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        Coachella

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        Coachella Launches Initiative Against Assault coachella-announces-every-one-initiative-fight-harassment-and-assault

        Coachella Announces "Every One" Initiative To Fight Harassment And Assault

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        The two-weekend desert festival will take extra measures this year to "develop a festival culture that is safe and inclusive for everyone"
        Nate Hertweck
        GRAMMYs
        Jan 4, 2019 - 11:18 am

        With news of the stacked 2019 Coachella lineup and re-upped partnership with YouTube still fresh, the iconic desert music festival has announced new measures to fight against harassment and assault. Named "Every One," the initiative outlines plans to ensure all festivalgoers feel safe and comfortable while they attend, including safety ambassadors throughout the grounds, trained counselors on-site, all-gender restrooms, ADA accessibility, and a zero tolerance policy on assault and harassment.

        "We are pushing ourselves and our guests to do better and to be better," says the Coachella website. "We are taking deliberate steps to develop a festival culture that is safe and inclusive for everyone. Persons of any gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, age or ability are welcome at Coachella."

        The new initiative operates in harmony with the current Code of Conduct, which does not mention harassment or assault explicitly. Last April, Teen Vogue reported "rampant" sexual harassment at Coachella 2018, saying, "Of the 54 young women who spoke to Teen Vogue for this piece during the weekend-long event, all of them had a story of sexual assault or harassment that occurred this year at Coachella." This alarming report was magnified by how similar and pervasive the accounts were, with one young woman estimating she'd been touched inappropriately 40 times over the three day weekend festival.

        The festival's new measures promise to address the issue and take real action toward creating a safer environment.

        "Coachella will NOT tolerate any form of assault or harassment," the Coachella website continues, "Be it sexual, physical or verbal. Anyone found to be in violation of this policy is subject to immediate removal from the festival site and law enforcement may be notified. The offender’s Festival Wristband may be revoked and no refund will be issued."

        Coachella 2019 will take place April 12–14 and 19–21 in Indio, Calif. Tickets go on sale today, Jan. 4, via the festival's website.

        Coachella 2019 Lineup Revealed With Extended YouTube Live-Stream Partnership

        Paul Tollett

        Paul Tollett 

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        Coachella Co-Founder Paul Tollett On Fest Safety coachella-co-founder-paul-tollett-talks-kanye-safety-legacy-more

        Coachella Co-Founder Paul Tollett Talks Kanye, Safety, Legacy & More

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        Now in its 20th year, the desert festival has boomed into one of music's most significant annual events. Here's how its leader copes with its challenges and keeps Coachella growing
        Nate Hertweck
        GRAMMYs
        Jan 14, 2019 - 12:10 pm

        Music festivals are king in 2019. But it wasn't always that way.

        When Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival debuted in 1999, just months after the disastrous Woodstock '99, the reviews were good but the ticket sales were not. Through determination, imagination, curation, and hard work, Coachella survived and thrived, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, with last year's #Beychella as empirical evidence of its cutting-edge, culture-creating platform power. Even Goldenvoice president and Coachella co-founder Paul Tollett couldn't see his brainchild turning into the mega-event it's become two decades later.

        Paul Tollett

        Paul Tollett at site of Coachella in 2004
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        "The hope was that it would be annual," Tollett told the Los Angeles Times in a rare and extensive interview. We never thought about two weekends. Never thought about a country version. Never thought about a Desert Trip. Those are all things that happened along the way."

        But expansion to musical and cultural ubiquity hasn't come without its challenges. Tollett admits he "lost a lot of money in 2008," due to the last-minute addition of Prince to the bill and Stagecoach, Goldenvoice's country festival held at the same site in Indio, Calif. And despite the deafening buzz of Beyonce's headlining performance last year, Teen Vogue reported rampant sexual harassment at the festival, with all 54 of the young women they interviewed at the festival describing sexual assault or harassment they experienced. Tollett addressed the issue directly and firmly in the interview.

        "It spurred a lot of discussion internally, said Tollett. "We have security, of course, and all the normal things that you have at public assemblage events. But in addition to that, we want to have something specific to this. Lots of things can go wrong where crowds are. This is one more thing coming to light now more than ever, since the #MeToo era."

        Tollett and his team took action, creating the brand-new Every One program to fight assault and harassment.

