Instead of clearing their throats, this year’s Rites-goers will do the "Cupid Shuffle."

DJ Kool will not perform at Rites of Spring this weekend due to a scheduling conflict, said Dave Silverstein, co-chair of The Music Group.

R&B and hip-hop performer Cupid will fill the open time slot on Friday night.

Cupid released his debut album this past September and is best known for his first single, “Cupid Shuffle,” and its accompanying dance.

Other recent additions to the lineup include Wild Sweet Orange and Lady Antebellum on Friday and Alana Grace and Lord T and Eloise on Saturday.

Wild Sweet Orange hails from Birmingham, Ala., and has a Southern alternative-rock style, while Nashvillians Lady Antebellum will bring a modern-country sound to Alumni Lawn.

Lord T and Eloise play a combination of “rap/hip-hop/crunk,” according to their MySpace, and are known for their creative stage costumes.

Alana Grace is best known for her song “Black Roses Red” on the soundtrack to the movie “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.”

Rites of Spring will take place this Friday and Saturday on Alumni Lawn.

— Elizabeth Middlebrooks can be reached at e.middlebrooks@vanderbilt.edu