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The Coachella 2024 lineup is here, and it’s stacked.
The official Coachella 2024 lineup is here, and this year’s headliners will include meanie Doja Cat, hater of top rapper lists Tyler, the creator, and Lana Del Rey.
The ridiculously expensive music festival that sees music fans, rich folks, and influencers flock to the Coachella Valley will take place over two weekends, April 12 to April 14 and April 19 to April 21.
Del Rey will headline two Fridays, Tyler will bring his unique energy on Saturdays, and Doja will shut it all down on Sundays.
Coachella 2024 attendees will also see No Doubt reunite. It will mark the first time the “Spiderwebs” band has taken the stage together in almost ten years.
Other big names on the incredibly stacked lineup include Hip-Hop’s new favorite booty shaker Ice Spice, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, J Balvin, Peso Pluma, Jhené Aiko, Jon Batiste, Skepta, Grimes, Victoria Monet, Tinashe, Blxst and more.
For those who don’t have the coins to be in the desert getting their “influency” flicks off, don’t worry because YouTube will once again be the official live stream partner of the musical festival.
Fans head to the official Coachella page to catch live streams of the performances and get exclusive backstage access without worrying about desert dust getting all in their mouths and eyes.
Like it always does, the entire festival will take place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, and ticket presale begins on January 19; good luck if you are attempting to make it out to California.
You can check out the entire Coachella 2024 lineup below.
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Skepta is gearing up for a return to music but is currently contending with a mild bit of unintended controversy. The cover art for his upcoming single “Gas Me Up (Diligent)” angered some who linked the images from the cover art to the Holocaust.
Skepta shared via X, formerly Twitter, that the images for “Gas Me Up (Diligent)” were not intended to offend the Jewish community nor was it meant to reference the Holocaust, a harrowing moment in history that left millions dead.
From X:
I’ve been waiting to drop Gas Me Up (Diligent) since teasing it April last year, worked hard getting the artwork right for my album rollout which is about my parents coming to the UK in the 80’s, Skinhead, Football culture and it has been taken offensively by many and I can promise you that was definitely not our plan so I have removed it and I vow to be more mindful going forward – Skepta
Skepta followed that statement with the following:
I can honestly see how my single artwork without context can be deemed offensive, especially in a time like this but again that was not my intention. But after some thought I don’t feel like I could continue being the artist you all know and love if my art is policed, I have to quit if I can’t express my art as I see it. So to help with context here are some pictures from our mood board for the 1980’s UK story for my album ‘Knife & Fork’
Gas Me Up (DILIGENT) will be out January 26th as planned.
Knife & Fork does not yet have a release date.
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Skepta, one of the top artists to emerge from the Grime scene in the United Kingdom, announced his retirement back in 2021 after amassing a strong body of work. Now, the British rapper is back on the scene and announced a new album titled Knife and Fork.
Skepta, 41, announced the news of his return on January 1 via Instagram and offered a brief message along with a series of photos detailing what’s getting his attention these days while opening with an image of himself.
From Instagram:
It’s been years since I dropped my last album and I want to thank you for all the love during my hiatus. I’ve seen the messages, tweets and Tik Toks, I’m truly grateful that my music is still resonating with the world, even in my absence.
I’m happy to announce my next studio album #KnifeAndFork is loading this year, the first single #GasMeUp (Diligent) will be out January 26th [raised hands emoji].
Can’t wait to see you all @bigsmokefestival happy 2024.
Skepta’s final project was the EP All In which he dropped in 2021 after stepping away from the game and promising never to return. The creative call was perhaps stronger than he thought and Knife and Fork is under way but a release date isn’t known just yet.
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