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Coachella Drops All COVID-19 Precautions
Coachella Music Festival has quietly updated its health and safety rules and will not require proof of vaccination, a negative COVID-19 test, mask wearing, or any other pandemic precautions for the 2022 event. “In accordance with local guidelines, there will be no vaccination, testing or masking requirements at Coachella 2022,” organizers wrote. The change comes as the state of California loosens its COVID-19 rules, mandating masks only for certain indoor environments, and ordering vaccination or a negative test only for indoor events of 1,000 or more attendees. And while nearby Los Angeles County is keeping several precautions in place, Coachella is held in Riverside County, where officials are falling back on state guidelines. The CDC has repeatedly held that outdoor events are...
Coachella 2022 Will No Longer Require Masks, Vaccinations and Negative COVID-19 Tests
Organizers of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Festival have announced that it will be dropping COVID-19 restrictions for its 2022 dates. Coachella’s updated Health and Safety website page stated that no vaccination, testing or masks will be required “in accordance with local guidelines.” It continued, however, that this rule could be reverted depending on “federal, state or local government agencies or instrumentalities, artists or the promoter,” and that the organizers have the right to change aspects of the festival including but not limited to “capacity, attendance procedures and entry requirements, such as proof of vaccination and/or negative COVID-19 test, and other protective measures such as requiring attendees to wear face coverings.” A COVID-19 warning ...
Kendrick Lamar To Explore The Making of ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ on ‘The Big Hit Show’ Podcast
Kendrick Lamar is set to take a deep dive into the making of To Pimp a Butterfly for the new season of The Big Hit Show podcast. In a preview released by Spotify, K-Dot shared, “Going back into the album it was me explaining my experiences and what emotions it brought up from that experience, and tell them like, ‘Yo, it’s something bigger than Compton and where we from.’” Spotify also revealed that listeners can expect interviews with album contributors George Clinton, Rapsody and more. To Pimp a Butterfly dropped in 2015 as the followup to Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city and went on to hit No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America the year after, and gave the rapper seven GRAMMY nominati...
Sebastian Yatra Places Fifth ‘Dharma’ Single Atop Latin Airplay Chart Thanks to ‘Tacones Rojos’
Sebastian Yatra captures his 10th No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart, as “Tacones Rojos” lifts 4-1 on the Feb. 19-dated survey. The song steps into the summit in its 13th week with a 23% improvement in audience impressions, to 9.37 million, earned in the week ending Feb. 13, according to MRC Data, to become the greatest gainer of the week. At radio, the three stations giving the song the most audience in the tracking week were New York’s WPAT (885,000 impressions), followed by Washington, D.C.’s WLZL (100,700) and WDCN (26,200). “Tacones Rojos” is Yatra’s fifth No. 1 — among a collection of 10 leaders — from his latest Dharma album to take over Latin Airplay (the set remains in the top five on Latin Pop Albums after its debut at No. 2 on the previous chart week dated Feb. 12). H...
What Was the Best ‘Verzuz’ Battle of All Time? Vote!
If there’s one thing that has gotten hip-hop and R&B fans through the pandemic, it’s been Verzuz. What started as a friendly face-off on Instagram Live between Swizz Beatz and Timbaland has steadily grown into a cultural phenomenon over the last two years, as Verzuz has brought together rivals and contemporaries of all kinds to put their discographies on the line and battle it out for bragging rights — from T-Pain vs. Lil Jon and Ryan Tedder vs. Benny Blanco to Nelly vs. Ludacris and Ashanti vs. Keyshia Cole. So with Season 3 kicking off Tuesday (Feb. 15) with a battle between Anthony Hamilton and Musiq Soulchild, Billboard wants to know: Which Verzuz battle do you consider to be the all-time greatest? Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Are yo...
Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation Gifts $20K to Animal Shelters
Miranda Lambert is spreading the love this week in honor of Valentine’s Day. The “If I Was a Cowboy” singer’s MuttNation Foundation is helping out 20 pet rescue shelters across the country, in states including California, Maine, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and more. The foundation will give a $1,000 grant to each shelter. MuttNation also launched an interactive “Mutt Match” quiz to help match people who want to help pets who have a harder time getting adopted, including larger dogs, special-needs dogs and senior dogs. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Lambert began volunteering at animal shelters when she was a teenager and has five rescue dogs, along with numerous cats, rabbits and horses. “Shelter pets – especially the ones that are hardest to get adopted – and the peo...
