H.E.R. has announced the inaugural ‘Lights On’ Festival. The Grammy Award-winning songstress partners with Live Nation for a one-day event, this summer. Curated by H.E.R., the festival will feature performances by Jhené Aiko, Daniel Caesar, Summer Walker, Ari Lennox, Marc E. Bassy, Melii, and more. Expect more artists to be added to the lineup leading up the festival. ‘Lights On’ takes place on Sept. 14 at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, CA. For music lovers planning to make the trip, tickets can be purchased here starting at $45.

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The biggest Hip-Hop radio concert is here as HOT 97’s annual Summer Jam returns for its 26th year. The 2019 edition is headlined by Cardi B. Meek Mill, Migos, Tory Lanez, Rich the Kid, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, City Girls, Davido, Casanova, Kash Doll, Melii, and Megan Thee Satllion make up this year’s lineup. Music lovers not able to make it to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, can live stream the main stage performances starting at 6:30 p.m. EST courtesy of TIDAL.

Live stream HOT 97 Summer Jam 2019 below.

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The 5th annual Lil Weezyana Fest takes place later this year, headlined by the man himself Lil’ Wayne. On Tuesday (May 28), Weezy F. Baby announced the lineup for the upcoming festival this summer. Travis Scott, Meek Mill, Trey Songz lead the pack, as Megan Thee Stallion, Saweetie, Kash Doll, Melii, Leven Kali and Akbar V round out this year’s lineup. The 2019 Lil Weezyana Fest goes down on September 7th, moved to a new location now at the Uno Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. Music lovers planning to attend can purchase tickets starting this Friday (May 31), at 10 a.m. local time over at Ticketmaster.

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The 2019 Made In America Festival has a few new additions to its lineup. On Wednesday (May 15), the JAY-Z curated event announced Lil’ Uzi Vert, Gucci Mane and Lizzo have been added as performers. It will be Uzi’s second time performing at the festival in his hometown, following an appearance in 2016. Alina Baraz, Buddy, Melii, Jay Critch, IDK and more also were revealed as new additions. Headlined by Travis Scott and Cardi B, this year’s event also features Juice WRLD, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Kodak Black, James Blake, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Jorja Smith and more.

Made In America 2019 takes place at Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Labor Day Weekend (Aug 31 to Sep 1). Tickets are on-sale now and can be purchased by clicking here.

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Los Angeles radio station Real 92.3 has curated a stacked Hip-Hop lineup for their first-ever Real Street Festival. A$AP Rocky, Future and Migos will headline the two-day event this summer. 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Meek Mill, Miguel, TDE (Jay Rock, SiR, Reason & Zacari), Rae Sremmurd, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Lil’ Baby, Kid Ink, KYLE, Rich The Kid, Trippie Redd, Blueface, YBN Cordae, Sheck Wes and more make up the loaded lineup. A surprise fourth headliner and additional guests will also be announced in the coming weeks.

The inaugural Real Street Festival takes place on August 10 – 11 at the Honda Center Grounds in Anaheim, California. Tickets are on-sale now and can be purchased here.

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Kanye West brings in Easter Sunday in a major way. The multi-talented creator brings his popular weekly ‘Sunday Service’ to the Coachella Music & Arts Festival. Hours before artists like Ariana Grande, YG, H.E.R., Khalid and more close Day 3, West kicks off the final day with a special early morning performance outdoors on top of a mountain built in the middle of a field on the Empire Polo Club grounds in Indio, California. The one-time public show can be watched via Coachella’s YouTube live stream, which can be watched below. West’s ‘Sunday Service’ is set to start at 9 a.m. PST/12 p.m. EST.

Click here to watch Kanye’s surprise appearance during Kid Cudi’s Coachella set on Saturday night (Apr. 20).

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Days after speaking at the funeral for his late friend Nipsey Hussle, YG took the stage at Coachella 2019 on Sunday night (Apr. 14). Taking to the Sahara Tent on Day 3, the Compton rapper performed with a heavy heart, dedicating the set to his frequent collaborator. Tributes to Nipsey Hussle were played throughout YG’s 54-minute set, including the opening and a moment of silence. Along with running through a ever growing catalogue of hits, YG announced his new album is set to drop on May and debuted a new track called “Stop Snitching.”

The on-stage party and celebration which YG renamed Boachella, also came with some surprises. Tyga was the first guest of the night, appearing for “Bit**es Ain’t Sh*t” and his own smash-hit “Taste.” For the finale, YG closed out a rocking show with his DJ Mustard-produced banger “Big Bank,” with Mustard, 2 Chainz and Big Sean all hopping on stage to deliver their verses. Watch YG’s full Boachella set below.

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Music lovers have made their way to Indio, California for the 2019 Coachella Music & Arts Festival. Childish Gambino, Tame Impala, and Ariana Grande serve as headliners this year.

The three-day festival, which spans over two weekends, kicks off on Friday with Childish Gambino, Janelle Monáe, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Diplo, dvsn, Ella Mai, Tierra Whack, Jaden Smith and ROSALÍA. Tame Impala, Kid Cudi, Wiz Khalifa, Juice WRLD, SiR, and J Balvin highlight Day 2 on Saturday, while Ariana Grande, KAYTRANADA, Pusha T, YG, Dillon Francis, Playboi Carti, Khalid, Blood Orange, and Bad Bunny will appear during Day 3 on Sunday.

Those who couldn’t make their way to the California Desert can stream all the moments live courtesy of YouTube, set to start at 7:15 p.m. EST. Watch all the action below.

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J. Cole reps brings many of today’s stars to his home state, for the inaugural Dreamville Fest. Set to take place in September 2018, the festival was cancelled and rescheduled due to Hurricane Florence. Now, the one-day event makes its debut in 2019 headlined by Cole Wold. Taking place at Dorothea Dix Park in Releigh, North Carolina, the festival starts at 12:30 p.m. EST. SZA, Big Sean, 21 Savage, Nelly, Rapsody, 6LACK, Teyana Taylor, Saba, Mez, and Dreamville Records artists Bas, J.I.D, EARTHGANG, Ari Lennox, Omen, Lute and Cozz make up the lineup.

Music lovers who couldn’t make the trip, the festival can be live streamed exclusively via TIDAL. The streaming service currently has a 90-day free promo for worldwide viewers by clicking here. A sold-out crowd of 40,000 fans are expected to be in attendance. Watch the first-ever Dreamville Fest below.

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Cardi B will headline HOT 97 Summer Jam 2019 this summer. The Bronx native, who won her first GRAMMY Award earlier this year for ‘Best Rap Album’, will take to the main stage at the 26th annual event. Joining Queen Cardi will be Meek Mill, who performed at the event last year. Migos, Tory Lanez, Rich the Kid, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Davido, Casanova, Kash Doll, and Megan Thee Satllion round out the full lineup. This year’s Festival Stage lineup is led by “Thotiana” rapper Blueface. Joining the rising L.A. star will be Trippie Redd, City Girls, Melii, Nicole Bus, and G4 Boyz. Both City Girls and Melii will be pulling double-duty, also performing on the main stage.

HOT 97 Summer Jam 2018 goes down on Sunday, June 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Tickets go on-sale this Friday (Apr. 5) at Ticketmaster, see the full lineup below.

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