Jason Derulo joins Ellie Goulding and Thirty Seconds to Mars on Dubai Music Week bill

Jason Derulo is the latest headliner to join the bill for the second Dubai Music Week.
The American R&B star will open the festival with a performance on Wednesday, September 23. Hosted at Dubai World Trade Centre, the four-day celebration will continue a day later with previously announced headliner Ellie Goulding, while Jared Leto's Thirty Seconds to Mars will perform on Friday, September 25.
A fourth Arabic-language headline act is expected to be announced shortly to close the festival on September 26.
As well as four big concerts, the event promises a mix of celebrity speakers, master classes for musicians and an "interactive entertainment village".
Born in Florida to Haitian parents, Derulo, 25, got an early break in music penning tunes for other stars, such as Diddy and Lil Wayne.
He made a mark in his own right with 2009 breakout single Watcha Say, which hit the top of the US Billboard chart.
Since then, Derulo claims to have sold a total of 50 million singles worldwide, with his biggest hits including Talk Dirty, featuring 2 Chainz, and Wiggle, featuring Snoop Dogg. His catchy Want to Want Me form his 2015 album Everything is 4 has been all over the airwaves this summer.
Derulo is no stranger to the UAE, having performed several times, including a support slot for Alicia Keys in 2013, and a club gig at Movida in December.
Most excitement, however, seems to be building for Goulding, who last visited the Emirates to play at Sandance NYE in December 2012.
The 28-year-old British star has clocked up close to 30 million record sales, known for UK number one hits Burn and Love Me Like You Do.
Sci-fi themed US rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars are led by Hollywood actor Jared Leto, on lead vocals and guitar, and brother Shannon on drums.
The trio were initially set to perform in April as part of the Middle East Film & Comic Con.
Dubai Music Week was launched in September 2013 by founder Quincy Jones and his philanthropic Global Gumbo Group.
Following a two-year break, this second festival has seen an overhaul, and is the work of international promoters Live Nation, in conjunction with DWTC, and has been brought under the Eid in Dubai promotions banner.
. Concert tickets, starting at Dh295 per night, are on sale from www.ticketmaster.ae.
rgarratt@thenational.ae