It might be the dead of winter but festival organizers are warming things up as a few summer lineups have been released.
Coachella 2023 is shaping up to be a memorable one with Bad Bunny, BlackPink, and Frank Ocean all slated to headline the three-day festival. Benito will set the tone on Friday, April 14 with some pretty amazing acts that will hit the stage before him.
Some of those artists include Kaytranada, Wet Leg, and Burna Boy. Rosalía, Charli XCX, and Kid Laroi are all set to perform before BlackPink headlines on Saturday, April 15. Then, on Sunday, the final day of the festival, hitting the stage before Frank Ocean, who hasn't dropped an album since 2016, are Kali Uchis, A Boogie, and Latto among others.
Coachella will take place at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, California, on the weekends of April 14-16 and April 21-23.
Bonnaroo's lineup was also revealed. Headliners this year include Kendrick Lamar, Odesza, Foo Fighters, Zeds Dead, and Liquid Stranger.
The festival is slated for June 15 through June 18 in Manchester, Tennessee.
Petco will phase out dog and cat food containing artificial ingredients and preservatives entirely by May 2019. Petco CEO Ron Coughlin told Cheddar Tuesday that the decision to move to a wholly natural-ingredient line was part of a corporate strategy to become a full-service "partner to pet parents." It also reflects broader consumer trends toward healthier, organic foods ー that now includes the diets of their pets.
The backlash was swift after Amazon announced on Tuesday morning that it will split its second unbuilt headquarters and up to 50,000 full-time jobs between two locations: Long Island City, in Queens, N.Y., and the Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington, Va, just outside the nation's capital.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
The Food and Drug Administration plans to restrict the sale of flavored e-cigarettes that might appeal to teens, according to a Washington Post report. But some worry a ban will only further entice young users. "Some people say it will just make it more attractive. That's one of the problems ー the more you restrict it, the more enticing it can be," USA Today health care policy reporter Jayne O'Donnell told Cheddar on Monday.
From the makers of the dating app, Bumble, the newest dating app exclusively for gay men is here. Chappy caters gay men and Adam Cohen-Aslatei, managing director of Chappy, said the app not only wants to help make meaningful relationships, but combat the discrimination seen in other dating apps.
The subject of gambling and esports has become a point of serious tension for gamers. For companies like Unikrn, which built its platform on the practice of esports betting, battling that stigma is a central, implicit part of the operation. According to CEO and co-founder Rahul Sood, the company is determined to make betting on esports a “safe, legal, and relegated” space.
Mike Masserman, head of global policy and social impact at Lyft, spoke with Cheddar about several initiatives the ridesharing company is taking to put its values front and center. Lyft's "Round Up & Donate" feature lets riders make a small charitable donation with each ride. Its first partner in the initiative, the USO, just topped $1 million in donations from the program. The ridesharing company has also activated its "Relief Rides" program to help victims of the California wildfires get to shelters and hospitals.
Over the weekend, the NRA criticized doctors for advocating for gun control by telling them to "stay in your lane." That was swiftly met with an online movement of doctors sharing their stories of seeing the aftermath of gun violence up close.
Dr. Ana Maria Lopez, president of the American College of Physicians, told Cheddar that physicians live by a code that requires them to address gun violence as a crisis.
Legendary comic-book writer, editor, actor, and film producer Stan Lee has died, according to multiple reports. He was 95 years old.
Two new wildfires broke out in Southern California's Ventura County on Monday, as firefighters strained their resources to contain the three blazes already rampaging across the state. In Northern California, the Camp Fire is now the deadliest in the state's history, with at least 31 dead.
