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Paul McCartney doesn’t think he’ll ever retire

June 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

At 83, Paul McCartney doesn’t seem ready to slow down.

The former member of The Beatles, who actually turns 84 on June 18, is still making music, having just released the new album The Boys of Dungeon Lane, and continues to tour, with his last trek wrapping in November. And in a new interview with NME, McCartney reveals whether he’ll ever considering hanging it all up.

“I don’t know. I never know, y’know?” he says,. “I remember when I was 50 years old, my manager at the time said, ‘Well, are you thinking of retiring?’ I went, ‘Uh, I don’t think so.’”

“But he obviously thought, 50 … which, I get it, because we thought 30 was really old [when] we were 20,” he continues. “So 30 was like that’d be unseemly, but it came, and it went, and people were still playing, and audiences like the music.”

McCartney notes that he still gets “creative satisfaction” from songwriting. “There’s something magical about it.”

“It’s still a great achievement to sit down with, let’s say, my guitar and there’s nothing there, and I’m just noodling around, and suddenly, maybe after three or four hours, I’ve got a song. I know how it goes, and I’ve written the lyrics down, and it’s a real achievement,” he says. “That still is a magic feeling for me. I think that’s the creative buzz still, and hopefully always will be.”

Lady Gaga song tops ‘Billboard”s Greatest LGBTQ Anthems of All Time list

June 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Happy Pride Month! In honor of the occasion, Billboard has put together a list of the 100 Greatest LGBTQ Anthems of All Time, with Lady Gaga topping the list.

Mother Monster’s 2011 song “Born This Way” is #1 on the list, which is a mixture of songs by queer artists, songs by gay icons, songs that are popular with the gay community and songs by allies that, as Billboard puts it, “mirror our struggles with self-acceptance and social rejection.”

The top 10 also includes Diana Ross’ 1980 hit “I’m Coming Out,” which was specifically written by Chic’s Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards for Ross’ gay fans. Madonna’s “Vogue,” Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” and Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” are in the top 10, as well.

Other songs that made the list include:

Gloria Gaynor, “I Will Survive”

Donna Summer, “I Feel Love”

Elton John, “I’m Still Standing”

Tracy Chapman, “Fast Car”

Thelma Houston, “Don’t Leave Me This Way”

Sam Smith & Kim Petras, “Unholy”

George Michael, “Freedom ’90”

Idina Menzel, “Let It Go” from Frozen

Melissa Etheridge, “Come to My Window”

Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Relax”

Cher, “If I Could Turn Back Time”

Whitney Houston, “It’s Not Right But It’s Okay”

Christina Aguilera, “Beautiful”

Pink, “Raise Your Glass”

ABBA, “Dancing Queen”

Sister Sledge, “We Are Family”

Mariah Carey, “Make It Happen”

Katy Perry, “Firework”

Sara Bareilles, “Brave”

The Weather Girls, “It’s Raining Men”

Lee Brice asks ‘What You Know About That’ with new song

June 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Lee Brice’s new track recounts the roots of his raising in Sumter, South Carolina.

“This song’s got dirty boots and gasoline veins. ‘What You Know About That’ is all about where I come from, the kinda life we lived and the kinda times we had,” he says. “You work hard, love hard, and make memories that stay with you forever.”

“Whether it’s fishin’ on the riverbank, ridin’ around in your daddy’s old square body, or hearin’ Alan Jackson on a back road… if you know, you know,” he adds.

“What You Know About That” is the latest release from Lee’s new album, Sunriser, which drops Oct. 2. The new song and its music video will arrive on Friday.

Housing Finance Director Bill Pulte tapped by Trump to be acting director of national intelligence

June 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he’s appointing Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte as the acting director of national intelligence, with Tulsi Gabbard set to leave her post on June 30.

Trump said that Pulte will remain the director of Federal Housing Finance Agency and also continue as a chairman of the mortgage groups Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

“William has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, a substantial increase from where it was just 12 months ago,” Trump posted to his social media platform.

Pulte does not appear to have a clear national intelligence background.

