Ryan Porter, a founding member of the West Coast Get Down and frequent collaborator with Kamasi Washington and Kendrick Lamar, has died after a severe car crash. Friends launched a fundraiser to support his daughters.

Cinespia returns to Hollywood Forever for its 25th season, opening this weekend with E.T., Moulin Rouge! and a Mulholland Drive tribute plus themed nights.

Yoko Ono’s career‑spanning retrospective opens at The Broad this weekend, turning the museum and the city into a participatory peace project.

The Egyptian Theatre will shut June 8 for technical upgrades after its Netflix‑funded restoration; operators say the palace should reopen this fall. Summer festival plans are uncertain.

A new neighborhood festival takes over Highland Park with 60+ bands, free daytime stages and ticketed club nights across multiple venues.

A Los Angeles federal jury found Kanye West liable for sampling an unreleased instrumental during a 2021 Donda listening event and awarded more than $400,000.

The GRAMMY Museum opens Tower of Song on May 28 in downtown LA, showcasing artifacts from Nirvana, Prince, Miles Davis and film interviews with songwriting legends. The exhibit pairs Songwriters Hall of Fame items with Grammy Hall of Fame recordings.

City council unanimously approved an amended permit that gives Centro CHA three years to run the Latino Cultural Center at Jenny Oropeza while upgrades move forward. Roughly $4.5M is earmarked for park and site work.

A ceremonial topping‑out at The Broad will place the final steel beam Wednesday, marking structural completion of the expansion. The project adds roughly 50,000 square feet and aims to open in 2028.

Jon Erwin says AI helped him film a Moses special in a week and he’s launched Innovative Dreams to keep production work in L.A. rather than send it overseas.

Culver City rolled back several film permit fees and waived daily charges in a one‑year pilot, trimming hundreds off the bill for typical three‑day shoots. Officials say the changes aim to keep production dollars and jobs in town.

Karen Lawrence is leading The Huntington through an 83,000‑sq‑ft renovation that will link library and museum spaces, add conservation labs and expand storage.

What began as a protest against a proposed Dodger Stadium gondola has become Clockshop’s People’s Kite Festival, now drawing thousands to LA State Historic Park for kites, art and workshops.