Palm Springs mayor says city ‘not planning’ spring events, expects Coachella to be rescheduled to fall 2021 – Dancing Astronaut

by: Rachel Narozniak Jan 16, 2021 In a January 13 interview, Palm Springs Mayor Christy Holstege confirmed that the city would not be hosting spring events, signifying that the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will expectedly not host a spring 2021 iteration, though Goldenvoice, the event’s parent company, has yet to issue a formal …

Guitar Center Files Bankruptcy, Expects Recovery by End of Year

Guitar Center has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy along with efforts to restructure and refinance the company. Even before the pandemic happened and the shutdown began, online retailers such as Sweetwater became direct and fierce competitors with Guitar Center. Still, the nation’s largest retailer of music instruments expects to bounce back from bankruptcy by the end …

Drake expects people to ‘hate on’ forthcoming LP, says its ‘music to evolve to’

by: Rachel Narozniak Nov 13, 2020 Call him 6 God, Champagne Papi, a realist. No stranger to industry critique, Drake doesn’t don rose colored glasses when it comes to the reception of his music, as he indicated in a recent Instagram exchange with a fan who praised his 2016 LP, Views. Featured image: @draketeamdrizzy/Instagram Views, home to the …

Live Nation Expects “Shows At Scale” to Return Next Summer

Live Nation is optimistic that live music will return next summer in full force. Despite the mass cancellation of shows, tours and festivals due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino expects a “robust outdoor summer season.” He says fans can look forward to “shows at scale next summer.” Rapino continues, “From venue sanitation …