He is best known in the Trump administration for launching probes into several of the president’s perceived political enemies over allegations of mortgage fraud and possible misuse of authority. Targets of the investigations include Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff and former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell. They’ve all denied wrongdoing.

The Department of Justice had at one point investigated whether Pulte and his team were interfering in ongoing investigations. Pulte has not been accused of any wrongdoing.

Gabbard announced her resignation last month because of her husband’s battle with bone cancer.

Trump praised Gabbard for having done an “incredible job” and adding that the administration will “miss her.” He said at the time that Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Aaron Lukas would serve as acting DNI.

But in his announcement on Tuesday, Trump said he was tapping Pulte for the temporary role. Pulte would need Senate confirmation if nominated to serve in the role full time.

Drake tops ‘Billboard”s returning Songs of the Summer list

June 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Drake’s “Janice STFU” has topped another Billboard chart. In addition to spending its second week at #1 on the Hot 100, Streaming Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop and Hot Rap Songs charts, the track has now claimed the top spot on Billboard‘s returning Songs of the Summer chart.

The list features seven entries from Iceman, with “Shabang,” “Ran to Atlanta” featuring Future and Molly Santana, “Whisper My Name,” “National Treasures,” “2 Hard 4 the Radio” and “Plot Twist” joining “Janice STFU.”

Drake previously topped Billboard‘s season-end Songs of the Summer chart with “In My Feelings” in 2018, and “One Dance” featuring WizKid and Kyla in 2016.

This year’s Song of the Summer list tracks the most popular songs based on cumulative streaming, airplay and sales performance between June 6 and Sept. 12, 2026, according to Billboard. Songs that appeared on the 2025 list or peaked on the Hot 100 during or before 2025 are ineligible.

Mastodon releases new song inspired by death of Brent Hinds, announces new tour

June 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Mastodon has released a song inspired by the losses they’ve experienced recently: the deaths of former bandmate Brent Hinds and the mother of drummer Brann Dailor.

“Your Ghost Again” is about “those moments when you’re in those familiar places that you’ve always been with that person, and then, after they’re gone, you see them out of the corner of your eye, and it makes you sad because they’re not there,” says Dailor. “When we were in the studio recording, I kept seeing Brent. I’d see him on my right holding the guitar because that’s where he’d usually be.”

Hinds was a founding member of Mastodon alongside Dailor, bassist Troy Sanders and guitarist Bill Kelliher; he left in March 2025. He died in a motorcycle crash on Aug. 20, 2025.

Dailor continues, “It’s the same with my mom; I keep seeing her. And you get a little jolt of excitement because you think you’re actually seeing them, but then you remember they’re not here and it takes you down a notch.”

“So, it’s these big relationships for me that became the subject matter of the song. I was just singing about what I was seeing, and I was seeing ghosts.”

“Your Ghost Again” previews the band’s upcoming new full-length album, the follow-up to 2021’s Hushed and Grim.

Mastodon has also announced The Poisonous Weapons Tour, launching Sept. 16 in Orlando, Florida, with support from Deafhaven and Alcest. The tour wraps Oct. 22 in Atlanta, Georgia; the band then plays the Sick New World Festival in Fort Worth, Texas, on Oct. 24. Tickets are available now via MastodonRocks.com.

6 killed in Iowa shooting spree in domestic dispute, police say: ‘Act of evil’

June 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(MUSCATINE, Iowa) — Six people were killed in a shooting spree at multiple locations across an Iowa city in an apparent domestic dispute, according to police.

The suspected gunman died from a self‑inflicted gunshot wound as officers confronted him, police said.

The “series of homicides” occurred Monday at two residences and a business in Muscatine, police said.

“Today I simply do not have the words — this act of evil and what it has done to our community,” Muscatine Police Chief Anthony Kies said at a press briefing Monday.

Four of the victims were killed in one home, according to police. The shooting was reported around 12:12 p.m. local time Monday, according to the Muscatine Police Department. First responders found all four individuals dead at the scene.

The suspect — identified by police as Ryan Willis McFarland, 52, of Muscatine — left the home prior to police arriving, authorities said. Officers located him nearby on a trail along the Mississippi River.

