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R.E.M. Stories: Fans can now share personal stories about R.E.M. on new website

June 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

R.E.M. fans now have a new website to share personal stories about how the band and their music has affected their lives.

According to a post on the band’s social media, the site, R.E.M. Stories, is “dedicated to collecting and preserving personal stories about R.E.M. and the ways the band’s music has intersected with people’s lives for more than four decades.”

The fan-driven project, created by Justin Bass, will feature all sorts of stories — as the website says, “Some are funny. Some are profound. All are true. Together they form an oral history of what the band and its music have meant to people.”

There are currently three stories live on the site, with new ones planned for the 1st and 15th of every month.

Fans can submit their stories about R.E.M. and check out other fans’ stories at remstories.net.

‘Off Campus’ calls out ‘targeted harassment’ on social media

June 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Off Campus team is calling out fans’ unsportsmanlike behavior.

Prime Video’s popular college hockey romance series posted a message to social media Thursday imploring fans to be kind.

“The Off Campus community is built on a shared love of storytelling – and on respect for the real people who bring it to life,” read the message. “We ask that everyone in this space extend that respect to our cast and the people in their lives.”

It added, “Accounts that engage in targeted harassment will be removed from following our accounts.”

Prime Video had to issue similar notices for The Summer I Turned Pretty after some comments turned toxic. “PSA for the Summer community,” the show’s official social accounts shared last year before the third and final season aired. “Cousins is our safe place. Everything good, everything magical. Let’s keep the conversation kind this summer.”

More recently, the streaming service issued a plea to fans to stop sharing locations and visiting the set for the upcoming The Summer I Turned Pretty movie.

E-40 tapped for headlining set at upcoming Standford vs. University of Miami football game

June 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

E-40 has been tapped to deliver a headlining set at Stanford University this summer, when the football team plays against the University of Miami.

The performance inside Stanford Stadium will celebrate Bay Area culture while serving as the 20-year celebration of his My Ghetto Report Card album.

“Performing at halftime to help kick off Stanford’s football season and celebrate My Ghetto Report Card’s anniversary is going to be really special,” E-40 said in a statement. “I’m so thankful to my brother [Stanford Football general manager] Andrew Luck for making this moment possible. We’re gonna shake the stadium up and turn it into a full-blown function that highlights Bay Area music, sports and entertainment in a powerful way.”

Tickets for the Stanford vs. University of Miami game, taking place Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. PT, are now available.

Nashville notes: Ricky Skaggs’ ‘Prayer’ + Redferrin’s debut

June 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Ricky Skaggs’ first new music in a decade arrives June 26 with his new track, “Say a Prayer.” He joins Dierks Bentley on select dates on the Off the Map Summer Tour starting Friday.

The debut album from Redferrin, Been There Done That, drops Friday. It features 13 songs, including “Palm Trees” with Wiz Khalifa.

You can check out Midland’s performance of “Shooting Memories with Tequila” from The Kelly Clarkson Show on YouTube now. Their fifth studio album, Stages, comes out Friday.

Al Jardine, Carnie Wilson remember Brian Wilson on one-year anniversary of his death

June 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Beach Boys’ Al Jardine is paying tribute to his late bandmate Brian Wilson on the one-year anniversary of the music legend’s death.

“It’s hard to believe a whole year has already passed since we lost Brian but to be honest, I don’t feel like he’s gone,” Jardine writes in a social media post on Thursday, which included a photo of him and Brian Wilson together. “His music keeps him alive and we certainly feel his presence at every show we do.”

Jardine adds, “We love you Brian and always will.” He then tells him to “say hi to Carl and Dennis,” meaning Brian’s brothers and Beach Boys bandmates Carl Wilson, who died in 1998, and Dennis Wilson, who died in 1983.

Brian Wilson was 82 when he passed.

Brian Wilson’s daughter Carnie Wilson also pays tribute to the Beach Boys legend on social media, writing, “There’s not a day that goes by or maybe even a few hours that go by when I’m not thinking of you and missing you. You know how much I love you. I know you can feel that up there in heaven.”

The post was accompanied by a photo of Brian Wilson onstage with Carnie Wilson and her sister and Wilson Philips bandmate Wendy Wilson.

She adds, “Singing with you was always one of the great gifts that we shared together. I hope you can see this picture from wherever you are. It sure fills my heart.”

Stella Lefty’s leading everybody to ‘Boston’

June 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

There’s a brand-new voice on country radio, and she just happens to be Vincent Mason’s girlfriend.

Stella Lefty is nobody’s arm candy, however, with plenty of country — and pop — cred of her own. Her breakout single, “Boston,” is a top-30 hit on the country chart. It’s an even bigger smash on the all-genre Hot 100, clocking in at #15.

