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Drake, Usher, Burna Boy and Sean Paul are among the big names booked for J. Cole‘s Dreamville Festival next month.The event, which is named after Cole’s label, Dreamville Records, returns to Raleigh, North Carolina, US for its third outing on April 1 and 2 at Dorothea Dix Park.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor J. Cole has announced the full music lineup for this year’s Dreamville Festival, set to return to Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 1-2. Cole’s festival-closing set will also feature a guest appearance from Drake. GA, GA+ and VIP two-day passes are on sale now. Day 1 on Saturday will be headlined by R&B star Usher and will also feature performances from Lil Durk, Ari Lennox, City Girls, Sean Paul, Earthgang, Jessie Reyez, and Key Glock, among others. Sunday features Nigerian superstar Burna Boy along with Summer Walker, J.I.D, GloRilla, Bas, Waka Flaka Flame, Mario, many more.  


The full line-up for J.Cole's Dreamville Festival 2023 has been revealed. Taking place in Raleigh, North Carolina from April 1-2, the event will be headlined by Usher on the first day with J.

Just before the arrival of Santa’s sleigh, Mariah Carey closed out the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with a performance of her signature holiday hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” You can watch it below.

This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will include the traditional line-up of Broadway performances, with Lea Michele and the cast of Funny Girl scheduled to be among the holiday revelers, Macy’s has announced. Though organizers don’t indicate which musical numbers will be performed, could it be Funny Girl’s be anything other than “Don’t Rain On My Parade?”

Jimmie Allen had to wait until he was a major country music star to have a chance on !The «Down Home» singer joined coach Blake Shelton as his celeb advisor for the Battle Rounds on Monday, and admitted to Blake that, before he made it big, he tried out for the NBC singing competition — twice!«I've always wanted to come, see what I could learn from what you're telling these artists. [But they said,] 'Uh-uh!'» Jimmie recalled with a laugh.

Gwen Stefani is ready to bring the right temperature to season 22 of ! The Battle Rounds kick off on Monday, and that means it's celeb advisor time — and Sean Paul is here to help Team Gwen!«It reminds me of myself,» Sean told ET of working with the aspiring stars when the pair sat down to discuss the Battles. «You know, when I see them as youngsters and they're getting into the game, their eyes are all wide open. They're ready.»«They're the ones that are winning,» Gwen agreed.

The “Voice” coaches treated fans to a special performance of Camila Cabello’s “Havana” in a new clip.

Super fan Suzanne Downs plays the Jamaican star's music multiple times a day and has a collection of his memorabilia. The 44-year-old has even named her 18-month-old German Shephard 'Shauna Paul' after the prolific hitmaker. On Tuesday night, Sean Paul performed his first UK date of his 'Scorcha' tour at the O2 City Hall in Newcastle.

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are about to face off on for the first time as a married couple — and it seems like the honeymoon is over!In ET's exclusive promo for the upcoming 22nd season of NBC's singing competition, the two aren't holding back as Gwen returns to the show as a coach for the first time since her season 19 victory — as well as the first time since she tied the knot with Blake in July 2021. But her hubby, 's most-decorated winner, isn't going to let his wife have any freebies!«Have you guys made a rule that you won't get into real fights?» asks new coach Camila Cabello, who's caught in the «marriage sandwich» as she sits between Blake and Gwen.«No,» Blake answers simply, even going so far as to block his wife, turn off the stage lights and mute Gwen's mic as she pleads her case to a prospective team member!«We're gonna fight!» Gwen assures. Watch the full promo below.ET spoke with Gwen ahead of the season as she announced Sean Paul as her season 22 celebrity advisor for the Battle Rounds.

Charley Webb has surprised her fans by putting on an 'epic' lip-syncing performance as she strutted around an undisclosed city at night. The former Emmerdale star shared a video to her Instagram page as she paraded up and down the street while dancing and miming the words to a Destiny's Child classic.

Gwen Stefani is ready to bring the right temperature to season 22 of! ET can announce exclusively that the performer will be joined by Sean Paul as her celebrity advisor on the upcoming season of the NBC singing competition.The pair recently teamed up on «Light My Fire» — off of Sean's latest album,, which dropped in May -- and Gwen said that while that was their first official collaboration, their «souls knew each other» for a long time before they worked together."[I've] definitely felt her vibes, her voice and all of that from No Doubt days all the way through 'Bananas' days... straight up to now," Sean agreed. «She's awesome... when she said yes, I did a little dance.»  Gwen was similarly thrilled to team up with the reggae legend, noting her connection to Jamaican music predates even No Doubt's dancehall-inspired 2001 album, .«I grew up loving ska music, which was, at the time, like, super underground,» she noted.

