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Drake Unveils “Anita Max Win” Tour Dates For 2025

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Drake has finally announced the tour dates for his Australia and New Zealand trek in early 2025, which he dubbed the “Anita Max Win” tour. If you don’t know what or who that is, then we recommend you do some digging into the viral streaming clips that have surfaced over the years featuring The Boy, as this is his gambling-loving, Kick-streaming “alter ego” of sorts. He will touch down in Melbourne (Rod Laver Arena on February 9 and 10), Sydney (Qudos Bank Arena on February 16 and 17), and Brisbane (Brisbane Entertainment Centre on February 24) before wrapping things up with two Auckland shows at the Spark Arena on February 28 and March 1.

Furthermore, this will be Drake’s first visit to the region since 2017 and tickets for it will go on presale starting Tuesday (December 3), with the general sale beginning on Friday (December 6) at 12PM local time. He performed a lot over the past few years as part of his It’s All A Blur trek, so he’s going to have the energy and muscle memory to really impress. We wonder if the Toronto superstar will just run through his hits or if he will also play material from his collab album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, which is hopefully out by then.

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Drake’s “Anita Max Win” Tour

Of course, the irony behind Drake’s “Anita Max Win” tour is not lost on fans. It stars on February 9, which is the same day as Super Bowl LIX and its Kendrick Lamar-led halftime show. We wonder how much of this is due to coincidence and how much of it is by design, because it’s impossible not to make that connection.

But their beef just took a wild direction and might involve a courtroom – or at least, something that sprouted from the battle and not the showdown itself. Drake’s legal petition against Universal Music Group and Spotify could be a massive moment of change in the music industry. Maybe nothing comes of it, which would render this move as one of the worst optical decisions in hip-hop history. Either way, it probably won’t make the “Anita Max Win” tour any less of a success.

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Drake Shows New Side Of Himself While Performing At Toronto Jazz Club With His Dad

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While Drake has a PARTYNEXTDOOR collab album dropping very soon, he’s still exploring other sonic directions and staying versatile as a performer. However, this new and small detail took many OVO fans by surprise, as we’ve never heard its mogul in this zone before. He recently went to a Toronto jazz club with his father Dennis Graham to briefly perform alongside Shane Philips and his band, hitting some bluesy and soft vocal notes before handing the mic off to his dad’s more booming voice. It’s almost a surreal clip, but not one that should really take us by surprise. After all, the Grahams are a very musically diverse crew.

Hopefully Drake taps into this sound and approach more, given that his vocals provide a unique take on these jazz/blues standards. It’s kind of similar to what he’s done on tracks like “Bahamas Promises,” but without the overt R&B/soul reimagining that those kinds of tracks have always championed. Instead, hearing the 6ix God throw things back even further would be something pretty special and refreshing, which might be exactly what he needs right now. He’s already expanding into Mexican regional music, so let’s hope he keeps it up.

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Drake & Dennis Graham At A Toronto Jazz Club

The last time we saw Drake at a Toronto club was under much more bittersweet circumstances. “One things about Nostalgia, this party here?” he told the crowd during a recent appearance at the city’s annual Nostalgia party. “”My real friends are definitely in the building. But I’m going to tell you. You’re going to come to a point in life where people you thought were friends or people you thought were close to you, they might switch up.

“They might try to move funny with you,” Drake continued. “They might stab you in the back, they might do a lot of things to you. You’ll come to that realization, wherever you’re at in life. You’ve probably been there and you’ll be there again, that’s how life is. But look, sometimes, it’s you and you alone by yourself. Sometimes it’s you alone with your thoughts.” Amid all these forlorn feelings, maybe he could tap into the blues and find a new way to express himself.

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Drake Sparks Speculation After Performing With A Live Band

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Drake is a very impressive and beloved live performer, as his vocal prowess and versatility can make him float engagingly over any backing track one of his shows, sets, or tour stops throws at him. But we haven’t seen the 6ix God perform much in a live band setting, which pairs very well with his more soulful and lush production choices. Well, it seems like this match made in heaven might become a more frequent reality, as fans jumped to all sorts of conclusions after a clip emerged online of him performing “Pipe Down” with a live band. The Certified Lover Boy cut sounds all the more beautiful with live bass and summery guitar licks, and many fans on Twitter and in the replies of the post below hope that there’s more live instrumentation to come.

Of course, it’s not like this is Drake’s first time performing with a live band, but it’s certainly not the norm nor a common practice across his performance history. What fans really want to know is whether or not this indicates any sort of plans for the future when it comes to either new music or new concerts. For example, his recently teased collab album with PARTYNEXTDOOR might have more live elements to it, and a potential joint tour could have a backing band follow them through. This is all just speculative at the moment, but the assessment still stands: the Toronto superstar sounds great with some killer musicians alongside him.

