In a special tribute, the Oakland legend took a moment to thank her fans. A relaxed Masego slid through with his smooth jazz melodies as he performed live renditions from his 2018 debut album, Lady Lady.ĭonning a sleek red ponytail and all-pink ensemble, Keyshia Cole took the stage for the first time since her mother, Frankie Lons, passed. Wrice was most excited to perform “On One.” She explained, “My band has added some sounds to it that just really brought it to life they made it sound so infectious.”Ī post shared by Lights On Festival, a new hip-hop/R&B hybrid phenom out of L.A., performed singles like “Be Alone,” “Overrated”-which samples Donell Jones’ “This Luv”-and “Gang Slide,” the theme song from the Issa Rae-produced reality show, Sweet Life: Los Angeles.

When introducing herself to new fans, she revealed that to truly understand her, she’s a combination of Aaliyah’s “Loose Rap,” Brandy’s “Never Say Never,” and Mariah Carey’s “Breakdown” featuring Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone from Bone Thugz-N-Harmony. “I feel honored to finally be at this level in my career and I look forward to continuing to blossom,” she gushed. With this being her first festival performance, Joyce Wrice-a half-Japanese Angeleno full of ‘90s R&B influence- couldn’t stop beaming about how “honored” she was to be on the lineup. The highlight for several of the acts was simply being able to perform live after a year of virtual performances and truly feeding off of the energy from the sold-out crowd (roughly 12.5K attendees to be exact). (L-R) Jessica Nwokike and Ivana Nwokike of VanJess perform on Day 2 of the 2021 Lights Up Music Festival at Concord Pavilion on Septemin Concord, California.

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