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John Taylor on Duran Duran’s new single, ‘Free to Love’: ‘Sometimes just dancing is a political statement’

May 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Duran Duran just dropped the new song “Free to Love,” featuring Nile Rodgers, which puts a message of positivity and love out in the world. Bassist John Taylor tells ABC Audio he “100%” believes the song’s message is one that’s particularly important right now.

“I mean, look, we’ve never been a political band,” he says. “But sometimes just dancing is a political statement.”

Taylor says the groove for the song came out of a recording session with Rodgers two years ago. Now that it’s finally out, he almost can’t believe it.

“I think whenever we’re able to pull something off like this we’re all a bit taken aback that we actually did it,” Taylor says. “But, you know, I couldn’t be happier with this song.”

Accompanying the single is a video directed by Jonas Åkerlund, which Taylor says was “so much fun to shoot.”

“It was really done as an homage to the great British pop music TV show Top of the Pops,” he says, noting the program “was the great democratizing music show of the ’70s and into the ’80s. And everybody did it.”

Duran Duran will next headline BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on Friday. Taylor says he loves playing festivals, where the audience may not be filled with only Duran Duran fans.

“I love the opportunity to play for people that … have a, you know, half-formed idea of what the band is about,” he says, adding that the festival audience experience is “just different.”

“People need to get together. They need to occupy the same space,” he says. “I just think people will appreciate any kind of opportunity to get together and just hang out and have a good time.”

In brief: ‘It’s Not Like That’ gets trailer and more

May 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Off Campus may be a couple weeks out from debuting its first season, but Prime Video has already announced two new additions for season 2. India Fowler is set to play Grace Ivers, who is the love interest of John Logan, in the show’s second season. The Off Campus social media accounts shared the news, writing, “We’ve found our Grace Ivers. Obsessed with our newest Briar U addition, India Fowler!” in the caption. Variety reports that Hamilton star Phillipa Soo will also join the show’s cast in season 2 …

The trailer for It’s Not Like That has arrived. Prime Video released the first trailer for the family drama series starring Scott Foley. The series “explores multigenerational family dynamics and the complexities of rebuilding life after loss,” according to an official synopsis. Foley plays Malcolm, a pastor and recently widowed dad of three who navigates a new relationship with parenthood. It premieres on May 15 …

ABC has renewed its revival of Scrubs for a second season. Original cast members Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke star in the revival. Additionally, the Tim Allen sitcom Shifting Gears has been renewed for season 3 on the network. Kat Dennings co-leads the series, for which she also serves as a producer …

Let Keith Urban’s yacht rock covers put you in a ‘Flow State’

May 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Keith Urban’s getting into a Flow State, as he prepares for the arrival of his 13th studio album on June 12.

If you weren’t expecting his next record to be a collection of yacht rock covers, well, you’re probably not alone.

But what is yacht rock, anyway?

“It’s really a genre that’s been sort of created or criteriaed or whatever you want to call it by some guys, maybe in the 2000s or something, that had a YouTube channel,” Keith explains. “They just sort of put together the fact that there’s a whole bunch of songs that came out in the late ’70s, early ’80s in a soft rock kind of vein that all seem to fit the vibe of being out in the water, kinda yacht rock vibe.”

“They don’t have to be songs about sailing and water and waves and all that nonsense,” he clarifies. “There’s just a vibe about them that just fits really good. And so this record called Flow State came about.”

While it remains to be seen whether Keith will tour to support the album, he’s already played a concert full of its songs. His pop-up show Wednesday at The Mil at Cannery Hall was a sell-out.

You can check out Flow State‘s one original, “We Go Back” featuring Michael McDonald, and Keith’s cover of “Summer Breeze” now.

Zara Larsson continues her tradition of collabs with ‘Midnight Sun: Girls Trip’

May 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Midnight Sun: Girls Trip, Zara Larsson’s reimagined version of her 2025 album, Midnight Sun, is out now, featuring female artists — like Shakira, Tyla, Kehlani, Madison Beer and PinkPantheress — on remixes of every track. Collabs are nothing new for Zara, whose breakthrough single, “Never Forget You,” was a joint track with MNEK. She told ABC Audio back in 2023 how much she enjoys collaborations.

