The "New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" is starting today
The festival has a stacked lineup with headliners such asLizzo,Ed Sheeran,Dead & Company,Mumford & Sons,The Lumineers,Santana,Jon Batiste,Jill Scott,Robert Plant&Alison Krauss,Kane Brown,H.E.R, and theSteve Miller Band
The festival will take place over two weekends and will also feature local acts such asTrombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, thePreservation Hall Jazz Band, and theRadiators
The festival will have a celebration of Puerto Rico, with artist demonstrations, live music, parades, cultural displays, and food
The official schedule of events can be found on the festival's website
Yusuf Islam, akaCat Stevens, has shared some advice forKing Charlesas he prepares to be officially crowned
“Even if you are King, you are still a servant of God,” wrote the singer, along with a number of proposals for Charles to tackle- like “Feed the hungry”
Islam/Stevens went on to say he felt inspired to write the monarch because artists “can help to direct the narrative”
Sting has another surprise for fans who want to see him live.
After extending his “My Songs World Tour” through North American tour this fall, he will also feature his son and Fiction Plane frontman,Joe Sumner.
Sting's added shows will take place in cities including: Wantagh, NY; Hollywood, FL; Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Reno, NV; Irving, TX; and The Woodlands, TX.