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EDC Sets 2019 Dates, Posts Recap Video From Las Vegas Festival

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As this year's Electric Daisy Carnival wraps up in Sin City, the festival looks back at the highlights and announce the dates for next year
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
May 22, 2018 - 8:49 am

Las Vegas was the place to be this weekend, with not only the Billboard Music Awards taking place at MGM Grand, but also Electric Daisy Carnival taking over Las Vegas Motor Speedway for their 22nd annual dance music festival.

EDC shared a mini after-movie from this weekend's festivities via Twitter, but the festival organizers also announced the dates for next year's festival: May 17–19, 2019. The new dates mark the second consecutive year the festival will be in May, moving forward on the calendar from its traditional June slot.

This year's EDC headliners included Martin Garrix, Marshmello, Diplo, Armin Van Buuren, Kaskade, Kygo, Tiësto, and many more. For those who couldn't make the trek to Sin City, many of the sets were streamed via Mixcloud.

This year also marked the first time EDC introduced camping for festivalgoers, hoping to minimize the traffic in and out of the festival and provide a more immersive experience for some of the approximately 400,000 attendees that descend on Las Vegas over the festival weekend. EDC offered a range of options from air-conditioned campers to tent camping and RV parking.

Just last month, Insomniac completed its inaugural EDC China, bringing the world's biggest dance party to the Shanghai International Music Park April 29–30. The festival also takes place in Mexico, Japan, and Orlando, Fla., where it will be presented Nov. 9–10.

For updates on all things EDC, including ticket information, visit the festival's website.

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EDC 2019: Alison Wonderland, TOKiMONSTA, Deadmau5, Above & Beyond, Tiësto, More

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The world-renowned EDM fest has released the lit roster of over 240 artists for its 23rd annual event, set to return to its ninth year in Las Vegas from May 17–19
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Mar 27, 2019 - 5:55 pm

Today Insomniac, which hosts the now-global Electric Daisy Carnival and other major EDM events, announced the highly anticipated lineup for its flagship Las Vegas fest, set to take place May 17–19 this year. EDC 2019 is positively stacked, featuring GRAMMY winners Diplo, David Guetta and Tiësto, plus GRAMMY nominees TOKiMONSTA, Paul Oakenfold, Deadmau5, Above & Beyond and Kaskade.

Deadmau5 will be making his first return to the fest since 2010, bringing his new "Cube 3.0" stage setup, and Guetta will be back for his first time since the 2012 event. Australian singer/songwriter DJ/producer extraordinaire Alison Wonderland, plus GRAMMY-nominated rave icons Steve Aoki, Armin van Buuren will also bring fire to the three-day event.

Unlike a typical music festival lineup, EDC lists theirs alphabetically by day, giving way to a treasure hunt to the many gems across the lines of names. Underground techno queens Charlotte De Witte, ANNA and Amelie Lens will all perform at the event, which has eight(!) stages, along with fellow techno heavy-hitter Adam Beyer.

South African DJ/producer and underground house legend Black Coffee will also perform, as well as fellow house heavyweights Green Velvet, Patrick Topping and GRAMMY nominee Eric Prydz. Green Velvet will be offering two sets, one as Get Real, his project with Detroit legend Claude VonStroke.

Several artists will be hopping on the decks together, including Topping, who will be doing a B2B set (a.k.a. back-to-back, or collab set, for those not up on the rave lingo) with fellow British DJ Eats Everything. U.K. dubstep stalwarts Skream and Rusko are on the lineup for an "old skool dubstep set," which, as Your EDM put it, is "absolutely unheard of."

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But wait, who are the headliners? Pasquale Rotella, CEO and co-founder of Insomniac, believes that headliners are everyone that attends the festival, spreads the love and makes all the magic possible.

"Being a Headliner means looking at the world a little differently, and seeing beauty and inspiration everywhere you look. It’s about lifting up the people around you and making time for your family and friends. This is a journey we all take together—always connected and committed to one another," Rotella said in a statement on Insomniac's website.

If you want to get your dance on and check out the carnival rides, interactive art and plenty of lights and lasers with EDC in Vegas, you're in luck; tickets are still available. Check out EDC's website for more info.