“Seeing people around the world discover ‘Boston’ has been so awesome,” she says. “I made this song with my friends so it only made sense to make this video with my friends as well. I hope people love it as much as we loved making it!”

The 23-year-old L.A.-based singer/songwriter sold out her first headlining tour in a matter of minutes on the strength of the song. She’ll also be opening dates on Tucker Wetmore’s The Brunette Tour in August and September.

Stella’s new EP, Is This Heaven?, features a duet with her significant other on “Something to Lose.”

You can check out a new performance video of “Boston” on YouTube now.

Selena Gomez says her ‘heart breaks’ for the Spurs

June 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

While it seems every celebrity is cheering on the New York Knicks as they attempt to win their first championship since 1973, one celebrity is bummed that they beat the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.

Selena Gomez is a Texan and a lifelong Spurs fan. She’s currently filming Only Murders in the Building in London, and as she documented on her Instagram Story, she had to watch Game 4 of the NBA Finals at an ungodly hour.

“3 a.m. London time but can’t miss it lol,” she captioned a photo of the game streaming on a laptop.

Following the Spurs’ last-minute loss, she posted an old photo of herself wearing a Spurs jersey and posing at one of the team’s games. “Happy for NY but my heart breaks just a lil lol,” she wrote. “It’s ok. I’m happy for the teams! Thanks for giving us some great games @nba.”

She then posted another photo of herself getting up for work and looking very tired, labeled, “slept 3 hours.” That was followed by more pictures of herself as a young girl wearing Spurs merch, posing with a cutout of Spurs power forward Tim Duncan and standing next to the team’s trophy case.

Perhaps with those photos Selena was trying to prove her Spurs fan bona fides so as not to find herself in the same situation that her BFF Taylor Swift did Wednesday night. One of the announcers at the game was caught on a hot mic saying, “She’s not a Knicks fan, get out of here, girl,” after spotting Taylor at Madison Square Garden.

In fact, Taylor is a Knicks fan and fans responded by posting photos of her attending games over the years.

The Motels drop off Totally Tubular Festival; Bow Wow Wow, Men Without Hats added

June 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

This summer’s Totally Tubular festival has made some changes to the lineup.

The music fest, celebrating the music of the ’80s, has announced that The Motels will no longer be on the bill, in order to give lead singer Martha Davies time to heal from a recent medical procedure.

“It breaks my heart to have to cancel The Motels part in the Totally Tubular tour this summer,” says Davies. “The band and I were looking forward to it big time! But the doctors have some unfinished business with me, so I must comply.”

“But don’t worry, ‘I’ll be back!'” she adds. “I love you all. It will be a great show, so go, have fun, and I’ll meet up with you later.”

In place of The Motels, Totally Tubular has added two acts: Bow Wow Wow, best known for the 1982 hit “I Want Candy,” and Men Without Hats, who hit it big with 1982’s “The Safety Dance.” Bow Wow Wow will perform on the tour’s July dates, with Men Without Hats booked for the August shows.

Totally Tubular Festival returns for a third year starting July 17 in Phoenix, with dates running through Aug. 16 in Aurora, Illinois. The lineup also features Thomas Dolby & The Lost Toy People, A Flock Of Seagulls, Animotion, The Escape Club, Tommy Tutone and The Producers.

A complete schedule can be found at TotallyTubularFestival.com.

‘Three Generations’: Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire get together for ‘Elle’

June 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

What happens when Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire get together for a gab session?

You can find out in the newest installment of Elle’s Three Generations, available as both a short article and a 20-minute video.

The three recently got together at Nashville’s Urban Cowboy Bar.

“This never happened, because we were always on tour with the guys,” Reba points out. “We’ve only started doing more of the girl hangout stuff in the last five years. Man, what I would have given to have that.”

It’s a sentiment Miranda can relate to.

“There wasn’t really a sisterhood because there wasn’t,” she adds. “We were all out with, on the road with men, and they were great, like Dierks [Bentley] was my brother back then. … That’s why even when I first met you, [Reba], and you were so kind, I felt like I’d known you my whole life. That was the first kind of taste of that that I got. … It feels good to have a sisterhood like this.”

Even though Ella’s finding unprecedented success these days, she recognizes the challenges and believes in helping each other.

“I think, you know, sometimes being a woman is a little tougher to … crawl up the chain,” Ella adds. ”But when we all do it together, you know what I mean? [We’re a] lot more powerful in numbers.”

You can check out the entire conversation on YouTube.

Trump picks Jay Clayton for director of national intelligence

June 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump announced on Thursday a new permanent pick to head the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Trump said that he is nominating the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton to head the intelligence agency.

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

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