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More new Beyoncé this Friday? … and next week?

June 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

In normal Beyoncé-like fashion, the singer broke the internet the past few days when she teased, then released, her new single “Break My Soul.” But it seems as if she isn’t done with the surprises yet.

Around the time the song dropped at midnight Monday, her longtime publicist, Yvette Noel-Shure, posted a cryptic message to her Instagram Story. Fans immediately speculated that the Grammy winner will be dropping new music again and very soon.

“Tuesday Friday Tuesday” reads the post by Noel-Shure, later shared by The Shade Room. Many people believe the listed days of the week represent each time Beyoncé will deliver a new project — starting with “Break My Soul” on Tuesday, June 21. If the Beyhive’s instincts are correct, the world will receive something fresh from Bey Friday, June 24, and next Tuesday, June 28.

“Break My Soul” is an upbeat dance track that begins with a sample from Big Freedia‘s “Explode” before Beyoncé lays down her vocals. The house genre is a new sound for the singer, who’s rumored to have produced her entire seventh-studio album, Renaissance, as a dance and country collection.

Beyoncé first alerted fans of new music Monday morning, after she changed her Instagram and Twitter bios to reflect the release: “6. BREAK MY SOUL midnight ET.” Her socials now read, “6. BREAK MY SOUL out now.”

Renaissance, which is expected July 19, will be Beyoncé’s first solo studio album since her 2016 award-winning project, Lemonade. It also follows the critically acclaimed Homecoming, the live album of her 2018 Coachella headlining performance.

New Rolling Stones docuseries to premiere on EPIX in August

June 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

A new four-part docuseries about The Rolling Stones titled My Life as a Rolling Stone will premiere on the EPIX network on August 7.

The series, produced to coincide with the British rock legends’ 60th anniversary, will trace the band’s journey from a young blues-inspired musicians act to one of the world’s all-time great musical acts.

Each episode of the series will offer an intimate look at one of the band’s four main members — singer Mick Jagger, guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, and late drummer Charlie Watts — and will delve into their unique personalities, talents and impact on the culture. My Life as a Rolling Stone will also examine the band members’ inspirations, struggles and other personal aspects as they worked together to create their enduring catalog of songs.

My Life as a Rolling Stone was directed by Oliver Murray — director of the 2019 Bill Wyman documentary The Quiet One — and Clare Tavernor, whose credits include a Keith Richards-themed episode of the BBC TV newsmagazine The Culture Show. Mercury Studios is producing the docuseries.

“Compelling music docuseries have become a pillar of EPIX’s slate of premium original programming, and My Life as a Rolling Stone is a perfect addition to that mix,” says network president Michael Wright. “This distinctive documentary captures the raw and organic energy that defines The Rolling Stones, and tells the gripping, epic story of their journey. I am excited for viewers to experience this legendary band as few ever have before.”

Adds Mercury Studios CEO Alice Webb, “As they celebrate 60 years we couldn’t be prouder that EPIX viewers will enjoy exclusive access to The Rolling Stones through these special shows.”

The boys of ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ talk relationship wars and season two

June 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

It’s a battle of the brothers on the new teen romance series The Summer I Turned Pretty, which dropped its first season last week on Prime Video.

Sean Kaufman co-stars as Steven Conklin, childhood best friend to brothers Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah Fisher (Gavin Casalegno).

The most sought-after boys in Cousins Beach all gave ABC Audio their takes on who they think Belly, played by Lola Tung, should be with at the end of the series.

Well, almost all of them did. Kaufman couldn’t pick between Briney’s mysterious Conrad or Casalegno’s fun-loving Jeremiah.

“If I say one answer, either way, I’m going to walk out of here fisticuffs with one of them,” he said. “I will say, for Steven, he knows Belly is in love with Conrad. Jeremiah, that’s a shocker.”

Naturally, both Fisher brothers took the time to defend themselves.

“Conrad understands that he has a lot to learn,” Briney said. “I think he understands that he needs to work on himself. And I think that’s an important thing for someone who you want to be with.”

Casalegno went in full force for Team Jeremiah, arguing that “what you really want in a relationship is to be with your best friend, not with, like, sparks at the moment, because those are only temporary. And I think that best friendship will last you a lifetime.”

While we don’t know who Belly will choose when it’s all said and done, one thing is for certain – the series has been renewed for season two. Briney teased what he’s most looking forward to in the show’s second season.

