Hopkinton Native Emilia Ali to Perform at Lollapalooza

Pop vocalist Emilia Ali, a Berklee student from Hopkinton, MA, performs at Chicago institution Lollapalooza with her band on Saturday, August 4. The festival is headlined by Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, and Jack White.

Emilia Ali was featured on VALNTN’s hit song “Can’t Let Go” (14 million+ streams and 100,000+ downloads sold), and she released a new song titled “flis" on Friday. Her 2017 EP, Dreamland, debuted at no. 24 on the iTunes Pop Chart and appeared on the Spotify Viral chart in multiple countries. In January, she released Dreamland (Extended), featuring “Thick Thighs," through Listen For Pleasure/Capitol Records. Ali’s band features students Vic Hafoka, David Kaminski, and Rhett Randolph.

The gig comes through Berklee’s Popular Music Institute (BPMI), which gives students important performance experience and prepares them for the evolving music landscape – where festivals are booming. Students also gain experience on-site handling promotion, production and tour management. Lollapalooza is one of seven festivals BPMI artists are appearing at this summer. Others include Osheaga and Outside Lands.

More info about BPMI’s 2018 festivals and artists.