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Harry Styles stays at #1 while Kate Bush is back to running up the Billboard Hot 100

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Harry Styles notched his ninth week overall on top of the Billboard Hot 100, but Kate Bush‘s nearly 40-year-old song could overthrow him.

“As It Was” remains the country’s #1 song after fans streamed it an additional 18 million times and downloaded 5,000 additional copies in the past week. This latest victory also allows Harry to maintain a tight grip on Billboard‘s Songs of the Summer chart, which he’s ruled for the past six weeks.

The chart runs between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

While fans can’t seem to get enough of “As It Was,” Kate Bush’s 1985 hit “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” has gained a second wind thanks to the Stranger Things season 4 finale. The song rebounded from #6 to #4 this week, thanks to fans streaming it 22.3 million times and buying up 17,000 additional copies.

Because of this, the song currently leads both the Streaming Songs and Digital Songs Sales charts.

Glass Animals also made waves on the chart thanks to “Heat Waves,” which rose to eighth place this week — its 77th overall week on the Hot 100. When looking at all the songs with the most weeks on the Hot 100, Glass Animals now ties with Dua Lipa‘s “Levitating” in fourth place.

“Heat Waves” also notches a 34th week in the top 10, which is the most out of any music group and officially bests the record set by Maroon 5‘s mammoth hit “Girls Like You.” Overall, the song is the fourth longest-running track in the top 10. The Weeknd‘s “Blinding Lights” is the one to beat, with 57 total weeks.

Pete Davidson drops everything to “shower” with Kim in teaser to new season of ‘The Kardashians’

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Pete Davidson will make his debut on The Kardashians in the second season of his girlfriend Kim‘s reality show.

At the tail end of a trailer to September’s second season, Kim is apparently trying on — or taking off — a sequined gown in a hotel room, with some of her famous family around her.

She then calls out, “Babe, do you want to shower with me real quick?” only for the camera to pan over to the former Saturday Night Live star comically dropping his phone and jogging after her.

The sneak peek of the new season also hints we’ll see the birth of Kylie Jenner‘s second baby — the son formerly called Wolf; the wedding planning between Kourtney and Travis Barker; and Khloé and Kim discussing Blac Chyna‘s $100 million lawsuit against the Klan Kardashian.

“We’re leaving our fate in the hands of 12 random people,” Khloe says of the jury. “What if they hate us?”

C’mon, how can anybody hate the Kardashians?

The Kardashians season 2 premieres September 22 on Hulu.

Enter the Lizzoverse ahead of Lizzo’s new album, ’Special’

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Lizzo has unveiled quite the creative way to get fans ready for her new album, Special, due out this Friday.

The “About Damn Time” singer is about to unleash the Lizzoverse, which according to a press release is “an immersive planetarium-esque lightshow” that runs all weekend long after her new album drops.

“I’m not a star…. I’m a whole damn Universe! New York City…. Are you ready for THE LIZZOVERSE?!?” she asked on Instagram. She said her “once-in-a-lifetime cosmic event” will showcase her new album “in my intergalactic universe.”

LIZZOVERSE: Presented by American Express will run all weekend at NYC’s Cipriani 25 Broadway building. Shows will take place every two hours this Saturday and Sunday between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET. Seats must be reserved in advance, and fans can score their tickets now on Fever — but hurry up because Saturday is already completely sold out!

That’s not all, LIZZOVERSE: Presented by American Express will also be accompanied by an album playback performance of Lizzo and her Big Grrrls on Friday. If you want a ticket, now’s the time to be an American Express card holder because the company is shelling out 100 free pairs of tickets to the playback performance to its members.

Not only that, card holders will also be able to access the sale of a limited-edition Lizzo pullover hoodie.

Don’t have an AMEX card? No worries! Lizzo will also stream LIZZOVERSE – A “SPECIAL” ALBUM RELEASE EVENT on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel this Friday starting at 6 p.m. ET.

On the merchandise side, the “Truth Hurts” rapper will update her online store Monday to commemorate her new album. New offerings include inclusive-sized clothing, as well as a mix of vinyl records, CDs and cassettes.

