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New Music Friday: Summer Walker, Ice Spice, Wale and more

November 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Shortly after fans got a first glimpse of her character in The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants, Ice Spice released an original song from the soundtrack. “Big Guy” is out now, accompanied by a music video. “Being part of the SpongeBob soundtrack is such a full circle moment for me,” Ice says in a statement. “It’s crazy to see my music in a movie that’s been part of so many people’s childhoods, including mine.”

Summer Walker completes her Over It trilogy with Finally Over It. According to a press release, it’s a dual disc chronicling “the highs, lows, contradictions, and lessons of love,” giving fans “a raw look at modern dating: protect your peace or trade love for stability.” It continues, “For Better leans into reflection and self-worth, while For Worse imagines a life where luxury can replace intimacy.” Her “FMT” video is out now.

Wale taps Leon Thomas, Shaboozey, Ty Dolla $ign and more to discuss how everything is a lot. “I called it everything is a lot. because that is how life feels sometimes. But in the madness, there is meaning,” he says in statement, as per The Source. “This project follows me as I find peace in the noise and remind myself that heaviness is part of growth.”

Tee Grizzley released Street Psalms, a 20-track album featuring Polo G and Rod Wave. “I prayed for clarity, and God gave me a vision,” Tee wrote on Instagram. He says the album is “the gospel of the trenches.”

Other releases:
Meek Mill, Indie Pack (Vol. 01)

Kevin Gates + Rick Ross, “I’m a Dog Remix“

De La Soul feat. Q-Tip + Yummy Bingham, “Day In the Sun (Gettin’ Wit U)“

Boosie Badazz & NBA YoungBoy, 225 Business

Lola Brooke, iight bet!

Chika, WISH YOU WERE (T)HERE

Queen continues their dive into ‘A Night at the Opera’ with latest ‘Queen the Greatest’ episode

November 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Queen continues to take a deep dive into their 1975 album, A Night at the Opera, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

In the latest episode of their Queen the Greatest YouTube series, guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor look back at recording the album, which had them rejecting the typical genres, runtime and radio hooks of most rock music at the time.

“We wanted it to be eclectic,” says Taylor. “We wanted different styles. We had things like ‘Seaside Rendezvous.’ Lot of fun. But we also had this monumentally long song, ‘The Prophet’s Song.’ It was kinda fun. Brian had a field day on that one.”

Taylor notes that while the label may have had an issue with some of their longer songs, “We never thought about making singles.”

And the band certainly faced some backlash from their label, with execs rejecting the idea of “Bohemian Rhapsody” as a single. But Taylor says, “It all made sensed to us. … I think we were right.”

May adds that it was quite “brave” of them to put out “Bohemian Rhapsody” as a single “when everyone’s telling you it’s going to fail.”

“The song, without a doubt, continues to resonate,” says May. “We go onstage and play it at the Albert Hall, with a full orchestra and 150-piece choir, and it’s fresh as a daisy. It’s new and exciting, and the reaction you get from people is just amazing. And that’s a classical audience. They just went berserk.”

He adds, “It will always be there, I think, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’ It’s truly immortal and it’s a good feeling.”

DOJ looks to dismiss lawsuit filed by ex-prosecutor Maurene Comey over her firing

November 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department will seek to move or dismiss a lawsuit filed by former prosecutor Maurene Comey over her “unlawful and unconstitutional” firing from the office where she prosecuted Sean Combs, Ghislaine Maxwell and other high-profile defendants, according to a new court filing.

The daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, Maurene Comey was considered a star trial lawyer in the Manhattan prosecutor’s office but was abruptly fired in July. Her lawsuit, filed in September, said that “Defendants did not identify any cause or provide Ms. Comey any due process for her removal.”

The DOJ’s filing said the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York recused itself from the case, which will now be handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York, which is led by a loyalist of President Donald Trump with no prior experience as a prosecutor.

The government was supposed to respond to Comey’s lawsuit by Nov. 21 but the new office assigned to the case asked for an extension “to familiarize ourselves with this matter.”

The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Northern District of New York sought a response deadline of Dec. 15, by which time it would either answer the complaint or seek to dismiss it, the filing said. The filing also indicated that the office would try to move Comey’s suit out of Manhattan.

The Northern District office is led by John Sarcone, whose legitimacy to serve as acting U.S. attorney is being challenged by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Sarcone is investigating James for allegedly violating President Trump’s civil rights after she successfully sued Trump over a decade’s worth of business fraud.

Comey alleged she was fired with “no legitimate explanation” and “solely or substantially because her father is James Comey,” who himself is being prosecuted by a U.S. attorney’s office in Virginia on charges of lying to Congress. The elder Comey has denied all charges.

