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Ellie Goulding named WWF ambassador: “I’m passionate about speaking up for our extraordinary planet”

March 25, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ellie Goulding is adding another job title to her resume — global ambassador.

The “Love Me Like You Do” hitmaker has been named the ambassador for wildlife charity WWF, which she has long supported.

“I’m delighted to join WWF as an ambassador because I’m passionate about speaking up for our extraordinary planet,” Ellie exclaimed on Twitter.

Ellie showed up to the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, this past November and has also spoke out about the importance of achieving “net zero” climate emissions — among other things.

Ellie vowed to take her new responsibilities seriously, adding in an official statement on WWF’s site, “I know that the climate crisis and the destruction of nature can feel overwhelming at times, but I promise you when millions of people stand together, and demand change, the dial begins to shift.”

“One thing we know is that every second counts and every second we need to agitate for change,” Ellie continued. “I want to be part of that.”

WWF says it is “delighted” to have the British singer on their team and say her advocacy will help during “a crucial time” for “climate action.”

Rolling Stones releasing 1977 live album recorded at Toronto’s El Mocambo club

March 25, 2022 by WDNY Radio

A new archival Rolling Stones concert album, Live at the El Mocambo, featuring performances from two Toronto club shows that the British rock legends played on March 4 and 5, 1977, will be released on May 13.

The album, which will be available as a two-CD set, a four-LP collection on either black or neon vinyl, and digitally, features The Rolling Stones’ full March 5 concert plus three bonus performances from the previous night.

In advance of the album, two performances have been released today via digital formats — renditions of “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)” and “Rip This Joint.”

The concerts at the 300-capacity El Mocambo club were booked as secret shows, where attendees had won the tickets to see Canadian rock group April Wine. The Stones were billed as the support act for the two nights, under the moniker The Cockroaches. When fans got to the venue, it was April Wine that opened the show, followed by, well, you know who.

The Stones’ set list included such covers as Muddy Waters‘ “Mannish Boy,” Bo Diddley‘s “Crackin’ Up,” Big Maceo‘s “Worried Life Blues” and Willie Dixon‘s “Little Red Rooster,” as well as classic originals like “Honky Tonk Women,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Let’s Spend the Night Together” and “Tumbling Dice.” The band also presented live of “Worried About You,” which later would be released on 1981’s Tattoo You.

Only four songs from the El Mocambo concerts have been officially released previously, appearing on 1977’s Love You Live album alongside many tracks that were captured during The Stones’ 1975 and ’76 tours.

Live at the El Mocambo can be pre-ordered now.

As previously announced, The Stones launch their 60th anniversary tour June 22 in Madrid.

Here’s the full two-CD track list:

CD 1
“Honky Tonk Women”
“All Down the Line”
“Hand of Fate”
“Route 66”
“Fool to Cry”
“Crazy Mama”
“Mannish Boy”
“Crackin’ Up”
“Dance Little Sister”
“Around and Around”
“Tumbling Dice”

CD2
“Hot Stuff”
“Star Star”
“Let’s Spend the Night Together”
“Worried Life Blues”
“Little Red Rooster”
“It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)”
“Rip This Joint”
“Brown Sugar”
“Jumpin’ Jack Flash”
“Melody”
“Luxury”
“Worried About You”

Around the World Is Not Enough: Amazon, James Bond producers announce 007-themed competition series

March 25, 2022 by WDNY Radio

For 007 fans lamenting Daniel Craig‘s final film as James Bond, here’s a quantum of solace: Applications are being taken to fill his shoes.

Sort of.

Amazon Studios and the spy series’ longtime producers, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, have teamed up for a reality competition series called 007’s Road to a Million, a Bond-themed take on globe-trotting shows like The Amazing Race, with a top prize of £1 million — around $1.3 million — going to the top wannabe superspies.

“We’re looking for teams of two to take on this exciting mission,” producers tease, “jet setting across the globe, facing challenges and using general knowledge for your chance to win the cash!”

Variety reports the series will visit some of the exotic locations Bond himself visited throughout the franchise, and production will start later this year — so you better get your tux pressed.

Cardi B, Offset and daughter Kulture to appear in Nickelodeon’s ‘Baby Shark’s Big Show!’

March 25, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The beloved “Baby Shark” tune that had babies and toddlers yelling at their parents to re-play it, over and over and over, isn’t going away anytime soon. Especially since Cardi B and her family will make an appearance on the Baby Shark’s Big Show! hit kids’ show next month.