Nashville notes: Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes is “Blue” & more

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Presale tickets for Reba McEntire‘s fall tour go on sale Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time. Fans have to sign up for her email list by 12 a.m. ET Tuesday to be eligible for the presale.

Presale tickets for Priscilla Block’s Welcome to the Block Party Tour are available Tuesday. Tickets for the general public go on sale Friday.

To celebrate the 26th anniversary of LeAnn Rimes‘ debut album, Blue, the Grammy Museum is releasing a video interview with LeAnn about her performance at the 1997 Grammys, where she became the youngest and first country artist to win Best New Artist.

Tanya Tucker has joined the lineup for the Born & Raised Festival in Oklahoma, taking place Sept. 16-18. The “Delta Dawn” singer will perform on Sept. 17, a bill that includes Brothers Osborne, Cody Jinks and more.

Report: Meek Mill parts ways with Roc Nation management

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Rapper Meek Mill has reportedly parted ways with the Jay-Z-led record label and entertainment agency, Roc Nation.

Sources allegedly informed Billboard of the split, but there is no further information on what may have caused the separation or if it was amicable.

Meek Mill entered a management deal with the Roc 10 years ago in 2012, where he earned a joint deal for his own label, Dreamchasers. In 2019, not long after his release from prison the year prior, Meek partnered with Jay-Z to create the Reform Alliance, a nonprofit organization aimed at eliminating unjust prison sentencing. The rappers forged what seemed to be a great relationship over the last decade.

Earlier this year, Meek publicly expressed frustration with his record label, Atlantic Records, for lack of support on his latest album, Expensive Pain, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart.

“They didn’t put nothing into expensive pain and then said I can’t drop another project for 9 months at the end of my contract after I made them 100’s of millions,” he wrote on Twitter. “how would can anybody survive that … most rappers can’t speak because they depend on these companies ‘ I don’t.'”

He continued tweeting, airing his grievances with the label’s restrictive release terms and the handling of the relationship between him and label mate Roddy Ricch.

“So look I made Atlantic records 100’s of millions and let them rape me out out Roddy a artist they came to me about in jail … they still saying I can’t drop music until 9 months after my last album got blackballed just wrapped buildings and Nina art with talent.”

As of Monday afternoon, neither Meek nor Roc Nation have commented on the matter.

You lawn: Alanis Morissette unleashes puns after learning of landscaping company with her name

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Alanis Morissette had a pretty humorous reaction to learning there is a landscaping company out there with part of her name.

A fan snapped a photo of the Alanis Landscaping company and shared it to Twitter, but it was the caption that sold it. “You Outta Mow,” the fan, named Jessica, tweeted. That post quickly went viral, amassing over 45,000 likes as of Monday afternoon, and Alanis soon jumped in on the fun.

Playing up the lyrics from her 1995 hit “You Oughta Know,” the Grammy winner retweeted the post and added in her caption, “and I’m here, to remind you of the grass you left when you went away…” She also added a crying laughing emoji.

Of course, that led to fans offering up their own play on words, with one follower responding, “Like rain on your weeding day?” Another reaction read, “10 thousand spoons when all you need is a scythe?”

Alanis Landscaping, which is based in Winters, California, has not yet responded to the unexpected shout-out.

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ director Taika Waititi confirms scrapped Kate Bush scene

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi has confirmed that a scene involving Kate Bush‘s music was scrapped from the film.

Actor Christian Bale, who plays the villain Gorr the God Butcher in the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe entry, previously told Total Film that Waititi had an idea for a Bush-soundtracked dance scene in the movie. Speaking to NME, Waititi shared more about what he had envisioned with using the “Running Up That Hill” artist’s music.

“There were a bunch of Kate Bush songs I wanted to have in there,” Waititi explained. “We were gonna have ‘This Woman’s Work,’ which was gonna be great for [a scene with] Natalie Portman‘s character.”

Waititi added that he had the idea before the fourth season Stranger Things made “Running Up That Hill” a phenomenon, or, as the Waititi puts it, “ruined Kate Bush.”

“I love that show, but as someone who feels a real ownership of Kate Bush music … I’m really annoyed!” he laughed. “I’ve become one of those old a***holes who’s, like, ‘These kids never listened to Kate Bush, they’ve heard one song on a TV show! They don’t know Kate Bush! I know Kate Bush!'”