“While talking to Ryan Willis McFarland, he took his own life,” Kies said. “Officers and EMS personnel rendered aid. However, he was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

Amid the investigation, detectives learned there were possibly additional victims and subsequently located two men dead from apparent gunshot wounds, authorities said. One was found at another home and the other at a nearby business, authorities said.

“Preliminary findings indicate the shootings stemmed from a domestic‑related dispute,” the Muscatine Police Department said in a press release. “All victims are believed to be family members of the deceased suspect.”

Police have not released the names or ages of the victims.

According to Muscatine Community Schools, the victims included two school district employees and two students.

“Our hearts are broken for the family members, friends, colleagues, classmates, and all those affected by this unimaginable loss,” Muscatine Community Schools Superintendent Clint Christopher said in a message to the school community on Monday. “We ask that you keep everyone impacted in your thoughts during this incredibly difficult time.”

The police chief said the suspect has a criminal record, though he did not elaborate. There is no active threat to the community, Kies said.

The homicides remain under investigation.

14-year-old boy goes missing in ocean in New Jersey, search ongoing: Police

June 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(WILDWOOD, N.J.) — The search is ongoing for a 14-year-old boy who went missing in the ocean at the New Jersey shore, officials said.

An officer in Wildwood was alerted to a swimmer in distress at about 1:26 p.m. Monday, local police said, and police, lifeguards and fire department personnel were sent to the scene.

The first responders saw several people in the surf and three swimmers were helped out of the water, according to police. One swimmer was taken to a hospital and listed in stable condition, authorities said.

Officials then learned that a 14-year-old boy was still missing, police noted.

More rescuers joined the search for him, according to police, and the Coast Guard, New Jersey State Police and other agencies were called in to help look by boat and helicopter.

“Conditions were very rough,” Wildwood Fire Chief Ernie Troiano III told ABC News, noting there were strong winds, strong currents and rough seas.

The teen has not yet been found. Search efforts are ongoing, officials said.

Robert De Niro praises Ariana Grande’s ‘Focker-In-Law’ performance: ‘Very professional’

June 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Robert De Niro enjoyed working with Ariana Grande on their upcoming comedy Focker-In-Law — but he has yet to see her in Wicked, the movie that earned her an Oscar nomination.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the legendary actor said, “I didn’t see her movie, and I still am trying to see it, believe it or not, but I want to see it. I’m going to see it with my daughter. And she’s, of course, seen it.”

Despite missing Wicked, De Niro tells EW he was aware of Ariana because “I had seen her in some stuff with my daughter, some sitcom thing she had done. I’m forgetting the name. My kid was into that. I was aware of her then and, of course, aware of her in other ways. She was great.”

De Niro was likely referring to one of Ariana’s Nickelodeon shows, Victorious or Sam & Cat.

The actor, who’s 82, praised Ari’s work in Focker-In-Law as Olivia, the girlfriend of Henry Focker, who’s the grandson of De Niro’s character, Jack.

“She was very professional,” he says. “She’s terrific and very quick and got it all. She was very much part of the whole process.”

“I liked her. Nice kid.”

Focker-In-Law is in theaters Nov. 25.

Elvis Costello announces new North American tour dates

June 2, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Elvis Costello is returning to North America for a handful of shows this fall.

The rocker has booked six new dates of his Radio Soul!: The Songs of Elvis Costello From The Early Days to the Late Hours tour, starting Sept. 10 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and wrapping Sept. 18 in Muskegon, Michigan.

Costello will be backed by his band The Imposters, made up of Steve Nieve, Pete Thomas and Davey Faragher, with the addition of guitarist Charlie Sexton.

Registration is now open for an artist presale that begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

Costello launched the tour, originally called Radio Soul!: The Early Songs of Elvis Costello, in the summer of 2025. He performed songs from 1977’s My Aim is True to 1986’s Blood & Chocolate, as well as some “other surprises.” The addition of “to the Late Hours” in the title suggests he may be expanding the set list.

Costello is set to kick off a European/U.K. leg of Radio Soul!: The Early Songs of Elvis Costello in Lund, Sweden, on Friday. A complete list of dates can be found at ElvisCostello.com.

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