Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Lana Del Rey to headline Outside Lands

Lana Del Rey is back, and she’s heading for her sixth Number 1 album in the UK.  

It turns out that even Taylor Swift’s prom date couldn’t secure tickets for the singer’s sell-out ‘Eras Tour’. 

Taylor Swift is rolling out the surprises for fans as The Eras Tour continues.

Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron has denied reports that he is planning to replace Taylor Hawkins on drums with the Foo Fighters.It comes after The Sun reported earlier this month that the sticksman and Angels & Airwaves drummer Atom Willard were being lined up for the band’s summer dates in the US and Canada.A source is said to have told the tabloid: “The Foos have been working with a number of musicians close to Taylor and the band over the past few months. Matt and Atom are front runners to drum at the gigs, the first of which is in May.“Primarily it will be Matt but Atom will be on rotation with him.

Variety, the sabbatical is likely to take place because the Billboard Music Awards are moving to November 19, which is typically when the American Music Awards are held.Parent company Dick Clark Productions may choose to move the awards to 2024, taking up the slot in May previously held by Billboard.Variety reports that multiple sources have said neither ceremony secured a broadcast partner and Dick Clark Productions had to choose which show to support. As Penske Media Corp., the parent company of Dick Clark Productions, also owns Billboard, it has been suggested that they chose to bolster their brand by supporting the Billboard Music Awards.Ratings for the American Music Awards have also been steadily declining in recent years, with the 2022 show reaching 3.53million total viewers.

Festival D’été de Québec is unveiling the 2023 lineup for the annual multi-day music festival.

Lollapalooza’s star-studded lineup for 2023 is here.

The organizers of Lollapalooza have announced the annual Chicago summer music festival's 2023 lineup. This year's headline acts are Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Odesza, Lana Del Rey, Karol G, The 1975, and Tomorrow x Together.

Billie Eilish, Lana Del Rey and Kendrick Lamar are just three of dozens of names set to hit the stage at Lollapalooza this year!

Megan Thee Stallion has shared photos of her celebrating Women’s History Month at a brunch with US Vice President Kamala Harris.The brunch was co-hosted by Glamour and welcomed other trailblazing women like Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, actress Nicole Ari Parker, and more.Meeting in Washington D.C., Megan shared a photo of the duo posing for a selfie in her Instagram carousel, showing the rapper sticking her tongue out whilst the Vice President smiles into the camera.A post shared by Megan Thee Stallion (@theestallion)Other highlights from the post include a picture of some latte art saying “Women’s History Month” and Megan twirling around in a black and blue calf-length dress.The mission of the event was to discuss economic empowerment of women with Harris telling attendees: “Economic empowerment of women is about an investment in the future of our country.”She said, “When you lift up the economic status of women, you lift up the economic status of families and communities, and all of the society benefits.”The Houston rapper has been mostly inactive on social media this year amidst the recent trial that found Tory Lanez guilty of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. The verdict was the result of a July 2020 incident involving Megan being shot in her feet.She recently made her return to the public eye at this year’s Vanity Fair Oscars after party and will perform at the AT&T Block Party in her hometown on March 31.

Lana Del Rey has said it is “unfathomable” to her that she is headlining the Other Stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.The singer-songwriter was recently announced as part of the first wave of acts for this summer’s Worthy Farm event, which will be headlined by Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John.On Tuesday (March 14), Del Rey spoke about her forthcoming major Glasto slot on BBC Radio 1 upon releasing her latest single ‘The Grants’.“I’ve been excited to tell people,” Del Rey told the station. “I wanted to tell people because as we started to announce some festivals… it’s unfathomable to me to headline the second stage of Glastonbury.

