https://www.latimes.com/people/august-brown Content published by August Brown. Sat, 03 May 2025 00:21:04 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-05-02/former-guitarist-for-metal-band-possessed-killed-in-police-shooting The incident occurred April 28, after Montana, 60, confronted a neighbor about tree branches and leaves falling into his yard. Sat, 03 May 2025 00:21:04 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-05-02/former-guitarist-for-metal-band-possessed-killed-in-police-shooting https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-05-01/sean-diddy-combs-rejects-plea-deal-in-sex-trafficking-trial Convictions on all counts would likely be the equivalent of a life sentence for the 55-year-old Combs. Fri, 02 May 2025 02:22:56 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-05-01/sean-diddy-combs-rejects-plea-deal-in-sex-trafficking-trial https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-30/new-kanye-album-dona-2-streamers Under the name Donda, the LP features 18 songs. The release may have to compete with news of Ye's not-so-distant rants and incendiary behavior. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:38:34 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-30/new-kanye-album-dona-2-streamers https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-29/mike-peters-singer-for-welsh-rockers-the-alarm-dead-at-66-after-cancer-battle Mike Peters, who toured with U2 and Queen, had publicly battled cancer and earned an MBE for activism. He has died at 66. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:55:07 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-29/mike-peters-singer-for-welsh-rockers-the-alarm-dead-at-66-after-cancer-battle https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-24/david-thomas-pere-ubu-frontman-dead-71 David Thomas, the live-wire frontman for experimental rockers Pere Ubu, has died. He was 71. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:18:01 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-24/david-thomas-pere-ubu-frontman-dead-71 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-23/jelly-roll-recommended-for-pardon-for-pre-fame-crimes-i-want-to-be-an-inspiration The singer has been open about his arrests for drug crimes and other offenses, including a conviction for aggravated robbery at 16 where he was charged as an adult. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:46:08 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-23/jelly-roll-recommended-for-pardon-for-pre-fame-crimes-i-want-to-be-an-inspiration https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-21/kneecap-coachella-2025-controversy The band from Northern Ireland said on social media that those messages were supposed to have appeared during its Weekend 1 set as well, but "our messaging on the US-backed genocide in Gaza somehow never appeared on screens either." Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:03:44 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-21/kneecap-coachella-2025-controversy https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-17/drake-amends-umg-defamation-suit-to-reference-not-like-us-at-the-super-bowl "It was the first, and will hopefully be the last, Super Bowl halftime show orchestrated to assassinate the character of another artist,” the complaint said. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:36:23 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-17/drake-amends-umg-defamation-suit-to-reference-not-like-us-at-the-super-bowl https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-15/coachella-2025-payment-plan-is-financially-smart-actually Many people seem to be mistaking this option for some high-interest, Afterpay-style loan, where fans are YOLO-ing themselves into terminal debt. They’re wrong. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:26:49 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-15/coachella-2025-payment-plan-is-financially-smart-actually https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-14/coachella-2025-most-memorable-moments-lady-gaga-bernie-sanders From Lady Gaga's rock opera to surprise appearances by Queen's Brian May and politician Bernie Sanders, these are the most memorable things our staff saw at Coachella's first weekend. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:55:45 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-14/coachella-2025-most-memorable-moments-lady-gaga-bernie-sanders https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-13/coachella-2025-jennie-blackpink-solo-act-review The Blackpink singer absolutely packed the Outdoor Theater for a set that went way beyond clubby pop, and showcased the genre twists and regal ballads that her solo career finally makes room for. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 04:38:34 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-13/coachella-2025-jennie-blackpink-solo-act-review https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-12/coachella-2025-bernie-sanders-surprises-coachella-warns-fans-against-ignoring-trump-turn-away-at-your-own-peril Fresh off a packed rally in downtown L.A. that drew tens of thousands, Sanders (flanked by Congressman Maxwell Frost) spoke ahead of Clairo's Saturday night set. Sun, 13 Apr 2025 03:59:07 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-12/coachella-2025-bernie-sanders-surprises-coachella-warns-fans-against-ignoring-trump-turn-away-at-your-own-peril https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-11/lisa-blackpink-sahara-tent-coachella-2025 Blackpink fans saw her at Coachella in the Sahara Tent in 2019 and the main stage as recently as 2023, but this is a newly assured Lisa blowing through her own lane. Sat, 12 Apr 2025 04:32:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-11/lisa-blackpink-sahara-tent-coachella-2025 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-11/coachella-2025-la-phil-gustavo-dudamel-orchestra We talk to Gustavo Dudamel about the LA Phil's strange but fitting crossover event at Coachella as he winds down his tenure. