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  • Kindred and the Family Soul performs in Atlanta

    Kindred & The Family Soul Plays Atlanta

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    Longtime music couple Kindred & The Family Soul are stopping in Atlanta and performing this week coming in Midtown Atlanta.

    A few years back, the couple celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary with an Atlanta performance. This time, they’re back to bring more soulful vibes for the love birds.

    Kindred the Family Soul: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

    Now, Kindred & The Family Soul will be at City Winery at Midtown Atlanta.

    Tickets on sale now at City Winery. Longtime music couple Kindred & The Family Soul are swinging through Atlanta and performing on Tuesday in Midtown. Get tickets.

    Kindred & the Family Soul play Atlanta's City Winery

    The musical couple, who have four daughters and a son, say the key to their success has been their ability to stay true to their music roots, which fans appreciate.

    “We always strive to, for lack of a better phrase, ‘keep it real,’ you know what I mean?” they told Soultracks.com in an interview. “A lot of different people feel where we’re coming from, they understand who we are and what our message is. It just comes down to encouraging people, by example, to be who they are and to really celebrate that.”

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    Where To Catch Live Music In Atlanta

    Atlanta has become an oasis for live performances from artists big and small. From The Loft, Center Stage and City Winery, you can find a live music venue right there in Midtown Atlanta. Read our guide on live music in Atlanta.

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  • Big Artists Who Performed At Atlanta Concerts

    Big Artists Who Performed At Atlanta Concerts (VIDEOS)

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    Remember when your favorite artist came to Atlanta either on tour or a special performance? Some of the hottest artists have performed at Atlanta venues at one time or another.

    Back in the day, if you didn’t buy a ticket you had to remember the event as best you could. But today with social media, Youtube, Vimeo and other video recordings, concerts can be seen in their entirety.

    Top Artists That Performed At Atlanta Concerts

    Some of the biggest artists came through Atlanta’s Philips Arena, the Georgia Dome and other defunct arenas in the 1990s and early 2000s. Here are some of the best ones we could find.

    Destiny’s Child – Atlanta 2005

     

    In 2005, Destiny’s Child toured one last time before its three members embarked on solo careers. The Atlanta stop was turned into a movie and remains a highlight of the group’s live performances.

    Taylor Swift – Philips Arena – Atlanta

    Taylor Swift came to Atlanta and sold out Philips Arena, causing major traffic gridlock that weekend. 

    Miguel – War & Leisure Tour – Atlanta

    R&B singer Miguel came through Atlanta in 2018 as part of his “War & Leisure” tour. The date further solidified Miguel’s fanbase in the Dirty South.

    Prince’s Last Performance – April 2016 at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre

    Who can forget Prince’s last concert in early April 2016 at the Fox Theatre? The Purple One electrified his fans with back-to-back performances that have gone down in history. Less than a week later, the music legend was dead.

    Young Thug Concert In Atlanta

    Young Thug used to do local shows in Atlanta all the time before he hit it big. Now, when the rapper does a show in Atlanta, it’s in a major venue.

    New Edition at Pepsi Funk Fest in Atlanta

    New Edition is Atlanta second home, with members Bobby Brown and Ron DeVoe calling the metro area home. Here is one of their legendary performances in the city.

    Alabama Shakes at The Earl in Atlanta

    Alabama Shakes chose the quaint venue, The Earl, to give a signature performance in 2011.

    Drake & Migos, 2017 at Philips Arena

    Drake and Lawrenceville’s own Migos performed a memorable set at Philips Arena in 2017.

    James Brown – Atlanta

    None other than the Godfather of Soul, Jmes Brown, brought the house down in his homestate of Georgia, a few hours from his hometown of Augusta.

    Mary J. Blige – 2011 – Tabernacle

    Mary J. Blige, the Queen of Hop Hop Soul, brought her soul-stirring voice to downtown Atlanta’s Tabernacle in 2011.

    Parliament Funkadelic Concert In Atlanta

    George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic raised a ruckus when they played before a packed crowd.

