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Rod Stewart, Rob Thomas, Barry Manilow, Bruce Springsteen react to the death of Clive Davis

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

In his decadeslong career in the music industry, legendary record executive Clive Davis, who died Monday at age 94, worked with dozens upon dozens of major artists. Some of them have taken to Instagram to pay tribute to him.

Clive signed Barry Manilow to his record label Arista Records and gave him his first #1 hit, “Mandy.” Barry wrote on X, “My heart is heavy with the loss of my friend Clive Davis. For fifty years we worked together, created together, argued together, and celebrated together. Yes, some would say it was business. But to Clive, it never was. It was family. And I was honored to be a part of his. Thank you Clive. I wish we could do it all again.”

Bruce Springsteen wrote on Instagram, “At 22 years old, he changed my life when he signed me to Columbia Records. He treated me with the same respect and kindness as a 22-year-old nobody as he did after all my success. A great man. All our prayers and love.”

Clive helped revitalize Rod Stewart’s career by signing him to his record label J Records and encouraging him to release The Great American Songbook series of albums. Rod wrote on Instagram, “Lost for words! A day I’ve been dreading! A giant of a man in the music business. I owe Clive so much. … [H]e was the only one who believed a rock singer could sing the standards with conviction.”

“Other labels rejected the idea, and so The Great American Songbook was born, selling close to 40 million copies,” Rod continued. “We had some wonderful, unforgettable times together, but for now, Mr. Davis, it’s goodbye, my dear friend.”

Clive also rebooted Santana’s career with the all-star collaborations album Supernatural and its world-beating smash hit “Smooth.” Rob Thomas, who co-wrote the song and sang on it, wrote on Instagram, “For the last 27 years Clive Davis has been a friend and mentor to me. We started our working relationship when we released Smooth and continued on.” Rob added, “There are still a lot of good people in the music industry but with him goes the end of an era.”

Carlos Santana said in a statement, “Clive understood that music is more than entertainment. Music is a healing force. It brings people together beyond fear, beyond separation, beyond borders. He dedicated his life to championing artists and helping them share their gifts with the world.”

Others who paid tribute include Diane Warren, Josh Groban and Michael Buble.

Bruce Springsteen, Carlos Santana and more pay tribute to Clive Davis

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Bruce Springsteen, Carlos Santana, Rod Stewart and Barry Manilow are among the many artists paying tribute to legendary music exec Clive Davis, who passed away Monday. He was 94.

“Over here on E Street, we mourn the death of the great record man and close friend Clive Davis,” Springsteen, who Davis signed to Columbia Records in 1973, wrote on Instagram. “At 22 years old, he changed my life when he signed me to Columbia Records. He treated me with the same respect and kindness as a 22-year-old nobody as he did after all my success. A great man. All our prayers and love.”

Santana, who signed with Columbia in 1969, released a statement calling Davis “a visionary.”

“He could hear the intangible before anyone else could see it. He believed in Santana from the beginning, and years later he believed in us again,” he wrote. “That kind of faith is a beautiful blessing, and I will always be grateful.”

Davis was also responsible for bringing Santana to Arista Records in the ’90s, which resulted in his multi-Platinum, Grammy Award-winning album Supernatural.

“I thank Clive for his friendship, his trust, and his belief in Santana,” he added. “We celebrate his extraordinary journey and the legacy of joy, inspiration, and possibility that he leaves behind.”

Stewart, who released his The Great American Songbook albums on Davis’ J Records, called the music exec a “giant of a man in the music business” in a post on Instagram.

“I owe Clive so much,” he continued, noting Davis was the only one who believed he could sing “standards with conviction.”

“Other labels rejected the idea, and so The Great American Songbook was born, selling close to 40 million copies,” Stewart added. “We had some wonderful, unforgettable times together, but for now, Mr. Davis, it’s goodbye, my dear friend.”

Manilow, who signed to Columbia Records in 1969, wrote on X that his “heart is heavy with the loss of my friend Clive Davis.”

“For fifty years we worked together, created together, argued together, and celebrated together,” he shared. “Yes, some would say it was business. But to Clive, it never was. It was family. And I was honored to be a part of his. Thank you Clive. I wish we could do it all again.”

Others paying tribute to Davis include Patti Smith, The Grateful Dead, KISS’ Paul Stanley, Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan, Stephen Bishop and The Kinks’ Dave Davies.

Taylor Swift is still #1 with Toy Story song, Olivia Rodrigo charts four top-10s

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Taylor Swift has the #1 song in the country to go along with the #1 movie in the country.

