In this day and age, the young and beautiful live and die on social media. And it’s been a sudden and ugly death for the ill-fated Fyre Festival, a multiday music, art and culture party that promised “an invitation to let loose and unplug with the likeminded” on the Bahamian island of Exuma. The festival’s […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper and actor A$AP Rocky will host MTV’s reimagined Woodie Awards this month. The network announced Wednesday that Rocky will host the 12th annual show on March 16 at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. The Woodies look to discover emerging musicians, honoring winners with a chunk of wood […]
NEW YORK (AP) — POTUS will be making a debut appearance this year at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. No, that’s not some hipster band. It’s the 44th president of the United States. President Barack Obama will be the first sitting president to speak at the annual music, film and interactive media […]
Jay Z’s ‘Made In America’ festival is not returning to Los Angeles in 2015, after last year’s festival was plagued with a myriad of disasters. On Labor Day weekend 2014, the Budweiser Made in America music festival expanded from its original Philadelphia location to include a simultaneous event in Los Angeles’ Grand Park. During a press […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — J. Cole helped close the annual South by Southwest festival with a top notch performance that proved he’s not just one of rap’s best performers, but music in general. Cole was a crowd favorite at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas, delivering his smart rhymes like they were […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Snoop Dogg will be the keynote speaker during the music portion of the South By Southwest music festival. The organization announced Tuesday that the conversation with the 43-year-old music veteran will take place March 20 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. The fest runs from March 13 through March […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The first wave of victim lawsuits since four people died at the South by Southwest music festival accused organizers Thursday of safety lapses after a driver smashed through a barricade and into a crowd of concertgoers. Aspiring rapper Rashad Charjuan Owens has remained jailed on capital murder charges since the March […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z will headline the Global Citizen Festival on Sept. 27 in New York’s Central Park. Organizers announced Wednesday that fun., Carrie Underwood, The Roots, No Doubt and Tiesto also will perform. Tickets are free for the event, but must be earned through acts meant to help end extreme poverty around the […]
The last day of the Electric Zoo Festival was canceled due to two people dying from an MDMA, or Molly, overdoses. Four other concert goers…
