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Lollapalooza Expands to India in 2023, Marking Festival’s Asia Debut
MUMBAI — Lollapalooza is traveling to India, a price sensitive live music market where the appetite for international music of all genres has grown considerably in the streaming era. The multi-genre festival will be staged in Mumbai on Jan. 28-29, 2023, marking its debut in Asia. BookMyShow, India’s largest ticketing platform, is promoting and co-producing Lollapalooza India, along with global producers Perry Farrell, WME and C3 Presents, which is owned by Live Nation. The festival’s Mumbai installment, which will take place at an as-yet unannounced venue “in the center of the city,” will feature around 45 acts playing 20 hours of music across four stages to an audience of 60,000 fans each day. The line-up will comprise 60% international artists and 40% local acts, the promoters tell Billb...
The Weeknd Announces After Hours–Inspired Haunted Houses
The Weeknd is teaming up with Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights to create two haunted houses inspired by his 2020 album After Hours, as Entertainment Weekly notes. “The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare” will open at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood in September. Guests will be taken into the world of the album, with characters and themes inspired by Abel Tesfaye’s music and the short films and music videos that have accompanied it. “I always wanted my own Halloween Horror Nights haunted house as Halloween has always been significant to my music, so this is a total dream come to life,” Tesfaye said in a press release. “I feel like my music videos have served as a launching pad for a collaboration like this, and I cannot wait for people to experience this madnes...
U.S. Girls Share Video for New Song “So Typically Now”
U.S. Girls have shared the video for their new single “So Typically Now.” Check out the Meg Remy–directed video for “So Typically Now,” featuring backup vocals from Kyle Kidd, below. Since releasing their 2020 LP Heavy Light—which was shortlisted for that year’s Polaris Music Prize—U.S. Girls have shared the Christmas song “Santa Stay Home,” the Glenn Gould tribute “Good Kinda High,” and a new book published by Book*hug Press. Check out “Welcome to the U.S. Girls Universe” on the Pitch. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Barack Obama Shares 2022 Summer Playlist: Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Harry Styles, Rosalía, and More
Former President Barack Obama has shared another one of his summer playlists. Kendrick Lamar’s “Die Hard,” Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul,” and Rosalía’s “Saoko” all made the cut this year, along with Jack White’s take on the R&B song “I’m Shakin’.” See the rest below. Obama’s summer and year-end picks in recent years have included Mitski, Mdou Moctar, Phoebe Bridgers, Bad Bunny, Wye Oak, Arooj Aftab, and more. After launching a podcast with Bruce Springsteen early last year, Obama co-created a book with the singer-songwriter from their discussions. Barack and Michelle Obama recently ended their media company Higher Ground’s exclusive deal with Spotify. The Obamas now have an agreement with Amazon. Revisit the 2016 feature “The Presidential Suite: A Look Back at Obama’s Musical Milesto...
The Soft Pink Truth Announces New Album, Shares New Song “Wanna Know”
Drew Daniel has announced the new Soft Pink Truth album Is It Going to Get Any Deeper Than This?, which comes out on October 21 via Thrill Jockey. The new album’s lead single, “Wanna Know,” features guest vocals from Jenn Wasner (of Wye Oak and Flock of Dimes). Additional contributors to the new LP include Daniel’s Matmos bandmate M.C. Schmidt, saxophonist Andrew Bernstein, and vocalist Angel Deradoorian. Take a listen to “Wanna Know” below. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. In a press release, Drew Daniel explained the genesis of his new album’s title: Years ago, a friend was DJing in a club and a woman came into the DJ booth and asked, “Is it going to get any deeper than this?” and the phrase became a kind of mantra for us. What did she really want? ...
Attendees Pedal for Power In First Bike-Driven Music Festival Stage Setup
Attendees of a Rhode Island music festival pedaled full speed into the next chapter of music festival-based environmental sustainability. Illiterate Light, an indie duo from Virginia, partnered with Rock The Bike to deliver their vision for a bike-powered stage at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival. The “Bike Stage” marked the first time the technology was implemented in a music festival setting, according to the band’s frontman, Jeff Gorman. The Associated Press reports attendees each took five-minute turns pedaling on the bikes, providing power to the stage from the frontlines. The energy generated from the bikes was supplemental to the energy gained from the stage’s added use of solar panels. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Gorman first began pondering t...
