Got plans for Coachella? You’ll now need to be vaccinated in order to get in. Starting October 1st, anyone who decides to step foot inside a concert venue or festival owned by AEG Presents, from ticketholders to staff, will need to show proof of full vaccination, the major concert company …
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Trevor Moore, the comedian best known for co-founding the cult sketch comedy groupThe Whitest Kids U Know, died Friday night at age 41. His manager, Kara Welker, confirmed the comedian’s death to Variety in a statement on behalf of Moore’s family. A specific cause of death was not immediately available, …
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After topping the RS 100 with his single “Stay,” the Kid Laroi also reached the top of the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart with F*ck Love, the latest edition of a mixtape that began its journey back in July 2020. That’s when the Kid Laroi released the first installment …
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Lollapalooza is claiming that 90% of attendees showed proof of vaccination upon entering the festival grounds during the first day Thursday, January 29th. On Twitter, the festival wrote, “Great job, Lollapalooza fans! More than 90% of you showed us your proof of vaccination today! Thanks go out to the 8% …
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Republican elected officials in a Michigan county voted to allot themselves hefty payments in the form of “Covid hazard pay” from American Rescue Plan funds designated for essential workers, only returning the funds under public pressure and a lawsuit. The Shiawassee County commissioners awarded themselves as much as $25,000 each …
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Queen Latifah was the Lifetime Achievement Award honoree at this year’s BET Awards. To commemorate her pioneering work for generations of female rappers to follow, four of her acolytes took the stage Sunday night to perform a medley of the Queen’s biggest hits. Rapsody kicked things off with “Ladies First,” …
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Eric Clapton is returning to the road in September for an eight-city run of North American shows. It kicks off September 13th at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, and wraps up September 26th at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. According to a press release, these will be …
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Music Midtown is back this fall after the Atlanta, Georgia, festival was canceled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Headliners include Maroon 5, Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, and DaBaby. Set for September 18th and 19th in Piedmont Park, the fest will also feature Megan Thee Stallion, Machine Gun Kelly, …
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Universal has released the first trailer for Dear Evan Hansen, the movie adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical created by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The film opens in theaters on September 24th. Ben Platt returns in his Tony-winning role as Evan Hansen, an anxious and lonely high school student …
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The early 2000s were, objectively, a pretty rough time. It was the peak of post-9/11 jingoism and everyone was either aggressively championing the Iraq War or making terrible concept albums protesting it; people were still using terms like “gay” pejoratively, to the point that Hilary Duff had to make a …
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