Rock The Bells: Lauryn Hill, Nas and Erykah Badu
Similar to last year’s plan, most of the acts will be performing full set albums – Lauryn will take “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” Other acts include Cypress Hill, Mos Def and Talib Kweli (as Black Star) and Raekwon and Ghostface. Where else can you find this line-up? They pull into New York on September 3 at Governor’s Island.
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Rihanna
The queen of modern-day pop music pulls into Los Angeles on June 28, when she performs her Loud tour at the Staples Center. The stop happens days after the BET Awards, so she might be in a celebratory mood once she hits the stage.
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Musiq Soulchild
Get your take of the Philly neo-soul sound in Norfolk, Va when Musiq performs at The Norva on June 10.
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Jennifer Hudson
It’s a date made in heaven – go see headliner Jennifer Hudson in Atlanta on June 17 at Chastain Park Amphitheatre, and as a bonus, get a concert from top acts including Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly and Fantasia Barrino.
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R. Kelly
In support of his 11th album, the self-proclaimed king of R&B (and really, who’s going to argue with him?) heads to Detroit’s Fox Theatre on July 9 with his new Love Letter concert tour.
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Janet Jackson
On Friday, August 19, Jackson performs at the famed Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, the place where she created her sound. The singer and actress worked with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis in their Flyte Tyme studios here to work on masterpieces like “Rhythm Nation 1814” and “Control.”
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Earth, Wind & Fire 40th Anniversary World Tour 2011
This influential group has put out 23 albums and sold more than 90 million copies worldwide. Pretty impressive. They hit San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on June 4.
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Urban Legends ft. Blackstreet, El DeBarge, KC & JoJo and more
It’s a match made in New Jack Swing heaven when these hot acts from the 90s hit the stage in Ontario, California. The groups perform at Citizens Business Bank Arena on June 25.
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Faith Evans
This soul singer might be a bit personal on stage – she and her husband recently announced that they’re divorcing. The singer hits the Hard Rock Cafe on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, May 29th.
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Boyz II Men
Even if you only want to see the Motown Philly sound singers perform, surely you won’t argue at who else is on this lineup. It’s the annual Essence Music Festival, and the acts are incredible. Aside from Boyz II Men, Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Dwele and others are scheduled to hit the Super Dome in New Orleans on Friday, July 1.
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It’s time to crank the heat up a notch. Summer is in full swing, which means that some of our favorite musicians will be taking stage, traveling all over the country and performing some of our favorite songs live and in person.
Check out our picks for great summer shows.
