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have signed a petition to stop Travis Scott from performing at next year’s Coachella Festival following Friday’s Astroworld crowd crush tragedy.Scott, 30, is under fire after eight people were killed at the Astroworld event in Houston amid a stampede.

who will be attending the NYC concert to raise awareness.)You can watch it beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept.

removal from from the Lollapalooza lineup, New York City’s Governors Ball Music Festival removed the rap star from its lineup ahead of its September event.The annual New York music festival removed the 29-year-old artist from the upcoming lineup due to homophobic comments made at Rolling Loud, a Miami music festival on the weekend of July 23rd.

according to WTWW.However, by Friday, the Chicago Department of Public Health announced new mask recommendations in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raising the city’s transmission rate status to “substantial.”“Based on the latest advice from the Chicago Department of Public Health, Lollapalooza will require masks in any indoor spaces at Grant Park beginning Saturday,” the festival tweeted on Friday.

DJing at the Oscars this year, Questlove could very well be up for one of those golden bald babies in early 2022.In fact, his directorial debut, “Summer of Soul” — a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival that took place over six Sundays in 1969, which premieres on Hulu and in theaters on Friday — was already honored with two prizes at the Sundance Film Festival in February.The 50-year-old Roots drummer, “Tonight Show” bandleader and celebrity DJ — who was born Ahmir Thompson — reveals

Life Goes On.”On June 13 and 14, the band brought together the band’s seven members — RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook — for their highly anticipated, two-day livestreaming event, BTS 2021 Muster Sowoozoo. The event heralded the end of BTS’ eighth-anniversary celebrations, the BTS Festa, which marked their June 12, 2013, debut.

Adam Lambert, Chely Wright, Kim Petras, and Sam Sparro are among the performers lined up to play Outloud: Raising Voices, a three-day, live music event that will celebrate Pride Month and push for LGBTQ equality.

Twitter announcement — though the folks at Gov Ball have reserved their right to make changes based on public health recommendations at that time.“Given that vaccines are rolling out and many experts predict a return to live music events in the Fall, we are hopeful,” reads a recent update on GovernorsBallMusicFestival.com.

the dangers of COVID-19. Just how? The only attendees will be teeny tiny ants.Aptly dubbed Antyfest, the musical performances — played by musicians from their own homes — are streamed via iPad to their “audience” of insects.

COVID world. “You’re just gonna be really controlled.

the ongoing pandemic ultimately canceled.

Bonnaroo website.“Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival will not take place this September 24-27, 2020 as originally rescheduled,” the announcement reads. “Our annual time together on the Farm is nothing short of magical, but out of an abundance of caution and for the health and safety of all Bonnaroovians, artists, staff, partners and our community, this is a necessary reality.

coronavirus concert kibosh.But while the annual event won’t take over Fairmount Park in the City of Brotherly Love — the hometown of the Roots — the music and the message will carry on from the virtual stage on Saturday.In fact, the lineup for the 13th Roots Picnic — which will stream on YouTube — is serving up a host of performances and celebrity appearances to feed your soul and spirit.

coronavirus pandemic.So instead, the Governors Ball Music Festival is pressing rewind and replaying some memorable sets from over the years on Thursday and Friday on YouTube.On Thursday’s bill is Travis Scott (8 p.m.) and the Black Keys (9:30), while Friday’s lineup includes Post Malone (8 p.m.) and Major Lazer (9:30).The special two-night event comes with a good cause: Viewers are being asked to donate whatever they can to raise money for the Equal Justice Initiative, the Food Bank for New York

coronavirus lockdown, the end has finally come for this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Billboard reports.This week, the parent company for Goldenvoice, AEG, laid off 15 percent of its staffers, furloughed more than 100 people and issued pay cuts, according to an internal memo acquired by Billboard.

website. “The health and safety of our fans, artists, partners, staff and community is always our highest priority.” As the Chicago Tribune notes, the festival was canceled alongside a handful of other local events, such as Taste of Chicago and the Chicago Jazz Festival.

The party will go on, after all.

Even a global pandemic can’t stop Germany from a rave.

They may be crazy but they’re not stupid.

Gov Ball has been called off.

The U.K.’s Glastonbury music festival has been canceled in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Hang up your flower crowns because Coachella 2020 has been silenced.

Pearl Jam, Billy Idol and Patti Smith will perform at the 2020 Sea.Hear.Now Festival, held on September 19th and 20th at New Jersey’s Asbury Park.

The music industry is fretting that Coachella will become the next coronavirus casualty.

Country music fans rejoice: the 2020 lineup for Boots and Hearts — the largest annual camping and music festival in Canada — has been announced.