G-Eazy dropped from Bluesfest lineup over 'scheduling conflict'
American rapper G-Eazy is no longer coming to Ottawa to play Bluesfest in July because of what organizers described as an 'unforeseen scheduling conflict.'
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The artist best known for the 2015 chart-topper Me, Myself and I had been booked to play the RBC Main stage on July 17. His appearance was sandwiched between the headliner, dancehall pioneer Sean Paul, and the opener, the Ottawa duo of Dystoh, a dance-y side project for two members of Ottawa's Souljazz Orchestra.
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