Just days before the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was scheduled to kick-off in Tennessee, organizers have been forced to cancel the annual music festival due to unsafe conditions caused by Hurricane Ida. Among those scheduled to perform were Foo Fighters, Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, Tame Impala, Jason Isbell, Phoebe Bridgers and Tyler, the Creator.
In a message shared via social media, Bonnaroo organizers explained that much of the area became so waterlogged from rain that the grounds have been rendered unusable and unsafe: “We are absolutely heartbroken to announce that we must cancel Bonnaroo. While this weekend’s weather looks outstanding, currently Centeroo is waterlogged in many areas, the ground is incredibly saturated on our tollbooth paths, and the campgrounds are flooded to the point that we are unable to drive in or park vehicles safely.”
The organizers went on to say: “We have done everything in our power to try to keep the show moving forward, but Mother Nature has dealt us a tremendous amount of rain over the past 24 hours, and we have run out of options to try to make the event happen safely and in a way that lives up to the Bonnaroo experience. Please find ways to safely gather with your Bonnaroo community and continue to radiate positivity during this disappointing time. WE WILL SEE YOU ON THE FARM IN JUNE 2022! All tickets purchased through Front Gate Tickets will be refunded in as little as 30 days to the original method of payment.”
Bonnaroo had been dealing with other issues resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Just three weeks ago, the festival announced its COVID-19 restrictions, requiring all attendees to either have proof of vaccination or negative tests within 72 hours of first entering Centeroo, with all unvaccinated attendees asked to wear masks.
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Justin Bieber has become Spotify’s most streamed artist of all time with an average of more than 83.3 million monthly listeners. The success of Bieber’s album ‘Justice,’ along with his hit single with The Kid LAROI, ‘Stay,’helped bump up his numbers on the platform.
The 27-year-old Bieber averages 8.8 million more listeners than The Weeknd, who came in second with 74.5 million. Ed Sheeran came in third with 72.4 million, while Ariana Grande once broke Spotify’s record with 82 million monthly listeners, but now receives closer to 59.8M monthly listeners.
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Olivia Rodrigo’s “Sour” has returned to the No. 1 album on Billboard 200 chart. “Sour,” which came out in May, rises two spots this week to claim its third time at No. 1, with the equivalent of 88,000 sales in the United States. It is only the second LP of 2021 to spend at least three times in the top spot, after a 10-week run by Morgan Wallen’s “Dangerous: The Double Album.”
BTS tops Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart this week for a seventh time with “Butter.” Doja Cat’s “Planet Her” holds at No. 2, Lil Baby and Lil Durk’s “The Voice of the Heroes” is No. 3 and Wallen’s “Dangerous” is No. 4. The Chicago rapper G Herbo’s new “25” opens at No. 5 with the equivalent of 46,000 sales, including 61 million streams.
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Liam Payne will release the single “Sunshine,” featured in the upcoming Disney film ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong,’ which is set to hit theaters this fall. In addition to being featured on the film’s soundtrack, Payne voices a character in the film. Payne shared in a statement: “I am such a big fan of Disney, so to be working on this is a dream come true. I can’t wait for you all to hear ‘Sunshine’ and to see “Ron’s Gone Wrong.” It has been a lot of fun!” Check out the trailer for “Ron’s Gone Wrong” – here.
Ron’s Gone Wrong follows the story of a socially awkward schoolboy named Barney and Ron, a walking and talking digital device designed to be its owner’s best friend with the occasional malfunction. The former One Direction member joins a star-studded cast which also features Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Olivia Colman, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, Marcus Scribner, and Thomas Barbusca.
To pre-order Payne’s single ‘Sunshine’ head here.
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Disney+ released a new trailer for Billie Eilish’s upcoming concert special Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles. This will be Eilish’s second film of the year, following Apple TV+’s documentary Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry.
In this official trailer, Eilish can be seen performing her new album Happier Than Ever in full at the Hollywood Bowl with help from her brother and collaborator Finneas, the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic as conducted by Gustavo Dudaeml and Brazilian guitarist Romero Lubambo.
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles was co-directed by Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Spy Kids) and Oscar-winner Patrick Osborne (Wreck-It-Ralph, Bolt). Eilish will perform renditions of her Happier Than Ever hits like “NDA,” “my future,” “Your Power,” “Therefore I Am,” and “Lost Cause.”
Check out the trailer for Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – here.
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BTS announced via their official Twitter accounts that a remix of “Butter” featuring Megan Thee Stallion is slated to arrive Friday, August 27. Megan also shared the news on social media tweeting, “Y’all don’t even understand how excited I am,” with several butter emojis. On Instagram, Megan posted: “LOVE YOU ALLL 
@bts.bighitofficial BUTTER REMIX 8.27” The “Butter” remix will mark the first time BTS and Megan have worked together.
BTS scored their third No. 1 debut on the Hot 100 earlier this summer when “Butter” went to the top of the charts, holding the spot for seven consecutive weeks. The K-pop superstars replaced themselves at top of the Hot 100 with their latest single “Permission to Dance” earning them their fifth No. 1.
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Demi Lovato celebrated their 29th birthday by dropping the music video for her song “Melon Cake” exclusively on Facebook. In the visual, Demi celebrates their big day decked out in a cowboy hat, gold eyebrows, and a matching ensemble, and references an annual watermelon “cake” their old management team presented each year in place of an actual cake, in order to control their eating disorder. Along with the video, Demi shared the message: “No more melon cakes on birthdays…29, I’m here today and I’m happy you are too.”
“Melon Cake” is featured on Lovato’s latest album, Dancing with the Devil… the Art of Starting Over, which contains the singles “Anyone,” their Sam Fischer collab “What Other People Say,” the track “Dancing with the Devil,” and their. duet with Ariana Grande “Met Him Last Night.”
Stream the music video for “Melon Cake” – here.
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Olivia Rodrigo has reunited with director Petra Collins in the video for “Brutal,” the opening track from her album ‘Sour.’
Rodrigo wrote on Instagram: “‘Brutal’ music video is out now! Had the best time ever making this. So so so grateful for Petra Collins, who constantly inspires me and who directed this video so incredibly. Hope you guys love the vid and all my teen angst lol.”
Earlier this summer, Rodrigo dropped the ‘Sour Prom Concert’ film, performing songs from her album, which was released on vinyl last week. You can take a look at Olivia’s video for “Brutal” at the link – here.
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