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Taylor Frankie Paul stars in first promo for ‘The Bachelorette’ season 22

February 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Taylor Frankie Paul is ready to embrace her authentic self in the first promo for The Bachelorette season 22.

The star of Hulu’s reality series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives takes on the role of The Bachelorette in the upcoming season, which premieres March 22 on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu.

The minute-long teaser finds Paul strutting through a hallway that displays many phone screens with news headlines about her life and comments displayed under videos she has made.

Taylor Swift’s reputation track “Look What You Made Me Do” plays as Paul says in a voice-over, “People say I do it all for attention. Millions of likes, and I didn’t like myself.”

We then see clips of Paul navigating the aftermath of her relationship with her ex-partner Dakota Mortensen.

“I have trouble admitting that I deserve better. He cheated. I’m angry at myself because I knew he was lying,” Paul says. “Am I worthy of love? Is it even possible? As a single mom, I want to better myself.”

The trailer ends with Paul breaking a phone screen with her high heel, before stepping through the screen in an outfit of sweatpants, a cropped long sleeve shirt and red Crocs.

“Maybe all I need to do is be my own true self and have a little faith,” Paul says.

A brand-new poster for the upcoming season was also released. It finds Paul emerging from the cellophane of what resembles a Barbie box. She holds a red rose and is outfitted in the same red dress from the teaser. The box includes accessories, such as red Crocs, children’s blocks that spell out the word “MOM” and a book that says “The Book of More Men” on its cover.

The poster features the tagline, “if you don’t fit the mold, break it.”

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ICYMI: Super Bowl edition

February 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Coco Jones represented Black culture at Sunday’s Super Bowl pregame ceremony with a rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” aka the Black national anthem. She paid homage to Whitney Houston, putting a spin on the late singer’s outfit from the 1991 Super Bowl pregame ceremony, when Whitney performed the national anthem. The custom look was designed by Karl Kani.

While fans assumed Cardi B would be in attendance, she appeared in an unexpected way. She joined Bad Bunny during his halftime show performance and was seen dancing alongside Karol G, Alix Earle and Pedro Pascal.

Speaking of halftime performers, Chris Brown made it clear he’s ready for his turn. After Bad Bunny performed, Chris wrote on his Instagram Story, “I THINK ITS SAFE TO SAY.. THEY NEED ME!”

Jay-Z also made an appearance, joined by daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi Carter. Continuing their tradition, he snapped his annual photo of Blue jumping in the air; Rumi was seen taking her own as well.

50 Cent released another DoorDash ad, reacting to the New England Patriots’ loss against the Seattle Seahawks. “Hey. Sorry, New England,” Fif said in the video. “I know it’s tough to lose. Well, actually I don’t. But just because you lost the game doesn’t mean you have to lose the beef.” The ad announced a 50% discount for select cities in New England.

You’ll find Vince Gill & Lainey Wilson ‘Down at the Borderline’ on Friday

February 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Lainey Wilson joins Vince Gill on the title track of his new EP, Down at the Borderline, which comes out Friday.

This is the fourth in the Country Music Hall of Famer’s yearlong series of EPs titled 50 Years from Home, commemorating a half century since he left Oklahoma to chase his musical dreams.

Vince and Lainey previously collaborated on the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in September, debuting a new extended version of “Go Rest High on That Mountain” during the show’s in memoriam segment.

Vince is also adding 13 new July and August dates to his tour schedule, which go on sale Friday as well.

After keeping ‘Opalite’ video secret for months, Graham Norton is ‘in awe of’ himself

February 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Now that Taylor Swift’s video for “Opalite” has been released, Graham Norton, the U.K. chat show host whose guests provided the cast of the video, is relieved that he can finally stop keeping it secret.

In the latest episode of his podcast Wanging On, Graham revealed that he filmed his parts in the video at the end of November and has been dying to tell someone ever since.

“I’m so in awe of myself, and I came some close [to spilling the tea],” he said.

While Graham did tell his husband, he revealed, “At New Year’s Eve, I was with a gaggle of gays and I just thought, ‘This is so good, surely it’ll be out in a minute, surely I can tell them.’ And then I thought, ‘No, I mustn’t. I mustn’t.’ So I didn’t.”

“So, apologies to all the people I could’ve given this juicy piece of gossip to, but I’m available now and will sing like a canary!”

Graham also said that Taylor, who wrote and directed the video, is a “marvelous” director, adding, “It was like a movie shoot. … It was a big budget … and that stress could get to you, but because she doesn’t [get stressed], the atmosphere all day was just lovely.”

As previously reported, last year Taylor appeared on the Graham Norton Show with Lewis Capaldi, Cillian Murphy, Domhnall Gleeson, Greta Lee and Jodi Turner-Smith. At one point during the show, Domhall joked about getting a part in one of her videos, which gave her the idea to cast all of them in the clip.

Foo Fighters share another new music teaser: ‘Here we go again’

February 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Foo Fighters are continuing to tease new music.

Dave Grohl and company have shared another video featuring different clips of what sounds like new songs smashed together. Throughout the video, which was posted to the Foos’ Facebook, the phrase “Here we go again” continually pops up on the screen.

“Of a broken broadcast system,” the post’s caption reads.

The Foos previously posted a teaser video earlier in February. That one featured the phrase “Do you want more???” alongside the caption, “This is just a test.”

The most recent Foo Fighters album is 2023’s But Here We Are. In 2025, they put out two new singles, “Today’s Song” and “Asking for a Friend,” and recruited a new drummer, Nine Inch Nails’ Ilan Rubin, after parting ways with Josh Freese.

In between teasing new Foos tunes, Grohl attended Super Bowl 60 Sunday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The NFL posted footage Grohl in the crowd, who started chugging a beer when he realized he was on camera.

