This year’s Roots Picnic will take place on June 1st and 2nd at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts – 5201 Parkside Avenue (Fairmount Park) – in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The main headlining acts for 2024 are Lil Wayne, The Roots, Jill Scott, Victoria Monét, Andre 3000, Gunna, and Nas. For the complete lineup, links to tickets, and general information visit therootspicnic-dot-com.
Pandemic Records & Entertainment LLC is by far one of the fastest rising independent music labels in the reggae-dancehall space. As the name implies, the imprint was established during the covid-19 pandemic, and has in a short period of time rose to international prominence.
So far, the brothers Sheldon and Leroy Edwards (label owners) have worked with some of the biggest names in the industry: Capleton, Sizzla Kalonji, Fantan Mojah, Ikaya, Little Hero, Chronic Law, and many more notable acts. After recording only secular projects since their inception, they surprised everyone by releasing a gospel single late last year.
The song Journey, penned and performed by Christian vocalist Jeniel Henningham, has put the worldly organization on a new path. “Jeniel was introduced to Pandemic by a member of the team, and she has a great spirit not just a great voice. Regardless of the genre, once it is good music that is what Pandemic Records is all about. We have not sign Jeniel but it is a decision the team is seriously considering.”
The above statement is Pandemic Records‘ response to questions about how and why they have chosen to venture into the gospel arena. Journey can be downloaded from iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, and all other streaming platforms, and the official video can be viewed on Jeniel Henningham‘s YouTube channel.
This spring, R&B singer, songwriter, actor, and dancer Omarion will headline the VBZ on VBZ Tour, with support from Vedo, Tone Stith, WanMor, and Jastin Martin. The former lead vocalist of the boy band B2K will be hitting twenty cities across America. Below are all the confirmed dates and locations.
05 April
TTCUT
Grand Prairie, TX
06 April
Smart Financial Centre
Houston, TX
11 April
Kings Theatre
New York, NY
12 April
DAR Constitution Hall
Washington, DC
14 April
NJPAC
Newark, NJ
19 April
Arie Crown Theater
Chicago, IL
20 April
Stifel Theatre
St. Louis, MO
21 April
Masonic Temple
Detroit, MI
26 April
Peacock Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
27 April
Paramount Theatre
Oakland, CA
28 April
Theater at Virgin Hotel
Las Vegas, NV
03 May
Liacouras Center
Philadelphia, PA
04 May
Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion
Portsmouth, VA
09 May
Tanger Theater
Greensboro, NC
10 May
Ovens Auditorium
Charlotte, NC
11 May
Lyric Theater
Baltimore, MD
12 May
Jacobs Pavillion
Cleveland, OH
17 May
Altria Theater
Richmond, VA
18 May
Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Cary, NC
19 May
Cobb Energy Center
Atlanta, GA
Frontier Touring, MG Live & Arena Touring have announced that seven-time Grammy award winner, singer, actress and Empress of Soul, Gladys Knight will make her highly-anticipated return to Australia and New Zealand with The Farewell Tour this March and April. See all confirmed dates and locations below.
Tue 19 Mar 2024
Riverside Theatre
Perth
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Festival Theatre
Adelaide
Sat 23 Mar 2024
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Brisbane
Sun 24 Mar 2024
The Star Theatre
Gold Coast
Tue 26 Mar 2024
Hamer Hall
Melbourne
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Royal Theatre (National Convention Centre Canberra)
Canberra
Sat 30 Mar 2024
The Star Sydney
Sydney
Tue 2 Apr 2024
Michael Fowler Centre
Wellington
Thu 4 Apr 2024
Civic Theatre
Auckland
One of Miami’s favorite celebrations of music, art, and black culture returns on March 9th and 10th at the Hard Rock Stadium (2269 NW 199th Street) in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Jazz In The Gardens Festival, which is being presented by the city, is now in its 17th year.
On day one patrons will experience live performances by Summer Walker, Davido, Jazmine Sullivan, Fantasia, Kirk Franklin, Jaheim, Omarion, Tink, and Eric Bellinger. There will also be a special DJ set by Kid Kapri, as well as The DJ Nasty 305 Welcome to the Crib set featuring Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, Trina, Ballgreezy, Wayne Wonda, Major 9, and Michael Sterling.
And on day two, Maxwell, Babyface, Jeezy, and Scarface will perform. Additionally, DJ Cassidy‘s Pass the Mic will be done live, and it will feature Lil’Kim, T.I., Too Short, Uncle Luke, Tamia, Marsha Ambrosius, and October London. Confirmed host is comedian Rickey Smiley.
On Friday, March 22nd, Frankie Beverly & Maze will take their Farewell Tour to the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. On this occasion, the legendary soul and funk ensemble will be joined by two other musical giants: Chaka Khan and El Debarge. Tickets for this concert can be purchased from Ticketmaster.
With five new songs added, KB has just shared the deluxe version of his 2023 album His Glory Alone II. The twenty-one-track project went live on all streaming platforms this past Friday (February 16) via Provident Label Group LLC.
The LP’s release was accompanied by the official video for track #20, It Ain’t Safe. Click here or on the image above to check it out, and remember to like, comment, and share.
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