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Carly Pearce + Michael Bublé team for ‘the greatest Christmas song ever’

November 8, 2024 by WDNY Radio

For Christmas King Michael Bublé to claim that he’s just recorded “the greatest Christmas song ever,” it’s got to be pretty good, right?

That’s the claim that Michael makes in an Instagram video that shows him and Carly Pearce doing the viral #suspectchallenge: You pretend you’re running from the police while someone else roasts you in an attempt to describe you.

“Suspect won’t wear headphones in the studio because he doesn’t wanna mess up his hair,” Carly says of Michael. “Suspect won’t stop chewing gum, even in a really sad music video,” Michael says of Carly.

The video ends with both of them running and saying, “Suspects just recorded the greatest Christmas song ever.”

Michael, who’s currently serving as a coach on The Voice, wrote in the comments, “Just wait amigos. I don’t think I’ve written something this meaningful since we wrote ‘Home.’ Only broke down 23 times while writing it.”

This won’t be Michael’s first duet with a country star. He previously teamed with Blake Shelton on a duet rendition of Blake’s cover of “Home,” and in 2020 sang with Dolly Parton on her original holiday tune, “Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas.”

No word yet on the title of Carly and Michael’s song, the release date or whether or not it’s part of a larger holiday project.

Pelosi blames Harris’ loss on Biden’s late exit and no open Democratic primary

November 8, 2024 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON, D.C) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in portions of a New York Times podcast interview published Friday, blamed Vice President Kamala Harris’ election loss on President Joe Biden’s late exit from the presidential race and the lack of Democratic primary.

Pelosi told Lulu Garcia-Navarro, a host of “The Interview,” that “had the president [Biden] gotten out sooner, there may have been other candidates in the race,” the paper said in a story about the Thursday interview. The exchange won’t be posted in full until Saturday.

“The anticipation was that, if the president were to step aside, that there would be an open primary,” Pelosi said.

“And as I say, Kamala may have, I think she would have done well in that and been stronger going forward. But we don’t know that. That didn’t happen. We live with what happened. And because the president endorsed Kamala Harris immediately, that really made it almost impossible to have a primary at that time. If it had been much earlier, it would have been different,” she added.

As ABC News has reported, Pelosi worked behind the scenes to urge Biden to drop out of the presidential race following his performance at CNN’s debate.

The Times reported Pelosi also took issue with Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders saying, after Harris’ loss, that “It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them.”

“Bernie Sanders has not won,” she said. “With all due respect, and I have a great deal of respect for him, for what he stands for, but I don’t respect him saying that the Democratic Party has abandoned the working-class families.”

The paper reported she suggested that cultural issues were more to blame for Democrats’ losses among working-class voters.

“Guns, God and gays — that’s the way they say it,” she reportedly said. “Guns, that’s an issue; gays, that’s an issue, and now they’re making the trans issue such an important issue in their priorities; and in certain communities, what they call God, what we call a woman’s right to choose.”

New Music Friday: Ab-Soul, Ferg, Cordae, Mario and more

November 8, 2024 by WDNY Radio

Ab-Soul and Ferg are back to rapping their behinds off, while a slew of artists are releasing new singles. Here are some of the latest to hit the culture:

Ab-Soul has released Soul Burger after announcing the album in October. It pays homage to his late friend Doe Burger and features guests Vince Staples, Ty Dolla $ign, Doechii, Lupe Fiasco and more. The visualizer for “Righteous Man” is available to watch on YouTube.

Ferg has returned with Darold, which is actually his first name. The album features 12 songs and boasts appearances from Mary J. Blige, Future and more. “This record is definitely super personal,” Ferg wrote on Instagram. “I’m touching on topics that I’ve never spoken about before.”

Why release one song when you can release five? NBA YoungBoy dropped “Never Stopping,” “Catch Me,” “Missing Everything,” “Sneaking” and “Killa Season,” all from his upcoming project, I Just Got A Lot On My Shoulders, arriving Dec. 6.

Cordae teamed with JoeyBada$$ for a song called “Syrup Sandwiches.” It’s a preview of his new album, The Crossroads, out Nov. 15.

Three veterans of the hip-hop game came together for “Ego Maniacs,” Ice Cube‘s latest single featuring Killer Mike and Busta Rhymes. Cube is dropping a new album, Man Down, on Nov. 22.

