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Ashley McBryde is returning to the road, tells fans her time off was “something that could not be avoided”

July 14, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ashley McBryde is returning to the stage this weekend after taking a couple of weeks off. The singer shared an update with her fans on social media, saying that she’s “so excited” to be reunited with her fans.

The singer announced a short touring hiatus in late June. At the time, a message from her team cited “personal reasons” for the break, without going into specifics.

In her update, Ashley didn’t share exactly what’s been keeping her from touring the past couple of weeks, but she did promise to go into further detail when she’s ready.

“I didn’t anticipate having to take time away,” she reflected. “However, it was something that could not be avoided. More on that someday.”

For now, Ashley’s looking ahead to her busy summer of touring with enthusiasm. “Thank you for the outpouring of love and support. Now back to business, a little spackle, a little sparkle…see you this weekend Trybe!” she concluded.

Ashley is currently part of Dierks Bentley’s Beers on Me Tour. In her absence, Dierks enlisted his “Worth a Shot” duet partner, Elle King, to perform in the direct support slot for a few shows.

Jim Messina looking forward to “Sittin’ In” with Kenny Loggins at the Hollywood Bowl this week

July 14, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Jim Messina is set to reunite with his 1970s musical partner Kenny Loggins for a pair of shows this Friday and Saturday at the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

The concerts are billed as “Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin’ In,” a play on the titled of the duo’s 1971 debut album, Sittin’ In, and Messina tells ABC Audio that the shows will begin with Loggins doing an hour of his solo material followed by the duo performing a set of their music.

Messina says he and Loggins will “give people a potpourri” from their catalog, adding that they will focus on “more of the earlier Loggins and Messina, which I think people are most familiar with.”

Among the songs Jim says he and Kenny likely will perform are “House at Pooh Corner,” “Danny’s Song,” “Trilogy,” “Angry Eyes,” “Vahevela” and their biggest hit, “Your Mama Don’t Dance.”

Loggins and Messina only performed together once before at the Hollywood Bowl, in August 1972. The shows also are part the venue’s 100 birthday festivities.

Meanwhil, a recent USA Today article reported that Loggins confirmed these two shows will be the last time that he and Messina will perform together. However, Jim tells ABC Audio that he’d be open to playing more concerts with Kenny, and he suggests this week’s events could help gauge as to whether that’s a good idea.

“[W]e can see if we’re having fun, and if we are, then [we could] do some more,” he notes. “If not, then, you know, we gave it the old college try, right?”

Asked what he’s looking forward to about the concerts, Messina says, “I think most of all is feeling the experience of our two voices working together.”

Tickets for the shows are available at HollywoodBowl.com.

FX serving up second season of ‘The Bear’

July 14, 2022 by WDNY Radio

FX has renewed its summer hit The Bear for another season. The show follows Jeremy Allen White‘s Carmine, a fine dining chef who returns to his native Chicago after a death in the family, and all the drama that occurs as he takes over his family’s sandwich shop.

The network says, “As Carmy fights to transform both The Original Beef of Chicagoland and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges kitchen crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.”

The Bear currently has a 100% score on the ratings aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

In a statement, the network’s Entertainment President Eric Schrier said the buzzy new show has “exceeded our wildest creative and commercial expectations.”

In reaction to the renewal news, the series’ creator, Christopher Storer, and co-executive producer Joanna Calo noted, “We are so grateful to FX, our insanely talented cast, our crew who worked hard, fast, and in the dead of winter, not to mention everyone who watched. And we can’t wait to bring you all back to The Bear in 2023.”

Jan. 6 witness Trump allegedly tried to call was White House support staff, sources say

July 14, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — The person whom former President Donald Trump was accused of having contacted following the Jan. 6 hearing when former administration aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified was a member of the White House support staff, sources told ABC News.

Trump’s alleged contact with the individual was described on Tuesday by the House Jan. 6 committee’s vice chair, Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, who did not name the person.

“After our last hearing, President Trump tried to call a witness in our investigation — a witness you have not yet seen in these hearings,” she said at the close of the most recent committee hearing.

Cheney said the witness did not answer the call.

“Their lawyer alerted us, and this committee has supplied that information to the Department of Justice,” she said.

“Let me say one more time, we will take any effort to influence witness testimony very seriously,” Cheney added, as the committee continually warns against witness tampering in its ongoing investigation.

This person was not someone Trump would typically call. Many members of the support staff are those who work from administration to administration and would have not necessarily left when Trump left office.

When asked Tuesday night how he knew that the alleged phone call from Trump to a witness amounted to witness tampering, the committee chair, Mississippi Democrat Bennie Thompson, said “I don’t” and that’s why they alerted the DOJ.

CNN first reported the new details about the witness.

ABC News’ Libby Cathey contributed to this report.

Beyoncé joins TikTok, posts first video

July 14, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Queen Bey has entered the TikTok universe.

Beyoncé posted her first TikTok video to her official account Thursday, a compilation of user-generated content inspired by her recent hit single, “Break My Soul.”

“Seeing y’all release the wiggle made me so happy!” says Beyoncé in the caption. “Thank you so much for all the love for BREAK MY SOUL! – Love B”

Thousands of fans flocked to the icon’s new social account to express their excitement.

“Can’t believe I’m witnessing Beyoncé’s TikTok era,” one user said.

Another user pointed out that Beyoncé tagged each of the creators included in the mashup video. “The fact that she not only posted these amazing people but she tagged them too?!?” the user wrote. “Another reason why Bey is Queen!!”

