Kid Cudi to Co-Headline This Year’s Smoker’s Club Fest

Kid Cudi is bringing the fire back to Southern California this spring…

The 37-year-old half-Mexican American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor will co-headline Smoker’s Club Fest 2022 in Southern California at the end of April.

Kid CudiKid Cudi will headline the festival alongside A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti.

The music festival and joint celebration of hip-hop and cannabis culture will take place at the 65,000-capacity Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California, on Saturday, April 30.

More performers on the festival lineup include: Ferg, Schoolboy Q, Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz, Joey Bada$$, Dom Kennedy, Larry June, Lupe Fiasco, Curren$y, Danny Brown, Rico Nasty, Earl Sweatshirt, Wale, Reason, and Casey Veggies, among many others.

The lineup looks very similar to its 2018 edition, which Cudi also headlined alongside Khalifa and Schoolboy Q in Long Beach.

Rocky and Cudi headlined two different Rolling Loud festivals last year, with Rocky leading Rolling Loud Miami in July 2021 and Cudi kicking off day one of Rolling Loud L.A. in December, where he teased another album.

Rocky, who performed his debut 2011 mixtape Live. Love. ASAP at ComplexCon 2021 last November, has been consistently topping festival bills and teased in his GQ cover story that he was coming out with a new album tentatively titled All Smiles soon. Carti recently wrapped up his Narcissist Tour last month.

Fans can sign up for the special presale, which begins Monday, January 24, at 10:00 am PT, at SmokersClubFest.com.

After the presale, remaining tickets will be available to purchase for the general public at 2:00 pm PT that same day. GA tickets start at $222.99 and VIP tickets start at $408.99.

Ramirez Releases Video for New Single “Faded”

Cierra Ramirez is stepping into the music world…

The 21-year-old Latina actress/singer, best known for her role as Mariana Adams-Foster in the ABC Family/Freeform series The Fosters, has released the official music video for new single “Faded.”

Cierra Ramirez

Signed to Tribeca Music Group, Ramirez — nicknamed “Miss Thang” — is growing out of her beloved television persona on FThe Fosters and into her music career with a pop and R&B sound.

Ramirez released her first EP, Discreet, on Monday, with six pop/R&B tracks, including “Faded.”

The “Faded” clip is the first video to come from Ramirez’s new EP.

“A lot of artists and projects get presented to me, but Cierra has that something special that I knew my listeners would react to,” DJ Carisma of L.A.’s Real 92.3 tells Billboard in a statement. “We cut some great records, and Cierra slayed on the vocals and shines in the video. Young California welcomes a new #YoungQueen.”

The sexy pop video features Ramirez alongside hip-hop artist Casey Veggies and Canadian artist Honey C.