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CeeLo Green reveals who he’d like to face in a Verzuz

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Hypothetical Verzuz battles have been a topic of discussion since the competition first launched, and now CeeLo Green has revealed who he’d like to face if he ever stepped into the ring.

“I would probably have to go up against Lauryn, Lauryn Hill, but she’s like my sister,” he said while appearing on Rickey Smiley’s On the Spot podcast.

“But it would just be nothing but a love affair because we did our first tours together,” he said. “We’ve been friends for years, and she’s a Gemini twin just like me. So that’s my twin sister. But she does rap and sing at the same time, you know what I mean? Like, I think I would have to be paired up with somebody who has somewhat of the same dynamic.”

CeeLo also commented on the Tank and Tyrese Verzuz battle that took place in March, which Smiley said brought “so much joy” to viewers through both the music and friendly roasting between performances.

“And you know what it is? Because we only feel like we know them as far as the song can, you know, expose or allow us to see them,” CeeLo chimed in. “But to see them in real life—their charm, charisma, comedic timing, personalities, you know, it’s just so much more humanizing. That’s why it was so pleasant to see. Shouts out to Tank, shouts out to Tyrese. Both good friends of mine. Both talented leading men. Love them or love what they do.”

The full episode is on YouTube.

Stevie Nicks, Melissa Etheridge, Jackson Browne to perform at City of Hope’s Spirit of Life Gala

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Stevie Nicks, Melissa Etheridge and Jackson Browne are confirmed to perform at the 2026 Music, Film and Entertainment Industry Spirit of Life Gala, put on by the cancer research and treatment organization City of Hope.

This year’s event, happening Oct. 27 at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, will honor executive Larry Mestel, founder and CEO of Primary Wave Music.

City of Hope recently launched Mestel’s Spirit of Life campaign, which will raise money for City of Hope’s work in CAR T cell therapy and other cellular immunotherapies to help fight cancer. A portion of the money raised will also go toward breast cancer research and patient care.

“As a breast cancer survivor, this cause is deeply personal to me,” said Etheridge. “I know how critical research, compassionate care and breakthrough treatments are for patients and families facing cancer.”

She adds, “I’m honored to join City of Hope, Larry and this incredible community during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to help raise support for lifesaving research and bring more hope to people navigating this disease.”

More info on the campaign can be found at CityofHope.org/mfei.

Cardi B discovers Five Below

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Always focused on making money moves, Cardi B recently found herself surprised by a new discovery. She took to her Instagram Story on Tuesday to document her first-ever visit to Five Below.

“My daughter was so feened out to come to Five Below. I never been here before, but now I see why,” said Cardi, explaining she initially thought the retailer was similar to the 99-cent stores from her childhood.

She appeared to be surprised by the variety of products at Five Below, which she referred to as a “kids store,” holding up a Fruity Pebbles candy bar and later two graphic T-shirts.

“I never been to this b**** before. This ain’t nothing like the 99-cent store that I was used to,” she said, before settling on a Patrick Star T-shirt.

“I’m loving this,” Cardi said. “I been rich for too long, motherf******, because I ain’t know nothing about no Five Below.”

The Rolling Stones team with Marvel for new character-inspired ‘Foreign Tongues’ variants

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Rolling Stones have announced another collaboration in connection with their upcoming album, Foreign Tongues.

The latest has the rockers teaming with Marvel for five special collectible vinyl variants, all inspired by Marvel characters.

Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Thor and The Hulk are the focus of the variants. Each release comes with a custom comic book insert, with artwork designed to match the variant’s superhero.

The Foreign Tongues x Marvel collaboration will drop July 10, the same day as Foreign Tongue’s release, with copies available for preorder now.

The Stones previously announced a collaboration with FIFA, which includes three limited-edition vinyl variants inspired by the upcoming World Cup.

Foreign Tongues, produced by Andrew Watt, is the band’s 25th album and the follow-up to 2023’s Hackney Diamonds. The Stones have already released two tracks from the record, “Rough and Twisted” and “In the Stars.”

Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club to make temporary return for Fanatics Fest NYC

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Jay-Z is bringing back his 40/40 Club for Fanatics Fest NYC, which takes place July 16-19 at the Javits Center.

The reimagined venue will blend sports, luxury and entertainment, according to a press release. It will feature signature details from the original club, including framed jerseys from its archives, grand chandeliers and stadium-style seating. As with the original, celebrities will be in attendance. Jay is set to make an appearance, along with guests personally invited by him and Michael Rubin and a select group of customers from Fanatics Sportsbook & Casino.

While it remains unclear what A-listers will attend this year, last year’s event featured Kevin Hart, Travis Scott, DJ Khaled, Druski, Tiffany Haddish, Spike Lee and Quavo, among others.

If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay? Carly Pearce changes record labels

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

With Carly Pearce’s fifth studio album on the horizon, there comes an unexpected change: The “I Hope You’re Happy Now” hitmaker is changing record labels. She’s leaving Blue Highway Records for BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville.

“Signing with BMG feels less like turning a new page and more like finding the best next chapter,” Carly says. “I am incredibly grateful to be surrounded by a team that truly hears my voice and matches my ambition. The horizon looks exactly how it’s supposed to.”

Carly’s new home at BBR/BMG makes her labelmates with Lainey Wilson, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton and Jelly Roll, among others. She’s been with Blue Highway, formerly known as Big Machine, since the start of her career in 2017. Her current single is “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay” with Riley Green.

The news comes on the heels of a busy week of CMA Fest, where Carly was a CMA Artist of the Day at Fan Fair X, hosted her fifth annual Carly’s Closet benefit for the CMA Foundation and played the main stage at Nissan Stadium.

