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Reggaeton Heavy Hitter Nicky Jam Announces 2019 U.S. Tour

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Tickets for the Intimo tour go on sale this Friday
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Jan 29, 2019 - 12:14 pm

Latin GRAMMY winner and influential reggaeton artist Nicky Jam has announced a 2019 tour that will take him across the U.S. for a total of 13 dates.

Jam's Intimo tour will launch in Chicago on April 11, stop in Houston, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C. and other cities before sealing the dates with a concert in Miami on May 18, according to Billboard.

Since his music comeback after a battle with drug abuse, Jam has been creating hits alongside the next generation of reggaeton artists such as GRAMMY nominee J Balvin on "X." His latest single "Que Le De" is with up-and-coming urban artist Rauw Alejandro in what is an R&B-infused reggaeton collaboration. 

Jam also recently announced that he will play a role on the Bad Boys For Life movie with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

Tickets for the Intimo tour go on sale Friday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. on the Ticketmaster website.

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Earl Sweatshirt

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Earl Sweatshirt Announces North American Tour With "Friends"

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The tour will feature Bbymutha, Na-Kel Smith, Liv.E, Mike and Black Noi$e
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Jan 31, 2019 - 3:39 pm

GRAMMY-nominated rapper Earl Sweatshirt aka Thebe Kgositsile, who came out of the Los Angeles rap collective Odd Future as a teen, has announced a North American tour titled A Tour Starring Earl Sweatshirt & Friends.

The tour will feature Bbymutha, Na-Kel Smith (also affiliated with Odd Future,) Liv.E, Mike and Black Noi$e and will launch on March 23 in New Orleans at BUKU music festival and hit other major cities including New York City, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. The last show will be held in Atlanta on May 6. "We bout hit them streets yall," Black Noi$e tweeted.

Sweatshirt released his latest album Some Rap Songs late in 2018. The album reflects the musical growth he's had since his teen days with Odd Future. "In order for my growth to be complete, the work has to reflect it,” he said in a statement about the album, reportedly his last with Columbia Records.

The rapper also recently released a short film called "Nowhere Nobody" in which he stars as basketball coach.

For more full dates and ticket information, visit Sweatshirt's website.

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ATEEZ Say My Name

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K-Pop Rookies ATEEZ Announces U.S. Tour

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Tour stops include Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Jan 25, 2019 - 1:02 pm

New kids on the block Ateez have only been together for a few months, the eight-member K-pop group made their debut in the fall of 2018, but are already on their way to the U.S. for a tour.

The "Say My Name" group has announced a U.S. leg of their Expedition tour to set off in March, Billboard reports. The group will come to select cities, kicking off in Los Angeles and wrapping up in New York City. The tour will also stop in Dallas, Atlanta and Chicago. 

While ATEEZ may still be rookies, their Treasure Ep. 2: Zero To One, the follow-up to Treasure EP. 1: All To Zero, got to the No. 5 spot on the World Albums chart.

The band features six singers and two rappers: Hong Joong, Min Gi, Woo Young, Yun Ho, San, Yeo Sang, Jong Ho and Seong Hwa. Ateez are part of the growing trend of K-pop artists looking to make a major breakthrough into the American market in 2019.

More information on the tour is available at the My Music Taste tour agency website.

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Dave Mathews Band Announces North American Summer Tour

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The group continues the touring momentum since they released their first album in six years, 'Come Tomorrow,' in 2018
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Jan 22, 2019 - 1:16 pm

Amidst hopping on festival lineups, including the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the Sea.Hear.Now Festival, the GRAMMY-winning Dave Mathews Band have announced their own tour across North America.

The band will launch their summer tour on April 30 in Pensacola, Fla. that will include stops in Dallas and Hartford, Conn., before wrapping up in Asbury Park, N.J. at the Sea.Hear.Now Festival.

The dates begin after Dave Mathews' three nights with Tim Reynolds in Mexico's Riviera Maya in Feb.

DMB launched their first album in six years Come Tomorrow, the follow-up to Away From The World, in 2018.

Presale for the tour begins on Jan. 24 via the band's fan site, with tickets becoming available to the general public on Feb. 22. Additionally, each ticket can be redeemed for an unreleased live recording from the band's 2018 tour.

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Maren Morris

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Maren Morris Announces Girl The World Tour With Cassadee Pope And Raelynn

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Pope and Raelynn will join "The Middle" singer on select dates
Jennifer Velez
GRAMMYs
Jan 17, 2019 - 3:33 pm

GRAMMY-winning country singer/songwriter Maren Morris has announced she will tour the globe along with Cassadee Pope and Raelynn on the Girl The World Tour.

The tour will kick off in Chicago in March before heading to Europe and wrapping up in Australia in August. Pope, singer/songwriter formerly of band Hey Monday, and Raelynn, singer/songwriter who competed on "The Voice" season two, will each join Morris on select dates.

Both Pope and Raelynn took to social media to share their excitement about joining "The Middle" singer on tour.

"GIRL... thank you for being a badass and taking me on tour! You are one of my favorite artists and people and we’re going to have so much fun all over the world!" Raelynn tweeted. While Pope said,"Joining forces with my friend @MarenMorris for #GIRLTHEWORLDTOUR."

Morris recently premiered her latest single "Girl," an inspirational song to girls about picking themselves back up when feeling low.

Presale tickets for the tour will be available Jan. 18. For more information visit Maren Morris' website. You can see Pope's selected tour dates on her website and Raelynn's tour dates on her website.

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