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Eric Diep

Eric Diep is the Dallas Observer music editor. He focuses on hip-hop but is a devoted listener to all genres. Before joining the newspaper in April 2025, Eric freelanced for Billboard, Complex, Vulture, HipHopDX and XXL.

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10 Best Dallas Summer Concerts 2025

By Eric DiepJune 24, 2025

The Weeknd, Teddy Swims and My Chemical Romance are some of the acts performing in and around Dallas this summer.

The Observer Is Looking for Music Writers

By Eric DiepJune 23, 2025

Summer is here, and we’re looking for music writers with the hottest takes and writing chops to back them up.

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Erykah Badu, The Alchemist Release New Songs “Echos 19 (mix 122)” and “Next to You”

By Eric DiepJune 20, 2025

Erykah Badu performed “Echos 19 (mix 122)” and debuted “Next to You” at her Juneteenth show. Here’s how to listen to them.

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Dom Dolla Is Coming to Dallas This Fall

By Eric DiepJune 19, 2025

The Melbourne-raised artist has toured around the world, adding two dates for Texans who love house and electronic.

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Kaitlin Butts, Paul Wall, Joshua Ray Walker, Hoobastank and More Announced for State Fair of Texas

By Eric DiepJune 18, 2025

With 100 days left until the 2025 State Fair of Texas, this year’s music lineup is stacked with more than 100 artists.

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McKinney’s Sunset Amphitheater Officially Underway After Groundbreaking Event

By Eric DiepJune 17, 2025

The future site of the 20,000-seat facility will be a first-of-its-kind premium live music venue in Texas.

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Babymetal Had Metalheads Moshing and Headbanging at Irving Show: Photos

By Eric DiepJune 16, 2025

Fronted by three women – Su-Metal, Moametal and Momometal – Babymetal brings sweet vocals over shredding to heavy metal.

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Wu-Tang Clan Forever: 36 Moments From Their Final Show in Fort Worth

By Eric DiepJune 15, 2025

Wu-Tang Clan is currently on its last tour, a rare opportunity for the members to say goodbye and thank their fans.

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Joshua Ray Walker Is Healthy, Cancer-Free and Back Creating Some Good Times for Y’all

By Eric DiepJune 13, 2025

Joshua Ray Walker walks us through the making of his summer album and creating sunny country songs in a Hawaiian shirt.

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Shakira Reunites With Her She-Wolves and Dazzles at Arlington Show

By Eric DiepJune 12, 2025

The Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran Tour brought much-needed positive energy to Globe Life Field, where fans partied all night.

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David Byrne Will Perform Two Shows in Dallas This Fall

By Eric DiepJune 10, 2025

Byrne has a follow-up to 2018’s American Utopia, centered on everybody doing everything all at once.

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Erykah Badu to Release Her Next Album Independently on Her Own Label

By Eric DiepJune 10, 2025

The Queen of Neo-Soul is back with a new album. Previous reports stated that it would be produced entirely by The Alchemist.

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Virginia Duo Clipse Are Coming to The Bomb Factory in September

By Eric DiepJune 9, 2025

In support of their upcoming album Let God Sort Em Out, Pusha T and Malice are back touring as a duo in over 15 years.

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Watch Dallas K-Pop Fans Camp Out for Stray Kids Merch in Arlington

By Eric DiepJune 6, 2025

The eight-member boy band will perform two nights at Globe Life Field, and fans are already buzzing about their arrival.

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Madonna Introduces Fans to Her Alter-Ego Veronica Electronica With Remix Album

By Eric DiepJune 6, 2025

Listen to “Skin” (The Collaboration Remix Edit), the first taste of Madonna’s long-rumored Veronica Electronica album.

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BigXThaPlug Drops Out of Lil Baby’s World Tour Due to Injury

By Eric DiepJune 4, 2025

BigXThaPlug made the announcement on Tuesday evening, apologizing to his fans and promising he had some things in the works.

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Lil Wayne Rapping Over Songs by Texas Artists: A Short History

By Eric DiepJune 3, 2025

Ahead of Tha Carter VI, Lil Wayne’s remixes of Post Malone, Tay-K, Dorrough and more showcase his greatness.

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Joshua Ray Walker Is Back With Beach-Minded New Album, Announces Summer Tour

By Eric DiepJune 2, 2025

The Dallas-based country musician readies Tropicana, an album written during his treatment for stage 3B colon cancer.

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Dallas’ Most-Streamed Artist Taylor Swift Buys Back Rights for First Six Albums

By Eric DiepMay 30, 2025

In her shocking announcement, Swift wrote on her website, “All of the music I’ve ever made now belongs to me.”

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Dallas Native Brittany Broski Impresses Again With New Single “Stained”

By Eric DiepMay 30, 2025

After making her artist debut with “The Sun,” Brittany Broski is back with a bluesy and dramatic song about broken love.

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Oak Cliff’s Ren The Third Is Opening for D Savage on June 1

By Eric DiepMay 29, 2025

Rising rapper Ren The Third is doing one more show in Dallas this weekend before taking a break from touring.

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San Antonio Rapper RNB.FOEMOB Has Our Next State Anthem With “Texas”

By Eric DiepMay 28, 2025

Buzzing rapper RNB.FOEMOB was welcomed by Dallas hip-hop legends as he performed his viral single.

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