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“I was backstage at the show in the middle of hair and makeup when this news was delivered, and they gave me no choice,” singer says Katy Perry was forced to abruptly cancel her appearance at Belgium's Werchter Boutique festival, which she was scheduled to headline on Saturday. The pop star said she was in the midst of getting ready when she was informed about the “government mandated cancellation because of incoming inclement weather and crowd safety concerns.” Pitbull performed ahead of her headlining set and he was the last performer to take the stage before the festival was forced…
Before the explosion of grunge, which would transform Nirvana and Screaming Trees into two of the symbolic names of the Seattle scene, Kurt Cobain and Mark Lanegan tried to make an album together. It was 1989 and that project, destined to remain unfinished, was called “The Jury”. It will remain one of the greatest “missed records” in rock history. The idea was born immediately after Nirvana's first American tour. Cobain and Lanegan, bonded by a deep mutual respect, began writing original songs with the intention of recording an album for SubPop. “Mark and Kurt got together. I think they got…
Katy Perry has apologised to fans after her headline set at Belgium’s Werchter Boutique was cancelled due to severe weather warnings. The singer had been set to headline the one-day festival at Festivalpark Werchter last night (June 27), but organisers finished the event early due to the threat of severe thunderstorms. “The festival will end after Pitbull’s performance. Katy Perry’s concert will not go ahead,” they said in a statement. “By bringing the festival to a close early, we can ensure that the exit of visitors proceeds in a safe and orderly manner, allowing everyone to return home calmly. The safety and health…
Article by Umberto Scaramozzino The second day of the second weekend of the festival The First Summerperhaps the richest of the entire billboard, boasts one of the most coveted headliners of the year, namely i Gorillaz. The artistic laboratory of Damon Albarn And Jamie Hewlett is currently touring the world in support of his ninth studio album, “The Mountain,” and lands at BussolaDomani Park Of Lido di Camaiore for the first of two Italian dates. Attending a Damon Albarn concert with Gorillaz offers a totally different experience than that of those who had the privilege of admiring him with Blur.…
End It frontman Akil Godsey has spoken out for the first time since the viral “banana man” incident at one of the band’s recent shows. The Baltimore hardcore band were playing at Lithuanian House in Toronto on June 5 when Godsey singled out a fan in the crowd who was wearing a banana costume. In footage shared from the night, Godsey called the fan to the front and accused him of seeking attention. He then offered the band’s setlist to anyone who would “strip the banana”, after which members of the crowd removed the costume. The fan later called out the band on…
Alan Jackson took his final live performance bow Saturday night in Nashville at Nissan Stadium, and he was joined by a bevy of fellow stars, both in real life and virtually, including Taylor Swift who appeared via video. In a clip played right before Jackson took the stage for his last concert on his One More for the Road – The Finale tour, Swift's surprise video was played on screens flanking the stage. “HI Alan, it's Taylor. I just want to say thank you for your decades of unbelievable songwriting and performances and the ways you've given so much to…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The 2026 BET Awards are tonight, with celebrities like Cardi B, Doechii, Nas, Queen Latifah, Common, and Rick Ross, among others, set to perform for live audiences. The event will take place at the Peacock Theater located in Los Angeles and is hosted by Druski, a content creator and comedian. It will air on BET at 8 pm EST, but if you don't have a traditional cable service, you can still watch the event with the help of…
Deep Connection Image Credit: Sacha Lecca Ladyfag remembered how Petras took the stage during the pouring rain during the first edition of LadyLand. “I'm standing on the side of the festival like a worried mom, and I'm like, she's fucked,” Ladyfag recalled. “But the thing about Kim Petras ia she wasn't fucked. She got out to the front of the stage and fucking turned it out.”
The end of the last millennium and the beginning of the new they represented a small, big revolution in the music scene of Montreal, beyond Italo-disco, jazz and current music. The first thing you think of is obviously post-rock: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, A Silver Mt. Zion and Esmerine. Then the scope widens and embraces pop, techno, indie but also sound art, field recording, drones and film music, from Arcade Fire to BIG|BRAVE passing through the soundtrack of the film “Tu Dors Nicole” (2014) by Stéphane Lafleur, closed by Sean Nicholas Savage's most famous song, “Disco Dancing”. Montréal is a…
The British magazine Mojo dedicates an in-depth analysis to Frank Zappa, publishing its ranking of the 10 best albums made by the brilliant composer from Baltimore. “In every city there is always a loon, an outcast who is mocked but also, perhaps, slightly revered because he dares to think differently. He might even appreciate our music”, declared Frank Zappa in 1966, on the eve of the release of “Freak Out!”, the first Mothers Of Invention album – recalls Mojo. Over the next 26 years, until his death on December 4, 1993, Zappa made his outsider status a true trademark, turning…
