Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B LIVE 2025

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Billboard revealed the lineup for its Hip-Hop/R&B LIVE concert — the centerpiece of Hip-Hop & R&B Week, which will be headlined by fast-rising R&B star Leon Thomas.

The free show, which is sponsored by State Farm, will also see performances from some of the brightest the genres have to offer, as GELO, Odeal, and Ravyn Lenae are set to hit the Webster Hall stage in New York City.

Other activations at the event will include a State Farm-sponsored printing station for custom T-shirts and a L’Oreal – Ralph’s Club photo booth.

Leon Thomas has put together a banner campaign in the last year as his hit “MUTT” continues to climb the Billboard charts, where the D. Phelps and Freaky Rob-produced track peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Thomas and Odeal connected for the guitar-tinged “Miami” earlier on July 9, marking the talented artists’ first collaboration.

GELO picked up his basketball and burst onto the hip-hop scene in January with the release of his viral “Tweaker,” which reached No. 29 on the Hot 100. The hooper-turned-rapper is gearing up for the arrival of his anticipated League of My Own debut album on July 18.

Ravyn Lenae has been a breath of fresh air in R&B. The Chicago native’s 2024 “Love Me Not” served as Lenae’s breakout anthem as the soulful track rumbled to No. 12 on the Hot 100.

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