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Charlie Puth says he is “definitely” in love with his new girlfriend

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Charlie Puth is off the market, and based on his comments, she may be the one.

Charlie was grilled on The Howard Stern Show about his love life, which he usually keeps private, but the singer decided to finally address the elephant in the room. Charlie revealed he’s “definitely” in love.

When asked if he will make a new album should his girlfriend ever dump him, Charlie cryptically replied, “I don’t think she will.” When pressed further, the singer admitted that he thinks he has finally found “the one.”

He said the person he’s dating is “someone that I grew up with.” Charlie, a New Jersey native, explained, “As my life gets more turbulent and I travel everywhere, it’s nice to have someone close to you that you’ve known for a very long time.”

While dancing around identifying his girlfriend, Charlie said, “She’s always been very, very nice to me… And I would assume that when times inevitably are hard in the future, because what is life without valleys and peaks, she would be there for me as well.”

As for why he opted to date someone who knew him before he was famous, versus all the hot models or big-name singers he could link up with now, Charlie admitted, “Honestly, I get so scared of people now, like, I can’t really walk anywhere for whatever reason, and I think the more that happens, the more I just want to retreat to someone that I’ve known for a long time.”

Because of that, Charlie vowed he won’t reveal his girlfriend’s identity — and upped his sentiments by declaring the media will never know if he proposes to her. “I’ll go out of my way to make sure they don’t know,” he said.

Paramore answers “rumors” with UK tour announcement

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

After teasing the reveal of “rumors” earlier this week, Paramore has announced a tour of the U.K. and Ireland.

The outing is set to launch in April 2023. The bill will also include Bloc Party, who Hayley Williams previously shared was a big influence on Paramore’s upcoming album, This Is Why.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit Paramore.net.

Paramore hinted at some type of news being announced Friday with their ever-updating website calendar, which previously read “rumors are true” for today, October 21. The next entry on the calendar is for November 3 and simply reads, “tonight.”

Meanwhile, Paramore is currently on a U.S. tour, which marks the band’s first live dates in four years. They’ll release This Is Why, the follow-up to 2017’s After Laughter, on February 10, 2023.

James Corden says he’s feeling “zen” about the incident at Balthazar restaurant

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

James Corden is speaking out following an incident at a New York restaurant that almost got him banned.

“I haven’t done anything wrong, on any level,” Corden tells The New York Times in his first public statement since Balthazar owner Keith McNally called him “the most abusive customer” in the restaurant’s 25-year history. “I was there. I get it. I feel so zen about the whole thing. Because I think it’s so silly. I just think it’s beneath all of us.”

The Late Late Show host says that he “hasn’t read anything” that McNally has posted but does plan to acknowledge the backlash on his show next week.

“I haven’t really read anything. It’s strange. It’s strange when you were there. I think I’m probably going to have to talk about it on Monday’s show. My feeling, often, is, never explain, never complain. But I’ll probably have to talk about it,” he says, adding that “it feels like such a silly thing to talk about.”

Earlier this week, McNally detailed Corden’s alleged rudeness to staff in an Instagram post, saying that he would be refusing service to him in the future.

After the post went viral, McNally shared a new post saying that Corden called him and “apologized profusely.” “All is forgiven,” McNally wrote, adding that he was reversing the ban.

Following Corden’s latest comments to The Times, however, McNally got back on Instagram Fridayand laid into Corden for denying any wrongdoing. “[H]e should at least admit he did wrong,” McNally wrote. “If he goes one step further and apologizes to the 2 servers he insulted, I’ll let him eat for free at Balthazar for the next 10 years.”

When We Were Young prep: Listen to new releases from The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus & The Used

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ahead of their performances at the much-anticipated When We Were Young festival this weekend, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and The Used have shared new releases.

RJA has premiered a “Symphonic Edition” of the band’s 2006 single “Face Down.” The updated recording, which replaces the pop punk guitars of the original with sweeping orchestration, is being released now in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and in partnership with DomesticShelters.org.

