Lovers & Buddies Competition is leaning additional into early 2000s nostalgia that TikTok’s trend influencers for the 2023 iteration of the Las Vegas music occasion. Scheduled for Saturday, Could 6, the pageant will characteristic headlining performances from Missy Elliot, Mariah Carey, and Usher.
Returning for its second 12 months, Lovers & Buddies will characteristic greater than 45 artists throughout a single day. The lineup consists of Christina Aguilera, Nelly, Busta Rhymes, Lil Kim, Bow Wow, Omarion, Sean Paul, Remy Ma, JoJo, Jagged Edge, Shaggy, Chingy, Petey Pablo, Dem Franchize Boyz, Yung Joc, Soulja Boy, Eve, Boyz II Males, Flo Rida, Beenie Man, Ginuwine, En Vogue, Da Brat, and extra.
Slipping into the 2010s and 2020s, the pageant has additionally tapped Summer season Walker, Jhené Aiko, Miguel, PartyNextDoor, and Bryson Tiller.
The nostalgia-driven occasion kicked off to a bumpy begin when its inaugural lineup was introduced in 2020. Initially helmed by Coachella promoter Goldenvoice, Lovers & Buddies had a complicated roll-out that was marked by artists like Lil Kim claiming the lineup flyer was pretend and others like Mase requesting elimination from the poster.
When the pageant lastly occurred, a safety scare resulted in a panicked crowd dispersing from the Las Vegas pageant grounds. Three folks have been hospitalized with minor accidents following experiences of gunfire close by. Performances resumed for the pageant, then scheduled throughout two days, final Could.
The second annual Lovers & Buddies is at the moment slated for at some point underneath its new promoter, C3, which produces Austin Metropolis Limits Music Competition and Lollapalooza.
Basic sale for the pageant begins Friday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. PST by way of the official Lovers & Buddies web site. View the entire lineup beneath.