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Kid Cudi has announced the cancellation of his upcoming North American tour after breaking his foot at Coachella 2024.Last weekend, Kid Cudi performed a last-minute set at Coachella, taking over the Sahara Tent on Sunday (April 21). However, his performance – which was his first at the Californian festival since 2019 – came to an abrupt end after he had broken his foot.The injury occured after Kid Cudi jumped off the stage to get closer to his fans at the barricades during ‘Memories’.

Grimes poked fun at her own failed Coachella set during her second performance at the festival over the weekend.The singer’s set the previous weekend was engulfed by a myriad of problems, leaving her screaming out in frustration multiple times.She apologised to the crowd at the time, saying: “All my tracks are double tempo and I can’t do the math. They’re borderline un-mixable, so the rest of my set won’t be mixes but it’ll still be fun.”Ahead of her show on Saturday (April 20) Grimes issued a promise that she’d be well-prepared for the performance.#Grimes makes fun of her own Weekend 1 set in her Weekend 2 set intro.

Damon Albarn said “this is probably our last gig” during Blur’s set at Weekend 2 of Coachella 2024 last night (April 20).The legendary Britpop band – comprised of Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree – took to the annual music and arts festival’s main stage for the second consecutive Saturday night (April 20).And as they prepared to launch into ‘Tender’, the last song of the night, Albarn confided to the crowd: “In the spirit of clarity and truth, this is probably our last gig”.“In the spirit of clarity, and truth, this is probably our last gig” – Damon Albarn introducing the last song of the Blur set at Coachella, Weekend 2 pic.twitter.com/52Fy56y702— Damon Albarn Unofficial (@DamonUnofficial) April 21, 2024It comes after Albarn stated in December that the band would be going on a hiatus until further notice, saying “it’s too much for me”.“It is time to wrap up this campaign,” he said. “It’s too much for me.

Sabrina Carpenter has closed out her final Coachella performance of 2024 with a cheeky nod to her partner Barry Keoghan.While performing during the second weekend of Coachella on April 19 at the Coachella Stage, Carpenter final verse saw her tip her hat to Keoghan, who last year starred in Saltburn. The pair have been romantically linked since earlier this year.On ‘Nonsense’, during which Sabrina Carpenter freestyles cheeky lyrics in its outro, she sang: “Made his knees so weak, he had to spread mine / He’s drinking my bath water like it’s red wine / Coachella, see you back here when I headline”.Sabrina Carpenter references her boyfriend Barry Keoghan’s bathtub scene in #Saltburn in her final “nonsense” outro: “Made his knees so weak he had to spread mine.

AP Dhillon has pulled out of weekend two of Coachella following the guitar smash backlash he received.The Indo-Canadian artist delivered a set on the Sahara stage at the festival in Indio, California last Sunday (April 14). During his set, Dhillon destroyed his metallic gold ESP LTD Kirk Hammett V guitar during a dramatic part of the show.

The Specials‘ Lynval Golding delivered a speech about No Doubt backstage at Coachella 2024 ahead of the band’s reunion show at the festival – watch it below.The group played their first live gig since 2015 at the Indio, California event last Saturday (April 13), where they brought out Olivia Rodrigo to perform ‘Bathwater’ alongside frontwoman Gwen Stefani.Prior to the career-spanning, 16-song set, Golding gave an encouraging message to the camera about Stefani and co’s long-awaited return. “I can tell you one thing, right,” the musician began.

Coachella 2024, while comparing himself to Kurt Cobain.The Indo-Canadian artist delivered a set on the Sahara stage at the festival in Indio, California last Sunday (April 14).Dhillon has since shared footage of himself destroying his metallic gold ESP LTD Kirk Hammett V guitar during a dramatic part of the show. He honoured the late Indian rapper/singer Sidhu Moose Wala by performing ‘Brown Munde’.However, his act of smashing his instrument led to widespread condemnation from fans.

Coachella 2024, with the festival marking his first show since receiving cancer treatment.The London DJ and producer played a set at the Indio, California event last Saturday (April 13), marking his first performance of the year.Prior to the appearance, Bibi wrote on X/Twitter: “One year ago I was given a 30% chance of survival, today I’m packing to perform at Coachella… Never give up on your hopes or dreams.”The artist last year underwent treatment for CNS Lymphoma, a rare form of cancer which forms in the lymph tissue of the brain or spinal cord. His diagnosis was confirmed in June 2023, with the update stating that he would not be performing for the “foreseeable future”.Bibi then played a surprise set in Ibiza last October, and said he was in remission in December.One year ago I was given a 30% chance of survival, today I’m packing to perform at @coachella ….never give up on your hopes or dreams— Michael Bibi (@MichaelBibi1) April 8, 2024one life, live it pic.twitter.com/IFM8Dwh5sl— Michael Bibi (@MichaelBibi1) April 15, 2024Speaking to BBC Newsbeat after his Coachella 2024 show, Bibi explained: “It was emotional, it was intense – there was happiness, there was some sadness.

