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Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts kick off tour in Sweden

June 19, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Neil Young launched his love earth tour with his new band The Chrome Hearts in Rättvik, Sweden, on Wednesday, treating fans to some classic hits, as well as tunes he hasn’t played in a while.

According to setlist.fm, Young kicked things off with a solo performance of “Sugar Mountain,” sprinkling the 15-song set with fan favorites like “Harvest Moon,” “Cinnamon Girl,” “F*****’ Up,” “Old Man,” “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)” and “Like a Hurricane.”

He also performed a solo version of “The Needle and the Damage Done” for the first time since 2019; the Greendale tracks “Sun Green” for the first time since 2004 and “Be the Rain” for the first time since 2014; and the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song “Looking Forward” for the first time since 2000.

Young ended the night with his iconic track “Rockin’ in the Free World.”

Missing from the set were any songs from Talkin To the Trees, Young’s recently released album with The Chrome Hearts.

Young’s love earth tour hits Bergen, Norway, on Friday. He is set to play the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival on June 28. The tour comes to North America Aug. 8 in Charlotte, North Carolina. A complete list of dates can be found at NeilYoungArchives.com.

The tour is Young’s first trek since cancelling his 2024 tour with Crazy Horse due to health issues. Prior to that he went on a small West Coast tour in summer 2023, which was his first since 2019.

KISS’ Paul Stanley says he felt ‘betrayed’ by bandmate Gene Simmons in the ’80s

June 19, 2025 by WDNY Radio

KISS’ Paul Stanley says he felt a bit betrayed by his bandmate Gene Simmons in the ’80s when Simmons went off to pursue other projects when he should have been concentrating on the next KISS album.

“I felt betrayed. No secret, I felt that he was leaving me to do the heavy work but continued to get paid. So, you know, trying to have the best of both worlds,” Stanley said on Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast. “Go off and do your own thing, and have the success at any level that there was success, and the monetary compensation, which I’m not sharing in, but you’re abandoning ship and you’re still my partner.”

Simmons dabbled in acting in the ’80s, nabbing parts in TV and movies, including an appearance on Miami Vice. Stanley says at the time he felt “very resentful and hurt,” but it forced him to commit even more to KISS.

“Gene’s my brother, he’s been with me since I was 17. So that was difficult, really difficult,” he said. “But again it was, ‘Well screw it, I’m not gonna let this band fall apart.’ If it’s my band in that sense, then so be it. … But yeah, I felt that he was selling the band short. … I thought he wasn’t playing fair.”

Dreaming of a weekend brunch with Riley Green? Here’s your chance

June 19, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Want some barbecue in the “Worst Way”? Well, Riley Green‘s here to help.

The country star’s launching Riley’s BBQ Shack, and you’ll be able to enjoy his food both at Riley Green’s Duck Blind and the adjacent Losers in midtown Nashville.

The menu features a “mouthwatering lineup of Southern staples” like ribs, pulled pork sandwiches, burgers and classic sides like cornbread, baked beans, potato salad and mac & cheese. He’ll also be offering a Southern-style brunch on Saturdays and Sundays until 3 p.m. You can check out the full menu online.

Meanwhile, Riley’s still focused on his day job, continuing on the Damn Country Music Tour as “Worst Way” tops the country chart this week.

Benson Boone pokes fun at himself in new video for ‘Mr. Electric Blue’

June 19, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Anything you’ve ever made fun of Benson Boone for, it appears as though he’s already thought of it his new video.

The video for the song “Mr. Electric Blue” premieres on Friday, but there’s a preview you can watch now captioned “3 Years Ago.” It starts with Benson jumping on a trampoline and doing backflips. A guy dressed like a ’70s-era record executive peeks over the fence and asks, “Excuse me, young, innocent boy. Was that a backflip I saw?”

“Yeah, that was a backflip. They’re pretty easy for me,” says Benson. “Can you sing, by chance?” the man asks. “No, but I guess I could try?” Benson replies.

“He’s absolutely perfect!” the man mutters to himself and then disappears. “Huh. Weird guy,” Benson says, and does another backflip.

We then see a montage of scenes from the video, which shows Benson holding a sign that says “discount jumpsuits” and working in a “Moonbeam Ice Cream” truck.

