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J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival is returning to North Carolina in April, and he’s put together an all-star team to hit the stage alongside him this year.
Dreamville Fest 2024 announced its lineup of heavy hitters on Thursday (March 7), with SZA, Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown set to serve as headliners with J. Cole.
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The anticipated fourth edition of the annual festival — which launched in 2018 — is set to take over Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, N.C., on Saturday, April 6, and Sunday, April 7. Tickets are already on sale with a limited number of general admission passes still available for the two-day event.
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“Some of the biggest names in music will travel to Raleigh in only a few short weeks, bringing about one of the most highly anticipated festivals of the year. Our team looks forward to welcoming all of our Day One fans from around the world back to Dreamville Festival,” said Dreamville Cofounder and Festival President Adam Roy in a statement.
The rest of this year’s stacked lineup will feature sets from Lil Yachty, JID, Sexyy Red, ScHoolboy Q, Teezo Touchdown, Jeezy, Monica, Rae Sremmurd, Key Glock, Jeremih, Lul Tyler, Muni Long and more.
From the Dreamville hometeam, fans can expect EARTHGANG, Bas, Cozz, Lute, and Omen to hit the stage as well.
In addition to the musical acts, there will be plenty of other attractions for festivalgoers throughout the weekend including carnival rides, immersive art installations and a variety of food options.
Find the full Dreamville Festival 2024 lineup broken down below.
Saturday, April 6:
SZA
Chris Brown
J.I.D.
Lil Yachty
ScHoolboyQ
Sexyy Red
Jeremih
EARTHGANG
Teezo Touchdown
Amaarae
Lute
Luh Tyler
Domani
Saturday, April 7:
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Rema
Jeezy
Monica
Rae Sremmurd
Key Glock
Bas
Muni Long
Cozz
Omen
TiaCorine
Chase Shakur
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A three-day festival with performances from the Jonas Brothers, Zedd, Mumford & Sons and more … for free? That’s madness.
Actually, it’s March Madness. As announced Wednesday (March 6), this year’s NCAA Division I tournament will conclude with three days of music at no extra cost to attendees. The event will occur in conjunction with the Final Four and championship games, lasting April 5-7 at Hance Park in Phoenix.
Presented by the NCAA and TNT Sports Live Events, as well as sponsors AT&T, Coca-Cola and Capital One, the festival’s lineup will also include The Black Keys, Renée Rapp, Remi Wolf, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Leon Bridges. The weekend will start with an AT&T Block Party on Friday, followed by a Coke Studio LIVE offering the next day. On Sunday, Capital One JamFest will present performances starting in the afternoon and going until 10 p.m. local time.
More information about the event’s schedule, as well as how to secure the zero-dollar tickets, can be found on the NCAA’s website.
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In years past, the NCAA March Madness festival has seen performances from Rihanna, Imagine Dragons, Katy Perry, Zac Brown Band, Lady A, Weezer, Bruce Springsteen, Tim McGraw, The Killers, LL Cool J, Kendrick Lamar, Fall Out Boy, Twenty-One Pilots, Pitbull and more. At the 2023 festivities, Lil Nas X, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Maggie Rogers and Mickey Guyton were on the billing at Discovery Green Park in Houston.
This year, eligible Capital One cardholders will receive entry through a priority access line as well as access to an exclusive Cardholder Lounge. Fans can also stream the headliners’ sets on Friday and Sunday online.
HARD Summer is returning this August with a lineup featuring heavyweights including U.K. stars Disclosure and Jamie xx, Philadelphia-born bass phenom Subtronics, Chris Lake and FISHER performing as their side project Under Construction, longtime pals REZZ and deadmau5 performing as REZZMAU5, the summer’s only U.S. summer festival performance from Major Lazer, house music pioneer Kerri […]
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EDC Las Vegas 2024 is promising to be one of the biggest years yet for the dance music festival, with a star-studded lineup that includes Diplo, David Guetta, Kaskade, Tiesto, FISHER, Alesso and John Summit. The news doesn’t end there though as EDC Las Vegas has unveiled Eargasm as the official earplugs of the music festival. Perfect for keeping your hearing in check while you party through the DJ sets, the special-edition concert earplugs are available to pre-order now on Amazon.
