March, though he soon apologized for the remark, and March came and went without any new Foos tunes.

Following Hawkins’ death, Foo Fighters canceled all of their tour dates before reemerging for two giant tribute concerts to their late bandmate in September. On New Year’s Eve, they announced they intended to continue as a band, and have since scheduled a number of headlining concerts and festival sets for 2023, the first of which takes place May 24 in Gilford, New Hampshire.

A new drummer has yet to be announced.

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