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Childish Gambino, YG, Anderson .Paak & More To Perform At Coachella 2019 [PEEP]

Before Coachella tickets went go on-sale I can already tell you they’re sold out with all the hype the lineup created when it was announced last night.

This year highlights more international stars and includes less hip-hop acts than last year. Childish Gambino, Tame Impala, and Ariana Grande lead the pack this year as headliners.

The three day, two weekend event goes down Friday April 12th and 19th, Saturday April 13th and 20th, and Sunday April 14th and 21st.

Day 1 includes performances from Janelle Monáe, Anderson .Paak, Juice WRLD, Ella Mai, Jaden Smith, dvsn, Tierra Whack, and more, with a closing performance from Gambino that should be magical in that setting.

Day 2 will see performances from Solange, Kid Cudi, J Balvin, Wiz Khalifa, Sheck Wes, Virgil Abloh, Sabrina Claudio, SiR, Smino, Murda Beatz, Bazzi, and more.

It will cap off on Sunday, with performances from Pusha-T, Khalid, Bad Bunny, YG, Playboi Carti, H.E.R., Gucci Gang (Gucci Mane, Lil Pump, and Smokepurpp), and Ariana Grande, who had a tough 2018, so this is certainly a light spot for her.

The “Gucci Gang” name in the bill caused a lot of confusion as people automatically thought the fetival made a mistake and meant to say Gucci Mane. LaFlare will be there along with Lil Pump and Smokepurpp as part of a newly formed supergroup called “Gucci Gang.”

Coachella will take place over two weekends in its usual location of Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. Passes go on sale Friday, Jan. 4, at 11 a.m. PST at coachella.com.

Check out the full roster below.

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Janelle Monae Comes Through With Her “Dirty Computer” Album [STREAM]

Talented songstress Janelle Monae comes through with her brand-new album ‘Dirty Computer’, five-years after releasing her last body of work, ‘The Electric Lady’. The newly-released album comes complete with an “emotion picture,” as she put it.

The 14-track ‘Dirty Computer’ was inspired by her mentor, the late Prince and includes features from Pharrell Williams on “I Got Juice,” Zoë Kravitz on “Screwed,” and more. It also boasts her singles “Make Me Feel” and “PYNK.”

Janelle spoke to BBC about Prince working on the album before his death saying, “Prince was actually working on the album with me before he passed on to another frequency, and helped me come up with some sounds.”

“I really miss him, you know, it’s hard for me to talk about him. But I do miss him, and his spirit will never leave me,” she goes on to say.

Stream the album below.

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New Video: Janelle Monae – “PYNK” Feat. Grimes [WATCH]

Janelle Monae celebrates women empowerment, art, creation, sexuality, self love, and being of the female gender in her new song “PYNK” featuring Grimes. The single is accompanied by the vibrant visuals and follows her two recent video and song releases for “Make Me Feel” and “Django Jane.”

It’s unclear whether these singles will end up on the songstress’ upcoming ‘Dirty Computer’ album, which she said will be coming soon.

In the meantime watch and listen below.

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Pharrell, Kendrick Lamar & Janelle Monaé To Play NBA All-Star Weekend (News)

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NBA All Star weekend is going to be star studded! The NBA has drafted a superstar lineup of performers for this year’s festivities in New Orleans.

Janelle Monáe; Earth, Wind & Fire; Dr. John; and Gary Clark Jr. will join forces for a New Orleans-inspired performance during Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game halftime show. Pharrell will also be taking the stage and performing his hit song “Happy” with some surprise guest!

On the eve of the game, Kendrick Lamar will headline All-Star Saturday Night, performing hits off his debut good kid, m.A.A.d city.

 

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Janelle Monáe ft. Miguel – PrimeTime (Video)

New visuals from Janelle Monáe featuring Miguel.

PrimeTime is a love story based on the early adventures of Cindi Mayweather (Janelle Monáe) and her first love Joey Vice (Miguel.) The Emotion Picture gives a glimpse at Cindi’s humble beginnings as a “cyber-server” at the Electric Sheep nightclub, a syn bar serving high-class “show droids” to the rich and lonely in a dangerous section of Metropolis known as Slop City. Incidentally, the innovative cybersoul music played at the club directly impacted Cindi, and she began singing and performing her own innovative compositions a short time after quitting this assignment. In addition, Cindi became determined to change the public perception of what an electric lady could be, dream and aspire to after working in the dismal conditions at the club.

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