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Wednesday, July 6, 2022

The Weeknd Reveals Doja Cat Replacements As Openers On Upcoming Tour

The Weeknd, who is set to embark on his After Hours Till Dawn stadium tour later this week, has announced the replacements for Doja Cat, who has pulled out of the opening slot as she is to undergo a tonsil surgery.

The Weeknd has named Canadian soul singer Kaytranada, Swedish R&B star Snoh Aalegra and hip-hop DJ/producer Mike Dean as the replacements for Doja. The three singers will be supporting Weeknd on select dates.

Mike Dean will join for all 19 dates of the North American tour, while Kaytranada will open 15 shows, including stops in Los Angeles, New Jersey, Las Vegas, Miami, and more. Snoh Aalegra will perform in Atlanta, Arlington, Seattle, and San Francisco.

The original After Hours tour was initially scheduled for arenas before the trek was scrapped in favor of larger stages. "Maybe five percent of our original 'After Hours' production still remains for this tour," The Weeknd's creative director La Mar Taylor told Variety. "We really went back to the drawing board when we made the decision to switch from arenas to stadiums."

"We definitely took inspiration from the Super Bowl performance - and expanded it," Taylor added. "There were so many restrictions and constraints around that performance that we could not fully realize the vision we had for it. Now we can."

The After Hours Til Dawn tour is scheduled to commence on July 8 with The Weeknd taking the stage at Toronto's Rogers Centre.

(Photo: Republic Records)

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Demi Lovato Teases New Single 'Substance'

Demi Lovato recently teased a new single, "Substance," the second track from her upcoming eighth studio album, Holy Fvck.

"SUBSTANCE July 15th.??Pre-Save Now," Lovato captioned her Instagram post, which features the track's cover art on one slide and a video clip of them lip-syncing along to the song in the second slide.

"I know we're all f---ing exhausted. Am I in my head or have we all lost it? So I ask myself, 'Am I the only one looking for substance?' " Lovato sings.

About a month ago, Lovato released the record's lead single, "Skin of My Teeth," which features the singer belting over high-voltage guitar, "I'm alive by the skin of my teeth/ I survived when it got harder to breathe/ God d-n it I just wanna be free."

The 16-track Holy Fvck album is scheduled to arrive on August 19 via Island Records. The record will revisit Lovato's rock and pop-punk roots and deliver a retrospective of their life experiences, according to a press release.

"The process of making this album has been the most fulfilling yet, and I'm grateful to my fans and collaborators for being on this journey with me," they previously said of the album in a press statement.

Lovato added, "Never have I been more sure of myself and my music, and this record speaks that for itself. To my Lovatics who have been rocking out with me since the beginning and those who are just now coming along for the ride, thank you. This record is for you."

(Photo: Brandon Bowen)

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Future Heads To Little Havana For New 'Holy Ghost' Video

The new music video for "Holy Ghost" sees Future heading to Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, where he takes an evening stroll and posts up on a porch.

Future is seen performing the track with many of the residents there wearing ankle monitors and enjoying a game of dominoes.

"Holy Ghost" is the thirteenth track from from Future's ninth studio album, I Never Liked You, which arrived in April via Freebandz and Epic Records.

The album, which contains singles such as "Worst Day," "Wait For U," and "Keep It Burnin," debuted atop the Billboard 200, earning Future his seventh No. 1 on the chart.

(Photo: Frank Schwichtenberg)

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