Festival

A Tribe Called Quest, Chance the Rapper and Run the Jewels were slated to perform.

SZA, Tyler The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt and more are scheduled to perform at the festival.

While more artists are being announced every week, representatives for Atlanta's A3C Festival have revealed 80 confirmed artists for their 7th annual hip-hop festival. Taking place over October 6-8, the 2011 festival features a stalwart lineup of indie all stars including Freeway, Random Axe -- made up of Sean P, Black Milk and Guilty Simpson -- Ras Kass, J-Live, Elzhi, Murs, 9th Wonder, Skyzoo, P

Hip-hop and R&B fans have another music festival to add to their calendars. The IHeartRadio Music Festival, a two-day event hosted by Ryan Seacrest, will tap some of the biggest names in the music industry to perform for a crowd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. T...

Brooklyn rapper Fabolous has been tapped to headline a major music festival in Ghana, Africa. Due to the success his 2009 'My Time' single with Jeremih, a huge hit in the West African country, Fabolous has been chosen to top the event, being held at the Dome of the Accra International Conference Centre on April 7...

Kid Cudi will join an ecclectic group of rockers and rap legends this year at Vanderbilt University's 2011 Rites of Spring music festival. The music festival, which is in its 40th year, takes place on the Alumni Lawn of Vanderbilt's campus in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 15 and 16...

Kanye West and Mary J. Blige have been announced as the headliners of the 17th Annual Essence Music Festival in New Orleans this July. The R&B/Soul festival, which takes place July 1-3 at the Louisiana Superdome, will also feature performances by Jill Scott, Trey Songz, Fantasia, Charlie Wilson and Boyz II Men on the main stage, while legendary artists like George Clinton and Parliament Funkad

Reclusive R&B legend Lauryn Hill performed for a crowd of over 40,000 at a music festival in Lisbon, Portugal this past weekend. Hill headlined the Festival Dos Oceanos 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 31. The free concert was formed as a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Portuguese Republic, which also featured UK singer Estelle. ...

Hip-hop mogul Diddy will host the upcoming Best of the Best International Music Festival in Miami this coming Memorial Day weekend. The four-day festival begins Friday, May 28, featuring a welcoming event at club Opium, a white party (aka a Diddy party), a concert at Bicentennial Park on Sunday, May 30, and several performances on the final day, May 31...

Legendary Bronx rapper KRS-One has been announced as the headline act of the 2010 Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival, being held at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. The fifth edition of the student-run festival takes place on April 9 and 10, and is a free event which is open to the public...