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The Legal Beat: Kanye’s Lawyers Cut Ties – Plus Slacker, Coachella and More
This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings, and all the fun stuff in between. This week: Major law firms cut ties with Kanye West over his antisemitic comments, Slacker fights with SoundExchange over a huge royalties judgment, Coachella sues a nearby business called “Coachillin,” and much more. THE BIG STORY: Kanye West Is Running Out of Lawyers After a string of antisemitic statements earlier this month, Kanye West has lost nearly every aspect of his once-formidable business empire. His representatives at CAA have dropped him, and his signature fashion partnerships with Adidas, The Gap and Balenciaga have all been terminated. You can now add his lawyers to that list. Cadwalader Wic...
Ye ‘Weaponized Fame’ to Stiff Production Company $7M, Lawsuit Claims
Ye (Kanye West) is facing a new lawsuit that claims he owes $7.1 million in unpaid fees to a production company that worked on his Donda 2 release show as well as his canceled Coachella performance. In a complaint filed Thursday (July 14) in Los Angeles court, attorneys for Phantom Labs say the design and production firm “faithfully performed” the work requested by Ye, deploying “countless hours of in-house talent” and also making advanced payments to numerous other vendors. “Event after event, Ye and his representatives promised that if Phantom continued work on the budgeted and approved projects, Phantom would be paid promptly for the balance and the new work,” wrote Howard King, a well-known entertainment attorney who is repping Phantom. “More recent events have made clear that defendan...
Watch Swedish House Mafia’s Full Coachella 2022 Headlining Performance
There is no performance that encapsulates Swedish House Mafia‘s comeback like the group’s Coachella 2022 set. They broke the internet with their historic performance at the iconic Indio festival, which counts Calvin Harris as its only other DJ headliner in the last decade. It was a big moment not only for the iconic trio, but also for the electronic dance music community at large. Left to right: Steve Angello, Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia perform at Coachella’s 2022 edition. brphoto.co Sharing the festival’s top slot with The Weeknd, Swedish House Mafia put on a show for the Coachella faithful. Fans were blitzed with a breathtaking latticework of generational anthems like “Miami 2 Ibiza” and music fr...
Coachella Announces Dates of 2023 Festival
The organizers of Coachella have officially announced the dates of the 2023 edition of the legendary music and arts festival. Coachella made a triumphant return in April this year after being canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two weekends of Coachella 2023 will take place April 14-16 and April 21-23, and advance ticket sales will begin at 10am PT (1pm ET) on Friday, June 17th. You can pre-register for tickets here. Swedish House Mafia perform at Coachella 2022. brphoto.co Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Coachella has not yet announced its lineup for the 2023 event, but Frank Ocean has been confirmed as a headliner for both weekends. Coachella’s co-founder, Paul Tollett, confirmed in an interview last year that the Grammy-winning Channel Ora...
Watch The Weeknd’s Dazzling Coachella Set Featuring Swedish House Mafia in its Entirety
Following his dazzling set at Coachella just a few weeks ago, The Weeknd has released his one-of-a-kind performance featuring Swedish House Mafia in full via his YouTube channel. The set is exactly what longtime fans of The Weeknd have come to expect, as he showcased his unmatched vocal talents and stage presence. A myriad of new music from his latest album, Dawn FM, was showcased as well as numerous classics like “Blinding Lights,” “The Hills,” “Party Monster,” and more. Though Swedish House Mafia is not prominently featured in the whole video, they were certainly strong contributors within the 51-minute performance. Watch the set in its entirety below. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia’s co-headline set wa...
You Can Now Watch The Weeknd’s Full Coachella 2022 Headlining Set
It’s been one month since The Weeknd took the main stage of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2022 for his co-headlining set with Swedish House Mafia, and fans can finally relive the night. On Thursday (May 19), the superstar shared that his entire 51-minute set from weekend 2 is available to watch on YouTube. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “COACHELLA FULL SET,” he wrote in all-caps on Twitter while sharing the link to the full video. The ethereal and exhilarating show, which he worked on with megaproducer Mike Dean, contains The Weeknd’s biggest career hits blended together as well as cuts from his latest chart-topping studio album Dawn FM. Earlier this month, he revealed on Twitter that he and Dean worked with Sam Levinso...
