The Wisconsin State Fair turned back the clock tonight, paying homage to the 90’s, as the I Love The 90’s: The Party Continues tour gave a dose of nostalgia to the Milwaukee crowd. With performances from Kid ‘n Play, All-4-One, Tone Loc, Young MC and a headlining set from Vanilla Ice himself, fans of all ages sang along to some of their favorite classics from a couple decades ago.
From Kid ‘n Play performing their legendary “House Party” dance moves, to Vanilla Ice rapping his TMNT ‘Go Ninja, Go Ninja Go!’ track, the night was full of memorable moments and highlights. Giving a shoutout to cassette tapes and Blockbusters, Vanilla Ice reminded fans of the decade that we all love, although the majority of the crowd was sharing moments from the night on Facebook Live, Instagram and Snapchat.
Check out our photos from tonight’s performance below.
Minutes ago, the Grammy award winning a cappella group, Pentatonix, stepped off stage after a memorable performance for the Wisconsin State Fair. Performing for a sold-out Milwaukee crowd, the Pentatonix’s set was full of entertaining mash ups and some of the group’s best original tracks.
Up first for the night, Us The Duo warmed up the Milwaukee crowd. Comprised of the husband-and-wife duo, Michael and Carissa Alvarado, Us The Duo brought some great folk pop to the state fair. Made famous through their covers on the popular phone app, Vine, Us The Duo have reached the mainstream with a major record deal but still take advantage of the internet to spread their sound.
After a brief set change, it was time for the Pentatonix to hit the stage. Opening with their 2015 track ‘Cracked’, from their self-titled debut, the 5-member group stood shoulder to shoulder as their Wisconsin fans went wild. Next the a cappella pros kept the momentum moving by performing their first original single, ‘Can’t Sleep Love’.
One of the highlights of the night though, came as the group performed their amazing ode to Michael Jackson, paying tribute to tracks like ‘Thriller’, ‘Bad’, ‘PYT’ and many more. Another stand out moment came as the a capella troupe broke the number one rule of a capella, using an instrument. But it was well worth it when Kevin Olusola broke out the cello for ‘Bach Cello Suite no. 1 Prelude’, while also mixing some beat boxing into the equation.
From start to finish, Pentatonix demonstrated how one’s voice can be the only instrument you need. If you thought a cappella wasn’t here for the long run, after it’s almost overnight success from the Pitch Perfect series, you are very wrong. Tonight’s sold out crowd will gladly tell you that a cappella will be a staple in music for years to come.
Check out our photos from tonight’s performance below.
Drake’s OVO Fest blew fans away for another year in Toronto, this time with Drizzy literally bringing his city to the stage, by creating an amazing replica of Toronto’s CN Tower, which became a meme after the artwork for Drake’s Views album was released.
But in addition to the hours of great music and production, another highlight of the evening included a very unexpected surprise performance. For a very special performance of Drake’s track ‘Controlla’, rapper Tory Lanez joined Drake for an epic live remix. While the two have famously had bad blood in the past, it appears that all is well in the 6.
Check out some fan footage of the performance below.
Perhaps the best city in the world for music festivals, Chicago has added another great one to the list. Coming to the Guaranteed Rate Field (home to the Chicago White Sox) next month will be the Get In It Music Festival!
On September 16th, the Get In It Fest will boast a huge lineup with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Fifth Harmony, DNCE, Lupe Fiasco, Fat Joe, Jeremih & more. Festival organizers also promise a number of special guests and sports figures.
If you needed any more reasons to attend, the festival with benefit Get IN, a collection of local nonprofit organizations that works to prevent violence and support Chicago’s youth.
Over 8,000 days after their first headlining show The Metro in Chicago, The Foo Fighters are returning to the legendary Chicago venue for a very intimate surprise aftershow for Lollapalooza. This announcement comes to the great surprise of many, as The Foo Fighters are not scheduled to perform at Lollapalooza this year.
This will be one for the ages, and tickets will go in seconds, so be sure to try and get yours as soon as they go on sale today, August 1st at 11:00AM at MetroChicago.com. There is a 2-ticket limit imposed for this show and all ticket will be will call only.
One Friday night, Frank Ocean headlined night one of New York City’s Panorama Music Festival. Ocean delivered an epic and memorable performance, after returning to the Big Apple for his first NY show in years. The Blonde singer did not disappoint, and we were on-site to capture some of the best photos from Frank’s 2017 festival run.
Check out our photos from Friday’s performance below.
Thestand4rd’s Corbin (Spooky Black) and Los Angeles’ electronic musician Shlohmo will hit the road this fall for their co-headlining tour, with support from D33J (Djavan Santos).
Kicking things off on September 7th in Orange County, the two will make stops in St. Paul, Madison, Los Angeles, Vancouver and more, until things wrap up on September 30th in New York. Tickets for the tour will go on sale this Friday, July 28th at CorbinShlohmoTour.com.
Justin Bieber has cancelled the remaining dates of his huge headlining world tour. With previously scheduled dates left in Los Angeles, Minneapolis and more, Bieber’s team cited “unforeseen circumstances” for the cancellation.
With Vic Mensa and Migos previously set to join Bieber for the U.S. dates of the tour, the Purpose World Tour was easily one of the hottest tours of the summer.
Returning for the third year, V103 hosted its Summer Block Party at the Huntington Bank Pavilion. This year’s block party was headlined by three-time Grammy award-winner singer Jill Scott. The R&B and soul legend was joined by Kelly Rowland, Nelly, Bell Biv Devoe and SWV.
Sisters With Voices, better known as SWV, started the show strong with their New York R&B style. The trio; Coko, Taj and Lelee started the show in the best way possible by taking us back with performing of hits like “I’m so into You” and “You’re the One”.
The very thankful Nelly showed his love and support to the V103 fans often with performances from the start of career like “Country Grammar” and “Nellyville”. Along with his support from his brother City Spud, Nelly made his set a personal one.
Kelly Rowland joined Nelly to perform their collaborative records “Dilemma” and “Gone”. Rowland even took the V103 Summer Block Party crowd back to her Destiny Child day’s with short lived performance from “Say My Name”, “Soldier” and “Cater 2 U”.
Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe all branched off of New Edition back in the late 80’s. As Bell Biv DeVoe the trio are responsible since then for some of the best records in hip-hop/R&B history. At the V103 Summer Block Party fans experienced and witnessed this live with performances of “Poison”, “I’m Betaa” and to the newly released “Run”.
The V103 Summer Block Party ended the night in the most incredible way possible. The unique and one of a kind, soul, jazz and R&B queen Jill Scott finished off the night.
Check out our photos from last night’s performance below.
OVO Sound’s PARTYNEXTDOOR is no stranger to big collaborations, but his biggest yet is still on the way. Taking to Twitter, PND announced that he has new music with Kanye West, Ne-Yo and T-Pain on the way.
It’s been awhile since we have heard new music from Kanye, and although we don’t know when the collaboration was recorded, the duo will surely make for a great pairing. Stay tuned as we all wait for more information on the collab.
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