Lana Del Rey’s much-anticipated headlining set at Glastonbury was cut short Saturday as the singer’s late arrival to the stage was met head on by a strict midnight curfew. According to the Guardian, Del Rey’s set was delayed about 30 minutes from its scheduled start time as she admittedly dealt …
Read More »Rina Sawayama Calls Out Labelmate Matty Healy at Glastonbury: 'I've Had Enough'
Rina Sawayamahas hit out at The 1975’s Matty Healy for controversial comments he made on a podcast last February. The singer, who is signed to the same record label as Healy’s band, hit out at The 1975’s frontman while introducing a performance of her song “STFU!” at Glastonbury yesterday evening. …
Read More »Feid Triumphs During Back-to-Back Shows at El Choli in Puerto Rico
Colombian reggaeton star Feid looked out into a crowd of 18,500 people during his second sold-out show at Puerto Rico’s José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum on Friday night. Nearly every person was wearing green, just as he’d asked fans to do, and matching light-up wristbands given out at the entrance. He’d …
Read More »Lizzo Announces Scholarship for Black Music Students at Alma Mater: 'I Get to Pay It Forward'
Lizzo launched the Sasha Be Flootingscholarship on Friday with a $50,000 donation, giving back to Black music students at the University of Houston, her alma mater. “LIZZOS JUNETEENTH GIVEBACK IS PROUD TO PRESENT 50,000$ TO THE ‘SASHA BE FLOOTING SCHOLARSHIP’ AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON,” Lizzo posted alongside a video …
Read More »Drake Announces First Book of Poetry: 'Titles Ruin Everything'
Drake is venturing into the world of poetry. The artist took to Instagram on Friday to announce that his book labeled, “TITLES RUIN EVERYTHING A STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS BY KENZA SAMIR & AUBREY GRAHAM,” is set to release on Saturday via his merchandise sitedrakerelated.com and other select retailers. The poetry …
Read More »Mick Mars Goes to War With Mötley Crüe
M ICK MARS HAS SPENT a great deal of time thinking about his own death, which will happen, he estimates, in about eight years, tops. There won’t be a funeral or memorial service of any kind. Instead, the Mötley Crüe guitarist wants the cremated remains of his body — which …
Read More »Watch Cate Blanchett Join Sparks Onstage at Glastonbury
Lydia Tár made her Glastonbury debut, sort of, as actress Cate Blanchett joined Sparks onstage at the U.K. festival to interpretive dance during the performance of the cult rockers’ recent single “The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte.” Blanchett’s surprise appearance was a live rendition of the Oscar-winning actress’ starring …
Read More »Bob Dylan Continues His Grateful Dead Cover Streak By Breaking Out 'Stella Blue' in Spain
Prior to a couple of months ago, Bob Dylan had only played covered four Grateful Dead songs (“Friend of the Devil,” “West L.A. Fadeaway,” “Alabama Getaway,” “Black Muddy River”) throughout his entire career as a live performer. He added two more into the mix (“Truckin’” and “Brokedown Palace”) during a …
Read More »Oscar Winners Keep Popping Up at Glastonbury as Tilda Swinton Performs With Max Richter
Cate Blanchett wasn’t the only Oscar winner taking the stage at Glastonbury: The morning after the Tár star appeared alongside Sparks, fellow actress Tilda Swinton popped up during Max Richter’s set at the U.K. festival. As she did nearly 20 years ago, Swinton once again delivered the spoken word readings …
Read More »Adele Pauses Las Vegas Show to Talk Submersibles With Fans
The tragic tale of Oceangate’s Titan submersible captured the headlines and the thoughts of millions this week. That included Adele, who paused her Friday night residency gig in Las Vegas to poll the audience about whether they too would take a makeshift mini-submarine into the depths of the ocean to …
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