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Halsey’s record label responds to their claim that it won’t release their song

May 23, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Now that Halsey has gone viral by claiming that their record label demanded a “fake viral moment on TikTok” as a condition for them releasing their new song, the label has responded.

As previously reported, Halsey claimed on TikTok that they “have a song that I love that I want to release ASAP, but my record label won’t let me….unless they can fake a viral moment on TikTok.”

Now, Halsey’s label, Astralwerks-Capitol, responded in a statement to Variety, saying, “Our belief in Halsey as a singular and important artist is total and unwavering. We can’t wait for the world to hear their brilliant new music.”

Meanwhile, following their TikToks, Halsey updated Twitter with tons more details about the song and their quest to release it. They wrote, “Talked to my label tonight after my tiktok tantrum. They said ‘wow the tiktok is going really strong!’ I was like ok cool so can I release my song now? They said ‘we’ll see!’ tell me again how I’m making this up.”

“I’m way too established to stir something like this up for no reason or resort to this as a marketing tactic but now I’m in too deep so there’s no going back,” they added, writing, “at this point i don’t know what to do because I told the truth about what’s happening and now I STILL don’t have a release date AND some of you think I’m lying about this whole fiasco. so I’m double f***ed.”

Responding to fans, Halsey revealed that the song is about their partner Alev, and that they can’t simply release the song on their own because the label “owns the master.” According to Halsey, the song’s been ready for a month, and the video is finished, as well.

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ has biggest #1 debut of 2022

May 23, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Kendrick Lamar‘s Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers has the biggest #1 debut of 2022 on the Billboard 200 charts, marking the iconic rapper’s fourth consecutive #1 album.

Landing at the top spot for the largest sales week of the year for any album — the third straight week the feat has been achieved — the highly regarded fifth studio project earned 295,500 equivalent album units in the U.S., according to Luminate.

Released on May 13, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers follows Kendrick’s 2017 album, DAMN, his longest running #1 album, which spent four weeks atop the Billboard 200, according to Billboard.

The “Purple Hearts” rapper is gearing up to hit the road with his global The Big Steppers tour, featuring pgLang artists Baby Keem and Tanna Leone.

For the full list of tour dates and to purchase tickets visit oklama.com.

Florence + the Machine, The Black Keys notch top-10 debuts on ’Billboard’ 200

May 23, 2022 by WDNY Radio

New albums by Florence + the Machine and The Black Keys have debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard 200.

Florence’s Dance Fever enters the chart at #7 with a total of 54,000 equivalent album units, 42,000 of which were traditional album sales, while the Keys’ Dropout Boogie arrives at #8 with 33,000 units, 27,500 of which were album sales.

Dance Fever, which debuted at #1 in Florence’s native U.K., gives the “Dog Days Are Over” outfit their fourth top-10 album on the Billboard 200, while The Black Keys now have six. Both Florence and the Keys have hit #1 on the Billboard 200 once, with 2015’s How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful and 2014’s Turn Blue, respectively.

Florence + the Machine will launch a U.S. tour in support of Dance Fever in September, while The Black Keys will hit the road in July.

Carrie Underwood teases return of Las Vegas residency in 2023

May 23, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Carrie Underwood may have just wrapped her Las Vegas residency, but she’s already looking forward to returning.

Just days after completing Reflection: The Las Vegas Residency at Resorts World, the powerhouse singer confirms that she will return to Vegas next year. She got her sons in on the action, posting a photo on Instagram that shows 7-year-old Isaiah and his 3-year-old brother, Jacob, with their backs turned to the camera, displaying black jackets advertising their mom’s show in gold lettering.

“We’ll be back!” Carrie reveals in the caption alongside #2023 and #REFLECTION. The “Ghost Story” hitmaker’s residency launched in December and came to a close with back-to-back shows on May 20 and 21.

While she’s saying goodbye to Sin City for now, the Grammy winner has a packed schedule ahead of her as she gears up to release her new album, Denim & Rhinestones, on June 10. She’ll support the album with a massive arena tour beginning in October and ending in March, with Jimmie Allen joining as the opening act.

