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New Music Friday: Beyoncé, DaniLeigh, Joey Bada$$ and more

July 22, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Joining Megan Thee Stallion’s new track with Future, “Pressurelicious,” is an assortment of new music dropping today – from songs to EPs to albums.

Beyoncé, “BREAK MY SOUL” (two new versions) – Ahead of her Renaissance album release next week, Beyoncé has dropped two new versions of her hit single “BREAK MY SOUL.” One is an instrumental version, while the other is an a cappella version. In an Instagram post, Bey also unveiled the artwork for her Renaissance vinyl.

DaniLeigh, My Side – The singer released her new EP featuring the new single “Heartbreaker” as well as her previous single “Dead to Me.”

Southside and Lil Durk, “Save Me” – The producer and the rapper are once again teaming up on a brand new track. It follows up Southside’s previous collab with Travis Scott and Future, “Hold That Heat.”

Lil Uzi Vert, Red & White — The rapper, who recently changed their pronouns to they/them on Instagram, dropped the new nine-track EP on SoundCloud. It features the tracks “Hittin My Shoulder” and “Flex Up.”

Joey Bada$$, 2000 — After delaying the album release by a month, the rapper finally unleashed the 14-track collection, which includes features from Diddy, Chris Brown, Capella Grey and more. 2000 serves as the sequel to Joey’s debut mixtape, 1999, which came out 10 years ago.

Billie Eilish dances to her own song during Dodgers game

July 22, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Billie Eilish isn’t above getting goofy on the jumbotron…

The Grammy winner enjoyed herself at a Dodgers game on Thursday, and it wasn’t long before the venue found out she was sitting in one of their front row seats.

In a video shared by SportsCenter, the venue fired up their beloved “dance cam” game that plays between innings, in which a member of the audience is prompted to dance to the music for all to enjoy on the big screen.

Naturally, the cameras trained on Billie as her smash-hit “bad guy” blared over the speakers. The Oscar winner got into her performance by snapping her fingers, bouncing and waving her arms in the air.

She was unable to keep a straight face and soon sunk into her seat while giggling uncontrollably. As this went on, her brother, FINNEAS, smiled awkwardly from his seat, not once joining in the impromptu dance session.

The announcers loved the bit and raved, “How cool is it for you to dance to your own tune at Dodgers Stadium?”

“That’s pretty cool, right there,” another announcer agreed.

The Dodgers had taken on the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night, beating them nine to six in game 1. They will butt heads again tonight at 10:10 p.m. ET.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez take post-wedding trip to Paris

July 22, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are together in the city of love.

The famous couple was seen in Paris on Friday morning cuddling together in a park. “They were like two teens on a park bench – very loving, very attentive,” a source told PEOPLE.

Affleck and Lopez were later spotted walking around the city with their children. According to a source obtained by the publication, they explored the Marais district and Rue des Rosiers and even took a trip from Seine to the Musée d’Orsay.

This vacation comes less than a week after their surprise wedding in Las Vegas, Nevada. The couple walked down the aisle right before midnight on July 16 at the iconic Little White Wedding Chapel, a few months after publicly sharing their engagement.

Heat wave postpones Boston Triathlon, shortens New York run, bike races

July 22, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — As the U.S.’s intensifying heat wave continues into the weekend, triathlons in the Northeast scheduled for Sunday were postponed and shortened.

The Boston Triathlon postponed its race to Aug. 21, while the New York City Triathlon shortened its bike and run courses for Sunday’s triathlon and duathlon races.

Michael O’Neil, the Boston race’s director, told ABC News the decision was made in coordination with the city and state due to the “current historic weather conditions.”

“We take the health of our athletes, volunteers and spectators seriously. Boston does not compromise on safety or athlete experience. Due to the oppressive heat and humidity that could cause serious health concerns while competing this weekend, we worked together with the City of Boston and State of Massachusetts to postpone the race until August. Everyone should stay safe and hydrate as much as possible this weekend,” O’Neil said in a statement.

Meanwhile, record high temperatures and excessive heat are expected to hit the Northeast with possible record high temperatures in Boston reaching 97 degrees and in New York City reaching 98 degrees on Sunday.

“With temperatures expected to reach the mid-90s this Sunday, in collaboration with local officials and meteorologists, we have made the difficult decision to shorten the run and bike portions of the NYC Triathlon and Duathlon. The safety of our athletes and everyone in attendance is our top priority,” the triathlon said in a statement.

