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Upcoming Stevie Nicks album is ‘glorious,’ says pal Vanessa Carlton

April 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Stevie Nicks and “A Thousand Miles” singer Vanessa Carlton are pals; in fact, Stevie officiated her wedding. So maybe it’s not surprising to hear that Vanessa has heard the new album that Stevie said she was working on a year ago.

Speaking with People, Vanessa confirmed that she’s heard the album, which Stevie first mentioned during the Pollstar Awards in April 2025. She told the audience during the event, “I’m actually making a record right now.” She added that she’d written seven songs that were “autobiographical, real stories where I’m not pulling any punches for probably the first time in my life.”

While Vanessa said that she’d heard it, she added, “I cannot say a word more. The world should get ready. That’s all I’ll say. Stevie’s coming. Let’s put it that way.”

She added, “It’s Stevie, so it’s glorious.”

When Stevie does release a new album, it will be her first solo release since 2011’s In Your Dreams. She did release the single “The Lighthouse” in September 2024. Wednesday night, she performs in Austin, Texas.

As for why the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is so beloved, Vanessa told People, “She doesn’t try to teach anybody. She’s not trying to tell anybody what to do. She will let you be yourself. I know we’re so in this divided place. But at her shows, everybody comes together for her.”

“I think that’s why everybody loves Stevie. Everybody wants to know what she has to say — and she’s not trying to get people to love her. It’s just really respectful of everybody.”

Upcoming Stevie Nicks album is ‘glorious,’ says pal Vanessa Carlton

April 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

While Vanessa said that she’d heard it, she added, “I cannot say a word more. The world should get ready. That’s all I’ll say. Stevie’s coming. Let’s put it that way.”

She added, “It’s Stevie, so it’s glorious.”

“I think that’s why everybody loves Stevie. Everybody wants to know what she has to say — and she’s not trying to get people to love her. It’s just really respectful of everybody.”

Tyla announces sophomore album, ‘A*Pop’

April 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

If you love Tyla, put her in Chanel and on your calendars, too: her sophomore studio album, A*Pop, is set to arrive on July 24.

Tyla announced the news via a trailer on social media, which describes A*Pop as “dance,” “African,” “unapologetic,” “fun,” “for you,” “for me,” “confident” and “global.”

In an interview with i-D, Tyla said she was initially nervous going into the album because she wasn’t sure what direction to take.

“I was nervous — like, ‘Where do I go from here?'” Tyla said. “But I realised that the music really reflects where you are in life.”

“The new album sounds came on its own, it fell into place. I had no direct intention,” she continued. “It’s more a reflection of what I was feeling in the moment, what I was living through in the making of it.”

Tyla teased that “there are some exciting features” on A*Pop, but those details — and others about the album — remain under wraps.

A*Pop follows Tyla’s self-titled debut and is supported by the single “Chanel,” where the album title was first teased in the music video, as well as “She Did It Again” featuring Zara Larsson.

It is now available for preorder.

Ghislaine Maxwell again asks judge to vacate her sex trafficking conviction and release her

April 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is again asking a federal judge in New York to vacate her sex trafficking conviction and release her from prison.

Maxwell submitted her new request, which she wrote herself, to federal prosecutors in New York, who said they received “a FedEx envelope — marked with a ‘ship date’ of April 16, 2026 — that contained a USB drive with the defendant’s amended motion and exhibits,” according to a letter to the district court that was posted online early Monday morning.

Prosecutors did not disclose details of Maxwell’s argument, which has not yet been filed on the public docket, but said it “seems to have some overlap” with her original motion to dismiss that district and appellate courts rejected in 2024. The U.S. Supreme Court subsequently declined to hear her appeal.

Having exhausted all of her direct appeals, Maxwell filed a habeas petition this past December in which she contended that “substantial new evidence has emerged” regarding her case. Maxwell’s submission this week comes after the district court judge, in February, allowed Maxwell to submit an amendment to that petition following the Justice Department’s release of the Epstein files.

Maxwell previously argued, unsuccessfully, that her conviction and her 20-year sentence should be tossed because she did not receive a fair trial and was covered by the non-prosecution agreement that Epstein’s attorneys had negotiated for him as part of the wealthy financier’s 2028 plea deal.