“I’m excited for the happy ever after to be shattered, because that’s not a real thing,” he said. “This isn’t the end of all their relationships, it’s the beginning. There’s so much more to be learned.”

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss add shows to second US tour leg supporting ‘Raise the Roof’

June 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and acclaimed country-bluegrass artist Alison Krauss have added four new dates to the end of their forthcoming second U.S. tour leg in support of their 2021 album, Raise the Roof.

The trek, which kicks off with an August 15 concert in San Diego, California was originally plotted out through a September 4 performance in Austin, Texas. The new shows are scheduled for September 7 in Franklin, Tennessee; September 9 in Boston, Massachusetts; September 10 in Mashantucket, Connecticut; and September 12 at New York City’s famed Beacon Theatre.

In addition, an Atlanta concert that was to have taken place on June 16 but was postponed because of bad weather has been rescheduled for September 6.

Tickets for the Beacon Theatre show go on sale to the general public this Friday, June 24 at 9 a.m. ET, while tickets for the other three concerts will be available to the public that day at 10 a.m. local time. Pre-sale tickets for all four performances will go on sale starting tomorrow.

For more information, visit PlantKrauss.com/#tour.

The first leg of Plant and Krauss’ 2022 U.S. tour wrapped up on Friday, June 17 with a performance at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tennessee. The duo will launch a series of European shows with an appearance this Friday, June 24 at U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival. The trek will run through a July 20 gig in Berlin.

Released in November 2021, Raise the Roof peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album is a follow-up to Plant and Krauss’ Grammy-winning 2007 collaborative record, Raising Sand.

Dropkick Murphys turn Woody Guthrie lyrics into new songs for upcoming ‘This Machine Still Kills Fascists’ album

June 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Dropkick Murphys have announced a new album called This Machine Still Kills Fascists.

The title, which references folk legend Woody Guthrie‘s famous motto, consists of new songs recorded using unused lyrics that Guthrie had written. The album was recorded with the blessing of Woody’s daughter Nora Guthrie, who provided and curated the lyrics for Dropkick to use.

“I collected lyrics on all kinds of topics…lyrics that seemed to be needed to be said — or screamed — today,” Nora says. “[Dropkick vocalist/bassist] Ken Casey is a master at understanding Woody’s lyrics, which can be complicated, long, deadly serious, or totally ridiculous. DKM is capable of delivering them all.”

“The project has been a long time in the making,” Casey adds. “Nora Guthrie thought her father would’ve got a kick out of us, would’ve liked us, that we were somewhat kindred spirits so to speak, which to us was a huge honor.”

Dropkick Murphys have previously covered Woody and used his lyrics before, perhaps most famously in their song “I’m Shipping Up to Boston.”

This Machine Still Kills Fascists will be released September 30. Lead single “Two 6’s Upside Down” will premiere July 6.

Dropkick Murphys will support This Machine Still Kills Fascists on a U.S. tour this fall, bringing their normally raucous live show to seated theaters to perform the new album in full. Tickets for the outing, which launches October 20 in Concord, New Hampshire, go on sale this Friday, June 24.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit DropkickMurphys.com.

Here’s the This Machine Still Kills Fascists track list:

“Two 6’s Upside Down”
“Talking Jukebox”
“All You Fonies”
“Never Git Drunk No More” feat. Nikki Lane
“Ten Times More”
“The Last One” feat. Evan Felker of Turnpike Troubadours
“Cadillac, Cadillac”
“Waters Are A’risin”
“Where Trouble Is At”
“Dig a Hole” feat. Woody Guthrie

Watch new clip of ’Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby’

June 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ahead of the new Prime Video documentary Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby premiering in August, the streaming platform released a special sneak peek on Tuesday.

The short video clip begins with a monologue by Lil Baby, who is seen spending time with his two young boys Jason and Loyal.

“Family more important to me than anything. I don’t ever see me leaving my kids,” he says. “Like, I don’t wanna be no holiday dad and I just talk to you. My dad kinda stayed out of town. It was like, I see him every now and then, a couple times a year.”

Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby chronicles the life of the Grammy-winning rapper from his early rap days as a teenager in Atlanta to becoming a highly sought-after and successful hip-hop artist.

“This film is a real look into my journey,” Baby said in a press release. “And if it inspires even one person to believe that they can get through hard stuff and dare to follow a dream, then it was worth every penny spent and hour worked.”

