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Wilson Chapman editorAfter a three-year wait, one of the biggest music festivals in the country is finally back.On Friday, the 21st edition of Coachella will kick off its first of two weekends at Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. The fest will feature sets from some of the biggest names in the music industry, such as headliners Billie Eilish, Harry Styles and the Weeknd. This will be the first edition of Coachella since 2019, after the 2020 and 2021 iterations were delayed repeatedly and canceled due to COVID-related complications.For the 10th year, performances at Coachella will be available to watch on one of three YouTube livestreams.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor a decade, YouTube has been the best way to experience the Coachella festival without actually being there, and that will continue this weekend.According to an announcement on Monday, the streaming giant will livestream both weekends of the festival — April 15-17 and April 22-24 — via desktop, mobile or the YouTube Music app, with three different simultaneous livestream feeds of different stages and performers.The company has also doubled down on its offerings, with artist interviews, behind-the-scenes content and sweepstakes, pre-parties and more, and this year virtual festival-goers will have the opportunity to purchase exclusive Coachella and artist merchandise via YouTube Shopping and interact with one another in real-time through YouTube’s Live Chat. Along with headliners Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Swedish House Mafia featuring the Weeknd, the Coachella 2022 lineup also includes Lil Baby, Daniel Caesar, Phoebe Bridgers, Big Sean, Megan Thee Stallion, 21 Savage, Danny Elfman, Doja Cat, Joji, Run the Jewels and many more.Weekend 1 Festival Livestream (April 15-17)The livestream program, being co-hosted by Joe Kay, Quenlin Blackwell, Therapy Gecko, and Veronica De La Cruz, starts at 4 PM PST / 7 PM EST on Friday, April 15 and runs through Monday evening, April 18, including replays.Weekend 2 Coachella Curated Livestream (April 22-24)Hosted by Joe Kay and Veronica De La Cruz, Coachella Curated deep dives into the stories of some of today’s artists.

golden retriever left dog lovers in floods of tears when her reaction to being adopted went viral on TikTok.The adorable pooch, originally named Starlight, had a rough start to life and is thought to have originated from a puppy mill that wanted to use her for breeding.But, as the video shared by shelter owner Joe Kay to his @adoptingdogs account shows, her fortunes eventually turned around.The clip shows Joe revealing the adoption card to the dog at the Wayne County Humane Society shelter.The goldie starts wagging her tail in excitement as Joe shares in her joy."Is this for you? Is this for you? Your own home, Sweetie," he says as he holds up the card.The heart-wrenching video has since been watched more than 25 million times on the

By Jem Aswad

SoundCloud is launching its own channel on livestreaming platform Twitch, with a slate of original programming that includes panel conversations, music sets and more.The programming kicks off on May 6 at 2 p.m.