The New York City bike course will be shortened from 40 kilometers, or 24.8 miles, to 20 kilometers, or 12.4 miles. The course’s north turnaround will now be at 181st Street and the West Side Highway.

New York’s run race course will be reduced from 6.2 miles to 2.5 miles. The first leg of the duathlon run will be reduced from 2 miles to 1 mile and the second leg will be reduced from 6.2 miles to 2.5 miles. The course’s south turnaround will be around 90th Street and West Side Highway.

“While it is disappointing to reduce the length of both races, our number one priority is to do all we can to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our competitors, volunteers, medical personnel and spectators,” the triathlon said in a statement on its website.

This will be the twentieth running of the New York City Triathlon and its first-ever official duathlon.

The New York City Triathlon strongly encouraged its athletes to maintain hydration before, during and after races.

There will be touchless aid stations within the transition and at miles 0.9, 1.9 and along the run course. There will be medical support and toilets at each aid station and ice towels will be handed out at the finish line.

ABC News’ Max Golembo contributed to this report.

New York City Triathlon shortens run, bike races due to heat wave

July 22, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — As the U.S.’s intensifying heat wave continues into the weekend, the New York City Triathlon shortened its bike and run courses for Sunday’s Triathlon and Duathlon races.

Record high temperatures and excessive heat are expected to hit the Northeast with possible record high temperatures in New York City reaching 98 degrees on Sunday.

The bike course will be shortened from 40 kilometers, or 24.8 miles, to 20 kilometers, or 12.4 miles. The course’s north turnaround will now be at 181st St and the West Side Highway.

The run race course will be reduced from 6.2 miles to 2.5 miles. The first leg of the Duathlon Run will be reduced from 2 miles to 1 mile and the second leg will be reduced from 6.2 miles to 2.5 miles. The course’s south turnaround will be around 90th St and West Side Highway.

This will be the twentieth running of the New York City Triathlon and its first-ever official Duathlon.

The New York City Triathlon strongly encouraged its athletes to maintain hydration before, during and after races.

-ABC News’ Max Golembo contributed to this report.

Aerosmith’s launching a five-week series of unseen concert films

July 22, 2022 by WDNY Radio

As part of Aerosmith‘s ongoing 50th-anniversary festivities, the band has unveiled plans for a new streaming concert series: 50 Years Live!: From the Aerosmith Vaults will kick off Friday, July 29, and will run for five consecutive weeks.

Each week, a new archival “official bootleg” concert film featuring never-before-seen footage will debut at Aerosmith.com and the band’s official YouTube channel. Each flick captures Aerosmith during a different decade and was filmed by multiple cameras.

The first installment, titled Live from The Summit, Houston, TX, 1977, features remastered footage from a two-night stand that the band played at the Houston venue in June ’77. It will air on July 29 at 3 p.m. ET and will be viewable for up to one week.

The other concert films in the series are as follows: Live from The Capital Centre, Landover, MD, 1989 will premiere August 5; Live from the Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheatre, Pittsburgh, PA, 1993 drops August 12; Live from Comerica Park, Detroit, MI, 2003 comes out August 19; and Live from Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, 2016 arrives on August 26.

One day after each premiere, highlight clips from the respective films will also be added to Aerosmith’s YouTube channel.

As previously reported, Aerosmith has anniversary concerts scheduled on September 4 in Bangor, Maine and September 8 at Boston’s Fenway Park. They also have two eight-date Las Vegas residencies at the Dolby Live at Park MGM, running from September 14 to October 5 and November 19 to December 11.

Biden’s COVID symptoms have ‘improved’; had elevated temperature, now normal: Doctor

July 22, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s “symptoms have improved” one day after testing positive for COVID-19, the physician to the president, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, said in a statement Friday.

Biden had a temperature of 99.4 degrees Thursday evening, his doctor said. The president took acetaminophen and his temperature has been normal since then, O’Connor said.

Biden, 79, still has a runny nose, fatigue and occasional cough, O’Connor said.

The president’s pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen levels remain normal, O’Connor said.

First lady Jill Biden, who is in Wilmington, Delaware, tested negative for COVID-19 Friday morning and remains symptom-free, according to her press secretary, Michael La Rosa. Jill Biden plans to remain in Wilmington until at least Tuesday, her office said.

