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Youssou N’Dour and Fatoumata Diawara headline FEMUA 2026 – arts24

Youssou N’Dour and Fatoumata Diawara headline FEMUA 2026 – arts24

Published by Sam Flores

Over the last 18 years, the FEMUA has established itself as a major date in the African cultural calendar, with concerts in Anoumabo and Dimbokro in Ivory Coast. Showcasing a continent of musical styles – including Afrobeat, rumba and rap – the event was founded by A’Salfo, frontman for the band Magic System. FRANCE 24’s reporters tell us more about this year’s line-up, special guest country Gabon and the wealth of cultural events taking place at FEMUA 2026.  We also learn more about Fally Ipupa’s new double album, as the Congolese rumba star marks 20 years in the music industry with major stadium concerts in Paris. And Palestinian lives are in the spotlight at the agnès b. gallery, as artists seek to put a name to the tragic and overwhelming statistics that recount the human cost of the ongoing war in Gaza.  Source link

Spice Girls catsuit and Britpop treasures headline new 1996 Cool Britannia exhibition at London’s Barbican

Spice Girls catsuit and Britpop treasures headline new 1996 Cool Britannia exhibition at London’s Barbican

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Outfits worn by the Spice Girls, including Mel B’s iconic leopard-print catsuit, are set to go on display at a “Cool Britannia” exhibition celebrating 1996 as “Britain’s wildest year”. The free exhibition will be located at the Barbican Music Library in central London. It will also feature Liam Gallagher’s tambourine, Geri Halliwell’s Union flag platform boots, and a coveted Brit Award among its many items. The exhibition was curated by Dominic Mohan, the former editor of The Sun newspaper. It aims to “capture that magical period when pop, rock, football, art, dance culture, food, the media and politics fused together spectacularly”. It celebrates the year 1996, when the Spice Girls rose to fame and scored three number one hits, Oasis performed their famous Knebworth gig, and the comedy-drama Trainspotting hit cinemas, becoming a cultural phenomenon. The Spice Girls perform at the Brit Awards …

Karol G, first Latina to headline Coachella, led with love on Sunday

Karol G, first Latina to headline Coachella, led with love on Sunday

Published by Sam Flores

Karol G may have kicked off her headlining set 30 minutes late on Sunday night — which is early for those familiar with the spatial-temporal concept known as “Latino Time” — but it made her display on the main stage no less monumental. “I’m Carolina Giraldo Navarro from Medellín, Colombia, and today, I am the first Latina woman to headline at Coachella,” she told the crowd, decked in the red, blue and yellow colors of the Colombian flag. Yet it was not just a celebration of Karol’s country people; but a musical welcome wagon, extended from Latin America to the rest of the world. “Forever wild, forever free … Latina foreva,” she recited from backstage, kicking off her set with the slinky reggaeton number of the same name — exalting the primordial goddess that lives inside every Latina. Andean pan flutes trilled as she and her backup dancers surfaced in glittering Stone Age club looks, undulating seductively from cave to cave, in a paleolithic apartment complex that recalled “The Flintstones.” Karol was quick to welcome …

Justin Bieber divides fans with stripped-back Coachella headline set using a laptop on stage

Justin Bieber divides fans with stripped-back Coachella headline set using a laptop on stage

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Justin Bieber made his big stage comeback in the desert on Saturday to headline Coachella, three and a half years after he abandoned his 2022 tour over health concerns. The 32-year-old “Baby” singer took the stage in Indio, California, for a stripped-back set that saw him scrolling through YouTube on a laptop, taking requests from fans in the Coachella livestream. He opened with tracks from his 2025 albums Swag and Swag II — including “Speed Demon” and “Go Baby” before telling the crowd he wanted to take them “on a journey” and delving into his archive. He repeatedly asked the audience: “How far back do you go?” Using the laptop as a kind of digital scrapbook, Bieber pulled up old clips of himself singing covers, as well as the “standing on business” paparazzi confrontation that went viral last June. Justin Bieber made his …

Hailey Bieber stuns in yellow mini at Coachella before Justin’s headline show

Hailey Bieber stuns in yellow mini at Coachella before Justin’s headline show

Published by Daniella Wilson

Hailey Bieber made sure all eyes were on her as she stepped out in style at day two of the 2026 Coachella Festival – just hours before husband Justin Bieber was set to take to the main stage. The 29-year-old model and beauty mogul looked effortlessly chic as she hosted the exclusive Rhode World pop-up at the festival grounds in Indio, California, where invited guests gathered to celebrate her wildly successful skincare brand, Rhode. © Instagram Mellow yellow For the occasion, Hailey slipped into a spring-ready canary yellow mini dress with striking purple splatter-print trim, giving the look a playful festival edge. The slinky silhouette skimmed her figure, while the soft bias-cut neckline added an elegant touch. Wearing her glossy caramel hair loose in soft waves, Hailey kept her beauty look fresh and glowing, with bronzed skin and subtle makeup enhancing her signature radiant complexion. © Instagram Hanging with friends In photos shared on social media, Hailey beamed as she stood at the Rhode World booth, flashing a cheerful thumbs-up while posing for a snap taken …