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Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood Headed To iHeartRadio Music Festival

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Mariah Carey, Jack White, Jason Aldean, Shawn Mendes, Imagine Dragons, Kelly Clarkson, Sam Smith, and more will also perform at the Las Vegas festival this September
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
Jun 5, 2018 - 8:50 am

The iHeartRadio Music Festival has announced its 2018 lineup, bringing together some of the biggest names from pop, rock, country and hip hop, led by Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood, Mariah Carey, and Jack White, and Logic.

The stacked lineup for the two-day festival in Las Vegas on Sept. 21 and 22 also includes Jason Aldean, Shawn Mendes, Imagine Dragons, Kelly Clarkson, Sam Smith, Luke Bryan, Panic! At The Disco, Rae Sremmurd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and many more.

The festival's Daytime Stage at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds will host performances by Logic, Dua Lipa, 5 Seconds of Summer, Lil Uzi Vert, Dustin Lynch, Belly, and Greta Van Fleet. Main stage concerts will happen inside the city's T-Mobile Arena and be hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

Timberlake is enjoying a big year so far, with a Super Bowl performance and his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, Man Of the Woods, already under his belt in 2018. In March, the pop singer also received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame with his group *NSync.

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Underwood is in the midst of a comeback of sorts, returning from an injury sustained last November to deliver the brand new single and video for "Cry Pretty" ahead of her forthcoming new album of the same name.

Limited tickets iHeartRadio Music Festival are available now via pre-sale, and the general public can purchase tickets beginning June 15 via the festival's website.

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Celine Dion Makes Triumphant Return From Surgery, Performs New Song "Ashes"

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After being forced to cancel a string of shows in Las Vegas due to a health issue, the GRAMMY winner is back
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
May 23, 2018 - 8:40 am

Two months after being sidelined from performing by a health issue, Canadian GRAMMY winner Celine Dion returns to the stage in Las Vegas, delighting fans with a set full of her hits plus her first-ever performance of her newest song, "Ashes," from the Deadpool 2 soundtrack.

The singer was welcomed back with a standing ovation at the Caesars Palace on May 22 after canceling shows in March and April due to a middle ear condition, “which causes hearing irregularities, and makes it extremely difficult to sing,” necessitating a "minimally invasive surgery."

“You know it’s been a while since we’ve done a show. I had a little health issue — don’t we all,” said Dion. “But I have to tell you, I’m extremely happy to be back. The stage is kind of my home away from home and I have to admit I can barely stand on my feet tonight as I am a little bit nervous.”

"Ashes" arrived earlier this month along with a hilarious video featuring a cameo from Deadpool 2 star Ryan Reynolds, whose character delivers an epic dance routine before breaking it to Dion after the song that she'll need to do again, saying "It's too good. This is Deadpool 2, not Titanic… just phone it in."

Dion has 11 more shows scheduled in Las Vegas through June 9 before she heads to Tokyo, Japan on June 29 to embark on her first-ever tour of Asia-Pacific region followed by dates in Australia.

For a full list of Dion's performances in Las Vegas and around the globe, visit her website.

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Stevie Wonder To Play Five Las Vegas Shows Celebrating Life, Love & Music

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The music icon will set up shop at Park MGM Grand for a special run of shows in August
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
May 16, 2018 - 7:49 am

GRAMMY-winning music icon Stevie Wonder announced a new series of shows in Las Vegas at the Park Theatre located inside Park MGM Grand casino and resort beginning on Aug. 3. The five shows running through Aug. 11 have been titled "Stevie Wonder Song Party: Celebrating Life, Love & Music."

Formerly known as the Monte Carlo, Park MGM has hosted residencies of Cher and Ricky Martin in the past. The 68-year-old Wonder teased last week that he'll be performing in Las Vegas and elsewhere to "celebrate life, love and music and push back against troubled times," according to Billboard.

With 25 GRAMMYs, Wonder is one of the top GRAMMY winners of all time. He was honored with a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. In 2015 he was feted with "Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life — An All-Star GRAMMY Salute," a CBS GRAMMY special that featured all-star performances by a Beyoncé, Andrea Bocelli, Gary Clark Jr., Ariana Grande,  Lady Gaga, John Legend, and Pharrell Williams, among others.

Wonder's run is the latest addition to Vegas' exciting calendar of upcoming residencies. The pre-sale for tickets to his Las Vegas shows begins May 16 with tickets going on sale to the general public on May 21 via Ticketmaster.

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