Biden tested positive Thursday morning as part of routine testing, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said Thursday.

The president felt “totally normal” during the day Wednesday, Jha said, and symptoms then started Wednesday evening, according to O’Connor.

President Biden continued working from the White House this morning, including speaking by phone with his national security team. pic.twitter.com/jdQkoDtupR

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 22, 2022

The president, who is fully vaccinated and received two boosters, is taking the antiviral pill Paxlovid, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

Paxlovid has “been shown in clinical trials to be 89% effective in reducing the risk of severe COVID-19 illness, meaning hospitalization or death,” ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton said.

O’Connor said in a statement Friday that because Biden is vaccinated and double boosted he was not concerned for the president’s health.

“I anticipated that he will respond favorably, as most maximally protected patients do,” O’Connor said. “There has been nothing in the course of his illness thus far which gives me cause to alter that initial expectation.”

An update from me: pic.twitter.com/L2oCR0uUTu

— President Biden (@POTUS) July 21, 2022

The president will work in isolation until he tests negative, Jean-Pierre said.

Biden was last tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday, when he tested negative, according to Jean-Pierre.

ABC News’ Molly Nagle contributed to this report.

Biden’s COVID symptoms have ‘improved’; had fever but temperature now normal: Doctor

July 22, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s “symptoms have improved” one day after testing positive for COVID-19, the physician to the president, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, said in a statement Friday.

Biden had a temperature of 99.4 degrees Thursday evening, his doctor said. The president took acetaminophen and his temperature has been normal since then, O’Connor said.

Biden, 79, still has a runny nose, fatigue and occasional cough, O’Connor said.

The president’s pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen levels remain normal, O’Connor said.

Biden tested positive Thursday morning as part of routine testing, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said Thursday.

The president felt “totally normal” during the day Wednesday, Jha said, and symptoms then started Wednesday evening, according to O’Connor.

President Biden continued working from the White House this morning, including speaking by phone with his national security team. pic.twitter.com/jdQkoDtupR

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 22, 2022

The president, who is fully vaccinated and received two boosters, is taking the antiviral pill Paxlovid, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

O’Connor said in a statement Friday that because Biden is vaccinated and double boosted he was not concerned for the president’s health.

An update from me: pic.twitter.com/L2oCR0uUTu

— President Biden (@POTUS) July 21, 2022

The president will work in isolation until he tests negative, Jean-Pierre said.

Biden was last tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday, when he tested negative, according to Jean-Pierre.

Megadeth premieres new song, “Night Stalkers” featuring Ice-T

July 22, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Megadeth has premiered a new song called “Night Stalkers,” which will appear on the band’s upcoming album, The Sick, The Dying…and the Dead!

The track features a verse from rapper and Body Count frontman, Ice-T.

You can listen to “Night Stalkers” now via digital outlets. It’s also accompanied by a video, streaming now on YouTube, which is the second entry in a planned trilogy of visuals that began with the previously released single “We’ll Be Back.”

The Sick, The Dying…and the Dead! will be released September 2. It’s the follow-up to 2016’s Dystopia.

Megadeth will launch a U.S. tour with Five Finger Death Punch in August.

(Video contains uncensored profanity)

Pearl Jam cancels second European show due to Eddie Vedder’s vocal issues

July 22, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Pearl Jam has canceled a second show on the band’s ongoing European tour due to issues with Eddie Vedder‘s vocals.

As previously reported, Vedder’s throat was “damaged” during PJ’s performance at Lollapalooza Paris, where they were exposed to “extreme” weather conditions caused by the historic heat wave in Europe. As a result, Pearl Jam scrapped their Wednesday show in Vienna, Austria.

On Thursday, the group announced that they’ve also pulled out of Friday’s scheduled performance in Prague, Czech Republic.

“[Vedder] has seen a doctor in Prague and is continuing the treatments for his vocal cords, but unfortunately, there is still no voice available,” a statement from the band reads. “The effects on his throat from the last outdoor show are still just too brutal.”

“We again send our sincere apologies to all of those who have worked intensely to put on the show,” the statement continues. “Even bigger apologies to those that were expecting to attend. We’ve always had memorable shows [in Prague] and are with you in our extreme disappointment.”

As Pearl Jam had already made up merch for the show, they’ll be selling it outside the venue; Proceeds will go toward relief for Ukraine amid Russia’s ongoing invasion.

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