The California-based Ohana Festival is returning to Doheny State Beach in Dana Point this year. While the lineup for 2024 is still yet to be announced, the 2023 iteration of the fest featured The Killers and Foo Fighters — so this year is likely to bring some other major acts.
Ohana Festival 2024 will take place on September 27-29. Their website allows interested festival attendees to sign up via SMS to receive information when it drops.
Because of this, tickets aren’t on sale just yet. Last year, the presale opened up on April 13, two days after the 2023 lineup had been unveiled. It will likely follow a similar timeline again. As for what to expect when it comes to pricing, a 3-Day General Admission pass was $479, VIP was $1499, and the Ultimate VIP ticket was $9950, according to Consequence.
There were also single-day options, with the GA pass starting at $169. A one-day VIP ticket was $549. Attendees should prep for a similar pricing ballpark for tickets this year.
Ohana Festival was first started by Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder in 2016, as he partnered with Live Nation and the band’s manager, Mark Smith, according to Variety. Since the fest’s creation, Vedder has performed there each year — so fans can at least expect him to be on the lineup again in 2024.
While the Young Thug trial took a break, the Atlanta rapper wound up trending for something else entirely last night. Late in the afternoon, a clip of a video call between Thug and his rumored girlfriend, Atlanta singer Mariah The Scientist, began circulating on Twitter (in case you’re new here, I refuse to call it “X”). While the content of the call was pretty wholesome, tame, and tender, it’s got one person specifically riled up.
Drake, who has been notable throughout his career for skirting issues of politics and current events, commented on a post about video on Instagram, then took a screenshot of his comment, posting it to his Instagram Story for the world to see. “This gotta be some form of jail misconduct,” he argued. “You gonna drag this talented man then not be able to control your employees using his personal business for their own gain?”
“Somebody benefitted from this video even existing and that’s shameful,” he explained. “Whole case is a wash. Just [free] the guy and let him come home and continue bringing light to Atlanta.”
Why Is Drake Upset About Young Thug’s Jail Call With Mariah The Scientist Leaking?
So, Drake has a point. While inmates can have their calls recorded on visitation day, the way the phone system is set up, the recordings go to a server within the jail which only specific jail employees have access to. I confirmed this with a family friend who installed and set up similar systems at other jails. Virtually the only way that gossip sites could have accessed this recording is for either a jail employee or the contractors who maintain the system (all employees of the state) to save and send the snippet, likely for money being paid by the gossip site.
This is almost definitely a misuse of that authority, which underlines the perception of corruption in the penal system that both rappers and cultural critics alike have been pointing out for years. Young Thug’s case is already under intense scrutiny due to its use of the rapper’s lyrics as evidence of violations of Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law, with observers questioning the state’s interpretation of Black music as documentary rather than literary.
Drake’s Story post included an addendum; calling the case “disgraceful,” he wondered, “Is this a criminal case or Atlanta social media promo, Ural Glanville?” Here, he alludes to the sentiment that the authorities involved in the case are merely using Thug’s status as a famous rapper to raise their own political profiles. While District Attorney Fani Willis is the one who prosecuted the case in the first place, Judge Glanville is the one who allowed the use of Thug’s lyrics as evidence. Notably, Willis is also prosecuting Donald Trump for his attempt to change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election — and not coincidentally, that case also alleges a “criminal racketeering enterprise.”
However, Thug’s case has devolved into what could ungenerously be described as a media circus. Earlier this week, prosecutors moved to make witness testimonies audio-only, and the proceedings have been interrupted numerous times. In one incident, the Zoom call allowing several participants to attend virtually was broken into by a fan yelling “Free Young Thug! Mistrial!” All of this has drawn more eyes to the case but sapped the court and District Attorney of credibility. With employees of the state also trying to enrich themselves inappropriately with footage of Thug and Mariah’s intimate moments, public sentiment toward the case has to be at an all-time low.
Whether or not Young Thug actually headed up a violent street gang is almost beside the point. It’s the prosecution’s job to find real evidence that he committed crimes, not to try to criminalize artistic expression. There’s a belief that Thug could do more to benefit his hometown using the fruits of that expression to give back — in Drake’s words, “bringing light to Atlanta” — than languishing in a cell for things he only rapped about. As it stands, it looks like the only people benefitting from Young Thug’s incarceration are corrupt officers of the state.