“‘Face Down’ is a song I’d play until I’m 96 years old because it’s based on the experience of my brother and I growing up with domestic violence,” says frontman Ronnie Winter. “The number of people who’ve reached out to us since ‘Face Down’ came out is staggering and it shows just how many people experience abuse.”

Winter adds that the “Symphonic Edition” focuses on the song’s “new life she has found” lyric.

“It’s about healing and how it’s hard and messy, but it happens and it’s worth working towards,” he says.

You can listen to “Face Down (Symphonic Edition)” now via digital outlets. Its accompanying video will premiere October 28.

The Used, meanwhile, has dropped a new single called “F*** You.” The profane yet sensitive track finds frontman Bert McCracken raising a middle finger to an unnamed force “making me feel like I do.”

“F*** You” is available now via digital outlets and is accompanied by a live video featuring footage from The Used’s tour this year with Rise Against. You can watch that streaming now on YouTube.

The new track follows The Used’s 2020 album, Heartwork, which includes collaborations with Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker, FEVER 333‘s Jason Aalon Butler and Beartooth‘s Caleb Shomo. A deluxe version of the record was released in 2021.

If you are affected by abuse and needing support, or know someone who is, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800- 656-HOPE (4673). You can also chat online at thehotline.org or online.rainn.org, respectively.

Ashley McBryde announces date of her Grand Ole Opry induction ceremony

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ashley McBryde’s got a very important date with the Grand Ole Opry: On December 10, she’ll attend a special induction ceremony where she’ll officially become a member of the hallowed institution.

In case you missed it, Ashley got a surprise invite to join the Opry during an in-studio appearance on CBS Mornings earlier this month.

None other than Garth Brooks — a living legend and Opry member since 1990 — crashed her TV interview via video chat to extend the invitation, which left Ashley speechless and tearful. The singer’s whole team was in on the surprise — her mom was even on hand for the moment, unbeknownst to Ashley.

To celebrate her Opry induction, Ashley has booked not one but two shows for the big day. You can catch her early show at 7 p.m. ET or her late show at 9:30 p.m. ET. Tickets for both are available now.

It’s been a very busy few weeks for Ashley, who dropped her new, character-driven album Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville in late September. The singer will bring Lindeville to life with a two-night stand at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, set for February 15 and 16.

Coco Jones celebrates first music nomination: “I’m BESIDE myselfff”

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Congrats are in order for Coco Jones, who just earned her first-ever award nomination as a musician.

The “Caliber” singer took to social media to celebrate her Best New Artist nomination at the 2022 BET Soul Train Awards.

“BE FORREALLLL??? My first nomination as a musician I’m BESIDE myselfff @SoulTrain thank you!!!” she tweeted.

While the nomination marks the first of her music career, Jones was recognized by BET in June when she was nominated for Best Actress at the 2022 BET Awards. Her role as Hilary Banks on the hit Peacock series Bel-Air cemented Jones as a star on the rise. Now, she’s making a name for herself in the music world.

After alerting fans of new music this month, Jones dropped her latest track “ICU” on Friday. She then shared clips of what looks to be the song’s music video but has yet to release an official video.

Up against Jones for Best New Artist are CKay, Dixson, Doechii, Fireboy DML, Muni Long, Steve Lacy and Tems.

The Soul Train Awards 2022 takes place November 13 in Las Vegas and premieres Sunday, November 27 at 8 p.m. ET on BET and BET Her.

20 years ago, Rod Stewart turned classic crooner with first ‘Great American Songbook’ album

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the release of an unlikely hit album: It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook by Rod Stewart.

The raspy-voiced rocker surprised everyone by recording an entire album of standards including “That Can’t Take That Away From Me,” “The Way You Look Tonight” and “The Nearness of You.” Fans liked what they heard: The album reached number four on the Billboard album chart, becoming his first release to hit the top five since 1978.

In fact, the album was such a hit that it spawned no less than four Songbook sequels, all of which reached the top five. The third installment, 2004’s Stardust, was Rod’s first number one album since 1978’s Blondes Have More Fun, and it even won him his first, and to date only, Grammy.