“I’ve never collaborated with anybody that I didn’t love. I think that it’s like the first step. It’s great if you like their music and what they do,” Zara said.

“I’ve had so many collabs that I absolutely love. One of my biggest songs is ‘Symphony’ with Clean Bandit, which I think is so stunning and beautiful,” said Zara. She closes all her shows with the song, which experienced a resurgence after it became a popular meme.

“It’s always nice when it’s organic and they’re excited to be on it,” she added of her collaborators. “I’m not really down for that whole, like, ‘Hey, let me give you half a million [bucks] and can I please show up to the video.’ … I don’t feel like that usually works.”

Zara feels it’s easy for her to collab with any artist she likes because she’s a pop star. Over the years, she’s jumped on records by everyone from Sabrina Carpenter and BTS, to Young Thug, David Guetta and Ty Dolla $ign.

“I think pop is also a really fun genre because it’s so broad. Pop can literally be anything,” she noted. “And you can dip your toe into R&B or EDM or even hip hop or rock and still kind of keep it pop.”

“I think it’s just a really fun way of also broadening your audience and your crowd.”

Paul McCartney collaborates on playlist with his grandson, includes Jimmy Buffett, The Kinks and more

May 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Like a lot of people, Paul McCartney likes to share his musical discoveries with his family, and in the latest edition of his You Gave Me the Answer series on his website, McCartney reveals that one of the ways he does that is by making playlists.

“If we’re having a party and I want a dance list, I’ll make one,” he says. “I’ve also done it with my grandson, Arthur, which has been really nice. We sort of cobbled one together; a mix of old rock ’n’ roll favourites and some newer tracks. It turned out pretty good.”

McCartney says the playlist he created with Arthur starts out with Jimmy Buffett’s “Margaritaville,” noting he was “big friends” with the late singer. It also features songs from Daft Punk and Tame Impala, which are bands Arthur likes.

Other songs on the playlist include The Kinks’ “Waterloo Sunset” and Donovan’s “Sunny Goodge Street,” along with Dominic Fike’s version of “Kiss of Venus,” a song from McCartney’s 2020 solo album, McCartney III.

As for whether he and Arthur have similar tastes, or if they’re introducing each other to new music, McCartney says it’s “a bit of both.”

“I’ll show him things I think will work, and then he adds to it, we’ve got a collaborative playlist,” he says. “A friend of his who’s a painter even knocked up a little cover for it.”

McCartney is getting ready to release his new solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, on May 29. He’s also set to be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on May 16.

RZA hopes to emphasize importance of preparation with ‘One Spoon of Chocolate’

May 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

RZA’s film One Spoon of Chocolate has moved from the 2025 Tribeca Festival to U.S. movie theaters. The film stars Shameik Moore as Unique, a just-released prisoner and military veteran trying to rebuild his life in Ohio, where RZA spent his teenage years. RZA confirmed parts of the story draw from his own experiences in the state.

“There was a lot of corruption in that town that I spent time in, to be quite honest with you,” RZA tells ABC Audio, recalling what he was told following his 1991 arrest and subsequent acquittal. “My lawyer said to me … ‘I fought so hard for you to win your case because I knew this whole town was corrupt and they wanted you to go down, not because of the case, but because of how you look.'”

“There was some experiences there that definitely found its way into the film,” he says, including racism, though RZA clarifies the story is “less about the villains, but more about the hero.”

“Like how about we get a hero like Shameik Moore … who’s trying to find a better life and yet gets to a place where they’re trying to stop their life from flourishing,” he says.

In the film, Unique makes it his duty to physically confront the sheriff and his team who have been targeting Black men. He reads a survivalist handbook, prepares himself for the moment and ends up victorious.

While there are many themes in the story, RZA emphasizes preparation.

“Every man should walk in the world in peace, but he should always be prepared for the war,” he says, before referencing a quote from in the film. “He says, ‘I didn’t win because I was Black or that I was better than you.’ He said, ‘I was better prepared.'”

Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep on returning for ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’

May 1, 2026 by WDNY Radio

A sequel? For spring? Groundbreaking.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 brings Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and more back to the roles they first portrayed in the original 2006 film. This new movie, which arrives to theaters on Friday, was “a joy” to make, Hathaway told ABC News.

