Biography Flash: Erykah Badu Celebrates 25 Years of Mamas Gun with Epic Tour and New Music Ahead

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Erykah Badu has spent the past few days doing what biographers love most about her story: turning legacy into a living, touring ritual and quietly setting up the next chapter. Resorts World Las Vegas issued a press release announcing that she is officially celebrating the 25th anniversary of her landmark album Mamas Gun with a full-scale North American run called The Return of Automatic Slim Tour, branded eryKah Badu Mamas Gun 25. According to that announcement, the tour stretches through major U.S. cities from early October through December, with European dates also flagged, cementing this as one of the most important late-career retrospectives of any neo soul artist of her generation. The release also positions her not just as a singer but as a five time Grammy winning producer, fashion force, and entrepreneur, reminding us that this tour doubles as a rolling biography in real time, linking Baduizm in 1997 to her recent Grammy winning work with Rapsody.

Onstage, the Mamas Gun 25 shows of the last few days have generated rapturous coverage. Nashville Scene s recent review of her stop at The Pinnacle in Nashville describes the concert as a complex, evolving ritual built around a full performance of Mamas Gun, with the audience essentially singing along to Didnt Cha Know, Cleva, and a cathartic, communal Bag Lady. The same review notes that she previewed Black Box from a forthcoming collaborative album with producer The Alchemist, a small but significant clue that new studio work is ahead and not just nostalgia. Photo galleries from that Nashville date show Badu in trademark, sculptural headpieces and layered silhouettes, feeding into the continuing fashion icon narrative that recently netted her a CFDA Fashion Icon Award, as highlighted in the Resorts World profile.

On the business and media side, the official tour and ticketing sites as well as Live Nation and Ticketmaster listings over the past couple of days have been pushing these late December dates as can’t miss events, with set lists confirming that she is performing Mamas Gun straight through, often closing with a devastating Green Eyes. A video invitation on her official YouTube channel and links pushed through Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and X promote a live broadcast in partnership with Veeps from her Kings Theatre Brooklyn show, extending her long standing interest in livestreaming and direct to fan experiences that began with her own streaming company during the pandemic. Those social posts, while promotional, also reinforce her ongoing use of BaduWorldMarket.com as a hub for ticketing and merch, tying music, fashion, and commerce into one ecosystem.

There have been no credible, widely reported scandals or personal life bombshells attached to her name in the last few days, and no major controversies picked up by primary outlets; any rumors circulating on fan forums or unverified gossip accounts about interpersonal drama or backstage issues remain unconfirmed and do not appear in reputable coverage, so they should be treated as speculation, not fact. The dominant verified story right now is that Erykah Badu is deep in a victory lap for one of the most influential albums in modern R and B, using a meticulously curated tour and global livestreaming to underline her status as a cultural architect while quietly teeing up new music with The Alchemist.

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