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Spotify rolled out its “Daylist” feature back in September 2023, but apparently, interest in it has skyrocketed lately: Today (January 25), Spotify CEO Daniel Ek tweeted, “You guys have been really loving daylist! (searches last week went up 20,000%).”
You guys have been really loving daylist! (searches last week went up 20,000%). Lesser known fact – the idea for daylist actually came out of a hack week (a thing we do to let teams innovate outside their day job). Here’s a few of mine from the last few days … it seems daylist… pic.twitter.com/IOvMZrc5Sp
“Throughout the day, your mood changes, and so does the music you listen to. Last night might have been a windows down, thrillwave monday evening, while this moment is more of a ’90s rave rainforest late night. The point is, you’re ever-changing, and your playlists should be too.
Say hello to daylist, your day in a playlist. This new, one-of-a-kind playlist on Spotify ebbs and flows with unique vibes, bringing together the niche music and microgenres you usually listen to during particular moments in the day or on specific days of the week. It updates frequently between sunup and sundown with a series of highly specific playlists made for every version of you. It’s hyper-personalized, dynamic, and playful as it reflects what you want to be listening to right now.
You’ll get new tracks at every update, plus a new title that sets the mood of your daylist. With relatable titles including thrillwave, happy dance, pumpkin spice, and more, the playlist helps you understand more about your taste in music—and express your unique audio identity.”
How To See Your Spotify ‘Daylist’ Playlist
As the aforementioned blog post notes, the feature is available to use for both free and Premium users in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland. To use the feature, you can visit spotify.com/daylist or find it on the mobile app in the Made For You hub. On Spotify’s desktop or web apps, you can also search for “daylist” and it’ll come up.
The playlist updates multiple times per day, but if you don’t want to lose a mix that you’re really feeling, you can save and make a copy of the playlist by tapping the three-dot menu, scrolling to “Add to playlist,” then selecting “New playlist.”
There are also a few options for sharing a “Daylist” mix you get: “A ready-made screenshot of your daylist,” “A social media sticker that captures the essence of your daylist,” and “A changing sharecard with up to four different background graphics depending on the time of day you post your daylist.”
Las Vegas’ Lovers & Friends music festival will be coming back for another year. With Usher, Backstreet Boys, Snoop Dogg, and many more musicians set to perform, it is truly gearing up to be another jam-packed day for those attending.
Given the festival announced its 2024 lineup just a few days ago, there is a ton of new information to know about it — along with how to get tickets.
Here’s everything to help you be prepared.
When Is Lovers & Friends 2024?
The Lovers & Friends Festival will take place on Saturday, May 4, as the artists will be only performing at the one-day event.
Where Is Lovers & Friends 2024 Held?
The Lovers & Friends event is being held at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds.
Who Is Headlining Lovers & Friends 2024?
There are quite a few headliners for this year, with Janet Jackson, Usher, Backstreet Boys, Lil Wayne, Gwen Stefani, and Snoop Dogg being among the top-billed performers.
When Does The Lovers & Friends 2024 Lineup Come Out?
The lineup for Lovers & Friends 2024 has already been released, as it dropped earlier this week. You can view the poster below.
Is Lovers & Friends 2024 Sold Out?
Right now, no. Tickets for the Lovers & Friends festival have yet to go on sale, but will likely wind up selling out.
Can You Still Buy Tickets For Lovers & Friends 2024?
Those interested in attending the festival can sign up for the presale through their website. The tickets will go on sale tomorrow (January 26) at 10 a.m. PT.
How Much Are These Lovers & Friends 2024 Tickets?
A General Admission pass starts at $235, and GA+ begins at $595. A VIP ticket starts at $695. There is also a VIP Cabana option, along with hotel and ticket packages starting at $679.
