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Ticketmaster cancels Taylor Swift public on-sale amidst chaos
Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s Greg Maffei also publicly responded to backlash from fans, politicians, and more, saying that Taylor’s preasle marked the most tickets ever sold for an artist in a single day.
Over 10,000 protested in NYC after Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade (pics, video)
Politicians including Governor Kathy Hochul and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Ortez addressed protestors at Union Square.
The Strokes reopened Irving Plaza w/ John Mulaney, Maya Wiley, AOC & Dev Hynes (pics, video, setlist)
Live music is officially back in NYC: The Strokes heralded its return, playing the first show at Irving Plaza on Saturday night (6/12) since the venue shut down for renovations pre-COVID, in 2019.
Stacey Abrams discusses how you can help in the Georgia Senate race: "it's about saving democracy"
Stacey Abrams says she celebrated Trump’s loss for ”about 17 minutes,” but there’s more work to be done, including winning both Senate races in Georgia. If you don’t live in Georgia but want to contribute, here’s how you can help…
Killer Mike talks to Bernie Sanders, Princess Nokia talks to AOC ahead of the election
”You’re kicking butt,” Princess Nokia told Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. ”You’re forcing people to take accountability for themselves, humiliating them in the most possible fabulous way, and it’s wonderful.”
This Week's Livestreams (Nine Inch Nails, GZA, Kaytranada, Jim James, Ted Leo, more)
Plus Trey Anastasio, Ezra Furman, Princess Nokia, Hamilton Leithauser, Obituary, Paradise Lost, and more livestreams you can watch this week since there are no live concerts to attend.
Elizabeth Warren & Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drop off New Yorker Fest over digital picket
”We will not cross the picket line and attend the festival unless the New Yorker leadership agrees to the union’s demands,” Ocasio-Cortez and Warren write. ”They should do so immediately.”
New Yorker Fest goes virtual for 2020 w/ Fiona Apple, Steve Martin, Jerry Seinfeld & more
Plus: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Elizabeth Warren, Chris Rock, Margaret Atwood, Natasha Lyonne & Maya Rudolph, and more.
Billie Eilish, Common, The Chicks & more performing on virtual Democratic Convention
In addition to speeches from Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Barak and Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, Doug Jones, Jill Biden, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and others, the DNC has unveiled its 2020 entertainment lineup.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez helped celebrate Juneteenth in Queens (pics, video)
In Queens, a group of a few hundred marched to Flushing Meadows Park to mark Juneteenth, the annual celebration of the end of slavery in the US.