        "We are committed to messaging, on-site support, trainings, and increased visibility and awareness for the campaign," Tollett said. "We’re challenging staff and attendees to be an integral part of this culture shift. Through these steps, we believe that we can co-create a festival culture that encourages active consent, inclusivity and community responsibility."

        The new initiative was announced the same day, Jan. 3, as the lineup for 2019, let by headliners  Childish Gambino, Tame Impala and Ariana Grande, and an extended live-stream partnership with YouTube. Not long before the announcement, Kanye West very publically bowed out of what would have been his third appearance at Coachella.

        https://twitter.com/coachella/status/1080682180764811264

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        — Coachella (@coachella) January 3, 2019

        "When we were going through the stage ideas, he had some other ideas. He's played Coachella, and he knows it very well. Both times were great, and so different. The last one was pure art. He has some great [production] ideas, but we just weren't able to pull them off right now," said Tollett. "Up until Jan. 1, we were making a poster with Kanye on it. We started realizing we're probably going to have an impasse production-wise."

        Coachella 2019 will take place over two weekend, April 12–14 and 19–21. Tickets are sold out, but passes may become available. You can sign up for the waitlist via the festival website.

        2019 Music Festival Preview: Noise Pop, Ultra & More

        Blackpink

        BLACKPINK

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        Meet BLACKPINK: The Latest, Greatest K-Pop Phenomenon

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        Inside the all-female quartet's pristine pop/hip-hop hybrid sound, stunning viral visuals, and impending global takeover of the music world
        Nate Hertweck
        GRAMMYs
        Jan 11, 2019 - 4:32 pm

        As Korean pop rounds the bend from its smash crossover breakout year in 2018, led by international phenoms BTS, into a sky's-the-limit 2019, the American mainstream is getting to know a few more names around the household.

        Enter BLACKPINK: With an enviable fan army known as "Blinks" and nearly 600 million (!) views on their eye candy-coated video for "DDU-DU DDU-DU," the pop quartet are anything but underground. Their international star only continued to rise when Coachella announced its 2019 lineup earlier this week, with BLACKPINK being the first all-female K-pop act to play the Southern California desert fest.

        But their Coachella milestone and devout online infantry are only the beginning of BLACKPINK's western takeover. On Jan. 9, YG Entertainment, the group's company, announced that BLACKPINK’s In Your Area 2019 world tour will hit North America, Europe and Australia after several already planned tour dates throughout Asia. While the new dates and venues are yet to be revealed, the international scope of their momentum is undeniable. At this point you're either in-the-know or asking: who are BLACKPINK?

        BLACKPINK have been making ridiculously catchy music since 2016

        As a group, Jennie, Rosé, Jisoo and Lisa came from diverse international backgrounds, with Jennie, Rosé both spending time in New Zealand, Lisa hailing from Thailand and Jisoo as the only member who has not lived extensively outside of Korea. Collectively, they arrived into K-pop's consciousness back in 2016 with their SQUARE ONE, SQURE TWO and "As If It's Your Last" offerings, which introduced their hybrid of sugary K-pop with danceable Latin trap and hyped up hip-hop, a concoction referred to by some as "K-trap."

        But what sets BLACKPINK apart is production quality on all fronts, as theirs is a look and sound striving for perfection.

        Consider "Stay," from 2016's SQUARE TWO three-song sophomore EP, a pensive yet peppy ballad that could be dropped seamlessly into virtually any major U.S. brand ad campaign. And as K-pop is traditionally a very visual-heavy genre, the song's video reflects this cross-continental appeal, with its imagery of blighted corporate America complete with a poignant Easter-egg Talking Heads' "Heaven" lyric lettered on the broken down backdrop's theatre marquee, all under a track that's equal parts longing and hopeful. Even in its mess of heartache and rubble, there's not a hair—or a note—out of place.

        Exhibit B: the follow-up single, "As If It's Your Last," flaunts meticulously crafted sections with Lisa's stuttered-and-sliced (and all-English) rap sequences building into a soaring melodic pre-chorus before slamming into the hook. Each new musical idea is painted in its own unique temple, all arranged together in a common garden of song, making for a pleasing mix of variety and profluence. From the beginning, the creative powers behind BLACKPINK have struck this same delicate balance of intrigue and accessibility global pop music demands.

