{"id":321373,"date":"2024-05-31T17:04:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T22:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=321373"},"modified":"2024-05-31T18:05:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T23:05:00","slug":"vegas-music-roundup-j-lo-cancels-tour-lies-about-why-nicky-minaj-to-happen-in-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vegas-music-roundup-j-lo-cancels-tour-lies-about-why-nicky-minaj-to-happen-in-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: J. Lo Cancels Tour & Lies About Why, Minaj Pt. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jennifer Lopez<\/strong> has canceled her upcoming summer concert tour of the US. Promoter Live Nation<\/strong> issued a press release Friday explaining that the pop superstar is \u201ctaking time off to be with her children, family, and close friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

If that explanation sounds familiar, it\u2019s the same lie used by everyone who has ever gotten fired from a job and had to provide some <\/em>reason as to why.<\/p>\n

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J is experiencing a Lo right now. (Image: Variety<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The real story, as we reported on Wednesday,<\/a> was anemic ticket sales for \u201cThis is Me \u2026 Live.\u201d Seven of the shows, according to Variety,<\/em> had to be quietly scrapped due to low demand and, according to Ticketmaster, fully a third of the 19,500 seats for Lopez\u2019s July 20 show at T-Mobile Arena<\/strong> were still unsold as of Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down,\u201d the 54-year-old singer said on her\u00a0website<\/a>. “Please know that I wouldn\u2019t do this if I didn\u2019t feel that it was absolutely necessary. I promise I will make it up to you and we will all be together again. I love you all so much. Until next time.\u201d<\/p>\n

As we reported, Lopez had been in talks for a fall residency at the 5,200-seat Park Theater<\/strong> at the MGM Grand,<\/strong> but that ship has obviously sailed.<\/p>\n

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Nicki Minaj performs during the opening night of her “Pink Friday 2” world tour in March. (Image: WireImage for Live Nation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tickets for the Las Vegas date will automatically be refunded — at least to all who purchased them through Ticketmaster. Purchasers through third-party resale sites such as SeatGeek, StubHub, or VividSeats, will need to contact those sites.<\/p>\n

Minaj \u00e0 Deux<\/h2>\n

Superstar Nicki Minaj<\/strong> returns to the MGM Grand Garden Arena <\/strong>on Sept. 28. The occasion is the second leg of her \u201cPink Friday 2\u201d world tour, which just played the T-Mobile Arena<\/strong> on March 8. Tickets went on sale this morning through AXS.com.<\/p>\n

NBA Legend Honored by Dead<\/h2>\n

Photos of Bill Walton<\/strong> were projected behind the Dead & Company <\/strong>during its Sphere<\/strong> residency on Thursday night. The former Boston Celtics center, who died on Monday of cancer at 71, was one of the world\u2019s biggest Grateful Dead Fans. Walton, whom drummer Mickey Hart<\/strong> called his \u201cbest friend\u201d — attended an estimated 1,000 Dead shows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jennifer Lopez has canceled her upcoming summer concert tour of the US. Promoter Live Nation issued a press release Friday explaining that the pop superstar is \u201ctaking time off to be with her children, family, and close friends.\u201d If that explanation sounds familiar, it\u2019s the same lie used by everyone who has ever gotten fired […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":321377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3313,81886],"tags":[87920,84103,85608,81925,23,82012,83789,82092,91099,91100,84561,83445],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nVEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: J. Lo Cancels Tour & Lies About Why, Minaj Pt. 2 - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jennifer Lopez has canceled her upcoming summer concert tour of the US. 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