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Nicki Minaj refuses to take the stage at ‘fake’ Shanghai music festival
- Minaj refused to go onstage after hearing the event was unauthorised
- The event organiser blamed Minaj, and the singer promised to return
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US rapper Nicki Minaj refused to take to the stage of a Shanghai music festival last weekend after reportedly discovering the event was an unauthorised copy of Indonesia’s biggest dance music festival.
DWP China had been billed as the first China version of the Djakarta Warehouse Project, an annual dance music festival held in Indonesia which has evolved into the largest electronic dance music (EDM) event in Asia, attracting upwards of 45,000 people each day.
Minaj had been billed as a headliner of DWP China, alongside Despacito singer Luis Fonsi and EDM acts DJ Snake and Blasterjaxx, and the event took place on November 17 and 18 at Shanghai’s National Exhibition and Convention Centre.
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Djakarta Warehouse Project organisers in Indonesia have been teasing the festival’s China debut on the official DWP China Facebook page all year, but on November 16 they posted an image stating: “The event rumoured to take place in Shanghai on 17th and 18th of November 2018 is an unauthorised use of DWP trademark. DWP as a brand, has no association with the event.”
The announcement on DWP’s Facebook page
However, the announcement did not seem to reach Minaj and her entourage, who only learned about the allegations after arriving at the venue on November 18.
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