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Jill Biden bid $35,000 for a chance to guest star on ‘Heated Rivalry,’ but lost out

April 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Jill Biden bid ,000 for a chance to guest star on ‘Heated Rivalry,’ but lost out

Jill Biden bid $35,000 for a chance to guest star on ‘Heated Rivalry,’ but lost out — First lady Jill Biden speaks at the International African-American Museum before President Joe Biden takes stage on Jan. 19, 2025, in Charleston, South Carolina. One day before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, Biden thanked South Carolina for its support during his speech. (Grant Baldwin/Getty Images)

If Dr. Jill Biden guest-starring on season two of Heated Rivalry was somehow on your bucket list, we have unfortunate news for you.

In a surprise appearance at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center’s annual Center Dinner on Thursday night, the former first lady “raised her paddle at $35,000 but was quickly outbid,” according to a press release from the organization.

The Center added in a press release that the “intense bidding war” led Heated Rivalry producers Jacob Tierney and Brendan Brady to add “two walk-on roles for the top bidder at $125,000, each, resulting in a $250,000 donation to The Center.”

Biden cheekily posted about her losing bid on social media, saying: “Guess I won’t be heading to the cottage after all—but it was worth a shot! What a wonderful evening supporting @LGBTCenterNYC.”

At the beginning of the event, the former first lady was welcomed with a standing ovation by the audience for the work her and her husband, former President Joe Biden, have done for the LGBTQ+ community.

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, also known as The Center, was established in 1983 at the height of the AIDS crisis to “provide a safe and affirming place for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers to respond to the urgent threats facing the community.”

Thursday’s event went on to raise over $2 million to support their work, the organization said.

The annual dinner celebrated LGBTQ+ community icons and allies who have had an impact on the community. Brady and Tierney were honored, as well as Brooks Brothers Brand CEO Ken Ohashi and Gilead Sciences.

The event was attended by RuPaul’s Drag Race season 18 finalists Darlene Mitchell, Myki Meeks and Nini Coco, and singer Melanie C delivered a performance that had “everyone on their feet,” according to the press release.

ABC News’ Angeline Bernabe contributed to this report.

Lainey Wilson’s ‘Hannah Montana’ dreams come ‘full circle’ with ‘Younger You’

April 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Miley Cyrus’ special guest on a new version of her song “Younger You” is someone who used to make a living as a Hannah Montana impersonator: CMA and ACM entertainer of the year Lainey Wilson.

Lainey writes on Instagram, “If I go back and tell myself one thing it’d be…’Hey younger you, you’re gonna impersonate Hannah Montana all throughout high school, playing every birthday party, fair and festival between here and Louisiana and then one day…. you’re gonna have a song with the real Hannah Montana.’”

“@mileycyrus thank you for asking me to join you on this special song,” she adds. “If this ain’t a full circle moment, I don’t know what is.”

The post included photos and video of Lainey and Miley together in recent years.

Lainey impersonated Hannah at parties and events from the time she was in eighth grade through 12th grade. She tells People in an Instagram video, “It taught me that this wasn’t gonna be easy, but it was gonna be fun.”

Man at large after allegedly killing woman 8 months pregnant with his baby: Police

April 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(HOUSTON) — A man is at large after allegedly killing a woman who was 8 months pregnant with his baby, according to authorities.

Ashanti Allen, a 23-year-old Houston woman, was reported missing on April 10, Houston police said. Allen’s pregnancy was considered high-risk, according to the search and recovery organization Texas EquuSearch, whose members helped in the search.

On Thursday, police said a 23-year-old woman was found dead near a Houston community center. Police did not confirm the identity, but the family confirmed the victim was Allen, and Texas EquuSearch said the victim is believed to be Allen and her unborn child, Jackson.

The father of her baby, 24-year-old Kevin Faux, is charged with murder, police said, noting that Faux is not in custody.

Faux has a history of assault charges, according to court records obtained by Houston ABC station KTRK, including a September 2025 case when he allegedly assaulted Allen.

Allen’s cause of death is pending an autopsy, police said.

“My body’s been numb ever since I received the phone call,” Allen’s father, Edward Allen, told reporters. “We was hoping for the best. But now we’ve heard the worst.”

