Jay-Z and Erykah Badu headline Roots Picnic 2026, a two-day festival at Belmont Plateau featuring Kehlani, Brandy, T.I. and more.

Erykah Badu has officially been announced as a headlining performer at the Roots Picnic 2026 in Philadelphia, bringing one of R&B’s most influential voices to the festival’s main stage. The news was ...

The annual music festival will take place at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia.

After announcing Jay-Z as a headliner, Roots Picnic has unveiled the full lineup for its 2026 event.Erykah Badu will headline May 31, following Hov's May 30 set celebrating 30 years of Reasonable ...

You better call Tyrone! Erykah Badu has just been named the headliner for the second day of the 2026 Roots Picnic.

Kehlani, Brandy, De La Soul, T.I., DJ Jazzy Jeff, Jermaine Dupri, Adam Blackstone, and Corinne Bailey Rae are also on the bill for the Picnic at Belmont Plateau ...

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"You paid your money to do that? Thank you," Badu said Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Erykah Badu called out a fan who was allegedly sitting with her arms crossed and glaring at her from the front ...