Coachella & Governors Ball 2018 Lineups Continue R&B and Hip-Hop Takeover, Bands Get Pushed Aside

The new year doesn't officially start until Coachella and Governors Ball release their lineups! The two major East and West coast festivals typically share their anticipated posters a day apart, and for 2018 their artist picks reflect the current state of music bigger than in year's past.

In America, we've come to know festivals as being very rock-centric with classic bands usually fronting the bill, but over the years there has been a gradual shift in these lineups. Not just the two mentioned, but almost all other major festivals around the globe—like Bonnaroo, Voodoo Music Experience, Sasquatch!, Glastonbury, among others. And with the recent unveiling of these two 2018 lineups, it is clear that the R&B and hip-hop trend will continue to make more waves than rock, pop or country.