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‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 30 recap: Martin Kove knocked out of the competition

September 28, 2021 by WDNY Radio

With the first elimination of the Dancing with the Stars season looming heavy over the ballroom, the pressure was palpable on the dance floor. However, the journey came to a screeching halt for Cobra Kai star Martin Kove, who failed to impress the judges during his ballroom debut.

Kove reacted to his elimination by telling host Tyra Banks he was “beyond belief” that he was going home.

While the ballroom has lost a little of its fighting spirit with the actor’s dismissal, two front runners for the Mirrorball Trophy emerged Monday night when The Talk co-host Amanda Kloots and Nickelodeon star JoJo Siwa ended the night tied on top of the leaderboard.

For Kloots, she honored her late husband Nick Cordero by dancing an emotional foxtrot to their wedding song, “It Had to Be You,” of which he sang to land a role in Bullets Over Broadway — the musical where they first met.

“This song holds such a special place in my heart, and our wedding will always remain in my mind as one of the happiest times of my life,” Kloots told the camera and bravely smiled through her graceful routine that landed her the highest score of the season, a 32 out of 40.

Siwa also brought the judges to their feet with her vivacious cha-cha to Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande‘s “Rain on Me” and proved that she and pro dance partner Jenna Johnson are a force to be reckoned with.

Another notable dance came from Melanie “Sporty Spice” C, who enjoyed a surprise shout out from Ringo Starr following her upbeat foxtrot to “Here Comes the Sun.”

Ringo wasn’t the only celebrity who crashed the night. Earlier in the show, NBA legend LeBron James also taped a special shout out for Imam Shumpert, which aired after his rumba.

The most memorable moment of the night, however, happened mere hours before the competition kicked off, with Peloton instructor Cody Rigsby and partner Cheryl Burke having to take a step away from the competition to quarantine after the latter tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated.

Because the two were in isolation, the judges were tasked to judge one of their rehearsal videos of their salsa. All four agreed that, while the routine lacked the polish, it was enough to secure Cody and Cheryl another week in the competition.

Both assured the audience that they are feeling okay and are looking forward to competing next week.

Dancing with the Stars will celebrate all things Britney Spears when it returns next Monday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

Here are the current standings:

JoJo Siwa, Nickelodeon star, with Jenna Johnson — 60/80
Amanda Kloots, The Talk co-host, with Alan Bersten — 60/80
Melanie C, Spice Girl, with Gleb Savchenko — 57/80
Suni Lee, Olympic Gold medalist, with Sasha Farber — 56/80
Melora Hardin, The Office actress, with Artem Chivensky — 53/80
Olivia Jade, influencer, with Val Chmerkovskiy — 52/80
Kenya Moore, Real Housewives of Atlanta star, with Brandon Armstrong — 50/80
Michael “The Miz” Gregory, WWE superstar, Witney Carson — 50/80
Christine Chiu, Bling Empire actress, with Pasha Pashkov — 49/50
Cody Rigsby, Peloton instructor, with Cheryl Burke — 48/80
Matt James, former Bachelor, with Lindsey Arnold— 46/80
Brian Austin Green, Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, Sharna Burgess — 47/80
Jimmie Allen, country music singer, with Emma Slater — 49/80
Imam Shumpert, NBA player, with Daniella Karagach — 46/80

Olivia Rodrigo talks navigating fame “one step at a time”

September 28, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Olivia Rodrigo is taking her sudden rise to fame “one step at a time.”

The “good 4 u” singer discusses her newfound celebrity in a new cover story with Vogue Singapore.

“It can be really tough on your mental health…” she says. “I’m grateful for the people who like me for me, and keep me separated from all the noise and tabloids or what people are saying about me on social media. That’s always been a top priority.”

“It’s funny how recognition changes everything and also changes nothing in your life,” the 18-year-old adds. “The problems I was having a year ago are still the problems I’m having now, and things that brought me joy a year ago are still the things that bring me joy now. It’s just another aspect of life that you need to learn how to deal with, but it doesn’t change who you are as a person.”

Olivia says one of the most surprising things about fame is finding out who was “genuinely supportive” of her career and who wasn’t, but she leans on her “amazing friends and family” to keep her grounded. That includes her parents.

“They always say, ‘We are so proud of you and all these achievements are incredible, but we would be equally proud of you if you were in school in your hometown,'” she says. “They’re the best and that’s a really important attitude to have.”

