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A change in plans. Hours before the 56th annual Country Music Association Awards are slated to begin, Jimmie Allen had to cancel his appearance.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The Love Rocks NYC Benefit Concert has become an annual New York tradition and Thursday night’s show at the Beacon Theatre was one of the best on record, raising $3.8 million for the God’s Love We Deliver charity with performances and/or appearances from Dave Grohl, the Black Keys, Hozier, Nile Rodgers, Tom Morello, Don Felder, Bettye LaVette, Joss Stone, Allison Russell, Emily King, Marcus King, Lucius, Larkin Poe, Trombone Shorty, Luke Spiller, Quinn Sullivan, and Bernie William. This year’s concert raised $3.8 million, which will allow God’s Love We Deliver to serve 380,000 meals for New Yorkers living with severe illnesses.

Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, SZA and literally thousands more will stop into festival grounds all over North America.To find the fest that makes the most sense for your schedule, our team went ahead and created a list of the 57 (!) biggest festivals — with tickets available — you won’t want to miss this year.From Tempe, AZ’s February Innings Festival all the way to kick off the year to Orlando, FL’s EDC in November, here are the 62 biggest North American music festivals in 2024.Feb. 23-24 at Tempe Beach Park in Tempe, AZRed Hot Chili Peppers, Hozier, Greta Van Fleet, Jimmy Eat World, Third Eye BlindMarch 1-2 at Tempe Beach Park in Tempe, AZNoah Kahan, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews Band, Sheryl Crow, Gin BlossomsMarch 14-17 at The Lot at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, CANicki Minaj, Post Malone, Lil Uzi Vert, Don Toliver, $uicide Boy$April 5-7 at the Fort Lauderdale Beach Park in Fort Lauderdale, FLLainey Wilson, Hardy, Old Dominion, Jason Aldean, Bret MichaelsApril 6-7 at the Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, NCJ. ColeApril 12-13 at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, NJSaves The Day, Goldfinger, Hot Mulligan April 12-14, 19-21 at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CALana Del Rey, No Doubt, Blur, J Balvin, Tyler The CreatorApril 18-21 at the Seascape Resort in Miramar Beach, FLNoah Kahan, Lake Street Dive, The Revivalists, Marcus King, DawesApril 20-21 at the Riverfront Park in North Charleston, SCNoah Kahan, Hozier, The Flaming Lips, Shovels and Rope, Grace PotterApril 25-28 and May 2-5 at the New Orleans Fairgrounds in New Orleans, LARolling Stones, Neil Young, The Killers, Foo Fighters, Chris StapletonApril 26-28 at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CAEric Church, Miranda Lambert,

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic A lineup of about two dozen stars will salute Paul Simon at this year’s annual Americana Music Association pre-Grammys event, happening at the Troubadour the night before the big ceremony, on Feb. 3.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The annual MusiCares Person of the Year dinner will be like New Jersey West, with Bruce Springsteen among the performers announced to salute Jon Bon Jovi just prior to the Grammys in L.A. on Feb. 2.

Chris Stapleton can’t stay away from the stage.The eight-time Grammy winner — who’s also touring with George Strait next summer — just announced yet another leg of his ongoing ‘All-American Road Show Tour’ from March through August 2024 to promote his upcoming album “Higher.”Along the way, he’ll stop into Camden, NJ’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion on Thursday, June 6 and Darien Center, NY’s Darien Lake Amphitheater on Thursday, July 11.He’s bringing some A-List talent along for the ride, too.Willie Nelson & Family, Sheryl Crow, Lainey Wilson, Elle King and Turnpike Troubadours are just a few of the special guests he tapped for the sprawling trek.Other big names set to join Stapleton include The War And Treaty, Marcus King, Nikki Lane, Marty Stuart, Allen Stone and Grace Potter.And if you need tickets to catch Chris and co. on the road next year, you can grab them right here, right now.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Nov.

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival will settle down at Los Angeles, CA’s Crypto.com Arena for two days of rock and roll, blues, country and Latin jam sessions.In order to make this happen, Clapton enlisted some of the best in the biz to join him.Over the two-day stay, ol’ Slowhand will be joined by the John Mayer Trio, Sheryl Crow, ZZ Top, Stephen Stills and Gary Clark Jr.Other major acts on the bill include Joe Bonamassa, Jakob Dylan, Buddy Guy, H.E.R. and The War On Drugs.Plus, Los Lobos and Marcus King.That’s barely scratching the surface too — in total, 40 huge acts are set to perform at Crossroads.We’re most excited about the last-minute bargain basement prices on tickets for the mega festival though.At the time of publication, some single-day passes can be snagged for as low as $65 before fees on Vivid Seats.Are you at a crossroads about whether or not you want to go to Crossroads?Keep reading.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the annual guitar festival below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.*Note: Not all performers will play both days; Eric Clapton is confirmed to perform both days.A complete breakdown of all the best ticket prices by day for this year’s Crossroads Guitar Festival can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Eric Clapton announced Monday that his recurring Crossroads Guitar Festival will take place in Los Angeles this fall, with a roster of 41 guest musicians or bands set to take the stage across two nights at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles Sept. 23-24. Musicians due to perform one or both nights include Santana, the War on Drugs, the John Mayer Trio, ZZ Top, Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr., H.E.R., Buddy Guy, Los Lobos, Vince Gill, Stephen Stills, Jimmy Vaughan, Robbie Robertson, the Del McCoury Band and Joe Bonamassa. Others announced include John McLaughlin, Albert Lee, Doyle Bramhall II, Keb’ Mo’, Roger McGuinn, Robert Randolph, Jakob Dylan, Sierra Hull, Marcus King, Eric Gales, Sonny Landreth, Pedro Martins, James Bullard, Andy Fairweather Low, Samantha Fish, Ariel Posen, Ben Haggard, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, the Bros. Landreth, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Gustavo Satnaolalla, Danial Santiago and Bradley Walker.

The Rolling Stones are receiving a “love letter” from famous fans for their 60th anniversary.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticAs happened last year with the Eddie Vedder-helmed Ohana Festival, an “encore weekend” has been added for the Southern California rock gathering. But this ain’t no Coachella — the second weekend, set for Oct.

Chris Willman Music WriterAfter a two-year hiatus, the Stagecoach Music Festival will be back taking its usual post-Coachella slot in Indio next April, with Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood and Thomas Rhett slated as the nightly headliners for the country music weekend.The April 29-May 1 fest in the California desert has also booked a good number of performers who don’t necessarily identify strictly as country, too, including Brandi Carlile, Smokey Robinson, the Black Crowes, Yola, the Marcus King

Now that his El Dorado, which came out in January, has topped multiple charts -- including Americana Folk, Blues, Current Rock and Top New Artist -- Marcus King figures trying his hand at a solo album was a good decision. And some of that happiness can even been seen in the video for the track "Wildflowers & Wine," premiering exclusively on Billboard today (Feb. 14).

The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation has announced the fourth annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert with performances from Dave Matthews, Jackson Browne, Cyndi Lauper, Leon Bridges and more.The evening will be hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Garlin, Ellie Kemper and Paul Shaffer at the Beacon Theatre in New York on March 12.