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Filmmakers Zoe Malhotra and Meghna Chakraborty give you an all-access pass to Coachella 2023 by highlighting the presence of South Asian artists at the fest such as Ali Sethi, Diljit Dosanjh, Joy Crookes, Charli Xcx, Jai Paul and Jai Wolf in the documentary "Ascending: South Asian Artists at Coachella 2023.” As both Malhotra and Chakraborty

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Cash Cobain is leading a procession of young New Yorkers down Irving Place towards Union Square Park in Manhattan. It’s a sea of weed smoke and Hellstar hoodies, a few hundred deep, marching along like it was a parade. Cash, the 26-year-old rapper-producer responsible for the increasingly inescapable hits “Fisherrr,” and “Dunk Contest,” ushers the scene calmly, even as NYPD sirens sputter and wail in the background. His hand extends towards the sky as he live streams the whole thing on his Instagram. A homing beacon for the crowd,...

Michael Gordon isn’t one for subtlety. The songs that the New Jersey artist makes as Mk.gee froth and fizz and occasionally freak out, making their unwieldy production not just noticeable, but an integral part of the songwriting. Take “New Low,” the brisk two-minute opener to his exceptional debut album Two Star & The Dream Police: its percussion has the lightness and congeniality of a schoolyard hand-clapping game, but it’s set atop a wobbling synth bass that underlines his contemplative lyrics. He sounds both resentful and filled with pity, pointing...

Burial has released his new double single, “Dreamfear / Boy Sent From Above”.

Spanning around 13 minutes each, “Dreamfear” and “Boy Sent From Above” thematically fit together, flowing as a tapestry of clicks, pops, buzzes, atmospheres, samples, and irresistibly dancey passages of breakbeat grooves. “Dreamfear” opens with a spoken word sample saying “I am the high one/ I am the lord of ecstasy,” which sets the tone, appearing in “Boy Sent From Above” as well, almost like a through line proclaiming the songs’ intoxicating allure.

Available today on streaming services, “Dreamfear / Boy Sent From Above” will be released on 12-inch vinyl on February 9th. Pre-orders are ongoing.

Arriving via Xl Recordings, the double single marks Burial’s first release on a label other than his longtime home, Hyperdub, with whom he shared his two full-length albums Burial and Untrue. Now on Xl, Burial joins artists like The Smile, Jai Paul, Arca, BadBadNotGood,...

Burial has announced a new single on Xl Recordings. Entitled “Dreamfear / Boy Sent From Above,” it will be available digitally and on limited-edition 12-inch vinyl beginning February 9th. Pre-orders are now ongoing.

The forthcoming single marks Burial’s debut release with Xl, which is home to artists like The Smile, Jai Paul, Arca, and BadBadNotGood.

The elusive producer had long put out music through Hyberdub, including his most recent releases: his 2022 EPs, Antidawn and Streetlands, and his 2023 collaboration with Kode9.

Burial Announces New Single “Dreamfear / Boy Sent From Above”

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The Barcelona-based music festival Primavera Sound will return in 2024 with headlining performances from Lana Del Rey, Sza, and Pulp. The event is scheduled to take place between May 29 and June 2, with additional appearances from Disclosure, FKA Twigs, Justice, Mitski, The National, Phoenix, and more.

The lineup also features performances from Pj Harvey, Vampire Weekend, Arca, Beth Gibbons, Bikini Kill, Charli Xcx, Clipse, Deftones, Jai Paul, Kim Petras, Omar Apollo, Peggy Gou, Rels B, Troye Sivan, 070 Shake, Amyl and the Sniffers. Freddie Gibbs and Madlib will deliver a special anniversary performance celebrating 10 years of Piñata,...

Primavera Sound has revealed its 2024 lineup with headliners Lana Del Rey, Pulp, and Sza, plus Pj Harvey, Beth Gibbons of Portishead, FKA twigs, Mitski, Vampire Weekend, The National, Phoenix, Clipse, Bikini Kill, Charli Xcx, Deftones, Jai Paul, Disclosure, and Justice.

The annual festival takes place May 29th – June 2nd, 2024 at Parc Del Forum in Barcelona, Spain.

Other notable acts include BadBadNotGood, Troye Sivan, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, The Lemon Twigs, Voxtrot, Ethel Cain, Yo La Tengo, Romy, The Armed, Shellac, L’Imperatrice, Arca, Chelsea Wolfe, Amyl and the Sniffers, Dogstar, Mannequin Pussy, Julie Byrne, Lambchop, Billy Woods, A.G. Cook, The Last Dinner Party, Faye Webster, Mount Kimbie, Blonde Redhead, and Royel Otis, among others. See the lineup poster below.

