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Ed Sheeran says Sam Smith gave him “pure goosebumps” during their performance at Wembley Stadium

June 27, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ed Sheeran let his fans know he is a major fan of Sam Smith, whom he invited on stage to perform during his takeover of England’s legendary Wembley Stadium.

Ed is performing two weekend sets at the London venue and invited the “Dancing with a Stranger” singer to guest with him on his second night. The Grammy winner shared a sweet video of them hanging out and captioned it, “The incredible @samsmith guesting last night to a sold out Wembley. Got pure goosebumps for it, just so wonderful.”

Sam reposted the video and expressed on their Instagram, “Forever grateful for your support and friendship Ed. Hearing Wembley sing ‘stay with me’ last night is a sound I will never forget. Took me to the moon. Thank you. What a show, what a guy.”

The duo performed Sam’s 2014 breakout hit, “Stay With Me,” which Ed explained in the video, “We first performed this song eight years ago, which is mad!” The clip also shows the “Shivers” singer admiring Sam’s vocal prowess, dancing on stage and inviting the audience to join in on their duet.

After the show, Ed dubbed their set “pure enjoyment” and said the night’s audience was “the best crowds in London, ever.”

The video also highlighted the multiple hugs the two shared during the event. “I love you,” the redhead told Sam during an embrace before they took the stage. Sam responded, “I love you more!”

Ed is next set to take over Wembley on June 29 and 30.

Taraji P. Henson, Lizzo and Megan Thee Stallion among stars protesting Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade overturn

June 27, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NOTE LANGUAGE) Several stars, including Taraji P. Henson, Lizzo and Megan Thee Stallion, are blasting the Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade and the fundamental right to abortion that has been the law for almost 50 years.

When Lizzo accepted the Fearlessness Award at the second Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards Friday night in Beverly Hills, she announced she had partnered with Live Nation to donate $1 million from her upcoming Special Tour to Planned Parenthood and Abortion Funds, according to People.

“It seems like we’re always [in a humanitarian] crisis, like a global pandemic or institutionalized racism or the bans lawmakers put on our bodies,” the three-time Grammy winner told the crowd. The “Truth Hurts” singer/rapper added, “I don’t just do this for myself, I do this for the world and to show the world what action really looks like.”

Sunday night, Lizzo opened up the BET Awards performing “About Damn Time,” and Henson, who hosted the event, praised her for her donation.

“Thank you, Lizzo, for pledging $1 million to Planned Parenthood,” the Golden Globe-winning actress said. “It’s about damn time that we talk about [how] guns have more power than women in America. It’s a sad day in America. A weapon that can take lives has more power than a woman who can give life, if she chooses to.”

Megan Thee Stallion slammed the Supreme Court as she performed Saturday at the Glastonbury Festival in England.

“It wouldn’t be me if I didn’t take a second to call out these stupid a** men,” the “Hot Girl Summer” rapper said on stage. “I want to have it on the record that the motherf***ing hot girls and the hot boys do not support this bulls*** that y’all campaigning for.”

Black Veil Brides, Motionless in White, Ice Nine Kills announce second leg of Trinity of Terror Tour

June 27, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Black Veil Brides, Motionless in White and Ice Nine Kills are once again teaming up for the second leg of their Trinity of Terror tour.

The triple bill will reunite for a batch of late summer dates beginning August 30 in Denver and concluding September 18 in Cincinnati. As with the first leg, which ran earlier this year from March to April, the three bands will alternate who gets to close each night.

Tickets go on sale this Thursday, June 30 at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit TrinityofTerrorTour.com.

Black Veil Brides, Motionless in White and Ice Nine Kills will be supporting their respective latest albums, The Phantom Tomorrow, Scoring the End of the World and The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood.

Better Call Carol: Burnett to appear in final season of her “favorite show” ‘Better Call Saul’

June 27, 2022 by WDNY Radio

AMC’s acclaimed drama Better Call Saul just recruited another Emmy winner for its final season: Carol Burnett.

The network announced Monday that the iconic comedienne will guest in multiple episodes of the series’ sixth season, playing a character named “Marion.”

“I’m thrilled to be a part of my favorite show,” Burnett enthused in the announcement.

As previously reported, Breaking Bad Emmy winners Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will also appear in the spin-off’s final season, reprising their respective Breaking Bad roles of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.

