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Childish Gambino fans will have to wait to see his final lap as a rapper. He has canceled his tour due to needing surgery.
As spotted on Vulture the Edwards, Calif., native will have to go under the knife to repair a nagging injury. On Friday, Oct. 4, he shared an update regarding his health on X, formerly Twitter. “After my show in New Orleans, I went to the hospital in Houston to make sure of an ailment that had become apparent,” he wrote. “After being assessed, it became clear i would not perform that night, and after more tests, i could not perform the rest of the US tour in the time asked. As of now I have surgery scheduled and need time out to heal.”
The man born Donald Glover went on to reveal that the remaining dates for the Childish Gambino tour will be canceled in order to give his body the proper care. “My path to recovery is something I need to confront seriously. With that said, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of the North American tour and the UK and European dates,” the rest of the post read. “Tickets will be refunded at point of purchase. I want nothing more than to bring this show to the fans and perform. Until then, thanks for love, privacy, and support.”
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The tour coincided with the release of his final album Bando Stone & The New World; a concept project that would serve as the soundtrack to an upcoming movie of the same name. Back in 2017, he announced his plans to the retire from music marking this effort as his last entry in his discography. During an interview with the New York Times, he discussed why he decided to hang up his Rap persona. “It really was just like, ‘Oh, it’s done.’ It’s not fulfilling,” he admitted. “And I just felt like I didn’t need to build in this way anymore.”
You can see the trailer to Childish Gambino’s Bando Stone & The New World below.
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Childish Gambino is on the North American leg of his tour which is in support of his final audio projects, Bando Stone and the New World & Atavista, under the stage name. Childish Gambino, otherwise known as Donald Glover, has put a pause on his tour citing health concerns.
Childish Gambino kicked off “The New World Tour” on August 11 in Oklahoma and was set to run well into 2025. Taking to social media on Monday (September 9), Glover shared with his fans that he’ll be taking time off to remedy his health issues to give fans the performance they paid for.
From X:
hey everyone. unfortunately i have to postpone the rest of the north american tour to focus on my physical health for a few weeks. hold onto your tickets. ALL tickets will be honored for the upcoming dates in north america when they are rescheduled. thanks for the privacy. thanks for the support. thanks for the love.
Glover was slated to perform in Houston on Sunday (September 8), the second show to be postponed on the tour but the first due to illness. On August 24, technical difficulties prevented a tour stop in Connecticut from going forward as planned.
It isn’t known how the makeup dates for the canceled shows will be handled but the tour was scheduled to head to Europe on Halloween before embarking upon a final third leg in Oceania.
Glover has said that Bando Stone and the New World and Atavista will be the last projects bearing the Childish Gambino name. A film project connected to the former is under production.
hey everyone. unfortunately i have to postpone the rest of the north american tour to focus on my physical health for a few weeks. hold onto your tickets. ALL tickets will be honored for the upcoming dates in north america when they are rescheduled. thanks for the privacy.…
— donald (@donaldglover) September 9, 2024
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Childish Gambino, the musical persona of Donald Glover, released his last full-length project 3.15.20 in 2020 and a reimagined version of the album was released in Atavista. Glover also announced that a new Childish Gambino album will be released this summer along with the announcement of a world tour.
Taking to Twitter, Glover shared the news with his legion of fans that Atavista is now available and explained the scope of the project in plain terms.
“ATAVISTA is streaming now. [T]his album is the finished version of “3.15.20”, the album i put out 4 years ago. [T]here’s a special vinyl coming soon w/ visuals for each song. [T]he all new childish gambino album comes out in the summer, read Glover’s tweet on Monday (May 13).
Glover also announced the release of a new video for “Little Foot Big Foot” directed by longtime collaborator Hiro Murai and features Young Nudy.
Keeping with the Childish Gambino news, Glover will be taking the show on the road after announcing a world tour that kicks off on August 11 of this year and ends on February 11, 2025. WILLOW will join Glover on the United States leg of the tour and Aamarae will serve as tour support for the world tour segment.
Considering it has been just over four years since the release of 3.15.20, fans of Childish Gambino have been clamoring for new music especially after Glover announced the release of Atavista earlier this year. The title of the final album under Glover’s stage name is Bando Stone & the New World and is said to be a soundtrack for a movie of the same name.
Tickets for the Childish Gambino world tour can be obtained earlier by American Express Card members for North American, Australian, and some United Kingdom dates. The general sale will go live on Friday, May 17. Learn more here.
Check out the album below and the “Little Foot Big Foot” video along with reactions from fans.
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Childish Gambino, the rap nom de plume of Donald Glover, made an appearance at Coachella over the weekend and later shared news that should excite his fans. The actor, rapper, and writer announced that he’s releasing two new albums with the second of the pair being the official retirement for the Chidlish Gaombinio moniker.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, this past Sunday (April 14), Childish Gambino announced the details of a livestream to his legion of fans.
“GILGA Radio tonight @ 11pm pst,” wrote the artist also known as Donald Glover. “[L]ive streamed on instagram @donaldglover.”
During the stream, Glover shared that his 2020 album 3.15.20 will be rereleased under the new title, Atavista. After Atavista, the final Childish Gambino album, Bando Stone & the New World. The album is said to be a soundtrack for a movie of the same name.
