Founder J. Carter described this year’s festival as “a love letter to Atlanta.” From the Rico Wade Vanguard Award to Ludacris’ hometown tribute, ONE Musicfest 2025 embodied the city’s legacy — celebrating where Atlanta has been and where it’s headed next.

 

Even in the rain, the message was clear: Atlanta doesn’t just make music — it makes history.

 

Special thanks to additional sponsors Toyota, Hennessy, Teremana and more top tier brands. The Piedmont Park Conservancy, our dedicated staff, vendors, volunteers, and the fans who filled the park with love, energy, and culture all weekend long. Your support and hard work were integral to the success of ONE Musicfest 2025.

ABOUT ONE MUSICFEST

ONE Musicfest (OMF) is the nation’s largest Black-owned, open-air, multi-stage music festival, attracting over 100,000 diverse music lovers from all over the country. Founded by veteran event producer, Jason “J” Carter in Atlanta, OMF celebrates Black music and culture with iconic performances that have included Future, SZA, Kendrick Lamar, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Pharrell, The Dungeon Family, Usher, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Doechii, A$AP Rocky, Ludacris, The Roots, Jill Scott, and many more. Generating over $61 million in annual economic impact, the festival supports hundreds of local businesses, with more than half of them being Black-owned, and employs more than 5,000 people each year. OMF expanded with the launch of TwoGether Land Festival in Dallas, Texas, extending its mission to unify and uplift Black communities through music, community building, and shared experience. Learn more at www.onemusicfest.com.

ABOUT LIVE NATION URBAN

Live Nation Urban (LNU) remains North America’s preeminent producer of concert experiences, festivals, and platforms headlined, curated, and owned by black talent. Operating in partnership with Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s leading live entertainment company, the company sets the tone for culture with over a dozen sought-after festival brands such as The Roots Picnic, Broccoli City, Exodus Music & Arts Festival, ONE Musicfest, Strength of a Woman, and more.

Beyond their captivating live events, Live Nation Urban has established themselves as key social architects in black culture with their innovative initiatives that include Juneteenth: A Global Celebration (broadcast on CNN), Kerry Washington’s THICKER THAN WATER book tour, and a special Hip-Hop 50 event at the home of Vice President Kamala Harris in addition to tours by artists such as Ari Lennox, Babyface, Kirk Franklin, Lil Wayne, Davido, Charlie Wilson, Jeezy, Jagged Edge, LL Cool J, Jill Scott, Coco Jones, Jodeci, RuPaul, and Raphael Saadiq. The LNU-produced “A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop” special garnered a nomination at the NAACP Image Awards for “Outstanding Variety Show.” Live Nation Urban continues to grow across hip-hop, R&B, soul, and gospel as the most trusted purveyor of live urban music. Learn more about Live Nation Urban at https://livenationurban.com/.

 



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