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Floating the river in Central Texas during weekend in the heat of summer and listening to live music is certainly very inviting.

Organizers have just announced that Lil Wayne, Snoop Dog, Run The Jewels, Pres Hall, Glass Animals and many others are set to join the fun in this July’s two day “Float Fest”.

Now running for five years, the San Marcos music festival is set to take place on July 21 and 22 and starts at 2pm.

In addition to the music and all the fun, the festival also organized a postive effort called Keep the River Clean, which is a river cleanup project.

For more information, go to floatfest.net.

Do you float the river while listening to music? No. Those two activities happen separately. You float the river in the morning or afternoon, then when you’re done tubing on the San Marcos River, you head over to the concert to enjoy the music! We recommend you float early!

Your 2018 schedule has arrived and its beautiful 😍 Don't miss out on our best lineup yet!!!

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Ed Sheera, Kendrick Lamar lead winner’s list at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards which took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also winning big were Taylor Swift, Khalid and Bruno Mars.

Heading into the night, Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran led the nominations in 15 categories each. The two competed for Top Male Artist which the “Shape of You” went on to win.

Before the show started, Kelly Clarkson addressed the recent tragedy at Santa Fe High School in Texas. Clarkson, who is from Texas, was clearly moved by the tragedy and urged for action. “We need to do better,” Clarkson said during her heart-felt intro.

The ceremonies aired live on NBC and features performances by Shawn Mendes, Janet Jackson, Dua Lipa, Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato and more.

Janet Jackson received the 2018 Billboard Music Icon Award and also gave a career-spanning performance, marking her first television performance in nine years.

Check out a partial list of winners below. To see the full list, head over to Billboard.com:

Top Artist:
WINNER: Ed Sheeran

Top New Artist:
Khalid

Billboard Chart Achievement Award:
Camila Cabello

Top Male Artist:
Ed Sheeran

Top Female Artist:
Taylor Swift

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Wiz Khalifa and hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd (Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee) today announced their co-headlined summer tour dubbed “Dazed & Blazed Summer 2018 Amphitheater Tour” which is produced by Live Nation. Tickets for the 27-date tour are available at LiveNation.com, Friday, May 18th.

The tour will commence on July 21 at DTE Energy Music Theater in Detroit, Michigan, and closes out on Aug. 30 in Phoenix, Arizona, with dates that will bring them to Chicago, IL, West Palm Beach, FL, and Austin, TX among others.

Khalifa previously co-headlined tours with Snoop Dogg in 2016 as well as Fall Out Boy in 2015. He is set to drop his brand new album “Rolling Papers 2” this summer, July 13th. He recently joined forces with Ty Dolla $ign for the song “Something New.”

Rae Sremmurd is best known for the chart topping hit “Black Beatles” from their second studio album SremmLife 2. They are also responsible for hit singles “No Type”, “No Flex Zone’ and “Swang.” They are also set to join Childish Gambino this fall on tour.

Visit LiveNation to see the full list of dates.

Tickets on sale this Friday. See y’all there @raesremmurd @lilskies @otgenasis #dazedandblazedtour

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Cal Jam 18 is set to return once again for another weekend of joyful rock-n-roll, as the lineup for the event has been revealed today.

Foo Fighter is set to return as headliners and curators of the festival, which will also see a reunion of Iggy Po, Tenacius D, Garbage, Greta Van Fleet, Silversun Pickups and more.

The festival will again be held at Glen Helen Regional Park and Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California on Oct. 5-6. There will also be carnival rides, water park and rock-n-roll museum. One day tickets will cost $99 (plus taxes and fees), while Saturday tickets will have the option to purchase Friday night tickets for $30 (plus taxes and fees). To see more info, go to www.caljamfest.com and www.livenation.com.

Foo Fighters will hopefully bring surprises to the Cal Jam audience once again. Last year, they brought with them some special guests including Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, saxophonist Dave Koz, Oasis’ Liam Gallagher and Rick Astley all joining the fun on stage.

This year, kicking things off on Friday, Oct. 5th are Billy Idol, Bridget Everett and Mexrrissey from Mexico City among others, then on Saturday, Oct. 6th will see performances from Foo Fighters, Iggy Pop with Post Pop Depression, Tenacious D, Garbage, Greta Van Fleet, Silversun Pickups, Manchester Orchestra, The Front Bottoms, Black Mountain, Deer Tick, Gang Of Youths, Slaves (UK), Giant In The Trees, Metz, Yungblud, Thunderpussy, Anna Von Hausswolff, Fea, Kingfish and many more.

