Under a fingernail moon, surrounded by the silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Highlands, North Carolina, JJ Grey & Mofro took a moment to soak in the beauty of this year’s Bear Shadow music festival. “This song is about my love affair with the ocean,” Grey noted of his …
Read More »Pavement, James Blake, Kurt Vile Lead 2024 Bumbershoot Festival
The annual Seattle music and arts festival Bumbershoot has locked in its 2024 performance lineup. Returning during Labor Day weekend on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, the event will feature headlining appearances from Pavement, James Blake, and Kurt Vile. Courtney Barnett, Kim Gordon, Freddie Gibbs, and Aly & AJ will …
Read More »Watch Perry Farrell Talk About His Disastrous Attempt to Revive Lollapalooza in 2004
The upcoming Paramount+ documentary Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza traces the story of Perry Farrell‘s alternative music extravaganza from its roots in 1991 as a Jane’s Addiction farewell tour all the way through its role today as one of the largest festivals on the planet. The three-part special, which features …
Read More »Grammys Sets 2025 Ceremony and Nominations Dates
The Grammy Awards will return to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Alongside the official date for the 2025 ceremony, the Recording Academy has also revealed the schedule for when nominations will be announced in the lead-up to music’s biggest night. The eligibility period for the 2025 …
Read More »Marina Allen Follows Her Own North Star
Writing love songs was never really Marina Allen’s thing. “It almost felt like I wasn’t interested,” the 31-year-old Los Angeles songwriter says. “I’ve been in love before, but I don’t think I really could write about it in a way that I felt like I had something to say.” But …
Read More »Camila Cabello Says She and Lil Nas X Survived an 'Extreme Situation' the Night 'He Knows' Dropped
Camila Cabello and Lil Nas X had a “trauma bond” experience the night they dropped their collab, “He Knows.” The duo was about to head to West Hollywood gay club Heart to celebrate the song’s release when the elevator in Cabello’s building — packed with members of both artists’ teams, …
Read More »Shakira, Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias Among Headliners for Bésame Mucho 2024
Bésame Mucho is back for its third year — and its lineup is next-level. The music festival announced Tuesday that this year’s edition will be headlined by Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, Los Tigres Del Norte, and Banda MS on Dec. 21 at Dodger Stadium. The festival will highlight banda, throwback …
Read More »Even Eddie Vedder Is Dunking on Harrison Butker and His Sexist Graduation Speech
Rarely has a person made themselves as ripe for ridicule as Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, who used his commencement speech at Benedictine University as a platform to tell women they should embrace their roles as wives and homemakers (among a whole lot of other things). The speech was …
Read More »Camila Cabello Refrained From Listening to Lana Del Rey Days Before Coachella: 'Being a Fan Is Tricky'
Camila Cabello had to give Lana Del Rey‘s music a break before they performed together at Coachella this year. In a new interview for Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, the “I Luv It” singer shared that she had to stop herself from listening to Del Rey’s songs in order to …
Read More »Tyla Makes South Africa 'Jump' Under the Summer Sun in Video With Gunna and Skillibeng
They never had a pretty girl from Jo’burg! On Monday, South African star Tyla dropped the summer-ready video for “Jump,” featuring appearances from collaborators Gunna and Skillibeng. The Nabil-directed video follows Tyla lounging, tanning, and posing for photos in her native South Africa. In one scene, Tyla stops traffic and …
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