L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Throughout this weekend’s just-concluded Hard Summer at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, artists meshed together multiple genres — showing how dance and hip-hop have pulled from rock and elsewhere. Spotted among the crowd was an Oakla... more info

Consequence of Sound — Vampire Weekend evolved, Travis Scott dominated, and Bruno Mars brought out the moms. more info

Stereogum — There's a moment on Travis Scott's new album Astroworld that's among the prettiest things I've heard in recent memory, and Travis Scott doesn't have anything directly to do with it. I'm talking about the part of "Stop Trying To Be God," the album's s... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, St. Vincent, Jack White, Greta Van Fleet, LL Cool J, Tash Sultana, and many more. more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Headlining acts like Travis Scott, Bruno Mars and The Weeknd drew more than 105,000 fans to the downtown park for each of the festival's four days. more info

Stereogum — Friday saw the release of two very big and long-awaited rap albums: Travis Scott's Astroworld and YG's Stay Dangerous . They're not really competitors. Travis Scott's album is the big event, the one dotted with big-name collaborators and full of g... more info

Consequence of Sound — Scott's greatest asset remains his ear -- his taste in haunting melodies and atmospheric beats. more info

Stereogum — Travis Scott dropped his much-anticipated Astroworld last week. Ahead of the album's release, Scott teased its cover art with two images of a twisted carnival. One of the David LaChappelle-shot covers features near-nude models and the other feature... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Forgot your glitter at home? Don't worry — Lollapalooza vendors are keeping a steady supply as the festival enters its second half. more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Headlining acts like Travis Scott and Bruno Mars have drawn roughly 120,000 people to Grant Park for each of the first two days of the festival. more info