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Young Thug, SZA, Lil Baby, Earth, Wind & Fire and more to perform at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Travis Scott announced his star-studded Astroworld Festival lineup on Tuesday and it consists of 20 acts, including a legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band.

“November come won’t you pop out at the fest. 3rd annual Astroworld Fest line is now here. Welcome to Utopia,” La Flame wrote on Instagram. “We morphed the grounds into a new universe. This year can’t wait for y’all to see it. And I’m bringing some avengers wit me.”

He added, “PS show is sold out, but I finessed a bit more for y’all.”

Young Thug, SZA, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Roddy Ricch, Baby Keem, Bad Bunny, BIA, Don Tolliver and Master P are among the acts set for the two-day event, taking place on Friday, November 5, and Saturday, November 6, at Houston’s NRG Park. Plus, the iconic Earth, Wind & Fire, now in their sixth decade, will also perform.

After holding the fest in 2018 and 2019, Travis was forced to cancel the 2020 event due to COVID-19. Fifty-thousand people attended the one-day event in 2019. One-hundred thousand are expected for this year’s two-day fest.

In addition to music, the festival will feature an amusement park with more than 30 custom carnival games and rides, including a roller coaster, a Ferris wheel and bumper cars. Jordans from Nike, and tickets to Houston Astros home games will be among over 100 prizes that will be awarded.

The theme for the Astroworld Festival 2021 is “Open Your Eyes to a Whole New Universe.” Tickets are now on sale at AstroworldFest.com.

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Lancôme launching ‘Emily in Paris’ beauty collection

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Netflix’s hit show Emily in Paris is teaming up with French makeup brand Lancôme for a new beauty collection inspired by the series.

The collection features makeup, skincare and fragrance products. The centerpiece of the collab is the 12-shade Emily in Paris eyeshadow palette that comes in a heart-shaped design with an Eiffel Tower motif. Other products include mascara, lipstick, a serum and the Idôle Eau de Parfum in a limited-edition bottle.

“This is the first time Lancôme has teamed up with a highly popular and super aspirational Netflix show to create a beauty collection,” Lancôme global brand president Francoise Lehmann says in a statement.

She adds, “With this new collection, Lancôme celebrates the Parisian joie de vivre and the charm of Emily in Paris. It is the perfect way to re-create that distinctive French girl beauty and interpret it your way at home, bringing French glamour & sophistication to all women around the world.”

The collection will be available at Lancome-USA.com at the end of November. Season two of Emily in Paris, starring Lancôme ambassador Lily Collins, hits Netflix on December 22.

“We do life we do love”: Orlando Bloom’s sweet birthday message to Katy Perry

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Monday was Katy Perry‘s 37th birthday, and her partner Orlando Bloom celebrated her on Instagram on Tuesday with a sweet tribute.

Orlando posted a photo of the two of them at a birthday dinner, where Katy’s wearing a birthday tiara and looking at a plate of desserts with a candle in it. Orlando captioned the photo, “We do life we do love and it’s fun. I’ll celebrate you today and everyday. I love you.” Awww.

For her part, Katy posted a video of her Monday appearance guest-hosting The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and captioned it, “A very productive 37 so far.” She then ticked off all the things she did on the show, including “Traded hats with Luke Bryan” and “danced like only a couple million folks were watching.”

Katy also gave away two tickets to her upcoming Las Vegas residency show, PLAY.

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Keri Russell’s hopes for former ‘Mickey Mouse Club’ co-star Britney Spears

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

It’s well known that years before Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake were chart-topping pop superstars, they appeared on the Disney Channel’s All-New Mickey Mouse Club together. But other kids who were on the show went on to have pretty solid careers, too, like Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell. So what does Felicity and The Americans star Russell think about what her old pal Britney is going through now?

“I just hope she’s happy, whatever that means,” Russell told Page Six on Monday night at a screening for her new movie, Antlers. “I don’t know if any of us really know how her life really is, but I just hope she’s happy.”

Russell was on All-New Mickey Mouse Club from 1991 to 1993, while Britney, Christina, Justin and Ryan appeared from 1993-1994.

The next court date in Britney’s ongoing conservatorship case is November 12, and it’s possible that a judge will agree to end the 13-year conservatorship on that day. In her latest Instagram post, she’s dancing to Whitney Houston‘s “I’m Your Baby Tonight.”