Back in May 2023, 50 Cent declared he was on a weight-loss mission ahead of his Final Lap Tour, saying, “We gonna do the tour and stuff like that, right? So I’m back working out like that. I always work out, but it’s different when I gotta start running and all that sh*t. Matter of fact, I’ma show y’all [on] Live every day. Yeah, I’ma do five miles in front of ’em every day. You gonna see me come back down.”
Well, it’s been less than a year and indeed, 50 has made some significant progress. The rapper has sported a noticeably slimmer physique lately, which had some thinking that he used Ozempic as part of his weight-loss journey. In a new video shared last night (January 24), though, he revealed what’s actually going on: He just put in the good old-fashioned work.
50 revealed he has lost 43 pounds, saying, “Everybody talking about weight loss. I was in the gym, I was working the f*ck out, man. And they say it was Ozempic. I was running, I was running. I was doing what I had to do. You see me on tour, I ran around. I was 253 pounds, I came down, I’m 210 right now, right. How you feel about it? You tell me how you feel about it later, right.”
Boosie Badazz usually has some hot takes about love, namely some heat-catching views on who can form a special bond with who. However, it seems like his boo, 27-year-old Rajel Nelson, is tired of people making the same assumptions regarding her relationship with the 41-year-old. Moreover, she recently took to Instagram Live to comment on people hating on their union, and clearing up their origin. Apparently, they’ve known each other for a very long time, which explains how they could come together so closely. Regardless, this is a debate for the rumor mill, and is a topic that always elicits a lot of conversation.
“I been on him since I was 18,” Nelson said of Boosie Badazz. “I started talking to him when I was 21, and I’ve been dating him since I was 24. This is the person who I’ve been with all my 20s. Let’s talk about how many relationships you wh*res have been in all y’all life. Y’all come on here messing with me about me messing with somebody that’s older than me, but who cares? Exactly: ‘Girl, age don’t matter.’ There you have it. Nobody’s perfect. Y’all keep talking about what he did, ‘He did this, this, that.’ Which man do y’all know is perfect? Please tell me! Y’all h*es get cheated on every f***ing day, ain’t got nothing out the deal, let’s talk about it.
“Your dad was cheating on your mommas, but your momma still stuck with your dad,” she continued. “Let’s talk about it, h*es, y’all always try to make it seem like y’all life is perfect. A lot of y’all grandparents and grandmothers… y’all don’t want me to say it, but y’all don’t want me to hurt y’all feelings, was f***ing around with people older than them. So just stop it.” “Well, you know, back in the day, the British days, they used to be 13,” her friend chimed in during the IG Live. “Their moms had kids to make them rich, so they can take care of their parents. That was big! Like, Titanic days, the English culture, they got married at 13 and 14 to old men so they could be safe. So they could be, you know, secure. That’s life.”
“But the thing about it is I was 18, it wasn’t like I was ten,” Nelson answered. “Well, once we hit 1980, they just started doing it without getting nothing out of the deal,” her friend elaborated. “You see what I’m saying? The culture changed.” “Y’all keep trying to talk about me dating somebody older than me,” Badazz’s boo concluded. “But y’all keep failing to realize we didn’t become boyfriend and girlfriend ’til I was 24! I didn’t start talking to him, having conversations with him, ’til I was 21.” For more news and the latest updates on Boosie Badazz, log back into HNHH.
Metro Boomin and 21 Savageare the best of friends, and they have been for close to a decade now. It has been eight years since the release of their collaborative album Savage Mode. Overall, this is the tape that introduced a lot of us to 21’s music. Furthermore, over the years, they have been able to keep up their friendship with a plethora of big releases. 21 is coming off of the release of American Dream, an album in which Metro added some production to. In fact, the album is set to go number one for a second straight week.
Yesterday, 21 Savage appeared on Shannon Sharpe’s show Club Shay Shay. The platform has grown considerably as of late with massive celebrities showing up. For instance, Shannon recently had Katt Williams on the show. This turned out to be extremely viral, and the interview is still racking up views. As for 21, he had a big appearance that gave us some gems. At one point in the interview, the artist claimed that he was a spelling whizz and a math whizz as a kid. Subsequently, Metro decided to react with a bit of skepticism.
