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How Santa tried to turn Riley Green into a drummer

December 9, 2025 by WDNY Radio

It would make a great country music story if Riley Green‘s favorite Christmas present paved the way for the flourishing career he has now.

And while the Alabama native did ask Santa for a musical instrument growing up, he admits it didn’t really go anywhere.

“You know, I feel like a guitar should have been like the gift that I got that really worked out,” he reflects. “But I got a drum set one time and that one I was really excited about.”

“It didn’t pan out and I think my parents hated it,” he adds. “But that was the one that I was the most fired up about.”

Riley’s sole holiday song at this point is “Christmas to Me,” which he performed on this year’s CMA Country Christmas special on ABC. If you missed it, you can stream the show now on Hulu.

Eric Dane to release new book on his life, ALS diagnosis

December 9, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Eric Dane has written a new book based on his life and ALS diagnosis.

The book, called Book of Days; A Memoir in Moments, is to be published by Penguin Random House through Maria Shriver‘s publishing imprint, The Open Field. It will arrive on bookshelves in 2026.

Dane writes about the days that have meant the most to him over the course of his life in this new memoir. The book chronicles the days his daughters were born, his first day on set of Grey’s Anatomy, when he first decided to become sober and the day in which he received his ALS diagnosis.

Dane spoke about his decision to pen a memoir, saying he wanted to capture the moments of his life.

“I wake up every morning, and I’m immediately reminded that this is real — this illness, this challenge and that’s exactly why I’m writing this book,” Dane said in a statement. “I want to capture the moments that shaped me — the beautiful days, the hard ones, the ones I never took for granted — so that if nothing else, people who read it will remember what it means to live with heart. If sharing this helps someone find meaning in their own days, then my story is worth telling.”

Shriver said she is honored to publish Dane’s story.

“It’s a courageous one that inspires me deeply,” Shriver said. “Eric wants to give his daughters and family something to be proud of, and this book will not only make them proud, but it will also help people understand what ALS is and isn’t, what happens to someone when they get it, and how we can all be compassionate partners to people suffering with neurological conditions such as this.”

Dane announced he had been diagnosed with ALS in April 2025.

Russell Dickerson is happy it took 10 years for ‘Happen to Me’ to happen to him

December 9, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Having your first-ever song blow up is nice, but Russell Dickerson says he’s glad that his current hit, “Happen to Me,” didn’t happen to him until now.

“I think about this year a lot, like, what if this was my first song, and [it became] like the biggest [one],” he mused to ABC Audio. The song has become his biggest in several years, as well as a viral smash on TikTok. “I would just be, like, ‘that guy.'”

But Russell has been a chart-topping country star for years now — he scored the first of his many country #1 hits back in 2017.

“It’s so funny to see people comment that don’t know who I am,” he notes. “They’re like, ‘This is all this guy has, is a stupid dance.'”

He laughs, “Like, ‘Actually, no, bro, I got, like, five number ones also.’ … And I mean that in the most humble of ways.”

“I’ve worked my you-know-what off for the last decade to get to where we are now.”

And “where we are now” is “everywhere.” Thanks to “Happen to Me,” Russell has sung on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, headlined a major tour, done a remix with the Jonas Brothers and appeared on multiple TV shows. He’ll also ring in 2026 as one of the performers on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest on Dec. 31.

Origin of fandom: Muse launches ’With You’ docuseries

December 9, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Muse is launching a new documentary project called With You.

The six-part series shines a spotlight on Muse’s fans and their relationship with the band.

“While working on new music, we found a hard drive from the Will of the People tour filled with your incredible stories,” Muse shares in a Facebook post. “We thought it’d be cool to share some of them across a few episodes on YouTube.”

“Thanks for all your support,” the “Supermassive Black Hole” rockers add. “This really feels like a family, and it’s inspiring us in the studio right now.”

You can watch the With You trailer streaming now.

Muse put out a new single called “Unravelling” in June. Their most recent album is 2022’s Will of the People.

Journey’s Steve Perry auctioning items from his personal archives for charity

December 9, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Steve Perry is once again dipping into his personal archives to help raise money for a good cause.

The original Journey frontman has announced a new holiday auction with over 90 pieces of signed personal memorabilia, including handwritten lyrics to Journey songs like “Separate Ways” and “Only The Young”; Perry’s Diamond records, including one for Journey’s 1980 album, Escape; test pressings; tour programs and vintage tour merch; and studio-used instruments.

There are also holiday-themed items, including signed promotional items and singles for Perry’s holiday albums The Season and The Season 3, and a signed promotional guitar.

The auction, put on by Darkives Collectibles, will raise money for Gilead House, which helps unhoused single mothers and their children, many who are victims of abuse, rebuild their lives.

