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- ↑ "Mary J. Blige & Nas Announce 2019 Co-Headlining North American Summer Tour" . Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ↑ "Mary J. Blige and Nas announce new "Royalty Tour" dates" . Retrieved 2019-06-24.
- ↑ "Mary J. Blige and Nas rule 'Royalty Tour' stop at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum, playing more than 40 songs". July 31, 2019.
- ↑ "Everything You Missed From the Regal Final Stop of Nas & Mary J. Blige's Royalty Tour at Hollywood Bowl". September 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Mary J. Blige and Nas Announce First Ever Co-Headline North American Summet Tour". Live Nation Entertainment.
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