    Thompson Twins , The B-52’S & Culture Club Live At Chastain Park

    The Thompson Twins,The B-52s and the Culture Club performed in Buckhead toa packed house. 

    Sade – Philips Arena – 2011

    Sade Abu packed Philips Arena in 2011 in a celebrity-filled concert that people are still talking about.

    Erykah Badu – 2016 – Atlanta

    Erykah Badu brought Baduism and more to Atlanta in 2016. The singer has spent some time in the city throughout years while rearing her son, Seven, with Outkast member Andre Benjamin.

    Outkast & Dungeon Family – Lakewood Amphitheater – 2016

    Outkast and the Dungeon Family turned ONE Musicfest into a reunion as the whole crew took the stage for a medley of hits.

     

    John Legend – Philips Arena – 2013

    John Legend brought his crooning to downtown Atlanta in 2013 for a winter concert that brought crowds to Philips Arena.

    Floetry – Center Stage – 2015

    Floetry had the crowd jumping when they re-assembled for a concert in Midtown Atlanta’s Center Stage.

    Kanye West – St. Pablo Tour – Philips Arena

    Kanye West stopped by Atlanta, his birthplace, to promote his then-new album St. Pablo.

    Jennifer Lopez – Philips Arena 2012

    J-Lo did her thing on stage in 2012 with a performance of all her hits at Philips Arena in downtown Atlanta.

    Jay Z and Beyonce – Mercedes-Benz Stadium – 2018

    In August 2018, a fan rushed the stage when husband-and-wife team Jay Z and Beyonce performed on stage.

    Atlanta has several live-music venues you should check out. If you plan on going to downtown Atlanta for a concert, make sure you enjoy a dinner at one of these restaurants.

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  • Ciara gives birth to baby boy named Win Harrison Wilson

    Ciara Gives Birth To Baby Boy: Win Harrison Wilson

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    Atlanta native Ciara Wilson has given birth to a healthy baby boy in a Seattle-area hospital. The baby, named Win Harrison Wilson, weighs 8 pounds, 1 ounces.

    Ciara shared the exciting news on social media moments after her son was born.

    The singer breaks out in song in the video, singing happy birthday to her son. “Happy birthday, sunshine,” she says.

    It was just a few months ago that the couple celebrated Ciara’s pregnancy with a gender reveal.

    With a name like Win, the little guy may choose to follow his father’s footsteps and play in the NFL one day. But that remains to be seen.

    How Many Children Do Russell And Ciara Wilson Have?

    Russell and Ciara now have four children, three of them together. She got pregnant shortly after her marriage to the Seattle Seahawks quarterback on July 6, 2016.

    Meanwhile Russell, who will be 32 years old in November, is preparing for his ninth season with Seattle.

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  • Atlanta International Pop Festival was 1969

    Before Woodstock, There Was The Atlanta International Pop Festival

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    Much is made about the guitar work of superstar Jimmy Hendrix, whose rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” forever altered the anthem in the minds of countless baby boomers.

    The performance was cemented at Woodstock, the 1969 music festival in upstate New York.

    Remembering The Atlanta International Pop Festival

    More than a month before more than 400,000 hippies, college students and lost souls traveled to a remote gathering space up north, Atlanta hosted an event that featured many of the same artists.

    When Was The Atlanta International Pop Festival?

    The official name of Woodstock was “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music,” in ATL, The rock festival was held at the Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, home of the Atlanta Motor Speedway, on July 4th, 1969.

    According to Birmingham Weekly, “The bill was wildly eclectic, from mainstream jazz with Dave Brubeck to first generation rock with Chuck Berry; from sweet soul by the Staple Singers and Booker T to the blues of Canned Heat and Paul Butterfield; from the folk of Ian and Sylvia to the cataclysm of Led Zeppelin. As an intrepid band of explorers from Alabama arrived at the outskirts of Hampton prior to the show amid a stupendous traffic jam, it was clear that word-of-mouth had drawn the crowd Cooley sought.”

