Music – Page 9 – 105.7 WDNY

‘Word on the Street’ is, Luke Bryan’s got a new single

February 20, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Following last month’s announcement of Luke Bryan’s 2026 Word on the Street Tour, we’ve now got the song that gave the tour its name.

In a statement, Luke says, “This one felt right to get out asap after naming my summer tour from the title. When I first heard the demo, I knew I had to go in and record it. I loved everything about how the writers approached this song — it just felt fresh. Can’t wait to get out on the road and perform it for you live!”

In the song, Luke sings about escaping gossip about his ex and her new guy by going fishing out in the country, where he can be “B.S. free in B.F.E.”

“Word on the Street,” out now, is the first taste of the new music that Luke plans to put out this year. It’s the follow up to his #1 hit, “Country Song Came On.”

The Word on the Street tour starts May 29, with openers including Drew Baldridge, Zach John King, Randall King, Shane Profitt, RaeLynn and more.

Hear Ed Sheeran sing with a country star, Gracie Abrams sing with rock stars

February 20, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Ed Sheeran and Gracie Abrams are stepping outside their usual genres with new collaborations with, respectively, country and rock acts.

Ed has teamed up with country superstar Megan Moroney for a duet on her new album, Cloud 9, called “I Only Miss You,” which he also co-wrote. In the acoustic heartbreak ballad, the two sing about longing for a former love: “I only miss you when I’m drinking/ And, baby, I’ve been drinking ’cause I miss you all the time.”

Ed is one of the guests on the album; the other is Kacey Musgraves. Megan writes on Instagram, “Never in a million years would I have guessed I’d have songs with [them] but I hope it inspires any and all dreamers out there to keep going. Your wildest dreams are not out of reach.”

As for Gracie, she’s a featured artist on Prizefighter, the new album by Mumford & Sons. Gracie appears on a song called “Badlands,” a gentle ballad that features Gracie singing close harmony with lead vocalist Marcus Mumford: “Running away from a tame life/ Running away like a wild child/ Give me a vision, give me a dime/ Don’t look down now/ I’m not done here yet.”

Gracie writes on her Instagram Story, “I’ve been such a massive fan of these guys since I was a kid, so it’s a true honor to be part of their magical record and it feels very full circle considering how formative a role their music has played in my life …Big love and congratulations to the boys … thank you all for letting me into your world on this one.”

Prizefighter also features Hozier, country superstar Chris Stapleton and Gigi Perez.

Steve Perry denies rumors he’ll join Journey on farewell tour

February 20, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Former Journey frontman Steve Perry is putting to rest rumors that he was thinking about joining Journey on their upcoming Final Frontier tour, which has already been announced as their farewell tour.

“I’ve been hearing these recent rumors, and I wanted to speak to you all directly,” Perry writes on social media. “While I’m always grateful for the love people still have for Journey, the rumors about me rejoining the band are simply not true, and I want to gently put them to rest.”

“I completely understand why people would hope for that,” he adds. “The music we created together means a great deal to me too. But I’m continuing to explore new creative work and really enjoy working on new music that reflects where I am today.”

Finally, he offers, “Thank you for your continued support throughout the years. Your loyalty has never gone unnoticed, and I am forever humbly grateful.”

Perry joined Journey in 1977 and left the group in 1987. While he reunited with his former bandmates for their 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, he did not perform with them. Instead they performed with current frontman Arnel Pineda.

Journey is set to launch the Final Frontier on Feb. 28 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. A complete list of dates can be found at Journeymusic.com.

In June, the sun will rise on Lee Brice’s new album

February 20, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Lee Brice has officially released his buzzy single “Country Nowadays,” and he’s also announced a new album: Sunriser will be out June 5.

Explaining the album’s title, Lee says in a statement, “Anybody can see a sunset, but a sunrise, you gotta earn. Whether you’re waking up or just pulled an all-nighter, I tip my hat to you, sunriser.”

And on Instagram, he adds, “I sure earned my fair share of sunrises workin on this one ; ) can’t wait for y’all to hear this album.”

Sunriser, Lee’s sixth album, is his first since 2020’s Hey World and it’s available for preorder now. In addition to “Country Nowadays,” the 16-track project also includes “Killed the Man” and “Cry,” two singles Lee released in 2025.

Here’s the track list:

“Sunriser”
“Killed the Man”
“Me and Whiskey”
“Country Nowadays”
“Devil’s at It Again”
“She Wasn’t Like That”
“Bury the Dead”
“Truck Bed Mixtape”
“What You Know About That”
“Said No Country Boy Ever”
“All the Way Down”
“Drinkin’ Buddies”
“Old Men”
“Cry”
“Daddy Don’t Care”
“When the Kingdom Comes”

Mumford & Sons announce North American Prizefighter tour

February 20, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Mumford & Sons have announced a North American tour in support of their new album, Prizefighter.

The headlining outing launches June 2 in Vancouver, and stretches all the way to an Oct. 6 date in Los Angeles.

Members of Mumford’s Agora fan community will have access to a presale beginning Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. local time.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit MumfordandSons.com.

Prizefighter, the follow-up to 2025’s Rushmere, dropped Friday. It includes the Hozier-featuring single “Rubber Band Man,” as well as collaborations with Gigi Perez, Gracie Abrams and Chris Stapleton.

Mumford & Sons will be performing on Saturday Night Live on Feb. 28.

Zak Starkey talks relationship with The Who as he readies one-man show

February 20, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Drummer Zak Starkey is set to take the stage at New York’s Gramercy Theatre Friday for a one-man show, Zak Starkey … Who?: An Evening of Drums and Conversation. He’ll take fans through his life and career, which will likely include his almost 30 years playing drums for The Who.

