Megan Thee Stallion, Lauryn Hill to perform at Preakness Live

Megan Thee Stallion will perform at Preakness Live, the food, music and art festival ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Megan Thee Stallion attends the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Megan Thee Stallion attends the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in September. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Lauryn Hill performs at Glastonbury Music Festival in 2019. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI Lauryn Hill performs in London in 2005. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI

May 17 (UPI) -- Megan Thee Stallion and Lauryn Hill will take the stage at Preakness Live.

The 27-year-old rapper and 46-year-old singer-songwriter will perform at the event Friday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race Saturday.

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Preakness Live is a new food, music and art festival running in conjunction with the race. The event is a collaboration between hospitality group 1/st Experience and Kevin Liles, the CEO and chairman of 300 Entertainment and Elektra Music Group.

With the festival, Liles hopes to showcase his hometown of Baltimore and bring a new audience out to the Preakness Stakes.

"What we're building with Preakness Live is a movement, not a moment," Liles said in a statement to Rolling Stone. "As a native son of this great city and a life-long fan of Preakness, I'm so proud to help bring an event of this scale and scope home, creating a cultural milestone both for residents and visitors rediscovering Baltimore's charms."

D-Nice will also perform, along with Brittney Spencer, Darin Atwater & the Soulful Symphony, and WanMor.

Tickets range from $49 to $175.

Preakness Stakes coverage will begin Saturday at 4:30 p.m. EDT on NBC. The race is expected to start at 7 p.m., with Kentucky Derby runner-up Epicenter as the favorite going into the race.