Måneskin, Coldplay, Billie Eilish sign open letter calling for end of extreme poverty

May 23, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Artists including Måneskin, Coldplay and Billie Eilish have signed an open letter calling for the end of extreme poverty.

The letter, which was published by Global Citizen, demands that “global leaders, businesses, and citizens everywhere empower young women and girls across the world, break systemic barriers that keep people in poverty, and take climate action now.”

“The poorest people on our planet continue to suffer,” the letter reads. “They lack access to food, healthcare, and education. They deal with the realities of climate change — unending drought in some places, flooding, and rising sea levels in others. They are unable to put food on the table, unable to access basic medicines, education and healthcare, unable to access financing or equity, and therefore unable to offer their children a better future.”

“We need to improve opportunities for women and girls around the world, address the systemic barriers that keep people in poverty, and halt the climate crisis,” it continues. “But we can only succeed in addressing these issues by eliminating the barriers that have prevented us from ending extreme poverty and committing to financing levels that will allow for real sustainable progress — not just a temporary fix.”

Other musicians and celebrities who signed include FINNEAS, Adam Lambert, 5 Seconds of Summer, Chloe x Halle, Alessia Cara, Billy Porter, Hugh Jackman, Cyndi Lauper, Nile Rodgers, Ricky Martin and Shawn Mendes. You can read the whole letter, and sign it yourself, via GlobalCitizen.org.

In other Måneskin news, the band performed their new single “Supermodel” last Friday on The Tonight Show. While bassist Victoria De Angelis was unfortunately feeling sick and couldn’t play, host Jimmy Fallon filled in on bass.

DC attorney general sues Mark Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica data breach

May 23, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine has sued Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly failing to protect consumer data following the Cambridge Analytica data leak.

“The evidence shows Mr. Zuckerberg was personally involved in Facebook’s failure to protect the privacy and data of its users leading directly to the Cambridge Analytica incident,” Racine said in a statement about the lawsuit released Monday. “This unprecedented security breach exposed tens of millions of Americans’ personal information, and Mr. Zuckerberg’s policies enabled a multi-year effort to mislead users about the extent of Facebook’s wrongful conduct.”

He added, “This lawsuit is not only warranted, but necessary, and sends a message that corporate leaders, including CEOs, will be held accountable for their actions.”

The lawsuit alleges that Zuckerberg was “responsible for” and “had the clear ability” to control Facebook operations and enabled Cambridge Analytica to use consumer data. The lawsuit alleges that third-party firms like Cambridge Analytica got data from 87 million Americans and half of District of Columbia residents.

Racine filed a lawsuit against Facebook in December 2018 for the data leak and is bringing this suit following evidence found during that litigation, according to the attorney general.

Facebook has faced previous government scrutiny over the data leak to Cambridge Analytica. In 2019, the Federal Trade Commission fined Facebook $5 billion over the incident, and required the company to abide by new restrictions aimed at instituting greater accountability in decisions that affect user privacy.

The Cambridge Analytica leak, which several news outlets reported in 2018, concerned the London-based firm gaining access to user data in 2015 and using it to aid the presidential campaign of Donald Trump.

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from ABC News.

Cambridge Analytica filed for bankruptcy and began insolvency proceedings in the U.S. not long after the scandal broke.

Britney Spears, Sam Asghari live it up in Las Vegas

May 23, 2022 by WDNY Radio

During her conservatorship, Britney Spears complained that she wasn’t allowed to enjoy all that Las Vegas had to offer, despite the fact that she was headlining a super successful residency there. Well, she spent this past weekend making up for lost time.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Britney, fiancé Sam Asghari and Britney’s agent Cade Hudson spent the weekend staying at Resorts World Las Vegas, which projected her image Saturday night on the side of the resort facing the strip, along with the message, “Resorts World Loves Britney.”

“She loves the property and we love having her,” Resorts World President Scott Sibella said Sunday.

During their weekend, Britney, Sam and Cade had dinner with Vegas star Jeff Beacher at the Aria resort and also visited XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas, where Marshmello was headlining.