Beyoncé has reached another milestone on the back of her seventh album, ‘Renaissance’, becoming the fourth woman in history to have 10 songs top the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart.As reported by Billboard themselves, the outlet established the chart in 1958, with only three other women having solo releases top that chart 10 or more times since then.Aretha Franklin reached the milestone twice in the peak of her 63-year tenure, racking up 20 Number Ones between 1967 and 1985. Janet Jackson follows closely with 16 inclusions, while Mariah Carey ties with Bey at 10.Bey’s achievement comes from the success of  ‘Renaissance’ lead single ‘Break My Soul’, which reached Number One on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart this week.

Pitbull‘s Can’t Stop Us Now Tour has officially kicked off and we have the full setlist for your to check out!

Iggy Azalea is officially on tour with Pitbull and the first show looked amazing!

Megan Thee Stallion and Big Sean have been sued over an alleged copyright infringement on their song ‘Go Crazy’.According to Rolling Stone, Detroit artists Duawn “Go Hard Major” Payne and Harrell “H Matic” James claim that the song from Megan Thee Stallion’s 2020 album ‘Good News’ infringes on their 2012 song ‘Krazy’.In legal documents seen by Pitchfork, the lawsuit claims that the title, chorus, wording, timing, melodic sequence, harmonic sequence, tonal sequence, use of reverb, and use of cadence in the Megan and Big Sean song are “nearly identical” to their song.The lawsuit adds: “An average lay observer would recognise the Infringing Work as having been appropriated from the Copyrighted Work because of the striking similarity between the two compositions and the way in which they are performed…Indeed, the Infringing Work is so strikingly similar to the Copyrighted Work as to preclude the possibility of independent creation.”Payne and James also claim that Big Sean frequented venues where the song was performed.The lawsuit also alleges that Big Sean and Megan Thee Stallion were sent a cease and desist letter that “in good faith, sought to amicably resolve the issue.”It went on: “Since being placed on notice of their infringing conduct, Defendants have continued their willful and reckless disregard of the exclusive copyrights belonging to Plaintiffs, forcing Plaintiffs to initiate this lawsuit.”NME has reached out to representatives of Megan Thee Stallion and Big Sean for comment.Earlier this month, Megan Thee Stallion confirmed that she will play London’s Brixton Academy ahead of her headline slot at this year’s Reading & Leeds Festival – get tickets here.Megan is set to perform at the 4,921-capacity venue on

Megan Thee Stallion and Sean Paul have been sued over an alleged copyright infringement on their song ‘Go Crazy’.According to Rolling Stone, Detroit artists Duawn “Go Hard Major” Payne and Harrell “H Matic” James claim that the song from Megan Thee Stallion’s 2020 album ‘Good News’ infringes on their 2012 song ‘Krazy’.In legal documents seen by Pitchfork, the lawsuit claims that the title, chorus, wording, timing, melodic sequence, harmonic sequence, tonal sequence, use of reverb, and use of cadence in the Megan and Big Sean song are “nearly identical” to their song.The lawsuit adds: “An average lay observer would recognise the Infringing Work as having been appropriated from the Copyrighted Work because of the striking similarity between the two compositions and the way in which they are performed…Indeed, the Infringing Work is so strikingly similar to the Copyrighted Work as to preclude the possibility of independent creation.”Payne and James also claim that Big Sean frequented venues where the song was performed.The lawsuit also alleges that Big Sean and Megan Thee Stallion were sent a cease and desist letter that “in good faith, sought to amicably resolve the issue.”It went on: “Since being placed on notice of their infringing conduct, Defendants have continued their willful and reckless disregard of the exclusive copyrights belonging to Plaintiffs, forcing Plaintiffs to initiate this lawsuit.”NME has reached out to representatives of Megan Thee Stallion and Sean Paul for comment.Earlier this month, Megan Thee Stallion confirmed that she will play London’s Brixton Academy ahead of her headline slot at this year’s Reading & Leeds Festival – get tickets here.Megan is set to perform at the 4,921-capacity venue on

cultural appropriation for her attire in her music video for the single “Light My Fire.”Collaborating with Jamaican rapper Sean Paul and fellow singer Shenseea, Stefani, 52, can be seen sporting dreadlocks and a green, black and yellow dress to represent the colors of the Jamaican flag.The “Voice” coach immediately came under fire for the style choice.“Y’all. Mother Appropriation is BACK!!!!” one person tweeted.By saying Stefani is “back” people are referring to her first solo album, “Love.

Pasha Bleasdell, the model best known for starring in the music video for Nelly’s Hot in Herre, has passed away from natural causes at the absolutely unfair age of just 38 years old.