Mario‘s representing for the R&B lovers on the title track of his upcoming album, “Glad You Came,” which dropped alongside its music video. “This song is about the journey of love and intimacy where I’m letting my lady know I’m paying attention to what makes her feel free in intimacy. I will never let her go without being pleased,” he wrote on Instagram.

Loe Shimmy and Brent Faiyaz, Consequence and Chuck D, Kevin Gates, Tory Lanez and Jorja Smith also released new songs.

(“Righteous Man” video includes uncensored profanity.)

Jamey Johnson returns with ‘Midnight Gasoline,’ first album in 14 years

November 8, 2024 by WDNY Radio

Grammy-nominated country artist Jamey Johnson has returned with Midnight Gasoline, his first album in 14 years.

The 12-track collection features two collabs with Randy Houser recorded in the historic Cash Cabin, previously owned by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash and now owned by their son, John Carter Cash.

Midnight Gasoline is the first rollout of Jamey’s Cash Cabin Series.

“I’ve always wanted to make an album there,” says the Grand Ole Opry member. “I went in with an album in mind, where we go in and cut and cut and cut. That is when I knew we were off to the races. This is more than an album; this is a series.”

“The main thing is there is a presence there,” Jamey adds of the famed recording studio. “There is a spirit in the place. Maybe it was born there from Johnny and June, and maybe it was born there from the countless other artists who have come to that studio to record.”

“But there is a spirit there and I love it,” he shares. “It feels like home to me.”

Jamey’s known for songs such as “High Cost of Living,” “That Lonesome Song,” a cover of Hank Cochran‘s “Make the World Go Away” with Alison Krauss and “In Color,” which won CMA and ACM Song of the Year in 2009.

Midnight Gasoline is out wherever you listen to music.

Here’s the Midnight Gasoline track list:
“Bad Guy”
“Midnight Gasoline”
“What a View”
“21 Guns”
“Someday When I’m Old”
“Trudy” featuring Randy Houser
“One More Time”
“Saturday Night in New Orleans”
“Sober”
“I’m Tired of It All” featuring Randy Houser
“No Time Like the Past”
“What You Answer To”

U2 extends concert film engagement at Sphere Las Vegas into February

November 8, 2024 by WDNY Radio

Fans who missed U2‘s acclaimed residency at Sphere Las Vegas now have more chances to enjoy the concert film of the event.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film at Sphere Las Vegas, which has been running at Sphere since Sept. 5, has been extended to the end of February 2025. The final date is now Feb. 27; you can choose either a 7 p.m. or a 9:30 p.m. screening, depending on the day. Visit Ticketmaster for all the information.

Of course, the downside is that you have to go to Las Vegas to see the film — it’s only showing at Sphere, with tickets starting at $98.

As previously reported, the film, directed by U2 guitarist The Edge and his wife, Morleigh Steinberg, captures the band during their residency, which ran from September 2023 to March 2024. Over that time, the band played to 700,000 fans. The concert was shot with Sphere’s high-res camera system.

The Eagles are currently headlining a residency at Sphere that will run through March. There are rumors that an adaptation of The Wizard of Oz is being developed to play at the venue later next year.

It’s all ‘Missin’ Me Missin’ You’ for Chase Matthew

November 8, 2024 by WDNY Radio

Chase Matthew has dropped a new track, “Missin’ Me Missin’ You.”

Co-written by Chase, the breakup tune finds Chase ruminating on a past romance, his ex lover and how she may still be thinking about him, though he’s seemingly moved on.

“Missing me missing you, loving you like I do/ When we were everything, there’s nothing we had to lose/ I know you want it back, the best that you ever had/ Back when we used to be but, girl I ain’t wanting that/ Naw, I ain’t thinking ’bout me and you/ That’s you girl, missing me missing you,” Chase sings in the chorus.

“Missin’ Me Missin’ You” is out now whenever you listen to music.

Chase is currently making his way up the country charts with “Darlin’,” the follow-up single to his RIAA Gold-certified debut, “Love You Again.”

‘Queens Court’ star London Charles on the differences between London and Deelishis

November 8, 2024 by WDNY Radio

London Charles is royalty on season 2 of Queens Court, where she and sister queens Lisa Raye McCoy and K. Michelle go on a quest for love. The show marks her return to reality television after first appearing on the dating game show The Flavor of Love as Deelishis. London tells ABC Audio that she and Deelishis have quite a few differences.

