{"id":8826,"date":"2018-04-12T15:06:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T14:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=8826"},"modified":"2020-02-12T10:12:53","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T10:12:53","slug":"essential-listening-the-ladies-of-coachella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/04\/12\/essential-listening-the-ladies-of-coachella\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential listening: the ladies of Coachella"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World renowned music festival Coachella starts tomorrow! This year sees the most female-focussed line up yet, with 33% of the artists performing being women. If you aren\u2019t making it to Coachella Valley, don\u2019t worry! We\u2019ve got a list of some of the hottest female artists gracing the stage this weekend as well as their best tracks.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ob7vObnFUJc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Beyonc\u00c3\u00a9<\/h3>\n<p>One of the most consistently brilliant female artists of the last 20 years is headlining Coachella\u2019s Saturday slot. Beyonc\u00c3\u00a9 had been scheduled to perform in 2017, but after she fell pregnant with twins, pulled out \u201d\u201c so the wait has been long, but we all know it will be worth it. We\u2019re expecting a high-powered set full of energy, with big tracks from 2016\u2019s <em>Lemonade<\/em> with some classics thrown in for good measure.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PEGccV-NOm8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Cardi B<\/h3>\n<p>Belcalis Almanzar is everywhere at the moment. She lays claim to the biggest track of 2017 with <em>Bodak Yellow<\/em> and debut album <em>Invasion of Privacy<\/em> is slated to reach number 1 this weekend. Cardi B\u2019s set has been hotly anticipated as her celebrity continues to rise and a recent pregnancy announcement of her own left fans wondering if she\u2019d have to pull out too. So far so good as Cardi is still set to take the stage on Sunday.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Hn9hLOljJI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">DeJ Loaf<\/h3>\n<p>Another bright spark on the rap scene will perform on Sunday. DeJ Loaf has worked with a whole host of immense artists like The Game, Kid Ink and Sunday\u2019s headliner Eminem. At the start of the year, DeJ hinted that her debut album, <em>Liberated<\/em>, is almost ready so we\u2019re hoping to hear a few new tracks in her set.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1TffpkE2GU4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">HAIM<\/h3>\n<p>Three-piece band HAIM are made up of sister Danielle, Alana and Este. Their debut album <em>Days Are Gone<\/em> was released back in 2013 and was one of the best albums of the year. Second album <em>Something to Tell You<\/em> dropped last July and you can bet we were jamming along to that all summer long!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oTnWe_sMznM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jorja Smith<\/h3>\n<p>You may have spotted this name before now \u201d\u201c Drake is a huge fan of 20 year old starlet Jorja Smith. She featured on his latest offering <em>More Life<\/em>; on <em>Get It Together<\/em> and <em>Jorja Interlude<\/em> but she\u2019s worked with Stormzy, Khalid and Preditah too. Smith won the Critics Choice Award at the BRIT Awards in February \u201d\u201c we\u2019re expecting huge things from her and her debut album!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cIriwVhRPVA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sigrid<\/h3>\n<p>Norwegian singer Sigrid won the BBC Sound of 2018 award back in January, with her track <em>Strangers<\/em> taking over airwaves in her homeland, the UK and America. Her synth-pop sound will have Coachella goers grooving on Saturday!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h9TlaYxoOO8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">St. Vincent<\/h3>\n<p>Annie Clark\u2019s 2017 offering <em>Masseduction<\/em> was one of the biggest albums of last year \u201d\u201c she just keeps getting better and better. Her fourth, self-titled album from 2014 was highly rated as one of the best albums of the year by a number of outlets too. With five albums to choose from, we can expect a host of brilliant tracks from the last 10 years of Clark\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hHXfCOjb3fk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">SZA<\/h3>\n<p>One of the most soulful elements of the line up comes from SZA, one of the hottest artists in the world at the minute. Her debut album, <em>Ctrl<\/em>, was hugely popular last year and we\u2019re expecting big things from her set. She\u2019s already toured with Jhen\u00c3\u00a9 Aiko, Jessie J and Bryson Tiller, and SZA will be on the Championship Tour in May.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you want to dig deeper into the amazing women headed to Coachella this weekend, look no further than <a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/store\/\">musicMagpie Store<\/a>! 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