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Austin City Limits 2019 Lineup: Billie Eilish, Tame Impala, Cardi B, 21 Savage & More

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The Texas fest will take place at Zilker Park on Oct. 4–6 and Oct. 11–13
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Apr 30, 2019 - 10:53 am

Austin City Limits will have a range of acts on their 2019 lineup, including Cardi B, Billie Eilish, Tame Impala, 21 Savage, The Cure, Childish Gambino, Robyn and more. 

The two-weekend, three-day Texas festival has announced that it also boasts Thom Yorke, The Raconteurs, Lizzo, Kali Uchis, Rosalia, Natalia Lafourcade, Jenny Lewis, Lil Uzi Vert and more. The fest will take place at Zilker Park on Oct. 4–6 and Oct. 11–13.

RELATED: Inside Austin City Limits Festival 2018 With The Recording Academy

For more information on tickets, visit their website.

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Lollapalooza 2019: Childish Gambino, The Strokes, Ariana Grande, More Added To Lineup

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The festival got a little help from furry friends to tease the announcement
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Mar 20, 2019 - 11:50 am

Lollapalooza has announced that Childish Gambino, the Strokes, Ariana Grande, Kacey Musgraves and more have been added to the final 2019 lineup. 

Other additions include Flume, Death Cab For Cutie and H.E.R. Previously announced artists include J Balvin, Rosalía, Lil Wayne, Janelle Monáe and Lil Baby. The four-day music fest will take place at Grant Park in Chicago on August 1–4.

"Chicago, we're coming to see you this summer at @lollapalooza! Grab your tickets and get ready to party," Balvin tweeted. 

The festival teamed up with PAWS Chicago, a pet adoption organization, to reveal artist clues a day before the big reveal with a video featuring dogs waiting to be adopted. The day of the announcement, PAWS Chicago said all the dogs in the video have been adopted. Watch the furry friends below. For ticket information, visit the Lollapalooza website. 

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Unveils 2019 Lineup: Iron & Wine, Margo Price & More

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The free fest will take place in San Francisco's Golden Gate park in October and will also feature Hayes Carll, the Meat Puppets, Dakhabrakha, Steve Earle & The Dukes and more
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Jul 25, 2019 - 2:57 pm

San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival has revealed its first 10 acts. Among them are GRAMMY nominees country songstress Margo Price, soul country singer/songwriter Bettye LaVette and indie folk singer Iron & Wine in a collaboration with Calexico. 

Hayes Carll, the Meat Puppets, Dakhabrakha, Steve Earle & The Dukes, The Milk Carton Kids, Jackie Greene and the Waterboys close out the first line of performers at the 19-year-old free festival, taking place on Oct. 4–6 at Golden Gate Park. 

"To me, this lineup reflects our event's legacy while looking ahead to the future," Hardly Strictly’s talent buyer Chris Porter said in a statement. "Steve Earle has been celebrating with us since 2002 and artists like Margo Price and Dahkabrahka are making their first Hardly Strictly Bluegrass appearances."

Every October, the fest features over 80 performers for three days of music and brings hundreds of thousands of  music lovers to the park. This year, Jackie Greene, Meat Puppets, Hayes Carll, Calexico and Iron & Wine and the Waterboys will play intimate performances at local city venues around the dates of the festival as a part of the Hardly Strictly Out Of The Park series. One dollar from every ticket sold will go to Music In The Schools Today, a non-profit that supports music education. 

For more information, visit the festival website. 

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Red Bull Music Announces London Launch Events Featuring Alicai Harley, Aphex Twin & More

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Among performances, the fest will host GRAMMY winner Aphex Twin's first show in over a decade
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Jun 18, 2019 - 12:49 pm

Red Bull Music Festival is headed to London for the first time, featuring performances, conversations and more with more than 100 artists. 

16 events, including live shows, club nights, concept shows, workshops and talks, will take place from Aug. 20 to Sept. 14. The fest will launch with a DJ, production and engineering workshop for female and female-identifying music creators, featuring Alicai Harley, Lil C, Tiffany Calver and more, and will close with GRAMMY winner Aphex Twin's first show in over a decade.

 Ms Dynamite, Shy One and So Solid Crew are among other artists set to perform. An exhibition on music journalist Joe Muggs and photographer Brian David Steven's new book about U.K. sound system culture is also on the schedule. 

Tickets will be available June 20 at 9 a.m. For more information, visit the Red Bull website. 

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BTS Taking An Official Break After Breaking Records & Offering Epic Performances

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Over the past 2 years alone, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook have broken several major records, made epic performances, and an album of theirs received a GRAMMY nomination. Now it's time for a break, their management said
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Aug 12, 2019 - 12:30 pm

K-pop superstars BTS are taking a break for the first time since their 2013 debut, their management team at Big Hit Entertainment announced on Sunday, Aug. 11.

"BTS will be going on an official and extended period of rest and relaxation," the South Korean entertainment company said in a statement on Twitter. "During this time, the members will rest and recharge in their own personal ways."

The announcement comes after an impressive run the past two years alone, in which Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook have broken records, including being the first K-pop band with a No. 1 album in the U.S. and made epic performances like the Beatles-inspired appearance on the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In addition to other accolades for the group, their 2018 album, Love Yorself: Tear, earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best Recording Packaging at the 61st GRAMMY Awards in February, bringing them to their first-ever GRAMMY show. 

Big Hit Entertainment asked fans to show the group "consideration for their need to rest and enjoy" their vacation, if they were to spot them during their time off. The vacation time will be a chance for the members to "recharge and prepare" for the next phases of their careers as well as be a "chance to enjoy the ordinary lives of young people in their 20s," Big Hit added.

The post did not specfically call out how long the time off for the group would last, yet the BTS Army has generally responded positvely to the news.

BTS released their latest studio album, Map Of The Soul: Persona, featuring "Boy With Luv" with Halsey in April, six years after they debuted with the single "No More Dream" from their album 2 Cool 4 Skool in 2013. 

Another noteworthy moment BTS has had with the Recording Academy this year was with GRAMMY U college students in Chicago for the May edition of our SoundCheck series. 

Thanks for all the music so far, BTS. We'll see you again soon. 

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