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Sammy Hagar returning to Las Vegas in February and March for more residency shows at The STRAT

January 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

After launching a six-show Las Vegas residency at The STRAT Theater this past fall, Sammy Hagar has announced six new dates at the venue, scheduled for February 9, 11 and 12, and March 23, 25 and 26.

The “Sammy Hagar and Friends” shows will feature the Red Rocker performing a rotating set of classic songs from throughout his long career, plus select covers, with his current band The Circle — founding Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, acclaimed rock drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson of Sammy’s longtime backing group, The Wabos.

Like Hagar’s 2021 residency, this year’s concerts also may see some surprise guests joining Sammy and the band on stage. Artists who made special appearances last year included The Grateful Dead‘s Bob Weir, Rick Springfield and Ratt‘s Stephen Pearcy.

“I’m thrilled to be returning to The STRAT for my Las Vegas residency,” says Hagar in a statement. “We have created the ultimate concert party in a theater that captures the beach vibes of my annual birthday parties in Cabo San Lucas with a new show every night. It’s a blast and I can’t wait to continue with my bandmates, special guests and Redheads in 2022.”

Tickets for the 2022 shows go on sale to the general public this Wednesday, January 12, at 10 a.m. PT.

Members of Hagar’s fan club can purchase pre-sale tickets starting today at 10 a.m. PT, while members of The STRAT resort’s True Rewards program can buy tickets beginning Tuesday, January 11, at 10 a.m. PT.

Limited VIP packages also will be available that include early entry to the theater to watch Hagar’s soundcheck, a signed laminate, a bottle of Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum, “Sammy Hagar and Friends” merch and more.

Visit TheSTRAT.com and RedRocker.com for more info.

Andrew Garfield: lying about ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ role was “weirdly enjoyable”

January 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(SPOILERS FOR SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME) Andrew Garfield admits keeping his Spider Man: No Way Home role a secret wasn’t that hard — in fact, he found it “weirdly enjoyable.”

After months of denials that he was involved, Garfield in fact does appear in the multiverse-shattering blockbuster, alongside fellow Spider-Man alums TobeyMaguire and current web-slinger Tom Holland.

“It was rather stressful but also weirdly enjoyable,” Garfield tells TheWrap of his, er, web of deceit.

“There were moments where I was like, ‘God, I hate lying.’ I don’t like to lie and I’m not a good liar, but I kept framing it as a game. And I kept imagining myself purely as a fan of that character, which is not hard to do.”

The 38-year-old actor, and lifelong Spider-Man fan adds, “I placed myself in that position of, Well, what would I want to know? Would I want to be toyed with? Would I want to be lied to? Would I want to be kept on my toes guessing? Would I want to discover it when I went to the theater? Would I want to be guessing, guessing, guessing?”

The answer to those questions, Garfield said, was clear. “I would want the actor to do an incredibly good job at convincing me he wasn’t in it. And then I would want to lose my mind in the theater when my instinct was proven right,” he continues. “That’s what I would want.”

In fact, Garfield told Entertainment Tonight that he and fellow Spider-Man Maguire sneaked into a theater on opening night just to watch those fans lose their minds. “[N]o one knew we were there,” he enthused. “It was just a really beautiful thing to share together.”

He said the three web-heads shared a “brotherhood,” and getting the opportunity to revisit the character was a thrill.

“First and foremost, I am a fan, so when [producers] Amy Pascal and Kevin Feige and [director] John Watts asked to have a word with me and talk to me about an idea, and they pitched it, it was like I was the fans in the audience, watching it onscreen for the first time with like, the three Spider-Men across universes sharing a frame together,” Garfield recalled.

“And like, your head, your little head, it just explodes. So, that’s the main thing in me that I feel about it.”

Pink headlining 2022 BottleRock festival

January 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Pink is among the headliners for the 2022 BottleRock Napa Valley festival, taking place May 27-29 in Napa, California.

