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Coachella 2020 Lineup Includes South Korean kpop group BIGBANG & Epik High

Coachella announced its full 2020 lineup on Jan. 3. Headlining are Rage Against the Machine, Frank Ocean and Travis Scott. Two groups from South Korea will also perform during the two-weekend music festival in April-- BIGBANG and Epik High. Epik High also performed at the festival in 2016. This is the first announced performance for BIGBANG, since its members enlisted in South Korea's military, and since the controversial departure of former member Seungri. The singer left the group due to a criminal investigation against him. BIGBANG is one of the most influential kpop acts to come out of South Korea. Its current members: G-Dragon, Taeyang, T.O.P and Daesung last performed in the United States back in 2015, during their Made World Tour. The tour listed on Pollstar's year end list. BIGBANG ranked 126 on the Top 200 North American Tours and earned $7.8 million from four shows. Coachella this year takes place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California on April 10-12 a...

Beyoncé drops surprise 'Homecoming' Live Album to go with Netflix Documentary Release

Fans were preparing to stream "Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé" on April 17 on Netflix, when in a surprise move hours after midnight, Beyoncé dropped a new 40-track live album, as a soundtrack to the new documentary. "Homecoming: The Live Album," features music from her 2018 headline performance at Coachella in California. The singer made history during her two-hour set, as the first African-American woman to headline the music festival. The performance included a marching-band tribute to HBCUs (historically black colleges and universities), as well as Black fraternities and sororities, which of course includes stepping. The Netflix documentary shows the live performances and rehearsals, and honors prominent leaders of Black culture. In addition to her full Coachella set, "Homecoming: The Live Album," includes a recording of daughter Blue Ivy singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and a cover of Frankie Beverly and Maze's 1981 hit "Be...

Beyoncé's Coachella Performance and Tribute to Black College Culture

by Nefertiti Jenkins Many filmmakers have tried to recreate the Black College Experience for the big screen, but few have done it successfully (with the exception of Spike Lee's "School Daze" (1988) and the 2002 hit "Drumline"). So this part of being Black is not widely understood or known. The Black college experience is a huge part of African-American culture, which was on full display during singer Beyoncé's historic and epic performance at the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA. Beyoncé is the first black woman to headline Coachella, and on Instagram, Beyoncé's mother, Tina Knowles Lawson, confesses that she had doubts about what was planned for the Coachella crowd. Writing on Instagram, she says she told Beyoncé that she was afraid that the predominately white audience would be confused by the black culture and Black college culture, because it was something that they might not get. Beyoncé's respons...

Beyonce, Eminem, and The Weeknd to Headline Coachella 2018

It's like a dream come true for music fans. The Coachella 2018 lineup has been announced, and it includes Beyonce, Eminem, and The Weeknd as headliners. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place in Indio, California for two weekends in April. R&B artist The Weeknd, performs on Friday, April 13 & 20. Beyonce hits the stage on Saturday, April 14 & 21. And Eminem performs on Sunday, April 15 & 22. Other artists who will be at Coachella, include SZA, Migos, Cardi B, Miguel, French Montana, Amine, and more. Check out the full lineup above or below. Passes go on sale on Friday, January 5, at noon. For more information, check out the Coachella website . pic.twitter.com/ivjHgj9uae — Coachella (@coachella) January 3, 2018