BTS to Perform Three Shows in Korea for Live & Online Crowds
BTS returns to the stage this March. The pop stars will perform three shows in Seoul on March 10, 12 and 13 at the Seoul Olympic Stadium in front of a live audience. The BTS Permission to Dance on Stage – Seoul shows will also be streamed online for fans unable to attend the concerts in-person at the nearly 70,000-capacity venue. The March 10 and 13 dates will be streamed live online, while the March 12 performance will be broadcast in cinemas across the world for live viewing events. Explore Explore BTS See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The latest dates will mark the group’s first concert to a live audience in Korea in roughly two and a half years. The last time they appeared in-person in Korea was for the BTS World Tour ‘Love Yourself: Speak Yourself’ ...
How to Buy Tickets to Phish’s 2022 Tour
Jam rock giants Phish have announced an extensive 2022 Summer tour. The 34-date outing kicks off in Alabama on Memorial Day Weekend, a month after their run at Madison Square Garden in NYC. The tour will continue throughout June, July, and August, ending with four dates in Colorado around Labor Day weekend. Get tickets here, and read on for more info including tour dates and more. What is Phish’s 2022 Tour? Phish’s 2022 tour includes multi-date runs at familiar stomping grounds, including Noblesville, IN; Mansfield, MA; Bethel, NY; Atlantic City, NJ; East Troy, WI; and Commerce City, CO. They’ll also play shows in Philadelphia, PA; Bangor, ME; Hartford, CT; Raleigh, NC; and Toronto, ON. All told, the tour spans 34 dates kicking off over Memorial Day weekend and running through Labor Day we...
DBN Gogo, TNK Musiq & Elton ft DJ Stopper – Bells
Check out this special tune from DBN Gogo, TNK Musiq, and Elton titled “Bells”. South African singers DBN Gogo, TNK Musiq & Elton drops a brand new track titled “Bells” team up with disc jockey, DJ Stopper. The record which was released a couple of days ago is now top trending music in South Africa and across. “Bells” is a fantastic tune with great vibes and this deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share DBN Gogo, TNK Musiq, Elton ft DJ Stopper – “Bells” https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DBN-GOGO-BELLS-FT.-DJ-STOPPERTNK-MUSIC-ELTONK-SA-wvmu4K.mp3 Download
Gunna Drops Love-Filled “You & Me” Video With Chlöe Bailey
Gunna has released a Spike Jordan-directed, Valentine’s Day music video for “You & Me” featuring Chlöe Bailey, with whom the rapper was recently spotted holding hands in West Hollywood. The track, which samples Jon B’s “They Don’t Know” and Usher’s “Nice & Slow,” is the latest DS4EVER track to receive a video, following “Livin Wild,” “Pushin P” and “Too Easy (Remix).” Gunna shared a clip from the music video to his Instagram, tagging Bailey in the caption alongside a slew of heart emojis. DS4EVER, which was released in January, boasts 19 tracks and a top-shelf roster of guest appearances that include Future and Young Thug on “Pushin P,” Young Thug on “Mop,” 21 Savage on “Thought I Was Playing,” Drake on “Pussy Power,” Kodak Black on “How You ...
My Morning Jacket Announce 2022 Tour Dates
My Morning Jacket have announced a 2022 North American tour in support of their self-titled album, which was also their first new studio set in six years. Along the way, they’ll be accompanied by Madison Cunningham, Indigo De Souza, and Joy Oladokun. The Louisville rockers have already booked a trip to Cancún in March for My Morning Jacket’s One Big Holiday, and they’ll follow that with a run through the southern United States in April and May, including an appearance at High Water Music Festival and ending with Shaky Knees in Atlanta. After a brief rest, the trek resumes in June and July with a midwestern jaunt. Notably, they’ll play a two-night stand in their hometown of Louisville, with proceeds benefiting Change Today, Change Tomorrow (CTCT), a Louisville-based...
Death Cab for Cutie Cover Yoko Ono’s “Waiting for the Sunrise”: Stream
Ben Gibbard’s latest project has been compiling an album of Yoko Ono covers in honor of the iconic — and often misunderstood — musician. Today, his band Death Cab for Cutie have shared their own contribution to Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono before its February 18th release. “Waiting for the Sunrise” originally appeared on Ono’s 1973 double album Approximately Infinite Universe, which she co-produced with her husband John Lennon. The album saw Ono move from her avant-garde musical beginnings into a more straightforward pop sound, although “Waiting for the Sunrise” still has an endearing quirky spunk. Death Cab’s cover stays pretty authentic to Ono’s original, utilizing the same propulsive drum beat. They do give it a more rock-forward feel by adding some lovely vocal harmonies and a great ...
