Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival raises $20 million for women and girls
Olivia Rodrigo brought generations of female artists together at her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival, raising an impressive $20 million for organisations supporting women and girls.
The one-day benefit festival took place at the Great Park in Irvine, California, on Saturday, 29 August.
Inspired by Sarah McLachlan’s groundbreaking Lilith Fair, the event combined a women-led musical line-up with activism and philanthropy.
Pop princess in the making: Slayyyter at Lollapalooza
Over the last weekend of July, Lollapalooza, a staple festival in the US, commenced in Chicago with big headliners such as Charli XCX, The Smashing Pumpkins and Lorde.
What I found is that every few years a massive pop moment occurs and this time around, Slayyyter takes the cake, writes Music News Blitz’s Brianna Ngambi.
Music news: Tate McRae turns to gold during Lollapalooza headline debut
Tate McRae ended her first Lollapalooza headline set with a golden finale that left fans talking long after she left the stage, writes Music News Blitz’s Zinhle Radebe.
Closing her 90-minute performance in Chicago on Sunday, 2 August, the Canadian pop star stepped into a pool of shimmering gold paint during the final moments of “Sports Car” before emerging moments later covered from head to toe.
Clips of the performance quickly spread across social media, with fans calling the dramatic finale one of the weekend's standout moments.
Music festivals: Creamfields to celebrate 20th anniversary in August
Over the August bank holiday (August 27-30), the Creamfields festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary at the iconic Daresbury site in Cheshire, writes Music News Blitz’s Madeline Rhodes.
Creamfields is known as the largest electronic dance music (EDM) festival in the UK.
Around 80,000 people per day are set to attend, with more than 250 artists performing across 30 different stages.
Hosting the largest indoor festival in the world, their ‘APEX’ stage allows for a 30,000-capacity.
The huge indoor main stage protects festivalgoers from the natural elements until as late as 4am.
Pitbull’s army of fans set Guinness World Record for largest gathering of bald caps
Pitbull performed to a sea of bald caps as he headlined BST Hyde Park on July 10, writes Music News Blitz’s Madeline Rhodes.
Before Pitbull was set to perform, his fans gathered by the main stage to be officially counted towards the record.
Radio 1's Big Weekend 2026 comes to Sunderland this weekend with Olivia Dean and Zara Larsson making appearances
As revealed by Greg James on Radio 1's breakfast show, the festival season is officially upon us, with Big Weekend serving up some big artists for 2026.
Music News Blitz writer Bella Ford reports…
UK festivals: Hidden gems you may not have heard of - Gemfest, Gottwood and more
Festival season is approaching, and while I'm sure you know all about Glastonbury, Boomtown and Reading festivals, why not try something new?
With Glastonbury taking a year’s break from music and dancing, what other festivals can compare?
Away from the immense crowds, ticket prices and mainstream headliners, here are some under-the-radar festivals offering community, forest raves, and rising artists, as recommended by Music News Blitz’s Olivia Carolan.
Music opinion: Coachella took ‘2026 is the new 2016’ seriously
Welcome to the desert. Weekend 1 of the hit music festival Coachella took place in Indio, California, from April 10-12, 2026.
The festival is such a global phenomenon that fans tuned into the live stream from home, affectionately nicknaming it “bedchella” or “couchchella.”
Weekend 2 is scheduled for April 17-19, 2026, and will again be livestreamed on Coachella’s official YouTube channel.
This year, the festival has been hailed as the return of 2016, where popular musicians of that era performed, and 2016 fashion trends reappeared, writes Music News Blitz’s Sarah Sharp.
Cancel culture in the music industry: Selective accountability?
One of the UK’s biggest festivals, Wireless, has been cancelled after the headliner for all three days, Kanye West, was denied entry into the UK, which has now sparked debate online.
Is cancel culture applied equally across the industry, or is accountability just shaped by public perception and commercial value?
Music News Blitz writer Maisie Sharp-Fehr gives her thoughts.
Up-and-coming UK festivals to watch in Summer 2026: ‘Tramlines’, ‘Forwards’ and more
Soon enough, the clocks will be light past 5 pm – we won’t need to wear 4 layers to leave the house, and the main plans for the day will be getting a tan. Indeed, summer is rapidly approaching, and with it comes the festival season!
And although there is no Glastonbury this year (not that I could get tickets anyway), there are still plenty of fabulous festivals with a stack of headliners.
Here, Megan Rogers-Jones, writer for Music News Blitz, will provide an overview of the most anticipated and up-and-coming UK festivals for Summer 2026, which you won't have to sell your organs to afford.