Roddy Ricch, 21 Savage, Jhene Aiko To Perform At iHeartRadio’s Black History Month
Roddy Ricch, 21 Savage, Jhene Aiko To Perform At iHeartRadio’s Black History Month! As February inches closer, iHeartRadio has big things lined up for this year’s Black History Month. The broadcast, podcast and streaming platform announced they will be hosting their first-ever iHeartRadio’s Living Black! Special. The event which is slated for February 20 at 6 p.m. EST will be live-streaming on their company YouTube Channel and Facebook pages.
The event is set to showcase a star-studded lineup of Hip Hop, R&B and gospel artists. Roddy Ricch, 21 Savage and Jhené Aiko, whose Chilombo album is nominated for Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammy Awards, are set to perform at the event.
“Black culture is American culture and this past year especially has resulted in much needed and long overdue conversations about the role of race in America,” iHeart’s executive vice president of Hip-Hop programming strategy Doc Wynter, announced. “iHeartRadio’s Living Black! will use iHeartMedia’s unparalleled reach to help shape these conversations and celebrate Black culture at scale – reaching hundreds of millions of listeners on iHeartMedia stations across all of our formats.”
Living Black! is reportedly set to run for a whole month which will consist broadcasting content to celebrate Black excellence by highlighting artists from various genres and thought leaders alike. The Breakfast Club‘s Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, and Angela Yee as well as Steve Harvey and Big Boy will also grace the inaugural celebration honoring trailblazers in the industry.
