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Zara Irshad

San Francisco

Arts and Entertainment Engagement Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle

Currently: @sfc_datebook, @ucsandiego alum Previously: @sdut, @ucsdguardian

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  • 3 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Zara Irshad

    Kehlani has backed out of SoSF, a new one-day Pride festival, weeks before it is set to take place. Gus Stewart/RedfernsOakland R&B singer Kehlani has pulled out of the lineup for San Francisco’s new Pride celebration, SoSF, leaving the event without a main headliner three weeks before it’s scheduled to take place. The festival, a new one-day block party, announced that the “After Hours” singer has decided to no longer be a part of the lineup in an Instagram post shared Thursday, June 5.

  • 4 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Zara Irshad

    Taylor Swift has purchased the rights to her first six albums and their visuals from Shamrock Capital. Jessica Christian/The ChronicleTaylor Swift has purchased the masters for her first six albums, after embarking on a yearslong re-recording process in an attempt to reclaim her own work. Now, Swift has acquired the albums and their associated visuals from Shamrock Capital, their most recent owner, for an undisclosed amount.

  • 4 weeks ago | datebook.sfchronicle.com | Zara Irshad

    Ashe is set to perform at the UC Theatre on Thursday, June 19. Photo: Getty Images / Nicola Gell Music Datebook Pick Ashe is set to perform at the UC Theatre on Thursday, June 19. Photo: Getty Images / Nicola Gell A Netflix romantic comedy changed Ashe’s life and career forever.

  • 4 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Zara Irshad

    Sydney Sweeney is selling a bar of soap made from her dirty bathwater as part of her partnership with Dr. Squatch. Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesSydney Sweeney is selling her dirty bathwater as soap for her latest partnership with men’s natural body care brand Dr. Squatch. Only 5,000 bars of the limited-edition soap, “Sydney’s Bathwater Bliss,” have been made, and fans can purchase it for $8 online starting at 9 a.m. Friday, June 6.

  • 4 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Zara Irshad

    SZA’s Not Beauty brand is heading to San Francisco for a popup event ahead of the singer’s co-headlining show with Kendrick Lamar on Thursday, May 29. Kevin Sabitus/Getty ImagesSZA’s Not Beauty popup event has been canceled by Oracle Park due to overwhelming crowd turnout.  “Once you guys started congregating, they got nervous about safety,” the Grammy winner explained in an Instagram video, which she shared shortly after the popup opened at Marina Gate Plaza on Thursday, May 29.

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RT @susanslusser: Green Day frontman supports East Bay venue at risk of permanent closure https://t.co/pOgcZo4pP8 via @sfchronicle