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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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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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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Curated by Tyler, the Creator, the 2018 Camp Flog Gnaw Festival is taking place this weekend at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles. This year’s two-day event is stacked, headlined by Kanye West and Kid Cudi performing for the first-time as Kids See Ghosts. SZA, A$AP Rocky, Post Malone, Ms. Lauryn Hill, The Internet, Raphael Saadiq, BROCKHAMPTON, Virgil Abloh, Pusha T, Majid Jordan, Playboi Carti, Little Dragon, Jaden Smith and more are set to hit the various stages down in sunny California over the next two days. Music lovers who couldn’t make the trip to L.A. for this year’s festival can live stream select performances.

Sets by Tyler, the Creator, A$AP Rocky, Playboi Carti, Pusha T, Majid Jordan and Raphael Saadiq make Saturday night’s webcast (Nov. 10). On Sunday night (Nov. 11), Kids See Ghosts, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Post Malone, Earl Sweatshirt, BROCKHAMPTON and Flatbush Zombies will be a part of the live webcast. Stream all the action below.

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Its been nearly two months since the sudden death of Mac Miller. The beloved Pittsburgh rapper, who passed away in early September, is being honored with a tribute concert on Halloween night. Organized by Miller’s family, “A Celebration of Life” is a benefit show celebrating the life of Malcolm James McCormick with a star-studded list of performers that had ties to the 26-year-old. Chance the Rapper, John Mayer, ScHoolboy Q, SZA, Travi$ Scott, Thundercat, Ty Dolla $ign, Vince Staples, Miguel, Anderson. Paak, Action Bronson, Earl Sweatshirt, J.I.D, Domo Genesis, Njomza and more are set to hit the stage at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (Oct. 31).

Fans of Mac Miller who could not make the trip to L.A. can enjoy the tribute concert via live stream on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and TIDAL. Benefitting the Mac Miller Circles Fund, which supports youth arts & community-building programs in Mac Miller’s memory, donations can be made by clicking here. Set to start at 9:30 p.m. EST, watch the emotional show below.

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Six years have passed since the release of Nas’ last studio LP, Life Is Good. As a part of a daunting five week collection of releases executive produced by Kanye West, the Queens MC’s long-awaited new album is near. First announced by West back in June, Nas is celebrating his new project titled NASIR, with a listening session steps away from where he grew up in Queensbridge, New York City. Fans can get their first listen of the album via a live stream courtesy of Mass Appeal Records and YouTube.

NASIR is the 4th consecutive project in as many weeks executive produced by Kanye West. It follows Pusha T’s DAYTONA, Kanye’s ye, Kid Cudi and Kanye’s joint album KIDS SEE GHOSTS. The final project to drop is Teyana Taylor’s untitled sophomore LP, due June 22.

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After albums from Pusha T and Kanye West, its now time for Kid Cudi to unleash his Kids See Ghost joint project with Mr. West. A week after Kanye hosted a star-studded event in Wyoming prior to the release of ye, the rapper/designer and Cudi are hosting a listening event in Los Angeles on Thursday night (Jun. 7).

Just moments before the album is available everywhere, fans can get their first listen of Kids See Ghost. Click below to watch the listening session, live streamed via the Wav Media app starting at 11 p.m. EST.

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Shia LaBeouf has built a reputation for staging, shall we say, interesting live performances in recent years, but his latest project is his most ambitious yet.

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Our very own Miss Info is down in Miami for this year’s Art Basel, and she’s co-hosting a special instalment of Public School NYC’s WNL Radio this weekend. She’ll be talking politics, culture and, of course, music alongside the likes of Stretch & Bobbito, Ronnie Fieg, Fonzworth Bentley, Akinyele, Heron Preston, Uncle Luke and many more.

The broadcast runs between noon and 8pm EST today and tomorrow (December 3). Tune in below!

Update: Mos Def is debuting new music now and announced 2 new albums (one with Mannie Fresh).

Update 2: Nahright posted footage of Mos performing at Art Basel.

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