Every single headline act and lineup poster since the California festival began

Every single headline act and lineup poster since the California festival began

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Ahead of Coachella’s highly-anticipated return, we’ve backtracked through the event’s musical evolution. From its early 2000s rock years to more recent pop and rap marquee names, we’ve also included every single one of the festival’s iconic lineup posters. 1999 – Beck, Rage Against the Machine, Tool Coachella 1999 poster (Coachella.com) Coachella’s inception into the world of festivals perfectly aligned with the post-grunge era, hence, its inaugural headliners of influential rock bands, Rage Against the Machine and Tool. Also on the bill were the experimental sounds of Beck, who rose in popularity in the 1990s with his eclectic combination of hip-hop, folk, and rock. 2001 – Jane’s Addiction Coachella 2001 poster (Coachella.com) Due to its Southern California locale, a drought brought the festival to a pause in 2000. It made its comeback in 2001, however, with a scaled-down lineup. For its one day event, …

Promoter defends plan for Kanye West to headline London fest

Promoter defends plan for Kanye West to headline London fest

Published by Sam Flores

LONDON: One of the promoters of an annual London music festival on Monday (Apr 6) defended plans for Kanye West to headline it, amid a backlash over the US rapper’s previous antisemitic outbursts. Disgraced 48-year-old hip-hop star West – now known as Ye – is due to play three nights at the Wireless Festival in the British capital in July as part of a European comeback tour. The decision to book him as the headliner has already prompted several sponsors to pull out of the event, including drinks giants Pepsi and Diageo. According to media reports, the government is reviewing whether West should be allowed to enter the UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer having already called his booking “deeply concerning”. In a statement issued late Monday, Melvin Benn, managing director of Festival Republic which helps promote the event, urged West’s critics to show him “some forgiveness”. Benn called the rapper’s past comments about Jews and Hitler “abhorrent” but said the festival would not provide “a platform to extol opinion of whatever nature”. He asked critics …

Wireless Festival boss defends decision to have Kanye West headline and calls for rapper to be ‘forgiven’ | Ents & Arts News

Wireless Festival boss defends decision to have Kanye West headline and calls for rapper to be ‘forgiven’ | Ents & Arts News

Published by Sam Flores

One of the organisers of Wireless Festival defended the decision to book Kanye West as the headline act and called for the public to ‘forgive’ the controversial rapper. Melvin Benn, managing director at Festival Republic, who organises Wireless, described West’s previous comments as “abhorrent” but added that he will only be performing and will not be given a platform to voice any opinions. He said in a statement: “What Ye has said in the past about Jews and Hitler is as abhorrent to me as it is to the Jewish community. Image: Kanye West’s last performance in the UK was in 2015, when he headlined Glastonbury. Pic: Joel Ryan/ Invision/ AP “Ye’s music is played on commercial radio stations in this country. It is available via live streams and downloads in this country without comment or vitriol from anyone and he has a legal right to come into the country and to perform in this country. “He is intended to come in and perform. We are not giving him a platform to extol opinion of …

Major sponsors drop out after Ye was announced to headline U.K. festival : NPR

Major sponsors drop out after Ye was announced to headline U.K. festival : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Rapper and producer Ye, also known as Kanye West, seen before a 2025 concert in Shanghai. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images Sponsors are exiting a major U.K. music festival and the country’s prime minister has been critical after the influential rapper Ye was announced as the event’s headliner. The once widely revered musician and fashion impresario, formerly known as Kanye West, has gained notoriety over the years for his antisemitic comments and activities glorifying Nazis, including a 2025 song called “Heil Hitler” and selling swastika T-shirts on his clothing site. Yet organizers announced last week that West would headline the Wireless Festival in North London for the entirety of its three-night run in July, invoking outrage from politicians and withdrawals from festival sponsors. Those include Diageo, the company that owns popular liquor brands such as Johnnie Walker and Captain Morgan. In a statement emailed to NPR, Diageo confirmed that it will no longer sponsor the 2026 festival “as it stands.” Pepsi, another company that reportedly pulled …

Reach website rapped over ‘significantly misleading’ pensions headline

Reach website rapped over ‘significantly misleading’ pensions headline

Published by Sam Flores

Birmingham Live correction page for state pension story, dated 20 March 2026 Reach website Birmingham Live published a “significantly misleading” headline about the state pension age, press regulator IPSO has found. It is the fourth Birmingham Live headline to have been ruled misleading by IPSO in just over a year. Reach national title the Daily Express had 12 similar upheld complaints in 2025, largely relating to economic policy. The latest Birmingham Live complaint was submitted by Iona Bain, a freelance financial journalist who is the resident money expert on BBC Morning Live and money columnist for The Observer. The article, published in August, was headlined: “State pensioners set to receive state pension for ‘just three years of lifetime’.” An image caption repeated the same wording. The article, setting out what would happen if a proposal to increase the state pension age to 70 was followed, contained a quote from an expert speculating that people in Blackpool, where the average male life expectancy is the lowest in the country at 73, would not receive their full …