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Inside Filipino Girl Group BINI’s Historic Coachella Debut

Inside Filipino Girl Group BINI’s Historic Coachella Debut

Published by Daniella Wilson

It’s a blistering 89 degrees in Indio, California, and the eight members of girl group BINI are packed inside a small trailer. With their team surrounding them, some carrying the flag of the Philippines, the young women are abuzz with nervous excitement. Electropop singer Slayyyter can be heard faintly through the not-so-soundproof walls of the trailer. Outside, a group of longtime fans and curious music lovers at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival await the moment the group takes the Mojave stage. BINI, sporting intricately beaded blue-turquoise ensembles, begins putting warrior-like gold dresses on top of their outfits thanks to the help of their backup dancers, a group of seven men who traveled with the girl group from the Philippines. For a moment, the chaos is put on hold as they begin a group prayer. “That’s the first time we’ve done something like that, where [our performance director] asked us to repeat after him,” BINI member Aiah, 25, tells me that night, hours after their performance is done. Aiah and the rest of BINI …

Coachella Favorite PinkPantheress Is Shaping a New British Wave

Coachella Favorite PinkPantheress Is Shaping a New British Wave

Published by Sam Flores

Alongside artists like RAYE, Olivia Dean, and Charli xcx, PinkPanthress is part of a new class of British musicians finding global traction by leaning further into their sound, instead of smoothing it out. “There’s definitely a raw spirit that the UK brings,” she says, calling ahead of a show in Vancouver. “I don’t really know how or why…but we tend to be more from the heart.” Vanity Fair: You’ve gone straight from a show in Mexico City into Weekend 1 of Coachella and back on tour. What’s that run been like so far? PinkPantheress: It’s been pretty hectic, but I’ve enjoyed every aspect of it. I really enjoy performing these days, so it’s been incredible being able to play like that. You’ve created a really immersive, almost cinematic show on tour, with characters like DJ Joe and backup dancers called Pinkettes. How do things change when you bring it to a festival like Coachella? When I got booked for Coachella, I realised there’d be fans there. But I’d guess maybe less than 50% of the …

Government facing urgent calls to ban ticket resales above face value for music gigs and concerts

Government facing urgent calls to ban ticket resales above face value for music gigs and concerts

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 The government is facing urgent calls to ban the resale of concert tickets above face value, a key recommendation emerging from a parliamentary review into the live and electronic music sectors. The Culture, Media and Sport Committee, which commissioned the review, has pressed for this measure to be implemented “without delay”. Beyond ticket touting, the report also advocates for the creation of a Government and industry-backed Music Fan Association, drawing parallels with existing structures for football supporters. Furthermore, it insists on a commitment to a comprehensive fans’ charter, outlining 50 recommendations aimed at improving the overall live music industry. Speaking at a launch event at the Le Pub live music venue in Newport, south Wales, review chairman Lord Brennan said: “Over the last year we’ve given a voice to fans of all different music types and genres from across the country, and they’ve …

The Music Is in Us—in Our Brain and in Our Body

The Music Is in Us—in Our Brain and in Our Body

Published by Jenni Sidey

People often say that music is an “embodied” experience. What does this term, embodied, imply? On one level, it refers to physically sensing the music in our body or moving our body in response to the music. On a deeper level, it means that our experience of music is a team effort involving our brain and our entire physical being—a powerful expression of the mind-body connection. This post, Part 1 of a three-part series, will examine the neurology behind embodiment. In Parts 2 and 3, we’ll dive into models of embodiment that explain why we like (or dislike) certain songs or kinds of music. Antonio Damasio is a brilliant neurologist who brings modern neurological science to bear upon profound questions such as how we think and make decisions. His findings reveal not only that the brain—and, hence, the mind—is inseparable from the body, but also that our cognition (rational thinking processes) relies upon the body as well as the brain. Damasio is not the first to explore this territory. He traces this theme back to …

The heartbeat of France: Fanfare culture – French connections

The heartbeat of France: Fanfare culture – French connections

Published by Sam Flores

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Try again FRENCH CONNECTIONS © FRANCE 24 Issued on: 16/04/2026 – 15:16Modified: 16/04/2026 – 15:16 06:37 min From the show Reading time 1 min This week in French Connections we take a step away from the news and focus on France’s love for a specific type of musical ensemble, known as a fanfare. Somewhere between a marching band and a brass band, “la fanfare” is an institution in France and it says a lot about the country because its history partially mirrors the history of France. Join us for a closer look inside the country’s loudest tradition. By: Source link

Berklee College of Music Students Furious That It’s Offering an AI “Songwriting” Class

Berklee College of Music Students Furious That It’s Offering an AI “Songwriting” Class

