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The Monkees’ ‘Good Times!’ to be reissued for band’s 60th anniversary

April 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The 60th anniversary of The Monkees is being celebrated with an expanded edition of the band’s 2016 studio album, Good Times!

Good Times! (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition), dropping May 29, will include the original album, plus previously unreleased instrumental versions of each song and four rare session outtakes.

Released to commemorate the band’s 10th anniversary, Good Times! reunited then-surviving Monkees members Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork, and featured a posthumous contribution from Davy Jones, who passed away in 2012.

“Working on Good Times! was an extraordinary experience. None of us could have imagined that nearly 50 years after our last Top 20 record, we’d be back there again with a new Monkees album. That means a lot,” says Dolenz, who is the last surviving member of The Monkees. “Mike, Peter, and I had a wonderful time making that record, and I have no doubt Davy’s spirit was right there with us. We really did have a good time.”

The reissue will be released as a two-CD set, and digitally for the first time. It will also be released as part of Rhino Reserve’s audiophile vinyl series.

Good Times! featured songs written specifically for the group by artists like Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo, Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, Oasis’ Noel Gallagher and more. It also featured older material penned by artists like Carole King, Neil Diamond and Harry Nilsson. The album peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.

Good Times! (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) is available for preorder now.

Dolenz is currently celebrating The Monkees’ 60th anniversary on the road. He recently launched his 60 Years of The Monkees tour, which hits Vienna, Virginia, on Wednesday. A complete list of dates can be found at MickyDolenz.com.

Live Nation illegally monopolized the market for tickets, jury finds

April 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — Live Nation illegally monopolized the market for tickets, protecting its position through pressure and leverage, jurors in Manhattan federal court found Wednesday.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Bradley Cooper to direct, star in ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ prequel with Margot Robbie

April 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Bradley Cooper is set to write, direct and star in a prequel to Ocean’s Eleven.

Warner Bros. Pictures will release the upcoming film in theaters on June 25, 2027. Margot Robbie will star alongside Cooper, who will also produce the film along with Robbie’s banner LuckyChap.

Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung was previously attached to direct the film but recently stepped away from the project due to creative differences.

Warner Bros. launched this current Ocean’s franchise with Steven Soderbergh’s 2001 film Ocean’s Eleven. It became a trilogy that starred George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and Matt Damon. Ocean’s Eleven was a remake of the studio’s 1961 film Ocean’s 11, which starred Frank Sinatra.

Warner Bros. Pictures has also dated several other of its upcoming films for release.

The horror films The Revenge of La Llorona, Evil Dead Wrath and Final Destination 7 have received release dates of April 9, 2027, April 7, 2028, and May 12, 2028, respectively.

Additionally, a currently untitled film directed by Baz Luhrmann will be released in theaters on Nov. 22, 2028.

ABC Audio has learned that the film will follow the story of Joan of Arc. Luhrmann wrote the movie with Ava Pickett, and Isla Johnston is set to star in it.

Reba McEntire spends ‘One Night in Tulsa’ to kick off new music series

April 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

There’s new music on the way from Reba McEntire, and the Country Music Hall of Famer’s delivering it in a new way.

Each month, she’ll unveil a new digital music capsule that pairs a new song with tracks from her catalog that match the same theme.

The first arrives Friday and is titled One Night in Tulsa, named for a new track she previewed at her April 9 show at her restaurant, Reba’s Place, in Atoka, Oklahoma. Her cover of “Tulsa Time,” her hit with Vince Gill, “Oklahoma Swing,” “Does the Wind Still Blow in Oklahoma” and “No U in Oklahoma” wrap up the collection.

There will also be new tailored playlists that highlight her half-century recording career, starting May 1 with The Making of Reba.

Meghan Trainor says Ashley Tisdale apologized to her for ‘toxic mom group’ essay

April 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

After Ashley Tisdale made headlines with her essay about leaving her “toxic mom group,” fans suspected she was talking about a group that included several other celebrities, including Meghan Trainor. Now, Meghan’s giving her side of the story.

