The Cincinnati Music Festival has been the hottest ticket for the biggest and Brightest R&B, soul, and Funk legends to perform. Held each summer at Paul Brown Stadium, The Cincinnati Music Festival has attracted more than 80,000 attendees annually. This year the festival aims to continue the momentum by announcing Janet Jackson as one of the headlines. Joining her on the stage is none other than Snoop Dog, alongside Charlie Wilson, and The O’Jays.
The festival was originally called the Ohio Valley Jazz when it was first held in 1962, starting as an all-jazz concert. The festival quickly evolved in a two-day festival featuring amazing artists in R&B, Jazz, soul, and Hip-Hop.
The two-day and night festival will also provide other heavy hitters with the following lineup:
Skrapdablazer is starting off the new year strong! Just last week he killed his performance at the Link Up networking event. His vibe and stage presence were top notch, he had the entire venue rocking out.
If you know, you know!! The West New Yorkartist recently dropped his new album $krapdabilly and it is flames. The 10 track album is dope, i love how it embodies the artists’ energy and good vibes. Check out my favorite Skrapdablazer record below via our HEAT CHECK playlist and the rest of his album at the links below. Also, don’t forget to tell us what ya’ll think in the comments and keep up with him online via Instagram @therealskrapdablazer .
What makes the Superbowl such a huge event is the ability to bring something for everyone, and Superbowl LIV was no different. For the die-hard sports fans, it provides a perfect stage for the blow-off game of the season. As for everyone else, we get a chance to get sucked into the spectacle of the whole night. Including, of course, the Half-Time show. Taking the stage this year was none other than Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, a.k.a J.LO a far cry from Al Hirt, and marching bands from the University of Arizona and Grambling State University who perform for Super Bowl I in 1967.
Each performer brought their A+ game to the show, both highlighting their greatest hits from their long amazing careers.
Shakira started her performance by quickly reminding the audience that she found the secret to eternal youth because she has somehow not aged a day. Her music remains just as timeless, providing the perfect nostalgia hit, along with empowering messages. Shakira’s playlist included:
She Wolf
Empire
Whenever, Wherever
I Like It Like That, ft. Bad Bunny
Chantaje
Hips Don’t Lie
Waka Waka
Jennifer Lopez kept the momentum going with her performance, which calls for unity. All of J.LO’s songs fill you with pride for your heritage. The performance comes together with the striking visual of J.LO, along with her daughter, performing a rendition of “Born in the USA,” by Bruce Springsteen, while holding the Puerto Rican flag.
J.LO also brought her A-game with her own throwback playlist:
Jenny from the Block
Get Right
Waiting for Tonight
Love Don’t Cost a Thing
Mi Gente, ft J Balvin
On the Floor
Born in the USA, ft. daughter Emme Maribel Muniz
Let’s Get Loud
The hook throughout the week leading to the big event was two of the biggest Latina artist are coming together to light up the stage. With such a statement, the pressure was truly on for both Shakira and J.LO. While it is easy to say that they played it safe playing their greatest hits. It says a lot about their talent and the longevity of their music that despite not being the first time you heard these songs, you still feel the same excitement whenever performed.
Dua Lipa has been teasing her upcoming sophomore album “Future Nostalgia,” for months now. This week, the British pop star gave us not only a cover art, photographed by Hugo Comte, but a release date of April 3.
In November, Lipa released the album’s lead single “Don’t Start Now,” and followed with the release of the album title track in December. Earlier this month, she released a live-music video for the hit single.
The album teasers and singles have been giving us nostalgic yet futuristic 80s vibes, especially after the release of her new single “Physical,” and its technicolor video. The single even borrow’s lyrics from Olivia Newton John’s hit “Physical.”
The video finds Lipa dancing on different colored-coded platforms surrounded by dancers in matching multicolor outfits. The music video also blends in some animation along with the live action, and then ends with a rainbow-colored dance ensemble as the finale. The video feels like one big epic flash mob, which Lipa told us to expect in an interview with Billboard.
Lipa’s debut album was released in June 2017. She won Best New Artist at the 2019 Grammys, and earlier this week she presented the same award to Billie Eilish at the 2020 Grammys.
During the press release for the upcoming iHeart music awards, Usher was announced not only as one of the performers but also as the host. The award show is set to air Sunday, March 29, 2020, live from The Shrine Auditorium in CA Los Angeles. The award show will also air on Fox Channel. In an official statement, Usher talked about his hosting opportunity, “I’m so excited to host the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards and help celebrate the music that I and millions of other music lovers listened to this past year. It’ll be like hanging out with old friends.”
Usher is also set to perform along side Justin Bieber, Lizzo, and Halsey. Some of the nominees for this year awards include Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Daddy Yankee, Dan+ Shay, Drake, ED Sheeran, El Fantasma, Halsey, J Balvin, and Jonas Brothers.
If you want to participate in selecting the winners, and for a complete list of all the nominations you can vote online on: https://news.iheart.com/featured/iheartradio-music-awards/ Voting started January 8 and runs to Monday March 23.
If you are looking to do some early Valentine Day shopping for your special someone then look no further as Justin Bieber tweeted out that the pre-orders for his new album Changes are now life, with a release date of February 14, 2020.
This marks Justin Bierber’s first major album release after a five year gap. Despite the long wait Jusin Bieber still managed to release a few singles such as 2017’s “Friends,” feat. BloodPop, and 2019’s “I Don’t Care,” feat. Ed Sheeran. However, he has yet to release a new album since Purpose, back in 2015. Alongside the announcement of Changes, Justin Bieber also released, “Get Me,” feat. Kehlani.
Before the announcement, Justin Bieber started in the short documentary series titled, Seasons. The Youtube Premium documentary aims to showcase the artist’s life, from his rise to fame and his early struggles all leading to the release of the new album. The 10 part Youtube Documantery is already 4 parts in and it is worth a watch.
Changes is set to release on February 14, 2020. You can pre-order now on the link below:
