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Khalid says he was ‘a little distraught’ and confused when ex outed his sexuality

October 15, 2025 by WDNY Radio

It’s been nearly a year since Khalid‘s ex-boyfriend Hugo D Almonte outed his sexuality on social media, and the singer is opening up about how he felt when it happened.

“I feel like, when it happened, it was random as f***,” he said during his appearance on the Zach Sang Show. “When you’re like half a decade removed from a situation from someone and it comes back the way that it did, it’s just confusing. … I was a little distraught, a little confused when it happened.”

Despite Almonte’s apparent intention to upset him, Khalid shares he’s making the situation work in his favor.

“I’m going to turn everything that’s weaponized against me and use it for my own ammunition,” he said. “I feel like there’s a group of people in this world that feel like being gay is a really bad thing. And I’m like, to say that being myself is bad would be limiting myself from having so much f****** fun.”

Khalid adds that having his privacy “weaponized against me on a global public scale” has only made him “want to be more open,” hence the lyrics about his sexuality on his new album, After the Sun Goes Down.

“I knew that I wanted it to be upbeat, and to me, upbeat music just feels like liberation and freedom,” he shared of the project, noting it was in the works before he got outed.

Asked whether he planned on coming out before the incident, Khalid answered, “I intended on being completely honest.”

He added, “It’s unfortunate that someone got to expose something so personal to me, but maybe it sped up the process.”

After the Sun Goes Down is now available on streaming services.

Museum auctioning off Billy Joel memorabilia as exhibit dedicated to him closes

October 15, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame is movin’ out its Billy Joel exhibit, which has been drawing crowds to the museum in Stony Brook, New York, for the past two years. But unlike most museum exhibits, fans will be able to take home some of the more than 100 items of memorabilia.

The exhibit is closing Oct. 25, and on that day, the museum will host The Billy Joel Collectors Presentation, featuring Paul Fierro and Eric Fellen, two local collectors who loaned many of their own Billy Joel items to the exhibit. They’ll talk about how they obtained the memorabilia, as well as “the art of collecting all things Billy.”

But most exciting for fans is that some of Fierro and Fellen’s collection from the exhibit will be up for grabs in a silent auction designed to raise money for the museum. They include promo items from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s; backstage passes; an original pressing of The Hour of the Wolf, the second album Billy recorded with his old band The Hassles; a poster from Billy’s 100th show at Madison Square Garden; a Billy Joel New York Yankees bobblehead; and many other items.

And if you don’t want to pony up cash for the auction, there will also be door prizes, including promotional items from 1987, 1990 and 2006, giveaways from Billy’s 70th concert at the Garden and more. Admission to the event is free.

Many of the items will, of course, be returned to Billy himself, and others who loaned them.

Coheed and Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez reflects on 10th anniversary of ‘The Color Before the Sun’

October 15, 2025 by WDNY Radio

They say parenthood changes you in more ways than you can expect. For Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez, those changes included doing something he’d never done before as a professional musician and hasn’t done again since.

Following the birth of his son, Sanchez decided the next Coheed record would be their first non-concept album and would exist outside of the band’s long-running sci-fi storyline, the Amory Wars. That album, The Color Before the Sun, was released Oct. 16, 2015 — 10 years ago Thursday.

“That was an important record because of the experiences of that time in my life, you know, my son was being born,” Sanchez tells ABC Audio. “I mean, ‘the colors before the sun’ just means the feelings before birth.”

Throughout Coheed’s discography, Sanchez would insert details about his personal life into the lyrics, so in that sense the birth of his son “could’ve easily been in the concept to some degree,” Sanchez says. Still, he wanted to tell this story straight without shrouding it amid an ongoing sci-fi epic.

“I also in a weird way wanted my son to think later in life, like, ‘Oh wow, this moment in their discography is this way because my dad wanted to share with me how important that experience was to his life,'” Sanchez says.

