Drake will kick off his tour on Feb. 9, the same date that Kendrick Lamar will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show.
Drake is taking his musical stylings Down Under with a short Australian tour set to kick off on the same date as rival Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance.
The Toronto rapper announced the Anita Max Wynn tour during a livestream Sunday night with Félix Lengyel, a Québécois streamer known as xQc who used to play the video game Overwatch professionally.He says the tour will begin on Feb. 9, the same date Lamar is due to take the stage at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, a connection Drake didn't make in the video.
Drake says the tour will include stops in Melbourne, Sydney and the Gold Coast and will continue "until, like, March something." Representatives for Drake did not immediately respond to a request for more information about the tour or when tickets would go on sale.The tour follows a public diss battle between Drake and Lamar, which saw them exchange musical barbs in songs including "Taylor Made Freestyle" by Drake, and Lamar's "Not Like Us."Lamar's track is nominated for five Grammys, including record of the year and song of the year.
Drake was not nominated for any Grammys this year, but his representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether he submitted any work for consideration. In previous years he has opted not to.
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