Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday

August 5th, 2024

Happy Monday! We kickoff the first day of the week with Jonah Griss-Bush from WRRV/Hudson Valley, NY sharing his Famous Firsts. Fun stuff!

Speaking of fun, bby “kinky” scores a 3-peat! It’s the #1 Most Picked Song for the third week in a row on New Music Discovery Picks and bby is now chart bound.

Chris Crowley at WEND (106.5 The End)/Charlotte is excited about kicking off the station’s Green Day promotion. “For the next three weeks we’re blowing out Green Day tickets to their sold out show here in the Queen City, August 26th. Listeners are never more than 20 minutes away from their chance to win their way into the biggest show of the summer. Then it’ll just be them, nineteen thousand of their closest friends … and Green Day at the PNC Music Pavilion. With 106.5 The End.”

Suki Waterhouse just announced a huge show coming up at Wembley Stadium on August 17th. She’s opening for Taylor Swift. Suki posted on socials: “It feels like an honour to simply exist at the same time as @taylorswift, let alone be an opener for her on the biggest and best tour ever. A dream come true that I never want to wake up from. Playing at wembley stadium in my hometown!! See you august 17th at THE ERAS TOUR.” Her second album, Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin is out September 13th and her U.S. tour begins September 28th in Denver. Have you heard Suki Waterhouse’s new single “Supersad”? It’s building at Triple A and impacting Alternative now!  Check it out HERE.

Alissa Pollack checks in with Shinedown chart history that includes Alternative.  Get the 411 in Alternative Music Info.

Neon Trees played a free acoustic session for WZNE (94.1 The Zone)/Rochester, NY last week and Nik Rivers’ daughter has become one of the band’s newest fans. Check out the fun on Alternative Photos.

Got Alternative News, Music Info, Photos?  Please email me at shawn@happens.vip.