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Hundreds of students at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston have signed an online petition protesting a new course on generative AI music and songwriting, marking another salvo in the continuing battle between artists and a technology they believe is stealing their hope for a livelihood. As of Tuesday, 418 people have signed the petition, which is targeting the two-credit course “Bots and Beats: AI and the Future of Songwriting” and calling for the school to stop leveraging AI on campus. The petition accuses the school of promoting OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which “steal the art of [tens of thousands] of artists and rot the essence of the industry and have devastating consequences on the environment all to create facsimiles of real human art,” the petition’s organizers wrote. Angry comments from current and former students filled the discussion area of the petition, with many expressing disappointment that a school known for fostering the creation of popular music has …

Kanye West Postpones France Concert Amid Possible Ban

Kanye West Postpones France Concert Amid Possible Ban

Published by Daniella Wilson

Kanye West has gone ahead and postponed his show in France as leadership continued to weigh banning the rapper from entering the country. “After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille, France until further notice,” West, who now goes by Ye, wrote on X Tuesday night. He was initially scheduled to perform on June 11 in Marseille at Stade Vélodrome as part of his 2026 comeback tour. The Hollywood Reporter reported earlier Tuesday that France was looking to potentially ban the “Flashing Lights” artist from performing in the country. Marseille Mayor Benoît Payan and French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez argued that West has no place in the French country following his past antisemitic remarks and for releasing a song last year called “Heil Hitler.” Related Stories This came after the artist was barred from entering the United Kingdom shortly after being announced as the headliner for all three nights of Wireless Festival in July. Following his booking, several major sponsors pulled out of the music festival, and …

Is Coachella Still Cool? 25 Years Later, Justin Bieber Reset Expectations

Is Coachella Still Cool? 25 Years Later, Justin Bieber Reset Expectations

Published by Sam Flores

But this year’s edition of Coachella isn’t just for Beliebers. Among the 125,000 attendees who descend upon the desert each weekend are flocks of influencers sent by brands like Poppi, Gap, and Guess for an extravagant experience sure to leave their millions of followers envious while they watch on their phones from afar. Coachella has been deemed the “Influencer Olympics,” and attending the festival with a brand is still considered the ultimate status symbol on the internet, with invitations getting more and more cutthroat and the trips becoming increasingly over-the-top with each passing year. But recently it’s turned the grounds into a content farm, ultimately diminishing the festival’s cool factor. Try to make your way from one stage to another and you’re bombarded with brand activations, photo opportunities, and seemingly endless lines to purchase branded merchandise. If you didn’t get a photo in front of the Ferris wheel, were you even there? And it’s not just limited to the music festival itself anymore: An entire village pops up in the surrounding area, with influencers making …

The Biggest Cameo in Laufey’s ‘Madwoman’ Video? Hudson Williams’s Swim Trunks

The Biggest Cameo in Laufey’s ‘Madwoman’ Video? Hudson Williams’s Swim Trunks

Published by Jenni Sidey

The Iceland-born musician Laufey’s video for “Madwoman” just dropped. Featuring Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams, Olympian Alysa Liu, The Summer I Turned Pretty‘s Lola Tung, and Katseye’s Megan Skiendiel, it’s packed with enough fandom-bridging cameos to keep FYPs busy for the next 72 hours. But somewhere in the middle of all the madness, there’s one detail that we keep going back to: Williams’s swim shorts. The actor—who was dressed for the video by his own stylist, Anastasia Walker—wore shorts from from Tom Ford, which were cut in Italy and covered in lots of polka dots (a signature of creative director Haider Ackermann). Befitting the video’s 1960s-suburbia theme, the trunks are neither a long Y2K-throwback boardshort or overly steamy thirst-trap short shorts. These get it just right, sitting on the mid thigh for a clean finish—and a very flattering choice if you’ve been on an ice-hockey-player fitness routine like Williams. At one point during the video, he wears them with a white tank top stamped with a giant “H” across the chest. Subtle enough. The polka-dot …

I Watched 18 Hours of Coachella’s Vertical Livestream and All I Got Was This Lousy FOMO

I Watched 18 Hours of Coachella’s Vertical Livestream and All I Got Was This Lousy FOMO

Published by skeptic

Despite all the hate it gets, anyone who’s been to Coachella knows it’s a damn good time. I attended once in 2024, where I was welcomed as a Coachella elder. The music is killer, if you can dodge all the influencers setting up ring cameras. I’d likely be right back there huffing dust in the day-glo desert if I could afford the tickets, flight, and potentially very annoying drive into the Colorado Desert. Luckily, I have a smartphone. And Coachella, which has livestreamed its sets for years, has revamped its vertical video feed to appeal to mobile users. So what better way to embrace “Couchella” than by watching only in this one format all weekend? Coachella’s feeds got a quality boost this year, now streaming seven stages exclusively on YouTube, with 4K video and multiview options that you can swap between like they’re Olympic events. The festival’s EDM and DJ oriented Quasar stage, livestreaming on YouTube shorts all weekend, was shot exclusively on Google Pixel devices. That’s the one I’ve decided to mainline. Vertical video …