Music News with Miley, Alicia and Queen

MILEY CYRUS PULLS OUT OF WOODSTOCK 50: Miley Cyrus is not longer performing at Woodstock 50. The Lumineers and original headliners John Sebastian and Country Joe McDonald have also pulled out of the event, as well as Jay-Z, John Fogerty and Dead & Company. However, the festival is reportedly moving forward with a single-day event at Merriweather Post Pavilion outside of Baltimore between August 16th and August 18th. The Zombies is the only act confirmed that they’re still definitely performing at the event, which has made headlines for switching venues and confusingly vague details.

II DIVO ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN HOLIDAY SONG TOUR: II Divo has announced a new, North American fall and winter tour that will feature the group performing holiday songs. The Holiday Song Celebration tour is set to begin on November 16th in Ottawa, Canada, before wrapping up December 22nd in San Diego. II Divo will also be performing in cities such as Boston, New York, Toronto, Atlanta, Miami, Houston, Phoenix and Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale for the general public on August 2nd. VIP packages will also be available. II Divo will be performing songs from their best-selling holiday compilation album, The Christmas Collection.

ALICIA KEYS, ADAM LAMBERT, QUEEN & MORE TO HEADLINE GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL: The 2019 Global Citizen Festival will feature performances from Alicia Keys and Queen + Adam Lambert. The annual music festival confirmed its lineup in a tweet after announcing the news on Today. Keys and Queen + Adam Lambert will take the stage September 28th at Central Park in New York, along with Pharrell Williams, OneRepublic, H.E.R. and Carole King. The 2019 festival will also feature special guests French Montana, Ben Platt, Jon Batiste and Stay Human. Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness will host the event. Global Citizen is an organization seeking to end extreme poverty by 2030. The 2019 festival will air live on MSNBC and live-stream on YouTube and Twitter. Taraji P. Henson, Rami Malek, Bill Nye, Matt Bomer, Rachel Brosnahan, Elvis Duran, Joy Reid and Forest Whitaker will co-host the event. The event is free, but attendees must download the Global Citizen app for a chance to win tickets.