Foo Fighters, Green Day and Avenged Sevenfold have been announced as headliners at this year’s Louder Than Life festival – check out the full line-up below.The four-day festival in Louisville, Kentucky takes place at Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center from September 21 to 24, where the likes of Weezer, Queens Of the Stone Age, Limp Bizkit and Turnstile will also perform.Other acts on the massive line-up include Rancid, Tool, Godsmack, Pantera, Babymetal, Code Orange, Falling in Reverse, Deafheaven, Nothing But Thieves, Enter Shikari, Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Bad Omens, Run The Jewels, Asking Alexandria, Jehnny Beth and many more.Check out the line-up poster below.“The fans spoke, and we listened,” promoter Danny Wimmer said in a statement. “The Foo Fighters, Green Day, Tool, and Avenged Sevenfold were our most fan-requested bands for 2023, so being able to deliver this massive lineup to them is so special.”Tickets are available to purchase now from here.Foo Fighters have also been announced to headline Outside Lands festival in San Francisco this summer, with other appearances planned for Boston Calling, Sonic Temple, Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park and Bonnaroo.The Dave Grohl-led band also announced a trio of US headline shows for this year across May and June.The upcoming dates will mark the group’s first full gigs since the death of Taylor Hawkins last March.

Lana Del Rey has released new song "The Grants, the third single from her upcoming ninth studio album, Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd. The track was co-written with Mike Hermosa features backing vocals from Melodye Perry, Pattie Howard, and Shikena Jones who appeared in 20 Feet From Stardom, the 2013 Oscar-winning documentary about the lives of background singers.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The upcoming Apple TV+ competition series “My Kind of Country,” executive-produced by Kacey Musgraves and Reese Witherspoon, is not just going to be a genre-specific knockoff of “American Idol” or “The Voice,” it’s clear from a first trailer released Friday. (Watch the new preview, below.) Fostering inclusiveness of every sort looks to be as high on the agenda as finding unknown talent, as is made apparent not just from the YouTube teaser but the previously known trio of celebrity talent scouts — Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton and Orville Peck — plus a just-released rundown of the dozen competing aspirants. “The people that i love in country music, they don’t look like me,” one contestant, Camille Parker, a Black woman from North Carolina, is seen as saying. “I’m ready to show people what they’ve been missing.”

The organizers of Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival have announced the event’s 15th anniversary lineup. This year’s headliners are Kendrick Lamar, ODESZA, and Foo Fighters, forming an identical marquee to that of this year’s Bonnaroo.

Thania Garcia Outside Lands returns to San Fransico’s Golden Gate Park this summer for three days of performances from headliners Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Lana Del Rey, the 1975, Odesza, Megan Thee Stallion, Zedd, Janelle Monáe, Maggie Rogers and Fisher. Starting August 11, the festival will additionally welcome J.I.D, Lil Yachty, Father John Misty, Cigarettes After Sex, Orville Peck, Willow, Beabadobee, Cuco, Alvvays, aespa, and numerous other acts to take the stage. See the full lineup below. Local restaurants, wineries and breweries will also be showcased along with programming from Outsider Art, GastroMagic, Cocktail Magic and Grass Lands, “the first curated cannabis experience at a major American music festival,” according to a press release.

Arctic Monkeys and Guns N’ Roses have been announced as Glastonbury’s final two headliners for this year’s festival. The two acts will join Sir Elton John at the top of the bill for 2023, the festival has announced. On Friday, more than 50 other acts were added to the 2023 line-up, with hundreds more expected to be added in the coming months.

Arctic Monkeys and Guns N’ Roses have joined Elton John as this year’s Glastonbury headliners, co-organiser Emily Eavis has confirmed.

If you didn’t think Dave Grohl could get any more awesome, here’s the evidence he could.

Foo Fighters have announced a trio of US headline shows for this year – find all the details below.The Dave Grohl-led band were already scheduled for a run of summer festival appearances including Boston Calling, Sonic Temple, Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park, and Bonnaroo.Today (February 28), the Foos have confirmed their own concerts in Gilford, New Hampshire (May 24), Rogers, Arkansas (June 14) and Pelham, Alabama (June 16).Tickets are due to go on sale at 10am local time this Friday (March 3) – you’ll be able to purchase yours here. A fan pre-sale has also gone live today (February 28).