The Cincinnati Music Festival is back for another year with live concerts at Paycor Stadium and the Andrew J Brady Music Center this weekend.

The festivities kicked off at Brady Music Center Thursday night with a celebration of hip-hop featuring a collection of some of the genre's most pioneering and influential artists, including Scarface, Goodie Mob, The Sugarhill Gang, The Furious Five, and Young MC.

Paycor Stadium is set to host two nights of shows headlined by Earth, Wind, & Fire on Friday night and LL Cool J with special guest Toni Braxton on Saturday.

Saturday's concert also features a tribute to soul music icon and frequent Cincinnati Music Festival performer Frankie Beverly, who died in September last year. Festival producer Joe Santangelo says Beverly was a long-time fan favor

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