After volume four of Songbook, Rod released yet another album made up of covers, except this one was rock: 2006’s Still the Same: Great Rock Classics of Our Time. That was followed by Soulbook, another covers album which featured him singing R&B and Motown hits, his final Great American Songbook album, 2010’s Fly Me to the Moon and a 2012 holiday album, Merry Christmas Baby.

Finally, in 2013, Rod, who’d always thought of himself as a songwriter first, released an album of original material: Time. He explained that he’d done all those covers albums because he’d been suffering from writer’s block, but reliving his life story for his 2012 autobiography led him to rediscover his love of songwriting.

Since then, Rod’s released no less than three additional albums of original material, the most recent being 2021’s The Tears of Hercules.

Post Malone drops to his knees after twisting his ankle during Atlanta concert

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Poor Post Malone! The singer can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to injuring himself at his concerts.

TMZ reports Posty twisted his ankle while performing in Atlanta; it’s clear it was causing him a lot of pain because he wound up falling to his knees. He stayed down for a few seconds, which caused the arena lights to go on and the music to stop playing.

The singer was a trooper, and he forced himself back on his feet and continued the show. He did joke he would have to put his dance moves on ice because of the new injury.

You may be wondering how Post keeps injuring himself. Well, it may be because of the way his stage is designed for this tour. In the middle of the stage setup, there is a big hole that allows for pyrotechnics, and if Posty isn’t careful, he could fall right on in.

As we know, that already happened last month when he was forced to shorten his set after falling into that same opening, which injured his ribs, while performing at St. Louis Enterprise Center. He “woke up to a cracking sounds on the right side of my body” and was “having a very difficult time breathing,” forcing him to postpone a show in Boston because he had to be hospitalized.

For this new accident, he apparently miscalculated his steps around that gap and twisted his ankle.

The extent of his new injury is currently unknown, but sources tell the outlet it’s nothing serious and that he’s ready to perform in Dallas on Friday.

Weezer will buy you a billboard if you win their pumpkin carving contest

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ever dream of having your name on a billboard? Well, here’s your chance to make that a reality, with some help from Weezer.

Rivers Cuomo and company have announced a Weezer-themed pumpkin carving contest. If you’re the grand prize winner, Weezer will get you your own billboard that will go up “somewhere in America.”

Why a billboard, you ask? It seems the prize was inspired by a recent TikTok in which a Weezer fan purchased a billboard above their business featuring the band’s name. Weezer then bought their own billboard in the area reading, “Thanks to whoever bought the billboard down the road — Weezer.”

If you think you have the pumpkin-carving skills to earn the attention of not just Weezer but random highway drivers, you can enter the contest via Weezerween.com.

In other seasonal Weezer happenings, the band released their latest SZNZ EP, Autumn, in September. The project, which also includes this year’s Spring and Summer EPs, is set to conclude in December with Winter.

Balenciaga ends fashion relationship with Ye

October 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ye x Balenciaga is no more.

The French fashion house announced the end of its relationship with the rapper but did not cite a specific reason for the split.

According to Women’s World Daily, Kering, the parent company of Balenciaga, released a statement saying, “Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist.”

The news follows Kering’s third-quarter earnings report, which released Thursday, as well as a string of Ye’s recent controversial public remarks, including anti-Semitic comments posted to Twitter.

Last month, Gap announced the end of their Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga collection, a two-year relationship originally envisioned as a 10-year deal. German fashion brand Adidas then announced its partnership with the Grammy winner would be placed “under review.”

The end of Ye x Balenciaga marks the close of one of the rapper’s oldest fashion partnerships. According to Rolling Stone, the rapper and Demna Gvasalia, current head of Balenciaga, have a relationship dating back to 2014. WWD says Demna is also close with Ye’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian.

Ye sparked widespread backlash earlier this month after wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt during a Yeezy fashion show in Paris. Jaden Smith, who was in attendance at the show, left after seeing the Donda rapper’s outfit.

“I Had To Dip Lol,” he tweeted before adding, “True Leaders Lead.”

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