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It’s top of a new year, which—for the pandemic era iteration of live music—means fans and organizers alike are left with a number of question marks surrounding major festivals like Coachella. The Indio, California-set festival hasn’t taken place since 2019 due to continued COVID-19 concerns. The initially announced lineup for the ultimately-called-off ’19 event included confirmed headliners […]
Dior has announced its decision to “postpone indefinitely” the launch of a new collaboration with Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack. In a statement shared with Women’s Wear Daily on Tuesday, a rep for the French luxury house said the indefinite postponement was spurred by last month’s fatal Astroworld Festival in Scott’s hometown of Houston. While fans have […]
Travis Scott is bringing some holiday cheer to the city that raised him. According to the multiple outlets, the rapper’s Cactus Jack Foundation hosted its second annual toy drive on Thursday, providing more than 5,000 gifts to children across Houston. The non-profit shared photos from the event on social media, highlighting some of the toys—including bikes, dolls, golf sets, […]
After the Astroworld tragedy on Nov. 5, part-time employees were sent an email by event promoters, inferring that they wouldn’t be paid unless they relinquish their right to sue Live Nation and Scoremore. A manager for both promoters sent employees an updated version of the contract on Nov. 15, Rolling Stone reports. “Hoping to wrap […]
According to a report from the medical examiner, all ten dead from the Astroworld crowd crush died of compression asphyxia, Variety reports. One victim had a “contributory cause” of death on account of the “combined toxic effects of cocaine, methamphetamine and ethanol.” The report, which was issued on Thursday by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in […]
Anheuser-Busch has pulled the plug on Travis Scott’s hard seltzer line, CACTI. The brewing company announced the discontinuation in a statement to TMZ on Friday, less than a year after the seltzer first hit shelves: “After careful evaluation, we have decided to stop all production and brand development of CACTI Agave Spiked Seltzer,” AB said. “We […]
On Nov. 5, the first day of Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston, multiple attendees were killed in what’s widely been referred to as a crowd-crush incident. All told, eight people died on the evening of Scott’s set, while two others died following hospitalization. In the weeks since, a slew of lawsuits have been filed […]
Travis Scott has addressed the Astroworld Festival tragedy in a new interview with Charlamagne Tha God. At the top of the 51-minute discussion, the Utopia artist—who’s among those named in multiple lawsuits in connection with the fatal 2021 edition of the Houston festival—said he’s been on an “emotional rollercoaster” in recent days. “I’ve been on […]
Weeks after W Magazine reportedly rushed to cancel its Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner cover amid the Astroworld Fest tragedy, an apparent leaked cover has been making the rounds online. The cover, which has been shared by TMZ and multiple Kardashian-centric Instagram accounts, shows Kylie and Stormi standing up as Travis seemingly has his ear to his partner’s […]
Following the news that the family of 9-year-old Astroworld victim Ezra Blount rejected Travis Scott’s offer to pay for the child’s funeral expenses, it has now been revealed that four more families have come forward to deny the request as well. According to Rolling Stone, the attorneys for the families of 21-year-old friends Jacob Jurinek and Franco Patino, 21-year-old […]
