{"id":42819,"date":"2025-08-04T11:13:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/04\/sabrina-carpenter-aap-rocky-more-reviews\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T11:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:13:29","slug":"sabrina-carpenter-aap-rocky-more-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/04\/sabrina-carpenter-aap-rocky-more-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabrina Carpenter, A$AP Rocky, More Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tLollapalooza<\/a> 2025 wrapped on Sunday and it was one for the books. Women and international artists absolutely dominated the four-day festival held in Chicago at Grant Park. The representation was a welcome one as evidenced by the tens of thousands of fans who bought tickets; four-day passes sold-out in less than an hour after the lineup was announced in March.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAmong the big draws were Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>, who closed out the festival with surprise guests Earth, Wind & Fire, and A$AP Rocky<\/a>, who performed from a life-sized helicopter onstage. The Mar\u00edas, Dominic Fike<\/a>, and Finneas<\/a> were among the highlights from the Chicago fest\u2019s final day on Sunday at Grant Park.<\/p>\n

\n\tSabrina Carpenter Sunday Finally Arrives<\/strong>
The summer Rolling Stone <\/em>cover star<\/a> Sabrina Carpenter last performed at Lolla a couple of years back, where she told us about the naughty freestyle outro of \u201cNonsense<\/a>\u201d and opening for Taylor Swift. \u201cTwo years ago I was at that stage,\u201d Carpenter gestured toward one of the smaller side stages during her set. \u201cNow we get to play this one,\u201d she said from the headlining main stage at Lollapalooza. She catapulted to the top of the bill on the strength of Short n\u2019 Sweet<\/em>, making friends<\/a> and more fans and angering zealots<\/a> along the way. No matter, the singer can hold her own and held it well as she closed out the 2025 edition of Lollapalooza.<\/p>\n

\n\tCarpenter showed up first onscreen as a Chicago news anchor to welcome the massive crowd to the retro-themed party that matched her music influences, signaling the winking humor that was to come before she arrived onstage to perform \u201cBusy Woman\u201d and \u201cTaste.\u201d The show featured a dance competition and nostalgic television ads, and a bed where she performed the steamy \u201cBed Chem\u201d \u2014 all part of her polished recent tour, but she did have a few new tricks up her clever sleeve. She brought out Earth, Wind & Fire with whom she traded verses for rousing performances of \u201cLet\u2019s Groove\u201d and \u201cSeptember.\u201d During the \u201cJuno\u201d skit where she arrests people with fuzzy pink handcuffs for being too hot, she proposed marriage to members of fellow fest headliners Twice, and later she ascended on a crane in the middle of the audience to perform \u201cDon\u2019t Smile\u201d from above. After set closer \u201cEspresso,\u201d she dropped the trailer for her highly-anticipated Man\u2019s Best Friend<\/em><\/a>\u00a0 to close out the night. As with all great performances, she left the crowd wanting more. \u2014A.L.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n\tA$AP Rocky Makes a Rushed Job Fly By<\/strong>
Yes he was late, but at least A$AP Rocky<\/a> looked the part in the most unexpected way. Sporting a head full of pink hair curlers and an oversized flannel atop a bulletproof vest, the rapper dangled from a life-sized helicopter like a civilian kidnapped in an action movie. Fans manifesting a Don\u2019t Be Dumb<\/em><\/a> drop after nearly three years of waiting had to hold on a little longer. As consolation, Rocky performed \u201cHighjack\u201d and \u201cTailor Swift\u201d from the unreleased album, and tacked on a live rarity for good measure: Long.Live.ASAP<\/em><\/a>\u2019s \u201cLVL,\u201d which he hasn\u2019t performed in more than a decade.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI know rap is real competitive right now, but I wanna spread love,\u201d said Rocky. Expressing gratitude was only natural; his ascent from blog-era rapper to high-profile trendsetter and luxury fashion model is now a blueprint, which doesn\u2019t even include wooing Rihanna and raising three children together. Performed in rapid-fire succession before Chicago\u2019s noise ordinance kicked in were \u201cLSD,\u201d \u201cSundress,\u201d and \u201cGoldie,\u201d a career-spanning set list of highlights that flaunted not just how skilled Rocky is as a rapper, but how varied his music remains in the passing years. Now, he just wanted to take it slow, even as the clock was ticking. \u201cThey\u2019re trying to kick us out,\u201d he yelled to his DJ. \u201cPlay the next one! Go go go!\u201d \u2014N.C.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Mar\u00edas Soundtrack Lucid Dreams at Dusk<\/strong>
The Mar\u00edas<\/a> are inside your head and they know what your dreams look like. Under the hypnotic spell of singer Mar\u00eda Zardoya, whose breathy delivery is part comforting whisper, part secretive rasp, the jazzy dream-pop band used a dusk timeslot to seamlessly soundtrack different visions: hiding in a room alone, running into an ex, lusting after a lover. From the seductive \u201cHush\u201d to the explosive burst of drums in \u201cVicious Sensitive Robot,\u201d or even their cover of the Cardigans\u2019 \u201cLovefool,\u201d the Mar\u00edas swirled through a set list of woozy emotions and hazier sounds. Maybe it was<\/em> a lucid dream. \u2014N.C.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n\tDominic Fike Brings His Baby on Board<\/strong>
