August Brown covers pop music, the music industry and nightlife policy at the Los Angeles Times.
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Under the name Donda, the LP features 18 songs. The release may have to compete with news of Ye’s not-so-distant rants and incendiary behavior.
Mike Peters, who toured with U2 and Queen, had publicly battled cancer and earned an MBE for activism. He has died at 66.
David Thomas, the live-wire frontman for experimental rockers Pere Ubu, has died. He was 71.
The singer has been open about his arrests for drug crimes and other offenses, including a conviction for aggravated robbery at 16 where he was charged as an adult.
The band from Northern Ireland said on social media that those messages were supposed to have appeared during its Weekend 1 set as well, but “our messaging on the US-backed genocide in Gaza somehow never appeared on screens either.”
“It was the first, and will hopefully be the last, Super Bowl halftime show orchestrated to assassinate the character of another artist,” the complaint said.
Many people seem to be mistaking this option for some high-interest, Afterpay-style loan, where fans are YOLO-ing themselves into terminal debt. They’re wrong.
From Lady Gaga’s rock opera to surprise appearances by Queen’s Brian May and politician Bernie Sanders, these are the most memorable things our staff saw at Coachella’s first weekend.
The Blackpink singer absolutely packed the Outdoor Theater for a set that went way beyond clubby pop, and showcased the genre twists and regal ballads that her solo career finally makes room for.
The festival’s first weekend wrapped Sunday with a star-studded performance from Megan Thee Stallion, a solo turn from Blackpink’s Jennie and more.