Grohl will be back in stadiums with Foo Fighters when they launch a U.S. tour in August.

New York City nurses reach tentative agreements with some hospitals to end strike

February 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — The largest nursing strike in New York City could be nearing the end as thousands of nurses reached tentative agreements with some hospitals, according to the nurses’ union.

Approximately 10,500 members of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) reached agreements with Montefiore, Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Morningside and West, NYSNA said in an announcement on Monday morning

The nurses will hold ratification votes and then return to work this week, the union said in the announcement.

Some 4,200 nurses are continuing to strike at NewYork-Presbyterian, with no agreement reached yet.

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

Police release body camera footage of Brown University shooting aftermath

February 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — Body-worn camera footage from the chaotic scene on Dec. 13 at Brown University shows police clearing the Barus and Holley Building on campus following the deadly mass shooting on campus.

The heavily redacted footage, the police and fire reports, and 911 calls were released after numerous public records requests were made to the city in the days after the shooting.

The 20-minute video shows a police officer directing other officers to clear the building and telling people to get down. It also shows the moments just after the shooting, when police from the Providence Police Department and Rhode Island State Police rushed in.

“As of now, we have no idea who this person could be,” one officer says. They wouldn’t know until days later who the alleged shooter was.

The alleged killer, Claudio Neves Valente, opened fire on a study group at Brown’s engineering and physics building, killing two students and injuring nine others, before fatally shooting MIT professor Nuno Loureiro, at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, two days later, authorities said.

Neves Valente was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a storage unit on Dec. 18, officials said.

Also in the new video released, authorities are searching the building when the call comes over the radio, “we have multiple victims.”

“Let’s get these rescues in,” the officer can be heard saying.

Ella Cook, of Alabama, a sophomore at Brown, and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, a U.S. dual citizen from Uzbekistan, who was in his first semester, were the two students killed during the shooting.

The police report mirrors the court records that were released after the suspect was found dead, but it also includes stark new details from when detectives showed the image of the shooter to two of the shooting victims.

“[Redacted] said she got a good look at the suspect. When provided with a photo of the suspect, [redacted] quickly froze, physically pushed back, and became emotional. She was observed to be tearing up and shaking. She then confirmed that the image showed the shooter,” the report said.

“Detectives then spoke with [redacted], who indicated that he was in close proximity to the shooter when he was shot. Detectives presented [redacted] with the same still image as [redacted] and a second close-up image of the suspect from the same camera source,” the report continued. “Upon observing these two photos, [redacted] took a deep breath, shut his eyes, changed his breathing pattern, and confirmed that the shooter he saw in the hallway appeared to be the person in the photos presented. Detectives met [redacted] with and presented him with the image of the suspect. [Redacted] also identified that the suspect in the images was the shooter.”

In another 911 call, an officer with the Brown University Police Department calls the Providence Police Department as chaos unfolds in the background.

“This is Brown University Police, we have confirmed gunshots at 184 Hope Street,” the officer says. In the background, you can hear a woman who is concerned about a victim reassuring them it’ll be OK.

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood requests ’Phantom Thread’ music be removed from ‘Melania’ film

February 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has released a statement requesting that music from his score for the 2017 Paul Thomas Anderson film Phantom Thread be removed from the new movie Melania, a documentary about first lady Melania Trump.

“It has come to our attention that a piece of music from Phantom Thread has been used in the Melania documentary,” the statement reads. “While Jonny Greenwood does not own the copyright in the score, Universal failed to consult Jonny on this third-party use which is a breach of his composer agreement. As a result Jonny and Paul Thomas Anderson have asked for it to be removed from the documentary.”

The Phantom Thread score earned Greenwood his first Oscar nomination and was also nominated for a Golden Globe.

Greenwood is nominated for the 2026 Oscars with the score for Anderson’s latest film, One Battle After Another.

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood requests ’Phantom Thread’ music be removed from ‘Melania’ film

February 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Phantom Thread score earned Greenwood his first Oscar nomination and was also nominated for a Golden Globe.

Greenwood is nominated for the 2026 Oscars with the score for Anderson’s latest film, One Battle After Another.

Jon Bon Jovi talks State Farm Super Bowl ad, says Bon Jovi will play more shows in 2027

February 9, 2026 by WDNY Radio

In addition to introducing the New England Patriots at the Super Bowl on Sunday night, Jon Bon Jovi made a cameo in a State Farm insurance commercial, which featured Bon Jovi‘s “Livin’ on a Prayer.” Jon says he decided to appear in the ad because it brought him “joy.”

Speaking to Billboard, Jon says he feels that State Farm ads are “a part of American pop culture right now,” adding, “They’re fun, they’re funny, they’re whimsical. And when they came to me with it, I saw the script and I found joy in it. I just smiled — as simple as that. I couldn’t say no to that.”

In the ad, Danny McBride and Keegan-Michael Key play two guys who start a company called Halfway There Insurance, whose coverage is vastly inferior to State Farms, as co-star Hailee Steinfeld learns over the course of the spot. At the end, Jon and Jake from State Farm pull up in a car next to Hailee. Jon asks, “Need a lift?” and they drive off.

Jon also tells Billboard about Bon Jovi’s upcoming tour — their first since 2022 and their first since he underwent treatment for vocal cord issues. He says the shows will feature “all the obvious hits, in all the right keys we’ve always performed them.”

“I can honestly say there’s nothing in the catalog of the 18 albums that I couldn’t sing … . It’s locked again,” he says of his improved vocal prowess.

For now, there are only 15 dates, and he insists there will “absolutely not” be any additional shows added this year. However, he reveals, “In ’27, based in joy and gratitude and humility, we’ll go out [again].”

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