The series, produced by Sony Pictures Television, returns for its final six episodes beginning Monday, July 11 at 9 p.m. ET on AMC and AMC+. The series finale will air on August 15.

Cyndi Lauper re-releases abortion rights song “Sally’s Pigeons”

June 27, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Cyndi Lauper has released a new version of her 1993 abortion rights anthem “Sally’s Pigeons” after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 opinion that declared abortion a constitutional right.

“The Supreme Court’s radical decision today makes the re-recording and re-release of ‘Sally’s Pigeons’ more relevant than ever,” she wrote on Instagram. “In my childhood, women didn’t have reproductive freedom and 50 years later we find ourselves in a time warp where one’s freedom to control their own body has been stripped away.”

The two-time Grammy winner continued, “When I wrote this song with Mary Chapin Carpenter in 1991, we wrote about two little girls who dreamt of stretching their wings like the pigeons they watched that flew above them. They dreamt of being free.”

“But freedom then for women and unfortunately now comes at a big price. If we don’t have control over our own bodies then we have no real freedom,” Cyndi expressed further. “If we don’t have control over our own bodies then we have no real freedom. We are second class citizens. We need to mobilize. We need to let our voices be heard.”

“Sally’s Pigeons” was inspired by Cyndi’s childhood friend who became pregnant and died after seeking a back-alley abortion. The heartbreaking track includes lyrics, “Some twenty one years back/ She left one night with just a nod/ Was lost from some back alley job/ I close my eyes and Sally’s pigeons fly.”

She has since changed the lyrics of the 2022 version of her song and says the events took place “some fifty one years back.”

The “Time After Time” singer is a staunch advocate for abortion rights.

Machine Gun Kelly’s ’Life in Pink’ documentary now streaming on Hulu

June 27, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Hulu has released its new Machine Gun Kelly documentary, Machine Gun Kelly’s Life in Pink.

The film was announced earlier this month with only a “summer” release date but got a surprise premiere Monday morning at midnight.

Life in Pink follows MGK’s breakout over the past two years, following his move from rap to rock with his 2020 album, Tickets to My Downfall, and this year’s Mainstream Sellout.

“My whole life changed in the last two years, and we had the cameras rolling,” Kelly said of the doc.

You can watch Machine Gun Kelly’s Life in Pink now on Hulu.

Kelly is currently on tour in support of Mainstream Sellout, which was released in March. A deluxe version of the record just dropped last Friday.

Whitesnake canceled performance at Spanish festival Saturday; says drummer was ill but is “getting better”

June 27, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Whitesnake canceled its appearance Saturday at the Rock Imperium Festival in Cartagena, Spain, and the rockers’ decision to pull out of the event apparently upset the festival’s organizers.

On Saturday, Whitesnake issued a statement apologizing to fans for canceling that read, in part, “Please know we are doing everything in our power to bring you the best high energy and exciting shows we possibly can. We always strive to deliver 100%, as Whitesnake fans always deserve that much, and never anything less.”

The note adds, “We knew embarking on this tour could present many new obstacles and potential issues, which had been unknown to us on previous tours. Please know we are doing everything in our power to work through these unprecedented challenges.”

Following Whitesnake’s cancellation, festival organizers issued a lengthy statement complaining that the band had given little notice before pulling out of the gig and noting that much of the group’s equipment already was set up on stage when they officially canceled.

The note explains, “At 1:23 [p.m.], we received a call from Whitesnake’s agent indicating that the band’s drummer, Tommy Aldridge, was very ill with a high fever and that they could not perform. We appealed to the band’s sense of professionalism so as not to leave fans stranded, but their agent was blunt, stating that the show was ‘100% cancelled by the band.'”

You can read the festival organizers’ full statement about the situation at RockImperiumFestival.es.

On Sunday, Whitesnake issued another statement that reads, “Tommy was under the weather, as we all can get, but is getting better: he never had, what was inaccurately described [by the Spanish promoter] as ‘severe health problems’ and can’t wait to get back out there to perform for the fans!”

Whitesnake’s next scheduled performance is Monday, June 27 in Milan, Italy.

