Lorde Headlines 2014 Preakness InfieldFest
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Grammy Award-winning artist Lorde will headline the Preakness Stakes InfieldFest concert at Pimlico Race Course on May 17.
The 17-year-old superstar will play an extended set on the main stage at Pimlico when the Maryland Jockey Club, North America’s oldest sporting organization, hosts the 139th renewal of the Preakness.
Lorde earned Grammy Awards last month for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for her No. 1 single “Royals” and received nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for her debut album, “Pure Heroine”, which was released in September 2013 to critical acclaim.
The New Zealand native was one of 14 artists selected to perform at the Grammy Awards and appeared on the cover of the January issue of Rolling Stone.
Additional information about Lorde can be found at http://lorde.co.nz/. Follow Lorde on Twitter or visit Lorde's Facebook page.
First contested in 1873, the Preakness is one of Thoroughbred racing’s most important Grade 1 stakes races and serves as the second jewel of the Triple Crown. Now one of the largest single-day sporting events in the United States, “The People's Race ... The People’s Party” has hosted up to 121,309 for the track’s signature event.
The 2013 Preakness InfieldFest was a celebration of music featuring Pitbull, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Afrojack, Chevelle, Florida-Georgia Line, Kristen and the Noise, Goo Goo Dolls, and Rodney Atkins.