NBA YoungBoy will no longer headline Rolling Loud USA 2026. Just days before the festival kicks off in Orlando, the rapper confirmed through Instagram Stories that he has officially withdrawn from this weekend’s event, where he had been scheduled to close out Sunday night.
“To my Rolling Loud family, I won’t be making it this time,” he wrote. “I just need some time away from traveling and performing right now. Love to everybody supporting me, I’ll forever appreciate y’all!”
The announcement arrives less than 24 hours before Rolling Loud opens at Camping World Stadium on May 8. Organizers had positioned YoungBoy as one of the festival’s three marquee headliners alongside Don Toliver and Playboi Carti, with Sunday expected to mark one of his highest-profile performances of 2026 so far.
Ken Carson will replace him as Sunday’s headliner.
Rolling Loud 2026 was already shaping up as one of the year’s biggest hip-hop weekends. The festival returns to Orlando for a three-day run from May 8 through May 10, bringing together major names across rap’s current generation. Don Toliver is set to headline Friday night, while Playboi Carti takes over Saturday with a performance expected to spotlight material connected to his 2025 album Music.