“I Knew It, I Knew You,” which she wrote and recorded for Toy Story 5, tops the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week. The movie debuted at #1 at the box office with $160 million, the year’s biggest domestic debut and the biggest debut ever for the Toy Story films.

Meanwhile, Olivia Rodrigo has taken over the top 10 with four new songs from her album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, which entered the Billboard 200 album chart at #1. The highest-charting song is “stupid song” at #3, followed by her former #1 hit, “drop dead,” at #4, “the cure” at #6 and “honeybee” at #9.

Olivia also scored four top-10 hits from her debut album, SOUR, and two from her sophomore album, GUTS.

The rest of the top 10 is rounded out by Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” at #2 and “Be Her” at #5, Ariana Grande’s “hate that i made you love me” at #8 and Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” at #10. The only male artist in the top 10 is Drake, at #7 with “Janice STFU.”

25 years later, you can hear Reba McEntire sing on Broadway

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

It’s been a quarter-century since Reba McEntire made her celebrated Broadway debut in Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun.

Though her five-month run replacing Bernadette Peters in 2001 remains her only stint on the Great White Way so far, there are a couple new souvenirs you can experience.

“I took my final bow in Annie Get Your Gun on Broadway 25 years ago today,” Reba posted on Monday. “During my run, I recorded two songs that were released on a promotional CD and we were finally able to get those songs released on streaming services.”

Reba McEntire: Songs from Annie Get Your Gun features “You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun” and “I Got Lost in His Arms” from her performances as sharpshooter Annie Oakley.

Meanwhile, Reba continues marking 50 years as a recording artist with monthly music capsules showcasing a new song alongside similarly themed catalog tracks. The latest, Hurt Like That, came out in May, along with the accompanying The Rise of Reba playlist.

Muni Long releases new song, ‘Richest’

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Muni Long gets vulnerable on her new song, “Richest.”

“Over the last year, I learned wealth looks different than I thought…I’d like to share with you everything I gained when I stopped measuring my life by what I lost,” she wrote in an Instagram post teasing an announcement.

She followed the message with the release of the new song. “This song is pure love to me. Being rich can apply to ANYTHING. The love for your mother or father, your significant other, your children, your friends…that’s what I like most about it,” she wrote on Instagram.

“Richest” serves as Muni’s first new music since 2025’s “Delulu.”

She had been scheduled to join Brandy and Monica last year for their Boy is Mine tour but dropped out due to severe health issues.

Ebola cases in DRC surpass 1,000 as UNICEF warns millions of children at risk

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has surpassed 1,000 Ebola cases as the country’s deadly outbreak continues.

The DRC Ministry of Health reported 1,003 confirmed cases and 254 confirmed deaths as of Sunday evening. There are 365 patients either hospitalized or in isolation, according to the ministry.

Contact tracing remains a concern, officials said. The Ministry of Health said only 58% of identified contacts have been followed up with, far below the desired 90% to 95% target needed to contain the outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Bonheur Baeni, project manager for the Ebola emergency for the humanitarian NGO CARE, told ABC News that there has been a great amount of misinformation in affected communities that has made it difficult to contain the virus.

“It is in fact among the great challenges, the misinformation that is characterized by rumors, rumors that circulate on social networks, rumors that also circulate mouth-to-mouth,” he told ABC News in French. “It really makes the population resistant.”

Baeni said the group is working with the Ministry of Health and other partners to engage with the community and answer questions that people have. They are also working with trusted leaders within the community to help combat the misinformation.

“You see that it creates a climate of trust,” Baeni said. “It creates a confidence climate because it’s their brother, it’s a member of the community.”

The Ministry of Health wrote on X that “response teams continue active investigations, epidemiological surveillance, and prevention actions in affected areas.”

Health officials added that eight more people have recovered from Ebola, bringing the total number of recoveries to 100.

Meanwhile, UNICEF warned on Monday that an estimated 2.95 million children and adolescents aged 18 and under — representing 54% of the population in 31 affected health zones — are at risk from Ebola and the breakdown of essential services in the eastern DRC.

“Our teams in Ituri [province] have met children who have lost their mothers, and in some cases both parents, to Ebola,” Catherine Russell, UNICEF executive director, said in a statement. “Children are trying to make sense of the threat while surrounded by rumors and online misinformation.”

UNICEF said children and adolescents make up about 15% of confirmed Ebola cases and more than 25% of confirmed deaths in the eastern DRC as of June 19, and that children and adolescents with confirmed Ebola are almost twice as likely to die as adults

In Ituri province, which is the epicenter of the outbreak, dozens of children have been orphaned, according to UNICEF. The agency said that 135 of those children are receiving support, including psychosocial care.

