In a time when the R&B genre desperately needs additional platforms to help elevate many of our favorite artists of years past, Live Nation is really stepping up to the plate.
Live Nation Urban announced today, the launch of Femme it Forward, a multi-format series of all female curated lineups spotlighting the entertainment industry’s most creative and accomplished female visionaries, both on the stage and behind the scenes. Some of the artists set to appear include Cardi B, Teyana Taylor, Nicole Bus, Jorja Smith, Ari Lennox, Jill Scott, Faith Evans, Tweet, Monica, Brandy, Ashanti, Keri Hilson, Amerie, Lil Mo, Mya, and more to be announced.
The multi-market series of events and initiatives will feature immersive activations, panel discussions and comedy shows coupled with a host of live shows by legacy artists and emerging artists.
This type of concert series is especially important since we never got a female component of the Millennium Tour. It also comes on the heels of Live Nation Urban’s previously announced Summer Block Party series.
Here are some select confirmed events:
Date: May 25, 2019
Cardi B, Teyana Taylor, City Girls, Nicole Bus
Location: St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview – Syracuse, NY
Date: May 26, 2019
Cardi B, Teyana Taylor, City Girls, Nicole Bus
Location: Saratoga Performing Arts Center – Saratoga Springs, NY
Date: July 5, 2019
Jill Scott, Faith Evans, Tweet
Summer Block Party
Location: Pavilion at The Music Factory – Dallas, TX
Date: July 19, 2019
Brandy, Monica, Ashanti, Keri Hilson, Amerie, Lil Mo
Location: Microsoft Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
Date: July 20, 2019
Monica, Brandy, Mya, Keri Hilson, Amerie, Lil Mo
Location: Concord Pavilion – Concord, CA
Tickets on sale Friday April 26
Date:August 24, 2019
Ari Lennox + special guests
Location: Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
Date: October 17, 2019
Monica, Brandy, Keri Hilson, Mya
Location: Pavilion at The Music Factory – Dallas, TX
All Femme It Forward shows will donate a portion of proceeds from ticket sales to philanthropic organizations that support the advancement of women.