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“Game time baby!”: Kane Brown attends Georgia Bulldogs’ winning SEC game

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Kane Brown was in the crowd last night when the Georgia Bulldogs defeated Alabama Crimson Tide to clinch the college football national championships.

The Georgia native posted footage from the game on his Instagram Stories, sharing a photo of the packed Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis as he excitedly chants “let’s go!” He also includes clips of the celebration after the team won the game, showing fireworks and red confetti showering the venue.

Prior to the game, Kane got in the team spirit by posting an adorable photo of his two-year-old daughter Kingsley wearing a Bulldogs cheerleading outfit with the caption, “Game time baby! Let’s go dawgs. Whatever happens, you’re still cute baby girl,” alongside heart and fire emojis.

Kane’s fellow country stars and Bulldogs fans including Thomas Rhett, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean were among those who took to social media to celebrate the team’s win. “Taking a break from my break from social media to say GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Thomas writes. “Wow. Great job boys!! #NationalChampions.”

The final score was 33-18, marking the Bulldogs’ first championship title since 1980.

Michael Jai White talks about the “reunion” of friends in his movie ‘The Commando’, and staying in superhero shape at 57

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Michael Jai White has been an accomplished martial artist and movie star for decades, notably in the groundbreaking 1997 superhero movie Spawn, and as a crime boss who runs afoul of Heath Ledger‘s Joker in the Oscar-winning The Dark Knight.

White now stars in the new action flick The Commando, in which he plays a DEA agent whose family is targeted when he finds out the hard way that his new home contains a cache of criminal cash.

“Some drama ensues,” he laughs to ABC Audio.

The performer faces off with some veteran character actors in the film, which is now available On Demand. “I love Jeff Fahey, oh man,” White gushes. “I’m a big fan of that guy. And Mickey Rourke, I consider him like part of the last image of Old Hollywood. He’s got this charisma that just leaps from the screen.”

White calls the movie a “really cool opportunity…kind of a reunion of old friends,” including MMA fighter Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, whom White directed in an upcoming Western.

Now 57, White appears to be in the best shape of his life. It’s no accident, the Black Dynamite vet explains, but it’s also no “chore,” he admits.

“Working out and doing martial arts, it’s a right, it’s not a chore! I get to do it!” he says with a laugh. “So it’s not about a whole discipline thing. It’s like, I feel better when I’m training, you know? It’s what I’m supposed to do. I mean…this is where I wanted to be! So there’s no excuse for me. I should always be in condition. This is what I do, what my fans expect of me.”

Cardi B goes to trial in lawsuit against blogger who accused her of contracting an STD

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Cardi B‘s libel lawsuit against a blogger who accused her of contracting a sexually transmitted disease began Monday in federal court in Atlanta.

The “Up” rapper claims that Latasha Kebe produced dozens of YouTube videos and social media posts that spread false claims about her, including that she contracted herpes, according to Billboard. Her attorneys say that Kebe created a “malicious campaign” to damage her reputation by spreading rumors of sexually transmitted diseases and other falsehoods.

Kebe has denied the accusations, and countersued, claiming that Cardi B encouraged her fans to harass her on social media. A judge tossed out Kebe’s counter lawsuit last year, saying there was “no evidence” that the rapper had harassed her. Kebe, who goes by the name Tasha K, publishes videos on her YouTube channel, “unWinewithTashaK.”

Cardi filed the lawsuit in 2019, saying that Kebe uploaded more than 38 videos and numerous social media post that referenced her. Court documents claim that in one post, Kebe stated that the 29-year-old entertainer “f***** herself with beer bottles on f****** stripper stages.”

The trial is expected to run for at least two weeks, and it is not known if Cardi will take the witness stand.

Elvis Costello won’t perform “Oliver’s Army” live anymore; asks radio stations to stop playing song

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Elvis Costello has announced that he’ll no longer perform his biggest U.K. hit, 1979’s “Oliver’s Army,” because the song contains a racial slur, and he’s also asking radio stations to stop playing the track.

Costello wrote “Oliver’s Army” about the historic violent conflicts in Northern Ireland, and the song includes the lyric, “Only takes one itchy trigger/ One more widow, one less white [n-word],” a reference to what British soldiers were called by some who opposed U.K. rule in the area.

“That’s what my grandfather was called in the British army — it’s historically a fact,” Elvis tells U.K. newspaper The Telegraph. “But people hear that word…and accuse me of something that I didn’t intend.”

While it wasn’t a hit in the U.S., “Oliver’s Army” is Costello’s highest-charting song in his home country, peaking at #2 on the U.K. singles tally. It appeared on Armed Forces, Elvis Costello’s 1979 studio album with his then-backing group The Attractions.

The tune was played unedited for many years on the radio, but eventually many stations began bleeping the slur.

Costello told The Telegraph that he feels that radio stations that bleep the word are “making it worse…[b]ecause they’re highlighting it then.” He adds, “Just don’t play the record!”

News of Costello retiring “Oliver’s Army” comes a few months after reports that The Rolling Stones had decided to stop performing their chart-topping 1971 hit “Brown Sugar” because of the song’s potentially racially and culturally insensitive subject matter and lyrics.

Costello and his longtime backing band The Imposters will be releasing a new studio album called The Boy Named If this Friday.

The next Oscars will have a host, ABC Entertainment president reveals

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The Oscars podium has remained empty since Jimmy Kimmel left the stage in 2018, but for this year’s 94th annual Academy Awards, a host will emcee the evening once again.

“You heard it here first,” said Craig Erwich, president Hulu Originals & ABC Entertainment, at the virtual Television Critics Association press confab on Tuesday.