She also argued her conviction was based on vague allegations of “grooming” victims that did not amount to a crime.

Maxwell is currently serving her sentence for aiding and participating in Epstein’s trafficking of underage girls, which involved a scheme to recruit young women and girls for massages of Epstein that turned sexual. Federal prosecutors in New York said Maxwell helped Epstein recruit, groom and ultimately abuse girls as young as 14.

In an interview with then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche last month, Ghislaine Maxwell said nothing during the interview that would be harmful to President Donald Trump, telling Blanche that Trump had never done anything in her presence that would have caused concern, according to sources familiar with what Maxwell said.

Epstein died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019.

Supreme Court rules in favor of Army veteran wounded in suicide attack

April 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of a U.S. Army veteran wounded in a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan, allowing him to sue a military contractor for damages after it allegedly failed to supervise the attacker who was an employee.

The 6-3 decision reverses lower court rulings which had said the contractor, Fluor Corporation, was immune from lawsuits because it was operating on behalf of the U.S. government and opens the door to other damages suits against war-zone contractors for activities outside the bounds of their responsibility.

The attacker, Ahmad Nayeb, was employed by Fluor to work in a nontactical vehicle yard on Bagram Air Base under an Army contract that required the company to ensure all personnel complied with base security policies, which included their confinement to works sites and “constant view of them.”

In November 2016, Nayeb roamed the base freely for nearly an hour and used U.S. government tools to make his bomb inside the secure base, according to an Army investigation cited in court documents.

The explosion killed five and wounded 17, including then-Army Spc. Winston Hencely, who confronted the attacker just as he detonated his suicide vest. Nayeb was killed; the explosion fractured Hencely’s skull and resulted in permanent disability.

While damages claims against the U.S. government and its military contractors arising out of combatant activities are generally prohibited by federal law, Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the court’s majority, concluded immunity does not apply to cases when “the contractor was not required or authorized to take the action at issue.”

“The government required Fluor to hire Afghan employees and to provide logistics for Bagram Airfield. But, it did not, Hencely contends, require Fluor to leave Nayeb unsupervised, allow him to walk alone for an hour after his shift, or permit him to obtain unauthorized tools with which he could build a bomb,” Thomas wrote.

The decision clears the way for Hencely to pursue a damages case against the company in federal court.

In dissent, Justices Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts said while they believe Hencely deserves “a full measure of support from the American people,” a damages lawsuit is “not the way to give the petitioner what he is due.”

Alito wrote, “War is the exclusive domain of the Federal Government, but the Court [today] allows state (or foreign law) to encroach on that domain. The Constitution precludes that encroachment.”

Fluor Corp, which disputes liability for the bombing, did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment on the court’s decision.

CMA Fest’s Nissan Stadium concerts will start with a throwback to the ’90s

April 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

CMA Fest will take a trip back to the ’90s, as Clay Walker, Jo Dee Messina, Rhett Akins and Sara Evans open the nightly concerts June 4-7 at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium.

Rising stars Vincent Mason, Zach John King, Emily Ann Roberts, The Jack Wharff Band, Kaitlin Butts, Kat Luna, Laci Kaye Booth, Maggie Antone, Scoot Teasley and Willow Avalon will also get the chance to play the Platform Stage at the home of the Tennessee Titans.

Caylee Hammack is set to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” on Thursday night.

Christian singer and country collaborator Brandon Lake is also confirmed to lead Cowboy Church on Sunday morning on the Riverfront Stage.

You can access complete info about the lineup and tickets at CMAFest.com.

Will Forte, John Cena and Looney Tunes gang star in ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ official trailer

April 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

At long last, the trailer for Coyote vs. Acme has arrived.

Ketchup Entertainment has released the official trailer for the upcoming live-action and animated hybrid movie, which pokes fun at the film’s history.

Iconic Looney Tunes characters star alongside Will Forte and John Cena in the film, which “centers on Wile E. Coyote as he takes legal action against the Acme Corporation for the countless faulty products that have hindered his relentless pursuit of the Road Runner,” according to its official synopsis.