Starkey tells ABC Audio that even though his dad is Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, it was seeing The Who that made him want to learn to play the drums. And it turns out his dad wasn’t much help with that.

“I asked my dad for a drum lesson, and he gave me one lesson,” Starkey says. “Then the next day he said, ‘Now try this.’ I said, ‘I can do that.’ He said, ‘Well, you’re on your own.’ And that was it.”

Starkey began playing with The Who in 1996, and he says it felt “amazing” when he got the gig after being such a fan.

And while he and The Who parted ways in 2025 following an onstage disagreement between Starkey and Roger Daltrey, Starkey says he still has a good relationship with both Daltrey and Pete Townshend. In fact, he recently talked to Daltrey, who wished him luck with the show and gave him some advice.

“He told me to be myself, everything would be fine,” says Starkey. He notes of the issues that led to his split with the band, “It’s just some crazy s*** got out of hand … but we were still friends all the time through it.”

The Who wound up going on a farewell tour of North America in 2025 without Starkey behind the drum kit. As for whether he thinks it really was The Who’s final tour, Starkey wouldn’t speculate.

“If you think you know what those two guys are going to do, they’ll do something different.”

Parker McCollum says idea for new single ‘just kind of fell out of my brain’

February 20, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Parker McCollum’s new single, “Killin’ Me,” is from the deluxe edition of his self-titled album, due out March 20. He says when he came up with the melody for the song he knew he had to, as he puts it, “chase it.”

Parker explains that his pals Randy Rogers and Monty Criswell were visiting him at his ranch for some hunting and “driving fast,” and then they’d write songs in the evenings.

“We were actually in the middle of another song and I started playing that melody, just kind of out of nowhere,” Parker recalls. “And I stopped both of them and I said, ‘This melody, I just don’t know where this just came from but we got to chase it.'”

Once they decided to do that, Parker says, “We kind of got into the ‘every move you make is killin’ me’ [idea] and just loved [it], whenever that just kind of fell out of my brain, and chased that whole idea.” He adds that it “turned out to be a great song on the record.”

As previously reported, the video for “Killin’ Me” stars Parker’s wife, Hallie Ray Light McCollum. The couple is expecting their second son this summer.

Meanwhile, Parker McCollum Deluxe Edition arrives the same day Parker plays his fourth consecutive show at the Houston Rodeo.

‘Even Flow’ of oxygen: Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder quit smoking after conversation with Martin Short

February 20, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Eddie Vedder is just breathing a bit better after a conversation with an unlikely source convinced him to quit smoking.

As the Pearl Jam frontman revealed during an interview with the Fly on the Wall podcast with Dana Carvey and David Spade, said conversation took place during the COVID-19 pandemic while on the phone with former SNL cast member Martin Short.

Vedder said that he started smoking again during the pandemic after initially trying to quit, and told Short that when the comedian called to check in on him.

“I said, ‘Well, I’m frustrated with myself, I’m smoking again,'” Vedder recalled.

Short then asked if Vedder was smoking cigarettes or pot. When Vedder said cigarettes, Short replied, “Oh, are you still waiting for more literature on that?”

“And that was the last time I ever had a cigarette,” Vedder said.

He added, “Maybe not really, but it makes for a better story.”

Also during the podcast, Vedder reminisced about Pearl Jam’s 1994 SNL performance, during which the band had the rare opportunity to play three songs instead of the usual two.

Primus’ Les Claypool releasing ‘Frizzle Fry: Phantoms of Barrington Hall’ illustrated book

February 19, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Primus frontman Les Claypool has written a new illustrated book called Frizzle Fry: Phantoms of Barrington Hall.

Named after Primus’ 1990 debut album, Frizzle Fry: Phantoms of Barrington Hall is described by publisher Z2 Comics as an “illustrated storybook for adults” that “expands Primus’ warped mythology and surreal humor, as it presents a tale allegedly based on the band’s unbelievable experiences during their early years playing shows in Berkeley and the East Bay.”

The description continues, “Fans may think they know Frizzle Fry from the song and the album of the same name, but this story explodes the band’s universe into a new form of psychedelic life on every page, capturing the off-kilter spirit Primus fans have come to expect, in a way that only Primus can.”

You can preorder your copy now via Z2Comics.com.

In the meantime, you can catch Primus on tour with two other Claypool projects, The Claypool Lennon Delirium and Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, kicking off in May.

Nashville notes: Lainey Wilson’s Down Under adventures, Brad Paisley’s benefit and more

February 19, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Lainey Wilson’s been Down Under touring Australia and New Zealand, and she’s been having a great time. In an Instagram video, she lists all the cool things she’s gotten to do besides work, including holding koalas and meeting Bindi Irwin. She adds in the video, “We have gotten to do it all, while playing some of the best shows I have ever played in my entire life … Australia and New Zealand, y’all know how to act up!”

Brad Paisley has announced a benefit comedy show in April to raise money for his nonprofit The Store, a food pantry that operates like a supermarket, allowing people to select the groceries they want. Called Groceries with Dignity & Comedy Without with Brad Paisley & Friends, it’ll take place at Zanies in Nashville. Tickets go on sale Friday.

CMA vocal group of the year The Red Clay Strays will headline this year’s RiverBeat Music Festival, taking place May 1-3 in Memphis. The other two headliners for the event are Dave Matthews Band and rap icons Wu-Tang Clan. Tickets are on sale now.

+ More