Volunteers Create Clean-Up Rave Initiative To Repair War-Torn Ukraine
Ukrainians are organizing under the banner of techno music to help expedite the rebuild of what was recently lost amid Russian occupation. The country’s nightlife sector has remained shuttered since Russia’s invasion on February 24th. Cleaning up the war-torn country has been no small task, but Ukraine’s youth have risen to the challenge in part by bonding over the common thread of dance music. In Yahidne, raves are coming to the daylight by way of a unifying “clean-up rave.” According to the Associated Press, participants donning shovels scoop debris onto tractor trucks as a live DJ spins atop ammunition crates. Volunteers take breaks from the cleanup to dance and savor the fleeting moments of freedom. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Yahidne is a...
Pauline Herr and TWERL Get Real About Relationships In New Collab, “Addicted”
Couple-turned-collaborators Pauline Herr and TWERL have released their first-ever collaboration. Out now via bitbird, “Addicted” is a bright and airy future bass ballad inspired by the characteristics of their long-distance relationship. “Spending months apart and only being able to see each other briefly has been really tough but has also made the time we have with each other really special,” Herr divulged in a press release. “Addicted” expresses the depth of these emotions with melancholic leads, sonically manipulated to ring with longing as well as hope and elation. “Do you ever think of running away? I know you’re not here for a long time but I want to be in your arms ’til I die,” sings Herr, whose voice floats above whi...
Neversea Lit Up Romania With Colossal 2022 Festival
With just three festivals on its back, Neversea was still a relatively new endeavor when organizers announced the event’s 2022 dates and headliners earlier this year. Following its return July 7-10, however, it has cemented itself as one of the most exciting beachside dance music gatherings in Europe. 2022 marked the biggest edition in Neversea’s short yet impressive history, with over 260,000 attendees coming together in Constanța to celebrate their love of electronic dance music after a two-year hiatus. Featuring four nights of electrifying DJ sets from some of the scene’s most celebrated acts, Neversea curated a fantasy-like world at Constanța’s Modern Beach. Neversea Festival 2022. Alive Coverage The festival’s jaw-dropping Mainstage featured explosive performances from Tch...
Lil Wayne Mourns Death of NOLA Cop Who Saved His Life
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Leon Bennett / Getty New Orleans police officer Robert Hoobler known in the Crescent City as “Uncle Bob” is being mourned by rapper Lil Wayne who has frequently shared that it was him who saved his life after a suicide attempt at only 12 years old. “Everything happens for a reason. I was dying when I met u at this very spot,” the rapper wrote on Instagram sharing a photo of Hoobler. “U refused to let me die. Everything that doesn’t happen, doesn’t happen for a reason.” Related Stories “That reason being you and faith. RIP uncle Bob. Aunt Kathie been waiting for u. I’ll love & miss u both and live for us all.” The 65-year-old retired cop was diabetic and according to Nola.com, he had been suffering from lingering health issues. Hoobler had ...
Consequence Reveals That Jay-Z Wanted To Sign Him To Roc-A-Fella
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Queens rapper Consequence has been in the game for a few decades and while his relationship with Kanye West dates back to Ye’s early years at Roc-A-Fella Records, we’ve lowkey wondered why he himself never got down with the Roc. Apparently, it almost happened and it was way before Kanye West was even in the picture. In a recent interview with Nore on Drink Champs, the cousin of Hip-Hop legend Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest opened up about his relationship with Kanye West and revealed that at one point Jay-Z was pondering signing him to the label. Unfortunately for Cons, he was already inked to his cousin’s imprint, The Ummah. Related Stories “At one point, when I was still signed to Q-Tip… I was supposed to sign to Roc-A-Fella. ...
Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow Lead 2022 MTV Video Music Award Nominations
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards won’t have to worry about being dissed by Lil Nas X this year. He, along with Kendrick Lamar and Jack Harlow, top in nominations this year. The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations Are Here Nothing screams the end of the summer more than the MTV Video Music Awards. The annual awards show that made its triumphant return in 2021, hosting an in-person spectacle at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, this year, the shenanigans will head to the Prudential Center in New Jersey. Coming into the night, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X, and Jack Harlow could have big nights at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. Harlow and his best buddy Nas X earned multiple nominations for their collaborative effort “Industry Baby,” video o...