The Color Before the Sun remains the only Coheed album not a part of the Amory Wars concept — the band has since released three more records that continue the storyline. While it may seem like an outlier on the surface, Sanchez feels it still fits within the larger themes of Coheed’s music.

“It doesn’t feel foreign in terms of the overall architecture of what we do,” Sanchez says. “It’s totally at home.”

Grateful Dead announces ‘Dave’s Picks Vol. 56’, featuring two 1981 London concerts

October 15, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Grateful Dead has announced details of the next release in their Dave’s Picks bootleg series.

Dave’s Picks Vol. 56, the fourth and final Dave’s Pick of 2025, will feature two nearly complete shows recorded March 20, 1981, and March, 21, 1981, at the Rainbow Theatre in London. The shows were the opening two nights of a four-night stand at the venue.

The concerts, which were the first time The Dead returned to Europe in seven years, feature performances of such Dead classics as “Friend of the Devil,” “Scarlet Begonias,” “Fire on the Mountain,” “Althea,” “Truckin’” and “Alabama Getaway.”

“These London shows are right up there with the best,” Dead archivist David Lemieux says in a video shot in front of Big Ben. “Some really, really wonderful, wonderful music to end the year.”

Only 25,000 numbered copies of Dave’s Picks Vol. 56 will be available and are available for preorder now.

Jennifer Aniston explains why she turned down ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast gig

October 15, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Jennifer Aniston is opening up about her decision to not become a Saturday Night Live cast member.

The actress spoke about the career decision during a recent appearance on Dax Shepard‘s podcast Armchair Expert. Aniston said she declined an offer Lorne Michaels gave her to join the cast of the late-night comedy sketch series in the early 1990s due to her ego.

“I always thought I was such hot s***,” Aniston said. “The story of that is all very confusing.”

Aniston said she took a meeting with Michaels during the time her friend Adam Sandler was on the show. The actress said she had reservations about how she would be treated if she joined the cast.

“I don’t know why I had this self-righteous attitude of ‘I don’t know if women are treated the way they should be treated on this show,'” Aniston said.

She said she believed at the time that SNL was “a very male-dominated” show.

“I would love to be here if it was in the Gilda Radner day,” Aniston said she told Michaels at the time. “I mean, this is the brain that semi-remembers things that are back that far. I can’t remember, but I remember Friends then happened. And that’s where I went.”

Aniston has hosted SNL twice — once in November 1999 and again in January 2004. She won an Emmy in 2002 for her role as Rachel Green in Friends.

Dropkick Murphys announce full 2026 US tour

October 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Dropkick Murphys have announced a full U.S. tour for 2026.

The outing, dubbed the For the People…In the Pit tour, kicks off Feb. 9 in Portland, Maine, and concludes with the band’s previously announced St. Patrick’s Day show on March 17 in Boston.

Tickets to the newly announced dates go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit DropkickMurphys.com.

The tour will support the latest Dropkick Murphys album, For the People, which was released in July.

Fozzy’s Chris Jericho announces 2026 Rock n’ Wrestling Rager at Sea cruise

October 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Fozzy‘s Chris Jericho has announced the 2026 edition of his Rock n’ Wrestling Rager at Sea cruise.

The ship will set sail Nov. 7 from Miami and will make a stop in the Bahamas before returning Nov. 11. Presales begin Oct. 20, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Oct. 28.

As its name suggests, the Rock n’ Wrestling Rager at Sea cruise combines Jericho’s two careers, as a pro wrestler and a band frontman. It’ll feature a headlining performance from Fozzy, plus appearances by a plethora of wrestlers.

For more info, visit ChrisJerichoCruise.com.

Music Notes: Nelly, A$AP Rocky and more

October 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

With Halloween just days away, Megan Thee Stallion shared details of how she’s celebrating the holiday. She’s announced that she’s hosting her annual Hottieween party on Oct. 31, taking place in her native Texas “HOUSTON HOTTIES IM COMING HOME FOR HALLOWEEN,” she wrote to Instagram. “This year Hottieween is gonna be BIGGER than ever!!! Tickets go on sale Wednesday October 15th.” Proceeds will benefit her Pete & Thomas Foundation.