Kid Cudi has been announced as the latest addition to the Coachella 2024 weekend two line-up.Today (April 17), Coachella took to social media to reveal the daily schedule for this weekend’s festival, and teased Kid Cudi’s involvement through its caption, which read: “On the pursuit of happiness.”Per the schedule, Kid Cudi is due to perform at the Sahara Tent on Sunday (April 21) from 5:10pm PDT until 5:50pm PDT.A post shared by Coachella (@coachella)The performance will mark Kid Cudi’s first appearance at the festival since 2019, when he closed out the Sahara Tent and brought out Kanye West as a guest performer. During his 2019 set, Cudi paid tribute to late rappers Mac Miller and Nipsey Hustle.It is also worth noting that Vampire Weekend, who were a surprise addition to the opening weekend of this year’s Coachella, will not be performing for weekend two.In other Coachella news, Will Smith joined J Balvin for a cover of the Men In Black theme song, while Reneé Rapp brought out Kesha to perform ‘TiK ToK’, Tyler, The Creator invited Childish Gambino, A$AP Rocky and Kali Uchis onstage for his headlining set on Saturday, and Lana Del Rey duetted with Billie Eilish on Friday night.

Lana Del Rey‘s epic blockbuster entrance from Coachella 2024 has been making its rounds all over social media.The ‘Summertime Sadness’ singer arrived in style at Coachella’s main stage on Friday (April 12) for her headlining set. Del Rey and her backup dancers showed up standing on the back of a black motorcycle, sporting a sparkly light blue dress.Her unreleased track ‘Jealous Too’ served as the score for the epic moment as the trail of motorcycles made their way through the barricaded path to the stage.

Blur‘s Damon Albarn has opened up about the audience and attendees at Coachella, saying that “they’re sort of on their own planet”.The legendary Britpop band – comprised of Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree – took to the annual music and arts festival’s main stage on Saturday night (April 13).In an interview with KROQ before their set, Albarn said: “I don’t know, it’s a weird one Coachella when it comes to audience you know. It’s hard to know sometimes because they’re quite sort of on their own planet really,” after being asked if he was surprised by how excited and crazy the fan reaction was to the band playing the festival.Elsewhere in the chat, Albarn and James explained how they came to play Coachella this year.

Nelly Furtado took a bloody tumble during her performance at Coachella when she appeared to trip over something on the stage Saturday night.In a video posted to X (formerly Twitter), the “Promiscuous” singer was in the middle of her surprise appearance during Dom Dolla’s set when she sustained the injury while singing their 2023 collab “Eat Your Man.” “Movin’ my body like a nympho,” Furtado, 45, sang before slamming to the ground. Taking the fall in stride, Furtado continued to sing: “I say it right, now do what I say.”The “All Good Things (Come to an End)” hitmaker brushed off the mishap and went on to smile and perform for the crowd.Several users praised Furtado’s quick recovery.“Didn’t address it, continued like nothing happened … she got up and did the thing,” one user stated on X, while adding: “This is how you perform folks.” “Literally didn’t miss one beat.

said on X, formerly Twitter. “Will Smith still got it. He wowed the crowd as he surprisingly performed men in black with J Balvin..” another fan said.

denounce P. Diddy. Kesha surprised Coachella 2024 attendees when she joined Reneè Rapp’s set as her guest on Sunday.

J Balvin has brought out Will Smith for a cover of the Men In Black theme song during this year’s edition of Coachella.The Colombian singer took over the festival’s main stage performing an extraordinary set. The theme for Balvin’s Spanish show was all things aliens with a giant UFO hanging above the stage.Towards the end of Balvin’s set, Smith rose from a platform dressed as his character from the 1997 film.

Reneé Rapp brought out Kesha for a cover of the latter’s hit ‘Tik Tok’ during her debut set at this year’s edition of Coachella.While taking over the Outdoor Theatre at the annual Californian music and arts festival, Rapp took a moment to introduce Kesha by saying “Ladies and gentlemen, this I think is the hottest person on the earth. Everybody put your fucking hands together for Kesha.”The ‘Die Young’ singer made her way to the stage, sporting a white tank top with the phrase “I Am Mother” printed on it, denim shorts and white cowboy boots.The two then performed a rendition of her viral hit, changing the original opening line from “Wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy” to “Wake up in the morning like fuck P. Diddy”.'Ladies and gentlemen, this I think is one of the hottest people on earth''Everybody put your fucking hands together for Kesha!' – Reneé Rapp'Fuck P.

