Blackpink made history as the first Korean act to headline Coachella. After the ‘Pink Venom’ hitmakers – comprising Jennie, Jisoo, Rosé and Lisa — became the first K-pop girl group to play the world-famous music extravaganza in 2019, they are…
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2 k!lled, one injured as truck rams into motorcycle in Lagos (Vanguard) Two people have been confirmed dead in an accident involving a truck and commercial motorcycle (Okada) in Lagos State. Vanguard gathered that at about 2 pm on Friday,…
Beyoncé didn’t go to college, but Homecoming is her graduation (TheCut)
A year after she delivered a Coachella performance so epic the whole 2018 festival was given the moniker “Beychella,” Netflix dropped Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé. For the past year, only bootlegs of the performance existed, but the Beyoncé-directed concert…
Tame Impala leave fans starving for new LP at Coachella 2019 (CoS)
“TAAAAAAAME!” As Tame Impala took the stage for their Coachella performance on Saturday night, a sense of giddy anticipation filled the air. The Australian psych-pop outfit have become universally lauded for their expansive live visual setup, and their set would…
Coachella is the festival where underground artists go mainstream, except for African acts (Quartz)
By virtue of social media hype and YouTube streaming, Coachella has become something of a global festival. Yet, even as Afrobeats emerges as Africa’s international music genre, it seems Coachella isn’t listening. With the 2019 lineup announcement on Thursday, African…
Beyonce gets praise for honouring Fela, Chimamanda, using Nigerian dancers at Coachella (ThisDay)
Some Nigerians on Twitter have applauded the American music star, Beyonce for paying tribute to Afro beat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti and honouring Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie. Beyonce, who became the first black woman to headline Coachella on Saturday, did…