“Being pregnant, eight months, with my first grandson… I can’t even tell you how I feel,” Edward Allen said. “… I love my baby girl. She’s my only girl.”

He said the 23-year-old was excited to be a mother.

“Her life was going somewhere,” he said.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends as they navigate through this very difficult time,” Texas EquuSearch said in a statement. “Thank you for all who were involved and members who showed up each day, giving it their all.”

Houston police ask anyone with information about the case or information on Faux’s whereabouts to call the department at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans show off ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ at CinemaCon

April 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Avengers assembled at CinemaCon on Thursday to share new looks at the upcoming film Avengers: Doomsday.

Directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo took to the stage to talk about the film’s villain, Victor Von Doom. It wasn’t long after that Robert Downey Jr., who portrays Doctor Doom, took to the stage wearing the character’s signature green color.

From there, Downey screened exclusive first-look footage from the film in the form of its official trailer. Chris Evans, who plays Steve Rogers, then arrived on stage and bantered with Downey, before a Doomsday countdown clock appeared on the screen, counting down the days to the movie’s December release.

Avengers: Doomsday takes “beloved heroes from three distinct universes” who “will be set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered,” according to an official description from Disney.

Along with Downey and Evans, the film stars Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal, Paul Rudd, Anthony Mackie, Florence Pugh, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Wyatt Russell, Channing Tatum, Simu Liu, Ian McKellen, Tom Hiddleston, James Marsden, Patrick Stewart, Joseph Quinn, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Letitia Wright, Lewis Pullman, Kelsey Grammer, Danny Ramirez, Winston Duke, Alan Cumming, Wesley Holloway, Hannah John-Kamen, Rebecca Romijn, Alex Livinalli, Mabel Cadena and Tenoch Huerta Mejia.

Additionally, Kathryn Newton took to Instagram on Friday to confirm she will appear in the movie as Ant-Man’s daughter, Cassie Lang. She posted a video unboxing a miniature director’s chair with her name and the film’s title on it.

“It’s tiny because Cassie Lang gets tiny,” Newton says in the video.

Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters on Dec. 18.

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Watch Tyla and Zara Larsson steam up the screen in video for ‘She Did It Again’

April 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Fans are saying it’s giving Rihanna and Shakira, or maybe Beyoncé or Shakira. Either way, Tyla and Zara Larsson are an instantly iconic duo in their new video for “She Did It Again.”

Following the success of “Stateside,” Zara continues her streak of joining women from a different country for a sexy bop by teaming with the Grammy-winning South African star for the sultry track about toying with a man’s emotions. In it, Zara sings, “Put him in on his knees, not tryna tease/ Oops, did it again like Britney, that’s how it is.” Zara’s a big fan of Britney’s, covering Britney’s “Gimme More” on her current tour.

In the steamy video, both women are wearing a series of very skimpy outfits as they shimmy, shake and dance up on each other. At the end of the video, they’re grinding on each other so enthusiastically that they both start laughing.

“Thank you my girl @tyla for having me on this songgggg I love it and I love you!!!!” Zara wrote on Instagram.

Top prosecutor in Florida removed from probe into ex-CIA Director John Brennan: Sources

April 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(MIAMI) — A top career prosecutor in Miami has been removed from overseeing the Justice Department’s investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan after she allegedly expressed doubts about the viability of the probe, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News.

Attorneys for several subjects involved in the probe were informed Friday that Maria Medetis Long would not longer be handling the case moving forward, sources said.

The news, according to sources, took some attorneys by surprise as there were additional interviews scheduled in the coming days as the department moves closer toward deciding whether to bring charges against Brennan.

News of Medetis Long’s departure was first reported by CNN. An attorney for Brennan did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment. A DOJ spokesperson also did not immediately respond.

The investigation is believed to center around congressional testimony from Brennan about his role in crafting a 2017 assessment by the intelligence community that detailed Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 election to the benefit of President Donald Trump.

Trump has long singled out Brennan, a vocal critic, as among those he believes was involved in illegally conspiring to accuse him of colluding with Russia, resulting in the special counsel probe that cast a cloud over much of Trump’s first term in office.