The bill also includes Alessia Cara, Pitbull, Kygo, Tai Verdes and more. The other headliners are Twenty One Pilots, Metallica and country star Luke Combs.

Tickets go on sale this Tuesday, January 11, at 10 a.m. PT.

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit BottleRockNapaValley.com.

Twenty One Pilots, Metallica headlining 2022 BottleRock festival

January 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Twenty One Pilots and Metallica are among the headliners for the 2022 BottleRock Napa Valley festival, taking place May 27-29 in Napa, California.

The bill also includes Greta Van Fleet, The Black Crowes, CHVRCHES, Bleachers, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Spoon, Vance Joy, Silversun Pickups, grandson, Royal & the Serpent and MisterWives. The other headliners are Pink and country star Luke Combs.

Tickets go on sale this Tuesday, January 11, at 10 a.m. PT.

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit BottleRockNapaValley.com.

Kane Brown’s wife shares heartwarming photos of their two young daughters

January 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

It looks like life is pretty adorable in Kane Brown‘s household!

Kane’s wife Katelyn shared a photo on Instagram showing their two-year-old daughter, Kingsley, sweetly posing with her new baby sister, two-week-old Kodi.

The first snap shows Kingsley flashing a little smile at the camera, her face pressed up against her sister’s, while the next picture sees Kingsley giving Kodi a kiss on the head.

“Nothing melts my heart more than seeing Kings love on her little sister,” Katelyn writes with the smiling face and hearts emoji.

Katelyn posted the photo as Kane resumed his Blessed and Free Tour with stops in Indianapolis, Louisville and Pittsburgh this weekend.

Kane and Katelyn made the surprise announcement to fans on social media on New Year’s Eve that they had welcomed their second child on December 30. Kingsley was born in October 2019.

Don’t expect “The Carlton”: ‘Bel-Air’ reboot promises a lot more drama than ‘Fresh Prince’

January 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Peacock has released the first trailer for its Will Smith-produced reboot of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and the show, titled simply Bel-Air, looks quite different from the sitcom that spawned it. In fact, it goes to some pretty dark places.

According to the streaming platform, “…inspired by Morgan Cooper’s viral trailer that reimagined the iconic, culture-defining ‘90s sitcom, Bel-Air takes a fresh and raw approach to this world of swagger, style, and aspiration, while exploring Will’s complex journey through a current lens.”

The new series features newcomer Jabari Banks as Will. South Philadelphia, born and raised, as the original theme song describes, Will is moved by his mom to live with his wealthy aunt and uncle in the ritzy Los Angeles Bel-Air neighborhood to keep him safe from the Philly streets.

But unlike the original’s opening, this Will has more to contend with than just a couple of guys up to no good making trouble in his neighborhood. Instead, Will gets busted on a gun charge after carrying the weapon to keep him safe following a basketball court fight.

Banks’ Will has his eyes opened by his wealthy relatives’ life, but there seems to be more beneath the surface. “I hope one day we can talk about why you’re really here,” Olly Sholotan says as his cousin, Carlton.

The series also stars Adrian Holmes as Uncle Phil, Cassandra Freeman as Will’s Aunt Vivian, and Coco Jones and Akira Akbar, respectively, as Will’s cousins Hilary and Ashley.

Bel Air debuts Super Bowl Sunday, February 13 on Peacock.

Fergie congratulates her ex, Josh Duhamel, on his engagement

January 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Fergie showed that things are apparently cordial between her and her ex-husband, Josh Duhamel, after the actor announced he’s about to tie the knot with his new love.

The Transformers star announced on Saturday that he proposed to his girlfriend of two years, former Miss World America Audra Diane. “It’s on!!,” he said when sharing the happy news, “She found a message in a bottle that washed ashore and said YES!!”

Fergie was quick to send her well wishes, writing “Congrats!!!” and spamming seven green heart emojis in the comment section.

The “Big Girls Don’t Cry” singer married Josh in 2009 and welcomed a son, Axl, who is now eight. The two parted ways in 2017 and announced in a joint statement, “With absolute love and respect we decided to separate as a couple earlier this year.” Fergie filed for divorce in 2019.

