Jill Scott, The Roots, Kehlani and more set for Billboard House during R&B Hip-Hop Week

Billboard has announced that Jill Scott, The Roots, Kehlani, Monaleo, LAILA!, and Blacc Sam & Bino Rideaux will participate in Billboard House as part of R&B Hip-Hop Week. The outlet said the artists are scheduled to be featured through Billboard’s House programming during the multi-day music event, which is designed to bring together major performers and industry figures for performances and related appearances.

The lineup also includes Kwn, who Billboard said has been added to the R&B Hip-Hop Live 2026 concert lineup. Billboard’s announcement treated Kwn’s participation as an additional booking within the broader slate of artists tied to the same week of events.

Billboard House is presented as a key programming component during R&B Hip-Hop Week, separate from, but connected to, the larger R&B Hip-Hop Live 2026 concert event. By placing multiple well-known artists into the House schedule, Billboard is positioning the venue as a focal point for live R&B and hip-hop culture during the week.

Jill Scott, who has been recognized for decades of work across neo-soul and R&B, is among the artists named for the House appearance. The announcement also lists The Roots, a group closely associated with hip-hop and live instrumentation, expanding the range of musical styles represented during the week.

Kehlani, Monaleo, and LAILA! were also included in Billboard’s roster for Billboard House. Billboard’s lineup framing places these artists alongside established acts such as The Roots and Scott, indicating the week is intended to draw both long-term audiences and fans of newer R&B and hip-hop voices.

Blacc Sam & Bino Rideaux were likewise named in Billboard’s House announcement, adding additional hip-hop representation to the participating roster. Taken together, the lineup indicates Billboard is stacking the House program with artists spanning mainstream recognition, stylistic variety, and different generational fan bases.

Billboard’s publishing of the roster follows its ongoing strategy to anchor festival-scale weeks with branded live programming. For attendees, the updated lineup clarifies which performers are tied to Billboard House during R&B Hip-Hop Week and which additional artist has been added to the R&B Hip-Hop Live 2026 concert slate.

The announced changes leave the next set of logistics, such as individual appearance times and the detailed House agenda, subject to event organizers’ schedules. Billboard’s announcement confirms the participating names, while leaving the full day-by-day structure to the week’s official programming materials.