Brennan has denied wrongdoing and said he continues to stand by the 2017 intelligence community assessment that determined Russia’s interference in the 2016 election was aimed at denigrating Hillary Clinton to the benefit of Trump’s candidacy. A separate bipartisan report from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence largely affirmed the findings of the 2017 assessment.

The probe of Brennan is part of a larger investigation being run out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida that sources say is examining whether former officials engaged in a “grand conspiracy” to violate Trump’s rights dating back to his 2016 campaign for the presidency.

Scores of subpoenas have been issued by the office in recent months to former officials previously involved in the Russia investigation, though the effort has yet to result in any criminal charges or other allegations of wrongdoing.

Iron Maiden manager suggests band will not attend RRHOF because of tour

April 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Iron Maiden was chosen for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, but it seems they are going to be too busy to attend the Nov. 14 induction ceremony.

The heavy metal icons are already scheduled to be on tour in Australia when the induction is set to take place in Los Angeles, and their manager Rod Smallwood says the tour is going on as planned.

“As the most observant have already noticed, the band will be on tour in Australia around the November date of the Induction ceremony for the R&R HoF in Los Angeles,” Smallwood says in a statement obtained by ABC Audio. “In accepting, Iron Maiden made it very clear to the R&R HoF that the fans always come first and that the shows will of course go on.”

The Australian leg of Iron Maiden’s Run For Your Lives World Tour kicks off Nov. 11 in Adelaide and runs through Nov. 19 in Brisbane. They are also scheduled to play New Zealand and Japan in November.

“We would like to assure all our fans in Australasia that the Australian and New Zealand dates will remain unaffected,” he adds, “and we look forward to bringing the Run For Your Lives Tour to them on the penultimate stop of our 50th anniversary celebrations.”

Iron Maiden’s Run For Your Lives Tour hits North America Sept. 3 in Montreal, Canada, and runs through Sept. 29 in San Antonio, Texas. A complete list of dates can be found at IronMaiden.com.

‘Raining Whiskey’ is the story of Lauren Alaina’s 20s

April 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

It’s “Raining Whiskey” as Lauren Alaina releases her first new music of 2026.

“’Raining Whiskey’ is what happens when heartbreak meets happy hour,” she says of her new song. “It represents a completely different stage of my life than the one I am in now, but it reflects one that I’m glad I lived through.”

“I am happy to finally be able to tell the story of my twenties while living a new chapter in my thirties,” she adds.

Lauren and husband Cam Arnold welcomed their daughter, Beni Doll Arnold, back in June.

Saturday, April 25, the Peach State native is part of the superstar lineup for Live Between the Hedges at the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium with Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Zach Top.

The American Idol alum currently has a top-30 hit with “All My Exes” with Chase Matthew.

Miley Cyrus joined on ‘Younger You’ remix by now-famous Hannah Montana impersonator

April 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Miley Cyrus’ special guest on a new version of her song “Younger You” is someone who used to make a living as a Hannah Montana impersonator: country music superstar Lainey Wilson.

“@mileycyrus thank you for asking me to join you on this special song,” she adds. “If this ain’t a full circle moment, I don’t know what is.”

The post included photos and video of Lainey and Miley together in recent years.

6lack teams with 2 Chainz for ‘Sunday Again’

April 17, 2026 by WDNY Radio

6lack has released one of his “absolute favorite tracks” from his upcoming album, Love is the New Gangsta.

The song, “Sunday Again,” features 2 Chainz and captures the feeling of his favorite day of the week.

“the last couple years, Sundays have been my ones. it’s the day that slows everything down, and refuels my creativity. it’s a day of getting out of my head & being deeply present. I found a routine. i hit the gym. farmers market. family time. write. rest. talk s***. talk to God. whatever i actually need to feel good,” he explained on Instagram. “then im charged up for the week, figuring out the next cool thing i can create. tasks pile up, the weekdays slip away, and the second i feel like i need a break, its Sunday Again.”

He added, “this song feels like Sunday. enjoy.”

An accompanying music video has also been released on YouTube, showing 6lack and 2 Chainz performing the track in an intimate setting, surrounded by speakers and a guitarist. The video wraps with scenes of 6lack spending quality time with his family.

Love is the New Gangsta arrives on May 22.

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