General admission and VIP passes to Primavera Sound 2023 go on sale beginning Thursday, November 23rd. Registration for access to the ticket on-sale is now ongoing.

Beginning later this week, Primavera Sound will...

Arlo Parks has announced that a deluxe edition of her sophomore album, My Soft Machine, will be released on December 8th via Transgressive Records. As a preview, the CoSign alum has shared her cover of Jai Paul’s “Jasmine,” which will be featured on the upcoming record, along with a visualizer directed by Joel Barney.

“Jasmine” is one of six new recordings on My Soft Machine (Deluxe). The release will also feature a new rendition of “I’m Sorry” featuring Lous and The Yakuza, a new version of “Blades” featuring redveil, a cover of Tirzah’s “Holding On,” and acoustic versions of “Devotion” and “Pegasus.”

In a statement, Parks said that receiving Jai Paul’s blessing to cover “Jasmine” was “one of the highlights of my creative journey so far.” She explained, “I really wanted to draw out the yearning of the lyrics and pay homage to an artist who...

Jai Paul is continuing his big comeback with a run of Fall 2023 tour dates.

The new string of shows kicks off with a two-night stand on September 26th and 27th at The Mayan Theater in Los Angeles and will stop in San Francisco ahead of Paul’s appearance at Portola Music Festival. In November, he’ll make his live debuts in Paris and Berlin before heading to Australia for a pair of shows in Melbourne. See the dates below.

In order to purchase tickets, fans must first sign up via a ballot on Paul’s website from now through Wednesday, August 23rd for the Los Angeles and San Francisco shows and through Monday, August 28th for Paris, Berlin, and Australia. Ballot winners will be notified by email on August 28th and ticket purchases will be limited to two per person.

Earlier this year, Paul played his first-ever live show at Coachella,...

In 2010, British musician Jai Paul emerged on Myspace with “Btsu,” a brooding, ambient hymn for a generation. “I know I’ve been gone a long time,” he sings on the chorus. “I’m back, and I want what is mine.” The posturing feels more spiritual than literal. Paul’s music seemed to come from somewhere between the past and the future. Even today, attempting to explain the song’s impact almost feels like recounting a dream. Drake’s longtime producer, Noah “40” Shebib, flipped Paul’s opening credo on the track:...

Former Newsround star Lizo Mzimba made an unexpected “on stage” feature at Coachella over the weekend.

During the desert festival’s opening weekend, the BBC presenter was projected on a jumbo screen during UK artist Jai Paul’s solo Coachella debut on Saturday 15 April.

Midway through the songwriter’s set, an old photo of Mzimba from his Newsround days appeared behind him.

“Never ever imagined that a picture of me from my Newsround days would end up being projected on a huge screen at Coachella at the weekend,” the entertainment correspondent tweeted.

Alongside a screenshot taken from a recording of the concert, Mzimbo added: “Very honoured and grateful. Thank you @Jai_Paul.”

Several fans joyously responded in the comments, with one writing: “No way! Please tell me the back story of this.”

“Inspired a generation!” praised a second. “How? Why? Wonderful but there are Big questions,” another said.

Never ever...

Coachella 2023 is live-streaming six stages across both weekends on YouTube.

The weekend 2 livestream schedule promises Bad Bunny, Blackpink, Blink-182, Gorillaz, Rosalía, Blondie, The Chemical Brothers, Jai Paul, boygenius, Metro Boomin & Friends, Pusha T, Becky G, Underworld, Charli Xcx, Kali Uchis, Wet Leg, Muna, Noname, Saba, Dinner Party, Chromeo, Snail Mail, Weyes Blood, Yves Tumor, Romy, GloRilla, Christine and the Queens, and more. Additionally, for weekend 2 Coachella will be livestreaming sets from the electro-centric Yuma Tent (instead of Sonora).

Check out the schedule below, along with links to view each of the six stages: Coachella Stage, Outdoor Stage, Sahara, Mojave, Gobi, and Yuma.

You can find all of our Coachella 2023 coverage here, and stay tuned to this post for the latest updates on the livestream.

Weekend 2 Livestream Schedule:

* = All times in Pst; channels noted in parentheses

Coachella Stage (1)

Friday, April 21st:

4:05pm – Doechii

4:20pm – Pusha T

5:35pm – Becky...

After making his live debut at Coachella, Jai Paul has confirmed new tour dates in New York and London.

On April 25th and 26th, Paul will play shows at the Knockdown Center in Queens and Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn. Come May, he’ll stage a pair of hometown performances at London’s Here @ Outernet.

In order to purchase tickets, fans must first sign up via a ballot on Paul’s website from now through Wednesday, April 19th for the NYC shows and through Wednesday, May 3rd for the London shows. Ballot winners will be notified by email and ticket purchases will be limited to two per person.

