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Doechii Continues Stellar Month With Super Bowl Performance at House of Verizon

The rapper followed up her Grammy win with a short set full of fast-rising hits.

Doechii photographed on Feb. 1, 2025 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

Doechii photographed on Feb. 1, 2025 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

Sami Drasin

Less than a week after stealing the show at the Grammy Awards and winning the best rap album trophy, Doechii brought her magnetic stage presence to the Big Easy with a late night performance at the House of Verizon activation during Super Bowl weekend in New Orleans on Saturday night (Feb. 8).

In front of a star-studded crowd that included Shaquille O’Neal, Tinashe, Jon Hamm, Anthony Mackie, Quavo and Shaboozey, Doechii commanded the packed audience, often jumping off the small platform of the stage and roaming in front of the onlookers. After being introduced as a “Grammy Award-winning artist,” Doechii sank her teeth into “Persuasive,” jumping on the stage and shouting the breakdown.


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She then hopped into “Denial is a River” before pivoting to “Catfish,” then closing out with a breakneck performance of “Nissan Altima.” The room had reached maximum capacity and felt sweltering by the time Doechii departed the stage, as several attendees followed her out into the New Orleans humidity.

Along with Doechii, House of Verizon featured a performance by T-Pain on Saturday night, as well as DJ sets from Chase B and Jermaine Dupri — the latter brought out Juvenile as a surprise guest for “Back That Azz Up” and “Slow Motion.” The lineup was part of the “TAO Presents The Big Speakeasy” showcase at Fulton Alley in New Orleans.

With Alligator Bites Never Heal winning best rap album at the Grammys last Sunday (Feb. 2), Doechii became just the third woman artist to take home that prize. Her medley of “Catfish” and “Denial is a River” was named the best performance of the Grammys ceremony by Billboard; meanwhile, her streaming catalog exploded following the Grammys exposure for the rising Tampa MC.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.

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Rush Forced to Postpone Two Texas Shows As Singer Geddy Lee Battles Laryngitis/Bronchitis

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Rush‘s Fifty Something reunion tour has hit yet another snag. Just hours before they were slated to take the stage a Dixies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, the beloved Canadian prog rockers announced on Tuesday (June 30) that they would need to push back that night’s gig as well as a show on Thursday (July 2) at the same arena due to 72-year-old singer/bassist Geddy Lee’s health.

“We are deeply sorry to share that we must postpone our June 30 and July 2 shows.Geddy has been diagnosed with laryngitis and bronchitis. After being evaluated by his doctors, he has been advised that he needs additional time to rest and recover before returning to the stage,” read a statement from the group on Facebook.

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