In an interview with US Weekly, Meghan says she accepts some of the responsibility for how Ashley felt. “I was a bad mom friend. I never went. They had so many events; they were awesome and always there for each other,” she says. “There was a group chat, but eventually they started a group chat without me because I wasn’t there … and that was totally fine. I didn’t feel bad.”

“The last time I saw them was like a year ago, and I brought them to dinner and paid for it because I was like, ‘I’m so sorry that I’m just not present,'” she continues. “And then that [story] popped up, and I was like, ‘What?!?’ I saw my face everywhere, and ‘wait a second, I’m not even there.'”

Meghan notes that it “felt so bad” for the other moms in the group who aren’t famous. And, she says, “I felt bad for Ashley, that she was ever that sad. I think it was just a lot of miscommunication and confusion. I don’t really know what happened, but I wish them all the best.”

And, Meghan says, “Ashley texted me, ‘I’m sorry, your name got dragged in.’ And I was like, ‘It’s all right, girl. The world’s a silly, crazy place, and they just want something to talk about.’”

But mother of three Meghan has advice for moms who are struggling.

“Always ask for help,” she says. “I can’t do it all. I wish I could, and I can’t.”

They’re going to be friends: Jack White hangs with Timothée Chalamet at Coachella

April 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Jack White made a new friend at Coachella: Timothée Chalamet.

The “Seven Nation Army” rocker posted a photo of himself hanging backstage at the festival alongside the Dune actor on Instagram.

“You can’t be mad when a young Bob Dylan time travels to come see your set,” White writes in the caption, referring to Chalamet’s Oscar-nominated performance as the folk icon in 2024’s A Complete Unknown.

“So nice hanging out with Mr. Chalamet in the desert, who did such an amazing job in A Complete Unknown,” White adds.

Perhaps White and Chalamet swapped stories about playing music legends in movies — White, of course, portrayed Elvis Presley in the 2007 film Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

White was a last-minute addition to the Coachella weekend one lineup. While there, he also hung with Muse’s Matt Bellamy and The Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr. and Cameron Winter of Geese.

White will launch a U.S. headlining tour in July.

INXS to be honored for their contribution to Australian music

April 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

INXS is set to receive a prestigious honor in their native Australia.

The band — brothers Andrew, Jon and Tim Farriss, Garry Beers, Kirk Pengilly and late frontman Michael Hutchence — is set to receive the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music at the 2026 APRA Music Awards.

The press release announcing the honor notes, “INXS are not just part of Australia’s musical history — they helped write the global playbook.”

“INXS are truly one-of-a-kind,” Jenny Morris, chair of APRA, says. “From their compelling and timeless songwriting to their intoxicating performances, few bands have ever left people happily gasping for more the way INXS do.”

She adds, “Michael is as much of a presence in our lives today as the day we lost him, and of course the same goes for the band,” noting, “The legacy of INXS lives on. They remain as relevant as ever, continuing to inspire new generations and bring that unmistakable Aussie spirit to fans around the world.”

Formed in Sydney in 1977, INXS has sold over 75 million albums worldwide. Their breakthrough album, 1987’s Kick, peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and produced four top-10 singles: “Need You Tonight,” “New Sensation,” “Never Tear Us Apart” and “Devil Inside.”

The 2026 APRA Music Awards will be held April 29 in Sydney.

S&P 500 hits record high as US-Iran ceasefire enters second week

April 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — The S&P 500 hit a record high on Wednesday as the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran entered its second week, appearing to boost hopes of a resolution to the Middle East conflict.

The uptick in markets came hours after President Donald Trump reiterated his desire to wind down the conflict, saying the war is “very close to over” in a portion of an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo that aired on Tuesday.

The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% on Wednesday, registering at 7,005.78 points. The index reached a previous high of 7,002.28 points on Jan. 28.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 125 points, or 0.2%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq increased 1.1%.