This week, OK!'s beloved columnist and comedian Judi Love recalls her toe-tapping reggae performance in front of chart-topping legend Sean Paul as a guest on The Lateish Show - the video of which has since gone viral! Writing in her weekly OK! magazine column, the internet sensation also talked on the ongoing defamation trial between Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, and spills on her latest TV project. Sign up - for free - to read Judi's full column! Are you an OK! VIP? If not, why not? It’s free and gives you backstage access to stories like this, exclusive home tours, special discounts and so much more! All you need to do is pop your email address below! P.s.

This week, our columnist Judi Love has given us the lowdown on her week spent with chart-topping legend Sean Paul, after having welcomed the mega star onto Loose Women. Writing in her weekly OK! magazine column, the much-loved comedian also spoke out on the shocking racially aggravated attack against eleven-year-old schoolboy Raheem Bailey, who tragically lost his finger whilst being chased by bullies. She also lets us in on her Platinum Jubilee/birthday extravaganza plans, praises Ainsley Harriott for saving his sister from drowning and celebrates Loose Women's incredible National Television Award nomination.

Setting the record straight! Despite what some fans may have thought, Sean Paul confirmed that his relationship with Beyoncé was nothing but professional when they collaborated on the 2003 dancehall duet “Baby Boy.”

Group C is making their debut on The Masked Singer!

Group C is making their debut on The Masked Singer!

Group C is making their debut on The Masked Singer!

Sean Paul has rescheduled his upcoming 2022 UK tour – find tickets here.The dancehall artist was due to hit the road in April ahead of releasing his eighth studio album, ‘Scorcha’, later this year.Now, it’s been confirmed that the planned shows have been postponed until August and September (via Stereoboard).Paul’s scheduled headline performance at London’s SSE Arena has been moved to the O2 Academy Brixton (August 27); the Birmingham date, meanwhile, will now take place at the city’s Forum (August 26) instead of the Utilita Arena.Tickets purchased previously will be honoured for the new dates. You can see the amended list of gigs below and find any remaining tickets here.Sean Paul will play:AUGUST23 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle 24 – First Direct Arena, Leeds 26 – Forum, Birmingham 27 – O2 Academy Brixton – London 30 – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff 31 – Motorpoint Arena, NottinghamSEPTEMBER01 – O2 Academy, Glasgow03 – Bowlers Exhibition Centre, ManchesterAnnouncing the run of shows in December 2021, Paul said: “Ay yo UK, I cannot wait to get ‘pon the road, seen? Big boss culture album dropping with a whole heap of music, ya dun know! That’s where we set the ting fi drop.

Sean Paul and AJ Tracey announced as headliners for this year’s edition of the Norwich festival.Following a sold-out edition last summer Sundown will return to the Norfolk Showground, four miles from the centre of Norwich, from September 2-4.As well as Paul and Tracey, the likes of Digga D, Sigala, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Yung Filly and BackRoad Gee will perform on the main stage.DJ sets will come across the weekend from Andy C, Charlie Sloth, DJ EZ, Jax Jones and more. You can find the full line-up below.Dropping your Sundown 2022 line up! Tag 3 mates you’d like to bring to Sundown!Tickets go on sale this FRIDAY at 8am pic.twitter.com/WxB6bAt3cc— Sundown Festival (@SundownUK) February 22, 2022Tickets for this year’s festival go on sale here this Friday (February 25), with a limited pre-sale an hour beforehand for subscribers to Sundown’s mailing list.For this year’s festival, Sundown is launching a brand new VIP ticket scheme, which will allow access to a premium camping area and exclusive afterparties, as well as fast-track queues.Sean Paul’s appearance will come after the dancehall star’s 2022 ‘Scorcha’ tour, which will see him perform across the UK this April in support of a new album.

Pachyman's music lives at the inersection of Jamaican dub, the traditional rhythms of his native Puerto Rico, and the collagic sounds of his adopted home town, Los Angeles. For "All Night Long" — his first new song since the release of his third album, The Return of Pachyman, last summer — he teamed up with Brazilian-American singer Winter, who adds her dreamy, R&B-tinged pop vocals to Pach's already prodigious sonic tool kit.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicBrazilian superstar Anitta has signed with UTA for worldwide representation in all areas excluding Brazil. She was previously with WME.At UTA, she will be represented by an all-star team that includes CEO Jeremy Zimmer, global head of music David Zedeck and Jbeau Lewis.Anitta is managed by Brandon Silverstein, founder and CEO of S10 Entertainment, and signed to Warner Records.“We are thrilled to work with Anitta and her team at S10,” said Zimmer. “She is a brilliantly talented and charismatic star with a keen sense of the entertainment business.