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Lil Wayne's WeezyAna 2019 Fest To Feature Megan Thee Stallion, Travis Scott & More

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This year, 50 cents of every ticket will go towards supporting educational initiatives in New Orleans
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
May 28, 2019 - 2:56 pm

Megan Thee Stallion, Travis Scott and Meek Mill are among the artists on the lineup for Lil Wayne's fifth annual WeezyAna Fest in New Orleans.

The festival, presented by Live Nation Urban, will happen Sept. 7 at the Uno Lakefront Arena Festival grounds. Other acts include Kash Doll, Trey Songz and Lil Wayne himself. 

"#LILWEEZYANAFEST Year 5!! Bigger and Better!! Thank U to all the fans for your kontinued support! Tickets on Sale Friday!" Lil Wayne tweeted.

Billboard reports that this year, 50 cents of every ticket will go towards supporting educational initiatives in New Orleans, Lil Wayne's hometown.

"Lil Wayne is ubiquitous with New Orleans and Lil WeezyAna Fest is an incredible representation of the city’s vibrant and thriving music culture," Brandon Pankey, Live Nation Urban's vice president of business development and operations told Billboard. "In its fifth year, the festival has become a New Orleans tradition and Live Nation Urban is beyond ecstatic to bear witness to such an impactful event."

For more information on tickets, visit Ticketmaster. 

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Lana Del Rey 

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Lana Del Rey Unveils Fall 2019 Tour Dates

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"We are doing some shows this year and next! Looking forward to going all the way down the coast from Vancouver to San Diego :-)," the singer said
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Aug 1, 2019 - 3:49 pm

GRAMMY-nominated sultry songstress Lana Del Rey will be back on the road after dropping her sixth studio album Norman Fucking Rockwell Aug. 30. She has announced a short, predominantly West Coast tour in the U.S. in support of the follow-up to 2017's Lust For Life.

The tour will start in Wantagh, N.Y. on Sept. 21, head to West Coast cities like Berkeley, Calif., Seattle Los Angeles and more before its last stop in the U.S.: San Diego on Oct. 11. After the last date, Del Rey will head to Europe. 

"We are doing some shows this year and next! Looking forward to going all the way down the coast from Vancouver to San Diego :-)," the singer tweeted.  

Tickets go on sale Friday Aug. 9. Find more information at Ticketmaster. 

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Chance The Rapper 

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Chance The Rapper Announces The Big Day Tour

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The tour is in support of the rapper's full-length debut, 'The Big Day,' which features guest spots from Ari Lennox, En Vogue and more
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Jul 29, 2019 - 2:54 pm

Fans have been praising GRAMMY winner Chance The Rapper on social media for his highly anticipated full-length debut The Big Day, which dropped on Friday, July 26. Now they'll have a chance to hear it all live; the rapper has released dates for his supporting tour of the same name. 

The Big Day tour will kick off in San Francisco on Sept. 14 and then head to Las Vegas, Chicago, Nashville,. Austin, Texas, Omaha, Neb., and more before closing out in Miami on Nov. 10.

The Big Day, featuring guest spots from Ari Lennox, En Vogue and more, is the follow-up to the GRAMMY-winning mixtape Coloring Book. "Thank you for supporting the album so much so far. It’s the most open and personal I’ve been and some responses I’ve seen have been really open and personal. I appreciate getting to grow with yall #TheBigDay," Chance tweeted. 

Tickets for the tour available on Friday. For more information, visit Chance's website. 

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Young Thug 

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Young Thug & Machine Gun Kelly Announce Joint Headlining Tour

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The tour will launch in Toronto, Canada on Sept. 30 and close out on Nov. 18 in Los Angeles
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Jul 24, 2019 - 3:23 pm

Young Thug and Machine Gun Kelly have announced that they will embark on extensive tour across the country this fall featuring a lineup that will vary by date.

The tour will launch in Toronto, Canada on Sept. 30, then head to other cities including Philadelphia, Portland, Atlanta, Chicago and Denver before closing out on Nov. 18 in Los Angeles. Young Thug will be the only performer on the Nov. 5 show in Denver. Killy, Polo G and YBN Nahmir will join the rappers on select dates, while rising rapper Strick will open all but the Denver date. 

"holy fu**. going on tour with my Slime twin," Machine Gun Kelly tweeted. 

Pre-sale tickets are now available. 

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Post Malone 

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Post Malone Announces Tour With Swae Lee & Tylah Yaweh, Reveals Date For Posty Fest

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The tour announcement is the latest from the rapper who recently released "Goodbyes" feat. Young Thug
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Jul 15, 2019 - 11:48 am

Post Malone has been heating up July with fresh music, a second annual Posty Fest announcement, and now: news of a North American tour that will feature Rae Sremmurd's Swae Lee and rising rapper Tyla Yaweh. 

The North American Runaway Tour will kick off Sept. 14 in Tacoma, Wash., then head to Vancouver, British Columbia,  Portland, Ore. Atlantic City, N.J., Raleigh, N.C., and visit other cities before closing down in Los Angeles on Nov. 20. 

The tour is the latest from the "Better Now" rapper, who released "Goodbyes" feat. Young Thug early July and is set to perform at various festivals this summer. On Friday, July 12, he announced that Posty Fest, the music festival he launched last year in Dallas, is back for another round of music on Nov. 2. 

Malone made the announcement via Instagram with a video of last year's devil mascot. The video didn't feature lineup or ticket information. Last year, Travis Scott and Tyler The Creator were some of the artists to perform along with Malone. 

Tickets for the Runaway tour go on sale Friday. 

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