Olivia Rodrigo Announces GUTS World Tour

Olivia Rodrigo announced her highly anticipated GUTS world tour less than a week after dropping her second studio album, GUTS. The award-winning pop star released GUTS last Friday (September 8) and has already received critical acclaim. 20-year-old Rodrigo will embark on a 57-date tour from February 23 in Palm Springs, California, making stops across North America and Europe, before wrapping up on August 14 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. PinkPantheress, The Breeders, Chappell Roan, and Remi Wolf will join the singer on select dates across the tour.

This marks Olivia's first arena tour. Her previous 2022 SOUR Tour featured Gracie Abrams, Holly Humberstone, Chappell Roan, and Baby Queen as her opening acts. Fans interested in purchasing tickets for the GUTS World Tour should register ahead of tickets going on sale to help block bots, reduce resale, and get more tickets directly into the hands of fans who want to attend the show. Fans can register now until Sunday, September 17 at 10 p.m. ET for the on-sale and American Express Early Access. Once registration closes, fans will be randomly selected to receive a code that grants them access to the sales on Wednesday, September 20, and Thursday, September 21.

After registering, American Express Card Members can enter American Express Early Access for tour dates in North America. These members can register now on Rodrigo's official site until Sunday, September 17, at 10 p.m. ET for a chance to unlock access to tickets. American Express Early Access begins Wednesday, September 20, at 3 p.m. local time.

Standard tickets will range from $49.50 – $199.50 plus taxes and applicable fees in the US. Additional ticket options, including a limited number of Charity Platinum and VIP packages, will be available for purchase as well, with a portion of the proceeds from all ticket sales going to Olivia Rodrigo’s Fund 4 Good, a global initiative committed to building an equitable and just future for all women and girls through direct support of community-based non-profits that champion girls’ education, support reproductive rights and prevent gender-based violence. See the full list of dates below.

The 2023 MTV VMAs took place at Newark, New Jersey's Prudential Center Tuesday (September 12) night. Nicki Minaj returns to "host" and perform, marking the second time the "Barbie World" rapper will take the stage. According to a source at MTV familiar with the awards show, no one can labeled as a "host" because of the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. In addition to Minaj's emceeing duties, she'll also perform her newest single, "Last Time I Saw You" for the very first time.

Sean “Diddy” Combs will be honored with the Global Icon Award and perform his greatest hits. The artist will receive the third-ever Global Icon Award, which MTV says "celebrates an artist or band whose unparalleled career and continued influence have achieved a unique level of global success in music and beyond." Shakira will receive the Video Vanguard Award and will also perform at the awards show for the first time since 2006. Performances by Olivia Rodrigo, Demi Lovato, Doja Cat, Karol G, Kelsea Ballerini, Fall Out Boy, Måneskin and K-Pop boy band Stray Kids are among the artists set to take the stage.

Taylor Swift leads the nominations this year with eight nods altogether, followed by six for SZA. For the coveted Video of the Year, Swift's "Anti-Hero" will face off against SZA’s “Kill Bill,” Doja Cat’s “Attention,” Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers,” Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl,” Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire” and Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy.”

The 39th annual awards show begins at 8 p.m. ET, broadcast simultaneously on VH1, MTV2, Comedy Central, CMT, BET, BET Her, Paramount Network, and Nickelodeon. Those who use streams can tune in live on DirecTV and Paramount+ apps. The first MTV Video Music Awards show took place on September 14, 1984
and was hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

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