It remains to be seen who will get the tap, but the Academy has apparently reached out to some perspective hosts, according to The Hollywood Reporter — including Spider-Man series star Tom Holland.

Holland, an accomplished dancer who kicked off his career on stage in Billy Elliot, told the trade that he’d be up for it, which apparently prompted the chat with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

The Oscars ran without a host for the first time in 2019, following a Twitter controversy that led Kevin Hart to ditch plans for what was for him once a dream gig.

Without a host, ratings actually jumped from the previous year; however, the most recent host-less telecast in 2021, which was delayed by the pandemic and held at Los Angeles’ Union Station instead of its traditional Dolby Theatre home, attracted a mere 10.4 million viewers — less than half the audience of its first host-free event.

The 94th Annual Academy Awards will air March 27 on ABC.

Adele posts extended teaser for upcoming “Oh My God” music video

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Adele is tantalizing fans with another sneak peek of her upcoming “Oh My God” music video, but it does little to answer why she’s dressed up like a ’60s fashionista.

The music video, which premieres Wednesday, boasts a large cast and some gutsy stunts. Among the snippets are people dressed exactly like Adele, a man flipping over a chair engulfed in flames, interpretive dancers writhing on a mattress and people smashing props on the stage.

Although it’s only a 30-second trailer, fans are already hard at work piecing together the clues featured in the short clip.

A brief frame also shows Adele holding an apple, leading fans to believe she’s added some symbolism in the upcoming black-and-white music video. Some fans have also pointed out that they detected a “Rolling in the Deep” vibe since its music video featured similar themes — muted colors, frantic dancing and Adele belting out the impassioned number while sitting on a chair.

“Oh My God” goes live on YouTube on Wednesday, January 12, at 12 p.m. ET. When teasing the music video last week, Adele also whipped her fans into a frenzy when declaring, “Rested and Re-Set! Feeling ready for 2022, there’s so much coming, I’m excited for you all to see it.”

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J. Cole, 21 Savage and Roddy Ricch headlining 2022 Bonnaroo Festival

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

After being canceled the past two years, the annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is returning this June, with J. Cole, 21 Savage and Roddy Ricch among the headliners.

The four-day event will be held June 16-19 at the Bonnaroo Farm, located 60 miles southeast of Nashville in Manchester, Tennessee. Ludacris, Tinashe, Herbie Hancock, Isaiah Rashad, Tierra Whack, Denzel Curry and Fem Kuti also will be among the dozens of artists performing on the festival’s 10 stages. The 2020 edition of Bonnaroo was canceled because of COVID-19, and last year’s event was canceled due to flooding from Hurricane Ida.

Tickets for Bonnaroo 2022 will go on sale Thursday, January 13, at 12 p.m. CT at the festival website. Options include general admission, general admission+, VIP, platinum, general admission with camping & parking, VIP camping, platinum camping, and more.

Quavo demands pay from Drake following bet on Alabama vs. Georgia college football national championship game

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

In the words of their 2018 collabo on the 2018 Migos Culture II album, Quavo wants Drake to “Walk It Talk It” after losing their bet on Monday night’s college football national championship.

The Migos member attended the game in Indianapolis between the University of Georgia Bulldogs and the University of Alabama Crimson Tide. When the Bulldogs won 33-18, he was ecstatic because his team was victorious, and called out the Certified Lover Boy in an Instagram Story to pay up.

“He ain’t answer the phone,” Quavo says in a video he uploaded from the field at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. “I need my chips with dip, baby. I need my chips with dip. My boy.” He tagged Drake in the clip, @champagnepapi.

Drake is known for betting on sports. Last month, after YK Orisis owed him $60K over a basketball bet, he let the Florida rapper clear the debt by performing his 2019, triple-platinum hit, “Worth It,” in front of him.

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David Guetta sweetly shouts out Olivia Rodrigo: “I love that we keep inspiring each other”

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Olivia Rodrigo recently celebrated the first anniversary of her debut single “drivers license,” but it appears she had a fan well before she took over the radio.

DJ David Guetta shared on Monday an adorable throwback of a young Olivia belting out his 2011 Sia collab, “Titanium,” and marveled over how far she’s come since that moment.

“@oliviarodrigo singing my song when she was 10! Now I’m making bootleg remixes of her music to play in my djs set,” he wrote, and posted a second video of him putting an EDM spin on “drivers license.” He closed his sentimental post by writing, “Life is amazing and I love that we keep inspiring each other.”

Fans are hopeful this means David and Olivia team up in the studio for future, official remixes of her SOUR album. Olivia has yet to respond to the French DJ’s kind remarks.

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Foo Fighters premiere official trailer for ‘Studio 666’ movie

January 11, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Foo Fighters have debuted the first trailer for their upcoming horror-comedy film, Studio 666.

The clip, which premiered via EW.com, follows Dave Grohl and company as they enter a creepy mansion to record their new album. While the house certainly is unsettling, Grohl is dealing with something even more serious: writer’s block. At one point, he starts playing a new riff that he just wrote, only for drummer Taylor Hawkins to inform him that’s the riff from “Everlong.”

Soon, Grohl starts scribbling away, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”-style, before he’s overtaken by the house’s malevolent forces, turning him into a demonic, murderous monster.

To find out what happens next, you can catch Studio 666 premiering in theaters February 25.

Along with the six Foo members, the Studio 666 cast includes Whitney Cummings, Leslie Grossman, Will Forte and Jenna Ortega. Additionally, the trailer features cameos from Slayer‘s Kerry King and Lionel Richie.

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