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Nicki Minaj and Future have cancelled the entire North American leg of their joint tour.
The rapper has apologised saying she “simply doesn’t have the time to rehearse… to give the level of show I need to give”.
But there are unconfirmed reports of low ticket sales.
In a video she said she was “working tirelessly to give you the best show of my life. I really apologise but it’ll be worth it”.
The tour was due to start in September but other legs – including Europe and Australia – will go ahead as advertised and she’s rescheduling the US dates for May 2019, but with no specifics.
It caps an eventful couple of weeks for Nicki, in which her album release campaign was fuelled by various head-to-heads and controversy.
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Nicki v Travis Scott & Stormi
Nicki’s fourth studio album, Queen, failed to top the US Billboard 200 on its week of release – despite strong sales.
Reviews were also favourable, with aggregator site Metacritic scoring 70 so far.
So while definitely not a flop, it was beaten by Travis Scott’s Astroworld, which was already in its second week of release.
For all the hype, the delays, the promo and the buzz about Queen, it was likely Nicki was expecting a number one album.
As a result, she claimed that Travis Scott and girlfriend Kylie Jenner were using their baby Stormi to help promote Astroworld (more on that below).
She also criticised Travis’ marketing tactics, which involved selling “bundles” to fans including merchandise and discounts on live shows.
Following her tweets, the rapper repeated her criticism on her Apple Beats radio show – although using far more colourful language.
She went on to talk about the Kardashian-Jenner clan saying: “I love Kylie, I love Kim. I actually love all of them.
“I know that you guys are saying me and baby Stormi have beef. Yes we do.”