Travis Scott played Coachella last night, backed by a 60-plus person marching band. The rapper opened his headlining set with the live debut of “Crush,” one of his contributions to Playboi Carti’s new album MUSIC. The first portion of his show was made up of some of his recent guest appearances — like his verses on Carti’s “Backr00ms,” Future and Metro Boomin’s “Type Shit,” Lil Uzi Vert’s “Aye” — and he also debuted a couple of unreleased songs.
Kneecap performed at Coachella on Friday April 11. The Northern Irish rap trio is often outspoken about human rights issues, especially so during live performances — but you may not have been able to tell from the festival’s livestream. Kneecap said afterwards that their onstage digs at Margaret Thatcher and their support for Palestine were censored during the broadcast.
Reggae icon Max Romeo has died. The musician — who’s known for hits like “Chase The Devil” and “War Ina Babylon” — passed away after heart complications in Jamaica’s Saint Andrew Parish. He was 80.
On Friday (Apr. 11), A. G. Cook performed a Britpop-heavy set at Coachella. The producer also brought out Danny Brown to help out with Charli XCX’s how i’m feeling now gem “party 4 u” and Rustie’s Green Language track “Attak.”
On Friday (Apr. 11), Benson Boone brought his TikTok song and famous backflips to his performance at Coachella in Indio, California. The star also announced his new album American Heart, out June 20.
Last month, Lady Gaga unveiled her new album Mayhem and told us all about it. On Friday (Apr. 11), she brought some of its tracks to her extravagant Coachella performance in Indio, California.
Bon Iver’s SABLE, fABLE is out today. The album launch comes with over two dozen brand collaborations, a basketball tournament, and a confusing photo of “your mother.” Read our Premature Evaluation of the LP here.
Coachella 2025 is finally upon us. We’ve broken down the font sizes on the poster and the billboards on the way to the fest. The first of two mostly identical weekends kicks off today, and most of the performances will be streaming live. Video feeds from the Main Stage, Outdoor Theatre, Sahara, Mojave, Gobi, and Sonora stages will begin at 4 p.m. PT (that’s 7 p.m. ET), with the Quasar livestream launching one hour later at 5 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET).