Nickelodeon announced the news on Thursday, revealing that the “Bodak Yellow” rapper, her husband Offset, of Migos, and their 3-year-old daughter, Kulture, will all take on shark roles in “The Seaweed Sway” episode.

The rapper excitedly shared the news on Instagram, saying, “Make sure you guys and your babies check out Me & my family episode on BABYSHARK series on Nicklelodeon !!!!”

In the upcoming episode, “OffShark” and “KultureShark” follows main character Baby Shark on a mission to meet “Sharki B” to learn the new dance she created.

But Baby Shark’s Big Show! isn’t stopping there — news of the exciting episode comes at the helm of an in-the-works Paramount feature film featuring Baby Shark and all its swim friends, which is set for release next year.

Catch Cardi B and family in “The Seaweed Sway,” on Friday, April 15.

“It was humiliating”: Britney Spears details being body-shamed by her father

March 25, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Britney Spears is again sharing what she says she experienced during her conservatorship — this time, about how her father, Jamie Spears, would allegedly insult her body.

“I’ve never been more humiliated and embarrassed in my life during the years in my conservatorship,” Britney explained on Instagram. “[Y]es I do care and anyone would if you saw yourself the way I have … my dad always told me I was fat and being the heavy girl on stage wasn’t fun … It was humiliating !!!”

“When my family sent me to that place the main thing that hurt me was the medicine they put me on,” she continued. “It made me stupid and sad and I gained so much weight … I felt ugly, angry and mean therefore I was just that !!! The manipulation behind my family’s scheme in subjecting me as if I had done something wrong… is cruel !!!”

Britney says she’s now teaching herself to no longer worry about her physical appearance, adding, “I am absolutely a victim to all of the societal objectifications and exploitations that women are subjected to.”

Britney said she’s also speaking out about current beauty standards –“It’s crazy living in Los Angeles … I was thinking about getting a boob job” — and about seeing “the biggest stars getting facials” and noting how they feel pressure to say their photos are filter-free.

“I know she’s beautiful !!! I’ve seen her in person so it was weird seeing someone like her trying to convince people she’s natural,” Britney said, which opened her eyes that she also feels pressure to do the same thing.

Britney also showed how a glamour shot of her was photoshopped to make her look thinner and younger, as if to tell fans not to believe everything they see.

Doja Cat tells fans she’s walking away from music: “I quit”

March 25, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Say it ain’t so! Doja Cat told fans she is quitting music after a particularly nasty Twitter row with her South American fans.

Fans from Paraguay claim the “Kiss Me More” singer ignored them while she was in the nation’s capital to perform at a music festival, which was later canceled due to inclement weather. According to a Twitter thread by a Paraguayan fan, Doja’s followers spent hours waiting for her outside the airport and her hotel, but she never came out to say hello during her stay.

The thread makes it seem as if Doja was the only artist who didn’t acknowledge her fans and pointed to other festival performers, such as Machine Gun Kelly, who left their hotels to shake hands and pose for pictures.

Paraguayan fans also took issue that Doja didn’t tweet about the festival being canceled due to inclement weather, again comparing her to MGK and festival headliner Miley Cyrus, who apologized for the unfortunate turn of events. The Twitter thread claims Doja only spoke about the festival to complain fans weren’t waiting for her outside her hotel when she left to go to Brazil.

Doja became embroiled in a nasty exchange with numerous Paraguayan fans demanding an apology, which ultimately ended with the “Woman” rapper declaring, “It’s gone and i don’t give a f*** anymore i f***in quit,” adding music “is dead to me.”

She followed up with, “This s*** ain’t for me so I’m out. Y’all take care.” Doja has since changed her Twitter handle to “i quit” and put “lol” in her bio.

It’s unknown if Doja is serious about leaving music, but several artists have reacted to the news — most notably rapper Kodak Black, who remarked, “Doja Cat Bet Not Quit Musik B4 We Do A Song Together.”

Dan + Shay break silence to share they’re “more excited about music than ever before”

March 25, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Dan + Shay are breaking their silence after a social media hiatus.

The hit duo of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney posted a letter to fans on Twitter sharing that since they concluded The (Arena) Tour in December, they’ve used that time to spend time with family and friends, in addition to “reflect and appreciate” all that they’ve accomplished. During this down time, they’ve also been thinking about new music.