        Vivifying their voices and mastering their moves on "DDU-DU DDU-DU"

        The group's evolution toward perfect pop onomatopoeia is on full display in their breakout 2018 single, "DDU-DU DDU-DU," which features buoyant beats and an irresistible hook. Audiences clearly love it too; its music video is nearing 600 million views on YouTube, and the song became the highest-charting song by an all-female K-pop group on the Billboard Hot 100, entering the chart at No. 55 back in June. Unsurprisingly, the song hiked all the way up to No. 1 on South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia, while hitting No. 2 in New Zealand and No. 7 in Japan.

        "DDU-DU DDU-DU" also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart and on its Emerging Artist chart, becoming the first all-female K-pop act to accomplish the feat.

        BLACKPINK's American takeover hits full throttle

        As the rest of the world began to take notice, Interscope Records and Universal Music Group took action, signing the group in October of 2018 to represent them outside of Asia. If a major label deal isn't a signpost to success in a country the group has not yet even performed in, what is?

        On Nov. 23, 2018, BLACKPINK dropped a nine-song collection of singles constituting their full-length debut, BLACKPINK IN YOUR AREA, named after the group's tagline with the aforementioned banger "DDU-DU DDU-DU" as the lead single.

        BLACKPINK also bolstered their rolodex in 2018, collaborating with GRAMMY-nominated British songstress Dua Lipa for "Kiss And Make Up" from the complete edition of her self-titled debut, further deepening their cross-over campaign to an international audience. Like their male counterparts BTS, BLACKPINK maintain the highest pop production of both their music and their videos, giving them seemingly limitless potential for audience accumulation.

        https://twitter.com/DUALIPA/status/993161752723578881

        💕Jennie & Lisa 💕 @ygofficialblink pic.twitter.com/mNR4TkmgFr

        — DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) May 6, 2018

        BLACKPINK have already won a ton of awards

        Furthermore, if BLACKPINK's domestic success at home is any indication, the group's global future is blindingly bright. In the past two years they've won 23 awards and been nominated for a whopping 90 (and counting), including several Goan Chart Music Awards, Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards, all major music awards shows in South Korea. Their first Mnet honor came back in 2016 for Best of Next Artist (Female), proving the critics were on board since day one.

        Even better news for the group, the American audiences they are primed to overtake have shown strong streaming habits for hip-hop, a perfect fit for BLACKPINK's leaning into rap to counterbalance their pop appeal. Now, with an ever-growing fan army, a litany of awards under their belts and enough buzz to light up the night sky in pink neon, 2019 appears to be BLACKPINK's to take.

        K-Pop Titans BLACKPINK Will Visit U.S. During World Tour
         

        Coachella

        Coachella

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        Coachella 2019: Lineup & Live-Stream Announced coachella-2019-lineup-revealed-extended-youtube-live-stream-partnership

        Coachella 2019 Lineup Revealed With Extended YouTube Live-Stream Partnership

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        Whether you're traveling to the desert or tuning in from your device, take a look at the stacked roster of artists primed to make this year's fest memorable
        Nate Hertweck
        GRAMMYs
        Jan 3, 2019 - 10:26 am

        Anticipation for the Coachella lineup seems to grow each year. Today, the wait is over, as the festival has revealed its long list of performers for the two weekend event April 12–14 and 19–21. The headliners alone are cause for celebration, with Childish Gambino, Tame Impala and Ariana Grande earning top-line billing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights respectively.

        https://twitter.com/coachella/status/1080682180764811264

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        — Coachella (@coachella) January 3, 2019

        With over 160 artists, the lineup—arranged in Coachella's now-iconic colorful desert sky show poster—is heavy on buzz artists, inlcuding 2018 breakout superstars Billie Eilish, Bad Bunny, Ella Mai, and Best New Artist GRAMMY nominee H.E.R. The bill also features a host of once-in-a-generation artists hitting full stride such as Janelle Monáe, Kacey Musgraves, and Solange.

        But the list is as deep as it is lofty, with something for everyone scattered across the lineup's lower lines. For instance, experimental funk/pop outfit U.S. Girls, indie/electro R&B artist Blood Orange and dance duo Sofi Tukker all promise to ensure the dessert is as varied as it is hot.

