EXCLUSIVE
Nicki Minaj wasn’t dropped from Chris Brown‘s upcoming tour, but ya still won’t see her onstage with him — because she’s putting her music before life on the road.
Here’s the sitch — people freaked out on Monday after Chris officially announced his IndiGOAT Tour that’s set to kick off this summer … because Nicki was left out of the lineup … a lineup that includes Tory Lanez, Ty Dolla $ign and other big names.
INDIGOAT TOUR SUMMER 2019 featuring @torylanez @tydollasign @JoynerLucas & #YellaBeezy. Presales start 6/12 at 12pm local time!!!! https://t.co/8cexzgdbHr pic.twitter.com/Gx7dMbE29S
— Chris Brown (@chrisbrown) June 10, 2019
Why that matters, you may ask? Two months ago, a report came out claiming Chris and Nicki were going on tour together in the fall … which Chris himself seemed to confirm by responding with the following social media message.
Sources with knowledge tell TMZ … Nicki never signed on to Chris’ tour in any capacity. We’re told the two artists did discuss touring together after their G-Eazy collab, “Wobble Up,” but talks never materialized into a deal.
We’re told Nicki’s the one who decided the tour wasn’t for her, but not because she had beef with Chris. Her reasons were several … she was working on music and a tour would have cut into her studio time, and she just wrapped her European tour and going out on the road again was too much.