In neighboring Uganda, there are at least 20 confirmed cases, in large part linked to cross-border transmission from the DRC, and two deaths, according to UNICEF. The agency said children have also been affected in Uganda, with at least one child who has tested positive and 19 children under quarantine monitoring.

“Children are especially vulnerable because they depend on caregivers and cannot distance themselves from a sick parent or sibling in the same way that an adult can,” Russell said. “To better protect children, we need sustained access, and the resources needed to reach every affected community.”

ABC News’ Dada Jovanovic and Zoe Magee contributed to this report.

Hey baby, let’s go to Vegas: Tim McGraw returns to The Colosseum

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Tim McGraw will be Live in Las Vegas for five performances at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace this fall.

His Oct. 23-24 and Nov. 4, 6 and 7 shows follow his December 2025 run during the National Finals Rodeo.

Presales start Tuesday, before tickets go on sale to the public Friday.

The “Live Like You Were Dying” hitmaker is set to kick off his Pawn Shop Guitar Tour July 9 in Bethel, New York.

He released the trek’s namesake tune in May, along with “Song for America,” which celebrates the 250th birthday of the U.S. on July 4.

Amy Lee’s voice turned into score for ’The Seventh Turn’ short film

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Amy Lee’s voice is being brought to life in a different way than usual.

The Evanescence frontwoman’s vocals have been turned into a score for an upcoming short film called The Seventh Turn.

According to a press release, composer Michael Wandmacher “sculpted a complete sonic metamorphosis of Lee’s voice by transforming her vocal DNA into a ‘biological synthesizer’ generating bells, keys, percussion, strings, FX, and complex atmospheres, proving that a single human voice can generate an entire cinematic world.”

The release adds the project was completed without “physical instruments, synthesizers, samplers, and AI.”

“I had an unusual idea, if it is possible to create an entire score with only voices—not just the choral, vocal, and FX parts, but the whole score, where the voices substitute for the instruments, yet it doesn’t sound like that,” Wandmacher says in a statement.

“It’s very inspiring when there is this wild concept, and it gives you a bit of a roadmap,” Lee adds. “I thought, ‘Here are our parameters of what we’re allowed to do, and what we’re not.’ There are no instruments, no nothing, just only vocals. Even if they are effected or put through things, that’s fine. Every single thing is sourced from a voice. You can imagine how fun that is for a vocalist to hear that assignment and hearing it work so well.”

You can check out a preview of what that will sound like in the teaser for The Seventh Turn. The film will premiere July 1 via the streaming platform Kinema.

Lee is currently on tour with Evanescence in support of their new album, Sanctuary.

Roger Waters reimagines Pink Floyd’s ‘Comfortably Numb’ with Palestinian artist Mona Miari

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Roger Waters has released a new interpretation of Pink Floyd’s iconic tune “Comfortably Numb.”

“Comfortably Numb Re-imagined” has Waters collaborating with Palestinian artist Mona Miari, and features new verses in both English and Arabic.

According to the description posted with the song’s video, “[T]he work reframes the song through themes of displacement, memory, loss, and the enduring pursuit of justice and human dignity. … [T]his audio-visual piece transcends borders and languages, offering a powerful reflection on resilience, truth, and the shared humanity that binds us all.”

“Comfortably Numb Re-imagined” is now available via digital outlets. Proceeds from the song will benefit the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.

“Comfortably Numb,” written by Waters and David Gilmour, appeared on Pink Floyd’s 11th studio album, 1979’s The Wall. Released as a single in 1980, it has gone on to be one of the band’s most popular tunes.

Keanu Reeves in talks to star in Lego live-action, animation hybrid movie

June 22, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Keanu Reeves is looking to enter the world of Lego.

The actor is in negotiations to star in a live-action and animation hybrid Lego film, ABC Audio has learned. His Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley will direct him in this new film for Universal Pictures based on the popular toy franchise.

Universal Pictures had no comment when reached by ABC Audio.

While plot details are being kept under blocks, the film is said to combine animation and live-action. Jill Wilfert and Ryan Christians are set to produce it through The Lego Group.

Universal landed the rights to Lego in 2020. Several Lego films, including 2014’s The Lego Movie and 2017’s The Lego Batman Movie, were released through Warner Bros. Pictures and remain part of that studio’s library.

Reeves voices the Toy Story character Duke Caboom, who first appeared in Cooley’s 2019 sequel Toy Story 4. The actor reprised the role in the franchise’s fifth film, which is currently in theaters after its June 19 debut.

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