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‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ director Leah McKendrick on the true story that inspired her rom-com

June 23, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Voicemails for Isabelle is calling, and Leah McKendrick wants you to answer.

McKendrick wrote and directed the new Netflix rom-com, which became the #1 film in the U.S. during its first weekend on the streaming service. She spoke to ABC Audio just ahead of the film’s release, where she said romantic comedies raised her.

“Longing has been a big theme in my life. Longing for my career, longing for love. And I think for a longing girl, a rom-com is her genre,” McKendrick said. “I believe that rom-coms are for everybody, but I think the girls really own that. And are unabashed about it.”

The rom-com follows a young chef named Jill (Zoey Deutch), who copes with the loss of her sister and best friend, Isabelle (Ciara Bravo), by leaving her voicemails describing her chaotic life.

McKendrick says the idea for this story came from her relationship with her own sister.

“My little sister is my first love and true love, and I feel like she’s the one that taught me what that even looks like,” McKendrick said. “When she was in college in New York and I was struggling for my dreams in LA, I would call her and leave these rambling voicemails.”

The voicemails featured McKendrick “crying about the job I didn’t get, the guy that I went on a bad date with or boy problems” — the list goes on and on.

“It’s really hard to curate a voicemail. I think it’s a stream of consciousness, especially if you’re talking to your sister,” McKendrick said. “I just thought, ‘I want a love story where a man falls in love with her for her heart and not for the way that she looks or the boxes that she checks or the chemistry that they have when they meet.’ It’s just really just him witnessing her.”

Brooklyn Public Library to commemorate 30 years of Jay-Z’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Jay-Z fans now have another opportunity to get library cards featuring his likeness. The Brooklyn Public Library has announced limited-edition library cards commemorating the 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt.

Featuring the black-and-white artwork and following the release of the 2023 Book of Hov exhibit library cards, the new cards will be available beginning June 25 — the exact date the album was released 30 years ago. They will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.

In addition, Marcy Library will feature a curated display of books that have had a positive influence on Hov, who was raised in Brooklyn’s Marcy Houses.

Pop-up experiences in Manhattan and Brooklyn are taking place June 25.

Roc Nation is also launching ’96 & Forever, a yearlong program celebrating Jay’s “body of work as a cultural archive,” according to a post on Roc Nation’s website.

As previously reported, the Reasonable Doubt festivities will also include an upcoming performance at Yankee Stadium and several vinyl releases, among other events.

Jay-Z was also recently celebrated at the Roots Picnic, where he debuted a new hairstyle. Beyoncé told the story behind the transformation in a video for her hair care line, Cécred.

“Everyone wants to know the details of JAY’s hair transformation,” she said. “Jay told me a few months ago he was planning on combing out his locs for the Philly show with The Roots. He wanted to do this in honor of his father. His name was Adnis Reeves, and his favorite sports team was from Philly.”

She also explained that the one reason he initially grew his locs was “to show Blue [Ivy Carter] that her hair was like his hair,” as the then 5-year-old “wasn’t feeling very confident about her hair.”

The full video is on Cécred’s YouTube.

Blink-182 announces European headlining shows for 2027

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Blink-182 is heading overseas in 2027.

The “All the Small Things” trio has announced three European headlining shows for next year, taking place June 8 in Berlin, June 13 in Milan and June 15 in Paris.

Pierce the Veil will also be on the bill for the Milan and Paris shows. Billy Talen will open the Berlin date.

Presales begin Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time. For all ticket info, visit Blink182.com.

Blink’s 2027 live schedule also includes sets at Europe’s Rock for People, Rock im Park and Rock am Ring festivals. They performed at the Innings Festival in Arizona in February, but their most recent full U.S. tour took place in 2025.

In other blink-182 happenings, the band recently released a deluxe version of their 2001 album, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, in honor of its 25th anniversary. Their most recent record is 2023’s ONE MORE TIME…, which featured the return of original frontman Tom DeLonge.

Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ gets high fidelity audio upgrade for 55th anniversary

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

It was 55 years ago Monday that Joni Mitchell released her iconic album Blue, and to celebrate, the album has gotten an audio upgrade.

Rhino High Fidelity has just released limited-edition audiophile editions of the album on reel-to-reel and vinyl.

The vinyl reissue, cut from the original master tapes to 180-gram vinyl, is limited to 5,000 numbered copies. It includes an album insert featuring a new Q&A with Mitchell. The reel-to-reel, which was duplicated in real time from the original flat analog master tape, is limited to only 350 copies.

Released June 22, 1971, Blue is considered by many to be one of the greatest pop and rock albums of all time. Written following Mitchell’s breakup with Graham Nash, and during a relationship with James Taylor, the album includes such iconic Mitchell tunes as “A Case of You” and “River.” It peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200 and went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA.

DOJ to appeal judge’s order dismissing Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s human smuggling case

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that dismissed the criminal human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Robert McGuire, the federal prosecutor in Tennessee, filed a notice on Monday to U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw that the government is appealing the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Music notes: Adele, Pink and more

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Adele’s been out of the spotlight lately, but she emerged a few days ago to check out a rising star: Lola Young.
Adele attended one of Lola’s concerts at the O2 Academy Brixton in London and posed with her backstage. Lola posted video of herself freaking out as she tells someone else that “Adele’s here.” She wrote in the caption that “it was so surreal” to have one of her “favourite artists ever” show up.

