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‘Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman’ stars Jane Seymour and Joe Lando reunite for Lifetime’s ‘A Christmas Spark’

September 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

No, it’s not a Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman reboot, but it’s close: ABC Audio has confirmed that Jane Seymour and her former co-star Joe Lando are getting back together for a Lifetime Christmas movie.

As part of the network’s It’s A Wonderful Lifetime line-up, the Toni Braxton-produced A Christmas Spark will bring the actors back together in a romantic movie that will have Seymour playing recently widowed Molly, “who has lost her zest for life and given up on ever finding love again.”

Lifetime teases, “But when she decides to visit her daughter for Christmas, she has no idea what holiday magic is in store for her. A former drama teacher, Molly reluctantly takes on the job of directing the town’s Christmas pageant and soon finds herself falling for her leading man, Hank (Lando), the town’s most eligible bachelor.”

As the unlikely pair finds love, Molly, “rediscovers her inner free spirit and finds a new lease on life…”

The project is among a trio of new holiday movies announced Thursday by the network, including Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas starring Grammy winner Franklin and Power‘s Naturi Naughton, and Merry Swissmas starring Full House‘s Jodie Sweetin and David Pinard.

Debuting on November 5, Merry Swissmas kicks off Lifetime’s holiday movie season; the full schedule will be revealed later in the fall.

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade celebrate eighth wedding anniversary

September 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary this week while on the Mediterranean island of Menorca for their annual “Wade World Tour.”

“It’s been 8 years now married to my best friend and a lifetime to go. There have been tears and tantrums, triumphs and tremendous gratitude of our love,” Gabrielle posted on Instagram with a montage of photos and videos from the couple’s wedding day, vacations they’ve taken together, family moments and more.

“I love your evolution and your readiness to look at yourself FIRST before pointing any fingers. I love watching you throw caution to the wind and lead in ways we’ve never seen before,” the Think Like A Man star continued. “May this journey of ours always be filled with joy and laughter and compassion and grace. I love you baby, forever. Happy Anniversary”

Wade shared a gallery of photos of his wife and commented, “8 of them thangs already!? That’s the way ‘our’ love goes! Happy Anniversary G “Mutha**** Union.”

The NAACP Image Award-winning actress and the former NBA star were married in 2014 at the Chateau Artisan Castle in Miami. They are parents to 3-year-old daughter, Kaavia, as well as Wade’s 20-year-old son, Zaire, 15-year-old daughter, Zaya and 8-year-old son, Xavier.

Missy Elliott and Dr. Dre to appear at Pioneers of Hip-Hop celebration

September 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Icons Missy Elliott and Dr. Dre are among the stars who will appear at the Recording Industry Association of America Honors: Pioneers of Hip-Hop celebration in Washington, D.C.

Grandmaster Flash and MC Lyte will receive awards, and DJ Jazzy Jeff, Mix Master Mike and Rapsody will perform at the event on September 14, Billboard reports.

“At this year’s RIAA Honors, we are thrilled to celebrate pioneers who have defied obstacles, defined a genre and accelerated the growth of hip-hop to audiences across generations and geography,” RIAA chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier said in a statement.

In 2007, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five became the first hip-hop group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Lyte was the first female rapper to have a Gold-certified single from the RIAA, “Ruffneck” in 1993. The next year, she became the first female solo rapper ever to be nominated for a Grammy Award when the song was up for Best Rap Solo Performance.

Miranda Lambert had a dreamy, late-summer girls weekend in Texas: “Take me back”

September 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Miranda Lambert shared a spread of photos from a recent girls weekend, which took her to her home state of Texas for an epic, friend-filled vacation.

“Take me back Texas!” the singer wrote alongside photos of the whole crew sharing drinks, soaking up sun on the river and hanging out on a porch late at night.

The trip took place in Gruene, Texas, which happens to be just minutes away from famed concert venue Gruene Hall, but Miranda wasn’t in town to perform. Instead, she spent her time there relaxing with some of her best friends.

“My fave place on earth,” the singer continued in her post. “Family, friends, queso, margs, Bucee’s, Lone Star Lights, wine, fried pickles, river floats and pontoons. Sounds like heaven to me! Miss y’all already!”

After wrapping her co-headlining Bandwagon tour with Little Big Town earlier this year, the typically busy Miranda has enjoyed some extra downtime this summer. She and her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, documented their Airstream camper road trip in July.

Save Your Burgs: The Weeknd launches After Hours Til Dawn menu with Postmates and Monty’s Good Burger

September 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The Weeknd is stepping into the kitchen and whipping up a special treat to celebrate his tour.

In celebration of his weekend stint at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Billboard reports the Grammy winner teamed with Postmates and Monty’s Good Burger for a tasty collaboration. This one-time-only menu centers around a plant-based burger served on a brioche bun and slathered with chipotle ketchup and pickles.

It also comes with tater tots with a spicy habanero-flavored dipping sauce as well as a limited-edition lemonade with activated charcoal in it.

The special meal will cost you $27.99 on Postmates and will also be wrapped up in limited edition packaging celebrating The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn tour.

In addition, Monty’s Good Burger will be serving up a once-only After Hours shake, retailing at $9.99, that’s flavored with white chocolate and cherries.

Those who want to try the special menu but may not want to cough up the cash can hit up Monty’s located on Los Angeles’ Third Street to possibly snag one of a limited amount of free meals.

Those who pick up the free grub will be entered to win tickets to see The Weeknd perform on September 3.

Sales will benefit the XO Humanitarian Fund, which is run by the United Nations World Food Programme. This charity is focused on ending hunger and provides food to those struggling with famine.

