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Discover Candy Cult, a Festival-Focused NFT Collection Supporting Women In Music
Candy Cult is a Web3 community with a cause. In music industry professions across the board, women and marginalized groups continue to be underrepresented. With the proliferation of NFT technology, Candy Cult’s cofounders, Brooke and Nick, identified an opportunity to help move the needle. Candy Cult is a collection of 6,666 digital collectibles, randomly generated using a library of over 100 unique characteristics. The animated avatars are fashionably ready for festival season and not totally unlike the fans you’d find in the desert of Coachella, or the urban park grounds of Lollapalooza. Candy Cult is an acknowledgement that few things are sweeter than festival season. Following the public sale, Candy Cult is committed to supporting charitable organizations focused on the emp...
Watch Madeon’s Breathtaking Performance of Unreleased Song “Gonna Be Good” Live From Coachella
Madeon is currently in the midst of giving the music festival circuit a masterclass in performance art. The Good Faith producer’s innovative new live production has drawn rave reviews at major pitstops including Ultra Music Festival late last month, and now both weekends of Coachella. Hot off back-to-back sets at the iconic Indio-based festival, Madeon’s performance of the unreleased “Gonna Be Good” has been uploaded to the official Coachella YouTube account. A bit of forewarning: if you’re not feeling the fear of missing out yet, you soon will be. In the clip, Madeon is perched atop a narrow cylindrical pedestal, a core characteristic of the performance, which effectively allows him to become immersed by vibrant visuals on all sides. During t...
22 Photos That Encapsulate the Mind-Blowing Live Production of Ultra 2022
There aren’t many festivals—if any—who do it quite like Ultra. The resplendent Ultra Music Festival is embedded in the mythos of Miami. And even though its annual hubbub has often been bemoaned by the city’s populace, one thing is certain: the festival is vital to Miami’s culture. Considering Ultra’s reputation as a bellwether for the festival landscape and its impact on Miami’s economy, the event’s organizers annually ensnare—and then enrapture—the international dance music hive mind. But despite the event’s staggering lineups, its production is a crucial part of why it is perennially considered one of the nation’s elite music festivals. Just ask Hardwell, who torpedoed a four-year hiatus to return to Ultra’s historic Mainstage at...
Future Teases Kanye Collaboration for ‘I Never Liked You’
Shortly after revealing the title and cover of his upcoming ninth studio album, Future has now teased a collaboration with Kanye West set to appear on I Never Liked You. Released by Epic Records on Twitter, the brief teaser serves to continue the build-up for the release of the project marked for Friday this week. The teaser also comes after some footage of the two on set surfaced earlier this month. The 39-second clip shows Future and Ye dressed in all-black, illuminated by a spotlight. The two are captured in stage light vignettes that cycle between hi-def and low-fi footage for an evocative effect. The teaser also offers a snippet of Ye’s verse, the artist is heard rapping, “Cross me so much, I got nails in my hand/City on fire…City on fire.” Catch the teaser for Future’s collaboration ...
Michael Stipe Reveals the Lyric Switch on R.E.M.’s ‘Losing My Religion’ That Changed Everything
Turns out, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe wasn’t always in the “spotlight” for his 1991 classic, “Losing My Religion.” Stipe was recently a guest on the Broken Record podcast, where he revealed a minor, but equally major, lyric change to host Rick Rubin. It all started when Rubin asked Stipe if he knew the song was special as he was writing it, which the R.E.M. artist quickly denied. “We released it as a first single thinking it was going to set up the next song,” he said. “It’s such a weird song, we had no idea it was going to resonate the way that it did.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On memories of making the track, Stipe delved into changing the lyrics in the chorus. “I changed one lyric,” he recalled. “‘That’s me in the...
Tim McGraw & Sam Hunt to Headline Debut GoldenSky Country Music Festival
California is getting another new country music festival. Sacramento’s GoldenSky Music Festival will debut Oct. 15-16 with headlining performances from Tim McGraw and Sam Hunt at Discovery Park. The new event is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents (Welcome to Rockville, Louder Than Life) in partnership with Visit Sacramento and will feature performances from top-tier country acts including Brothers Osborne, Midland, Carly Pearce, Parmalee, Michael Ray, Diamond Rio, Brian Kelley and Lindsay Ell. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In addition to the musical acts, the weekend will also include a daily beer festival with more than 100 selections of local, regional and national craft beers, seltzers and ciders. The GoldenSky Beer Festival is free with fe...