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As part of the partnership, Eargasm’s official earplugs for the music festival come in a vibrant EDC-themed box with two transparent earbuds within. You’ll also receive a carrying case for the earplugs, to keep them safe and easily accessible while you’re at the music festival.
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The limited-edition earplugs are available to preorder through Amazon with a guarantee delivery by March 29 (when the concert earplugs are officially released). Since EDC Las Vegas 2024 doesn’t happen until May 17-19 that still leaves you have plenty of time to make sure you get your hands on a pair.
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Eargasm High Fidelity Earplugs X EDC Las Vegas
Eargasm’s High Fidelity Earplugs come with an expected noise reduction rate of 21 dB (decibels) and a NRR of 16 dB. The clear material helps make it almost unnoticeable when placed inside of your ears while the built-in pull tab makes it easier to take the earplugs out when you’re done using them.
As you start packing your festival gear and other travel necessities, you’ll want to make sure Eargasm’s earplugs are one of the things stocked in your luggage.
Do Earplugs Actually Work At Concerts?
If you’ve ever left a concert or music festival with ringing ears, then you’ve probably experience Tinnitus, which is described by the Iowa Carver College of Medicine as the “perception of sound in the absence of it (such as whistling, buzzing or roaring sounds within the ear or head).” This is just one of the symptoms from music induced hearing loss, which occurs when you’re exposed to high volumes of noise.
Concert earplugs work to minimize hearing damage by muffling sounds and reducing the noise, so your ear cannel doesn’t experience it at full force.
How to Get EDC Las Vegas 2024 Tickets
Tickets for EDC Las Vegas 2024 are still available at VividSeats, Seatgeek and StubHub. Ticket packages on resale sites start at $382 and you can choose from three-day passes to single-day tickets as well as VIP packages. Learn more about the festival including its lineup and tickets here.
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Maria Becerra shone brightly as she kicked off the final night of the 63rd Viña del Mar Festival, delivering a performance filled with dance choreographies and hits that were enthusiastically sung along by the Quinta Vergara audience.
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Dazzling in a white denim outfit, the Argentine star — who took the place of Peso Pluma after the Mexican artist canceled — opened her performance with the furious thump of “Perreo Furioso,” backed by a rock band consisting of a bassist, guitarist, drummer and keyboardist, and an Argentine trap beat. She then ignited the vibe with an invigorating cumbia, “El Amor de Mi Vida,” which she originally recorded with Los Ángeles Azules. For more than an hour, she ran through hits including “Corazón Vacío”, “Ojalá” and “Piscina.”
Later, she received sunflowers from fans as well as Silver and Gold Gaviotas, the event’s top award, which she dedicated to her parents. “Thank you so much, really. What an honor to receive this,” she added.
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The atmosphere became more serious when the Argentine singer read an emotional letter she wrote in response to the recent fires that affected the Valparaíso region.
“I want to take a moment to remember that all of us here have taken the commitment to help Viña rise again, after the tremendous tragedy they had to face. I witnessed the burning hills that showed in the marks of the fire, that less than a month ago, there were houses there. I listened with great fear to the story of a mother pulling her little child out of the fire,” she read.
She continued, “I was moved by the story of the female doctors from the small health clinic who climbed the hill beyond what we saw … It’s very sad to see how the fire swept away years of work. Life projects, memories, and above all, the more than 100 people who lost their lives. That’s why, today, I want to ask for a big round of applause for health workers, police officers, volunteers and firefighters. And to all of Chile, I want to tell you that my heart is with you. Our hearts are with every person who today is defying fate.”
