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You can check out Chris Young’s Famous Friends at his Nashville bar

June 24, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Chris Young’s Famous Friends officially opened Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Midtown Nashville.

Located at 1516A Demonbreun St., the sports bar takes its name from his #1 hit from 2021 with Kane Brown.

“This has been a passion project of mine for a long time,” Chris says. “I’ve talked about opening a bar for years, and I wanted to create a true sports bar that still feels like a great place to hang out—even when there’s not a game on. At Famous Friends, we have the ability to show up to seven different games at once, so fans never have to miss the action.”

Opening week kicked off Monday with a VIP celebration for friends, fellow artists, athletes and entertainment personalities. Breland and Shaylen, who both appear on the deluxe edition of Chris’ I Didn’t Come Here to Leave album, were in attendance, as well as husband-and-wife artists Mitchell Tenpenny and Meghan Patrick.

Parker McCollum joins Carly Pearce to host the 19th ACM Honors

June 24, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Eric Church, Ella Langley, Kacey Musgraves, The Carter Family, Bill Anderson, Brett James, Landman, C2C: Country to Country and Mike Curb are among those who’ll step into the spotlight Aug. 19 at the 19th Academy of Country Music Honors.

Carly Pearce will host the show for the sixth year, with Parker McCollum joining her for the first time.

Brett and the Carters will posthumously get the ACM Poet’s Award for songwriting, while Eric’s picking up the ACM Lifting Lives Award for his work in service to others. Kacey’s getting the ACM Spirit Award, which was inspired by Merle Haggard.

Whisperin’ Bill and the Curb Records founder will both receive the ACM Icon Award. Ella will officially get her ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Year trophy, which she won at May’s 61st ACMs in Vegas.

C2C’s getting the ACM International Award, while Landman‘s winning the ACM Film Award.

The ACM Studio Recording Awards and Industry Awards will be revealed the week of July 6.

Tickets for the Aug. 19 show at The Pinnacle in Nashville go on sale to the public Friday, with presales underway now.

America’s Gerry Beckley drops new single, ‘Get It Right’

June 24, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Gerry Beckley is out with new music.

The America co-founder has just released the new track “Get It Right,” the first single off his upcoming solo album, Merciful. The album features a combination of previously unfinished material, along with newly written songs.

“‘Get It Right’ was one of those songs from the vaults that still really held up,” says Beckley. “It felt good to revisit it and finally bring it to life.”

“Get It Right” is out now via digital outlets.

Merciful, dropping Aug. 18, also includes a cover of The Beatles’ “Norwegian Wood,” featuring a guest appearance by two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash.

The album is the follow-up to Beckley’s 2024 self-titled solo album. That same year he announced his retirement from touring with America.

Kenny Chesney anchors his new album at ‘Silver Sands Marina’

June 24, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Kenny Chesney’s launching his first album from his new label, HEY NOW Records, from Silver Sands Marina on Sept. 25.

The new collection was produced by the superstar and his longtime collaborator, Buddy Cannon. It features its lead single, “Carry On,” which is one spot away from country’s top 10.

“I love everything about music, but especially how it makes you feel,” Kenny says. “It can crack open a tough moment, lift you up, blow you up and make you laugh harder than anything. When I started thinking about all the things music can be, a few songs came in – and Silver Springs Marina, as it now exists, took shape. Some great players, guests who really fit the songs, but especially some places I’ve never gone.”

Megan Moroney, Colbie Caillat and Lily Meola all collab with Kenny on his 21st album, which he’ll promote July 15 on TalkShopLive, the exclusive home for autographed copies of the record.

The title track of Silver Sands Marina is out now.

Beabadoobee announces new ‘Pylon’ album + US headlining tour

June 24, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Beabadoobee has announced a new album called Pylon.

The fourth studio effort from the “Beaches” artist is due out Sept. 18. It’s the follow-up to 2024’s This Is How Tomorrow Moves.

The first single off Pylon is called “Sun Has Set” and is accompanied by a video on YouTube. The record also includes contributions from Paramore’s Hayley Williams, Turnstile’s Brendan Yates and Deftones’ Chino Moreno.

Along with the album, beabadoobee has announced a U.S. headlining tour, running from Oct. 1 in Uncasville, Connecticut, to Oct. 29 in Seattle. The trek includes a date at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Oct. 5.

Presales begin June 29 at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on July 2 at 10 a.m. local time.

