Girls, indie singer/songwriter Torres, major label rocker Yungblood, more Toronto rappers in Sean Leon and Cadence Weapon, plus Montreal’s rapper Nate Husser, and Alx Veliz and Kamikaze Girls. Lower on the bill is recent NOW cover star U.S. Local favourite Jazz Cartier graduates to headliner status, while New Orleans bounce pioneer Big Freedia will play, riding a wave of hype after being sampled on Drake’s recent single Nice For What. Controversial rapper Azealia Banks will play only her second Toronto show after making her well-received debut here last year. NXNE is leaning into hip-hop this year with its three headliners. NXNE is now just over three weeks away, and, after doling out tidbits of information – the abandonment of the Port Lands, the names of the curators for the Club Land shows – the festival has finally announced the first wave of musicians who will actually be playing.įirst, the artists for the festival’s free and public centrepiece, moved from the Port Lands after sparse crowds over the last couple of summers – to the festival village at Yonge-Dundas Square, which will run from June 15-17.
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