Lovers & Friends Festival is definitely making a splash for its inaugural year. The glitzy poster that unveiled the lineup last week had people close to tears as the festival of their 90’s/early 2000’s dreams would finally come true. It boasted Ms. Lauryn Hill, TLC, and the trio of Usher, Ludacris and Lil Jon as headliners. Other throwback acts set to appear were Nelly, Ginuwine, Twista, Brandy, Monica, Lil Kim, Ja Rule and many more. The Los Angeles event also grabbed some talent from the new school like Jhene Aiko and Summer Walker. 

However, after the poster started circulating online, some artists listed on it alleged that they were not even aware of the festival. People questioned whether Lovers & Friends was too good to be true and would suffer a similar fate as the disgraced Fyre Fest. This speculation was quashed by some of the festival’s organizers and sponsors validating its legitimacy. Snoop Dogg, who is one of the bookers, advised people not to fret and dedicated himself to securing a Lil Kim performance after she claimed she was never contacted about the fest. 

While Lil Kim has officially signed on to appear, others acts on the initial bill have been removed, including Megan Thee Stallion, Monica, Next and Ginuwine were removed. There is no need to despair though, because the promoter Goldenvoice has announced that Doja Cat, Akon, Donell Jones and Mya have been added to the lineup. Furthermore, the festival has been extended to span two days to meet popular demand. The lineups will not be the same on the Friday and Saturday dates (May 8 & 9). 

Tickets for both days have already sold out, but you can sign up for a waitlist here. 

Lil Kim has officially confirmed that she’ll be performing at Lovers & Friends Festival, after talking to Snoop Dogg, who is a promoter and booking agent for the show, about using her name on the lineup without her knowledge. The lineup for Lovers & Friends, a music festival taking place on Saturday, May 9th, at Dignity Health Sports Park in L.A., was announced on Tuesday, much to the excitement of throwback hip hop and R&B fans everywhere.

However, speculation about the lineup’s legitimacy quickly began circulating, after artists like Twista and Mase publicly denied any involvement with the festival despite appearing on the flyer. Though Twista later retracted his comment, folks also noticed that acts like T-Pain and Megan Thee Stallion were already scheduled to perform at different festivals—Rolling Loud and Broccoli Festival, respectively—that same day. Lil Kim, who was also listed as a billed artist on the lineup, even took to Instagram stories to declare that the whole festival was fake as she had no part in this. Lovers & Friends was quickly getting Fyre Fest comparisons, as fans began having doubts about whether this show was actually happening.

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Snoop Dogg, who revealed that he is a promoter and booking agent for the event, hopped on social media to clear up the confusion. He indicated that all of the artists besides Lil Kim were “100% confirmed,” and asked her to DM him so that they could work things out directly. It looks like Snoop was successful, as Kim has confirmed that she will indeed be playing Lovers & Friends.

“THE CHECK HAS CLEARED,” she wrote on a photo of the updated flyer. “Thank uncle @snoopdogg guys cause if it wasn’t for him this would not be happening but y’all know how much I love Cali and Uncle Snoop. See ya’ll May 9th, 2020.” While we’re glad to see that Kim is still on the lineup, it appears that at least one artist, Foxy Brown, has been removed, and another, Trick Daddy, has been added. Mase’s name still appears on the flyer, though, so hopefully he’s worked things out with Snoop the same way Kim did. Presale tickets are officially on sale now for Lovers & Friends.

Hip hop and R&B fans were floored on Tuesday (February 18) when a flyer for an upcoming concert began to circulate on social media. The Lovers & Friends Festival popped up on Instagram and for their first post, they uploaded a flyer that has caused quite a bit of controversy in less than 24 hours. According to the information provided, the Goldenvoice presented show will take place on May 9 in Los Angeles at "the grounds at Dignity Health Sports Park." However, there have been a few hiccups as both artists and fans have called out the alleged promoters for misinformation.

Artists reportedly performing at the one-day event include Lauryn Hill, Usher, Ludacris, Lil Jon, TLC, Jhené Aiko, Summer Walker, Megna Thee Stallion, Nelly, Sean Paul, T-Pain, Brandy, Monica, Ja Rule, Fat Joe, SWV, Saweetie, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Ginuwine, Dru Hill, Next, 112, Mario, Twista, Eve, Trina, Tweet, Amerie, Mase, Cam'ron, Mike Jones, Montell Jordan, Umi, Jon B, Baby Bash, Frankie J, and Nina Sky.

This lineup is every 1990s and 2000s hip hop and R&B fans' dream, but all may not be what it seems. Initially, Twista insinuated that he hadn't been paid for the show, but later he confirmed that he'd be playing all of his hits. Lil Kim reposted the flyer on her Instagram Story with a message written over it that read, “This is SO FAKE! I am not a part of this.” Mase simply commented, “Best of wishes on this show but pls take my name off this flyer.”

Fans have been voicing their confusion in the comment section as they've stated that although T-Pain is scheduled for Lovers & Friends Festival, he's reportedly also supposed to perform at Rolling Loud the same day. Some also stated that Megan Thee Stallion is supposed to be performing at another event in Washington, D.C. that day, as well, but Broccolli Festival shared that she's scheduled for both events.

Some people have expressed that they're feeling "Fyre Fest vibes," but all id legit, according to Snoop Dogg. The rapper made a brief video where he shared that he was one of the booking agents for the concert and verified that everyone is confirmed. He stated that he thought he was speaking with Lil Kim's representatives when booking her, but if not, he told the Queen Bee to DM him so they could officially add her to the roster.