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No barbecue ribs? No “Son of a Sinner”: The essential ingredients for Jelly Roll’s breakthrough

January 5, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Jelly Roll‘s already had a #1 rock hit with “Dead Man Walking,” and now he’s poised to top the country chart for the first time with “Son of a Sinner.”

Were it not for a delayed order of smoked meat and a chance meetup with “Flower Shops” hitmaker Ernest, however, his Music City breakthrough might never have happened.

“I was in the studio one night, and we had already finished the album,” Jelly Roll tells ABC Audio. “And Ernest had texted me. It was like a Sunday night. He said, ‘Hey, man, I’m waiting on my ribs to get cooked next door at this barbecue pit. Are you still over there at the studio?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ He said, ‘I’m gonna come over and we’re gonna have a drink or smoke one or something.'”

“And he came in and we were just hanging out, man. We didn’t plan on writing a song. It wasn’t on the books. And he picked up a guitar,” Jelly Roll recalls, before humming the melody. “Man, we wrote that song in probably an hour.”

And if “Son of a Sinner” does make it to #1? Well, the Nashville native predicts it’ll be epic.

“If it’s my first #1, it’s gonna be bad for the city,” he laughs. “We’re gonna turn the lights down like they did that night in Georgia, baby! It’s gonna be a big ‘un up here. It’ll be the biggest #1 party they’ve ever had.”

Look for Jelly Roll’s new album to arrive sometime this year, featuring the recently released tracks “Need a Favor” and “She.”

Fitz and the Tantrums want to return to “hot, sweaty club messes” for ‘Dream’ 10th anniversary

January 5, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Fitz and the Tantrums‘ breakout 2013 album, More Than Just a Dream, which spawned the hits “Out of My League” and “The Walker,” turns 10 in May. Speaking with ABC Audio, vocalist Noelle Scaggs shares that the group has been thinking of ways to mark the milestone.

“We have some ideas [that we] have been throwing at the team that I hope we can pull off,” Scaggs says.

One of those ideas is returning to the smaller venues that Fitz was playing early on their career leading up to the More Than Just a Dream era.

“We came from the era of independent venues like a lot of bands that start their career,” Scaggs explains. “For me, having a moment to revisit that start of our career point, I think, would be a really rad way to create an anniversary thing. It’s still in conversation on what we would actually really do.”

Scaggs also notes that many of those independent venues have had a tough time over the last few years amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It would be really nice to maybe revisit our old school roots and play in those really fun clubs, small venues, just to bring the fans out and have them line up,” she says. “It’s just that kind of reminiscent history of what Fitz and the Tantrums was — hot, sweaty club messes!”

While the 10th anniversary plans remain up in the air, Fitz and the Tantrums will hit the road later this month in support of their new album, Let Yourself Free, which dropped in November. The outing begins January 21 in Portland, Oregon.

Quavo drops ‘Without You,’ an emotional tribute to Takeoff

January 5, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Quavo released a touching tribute for Takeoff, his nephew and fellow Migos member, who was shot and killed in Houston on Nov. 1. Migos was 28.

The track, titled “Without You,” dropped late Wednesday night along with a black-and-white music video that shows Quavo in the studio smoking a blunt as he gently rocks to the beat of the song.

“Tears rolling down my eyes / Can’t tell you how many times I cried,” the song begins. “Days ain’t the same without you / I don’t know if I’m the same without you.”

On the track, Quavo also reminisces on various experiences he shared with Takeoff, rapping, “Remember them days we ain’t have our s*** together? / On the Nawfside times was hard, but them days was better.”

“I wish I had a time machine/ Just so you take a ride with me/ I miss just how you smile at me/ Unc & Phew until infinity,” the melancholy track continues, before cutting back to the chorus. “Out in the galaxy, up in the stars / Over the universe, it’s bigger than Mars / See you in heaven, see you heaven / When I see you in heaven, I’ma be with my dog.”

Takeoff, born Kirshnik Khari Ball, was fatally shot at 810 Billiards & Bowling in Houston after an argument at a private party. He was one-third of the rap trio Migos, which also included members Quavo and Offset, his cousin.

SZA reflects on being bullied as a teenager

January 5, 2023 by WDNY Radio

(Note Language) SZA is celebrating her third week atop the Billboard 200 with her sophomore effort, SOS. In an interview with People, she credits part of her success to being bullied in high school.

“I was bullied because I wasn’t quiet and I was awkward at the same time,” she says. “I wasn’t this tiny, sad victim, but I was more so attacked just because it was giving ‘What is wrong with you?’ energy.”