Paul broke onto the scene in 2010 with “Btstu,” a song uploaded to Myspace that quickly caught the attention of Drake and Beyoncé despite his anonymity. Two years later, he released “Jasmine,” another track that captivated 2010s music blogs and DIY fans alike. In 2013, however,...

American DJ and music producer Diplo, known for ‘Lean On’ and ‘Bubble Butt’ among many others, was seen dancing on Punjabi music by Diljit Dosanjh at Coachella.

Diljit took to his Instagram stories, where he re-shared a post by Diplo, who alongside his friends were seen dancing on Dosanjh’s track ‘Patiala Peg’.

The popular Punjabi singer and actor wrote: “Thank You Diplo,” on the video.

Other stars and bands who performed at Coachella included Bad Bunny and Blink-182. Others who will be seen playing Jai Paul, American indie rock supergroup Boygenius – which includes Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker – and Charli Xcx.

The elusive artist Jai Paul came out of hiding this weekend to give his first-ever live performance — at Coachella, no less.

His setlist included songs like “Higher Res,” “He,” “Crush, “Btstu,” “Jasmine,” “Str8 Outta Mumbai, “Do You Love Her Now,” and “All Night,” along with a brand new track called “So Long.” He was joined by a full live band featuring his brother A.K. Paul (guitar), Fabiana Palladino (keyboards and backing vocals), Rocco Palladino (bass), and Isaac Kizito (drums).

Paul thanked fans on Reddit ahead of his historic Coachella performance. “Just wanted to acknowledge the real heads over here and let u lot know how much I appreciate you lot sticking it out with me for all this time,” he wrote. “Hopefully it’s all gonna be worth it.”

Update: After making his live debut at Coachella, Paul has confirmed new tour dates in New York and London.

Paul broke out in 2010 with “Btstu,...

Coachella is once again partnering with Fortnite to give fans the opportunity to experience the music festival in the metaverse.

This year marks the launch of Coachella Island, which will be open for exploration via the game’s Creative mode beginning on Friday, April 14th at 3:00 p.m. Et. The virtual world was built by Alliance Studios and features recreations of the Coachella Ferris Wheel, desert mountains, polo fields, and palm trees.

One of the highlights is the Art Park, which will host three new art installations recreated by the Fortnite community, as well as reimagined installations from this year’s festival by Maggie West and Güvenç Özel. There will also be team-based minigames and a virtual merch tent. It’ll all be soundtracked by music from Porter Robinson. Check out screenshots of Coachella Island below.

Outside of the Island, Fortnite will introduce a pair of Coachella-themed skins in the item shop,...

Blink-182 are set to play a surprise set during weekend one of Coachella on Friday, April 14th.

“See you at Coachella on Friday 6:30pm Sahara Tent,” Tom DeLonge revealed on Twitter.

The set will mark Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker’s first performance together in nearly 10 years. The band had been set to kick off their reunion tour last month in South America, but were forced to postpone those dates after Travis Barker injured his finger.

The North American leg of Blink-182’s reunion tour kicks off in May and runs through July, with Turnstile providing support. You can find tickets to all of their upcoming shows here.

Coachella’s first weekend takes place April 14th-16th. Along with Blink-182, the lineup includes Frank Ocean, Bad Bunny, Blackpink, Gorillaz, Rosalía, Björk, boygenius, Jai Paul, The Chemical Brothers, Blondie, Underworld, and more. You can get last-minute tickets...

Back in 2013, a collection of enigmatic London producer Jai Paul’s unfinished demos was leaked on Bandcamp under the guise of being his debut album. Following its 2019 digital-only release as Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones), Xl Recordings has announced the project is coming to vinyl for the first time on Thursday, April 13th.

The vinyl release marks the 10th anniversary of the leak, and 3,000 copies will be available via Paul’s official website beginning at 11:00 a.m. Et.

Paul is gearing up for his first-ever live show at this year’s Coachella. On Tuesday, he shared a note on Reddit about preparing for the performance. “I always wanted to do something like this but yeah Im not gonna lie I am absolutely shitting it,” he wrote. “Anyway, I just wanted to let u lot know how much I appreciate all you staying with me for all this time. Hopefully it’s gonna be worth it.

Coachella festival is back this month, with an impressive line-up of headliners including Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Frank Ocean.

Taking place over two weekends, the California festival will also performances from the likes of Gorillaz, Blondie, Rosalia and Björk.

With Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Frank Ocean all headlining, it is the first time that none of the festival’s three headliners have been white, showing an encouraging progression in diversity on stage at Coachella.

