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Watch Bob Dylan, Elton John, Barry Gibb and more stars with Brian Wilson a Happy 80th Birthday

June 20, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Brian Wilson was born 80 years ago today, and in celebration of the milestone birthday, special messages from some of the Beach Boys legend’s famous musical friends, fans and associates have been compiled in a video’s that been posted on Wilson’s official YouTube channel.

Among the many stars featured in the video are Bob Dylan, Elton John, Joe Walsh, The Bee Gees‘ Barry Gibb, John Fogerty and Wilson’s fellow Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine.

Elton, who’s the first artist featured in the tribute, tells Brian, “Have a wonderful 80th birthday with [your wife] Melinda and your family…You’ve inspired me all my life. To me, you’re the only real pop genius in the world, and I love you very much.”

Gibb says, “I’m honored to be able to say congratulations to you. I’ve followed you all of my life…Your inspiration, your insights into chord changes, and your insights into harmony has [always] been overwhelming to me…I love you very much.”

Walsh is shown playing the intro to The Beach Boys’ classic “California Girls” on an electric guitar, and then singing a fun rendition of “Happy Birthday to You.”

Fogerty declares, “Happy 80th birthday, and thank you for all the great music!”

Jardine, who tours with Wilson as part of his solo band, says, “Hi Brian, I’m the guy who sings on your left…Always remember, we’ll always be younger than your cousin Mike [Love].”

Dylan brings the presentation to a close with an acoustic rendition of “Happy Birthday to You.”

Among the other stars who are featured in the video are Graham Nash, David Crosby, Smokey Robinson, Carole King, The Monkees‘ Micky Dolenz, Three Dog Night‘s Danny Hutton, Stephen Bishop, producer Don Was, actors Jeff Bridges and John Cusack, and filmmaker Cameron Crowe.

Jennifer Lopez hails “caring, loving…” Ben Affleck for Father’s Day; Marc Anthony not mentioned

June 20, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Jennifer Lopez posted a sweet Father’s Day message to her fiancé, Ben Affleck — but what’s also getting attention is the fact she neglected to mention ex-husband Marc Anthony, the father of their 14-year-old twins, Maximilian and Emme.

“Happy Father’s Day to the most caring, loving, affectionate, consistent and selfless Daddy ever,” Jen captioned the video about Ben, adding, “#HappyFathersDay my love.”

The slideshow of pictures and video of the celebrity couple together were coupled with an interview voiceover from Lopez in which she said, “nothing is more fulfilling to me than being able to build a family with someone” she loves “deeply,” who is, “…just as dedicated to family and to each other as we can be…”

Affleck is dad to 16-year-old Violet, 13-year-old Seraphina and 10-year-old Samuel, his three children with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.

J. Lo also posted a Dad’s Day message to David, her own father, who she called, “the best daddy ever!”

Elton John auctioning off “Rocket Man” hoverboard NFT for his AIDS Foundation

June 20, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Elton John is the latest legend to get in on the NFT craze for charity.

NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are unique pieces of digital artwork that many artists have been either creating themselves, or commissioning, and then selling to fans. Elton has teamed with LGBTQ+ artist Voxel Bunny to create an NFT that’s a digital animation.

Set to Elton’s hit “Rocket Man,” it features a robot-like figure sailing through the galaxy on a hoverboard, which is designed to look like the pinball machine Elton played in the “Pinball Wizard” sequence in the 1975 movie Tommy.

The starting bid on the NFT is $5,000 with all proceeds going to the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and you have until June 22 at 6 p.m. ET to bid.

“Whilst I’m no metaverse expert, I wanted to make sure that my first NFT was something true to me, and collaborating with LGBTQ+ artist Voxel Bunny…on something so unique which benefits the Elton John AIDS Foundation for Pride month, was the perfect opportunity,” Elton said in a statement.

If $5,000 is too steep for you, you can also get a different NFT for just $30, which is available to anyone. It’s a spinning, gold-and-black “Rocket Collectible,” which gets you access to Elton’s new Rocket NFT Club. You can get the latest news, enter special contests, get discounts and have access to ticket pre-sales.

Get all the details at NFT.EltonJohn.com.