Benson had teased the video a few days ago, when he posted a scene of himself wearing a “one hit wonder” T-shirt and walking into a record company office — the label is called Industry Plant Records, of course.

“We need a new gimmick,” says the label guy. “Maybe … good songwriting?”

“You know I can’t do that,” replies Benson.

The video drops Friday, along with the release of Benson’s new album, American Heart.

A Foo-versary? Foo Fighters launch Substack page ahead of 30-year milestone

June 19, 2025 by WDNY Radio

It appears that Foo Fighters are gearing up to celebrate a big anniversary.

Dave Grohl and company have launched a Substack page titled Foo Fighters Field Notes. The first entry features images and videos related to the Foos’ self-titled debut record, which turns 30 on July 4.

A Fourth of July festival celebrating the album’s 25th anniversary was previously planned for 2020, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Foos announced the Substack in a Facebook post alongside a clip of the video for the song “I’ll Stick Around,” along with #FF30. They also updated their Facebook cover photo to a black banner featuring the phrase “Est. 1995.”

As fans have noted in the post’s comments, the “I’ll Stick Around” video features William Goldsmith on drums, who Grohl had recruited to play in the first live iteration of the Foos after he recorded every instrument on the Foo Fighters album himself. That’s led some to guess that Goldsmith might be rejoining the Foos following the firing of drummer Josh Freese in May.

However, a reunion with Goldsmith seems unlikely, given the bad blood that’s persisted between him and Grohl following his departure from the Foos in the late ’90s. As the story goes, Grohl was unsatisfied with Goldsmith’s drumming on the sophomore Foo Fighters album, 1997’s The Colour and the Shape, and decided to rerecord the drum parts himself. When Goldsmith found out, he subsequently quit the band.

Beyond whatever they might be planning to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut, Foo Fighters’ 2025 schedule includes a tour of Asia in October and headlining Mexico’s Corona Capital festival in November. Those mark the first announced Foo live dates since Grohl’s 2024 infidelity scandal.

‘Lightnin’ Strikes’ singer Lou Christie dead at 82

June 19, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Lou Christie, the former teen idol best known for the 1966 #1 hit “Lightin’ Strikes” and the top-20 hit “Rhapsody in the Rain,” has died at age 82.

His family announced the news on Instagram, writing, “It is with deep sorrow that we share the passing of our beloved brother, Lou Christie, who left us after a brief illness. He was cherished not only by his family and close friends, but also by countless fans whose lives he touched with his kindness and generosity, artistic and musical talent, humor and spirit.”

“His absence leaves a profound void in all our hearts. He will be greatly missed, always remembered, and forever loved,” the message ended.

Born Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco, Christie grew up in Pittsburgh. After high school, he moved to New York and became a singer, showing off what would become his signature falsetto in his first hits: 1963’s “The Gypsy Cried” and “Two Faces Have I.”

When Christie and his songwriting partner Twyla Herbert took “Lighntin’ Strikes” to his record label, he claimed they hated it so much that the president of the label threw the song in the garbage. But they released it anyway, and Christie went around the country promoting it himself; it topped the Hot 100 in February of 1966.

Christie’s follow-up, “Rhapsody in the Rain” — about having sex in the back seat of a car — was considered so dirty that it was banned by multiple radio stations, forcing him to record a “clean” version. Believe it or not, the “controversial” lyrics were, “And in this car, our love went much too far.”

Christie’s last big hit was 1969’s “I’m Gonna Make You Mine,” which hit the top 10.

Cardi B talks upcoming single ‘Outside’: ‘It’s fun, it’s for outside, it’s for my girls.’

June 19, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Cardi B is “Outside,” according to her upcoming single. While announcing the song’s arrival on Friday, she shared a snippet on her Instagram, in which she seemingly addresses her split from Offset as well as her situation with NFL player Stefon Diggs.

“I’ve been cuffed up too long, let me remind n*****,” Cardi is heard rapping on the song.

“Your favorite player on your favorite team, he in my DM,” she later spits.

Cardi then gave Spotify a sense of what the song sounds like live when she took the stage at Spotify Beach in Cannes, France.

Speaking to the platform about the song, she said, “It’s fun, it’s for outside, it’s for my girls,” before sharing a word advice with women. “Like, listen. Don’t waste this summer, go outside, teach them a lesson,” she said.