“Deelishis [is] kind of shy. She has one agenda: to go in the room and I won’t say dominate, but … to go in and show up,” London says. “People don’t expect her to speak. She doesn’t have to necessarily have a voice, but have a presence,” one that happens to be sexy.

“But London, I take my wig off, I cook, I go to church, we dance, we laugh, we watch movies. … She’s a lover,” London continues, noting she loves Christ, kids and going to school.

Though she’s reintroducing herself and looking for love as London, she acknowledges that she loves Deelishis, too.

“That’s the brand,” London says. “That’s the bread and butter.”

The second season of Queens Court is available to stream on Peacock, with new episodes airing Sundays on Bravo at 9 p.m. ET.

Michael Bublé and country star Carly Pearce team for ‘the greatest Christmas song ever’

November 8, 2024 by WDNY Radio

For Christmas King Michael Bublé to claim that he’s just recorded “the greatest Christmas song ever,” it’s got to be pretty good, right?

That’s the claim that Michael makes in an Instagram video that shows him and country star Carly Pearce doing the viral #suspectchallenge: You pretend you’re running from the police while someone else roasts you in an attempt to describe you.

The video ends with both of them running and saying, “Suspects just recorded the greatest Christmas song ever.”

No word yet on the title of the song, the release date or whether or not it’s part of a larger holiday project.

In latest ‘Queen: The Greatest’ episode, Brian May reveals origin of Queen’s ‘most enigmatic song’

November 8, 2024 by WDNY Radio

Ahead of the release of the box set focused on Queen‘s 1973 debut album, the band issued a 7-inch vinyl single of “The Night Comes Down.” The latest episode of the band’s Queen: The Greatest video series now focuses on the creation of that song.

According to a press release, the song, written by guitarist Brian May, is “perhaps the most enigmatic song in Queen’s five-decade catalogue” due to its “otherworldly instrumental,” “soul-baring lyric” and the fact that the band never performed it live.

May says in the video, “The song, actually, was about those moments when you’re not jolly. When you feel like you’ve lost it. When I look back at it, I was very young to be writing that stuff, but I did get depressed in those days.”

He adds, “It was always about relationships. And I had moments when I thought, ‘I’m in a great place, I can make music. I’m with great friends … everything’s great.’ And then, somehow, everything would fall apart, and then it’s like the night came down in my head. So that’s what it’s about. It’s not a jolly song.”

May then taught the song to singer Freddie Mercury, who he says “as always would make it his own and take it to the next level.”

May also digs up the original guitar he used to record the tune, a “very cheap” one he’d restrung with wire strings. That created a unique buzzy sound that he compares to “a sitar but warmer.” May says he used the guitar “all over” the first Queen album.

The Queen I box set, out now, comprises 63 tracks with 43 brand-new mixes, as well as alternative takes, demos and rare live tracks.

Regina Hall narrates A&E doc ‘Cold Case Files: The Grim Sleeper,’ shares thoughts on ‘Scary Movie’ return

November 8, 2024 by WDNY Radio

Cold Case Files: The Grim Sleeper is coming to A&E Friday at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, centering on serial killer Lonnie Franklin Jr., who preyed on, raped, strangled and shot many woman in South Central LA for over 20 years. It’s a story Regina Hall was unaware of until she considered narrating the two-part doc.

“It definitely did draw me in. As a woman, a black woman watching those families who lost loved ones,” she tells TV Insider. The doc details how he was finally caught, tried, convicted and sentenced on first-degree murder and attempted murder charges. It also puts a spotlight on the victims.

“To see the victims humanized beyond just being addicts or prostitutes … I loved what A&E did because it gave a great picture of these victims as human beings, as mothers, daughters, and sisters. Seeing the pain those loved ones were left with,” Regina says.

She notes “it was powerful” to narrate the doc “because the story has an insane amount of gravity” and says she “wanted to do it justice because of the people involved.”

With her own production company and a deal with MGM Alternative, Regina says she’s looking to explore and produce more true crime stories “because it is a space that I’ve been interested in and watched.”

With another Scary Movie just announced, Regina, who appeared in the films as Brenda Cooks, says she’s excited to see the Wayans at the helm again.

“We’ll see if Brenda is in this new world,” she adds. “I’m thrilled at the possibility that the band could get back together again. That would be fun.”

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