Photo Gallery: From Swedish House Mafia to Skream, Relive Coachella Weekend Two
Coachella‘s run may have come and gone, but the memories made by those in attendance will live on forever. Just over a week ago, April 22-24, Goldenvoice hosted the second weekend of Coachella, once again packing out the Polo Fields of Indio with fans from all over the globe for another high-profile fest. With gigantic art installations and experiential activations around every corner, Goldenvoice transformed the venue into an adult playground. From Harry Styles to Fred again.. to Louis The Child, Weekend Two also delivered a healthy dose of live music. Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2022. brphoto.co With over 125,000 people gathering in the desert each weekend, Coachella is one of the largest music festivals in the nation. Drawing in an internati...
Coachella Co-Founder Says Kanye West Dropping Out Was a ‘Good Decision for Him’
Nearly two weeks before Kanye West was supposed to headline Coachella 2022, the rapper pulled out of his set on April 4 without a public statement or explanation. In a new interview with the LA Times, Coachella co-founder Paul Tollett shared his thoughts on Ye’s last-minute removal, noting that he’s still “good with Kanye.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I Zoomed with him a couple days prior, and I think it was a good decision for him,” Tollett said. Thankfully, The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia’s manager Wassim “Sal” Slaiby called Tollett right after the lineup change, asking what he was looking for as a replacement. “Abel [Tesfaye] and Sal called and said, ‘What do you need?’” Tollett recalled. “I said, ‘I actually don’t know yet...
SG Lewis Releases Magnetic Three-Hour DJ Set From Coachella’s Do LaB
SG Lewis was the talk of the town last week after a surprise three-hour DJ set at Coachella‘s Do LaB on April 16th. An experimental mix of house, disco and techno, the performance proved an electrifying demonstration of his selector savvy. It was one of those experiences you just had to be there for—and now you practically can, thanks to Lewis’ decision to release the full recording. In it you’ll hear a diverse range of tracks, from Oxia’s “Domino” (one of the influences on his debut album, times) to StoneBridge’s “Put ‘Em High” (with Therese). Lewis also sprinkled in his own music, including “Impact” (with Robyn and Channel Tres) and a euphorically melodic rework of “Chemicals.” Curated by the cr...
Watch Madeon’s Breathtaking Performance of Unreleased Song “Gonna Be Good” Live From Coachella
Madeon is currently in the midst of giving the music festival circuit a masterclass in performance art. The Good Faith producer’s innovative new live production has drawn rave reviews at major pitstops including Ultra Music Festival late last month, and now both weekends of Coachella. Hot off back-to-back sets at the iconic Indio-based festival, Madeon’s performance of the unreleased “Gonna Be Good” has been uploaded to the official Coachella YouTube account. A bit of forewarning: if you’re not feeling the fear of missing out yet, you soon will be. In the clip, Madeon is perched atop a narrow cylindrical pedestal, a core characteristic of the performance, which effectively allows him to become immersed by vibrant visuals on all sides. During t...
Hikaru Utada Makes Festival Debut at Coachella With 88rising: Interview & Recap
On the first day of Weekend One at Coachella this year (April 15-17), J-pop superstar Hikaru Utada surprised fans by announcing they would be performing the next day in 88rising’s Head in the Clouds Forever showcase. The event would be streamed live on YouTube, meaning fans around the world who couldn’t make it to the festival grounds could tune in to witness the Japanese-American hitmaker’s special set online. The following is a report by Billboard Japan of Hikaru Utada’s first-ever Coachella performance, along with excerpts from an interview they gave immediately after their performance. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news I was one of the lucky ones who got to see the show on-site, and moved forward to a position next to the runway where...
Nathy Peluso Talks Her Coachella Debut & Her Dream of Collaborating With Miley Cyrus
Leading up to her Coachella performance this weekend, Nathy Peluso spoke with Billboard about what she’d be bringing to the festival, which pop star she’d love to collaborate with and more. “I’m bringing something fresh,” the Argentine artist can be heard saying in the video above, speaking of her first time taking the stage at the California festival, during its second weekend of 2022. “I’ve been working a lot on this show. It’s important to me to share the music. I did the arrangements with my band; we really want to share the good music with the people. I worked a lot to be here. So I’m like, ‘Yes, now I’m here,’ — so focus and try to enjoy all [of] the experience.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news For those in the audience who are ne...
