Coachella
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Are We There Yet? Coachella’s Couture Has Us Fiending for the Heat
Fun fact: It is April 17, 2018, and in New York City, temps aren’t expected to reach 50 degrees. In Chicago? They’ll be lucky to hit the low 40s. So excuse me if I couldn’t help starting to drool while checking out the festivalgoers during the first weekend of Coachella, basking in the glow of…
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Tina Knowles-Lawson Was Worried That Coachella’s Predominantly White Audience Would Be ‘Confused’ by Beyoncé’s Performance
We all knew that Beyoncé’s Coachella performance, which was essentially her comeback to the stage since having twins Sir and Rumi, was going to be popping. Our queen is nothing if not a stellar performer and a perfectionist—no detail is too small. However, what we actually got Saturday night left many of us (aka Beyoncé’s…
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Vince Staples Calls R. Kelly a ‘Child Molester’
Two things are certain: Vince Staples will never not say what needs to be said, and R. Kelly is an accused serial predator who should’ve been exiled from the music industry long ago. These ideas came to a head during Staples’ interview with Complex’s Nadeska Alexis at Coachella, when Staples took a somewhat easygoing conversation about…
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10 Common (and Dumb) Criticisms of Beyoncé That Are Actually Compliments
Beyoncé is, currently, everything. She hasn’t always been, and perhaps won’t always be, but right now, one of the only essential truths in pop culture is that Beyoncé is bigger and better than everybody else. If she is not your favorite, she is better than your favorite, and she is (likely) your favorite’s favorite. You,…
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Beyoncé x Balmain = Best Coachella Homecoming Ever
What happens when the reigning prince of fashion gets a request to dress Queen Bey for her takeover of one of the most famous music festivals in the world? You get some major fashion moments to go along with all of that amazing music. Olivier Rousteing, creative director of Balmain, turned heads during Paris Fashion…
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Ready for That Jelly? Beyoncé to Reunite With Destiny’s Child at Coachella
Although I was admittedly hoping for a Blue Ivy appearance on the Coachella big stage this weekend, it looks like the OG girl gang will do. Numerous outlets are saying that Destiny’s Child will reunite during Beyoncé’s headline show at the Coachella music festival in Indio, Calif., on Saturday. “It was teased, rumored, squashed, so…
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You Can Stream Beyoncé’s Coachella Set, so Why Bother to Go?
If we’re being generous, Coachella is something close to a literal approximation of hell: It’s really hot, there are flower crowns everywhere, and a share of your ticket price could indirectly be headed to anti-LGBTQ groups. The music’s cool, though! Luckily, the festival will again offer a way for those who stayed home to tune…
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Flirting With Festival Season? Here Are 5 Festival Must-Haves
South by Southwest—Austin, Texas’ annual interactive, film and music conference—is scheduled to officially kick off Friday, March 9, and serves as the unofficial commencement of festival season. Just a month later, Coachella, considered the model for all subsequent music festivals, will happen in California. Now in its 19th year, Coachella has become more renowned for…
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Tickets to See Beyoncé Perform at Coachella 2018 to Be Available Friday (That’s Today, Y’all)
Beyoncé stans, rejoice. Tickets to see next year’s Beyoncé concert (read: Coachella 2018), will be available this Friday. As in today. Many fans shed tears and poured out liquor after the Queen canceled this year’s Coachella performance in light of the twins she’s carrying (I mean, even a goddess has her limits). However, festival producer…
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This Is What Happens When People of Color Appropriate Other Cultures
Everyone knows we do not hesitate to call out cultural appropriation at The Root. So what happens when someone reports a person of color to the fashion police for engaging in that misdemeanor? Will that person use their nonwhite privilege to excuse their behavior? Will they push back against the accusations? Will they shuffle the…