“I’m excited to once again open up my personal archives for this special Holiday auction and give the fans who have supported me through the years a chance to own a piece of my musical journey,” Perry says. “Every item in this collection comes directly from my personal archive. These pieces have been carefully stored for many years, and now I feel it’s the right time to pass them on from my hands to yours, to be enjoyed, remembered and part of your own personal collections.”

The auction is open from now until Dec. 16 at 12 p.m. PT. More info can be found at DarkivesCollectibles.com.

Perry held a similar auction over the summer, which raised over $200,000 for the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.

Music Notes: Taylor Swift, Katy Perry & more

December 8, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Taylor Swift will be all over Disney+ on Friday with her new docuseries about the Eras Tour, as well as the concert film capturing its final date. But first, she’ll be on Wednesday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The official Instagram for the CBS talk show announced the appearance with a montage of clips of Colbert dancing set to Taylor’s song “Opalite.” It ends with a clip of Taylor saying, “Hey, Stephen,” into a phone.

Katy Perry‘s Lifetimes Tour officially wrapped up Sunday night Abu Dhabi, and she posted a video on Instagram of what appears to be her final preshow huddle with her dancers and band. Katy gets emotional as she tells them, “This has been amazing. Ninety shows, I think our whole lives have changed. I’m never gonna be the same. I got a lot on the tour, you know. I got love, I got connections, I got community. I got family. I got team. I got to grow with you guys. And thank you for bringing me through all of that.”

Justin Timberlake‘s been out of the spotlight since he disclosed in July that he’d been diagnosed with Lyme disease. So how’s he doing now? An insider in wife Jessica Biel‘s camp tells People, “Justin seems to be doing okay. He’s prioritizing his health after the grueling tour and Lyme disease diagnosis. Jess is supportive. She wants him healthy.”

The Pretty Reckless ‘putting the final touches’ on next album

December 8, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Though they took a brief detour into holiday music, The Pretty Reckless has also been working on nonseasonal tunes. Frontwoman Taylor Momsen tells Milky magazine that the group is “putting the final touches” on their upcoming fifth studio album.

“I don’t wanna get too detailed into it because it’s hard to talk about music people haven’t heard,” Momsen says. “But yeah it’s very us and it’s very authentic and it’s a record that I’m really looking forward to playing live, let me put it that way.”

The first single, “For I Am Death,” dropped in August, but as for when we’ll get to hear the rest of the new record, Momsen teases, “It is the near future.”

“2026 is gonna be a very exciting year for us, I’ll just say that,” she says.

Meanwhile, you can also listen to The Pretty Reckless’ aforementioned holiday music in the form of an EP called Taylor Momsen’s Pretty Reckless Christmas. The set includes Momsen revisiting the song “Where Are You Christmas?,” which she originally sang as a child actress in the 2000 movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

The Maine announces 2026 tour dates

December 8, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The Maine has announced a 2026 U.S. tour.

The headlining outing launches March 24 in Las Vegas and concludes May 2 in Dallas. Presales begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

“We’re back for our first headline tour in two years,” The Maine writes in an Instagram post. “We can’t wait to hear your voices singing the songs that have brought us all together.”

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

In addition to hitting the road, The Main is working on a new album, the follow-up to 2023’s self-titled effort.

Goo Goo Dolls announce summer tour with Neon Trees

December 8, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The summer seems pretty far away right now, but Goo Goo Dolls have already made plans.

They’ll hit the road July 24 on a summer tour that also features Neon Trees. In May, ahead of that tour, the band will do five shows at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas. Tickets go on sale Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. local time at GooGooDolls.com.

The band recently released two live performances: their set at the Stagecoach festival in California and their four-song performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk. That featured “Slide,” “Iris” and current single “Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes).”

The group’s most recent release is their 2025 EP, Summer Anthem.

Music Notes: GloRilla, Beyoncé and more

December 8, 2025 by WDNY Radio

GloRilla has released the new music video for her song “Special.” The clip features Glo portraying champion athletes as she implores someone, “Tell me I’m special.” She released the single on Friday, along with another song called “March,” which got its own Drumline-inspired video.

Beyoncé is among the artists landing on Pollstar’s new list of the 25 most popular touring artists of the millennium. She comes in at #13 on the ranking with just under 12 million tickets sold. The list is based on worldwide ticket sales from 2001 to 2025.

Cardi B‘s got some new piercings. Her piercer, Robbie of NYC Piercing, posted an Instagram video showing off her new bling. “Fresh back dermal implants, and surface neck, nape piercing for @iamcardib, loving the vibe!” he wrote.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

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