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Billie Eilish interrupts Governors Ball performance to call out security

The singer, 19, interrupted her headlining set at the music festival to call out security for not "paying attention" to what was happening in the large crowd.

Leon Bridges on Billie Eilish and playing Governors Ball 2021

The R&B star reveals his must-see Gov Ball act, why he brought cowboy couture to the Met Gala and the actors who were coolest to meet at the Emmys.

Extend summer fun past Labor Day with these awesome NYC events

Feeling like NYC's comeback summer went by in a flash? Don’t fret — fall doesn't officially start until Sept. 22, and there are plenty of fun things to do around town...

DaBaby dropped from NYC's Governors Ball after homophobic rant backlash

DaBaby can ball if he wants to, just not at the Governors Ball. His latest lost gig follows his ban from the Lollapalooza tour. 

Gov Ball to return in 2021, festival lineup and location TBA

The announcement that the Governors Ball festival will return in 2021 is music to New Yorkers' ears.

Coachella, Governors Ball and other canceled summer music festivals

Here are some of the major fests — and artists — we missed out on in 2020.

Governors Ball to replay sets from past festivals on YouTube

On Thursday’s bill is Travis Scott and the Black Keys, while Friday's lineup includes Post Malone and Major Lazer.

Governors Ball 2020 canceled because of coronavirus

Gov Ball has been called off. Festival organizers announced Thursday that the 2020 summer concerts are canceled due to the coronavirus. The three-day event was slated for the first weekend...

Governors Ball to limit teen attendance after disastrous 2019 showing

Those under 18 need to attend with an adult over 21, and each adult can only accompany two teenagers max.

Governors Ball does damage control after evacuation chaos

“We aren’t going to sugarcoat things here. When you are evacuating tens of thousands of people from any site, it is a challenging endeavor."

Governors Ball chaos left concertgoers 'scared for their lives'

We’re told there was a near-riot as organizers called off the show at 9:30 p.m. — before headliners the Strokes took the stage — and hordes of teenagers scrambled to...

Why Jessie Reyez is brutally honest with her fans

"I don’t want to be hypocritical in how I deal with people or how I deal with my truth because I hate when people aren’t completely honest with me."

Fyre Festival-like fiasco at Governors Ball leaves fans fuming

Organizers of the weekend's disastrous Governors Ball offered refunds Monday for its canceled final day of performances as furious fans fumed about getting “Frye Fest’d” — and vowed to never...

Governors Ball canceled after hellish day of weather delays

Fans of SZA and The Strokes were left in the lurch Sunday when music festival Governors Ball was cancelled due to "severe weather."

Governors Ball attendees left fuming over delays, cancelled acts

Governors Ball was way out of tune on Sunday. Scores of music fans were left to bake in the sweltering sun as the final day of the three-day festival was...

Pusha T fans chant 'f - - k Drake' at Governors Ball

Pusha didn’t play his track “The Story of Adidon,” in which he alleges Drake has a love child with adult-film star Sophie Brussaux.

The coolest music festivals in NYC for summer 2018

With Memorial Day weekend getting us into the summer groove, music-festival season has officially arrived. But which outdoor extravaganza is for you? We break down your festival type. For the...

Chance the Rapper, Phoenix to headline Governors Ball

Lorde, Childish Gambino, Wu-Tang Clan, Rae Sremmurd and Phantogram will also perform.

Crazed Kanye West fans destroyed my cars!

East Village residents woke up to damaged cars and trashed streets after thousands of Kanye West fans swarmed Webster Hall for the rapper’s surprise concert that was later shut down....