Glover also announced news of an upcoming video directed by Hiro Murai for “Little Foot, Big Foot,” a song that was formerly known as “35.31” and features Young Nudy. The visuals are slated to drop in a couple of weeks according to the livestream.
All of the meatier details of the livestream were broken down in a Reddit community group in support of Donald Glover. You can check that out here.
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Black people’s relationship with America has never been without struggle. But as with most things in life, the Black community has found a way to turn tragedy into triumph.
Hip-Hop has often been a vehicle for folks to celebrate their joys and acknowledge their losses. In light of Independence Day, check out these Hip-Hop hits that honor and encourage the peace and liberation that Black folks deserve.
“This Is America”- Childish Gambino
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Gambino’s 2018 track highlights many of the complexities that come with being Black in America, while reminding folks to do what grandma said: “Get your money, black man.”
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A lawsuit against Childish Gambino alleging that his hit track “This Is America” contained elements of another previously released song has been dismissed in court.
According to reports, the case concerning the Grammy Award-winning song from 2018 came to an end after Judge Victor Marrero declared a dismissal in a Manhattan courtroom last Friday (March 24). The lawsuit was brought by rapper Kidd Wes (aka Emelike Nwosuocha) in 2021, alleging that Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover) committed copyright infringement on his 2016 song “Made In America.” Wes said the hook was “unmistakably substantially similar, if not practically identical,” to his track.
“A cursory comparison with the challenged composition reveals that the content of the choruses is entirely different and not substantially similar,” Judge Marrero said, explaining Kidd Wes’ song was more of a “short, simple, aggrandizing proclamation” as opposed to Glover’s song detailing “what America means and how it is perceived.” The lawsuit also named Roc Nation, composer Ludwig Göransson and Young Thug as co-defendants.
Another factor in the decision made by Judge Marrero involved a discrepancy in how Kidd Wes registered the copyright for the song with the United States Library of Congress. The court ruled that his copyright claim isn’t valid because his registration certificate only covers the sound recording and doesn’t cover the music of the song.
“Even if Nwosuocha had a copyright registration for the composition of Plaintiff’s Composition, however, dismissal would be warranted here because the elements of Plaintiff’s Composition purportedly infringed upon are insufficiently original to warrant protection, or because they are not substantially similar to the Challenged Composition,” Marrero said.
The legal team for Kidd Wes issued a statement after the decision, saying that the artist is disappointed and is contemplating an appeal. “He stands by his music, creativity, and the independence of grassroots artists to create their own music, and receive credit where credit is due, without the fear of it being apportioned by another,” attorneys Imran H. Ansari and La’Shawn N. Thomas said.
A lawyer for Glover, Jonathan D. Davis, said in a statement: “We are very grateful for the court’s decision. No case existed here, as there was no infringement—let alone a copyright registration. That was obvious from a simple comparison of the two songs and a review of the U.S. Copyright Office records.”
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Donald Glover‘s acting career may be his main priority these days (we miss Atlanta), but that doesn’t mean he’s completely given up on his music profession.
During an interview at the Golden Globes this past Tuesday (Jan. 10), Glover thrilled his day-one fans when he said that his alter-ego, Childish Gambino, is not in fact retired and that he’s actually been working on some new music “for fun” right now, but will soon serve some of what he’s been cooking up in the lab.
Speaking with Laverne Cox on the red carpet, Cox asked Glover about rumors that Childish Gambino may have hung up the microphone to which Glover responded, “I’m making music right now. I love it. I’m actually in the studio. I’ve been bringing people in, like secret people, like working on little things. I’ve been just making it for fun right now. But soon something will happen. I promise.”
After asking him about where the rumors about a Childish Gambino retirement may have came from, the 2018 Golden Globe winner said, “That was out in the ethos. You don’t have to worry about that. He’ll be back. He’s here right now.”
Well, Glover did say back in 2017 that he planned on retiring his Childish Gambino alter-ego, but then in 2018 returned with “This Is America” and continued on with his music career.
Now that we know he’s not done dropping new tunes, who’d you like to see Childish Gambino work with on a future project? Let us know in the comments section below.
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No, Donald Glover has not retired his beloved musical alter ego, Childish Gambino.
The 39-year-old Atlanta actor joined Laverne Cox for E! News on the Golden Globes red carpet on Tuesday (Jan. 10), where he revealed that music is on its way. “I’m making music right now. I love it,” he shared. “I’m in the studio, bringing people in, secret people, working on little things. I’ve just been making it for fun right now but soon something will happen, I promise.”
“I thought I heard you were retiring Childish Gambino,” Cox said, before Glover replied, “No, that was out in the ether. You don’t have to worry about that. He will be back.”
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The star, who was nominated for best actor in a musical/comedy series, also chatted with Billboard at the official Golden Globes afterparty, where he revealed his plans for 2023. “I cannot wait for this year,” he shared. “I think this year is the year of positivity. I think people are actually going to be — and I don’t mean, like, bulls— YouTube inspirational videos. I mean actual happiness.”
Glover’s last release as Childish Gambino was his fourth studio album, 3.15.20, which arrived back in March 2020. Watch Billboard‘s full interview below.
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