Chris Stapleton partners with Pilgrimage Festival for sweepstakes benefiting his charitable fund

June 20, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Chris Stapleton is using his headlining set at Pilgrimage Festival to draw attention to a cause close to his heart.

The hit singer and Pilgrimage have partnered with Fandiem for a fundraising campaign in benefit of Chris and his wife Morgane Stapleton‘s foundation, Outlaw State of Kind. Fans can enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win the VIP Journey to Pilgrimage experience that includes two VIP passes to the festival in Franklin, TN along with round-trip travel and hotel coverage, a Gibson guitar signed by the hitmaker himself, a tour of the Gibson Garage in Nashville and more.

Donation levels start at $10, which equates to 100 entries, and goes up to $500, which is worth 10,000 entries. The proceeds go toward Outlaw State of Kind, a charitable fund the couple founded in 2016 that provides grants to a variety of organizations, including MusiCares Foundation, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Habitat For Humanity and more.

The sweepstakes are open until September 7. Pilgrimage Festival takes place September 24 and 25.

The Mars Volta unveils mysterious cube in Los Angeles; is new music coming?

June 20, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The Mars Volta may be teasing new music, in possibly the most Mars Volta way imaginable.

Over the weekend, the long inactive band posted a tweet with coordinates that led fans to Grand Park in Los Angeles, where, according to posts on Reddit, they were met with a large black cube with the words “The Mars Volta” etched into it in gold.

Reports from those who waited in line to get inside the cube — in which cell phones were not allowed — claim they heard new Mars Volta music.

If indeed The Mars Volta is teasing new music, it’ll be the first fresh material from “The Widow” outfit since the group went on hiatus following the release of the 2012 album, Noctourniquet.

The Mars Volta previously stoked reunion rumors in 2021 in leading up to the release of La Realidad De Los Sueños, a career-spanning vinyl box set.

Jimin and RM reflect on BTS’ future and their place in the music world

June 20, 2022 by WDNY Radio

With BTS on a break so members of the septet can focus on their solo careers, RM and Jimin opened up about what they hope to accomplish during the hiatus.

The two shared their thoughts in separate interviews with Weverse Magazine. Jimin said during his conversation that “it’s important to take a breather like this.”

“I think now’s the time to step back and clear our heads to think about the direction we want to take as a group going forward,” he continued, adding this period will also be used as a time to reflect.

Jimin is excited about what’s to come, teasing, “I’m going to try to take on a lot of new things. That’s why I’m meeting with different producers: I feel like I should take this challenge on, the proper way.”

The singer teased his new solo projects will be “just a little more explicit.” He clarified, “I just think I can show something a little more raw about me. That might include a more mature side, too… Something that shows the things I usually think about a little more honestly?”

As for RM, he said during his interview he’s working on himself. “I need to try taking a step away from myself for a minute,” he admitted. “I’m worried if I’m just doing the things I’m given and if I’m losing myself in a way… I think I’ve hit a kind of wall.”

RM also shared his hopes for BTS, saying he wants the group “to move beyond astonishing people and think again about what kind of messages we can send people now.”

BTS’ break comes as their new album, Proof, debuts atop the Billboard 200. It sold 266,000 copies and was streamed 52.84 million times in its first week.

Can’t wait for the ‘Better Call Saul’ finale? Watch Rhea Seehorn now in new AMC digital series ‘Cooper’s Bar’

June 20, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Rhea Seehorn stars as Kim Wexler in AMC’s Better Call Saul, whose final six episodes start airing July 11. In the meantime, you can see Seehorn starring in — and directing and executive-producing — the AMC digital series Cooper’s Bar, which is partly based on her and her real-life pals.

Cooper’s Bar, free on AMC.com and YouTube, follows an actor, played by Lou Mustillo, who hangs with his friends at the Tiki bar he built in his backyard. One day, an evil Hollywood exec named Kris, played by Seehorn, is lured to the bar and decides to turn it into a TV series.

But it turns out Mustillo really does have a bar in his backyard, and it’s a hangout for Seehorn and the show’s other stars and creators.

“Lou is such a tremendous actor…and he has all these incredible stories,” Seehorn tells ABC Audio. “And after a while, we were like, ‘We’ve got to just film one of these!'”