    Cooley would go on to apologetically host a concert the following Monday in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, embarrassed that he’d made a $12,000 profit at the pop fest. “You have to understand the context,”  Cooley told Atlanta Magazine. “It was the height of the Vietnam War, and Lester Maddox was governor. I wanted to do something that would make people where I lived understand that we could change.”


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  • Cardi B Makes Some Good Points About Coronavirus (VIDEO)

    Cardi B Makes Some Good Points About Coronavirus (VIDEO)

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    Holed up in her Atlanta mansion, rapper Cardi B has been sharing updates about her self-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many celebrities have gone silent about the pandemic, but not Cardi!

    The entertainer recently posted a video in which she makes some good points on the mixed messages that the general public is getting concerning COVID-19.

    Cardi B: People Are Getting Mixed Messages On COVID-19

    If #45 is getting on a podium and saying, ‘Hey listen, if you do not have any symptoms … do not get tested, because we do not have enough tests to test everybody … but if a celebrity is saying, ‘I don’t have no symptoms … and I’m positive for coronavirus,’ that causes confusion,” she said on her IG.

    That causes people to say, ‘Wait a minute now, I don’t have no symptoms but I know I went out that day. I might just have it … I”m scared because I’m around my kid, I’m around my grandparents … I might just have it. What should I do?” she said.

    She also highlighted the major class lines around COVID-19 that nobody is really talking about.

    “The general public, people who work regular jobs, the middle class, the poor …they’re not getting treated like the high — the ones that are up here (she raises her hand), the celebrities and everything — they’re not getting tested for coronavirus [especially not] the next day.”

    Another hypocritical thing Cardi B brings out is that, if you’re under 30 and have a cold, helath professinoals are saying that if you don’t have that cold – or similar symptom — for eight days, they won’t test you.

    “If you’re positive, they will tell you to quarantine in your home and don’t come back to the hospital] untli your temperature is 100-something degrees,” she says. 

    Cardi says she doesn’t feel that’s right. Also a lot of people live in close quarters and can’t 

    “If you’re sending me home and I have the coronavirus, I”m most likely going to give it to my spouse, my kids, anybody that’s around me.”

    She also touches on the fact that celebrities have the money to pay for a COVID-19 test, but regular people don’t. So what’s the solution she says?

    “I feel like the government should .. charge that [S..] to the game.”

    What do you think? Do you agree with Cardi B?

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  • Donald Glover: New album

    Childish Gambino Drops New Album

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    Childish Gambino is back with new music! Music artist, actor and former Stone Mountain resident Donald Glover dropped a new album late Saturday, March 21.

    The music came seven days before a tease he released, just what we need to enjoy our “social distancing.”

    Glover, who stars in the FX series Atlanta, is a huge music star with hits like This is America, Feels Like Summer, Redbone.

    Donald Glover Presents: Listen To New Album Here

    Listen to the new Childish Gambino album HERE.

    The track list includes just two named tracks

    • Algorythm
    • Time

    The rest of the songs are untitled tracks distinguished only by their time limits.

    Donald Glover Presents: Listen to new album

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  • Blimes and Gab perform in Atlanta

    Blimes and Gab To Perform In Atlanta

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    West Coast rapper duo Blimes and Gab (aka B.A.G.) is set to perform in Atlanta this weekend as part of their Aunties Up U.S. tour. This time, they come to Purgatory at The Masquerade in Midtown Atlanta.

     The San Francisco and Seattle natives have been wrecking shop from city to city and now it’s time to visit the Dirty South.

    B.A.G. (Blimes x Gifted Gab) Comes To Atlanta: Date, Time, Info

    Blimes and Gab are two talented lyricists steeped in old-school hip-hop andrapid-fire delivery. They’ve gotten nods from the likes of Warren G, Method Man, De La Soul, Rah Digga and Souls of Mischief, and more.

    Blimes and Gab are headlining along with Dave B. 

    Purgatory at The Masquerade: Blimes and Gab

    • Event: Auntie Up Tour
    • Venue: The Masquerade
    • Start date: Friday, November, 15, 2019 7 p.m.
    • End date: Friday, Novemver, 15, 2019 11 p.m.
    • Cost: $17.00

    All ages are welcome to the venue.

