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50 Cent revisits “Get Rich Or Die Tryin’” for “The Final Lap” around United Center with Busta, Jeremih

Not many albums revolutionized rap, hip-hop and R&B to the degree of 50 Cent’s “Get Rich Or Die Tryin’,” which went on to sell over 12 million copies worldwide [More…]

Riot Fest reunions, entire albums, all shades of alternative and an extra chance to catch The Cure

There’s no event on earth quite like Riot Fest, which will of course draw a humongous crowd from all around Chicago, but throngs of tourists as well thanks to a ton of [More…]

Lana Del Rey charms Lolla, Red Hot Chili Peppers recall roots and the sugar rush of Rina Sawayama

The final day of a festival is always bittersweet, but in the case Lollapalooza 2023, at least it once again went out with a bang thanks to another varied line-up that [More…]

The Revivalists, Sylvan Esso, Suki Waterhouse and the many rainy delights of Lollapalooza

With Lollapalooza heading into the official weekend portion of the festivities, fans braved some rain and flocked even earlier to Grant Park in hopes of discovering the [More…]

Kendrick Lamar tops Lolla, The 1975 on “Best” behavior and a confident Sabrina Carpenter

The surely record-breaking crowds continued for Lollapalooza when Kendrick Lamar topped yet another diverse bill stacked with a multitude today’s established and rising [More…]

Billie Eilish, Karol G, Carly Rae Jepsen amongst the many magnificent ladies of Lollapalooza

As the annual Lollapalooza spectacular opened its four-day stand in Grant Park, co-headliner Billie Eilish proclaimed, “I literally can’t see any place where there’s [More…]

Don’t miss Karol G, Kendrick Lamar or any of these 10 leaders from the Lollapalooza pack

Lollapalooza is about to land in Grant Park from Thursday, August 3 through Sunday, August 6, continuing its now four-day tradition with what could very well be its most [More…]

Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa host Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre’s hip-hop “High School Reunion”

Few entertainers have stayed at the top of their game as long as Snoop Dogg, not only as a rapper, but also an actor, producer, personality and all-around entrepreneur. Now [More…]

Rising rapper NF brings “Hope,” unflinchingly raw “Real Music” to a sold out Allstate Arena

To those who haven’t been paying attention, NF’s ability to sell out the Allstate Arena, alongside nearly every similarly enormous date in America and Europe on the [More…]

Imagine Dragons, Bryan, Yung Gravy, Daigle make the final stretch of 55th Summerfest a “Believer”

The steam of Summerfest kept rising into yet another unprecedented third weekend for what is easily America’s largest and longest of its kind. The Milwaukee mega event [More…]