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The Essence Festival of Culture has landed itself in hot water with Nicki Minaj’s loyal fan base. Ever since announcing Minaj as the festival headliner, Essence promised that the rapper’s performance would be livestreamed via Hulu on Friday night. The Barbz received bad news at the last minute, however, when the festival announced that it […]
Just two days after the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, allowing states to outlaw abortion, Megan Thee Stallion spoke out against the decision while performing at the Glastonbury Festival. The rapper called out her home state while onstage during her set Saturday night. “Texas [is] really embarrassing me right now,” she said. “I wanna have it […]
Olivia Rodrigo dedicated a performance of Lily Allen’s 2009 single “Fuck You” to U.S. Supreme Court justices during her Glastonbury set on Saturday. “Someone that I absolutely adore is here today,” Rodrigo told the audience before bringing Allen, whose song was featured on her second album It’s Not Me It’s You, to the stage. As […]
Something in the Water attendees were given something uniquely memorable this weekend. Amid Saturday’s lineup of Pharrell’s D.C.-set festival, Clipse reunited in front of thousands of eager fans, marking the duo of Pusha-T and No Malice’s first performance together in more than a decade. “You guys, for the first time in so long,” Pharrell said after […]
A shooting at the Mississippi Mudbug Festival on Saturday left one person dead and five others injured. NBC affiliate WLBT reports the shooting occurred before 10 p.m. at the Mississippi Mudbug Festival at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones confirmed that three of the wounded people were stabilized at a local […]
Fresh off his first ever set at Coachella last weekend, Baby Keem returned to the Sahaha stage on Friday where he surprised fans by performing alongside a pair of special guests. Following an appearance from Brent Faiyaz, the 21-year-old rapper brought out his cousin Kendrick Lamar to perform “Family Ties” and “Vent,” two of the their three collaborations […]
The Texas Task Force on Concert Safety (TFCS), which was launched in the wake of last year’s Astroworld Festival in Houston, has released what Governor Greg Abbott says will be its final report. The report is billed as the “culmination of the work done by the TFCS,” including recommendations inspired by identified “gaps” that contributed […]
With Friday’s kickoff of the 2022 edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, attendees are gathering in Indio for two weekends of music for the first time in three years. The first day of the two-weekend experience is headlined by Harry Styles and will also feature performances from Lil Baby, Phoebe Bridgers, Baby […]
Drakeo the Ruler’s brother is now suing the promoters behind the Los Angeles music festival where the “Talk to Me” artist was fatally attacked. The lawsuit, first reported by TMZ, sees a lawyer for Devante Caldwell (a.k.a. Ralfy The Plug) detailing the “violent mob attack” that he says took place within minutes of his brother’s […]
The Glastonbury Festival was hit hard by the global pandemic. According to financial documents obtained by Billboard, the annual music event lost more than $4 million last year when it canceled in-person festivities for the second consecutive summer. Glastonbury organizers scrapped the 2020 festival—which was to be headlined by Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar, and Taylor Swift—due to concerns over […]
