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Miley Cyrus sells her Tennessee home for a whopping $14.5 million

August 31, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Miley Cyrus sells her Tennessee home for a whopping .5 million

Miley Cyrus deposited an impressive $14.5 million into her bank account after selling her home in Franklin, Tennessee.

Dirt reports the “Malibu” hitmaker can now claim to have the second-highest real estate deal of the year.

Reese Witherspoon has her beat after buying a home in an affluent Nashville neighborhood of Belle Meade.

It also should be noted Miley bought the home in 2017 for a deal — $5.8 million dollars, meaning she inflated the house’s price by a whopping 150 percent. Even better, Miley didn’t have to deal with open houses and showings to sell her home because this deal was made entirely off the market.

The five-bedroom, five-bathroom farmhouse-style home sits on a 33.5-acre lot. The abode offers roughly 7,000 square feet of living space as well as a detached barn-style guest house, which the publication believes could have been used as a recording studio.

The home sits at the end of a cul-de-sac and is fully gated. It offers 2 powder rooms, a kitchen with premium appliances, a master suite on the main floor with a soaking tub as well as a swimming pool and putting green.

Dirt also found out who bought the house: It’s Dairy Queen mogul Matt Frauenshuh, who owns the biggest DQ franchise in the world with over 200 stores.

This isn’t the only home Miley has parted ways with recently. She sold her home in Hidden Hills for $7.2 million last year and unloaded her home in Malibu for $1.7 million in 2020.

Ashley Judd recalls feeling “cornered and powerless” during investigation after Naomi Judd’s suicide

August 31, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ashley Judd takes an unflinching look back at the traumatic final moments of Naomi Judd’s life in a new op-ed penned for The New York Times.

In it, she recounts the experience of finding her mother, who died by suicide: “The trauma of discovering and then holding her laboring body haunts my nights.”

She recalls feeling forced into cooperating with an investigation in the immediate aftermath of that devastating experience — never realizing, at the time, that the information she divulged could be made public.

“I felt cornered and powerless as law enforcement officers began questioning me while the last of my mother’s life was fading,” she writes, saying that she was forced to give four interviews to police the same day that Naomi died.

In the wake of the country legend’s death, her family members headed to court in an attempt to keep the records of Naomi’s death investigation sealed from the public. At the time of the op-ed’s publication, the family was still awaiting the court’s decision.

In the Times, she explains that privacy surrounding the day of Naomi’s death is an important part of preserving her dignity.

“And for those left behind, privacy avoids heaping further harm upon a family that is already permanently and painfully altered,” she continues.

Naomi died by suicide on April 30 at the age of 76. She used a firearm to end her life, a detail that Ashley subsequently shared during an emotional Good Morning America interview. The day after her death, Naomi and her daughter Wynonna were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame for their work as The Judds.

Anthrax scraps European tour: “We have no other option”

August 31, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Anthrax won’t be thrashing through Europe this fall as planned.

The “Madhouse” metallers have announced that their upcoming tour of the continent has been canceled.

“Sadly due to ongoing logistical issues and 2022 costs that are out of our control, we have no other option but to cancel the European leg of our upcoming 2022 tour,” the group writes in a Facebook post.

Those who purchased tickets may receive a refund at point of purchase.

British Anthrax fans are in luck, though, as the band will still play their eight scheduled shows in the United Kingdom in September and October.

Anthrax has spent the summer touring the U.S. while celebrating the group’s 40th anniversary. The outing, which also included Black Label Society on the bill, just wrapped up over the weekend.

Not such a Full House: John Stamos “trying not to cry” as son goes off to school for the first time

August 31, 2022 by WDNY Radio

John Stamos posted an emotional picture to Instagram Wednesday, just as his 4-year-old son, Billy, was about to leave for his first day of school.

Stamos was pictured sitting on the steps in front of his young lookalike, who has apparently inherited his dad’s flowing locks. The pair is wearing adorably matching white button-down shirts.

“One of us is starting his first day at school. And the other is doing everything in his power not to cry,” the 59-year-old Big Shots and Full House star captioned the sweet photo.

Billy is Stamos’ only child with his 36-year-old model/actress wife, Caitlin McHugh, who posted her own first day of school photo to the social media platform. McHugh also matched her son in a white button-down. “Nervousness and excitement all around,” she captioned the picture, in which they admired Lilo, their small black mutt.

Arctic Monkeys announce one-off NYC headlining show

August 31, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Arctic Monkeys have announced a one-off headlining show in New York City.

The concert will take place September 22 at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre. Tickets go on sale this Thursday, September 1 at 10 a.m. ET.

If you’re lucky enough to snag tickets, be warned that the show will be a “phone-free” event, meaning you’ll have to lock up your cell in one of those pouches, Jack White-style. The venue’s website also notes that AM’s performance will be “professionally filmed and recorded.”

Arctic Monkeys just announced the details of their new album, The Car, last week. The follow-up to 2018’s Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino will arrive October 21. The first single, “There’d Better Be a Mirrorball,” is out now.

Jon Pardi explains the story behind ‘Mr. Saturday Night’’s most NSFW song title

August 31, 2022 by WDNY Radio

When Jon Pardi drops his Mr. Saturday Night album on Friday, he’ll likely turn some heads with one song on the album: There’s a track on the project called “Reverse Cowgirl.”

According to CMT, however, Jon says that the song’s subject matter isn’t what some fans might think.

“It’s the best, dirtiest, cleanest thing you can have,” the singer describes. “It’s got a funny, humorous twist to it, but it’s also really pretty and really romantic in a way.”

