Live Nation Urban has revealed the details for the fifth annual Summer Block Party Festival, featuring the best of soul and R&B since 2015.
The festival returns to Philadelphia, Houston and Chicago and will hit Dallas for the first time. Grammy-award winning R&B star Jill Scott will headline all four dates. Jazmine Sullivan joins the festival as direct support at her hometown in Philly. Faith Evans and Tweet round out the lineup in Dallas. Boyz II Men, Lucky Daye, Anthony Hamilton and more finish the four-city trek.
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SUMMER BLOCK PARTY
FESTIVAL DATES:
6/29 Philadelphia, PA The Mann Music Center (Jill Scott, Jazmine Sullivan, MA$E, Musiq Soulchild, DJ D Nice)
7/5 Dallas, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory (Jill Scott, Faith Evans,Tweet)
7/6 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Pavilion (Jill Scott, Boyz II Men, Faith Evans, Lucky Daye)
7/13 Chicago, IL Huntington Bank Pavilion @ Northerly Island (Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, MA$E, Carl Thomas)
The Top 10 remains relatively unchanged at Rhythm, with 21 Savage's “A Lot” f/ J Cole (Slaughter Gang/Epic) and Cole's own “Middle Child” single (Dreamville/RN/Interscope) continuing to inch up towards the top. Khalid's “Talk” (RCA), Mustard's “Pure Water” f/ Migos (QC/10S/Capitol-Interscope) and 2 Chainz' “Rule The World” f/ Ariana Grande (Def Jam) will all see a 350+ spin gain. Travis Scott's “Wake Up” f/ The Weeknd (Republic-Epic) will be the highest debut. And other records hitting the chart this week include Lil Baby's “Close Friends” (QC/Motown/Capitol), Bryce Vine's “La La Land” (Warner Bros.), Summer Walker's “Girls Need Love” Remix f/ Drake (OVO/LVRN/Interscope), H.E.R's “Hard Place” (MBK/RCA) and Lil Nas X's “Old Country Road” (Columbia).
Epic takes this week’s Most Added position with Travis Scott's “Wake Up” f/ The Weeknd (Republic), getting 39 stations out of the box. Iggy Azalea's “Sally Walker” (New Classic-EMPIRE) was second, with 30 commitments. Offset's “Clout” f/ Cardi B (QC/Motown/Capitol) lands 24 adds, while Columbia is buzzing with Lil Nas X's “Old Town Road," grabbing 19 stations. Polo G's “Pop Out” (Columbia) closes 16 new commitments. Def Jam continues to drive the 2 Chainz track “Rule The World” f/ Ariana Grande with 11 new adds. And YK Osiris' “Worth It” (Def Jam) also nabs 11.
Not much change inside the Top 5 this week at Rhythm, although Epic’s 21 Savage will be up 550 spins with "A Lot" f/ J Cole (Slaugther Gang), as they line up a run for #1 in the next two weeks. Meanwhile, City Girls' “Twerk” (QC/Motown/Capitol) enters the Top 10. Khalid's “Talk” (RCA) and Mustard's “Pure Water” f/Migos (QC/10S/Capitol-Interscope) will both have 400+ spin increases. Ella Mai's “Shot Clock” (10 Summers/Interscope) and Lil Pump's “Be Like Me” f/Lil Wayne (Lights Global/WBR) will break the Top 20. 2 Chainz' “Rule The World” f/ Ariana Grande (Def Jam) will chart inside the Top 25, easily this week's highest debut. And look for G-Eazy's “West Coast” f/Blueface (RCA) to debut as well.
