Celebrate Juneteenth With Anthony Hamilton, The Roots & Other Black Celebrities

Live Nation Urban, in collaboration with LA Phil, present Juneteenth – A Global Celebration for Freedom. The festivities will take place on Sunday, June 19th at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California.

Juneteenth is the observation of the end of slavery in the United States and as such, the event will feature several top-tier black entertainers. Anthony Hamilton, Earth, Wind & Fire, Michelle Williams, The Roots, Robert Glasper and Killer Mike are just some of the public figures that will be in attendance.

The show will broadcast exclusively on all CNN platforms, starting at 8pm ET. That said, persons planning to be at the event can get tickets directly from Hollywood Bowl’s website.

Jazmine Sullivan & Ari Lennox Will Join Summer Walker’s “A Hot Summer Night In LA” Concert

Scheduled for June 24th at Crypto dotcom Arena in Los Angeles, California, A Hot Summer Night In LA concert, which is curated by Summer Walker, will feature Ari Lennox, Saucy Santana, Joyce Wrice, Doechi, Alex Vaughn and special guest Jazmine Sullivan. The DJ will be Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta‘s Ché Mack.

The event is being done in partnership with Live Nation Urban. Tickets are on sale now.

Catch Kool & The Gang In Vienna This Friday! (@KoolntheGngLIVE)

Kool & The Gang will be performing their biggest hits – Celebration, Cherish, Jungle Boogie, to name a few – at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia this Friday, June 3rd.

They will be joined by funk and soul stalwarts Morris Day & The Time. Tickets, which start at $37 USD, can be purchased from Wolf Trap’s website.

Leela James Performs At Iron City In Birmingham This Friday (@LeelaJames)

R&B and soul singer-songwriter Leela James will be hitting the Iron City stage on Friday, June 3rd. She will be joined by Clinton Babers, the talented singer, songwriter, producer, arranger and instrumentalist – gifted on 18 different instruments.

Iron City – one of the most inspired music and event venues in Birmingham – is located at 513 22nd Street South, Birmingham, Alabama. Show time is 8pm. Click here for tickets.

Ashanti, Jhené Aiko & Busta Rhymes Are Headliners On The Hyde Park Summer Fest (@HPSummerFest)

Hyde Park Summer Fest – the annual event that’s sponsored by The Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce and Eat Drink and Be Events – has announced their full lineup for 2022. The main headliners are Busta Rhymes, Ashanti and Lupe Fiasco on Saturday, June 11th; and Jhené Aiko, Lucky Day, Marsha Ambrosius and BJ The Chicago Kid on Sunday, June 12th.

The Hyde Park Summer Fest mixes great music, good food and craft beer with the amazing people of Chicago. Location is the Midway Plaisance Park.

Jazmine Sullivan, Master P & Tweet Among Performers For Florida Funk Fest 2022 (funkfestconcert)

The 2022 Florida Funk Fest – that is to take place on Friday, June 3rd and Saturday, June 4th – will feature MJB, Jodeci, Jazmine Sullivan, Anthony Hamilton, Tweet, Trina and several other top-tier hip-hop and R&B artists.

One of the most anticipated features on the program is the No Limit reunion with Master P and the No Limit Soldiers (Mystikal, Silkk The Shocker etc.). It will be held at Central Florida Fairgrounds – 4603 W Colonial Drive – in Orlando. Tickets and additional information are available here.

Dre Island’s New Album Drops On June 3rd (@DreIslandMusic)

The multi-talented Jamaican artist Dre Island will be releasing his sophomore album, High Times, on June 3rd, 2022 via DubShot Records. This eight-track project follows his 2020 debut, Now I Rise.

In anticipation of the full record being published on digital streaming platforms, Dre Island and his team have just shared the visuals for the LP’s second single, All Night, which features Carlio.

The singer, songwriter and producer will celebrate the album release at SNS Bar – located at 63 Gansevoort Street – in New York City on June 3rd.