Cincinnati Music Festival to reveal 2017 lineup Tuesday

Organizers will announce the lineup for the 2017 Cincinnati Music Festival during a release party at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Paul Brown Stadium. Follow along live with WCPO.com/WCPO Insider Entertainment Reporter Brian Mains.

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Organizers are getting ready to reveal lineup for 2017 @CincyMusicFest set to take place July 27-29 at Paul Brown Stadium. @WCPO

by Brian Mains via twitter 1/10/2017 10:09:38 PM
.@CincyMusicFest started in 1962 & remains 2nd largest R&B festival in country. Last year's event added 3rd day, #ThrowbackThursday . @WCPO

by Brian Mains via twitter 1/10/2017 10:10:19 PM
Last year's @CincyMusicFest had over 55,000 attendees.

by Brian Mains via twitter 1/10/2017 10:25:22 PM
Overlapping with @CincyMusicFest , #CincySoul food festival returns Saturday, July 29/Sunday, July 30 on 5th St. near Fountain Square. @WCPO

by Brian Mains via twitter 1/10/2017 10:32:11 PM
#CincySoul was started last year by businessman @JRodg as 1 day event. This year over 50 vendors expected to participate, he said. @WCPO

by Brian Mains via twitter 1/10/2017 10:32:37 PM
Tickets for this year's @CincyMusicFest go on sale at Ticketmaster.com this Saturday. @WCPO

by Brian Mains via twitter 1/10/2017 10:33:15 PM
.@RealDougEFresh returns for @CincyMusicFest 's #ThrowbackThursday w/@Robbasemusic & @kidcapri101 . @WCPO t.co

by Brian Mains via twitter 1/10/2017 10:44:06 PM
Friday's lineup for @CincyMusicFest includes En Vogue, SWV, BBD, Kem and @maryjblige . @WCPO

by Brian Mains via twitter 1/10/2017 10:44:23 PM
Saturday's @CincyMusicFest headline act is @Usher !!! @wcpo http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C12ANY5XAAAYz9N.jpg

by Brian Mains via twitter 1/10/2017 10:44:44 PM
.@Usher will be joined by Comfunkshun, Anthony Hamilton, & Fantasia @CincyMusicFest Saturday. @WCPO

by Brian Mains via twitter 1/10/2017 10:44:53 PM
Again, @CincyMusicFest is Thursday, July 27 through Saturday, July 29. Tickets go sale @Ticketmaster this Saturday, Jan. 14. @WCPO

by Brian Mains via twitter 1/10/2017 10:47:22 PM
NO WAY! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C12BHlVXAAEv-pO.jpg

by Cincy Music Fest via twitter 1/10/2017 10:48:49 PM
.@CincyMusicFest promoter Joe Santangelo said they could expand Throwback Thursday to fill Paul Brown Stadium next year.

by Brian Mains via twitter 1/10/2017 10:49:43 PM
Santangelo went on to say Doug E. Fresh will emcee @CincyMusicFest 's Friday and Saturday's shows this year. @WCPO

by Brian Mains via twitter 1/10/2017 10:51:00 PM
NO WAY...... http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C12D1qxXcAEn-eS.jpg

by Cincy Music Fest via twitter 1/10/2017 11:00:38 PM