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The Killers, Bruno Mars, Muse Set For BottleRock Napa Festival

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Billed as "the first taste of summer," high cuisine and top-shelf artists come together for the May 25–27 Napa Valley extravaganza
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
Jan 8, 2018 - 3:33 pm

Tickets go on sale Jan. 9 for this summer's BottleRock Napa Valley music festival, which combines music, food, wine, and brew for "the first taste of summer" May 25-27, and the lineup is quite enticing. Announced this morning, top headliners for the festival's sixth year will be the Killers, Bruno Mars, and Muse.

Additional performers for 2018 are The Chainsmokers, Halsey, Incubus, and Snoop Dogg. But that's only a few items still at the top of 2018's extensive menu. The fest's Williams-Sonoma Culinary Stage complements the feast for the ears and has included many artists participating in cooking demonstrations.

"The theme this year is very fun and upbeat," said CEO Dave Graham. "There's going to be a lot of dancing this year and we're delighted with what we're delivering."

Earth, Wind & Fire, Billy Idol, and electronica duo Thievery Corporation add some familiar favorites to the bill while Lukas Nelson (son of Willie Nelson) will be on hand with his band Promise Of The Real to provide next-generation country/rock flavor. Local fans are bound to support their Napa Valley Youth Symphony, the existence of which testifies to the community's cultural appetites while visitors from all over will be sure to sample the dozens of emerging artists scheduled to play this May, some bound to leave festival goers wanting more.

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Music Festivals 2018: Bonnaroo Lands Eminem, The Killers, & Much More

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Future, Muse, Sheryl Crow and more also announced as tickets go on sale Friday for June's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
Jan 9, 2018 - 4:37 pm

The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival held in June in Manchester, Tenn. creates a world of its own and invites you to spend a few days partying down in it. Announcing their 2018 line-up on Jan. 9, Bonnaroo 2018 named Eminem, the Killers and Muse as headliners and an incredible array of other acts, including the Future, Paramore, Khalid, and Kaskade, who will be heating up the festival's 10 stages on 700-acres of Tennessee  June 7-10.

"Having a lineup that is rich and deep in its diversity is really what Bonnaroo's always about," said co-founder Ashley Capps. "I think this year we've really got that."

GRAMMY winners like Bon Iver, Nile Rodgers, Sheryl Crow, and Sturgill Simpson will be representing all sides of the music landscape along with emerging sensations such as Dua Lipa, Playboi Carti and Rag'N'Bone Man. Run your eyes over that list and you will find stars, old and new, promising for an unforgettable four days in the countryside this summer. Tickets for Bonnaroo go on sale Friday Jan. 12.

The Killers, Bruno Mars, Muse Set For BottleRock Napa Festival

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The Chainsmokers' New Video For "Side Effects" Is Looking To Connect

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Nighttime in Miami and the prospects of a work-filled weekend spark dancing and escape in the duo's latest video
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
Aug 22, 2018 - 12:55 pm

GRAMMY-winning EDM duo the Chainsmokers have released a new video for "Side Effects" featuring Emily Warren, portraying "Riverdale" actress Camila Mendes as a disgruntled hotel housekeeper who goes off on a dancing spree.

Miami's Shore Club South Beach hotel is the scene of the action in "Side Effects," showing the DJs hard at play in their rooms while Mendes' dancing evokes the lyric's longing — "the side effect to my loneliness is you." If the duo's desired side effect to this year's new material is us, it looks like they are on the right track.

The single was released on July 27 and has reached No. 87 on Billboard's Hot 100. Featured vocalist on "Side Effects," singer/songwriter Emily Warren is a long-time collaborator of the duo with co-writes and a featured spot on their first album.

In January and for three months thereafter, the Chainsmokers began releasing a new single per month. First was "Sick Boy," which also has its own EP of remixes now, and that went to No. 65 on the Hot 100. February saw the release "You Owe Me" followed by March's "Everybody Hates Me" which just edged into the Hot 100 at No. 100. In April "Somebody" was released, and then came the pause until "Side Effects" came out last month.

