More than 1,000 people were infected with COVID-19 after attending an outdoor concert in the Netherlands. The country recently lifted most restrictions before the outbreak occurred. Organizers required either a QR code validating being vaccinated, a negative COVID-19 test or proof that the 20,000 attendants recently recovered from the virus. …
Read More »Live Nation CEO Believes U.S. Festivals Will Proceed By Mid Summer
Live Nation is confident that U.S. festivals will proceed by mid-summer after the U.K. says concerts can operate at 100% capacity by June. Live Nation has already begun selling tickets to three U.K. outdoor events this week ahead of the summer festival season. The company’s CEO Michael Rapino believes U.S. …
Read More »Robin Thede Says Black Stories Need To Become the “Regular” on TV
During a virtual session of the ATX TV Festival, Robin Thede, the creator and showrunner of HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, discussed how Hollywood can work on better-representing people of color, on and off the screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Thede said that in order to do this, …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Will Headline First-Ever Most Wanted Festival Presented By My Mixtapez
The founders of the My Mixtapez app have announced their inaugural Most Wanted festival in partnership with AEG. The show will take place on December 13th at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas. According to Billboard, the festival will be headlined by Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion, along with performances …
Read More »T-Pain Suing Talent Agency for $27k Over Unpaid Fees
Page Six reports that T-Pain is now suing a booking agency for $27,000. The singer/songwriter, born Faheem Rashad Najm, alleges that the United Talent Agency failed to make sure he received thousands of dollars owed for a series of performances back in 2017, one of the shows being the …
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