Stereogum — Reading & Leeds Festival is set to take place next year on August 21-24 at Richfield Avenue in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds. Today, the dual-style fest announced its first run of 2025 headliners, including Travis Scott, Chappell Roan, Hozier,... more info

Stereogum — It has arrived. The Coachella Festival, America’s largest and most consequential live-music marathon, has announced the lineup for its 2025 edition, complete with a poster full of fascinating font-size politics. Coachella usually doesn’t unvei... more info

Stereogum — The lineup for next year’s Coachella festival seems to be coming together, and it’s looking… well, it’s looking weird. According to various reports, Coachella is going all-in on mainstream starpower for next year’s edition. Last month, B... more info

Stereogum — Here’s one trend reportedly happening at big concerts right now: People yell “FEIN”! As in, they loudly request a performance of “FEIN,” the Travis Scott x Playboi Carti song from last year’s Utopia that I heard in a zillion YouTube ... more info

Stereogum — The music industry, according to The New York Times , is “hoping Halloween can be the new Christmas”: to make October into an all-month spooky-season sales bonanza just like it made a seasonal sales bonanza of everything after November 1. Mar... more info

Stereogum — The fast-rising Los Angeles musician Mk.gee has been on a meteoric ascent ever since he released his album Two Star & The Dream Police earlier this year. Last month, Mk.gee embarked on a big North American tour, and his shows have included new son... more info

Stereogum — We’re into the fourth quarter of the year, which means we’re starting to get hints about what the Coachella lineup might look like when it’s revealed in early January. According to the industry publication HITS Daily Double, Fred again.. is ... more info

Antimusic Rock — Travis Scott's 10-year-old mixtape DAYS BEFORE RODEO has officially reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 more info

Stereogum — For a long time now, Playboi Carti has been keeping himself mysterious. The Atlanta rap star has released a string of singles in the past year — “Different Day,” “2024,” “EvilJ0rdan,” “Ketamine,” the Travis Scott collab “BACKR0... more info

Stereogum — This week’s Billboard album chart was the subject of a dramatic sales battle between two big stars. Two week ago, newly anointed pop-queen Sabrina Carpenter released her long-awaited and generally excellent album Short N’ Sweet . Travis Scott... more info