Primavera 2025 is kicking off today (June 5) – check out how you can watch the festival online below.
This year’s edition will see the festival return to the Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona, Spain, and is fully sold out. Marking the 23rd edition of Primavera Sound, it features a stacked line-up that includes Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan as headliners.
Running between today and Saturday (June 5-7), Amazon Music will exclusively stream all coverage of the event.
The broadcast will be available on its Twitch and Prime Video platforms, and footage is set to begin each day that the festival runs from 1:30pm ET.
As well as showcasing some of the most highly anticipated live performances of the event, the coverage from Amazon will also include interviews with artists and various content showing the behind-the-scenes of the festival.
Charli XCX’s performance will be part of a co-headline set with Troye Sivan, following the two hitting the road together last year in celebration of the success of the former’s ‘Brat’ album.
For Chappell Roan, the headline slot comes as the former NME Cover star has been taking over the charts in the last 12 months with hits like ‘Pink Pony Club’ and ‘Good Luck, Babe!’. It also follows her dropping the highly anticipated single ‘The Giver’ in March and sharing an update on when fans can expect her sophomore album.
For Sabrina Carpenter, the gig comes following a huge run of world tour dates celebrating her album ‘Short N’ Sweet’, and ahead of her headlining BST Hyde Park in London for the first time.
Other scheduled performances include Haim, Beach House, TV On The Radio, Wet Leg, Floating Points, Fontaines D.C., LCD Soundsystem and Jamie xx.
Recently it was confirmed that Wolf Alice had been added to the line-up after Clairo was forced to cancel her appearance due to “logistical issues”.
In a four-star review of the 2024 festival, which saw sets from the likes of Pulp, Lana Del Rey, The National, SZA and Troye Sivan, NME shared: “After a weekend in its midst, it’s not hard to see why Primavera Sound is so beloved.
“There are few gripes to be had here, and the main one is the several agonising clashes you have to do battle with each day – a problem that can only come with having such a stacked line-up in the first place. A fun, freeing few days in Barcelona full of great music is never something to complain about, though. Roll on 2025.”
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There is no question that Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out made a serious impact and continues to hold weight. The project showed that hip hop is not limited by age and proved that a long-awaited return can still land in a major way regardless of the time away.
If you need a reminder, the Virginia duo’s fourth studio album debuted comfortably within the top five of the Hot 200. It secured the number four position and moved an impressive 118,000 units in its first week.
On top of that, it picked up a win at this year’s Grammys, earning Best Rap Performance for “Chains & Whips.” The album also received four additional nominations, including Best Music Video, Rap Album, and Album of the Year.
It is hard to believe the project will officially hit its one year mark this summer on July 11. Even so, Pusha T is making it clear that both supporters and critics should not be overlooking it anytime soon.
While performing at Coachella yesterday, King Push told the crowd that LGSEO still sits at the top, regardless of genre.
He said, “‘Let God Sort Em Out’ is still the album of the motherfckin year. Whole new year, still album of the year,” per Kurrco. “Album of the motherfcking year until we drop again. We don't care who dropping. It don't matter.”
That is a strong statement for obvious reasons, especially considering the recent claims surrounding Push himself.
Over the same weekend, hip hop social media lit up after several alleged reference tracks connected to Quentin Miller and Push began circulating. Three tracks surfaced in total, but one that drew the most attention was an alleged record titled “Real Gon’ Come.” It is said to come from the DAYTONA era, around 2017 to 2018.
The situation gained traction because fans remember the past tension between Drake and Pusha T before Drake’s clash with Kendrick Lamar. During that feud, Pusha accused Drake of using ghostwriters on tracks like “Infrared,” which appears on DAYTONA. On that song, he raps, “The bigger question is how the Russians did it /
It was written like Nas, but it came from Quentin.”
Reactions have been mixed. Some people argue it is not a major issue since Miller’s alleged contributions were limited to hooks. Others point out that the songs were never officially released, so they see no real problem. Meanwhile, critics view it as clear hypocrisy on Pusha T’s part, a perspective that DJ Akademiks has also supported.
