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A crowd of festivalgoers at Stagecoach in Indio at dusk, with a tower silhouetted against a clear sky

Festival Guides

Stagecoach 2027 Guide: Garth Brooks, Riley Green, Zach Top, and Three Days of Country in Indio

Garth Brooks, Riley Green, and Zach Top headline Stagecoach at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, April 23 to 25, 2027. Here…Sep 11, 2026

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What Spotify’s 2026 Royalty Changes Mean for Independent Artists

Spotify's price went up, the 1,000-stream rule is still in force, the songwriter rate for 2026 is set, and a federal lawsuit…Sep 11, 2026

A daytime festival crowd in front of two-level festival structures and palm trees on the Redondo Beach waterfront

Festival Guides

BeachLife Festival 2027 Guide: Three Days on the Redondo Beach Waterfront, With the Lineup Still to Come

BeachLife Festival returns to the Redondo Beach waterfront April 30 to May 2, 2027. The lineup is not out yet, but here…Sep 11, 2026

The Queen Mary ocean liner docked in Long Beach, with its three red funnels and the white dome beside it

Festival Guides

Zombie Apocalypse 2027 Guide: Two Nights of Bass at the Queen Mary, and What Your Costume Can’t Include

Insomniac's bass music festival Zombie Apocalypse returns to the Queen Mary Waterfront in Long Beach on June 18 and 19, 2027. The…Sep 10, 2026

Waterfront Park in San Diego at night, with lit fountains in the reflecting pool, the County Administration Center glowing purple, and downtown towers behind

Festival Guides

Holo Holo Music Festival San Diego 2027 Guide: Island Sounds on the Bay, With Mahalo Tickets On Sale

Holo Holo Music Festival returns to Waterfront Park in San Diego on July 17, 2027, with island and reggae music. The lineup…Sep 10, 2026

Simple Plan's singer onstage with arms spread wide in front of a Simple Plan banner as fans raise their hands

Festival Guides

Vans Warped Tour Long Beach 2027 Guide: Two Days on the Shoreline, Canned Food Tricks, and What to Know Before the Lineup

Vans Warped Tour returns to Marina Green on the Long Beach Shoreline Waterfront July 24 and 25, 2027. The lineup is still…Sep 10, 2026

Press photo of pop artist Nick Hissom for his EP Hot Boy Things

Pop Provocateur Nick Hissom Goes Unapologetic on Latest EP ‘Hot Boy Things’

Nick Hissom, aka Hizzy, has released Hot Boy Things, a five-track pop EP featuring "Sexify," "Yeehaw" and "Amazing," with UK and Germany…Sep 10, 2026

Cover art for ALL(H)OURS' sixth mini album UNBOUND

ALL(H)OURS Marks Comeback With Their 6th Mini Album, UNBOUND

South Korean group ALL(H)OURS released their sixth mini album UNBOUND on September 10, 2026, led by "HOP" and "DANG DANG," with North…Sep 10, 2026

Pyrotechnic flames shooting up from an indoor stage over a crowd at the NOS Events Center

Festival Guides

Wasteland SoCal 2027 Guide: Hard Dance at 150 BPM and Up, Back at the NOS Events Center

Insomniac's hard dance festival Wasteland SoCal returns to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino on September 3 and 4, 2027. The…Sep 9, 2026

Two people standing at the side of the stage at Rolling Loud in Oakland in 2018, one of them rapper P-Lo

Festival Guides

Rolling Loud California 2027 Guide: A 10th Anniversary Weekend in San Bernardino

Rolling Loud returns to California for its 10th anniversary, December 10 to 12, 2027, at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino.…Sep 9, 2026

Promotional campaign artwork for D.D. MEC's Francophone album À Ma Façon

D.D. MEC Releases Francophone Album ‘À Ma Façon’ With Seven Music Videos

Francophone artist D.D. MEC has released the seven-track album À Ma Façon ("In My Own Way") on global streaming platforms, along with…Sep 8, 2026

VERIVERY group photo for the eighth mini album CONFETTI

VERIVERY Releases Their 8th EP, CONFETTI

K-pop group VERIVERY released their eighth mini album CONFETTI on September 7, 2026, a five-track EP led by "Don't Panic!" and featuring…Sep 7, 2026