“I always thought, ‘Oh my God. I’ll never have the approval of anyone in life, this must be my defining factor, this must be the bottom line,'” she adds. SZA said over time she realized “that all the things that made me feel so lame were actually what made me into who I am.”

In SZA’s eyes, bad experiences, like not going to prom due to lack of friends or a date, actually worked in her favor.

“If I had such a fulfilling existence and experience in high school, I would’ve felt validated to the point where I didn’t need to do any more,” she explained. “[So] I just had to do more, I had to be more because I was, like, ‘This s***ty experience can’t be the end of it because if it is, I am cooked.'”

Nowadays, when there’s a lot going on and SZA needs to disconnect, she finds solace at the beach, through crying, meditating, going for a walk, eating her favorite food or simply praying and asking for God’s help.

She encourages fellow bullying victims to keep pushing because “it’s going to lead you to something, it has to.” SZA continued, “If you could hold on and just wait until high school is over … I promise you, none of those people will matter.”

Nonpoint announces Emerald Cities US tour

January 5, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Nonpoint has announced a U.S. tour set to kick off in March.

The headlining outing is dubbed the Emerald Cities tour and apparently will have a Wizard of Oz theme. Blacktop Mojo and Sumo Cyco will also be on the bill.

“Follow the Yellow Brick Road and let the epic sounds of these amazing bands guide you on an unforgettable adventure through this all immersive experience,” Nonpoint declares.

The Emerald Cities tour will run from March 2 in Virginia Beach to March 26 in San Antonio. Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 6, at 10 a.m. local time.

Nonpoint’s most recent album is 2018’s X. The band released an EP, Ruthless, in 2021.

Feelin’ kinda older: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.’ turns 50

January 5, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Thursday marks a huge day in Bruce Springsteen history: the 50th anniversary of the release of his debut studio album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.

Named one of the greatest debut albums of all time by Rolling Stone, the album’s two best-known tracks, “Blinded By The Light” and “Spirit in the Night,” were written after The Boss’ record label complained about a lack of singles. The album also features such Springsteen classics as “Growin’ Up,” “It’s Hard to be a Saint in the City” and “For You.”

Although the album only peaked at 60 on the charts and didn’t produce any hits, it’s considered a classic by Springsteen fans and went on to be certified double Platinum. Bruce played the album in its entirety for the first time in 2009 at a Working on a Dream concert in Buffalo, New York.

And to mark the momentous occasion, a daylong symposium on the album will be held by the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University in New Jersey. The event takes place Saturday and features E Street Band bass player Garry Tallent, original E Street keyboardist David Sancious and original E Street drummer Vini Lopez, who all played on the album, as well as Bruce’s former manager Mike Appel.

The event, which is open to the public, will feature panel discussions, interviews, a book signing, a mini documentary on the making of the album with an exclusive interview from Bruce, and performances of the songs by local New Jersey musicians.

In addition, other New Jersey musicians will play the album in its entirety on Thursday at the Langosta Lounge on the boardwalk in Asbury Park.

‘The Bachelor’ season 27 cast revealed: Meet the ladies vying for Zach Shallcross’ heart

January 5, 2023 by WDNY Radio

The 30 ladies who will compete for Zach Shallcross‘ heart on The Bachelor season 27 have been revealed.

The 26-year-old tech executive from Anaheim Hills, California, will meet a group that includes four nurses, along with a few other medical professionals, a nanny from Vienna, a child and family therapist and a rodeo racer.

Zach — who was first introduced to Bachelor Nation on Season 19 of The Bachelorette, starring Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia — endeared himself to audiences by putting himself and his desire to meet “the one” first after being dumped by Recchia on national TV.

Viewers already met five of Shallcross’ ladies during the live The Bachelorette finale last year. In a franchise first, they voted on “America’s First Impression Rose” via Twitter, The winner was Brianna, who will now be safe from elimination during week one of season 27.

Former Bachelor star Jesse Palmer returns for his second season as host.