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige teases big return to July’s San Diego Comic-Con

June 27, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Marvel Studios stormed 2019’s San Diego Comic-Con, where the studio’s head Kevin Feige teased projects, including eventual Emmy nominees The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and WandaVision as well as big-screen hits, including Black Widow, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder.

Both 2020 and 2021’s San Diego Comic-Cons were moved to virtual events because of the pandemic. However, while promoting the Thor four-quel on Friday, Feige said Marvel Studios is coming back to San Diego’s famed Hall H this year, where big projects are announced.

“Yes, you can,” Feige said when asked if fans can expect a return in 2022.

“We’ll be at Comic-Con next month, which we’re excited about. First time since we were on stage there three years ago, talking about this movie [Love and Thunder] and many others.”

He added, “So, yes, we’re excited to go and talk about the future. We always look at five, ten years ahead –and it changes and twists and turns — but that’s usually, you know, as far out as we go, and then start to build it.”

Feige has a lot to tease come July when San Diego Comic-Con returns, including 2023’s big-screen sequels Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Marvels and Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, as well as the reboot of Blade starring two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali and Disney+ projects, including Ironheart, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and Secret Invasion.

Thor: Love and Thunder, starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Oscar-winning writer-director Taika Waititi, opens July 8.

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

Paul McCartney’s historic Glastonbury Festival show included special guests from Dave Grohl, Springsteen

June 27, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Paul McCartney played the U.K.’s famed Glastonbury Festival on Saturday, making history by becoming the oldest solo artist to headline the famous event.

Sir Paul, who turned 80 on Saturday June 18, also thrilled the crowd by welcoming two surprise guests to the stage during his show — Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and the Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen.

Regarding Grohl, it was his first time returning to the stage since the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins in March.

As reported by NME, McCartney introduced Grohl as “your hero from the West Coast,” and he and Dave then proceed to play the early Beatles classic “I Saw Her Standing There,” followed by the 1973 Wings hit “Band on the Run.”

Paul also explained to the audience that Grohl “flew in especially to do this,” noting that he had to overcome flight cancellations in Los Angeles to be able to play the show.

After Grohl exited the stage, McCartney introduced his second surprise guest, welcoming, “from the East Coast of America,” Springsteen.

Bruce, who also had joined Paul at the final show of McCartney’s Got Back Tour of the U.S. on June 16 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, played the same two songs that he did at the previous gig — his own hit “Glory Days,” and the early Beatles rave-up “I Wanna Be Your Man.”

Grohl and Springsteen also came back out on stage for the finale of McCartney’s Glastonbury show, jamming out with Paul and his band on a rendition of The Beatles’ “The End.”

McCartney’s concert lasted about two-and-a-half hours and featured over 30 songs. You can check out some fan-shot highlights of the show at NME.com, while PaulMcCartney.com also has posted a recap of the event.

Pink asks fans who support the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision to “never listen to my music again”

June 27, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Pink‘s had quite the weekend on social media, ever since she took to Twitter on Saturday to tell fans how strongly she feels about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Pink wrote, “Let’s be clear: if you believe the government belongs in a woman’s uterus, a gay persons business or marriage, or that racism is okay- THEN PLEASE IN THE NAME OF YOUR LORD NEVER F***KING LISTEN TO MY MUSIC AGAIN. AND ALSO F**K RIGHT OFF. We good?”

When a fan joked, “I hope her agent survives the stroke,” Pink replied, “I am my agent. We’re fine.”

She then spent the weekend replying to tweets from random people attacking her and amplifying tweets from and about those who share her opinion.

When one tweeted, “I can’t name one of your crappy songs,” Pink shot back, “Then WHY ARE YOU ON MY TWITTER?!?! You’re like the guy that doesn’t get picked for the team saying he wasn’t even trying, you f**king loser.”

Pink went on write, “I think all of our nerves are collectively fried from so many years of racism, misogyny, homophobia, etc. +pandemics, mass shootings, wars and the total lunacy, hypocrisy, ignorance of the GOP-it’s all a bit much. But we will stick together. Good will prevail over evil.”

But when someone replied to that tweet by calling Pink an “evil demon” who “lies,” Pink replied, “This is an example of how sick you all are and what you inspire in people.”

She added, “And to all of you sad, old white men asking me if I still make music. I realize you’re out of touch- so ask your kids…. Oh wait- you can’t. They hate you.”

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