When asked how she wants women to feel as they listen to the song, she adds, “I want them to feel like, liquor all over my body. That’s how I want it to feel. I want it to feel like fun, I want it to feel like your homegirls. I want it to feel like when I’m with my friends, and it’s like…period.”

For Scotty McCreery, ‘Seasons Change’ — and he couldn’t be more grateful

June 19, 2025 by WDNY Radio

In 2011, Scotty McCreery won season 10 of American Idol, setting the stage for him to chart hits like “I Love You This Big,” “The Trouble with Girls,” “See You Tonight” and “Feelin’ It.”

But by 2016 he’d parted ways with his label and things seemed in jeopardy. He’d still never had a #1, and his future felt uncertain.

But a new start with Triple Tigers Records and 2018’s aptly titled Seasons Change would set Scotty back on course.

On Friday, the Platinum Edition of the album arrives — something he sees as a gesture of gratitude to his fans.

“Time flies, because that record for me was like a very cornerstone, big moment for my life personally, but also professionally,” he tells ABC Audio. “There was a time when I wasn’t sure I was gonna get music out ever again.”

“This album kind of helped me get going really in a sense with ‘Five More Minutes’ and my first few number ones,” he continues. “And we had to go through a lot to get that record out, so this is like a thank-you, you know, from me.”

The new version of the record adds acoustic takes on his number ones “Five More Minutes,” “This Is It” and “In Between,” as well as the fan favorite “Still.”

And for Scotty, the seasons do keep changing: he and his wife, Gabi McCreery, are now expecting their second baby, who’ll join their 2-year-old son, Avery.

Original white label 7-inch test pressing of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to go up for auction

June 19, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Queen has contributed a unique piece of music history to an upcoming auction.

The band announced that an original white label 7-inch test pressing of their 1975 classic “Bohemian Rhapsody” will be part of the upcoming White Label Auction to benefit the Brit Trust on Oct. 7.

“With just a handful produced ahead of a release so artists, managers and labels can check the audio is just as it should be, these white label test pressings can be highly collectible, and, as the past five editions of the auction have shown, there is demand for them from collectors around the world,” White Label Auction founder and organizer Johnny Chandler shares. “As ever, I’m excited for this next auction, not least as we have an incredibly rare gem in the ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ 7” single to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its release.”

Full details of the auction have yet to be announced, but Queen notes in a post on Instagram that “hundreds of rare lots” will be up for grabs.

The Brit Trust is a music industry charity established in 1989 to “improve lives through the power of music and the creative arts.” The annual White Label Auction has raised over $215,000 for the charity.

“Bohemian Rhapsody,” written by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, was featured on their album A Night at the Opera. It hit #1 in the U.K. and was Queen’s first chart-topper. The song was rereleased in 1991 following Mercury’s death and returned to the #1 spot.

In 1992, after it was included in the comedy blockbuster Wayne’s World, “Bohemian Rhapsody” returned to the chart again and peaked at #2 in the U.S.

25 years later, The Game shares most memorable part of recording ‘The Documentary’

June 19, 2025 by WDNY Radio

It’s been 25 years since The Game released his debut album, The Documentary, and the most memorable part of that process was his eldest son.

“The thing I remember most about the album process was the photoshoot,” he tells ABC Audio. “My son [Harlem] was 1 year old and he cried the whole photoshoot until I drove all the way to the Valley to get this SpongeBob, the stuffed SpongeBob animal, and had to bring it all the way back to the photoshoot just to get him to take the album photo.”

Game says Harlem stopped for crying for about three minutes, during which photographer Jonathan Mannion captured the photos now seen on alternate covers of the album.

“That is probably my most notable memory because when I think about it … I just see, you know, my baby and then I see him requesting a Zelle today at 22 years old,” he says. “So it’s one of those things where you really just can look at life and say, damn, you really got to just like hold fast to everything because life goes so fast.”

Harlem is seen on different covers of the album: one shows him in his father’s hands, while another sees him sitting down with nothing but a diaper, black Converse sneakers and an NWA chain. He recently graduated from the University of Oregon, resulting in a tribute from his dad.

“It’s official….My 1st born has completed his 4 years @uoregon & it’s time to walk that stage,” he wrote. “Every step I’ve taken as his father has been preparation for this day.”

Game previously told ABC Audio Harlem was “the motivating force” that pushed him to hip-hop.

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