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Lollapalooza Guard Accused of Ill-Chosen Attempt to Ditch Work

Janya Williams, 18, allegedly sent message to co-worker about a supposed shooting threat

(Newser) - A teen security guard for the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago last week has been arrested after allegedly making a phony mass-shooting threat so she could try to clock out early. Per the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times , Cook County prosecutors say Janya Williams, 18, was working the fest on...

DaBaby's Homophobic Speech Gets Him Booted From Lollapalooza

Rapper made the remarks at a Miami-area music festival

(Newser) - Rapper DaBaby was cut Sunday from Lollapalooza's closing lineup following crude and homophobic remarks he made last week at a Miami-area music festival, the AP reports. The Grammy-nominated artist, whose name is Jonathan Kirk, had been scheduled as a closing act on the final night of the four-day music...

Report: Vegas Gunman Booked Hotel Overlooking Lollapalooza

There's no indication Stephen Paddock checked into Chicago's Blackstone Hotel

(Newser) - An eerie pattern may be emerging regarding the Las Vegas gunman: After police earlier confirmed that Stephen Paddock rented a room through Airbnb at Las Vegas' Ogden hotel, which overlooked the Life Is Beautiful alternative-music festival that took place the weekend prior to the Jason Aldean concert, comes a report...

Malia Obama's Lollapalooza Trip Creates a Stir

She accidentally kicks girl, 'Daily Caller' leaps

(Newser) - Malia Obama went to Lollapalooza this weekend—continuing what Jezebel refers to as "the best summer any 16-year-old has ever had" (because hey, pretty awesome internship )—and, as has never in the history of humankind at music festivals happened, someone got accidentally jostled, and it got tweeted:
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Lady Gaga Plans Blockbuster Movie

Pop star wants to follow in Michael Jackson's footsteps

(Newser) - Not content with entrancing Bill O'Reilly , Lady Gaga is planning her next pop-culture triumph: a blockbuster movie. "Gaga wants to emulate what Michael Jackson did during the 80s. You can already see that with her music videos," a source tells the UK tabloid News of the World ...

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3 Years after debut flopped
Aug 7, 2010 7:06 AM CDT

Gaga Wows Lollapalooza

'I didn't used to be brave,' she tells fans

(Newser) - Lady Gaga has come a long way since her appearance three years ago at Lollapalooza—but she hasn't forgotten some less-than-stellar reviews of that performance. The voice behind "Bad Romance" commanded thousands of screaming fans last night to forget anyone who ever said they weren't pretty or skinny enough—...

Webcaster Mutes Band's Anti-Bush Lyrics

Censor intercepts Pearl Jam's jab; AT&T blames 'mistake'

(Newser) - Pearl Jam is slamming AT&T after the telecom company censored its Webcast of the band's performance at Lollapalooza Sunday. Lyrics telling George Bush to "leave this world alone" and "find another home" during the Chicago show vanished from the streaming version of the gig; AT&T blames...

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