“It’s the rarest thing in the world to get a call to say, ‘Hey, we’re getting the band back together. We know it’s been 20 years, but we’ve got a cool new sound,'” Hathaway said. “We all listened to it and we said, ‘We agree. That’s cool, that’s new, that’s worth risking the legacy of the first film.'”

That was one of Hathaway’s main considerations when deciding whether or not to do the sequel, she said.

“If it wasn’t absolutely necessary to make this one, if it didn’t push the boundary, if it didn’t bring us somewhere new, just let it be,” Hathaway said.

Streep agreed, saying the entire main cast, including Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, “were all so important by then,” they didn’t have to return to make the film if they didn’t want to do so.

“We didn’t have to come back, if it wasn’t a really good script. If it wasn’t a really good reason to make this movie at this time,” Streep said.

But there was such a reason: to deliver the same joy to audiences that Hathaway described the entire cast felt making the movie.

“To deliver that kind of love of human creativity and everything it is, demonstrated in fashion and great writing and art and all the things that Runway is trying to uphold,” Streep said. “That’s why we did it. It’s just a warm hug.”

Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter have something they wanna talk about: ‘Bring Your Love’ is here

April 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Back in 1989, Madonna opened her song “Express Yourself” with, “Do you believe in love? ‘Cause I got something to say about it!.” Now, nearly 40 years later, Madonna is asking Sabrina Carpenter, “You got something to say about it?”

The two have dropped their duet “Bring Your Love,” which they debuted at the Coachella Festival on April 17. It’s a self-empowerment anthem in which the two pop powerhouses sing, “I know where the bodies are buried/ Don’t try to shut me up/ Don’t try to distract me with numbers/ I did it all for love.”

Madonna sings, “Don’t comment on my ideas/ I don’t want your judgment or your expectations/ Don’t wind me up like a toy/ Your vision of me is a killer of joy.”

Sabrina counters, “Don’t rely on my moral compass, on my discretion/ I have a confession/ Don’t shove your fears down my throat before I can speak/ I can’t even breathe.”

And Madonna also offers this advice: “Ask yourself this: What are you doing it for? Is it for you? Is it for them?”

The two join forces on the chorus: “Bring your love/ ‘Cause you cannot shake me/ Bring your love/ ‘Cause you’ll never break me/ Bring your love/ ‘Cause you cannot take me down.”

The song ends with Madonna saying, “Sabrina? I got something I wanna talk about,” and Sabrina replaying, “Madonna? I got something I wanna talk about.”

You’ll be able to watch the duo’s Coachella performance in full on the festival’s YouTube page at 10 a.m. ET on Friday.

“Bring Your Love” is from Madonna’s upcoming album, Confessions II, which drops July 2. It’s described as a “continuation” of her 2005 album, Confessions on a Dance Floor.

Interpol announces North American headlining tour

April 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Interpol has announced a North American headlining tour.

The trek kicks off July 31 in Denver and stretches to Oct. 17 in Nashville. Presales begin May 6 at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on May 8 at 10 a.m. local time.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit InterpolNYC.com.

Interpol’s other upcoming live plans include playing the 2026 CBGB Festival in New York City and opening for a sombr show in Vancouver.

In addition to their time on the road, Interpol has been busy in the studio working on new music. The band’s most recent album is 2022’s The Other Side of Make-Believe.

Sons of Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell paying tribute to late father on tour

April 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The children of late Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell, who played with their father in the band the Bastard Sons, have announced a tour paying tribute to their dad.

The European trek kicks off in July and includes dates supporting Judas Priest.

“We are heading back to the stage, fueled by a mission that goes beyond the music,” reads a post to the Bastard Sons’ Facebook. “Following the passing of our father, Phil Campbell, the band is moving forward with an unwavering sense of strength, heart, and purpose, ensuring that the rock and roll flame he ignited continues to roar.”

“What began as a raw, high-energy family project has now matured into a powerful symbol of both tribute and evolution,” the post continues. “Fans can expect a show that is exactly what our dad would have demanded: loud, honest, and uncompromising rock ‘n’ roll.”

Campbell was a member of Motörhead from 1984 until the band’s dissolution following the 2015 death of frontman Lemmy Kilmister. Campbell died in March at age 64.

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