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Travis Scott Performed at a Coachella 2022 Afterparty
Travis Scott didn’t make an official appearance at Coachella 2022 this weekend, but he did perform at a nearby afterparty, TMZ and E! report. According to TMZ, Scott arrived at a venue in La Quinta around 3 a.m., and played five of his own songs during a brief DJ set. Pitchfork has reached out to Travis Scott’s representatives for further comment. Scott was supposed to headline Coachella 2020 alongside Frank Ocean and Rage Against the Machine before the festival was cancelled due to COVID-19. Scott’s headliner status was called into question after the Astroworld 2021 tragedy that led to 10 people’s deaths. Coachella 2022 originally tapped Kanye West, Billie Eilish, and Harry Styles as its headliners. However, two weeks before the first festival weekend was scheduled to take place, West bac...
Watch Finneas Give Turning Red’s “Nobody Like U” Its Live Debut at Coachella 2022
One day after performing with his sister Billie Eilish during her headlining set, Finneas performed his own set at Coachella on Sunday. During his performance, he offered a brief acoustic rendition of “Nobody Like U,” a song from the Pixar film Turning Red. Finneas and Eilish provided the music for the movie’s fictional boy band 4*Town. Watch the performance below. Finneas voiced the character Jessie in the film. He and Eilish just won Best Original Song for their James Bond theme “No Time to Die” at the 2022 Oscars. His set at Coachella also featured a performance of “Hate to Be Lame” with Lizzy McAlpine. Twitter content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Watch Doja Cat’s Set at Coachella 2022
Doja Cat is making her true Coachella debut. During her Sunday night set on the Coachella Stage, Doja Cat performed tracks off last year’s Planet Her and more. She also debuted the new “Hound Dog”-interpolating song “Vegas,” which is set to appear in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis. She was also joined by Tyga for a performance of “Juicy.” Watch her set below and follow along with all of our Coachella 2022 coverage. Doja Cat performed “Tia Tamera” with Rico Nasty at Coachella in 2019, but this year marks the first time she is officially on the bill. Earlier this month, Doja Cat won the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Kiss Me More,” a collaboration with SZA. Doja Cat earned eight nominations this year with “Kiss Me More” also up for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Pl...
Watch the Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia’s Set at Coachella 2022
Tonight, Swedish House Mafia and the Weeknd are performing together at Coachella. During their Sunday night headlining set, Swedish House Mafia are likel to play tracks off their debut album Paradise Again, including their collaboration with the Weeknd, “Moth to a Flame.” The Weeknd could showcase songs from Dawn FM. Watch the set below and follow all of Pitchfork’s Coachella 2022 coverage. Swedish House Mafia and the Weeknd replaced Kanye West as festival headliners after West withdrew from the performance for undisclosed reasons. The rapper had previously threatened to cancel his set if fellow headliner Billie Eilish did not apologize to Travis Scott. West believed that Eilish had insulted Scott—whom West intended to bring out at Coachella—when she paused a show to help a fan, not long a...
Travis Scott Gave a Five-Song Performance at Coachella After Party
While Travis Scott did not make an official appearance at Coachella 2022, the controversial artist was definitely in its vicinity testing the waters for his return. ENews reported that Scott gave a a surprise performance at the Revolve x Bootsy Bellows After Party at Coachella, just six months after the Astroworld Festival tragedy in Houston. The “Sick Mode” artist appeared in La Quinta, California behind the DJ booth with DJ Chase B, playing some of his biggest hits. The crowd in attendance appeared “super excited” to see him return to the stage, according to onlookers. Travis Scott was initially rumored to join Coachella 2020 as a headliner, but his status was revoked following the 2021 Astroworld tragedy that led to 10 deaths and many injured. Coachella 2022 later tapped Kanye West, Bil...
Drake Hits Major Milestone, Outstreams All Pre-1980 Tracks With His 2021 Catalog
Drake continues to cement himself as one of the largest players in the industry with his latest feat. New market data reported by Billboard shows that Drake has outstreamed all tracks released before 1980 with just his 2021 music catalog. The OVO artist has generated more U.S. on-demand streams in 2021 than the total number of pre-1980 records combined. The data was released by Luminate, formerly known as MRC Data, which identifies entertainment analytics. According to the reports, catalog categories have continued to dominate in recent years due to “older albums from new artists.” Across the 988.154 billion U.S. streams from 2021, the catalog business made up of 69.8% of the album consumption units in 2021, a 4.1% increase from 2020. With 90% of these units from records released this cent...
