The Cincinnati Music Festival has announced the lineup for its 2024 edition, headlined by New Edition, Maxwell, Ne-Yo and Kem. The annual celebration of classic and contemporary R&B legends and hip-hop superstars will once again occupy the home of the Cincinnati Bengals, Paycor Stadium, for two nights next summer.
The first night, on July 26, will be headlined by neo soul legend Maxwell's 'Sumthin' Sumthin', with support from Ne-Yo, Fantasia, October London and Lakeside. Night two, July 27, will be headlined by New Jack Swing supergroup New Edition — Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Ronnie DeVoe and Johnny Gill — as well as Kem, SWV, Stokley and another artist who will be announced.
In keeping with recent tradition, the jam-packed weekend will kick off with an evening (July 25) celebrating hip-hop at the adjacent Andrew J. Brady Music Center, with a lineup to be announced soon.
“We are thrilled with this year's lineup for the Cincinnati Music Festival presented by P&G,” festival producer Joe Santangelo said in a press release. “This year's lineup is the most packed R&B lineup we've ever had, representing decades of fan favorites from New Edition to Maxwell to Fantasia and more.”
Tickets for this year's event are on sale now through the festival office (call (513) 924-0900) and will be available through Ticketmaster starting Saturday (December 16) at 10am. ET.
CMF began as the Ohio Valley Jazz Festival in 1962 as an all-jazz event and has evolved over the years to embrace a wide variety of R&B, soul and pop, from Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis and Duke Ellington to Luther Vandross, New Edition, Whitney Houston, Earth Wind and Fire and many others. Last year's event featured sets from Snoop Dogg, Al Green, Babyface, Jill Scott, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Jodeci, Midnight Star and more.