Thor: Love and Thunder is in theaters now.

Marvel is owned by Disney, the parent company of ABC News.

Broadway’s ‘Funny Girl’: Beanie Feldstein out, Lea Michele in

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Lifelong Barbra Streisand fangirl Lea Michele is getting to step in the former Funny Girl‘s shoes.

The Glee veteran will play Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of the comedy beginning September 6, replacing Beanie Feldstein in the lead role.

Critics weren’t kind to the latter’s performance of the part that Streisand originated onstage and reprised on the big screen.

Feldstein said that producers were going “in a different direction” with the role. She’s now leaving July 31, but was supposed to make her exit September 25.

For her part, Michele commented on Instagram, “A dream come true is an understatement. I’m so incredibly honored to join this amazing cast and production and return to the stage playing Fanny Brice on Broadway.”

It’s not only a “dream come true,” but some pretty nifty manifestation: Michele’s character on Glee, Rachel Berry, starred in a production of Funny Girl and she performed multiple songs from the famous musical over the show’s run.

It was also announced that veteran stage and screen actress Tovah Feldshuh would be replacing Jane Lynch as Fanny’s mom; Feldshuh starts opposite Michele on September 6.

Michele’s former Glee co-star Lynch was also supposed to make her exit at the end of September.

Protest erupts at Broadway Barks, but stars bite back

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Three-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters hosted her annual Broadway Barks adoption event in New York City’s Shubert Alley on Saturday. This was the 24th year of the event, which aims to find homes for shelter animals. Each year, Peters brings in Broadway stars to introduce the dogs and cats to an adoring crowd.

“For the first time in three years, we’re live in the alley,” she shared with ABC Audio before the performance. “I’m so excited! I can’t wait.”

Not everyone in the crowd was adoring this year, though. Right alongside the Broadway buffs with pens and playbills hoping to get an autograph from the likes of Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster and Jane Lynch were protestors yelling toward the stage and holding signs.

One of the posters read “send the animals home,” which may be referencing the event’s support from the New York Humane Society (HSNY). Theirturn.net has taken credit for the protest, claiming that HSNY makes “minimal effort to find the animals homes.”

Peters addressed the protestors saying, “You are stopping all the animals here from having a chance to be adopted. Isn’t that what you want?” — prompting cheers from the rest of the crowd. Soon after, some protestors were removed, while others filed out of the alley.

Before the event, ABC Audio caught up with Foster and her co-star in The Music Man, Hugh Jackman, to discuss what the event meant to them.

“It’s just a wonderful way to bring a bunch of shelters together and to find homes for some really lucky dogs and cats,” said Foster.

“It just shows the heart that is in this community,” added Jackman.

Despite the protests, many adoption applications were submitted, and potential adopters are being vetted.

Nita Strauss leaves Alice Cooper’s band ahead of fall tour: “I am forever thankful”

July 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Nita Strauss is leaving Alice Cooper‘s band.

In a “bittersweet” Instagram post, the guitarist reveals she “will not be joining the Alice Cooper band for the upcoming fall tour” and adds that she’s also canceling her upcoming scheduled solo tour dates.

Strauss didn’t reveal the exact reason for her departure, but she does rule out one explanation in particular.

“I AM NOT PREGNANT!!!” Strauss writes in all caps.

“There is no drama whatsoever and my touring year is still VERY full,” she adds. “In fact, I’m on a flight straight into the next adventure as I post this, and I’ll be on stage again much sooner than you think! But that’s news for another day.”

Strauss first joined Cooper’s band in 2014 and calls her eight years with the group “the experience of a lifetime.” She also thanks Alice and his wife, Sheryl Cooper, as well as his manager, Shep Gordon, and all of the Cooper bandmates, fans and crew.

“I don’t know what the future will hold after this, but I am forever thankful,” Strauss writes.

Outside of her work in Cooper’s band, Strauss released her debut solo album, the instrumental Controlled Chaos, in 2018. Her 2021 solo single “Dead Inside,” which features Disturbed‘s David Draiman, became the first song by a solo female artist to hit #1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in 32 years.

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