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Last Day of Governors Ball Cancelled Due to Severe Weather

June 3, 2019

Music fans looking to enjoy the final night of Governors Ball were disappointed as the festival grounds were shut down due to severe weather. The New York City-based festival was set to be closed out by The Str... Read Article

Lil Wayne to Celebrate 'Tha Carter III' 10th Year Anniversary at 2018 Lil Weezyana Fest

Lil Wayne and Tyler, the Creator Among Artists for 2019 Governor’s Ball

Shawn Grant

January 7, 2019

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Festival season is coming. With the line-up for Coachella announced and the headliner for Glastonbury revealed, Governor's Ball has dropped their lineup for the Randall Island Park based festival. The festival ... Read Article

Is Pusha T Officially Over His Beef With Drake?

Nick Slay

June 4, 2018

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This past weekend at the 2018 Governors Ball, Pusha T treated fans to a live set of his new DAYTONA album. However, one song was mysteriously missing. King Push ruled the American Eagle stage at the festival... Read Article

Childish Gambino Says He’s Working on New Music

Milca P.

August 9, 2017

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It wasn't too long ago that Childish Gambino revealed he’d be retiring his musical alter ego with the rolling out of his next album. ... Read Article

BACARDÍ Presented The CASA BACARDÍ at Day 1 of the Governors Ball Music Festival in New York

Venus Rose

June 5, 2017

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BACARDÍ brings the Sound of Rum to the Governors Ball Music Festival this year at the CASA BACARDÍ onsite and at the After Dark series in Manhattan. CASA BACARDÍ, located next to the Bacardi Stage, is a cust... Read Article

For Childish Gambino, His Next Album May Be His Last

Milca P.

June 5, 2017

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Saturday night, Childish Gambino performed at the Governor's Ball, and he may have hinted at the end of his musical career. It was at the close of his performance that Gambino, born Donald Glover, briefly st... Read Article

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Performs His Biggest Hits At Governors Ball

Shaina411

June 11, 2015

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“Weird Al" Yankovic, the master of musical parodies, performed on the Gotham Stage during Governor's Ball.... Read Article

Atmosphere Inspires, Logic Entertains, and Bishop Nehru Flows Days 2 and 3 at Governors Ball

notupstate

June 10, 2015

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It was clear from the lineup that there would be some huge hip-hop stars performing at this year's Governors Ball but there was definitely a strong lean towards the rest of the genres when you broke it down ove... Read Article

Virgin Mega Looks To Hook You Up With Governors Ball Tickets

Khari Clarke

May 28, 2015

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Music festival season is steadily approaching and Virgin Mega is looking to save you some coin. Governors Ball, New York's biggest music festival, will present luminaries spanning many genres, including Drake, ... Read Article

Drake Announces ‘Jungle Tour’ with Future

kendracroft

April 13, 2015

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While news about Drake was already being stirred up from his Coachella make-out session with Madonna, he decided to stir things up a bit more by dropping his tour dates. With five words and one post, Drake a... Read Article

BANGIN': For Life, Love & a Future - Ice-T relives his gangsta days

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