Hikaru Utada Makes Festival Debut at Coachella With 88rising: Interview & Recap
On the first day of Weekend One at Coachella this year (April 15-17), J-pop superstar Hikaru Utada surprised fans by announcing they would be performing the next day in 88rising’s Head in the Clouds Forever showcase. The event would be streamed live on YouTube, meaning fans around the world who couldn’t make it to the festival grounds could tune in to witness the Japanese-American hitmaker’s special set online. The following is a report by Billboard Japan of Hikaru Utada’s first-ever Coachella performance, along with excerpts from an interview they gave immediately after their performance. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news I was one of the lucky ones who got to see the show on-site, and moved forward to a position next to the runway where...
Garth Brooks Adds New Dates to Stadium Tour: Where to Buy Tickets Before They Sell Out (Again)
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Garth Brooks resumed his long-running stadium tour this year, and it’s been a successful run thus far. So much so that the country star added more dates for shows scheduled to take place in May and June. Brooks added a second night to his debut performance at the Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., next month. The “Ask Me How I Know” singer will now perform on May 20 and 21. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news He also added new opening nights to his performance at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, which will ...
SPIN Sessions Presents: Nicotine Dolls
Hailing from New York City, Nicotine Dolls come from mixed musical backgrounds, infusing rock, pop, and jazz sensibilities into their work. They’re currently in the final stages prepping for the release of their first album. SPIN caught up with the band and picked their brains about the meaning behind their name, what makes them unique, their creative process, and more. Catch their most recent release, Till We Both Say, here. Check out Nicotine Dolls’ exclusive live session below. For more SPIN Sessions, head over to SPIN TV. Who are Nicotine Dolls & how did you come to life?Nicotine Dolls consist of Sam Cieri (Vocals), John Hays (Guitar), John Merritt (Bass), and Abel Tabares (Drums). We are a band based out of NYC and have been playing together for the past 5 years. The band started ...
Watch Soccer Mommy Perform “Shotgun” on Fallon
Soccer Mommy was the musical guest on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Sophie Allison and her band performed “Shotgun” from her upcoming Daniel Lopatin–produced album Sometimes Forever. Watch it happen below. Sometimes Forever—the follow-up to 2020’s Color Theory—is out on June 24 via Loma Vista. Soccer Mommy announced the album in March with the lead single “Shotgun.” She recently shared the album’s second single, “Unholy Affliction.” She’s set to tour later this year. Read Pitchfork’s new feature “Soccer Mommy Slays Her Demons.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Pharrell’s Something in the Water Festival to Return With Lil Baby, Chloe x Halle, Pusha T, Tyler, the Creator and More
Pharrell Williams’ Something in the Water Festival is returning this summer, with the rapper and producer performing as part of a lineup that also features Lil Baby, Chloe x Halle, Lil Uzi Vert, Tyler, the Creator, Tierra Whack, Run the Jewels, Jon Batiste, Dave Matthews Band, and more. After its first iteration in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 2019, the festival has relocated to Washington, D.C. It happens over Juneteenth weekend, June 17-19. Find the lineup poster below. Last year, Williams shared that the festival would not return to his home town of Virginia Beach due to “toxic energy” from local authorities, including the mayor and city manager. The fallout resulted from the March 2021 death of Donovon Lynch, Williams’ cousin, who was shot and killed by a Virginia Beach police officer w...
Ryuichi Sakamoto Shares New Song From For Ukraine (Volume 2) Benefit Compilation: Listen
Ryuichi Sakamoto has shared a new song in collaboration with Illia Bondarenko called “Piece for Illia.” It appears on the new compilation For Ukraine (Volume 2). Curated by composer Hollie Kenniff, it’s out April 29 and benefits International Rescue Committee to support displaced children and families impacted by President Vladimir V. Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Listen to the song and find the tracklist below. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. For Ukraine (Volume 2): 01 Ryuichi Sakamoto / Illia Bondarenko: “Piece for Illia”02 Claire Deak: “A Million Cloaked Ghosts”03 Joe Trapanese: “Introspection”04 Rachel Grimes: “Patsy (Instrumental)”05 Zakè & 36: “Rodych”06 Aisha Burns / Jake Woodruff: “The Reservoir”07 Sachi Kobayashi: “Sakura”08 An...