Megan Thee Stallion Debuts New “Very Motherf***ing Personal” Diss Track at Coachella
Megan Thee Stallion has officially debuted an all-new diss track at her performance at Weekend 1 of Coachella 2022. The “Savage” singer took to the Coachella stage to give her die-hard Hotties a surprise with a new song that samples Jodeci and Wu-Tang‘s “Freak’n You Remix.” Before performing the track, she called this one “very motherf***ing personal” and personally dedicatd it “to whom it may the f**k concern.” Ahead of her Coachella performance, she tweeted, “I got this song that I recorded and every time I play it for a woman they start jumping and clapping. I think I wanna perform it at Coachella for the first time before I actually drop it.” The crowd was amped to hear the new song as the lyrics proved to not disappoint. Megan was straightforward with her attack with lines like, “Dick...
Garth Brooks Makes Up Rained-Out Nashville Show: ‘Thank You From the Bottom of My Heart’
In July 2021, thousands of music lovers packed Nashville’s Nissan Stadium to see Garth Brooks perform, though the show was ultimately forced to be canceled as severe thunderstorms rolled through Music City. This weekend, Brooks made up for it with two shows at Nissan Stadium, on Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the second chance at a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Brooks told the roaring crowd during his Saturday evening (April 16) set. “We can’t thank you enough for coming back…we came to have some fun and raise some hell!” Brooks, a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1990, spotlighted the Opry with an opening set that included music from Chase Rice as...
BTS Announce Next Album as They Wrap Up Blockbuster Las Vegas Residency
The ARMY might be mourning the end of BTS‘ “Permission to Dance On Stage – Las Vegas” residency, but now they have some big news to celebrate instead: The Korean septet has announced the release date of their next album. At their final Vegas show on Saturday night, the group played a teaser video for the crowd that featured black-and-white clips of each member — Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook — before they all say the phrase “We Are Bulletproof” in unison followed by a date: June 10, 2022. While “We Are Bulletproof” appears to be the slogan for the new era, the album title has yet to be revealed. On Sunday, BTS’ label Big Hit Music made the news official on Weverse, posting a message confirming that an album is just under two months away. “Hello,” the message begins. “This is...
Lizzo Is the YouTube Algorithm and a Costco Singer in Cut for Time ‘SNL’ Sketches
Lizzo served as both host and musical guest on this weekend’s SNL, but at least two of her sketches were cut for time from the televised show. Fortunately, they landed on YouTube the morning after it aired. One sketch, which was actually themed to YouTube, starred Chris Redd and Bowen Yang as a duo singing about how they watch YouTube while eating dinner. “Food and YouTube” brought Lizzo in as a special guest — The Algorithm — toward the end of the tune. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I am The Algorithm and I’m here to help/ B—-, I know you better than you know yourself,” Lizzo rapped. “Oh, you watch travel vids? I can show you the world/ Here’s the 10 most savage moments from The Golden Girls/ I’ll take you down roads that you never ...
Please Don’t Destroy Helps Lizzo Pen New Song ‘Horny Zookeeper’ on ‘SNL’
“Special” wasn’t the only new song Lizzo debuted on SNL this weekend. With late-night comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy’s assistance, the singer overcame a bout of writer’s block and brought “Horny Zookeeper” to life. In a writing night sketch, Saturday night’s (Feb. 16) host and musical guest sat down for a hilarious meeting with Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I mean, two new songs?” she said with a laugh. “I don’t have those … I’m not joking.” “I got writer’s block. Can you write me a new song? I’m gonna need you to write me a new song. New song now, b—-. Go,” demanded Lizzo. “I need y’all to write a Black woman anthem,” she clarified, before everyone in the room realized that really was...
Fivio Foreign ft. Lil Yachty “Slime Them,” Blueface & G Herbo “Street Signs” & More | Daily Visuals 4.15.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Fivio Foreign’s debut album B.I.B.L.E. has had New York bumping that drill sound since it’s release last week and today continues to keep his momentum going with a new clip featuring an unforeseen guest star. In his latest visuals to “Slime Them,” Fivio Foreign is joined by Lil Yachtyn in his hood who’s verse is actually understandable as he’s not mumbling his rap in this cut. Yachty is actually a decent rapper when he spits clearly. Just sayin.’ Elsewhere Blueface and G Herbo make a Wessside and Midwest connection happen and in their visuals to “Street Signs” keep it gully with some leather clad hotties and exotic automobiles behind them as they drop their verses to the bouncy beat. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Gucci Mane, Ace Hood, an...
