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Nicki Minaj Announces Europe Tour With Juice WRLD

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Juice WRLD will replace Future, who was originally scheduled to tour with the rapper on the NICKIHENDRXX tour
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Dec 21, 2018 - 12:39 pm

GRAMMY-nominated rapper Nicki Minaj has announced that Juice WRLD will accompany her on the European leg of the Nicki Wrld Tour in 2019.

“I’m so excited to bring the full Nicki Minaj experience to my fans in Europe,” Minaj said in a statement. "I have been carefully crafting the most exhilarating, unique, memorable piece of art to share with my incredible fans. I’m in love with Juice Wrld’s music & feel so stoked to have him join me. This will be one for the books."

Juice WRLD will replace Future, who was originally scheduled to tour with the rapper on the NICKIHENDRXX tour.

Minaj announced that Future could no longer join her on the NICKIHENDRXX tour as co-headliner after she postponed North American tour dates due to a postponed release of her latest album, Queen.

READ: Listen: Nicki Minaj's New Album 'Queen' Is Out Now

Juice WRLD's "Lucid Dreams" reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and he was chosen as Apple Music's Breakout Artist Of The Year. He is currently on tour in New Zealand and Australia.

Refunds for the previous U.S. dates will be available at point of purchase, according to Billboard. For tour dates and to purchase tickets to the Nicki Wrld tour, go here.

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Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, Drake, Ariana Grande: Who Has Your Back-To-School Anthem?

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Summer's gone and fall responsibilities are here – what song will you be blasting in between classes?
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Aug 24, 2018 - 5:57 pm

It's that time again. Summer has come and gone and now it's time to say goodbye to every sun kissed memory and hello to fall, like it or not. But getting back to your grind doesn't have to suck. As you and your friends begin to go back to school, we want to know what song you'll be blasting in between classes, using to pump you up before a test or waiting to come on at the next party. Which song is your back to school jam?

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Which Hit Is Your Back-To-School Anthem?

Maybe you still can't get enough of Drake's "In My Feelings," Post Malone's "Better Now," or Ariana Grande's "God Is A Woman" and you'll be blasting a banger from the summer. Maybe you just now got into Juice WRLD 's "Lucid Dreams." If you're over the summer hype, your pick might be between Travis Scotts' "Sicko Mode" and Nicki Minaj's "Ganja Burns," which have recently dropped. Or you might be someone who leans more towards a rock sound, so Twenty One Pilots' "Jumpsuit" or Foster The People's "Sit Next To Me" is more your taste. The indie pick on your list might be Boygenius' "Bite The Hand" or you might go the total opposite way with Shakira's and Maluma's "Clandestino," which could just be your request at a party. Whatever you choose, let us know which song will rule your back to school.

 

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Nicki Minaj Cancels North American NickiHndrxx Tour With Future

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Due to late album release and lack of rehearsal time, Minaj will start her U.S. tour dates later than originally planned
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Aug 22, 2018 - 12:09 pm

After releasing Queen, her latest album, later than expected, GRAMMY-nominee Nicki Minaj was set to start the U.S. leg of her NickiHndrxx international tour in September, but now the rapper's touring plans have changed.

In a video, Minaj told her fans that due to a lack of rehearsal time, her U.S. tour would no longer begin Sept. 21, but May 2019. Due to the changes, GRAMMY-nominated rapper Future, who was set to be her co-headliner, could no longer join her on tour.

Due to the date changes, "I may have to take another co-headliner or I may just do it like I did the Pinkprint Tour and it wouldn't be like a co-headliner," Minaj said. " I probably will just have like three or four opening acts."

"This is all happening because I pushed my album back two months," she continued. "So now I just simply don't have time to rehearse and be on the road in time to give you guys the level of a show I need to give."

Minaj said she would begin the leg of her European tour first, go to Australia in January and begin U.S. shows in May. For now, Minaj will dedicate more time for rehearsals before the tour launches. Refunds for the previous U.S. dates will be available at point of purchase, according to Billboard.

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Juice WRLD Announces A Death Race For Love Tour

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The young Chicago rapper will be hitting up Vancouver, San Francisco, Atlanta, New York City and many cities along the way on his 30-show headline tour
Ana Monroy Yglesias
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Feb 21, 2019 - 1:48 pm

Chicago rapper Juice WRLD  has announced dates for his A Death Race For Love Tour, in support of his upcoming sophomore studio album of the same name, due out March 8.

His massive headline tour begins on April 25 in Vancouver, B.C. and heads to the American West Coast with stops in Portland, Washington and Seattle, and at two iconic California venues: San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on April 30 and Los Angeles' Greek Theater on May 2. Rappers from his Lyrical Lemonade squad plus collaborator Ski Mask The Slump God will offer support for all show dates. 

The packed tour schedule will stop in pretty much every major U.S. city, including two nights in New York City at the Hammerstein Ballroom on May 20-21, along with a trip back up to Canada for a show in Toronto on May 25. The rapper will close out the tour in Dallas on June 8. 

Before embarking on the headline tour, Juice WRLD will be finishing up a handful more of European show dates in February and March as support for GRAMMY-nominee Nicki Minaj on her Nicki Wrld Tour. He'll also be playing a number of big festivals this year including Coachella in April, Bonnaroo in June and iHeartRadio Fest in September, who announced yesterday that the young rapper will headline their day stage.

A Death Race For Love is due out less than a year since he dropped his full-length debut Goodbye & Good Riddance in May 2018. The debut included his breakout hit single, "Lucid Dreams," which showcases his downtempo flow and lovelorn lyrics, aka "emo-rap." He also put out a mixtape last year, WRLD on Drugs, with GRAMMY-winner Future.

Juice WRLD and Ski Mask The Slump are also planning on releasing a joint project, Evil Twins, in 2019. The 20-year-old's latest release is the single "Robbery," dropped on Feb. 14.

Complete tour dates and ticket info is available on Juice WRLD's website. Tickets go on sale Fri. Feb 22 at 10:00 AM local time.

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Travis Scott Donates $100k To Houston Arts Education Agency

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Some of the money will reportedly go to a program in which students will recreate Michelle Obama's ‘Milly’ gown
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Jan 10, 2019 - 1:40 pm

As platinum album ASTROWORLD and its tour continue to see success, Travis Scott hasn't forgotten about where he comes from. 

The "SICKO MODE" rapper has donated $100,000 to Workshop Houston, an arts-based educational youth development agency in his hometown of Houston, the Houston Chronicle reports.

According to the Chronicle, some of the money will go to a fashion design program (students will reportedly recreate Michelle Obama's ‘Milly’ gown) and a drone racing competition.

Scott learned about the agency when they participated in his Astroworld festival, an event featuring a Ferris wheel and other carnival games in what used to be the Six Flags Astroworld theme park. Scott hopes to have the festival every year. 

ASTROWORLD itself is an ode to Houston and the theme park. "[ASTROWORLD] might be the best music that I made. I have two records on the album that are like, man, they are the best," Scott told GQ in 2017. "They tore down 'AstroWorld' to build more apartment space. That’s what it’s going to sound like, like taking an amusement park away from kids. We want it back. We want the building back. That’s why I’m doing it. It took the fun out of the city.”

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