Editor’s Note: First Notes is a weekly update of recent happenings in the world of music.
* After a photo hit Instagram showing Kanye West before a zip lining excursion with Kim Kardashian, memes of West photoshopped in various situations have become the latest Internet trend. Just search for #sadKanye.
* Emma Stone did a stellar job on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon while taking part in a lip sync battle with the host. Just check out her skills during the Ludacris section of DJ Khaled’s “All I Do is Win.”
* A fan died after stage diving at a New York City Miss May I concert when no one caught him and he suffered head and neck injuries.
* Beck will perform at the Uptown Amphitheatre on July 11. Tickets go on sale on May 9.
* Sara Bareilles will perform at the Uptown Amphitheatre on July 28. Tickets go on sale on May 9.
This article appears in Apr 30 – May 6, 2014.