“Hi friend, it’s been a minute! We wrapped up THE (ARENA) TOUR at the end of December and it was one of the most incredible experiences of our career (so far). We’re infinitely grateful for everyone who came out to the shows and celebrated live music with us,” the duo begin, calling themselves “the luckiest guys in the entire world.”

“We’re rested, refreshed, and more excited about music than ever before. Legit, even more excited than we were when we made our first album,” they add, teasing “more news and updates to come soon.”

Dan + Shay’s latest album, Good Things, was released in 2021. It features the three consecutive chart-topping singles: “10,000 Hours,” with Justin Bieber, plus “I Should Probably Go to Bed” and “Glad You Exist.” Their current single, “Steal My Love,” is climbing through the top 30 on radio.

Dan + Shay are set to open for Kenny Chensey on his Here and Now Tour this summer.

Kathy Griffin fears voice change from cancer surgery may be permanent

March 25, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Last year, comic Kathy Griffin appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! after undergoing successful lung cancer surgery, and explained how her changed voice — which she described as “Minnie Mouse meets Marilyn Monroe” — was a temporary side-effect of the operation.

However, in a social media post to fans this week, Griffin fears the change might be permanent.

“I’m sick to death of not having my voice and am terrified it will never get better, because they said it would by now and it isn’t,” she vented.

The Emmy winner explained she was going to suffer through another exploratory procedure on her vocal cords, which had been damaged by intubation before surgery.

That said, Griffin hasn’t lost her sense of humor: She joked online that she’d donate her remaining lung to Hillary Clinton, following news the former first lady and presidential candidate contracted COVID-19. “We are in negotiations,” Griffin joked of the exchange.

For her part, Clinton replied, “I appreciate the concern, but I’ll be fine. Keep your lobes.”

Justice Clarence Thomas discharged after week in hospital, court says

March 25, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington on Friday, one week after being admitted for treatment of an infection, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said.

No further information has been provided on his diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis.

Thomas’ chambers has also not responded to requests for comment about the new revelations surrounding his wife’s political activities in the aftermath of the 2020 election and direct contact with the White House.

In the fall of 2020, after Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the presidential election, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, repeatedly urged White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to attempt to overturn the election results, according to text messages obtained by congressional investigators.

On Sunday, Supreme Court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe said in a statement, “Justice Clarence Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening after experiencing flu-like symptoms. He underwent tests, was diagnosed with an infection, and is being treated with intravenous antibiotics. His symptoms are abating, he is resting comfortably, and he expects to be released from the hospital in a day or two.”

The court will reconvene on Monday for another week of oral arguments. It’s not clear whether Thomas will appear on the bench, though the court has said he continues to actively participate in cases through the use of briefs, argument transcripts and other communications with his colleagues.

Sebastián Yatra is ready for his ‘Encanto’ song to win the Oscar: “It’s touched so many souls”

March 25, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The 94th Annual Academy Awards are this Sunday night, and one of the nominees for Best Original Song is Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s “Dos Oruguitas (Two Little Caterpillars)” from the Disney hit Encanto. If he wins, Miranda will achieve an EGOT: He’ll have an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Latin superstar Sebastián Yatra, who sings the song in the movie, and will perform it at the Oscars, tells ABC Audio that he’s rooting for Lin-Manuel to win.

In the Best Original Song category, it’s only the songwriter who wins the Oscar, not the performer, but Yatra says, “For me, I feel like I’m nominated as well and being a part of this song is just something that I couldn’t be more thankful for.”

As for Lin-Manuel, Yatra says, “I really hope that he takes it because he deserves it. And it’s a song that’s going to be part of Disney’s history, and it’s touched so many souls. There’s really no bigger award than that.”

While the Oscars have announced that Sunday night’s telecast on ABC will include the first-ever live performance of that other Encanto song, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” it’s not clear if Yatra will perform “Dos Oruguitas” as part of that segment, or another one. But either way, Yatra says he’s stoked.

“We’re definitely excited, super-excited to go there, and I’m excited to represent my country [of Colombia] at, like, the most prestigious gathering that there is,” he says.

As for the “Bruno” performance, it’ll include not only cast members Adassa, Stephanie Beatriz, Mauro Castillo, Carolina Gaitan and Diane Guerrero, but also Latin stars Becky G and Mr. “Despacito” himself, Luis Fonsi.

The Academy Awards start at 8 p.m EDT/5 p.m. PDT on ABC Sunday night.

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