Coyote vs. Acme was shelved by Warner Bros. Pictures in 2023. In 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery wrote off $115 million of their content as part of an earnings filing that they called a “strategic realignment plan associated with the Warner Bros. Pictures Animation group.” It is presumed Coyote vs. Acme was one of the projects that was affected by the decision. Ketchup Entertainment acquired the film in March 2025.

The new trailer hints at this history through subtle nods. After showing the Warner Bros. Discovery logo toward the beginning of the trailer, the logo, which previously read “WB,” flips and changes to “WAG,” with an asterisk noting fine print at the bottom of the screen. When zoomed into, the fine print reads, “A wholly owned subsidiary of the Acme corporation.”

Later in the trailer, title cards read, “The movie Acme doesn’t want you to see.” In the trailer’s final seconds, a voice says, “The Acme Corporation is releasing this film for accounting purposes only.”

Lana Condor, Tone Bell, P.J. Byrne and Martha Kelly also star in Coyote vs. Acme. It is directed by Dave Green with a screenplay written by May December scribe Samy Burch. James Gunn and Chris DeFaria produced the film.

Coyote vs. Acme blasts into theaters on Aug. 28.

Peter Hook ‘won’t stand with’ New Order at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony

April 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Peter Hook will be in attendance when Joy Division and New Order are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but don’t expect to see him onstage with his former bandmates.

When asked in an interview with Rolling Stone if he’ll join New Order at the podium to accept the induction, Hook replies, “No. Not after what they did to me and my family, no.”

“I won’t stand with them,” Hook says.

As for whether that might cause any logistical issues at the ceremony, Hook responds, “I couldn’t give a s***. I’m not bothered. You’ve got to have morals.”

Hook left New Order in 2007, and the frosty relationship between the two parties escalated to legal action. Hook contends that his former bandmates should not continue to call themselves New Order.

“It’s very sad, but that’s what happened,” Hook says. “They did it. They decided to take the New Order name. I felt it was wrong, and I still think it’s wrong.”

Hook isn’t optimistic about a reconciliation ahead of the induction ceremony on Nov. 14 and says New Order would have to offer more than just a onetime reunion.

“They’d have to reach out and try and form some kind of relationship,” Hook says. “You can’t just go ‘truce for the night’ after what we’ve been through. If you knew what we’ve been through, you wouldn’t even suggest it.”

Even still, Hook allows that “life is full of surprises.” After all, even fellow inductees Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher were able to put aside their differences and reunite Oasis.

“Maybe Liam and Noel could be the intermediaries that you’re looking for,” Hook says.

New Order, meanwhile, has not commented on whether they’ll attend the induction.

Lenny Kaye to release debut solo album

April 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Musician Lenny Kaye, the longest serving member of the Patti Smith Group, is launching a solo career.

The 79-year-old rocker will release his debut solo album, Goin’ Local, on July 17, described as “a deeply personal collection” that represents his “most autobiographical and introspective turn yet.”

“I feel like I’m a new artist,” says Kaye. “I think this album will surprise those who think they know me from what I’ve done previously.”

Goin’ Local features the song “Solstice,” which was co-written by Smith, and includes special guests like jazz pianist Matthew Shipp, Railroad Earth’s Tim Carbone, The Jayhawks’ John Jackson and multi-instrumentalist David Mansfield.

As a preview of the record, Kaye has released the album’s title track.

“I’ve always loved the local, its intimacy and camaraderie,” he says of the tune. “I feel that the truest ‘Goin’ Local’ is the privilege to go inside my own head and hear how I sound to me.”

Goin’ Local is available for preorder now.

Kaye is set to hit the road in April with Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. The tour kicks off April 25 in Easton, Maryland.

Here is the track list for Goin’ Local:
“Goin’ Local”
“This Love”
“If I Were You”
“Let’s Make a Memory”
“A Friend Like You”
“Be That As It May (May Day)”
“Solstice”
“World Book Night”
“Pennsylvania Girls”
“Poppy”
“The Things You Leave Behind”
“Yes I Will”

Georgia Democratic Rep. David Scott dies at 80

April 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — Veteran Democratic Rep. David Scott of Georgia has died. He was 80 years old.

Scott, who served as the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee from 2021 to 2025, served in the House for more than 23 years, taking office in 2003.

He was in the Capitol on Tuesday when he cast his final vote as a member.

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

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