Becerra, 24, was honored as a “Visionary” at the inaugural Billboard 2023 Latin Women in Music gala.
Following the performance by La Nena de Argentina, rapper Trueno — featured on Billboard’s list of the 50 most essential Spanish-language rappers of all time — took the stage to close out the event. Armed with intoxicating bars, the wordsmith opened with “Hoop Hoop” and continued the night with “Trueno: Bzrp Freestyle Sessions, Vol. 6,” “Buenos Aires en Llamas” and “Freestyle” before closing with “Dance Crip.”
Later in the evening, he also received his Gold Gaviota and Silver Gaviota awards.
The Viña del Mar 2024 Festival kicked off on Feb. 26 with Alejandro Sanz and Manuel Turizo. They were followed by Andrea Bocelli and Miranda! on the 26th, Maná and Men at Work on the 27th, Mora and Anitta on the 29th, and a Chilean night with Los Bunkers and Young Cister on March 1 before closing on Friday.
If you missed Friday’s performances by Maria Becerra and Trueno, or want to relive them, you can watch them below.
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South by Southwest is back to take over Austin, Texas, this year, with programming beginning March 8 and running through March 16.
This year, SXSW Music (March 11-16) features performances from The Black Keys, Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala aka DE FACTO, Swamp Dogg, Audrey Nuna, Kneecap, Flyana Boss and J Noa.
If you’re heading to the event and looking to get even more access to the SXSW Music Festival, the event is offering two special badges for purchase. With a standard music badge, for $945, attendees will receive “primary entry to our legendary Music Festival showcases, music programming, mentor sessions, and workshops at the SXSW Conference, Comedy Festival showcases, and online programming, plus secondary access to most Interactive and Film & TV programming,” per SXSW’s website. See here for the full list of details and purchase options. For Billboard readers, enter code reg-music-specialoffer_c439f88fe8 for a limited time to save more than 20% off the current price.
With an upgraded platinum badge, for $1,990, fans get primary access to all official SXSW Conference & Festivals events, plus up to five SXXpress Passes per day to enjoy your favorite programming. See here for the full list of details and purchase options. Enter code reg-plat-specialoffer_311a0ab5e3 for a limited time to save more than 25% off the current price.
Elsewhere at SXSW, Billboard is returning to the event with THE STAGE at SXSW, which will kick off with a night dedicated to R&B headlined by singer-songwriter and producer PARTYNEXTDOOR on March 14; on March 15, a night celebrating Latin music will feature TJ the DJ and singer-songwriter Christian Nodal; and on March 16, a dance-centric night presented by Carnival Cruise Line will kick off with DJ Sober before electronic giant ILLENIUM takes the stage. Billboard Presents THE STAGE at SXSW takes place at Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park in Austin. Tickets are available here.
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The mother of all U.S. dance festivals is coming back with a characteristic bang, as EDC Las Vegas has today (March 1) announced the lineup for its 2024 fest.
It’s a dizzying array of mostly every big name dance act in the world (minus a few exceptions), with EDC regulars deadmau5, Diplo, David Guetta, Kaskade, Alison Wonderland, Tiesto, FISHER, Alesso, Armin van Buuren, Dillon Francis, Carl Cox, Eric Prydz, John Summit, Valentino Khan, Seven Lions, Steve Aoki, Illenium, Paul van Dyk, Martin Garrix, DJ Snake, Zedd and many more all returning to the fest.
Four Tet, Peggy Gou and hard techno star Sara Landry will all make their EDC Las Vegas debuts this year. The event will also feature Subtronics, Mau P, Hamdi, Four Tet, HAAi, Dabin, Boyz Noize, Heidi Lawden and several hundred more artists spanning house, techno, tech house, EDM, hardstyle, bass and beyond. Get out your magnifying glass and check the complete lineup below.
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EDC Las Vegas 2024 happens at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this May 17-19. The festival starts each day at dusk and wraps up at sunrise. Ticket for the 18+ event are on sale now.
