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Joni Mitchell’s ‘Archives Vol. 2’ box set now due out in November

August 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

The release of the expansive archival compilation Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971) has been pushed back from October 29 to November 12.

As previously reported, the five-CD collection features previously unreleased live, studio and demo recordings from Joni Mitchell‘s early career leading up to Blue‘s release.

Archives Vol. 2 features home recordings from 1967 and 1968; tracks recorded during the making of Mitchell’s first four studio albums — 1968’s Song to a Seagull, 1969’s Clouds, 1970’s Ladies of the Canyon and ’71’s Blue — plus performances and an interview from Joni’s August 1969 appearance on The Dick Cavett Show.

There are also several full-length concerts. They include a March 1968 show at the Le Hibou Coffee House in Ottawa, Canada, that was recorded by guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, a February 1969 performance at New York City’s historic Carnegie Hall, and an October 1970 concert at London’s Paris Theatre, during which Joni was joined by James Taylor for part of the show.

Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 2 also is available as a limited-edition 10-LP vinyl set.

In addition, a standalone three-LP vinyl edition of Mitchell’s 1969 Carnegie Hall performance also will be released on November 12. A limited-edition white-vinyl version of Live at Carnegie Hall, February 1, 1969 can be purchased exclusively at JoniMitchell.com. The three-LP set offers audio of the entire concert over five sides, while the sixth and final side features an etching of the American eagle design that appeared on the skirt Mitchell wore at the show.

Joni’s performance of “Chelsea Morning” that kicked off the concert has been released as a digital track in advance of the live album and the Archives Vol. 2 box set.

Here’s the Live at Carnegie Hall track list:

First Set
Side One
“Chelsea Morning”
A Valentine for Joni
“Cactus Tree”
“Night in the City”
“I Had a King”

Side Two
“Blue Boy”
My American Skirt
“The Fiddle and the Drum”
Spoony’s Wonderful Adventure
“That Song About the Midway”
“Both Sides Now”

Second Set
Side Three
“Marcie”
“Nathan La Franeer”
Intro to “The Gallery”
“The Gallery”
“Hunter”
“Morning Morgantown”

Side Four
Intro to “Get Together”
“Get Together”
Intro to “The Circle Game/Little Green”
“The Circle Game/Little Green”

Encore
Side Five
“Michael from Mountains”
Intro to “Urge for Going”
“Urge for Going”

Side Six
Etching of American eagle design from the skirt Mitchell wore at Carnegie Hall show

“You’re going to need a suit”: ‘The King’s Man’ gets new red-band trailer

August 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

20th Century Studios has just released an action-packed, new red-band trailer to its pandemic-delayed prequel film, The King’s Man.

As previously reported, director and producer Matthew Vaughn fleshes out the early days of his gentlemanly spy agency as seen in the two modern day-set Kingsman films. In the original, Colin Firth‘s Harry Hart tells trainee Eggsy, played by Taron Egerton, about the Kingsman spy agency’s start in the wake of World War I, when powerful men pooled their resources to create Kingsman to “preserve peace and protect life.”

Here we see one of those powerful men, Ralph Fiennes‘ Duke of Oxford, meeting with Rhys Ifans‘ Rasputin, trying to get an audience with Russian Czar Nicholas II.

“I only make decisions when my stomach is full or my b***s are empty,” the bearded menace declares.

“Well, thank goodness dinner is being served,” the Duke quips in response.

The Duke recruits his son, played by Harris Dickerson, as an agent to stop the coming global conflict, which seems to have been set in motion by a cabal of evildoers, Rasputin among them.

“While government waits for orders, our people take action,” The Duke tells his son. “You’re going to need a suit.”

The trailer also shows co-stars Djimon Hounsou and Jemma Arteton getting in on the action in a big way.

The King’s Man, which also stars Stanley Tucci, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Daniel Brühl, opens December 22.

20th Century Studios is owned by Disney, the parent company of ABC News.

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Shawn Mendes wants Niall Horan to have his own talk show

August 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Shawn Mendes was clearly a fan of Niall Horan’s guest-hosting gig on Jimmy Kimmel Live! earlier this week.

“I need @NiallOfficial to have his own talk show one day !!!” Shawn tweeted Thursday. “Born to host and make people laugh and smile !!”

