#Report: Coachella spent millions on Frank Ocean’s ice rink, still trying to figure out how to use it

#Report: Coachella spent millions on Frank Ocean’s ice rink, still trying to figure out how to use it

The festival will reportedly lose “several million dollars” after Ocean dropped out of the second weekend’s headlining set. Frank Ocean. Photo by András Ladocsi   Goldenvoice, the promoter behind Coachella, is actively trying to figure out how to use the ditched ice rink that was custom-built for Frank Ocean’s headlining set, Billboard reports. They’re reportedly…

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#Frank Ocean drops out of Coachella Weekend 2

#Frank Ocean drops out of Coachella Weekend 2

A representative of Ocean has confirmed rumors that he won’t be closing out Coachella this weekend after suffering a leg injury in the lead-up to his Weekend 1 set. András Ladocsi Frank Ocean has cancelled his Coachella Weekend 2 headlining set, scheduled to close out the festival this coming Sunday (April 23), Pitchfork reports and…

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#Jorja Smith returns with “Try Me”

#Jorja Smith returns with “Try Me”

The R&B singer’s latest track is out via FAMM, her own independent label. Jorja Smith. Photo by Ivor Alice.   English R&B singer Jorja Smith has taken her time with her follow-up to her 2018 debut Lost & Found, sharing the stopgap project Be Right Back in 2021 and the Joy Orbison collab “Rose Rouge”…

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#Donald Glover shares soundtrack to new show Swarm

#Donald Glover shares soundtrack to new show Swarm

“Donald Glover shares soundtrack to new show Swarm” Listen to six songs by fictional pop star Ni’jah, including a Childish Gambino collaboration. Tommaso Boddi/Getty Swarm is the new TV show from Atlanta creator Donald Glover. It stars Dominique Fishback as a huge music fan whose obsession with fictional pop star Ni’jah pushes her to extreme…

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#Inside The FADER’s SXSW return at Porsche X

#Inside The FADER’s SXSW return at Porsche X

“Inside The FADER’s SXSW return at Porsche X” Big Boi, Kelela, and Madison McFerrin headlined three nights of legends — old and new — with a large inflatable swan presiding. Big Boi at Porsche X FADER at SXSW 2023.   Though last spring marked South by Southwest’s cautious return following the Texas festival’s two-year pandemic hibernation,…

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