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Rolling Loud Germany Tapped Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, And Wizkid To Lead The Inaugural 2023 Festival

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Rolling Loud founders Matt Zingler and Tariq Cherif are truly looking to make the staple multi-day music festival a global phenomenon. As if organizing the three events this year, including Rolling Loud Los Angeles (set for March), Rolling Loud Thailand (scheduled for April), and Rolling Loud Portugal (scheduled for July), wasn’t enough, the company has announced yet another festival.

Making its inaugural debut in Germany, Rolling Loud is looking to bring its signature energy to the area from July 7th to July 9th. It’s set to be headlined by Wizkid (on July 7), Kendrick Lamar (July 8), and Travis Scott (July 9). Rolling Loud Germany will be held in Messe München, in the heart of the Bavarian capital, Germany’s third-largest city.

Other notable acts slated to perform include Gucci Mane, Lil Uzi Vert, Latto, Metro Boomin, Kodak Black, Joey Badass, Coi Leray, GloRilla, and Lola Brooke.

Although Rolling Loud Germany isn’t set to place until the summer, tickets for the festival will go on sale to the public on Monday, February 27, at noon central European time (6 a.m. ET/3 a.m. PT). To sign up or purchase tickets, visit germany.rollingloud.com.

You can see the full lineup below.

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Burna Boy and WizKid to Headline Inaugural Afro Nation Miami Festival

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Burna Boy and WizKid to Headline Inaugural Afro Nation Miami Festival

The largest exhibition of one of the fastest expanding genres in the world is held at Afro Nation. Afro Nation takes the next step with Afro Nation Miami 2023, its first festival in the continental United States, after a string of lucrative events in Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean.

The forthcoming Afro Nation festival in Miami will feature the greatest in Afrobeats, dancehall, hip-hop, amapiano, and other Black-led musical genres, just like previous Afro Nation gatherings. Afro Nation Miami arrives at LoanDepot Park on May 27 and 28, 2023, headlined by Afrobeats royalty Burna Boy and WizKid and showcasing a potent array of performers from Africa, the Caribbean, and around the world.

The impressive lineup of Afro Nation Miami showcases the breadth and power of international Black music. Burgeoning Nigerian superstars Rema and Asake, dancehall icon Beenie Man, rising African sensations CKay, BNXN, and Black Sherif, French rapper Franglish, and many others are scheduled to perform at the inaugural Miami event. Afro Nation Miami delivers the Piano People stage, headlined by Major League DJZ and Uncle Waffles and featuring many more of the genre’s most intriguing artists, shining a special spotlight on the emergent genre of amapiano, born in South Africa. Keep an eye out for the addition of many more performers to the schedule in the upcoming months.

You can see the lineup below. On Friday, Jan. 13th, general tickets will go on sale at 1 pm ET.

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Burna Boy And WizKid Set To Headline Inaugural Afro Nation Festival In Miami

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Afrobeats music (which includes the genres highlife, juju, fuji, kwaito, amapiano, and Afropop) continues to dominate the global music market alongside Latin Urbano. In fact, some of today’s biggest acts in the United States hail from outside of its boundaries. While Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa came together to bring the crown and music joy of the states, rap music, to West Africa, promoters are returning the favor.

The organizers behind the beloved festival, Afro Nation, are bringing the cultural event to the United States on May 27 and 28 in Miami, Florida. The two-day event will be held at loanDepot park. Headlining the inaugural show are none other than Afrobeat powerhouses Burna Boy and Wizkid, amongst many other artists representing the diaspora. Although this is the first time the festival has touched American soil, this isn’t the first time the Nigerian artists have shared a stage.

Burna Boy will headline on day one of the festival (May 27). In contrast, Wizkid will headline day two (May 28).

Other notable acts on the lineup include dancehall legend Beenie Man, Rema and Asake, CKay, BNXN, and Black Sherif, Franglish.

General tickets go on sale on Friday, January 13, at 1 pm ET. Click here to purchase.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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Akon Salutes Thriving African Artist Burna Boy + WizKid

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Akon appeared on Sway In The Morning to show his support for African artists such as Davido, WizKid, and Burna Boy for putting the continent on the music map. Akon was on Sway In The Morning giving big props to fellow African artists representing the continent. The “Locked Up” artist also added that Wizkid has […]

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Wizkid Announces Headlining Performance at Madison Square Garden

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Wizkid Announces Headlining Performance at Madison Square Garden

Wizkid will make his Madison Square Garden debut on Wednesday, November 16 at 8:00 PM, according to an announcement made today by Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) and Live Nation. This will be the Nigerian superstar’s first performance at The World’s Most Famous Arena. On Friday, September 30, at 12:00 ET, general public ticket sales will start.

On September 13, Wizkid’s brand-new track “Bad To Me” was made available via Starboy/Sony Music International/RCA Records. “Bad To Me,” Wizkid’s first solo single since the release of Made In Lagos: Deluxe Edition in 2021, was created by veteran producer P2J.

With more than 4 billion global streams, Wizkid is one of Nigeria’s most streamed artists. Wizkid just achieved a significant career milestone when the RIAA granted Gold Certification to his 2020 album Made in Lagos, which has received over a billion plays. Its follow-up album, Made In Lagos: Deluxe Edition, was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Global Music Album in 2021.

Chase cardholders will have advance access to tickets from Monday, September 26 at 10:00 AM ET through Thursday, September 29 at 10:00 PM ET via Ticketmaster.com. Tickets for the November 16 show will go on sale to the general public on Friday, September 30, at noon via Ticketmaster.com. 

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Wizkid Reveals That He Will Perform His New Album At An Apple Music Live Show

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Prior to this month, Wizkid was pretty quiet in the afrobeats world in a year that’s been one of the best for the genre in recent memory. However, his silence isn’t shocking as he spent most of 2021 in the spotlight thanks to the success behind “Essence” with Tems and his Made In Lagos album. The song peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, making it the highest-charting Nigerian song to date. While things have certainly cooled off for Wizkid, he returned to form this month with the release of the amapiano-focused “Bad To Me.” It turns out that it’s not all the Nigerian star has up his sleeve.

Just a week after Wizkid released “Bad To Me,” Apple Music announced that he would be the next artist to have a live performance through the platform. The show will be held in London next week on September 27 and be released later this fall, and it turns out that Wizkid will perform new music during the show. “Biggest bird bringing #AppleMusicLive to London!” Wizkid wrote in a tweet. “For one night only at the Roundhouse performing my new album,” he added before sharing a link to purchase tickets for the show.

Wizkid previously revealed that the album would be titled More Love, Less Ego, but a release date for the project was not shared.

You can view Wizkid’s tweet about his upcoming Apple Music Live show above.