Dahday’s 2018 Guide To Where And When GRAMMY Winners Are Performing In The Area

Another GRAMMY Awards show has passed us by. High-energy shows from duos Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee and Bruno Mars and Cardi B, a provocative performance by Kendrick Lamar and the Chuck Berry and Fats Domino tributes stand out.

Now that the awards show is over where can you find where the winners and performers are performing live in this area, you may ask?

Don’t worry. We got you.

Here is Dahday’s list of GRAMMY winners performing in New York, New Jersey or Philly in the near future:

Best Rap Album: Kendrick Lamar, “DAMN.” 

Best Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar, “Humble.”

Best Rap Song: Kendrick Lamar, “Humble.”

Best Music Video: Kendrick Lamar, “Humble.”

Best Rap/Sung Performance: Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna, “LOYALTY.”
The Compton, CA rapper headlines “Top Dog Entertainment: The Championship Tour” at Madison Square Garden on May 29 and at BB&T Pavilion in Camden, NJ on June 8.

Best Pop Vocal Album: Ed Sheeran, “÷ (DIVIDE)” 
Ed Sheeran’s North American Stadium Tour visits Metlife Stadium in new Jersey on September 22 and Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on September 27.

Best Jazz Vocal Album: Cécile McLorin Salvant, “Dreams and Daggers”
 The Miami-raised songstress performs live as part of the “Woman to Woman All-Star Band” at the 92nd Street Y on March 2.

Best Latin Pop Album: Shakira, “El Dorado”
Colombia’s biggest singing artist returns to New York City on August 10 to perform live at Madison Square Garden.

Best Reggae Album: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley: “Stony Hill”
Marley rocks PlayStation Theater in Times Square on February 22 and is also a part of the Governors Ball lineup on June 1.

Best World Music Album: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, “Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration”
South Africa’s great vocal ensemble appears at Kean University’s Enlow Recital Hall on February 9 and at Symphony Space in NYC on March 8.

GRAMMY performers also are headed this way later in the year. Luis Fonsi will hit the stage at Radio City Music Hall on February 9 as part of the LA X LOVE LIVE concert. P!nk’s Beautiful World Tour comes to The Garden on April 4 and 5, to Wells Fargo Center in Philly on April 13 and to The Rock on April 14. Maplewood, NJ’s SZA performs at The Fillmore Philadelphia on January 31 and with Kendrick Lamar and others in The Championship Tour this coming May and June.

Finally, check out a full list of all 2018 GRAMMY winners here.

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