See The Hottest Instagram Live Events Happening Across Music During Quarantine Season
These are the most lit virtual occasions happening.
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See The Hottest Instagram Live Events Happening Across Music During Quarantine Season - As the public descends under self-quarantines and isolation in efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic, many have turned to social media to keep boredom at bay. Global concerts and music festivals that many people were looking forward to have been canceled or postponed. But fans and artists alike have been finding ways to keep their spirits up and stay connected through music. Virtual parties and concerts have taken off amid this wave in a movement that’s connecting artists and fans through one simple means: live streaming. We put together a round-up of a few sets that you can catch concert vibes to straight from your living room. (Photo: Lorne Thomson/Redferns, C Flanigan/Getty Images, and Craig Sjodin via Getty Images)Written by: Danielle Ransom
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Start Your Morning Off With H.E.R.’s Calming Acoustic Instagram Performance - R&B’s H.E.R. is the latest celebrity to lend her voice to Global Citizen’s ongoing “Together At Home” virtual concert series last night (March 25). The Grammy-winning R&B gem put on a stripped, acoustic set of fan-favorites such as “Best Part” and “Hard Place” in addition to fan-requested covers of songs, including Keyshia Cole’s classic “Love.” Check out H.E.R.’s performance here. @hermusicofficial
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Start Your Morning Off With H.E.R.’s Calming Acoustic Instagram Performance - R&B’s H.E.R. is the latest celebrity to lend her voice to Global Citizen’s ongoing “Together At Home” virtual concert series last night (March 25). The Grammy-winning R&B gem put on a stripped, acoustic set of fan-favorites such as “Best Part” and “Hard Place” in addition to fan-requested covers of songs, including Keyshia Cole’s classic “Love.” Check out H.E.R.’s performance here. @hermusicofficial
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Twerk Sum'n With Tory Lanez - Tory Lanez brought his own flavor to Instagram’s virtual party wave. The Toronto-born rapper-singer has been holding a twerk competition of sorts over Instagram Live, with some hilarious commentary from himself and viewers alike. Tune in to his Instagram page see who he will declare the Miss Bumbum of IG. @torylanez
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Tune In For Kwamé's "Classic Hip Hop Breakfast Jam" - Following DJ D-Nice’s epic Instagram extravaganza, Kwamé announced he will be holding a “Classic Hip Hop Breakfast Jam,” via Instagram Live on his birthday this Saturday (March 28). For the affair, he is calling on hip-hop legends to join in and play one song each. From the sounds of it, hip-hop heads might not want to miss this one. Tune in here. @kwamevision
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Tune In For Kwamé's "Classic Hip Hop Breakfast Jam" - Following DJ D-Nice’s epic Instagram extravaganza, Kwamé announced he will be holding a “Classic Hip Hop Breakfast Jam,” via Instagram Live on his birthday this Saturday (March 28). For the affair, he is calling on hip-hop legends to join in and play one song each. From the sounds of it, hip-hop heads might not want to miss this one. Tune in here. @kwamevision
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Turn Up To Hip-Hop Classic With DJ Premier - Preemo turned 54 on Saturday (March 21), and the legendary producer-DJ turned up for the occasion with a hip-hop listening session via Instagram Live. Preemo has been holding impromptu sessions, and we can’t wait for the next one. @djpremier
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Turn Up To Hip-Hop Classic With DJ Premier - Preemo turned 54 on Saturday (March 21), and the legendary producer-DJ turned up for the occasion with a hip-hop listening session via Instagram Live. Preemo has been holding impromptu sessions, and we can’t wait for the next one. @djpremier
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Find Your Groove With Debbie Allen - The iconic Debbie Allen is making sure we got the moves to go along with all the grooves popping off on Instagram. She has been giving out free dance lessons over Instagram Live during self-quarantines. Her next session will be on Wednesday (March 25) starting at 1 p.m. EST, and it’s a salsa dance class. @therealdebbieallen
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Find Your Groove With Debbie Allen - The iconic Debbie Allen is making sure we got the moves to go along with all the grooves popping off on Instagram. She has been giving out free dance lessons over Instagram Live during self-quarantines. Her next session will be on Wednesday (March 25) starting at 1 p.m. EST, and it’s a salsa dance class. @therealdebbieallen
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Hip-Hop Throwback With 9th Wonder - 9th Wonder has been spinning classic jams for the past five nights straight. Taking to Instagram, the seasoned turntablist revealed that he will be holding a “grand finale” Wednesday night (March 25). “Every record, beat, production that I touched. Tonite.The Grand Finale. Night 5. No. Repeats. IG Live. 9 pm EST,” he announced. See the flyer here. @9thwonder
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Hip-Hop Throwback With 9th Wonder - 9th Wonder has been spinning classic jams for the past five nights straight. Taking to Instagram, the seasoned turntablist revealed that he will be holding a “grand finale” Wednesday night (March 25). “Every record, beat, production that I touched. Tonite.The Grand Finale. Night 5. No. Repeats. IG Live. 9 pm EST,” he announced. See the flyer here. @9thwonder
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Get Out That Midday Work Slump With DJ Big Fella - DJ Big Fella has been coming through with the tunes to pick us up out of that midday work slump. On Wednesday (March 25), the North Carolina DJ is switching up his programming. “Join me for a recap listening session and discussion as we celebrate THE 23RD ANNIVERSARY of my debut album, MANY FACEZ!” Big Fella announced on his Instagram page. “I got a few Stories to tell so spread the word!” Be sure to tune to the session at 6 p.m. on Instagram. @djbigfellanc
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Get Out That Midday Work Slump With DJ Big Fella - DJ Big Fella has been coming through with the tunes to pick us up out of that midday work slump. On Wednesday (March 25), the North Carolina DJ is switching up his programming. “Join me for a recap listening session and discussion as we celebrate THE 23RD ANNIVERSARY of my debut album, MANY FACEZ!” Big Fella announced on his Instagram page. “I got a few Stories to tell so spread the word!” Be sure to tune to the session at 6 p.m. on Instagram. @djbigfellanc