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Country artists react to Bob Saget’s death: “Completely heartbroken”

January 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The country music community is paying tribute to Bob Saget in the wake of his passing.

The beloved comedian and Full House star was found dead in his hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Florida on Sunday. He was 65. No cause of death has been released but police say there was no sign of foul play or misadventure.

Jordan Davis, Cole Swindell and Mickey Guyton are among those who turned to social media to share their grief. “Damn…RIP @bobsaget…Thats sad,” Jordan wrote on Twitter.

“Completely heartbroken over Bob Saget. Sending love to his family,” adds Mickey, with a heartbroken emoji.

Mitchell Tenpenny shared a personal story of when he and Jimmie Allen met Saget when he was host of the CMT show Nashville Squares in 2019. “He was so kind to us and most of all very funny. He took extra time to make us feel special and I’ll never forget that,” Mitchell writes, alongside a photo of the three on set. “RIP to a legend.”

Cole also shared a photo of himself posing with Saget, sharing on Instagram Stories, “So sad to hear the news. You just never know..hard to believe. Thinking of all his family and friends tonight..”

Meanwhile, Travis Denning reflected on Saget’s impact on his childhood in the role of patriarch Danny Tanner on Full House. ”RIP Bob Saget. Full House was such a part of my upbringing, same for a million others,” Travis says.

In addition to his breakout role on Full House that ran on ABC from 1987-1995, Saget was the longtime host of America’s Funniest Home Videos from 1989-1997. He was in the midst of a stand-up comedy tour when he passed.

Billie Eilish’s “No Time to Die” Bond theme wins Golden Globe

January 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Billie Eilish‘s James Bond theme “No Time to Die” won the Best Original Song — Motion Picture award at the 2022 Golden Globes.

The track, which Eilish co-wrote with her brother and collaborator, FINNEAS, previously won Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 2021 Grammys. It’s also on the shortlist to be nominated for Best Original Song at the 2022 Oscars.

Eilish first released “No Time to Die” in February 2020 ahead of the film’s then-imminent release. However, it was delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic before finally premiering in the fall of 2021.

The 2022 Golden Globe took place Sunday with a “private event,” and winners were announced via Twitter and press releases. The long-running show, which is conducted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, came under fire in the past year after a Los Angeles Times exposé revealed the HFPA hadn’t included a Black member in 20 years, and accused it of other unethical behavior. It was subsequently dropped by its broadcast partner, NBC.

Birthday boy Rod Stewart to give original songs “a rest,” plans big band and country projects

January 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Starting in 2013, Rod Stewart has been on a songwriting roll that has seen him release multiple albums full of original songs, including his latest one, 2021’s The Tears of Hercules. But Rod says he’s now ready to put his own pen down for a bit and go back to covering classic tunes.

Asked if he spent lockdown writing more songs for a follow-up to The Tears of Hercules, Rod — who turns 77 today — tells ABC Audio, “No, no, no, I think I’m gonna give it a rest now, ’cause I made, I didn’t realize, four albums in eight years! You know…that’s a lot of songs. I don’t wanna, you know, flood the market with my songs.”

Instead, Rod says he’s working on not one but two albums that will see him singing other people’s songs.

“I’m making a big band album at the moment of all the great songs from the ’40s to follow on from The Great American Songbook,” he says, referring to his successful string of standards albums. “And I’m also going to put a country album together and make it duets with all female duettees.”

Asked if he could reveal which women might be joining him for those duets, Rod laughs and says, “Not yet, it’s much too early — but they’re all lined up!”

The Tears of Hercules features the single “One More Time.” Rod is scheduled to kick off an Australian tour in March, proceeded by two shows in Florida next month. He’ll return to Las Vegas in May for his ongoing residency at Caesars Palace. His 2022 schedule also includes a late-summer North American tour with Cheap Trick and a fall U.K. trek. Of course, all these plans might be upended by COVID, so stay tuned.

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