        Back to the headliners: Childish Gambino, Friday's main event, is nominated five times over for the upcoming 61st GRAMMY Awards. Known for their entrancing live shows, Tame Impala returns to the Coachella stage for the first time since 2015 and the first time ever as a headliner. On Sunday, Grande will close the weekend with the next blast of her meteoric rise over the past year. Grande also marks the third consecutive solo female artist headline at Coachella following in the footsteps of Beyoncé and Lady Gaga.

        The best part? You don't have to make the trek to Indio, Calif., to catch your favorite artist's set. Thanks to an expanded partnership with YouTube, Coachella will be live-streamed both weekends. This mark's YouTube's ninth year as the festival's exclusive live-streaming partner.

        Tickets for Coachella go on sale Friday, Jan. 4 on the festival website, and YouTube subscribers will receive an access codes via email on Jan. 4 providing the opportunity to purchase tickets via a dedicated YouTube Music member cart. The countdown to Coachella 2019 has officially begun!

        2019 Music Festival Preview: Noise Pop, Ultra & More

        Dina LaPolt

        Dina LaPolt

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        Dina LaPolt Honored During GRAMMY Week music-lawyer-dina-lapolt-inspires-women-never-second-guess-yourself-or-question-your

        Music Lawyer Dina LaPolt Inspires Women To "Never Second-Guess Yourself Or Question Your Instincts"

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        LaPolt was honored at this year's Entertainment Law Initiative event featuring appearances by former Michelle Obama chief of staff Tina Tchen and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler
        Nate Hertweck
        GRAMMYs
        Feb 19, 2019 - 1:20 pm

        GRAMMY Week serves as a rally for the music community far beyond the festivities of Music's Biggest Night. One of the longest standing and most impactful industry get-togethers held just two days before the 61st GRAMMY Awards was the Entertainment Law Initiative event and scholarship presentation, now in its 21st year.

        2019 Entertainment Law Initiative Event Highlights

        As the nation's preeminent gathering for entertainment attorneys and the music business community, the event provided a forum for the industry to honor its legal practitioners, hear from thought leaders, and support promising law students interested in entertainment law.

        This year's event honored celebrated music lawyer Dina LaPolt with the Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award for her commitment to advancing and supporting the music community through service. LaPolt was recently named to the Billboard Power 100 and played an instrumental role in the passage of the Music Modernization Act, which she called, "The first meaningful copyright legislation in this country in 20 years."

        Today we honor @dinalapolt, founder of @LaPoltLaw, with the 2019 Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award! #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/UqnNZ24tKT

        — GRAMMY Advocacy (@GRAMMYAdvocacy) February 8, 2019

        Taking the stage to accept the honor, LaPolt seized the opportunity to impart some inspiring advice.

        "As a woman in this business, I want to encourage all women in this room to never second-guess yourself or question your instincts," LaPolt said to a room full of legal professionals, students and industry professionals. "If the strategy feels wrong, it most likely is wrong, so speak up. Do not be intimidated because you're a junior lawyer at the company or because you're not a partner at the law firm."

        The event also featured a keynote address by former Michelle Obama chief of staff Tina Tchen, who heads the Recording Academy Task Force On Diversity And Inclusion. Tchen offered her insight on why LaPolt's career—and the Service Award she received—are invaluable to the plight of women in the music industry.

        "One of the keys to diversity and inclusion is: you can't be what you can't see," said Tchen. "And our young people cannot be the great women lawyers that Dina is if they can't see that, if they can't see her great work, if they can't see what she's been able to do, so congratulations to ELI for recognizing that and making that known to everybody."

        Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, was also in attendance to celebrate LaPolt's contributions to the music community. She named him as a great friend a great partner in recovery and her spirit animal.

        TODAY IS A DAY THAT WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY BECAUSE IT WAS A DAY THAT WE CHANGED IT!!! THANK YOU @dinalapolt AND @wearesonaLA …YOU ARE THE REAL HERO TO MANY PEOPLE AND US INCLUDED. THANK YOU FOR BEING THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT. pic.twitter.com/zf1TbzdNtH

        — Steven Tyler (@IamStevenT) October 12, 2018

        LaPolt's success in the music industry is no surprise when you hear the dedication in her voice, and the message of her acceptance speech served as a call to action for anyone seeking success.

        "People respect those who have a point of view and are confident in themselves," LaPolt said. "So jump in."

        Recording Academy Names Diversity And Inclusion Task Force Members

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