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40 years ago, Olivia Newton-John invited us all to get “Physical”: “At the time, I was horrified”

September 28, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Forty years ago today, Olivia Newton-John released the song that made her a pop superstar: “Physical.” Olivia was given “Physical” after Tina Turner rejected it, and it became her all-time biggest hit, no doubt in part due to the lyrics, which were considered super-provocative for the time. Just last year, songs by two pop superstars, Dua Lipa and Miley Cyrus, offered nods to “Physical” lyrically and melodically — something which amazed Olivia.

“Who would have thought that all these years later this song was still popular?” she told ABC Audio of the 10-week number-one hit. “I think it struck the chord of getting fit at that time.”

She laughed, “It was the perfect opportunity and combined a lot of messages, but that was one of them! And yeah, I can’t believe it. Forty years on. I mean, Grease and ‘Physical,’ [it’s] amazing that these things are still alive and popular.”

“Physical” was actually considered so racy that it was banned in Utah, which Olivia said she’s “very proud” of now. “Even though at the time, I was horrified, now, it’s like a good thing!” she noted, laughing.

And boy, was she ever horrified: She told ABC Audio, “I knew it was a fun song, but I didn’t really focus in on how people were going to take it until I was banned. And then I called my manager and I said, ‘We got to pull it off the radio…I think I’ve gone too far!’ And he said, ‘It’s too late, love. It’s climbing up the charts!”

But now, Olivia noted, “‘Let’s get physical/ Let me hear your body talk’…compared to what’s on the radio now, it’s like a lullaby!”

A new deluxe edition of Olivia’s 1981 Physical album is now available for pre-order.

The Pretty Reckless spotlights the “human element of music” with ‘Death by Rock and Roll’ guest spots

September 28, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The Pretty Reckless‘ new album Death by Rock and Roll features guest appearances by Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron of Soundgarden, and Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello. Aside from being a part of some of the biggest rock bands of the last 30 years, Taylor Momsen wanted to work with those artists specifically for an important reason: nobody else sounds like them.

“Part of the reason I love rock n’ roll so much is that you can really hear the person behind the note,” Momsen tells ABC Audio. “Especially in today’s modern age of music, there’s a lot of music that is not rooted in the human performance or the human element of music, I guess.”

Momsen adds that Thayil, Cameron and Morello are all artists who “really have an identity behind what they do.”

“Whether they’re playing drums or guitar or bass or whatever it is, they play it with such an intent that it sounds like a voice, it sounds like a human voice,” she says. “You can tell immediately who that person is because they’re singing with their instrument in a way that I feel like a lot of people don’t do nowadays.”

Thayil and Cameron are featured on the song “Only Love Can Save Me Now,” while Morello adds his guitar to the track “And So It Went.” Clearly, Momsen must be on to something with the whole “it matters who’s playing on the song” thing, since both singles hit number one on Billboard‘s Maintream Rock Airplay chart.

“Matt and Kim and Tom, obviously, are just three of the most iconic people who’ve done that throughout their career,” Momsen says. “I’m so fortunate to have worked with them on this.”

Doors guitarist Robby Krieger to discuss new memoir during virtual Q&A event next month

September 28, 2021 by WDNY Radio

On October 12, The Doors‘ Robby Krieger will release his first-ever book, Set the Night on Fire: Living, Dying, and Playing Guitar with The Doors, and to celebrate the memoir’s arrival, the guitar great will take part in a virtual Q&A event the following day.

The interactive ticketed event, which costs $36, will be streamed via Dice.fm, and will feature Krieger chatting with respected writer and broadcaster Laura Barton via Zoom. Robby also will be answering questions submitted by virtual audience members.

Those purchasing tickets also will receive a copy of Set the Night on Fire with a bookplate signed by Robby. The event will only be viewable in the U.S.

As previously reported, the book features the 75-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer opening up about his journey to becoming a member for one of the most influential U.S. bands to emerge during the 1960s and beyond.

Set the Night on Fire offers a series of vignettes in which Krieger discusses such highlights as buying his first guitar, getting arrested for drugs as a teenager, writing songs with singer Jim Morrison in his parents’ living room, playing his first gigs with The Doors at empty bars and backyard parties, recording his bands classic albums, and eventually performing in front of massive adoring crowds.

The book also feature anecdotes about Robby’s experiences and encounters with other famous musicians, unhinged fans and more as well as his recollections about the difficulties he endured during his life, including his struggle with drug addiction, battling cancer, and his twin brother’s mental health issues.

Krieger co-wrote Set the Night on Fire with Jeff Alulis, an author and documentary filmmaker who also was lead singer of veteran punk band The Dead Kennedys from 2003 to 2008.

Nearly 28,000 pounds of frozen pizza recalled due to misbranding, undeclared allergens

September 27, 2021 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — The frozen DiGiorno Crispy Pan Crust pepperoni pizza has been found to contain textured soy protein, a known allergen that is not declared on the label, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Monday.