The feature length documentary about the life and career of the Atlanta rapper is set to premiere on Prime Video on August 26.

Kristen Bell announces ‘Frozen 3’ with “zero authority”

June 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Kristen Bell is manifesting another Frozen film.

During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Monday night, the actress teased, “I would like to officially announce, with zero authority, Frozen 3.”

But before anyone could get too excited, she added, “Please bear in mind I did say ‘zero authority,’ ’cause I can’t. I can’t do that – I’m not in charge.”

Fallon pushed a bit further, asking if there was anything in the works.

“Well, you know, I’ll keep it mysterious,” she said. “But I know Idina [Menzel] recently said she would do it and I feel like if we’re all in, what are we waiting for?”

Bell voiced Anna in the first two Frozen films, the younger sister to Menzel’s Elsa. Frozen II was released in 2019.

In This Moment announces Blood 1983 tour celebrating 10th anniversary of 2012 ’Blood’ album

June 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

In This Moment has announced a U.S. headlining tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of the band’s 2012 album, Blood.

The outing, dubbed the Blood 1983 tour, will kick off August 26 in Evansville, Indiana, and will wrap up October 22 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Nothing More will also be on the bill.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit InThisMomentOfficial.com.

Blood, In This Moment’s fourth studio effort, was, at the time, the band’s highest-charting album. It remains the band’s only RIAA-certified album, having earned Gold status in 2017.

Along with the tour, In This Moment is releasing an EP, also called Blood 1983, the details of which will be announced at a later date.

In This Moment’s mot recent album is 2020’s Mother, which features the singles “The In-Between” and “As Above, So Below.”

Dua Lipa’s got a “full and happy heart” as her hometown festival returns to Kosovo in August

June 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The Sunny Hill Festival, founded by Dua Lipa and her dad in her hometown of Kosovo, had been sidelined for several years by the pandemic, but it’s returning this year…after some drama that’s made headlines.

According to Balkan Insight, the issue centered on the fact that The Sunny Hill Foundation, which organizes the festival, wanted to lease a bunch of land from the government for 99 years, so there will always be a dedicated spot where the event can take place.

But when the government held up the approval of the lease, the company — led by Dua’s dad Dukagjin Lipa — announced they would instead hold the festival in Tirana, in the neighboring country of Albania.

The Kosovo government wasn’t exactly happy with this development, though, and now, they’ve declared that the festival will indeed go ahead in the country this year, as “the issue of long-term land use” is “discussed for a while until a lasting solution is found.”

But so as not to leave Albania hanging, there will now be two festivals with two different lineups: one in Pristina, Kosovo in early August and one in Tirana, Albania in late August.

On Instagram, Dua wrote, “With a full and happy heart i’m proud to say it has been decided that our festival @sunnyhillfestival will continue at its home base…on 4, 5, 6, 7th of August in Prishtina, Kosovo and we will now also be doing 26, 27, 28th of August in Tirana, Albania.”

She added, “We look forward to seeing you all there! More line up to be revealed soon… With love x Dua.”

Billie Eilish tells story behind “pretty random” new song, “TV”

June 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

During a show in England earlier this month, Billie Eilish debuted a never-before-heard new song called “TV.” In a new interview with Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1, the “Happier Than Ever” star shares how the track came to be.

“It was pretty random actually,” Eilish explains. “Nobody thought about it. Our plane was delayed a couple weeks ago and we were sitting outside somewhere and I was just listening to songs that I have written and never did anything with like all in my phone and my voice memos and stuff.”

“I found a couple songs and I was thinking about these songs that we have written,” she continues. “And I was, like, ‘Wow, I really love these songs.’ I just had this idea of, like, ‘What if we just did them live?'”

Eilish notes that she and her brother/collaborator, FINNEAS, hadn’t performed a song live that hadn’t been yet released or even recorded since “when the party’s over,” which was eventually included on her 2019 debut album, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

“We write music and I want it to come out without having to prepping and making a whole like doing months and months of promo for something,” Eilish says. “I just want to be able to put music out like I used to. I think the bigger you get the harder that seems.”

She adds, “So I kind of was, like, ‘I just want to be able to go back to my roots and be the songwriter that I am and that Finneas is and sing the song that we just wrote and put it out whenever it’s done.'”

Also during the interview, Eilish talks about her love for Damon Albarn and her upcoming headlining set at Glastonbury.

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