Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday 2’ Goes Gold, Breaks Spotify Record + Announces Pink Friday 2 World Tour Dates.
Nicki Minaj’s latest project Pink Friday 2 which was released on Minaj’s 41st birthday has already become RIAA certified gold, selling 500,000 equivalent album units, according to Chart Data. She also has broken Spotify’s record for biggest album debut by a female rapper in 2023, with a reported 41 million streams since Pink Friday 2’s release.
Barbz,
Look 🥹🎀 https://t.co/ja8A3FGSaa
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) December 9, 2023
.@NICKIMINAJ‘s ‘Pink Friday 2’ officially breaks the record for biggest debut for a female hip hop album in Spotify history. pic.twitter.com/13rVqCe7B7
— chart data (@chartdata) December 9, 2023
Nicki Minaj has also just announced she’s on deck to head out on a massive tour. On Monday (Dec. 11), the rap vet took to IG announcing the official dates for her Pink Friday 2 World Tour.
Nicki will headline arena shows in North America and Europe – including appearances at Rolling Loud California and Dreamville Festival. The major run jumps off on March 1 in Oakland, California. The overseas leg begins on May 25 in Manchester, UK.
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“Pink Friday 2” Tour:
Fri Mar 01 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
Sun Mar 03 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Fri Mar 08 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
Sun Mar 10 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Wed Mar 13 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
Fri Mar 15 – Inglewood, CA – Rolling Loud California*
Mon Mar 18 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Wed Mar 20 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Fri Mar 22 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Tue Mar 26 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
Thu Mar 28 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
Fri Mar 29 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Sat Mar 30 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Mon Apr 01 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
Tue Apr 02 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
Thu Apr 04 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Fri Apr 05 – Hartford, CT – XL Center
Sun Apr 07 – Raleigh, NC – Dreamville Festival*
Wed Apr 10 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Fri Apr 12 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
Sat Apr 13 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
Wed Apr 17 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Thu Apr 18 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Sat Apr 20 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Wed Apr 24 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Sat Apr 27 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
Thu May 02 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
Thu May 09 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Sat May 11 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Sun May 12 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
Sat May 25 – Manchester, UK – Co-Op Live
Sun May 26 – Birmingham, UK – Resorts World Arena
Tue May 28 – London, UK – The O2
Sat Jun 01 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
Sun Jun 02 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
Wed Jun 05 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
Fri Jun 07 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes Benz Arena