Sky Ferreira has covered Lady A‘s ‘Need You Now’ at a surprise Coachella appearance on Saturday – watch below.The singer, who has just finished her UK/EU tour, popped up at the Californian festival to play an unnanounced opening song for Kevin Abstract that afternoon, to the delight of fans.Ferreira’s cover is a starry, synth-drenched version that is characteristic of her 80s synthpop-inflected instrumentals. Her cover was later revealed to be produced by Quadeca, who joined Abstract later on stage along with Dominic Fike.‘Need You Now’ was originally released in 2009, where it went on to win four Grammys in 2011, including Song of the Year and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.Watch Ferreira’s cover below:NME spoke with Ferreira last year, where she revealed that her highly anticipated second album ‘Masochism’ was nearly done.

“Hella Good.” Gwen Stefani and No Doubt reunited for the first time in nearly a decade at Coachella 2024, leaving several fans losing their heads over the long-awaited reunion. “It’s been nine f–king years!” the frontwoman exclaimed on stage to a roaring crowd.

Grimes issued an apology early Sunday morning after she suffered several technical difficulties while performing at Coachella. “I want to apologize for the technical issues with the show tonight,” Elon Musk’s former lover wrote in a lengthy X post. “I wanted to come back rly [sic] strong and usually I always handle every aspect of my show myself,” she continued.

Blur rocked day two of the first weekend of Coachella 2024 last night (April 13), with a set spanning their long career. Stream the whole thing below.The Britpop greats played a 13-song set, ranging from ‘90s classics like ‘Girls & Boys’, ‘Popscene’ and ‘Song 2’ to tracks from their 2023 album ‘The Ballad of Darren’, including ‘The Narcissist’ and ‘St.

Grimes has issued an apology after her DJ set at Coachella last night (April 13) was mired in a raft of technical difficulties. Grimes played on the second day of Coachella 2024’s first weekend, but her set was soon engulfed in a myriad of problems, leaving her screaming out in frustration multiple times.

Coachella on Saturday (April 13), Tyler, The Creator brought out two major guests: Childish Gambino and A$AP Rocky.While taking over the main stage as tonight’s headliner, the ‘This Is America’ singer showed up to perform ‘Running Out Of Time’ from Tyler’s 2019 album ‘Igor‘. Glover appeared while the stage was dark, wearing a bucket hat and an oversized cardigan.TYLER THE CREATOR AND CHILDISH GAMBINO YALL !!! pic.twitter.com/QSIDsBCt11— Mukarram Rasheed (@mukarram_jarral) April 14, 2024Tyler, the Creator and Childish Gambino together, y’all ready for this?pic.twitter.com/LzL6rw2LvG— Ace (@ThatUchihaGuy) April 14, 2024“You know what’s sick, I used to hate that n****.

K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM have performed a new song live for the first time at Coachella 2024 – watch footage of the performance below.During their performance at the Sahara tent on day two (April 13), the group played their first-ever Coachella set, and brought a new track with them. The song is titled ‘Hot And Fun’ and comes after tracks like ‘FEARLESS’, ‘ANTIFRAGILE’ and ‘The Great Mermaid’.The band sing through the chorus: “I like to dance when I party / I like to kiss everybody“.

Grimes‘ DJ set on the second day of Coachella 2024‘s first weekend has come to an end, and social media has a lot to say – check out fan reactions below.Despite starting strong – Grimes arrived onstage on the back of a robotic spider-like vehicle – and performing back-to-back bangers of an unreleased track and a mash-up of BLACKPINK star Jennie‘s ‘Solo’ and Rihanna‘s ‘Bitch Better Have My Money’, her set was soon engulfed in a myriad of technical difficulties that she could not recover from.From missing queues on transitions to music not playing at all, Grimes apologised to the crowd, explaining that her tracks had somehow been boosted to double their normal tempo and she was having trouble “doing the math”.She tried to recover, telling the crowd: “All my tracks are double tempo and I can’t do the math. They’re borderline un-mixable, so the rest of my sent won’t be mixes but it’ll still be fun.”She added, explaining that she had trouble beat-matching and syncing up BPMs of different tracks: “Don’t judge me for being bad a calculating things”.

Sublime have performed their 1991 track ‘Romeo’ for the first time in 25 years at this year’s edition of Coachella.The legendary band were initially active between 1988 and 1996, before frontman Bradley Nowell died from a heroin overdose at the age of 28.Today (April 13), the ska punk band took over the main stage at the annual music and arts festival with Nowell’s son Jakob stepping in for his father, performing at the same age his dad was when he passed.Jakob was joined by original Sublime band members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson for a sun-soaked set filled with all of the hits.

