August Brown covers pop music, the music industry and nightlife policy at the Los Angeles Times.
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His albums take a long time to absorb, but this one also hits with ferocious immediacy.
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns to the Empire Polo Club in Indio April 11-13 and 18-20, 2025. Other notable artists include Missy Elliott and Charli XCX.
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Natalie Lu’s foggy, distortion-churning single “Your Face†blew up on TikTok. It landed her a major-label deal with Interscope and a prime slot at this weekend’s nominally rap-centric Camp Flog Gnaw Festival.
This year’s Grammy field is dominated by queens of pop, but there were some surprises in the nominations too.
The late Quincy Jones’ life spanned the entirety of modern American pop music — a tradition he absorbed, influenced and reinvented for generations.
In Liam Payne’s words and interviews with friends and collaborators, the late pop star emerges as a talent struggling with addiction in the spotlight.