“In addition to her fundamental constitutional rights, Ms. Comey had statutory protections under the Civil Service Reform Act that governed how and why she could be terminated, including specific prohibitions against termination for discriminatory reasons such as political affiliation. Her termination violated every one of those protections,” Maurene Comey’s lawsuit said.

Nevada court rules that case against 6 ‘fake electors’ can proceed in Las Vegas

November 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

(LAS VEGAS) — The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that the criminal case against six so-called “fake electors” who were charged for their alleged role in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election can proceed in Las Vegas.

The decision, released on Thursday, reversed a lower court’s dismissal of the case after a judge ruled last year that the case was filed in the wrong venue.

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford brought the charges two years ago against some of the top officials from the Nevada Republican Party, who were accused of falsely portraying themselves as Nevada’s presidential electors.

The charges included offering a false instrument for filing, offering a forged instrument, and offering a false instrument titled “Certificate of the Votes of the 2020 Electors from Nevada” to the president of the Senate and other officials.

The case was filed in Clark County, which is home to Las Vegas.

In response to Thursday’s decision, Ford said that the defendants “cannot evade accountability in Nevada for their unlawful actions.”

“As attorney general, it is my duty to hold those who sought to undermine the results of our state’s free and fair election responsible,” Ford said in a statement.

Last week, President Donald Trump issued a sweeping pardon to dozens of key figures who were allegedly involved in the plan to arrange an alternate slate of 2020 electors, including the defendants charged in Nevada.

The pardons are largely symbolic as no one on the list was facing federal charges, and Trump does not have the ability to pardon state charges.

Limp Bizkit’s Estonia concert canceled following Fred Durst’s resurfaced Russia support

November 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Limp Bizkit‘s scheduled concert in Estonia has been canceled, the country’s news organization ERR reports.

The show’s organizer, Baltic Live Agency, says, “We inform you that due to circumstances beyond the organizer’s control, the Limp Bizkit concert planned for May 31, 2026, is canceled. Our apologies!”

The news comes after comments previously made by frontman Fred Durst regarding Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine resurfaced. Durst had been photographed holding a sign reading “Crimea=Russia” and was reportedly banned from Ukraine in 2015.

“Estonia supports Ukraine’s territorial integrity and the principle that every last centimeter of Ukrainian territory belongs to Ukraine,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs media advisor Brita Kikkas told ERR.

Regarding Durst’s past comments, Baltic Live Agency media manager Gunnar Viese says, “The only way we can explain it is that at the time (until 2019), Fred Durst was married to a Russian Crimean woman and evidently living in a distorted information bubble.”

In other, presumably unrelated, international Limp Bizkit news, Yungblud is no longer listed on the bill for the “Break Stuff” outfit’s upcoming Latin American tour. Instead, the lineup now features Bullet for My Valentine.

ABC Audio has reached out to reps for Yungblud for comment.

Limp Bizkit’s Latin American tour, which launches Nov. 29, marks the band’s first live outing since the death of bassist Sam Rivers in October.

Trump calls for DOJ probe into other Epstein ties, including Clinton

November 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump, in a social media post on Friday, said he will “be asking A.G. Pam Bondi, and the Department of Justice, together with our great patriots at the FBI, to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s involvement and relationship with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, J.P. Morgan, Chase, and many other people and institutions, to determine what was going on with them, and him.”

“Stay tuned!!!” Trump wrote.

Clinton has denied any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and has denied ever visiting Epstein’s private island.

The post comes after House Democrats released emails from Epstein that mentioned Trump by name, including a post that referred to Trump as the “dog that hasn’t barked” and told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that an alleged victim had “spent hours at my house” with Trump.

Bipartisan pressure is ramping up on the administration to release the rest of the Epstein files. This week, Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva became the 218th signature needed on a discharge petition to compel the DOJ to make those records public.

Trump, who was friendly with Epstein for years, said after Epstein’s arrest in 2019 that they hadn’t spoken in more than a decade after having a falling out. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed the new emails in a press briefing earlier this week, saying they “prove absolutely nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong.”

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Leonardo DiCaprio eulogizes Jane Goodall: ‘Led with hope, always’

November 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Leonardo DiCaprio paid tribute to Jane Goodall on Wednesday in a moving eulogy at the late primatologist and wildlife conservationist’s funeral service in Washington, D.C.

Goodall died of natural causes on Oct. 1 at the age of 91.

The actor delivered the eulogy at Washington National Cathedral. In his speech, DiCaprio remembered Goodall as an influential and impassioned environmentalist and reflected on the personal relationship he shared with her.