See you Friday, Oct. 5th and Saturday, Oct. 6th at the Glen Helen Regional Park & Festival Grounds. Tickets and camping packages on sale Thursday, May 17 at 10am PT. 🎫: link in bio #caljam18 #goodtimes

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Legendary singer-songwriter Paul Anka is apparently working on “something” with fellow Canadian that is set for release in June. Anaka revealed the news at Canadian Music And Broadcast Industry Awards, according to Billboard.

“I’m working with a brilliant young artist who is as hot as you can get right now, a fellow young Canadian and his name is Drake. We recorded something that will be released, out in June. That’s all I can tell you,” Anka said as he accepted his Lifetime Achievement Award from Michael Bublé.

This announcement aligns with Anka’s post on Instagram a few months ago which shows him pictured with Drake in the studio. “One of the great nights…lots to follow! Love working with Drake!,” says the iconic crooner.

Undoubtedly, Drake is certainly as hot as one can get. He is currently at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Nice for What” which replaced his own song “God’s Plan” after the latter topped the charts for 11 weeks.

Last month, The Toronto rapper announced his upcoming fifth studio album “Scorpion” which is set for release in, yes you got it, June 2018. Though not a lot is revealed about the project, this summer is looking like another major month for Drake.

One of the great nights…lots to follow! Love working with Drake! #paulankatour #recordingsession #canadian #canada #drake

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Charisma/Virgin – Geffen

This includes his four self-titled solo albums, often referred to as “Car” (released in 1977), “Scratch” (1978), “Melt” (1980), and “Security” (1982), German language “Ein deutsches Album” and “Deutsches Album,” as well as albums “So”, “Us,” and “Up” and his greatest hits compilations.

According to his website, its the start of a “monthly roll-out of releases “which will include the soundtrack albums, the orchestral / song-swap albums, live albums and B-sides and remixes all being made available.”

Some of the artists’ songs are already on the platform though this is the first time that complete tracks on the albums will be available to stream on Spotify.

“So” is Gabriel’s best-selling release and was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album’s lead single “Sledgehammer” topped Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1986, thanks in part to its innovative video which won nine awards at the MTV Video Music Awards, a record for most awards in a single night at the VMAs.

In 2010, Gabriel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the English rock band Genesis. A few years later, in 2014, he was inducted again, this time as a solo artist.

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The Velvet Rope –
Virgin Records

Previous recipient of the award include Prince, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion Stevie Wonder, Cher, and Jennifer Lopez.

The “All For You” singer has a long and celebrated history with Billboard, being the current record holder of 18 consecutive Top 10 hits on the Hot 100, and 19 No.1s on the Dance Club Songs chart. Billboard Music Awards has nominated her a total of 18 times, winning 10 of them.

Throughout her career, Jackson has achieved global record sales of more than 100 million, which makes her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

Jackson is also scheduled to perform during the show, marking her first television performance in nine years. She will join previously announced performers set to take the stage, including Camila Cabello, BTS, Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa and Shawn Mendes.

Kelly Clarkson has been tapped to host this year’s, her first to host an awards show. NBC is set to air the ceremony live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 20 at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT.

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Global pop superstar Pink has announced new North American tour dates for her “Beautiful Trauma World Tour.” The tour is in support of her latest album of the same name.

The additional 36 dates effectively extends the tour into May 2019. Produced by Live Nation, tickets will go on sale to the general public starting Friday, May 11 at LiveNation.com.

The tour kicks off on March 1, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, FL with stops in Atlanta, Nashville, New Orleans, Denver, Portland among others before concluding on May 21, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The Beautiful Trauma Tour is Pink’s seventh concert tour and began in Phoenix on March 1, 2018. The tour has been a commercial and critical success. “Pink kept raising the stakes throughout the show, which is packed with aerial thrills, huge dance numbers and her unique collection of gritty, uplifting anthems,” Newsday declared.

Pink, who recently graced The cover of People Magazine’s The Beautiful Issue, released her seventh studio album last October. The Billboard 200 charts while the first single, “What About Us,” was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.

See the list of new tour dates below, or go to whataboutus.pinkspage.com

March 3 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
March 5 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
March 7 – Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena
March 9 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
March 10 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
March 12 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
March 14 – Birmingham, AL @ Legacy Arena at The BJCC
March 16 – Bossier City, LA @ CenturyLink Center
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