The Weeknd said in a statement, “For the XO Humanitarian Fund we thought it would be amazing to be able to donate money to people suffering from hunger through our work with World Food Program USA and have an After Hours late night meal from one of our favorite places in LA.”

The 1975 shares new song “I’m in Love with You” off upcoming Being Funny album

September 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The 1975 has debuted a new song called “I’m in Love with You,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language.

You can listen to “I’m in Love with You” now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video, which features a brief appearance by Phoebe Bridgers, on YouTube.

“I’m in Love with You” is the third song to be released from Being Funny in a Foreign Language following “Part of the Band” and “Happiness.” The album will arrive in full on October 14.

The 1975 will launch a U.S. tour in support of Being Funny in a Foreign Language in November.

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Alex Moffat and Melissa Villaseñor reportedly among latest cuts at ‘SNL’

September 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

There are more changes afoot at Rockefeller Center’s famous Studio 8H.

Deadline reports that full-time Saturday Night Live cast members Alex Moffat and Melissa Villaseñor won’t be back for season 48 of the Emmy-winning sketch show. Both characters were named featured players at SNL in 2016.

In that time, Villaseñor, who was the show’s second Latina cast member, became noted for her facility with impressions of Kristen Wiig, Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga among others, while Moffat was a utility player who played Eric Trump but was possibly best known for playing the smarmy preppie Guy Who Just Bought a Boat.

The trade also reports that newcomer Aristotle Athari won’t be back when SNL returns on NBC on October 2.

In May, it was announced that Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney and Aidy Bryant would be leaving the show.

Lea Michele says controversy surrounding her led to an “intense time of reflection”

September 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ahead of her already well-selling stint on Broadway as the lead of Funny Girl, Lea Michele is getting serious about the controversy that has surrounded her.

Back in 2020, a social media post in support of the Black Lives Matter movement led some of her former Glee co-stars to tee off, with Samantha Marie Ware saying Lea had made her “first television gig a living hell.”

Others piled on about Michele’s alleged diva behavior, including co–star Heather Morris, and Michelle quickly lost an endorsement deal with food prep company HelloFresh.

To The New York Times, Michele said the period led to an “intense time of reflection.”

“I have an edge to me,” she told the paper. “I work really hard. I leave no room for mistakes. That level of perfectionism, or that pressure of perfectionism, left me with a lot of blind spots.”

Having taken the time to look within, Michele said, “I really understand the importance and value now of being a leader. It means not only going and doing a good job when the camera’s rolling, but also when it’s not. And that wasn’t always the most important thing for me.”

She added of her Funny Girl cast mates, “Everyone here has been through a lot, and I just have to come in and be prepared and do a good job and be respectful of the fact that this is their space.”

Michele, who returns to the Great White Way on September 6, also used the Times to tackle another persistent rumor: that she’s illiterate.

“I went to Glee every single day; I knew my lines every single day…It’s sad,” she said. “It really is. I think often if I were a man, a lot of this wouldn’t be the case.”

Demi Lovato debuts Vevo Official Live performance of “EAT ME”

September 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The latest song from Demi Lovato‘s new album HOLY FVCK to get the Vevo Official Live Performances treatment is “EAT ME.”

For the performance, Demi is joined by their collaborator on the track, Royal & the Serpent, the stage name of singer Ryan Santiago. It begins with Demi dressed in red, singing while kneeling on a red-carpeted platform under a low, flickering, green-lit gridded ceiling.

Strobe lights, drums and guitars kick in, Demi sings the chorus, and then we see Royal & the Serpent seen singing her part while lying face down on the carpet. She eventually gets up and then she and Demi join together for a couple more run-throughs of the chorus.

“EAT ME” is about the pressure Demi’s felt throughout their career to conform to other people’s notions of what a female pop star should be. “Is this what you’d all prefer?/Would you like me better if I was still her?” she sings. “I know the girl that you adored/She’s dead, it’s time to f**king mourn/I can’t spoon-feed you anymore/Dinner’s served, it’s on the floor/You’ll have to eat me as I am.”

This is the second Vevo Official Life performance Demi’s done around this album; the first was for “29.”

“I knew I wanted to showcase my new music in a unique way for my fans, both visually and sonically,” they say in a statement. “So when an Original Live Performance with Vevo was on the table, I immediately started to brainstorm creatively – the lighting, the room design, my look and outfits, how to incorporate our incredible female live band – all of it!”

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Lainey Wilson says “Wait in the Truck” might start a conversation that “a lot of people don’t wanna have”

September 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Lainey Wilson and Hardy revisit a classic country trope — the murder ballad — in their new duet, “Wait in the Truck,” which came out last week.

Country fans haven’t heard as many murder ballads recently as they once did on the radio — though Chris Janson’s recent collab with Eric Church, “You, Me & the River,” is an exception — but Lainey remembers when they were a much more prevalent part of the genre.

“I remember when, listening to things on the radio, [you’d hear] [Garth Brooks’] ‘The Thunder Rolls,’ [The Chicks’] ‘Goodbye Earl,’” the singer tells the Tennessean. “It is a murder ballad. But I think it’s starting a conversation — probably a conversation a lot of people don’t wanna have.”

“Wait in the Truck” opens up a conversation about domestic violence, with Hardy playing the role of the guy who runs into a badly beaten woman — Lainey — and kills her abuser, then goes to jail.

“It’s something that’s not talked about a lot. Things that happen behind closed doors,” Lainey continues. “But I think it really is our job as artists to sing about things that people are scared to talk about.”

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.

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