The Long Feng art car will serve as the stage for the upcoming Framework in the Desert parties happening around the first weekend of Coachella 2025.

Electronic events producer Framework announced Wednesday (March 26) that the lineups for these parties will feature Dutch producer Mau P, Manchester’s Interplanetary Criminal and California native Max Styler on Saturday, April 12, and Alesso playing one of his underground Body Hi sets on Sunday, April 13, with special guests Francier Mercier and Layton Giordani. The lineup for Friday, April 11, will be announced in the coming weeks.

Framework in the Desert will be the first time that the Long Feng art car has appeared outside of Burning Man, where it made its debut last year. Featuring sets by a flurry of underground DJs, the car was an immediate standout for both its Funktion-One sound system and dragon design.

These festival afterparties are happening at the Atlantic Aviation airport hangar in Thermal, Calif., a few miles from the Coachella site. Tickets are on sale now.

“Framework is back at the Atlantic Aviation hangar in Thermal, bringing our staple production and musical artists to the desert,” said Framework co-founder Kobi Danan. “After unforgettable moments like Chris Lake with Fisher, Black Coffee b2b The Martinez Brothers, Peggy Gou and last year’s standout sets from Charlotte de Witte, Dom Dolla and John Summit, Framework in the Desert has cemented itself as a pivotal extension of the festival experience. In 2025, expect a fresh lineup of global talent and forward-thinking artists, all set in an atmosphere for those craving something beyond the main stage. This year, we’re adding exciting new elements while keeping the unique vibe that’s made this event a fan favorite.”

Framework also curates the lineups for Coachella’s club space, the Yuma Tent, which will this year feature DJ/producers including Mercier, Indira Pagonotto, Vintage Culture, Amelie Lens, Haai, Tripolism, Damian Lazarus and many more. Coachella 2025 happens April 11-13 and April 18-20 in Indio, Calif., with headliners including Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott.

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Sleep Token scores its first No. 1 on a Billboard multimetric chart, topping the Hot Hard Rock Songs tally dated March 29 with “Emergence.”

“Emergence” rises to No. 1 after debuting at No. 2 on the March 22-dated list via just one day of tracking data after being released on March 13. (It earned 2 million official U.S. streams, 211,000 radio audience impressions and sold 1,000 downloads that day, according to Luminate.)

In the week ending March 20, its first full seven days of tracking, “Emergence” accumulated 9.9 million streams, 528,000 impressions and 2,000 downloads.

The band’s Hot Hard Rock Songs reign follows a No. 2-peaking song in 2023 in “The Summoning.” “Emergence” became Sleep Token’s seventh top 10 on the ranking upon its debut, tying it with Ghost and I Prevail for the eighth-most top 10s since the list began in 2020.

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“Emergence” also rules Hard Rock Digital Song Sales for a second week and bows at No. 1 on Hard Rock Streaming Songs. It’s the band’s first ruler on the latter, eclipsing the No. 16 peak of “The Summoning,” and marks the survey’s first No. 1 debut since Linkin Park’s “The Emptiness Machine” in September 2024.

“Emergence” concurrently vaults 30-7 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, Sleep Token’s first top 20 (“The Summoning” peaked at No. 22), and starts at No. 57 on the all-format Billboard Hot 100, the band’s maiden appearance. Its 9.9 million streams are even enough for a No. 50 debut on Streaming Songs, the first hard rock song to reach the list since Linkin Park’s aforementioned “The Emptiness Machine.”

As the lead radio single from Even in Arcadia, Sleep Token’s upcoming fourth studio album (May 9), “Emergence” debuts at No. 31 on Mainstream Rock Airplay, equaling the peak of “Granite,” the band’s only previous appearance on the ranking, from 2024.

Even in Arcadia is the follow-up to 2023’s Take Me Back to Eden, which debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart dated June 3, 2023, and has earned 744,000 equivalent album units to date.

Russell Wilson is heading back to the Empire State.

A year after he signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the 10-time Pro Bowl quarterback signed another one-year deal this week — $10.5 million with the New York Giants to become their starter, the NFL announced on Tuesday (March 25).

To celebrate, the football star’s wife Ciara was supportive as always. The “1, 2 Step” singer took to her Instagram Stories to re-share Wilson’s photo of MetLife Stadium, where the Giants play. “Been here before… can’t wait to do it again,” he wrote, in reference to his previous Super Bowl XLVIII win at the same venue in 2014, when he played with the Seattle Seahawks.

Ciara then posted another Stories photo, in which Wilson is seen in his New York Yankees gear (the athlete briefly had the opportunity to play with the baseball team in 2018). “New York State of Mind,” Ciara wrote. “My greatest inspiration.”

With the Steelers, 36-year-old Wilson threw for 2,482 yards with 16 touchdown passes, five interceptions and a 96.5 passer rating. The Giants is working on shaping up their team for the upcoming season, as they also signed Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston to a two-year contract, and notched the third pick at the upcoming NFL draft in April.

Ciara and Wilson tied the knot in 2016. The longtime couple has since welcomed three children, seven-year-old Sienna Princess, four-year-old Win Harrison and one-year-old Amora Princess. Ciara also shares 10-year-old son Future Zahir with her ex, rapper Future.

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In celebration of Big Sean Night at the Detroit Pistons vs. San Antonio Spurs game on March 25, the “Yes” rapper has dropped a limited-edition apparel collection in honor of the Motor City, his hometown.

