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Bonnaroo is back and better than ever.

The music festival is set to take place in Manchester, Tenn., from June 12-15. The multi-day festival promises loads of fun with top headliners including Tyler The Creator, Luke Combs, Glass Animals, Olivia Rodrigo, Avril Lavigne, Vampire Weekend, Hozier, Modest Mouse, Wallows, Tyla, Beabadoobee and Raye. For the full music lineup for Bonnaroo 2025, click here.

Each day holds new and exciting acts from all types of genres including rap, R&B, pop, rock and country. There’s truly something for everyone.

How to Stream Bonnaroo 2025 Festival On Hulu + Live TV

For those of us who can’t make the trek down to Tennessee this year, do not fret. Hulu will be streaming the festival so you can tune in from the comfort of your home. The livestream will begin tonight at 8:15 pm ET, starting off the festivities strong with Marcus King. Hulu will update the stream as the weekend unfolds Sign up with Hulu now to catch the Bonnaroo stream while you can.

With Hulu + Live TV, you can get all the content of competing streaming services together in one bundle The popular streaming service along with live TV access. The bundle will currently run you $82.99 per month, a small price to pay for music festivals at your fingertips at no additional cost. With this service, you have access to Disney+, ESPN+ ESPN2, MLB Network, FS1, FS2, Fox, NBC, CBS, ABC, Hallmark Channel, BET, CMT, Disney Channel and Discovery Channel, among others. Your subscription also allows you unlimited access to all of Hulu’s available programming, which includes The Bear, Love Island USA, Dying for Sex and The Handmaid’s Tale.

Beyond the musical acts, the festival will also feature interactive brand activations like free yoga sessions, hula hoop classes, life-size yard games, a marketplace and a colorful parade from brands you love including Beatbox, Smirnoff Ice, Trojan, White Claw, Coca-Cola and Jack Daniel’s. For our active readers, there’s even a Roo Run, a race benefiting the Bonnaroo Works Fund. Whether you’re riding the festival’s iconic Ferris wheel or jamming out to your favorite artists, you’re sure to find something you’ll love.

Check out the full livestream schedule below.

Channel 1 Schedule (All times listed in Eastern Standard Time)

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Friday, June 13, 2025

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Sunday, June 15, 2022

Jay-Z’s pockets might be feeling a bit lighter after Wednesday night (June 11). Hov’s $1 million bet on the Oklahoma City Thunder to defeat the Indiana Pacers in exactly five games officially became a loss after the Pacers’ game three victory to take a 2-1 lead in the 2025 NBA Finals.

The Brooklyn icon essentially bet that the Thunder would win the series 4-1, but with Indiana’s 116-107 victory on Wednesday night, that is no longer a possibility. It was an unlikely hero in game three, with Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin leading the way with 27 points off the bench in the win.

OKC came into the series as heavy favorites and were 5.5-point favorites heading into game three. Even with the defeat, the Thunder remain the favorite to lift the Larry O’Brien Trophy when the NBA Finals are set and done.

NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder’s backs are against the wall with game four slated for Friday night (June 13) in Indiana.

If the Thunder did win the Finals in five games, Jay would’ve profited $2.3 million with his bet, but that won’t be the case for the rap mogul. The wager was made with Fanatics Sportsbook, which Jay-Z co-founded with Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin in 2023.

Outside of sports betting, Jay is looking to become a force in the gambling sector. He’s part of Roc Nation’s bid to bring a casino to New York City. As part of the SL Green and Caesar Entertainment bid for a full-scale casino in Times Square, they’re also promising to invest $15 million into the NYC community.

“We are New Yorkers,” Jay-Z said in a statement in 2024. “Supporting and providing opportunities for our neighborhoods and community isn’t just a part of Roc Nation’s ethos; it’s our collective responsibility.”

Tune in to ABC for game four of the NBA Finals at 8:30 p.m. ET on Friday night.

Real recognizes real. According to Hayley Williams of Paramore, rising rap star Doechii is as real as it gets.