Nelly took some time Tuesday to wish wife Ashanti a happy 45th birthday. “Happy Birthday to the most beautiful and amazing woman in this world,” he wrote next to a throwback photo of him and the singer on the beach. “Marrying you wasn’t just finding love — it was finding home. Love you mama @ashanti.”

A$AP Rocky is through with talking about the release date for his highly anticipated, Don’t Be Dumb. “To be honest, I don’t want to talk about release dates anymore. I’d rather let the music speak for itself,” he shared in an interview with Numero magazine. “One day, you’ll wake up and see what’s coming up. I was a bit foolish giving dates last time… Today, I want to make it clear. You’ll just have to wait and enjoy the record when it’ll come out.”

Music notes: Kelly Clarkson, Demi Lovato and more

October 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Kelly Clarkson will headline the 2026 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, which is the Ladies Professional Golf Association’s season opener. It takes place Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 in Orlando; Kelly will perform during the concert finale on Jan. 31. The Beach Boys and country singer Ella Langley are also part of the event, which features LPGA Tour winners from the previous two seasons competing for a $2.1 million purse. Weekend play will air on NBC and stream on Peacock.

The Roku Channel has teamed with Demi Lovato to offer streamers an exclusive mini-concert as part of its new Live from Roku City series. You can select an interactive building in Roku City and will be taken to an exclusive stage where Demi will be seen singing her new single, “Here All Night,” and a cover of Whitney Houston‘s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).”

Niall Horan is teaming up with country superstar Thomas Rhett for a remix of Thomas’ song “Old Tricks.” The two have performed and written songs together, but this is their first official release together. It’s out on Friday.

Laufey will publish her first children’s book in April 2026. Called Mei Mei The Bunny, it’s about “a little bunny who dreams of making the world happy with her music,” the singer writes on Instagram. “The story of Mei Mei has been a part of my life over the last few years and opening up the world around her has been the most beautiful exploration!” The book is available for preorder.

US conducts another lethal strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela, Trump says

October 14, 2025 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he ordered another deadly military strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela in what appears to be the fifth such strike in the Caribbean Sea, killing six people.

Both Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth released video of the attack, which showed what appeared to be a speed boat hit by a sudden explosion. Trump said the vessel was affiliated with an unnamed “designated terrorist organization conducting narcotrafficking.”

Trump said, “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics” and “was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks …” was in “International Waters” and that “six male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike.”

Since Sept. 2, Trump has ordered military strikes on at least five boats in the Caribbean Sea that the administration insists were carrying drugs to the U.S. According to the government’s account, the military has killed 27 people.

The use of lethal of military force against drug boats is unprecedented, with past administrations relying on law enforcement to interdict drug shipments. While posting videos on social media of the strikes, Hegseth and Trump have not provided details on who was killed, their nationalities, what kinds of drugs they were carrying, or exactly where they were headed.

Instead, Trump has told lawmakers that he sees drug traffickers as “terrorists” and “unlawful combatants” and that the U.S. is in “armed conflict” with the cartels.

Trump has ordered the Pentagon to create a new military task force “to crush the cartels” carrying drugs to the U.S., an indication that the administration is planning to expand military operations in Latin America even as lawmakers and independent experts have questioned the legality of using military force against criminal organizations.

Last week, in a post on X, Hegseth said U.S. Southern Command will lead the “counter-narcotics Joint Task Force.”

“At the President’s direction, the Department of War is establishing a new counter-narcotics Joint Task Force in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility to crush the cartels, stop the poison, and keep America safe,” Hegseth wrote. “The message is clear: if you traffic drugs toward our shores, we will stop you cold.”

SOUTHCOM referred all questions on the strike to the White House, which declined to say who exactly was in the boat and where exactly the boat was located.

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