The collab features a unique T-shirt and hoodie adorned with a custom Detroit, World Tour 2025 design. Initially revealed at the NBA game, the collection has made its way online for Detroit fans to shop. So if you couldn’t attend Big Sean Night, you can now shop the collab on the Pistons’ site. Shop quickly though, because both tops are selling fast.

The Pistons announced Big Sean night back in February and planned to celebrate his ties to the NBA organization, his impact in Detroit, as well ashis birthday, which is also on March 25. The night immersed fans in all things Sean Don, including in-game activations, contests and prizes, and a special halftime performance by Detroit rapper Nasaan, curated by Big Sean.

“Being from the city, you all know how much this means to me and the journey we all have to go through to make something of yourself, so I truly appreciate the support,” said Big Sean in a statement. “To be able to work with the Pistons as the creative director of innovation is a dream come true, and I can’t wait to bring Don Life to the city.”

As a part of the night, the Pistons are also creating an exclusive Big Sean bobblehead available to fans only through a special charitable ticket package, which includes the one-of-a-kind bobblehead and a ticket to the game. Proceeds from the ticket package will benefit the Detroit Pistons Foundation as well as the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan via the Sean Anderson Foundation. Tickets must be purchased by visiting the Pistons site.

The limited-edition collaboration follows the release of Sean’s self-help book, Go Higher, as well as linking with Will Smith for a Matrix-inspired music video for “Beautiful Scars.”

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The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard 200 dated April 5, we look at the chances of engaged performer-producer duo Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s collaborative set I Said I Love You First to unseat Playboi Carti’s Music atop the chart.  

Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco, I Said I Love You First (Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope): One of the most-anticipated pop sets of early 2025 comes from two longtime pop hitmakers: cross-platform megastar Selena Gomez and shapeshifting producer Benny Blanco. Last Friday (March 21), the pair – who have been sporadic collaborators for a decade and are now also a real-life couple who announced their engagement in December – released their first full album together, I Said I Love You First, following a whirlwind rollout.  

The set’s 14 tracks all of course feature vocals from Gomez and production from Blanco, but they’re hardly the only performers or behind-the-scenes contributors on the set. It also includes guest appearances from fellow contemporary stars Gracie Abrams (on the pre-release Billboard Hot 100 hit “Call Me When You Break Up”), J Balvin, GloRilla and The Marias, as well as writing and/or production assistance from recognizable names Finneas, Justin Tranter and Julia Michaels, Dylan Brady (of 100 Gecs) and Cashmere Cat. Even Charli XCX shows up to co-write and performs background vocals on “Bluest Flame,” like she did for Gomez’s hit “Same Old Love” a decade earlier.  

The album is also available for purchase in a wide variety of physical formats. There are seven different vinyl variants for sale — color variants and some with alternate covers, and one signed version available on her webstore – as well as three CD versions (standard, signed and a Zine/CD in expanded packaging) and a deluxe box set containing branded merch and a CD. What’s more, five d2c-exclusive download album variants have been released on her store, each purchasable for $5 –- all featuring alternative covers, three with a single bonus track each (“Stained,” “Talk” or “That’s When I’ll Care (Seven Heavens Version)”), and one being a commentary edition with 14 bonus commentary tracks about the album’s songs.  

Gomez is certainly no stranger to the top of the Billboard 200, having bested the chart with each of her three solo albums to date, going back to 2013’s Stars Dance. Whether she will continue the streak as half of this star duo remains to be seen, however – it will have a high bar to clear, coming during the second week of the year’s biggest-debuting hip-hop album to date, and it will be hurt by the lack of an established lead single or major breakout hit on streaming. But the album has picked up on DSPs over the course of its release week, with Marias teamup “Ojos Tristes” and buzzy post-breakup song “How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten” climbing into the top 100 on both the Apple Music real time and Spotify Daily Top Songs USA charts. 

Playboi Carti, Music (AWGE/Interscope): Carti’s Music bowed atop this week’s Billboard 200 with an eye-opening 298,000 units, according to Luminate, confirming the cult rapper’s long-rising stardom and setting a new bar for hip-hop releases in 2025. The blockbuster set also blanketed the Hot 100, charting every one of its 30 tracks on the listing, with its two best performing tracks (“Evil J0rdan” and “Rather Lie” alongside The Weeknd) entering in the top five, at Nos. 2 and 4, respectively.  

With no physical version of the album yet shipped to fans – the album is available for pre-order in eight separate variants on his website – the set’s performance was almost all due to streaming. (There were three digital album variants available on his webstore, along with a widely available standard edition download, which helped account for its 14,500 in first-week sales.) Music’s streaming numbers should remain mighty in the set’s second week, though it has begun to slip noticeably from its early dominance on DSPs – while the album absolutely dominated the real-time and daily listings on Apple Music and Spotify its weekend of release, it is now down to just two songs in the top 20 on both services, and neither in the top five on either. 

However, reinforcements are on their way. On Tuesday (March 25), the rapper announced the release of the album’s deluxe edition – subtitled Sorry 4 Da Wait – which includes four totally new tracks tacked on the end (which were actually the bonus tracks he tacked onto his webstore exclusive download variants of the album a week ago), bringing the tracklist to a staggering 34 cuts, and ensuring fans have plenty of reason to revisit Music this week. Given the set’s ever-expanding streaming volume, it’s expected to post units in the six digits in its second week, and be a tough album for even a star duo like Gomez and Blanco to unseat atop the Billboard 200.