Issue date: 10/25/07 Section: The Scene

Media Credit: www.wild949.com The HP Pavilion will be filled with stars and fans on Oct 30.

Yes, it is that time of the year again for the fans of R&B, hip-hop, dance, and rhythmic pop music. Popular radio station KYLD Wild 94.9 is presenting its annual Halloween concert, the Boost Mobile Boo Bomb 2007. KYLD has definitely stepped up its game by providing an impressive lineup for Tuesday, Oct. 30 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose.

For attendees, they will be able to see live performances by Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Natasha Bedingfield, T-Pain, Fabolous, Baby Bash, Plies, Kat DeLuna, Hurricane Chris, Soulja Boy, The-Dream, and special guest host Jordin Sparks.

In the R&B world, Rihanna is one of the most dominant this year. Although her debut album made some noise, it was really her summer's monster hit, "Umbrella" (featuring Jay-Z), that really did it for her.

Ne-Yo is no stranger to the music world at all. He had been doing big things even before his smash debut hit, "So Sick," in 2006. Fans of Ne-Yo and Rihanna should anticipate on seeing their performance of "Hate That I Love You" live at the Boo Bomb.

Bedingfield is actually a surprising artist on the bill. KYLD is known for playing other kinds of music other than their usual hip-hop and R&B. However, Bedingfield's newest single, "Love Like This," features newcomer Sean Kingston, which explains it all.

T-Pain was part of May's Bomb concert and he is ready to do it again for this show. He is surely going to spend a lot of time on stage because of his numerous collaborations with the rest of the artists on the bill. In the industry, it is well-known that everyone can't help but want a piece of T-Pain. He will be performing alongside of Fabolous, Baby Bash, and Plies.

T-Pain isn't the only one doing collaborations that night. Many of the artists on the bill have done a song with one another. They include Rihanna and Ne-Yo's "Hate That I Love You," Ne-Yo and Fabolous's "Make Me Better," Fabolous and T-Pain's "Baby Don't Go," T-Pain and Baby Bash's "Cyclone."

Rapper Hurricane Chris has a only one-hit single thus far since 2006 with "A Bay Bay." Although he has released a second single called, "Hand Clap," it is not a big hit on KYLD.

It is the same situation with The-Dream, which is known for the writing behind J. Holiday's "Bed" and "Umbrella." He is here with his own song, "Shawty is a 10," with an official remix featuring Fabolous. When it comes to performing, The-Dream is fairly too new to be added to such a lineup.

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