Lipa among Glastonbury headliners
Whatever the weather, the 200,000 or so music fans heading down to this year’s Glastonbury Festival are going to get something different.
For the first time since the festival started in 1970, two female acts will be performing the headline spots on the main stage on two of the three nights. Dua Lipa will play the headline spot on the Pyramid Stage on Friday night, and SZA will close it out Sunday.
Festival organizers on Thursday announced the lineup so far for arguably the world’s most famous music festival, which takes place at Worthy Farm in the southwest of England from June 26 to June 30.
Coldplay will headline the main stage Saturday, its first appearance since 2016. Coldplay will become the first act to headline Glastonbury five times, one ahead of the Cure.
News of Lipa’s first appearance on the Pyramid Stage comes a day after she revealed that her first album in four years, to be released in May, would be titled “Radical Optimism.” She seems to be excited about the prospect, if her post on Instagram is anything to go by.
“I have dreamt of this moment all my life. Something that lived only in my wildest dreams and highest manifestations!!! I am so excited to see you all in my favourite place on earth and make it a night to remember!” Lipa wrote.
Another major female performer will be Shania Twain, who will play the legends slot Sunday. The five-time Grammy winner has sold more than 100 million records.
Chic’s Rogers wins music prize:
Nile Rodgers, songwriter and co-founder of the influential 1970s disco
band Chic, and esteemed Finnish classical music composer and conductor Esa-pekka Salonen won the 2024 Polar Music Prize on Tuesday.
The prize is awarded annually to individuals, groups and institutions in recognition of exceptional music achievements. It was founded in 1989 by the late Stig Anderson, a Swedish publisher, lyricist and manager of ABBA, who established the record label Polar Music.
Rodgers and Salonen will each receive prize money of about $95,000.
Munn reveals cancer treatment:
Olivia Munn has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy, thanking her doctors and urging fans to calculate their own risk assessment.
“I’m lucky. We caught it with enough time that I had options. I want the
same for any woman who might have to face this one day,” the actor, 43, posted on Instagram on Wednesday with photos and a video of her being treated at a hospital.
Munn said she had an aggressive form of cancer in both breasts. She had a double mastectomy 30 days after the biopsy and has had four surgeries in the past 10 months. She said she kept it private because “I needed to catch my breath and get through some of the hardest parts before sharing.”
March 15 birthdays: Actor Judd Hirsch is 89. Singer Mike Love is 83. Singer Sly Stone is 81. Actor Frances Conroy is 71. Singer Dee Snider is 69. Actor Park Overall is 67. Singer Bret Michaels is 61. Actor Kim Raver is 57. Bassist Mark Hoppus is 52. Actor Eva Longoria is 49. Musician will.i.am is 49. Actor Kellan Lutz is 39.