The Chainsmokers began charting long before the April 2017 release of their first full-length studio album Memories…Do Not Open. In addition to winning Best Dance recording at the 59th GRAMMY Awards for "Don't Let Me Down" featuring Daya, they were nominated for Best New Artist and for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Closer" featuring Halsey. We made an infographic to keep track of their success. At the 60th GRAMMY Awards, "Something Like This" was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Their second album is not only eagerly awaited; its singles are already charting.

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Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival 2018 Sets Los Angeles Finale

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Phil Lesh, Lukas Nelson, Particle Kid, Margo Price, and Sturgill Simpson will bring the tour to a big close at the Hollywood Bowl in October
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
Jul 31, 2018 - 2:23 pm

The Outlaw Music Festival 2018 tour presents changing lineups led by Willie Nelson & Family. The festival began in 2016 and first went cross-country in 2017 and has extended its second leg through an Oct. 21 finale at the Hollywood Bowl. Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real have been along for the ride and will be there with Particle Kid, Margo Price and Sturgill Simpson. Appearing at Outlaw for the first time, Phil Lesh of Grateful Dead fame will be headlining for a unique presentation of old masters along with the young journeymen and women rising in stature.

"Willie is so American, you know, in the finest sense. Classic," said Lesh. "I've hoped to get back on the stage with him again for a long time now."

"I'm excited to play the Bowl with my old pal, Phil Lesh," said Nelson. "I'm sure there will be some magical music moments for all the fans."

In our exclusive Newport Folk Fest interview with Lukas Nelson, Willie's son spoke of the energy cycle connecting the younger generation with greats such as Neil Young who are able to teach them so much.  "It's like as we learn more and we grow, then we give him energy at the same time," said Lukas. "People in the audience can feel that too I think, and they get caught up in the cycle."

In addition to meaningful musical moments, every stop on the Outlaw tour features local cuisine, beers and crafts, celebrating regional culture. In Southern California, some new artisanal discoveries are bound to add to this one-of-a-kind event.

Tickets go on sale on Aug. 4 for the chance to catch the traveling fest in Los Angeles.

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Wiz Khalifa Releases Latest Album 'Rolling Papers 2'

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Stepping up to the reputation of his 2011 album 'Rolling Papers,' the challenge with himself is on
GRAMMYs
Jul 13, 2018 - 4:52 pm

On Friday July 13, as Snoop Dogg looks on from the couch, Wiz Khalifa lights up some kung Fu fighting, dropping his album Rolling Papers 2 with a video for its title track. "Because a man gonna be a man, and do what he got to do, baby, this is Rolling Papers 2."

The album's 25 tracks have their own stories concluding with his "Something New" featuring Ty Dolla $ign. Out since the end of last summer, the song reached No. 92 on the Billboard Hot 100. Other titles include "Gin And Drugs" with Problem, "Rain" featuring PartyNextDoor, "Late Night Messages," and "Bootsy Bellows." Snoop Dogg is on the track "Penthouse" and Swae Lee's feature is "Hopeless Romantic." GRAMMY winners Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are featured on the track "Reach For The Stars."

"The collaboration that's most memorable to me is definitely the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony collaboration because of how big of a fan of theirs I am," the rapper said. "I listened to their music growing up, from second grade 'til now. I have a tattoo of them on my leg. … That was a dream come true."

Other guest artists on Rolling Papers 2 include Chevy Woods, Curren$y, Darrius Willrich, Hardo, Jimmy Wopo, Lil Skies, and TheMxxnLight.

The first Rolling Papers appeared in 2011 containing Khalifa's epic single "Black And Yellow" for which he was nominated for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 54th GRAMMY Awards. He followed with the albums O.N.I.F.C. and Black Hollywood before revisiting the Rolling Papers' winning namesake.

If you want to catch some of the new tracks in action, Khalifa and Lee's duo Rae Sremmurd go on the road co-headlining the Dazed & Blazed tour beginning July 21 in Detroit.

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