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DaBaby Issues Formal Apology for Homophobic Comments After Lost Festival Gigs

Last week, DaBaby did not apologize for his statements and instead said that individuals who did not pay to attend the event should “shut the f— up.” The following day, the “Rockstar” rapper fired off several messages on Twitter about the critical response to his homophobic comments, apologizing to anyone affected by HIV/AIDS for his “insensitive” remarks but holding firm on the rest of his comments. “Social media moves so fast that people want to demolish you before you even have the opportunity to grow, educate, and learn from your mistakes,” he wrote in the new note. “As a man who has had to make his own way from very difficult circumstances, having people I know publicly working against me— knowing th...

The New Band-Sanctioned Led Zeppelin Documentary Is Complete

Director Bernard MacMahon has shared the title of his highly-anticipated and now completed Led Zeppelin documentary, Becoming Led Zeppelin. “Becoming Led Zeppelin is a film that no one thought could be made,” MacMahon said in a statement. “The band’s meteoric rise to stardom was swift and virtually undocumented. Through an intense search across the globe and years of restoration of the visual and audio archive found, this story is finally able to be told.” The feature documentary, which was first announced in 2019, will be the first film to include the band’s participation, unlike the 1976 documentary, The Song Remains the Same, which largely utilized concert footage from a slew of Madison Square Garden performances in 1973. Becoming Led Zeppelin will feature interviews with...

Bad Bunny on Leaving His Mark and Making History In Spanish

Bad Bunny is at the top of his game.  In under five years, the Puerto Rican rapper has become the biggest Latin pop star on the planet. His success is transcending cultural and language barriers that can be limiting for Latin acts. He’s mainstream. After making history in December with the first all-Spanish LP to top the Billboard 200, Bad Bunny was announced as 2020’s most-streamed artist on Spotify. Now his 2022 arena tour is already sold out, and he’s the face of multiple brand partnerships, including Cheetos’ Deja Tu Huella campaign. The title translates into “Leaving Your Mark,” and that’s exactly what he’s doing. “I’m always proud to be Latino, to be from Puerto Rico, and to be from the Caribbean, and it’s always an honor to represent that worldwide,” Bad Bunny tells SPIN in Spa...

Frank Ocean to Headline Coachella in 2023

The popular Coachella Music Festival will be returning to Indio, CA come April 2022, but there’s one artist that will be absent from the lineup: Frank Ocean. However, for die-hard fans of the the Neo Soul artist, don’t fret as it’s been confirmed by Coachella co-founder Paul Tollett that he’ll be slotted to headline the festival in 2023. “Right now, it’s the Wild West,” Tollett tells the LA Times in an interview. “I’m just trying to be as fair as I can to artists and to the fans to make sure that eventually they get to see everyone that we talked about.” Ocean was originally booked to perform at Coachella 2020 alongside Travis Scott and Rage Against the Machine — both of which have been confirmed to be on the bill for Coachella 2022 — but given that the pandemic was far from over, the even...

Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott to Headline Coachella 2022, Frank Ocean Will Perform in 2023

Lollapalooza has come and gone and with that, the future of festivals will be touch and go for the immediate future. However, for those hoping to know more about what’s going to happen with Coachella, the granddaddy of all American festivals, Goldenvoice boss Paul Tollett revealed some news. In a rare interview with the Los Angeles Times, Tollett revealed that Coachella 2020 headliners Travis Scott and Rage Against the Machine will return in 2022, while Frank Ocean will headline the 2023 edition due to scheduling issues. A third headliner for 2022 will be announced at a latter date, Tollett said. His reasoning for revealing the headliners so early (usually Coachella announces its lineup in early January the year of the festival)? Tollett said it was to offer fans some reassurance after wha...

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE To Headline 2022 Edition Of COACHELLA

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival co-founder Paul Tollett has confirmed that RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and Travis Scott will headline the 2022 edition of the festival. Both acts were originally booked for 2020 prior to the festival’s postponement due to the pandemic. Coachella is now set to be held over the weekends of April 15-17 and April 22-24, 2022 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Tollett discussed the 2022 lineup in an interview with the Los Angles Times, explaining that he wanted to provide fans some reassurance after the chaos and uncertainty of the last year and a half. “Right now, it’s the Wild West,” he said. “I’m just trying to be as fair as I can to artists and to the fans to make sure that eventually they get to see everyo...