Dominic Fike, who pulled out of last year\u2019s fest<\/a> due to \u201chealth reasons,\u201d made up for lost time, but he made sure to soak it in. \u201cI want to slow down,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to sit in it with all you folks. I just want to connect.\u201d And that he did, sharing tales behind songs such as early \u201cdemoey\u201d track \u201cOne Glass\u201d and his love for Coldplay\u2019s \u201cYellow\u201d before he covered it. Standouts included \u201cPhone Numbers,\u201d \u201cHi Grace\u201d from his 14 Minutes<\/em> EP<\/a>, and \u201c7 Hours\u201d from Sunburn<\/em><\/a> \u2014 songs that touch on connection. To close, he delivered the ultimate mic drop: in a heartwarming moment, he brought out his baby (he offhandedly referenced being a father during his set and on his recent collab with Jennie<\/a>) and sang to his child on a toy mic. Then, mid-song, he picked the baby up and walked off into the night. \u2014A.L.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tFinneas Makes His Solo(ish) Lolla Debut<\/strong>
\u201cBack in 2018, I played with my sister Billie [Eilish] for the first time,\u201d Finneas said of Lollapalooza. On Sunday, he made his solo(ish) debut at the fest. His set showcased that his songwriting chops extend beyond the Grammy-winning work he creates with his sister, like during \u201cLittle Window\u201d and \u201cBreak My Heart Again.\u201d Finneas also brought out surprise guest Ashe, whom he formed a band with called the Favors<\/a>. Together they performed \u201cThe Little Mess You Made\u201d as well as Ashe\u2019s Finneas-featuring \u201cTill Forever Falls Apart.\u201d \u2014A.L.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tMariah the Scientist<\/a> Showcases Chemistry<\/strong>
Mariah the Scientist was smoldering \u2014 from the heat and with her R&B songs. She took care of the former by shedding her furry jacket partway through her set, which included throwback tracks such as \u201cBeetlejuice,\u201d and \u201cIs It a Crime,\u201d her freshly released collab with Kali Uchis. \u201cNow you gotta be my other half,\u201d she said before delivering \u201cAlways n Forever.\u201d Speaking of partners, she surprised fans by bringing out her beau Young Thug to perform \u201cWalked In,\u201d which displayed their chemistry. \u201cI waited two-and-a-half years to be able to do that,\u201d she said afterward, referencing his serving time after pleading out<\/a> in the YSL racketeering case. \u201cMy man is free now!\u201d \u2014A.L.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tEverything\u2019s a Hit in Remi Wolf\u2019s Hands<\/strong>
\u201cWe need your hips so loose, so limber,\u201d Remi Wolf<\/a> told the crowd. She demonstrated by doing a dance-off with two guitarists, hopping behind the drum kit, and enacting a Jack Black-style vocal warmup routine. The California indie-pop star has big ideas and bigger hooks, and those earworms made her a quintessential festival artist. Of course, that applied to her biggest hits \u2014 set bookenders \u201cCinderella\u201d and \u201cPhoto ID\u201d \u2014 but she also did the stagework for other songs like \u201cSexy Villain\u201d and \u201cLiz\u201d that felt like they should\u2019ve charted, too. \u2014N.C.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe View Is \u2018Fucking Gnarly\u2019 for Katseye\u00a0<\/strong>
One word could\u2019ve summarized Katseye<\/a>\u2019s anticipated set: \u201cGnarly<\/a>.\u201d But the internationally procured girl group didn\u2019t go through the competition show ringer<\/a> \u2014 singing auditions, dance rehearsals, charisma buffing \u2014 just to be a one-hit wonder. Despite their breakout single becoming a song of the summer contender, Katseye used their performance to reintroduce their range, from mellow pop ballad \u201cMean Girls\u201d to the clomping dance of \u201cM.I.A.\u201d They really hit their stride venturing beyond the K-pop machine they were modeled after \u2014 most notably with the sextet\u2019s live debut of \u201cGabriela<\/a>,\u201d a Latin-inspired dub-pop song, complete with an outfit change into red flamenco skirts. \u2014N.C.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n\tRebecca Black Doesn\u2019t Care What You Think<\/strong>
Less than 15 minutes into her set, Rebecca Black<\/a> was already screaming \u201cDo you even think about me?\u201d like a threat. Maybe it was, and the answer is irrelevant to the broader point. Ridiculed<\/a> in 2011 for \u201cFriday\u201d and ridiculed a decade later for continuing<\/a> to pursue music, Black knows firsthand there\u2019s no pleasing haters. Instead, she courted camp and queers and impulsive electro-pop. The latest \u2014 and best \u2014 product of that combination is Salvation<\/em>, which she performed as it should be: karaoke-style, with two beefy dancers flanking her side in miniskirts. \u201cOne thing I know: we\u2019re all gay,\u201d she said to cheers. \u2014N.C.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tBoyNextDoor Court an Evening Time Slot With K-pop Rock<\/strong>
Backed by a rock band that drew out the punches of their music, BoyNextDoor<\/a> came prepared with special live arrangements to impress fans and those previously unfamiliar. Gathered around a blue prop door pinned with plushies, the K-pop six-piece danced their way through \u201cIf I Say, I Love You\u201d and \u201cI Feel Good\u201d \u2014 even opting to sing English versions. During \u201c123-78,\u201d BoyNextDoor partnered up with each other for ballroom dance moves. \u201cThose are very romantic songs. I kinda wish we were doing this at night right now,\u201d said Jaehyun. With how smitten their screaming fans were, the feeling was mutual. \u2014N.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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