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Drake Performs With A Live Band

Speaking of Drake and performances, some fans also speculated recently that a former friend and close collaborator of Aubrey Graham’s is missing him onstage. Future and Metro Boomin recently kicked off their tour, and his performance of the Drizzy-assisted smash hit “WAIT FOR U” prompted a lot of theories. Some just commented on the performance itself, but others thought that Pluto was particularly emotional during the rendition. While select fans pointed to romantic issues as the reason, others thought that he might’ve been reflecting on how, at least right now, he doesn’t live in a world in which he can perform that song with Drake again because of the rap beef that exploded earlier this year.

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On that note, we’re sure you don’t need much of a refresher. But the pettiness still lives on in the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, with Mustard attacking The Boy and Gordo for allegedly trying to sabotage the release of his album. That’s all just combative speculation, though, and we doubt that the beef will truly reignite with a burning ire anytime soon. But if it does… a live band would sound pretty good on a diss track, no?

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Birdman Hopes Drake Will Pull Up To Perform At Cash Money Reunion Set At Essence Fest

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Birdman is hosting a Cash Money reunion at New Orleans, Louisiana’s 30th anniversary rendition of the Essence Festival on Friday (July 5), and the festival’s been running since Thursday, July 4 and will continue through Sunday. Moreover, it will probably be a star-studded and very special affair to witness alongside Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, and more, and the record label’s co-CEO and cofounder emailed Billboard about how excited he is for it. In addition, he also hinted at Young Money icon Drake pulling up for an appearance, which would be very notable since Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” music video just dropped.

“It’s been 15, 20 years since we’ve been onstage together,” Birdman remarked. “We’ve got a great production and some special guests. It’s going to be amazing! We are working on a few things that we can’t talk about yet. But I can promise you that it’s going to be a night to remember. We’re excited to be a part of the Essence Festival … We’re going to bring the energy; we’re going to have a good time. And we’re going to make sure the crowd has a good time, too.” “Everybody you thinking of as far as Cash Money will be there,” he told People for a July 4 piece. “But, also a lot of people that started with me when we was young in the game. It’s going to be a great night.”

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NEW YORK – JUNE 15: (L-R) Birdman and Drake attend Drake x Crown Royal x 5Ninth at 5Ninth on June 15, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage/Getty Images)

Elsewhere during that conversation, Birdman announced that B.G. will also make and appearance, and here’s where he teased a performance from the 6ix God. “We’re all excited to have B.G. home after doing 13 years in the penitentiary,” he told the publication. “It’s his first time touching anybody’s stage so that’s exciting. We’re definitely looking forward to that and hoping that do happen. It’s a possibility. We made this a family thing, but Drake, we’re close friends. He one of us.” In addition, Stunna also revealed that the reunion will include a tribute to Magnolia Shorty, the late and legendary Cash Money MC who passed in 2010 at just 28 years old. “We lost a lot of great artists over the years, but Magnolia Shorty was one of the most special,” he noted. “We’re going to do a song for her and celebrate her life.”

Meanwhile, Essence Fest isn’t the only relevant organization here that celebrated its 30th anniversary recently. So did Cash Money, as Birdman and his brother and business partner Ronald “Slim” Williams were recently honored at a YouTube Music event. Specifically, it was a Leaders and Legends gala on June 27 in Hollywood, and Lil Wayne was there to show some love. With all this in mind, Cash Money’s Essence set should be a very exciting and fulfilling event. “I feel like once you start getting honored, you’re finished with it and I’m not finished with it. I’m far from finished,” he told People.

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YesJulz Pops Out At Drake Show Amid Ye & Milo Yiannopoulos Fallout

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YesJulz is an influencer who has helped in the rollout of various projects. Overall, she has worked with a ton of artists and has amassed quite a few friends in the industry. Most recently, fans remember her for her work during the Vultures rollout. She was infamously in the room when Ye went on a rant about the industry, Drake, and the Twix chocolate bar that is being doubled in size to make us fat. However, her work with the Ye campaign eventually hit a sour note when she was terminated. This termination was executed by Milo Yiannopoulos, the Chief of Staff at Yeezy.

As Milo explained in his letter to YesJulz, she had allegedly violated the terms of her NDA. Furthermore, she allegedly owed the Yeezy team a debt of $8 million. Subsequently, Ye took to social media where he posted his intentions to follow through on the lawsuit. Throughout all of this, there have been mixed signals from Julz as to whether or not Ye is really behind the suit. Regardless, she decided to go out and have some fun this weekend. In fact, she did so at Ye’s biggest rival’s show: Drake.

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YesJulz At The Drake Show

Drake might be going through a tough time right now, but he at least has one person who is behind him, and that is YesJulz. She was posted up with her friends at the concert, and she seemed to be having a great time. Considering the hardship she probably went through during the Vultures rollout, one can imagine that the Drake show was a much-needed reprieve. Only time will tell if Drizzy hires her for his next album campaign.

Let us know what you think of the YesJulz saga, in the comments section down below. Are you perturbed by the fact that Ye continues to work with Milo? Do you think the Yeezy team will go on with the lawsuit? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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