Beyoncé’s entire catalog, including “Break My Soul,” is now available to users, according to the social platform.

Three still unaccounted for in wake of Virginia flooding

July 14, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va.) — Three people remain unaccounted for in Buchanan County, Virginia, on Thursday after a severe storm struck the area, bringing heavy rain and flooding, officials said.

At the height of the flooding, 44 people were unaccounted for on Wednesday. Floodwaters are now receding, said authorities in Buchanan County, which sits at the borders of Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky.

The declining number of unaccounted for is due to a combination of increased cellphone service and access to previously unreachable areas, Buchanan County Emergency Management Coordinator Bart Chambers told ABC News.

There are no reports of deaths or injuries, the sheriff’s office said.

The flooding came after 4 to 6 inches of rain pounded the area within hours Tuesday night. Some spots reported 3 inches of rain in just 90 minutes. A frontal system stalled over the region, which can produce copious amounts of rain in a very short period of time.

The damage spreads across about 10 miles, officials said, adding that the worst impact was downstream of where several streams join together.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has declared a state of emergency.

“I want Virginians in Buchanan County to know that we are making every resource available to help those impacted by this storm. As we continue to assess the situation, I want to thank our first responders and the personnel on the ground for providing assistance with our ongoing operations,” he said in a statement.

“Girls just wanna have rights”: Pink unleashes post-Roe anger in fiery protest anthem “Irrelevant”

July 14, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Pink sent a strong message to her haters, the Supreme Court and all abortion rights opponents in her new protest anthem “Irrelevant“: The fight for reproductive rights is far from over.

The Grammy winner previously revealed her new track was born from anger after critics condemned her for speaking out against the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, which had made abortion a constitutionally protected right since 1973. After being told to basically “shut up and sing” one too many times, Pink went and did just that by turning her anger into a war cry.

“You can call me irrelevant, insignificant/ You can try to make me small/ I’ll be your heretic/ you f***in’ hypocrite/ I won’t think of you at all/ Sticks and stones and all that s***/ Does Jesus love the ignorant?/ I like to think he’d gladly take us all,” she belts out before sending a warning on the country’s emotional state.

“The kids are not alright/ None of us are right, I’m tired/ but I won’t sleep tonight/ ‘Cause I still feel alive,” she vows in the chorus. She also dedicates her bridge to protestors by repeating over and over, “Girls just wanna have rights/ So, why do we have to fight?”

Pink also reaffirmed at the end of the song that she isn’t exhausted by the hate directed at her by declaring, “You can call me irrelevant, insignificant/ I won’t call on you at all.”

Despite the song’s frustrated lyrics, the pop-punk song is designed to reinvigorate by infusing an upbeat melody and a punchy drum beat.

Fans are vowing to put Pink’s new song on blast during their upcoming protests, dubbing it the new women’s anthem.

“Irrelevant” is available to stream and download now.

Drake announces October World Weekend with Lil Baby, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown and more

July 14, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Drake is bringing a three-day concert series dubbed October World Weekend to his hometown of Toronto, he announced Wednesday.

“OCTOBER WORLD WEEKEND I am currently working on bringing OVO FEST around the world in 2023 for the 10th Anniversary but of course we wanted to turn the city up for the summer,” the Canadian rapper wrote alongside an Instagram post of the flyer that shows off the impressive line-up, which includes Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, and Chris Brown.

“More event announcements to come,” he added.

The three-day event, which is part of the road to OVO Fest Tour, will take place July 28-29 and August 1. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 15 on Ticketmaster.

Disturbed unleashes new single, “Hey You”

July 14, 2022 by WDNY Radio

As promised, Disturbed‘s new single “Hey You” has arrived.

The track, which is indeed an original and not a cover of the Pink Floyd song, is the first preview of the next album from the “Down with the Sickness” metallers, due out later this year.

“It’s a wake up call,” frontman David Draiman says of “Hey You.” “We’ve become our own worst enemies.”

“Civil discourse has become the exception instead of the norm,” he adds. “People have lost themselves in outrage addiction.”

You can listen to “Hey You” now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video streaming now on YouTube.

Disturbed’s most recent album is 2018’s Evolution, which features the singles “Are You Ready,” “A Reason to Fight” and “No More.”

(Video contains uncensored profanity)

Palaye Royale details upcoming ’Fever Dream’ album; listen to title track now

July 14, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Palaye Royale has announced the details of their upcoming new album, Fever Dream.

The trio’s fourth studio effort will be released October 28.

“Making this record felt like getting back to when we first fell in love with music,” Palaye Royale says. “This record is very much about self-belief and self-empowerment, and overcoming all the obstacles that life throws at you. It’s the first time we’ve really taken a hopeful approach in our music.”

Fever Dream includes the previously released songs “Punching Bag,” “Broken,” “Paranoid” and “No Love in LA.” The album’s “Welcome to the Black Parade”-esque title track is now available via digital outlets, and its accompanying video will premiere this Friday at midnight ET.

Palaye Royale will launch a U.S. headlining tour in support of Fever Dream in September. Mod Sun will also be on the bill.

Here’s the Fever Dream track list:

“Eternal Life”
“No Love in LA”
“Punching Bag”
“Broken”
“Fever Dream”
“Line It Up” feat. LP
“Toxic in You”
“Wasted Sorrow”
“Paranoid”
“Oblivion”
“Lifeless Stars”
“King of the Damned”
“Off with the Head”

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