EDC Las Vegas is the flagship festival from the Los Angeles-based Insomniac Events, a global leader in dance music live shows that celebrated its 30th anniversary last year. The festival hosts artists across nine stages, each typically featuring a different style of electronic music. A few of these stages — bionicJUNGLE, quantumVALLEY, bassPOD, wasteLAND, and neonGARDEN — will all be moved this year in order to create larger dancefloors and better crowd flow.
Organizers note that the festival’s 2024 theme is “#kineticCIRCLE” which a statement says will “celebrate the profound impact circles have on our lives – circles of time, circles of trust, and circles of community.”
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As música mexicana and música urbana have emerged as global powerhouses within the music industry, they’ve not only captured the ears of international audiences but have also carved out significant spaces at some of the world’s most prestigious music festivals. With reggaetón pop sensation Rauw Alejandro and corridos hitmaker Peso Pluma taking center stage at […]
Creamfields 2024 has announced its complete lineup.
Leading the bill are a flurry of A-list electronic artists including dance pop king Calvin Harris, local legend Fatboy Slim, progressive house leader Eric Prydz, global star of the moment Peggy Gou, the U.K. legends on a current hot streak Chase & Status, techno leader Charlotte de Witte and rising star Eliza Rose. London-based producer Michael Bibi will also play one of his first shows back after his December announcement that he’d beat cancer.
Additionally, the lineup includes many of the dance world who’s who, like Armin van Buuren, Alesso, Fisher, Gorgon City, Hardwell, John Summit, Martin Garrix, Solomun, Steve Angello, Tiësto and many more. See the complete featured artist lineup below. The festival will also feature many more local and rising acts, bringing the total artist count to roughly 300.
The festival, which typically hosts 80,000 fans over three days, happens in Daresbury, England this August 22-25. Ticket start at £240 ($300)and are on sale now.
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In 2024 Creamfields will debut a 30,000 capacity indoor mainstage, which the event claims will be the world’s largest indoor festival superstructure.
Creamfields launched in 1998 as a one-day electronic music festival. The event’s parent company, Cream Holdings Limited, was acquired by Live Nation in 2012 as the music industry rushed to invest in electronic music properties amid the EDM boom.
In a statement at the time, Live Nation president/CEO Michael Rapino said that “With this acquisition, Live Nation further establishes its position in electronic music and expands its concert platform.”
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Movement 2024 has rounded out its lineup with a flurry of new acts, announced today (Feb. 28.) Artists joining the previously announced phase one lineup include Atlanta rap icon Ludacris, Los Angeles-based producer/rapper Channel Tres and techno legend Richie Hawtin, along with The Blessed Madonna, Chris Lake, Masters At Work, Carl Craig and Robert Hood, LTJ Bukem, Paul Woolford performing under his Special Request alias and many more.
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These artists join previously announced names including Fatboy Slim, James Blake, Solomun, Goldie (who will play a second festival set, per today’s announcement), Honey Dijon, Gorgon City, LP Giobbi, Sama’ Abdulhadi, Indira Skream, Mount Kimbie, DJ Minx, Boys Noize b2b VTSS and others.
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See the complete Movement 2024 lineup below.
Movement 2024 will take place at the festival’s longstanding home in Detroit’s Hart Plaza on May 25-27. Tickets are on sale now and start at $289.
The annual festival is produced by Detroit-based Paxahau, which launched in 1998 as an underground party promoter. The dance-focused company has produced Movement for the past 18 years, helping it gain global renown as one of the world’s premiere techno festivals. Paxahau is run by a team of 15 year-round, full-time employees across four departments: marketing and communications, production, talent and creative. During Movement, they bring in an event staff of 350 to help bring the event to life.
“This is a labor of love that all of us clustered around since we were young,” Paxahau Founder Jason Huvaere told Billboard in 2023. “Detroit techno culture is what we committed to years ago, it’s second nature.”
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