Niall responded and said he might be open to the idea — if the whole pop star thing doesn’t go as planned.

“Hahahah. Maybe one day,” he tweeted. “If I’m doing a talk show full time, you know the music career hasn’t worked out and that’s not a good thing.”

Hey, if Kelly Clarkson can do both, maybe Niall can too!

The former One Direction member filled in for Jimmy Kimmel Tuesday night, where he played a hilarious game of golf with the Jonas Brothers and engaged in some heavy flirtation with Lizzo in a now-viral interview.

Aaliyah’s mother accuses writer of visiting her daughter’s gravesite to promote new biography

August 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Wednesday marked the 20th anniversary of the passing of Aaliyah in 2001, and her mother is accusing a writer of visiting the gravesite to promote an unauthorized biography.

“First and foremost I want to thank my dear ‘Special Ones’ (The Fans) that have been with us for years and supported every endeavor that came our way without hesitation,” Diana Haughton wrote on Aaliyah’s Instagram page. “However, due to the behavior of an individual that has been to Aaliyah’s resting place in order to promote a book, I have been forced to make a drastic change at Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum.”

It is unclear what the change is at the cemetery, which is located in Hartsdale, New York.

“This person interrupted all my thoughts and ideas to make August 25th, 2021 a day of Remembrance and Love for my daughter,” Haughton continued, referring to the date of Aaliyah’s death. “Please accept my sincere apologies for this and know I love you and always will. Aaliyah’s life will shine no matter what.”

Kathy Iandoli, who last week published the book, Baby Girl: Better Known As Aaliyah, denies the accusation.

“I did not promote my book outside of Aaliyah’s gravesite. That is offensive to even suggest,” she responded on Instagram. “I have been told that fans have had my book there with them. Please no longer bring my book to Ferncliff. Apologies that fans can not visit Aaliyah’s resting place.”

As previously reported, on August 20, Aaliyah’s second album, 1996’s One in a Million, became available for the first time on all streaming platforms. Spotify will release her entire catalog, with the Romeo Must Die soundtrack following on September 3, her self-titled album on September 10, and the I Care 4 U compilation project, which was released in 2002, on October 8, according to Essence.

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“South on Ya”: Luke Combs drops his SEC anthem, uniting his love of music and college football

August 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Luke Combs officially released “South on Ya,” his love song to life in the rural Southeast, this week. It’s more than just an ode to the North Carolina native’s home turf: The song will also be this year’s brand anthem for the SEC Network.

That means that fans can hear Luke’s song throughout live college football events and on-air programming this fall.

“Man, this is pretty special,” the singer notes. “In the beginning of my career, I spent a lot of my time playing my music all over towns within the SEC. The fact that one of my songs is now such a big part of the Network is really cool to me. It feels like a full-circle moment, for sure. I am a huge fan of the SEC and am honored my song was chosen to be a part of it.”

In the lyrics of “South on Ya,” Luke shouts out every included state, from “muddy Mississippi” and “swampy Louisiana” to “the grass in Kentucky” and “the blue skies in Carolina.”

Gorillaz drops new, three-song EP, ‘Meanwhile’

August 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Gorillaz has dropped a new EP called Meanwhile.

The set includes three previously unreleased songs: “Meanwhile” featuring Jelani Blackman and Barrington Levy; “Jimmy Jimmy,” featuring AJ Tracey; and “Déjà Vu,” featuring Alicai Harley. You can download it now via digital outlets.

Gorillaz previously premiered all three tracks during their concerts at The O2 in London earlier this month in support of the U.K.’s NHS healthcare system.

Meanwhile follows Gorillaz’s 2020 album Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez. The collaborative effort featured guests including The Cure‘s Robert Smith, Beck, St. Vincent and Elton John.

Get a first look at Kristen Stewart as Princess Di in teaser to ‘Spencer’

August 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

NEON Films has released a teaser-trailer to Spencer, the film that has Kristen Stewart portraying Princess Diana.

Set to a choral version of Lou Reed‘s “Perfect Day,” the clip juxtaposes servants laying out royal finery for a sumptuous holiday dinner with Stewart’s Diana, tearfully looking at herself in a bathroom mirror.

