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If you want to understand what is happening with the Live Nation antitrust trial, then peek into the laptop of Live Nation executive Rick Mueller, whose company emails have come into focus midway through the company’s landmark antitrust trial.

Lawyers for both Live Nation and the state attorneys general still litigating the concert promoter’s landmark antitrust case closed the third week of the case by highlighting emails either to or from the Live Nation executive, who worked at rival AEG from 2011 to 2024.

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BLACKPINK's Lisa is set to make history as the first K-pop artist to headline a Las Vegas residency. The singer, rapper, and dancer announced her VIVA LA LISA residency on March 30, revealing she'll take the stage at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace across four select dates in November 2026.

"Vegas, are you ready? VIVA LA LISA, coming November 2026," she wrote on Instagram, directing fans to presale details through Live Nation.

The residency spans two weekends — November 13–14 and November 27–28. Fans can register for presale access through April 19, with the artist presale opening April 22 and general on-sale beginning April 23 at Ticketmaster.

The announcement follows a landmark year for Lisa, born Lalisa Manoban. Her debut solo album Alter Ego (2025) debuted at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart and cracked the Billboard 200 Top 10. She also graced the cover of Billboard as its first-ever global cover star in 2024.

Once known primarily as BLACKPINK's rapper, Lisa has embraced her expanded artistry as a solo act — and Las Vegas is clearly ready for it.

Noah Kahan's new documentary, Out of Body, premieres on Netflix on April 13, 2026 — and if the buzz from its SXSW debut is any indication, it's worth clearing your schedule for.

The film follows Kahan in the wake of Stick Season, the album that catapulted the Vermont singer-songwriter into the global spotlight. Rather than celebrating that success, Out of Body turns the camera inward, exploring the disorientation that can come with sudden visibility — and the grounding that comes from going home.

Much of the documentary unfolds in Vermont, where Kahan reconnects with family and the landscape that shaped him. It's a story about staying tethered when everything around you is changing.

Directed by Nick Sweeney (Santa Camp) and produced by RadicalMedia and Live Nation Studios, Out of Body took home the 24 Beats Per Second Audience Award at SXSW.

Executive producers include Drew Simmons, Ryan Langlois, Michael Rapino, Jessica James Batista, Michael Yerke, Monte Lipman, Jeffrey Remedios, Ben Adelson, Alex Coslov, Jon Kamen, and Karla Zambrano.

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