“It’s a privilege to stand here today honoring a person of such immense magnitude, an extraordinary woman who changed not only the world, but so many of us in it, my good friend Jane Goodall,” DiCaprio began.

DiCaprio highlighted Goodall’s optimism in her approach to the environmental issues plaguing the Earth.

“When most of us think about environmental issues, we tend to dwell on destruction and loss,” said DiCaprio, who said Goodall “led with hope, always.”

“She never lingered in despair. She focused on what could be done. She reminded us that change begins with compassion, and that our humanity is our greatest tool,” he continued.

DiCaprio discussed his personal relationship with Goodall, describing her as “gentle, curious, funny, witty and absolutely unstoppable.”

“We got to cross paths in so many different places — at conferences, on panels, and in friends’ homes. And every single time, we’d end up tucked away in a corner talking late into the night about politics, biodiversity, and our shared hope that the next generation might do better than we have done,” he said.

DiCaprio concluded, “Jane often said, ‘Every day that we live, we can make an impact on the planet.’ May ours be an impact of hope for her, for all living things, and for the generations to come. Thank you, Jane, for being everything you said you would be and for spending your lifetime proving it to all of us.”

Watch Meghan Trainor fly over LA in new video for ‘Still Don’t Care’

November 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Meghan Trainor is dancing — and flying — through life in the new video for her song “Still Don’t Care.”

The video begins with footage of Meghan hanging from a crane, high above an LA street, wearing a purple ballgown and a tiara. “I’m done. … Hate it, hate it, hate it,” she says as she’s lowered to the ground, then gasps with relief when her feet touch down.

Then the actual video starts, which features Meghan dancing through the streets of Los Angeles, visiting landmarks like Rodeo Drive and The Grove and riding on top of a tourist bus, all while wearing a lavender bodysuit and white platform heels.

At the end, her bodysuit transforms into a ball gown and she magically soars up, up and up over the streets … which is where we came in. Of course, this time we don’t see the crane.

Meghan has shared Instagram Stories of footage fans have posted of themselves stumbling across her shooting the video while out and about in LA.

“Still Don’t Care” is from Meghan’s new album, Toy With Me, which comes out in April 2026.

Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Kenny Chesney & more lead ABC’s CMA Awards previews

November 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The countdown is on to the 59th CMA Awards, which air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. But there’s also a full slate of programming to get you ready for Country Music’s Biggest Night.

The 30-minute On the Red Carpet: Countdown to the CMA Awards premieres on local stations on Saturday and Sunday, featuring Kenny Chesney, Lady A, Tucker Wetmore, LeAnn Rimes, Little Big Town and CMA host Lainey Wilson. Check your local listings to see when it airs in your area.

On Monday, Eric Church stops by Jimmy Kimmel Live!; new artist nominee Stephen Wilson Jr. is booked on Tuesday.

Also on Tuesday, Luke Bryan hosts a special edition of 20/20, titled Center Stage: Countdown to the CMA Awards. Kenny revisits his early days on Nashville’s Lower Broadway, while Lauren Alaina, Gabby Barrett, Dan + Shay and Russell Dickerson come together to celebrate the Opry’s 100th birthday.

The show also previews CMA’s musical event category, with Blake Shelton and Post Malone, Carrie Underwood and Cody Johnson, Ella Langley and Riley Green, as well as appearances by Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney, Ashley McBryde and Keith Urban. Tune in at 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday to watch.

On Wednesday, Lainey leads a behind-the-scenes preview on Good Morning America, before the first awards are handed out. The musical event and music video winners will be revealed on GMA.

On the Red Carpet Live at the CMA Awards starts Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET and takes you right up to the show. You can stream it live on Hulu or OnTheRedCarpet.com.

The Cranberries’ Noel Hogan to perform with Royel Otis at ZYN ‘Rolling Stone UK’ Awards

November 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The Cranberries guitarist Noel Hogan is set to perform alongside Royel Otis at the 2025 ZYN Rolling Stone UK Awards.

The performance will honor late Cranberries frontwoman Dolores O’Riordan, as well as celebrate the band being the recipients of the show’s icon award.

Royel Otis previously scored a hit with their cover of The Cranberries’ “Linger.”

The ZYN Rolling Stone UK Awards will take place Nov. 20 in London. Nominees include The Last Dinner Party‘s From the Pyre, Sam Fender‘s People Watching and Wolf Alice‘s The Clearing for the album award; Wolf Alice’s “Bloom Baby Bloom” for song of the year; and Oasis and Sleep Token for the group award.

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