“Ma’am?” a servant knocks at the door. “They’re waiting for you.”

Diana is shown hurrying down a hallway to dutifully make an appearance with the other guests at the table, looking unsteady as she does.

As previously reported, Spencer takes place in the 1990s and will have Stewart playing Diana over a crucial Christmas holiday during which she plotted her divorce from Prince Charles and began charting a life away from the British royal family.

The snippets shown in the teaser get increasingly frantic, with Diana literally spinning out of control.

“They know everything,” a woman tells Diana.

“They don’t,” is her Stewart’s somber reply.

The synopsis from production company NEON reads, “December, 1991: The Prince and Princess of Wales’ marriage has long since grown cold. Though rumours of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at Sandringham Estate. There’s eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. This year, things will be a whole lot different.”

Princess Diana was killed August 31, 1997 in a car crash in Paris that was caused in part by a high-speed pursuit by paparazzi. Her partner, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul, were also killed. Paul was later found to have been driving drunk. A bodyguard survived the crash.

Spencer debuts November 5 from director Pablo Larrain, who previously called the shots on Natalie Portman‘s Oscar-nominated 2016 Jacqueline Kennedy biopic, Jackie.

Bring Me the Horizon’s Oli Sykes teams up with daine for his “fave collab so far”

August 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Bring Me the Horizon has worked with the likes of Yungblud, Halsey and Evanescence‘s Amy Lee, but frontman Oli Sykes has just now released his “fave collab so far.”

Sykes is featured on a new song called “Salt,” recorded by buzzy Filipino-Australian musician daine. In an Instagram post announcing the track, Sykes writes, “‘SALT’ IS OUT NOW MY FAVE COLLAB SO FAR SORRY FOR CAPS BUT I’M GIDDY.”

“I’M CHANNELING SUM PROPA DOWNA EMO VIBES HERE,” he adds.

You can listen to “Salt” now via digital outlets.

Bring Me the Horizon’s most recent release is their 2020 EP Post Human: Survival Horror. In a TikTok post earlier this month, the band declared that they were “bAck2wORk,” suggesting more new music is on the, ahem, horizon.

Old Dominion plans a free, pre-game T-Mobile Kickoff Concert in Atlanta

August 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Old Dominion are heading to Atlanta next weekend, where they’ll be helping football fans kick off their tailgate in style with a free show.

The band has signed on to play the T-Mobile Kickoff Concert, which happens September 4 ahead of the Alabama versus Miami Chick-fil-a Kickoff Game. No tickets will be required to see the show, which will take place outside the city’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The first 1,000 fans will receive a pair of limited edition Old Dominion sunglasses.

The show announcement comes just days after the group revealed plans to put out their next studio album, Time, Tequila & Therapy, which is due for release in October. When they shared that news, Old Dominion dropped their newest song, “All I Know About Girls.”

The band’s Atlanta stop comes in the midst of a busy tour schedule. You can also catch OD on the road at a variety of fairs, festivals and arenas throughout the fall.

Kanye West’s Donda delays reportedly earned him millions

August 26, 2021 by WDNY Radio

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While fans anxiously await the release of Kanye West‘s DONDA, the rapper has reportedly raked in millions from its delay.

One way the Yeezy founder apparently cashed in on his upcoming album is by holding listening events. The first event, held on July 22, was followed by another two weeks later. Both took place at Atlanta’s Mercedes Benz Stadium, with 42,000 fans dishing out between $25 to $100 for a ticket, which Billboard estimates grossed between $1.5 million and $2.7 million.

Both times, DONDA failed to drop the following day, leaving fans on standby.

A third listening party is now scheduled for Thursday at Soldier Field in Kanye’s hometown of Chicago, where he will likely rake in some more dough — and is also expected to finally release his highly-anticipated 10th studio effort.

In addition to the live-streamed listening events, a source close to Ye says he snagged about $7 million in in-person merchandise sales. And that’s not all.

The buzz around DONDA has also resulted in an uptick of people streaming Kanye’s music. The outlet reports that his U.S. streams rose 37% between July 19 and August 9, which earned him an estimated $350,000.

So, if we do the math, Ye could have easily made somewhere close to $10 million before he even released DONDA.

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