Cardi B's NPR debut drew a crowd so big that people were turned away. She rewrote two lyrics, traded her records for a live band and stopped once for water.
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The Wire
By Coda
Ocean Alley join four shows in Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. Here are the 2027 dates, venues and October ticket-sale times, plus the new album details.
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The Wire
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Heard
By Zach Aureliano
This week
The Toronto stop of the Night at the Opera tour opened with masked dancers and ended in chants. In between, Emei asked the whole room to sit down and sang to her late grandmother.
Heard · 15 October · Photo · @zachaureliano
This week
The "Girl on the Moon" tour stopped at Modus in Berlin: a drag persona as opening act, two backup dancers and CDs rhinestoned by hand at the merch stand.
Heard · 13 October · Photo · Katie Ramsay
Heard
Girli's opinionated tour stopped at Säälchen in Berlin: a book swap at the door, an inflatable pink mic for the crowd's hot takes, and signed drumsticks on a pay-what-you-can basis.
Heard · 9 October · Photo · Katie Ramsay
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