“I danced my little heart out yesterday … yes … old school … but the best voice of all time … Whitney…. rhymes with B !!!!!!” Britney captioned the video, adding, “ok so I was feeling myself… it’s fun to be sassy sometimes!!!!”

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Bravo announces new ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ season 14 lineup

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Bravo is bringing in a mixed bag of veteran stars and new talent for the upcoming season of Real Housewives of Atlanta.

Originally reported by Variety, Bravo has also shared the season 14 cast lineup, which includes season 13’s Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore and Drew Sidora. Former Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member Shereé Whitfield is set to return, along with longtime friend of the show, Marlo Hampton, who was promoted to official cast member. New to the reality series will be track star Sanya Richards-Ross — a four-time Olympic Gold medalist — who will receive a coveted Georgia peach.

The casting news comes after Porsha Williams and Cynthia Bailey confirmed their exits from RHOA last month.

While Bailey has pretty much moved on from the network after she announced her departure in a heartfelt Instagram post, Williams has shared she has other plans. In addition to remaining a co-host of Bravo’s Chat Room, the reality star has unveiled her new series, Porsha’s Family Matters, an upcoming spinoff based on her family.

“PORSHA’S FAMILY MATTERS ❤️‍🔥🙌🏾 Official Super tease trailer! Here we go!,” Williams captioned the trailer on Instagram. “(( Don’t miss the premiere dropping Sunday, November 28th – only on @BravoTV )).”

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Queen Elizabeth to skip climate summit in Scotland as she recovers after hospitalization

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

(LONDON) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will not travel to Scotland next week as planned as she continues to follow doctors’ advice to rest.

The queen had been scheduled to attend an evening reception next Monday at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26, in Glasgow.

Instead, Queen Elizabeth, 95, will stay at Windsor Castle and deliver an address to attendees via a recorded video message, Buckingham Palace said in a statement Tuesday.

The palace noted the queen was “disappointed not to attend” and said she has been “undertaking light duties” at Windsor Castle and “following advice to rest.”

The queen spent one night in the hospital last week for “preliminary investigations.” She was released the next day, on Oct. 21, and was back at her desk at Windsor Castle that afternoon, a palace spokesperson confirmed last week.

The queen made her first public appearance since her hospitalization on Tuesday, when she held a virtual audience at Windsor Castle to receive South Korea’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Gunn Kim.

The queen, wearing a yellow dress and a pearl necklace, spoke with the ambassador via video link from the royal residence in England’s Berkshire county, where she has been staying since her hospitalization.

Last week, Queen Elizabeth hosted a reception at Windsor Castle for a global investment summit where she met with leaders, including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and U.S. climate envoy John Kerry.

Just prior to her hospitalization, Queen Elizabeth was also forced to cancel a trip to Northern Ireland under orders from her medical team to rest.

Confederate statue hiding in plain sight near trial of 3 white men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

(ATLANTA) — A statue of a Confederate soldier holding a rifle in a park less than a mile from the Georgia courthouse where three white men are on trial for killing Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, has been hidden in plain sight, wrapped in sheets of plastic apparently to protect it from vandalism.

The monument that has stood for 119 years in the center of Hanover Square in Brunswick, Georgia, has become a lightning rod for discourse in the Glynn County community since Arbery was allegedly chased down and fatally shot in 2020 while, according to prosecutors, he was out for a Sunday jog.

Brunswick City Manager Regina McDuffie said the marble statue was wrapped in plastic by a local resident.

“A private citizen wanted to try to ensure the statue was not damaged since we just started the trial in the Arbery case,” McDuffie told ABC Jacksonville, Florida, affiliate WJXX. “It is not the city’s plan. We don’t have anything to do with it as far as how long it will stay [wrapped].”

The Brunswick City Commission voted in November 2020 to remove that statue, but no timeline was set. A Georgia Court of Appeals ruling in August that denied a motion to block the removal of Confederate monuments paved the way for the city to uproot the statue.

The statue was vandalized last year, spray-painted with the letters BLM (Black Lives Matter) on its pedestal.

