I don’t think there’s anyone else who’s having a better year than Usher. Not only did he win the President’s Award at the 2024 NAACP Image Awards earlier this year, but last week, it was announced he would be one of the main headliners at this year’s ESSENCE Festival of Culture. And now, he’s been revealed as the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Honoree at the 2024 BET Awards in June.
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And because June 1 is the official start of Black Music Month, we felt it fitting to highlight a handful of artists who are going on tour or kicking off residencies this year. While we know you may not get to catch everyone, here’s hoping you can still score some tickets anyhow!
Let’s kick things off with Usher. His Coming Home Tour will officially get kicked off in August in Atlanta. Yes, most of the dates are sold out, but there are a few cities with availability.
Peep the dates and to get your seat, visit ticketmaster.com.
Megan Thee Stallion
Who: Megan Thee Stallion, the Hot Girl Summer Tour
Featuring: GloRilla
While Megan and GloRilla’s tour has already kicked off and is mostly sold out too, you can still catch tix in select cities. Peep the available dates and to get your tickets, head to ticketmaster.com.
Janet Jackson
Who: Janet Jackson, Together Again Tour
Featuring: Nelly
“Hey u guys! By popular demand, we’re bringing the Together Again Tour back to North America this summer with special guest Nelly! It’ll be so much fun!,” Jackson wrote sharing the news at the time. This marks the second leg of the tour, the first being back in 2023 where she was accompanied by rapper Ludacris.
Peep the dates and get tickets here.
Chris Brown
Who: Chris Brown, The 11:11 Tour
Featuring: Arya Starr, Muni Long, Maeta
Brown’s tour comes months after his 11th album, 11:11, was released Nov. 10, 2023. The 22-track, double album includes hit singles like “Sensational” featuring Davido and Lojay,“Summer Too Hot,” and “Angel Numbers / Ten Toes.”
Peep the dates below and get tickets here.
Jhene Aiko
Who: Jhene Aiko, The Magic Hour Tour
Featuring: Coi Leray, Tink, UMI, Kiana Ledé
Though The Magic Hour Tour was cancelled back in 2020 due to the pandemic, Jhene Aiko is making good on her promise to perform for her fans by embarking on it now four years later.
Peep the dates and get your tickets here.
Future and MetroBoomin
Who: Future and MetroBoomin, We Trust You Tour
As if Drake needed one more thing to worry about, MetroBoomin and Future will be headed across the country as a part of their We Trust You Tour. This comes mere months after the release of their two albums We Don’t Trust You and We Still Don’t Trust You.
Peep the dates and get tickets here.
Lucky Daye
Who: Lucky Daye, The Algorithm Tour
Though fans will have to wait until the end of June to receive Lucky Daye’s latest musical album, his third studio album Algorithm, the Grammy-winning New Orleans singer has already announced his subsequent tour that will no doubt satisfy fans all over the country. As someone who’s been a fan since “Roll Some Mo”—it’s safe to say I will find my way into somebody’s stadium or arena for this soon.
Peep the dates and get your tickets here.
Childish Gambino
Who: Childish Gambino, The New World Tour
Featuring: Willow Smith and Amaare
After exciting fans by dropping Atavista (3.15.20 reimagined versions), Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino announced he’d be going on a U.S. and European tour this summer. This marks his first tour since his This Is America Tour concluded in 2019.
Peep the dates and get your tickets here.
PartyNextDoor
Who: PartyNextDoor, Sorry, I’m Outside Tour
After seven years, PND is back and ready to see his fans all over the world with his “Sorry, I’m Outside Tour.” The upcoming event coincides with the release of his recently released album, PARTYNEXTDOOR4.
“This album was full of self reflection, being a good guy, tryna to stick to my mother’s morals while having my way for so long, being in lust, being in love & being heartbroken, dealing with friends and family passing away. being empathetic but revengeful & never looking back,” he explained on X/Twitter.
Peep the dates and get your tickets here.
Maxwell
Who: Maxwell, The Serenade Tour
Featuring: Jazmine Sullivan and October London
As someone who has seen both Maxwell and Jazmine Sullivan perform sepearately, I can assure you without a shadow of a doubt that seeing them together will send you into a completely different stratosphere. It’s a TIME and a half, so don’t sleep! Peep the dates and get your tickets here.
