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Iggy Azalea Explains Why She Canceled 'Great Escape' Tour


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Iggy Azalea has had a change of heart.

The Billboard chart-topping artist canceled her upcoming "Great Escape" tour on Friday, May 29. Fans who purchased tickets were informed in an email that all the dates of the tour had been canceled, and Azalea soon after tweeted an apology to her fans. But they still weren't given a reason, until now.

The "Fancy" rapper told Seventeen magazine that she's had a "different creative change of heart" and wants to "start totally anew." The tour was originally slated to kick off this spring. In March, Azalea's label, Def Jam, announced that it would bepushed back to September. While the entire tour has now been canceled, Azalea is still performing in a select few cities.

Azalea told Seventeen that going through with the tour would've held her back from improving her sound and visuals. "I am a musician and a creative person and I want to be able to perform new stuff and do new things," she said. "I feel like I'm at the end of an era now."

But Azalea also said she wants a break for herself. "On top of that, mentally," she told the magazine, "I just feel I deserve a break. I've been going non-stop for the past two years, nearly every single day." She assured fans that she's not sad or in a bad place, though.

The "Pretty Girls" rapper also apologized to her fans again, saying that canceling the tour isn't a sign of her failing or giving up. "It was a tough decision to make, but it was the best thing," she said.

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/02/iggy-azalea-great-escape-tour-canceled_n_7492910.html?1433255868=&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000024

 

 

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Poor Iggy

I think she might have been feeling what Mimi felt during the beginning of the Music Box tour

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Future Lover

I love Igloo and all, but this just screams poor ticket sales to me. :lolly:

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Diamond Heart

"I just feel I deserve a break. I've been going non-stop for the past two years, nearly every single day." 

Fair enough, but i imagine her a lot of her fans wont be happy with her saying this tbh 

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SlaeUrAnus

She would not cancel because she deserves a break. That is pure bull****. Gaga was touring for years on end, she was tired, but did not want to disappoint fans. 

This is screaming poor ticket sales to be honest. No shade, I like Iggy, but it just does.

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I'm sorry but she's still new & fresh and needs to work hard to establish herself as a force. Rihanna and Gaga each worked nonstop for much more then just 2 years at their career-starts

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yASSsss

i think its good for her career that she's taking a break.All the hate towards her is just so lame and tiring :duck:

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retroglamx

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Not buying that ****. Although touring for too long caused Gaga to break her hip so I'll cut her some slack. This will definitely not help her with ha decaying career.

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"rapper"

​She is, isn't she?

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TimisaMonster

She needs a break after 2 years? She hasn't been on the scene that long... :what:

 

Plus...I don't buy the "changing my image" excuse...

Iggy is a new female rapper and her team overestimated her popularity and most likely couldn't sell out ONE show...it would've cost more to tour her in arenas and there would've been no profit... Label only cares about money and they weren't gonna make any

 

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From Billboard:

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Now that Iggy Azalea has explained that a “creative change of heart” was the main cause of canceling her 2015 Great Escape arena tour, more details have emerged from promoter AEG Live and Azalea’s booking agency, CAA.

As Azalea outlined to Seventeen, replacing original openers Nick Jonas andTinashe after re-scheduling a planned spring arena run proved to be a major hurtle for the fall dates. “I began the search, and to be honest, I never found someone who was available on those dates that I thought was a good fit for the tour,” Azalea said.

Even before the tour was officially canceled, CAA agent Cara Lewis says, “The lines of communication between Iggy, myself, and her [Turn First] managers Sarah [Stennett] and Nadia [Khan] have always been open. Iggy is an incredibly talented and creative artist with a clear vision, which she continuously shares with myself and her management team.

After Azalea takes some time off this summer, production will resume on her sophomore album, which she announced would arrive in 2016. And once she’s ready for a proper live return, Rathwell says, AEG will be a part of it. “Iggy is a star and a great performer. I’ve met her and spent some time with her and she is a really smart, interesting young woman. As I’ve already said, AEG LIVE is committed to her and will be working with her on her new tour.

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Not AP, rigth? If so, then sorry. :green:

And, um, I tried to bold the most important parts but the forum's format doesn't really bold text, or does it? I'm sorry it looks like a big chunk of text.

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AP :noparty: 

 

​Um, but this is about her team's statement, I think that one's about Iggy's?

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