She laughs, “There’s always that danger of, you think you and your friends are funny enough that you should put it on camera at 2:00 in the morning…and then not really. So it was all about the scripts.”

Seehorn says it was “pretty weird” going from Better Call Saul to Cooper’s Bar: They shot all six episodes in six nights in Mustillo’s backyard. But she says portraying Kris — “this awful, terrible woman” who’s “cartoonishly villanous” — was “a lot of fun.”

While Cooper’s Bar is full of Hollywood in-jokes, Seehorn says the show is about the universal themes of “following your dreams” and “having a group of friends that’s your chosen family.”

And that upcoming Better Call Saul finale? Seehorn won’t spill, but she admits, “I’m still psychologically parsing out and mulling over the ending…it was amazing!”

Cardi B and more stars show off their Father’s Day celebrations

June 20, 2022 by WDNY Radio

In addition to Juneteenth festivities this past weekend, stars and celebs with children celebrated Father’s Day proudly.

Cardi B went all out for her husband, Offset, with whom she shares two kids, Kulture and Wave. Cardi first served up a gourmet breakfast-in-bed entree of bacon, eggs, sausage, potatoes and more, which the Migos rapper enjoyed alongside four of his five children. He was showered with a large golden balloon arch, a giant greeting card and big hugs from the kids. As seen on her Instagram Story, Cardi then whipped up a large pot of oxtails served alongside rice, which Offset graciously accepted while also showing off the new watch he was gifted. Safe to say, Father’s Day in the rapper’s household was a success.

Ciara took to her Instagram to share a compilation video of her husband, Russell Wilson, and their three children Sienna, Win and Future, whom Ciara shares with rapper Future. She penned a sweet message to the pro football quarterback, thanking him for being a “loving, caring and thoughtful Father.”

Lupita Nyong’o provided her father some great relaxation with a foot and leg massage on the special holiday. She shared the loving moment in a video on Instagram, showing the two of them sitting on grass alongside a calming body of water. “Happy Father’s Day to the man whose feet I relish being at,” she captioned the post.

Kendrick Lamar‘s fiancé, Whitney Alford, shared a heartfelt message to the rapper and posted a rare photo of them along with their two young children. The note reads in part, “Today I am more than happy to celebrate the men in my life…I choose to celebrate them for stepping up instead of stepping out, for providing, for assisting us women, for healing…”

Harry Styles helps fan come out during his concert

June 20, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Harry Styles reaffirmed to his LGBTQ+ fans that he’ll always be in their corner. The “As It Was” hitmaker helped an Italian fan come out during his weekend show at London’s Wembley Stadium.

Official Charts shared a video of the moment when Harry spotted a fan waving a sign that read, “From Ono to Wembley – Help me come out!” The Grammy winner is seen picking up the sign and flashing it to the audience before pacing around the stage to mull over how to make the moment special.

He then hands the sign back to the fan, identified as Mattia, so he could hold a rainbow flag. “When this flag goes above my head, you are officially out!… I think that’s how it works,” he proclaims and leads the crowd into a drumroll moment. Harry also does a few false starts to amp up the drama and excitement, which causes the crowd to go wild when he finally lifts the flag high.

“Congratulations Mattia, you are a free man,” he roars. “Holy moly, the adrenaline!” Harry also returned Mattia’s flag by draping it over him.

This isn’t the first time Harry assisted a fan in coming out. Last year, he helped a young girl come out to her mother.

“We can’t thank you enough”: Parmalee credits fans for bringing “Take My Name” to #1

June 20, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Parmalee is taking it to the top.

The group is back at #1 on the country charts with their latest single, “Take My Name,” marking their second consecutive #1 hit following “Just the Way” featuring Blanco Brown. Parmalee frontman, Matt Thomas, co-wrote “Take My Name” with Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson and David Fanning after his brother and bandmate, Scott Thomas, got married. It’s the third single off their 2021 album, For You.

“It’s OFFICIAL! YOU the fans have taken Take My Name up to #1 on Country Radio!!! Thank you to Country Radio, our label, our team, family, friends, and our fans!!” the North Carolina natives write on Instagram alongside a series of photos posing with members of their team as they each hold up one finger in the air. “We can’t thank you enough for making this happen!”

Parmalee also topped the charts in 2013 with their first #1 song, “Carolina.”

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