Nestle USA Inc. is recalling 27,872 pounds of the pizza product after a consumer complaint found that the frozen pepperoni pizza product carton may actually contain the frozen three-meat pizza, according to the FSIS release.

The recalled pizza products were produced on Jun. 30, 2021 and shipped nationwide.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions, the release stated.

ABC News reached out to Nestle for comment, but has not received word at this time.

Dave Grohl featured on upcoming episode of Mark Ronson-hosted ‘The FADER Uncovered’ podcast

September 27, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Dave Grohl will guest on the upcoming second season of The FADER Uncovered podcast, hosted by famed DJ and producer Mark Ronson.

On The FADER Uncovered, Ronson interviews musicians about their “lives, careers, and creative breakthroughs.” Along with the Foo Fighters frontman, other season two guests include My Morning Jacket, J Balvin, RZA, Charli XCX and Vince Staples.

New episodes premiere starting October 4.

The first season of The FADER Uncovered featured Tame Impala, HAIM, Damon Albarn, David Byrne and Questlove, among others.

Grohl, by the way, previously guested on Ronson’s Watch the Sound Apple TV+ documentary series.

Watch trailer to Will Smith’s ‘Welcome to Earth’; David E. Talbert to develop musical series ‘Madelyn Square Gardens’; and more

September 27, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Will Smith is going on an adventure of a lifetime in the new National Geographic series Welcome to Earth.

As seen in the first trailer for the upcoming six-part docuseries, Welcome to Earth follows Smith as he travels around the world and explores Earth’s greatest wonders. The actor shared the stunning visuals on Instagram on Monday with the caption, “When @natgeo calls you with a crazy idea, you JUST SAY YES!! Been working on this one for a few years.” Welcome to Earth hits Disney+ in December.

In other news, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey writer-director David E. Talbert been tapped to develop Madelyn Square Gardens, a musical series for Disney Branded Television. The series will follow Madelyn, a young woman named who moves from Mississippi to New York with hopes that her Broadway dreams will come true. However, she quickly learns that she will need more than “raw talent to beat out the competition at her elite performing arts school.” Madelyn Square Gardens marks the first development project announced since Ayo Davis was promoted to president of Disney Branded Television.

Finally, ICYMI, the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, the nonprofit group that brings together diverse artists to help dismantle systemic racism, was presented with a special Tony Award on Sunday night. Zhailon Levingston, who is BAC’s Director of Industry Initiatives and the director of the play Chicken & Biscuits, tells The Hollywood Reporter that being recognized helps to challenge Broadway to “be a community” for all people.

Ex-Dire Straits, Pretenders members featured on new instrumental project Held by Trees

September 27, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Founding Dire Straits member David Knopfler and former Pretenders guitarist Robbie McIntosh are among the many respected musicians who are contributing to a new instrumental project called Held by Trees.

The collective, led by composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist David Joseph, will release a new single called “Mysterium” on November 12, and is planning to issue its self-titled debut album in the spring of 2022.

Joseph describes Held by Trees’ music as somewhere between David Gilmour-era Pink Floyd and the later, prog-rock-influenced work of British new wave band Talk Talk.

The latter is no surprise, considering the fact that several musicians who worked with Talk Talk — and on the solo recordings by that group’s late frontman Mark Hollis — are featured on “Mysterium.” They include McIntosh, drummer/percussionist Martin Ditcham and keyboardist Laurence Pendrous.

The track also includes the talents of veteran blues singer/songwriter Eric Bibb.

You can pre-order “Mysterium” and the Held by Trees album now.

Tory Lanez sued for alleged hit-and-run accident

September 27, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Tory Lanez is facing more legal problems as he’s being sued for a hit-and-run accident that took place in Miami early this year.

A man named Barry Fine filed a lawsuit against Lanez stemming from an incident on January 23. According to XXL.com, Fine claims that a person driving the Canadian rapper’s 2016 Range Rover hit another car that was propelled into Barry’s 2020 Porsche. Fine says he sustained serious injuries, including disfigurement. He is suing Lanez for negligence, saying that the rapper is “vicariously liable under the dangerous instrumentality doctrine for the damages caused by the unknown driver.”

Meanwhile, Lanez is currently out on $250,000 bail and is facing a felony assault charge for allegedly shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot on July 12, 2020, in Hollywood Hills. Rolling Stone reports that he is discussing a plea bargain with the Los Angeles District Attorney in that case.

As Lanez copes with both cases, he just announced that he is dropping his sixth solo album, Alone at Prom, on December 1.

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