If that wasn’t enough, she also performed at Billboard Live at Category 10 and Spotify House at Ole Red, as well as mentoring teens at Grammy Camp in Nashville.

Taylor Swift got her VHS ‘Toy Story’ tape signed by Tom Hanks

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

When Taylor Swift revealed that she’d written a song for Toy Story 5, she noted that she’d been “a Toy Story kid from the age of 5 til now.” And she proved it by showing up to the movie’s premiere on Tuesday night with her original VHS tape of Toy Story under her arm.

But she wasn’t just carrying it around to prove her fandom; she asked Toy Story star Tom Hanks to autograph it for her. He did, as he told USA Today, and then laughed, “I told her she should have brought in the VHS machine so that we could have signed it, ’cause that could go into the Smithsonian Institute as well.”

Separately, Tom told Variety that he had no idea Taylor had a song in the movie until the last moment, when, he said, “They ushered us into a soundproof room and said, ‘Tonight, at 9 p.m., the true end titles song is going to drop and it’s by Taylor Swift.'”

“And I said, ‘You guys kept this from us all this time?’ We saw the movie and it did not — we had some dummy [song] in there, so they surprised us as well.”

He added, “That’s like saying, ‘By the way, Judy Garland is singing “Over the Rainbow” at the beginning of this’ — that kind of thing.”

And while speaking to E! at the premiere, Tom offered the following marriage advice to Taylor and her fiancé, Travis Kelce: “The man must make the waffles on Sunday.”

Toy Story 5 arrives June 19.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News and Pixar.

Watch new trailer for Green Day’s ’NIMRODS’ movie

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Green Day has premiered a new trailer for the band’s upcoming movie, NIMRODS.

The teaser, soundtracked by the classic “Basket Case,” sets up the premise of the film, in which three friends, played by Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust, steal a car and embark on a road trip after being tricked into believing that they’re opening for the “American Idiot” outfit on New Year’s Eve.

You’ll also see shots of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool, whose early van touring days inspired the movie.

The NIMRODS trailer is now available to watch on YouTube.

NIMRODS will premiere in theaters on Aug. 14. The cast also includes Mckenna Grace, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Fred Armisen and Bobby Lee.

Green Day first announced the project in 2025 under the name New Years Rev. It premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival before changing its name in April.

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Taylor Swift talks ‘Toy Story 5’ song, performs at movie’s LA premiere

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Taylor Swift has her biggest country hit in years with “I Knew It, I Knew You,” her original song for Toy Story 5; it’s currently #25 on the Mediabase radio chart.

Swift said in a new interview with ABC News that she was inspired by the journey of Jessie, the beloved cowgirl ragdoll in the animated movie franchise.

“We have seen her go through such heartbreak and such, you know, triumphs and loss, and we learned her back story,” Swift said in an interview that aired Wednesday on Good Morning America. “But in Toy Story 5, we see such a character development and, really, lessons that I could relate to as she’s grown up and as she has learned more about her experiences and her memories.”

The singer continued, “Just the feeling that, like, sometimes people’s paths diverge, and that doesn’t mean that that’s the last time that you get to feel those memories or know that person.”

When the song was released on June 5, Swift revealed that she collaborated on it with singer-songwriter and producer Jack Antonoff. She shared on social media that they wrote the song with “adoration” for the Toy Story characters that were staples of their childhoods.

Swift performed “I Knew It, I Knew You” for the first time live at the Toy Story 5 world premiere Tuesday night in Los Angeles. She also performed “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” alongside Randy Newman, the man who wrote and sang Toy Story‘s signature tune.

Toy Story 5, a Disney and Pixar film, is scheduled to premiere in theaters on Friday, June 19. Swift posed at the film’s premiere with its stars, including Joan Cusack, who voices Jessie on the big screen.

The 14-time Grammy winner said that as a longtime Toy Story fan herself, it was a “poignant” moment for her to pen and perform a song for the movie’s latest release.

“I watched Toy Story when I was 5 and I’ve watched every single one of the films so many times,” she said. “So I really think that, like, to be able to be welcomed into something that has welcomed me, unknowingly, its entire existence, just as a fan, feels like very poignant for me and for my family.”

The Walt Disney Co. is the parent company of ABC News and Pixar.

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ to celebrate ‘Golden’ one-year anniversary with special events

June 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

A year ago nobody knew what a HUNTR/X was and nobody had ever heard of Saja Boys. But on June 20, 2025, KPop Demon Hunters took over pop culture, and now Netflix has planned special celebrations for the movie’s one-year anniversary.

First, KPop Demon Hunters will return to theaters across the U.S. and the world for anniversary screenings. Check your local listings for a theater near you. Additionally, there will be free outdoor screenings of the sing-along versions of the Oscar-winning film across the U.S. starting June 19 in Salt Lake City. That will be followed by free screenings in Atlanta, San Francisco, San Diego and Brooklyn on June 20; Butte, Montana, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 24; and Cleveland, Ohio, on June 25. A different location in San Diego will host an additional screening on June 26. Visit Tudum.com for full details.

Both Netflix houses — one in Philadelphia and one in Dallas — will offer a full day of fan activities on June 20. There will be screenings all week at the Philly house.

KPop Demon Hunters became the most-watched original title in Netflix history. Its soundtrack dominated the Billboard charts, including the #1 hit “Golden,” the first K-pop song in history to win a Grammy Award and the first to win an Academy Award. The film also won the best animated feature film Oscar. The voices of HUNTR/X — EJAE, Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna — have become stars in their own right, performing on TV and at live events, and a KPop Demon Hunters World Tour is coming.

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