The Scene: The Cincinnati Music Festival is an annual festival that supports and celebrates the collaborative art of local artists of color.
- Maxwell
- SWV
- Fantasia
- New Edition featuring Bobby Brown
- KEM
- Ne-Yo
- Bell Biv DeVoe
- Ralph Tresvant
- Johnny Gill
- October London
- Lakeside
- Stokley
- Al Green
- Avery Sunshine
- Babyface
- Big Daddy Kane
- Doug E Fresh
- Gerald Albright
- Jill Scott
- Jodeci
- Midnight Star
- Norman Brown
- P-Funk Connection
- Rakim
- Slick Rick
- Snoop Dogg
- After 7
- Anthony Hamilton
- Ari Lennox
- Arin Ray
- BJ The Chicago Kid
- Charlie Wilson
- Fantasia
- Janet Jackson
- Jonathan Butler
- Kirk Whalum
- Tank
- The O’Jays
- Tony! Toni! Tone!