Missy Elliott
Who: Missy Elliott, Out of This World- The Missy Elliott Experience
Featuring: Timbaland, Ciara, Busta Rhymes
In news that can only be described as “HELL YES” Missy Elliot will be going on her first tour EVER. She’ll be accompanied by Ciara, Busta Rhymes and Timbaland which just screams like a LIT time.
Speaking with USA Today on why she finally chose to do the tour now after her 25-year-long career, Missy explained:
I had the opportunities to tour alone, but because I was so engulfed in writing and producing for myself and other artists, I never felt like I wanted to be out that long without being able to continue doing that. But then one day I was like, ‘I want to go out.’ My management, they didn’t believe me. But my manager called me the next day and said, ‘Are you serious?’ and I said, ‘yeah, I want to go out.’ I believe God aligned it. Mentally, I was ready. Physically, I was ready.
Peep the dates and get yout tickets here.
Nicki Minaj
Who: Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday Tour 2- Leg 2
Despite the slight snafu in Amsterdam, Nicki Minaj is continuing to usher fans to Gag City by going on the second leg of her Pink Friday Tour. Peep the dates and get your tickets here.
Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire
Who: Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire, Sing a Song All Night Long Tour
The name of this tour is apropos because that’s exactly what everybody’s going to be doing the entire time. No sitting, just dancing, scream-singing and good vibes. Peep the dates and get your tickets here.
Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago
Who: Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago, The Heart and Soul Tour
After tearing cities up with Lionel Richie, the iconic group will be joined by the band Chicago to hit the streets once more. After that, they’ll be headed to Las Vegas for their residency at The Venetian.
Peep the dates and get your tickets here.
Tank
Who: Tank, R&B Money Tour
Featuring: Carl Thomas and Keri Hilson
You know when Tank arrives, it’s about to be a grown and sexy and crazy good time. Continuing his beloved R&B Money tour, this time he’ll be joined by Carl Thomas and Keri Hilson. But you better get those seats fast!
Peep the dates and get your tickets here.
Bryson Tiller
Who: Bryson Tiller, Bryson Tiller Tour
Fresh off the success of his eponymous album, Young Tiller will be hitting the road where he’ll perform a myriad of hits from old and new works including his hit singles “Ciao” and “Whatever She Want.”
Peep the dates and get your tickets here.
Tems
Who: Tems, Born in the Wild Tour
The upcoming tour for Tems marks her first one ever and will coincide with the release of her upcoming album, Born in the Wild.
“This is my most special moment. Everything I have I put into this. Thank you all so much for believing in me. BORN IN THE WILD, JUNE 7th,” she wrote on X/Twitter sharing the news.
Peep the dates and get your tickets here.
Xscape & SWV
Who: Xscape and SWV, The Queens of R&B Tour
Featuring: Mya, Total, 702
Recently, the two groups announced they’d love to do a collaboration with Missy Elliot, here’s hoping they can find some synergy on each of their respective tours and really give fans a show.
Peep the dates and get your tickets here.
New Edition- Las Vegas Residency
Who: New Edition
Where: Wynn Las Vegas
Just months after the first leg of their residency sold out earlier this year, New Edition is back on the Vegas strip to satisfy fans one more time just in time for summer.
“We’re coming back in July, y’all! Tell your family, tell your friends…New Edition is just getting started on the Strip!” said Michael Bivins.
Peep the dates and get your tickets here.
Tamia and Joe
Who: Tamia and Joe, Fall 2024 Tour
This marks the second leg of their joint tour after having spending the top of this year bouncing from city to city wit adoring fans. Tamia’s last album, Passion Like Fire was released in 2018. Joe released his latest body of work, #MyNameIsJoeThomas in 2016.
Peep the dates and get your tickets here.
Bilal
Who: Bilal for new album, Live at Glasshaus
“I felt comfortable to create because I knew I had some of the best motherfuckers in the world playing. I like intimate vibes where everyone’s drawing off the energy in the room,” Bilal told RatedRNB. “When you’re up there making something and giving, with the people up there listening and receiving, it creates this circular motion of energy; it’s a timeless moment.”
Peep the dates and get your tickets here.
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