Concerts
Jay-Z and The Roots to Headline 2026 Roots Picnic in Philadelphia
Jay-Z is headlining the 2026 Roots Picnic, performing alongside The Roots on May 30 at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park. The festival runs two days, May 30 and 31.
The timing is notable. Reasonable Doubt, the album that launched Jay’s career, turns 30 on June 25, 2026. The official festival flyer also brings back the Reasonable Doubt-era umlaut in his name, now styled as JAŸ-Z.
The venue adds to the significance of the moment. This year marks the first time Roots Picnic will be held at Belmont Plateau, a Philadelphia landmark known for its views of the city and its history in hip hop and Black culture going back to the 80s and early 90s.
“Moving the Roots Picnic to Belmont Plateau and bringing JAŸ-Z and The Roots together to perform are both bucket-list moments for us,” said Shawn Gee, manager of The Roots and president of Live Nation Urban. “After meeting with Mayor Cherelle Parker and hearing her vision for Philadelphia 250, she truly inspired us to dream even bigger.”
Since launching in 2007, Roots Picnic has brought out Lil Wayne, Nas, Usher, A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd, Pharrell, Snoop Dogg, and more. The full 2026 lineup has not yet been announced.
Presale tickets are available now at RootsPicnic.com. General on-sale begins Wednesday, March 18 at 10 a.m. ET. Ticket options include 2-Day General Admission, 2-Day GA+, 2-Day Silver VIP, and 2-Day Gold VIP, all covering both days of the festival.
Tours
Chris Brown and Usher Announce Joint R&B Tour
Chris Brown and Usher are hitting the road together. The two announced a joint stadium tour, billed as the R&B Tour, on Thursday. No tour dates or ticketing details have been released yet.
Brown confirmed the news on Instagram. “ITS TIME! #R&BTOUR #Raymond&Brown,” he wrote. The announcement came the same day Brown revealed his 12th studio album, BROWN, is dropping May 8, three days after his 37th birthday on May 5.
The tour trailer features both artists and carries the title Raymond & Brown, a nod to their real last names. It is not the first time the two have shared a creative space. They teamed up on “New Flame” in 2014, a track from Brown’s X album, and more recently on a remix of “It Depends,” a Bryson Tiller collaboration that peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold within three months of its release. Both the original and the remix won at the 2026 NAACP Image Awards, taking Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary) and Outstanding Soul/R&B Song respectively.
Usher most recently wrapped his ‘Past, Present, Future tour,’ a global arena run that launched in 2024. As previously reported by miixtapechiick.com, Brown completed his ‘Breezy Bowl XX‘ stadium run, which moved 2 million tickets and grossed $300 million, making it his most successful solo tour to date.
Concerts
Cardi B Brings Out Meek Mill in Philadelphia for 26th Consecutive Sold-Out Show on Little Miss Drama Tour
Cardi B brought out Meek Mill during her sold-out stop at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on Tuesday, April 7, marking her 26th consecutive sold-out show on the “Little Miss Drama Tour.”
Meek took the stage to perform “Dreams and Nightmares” for his hometown crowd, with Cardi hyping every moment alongside him. He posted a video of the performance on Instagram with the caption “Shake the building,” and in the comments added, “It was sooo loud I couldn’t hear myself on beat lol.” He also shared a photo of the moment on his Instagram Stories, tagging Cardi. “The big east,” he wrote.

“Dreams and Nightmares” opened Meek’s 2012 debut album of the same name, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 behind Taylor Swift‘s Red.
As previously reported by miixtapechiick.com, the Little Miss Drama Tour has included surprise appearances from Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Kim, and others throughout the run. The tour continues with remaining dates in Raleigh on April 11, Charlotte on April 12, Sunrise on April 14, and Atlanta on April 17.
Massachusetts
Cardi B Performs BIA Diss Track in Boston, Then Tells the Crowd Not to Bully Her
Cardi B brought her ‘Little Miss Drama Tour‘ to TD Garden in Boston on Thursday for a sold-out show, and the city delivered one of the more memorable moments of the run so far.
During her set, Cardi walked to the top of the stage, invited the crowd to “have a little tea party,” and launched into “Pretty & Petty,” her diss track aimed at Boston rapper BIA. The song opens with the line “Name five BIA songs, gun pointed to your head,” followed by a dramatic pause where the crowd goes silent. In BIA’s hometown, they held. When the beat dropped, Cardi turned to the crowd and said, “Y’all did that shit! Y’all shady as fuck!”
After finishing the record, she told the crowd to leave it there. “We not gonna do that. Don’t bully that girl on social media. Don’t do that, don’t do that,” she said. “She’s gonna wanna beat the shit out of me after today. If I see you, I see you, I don’t give a fuck, it’s up and stuck. But don’t bully her on social media, I don’t like that.”
“Pretty & Petty” appears as track 13 on Cardi’s album Am I The Drama? and is her most direct shot at BIA to date, with bars referencing BIA’s alleged visits to Diddy’s home, her breath, and her booking rate compared to Coi Leray.
The beef between Cardi and BIA traces back to early 2024, when fans drew comparisons between Cardi’s “Like What (Freestyle)” and BIA’s “I’m That B***h,” both of which sampled Missy Elliott‘s “She’s A B***h.” BIA addressed the comparisons online without naming Cardi directly. Things escalated through a series of subliminal shots, diss verses, and Instagram Live sessions throughout the year. BIA eventually previewed a response track called “Sue Me” and previously said a full response to “Pretty & Petty” would be “beneath” her.
The Boston show fell on the same day the city officially declared April 2 Cardi B Day. As previously reported by miixtapechiick.com, the Boston City Council voted unanimously that day to pass the resolution, filed by Councilor Julia Mejia the day before, in recognition of Cardi’s Dominican and Afro-Latino heritage and her connection to the city’s communities.
The Little Miss Drama Tour continues with stops in Hartford, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Raleigh, Charlotte, Sunrise, and Atlanta through April 17. Tickets are available at CardiB.com.
— — (@coldestinthecut) April 3, 2026
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