Music festivals are common today but that wasn’t always the case.

It’s been fifty years since the original Woodstock took place in 1969 which has been the groundwork for every festival that has come after it. The inspiration for bringing back the music festival in such a big way is due in large part to the social and political climate in of our society. Michael Lang explained during a recent interview pointing out similarities between today and the 1960s.

Jim Kerr Rock & Roll Morning Show talks with Michael Lang and the inspiration for #Woodstock50☮️❤️🎵, courtesy of @iHeartRadio pic.twitter.com/ziJ6wkGmgw

— WOODSTOCK (@woodstockfest) February 21, 2019

Michael Lang explains that history seems to be repeating itself and a lot of the lessons they thought they had learned in the 1960s are still going on and people need a reminder. The hope is to energize today’s generation that faces a lot of the same issues.

The lineup for the festival is jam-packed with some of the biggest music acts from today and yesterday including Miley Cyrus, Santana, and even America’s Got Talent favorite Courtney Hadwin will be making the trip from the United Kingdom to perform at the same festival where one of her music inspirations Janis Joplin took the stage in 1969.

The original festival which was held in the summer of 1969 has stood the test of time as one of the most iconic music events in history. Woodstock defined what a music festival would become and the message of it being of love and peace is certainly something today.

Michael Lang, one of the organizers of the original show, was involved in planning the 2019 show.

“We’ve lined up artists who won’t just entertain but will remind the world that music has the power to bring people together, to heal, to move us to action and to tell the stories of a generation,” Lang said in a statement. “Our hope is that today, just as in 1969, music will be the constant that can inspire positive change.”

Santana and Country Joe McDonald will be the only true originals to return for the 50th-anniversary show, though Dead & Company, which includes many of the original members of the Grateful Dead, will also be performing. John Sebastian will be there and David Crosby, who performed with Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young at the original, will also appear. A reformed version of Canned Heat will perform and John Fogerty, sans the rest of Creedance Clearwater Revival, will perform, too.

The music video for Tegan Marie’s latest song “Horses” has been released. The song which was produced in partnership with Spirit Riding Free was released through Dreamworks you can watch the music video above.

Don’t forget you can stream the song on all popular music services including Apple music, Spotify, Google music and more.

LOS ANGELES (March 15, 2019) — Multi-platinum selling and award-winning group, Hillsong UNITED announces the release of their highly anticipated album, “PEOPLE.” Slated to debut worldwide on April 26, the live project with twelve new songs is available for preorder today and features the brand new single “Another in the Fire” (listen to and watch the song here).  In addition, “So Will I (100 Billion X),” one of UNITED’s biggest songs to date, has been certified Gold by RIAA with over 108 million career streams.

Returning to their roots, to where it all began, “PEOPLE” pays homage to the group’s core mission; unity… a simple, yet most powerful message that’s needed in the world today more than ever.

“The hope for the project is simply understanding the power of music as a means of bringing people together, and letting it serve as a reminder that in our culture––the call to love our neighbor is a revolutionary act that perhaps rings louder now than ever.” says UNITED’s Joel Houston. “If there’s one thing that music can do better than anything else on earth, is its innate ability to unify people. It’s the essence at the heart of what UNITED has always been about––and what we want this project to represent more than anything––bringing people together, from every different walk of life, with all our differing experiences, circumstances, and perspectives––and finding songs that give us reason to sing as individuals with a common voice.”

Recorded live in Sydney, Australia, “PEOPLE” features three previously released tracks, including “As You Find Me,” “Good Grace,” and “Whole Heart (Hold Me Now).” Debuting in December 2018, “Good Grace” set the record as UNITED’s highest streaming street week career single, which “Whole Heart” subsequently broke by an increase of 12% upon its release in January 2019. Their latest song “As You Find Me” has already garnered 8.2+ million global streams/YouTube views to date, while “Whole Heart” and “Good Grace” have amassed over 31.8+ million global streams (including YouTube views) collectively.

In support of their new music, Hillsong UNITED will return to the United States for the first time in nearly three years for their highly anticipated USA ‘The People Tour MMXIX.’ The arena circuit will kick off on April 25 in Austin, Texas and include stops in major markets across the nation before culminating at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on July 2. Tickets are on sale now at hillsongunited.com.

Hillsong UNITED is comprised of an evolving, eclectic mix of musicians and songwriters, and undisputedly one of the genre’s most influential artists in the history of contemporary Christian music. The group has sold more than 4.7 million albums globally and garnered over 3 billion worldwide career streams to date. Their most recent album “Wonder” (2017) rocketed to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart and No. 21 on the Billboard Top 200 and set the record for the most streamed album in Christian music history (U.S.) during street week with over 4.6 million streams. Hillsong UNITED remains the No. 1 Christian artist on all social media platforms with over 10.5 million fans combined.

For more information, visit www.hillsongunited.com or @hillsongunited on all social platforms. 

Official track listing for “PEOPLE”:

1. Ready or Not
2. Here’s to the One
3. Might Sound Wild
4. Whole Heart (Hold Me Now)
5. As You Find Me
6. Clean
7. Starts and Ends
8. Highlands
9. Holy Ground
10. Another in the Fire
11. Good Grace
12. Echoes (Till We See the Other Side)

Grace VanderWaal has dropped a new song “Hideaway”. Fresh off the success of her previous release “Stray” Grace continues to surprise fans with new music. The song is featured on the soundtrack for the new film Wonder Park.

The track is available now on all popular streaming platforms including Apple music, Spotify, Google Play and others. You can listen to the track in the video above and the lyrics will be featured below.

Tegan Marie, the 15-year-old rising country music superstar has released a new track titled “Horses”. The song was produced for “Spirit Riding Free” you can listen to the song above and Stream It on all major music platforms including Apple music, Spotify, Google play music and more.

Sabrina Carpenter has released the audio for her latest single “Pushing 20” check it out above. You can also stream the new track on all popular music platforms including Apple music, Spotify, Google Play, and more. Full lyrics provided below.

“Pushing 20” is the first single of Singular: Act II, Sabrina’s upcoming project which is the second act of a two-part album, with the first act being released in November 2018.

In a new video, Hillsong United member Joel Houston goes in depth about the Australia worship band’s latest single “As You Find Me”.

The song which was released earlier this year has some powerful lyrics and Houston goes into great personal detail about what inspired those lyrics and the humbling experience it was writing the powerful anthem.

Listen to The story by checking out the video above and you can stream the song now on all popular music services including Apple music, Spotify, Google Play and more.

In a new video released on Tuesday, Grace VanderWaal performs her latest single “Stray” live. Check it out.

Jonas Brothers

The Jonas brothers are back with their first new single in six years and the popular group will be taking over the CBS “Late Late Show” with James Corden all next week. Fans started noticing something was up late this week on social media followed by the initial rumors of a new single and then the teaser for an upcoming carpool karaoke featuring The Jonas bros set to air next week. The new single which is titled “Sucker” is available now.

People reports on the details of the music video for the new single pointing out that it features appearances from the bros and their significant others Danielle Jonas, Priyanka Chopra, and Sophie Turner. Throughout the video, each couple shares gets their chance to shine before they all come together as a group and pose while an artist paints their portrait.