Shakira has announced her ‘La Mujeres Ya No Lloran‘ world tour while appearing as a surprise guest at Coachella.The ‘Whatever, Whenever’ singer came out during Bizarrap’s set at the Sahara stage on April 12. The Argentine DJ brought out Shakira as a guest to perform their collab tracks ‘La Fuerte’ and ‘Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol 53’ at the music festival.The ‘She Wolf’ singer took the time to announce that she will be going on a world tour later this year beginning with a show in California.Así anuncia Shakira su nuevo tour durante su presentación junto a BZRP en el #Coachella Los detalles de su tour que iniciará en noviembre por Estados Unidos #Shakichella pic.twitter.com/O1mMEUe6sx— Juanjo Guerrero (@Juanjo_guerrero) April 13, 2024“Thank you for inviting me, Bizarrap. To be honest, it is amazing to be here with this crowd and with you, who’s my friend and colleague.

Deftones have performed an electrifying cover of The Smiths‘ ‘Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want’ during their Coachella 2024 set.While taking over the outdoor theatre during their debut set at this year’s edition of Coachella, Chino Moreno and co. jumped right into the 1984 Smiths track following their performance of ‘Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)’.The band rarely perform their cover of the indie classic which was featured in their 2011 compilation album simply titled ‘Covers’.

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88rising will return to Coachella over the next two Sundays with a new ‘Futures’ set that will shine a light on four Japanese artists – find out more in NME’s interview with 88rising founder and CEO Sean Miyashiro.First announced April 8, the line-up for 88rising Futures includes viral sensations and NME Cover artists Yoasobi, rapper Awich, J-pop boyband Number_i, and the label’s own boundary-breaking group, Atarashii Gakko!. The set will also include appearances from Korean hip-hop legends Tiger JK and Yoonmirae, plus Chinese singer and dancer Xin Liu, 88rising’s newest signing.The programming reflects Miyashiro’s observations of widespread growth and appreciation of Japanese artists in today’s music landscape, he told NME, and 88rising’s efforts to celebrate and spotlight Japanese music “on what is the world’s most influential, prestigious music festival stage”.“There’s so much music coming out of Japan of all genres, and there’s so many people wanting to make music and be artists,” he said.

Tyler, The Creator has shared a message to his fans who are heading to Coachella ahead of his headlining set at this year’s festival.The Grammy Award-winning rapper is one of three headliners of the annual music and arts festival in Indio, California this weekend (April 12-14), alongside Lana Del Rey and Doja Cat. The ‘Who Dat Boy’ rapper is set to hit the main stage at Coachella, closing out Saturday (April 13).Ahead of the weekend, various billboards by different Coachella acts have been popping up alongside the drive into greater Palm Springs.

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Gwen Stefani has spoken about No Doubt‘s plans after their upcoming reunion shows at Coachella 2024, and whether new music could be on the horizon.The band are due to play their first live gig since 2015 at the California festival this Saturday (April 13). Stefani and co.

Vampire Weekend have been announced for a last-minute slot at Coachella 2024 this weekend – find all the details below.The NYC band, who released their fifth album ‘Only God Was Above Us’, last Friday (April 5), are due to play on the Outdoor Theatre stage this Saturday (April 13). They’ll deliver a 45-minute performance between 5pm and 5:45pm.It has not been confirmed whether Vampire Weekend will return for a second show at the second weekend of the festival.

Coachella returns to Indio, CA’s Empire Polo Field for three huge days of Hip-Hop, K-Pop, reggaeton, rock, dance and more along with a few throwback ’90s icons thrown in for good measure.Just a few of this year’s top headliners include Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat, Tyler, The Creator, No Doubt, and Blur.They’ll be joined by Peso Pluma, ATEEZ, Sabrina Carpenter, Jhené Aiko and Dom Dolla.Khruangbin, Sublime, Lil Uzi Vert, Justice, and J Balvin will be there, too.Plus, word on the street is that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce might stop by to see Del Rey and Jack Antonoff’s band Bleachers, according to Teen Vogue.“I love going to Coachella. I love live music in general.

No Doubt have started rehearsing for their forthcoming reunion show at Coachella next moth and let fans in on a sneak preview of how their set is taking shape.It was announced in January that Coachella would play host to the band’s first show together since 2015.The band’s frontwoman Gwen Stefani shared a video to her Instagram account of the band performing, which started with her dancing before she took the camera and came up to each of the other members in turn as they were playing.Check out the footage below:A post shared by Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani)Another video was shared to X/Twitter of the band greeting each other at rehearsal. “Look at us!” Stefani said.

Gwen Stefani is just a girl who can’t put on her headphones and listen to her old music anymore.The “Rich Girl” singer, 54, recently revealed that hearing songs from her past band No Doubt makes her want to vomit. “I can’t listen to a lot of the songs because they speak so clearly to me,” she said on KROQ’s Audacy Check In show. “And it’s like, you know, you have regrets, you have mistakes you’ve made.