In the video above, Metro can be heard laughing as 21 explains his spelling prowess. The super producer claims that it is “cap” and that it cannot be true. Metro even got into his comedian bag with the caption which reads, “you probably read 3000 books a year too huh.” Of course, this is a callback to the infamous words of Katt Williams. Williams told Sharpe he read 3000 books per year as a child, which led to a whole lot of suspicion as that averages out to 9 books per day. Either way, Metro felt funny and it all came at his friend’s expense.
Let us know what you thought of 21 and his interview with Shannon Sharpe, in the comments section below. Do you want a Savage Mode 3? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will always be sure to keep you informed on your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.
Megan Thee Stallion’s fanbase understood when she took most of 2023 to focus on her mental health. Now that we’re well into the new year, however, her listeners – known as Thee Hotties – are all too eager to hear what’s next for her musically. Her latest projects include channelling her inner Regina George alongside Renee Rapp for Mean Girls, and finally addressing her surprising split from Pardison Fontaine on “Cobra.” Following that, her ex threw no shortage of shade on “THEE PERSON,” not only claiming Megan underwent liposuction but also that she’s to blame for the demise of her failed interpersonal relationships.
Instead of reacting to that on social media immediately, the Houston native took the high road. She’s in the gym more frequently than ever before, putting in work so she can continue to amaze us with her twerking skills. Earlier this week, Thee Stallion revealed her next single, another snake-themed title called “Hiss” is dropping on Friday (January 26), and from the sounds of the latest preview, this Hot Girl won’t be holding back.
“I just want to kick this s**t off by saying f**k y’all! I ain’t gotta clear my name on a motherf**kin’ thang,” the curvaceous queen declared. “Every time I get mentioned, one of y’all b**ch a** ni**as get 24 hours of attention. I’m finna get this s**t off my chest and lay it to rest. Let’s go,” Megan continued, catching the attention of Blueface’s mom and countless others.
“Tell them again ,” Karlissa Saffold wrote beneath Megan Thee Stallion’s latest promotional post for “Hiss.” TDE signee Doechii is also excited to hear what the rap diva’s been cooking up lately, not to mention the hundreds of fans who left comments for her to read. “I already know this gon’ be on repeat real bad,” one user speculated. “Miss Snow has entered the chat ,” another chimed in. Keep scrolling to read more reactions, and let us know in the comments who you think Meg will be dissing this New Music Friday (January 26).
Angel Reese has called Shaq a “father figure” during a wide-ranging interview that she and other members of LSU did with USA Today. “There’s really strong parallels in their personalities. They love people, they welcome the spotlight that comes with stardom, they both have a great love for this school and an enthusiasm for life,” said Bob Starkey, an LSU assistant coach. During his long tenure in Baton Rouge, Starkey has coached both Shaq and Reese.
Furthermore, Reese used “father figure” to describe Shaq, saying she didn’t see him as a role model or basketball mentor. They have a light airy relationship, which ranges from Shaq giving Reese business advice to Reese roasting Shaq if he is ever spotted out with a woman. Additionally, Reese said she plans to have Shaq walk with her on Senior Day, an honor typically reserved for family members. If Reese plans to declare for the WNBA this year, Senior Day will likely be LSU’s regular-season finale at home against Kentucky.
However, LSU doesn’t look like a team ready to repeat as national champions right now. They are 18-2, having suffered losses to then-No. 20 Colorado and unranked Auburn. And now, they have a game that will likely decide the SEC regular-season title despite it only being late January. Tonight (January 25) sees Reese and the Tigers welcome No. 1 South Carolina to Baton Rouge.
Despite losing all five starters from last year’s Final Four team and the 2022 National Championship-winning roster, the Gamecocks are somehow even better this year. Notably, the offensive output of South Carolina is currently on pace to be the highest of the Dawn Staley era, which began in 2008. And for LSU head coach Kim Mulkey, her biggest worry is whether Reese and company can withstand the onslaught. “Where we’re not polished is on the defensive end of the floor and sacrificing our bodies and taking charges and keeping people in front of you, getting back in transition defense,” Mulkey said earlier in the season.
,” Karlissa Saffold wrote beneath Megan Thee Stallion’s latest promotional post for “Hiss.” 
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