Britney documented her weekend on Instagram, writing, “Thank you Cade and @resortsworldlv for inviting me !!!! Or wait … did I invite myself ??? Either way thanks for showing me such a good time!”

A source tells Page Six, “There’s a world of difference between Vegas under her conservatorship and Vegas as a free woman, and she gets to experience it with a new set of eyes now.”

Resorts World has managed to entice Celine Dion, Katy Perry and Carrie Underwood to its properties for big-bucks residencies in the past year. Could Britney be next? She’s said that she’s not interested in performing, but you never know.

Is Harry Styles the new Mick Jagger? Not according to Mick Jagger

May 23, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Even back when Harry Styles was in One Direction, his resemblance to a young Mick Jagger was often mentioned. He’s since played on that resemblance, portraying the Rolling Stones front man on Saturday Night Live and allegedly taking inspiration from Jagger’s ’70s-era outfits. However, Jagger doesn’t really think he and Harry have much in common at all.

Asked by The Times of London if he feels that he’s inspired Harry, Jagger said, “I like Harry — we have an easy relationship,” but points out, “I mean, I used to wear a lot more eye makeup than him. Come on, I was much more androgynous.”

Jagger goes on to say, “And he doesn’t have a voice like mine or move on stage like me; he just has a superficial resemblance to my younger self, which is fine — he can’t help that.”

While Jagger may insist he was “much more androgynous” than Harry, the legendary singer never wore a dress on the cover of Vogue.

Zendaya, Andrew Garfield, Pete Davidson make ‘TIME”s 2022 “100 Most Influential People” list

May 23, 2022 by WDNY Radio

TIME has released its list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2022, and among them are Emmy winner Zendaya, multiple Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield, Simu Liu and now-former SNL star Pete Davidson.

As always, each of this year’s class was hailed by their colleagues: Emmy winner Sandra Oh praised Shang-Chi star Liu; legendary director Martin Scorsese hailed his Silence star Garfield; rapper Jack Harlow praised Davidson; and director Denis Villenueve honored his Dune star Zendaya.

Scorsese described tick…tick…BOOM!‘s Garfield as “a remarkable artist, one of the greats of his generation.”

Villenueve lauded Zendaya as “timeless, and she can do it all,” and an “an autonomous creative force herself. A cultural icon in the making. A person driven by pure inspiration, empathy, and respect for her craft, who uses authenticity as a new superpower.”

Authenticity was also a key to Davidson’s power, Harlow explained: “Pete’s appeal to the world has everything to do with his authenticity. He doesn’t try to hide the person that he is.”

Harlow added, “We don’t have another one of him. He’s daring, thoughtful, and simply hilarious. And he’s only 28. An icon with so much more left to accomplish.”

Oh said of Liu, “It’s been amazing to see how beautifully he’s balancing representing our community and staying true to himself.” She added, “Simu has been working hard to get through closed doors, and now he wants to hold those doors open for others.”

Other honorees this year were Oscar winner and Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi, The Batman‘s Zoë Kravitz, and And Just Like That… star and executive producer Sarah Jessica Parker.

November Rain in May: Guns N’ Roses’ Welcome to Rockville set canceled due to weather

May 23, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Guns N’ Roses‘ scheduled headlining set at Florida’s Welcome to Rockville festival over the weekend was canceled due to extreme weather.

In a tweet following the announcement, guitarist Slash called the cancellation a “massive disappointment.”

“We were really looking forward to the show,” Slash wrote. “But the weather had other ideas. We sympathize with all you guys who got rained out along with us, it f***ing sucks. Another time, sooner than later!”

Welcome to Rockville, which takes place in Daytona Beach, was besieged by bad weather throughout the festival. Before GN’R got canceled Saturday, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported that Friday’s schedule was also cut short by weather, forcing sets by Korn, Skillet and Breaking Benjamin to be scrapped, as well.

For U.S. GN’R fans, the cancellation is especially tough, given Welcome to Rockville was the only announced stateside date on the band’s calendar for 2022. The “Welcome to the Jungle” legends are set to return to the road in June for a European tour, followed by trips to South America, Mexico and Australia later in the year.

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