Rapper Doja Cat coming to Nationwide Arena with Ice Spice on Dec. 4

Belinda M. Paschal, The Columbus Dispatch
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Doja Cat, whose recently released "Attention" is her first song as lead artist since 2021, will perform at Nationwide Arena on Dec. 4, along with Ice Spice.
Doja Cat, whose recently released "Attention" is her first song as lead artist since 2021, will perform at Nationwide Arena on Dec. 4, along with Ice Spice.
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Hip-hop/rap star Doja Cat, whose popularity was boosted in part by an Internet meme five years ago, will embark on her first North American arena tour later this year, stopping with rapper Ice Spice.at Nationwide Arena, 200 W. Nationwide Blvd., on Dec. 4.

Tickets for "The Scarlet Tour" are being made available through advance registration to ensure more they get into fans' hands directly by helping to filter out bots and scalpers from the purchasing process. Register through 10 p.m. Sunday at ticketmaster.com. Once registration closes, fans will be selected at random to receive a code granting them access to presales starting Wednesday.

A limited number of tickets will be available through Ticketmaster during a general sale at 10 a.m. June 30.

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Some might consider the 27-year-old Doja Cat — born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini — something of an accidental star. An internet meme about the native Californian went viral in the wake of her humorous 2018 single "Mooo!," in which she asserts that she is a cow. The song contains pop culture references and lyrics from popular songs altered to fit the bovine theme. The song and accompanying video blew up the internet, garnering more than 1 million views in less than a week.

Doja Cat, who'll perform at Nationwide Arena on Dec. 4, turned heads with her feline get-up at this year's Met Gala in New York.
Doja Cat, who'll perform at Nationwide Arena on Dec. 4, turned heads with her feline get-up at this year's Met Gala in New York.

Interestingly, Doja Cat's first major hit also owes a debt of gratitude to internet fans. "Say So," which features a dance that went viral on TikTok, went on to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2020,

Since then, several singles have made the Top 10 songs in the Hot 100 including "Woman," "Vegas" "Need to Know," and "Kiss Me More," featuring SZA. Her collaborations with other artists like The Weeknd, Saweetie, Ariana Grande, and Post Malone also have charted.

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Doja Cat, who blends hip-hop, R&B, and pop, and often experiments with different sounds and genres, released her latest single, "Attention," last week. Her fourth studio album, currently titled "First of All," is due out this year.

Known for hits like "Princess Diana" with Nicki Minaj and "Karma" with Taylor Swift, Ice Spice will be the opener for Doja Cat's concert at Nationwide Arena on Dec. 4.
Known for hits like "Princess Diana" with Nicki Minaj and "Karma" with Taylor Swift, Ice Spice will be the opener for Doja Cat's concert at Nationwide Arena on Dec. 4.

Like Doja Cat, supporting act Ice Spice (real name Isis Gaston) also rose to prominence courtesy of TikTok, where her song "Munch (Feelin' U)" achieved viral popularity last year.

Three of her remix singles — "Princess Diana" (with Nicki Minaj), "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" (with PinkPantheress), and "Karma" (with Taylor Swift) topped the Billboard Hot 100 at numbers 4, 3, and 2, respectively, making Ice Spice the artist with the most singles in the Top 5 of the Hot 100 so far this year.

bpaschal@dispatch.com

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