Lil Uzi Vert, Roddy Ricch, Wiz Khalifa, Cardi B, and many other Warner Music Group artists’ past performances will be featured in the upcoming PlayOn Fest, a virtual music festival benefitting COVID-19 relief efforts. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted the music industry in many ways, most severely the touring and live performance sector. In an effort to keep the spirit of live music alive, Warner Music Group is launching the inaugural PlayOn fest hosted by LL Cool J.

Stressing that “music is not cancelled,” the live streamed event will give viewers the opportunity to “relive epic performances” from tons of different artists over the years. Along with the aforementioned rappers, the lineup includes hip hop acts such as A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Gucci Mane, Kevin Gates, Rico Nasty, Saweetie, and many more. The one-time only virtual festival will also be streaming a never-before-released performance by the late Nipsey Hussle from his Victory Lap album release party back in 2018. Check out the full lineup below:

PlayOn Fest will take place over the course of three days beginning this Friday, April 24th, at 12:00pm EST. The event will stream for 72 hours straight exclusively on Songkick’s YouTube channel. Exclusive PlayOn Fest merch has been made available for pre-sale, with all profits going toward the World Health Organization (WHO)’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. Throughout the duration of the event, viewers will also be encouraged to make direct donations to the fund in order to help the WHO “to track and understand the spread of the virus; to ensure patients get the care they need and frontline workers get essential supplies and information; and to accelerate development of a vaccine and treatments for all who need them.” Don’t miss out on this exciting event!

One of the major precautions that you should be taking in order to not come into contact with the coronavirus is to avoid large crowds and public gatherings. Music festivals are exactly that and, as a precautionary measure, it has been announced that Coachella 2020 and Stagecoach will likely be pushed back until October.

With the growing threat of coronavirus echoing throughout the entire world, festival organizers have been forced to reconsider their plans for this year. Professional sports leagues, like the NBA and others, have been communicating over whether they should continue their regular schedules without inviting any fans to the arenas and it would appear as though Coachella’s organizers are also coming close to a decision.

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Officials at Goldenvoice, the parent company for Coachella and Stagecoach, is attempting to save the events from cancellation by reportedly planning to move them to October, according to Billboard. Coachella 2020 would be taking place on the weekends of October 9 and October 16 if the festival is indeed moved, while Stagecoach would be the following week. 

If the postponement is not possible, the festivals will likely be cancelled. Obviously, this is a tall task for Coachella and Stagecoach, as the move would involve hundreds of artists agreeing to the new dates. Headliners Travis Scott, Frank Ocean, and Rage Against The Machine were set to perform in April at the Indio-based festival. We will keep you updated on what happens.

Roots Picnic has established itself as one of the premier music festivals catering to hip-hop fans around the nation and, this year, with headliners like Meek Mill, DaBaby, and Summer Walker, we’re in for another amazing show. While most festivals pack a weekend full of activities, performances, and music-centric showcases into three days, the Roots Picnic is doing so in one single day, choosing Saturday, May 30 to return to Philadelphia’s Mann Center. 

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Questlove officially announced the line-up for the 2020 edition of Roots Picnic, confirming some of the most exciting profiles for performances at the festival. The headliners will surely be enough to bring out a sell-out crowd to Philly but, further down the card, a slew of discovery-worthy names are listed for you to enjoy. The soulful Snoh Aalegra will be bringing her brand of R&B to the stage with Burna Boy, Thundercat, Griselda, Baby Rose, SiR, Buddy, and more all slated to make additional appearances. The Roots will also be presenting a soul showcase featuring the likes of Brandy, SWV, and Musiq Soulchild.

If you’ve had enough of music and you just want to chill and dive into a conversation with some of the top minds in the game, you’ll have a chance to do that too with Elliott Wilson and Questlove both bringing their shows to Roots Picnic.

The event will take place on May 30. Tickets are available on Friday at noon.

The first-ever iteration of Rolling Loud in Portugal is about to be historic. In the reign of the five-year hip-hop festival, Matt Zingler and Tariq Cherif have brought Rolling Loud to Miami, Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Australia, and other world destinations over the years. It’s time to bring the brand to the beach now, potentially creating a version of Fyre Festival that’s actually worth attending.

While this isn’t being advertised as a luxury fest, Rolling Loud is worth the price of admission solely for the experience of seeing all your favorite rappers in one spot. If you haven’t been able to grab tickets to the Miami dates coming up — and even if you have… — you’ll want to check out details for the upcoming version of the festival in Portugal, for which the lineup has just been announced.

Tickets for the Portuguese version of Rolling Loud, which is happening at Praia De Rocha Beach, are officially on sale and the line-up is nuts. This is the first-ever iteration in the European country, bringing headliners Wiz Khalifa, Future, and A$AP Rocky to the main stage from July 8 to 10. Further down the card, DaBaby, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Young Thug, Playboi Carti, Meek Mill, Rae Sremmurd, Roddy Ricch, Tyga, Lil Tecca, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, NLE Choppa, and many more have also been announced.

Check out the full lineup above and let us know if you’re planning on buying a flight out to Portugal this summer.

If you're planning a trip to Europe this summer, you may want to consider booking around these dates. From July 10-12, one of the world's hottest hip-hop centric music festivals will be taking place in The Netherlands. On an annual basis, the organizers of WOO HAH! Festival manage to grab most of the hottest artists in the genre, promising a show for the ages every year. Already, the line-up was looking pretty ace for the 2020 edition with Kendrick Lamar, EARTHGANG, Ski Mask the Slump God, and more announced in the first wave. The next batch of performers has just been revealed and, oh boy, attendees are in for a good show.

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If you're a hip-hop fan in The Netherlands, or if you've been meaning to plan a trip out to Amsterdam with a weekend layover elsewhere in the country, you will want to check out the details for WOO HAH! Festival this year. While it's not quite as world-renowned as Rolling Loud, WOO HAH! consistently brings some of the top rap acts to the stage with the last few years impressing festivalgoers massively. This week, more names were added to the card, which will entice y'all all the more to cop some tickets.

Young Thug, the buzzing Pop Smoke, artist of the moment Roddy Ricch, NAV, slowthai, Polo G, and the Eminem-featured Young M.A are all new additions to the line-up and there are even more surprises to come. At this point, we're just gonna buy our passes and figure out how to get there later.

Broccoli City Fest isn’t like other music festivals. Located at Washington, DC’s RFK Stadium, it doesn’t only seek to provide a musical experience, but a communal one. The festival is organized by Broccoli City, a project that is dedicated to “mobilizing and educating urban millennials through social impact campaigns and major events.” There are opportunities to learn about and get involved with sustainability initiatives on site, while also getting the chance to see a selection of today’s hottest artists. Community ties are also built through supporting local vendors at the pop-up marketplace. 

This year, Broccoli City Fest will be headlined by DaBaby, Roddy Ricch and Megan Thee Stallion – three rappers who were 2019 MVPs and are shaping up to be just as impactful in 2020. The lineup doesn’t solely consist of hip hop acts, though. Tastes of R&B are provided by Ari Lennox and Lucky Daye. Burna Boy, Doja Cat and IDK are sure to bring exhilarating sets. Soulection is curating a mini-lineup that features the likes of Andre Power, Esta and Sasha Marie. If you’re not sold already, the festival poster teases that more special guests will be announced. 

Broccoli City Fest will take place on May 7-9. General admission and VIP passes are now available.