Also among the lineup this year are a number of British exports including Gorillaz, The Chemical Brothers, Sg Lewis, Idris Elba, Charli Xcx and Yungblud.

The festival will also see Jai Paul take to the stage for his first ever live performance on the Sunday. In a statement shared on Reddit ahead of the festival, the musician admitted he was “absolutely s***ting it”.

While tickets for the first weekend have sold out, you can still get tickets for weekend two.

The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is back this April for two weekends of musical fun.

The California-based festival returns for its first weekend on Friday (14 April) until Sunday (16 April).

The second weekend will take place from Friday 21 April to Sunday 23 April, with the same artists performing at both shows.

This year, the festival will be headlined by Puerto Rican reggaeton star Bad Bunny on the Friday, K-pop girl group Blackpink on the Saturday. Enigmatic R&b star Frank Ocean will close out the show on the Sunday.

Ocean was originally due to perform at the festival in 2020, before the festival was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Per the LA Times, the mysterious singer has not performed in Los Angeles since 2017 or released an album since 2016. This has led many fans to speculate that Ocean will debut new music at the festival.

Also among the lineup this year...

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Get ready to celebrate 24 years of Coachella. Bad Bunny, Blackpink, and Frank Ocean are scheduled to headline the upcoming Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the three-day event that takes place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, each year.

Set over two separate weekends this spring, Coachella runs April 14 through 16, and April 21 through 23, 2023, respectively, marking another year fans will head to the desert to see their favorite artists and bands perform.

Best known for blending classical Hindustani ragas with Western musical influences, Pakistani singer-composer Ali Sethi is a unique find on the Coachella lineup this year. The prestigious L.A.-based festival scheduled to take place in April is one of the most popular musical events in the world and considered a trendsetter in music.

Coachella, returning for the 22nd time (it was canceled in 2020 and ’21 due to the pandemic), has been dominated by artists specializing in rock, pop, indie, hip hop and electronic dance music. But this year’s lineup may be the festival’s most globally inclusive yet. The headliners for the event which sees as many as 750,000 people in total over its six days (as of 2022) are Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Frank Ocean. Harry Styles, who performed on the opening day last year will be closing his Love On Tour in the valley this year.

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The largest music festival of the spring season has just released its lineup.

Like recent Coachella lineups, international artists are set to star in several prominent positions. Korean pop group Blackpink and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny headline the festival’s first two days. Blackpink is currently at the pinnacle of the ongoing international K-pop phenomenon while Bad Bunny’s 2022 album, Un Verano Sin Ti, was the first Spanish-language record to top Billboard‘s year-end U.S. album charts.

Frank Ocean, who was scheduled to headline the 2020 festival that was canceled due to Covid-19, will headline the third and final day. Ocean has not performed in public since his Blonde days in 2017.

Perhaps the lineup’s most significant shock is Jai Paul, a UK electronic artist even more elusive than Ocean, who will give his first-ever live performance. His 2007 demo recording “Btstu,” was hosted on his MySpace page, and in...

The first K-pop headliner. The first Latino headliner. And the return of Frank Ocean. Coachella 2023 is ready to make history as the first iteration of the festival where none of the headliners are white.

On Tuesday, the celebrated music festival announced its stacked lineup for 2023. With Blackpink, Bad Bunny, and Ocean as the main performers, this year’s iteration is the first where all of its headliners are 100 percent non-white.

The 2020 festival came close to making history as one of the fest’s most diverse with Ocean, Travis Scott, and...

The lineup for Coachella 2023 is here.

The annual music festival announced its star-studded list of performers, which includes Bad Bunny, Blackpink, and Frank Ocean, as headliners for the show. Other notable performers include Becky G, Björk, Gorillaz, Idris Elba, Jackson Wang, Calvin Harris, and others.

The show will return to the desert at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.

The two weekend-festival will be livestreamed on the official Coachella YouTube channel.

Read More: Shania Twain Describes Coachella Duet With Harry Styles As A ‘Career Highlight’

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The full list of performers is as follows:

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Airrica

Alex G

Ali Sethi

Angèle

Ashnikko

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Becky G

Benee

Big Wild

Björk

Blackpink

Blondie

Boris Brejcha

boygenius

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Burna Boy

Calvin Harris

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Cannons

Cassian

Charli Xcx...

Drake announced and released his seventh studio album, Honestly, Nevermind, within the span of a few hours. As the latest addition to the trinity of projects from rap juggernauts in 2022 — following Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers and Kanye West’s Donda 2 — it might be the first genuinely surprising move from a scion of the genre since Yeezus. Executive-produced by South African house mainstay Black Coffee, the album achieves something mischievously unguarded: a collection of blissful dance tunes constructed for embrace and abandon. Drake takes a leap further...