Céline Dion will release a new song called “Bonjour, Pardon, Merci” on July 3; it’s available for presave now. It’ll be the second new song she’s released since announcing her Paris residency, set to take place this fall. She put out a song called “Dansons” in April.

New mom Carly Rae Jepsen is birthing another project: a double album. Called Day and Night, it features 24 tracks, 12 for day and 12 for night. The first single, “On Wires,” is out on Friday. Her first live performance of 2026 will take place Sept. 27 at New York City’s All Things Go Festival.

Pink shared a Father’s Day tribute on Monday to her husband, Carey Hart, with whom she shares daughter Willow Sage Heart and son Jameson Moon Hart. She wrote, “I miss my Dad. But I get to see this guy do it. It is such a gift to see a father love their children. To be stretched to the limits by that love, to show up in any and every way they can. These two are very lucky, and very loved.”

Devo and The B-52s announce fall tour dates

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Devo and The B-52s are once again teaming up for some North American tour dates.

The bands have announced a set of fall Cosmic De-Evolution Tour dates, starting Sept. 17 in Tinley Park, Illinois. The tour will hit cities in Michigan, Minnesota, Washington and more before wrapping Oct. 31 in Palm Desert, California.

Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

Devo and The B-52s launched the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour in September 2025.

Devo is set to join Billy Idol for several dates of the It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again tour, starting Aug. 7 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The next leg of their Mutate, Don’t Stagnate tour begins Aug. 25 in New Orleans. A complete list of shows can be found at clubdevo.com.

Despite wrapping a farewell tour back in January 2023, The B-52s have continued to perform live. Their next show is Wednesday in Berlin, Germany. A complete list of dates can e found at TheB52s.com.

Why Joan Jett won’t stop performing ‘Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)’

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Joan Jett says she has no plans to stop playing “Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah).” The song was co-written by Gary Glitter, who was convicted in the U.K. of sex offenses, including attempted rape of a girl under 13.

Jett initially covered the song for her 1973 debut solo album, Bad Reputation, and still performs the song in concert. In an interview with The Telegraph, Jett was asked if “what we now know about Glitter” doesn’t bother her and she replied, “Of course it bothers me.”

“But that’s not the context in which I’m singing it, number one,” she said. “Number two, if we want to start investigating everybody … [o]ne of my favorite bands is the Rolling Stones. Go listen to Starf*****, about a 15-year-old. I’m not condoning it at all,” referring to The Stones’ 1973 track, now called “Star Star.”

“And if you listen to the words I sing, I’m singing different words from what he’s saying. I try to make it my own,” she continued. “But am I going to drop it after the fact, after I’ve had my own career with the song? No. And if people want to come at me for that, do it. I’ve been come at for [more].”

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are set to kick off a U.K. tour on July 2 in Glasgow, Scotland. A complete list of show dates can be found at JoanJett.com.

Nancy Guthrie abduction: 2nd ransom note sent to Tucson TV station said she died, sources say

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

A second ransom note received by a Tucson, Arizona, television station following the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie said she died shortly after her abduction, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News.

Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped from her Tucson, Arizona, home in the early hours of Feb. 1.

In the days after Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, various ransom notes were sent to the media.

The Guthrie family received two notes that were sent to Tucson media outlets that investigators deemed potentially credible and the FBI had tried to trace their origin.

The first note demanded cryptocurrency for Nancy Guthrie’s return. The second note, according to sources, said she had died shortly after she was taken and was buried in nature.

The notes were received within days of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, but ABC News has not previously disclosed the contents of the second note.

Shortly after receiving the second note, Savannah Guthrie posted a statement in a Feb. 7 Instagram post.

“We received your message and we understand,” Savannah Guthrie said at the time. “We beg you now to return our mother to us. … This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.”

Images from Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell camera showing a masked man at her house were released early on in the investigation, but the 84-year-old’s whereabouts remain unknown and the suspect remains unidentified.

In March, Savannah Guthrie spoke out in her first interview, telling her friend and former co-host Hoda Kotb, “Honestly, we don’t know anything.”

Savannah Guthrie said her family “cannot be at peace” without answers and she pleaded for anyone with information to come forward.

“Someone can do the right thing, and it is never too late to do the right thing,” she said.

Anyone with information is urged to call 911, the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI, or the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at 520-351-4900.

Brantley Gilbert reveals the ‘Sins of the Father’ with album’s title track

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The release of Brantley Gilbert’s eighth studio album is still a little more than a month away, but he’s just released two new songs early.

The first is the title track, “Sins of the Father,” which he calls the “most country song on the album.”

“I’ve done my dirt/ And I’ve been washed in the water/ Lord I go to church/ And I’m still learning the gospel,” Brantley sings on the track. “But tonight Lord I pray for our sons and our daughters/ Don’t make ‘em pay for the sins of the father.”

At the other end of the spectrum, Brantley estimates that “Good Ol’ Boys” “goes harder than probably anything I’ve ever written.”

In the end, the “Bottoms Up” hitmaker knows where he fits.

“As long as there’s a box in country music, I know where I belong,” he says. “And that’s right on the outside of it. All of my albums are a chapter of my life and this one’s no different. I don’t have skeletons in the closet – my s***’s out in the open. So if there’s any piece of my story that could help somebody, I’m cheating them if I keep it to myself.”

Sins of the Father arrives July 24, featuring Brantley’s current hit, “Good Damn.”

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