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Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, The Killers Announced For Firefly Festival 2018

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See who's headlining the seventh annual edition of the Firefly Music Festival
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Jan 11, 2018 - 3:06 pm

The official lineup for the seventh annual edition of the venerable Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Del., was announced today, and it is stacked with GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated headliners and rising stars of the scene.

Topping the lineup for 2018 are GRAMMY winner and current nominee Kendrick Lamar, fellow GRAMMY winner Eminem, and GRAMMY-nominated rock bands the Killers, and Arctic Monkeys.

Filling out the festival's stacked list of supporting talent are first-time GRAMMY nominees ODESZA, Logic, SZA, and Portugal. The Man, along with tones of rising stars like Royal Blood, THEY., Marian Hill, establish electronic acts like Chromeo, Big Gigantic, Rudimental, and Martin Garrix, and indie-rock  festival darlings Vance Joy, Cold War Kids, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, and many more.

Firefly Festival will take place on June 14—17, and both General Admission and VIP passes will go on-sale on Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. local time.

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Kendrick Lamar in 2017

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Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters Top Daily Lineups For Voodoo Fest 2017

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The 19th edition of the New Orleans festival has announced its day-by-day lineups
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Sep 21, 2017 - 5:59 pm

The 19th annual New Orleans Voodoo Music + Arts Experience just announced their day-by-day lineups. Which day are your favorite artists going to be playing?

The big three leading the roster are Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, and the Killers, but the full lineup for the 2017 edition of this long-running festival is seriously deep this year.

The festival bills itself as "a musical gumbo stirring together music, art, community, cuisine and all the mystery and adventure that Halloween weekend in New Orleans conjures up." The 2017 edition of the festival will run from Oct. 27-29. Three-day and single-day tickets are available now.

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Logic, Eminem Will Trade Verses On New Royce Da 5'9" Track "Caterpillar"

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The 'Bad Meets Evil' Eminem collaborator has revealed that a track from his new album will pair up two of raps heavy hitters
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Apr 26, 2018 - 4:11 pm

GRAMMY-nominated rapper and longtime Eminem collaborator Royce Da 5'9" has a new album coming out on May 4. Just this week, the Detroit native (real name Ryan Montgomery) dropped some tantalizing details about his new effort The Book Of Ryan.

In a new interview with Rap Up, Montgomery revealed that album track "Caterpillar" will reunite him with his old rhyming partner Eminem (aka Marshall Mathers). "The basic theme of the song is, 'Don't disrespect the caterpillar to praise the butterfly,'" Royce explains. "Marshall falls a little bit more into that category than I do, but both of us are caterpillars. A lot of times, you'll praise these guys but gotta tear us down."

And, as though the news of more new music featuring both Royce and Eminem wasn't enough to get hyped for, Montgomery goes on to reveal that the track remix for "Caterpillar" will see GRAMMY-nominated lyrical technician Logic pairing up and trading verses with none other than Slim Shady himself.

"It’s one of those shut-the-internet-down-for-a-couple-of-days verses for sure," Montgomery says of Logic's contribution to the album. "I’m proud of him for that one."

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Sharp-eyed readers will, of course, note that the exciting stable of featured artists on The Book Of Ryan still has some bombs to drop even after the announcement of Logic's inclusion. With names like  J. Cole, Pusha T, Jadakiss, Fabolous, T-Pain, and more sprinkled across the tracklist, the album looks to offer a host of deep cuts

The Book Of Ryan is due out on May 4.

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M.I.A., 2018

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MIA, Gucci Mane, Jhené Aiko: AMF Fest Announces Inaugural Headliners

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The first edition of Gary Richards' new Los Angeles festival boasts a strong bill of headliners
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Apr 19, 2018 - 11:55 am

Former HARD Events founder and new LiveStyle majordomo of North American activities Gary Richards has announced the slate of headliners for his new downtown Los Angeles-based multigenre music festival All My Friends L.A.

Set in downtown L.A.'s ROW outdoor venue near the former American Apparel warehouse, the two-day, three-stage event will feature landmark headlining sets from RL Grime, Gucci Mane, and Jhené Aiko on its opening day, and M.I.A., Jamie XX, and Armand Van Helden to close out the weekend.

The full lineup of supporting acts for the weekend remains forthcoming, but this initial headliner tease promise big things to come.

Prior to launching his new flagship festival, Richards has been slowly teasing the rollout for the AMF brand with a series of activations and smaller events, first teeing up the inaugural voyage of Friend Ship cruise festival – which has already sold out almost a year before the event dates – then hosting a marathon day party during Miami Music Week under the "All My Friends" banner that kicked off at 5 a.m. and ran until midafternoon.

All My Friends L.A. is set to rip up downtown Los Angeles Aug. 18 – 19. The first tier of Early Bird tickets have already sold out, but tier 2 tickets are still available. Tickets and more information are all available from AMF's official website.

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Arctic Monkeys at the 57th GRAMMYs, 2015

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Arctic Monkey Announce New Album 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'

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The GRAMMY-nominated English rock band have officially announced their sixth album
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Apr 6, 2018 - 11:41 am

Less than a month before embarking on their new North American tour, GRAMMY-nominated English rock band Arctic Monkeys have announced the release of their first album in nearly five years, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, set for May 11.

The album will be their sixth studio LP and first new release since going on temporary hiatus following an extended tour in support of 2013's AM. "Do I Wanna Know?," one of AM's biggest hit singles, earned the band their third career GRAMMY nomination at the 57th GRAMMY Awards.

Along with the forthcoming record, Arctic Monkeys are preparing to hit the road for a 10-date tour of North America, starting off in Los Angeles at the iconic Hollywood Forever Cemetery on May 5. The tour will run through Aug. 5, wrapping up in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre. Tickets and show date info for the North American tour, as well as additional dates in Europe throughout the summer, can be found on the band's official website.

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