Cardi B Replacing The Weeknd as 2025 Global Citizen Festival Headliner: ‘Let’s Get It!’

Cardi B is replacing The Weeknd arsenic the headliner for the 2025 Global Citizen Festival taking spot connected Saturday, Sept. 27, connected the Great Lawn successful New York’s Central Park.

“I regret to stock that, owed to idiosyncratic reasons, I americium incapable to execute astatine Global Citizen,” The Weeknd shared connected his Instagram Story Monday (Sept. 22). “Thank you to my fans for taking enactment with them, arsenic I judge successful their ngo deeply. Thank you for knowing and support.”

He was originally slated to headline the festival alongside Shakira, with Tyla, Ayra Starr, Mariah the Scientist, Camilo and Elyanna besides performing.

“Central Park, I’m coming for you!!! I can’t hold to beryllium location successful New York, and to bring my caller songs and each the DRAMA to the Global Citizen Festival,” Cardi B said successful a statement. “This one’s not similar different euphony festivals — this 1 is astir coming unneurotic to assistance children astir the world, and I’m truthful arrogant to enactment specified an important cause. New York City — spot you Saturday. Let’s get it!!!”

“We are incredibly grateful to Cardi B, who has joined the Global Citizen Festival lineup. She’s an outstanding performer who volition airy up Central Park successful spectacular fashion,” said Hugh Evans, CEO/cofounder of Global Citizen, successful a statement. “We privation The Weeknd enactment and privation to convey him and his fans for each taking enactment with america to assistance extremity utmost poverty.”

The 2025 Global Citizen Festival volition beryllium cohosted by Global Citizen ambassador Hugh Jackman, Adam Lambert, Bill Nye, Liza Koshy and Danai Gurira. Cardi’s headlining show arrives 1 week aft she dropped her long-awaited sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, which earned a Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America connected the time of its release. The Bronx autochthonal is slated to instrumentality the task connected the roadworthy adjacent twelvemonth for the 30-date Little Miss Drama Tour.

Global Citizen Festival tickets are disposable and tin beryllium earned by taking enactment to assistance extremity utmost poorness connected the Global Citizen app. Ticketholders who privation to question refunds are advised to cheque their email, wherever they volition person instructions from Ticketmaster.