The murder trial of the three men who prosecutors allege chased down and shot Arbery to death on Feb. 23, 2020, in the Satilla Shores neighborhood near Brunswick began last week with jury selection.

The accused are Gregory McMichael, 65, a retired police officer, his son, Travis McMichael, 35, and their neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, 52.

The three men have pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, aggravated assault and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment.

The jury selection phase of the trial went into its sixth day on Tuesday. No jurors have been selected yet for the high-profile trial, which is expected to last a month.

About 1,000 Glynn County residents received jury-duty summonses in the case. Attorneys are attempting to whittle that number down to a pool of 64 qualified prospective jurors, of which 16, including four alternates, will be seated to hear the case. As of Tuesday afternoon, 32 would-be jurors have been chosen for the qualified pool.

Bryan’s attorney Kevin Gough claimed in court on Tuesday that protests occurring outside the courthouse are having undue influence on potential jurors. Gough asked Chatham County Superior Court Judge Timothy R. Walmsley, who was appointed to preside over the Glynn County trial, to “ban all protest or First Amendment activity from this area until the conclusion of this trial.”

Walmsley denied the motion.

Water levels jump back up in West after long drought

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — A weekend storm that brought extreme atmospheric river and historic rain to Northern California has raised water levels in several water bodies, namely Lake Tahoe, Lake Oroville and Yosemite Falls.

Yosemite Falls, which was announced to be “dry” last week by the Yosemite National Park, is back in action with flowing water after receiving at least 5 inches of rainfall from the weekend storm. Webcam footage from the park shows that the falls have water flowing through them again.

Following suit, water levels at Lakes Tahoe and Oroville in California have also risen as a result of the historic rainfall. The water level at Lake Tahoe rose above its natural rim at 6,223 feet after having fallen to approximately 6,222.88 feet.

Water levels at Lake Oroville currently stand at 656.01 feet above mean sea level after this weekend’s storm. Over the summer the lake reached a historic low amid exceptional drought causing the state’s Department of Water Resources to take a hydroelectric plant offline.

While the storm brought heavy downpour to the West coast, it didn’t alleviate the region from its climate concern of droughts and wildfires.

Several counties in California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada faced flooding, power outages and property damage. The storm also caused the deaths of two people in Fall City, Washington.

The storm is now headed to the mainland and East Coast, where states have already declared a state of emergency over flash flood warnings. Severe weather is expected in the states of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Jersey and New York.

Nor’easter drenching New York City, New Jersey, New England with heavy rain: Latest forecast

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — 4From North Carolina to Maine, 45 million Americans are under alert for flooding rain and gusty winds as a nor’easter pummels the East Coast.

In New York and New Jersey, where governors declared states of emergency, roadways were drenched early Tuesday with up to 4 inches of rain.

Flash flooding was reported Tuesday morning in the Metuchen, New Jersey, area, prompting a flash flood warning. Water rescues were reported in New Jersey from Union Beach to Middletown.

The bulk of the heaviest rain and flooding then shifted to Long Island and Connecticut. The heaviest rain Tuesday afternoon will be across New England.

The nor’easter will strengthen off the coast by Tuesday evening, bringing another round of heavy rain from northern New Jersey to New York City to southeast New England.

The strongest winds are expected overnight from the Jersey Shore to Long Island to Cape Cod. Gusts could reach 60 to 70 mph.

The rain will end across most of the Northeast Tuesday night, with lingering showers expected in New England Wednesday morning. The storm will move out to sea Wednesday afternoon.

“You’re so strong”: Kane Brown shows support for young fan with cancer

October 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Kane Brown shared a heartwarming moment with a young fan battling illness.

Following a recent show, Kane dedicated an Instagram post to Mia, a young girl who has cancer. The post shows a series of photos of Mia onstage with the country superstar, one with his back to the camera and his arm wrapped around her with two spotlights shining upon them. Another shows him signing the back of a handmade poster that reads, “Sorry for being Xtra. Help me get my cancer fighter meet Kane?”

“This post is dedicated to this sweet little girl Mia. You’re so strong and I know everyone in this crowd prayed for u that night. Hope you see this!!!!” Kane wrote in the caption.

The sweet gesture came days before Kane twisted his ankle during a show in Memphis over the weekend. He’s in the midst of his Blessed & Free Tour, which continues through February.

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