Doja Cat brushes off tour complaints from fans

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Jasmine SandharBBC Newsbeat

Getty Images Doja Cat is performing on stage. She is singing into a mic which she is holding in front of her with her left hand. She is wearing a black and orange tiger print bustier top, which has a black and silver piece of hardware in between the bra cups. On top of that is a black fur coat, which is across her arms and not covering her shoulders. Doja Cat is wearing her natural hair and heavy, glittery eye make-up. She has dangly earrings with large white gemstones and an ear piece in one ear. On her fingers are various large rings and she has long black stiletto-shaped nails.

People were quick to point out the show lacked visuals, structure and outfits, after the Ma Vie World Tour kicked off on Tuesday in Auckland, New Zealand.

Yesterday, the US rapper clapped back at some of the complaints, saying "I make music for people who enjoy music. I'm not a Broadway act."

It's not the first time the 30-year-old has clashed with fans online, having previously deactivated her Instagram account over negative messages.

No longer 'painting the town red'?

Doja Cat last went on tour in 2023 in support of her fourth studio album Scarlet, which featured hit songs including Paint The Town Red and Agora Hills.

Fans on X mentioned similarities between the Grammy-winning artist's tours, with one posting: "No shade the Vie tour just gives scarlet with different outfits."

Joining the thread, another fan added: "Hopefully she listens to the criticism."

In response, Doja said: "I won't and I don't need you."

Other fans weren't impressed with the Gorgeous singer's wardrobe, as one asked: "No outfit changes this era too...?"

Writing back, Doja answered the question with: "I'm singing my MUSIC for the people who want to hear me SING."

Getty Images Doja Cat is smiling widely on stage. Her knees are slightly bent and she has her arms stretched out wide. She has a microphone in one hand. Doja Cat is wearing a skin-tight mustard yellow jumpsuit, which has no sleeves and features a keyhoe cut out on the chest. She is wearing black rectangular glasses and has blonde wavy hair which has been tied back into a high ponytail. Behind her is a dark red background with a row of spotlights.

Some fans were supportive of the so-called queen of pop-rap, saying her "dance break was breathtaking" and describing her as "one of the greatest performers ever".

And despite replying directly to several fans on X, Doja doesn't seem to be too bothered by the complaints.

The singer encouraged one fan to "keep your... opinion to yourself" and said she makes a back-breaking effort on each night of the tour.

"You are not the artist you are the watcher," she wrote.

A testy relationship

Doja is known for having a testy relationship with both social media and her fans.

In 2022, she threatened to quit music, changing her username on X to 'I quit', after being criticised by fans in Paraguay over a cancelled performance.

And she reportedly lost over 180,000 Instagram followers after telling her fan base, known as Kittenz, to "get a job" in 2023.

Earlier this year, a clip of the singer meeting a fan went viral when she said afterwards she had felt uncomfortable with him "touching me and kissing me without asking permission".

According to the New Zealand show setlist, Doja performed 27 tracks, including early hits like Say So and her newer chart-topper Jealous Type.

Her next performance is due on Saturday in Perth, Australia.

She's then set to hit South America in 2026 and head to Europe in May and June, before returning to the US for the final leg of the tour.