A DAY TO REMEMBER Announces Fall 2021 U.S. Tour With ASKING ALEXANDRIA And POINT NORTH

A DAY TO REMEMBER has announced the details for “The Re-Entry Tour”, a North American headline run set to get underway this fall. Marking the platinum-selling Fueled By Ramen band’s return to the road for the first time in two years, the six-week tour produced by Live Nation kicks off in Rochester, New York at Main Street Armory on September 28 and rolls through major markets coast-to-coast before coming to a close with two dates in the group’s home state on November 5 in Hollywood, Florida at Hard Rock Live Arena and November 6 in St. Augustine, Florida at St. Augustine Amphitheater. ASKING ALEXANDRIA and POINT NORTH will feature as special guests on all dates. “The Re-Entry Tour” will also notably mark A DAY TO REMEMBER‘s first jaunt since the ar...

MINISTRY’s AL JOURGENSEN Blasts Anti-Vaxxers: ‘Just Go Get Your Damn’ Vaccine

MINISTRY‘s Al Jourgensen has blasted people who are hesitant to roll up their sleeves and receive the COVID-19 vaccine, saying that their refusal to get the shot is putting all of our health at risk. The 62-year-old Jourgensen addressed the hot-button issue in a new interview with the “RRBG Podcast”. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I went and saw Jim Jefferies last night, the comedian. And I’ve got a feeling that might be the last show that we might be seeing for a while. “I mean, it’s just, like, ‘People. Really?’ Look, even if the government is microchipping us and we’re all gonna have alien DNA and all that, at least we’re all gonna go down together. But in the meanwhile, let’s not make each other sic...

SAMMY HAGAR Says EDDIE VAN HALEN Wanted To ‘Make Some Noise’ Together Again

During a July 30 Instagram Live chat with Washington Post reporter Geoff Edgers, Sammy Hagar spoke how he mended his relationship with the late Eddie Van Halen. Prior to the guitarist’s October 2020 passing, Sammy said that the two were fortunately able to reconnect thanks to the great comedian George Lopez. “When I [reconnected] with Eddie four or five months before he died, we got together and we kind of made amends,” he said. “It wasn’t, like, ‘Oh, you’ve gotta apologize for this.’ When I talked to him the first time after all of ’em years, I said, ‘Hey, Eddie, I’ve been trying to get a hold of you. I called your brother.’ He [said], ‘Why didn’t you call me?’ I’m going, ‘Well, it’...

Rage Against the Machine & Travis Scott to Headline Coachella 2022, Frank Ocean Moved to 2023

Coachella co-founder Paul Tollett has confirmed that Rage Against the Machine and Travis Scott will return to headline the festival in 2022, while Frank Ocean has been bumped to 2023. All three acts had been originally booked to headline Coachella in 2020 prior to the festival’s postponement due to the pandemic. Tollett shared the news in a rare interview with the Los Angles Times, explaining that he wanted to provide fans “some reassurance after the chaos and uncertainty of the last year and a half,” notes the Times. Advertisement Related Video “Right now, it’s the Wild West,” Tollett is quoted as saying. “I’m just trying to be as fair as I can to artists and to the fans to make sure that eventually they get to see everyone that we talked about.” As Tollett explained, Ocean was not availa...

Governors Ball Drops Homophobic Rapper DaBaby From 2021 Festival

Governors Ball is the latest US festival to boot DaBaby from its 2021 lineup in the wake of a series of homophobic comments made by the rapper. In a statement, Governors Ball producers Founders Entertainment said it “does not and will not tolerate hate or discrimination of any kind. We welcome and celebrate the diverse communities that make New York City the greatest city in the world. Thank you to the fans who continue to speak up for what is right. Along with you, we will continue to use our platform for good.” DaBaby had been scheduled to play the festival’s opening night on Friday, September 24th. “Stay tuned for a lineup addition,” advised Founders Entertainment. Advertisement Related Video DaBaby has been roundly criticized for remarks he made last weekend at Miami’s Rollin...

New Trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage Unleashes CGI Chaos: Watch

The Spider-Man cinematic universe is already pretty convoluted — what with Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire Spidey films, and whatever’s coming with Spider-Man: No Way Home. Now we have to get ready for what looks like pure on-screen chaos with the upcoming Venom: Let There Be Carnage, a new trailer for which has just been revealed. The Andy Serkis-directed sequel to 2018’s Venom looks to up the madness of the original in just about every way possible. Tom Hardy is back as Eddie Brock, a hapless journalist adjusting to being the host body for the alien symbiote calling itself Venom. When Brock is given the opportunity to interview famed serial killer Cletus Kasady (a perfectly cast Woody Harrelson), he unwittingly spawns another symbiot...