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Lollapalooza has released its 2023 lineup, and Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, J.I.D., and a host of others are set to perform at the annual festival.
The annual three-day festival will take place August 3 – 6 in Chicago’s Grant Park. Additional performers include A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Lil Yachty, Tems, Joey Bada$$, Key Glock, Ken Carson, Zack Fox, Mavi and a slew of others. Presale for tickets will begin on the festival’s website on Thursday (March 23) at 10 am CT.
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Lollapalooza 2022 was just as stacked with rap royalty, and included performances from J. Cole, Doja Cat, Lil Baby, Big Sean, YG, Don Toliver, Cordae, Denzel Curry, Coi Leray, Blxst and Maxo Kream, among others.
Last year’s festival also made headlines when Lil Durk suffered a serious face injury during his performance. The OTF leader required a trip to the hospital following an onstage explosion during his set at Lollapalooza on July 30. He announced shortly after the injury that he would be taking a break to focus on his health.
“Due to the incident that happened at Lollapalooza in Chicago on stage, I’ma take a break & focus on my health,” he wrote in the caption. “I finished my performance yesterday for my fans. Appreciate y’all.”
In other Lolla news, Drake previously shut down Lollapalooza Argentina with a monstrous, albeit brief, performance this past weekend, most of which was captured on one lucky fan’s cellular device.
On Sunday (March 19) a video clip surfaced of the Toronto rap star appearing to take a fan’s phone during his Lollapalooza set. The video shows Drake taking the phone, spinning around a few times, before he finally faces the camera once again, and turns his back to reveal an insane crowd behind him.
However, it doesn’t seem like all Drizzy’s fans were happy with the show. Apparently, he cut the live feed of his performance moments before he began, upsetting his loyal fans tuning in.
On Saturday (March 18), according to Tracklist, Drake canceled the broadcast moments before it started and only performed for 40 minutes. According to fans, headline acts usually perform for an average of 90 minutes. Many of Drake’s fans who were either at home or in person at the festival took to Twitter to voice their disdain regarding the ordeal.
KATSEYE have officially begun a fresh chapter with the announcement of their forthcoming single, Pinky Up.
The K-pop girl group sparked curiosity online after sharing a string of mysterious posts that quickly had fans trying to piece together the clues.
The first teaser, posted on March 30, featured the Mona Lisa gently raising a hot cup of tea with her pinky finger lifted. The next video, uploaded the next day, showed an arcade claw machine labeled with the group’s name pulling a sword from a mix of sparkling plush toys and a single teacup. Making things even more intriguing, the caption stated: “We’re screaming from cloud nine!!”
Their third update finally revealed the song title along with its cover art. The image showed a figure kneeling on a rug next to a teacup and a toy cat, while the title appeared in bright hot pink text across the visual. The group also confirmed the release date as April 9.
Pinky Up will arrive just one day before KATSEYE appear at Coachella on April 10, which will mark their first time performing at the famous festival.
The single also marks their first comeback since HYBE and Geffen confirmed that member Manon Bannerman would be stepping away for a period of time to prioritize her “health and well being.”
In a message posted on Weverse, they shared: "Hello. After open and thoughtful conversations together, we are sharing that Manon will be taking a temporary hiatus from group activities to focus on her health and wellbeing."
The group expressed that they “fully support this decision,” and added: “KATSEYE remains committed to showing up for one another and for the fans who mean everything to us. We look forward to being together again when the time is right.”
While she is away, the group will continue promotions with Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza and Yoonchae Jeung.
They closed their message by saying: “Thank you to our EYEKONS for your continued love, patience, and understanding.”