In a touching tribute penned for Them, the “Ain’t It Fun” singer offered plenty of praise for the “Denial Is a River” rapper, sharing that she’s been closely watching her career since her performance at the 2022 BET Awards. “Watching her on that stage, I had the same feeling I did the first time I saw Missy Elliott on MTV as a kid,” Williams said. “It was raw, bold, unmistakable talent — the kind that doesn’t wait for permission. She came out swinging, and I remember thinking, Oh, she’s taking it. This is hers.“

Prior to Williams’ discovery of Doechii, the rapper had already paid tribute to Paramore through a sample of the band’s hit ballad “The Only Exception” on her 2020 single “Yucky Blucky Fruitcake.” Williams pointed out in her tribute that she “hadn’t even caught” the interpolation when she first saw Doechii’s performance.

The singer went on to praise Doechii’s self-assured artistry, and even added that she still aspires to that level of confidence more than 20 years into her career as a performer. “People sometimes assume because of how I am onstage, that I carry that same confidence. But the truth is, that kind of boldness is something I still have to work to access,” she said. “With Doechii, though, that energy feels inherent. When I listen to her, I feel it — like it transfers through the speakers. And I think a lot of her listeners feel the same way.”

Williams added that the rapper’s openness about her sexuality is just another example of how Doechii is doing music stardom on her own terms. “It’s powerful to watch an artist like her speak openly about identity in the public eye,” she said. “We need that. We need women who are unapologetic about who they are, who they love, what they believe.”

Closing her tribute, Williams thanked Doechii for giving performers everywhere — including herself — something to aspire to. “Watching someone emerge with that kind of confidence, that kind of clarity, is a gift,” she said. “She reminds me — and probably a lot of people — that moving through the world with certainty doesn’t mean you stop learning or growing. It just means you know your worth as you go. And that, to me, is something to look up to.”

Doechii is coming off yet another big win, this time at the 2025 BET Awards, where she took home the trophy for best female hip hop artist. During her speech at the ceremony, Doechii called out President Donald Trump activating the National Guard in response to the ongoing Los Angeles protests around ICE raids in the city.

“I want y’all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us. What type of government is that?” she asked the crowd. “People are being swept up and torn from their families, and I feel it’s my responsibility as an artist to use this moment to speak up for all oppressed people.”

DJ Akademiks denied taking payola from Drake in exchange for favorable opinions on his media platforms.

During a recent livestream, the popular rap media personality said he had a conversation with pgLang co-founder Dave Free when he attended a Grand National Tour stop about the integrity of his coverage during the Drake and Kendrick Lamar battle.

“Dave Free had a moment — he asked me — he said, ‘Ak, what are you getting from this?’ He says, ‘Is he paying you,’” Akademiks said, allegedly that Free asked him about taking money from the Toronto rapper. “And that was the most insulting thing — and I’ve had conversations with these men for a while — but the very idea that I was like a purchasable commodity was so disgusting,” he revealed.

Ak then went on to say that he told Free that he was already popular before the beef reached a boiling point last spring. “I reminded him,” he began. “I said, ‘You know I’ve been doing this for over 10 years. I’ve been doing this for over 15 years. How did you think I became me?’ I said, ‘You knew about me before this sh—t… Did you think I was a cheap h— that just could be bought?’”

He added, “That was the most insulting thing I could have heard. Because his idea was, ‘Well if you’re not getting paid by this guy, if Drake ain’t paying you, why do you lean that much in that direction?’ The people who I’ve defended the most I’ve never gotten paid from.”

He did admit that his favorable coverage has benefited certain artists he likes, but reiterated that he doesn’t take money, saying, “Now, has my platform benefited them? Yeah, of course. But, again, we don’t do pay-for-play. You can’t buy my opinion. I’ve always said, ‘The moment you could buy my opinion, I don’t matter.’”

Ak continued by also admitting that he was biased during the back-and-forth because Drake is his favorite rapper and because Kendrick’s team cut off communication with him. “Throughout the battle, we probably definitely came off very biased,” he said. “Not only because I like Drake and he’s my favorite rapper… but you guys lost communications with us at that time because if you chose not to involve yourself in clarifying the narrative, the narrative gets written without you. It always happens like that. I’m in the media, I know how it goes.”

Billboard reached out to reps for pgLang for additional comment.

You can watch the full stream here.