Her records are filled with intense moments of pain and joy, but when she is just sitting there without a microphone or spotlight in front of her, Mary J. Blige is cool and a lot of fun.
Put aside the glam and the sassy delivery and what emerges is a woman who enjoys a good chat and comes across as a deeply spiritual person. Call her the High Priestess of Hip Hop.
Eleven days ago, Blige embarked on a 17-concert fall trek that she… Continue
Jay-Z, the world's top earning rapper Jay-Z and the world's top earning tour band U2 will join together for a tour of Australia and New Zealand later this year.
The two artists will host the concerts to support the launch of Live Nation Australia, which opened this past July and his headed up by Luke Hede and veteran promoter Roger Field.
The tour will kick off at Auckland's Mount Smart Stadium on November 25th and make stops in… Continue
During Drake’s Ustream session last night, he invited Wiz Khalifa to come onboard his Lightdreams & Nightmares tour. Although Wiz is flattered by the gesture, he respectfully declined the offer since he’s set to embark on his Waken Baken tour. “Just the fact of cuz even extending his hand and me being on his radar is tight, to me. It just lets me know that I’m doin’ what I need to be doin’ as far as stayin’ relevant and stayin’ poppin’. But I think… Continue
Just weeks ago, they were facing off in a friendly dance battle at Jamaica’s Sumfest. Today, Billboard is reporting that Usher and Chris Brown may head out together on tour. (Aug. 17). Producer Bryan Michael Cox broke the news in a video posted on YouTube yesterday.
“Usher and the boy Chris Brown are going on tour, y’all know that, right?” Cox asked viewers in the clip. “They might don’t know that,” says Jermaine Dupri, who is filming, to… Continue
Drizzy Drake is gearing up to go on a three month long tour this Fall and in some cases he plans on staying in your city multiple nights. He kicks things off this September in Miami for two nights and plans on hitting up New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Houston, Denver and whole lot more. He starts off in the East and ends in the West. The tour is officially called the “Lightdreams And Nightmares Tour”. Click below to see if he’s coming to a city near… Continue
Yet more US cities will be spared two hours of cat howling courtesy of Rihanna, following the news that yet more Stateside dates on her ‘Last Girl On Earth Tour’ have been scrapped.
In what is no doubt becoming a rather embarrassing episode for Runway RiRi, her tour promoters Live Nation announced today that 3 major city dates have been cancelled due to ’scheduling conflicts’ (of course):
Due to a change in Rihanna’s schedule, she… Continue
Rapper Drake has been forced to cancel the European leg of his Home Away From Home Tour due to a family emergency.
The situation involved his mother, who needed surgery and the cancellations could not be avoided, according to the rapper.
"Despite my best hopes, it is apparent that my mother will need surgery earlier than anticipated. In light of this news, I have made the difficult decision to cancel my European tour in order to support… Continue
Rihanna has canceled her July 2 concert at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington, which was scheduled to be the opening night of her tour, according to the Auburn Reporter. A press release from Live Nation states that the date had to be canceled due to "production changes."
That means Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth Tour will now kick off on July 4 in Vancouver. The paper didn't have information on what the production changes… Continue
BIG BAD 40 ON TOUR WITH 50 CENT "THE INVITATION" TOUR PROMOTING HIS NEW SINGLE FT RAY J "DAMN" 14.DAMN-40 GLOCC FT. RAY J by user414006 50 Cent Presents "The Invitation" US Tour Official Dates… Continue
Rapper 50 Cent looked back to his usual bulky self while performing in Denver earlier this week as part of his Invitation Tour.
Last week, pictures surfaced of a cadaverous-looking Fiddy, who cut 50 pounds to play a cancer patient in "Things Fall Apart," a movie he wrote and which Mario Van Peebles is directing.
The pics were a shocking contrast from the he-man image of Fiddy we've come to know and love over the last few… Continue
Janet Jackson is seriously considering taking her "nasty" act on the road.
Following the overwhelmingly positive reaction to her "American Idol" finale performance, the pop star is “seriously entertaining” going on tour, TMZ reports.
Jackson, who has toured only once since 2002, was “blown away” by viewer responses to her appearance on the Fox show Wednesday.
The 44-year-old singer received a standing… Continue
There's been a bit of confusion about what 50 Cent's next album, Black Magic, might sound like. After initially saying the record was inspired by dance beats he heard at a nightclub in Europe, 50 explained that the disc will still be hip-hop, but with a twist.
Fans might get a chance to hear what he's talking about starting May 28, when 50 will launch The Invitation Tour at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland. The monthlong, 19-date outing will… Continue
Mariah Carey still makes demands when she goes on tour, but her tastes have matured. According to her 2010 tour rider, the platinum-selling diva requests $200 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon - instead of the Cristal and "bendy straws" she preferred a few years ago. As for her dressing-room decor, Mimi forbids "busy patterns," but - admit it, you saw this coming - pink is… Continue
After Monday night's kickoff in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, Drake's Away From Home Tour is under way. The outing lasts until the end of May, so fans of the 23 year-old performer have ample time to catch and opening acts Francis and the Lights and K-OS on the road. But what about his family from Young Money?
"A lot of the Young Money artists are doing their own thing," Drake explained to MTV News on his opening night. "I know Nicki [Minaj]… Continue
Fif revealed that he wants his Black Magic album to drop before summer is over — oh, and the title has nothing to do with witchcraft.
"I don't believe in voodoo," he said. "But it'll be very addictive. The first time you'll hear it, you'll remember the songs that's on there. It's designed for fun — for listening pleasure.
"I'm not in a hurry," he added about the recording process and release date. "I kind of planned on releasing… Continue
By now you may have heard that Young Money rapper NICKI MINAJ is no longer joining Rihanna's summer tour.
Well now we got all the JUICY DETAILS behind what REALLY happened. According to a VERY CREDIBLE snitch, Rihanna has been growing increasingly worried that her popularity is starting to fade. The insider explained, "No one [in Rihanna's camp] is panicking yet, but there is DEEP concern that Rihanna has peaked, and is on the downside of her… Continue
Rihanna will hit the road this summer for her "Last Girl On Earth Tour" and she's tapped two of her famous lady friends to join her. Lil Wayne protégé Nicki Minaj and pop singer Ke$ha will be opening up for the Bajan singer on the trek, which kicks off July 2 in Seattle, Washington, and wraps up in Chicago on Aug. 25.
The 25-date tour will also make stops in Canada, Tampa, L.A., New York and Las Vegas. Tickets will go on… Continue
Illness has led to a brief postponement of Whitney Houston's European tour.
The singer had been due to kick it off in Paris on Tuesday. But a statement released Monday by her representative says an upper respiratory infection is forcing Houston to bow out of that show on doctors' orders.
The statement says Houston "deeply regrets having been forced to postpone the show." The tour will start in Manchester, England, on Thursday. She plans… Continue
Snoop Dogg will merge the genres of Hip-Hop and Comedy this April when Snoop Dogg and Mike Epps team for the limited run tour, “Imagine That!”
The pair will link in selected markets and combines their stage show with a story about two night-club performers who end up arrested and have to find their way out of prison.
"This is an incredible opportunity to combine our similar, but different worlds of entertainment together on stage… Continue