Shallcross’ season of The Bachelor premieres Monday, January 23 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

Meet the 30 women who will vie for Zach’s heart:

Aly, 26, a healthcare strategist from Atlanta, Ga.
Anastasia, 30, a content marketing manager from San Diego, Calif.
Ariel, 28, a marketing executive from New York City, N.Y.
Bailey, 27, an executive recruiter from Nashville, Tenn.
Rebecca, “Becca,” 25, a nursing student from Burbank, Calif.
Brianna, 24, an entrepreneur from Jersey City, N.J.
Brooklyn, 25, a rodeo racer from Stillwater, Okla.
Cara, 27, a corporate recruiter from Pittsburgh, Penn.
Cat, 26, a dancer from New York, N.Y.
Charity, 26, a child and family therapist from Columbus, Ga.
Christina Mandrell, 26, a content creator from Nashville, Tenn.
Davia, 25, a marketing manager from Charleston, S.C.
Gabriella “Gabi,” 25, an account executive from Pittsford, Vt.
Genevie, 26, a neonatal nurse from Baltimore City, Md.
Greer, 24, a medical sales rep from Houston, Texas.
Holland, 24, an insurance marketer from Boca Raton, Fla.
Jessica “Jess,” 23, an e-commerce coordinator from Winter Springs, Fla.
Kaitlyn “Kaity,” 27, an ER nurse from Austin, Texas.
Katherine, 26, a registered nurse from Tampa, Fla.
Kimberly, 30, a hospitality manager from Los Angeles, Calif.
Kylee, 25, a postpartum nurse from Charlotte, N.C.
Chandralekha “Lekha,” 29, a financial advisor from Miami, Fla.
Madison, 26, a business owner from Fargo, N.D.
Mercedes, 24, a nonprofit owner from Bloomfield, Iowa
Olivia L., 24, a patient care technician from Rochester, N.Y.
Olivia M., 25, a stylist from Cincinnati, Ohio
Sonia, 29, a project manager from Long Island, N.Y.
Vanessa, 23, a restaurant marketer from Baton Rouge, L.A.
Victoria J., 30, a makeup artist from Fort Worth, Texas
Viktoria E., 29, a nanny from Vienna, Austria

Scoreboard roundup — 1/4/23

January 5, 2023 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Memphis 131, Charlotte 107
Cleveland 90, Phoenix 88
Orlando 126, Oklahoma City 115
Philadelphia 129, Indiana 126 (OT)
New York 117, San Antonio 114
New Orleans 119, Houston 108
Chicago 121, Brooklyn 112
Milwaukee 104 Toronto 101 (OT)
Minnesota 113, Portland 106
Atlanta 120, Sacramento 117
Detroit 122, Golden State 119
LA Lakers 112, Miami 109

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
New Jersey 5, Detroit 1
Minnesota 5, Tampa Bay 1
Anaheim 2, Dallas 0

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Providence 73, UConn 61
Georgia Tech 76, Miami 70
Arkansas 74, Missouri 68
NC State 84, Duke 60
Georgia 76, Auburn 64
Coll. of Charleston 92, NC A&T 79
Iowa St. 63, Oklahoma 60
TCU 88, Baylor 87

First lady Jill Biden to have small lesion found during skin cancer screening removed ‘in an abundance of caution’

January 5, 2023 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden will undergo a dermatological procedure next week to remove a small lesion found during a “routine skin cancer screening,” White House officials said.

The lesion is located above her right eye, White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a memo to the first lady’s press secretary released Wednesday.

“In an abundance of caution, doctors have recommended that it be removed,” O’Connor said.

Jill Biden, 71, will undergo the outpatient procedure on Jan. 11 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to “remove and definitively examine the tissue,” O’Connor said.

The White House physician said he plans to provide an update once the procedure, known as Mohs surgery, is done and more information is available.

Hail to the Cuomo? Avenged Sevenfold loved Weezer’s ’SZNZ: Autumn’ EP

January 5, 2023 by WDNY Radio

Count Avenged Sevenfold as fans of Weezer‘s SZNZ: Autumn EP.

All five members of the “Bat Country” outfit listed Autumn — one of four seasonally themed EPs Rivers Cuomo and company released last year — as one of their top-five albums of 2022. Frontman M. Shadows also included SZNZ: Summer in his list.

A7X’s Weezer love made it back to the “Buddy Holly” rockers, who tweeted, “Looks like @TheOfficialA7X liked SZNZ: Autumn.”

We can only hope that Avenged Sevenfold’s Weezer fandom leads to a collaboration between the two bands. While that may seem unlikely, we do live in a world where someone on Twitter convinced Weezer to cover Toto‘s “Africa,” which became the band’s biggest hit in 10 years.

In addition to making its way into the ears of Avenged Sevenfold, Weezer also played songs from SZNZ during their seasonal residency on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! throughout 2022. Meanwhile, Cuomo recently told Consequence that Weezer is planning a “big tour announcement coming soon.”

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