Markets have swung dramatically over the weeks following the start of the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, as investors weathered a historic global oil shock and digested mixed signals from Trump.

Stocks moved higher on a largely consistent basis in April, however, in response to an apparent willingness on the part of both sides to end fighting and negotiate a temporary truce.

The U.S. continues to mount a naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, exerting pressure on Tehran by choking off a key source of revenue.

On Wednesday, the commander of the Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of Iran’s armed forces said the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports is a “violation of the ceasefire,” in a statement published by the official Islamic Republic News Agency.

The war prompted Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway that facilitates the transport of about one-fifth of the global supply of oil and natural gas.

The disruption amounted to the “most severe oil supply shock in history,” the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a new report on Tuesday. Oil and gasoline prices soared, prompting some economists to warn of a possible recession.

U.S. oil prices have fallen from a recent peak achieved in the early days of the war, but costs remain nearly 40% higher than pre-war levels.

U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan over the weekend failed to secure a peace deal. Trump said that Iran’s alleged unwillingness to abandon its nuclear program was the key sticking point, and that the U.S. would respond with a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which began Monday.

Israel, meanwhile, has continued ground operations and intense strikes in Lebanon, where it is engaged with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he supported the ceasefire with Iran, but that Lebanon was not covered by the agreement, despite Iranian protests.

ABC News’ David Brennan, Meredith Deliso, and Nadine El-Bawab contributed to this report.

‘Anora’ director Sean Baker to helm ‘Ti Amo!’ for new label Warner Bros. Clockwork

April 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Anora filmmaker Sean Baker has set up his next film.

Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that it will distribute Baker’s Ti Amo! through its brand-new specialty film label, Warner Bros. Clockwork. The studio has global distribution rights for the movie, excluding in France, and will release it in theaters globally in 2027.

Ti Amo! marks Baker’s highly anticipated follow-up to his Academy Award-winning and Palme d’Or-winning film Anora. Baker himself won the awards for best picture, best director, best writer and best editing, while its star Mikey Madison won best actress.

Baker will write, direct, edit, cast and produce Ti Amo!, as he also reteams with Anora producers Alex Coco and Samantha Quan.

The new label Warner Bros. Clockwork will be led by film executive Christian Parkes. It will be “a home for singular filmmakers that powerfully connect with audiences theatrically across the world,” according to a press release, and build on “Warner Bros.’ longstanding legacy of producing socially relevant, provocative, and culturally resonant cinema for audiences globally.”

“Sean Baker is an artist who embodies everything we believe in at Clockwork, and Ti Amo! will be another gift to cinema,” Parkes said. “Plus, his poster game is on point.”

The official Warner Bros. Clockwork Instagram shared a photo of Baker holding a video camera circa 2002 to announce the news. The director collaborated on the post, which is captioned, “TI AMO! The new film from Sean Baker. In theaters worldwide 2027.”

KATSEYE is going ‘WILD’ in August

April 15, 2026 by WDNY Radio

KATSEYE is gonna go WILD this summer.

The group will release their third EP, WILD, on Aug. 14. It’s the follow-up to their 2025 EP, BEAUTIFUL CHAOS. WILD is now available for preorder.

Presumably, the group’s new single, “PINKY UP,” will be included on the EP. They gave the song its live debut at Coachella on April 10, and will likely play it again Friday. They’re doing a live Q&A with their fans about “PINKY UP” and their new music on Weverse Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.

It’s notable that the group’s Instagram video announcing the new EP only included five members. Fans are still curious about the status of the group’s sixth member, Manon Bannerman, who took a hiatus for her mental health. Manon doesn’t appear in the “PINKY UP” video, either.

In addition to Coachella, KATSEYE are performing at New York’s Governors Ball in June, the Hinterland Music Festival in July and the 88 Rising Festival: Head In The Clouds in August.

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