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DJ Paul Howard's "Midday Mixtape" - A mixtape a day will keep the coronavirus blues away, and DJ Paul has just the cure. DJ Paul is holding his next “Midday Mixtape” session on Wednesday (March 25) and will be spinning house music. Tune in here to grab the jams! @djpaulhoward
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Erykah Badu's "Quarantine Concert Series" - As promised, the High Priestess of Neo-soul came through for her fans with her live session. Erykah kicked off her “Quarantine Concert Series” on Monday night (March 23). As part of the interactive experience, Erykah lets fans curate the playlist during the stream for a $1 fee. Thus far, she hasn’t announced her next installment, but we can only imagine it's just a matter of time. Be on the look out for her next stream here. @erykahbadu
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Erykah Badu's "Quarantine Concert Series" - As promised, the High Priestess of Neo-soul came through for her fans with her live session. Erykah kicked off her “Quarantine Concert Series” on Monday night (March 23). As part of the interactive experience, Erykah lets fans curate the playlist during the stream for a $1 fee. Thus far, she hasn’t announced her next installment, but we can only imagine it's just a matter of time. Be on the look out for her next stream here. @erykahbadu
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Big Freedia - The coronavirus might’ve canceled Spring Break but Big Freedia is reinvigorating the vibes. The New Orleans bounce icon is holding “Big Freedia’s Shakedown” every Friday at 9 p.m. ET so we can wobble and shake it as much as we like. @bigfreedia
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Big Freedia - The coronavirus might’ve canceled Spring Break but Big Freedia is reinvigorating the vibes. The New Orleans bounce icon is holding “Big Freedia’s Shakedown” every Friday at 9 p.m. ET so we can wobble and shake it as much as we like. @bigfreedia
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Swae Lee - One half of hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, Swae Lee, put on a one-man show with a concert over Instagram Live that over 265,000 fans tuned in for on Friday (March 20). Performing a medley of hits, the “Black Beatle” crooner rocked out in his studio and even crowd surfed at one point. You can watch Swae’s entire performance here. @swaelee
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Swae Lee - One half of hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, Swae Lee, put on a one-man show with a concert over Instagram Live that over 265,000 fans tuned in for on Friday (March 20). Performing a medley of hits, the “Black Beatle” crooner rocked out in his studio and even crowd surfed at one point. You can watch Swae’s entire performance here. @swaelee
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DJ D-Nice - Some of entertainment’s biggest names came together for DJ D-Nice’s virtual, “Homeschool: Club Quarantine” party. The DJ broke the internet with viral status this past weekend after over 100,000 viewers tuned in for his jam session, including Michelle Obama, Oprah, Diddy, Rihanna and more. He returned for a second swing to the party on Sunday as well. D-Nice hasn’t announced when his next party will happen just yet, but Club Quarantine has undoubtedly become the hottest place to be on the internet during social distancing. @dnice
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Miguel - In a breezier vibe, Miguel performed vocal freestyles of his fan-favorite hits such as “Adorn,” “Sure Thing,” and “Sky Walker” from the comfort of his home. In between songs, the California-bred singer-songwriter shared some uplifting words of encouragement and shared anecdotes behind some of his songs. Catch all the vibes of Miguel’s set here. @miguel
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Miguel - In a breezier vibe, Miguel performed vocal freestyles of his fan-favorite hits such as “Adorn,” “Sure Thing,” and “Sky Walker” from the comfort of his home. In between songs, the California-bred singer-songwriter shared some uplifting words of encouragement and shared anecdotes behind some of his songs. Catch all the vibes of Miguel’s set here. @miguel
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The Weeknd - After months of anticipation, The Weeknd dropped his long-awaited After Hours album. Unfortunately, the project’s release happened to coincide with the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, the Toronto-born R&B crooner shared a live listen of his album via Instagram on Friday (March 20). @theweeknd
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The Weeknd - After months of anticipation, The Weeknd dropped his long-awaited After Hours album. Unfortunately, the project’s release happened to coincide with the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, the Toronto-born R&B crooner shared a live listen of his album via Instagram on Friday (March 20). @theweeknd
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The Weeknd - After months of anticipation, The Weeknd dropped his long-awaited After Hours album. Unfortunately, the project’s release happened to coincide with the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, the Toronto-born R&B crooner shared a live listen of his album via Instagram on Friday (March 20). @theweeknd
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Common - Common took us on a trip down memory lane and performed his throwback classics “I Used To Love Her” and “1999” live for all of Instagram. He also saved the performance via Instagram TV for us to relive when we need it most. Get hyped and pumped for the week ahead with a re-watch of Common’s set here. @common
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Common - Common took us on a trip down memory lane and performed his throwback classics “I Used To Love Her” and “1999” live for all of Instagram. He also saved the performance via Instagram TV for us to relive when we need it most. Get hyped and pumped for the week ahead with a re-watch of Common’s set here. @common
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Lizzo - For those looking for something more peaceful, Lizzo blessed our Instagram feeds with a calming flute set, complete with burning incense and salt rocks. “A meditation and mantra to promote healing during this global crisis. Use at your own pace,” she encouraged her 8 million followers. Watch here if you're ready to unwind and de-stress. @lizzobeeating
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