    Here is B.A.G. in action:

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  • Chante Moore To Perform At Taste Of Atlanta

    Chante Moore To Perform At Taste Of Atlanta

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    Chante Moore is set to headline the “Soul in the City” concert on Saturday Aug. 31 & Sunday Sept. 1, 2019 in Atlanta.

    “Soul in the City” is Taste of Soul Atlanta’s ticketed Weekend Concert, and is set outside in downtown Atlanta across from the Mercedes Benz Stadium.

    Chante Moore to headline Soul in the City concert in Atlanta

    Saturday’s Soul in the City line up of hot R&B and Soul Artist will raise your body heat. Sunday’s Soul in the City line up is a Soulful concert where guests enjoy an evening of live performances at elegant tables that can be paired with global Soul Food selections and drinks.

    Chante Moore (Sunday) – Headliner for the Soul in the City Sunday Concert, she is an original R&B diva. Known as the girl with the golden voice, this singer-songwriter has ’90s hits and several recent releases. She is a star of TV One series R&B Divas: Los Angeles.

    Website: Soul in the City | Contact: info@tasteofsoulfest.com | Atlanta: West Downtown Atlanta

    Note: Pickup Wristbands at Will Call at the Front of the Festival between 1pm – 7pm.

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    Taste of Soul Atlanta Festival

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  • Here Are The Atlanta Artists With New Music

    Here Are The Atlanta Artists With New Music

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    It’s not a stretch to say that Atlanta is a music mecca slightly below the pedigree of Detroit’s Motown era. That’s just how hot Atlanta’s music scene is.

    The reason for the heat is because of all the Atlanta artists that have charted not just in recent years, but over the past two decades!

    Here are the Atlanta artists with new music

    Now, there is a whole crop of new Atlanta artists with new music for the times. You can hear it on the streets, in the cars and in the clubs.

    Lil Nas X

    Here Are The Atlanta Artists With New Music

    Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” is proving to be one of the greatest songs of all time. Not only is it the only song to ever go platinum while still #1, but the Atlanta artist continues to pump out remixes. Could Dolly Parton actually jump on the track?

    Young Thug

    Here Are The Atlanta Artists With New Music

    Post Malone and Young Thug’s “Goodbyes” is a major mover on the Billboard charts.

    Young Thug (again)

    Here Are The Atlanta Artists With New Music

    J. Cole, Young Thug and Travis Scott have a banger on their hands with “The London.” Could it have the makings of a summer anthem?

    Mustard & Migos

    Here Are The Atlanta Artists With New Music

    If “Pure Water” is what they’re drinking nowadays, there’s no wonder Migos continues to be one of the hottest rap groups in the game.

    Cardi B

    Here Are The Atlanta Artists With New Music

    Living in Atlanta now with her husband and new child, Cardi B is adding to Atlanta’s musical powers with “Press,” her latest single.

    Summer Walker

    Here Are The Atlanta Artists With New Music

    Summer Walker and Drake’s “Girls Need Love” is still in heavy rotation for summer 2019!!’


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  • Atlanta's Lil Baby, Doritos Team Up For 'Spark The Beat'

    Atlanta’s Lil Baby, Doritos Team Up For ‘Spark The Beat’

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    Doritos is going hip-hop this summer, teaming up with Atlanta rapper Lil Baby and BET for a campaign that caters to aspiring artists and producers.

    The “Doritos Spark The Beat” competition allows beatmakers and vocalists to submit their tracks online. From there, an expert panel of judges, including Lil Baby himself, will judge the music.

    Atlanta’s Lil Baby to judge in ‘Doritos Spark The Beat’ competition

    The panel will select one beat maker and one vocalist to collaborate in-studio with Lil Baby to record the final track.

    The “Doritos Spark The Beat runs through September 8 and is available nationwide.

    Fans can visit SparkTheBeat.com to download a unique sample track created by Quality Control Music artist Lil Baby, the artist who made the platinum debut album, “Harder Than Ever.”

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