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INTERVIEW: Hailee Steinfeld Teases ‘Good Summer’ With Music

Hailee Steinfeld has been no stranger to pop radio over the past few months between collaborating with Zedd and Grey on “Starving” along with her feature on Machine Gun Kelly’s “At My Best.” The 20 year-old is back with her own single, “Most Girls” and maybe some more music to come. “Maybe,” she slyly replied… Read more »

VIDEO: Backstage At The 2017 Billboard Music Awards

It was a crazy six hours that saw nominees, presenters and performers all stop by our broadcast area as everyone prepared for the 2017 Billboard Music Awards. We chatted with everyone from the show’s co-host Ludacris, performers Jason Derulo, Halsey and Julia Michaels plus presenters Lindsey Stirling, Chris Daughtry and Hailee Steinfeld. Check out more… Read more »

VIDEO: Ain’t No Party Like A Scranton Party

As the great philosopher Michael Gary Scott once stated, “Ain’t no party, like a Scranton party.” And with that, let me tell you about my whirlwind weekend in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I’ve had the honor of hosting a radio show on WBHT-FM for almost 10 years now. It was my first gig out of high school…. Read more »

INTERVIEW: Julia Michaels On BBMA Nominations And Writing For Bieber

She started her career by teaming up with Semi Precious Weapons lead singer Justin Tranter and writing big hits for Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Hailee Steinfeld to name a few. But since deciding to keep the song “Issues” for herself and become an artist, Julia Michaels has gotten to experience a whole new side… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Bastille Wants To Work With Rihanna And Other Notes From My Interview

Last weekend I made the trek up to Uncasville, Connecticut where my friends at Mohegan Sun invited me to head backstage at Mohegan Sun Arena and interview the band Bastille. It was the first time the GRAMMY-nominated quartet played the venue; lead singer Dan Smith and company were fresh in to the North American leg… Read more »

VIDEO: Music Headlines And More On The PIX11 Morning News

I joined The PIX11 Morning News on Tuesday with Scott Stanford, Sukanya Krishnan and Ojinika Obiekwe to talk about new music from Pitbull, Drake and Rick Ross along with potential songs of the summer. We also chatted about an album that will be released posthumously by Chuck Berry’s family. Then at the end, Scott compared… Read more »

VIDEO: Joining ‘Chasing News’ To Talk Vinny Guadagnino

I joined “Chasing News,” which airs weeknights on Fox in New York and Philadelphia as well as weeknights on My 9 in New Jersey to chat about my recent interview with Vinny Guadagnino. The fine folks in the newsroom there were most-interested in the part of our conversation where we dove in to the current… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Brielle Von Hugel On Postmodern Jukebox, Staten Island And Bullying

It’s a story all-too-familiar these days in music: two artists collaborate without even meeting, let alone stepping in the same studio. The latest example of this that we talked about on the radio show involved Brielle Von Hugel. The Staten Island native has three singles on Spotify with over a million streams: “Naked,” her featured… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Vinny Guadagnino Talks Regrets, Trump And New Cooking Show

Vinny Guadagnino successfully transitioned from a MTV reality show that covered he and his castmates drunken debauchery to a show that chronicles he and his mom traveling the country and eating different types of food. But for the Staten Island native who is still proud to call New York home, the move is far from… Read more »