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:00:03 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-11/coachella-2025-la-phil-gustavo-dudamel-orchestra https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-10/coachella-2025-prodigys-liam-howlett-on-playing-coachella-after-keith-flints-death The rave group, known for "Firestarter" and "Breathe," returns after losing the face of the band. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:20:52 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-10/coachella-2025-prodigys-liam-howlett-on-playing-coachella-after-keith-flints-death https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-09/coachella-2025-festival-14-must-see-artists Coachella returns April 11-13 and April 18-20. These are the acts our staff can't wait to see in Indio. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:48:33 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-09/coachella-2025-festival-14-must-see-artists https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-09/coachella-2025-music-visa-trump-festival In the run-up to Coachella, international artists are getting nervous about visas and the consequences of Trump's crackdowns on dissent. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:00:19 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-09/coachella-2025-music-visa-trump-festival https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-05/coachella-2025-music-festival-set-times-ed-sheeran-weezer-fka-twigs The two arena-sized acts will play early afternoon sets in the Mojave Tent. FKA Twigs drops out citing visa problems. Sat, 05 Apr 2025 23:24:39 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-05/coachella-2025-music-festival-set-times-ed-sheeran-weezer-fka-twigs https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-03/michael-hurley-singer-songwriter-and-godfather-of-freak-folk-dies-at-83 Hurley, a favorite of Cat Power and Lucinda Williams, was 'the purveyor of an eccentric genius and compassionate wit.' Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:50:51 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-03/michael-hurley-singer-songwriter-and-godfather-of-freak-folk-dies-at-83 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-02/spring-theater-classical-pop-music-comedy-preview-picks Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar/SZA, Ali Wong, Ricky Gervais, Buddhist art, a queer photography retrospective, the Ojai and Seoul (in L.A.!) music festivals, "Life of Pi" and "Hamlet" highlight our staff's spring preview picks. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:00:24 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-02/spring-theater-classical-pop-music-comedy-preview-picks https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-03-31/linkin-park-scrap-dodger-stadium-show-for-much-smaller-intuit-dome The move is a notable capacity downgrade for the band, whose comeback was marred by singer EMily Armstrong's ties to the Church of Scientology. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:07:38 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-03-31/linkin-park-scrap-dodger-stadium-show-for-much-smaller-intuit-dome https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-03-26/plenty-of-cheap-seats-left-for-beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour If Queen Bey can't sell tickets, does it indicate oversaturation or an impending recession? Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:24:06 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-03-26/plenty-of-cheap-seats-left-for-beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-03-25/napster-sold-to-tech-firm-infinite-reality-for-207-million The firm backed by Steve Aoki and Imagine Dragons hopes to rebuild Napster into 'a social music platform.' Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:51:16 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-03-25/napster-sold-to-tech-firm-infinite-reality-for-207-million https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-03-25/nitrous-oxide-and-music-whippets-my-chemical-romance-galaxy-gas-hip-hop The compound is known colloquially among recreational drug users as “whippets,” "balloons," “hippie crack” or “Galaxy Gas,” has become a deadly and addictive substance to artists ranging from My Chemical Romance to Kanye West and continues to be a party drug of choice in dance clubs and festivals. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:00:01 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-03-25/nitrous-oxide-and-music-whippets-my-chemical-romance-galaxy-gas-hip-hop https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-03-24/live-nation-settles-lawsuit-over-claims-it-misled-investors-about-legal-risks The suit claimed Live Nation misled investors when it said it 'does not engage in behaviors that could justify antitrust litigation.' Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:12:43 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-03-24/live-nation-settles-lawsuit-over-claims-it-misled-investors-about-legal-risks