Summer Walker has announced a limited run of 2022 tour dates. "The Summer Walker Series" will kick off on March 20 in Houston and make stops in Chicago and Dallas before the Atlanta-based R&B singer hits a string of festivals over the summer.
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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor the first time since 2019, the legendary Roots Picnic is scheduled to return in June with Mary J. Blige, Mickey Guyton — both of whom performed at the Super Bowl on Sunday — Summer Walker and Jazmine Sullivan leading a packed lineup.The festival — which is headlined, hosted, and curated by the Grammy-winning hip-hop group the Roots and co-presented by Live Nation Urban — will take place at the Mann at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia for two days of music, art, and culture on Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5, 2022. Also scheduled to perform are Wizkid, Kirk Franklin, Rick Ross, G Herbo and more — see the full confirmed lineup below.A special fan club presale goes live today at 10 a.m.
ET, while general on-sale begins on Friday, February 18th at 10 am ET. Weekend or limited single day tickets will be available as well as VIP packages. For the first time ever, Mary J.
Blige and the Roots will join forces onstage to headline the proceedings “with a once-in-a-lifetime set,” the announcement says. “After a long two years, we are excited to announce the return of The Roots Picnic to Philly with two days of music and culture at the Mann at Fairmount Park,” says Shawn Gee, Roots manager, president of Live Nation Urban and co-founder of the event. “This year, Black Thought, Questlove and I attempted to curate a lineup that broke through the genre barriers that often separate us in black culture. To be able to book Mickey Guyton, Kirk Franklin, G Herbo, Wizkid, Wallo & Gillie, and Mary J Blige on the same lineup was a dream come true.” YouTube will serve as the exclusive host for the festival.
Summer Walker has announced a limited run of 2022 tour dates. "The Summer Walker Series" will kick off on March 20 in Houston and make stops in Chicago and Dallas before the Atlanta-based R&B singer hits a string of festivals over the summer.
Mickey Guyton ran into Prince Harry at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, and snapped a cute picture with the royal.Guyton sang the national anthem at this year's Super Bowl, while Harry attended the big game at Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles with his cousin, Princess Eugenie. The 38-year-old country singer tweeted a picture of her with Harry, rocking a red-and-white track suit while a masked-up Harry also kept it casual in jeans, a T-shirt and a blazer.«I met Prince Harry.
Mickey Guyton ran into Prince Harry at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, and snapped a cute picture with the royal.Guyton sang the national anthem at this year's Super Bowl, while Harry attended the big game at Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles with his cousin, Princess Eugenie. The 38-year-old country singer tweeted a picture of her with Harry, rocking a red-and-white track suit while a masked-up Harry also kept it casual in jeans, a T-shirt and a blazer.«I met Prince Harry.
After two years off, The Roots' annual festival Roots Picnic will return to Philadelphia in 2022. The two-day event takes place June 4-5 in The Mann at Fairmont Park.
Country music star Mickey Guyton met Prince Harry following her performance of the national anthem Sunday at Super Bowl LVI. Guyton posed for a photo with Prince Harry in a red tracksuit featuring white stars. "I met Prince Harry," she captioned the post. "He was just lovely.
Mickey Guyton ran into Prince Harry at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, and snapped a cute picture with the royal.Guyton sang the national anthem at this year's Super Bowl, while Harry attended the big game at Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles with his cousin, Princess Eugenie. The 38-year-old country singer tweeted a picture of her with Harry, rocking a red-and-white track suit while a masked-up Harry also kept it casual in jeans, a T-shirt and a blazer.«I met Prince Harry. He was just lovely,» Guyton wrote.
Mickey Guyton brought the house down with her performance of the National Anthem on Sunday (February 13) at the 2022 Super Bowl.
Seriously starstruck! Mickey Guyton met Prince Harry at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, February 13 — and the moment was one for the history books.
that she would be singing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at the pre-game show, with singer-songwriter Jhené Aiko set to perform ‘America The Beautiful’. Guyton originally confirmed the news via Twitter, sharing, “I am shook, I am grateful, I am praise dancing.”.@MickeyGuyton’s incredible rendition of the National Anthem! #SBLVI pic.twitter.com/G6099dDz1U— NFL (@NFL) February 13, 2022Ahead of the performance, the singer was interviewed by The New York Post about what the opportunity meant to her.“It’s Black History Month, and a Black country singer gets to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. Wow,” she said. “This is a huge moment for me.
Mickey Guyton's stunning rendition of the national anthem has her fellow country music stars in awe. Guyton, donning a long-sleeved blue dress, wowed with her performance at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on Sunday.The stadium is the home of the Los Angeles Rams, who is facing off against the Cincinnati Bengals for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Guyton made history as the first Black woman to earn a Grammy nomination in a country category and first Black solo woman to host the ACM Awards.
Jhené Aiko and Mickey Guyton kicked off Super Bowl 2022 with powerful performances. Aiko, a six-time Grammy nominee, stunned with her performance of "America the Beautiful" at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on Sunday.The stadium is the home of the Los Angeles Rams, who will face off against the Cincinnati Bengals for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Country music star Mickey Guyton then wowed with the national anthem.
The Super Bowl has officially started!
Country star Mickey Guyton — resplendent in royal blue — united the players, the crowd and the country with her performance of the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday.Backed by a choir that, despite being decked out in all white, represented the diversity of America, the 38-year-old singer turned “The Star-Spangled Banner” into a musical statement about joining together and embracing each other’s differences. As a black female country artist who has had to overcome racism in the predominantly white male genre, it was a telling moment that she seized.Beginning the national anthem a cappella, Guyton let the purity of her voice ring through Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, California before the Los Angeles Rams faced off against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Mickey Guyton, 38, was gorgeous when she stepped out in front of the Super Bowl 2022 audience at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA on Feb. 13 to sing a memorable version of the “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The singer wore a royal blue long-sleeved dress and stood in front of an American flag and a group of background singers all wearing white as she belted out the lyrics to one of the most popular songs in the USA. She had her long hair wavy and down and showed off her powerful vocals as she wowed the crowd at the SoFi Stadium as well as viewers watching from all over the world.
Mickey Guyton looks gorgeous in blue while performing the National Anthem at the 2022 Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium on Sunday (February 13) in Inglewood, Calif.
Kicking off the night the right way! Mickey Guyton showed off her vocal chops when she performed the national anthem at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, February 13.
NBC is already facing some heat for an error that happened during the 2022 Super Bowl and the game hasn’t even started yet.
Chris Willman Music WriterUnofficially, at least, the United States has three national anthems now, not just one … which allowed three musical all-star artists — Mickey Guyton, Jhené Aiko and Mary Mary — to shine in the immediate run-up to Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles Sunday.Much-lauded country singer Guyton was in pole position just before the game to sing “The Star Spangled Banner,” as she has on many occasions before. Although a pianist was seen, Guyton’s version was for all intents and purposes a cappella, joined by a choir shortly before she gave Frances Scott Key’s tune a galvanizing key change.In a way, Guyton’s appearance was an act of symbolic consolidation, on top of just picking the rare current name act who’s capable of the vocal job.
“Black Like Me” at the Grammys, was the first African-American woman to co-host the ACM Awards and rocked a supersize Afro when she did “Love My Hair” at the CMAs.Now, the 38-year-old singer — whose debut album, “Remember Her Name,” is up for three Grammys in April — will have another memorable moment when she performs the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday. “It’s Black History Month, and a black country singer gets to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. Wow,” Guyton told The Post. “This is a huge moment for me.