The song’s also a big favorite with other country artists, Jon continues. “Jake Owen made sure he called every three months until he knew I recorded that song,” he remembers. “He’s like, ‘Well, if you don’t want it, you know I want that song!’”

Jake’s not the only one. “Chase Rice texts me like, ‘Dude, did you record ‘Reverse Cowgirl’ yet? I cannot wait!’” Jon goes on to say.

Mr. Saturday Night also contains Jon’s latest chart-topping hit, “Last Night Lonely.”

Metallica, Ace Frehley, Anthrax items included in Jon & Marsha Zazula estate auction

August 31, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Items from the personal collection of late Megaforce Records co-founders Jon and Marsha Zazula are going on sale in an upcoming auction.

Among the pieces available are various concert tickets and flyers from early Metallica shows, the key to a truck stolen from Metallica in 1983; photos, a poster and other memorabilia from founding KISS guitarist Ace Frehley; and the original headpiece for the Anthrax Not Man mascot.

Also up for bid will be several Grateful Dead memorabilia items the Zazulas collected, including a Gold record award for the band’s 1989 album Built to Last and various posters.

The auction, which is being put on by Backstage Auctions, will run from September 2 to September 11. For more info, visit BackstageAuctions.com.

The Zazulas founded Megaforce Records in 1982 and soon signed a then-unknown Metallica to their first-ever record deal. Marsha passed away in January 2021, followed by Jon in February 2022.

Taylor Swift seemingly confirms fan theory about the “Lover” house

August 31, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Taylor Swift has responded to a creative fan theory about the house featured in her 2019 “Lover” music video.

The Grammy winner hit the like button on a fan’s TikTok video that shared a theory that every room featured in the “Lover” house symbolized a different album of hers. Each of the nine rooms offers a different color and motif, which the fan thinks are clues about what album they embody.

For example, the dimly lit attic symbolized the 2017 album Reputation, while the red entertaining space is — of course — Red. The fan also suggested that the black-and-white staircase represented folklore, the sepia-toned closet was evermore and, finally, the starry night sky symbolizes Taylor’s forthcoming album Midnights.

Midnights will be her 10th studio album.

While the “Shake It Off” singer did not confirm the theory outright, fans are taking her small interaction as her way of confirming the fan’s theory. They also say this means Taylor’s “Lover” house is now complete.

Taylor also liked another fan theory that Dylan O’Brien, who starred in the 14-minute music video for “All Too Well,” may have enjoyed a sneak peek of the upcoming album.

Speaking of Midnights, Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara poked fun at the album art by making their own parody on Twitter. It shows them Photoshopped onto the album cover, both chomping on the same cracker, with the title “Midnightsnacks.”

Taylor announced Midnights, which arrives October 21, at the VMAs on Sunday.

Mariah Carey tells Meghan Markle being labeled a diva is both a compliment and a criticism

August 31, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Mariah Carey is a guest on the latest episode of Archetypes, Meghan Markle’s podcast. The two women bond over being biracial, but also discuss a word that’s been used to describe both of them over the years: diva. Mariah says she doesn’t mind being called that, but she also doesn’t like its negative connotations.

The word originally meant a very talented women, usually in the arts, like an opera singer. Mariah tells Meghan, “People take it as a compliment now, some people, and then some people take it as, ‘Oh, she’s such a diva.'” When Meghan asks her if it’s a compliment or a criticism, Mariah says, “I think it’s both. For me, it’s both.”

Mariah says growing up, she used to hear her mom, who was an opera singer, describe friends as “very much the diva,” so she wasn’t entirely sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing. Of course, she now knows the origin of “diva,” but notes that it’s become an insult in the past 20 years or so.

“It became, like … they mean you’re a successful woman, usually,” she tells Meghan. “But also … a b***h. Like, it’s not O.K. for you to be a boss. It’s not O.K. for you to be a strong woman.” Mariah admits that most of the time, her super-extra diva behavior is “for laughs,” and her fans know it.

When asked by Meghan to describe herself in three words, Mariah doesn’t choose diva. Instead, she says, “Exhausted, angry…yet hopeful … But if I have to describe the whole thing, it’s faith, honestly.”

You can listen to the entire discussion now wherever you get your podcasts.

Kandi Burruss joins ‘Real Housewives’ stars in protesting bullying of their children

August 31, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Kandi Burruss is the latest star of the Real Housewives franchise to say one of her children is a victim of online bullying.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member says her daughter Riley, 20, has been unfairly ridiculed on social media.

“I despise it. It bothers me so much,” Burruss tells People. “Everybody already knows that Riley dealt with her weight issues growing up in the public eye. People would make comments on her body, and say things about her personal look and it really boils my blood.”

“You can deal with anything for yourself, but you don’t want your kids to be bullied online,” the 46-year-old entertainer adds. “It’s just really terrible.”

Several Real Housewives stars, including Garcelle Beauvais from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, have condemned online hate against their kids.

Kandi say she’s reached out to Garcelle as Jax, one of her 14-year-old twins, has faced racist online comments.

“The people who watch our show and who are on our show, sometimes they take things too far, and it’s not cool. It’s crazy,” Burruss continues. “This is a TV show at the end of the day.”

“Words definitely matter,” she says. “I’ve seen one of my kids definitely get bullied multiple times.”

Burruss says last week “somebody was posting that [Riley] was pregnant and she was so upset about it.” Riley responded on TikTok that the rumor was false.

Bravo, the network behind the Real Housewives shows, issued a statement blasting the online harassment Jax was receiving.

“We are shocked and appalled at the social comments directed at Garcelle’s son,” the statement read. “We urge our viewers and social followers alike to refrain from targeting our cast and their families with hateful rhetoric.”

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