Lollapalooza co-founder predicts gigs and festivals won’t return until 2022

Anne Hankins' Willamette Country Music Concerts in 2018, keeping Harkins as an employee to produce its three festivals in Oregon -- the Willamette Country Music Festival in Linn County, the Country Crossings Music Festival in Central Point and the Cape Blanco Country Music Festival -- as well as the Mountain Home Country Music Festival in Idaho.But after the Country Crossings festival experienced low turnout in 2018 due to extreme heat and a nearby wildfire, and the company's main Willamette

Michele Amabile Angermiller Shawn Mendes is teaming up with Fender Guitars for the creation of his own branded model — the Shawn Mendes Foundation Musicmaster.The stylish electric six-string offers a fresh take on a classic Fender design from 1965, a variant of the guitar’s duosonic model. The front and back of the guitar is stylishly designed with a floral finish and a few updates.

Electric Daisy Carnival, one of the world’s largest annual dance festivals, has abandoned plans to try and reschedule the 150,000-person-per-day festival held at the Las Vegas Speedway to October.

Jane's Addiction's has reunited ... for a brief set, anyway.

Jane’s Addiction have reunited to perform on Lolla2020 – this year’s virtual Lollapalooza festival, marking the first time the band has played together in three years.Taking to a remote soundstage, frontman (and Lollapalooza founder) Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Chris Chaney offered up live renditions of ‘I Would For You’ and ‘Stop!’.Watch both songs play out below:Lollapalooza’s Lolla2020 is happening now, having kicked off its four-day livestream

More than three years after the highly publicized Fyre Festival famously fizzled out in the Bahamas, merchandise and other “minor assets” are up for sale — courtesy of the U.S. Marshals Service.

Social media star, entrepreneur and TalentX Entertainment co-founder Josh Richards has been named chief strategy officer at AI-driven music video and entertainment platform Triller, which he also invested in. In his new role, Richards will lead strategy at Triller while also overseeing the company’s implementation of live streaming and monetization tools.

The Roots have shared a video compiling some of the greatest verses from the band’s co-founder Malik B, who died on Wednesday (July 29) aged 47.The video collates clips from the music videos for ‘Distortion To Static’, ‘Clones’, and ‘Proceed’ that showcase the rapper at his lyrical best.The YouTube tribute is captioned: “It is with heavy hearts and tearful eyes that we regretfully inform you of the passing of our beloved brother and long time Roots member Malik Abdul Basit.

ill-fated Fyre Festival is now up for sale at a Texas auction house.

Josh Homme has delivered an acoustic rendition of Them Crooked Vultures track ‘Spinning in Daffodils’ for this year’s digital Lollapalooza, the live-streamed LOLLA2020.Homme’s solo take pares back the intensity of the full band original, which closes out the eponymous 2009 album from the supergroup.Watch Homme perform ‘Spinning in Daffodils’ below:In June, Lollapalooza organisers announced the 2020 event had been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, revealing a livestream event would be

Chris Cornell, has paid homage to her late father and Pearl Jam with a cover of the band’s 1991 smash song, ‘Black’.15-year-old Cornell performed the cover as part of the Lollapalooza livestream, Lolla2020.She dedicated her performance to her father, who died in 2017.Watch Cornell’s performance below:In June, Lollapalooza organisers announced the 2020 event had been cancelled, revealing a livestream event would be hosted instead.From July 30 to August 2 (the original dates of the festival),

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed storyteller, activist, futurist and Black Lives Matter Canada co-founder Janaya Future Khan for representation in all areas.Known as Future within the BLM movement, they have become a leading voice in the global crusade demanding social transformation, justice, and equality in a time when the world is at a critical moment in history when it comes to the Black community.Through their dedication and bold approach to social justice,

If you're bummed that you can't rock out among fellow music lovers at Lollapalooza this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, rest assured knowing that you can safely enjoy the annual music festival from the comfort of your air conditioned home instead.

Eli Countryman Lollapalooza unveiled “Lolla2020,” a four-night virtual music event to take place July 30 through Aug. 2, during the original Lollapalooza festival dates.The event’s original content will include new performances from the likes of H.E.R., Kali Uchis, Louis the Child, Yungblud and more.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorThe iconic Lollapalooza music festival is morphing into a free, four night YouTube broadcast from July 30-August 2 with live performances, headlining sets from previous fests and appearances by Michelle Obama and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot — in conversations with festival co-founder and Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell and LL Cool J.The live music business continues to weather devastation waged by COVID-19.

canceled due to the pandemic, but a four-night broadcast event will take place from July 30 through Aug. 2 instead.Lolla2020 will feature past headlining sets from Paul McCartney, Outkast, Chance the Rapper and Arcade Fire — who will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their album The Suburbs.

Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell, will stream a trio of performances, including a tribute to David Bowie and a reunion of the Porno for Pyros project, which formed in the wake of Jane’s Addiction’s initial breakup.

Though this year's Lollapalooza in Chicago will not happen due to COVID-19, Lolla2020 will take place on the original dates for the in-person event on July 30-Aug. 2 with a mix of classic performances and new sets from Alison Wonderland, H.E.R. and Vic Mensa, among others. The free, four-night broadcast will air exclusively on YouTub