The 17-city headlining tour kicks off on Valentine's Day in Miami and runs through March 11, and will be followed by a series of European dates.
Drake will be joined on the road by Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky.
"I fought for this tour, I fought really hard for this tour because, of course, they want me to go get the big bucks, go into the stadiums and cash out," Drake revealed to MTV News in October about the decision to play more intimate shows. "But I was just like, I really made this album for the same people that supported me since day one."
The PP10 is a list of the most-viewed pop news stories in the past week by popmusiclife readers.
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Popmusiclife Pop 10
week ending December 18, 2011
01 – Drake announces 2012 North American tour
02 – VIDEO: Katy Perry spoofs Christina Aguilera on SNL
03 – VIDEO: will.i.am – T.H.E. ft. Mick Jagger & Jennifer Lopez
04 – VIDEO: Katy Perry spoofs Florence And The Machine on SNL
05 – Adele named Billboard’s Top Artist of 2011
06 – Forbes: Lady Gaga is 2011 Top-Earning Woman In Music
07 – Adam Lambert: New album in March, single next week
08 – VIDEO: Justin Bieber rocks Rockefeller Center
09 – Kesha gets sleazier on new release
10 – VIDEO: Willow Smith & Nicki Minaj - Fireball video preview
See also:
DEC 11: Lady Gaga tops the popmusiclife Pop 10
DEC 04: Beyonce tops the popmusiclife Pop 10
NOV 27: 10 year-old Angie Vazquez' Adele cover tops the popmusiclife Pop 10