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

Here’s the Pylon track list:
“Pylon”
“Sun Has Set”
“Estranged”
“Switchblade”
“Write Me a Letter”
“It’s Alright”
“In Motion”
“Memories”
“Nothing to Prove”
“Radio”
“Powerlines”
“Spark”
“Despite That”
“Satellite”

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

Arin Ray announces tour supporting upcoming album, ‘Limbo’

June 24, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Arin Ray is headed on the road for his Limbo tour, which supports his upcoming album of the same name.

The tour begins Sept. 25 at the Crown Hill Theatre in New York and wraps Oct. 11 at The Rink in Sacramento. Atlanta, Houston and Los Angeles are also on the schedule, which has 10 shows in total.

A local presale is underway, with general ticket sales beginning Friday at 10 a.m. local time. “Omw to you,” Arin wrote on Instagram, alongside the tour poster.

The announcement of the tour comes days after the release of Arin’s “Sweet Thang,” the lead single to Limbo.

Limbo is set to arrive on Friday.

Rush postpones Fort Worth show due to ‘travel and border-related delays’

June 24, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Rush has run into their first glitch on their Fifty Something tour.

The rockers were supposed to be headlining the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on Wednesday. But according to a post on Instagram, the show has now been postponed “(d)ue to unforeseen travel and border-related delays impacting our touring production following our recent Mexico City tour dates.”

The Fort Worth show, the opening night of a four-night stand at the venue, has now been moved to July 2, with tickets for Wednesday’s show valid on the new date. Refunds will be provided to those who can’t make the new date.

The tour will resume on Friday in Fort Worth, with the band also scheduled to play there Sunday and Tuesday.

“We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding,” they wrote. “[W]e look forward to seeing everyone starting this Friday!”

Rush launched their Fifty Something tour on June 7 in Los Angeles. It is the band’s first tour since August 2015, and also Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson’s first time on tour since the 2020 death of Neil Peart.

A complete list of tour dates can be found at Rush.com.

Judge permanently blocks Trump EO requiring proof of citizenship to vote

June 24, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Wednesday permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order signed last year that required proof of citizenship to register to vote and demanded mail-in ballots be received by Election Day.

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

Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman star in ‘Practical Magic 2’ official trailer

June 24, 2026 by WDNY Radio

We come to this official trailer for magic.

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the official trailer for Practical Magic 2. Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman once again star as the magical Owens sisters in this highly anticipated sequel to the 1998 film Practical Magic.

Along with Bullock and Kidman, who are both producing the project, the film stars Joey King, Lee Pace, Maisie Williams, Xolo Maridueña, Solly McLeod, Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest.

Practical Magic 2 follows the Owens sisters as they “must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all in a must-see cinematic event of fun, magic and mayhem,” according to an official description from Warner Bros.

The trailer finds all of the Owens women living in the same picturesque white home by the water from the first film.

“No magic is stronger than sisterhood,” Channing’s Franny says in the trailer. “Cast by fate, tested by time and never broken.”

We also see the daughters of Bullock’s Sally Owens and Kidman’s Gillian Owens dreaming about romantic love — and doubting the family curse. That doubt causes heartbreak when Kylie (King) finds her boyfriend dead.

“Kylie said she’s gonna go fix the curse,” Gillian says later in the trailer.

“This will lead her into the dark path,” Franny responds. “If you want to find her, you have to work together.”

Susanne Bier directed the film from a script by Akiva Goldsman and Georgia Pritchett. It’s based on the novel The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman.

Practical Magic 2 debuts to theaters on Sept. 11.

‘Golden’ singer EJAE, Sara Bareilles among those invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures

June 24, 2026 by WDNY Radio

One has an Oscar and one doesn’t. But now they’ll both get to vote for who wins Oscars in the future.

Sara Bareilles and HUNTR/X singer EJAE are among the 529 people The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited to join its ranks as members. EJAE is one of several songwriters who won the 2026 best original song Oscar for co-writing the KPop Demon Hunters smash “Golden.”

Sara has never been nominated for an Oscar, but she has written songs for films that have been. Most recently, she co-wrote “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” for the Oscar-nominated documentary Come See Me in the Good Light.

Sara and EJAE were invited to join the songwriters branch of the academy. Some of the actors who’ve been invited to join this year include Jacob Elordi, Julia Garner, Josh Gad, Jon Bernthal, Teyana Taylor, Jenna Ortega and Josh O’Connor.

If all of the people invited decide to accept their membership, the total amount of academy members will increase to 11,319, including emeritus. The number of voting members will stand at 10,338.

With the new additions of the 2025 member class, the academy would consist of 36% women, with 25% of them from underrepresented communities and 22% international.

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